Weight loss: [Directory] Find your quests here! |
- [Directory] Find your quests here!
- Reddit - and most people - do not understand how insanely difficult it is to fight obesity
- Am not the fat kid anymore, 60 pounds lost
- An Ode of warning to those that think losing weight will heal their souls. This is my 100 pound lose journey. 27/M 6'4" 286 to 176
- Working out and sobered up and lost 4lbs in two weeks!
- It sucks to try and lose weight as a high-functioning alcoholic (there I said it)
- Being skinny shamed IS NOT OK. I lost 105lbs and people still are not happy. I am happy. Stop the skinny shaming!
- I hit a BMI Category Change Milestone!
- 130kg to 71kg in 20 months
- Everything changed but the number on the scale
- I am going to beat binge eating disorder
- 14lbs down in 20 days
- I keep thinking it’s a fluke
- The FUPA/Fat pad above the penis is engulfing 2 inches of my size. Help I need some advice and a few questions I'd like to ask.
- 36.4 lbs down since September. F/28/5'5 SW 183.4 CW 147 GW 140. (NSFW)
- Please help- eating 1000 calories not losing weight
- Does any other women feel this way?
- Our society makes it super hard for overweight people to stay motivated to live an active life and people on Reddit are no exeception
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - February Sign Ups
- Beat My Plateau!
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Monday, 01 February 2021? Start here!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: February 1st (again), 2020
- 24-Hour Pledge - Monday, 01 February 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- Trying to lose my pot belly and I got a long way to go
| [Directory] Find your quests here! Posted: 31 Jan 2021 09:01 PM PST Welcome adventurer! Whether you're new on this quest or are towards the end of your journey there should be something below for you. --- Daily journal.
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| Reddit - and most people - do not understand how insanely difficult it is to fight obesity Posted: 31 Jan 2021 01:42 PM PST NON-PARTICIPATION link: "Obese people infuriate me." (+24K upvotes). OP says:
I hate posts like this. Having lost 60 pounds myself, these people have no clue how hard it is to return from obesity. Most of the Redditors upvoting and echoing this sentiment will never do something so difficult in their entire lives as losing large amounts of weight. Never, once, in the entirety of their lives will they be asked to muster the sheer willpower required to rid oneself of obesity. They have never been brought down to such lows and had to claw their way up, out of the nightmarish abyss, all by themselves. And yet they have the gall to say that obese people are just lesser human beings all around. They have the inhumanity to kick people while they are down. Did I hate being obese? With a passion. But I would never look down upon obese people. Having been there for my whole life, I understand what a horrific nightmare of a half-life it truly is. I feel nothing but sympathy. The sentiment around obesity needs to be changed. Obesity is not a reflection of a person, but rather just how much in need of help the person is. Edit: those of you from /r/all telling us that fighting obesity/addiction isn't one of the most difficult challenges one can ever experience, and that people should "just eat less lol": thank you for singlehandedly solving the obesity and addiction crisis. Consider nominating yourself a Nobel Prize for your brilliance. Edit 2: It seems the point was not clear. Most Redditors judge people for being obese. But what have most Redditors had to deal with in their life that's as difficult fighting addiction? Nothing. Statistically speaking, the average Redditor will never have to fight a battle that difficult. Hence, it's idiotic for them to judge obese people when they themselves do not understand what addiction is like, and how difficult it is to escape. [link] [comments] |
| Am not the fat kid anymore, 60 pounds lost Posted: 31 Jan 2021 09:59 AM PST 15 year old here. Ever since the start of quarantine, at the start of March I wanted to impress my classmates by going back as the dude that completely changed his lifestyle, I started doing weight loss mainly to impress people and overall girls, I didn't think mainly to get healthy, but I wanted to do it to look better and impress people. Checked my BMI and I was in the overweight category, and ALMOST falling down to the Obese category. Now I'm in the fitness category, and I'm trying to go down to athlete level category and I'm slowly seeing those muscle gains. I did this all alone, no paid coach, nothing, I just one day decided to change my lifestyle, not even my parents forced me to do this, I just one day decided to impress people but now it has become a part of my life to workout regularly and I don't do it to impress people no more, but I use it as motivation whenever I feel tired in my daily workouts I remember all those times they used to make fun of me for being fat, and I visualize myself how I go back to school with my abs unpacked and all the people in my school being impressed. For the first time in my life I am not fat anymore. Now my next objective is to unpack abs. