Weight loss: I am going to exercise tonight for the first time in ~4 months. |
- I am going to exercise tonight for the first time in ~4 months.
- I'm so excited I get to live like this
- Progress pics included - F/27/5’1 - From 212lbs to 190lbs
- It Starts Today.
- I've done it, 50lbs down. 1/3 of the way there!
- I'm not addicted to sugar anymore (update)
- Had a lapse in my dieting over the Christmas and New Years Holidays, but now I'm back on track and I've finally lost the first stone!
- I’m ready to lose 45 lbs. Again.
- Broke a 4-week plateau by eating more protein
- Easter / 40 day Fitness Challenge - Sign up here and Day 1 thread!
- I’ve realized why I fail every time
- My 120kgs life
- Thank you all.
- Day 1 of Couch to 5k...again
- I paused while eating.
- Decided to give up “eat healthy” goal and start weight loss goal instead
- Can really anyone look slim and toned?
- Has anyone else not felt any different after weight loss?
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 16
- I finally started my journey & its looking positive!
- Nothing to See Here: Just the Late Night Rantings of a Person in Emotional Crisis
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Wednesday, 17 February 2021? Start here!
- feeling low
| I am going to exercise tonight for the first time in ~4 months. Posted: 16 Feb 2021 09:43 AM PST I can't believe it's been that long. In 2020 I lost a bunch of weight (95 lbs) but around 4 months ago I just... Stopped. The weather was too cold and wet for running. I got depressed. And I was just comfortable staying that way. The holidays came and went and I gained a bit of weight back, which just discouraged me from exercising further. I'm kicking myself for falling into my old mindset of "fail a little - fail a lot" and for the last few months I've made changes. Cooking for myself. Not making excuses to not-walk places. Drinking booze less. Drinking water more. Started antidepressants. But I still haven't conquered exercise. I used to work out 30 minutes a day and I felt awesome.. But I cant bring myself to do it anymore. I feel like there's some sort of wall and I'm afraid to fail somehow, which is ridiculous! My goals are mine alone. And I'm not disappointing anybody but myself, I need to do this. So today. Fuck it. Fuck you (anxiety). Fuck me. I'm going to do it. There's about 5 feet of snow outside so I'm going to set up a little course in my house, do some bodyweight exercise, get some cardio in with my jump rope. Play good music and just try to sweat. Feel my muscles again. I am going to hit my goal this year, and I'm going to start my exercise again today. I'm at work right now, restless. I get off in 6.5 hours and can't wait to get home. I'm posting this for accountability and in hopes it pushes someone else off the couch. Good luck everyone edit: thank you SO much everyone for commenting. I forget that I have (we all have) so many people on my team. Can't wait to get off work and do this. Edit 2: JUST DID MY WORKOUT. FEEL SO TIRED BUT REALLY HAPPY [link] [comments] |
| I'm so excited I get to live like this Posted: 16 Feb 2021 01:30 PM PST This thought came into my mind today as I diligently set up my home workout space, healthy little meal prep stew simmering in the background: I'm so excited to be the person I'm becoming. I'm ~ that girl ~ and I bloody love it. I work out for half an hour every day and do 10k steps on top of that. I remember, before I made changes, reading about recommended daily exercise and thinking pfft, who actually does that. Now I actually do it. I have the reputation amongst my friends as the one who walks everywhere. Seriously. I was planning to meet up with a friend and watch a movie the other day, and he just automatically factored in the time it would take me to walk there in when we were deciding a time. And now people are coming to me for advice about health and fitness. Me?? For real?? I get to have energy, feel proud of myself, have confidence, go on adventures, fit into cute clothes... And it's made me care about myself more overall. I'm actually following my skincare routine and reading books again because I want to take care of myself. I might actually even be starting to like myself. I'm sure other people feel the same way about some of this, and I'd love to hear the things you're excited about having in your life. I hope it could be inspiring, too, for people who are getting started. Goddamn! I never thought this could be me! I have a long way to go still, but I'm still so damn happy to be in my skin. [link] [comments] |
| Progress pics included - F/27/5’1 - From 212lbs to 190lbs Posted: 16 Feb 2021 12:25 PM PST Hey all, long-time lurker here! Just thought I'd share some of my progress so far. I've lost 22lbs in two months and I still have another 60lbs to lose. My goal is to be 130lbs by August 31. Here's how I'm doing it: I aim to eat about 1100 calories per day, I eat low carb (less than 50 net carbs per day), and I intermittent fast on a 19-5 schedule. Intermittent fasting has been a game-changer for me. I'm so prone to snacking in the evenings which tends to blow my diet out of the water. With intermittent fasting, I simply cannot eat at that time, and that works for me mentally. To tone by body and (hopefully) avoid loose skin, I walk for 60-90mins at a time about 5x per week and have recently begun incorporating short core workouts into my routine. I've had the absolute worst past few months in my personal life, so having my weight loss journey actually work out for me brings me immeasurable joy. Hope you're all doing well! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Feb 2021 06:13 PM PST F18 5'1" SW: 230 CW: 230 GW: 150 I'm tired of the health risks. I'm tired of not fitting in the bathtub. I'm tired of not being able to wrap a towel around myself. I'm tired of my chest hurting because of my breast size. I'm tired of not being able to crochet clothing for myself because it would take decades. I'm tired of being tired all of the time. I'm tired of my ankles hurting every single day. I'm tired of never finding cute clothing in my size. I'm tired of ruining my pants because my thighs rub together. Today I begin counting my calories. I plan on doing this for two weeks, scoping out my problem areas, and going from there. I don't have a timeframe for this weight loss, but I realize I am likely looking at 1-2 years since it is 80 whole pounds. I have never been a healthy weight, and I blame my mother's bomb ass cooking. I want to be happy. I want to look better. I want to stop being so tired of everything. Look forward to future updates, I'm actually doing it this time. Here's to my self and my future. [link] [comments] |
| I've done it, 50lbs down. 1/3 of the way there! Posted: 16 Feb 2021 05:46 AM PST M24 6'3" [SW]: 427.6 [CW]: 376.9 [GW]: 280 (for now) I had a doctors appointment on August 3rd, 2020. When I got there, I was dreading it. I knew they would want my weight at check in, and of course they did. I stepped on the scale and couldn't even look. It was 427.6lbs. The heaviest I have ever been (and I have always been a bigger boy, but this number freaked me the fuck out). I expressed to my doctor that I was worried about my health, because on top of weight I was also really struggling with mental health and also mobility issues. It was hard to get around honestly, without having a hard time breathing or without needing to stop and hack shit up. (I had also quit vaping/smoking a few months prior to the doctors appointment, so I was still constantly coughing up shit from vaping/smoking basically all day for 7 years or so. I also found out that day that I was considered pre-diabetic and they had me start checking my bloodsugar. It was high a lot of the time, but as I ate healthier and healthier it started getting to normal levels pretty consistently which feels great too. My doctor, at my last appointment in late October, said I needed to get the diabetic eye exam, so I did that and the eye doctor said I had beautiful eyes, no signs of diabetes at all. Not even any early warning signs. Phew!! Diabetes does run on my biodads side of the family so I have been genuinely worried about that. When I expressed my concerns, my doctor also said she was concerned about it. She had me get an appointment with a nutritionist and that helped me understand stuff a bit, but honestly the majority of stuff I kind of knew, but didn't realize it. Recently I finally got a kitchen scale and honestly I don't know how I never used one before, because I can't go without it now. I weigh everything I eat. I enter it all into Carb Manager, alls good. I always felt like weight loss was this super difficult thing. It's so much easier now that I truly understand what my body needs/doesnt need. It's crazy how it clicked. This is 50 pounds down, and 100 more to go (for now!!) [link] [comments] |
| I'm not addicted to sugar anymore (update) Posted: 16 Feb 2021 05:28 PM PST Ok so in one of my previous posts I said that I quit processed sugar for 6 days which enabled me to overcome sugar addiction. Some of you warned that sugar was sneaky and that it might slip back into my habits without even noticing. And you were right. My memory is a bit hazy but I remember wanting to make this post a few times for transparency. I think I went processed sugar free until about.... July 2020. In August 2020 we went to Germany with my family and they have... A lot of delicious cakes haha. And on top of that my family generally has a lot of sweet snacks available and I just like baking cakes so all those factors combined made and soon I was indulging in sugary stuff again. But ! I do wanna say that right now, my relationship with sugar and with food in general seems to me the best it has ever been. In October 2020 I moved out from my parents house again, and when I'm alone, I don't really buy processed sugars (apart from dark chocolate). I just have a lot of fruit lying around (especially sugar) so I would eat those if I wanted something sweet. One time I bought one square of Pastry on accident but it was so sweet that I took me one whole week to finish it. Sometimes I would over indulge in chocolate, but after that, I wouldn't buy it for the next week and so on. To fight that I now buy higher percentage dark chocolate and it's waaaay easier to just take whatever amount I want and stop there. I also baked a butter free chocolate cake once, and shared with the people I was living with. When a friend came to visit, we bought Ice cream, I enjoyed it, maybe overindulged, but did not crave it again afterwards. Right now I'm in quarantine and can't choose the food that I'm eating, and I do get some sweet snacks along with meals. I keep them all in a drawer and actually have no desire to eat them all at once, which would have been unfanthomable one year ago. My point is : I wanted to make this post to not leave the impression