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:31 AM PST (Non native english speaker ahead) I used food to comfort me as a child. I grew up in a bad environment despite my close family loving me. My dad left us when i was 3. My then 23 year old mother had to raise me alone in a very poor situation financially. Sadly, my father visits and being forced to go with him and visit his new families living lavishly while me and my mother lived in the projects Made me real angry, bitter and sad. Growing up fast was even worse considering ive lived two wars and endless rounds of terror attacks all through my child hood. Trouble sleeping, vivid nightmares made my nights restless. Fast forward after my military service and those same nightmares switched onto ptsd fueld nightmares, which in turn dabbled me into alcoholism and drug abuse. Horrible experiences with women made me even detest the though of loving and being loved. I always thought weight loss would make more successful, a better person, a fuller soul. But its all bullshit. Im trying my hardest to drift away from alcohol or drugs but for now i dont see a way out without ending it all. Heal yourself, better yourself before thinking about "fixing" your body. I do manage to get laid a lot, its all love less and bitter. Does nothing then widening the pit in my heart. I wish you all a safe and fulfilling journey to better yourselves and to better understand and love your flaws. Before and after : 286 to 176 Took me 8 months of counting calories and mixing cardio with iron training. Im maintaining pretty easily because i completely lost my appetite. Body dysmorphia makes me judge my self pretty harshly whenever i indulge and gain a couple of pounds. If you have any questions regarding weight loss i would be more then happy to be of help. [link] [comments] |
| Working out and sobered up and lost 4lbs in two weeks! Posted: 01 Feb 2021 03:26 AM PST I'm a 37 year old woman, 5' 7, and two weeks ago I weighed 179lbs. I started the work out two weeks ago, and stopped drinking a week ago. I've been doing 10,000 steps a day, and a 15 min HIIT workout I found on YouTube (gyms are closed because of the apocalypse). I'm drinking water, green tea, and one coffee in the morning. Meals I'm not going over the top with measuring but am trying to keep it healthy. No sugar. No processed foods. No fizzy drinks. No junk food. Reasonable sized portions twice a days. I weighed myself today and I weigh 175lbs!!! I can't believe I've lost 4lbs in two weeks! I can't physically see any differences which is kinda annoying, but my jeans definitely feel more comfortable. My goal weight would be to lose 35 lbs but will be happy with 20 lbs. Just wanted to share this here because even though I can't see any differences I am proud of myself, and excited! [link] [comments] |
| It sucks to try and lose weight as a high-functioning alcoholic (there I said it) Posted: 31 Jan 2021 08:31 PM PST Hello, my name is ladycousland (dumb Dragon Age reference, don't ask) and I'm an alcoholic. Highly functional, successful in terms of career and relationships, and entirely unrepentant about any of the above — but a daily drinker nonetheless. And can I just say, the number of calories in alcohol is fucking ungodly. Just, really blows out my daily budget unless I forgo one or more meals. Which I try not to! I mean half of the pleasure in drinking (for me at least) is enjoying food alongside it. For real, I'm a 5'7" female in the 21st century, but give me some booze and a charcuterie spread and I will go full on Henry VIII before the crippling leg injury. Can anyone relate? I follow a lot of aspirational accounts across several social media platforms, and it always feels so damn unattainable. I would love to "eat clean" and "detox" and "love myself" at any size, but I tend to feel comparatively like a dirty little gremlin who will always be fat because I'll probably never be able to say no to lots of wine and a moderate amount of cheese. How do my fellow gremlins balance alcohol intake with a moderately restricted diet? Are there any fellow hedonists out there who were able to lose weight without foregoing any of the fun stuff?? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2021 02:30 AM PST So, I'm short at 5ft. Have pcos and UA thyroid. Most of my life I've just accepted that I was overweight thinking it was impossible to lose weight. I was over 220lbs a uk size 20 and was ill most of the time mentally and physically due to being overweight. A switch flipped one night and I thought enough was enough and I went into beast mode and basically turned my life upside down, for the better! I ate in a deficit just clean and healthy and I started at the gym. In my first year I lost 4.5 stone! Over the last 3 years I lost another approx 3 stone but building muscle. I'm not huge, I just look defined and toned now. A body shape I'm happy with 💖 But why do family now think it's ok to say I look ill? I look too skinny? I've gone too far?! They say this to my face as the very first thing they say to me. I now avoid them. Would they say I looked fat and that I had a huge butt to my face? NO! I am in the best shape of my life and the accomplishment of doing so is being taken away by society with skinny shaming. I work hard for myself 💪🏻 you should too 💖 [link] [comments] |