that "oh I quit sugar for 6 days and now everything is easy peasy !" (As that was indeed kind of my mindset in the last one haha). Yes I did "fall off track". But like imagine if it was brushing your teeth like, just because you don't brush your teeth one day, you're not gonna be like "whelp I didn't brush my teeth one day, might as well never brush my teeth again". Sounds stupid right ? When something is a habit you can diverge from that habit, and pick it right up the next day. It does take time though, and nothing can guarantee that I won't stray away again, but I'm feeling pretty confident rn. Also please ! If you're someone who read my previous post, did try cutting it out, and then somehow went back to it again, don't beat yourself up too much. As you can see, it's not that simple. If you didn't already have a good relationship with food, you're going to have ups and downs. What matters is that you keep. Trying. I hope we all get there :) Edit : spelling Edit 2 : thanks for the cute little award there [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Feb 2021 02:38 AM PST My starting weight was 13st 6lbs and last Saturday the scales finally tipped down to 12st 6lbs!! Today I got an extra surprise as the scale cheerfully told me I lost another pound and now weigh in at 12st 5lbs! With UK going into lockdown again over Christmas and January, I gave myself permission to stop recording my diet so heavily and take a break. By the middle of December I had reached 12st 7lbs and over Christmas and January I gained back another 2-3lbs. At the start of February I officially restarted my diet on MyFitnessPal and changed my calorie limit again to break through the plateau. From my initial diet being 1550kcal per day, I'm now on 1400kcal per day and I'm pretty decent at sticking to it for the most part. I also plan to exercise once a week at the local gym once it reopens (the stair machine really was helping me before!) My ultimate goal weight is 9st 0lbs so only 3st 5lb to go! (47lbs for those of you who don't measure in stones). I'm looking forward to the day my scales top down into the 11st territory :D [link] [comments] |
| I’m ready to lose 45 lbs. Again. Posted: 16 Feb 2021 01:30 PM PST When I was younger, I lost 40 lbs. It was probably one of the best achievements of willpower I've ever had. I kept it off for years until COVID-19 hit. As you can see, I created this account right at around the 2-week mark of lockdown, but I haven't used it since. I'm starting today. I've gained back the 40 lbs plus 5 extra, but I'm going to do it. Again. I know I can because I've done it before. I'm using this account to document my journey for myself, to hold current me accountable, for future me, if I ever end up in this situation again, and for anyone who's struggling with weight loss. It starts today. [link] [comments] |
| Broke a 4-week plateau by eating more protein Posted: 16 Feb 2021 08:08 PM PST I'm 5'2" (SW 165) and I've been eating around 1300 kcal to lose weight. I hit an annoying plateau at 155 for almost 4 whole weeks and it was soooo annoying and frustrating :( I was counting my calories strictly and measuring everything, so it made no sense. I knew I couldn't lower my calories (less than 1300?? no thank you lol) so I just focused on my macros. I don't usually pay much attention to macros, mostly because I'm vegetarian and I find it hard to eat a lot of protein. But I decided to do it for a week to see if anything changed. For a week I ate 50% protein (still at 1300 kcal) and lost 3 pounds! Thanks to all the tofu, lentils and protein powder lol To be honest, I don't know if it was because of the protein or if the plateau would have ended anyways (it always ends eventually if you're eating at a deficit...) but I thought I'd share :) Don't give up if you hit a plateau. Try new things, be patient, and remember that the end goal is to be healthier!!! [link] [comments] |
| Easter / 40 day Fitness Challenge - Sign up here and Day 1 thread! Posted: 17 Feb 2021 02:54 AM PST WHAT Easter fitness challenge! 40 days of trying to hit a goal of your choice! WHY Why not? But in all seriousness, 40 days is a great time frame to sprint to something you want. This can be losing X lbs, trying to be active X days, having a step challenge. It completely depends on you. But let's all do it together! WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? If you want to take part, you need to respond to this thread with your goals. It's your decision on how much detail you want to give but for everyone to help each other stay accountable, You can write stuff like:
HOW OFTEN WILL THIS BE POSTED? This will be posted every week on a Wednesday to check in. It may be more often depending on the interest, but right now, a weekly thread to check in over the next few weeks! SHOULD I POST MY PROGRESS? Absolutely! You should post how it's going and what you did, if you want! I know I will! [link] [comments] |