| I hit a BMI Category Change Milestone! Posted: 31 Jan 2021 07:47 AM PST I've lost 46 pounds since mid October. I've steadily lost about 3 pounds each week and today I have fallen off the extremely obese category into the obese category. I'm just obese!! I still have a long way to go, but I just want to take a moment to celebrate this with y'all. This community has been so inspiring for me-especially because people in my life haven't really noticed. Maybe the winter clothes and masks are hiding my weight loss most of the time and maybe they didn't realize just how heavy I was. Regardless, I have celebrated my milestones so far pretty privately and it has kept me motivated. Anyway, cheers to a new chapter of weight loss and a threshold I will never cross again! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2021 02:41 AM PST Hi, this is my first post, I am merely going to make some statements about where I have been and why, and where i am now. I am a male in my early 40's I live in a fairly deprived part of the UK. My family growing up was not well off, but we were comfortable, that was until my parents divorced when I was 9 years old. Suffice to say that shattered me, I spent the next 7 years moving home / school a total of 4 times, which meant I was always the outsider, I won't go any further than to say that wasn't a pleasant experience, to compensate for my unhappiness I ate. As some of us will know eating because you are unhappy causes a downward spiral, because being an outsider and being overweight means you are on the bottom of the 'social order', so you eat more. when I finished compulsory education, I had 3 GCSE's at grade C the rest were lower, I could state my excuses at this point but I won't. Some of my peers and the adults around me (including some of my family) assumed I was going to amount to nothing, which was probably a fair assumption. I then lost about 3 stone and got a nigh on minimum wage casual job working for the local authority leisure centre. As I had access to the facilities I got very active and somewhat fit. Then for various reasons (most self inflicted) I left my job and suffered more than a few set backs, culminating in me ballooning up to about 18 stone, due in no small part to eating due to misery. I studied at night school, got some vocational certifications and then got a job in IT, which would be roughly the equivalent of a graduate position these days. Again I got my life back on track and lost 7 stone in 18 months using the Atkins diet (a diet I will not use again, under any circumstances, for my own reasons) Great, I am much happier now and I have some semblance of a career. It was at this point I got a great job as a network analyst in a data centre, cue the 2008 financial crash, now I don't have a job in the middle of a recession. For the next 10 years I went back to food, slowly at first and then with gusto, my life wasn't too bad I was generally happier than I had been for a while I found another job and my career was looking good, I just couldn't stop eating. In 2019 I went to Barcelona for a conference I, i haven't weighed myself for a while at this point however I noticed some scales in my hotel bathroom so i use then, 131.5kg 'that can't be right, I say to myself' it is though. 20.7 stone for someone my height. After I get back from Barcelona I decide never again, so here I what I did; before I write this down that I acknowledge that what I have chosen to do was for me, I accept I wasn't / isn't sensible, and potentially dangerous, I would never advise anyone to do this, and I a not a health professional nor a dietician. I know that the advice is between 2000-2500 Kcal / a day for a male in my particular demographic, even at 2000 Kcal I'll put weight on, I won't dwell on the why that's just me. I restricted my calorie input to no more than 1200 Kcal a day. And I started to exercise daily, I don't / won't run as it will always end up causing me injuries, so I walk about 3km every day, at 6kph it only takes 30mins, which is not a lot of time. then I play drums for a further hour at least, I use my iWatch to track my activities, but I am worried about it's accuracy to i only count half of the calories from exercise. This gives me a Net calorie input of about 600 calories per day, some days it's more but that's the average. What I don't do is run the risk of malnutrition (I can't eliminate it entirely) so I take supplements and have to balance my nutrient input carefully, eating quite a lot of vegetables and other nutrient rich food, I am a vegetarian (3 years now) and I'll often eat the same meals that I have created due to the nutrient content every day, food is no functional to me and I do not eat for pleasure anymore. I have near enough sustained this brutal regime for about 20 months now, every day, no respite. My goal was to be a healthy weight according to the NHS BMI calculator, so I could of stopped at 76kg. My goal is to have 10-15% body fat, which is going to take a little while longer. That said I am now 71kg (at time of writing) or 11.2 stone. Do I feel happier? Yes. Why? I look a normal weight now, therefore I get treated as a normal person and not like a freak. Am I happy about the fact I get treated differently now? No. I was never actually unhappy with myself, society was, I just wanted to live my life, however I was continually bombarded by others, some who claimed it was out of a desire to see me happy, others (mostly everyone else) by a more prosaic motive, that I must be morally deficient, or stupid, or a combination of both. As I could see the reactions I evoked, whether that was my own paranoia or not remains to be seen. So I don't write this to brag, humble or otherwise, I right this to give anyone who reads this hope, losing weight this time was the single hardest thing I have ever done, it has taken sustained application of the willpower, the likes of which I cannot begin to describe, I have two children who are both under 10 living with me, if I wanted to find food I cannot afford to eat, It is in plentiful supply and easy to access. I never want to do this again, ever. So from here on in I will be counting everything I eat, when I get to my target I will gradually ramp up my calorific intake until I stop losing weight, but I will not increase it over this. I am treating weight as a condition that needs to be managed, for the rest of my life. In closing I just want to say, I don't know you or anything about you, but I do love you, and I want you to be happy, unconditionally. [link] [comments] |
| Everything changed but the number on the scale Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:14 AM PST I have about 40 pounds to lose, and worse than that, I had fallen out of shape over the last year. My arms were sagging, one of my knees hurt, my back pinched, i was losing my flexibility, and I sat SO much. I tried to get out for a 1/2 hour walk every day, but that was it. Then I bought a treadmill that arrived New Year's Eve. Oh my goodness, I am just about in love with that thing. I started walking on it and everything has changed.
And the stupid number on the scale is exactly the same. So when I go back to the doctor this morning, I will decline to be weighed. The only tool they have is a scale, but that won't show any of the huge meaningful changes that actually affect my health that have happened. Hopefully she'll still be excited for me. Just a reminder that the scale doesn't reflect everything. (please note that I don't need diet advice, thanks!) [link] [comments] |
| I am going to beat binge eating disorder Posted: 31 Jan 2021 05:55 PM PST Hey r/loseit, hope you all are doing well and reaching your goals!! This is my first Reddit post so I don't even know where to start but here we go. Some background about me: When I (18F) was 14, I developed a restrictive eating disorder. I recovered after a year and spent the next three years healthy. There were times when I felt anxious about my body and about food, but the thoughts weren't debilitating anymore and I was confident and happy overall. However, when COVID hit in March 2020 and lockdown happened, I, like many other people, was suddenly spending a lot of time at home, bored and anxious, alone with my thoughts. It was manageable at first, and I spent a lot of time running and making music to release my stress. But in April 2020, I got injured and couldn't run for a month. And that's when the binge eating REALLY started. It wasn't much at first - just once every two weeks or so. But gradually, it spiraled out of control and I found myself bingeing once, twice, three times, or more per week. It became a vicious cycle - I was stressed so I binged, but bingeing would exacerbate my stress. And the binges were intense - I would eat until I was in so much pain I almost couldn't stand up; and yet, I couldn't stop. I felt so ashamed and so angry at myself after each binge, which would only serve to trigger another binge. A few months in, I came to realize that I had become more or less completely dependent on bingeing to deal with negative emotions, even though it always only made the problem worse. I have made numerous attempts to stop, but each time, the moment I experienced negative emotions or an intense craving, I would immediately cave and revert back to bingeing. I've gained around 10lbs since March 2020, owing completely to binge eating. I am by no means overweight, but there is no denying that my lifestyle and eating habits are incredibly unhealthy. I am naturally a small person, and the weight gain has made me feel so sluggish and tired. I never have energy anymore, playing sports feels so much more exhausting, and I feel like I'm constantly pushing through a mental fog, unable to focus on anything, even the things I enjoyed. I have had enough. I am SICK of this. I am sick of living like this. I have my whole life ahead of me - college, career, family and love and laughter and so much more, and there is no way in HELL I am ready to lie down and give up and sacrifice all of that because of my eating disorder. It's not so much about losing weight as it is about changing my lifestyle and mindset. I want to be healthy and happy again - to have the energy and vivacity to enjoy life and to be confident. I found r/loseit in summer 2020 and you all have inspired me and given me the courage to take on this beast head on, once and for all. I'm scared and there are a million thoughts racing through my head but I'm ready. I'm ready to beat this. I'm going to post here to keep myself accountable every 10 days. I haven't gone more than a week without bingeing since I can't even remember - maybe July 2020? And while I'm very much aware that being healthy is a lifelong pursuit, I've set myself a few milestones to aim for. My first milestone is to make it 30 days without bingeing. After that, it'll be 60 days, then 90 days, etc. etc. Tomorrow (February 1) is Day 1. Let's do this. And good luck to everyone here on reaching whatever goals you have set for yourselves!! You are all such inspiring and wonderful and supportive people and I am so thankful that this kind and compassionate community exists. I believe in you. You got this. We got this. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 Jan 2021 10:34 PM PST I look at my body and I don't hate it, but I feel really pressured living in Japan. I can't fit regular underwear, so I have to import it from the US. My thighs are too big to fit pants, so I always wear skirts. My feet are too big for women's shoes, so I only buy foreign brands. I hope i can get small enough to buy new underwear. I'm almost halfway! I have 16lbs left until my goal weight of 125lbs. I know it's on the small side, but I really hope that I can eventually buy sexy underwear locally. I started my basic cooking again. I'm eating on small plates instead of dinner plates. I'm eating a bowl of oatmeal topped with a sliced banana as my only carb everyday. I'm supplementing the carb loss with extra protein (chicken) in other meals. I fucking hate cooking, so I eat frozen vegetables. It's better than ordering food every day though lol. I'm eating lots of fruits. Instead of chocolate snacking, I eat a strawberry or konyaku jelly (25 cal per pouch). I live on the 7th floor and I'm walking the stairs once every morning. I'm trying to stay on track rehabilitating my shoulder from an old injury, but I've been skipping a lot. I will meet my trainer tomorrow to start exercising again. I hope I can actually stick to it this time. I'm happier. I still have no job due to corona and my language skills, but looking better and feeling better makes me feel like I have more value as a person. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2021 03:11 AM PST This past year I lost 40 of the 120lbs I need to lose. I keep thinking it's just an abnormally low weigh in, like dehydration or post bathroom use but when I step on the scale it's still there! Doesn't really feel real. But it hasn't come back! The PPE use and strict food times without access to bathrooms at work this year has done wonders for me. Grim circumstance but hoping to turn it into a positive. 80 more pounds until I'm back to my goal weight like I was 4 years ago and can join the military to get my college paid for. With more education and being at a healthy weight, I'll be able to help my patients more. I'll be able to show by example that preventative health measures matter, whether it's a healthy lifestyle or a vaccine. It's hard with my weight being so tied to my career plans. It's slow but it's working! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2021 02:02 AM PST Hello, men and women of r/loseit. I am new to the sub and just getting into weight loss. My goal is to reach a BMI of 21.5 which I believe is the middle of the healthy weight that I should be at. I am currently 55-60 pounds overweight for my height. Now, lately, I've been quite bothered by the fat padding above my penis which hides 2" of my real length. The questions I want to ask are (both genders are welcome to answer!):
Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| 36.4 lbs down since September. F/28/5'5 SW 183.4 CW 147 GW 140. (NSFW) Posted: 31 Jan 2021 02:30 PM PST http://imgur.com/gallery/48I5jhx Top Pics September 22nd 183.4 Middle November 165 Bottom January 31st 147 CICO (1400-1600 calories per day) and Intermittent Fasting plus 45-60 min cardio 3 days a week and 45-60 min strength training with resistance bands 3 days a week. 1 rest day. Calorie deficit between 500-700. As I'm getting closer to my goal weight, I will slowly begin adding back some calories to reduce my deficit and help my body adjust to higher calories. I'm very proud of myself for the hard work and dedication I've put in and I do plan to continue working out after I reach my goal weight! [link] [comments] |
| Please help- eating 1000 calories not losing weight Posted: 01 Feb 2021 01:03 AM PST Hi everyone, This is probably going to be a long post but I would really appreciate everyone's advice. I'm 5 2 and 132 lbs currently. I have been between 120-140 for the past 4 years. I originally was 120 at the start of college then went to 140 after sophomore year. I spent a year working out and losing weight eating 1000-1200 calories and went back down to 120. I've been eating in a deficit most days and then would binge maybe 2x a week so I am now at my current weight of 132. After the holidays I decided I really wanted to lose weight because I was unhappy with my body. I am really struggling with the eating parts and CICO. I workout 6x a week doing a pull push leg split. I workout quite hard. Right now I'm doing 190 5x3 deadlift, 160 3x5 squat and 95 5x5 bench just to put it into perspective and on sundays I usually do about 45 minutes of walking. I'm currently eating an average of 1000 calories a day and I started really trying to lose weight again 12/27/20. Since then I have a lost a total of 2 lbs and I know weight loss can be slow and 1 lb a month is normal but at my high deficit I thought I would be losing more. I track my food to the gram when I eat at home about 4x a week and when I go out I typically eat a very light lunch and a snack and have that outside meal as my last meal. I try to estimate it as best as I can i.e. beef noodle soup or Korean food I estimate around 800 cals. I do calculate my calories by doing 1000+ the number of calories I burned while exercising typically I estimate about 150-200 cals. I workout for about 45 minutes to an hour. In the past 3 weeks I have stayed at 131.8 even though I've been tracking. It's getting me really discouraged and I know weight loss can be slow on the scale but it's very discouraging. I'm always thinking about food and maybe binge now about 2x a month. On binge days I estimate about 1800-2000 cals. I always think I should eat more and see everyone say 1200 but I'm scared to go up because I'm not seeing much progress at 1000. TDEE calculators show I should eat about 1600 calories to lose weight but that just seems way too much for me. I feel as though I keep having to go lower because I've been on a calorie deficit somewhat consistently at 800-1200 calories for 3 years now. Sorry for this extremely long post I'm just so discouraged and really want to have the transformation I see people doing in 5-6 months but it seems like it'll never happen for me. Should I eat out less since I can't track, should I eat more since I might be losing muscle mass, am I doing something wrong since I should be losing it faster? Please help!!! Thank you!!!! [link] [comments] |
| Does any other women feel this way? Posted: 31 Jan 2021 10:17 PM PST Hey y'all! I really need some encouragement and advice right now because I swear I just don't know what to do anymore. All my life I've been insecure of my body shape, I'm an apple shape and I just dislike it so much, even before hourglass and thick became a trend. I'm a stay at home mom and I try to go to the gym as much as I can, but I feel I will never reach my goals at the gym. I'm not saying I WANT surgery but sometimes I feel it's just what I NEED. I am going to work as a teacher later on and I feel being a teacher, a mom, a wife and then focusing on the gym will be too much. But I just don't want to look like this forever. I want a bigger butt, smaller waist, smaller back, skinnier arms and I just feel it will take a long time to reach my goals. I am feeling so discouraged. I get confused with the weight lifting program I'm doing and I feel I will even lose more of my gluteus as I lose the weight. I've seen so many girls have success with a BBL, but I just don't know what to do. How can I better my body shape and get THICKKKKK? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:13 AM PST I feel so frustrated right now and I know many of you will know that feeling. This is not the first time I find myself at this point. I have a binge eating disorder which probably started when I was a kid. Eating is difficult for me and I often feel very guilty. Staying active is very important for me. It helps me to gain control over my body. Due to corona it is especially difficult to stay fit. I have been in an on/off relationship with running for a couple of years now and with all gyms closed I went from an occasional run to 2-3 runs per week. I am very proud of myself and I am eager to get better and maybe even loose some weight in the process. I feel less guilty eating on a day when I know I already burned a lot of calories. Unfortunately the weather is not great right now and during my last run I decided I have to get a new rain jacket. The one I have (I bought it as a kind of compromise) keeps riding up my back and exposes my kidney area which is really uncomfortable. I was actually looking forward to look for a new jacket but the excitement turned into utter frustration really quickly. I wasn't able to find a lite weight waterproof running jacket which would fit over my hips (122cm/47inches) and would not ride up due to being to tight. I could buy a mans size- those go all the way up to an XXL of course 🙄 but it would be a super boxy cut and way to loose around my middle section which is not great for running. I looked for hours and checked all brands and models I could think of. Finally I decided to look for help on Reddit in the r/running sub. My post was removed within seconds. I messaged to Mods and I asked what was wrong and the mod told me my post „is not relevant" for their community. It wouldn't „offer any benefit for their 1.3 million members". Ouch! That hurt. This is not the first time I struggled to find workout or outdoor gear for my body type. I am very curvy so I can't wear a male fit. This is so frustrating. I want to feel confident and sexy while working out as well! The only brand which really allows me to indulge myself is lululemon. They don't offer a lite weight water proof jacket though. Thank you for reading this and letting me vent. If you know a brand which carries the type of jacket I am looking for- I'd be incredibly thankful for any kind of help in this department. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - February Sign Ups Posted: 31 Jan 2021 02:38 PM PST Hello losers & holy guacamole, it's almost February! A new month is starting which means a new Daily Accountability Challenge! This is the sign up post to make your goals for the month. There will be a daily post for you to post your progress on said goals. At the end of the month, there will be a wrap up to talk about your general progress & how you feel about everything! If you miss the sign up post, you're always welcome to hop in, the waters fine! You can also read everyone else's progress & commiserate, congratulate & whatever else needs ating. Your goals can be weight loss or general health related, creative, self care or whatever else you need to focus your mental energy on. We try to foster a supportive place to chat about your successes & failures & what you've learned from both. Leading by example, here are my goals! Weigh in daily, enter into Libra & report here even if I don't like it: X lbs this morning, X lbs trend weight. Entering it even when I don't like it. Stay within calorie range (1800): X/X days. Exercise 5 days a week: X/X days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, non food rewards): Try a new recipe once a week: Always looking for suggestions! X/4 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Helps me keep my head in the game. Your turn losers! Let's conquer this month & keep knocking 2021 out of the park. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 Jan 2021 09:22 PM PST Hey all! I have been on this weight loss journey for some time now.i lost 36 of my initial weight doing keto. It was the only thing I found that I was able to stick with. Well, then I had end stage renal failure. I tried calorie counting, and it went well for maintenance, but I could not drop weight. I recently started working with a paid app, and although it is still calorie counting, it has somehow given me the information in a way I'm finally choosing better foods to keep me full without going over my calories. I have finally broken into my the 150s, and I'm over the moon! I know it's hard guys, but the right thing is out there to help, if you haven't found your "ahah" yet, keep working on it. You're all so strong and amazing. Keep up your hard work! [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Monday, 01 February 2021? Start here! Posted: 31 Jan 2021 09:31 PM PST Today is your Day 1? Welcome to r/Loseit! So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started. Why you're overweight Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. Before You Start The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week. Tracking Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it. Creating Your Deficit How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian. The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it. Exercise Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight. It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel *awesome* and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes. Crawl, Walk, Run It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments. Acceptance You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better. Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better. Additional resources Now you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out! * FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: February 1st (again), 2020 Posted: 31 Jan 2021 09:52 PM PST I mistakenly already posted feb 1st yesterday. Here it is for real!Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. For all new people that have joined this month, at the end of the month we do a roundup of what happened. we'll also talk about our goals for February. How was your January? You're free to structure this however you want, but think about the following topics:
Today is also goal-setting day for February! If you're new, every first day of the month we think about small goals we want to achieve this month. They can be weight goals, exercise goals, or anything really... An important aspect is that they are SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time based...
if you're new, please introduce yourself! Let's kick some ass![link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Monday, 01 February 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 31 Jan 2021 11:01 PM PST Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction! This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing
Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. --- On reddit, your *vote* means, *"I found this interesting"* (...read more about [**voting on reddit**](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/voting)) --- [link] [comments] |
| Trying to lose my pot belly and I got a long way to go Posted: 01 Feb 2021 12:00 AM PST I'm 6'3 277lb , 38 years old, male. Sounds like a lot but I am not fat all over , legs and arms are just fine but I look pregnant. I would like to not be teased anymore about my belly. I eat a ton of fast food and sweets so I'm trying to cut back but find it pretty hard. I work 2nd shift , 3p-1130p and when I get off I am super hungry and fast food is the only thing that is open. I want to get back to cooking but when I google "healthy recipes " most just don't look good to me. I'm scared to try keto because I was once diagnosed with fatty liver. I have a calorie limit of 2300 according to MyFitnessPal. I just want to figure out how to be more healthy . I have been diagnosed with high cholesterol. I eat sweets every single day but I want to get it down to where I hardly eat them. What's your favorite healthy eating tip ? [link] [comments] |
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