| I’ve realized why I fail every time Posted: 16 Feb 2021 11:17 PM PST I have started to realize over the last little while that the reason I tend to fail every single time and gain all the weight back is due to sustainability. I always tend to go on these extreme diets that I know are unsustainable and I will never be able to last on in the long term. I am currently at my heaviest weight due to covid and right before that an injury that led me to be bed ridden. I am set on getting back on track and finally dealing with my emotional eating/pizza addiction. I bought an indoor spin bike, and am going to take advantage of a more relaxed diet(intermittent fasting) and forgive myself if I slip up instead of slipping up and telling myself I'll restart at the beginning of next week. I've also come to realize that I'm lactose intolerant which causes me to feel sick but also overeat??? I find cheese is a trigger for me to eat a large amount of food. Thanks for reading, I know it may be a bit confusing but I really needed to write this down somewhere to hold myself accountable without telling people in my life for the 1000th time and not following through. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Feb 2021 03:11 AM PST I'm 21years old.(M).. I'm in 2nd year of college.. before this corona virus outburst i was around 105kgs..but after the 9 months of quarantine when my college reopened..i went to my hostel.. and started going to the regular classes..(at this moment i had no clue that I'm 120kgs).. after continuing my classes there comes my cse labs(computer sci. Lab) In my college you've to wear your lab dress for any labs..my labs are generally on Tuesday..so when i tried my lab dress it was tight.. it was hella tight.. which was loose in 2020 is now so tight that my whole tummy looks like a large balloon which is filled with water.. that moment i noticed that when i walk but tummy ziggle.. like a jello.. i was so embarrassed with this incident that i didn't went to perform the labs and called my hod and told him.. i want to extend my lab for a little bit further... I'm writing this down here cuz its a wake-up call for me... I'm.. I'm going to loose weights and get out of this life where my weights are in 3 digit👍🏻 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Feb 2021 06:04 AM PST So, I am seriously addicted to this thread, this subreddit have become my Safe place where I come daily atleast 4-5 times and read your stories and get motivated. Just let me share a small victory that I had today. So, today is a very good day in Hinduism. Today Is start of spring and we celebrate by making so much food (mostly deep fried ) and welcome spring. So, today I made alu pakoda ( potato wedges dipped in chickpea batter and deep fried) and I ate 7-8 and tea in morning. I was mentally prepared to eat a lot today but at the time of lunch, I served myself lunch and boom, I realised I was not hungry. So I removed everything from my plate and drank a glass of water and skipped lunch. In evening I drank a glass of warm milk ( that I drink every day) and that's it. I listened to my body for the first time In I don't know how long and I have to THANK YOU all for that. Keep posting your motivation stories, your fears, your small success, your loses, your gains etc. Everything helps. Hugs and wish you all a nice day. I still have to lose 20 lb (10 kilo) to reach my goal weight but I am so happy this time. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Feb 2021 09:13 AM PST So I did it. After getting to week 5 in September and then stopping because of my birthday and then because it was cold, I was tired, I had other things to do, insert excuse here...I finally woke up, didn't think about it, just put on my shoes and running gear and ran. I had planned on doing it in January but it was cold, then I needed new clothes, then i needed to wash the clothes before wearing them, then it rained etc, then it snowed....insert excuse here I'm proud I did it, I'm just impatient. I go through phases like this where I exercise regularly, am motivated, eat well and then it disappears. It makes me want to exercise like a mad woman for a week straight to make the most progress I can but I know that won't work. I also just love food and I love cooking so trying to fit that in within moderation is hard. I want to keep going, I really do, I just hope I continue to remember that. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Feb 2021 07:22 AM PST This is going to sound a bit silly. While eating lunch today, the youtube video I had on ended and I stopped eating to look for another one. It took me about 6 minutes and I was so engrossed in doing so, that I completely forgot about my food. This all sounds hella trivial, but it has honestly never happened to me before. A plate of food in front of me has always had my full and undivided attention. Good food makes me lose all self-control and I admittedly end up shoveling it into my mouth, only pausing for air. I recently started OMAD which I must say, hasn't been a walk in the park. As a food addict, it's not only the taste of food, but also the physical act of eating that is so enjoyable. Enjoying the sensation of food in my mouth is probably why I sucked at pacing my bites and ended up stuffing my face all the time. OMAD has meant that I've had to develop new strategies to stretch out the single meal that I have. I started taking slower, more deliberate bites — savoring every spoonful — chewing every forkful thrice. I think becoming a slower and more intentional eater has finally allowed me to break the spell that food has always had over me. I am no longer a servant to the plates of food in front of me. I am more attuned to signals of hunger and satiety. I can take pause between my forkfuls, and even stop to look for another youtube video. I honestly never thought the day would come, when food would become secondary to anything else in my life. [link] [comments] |
| Decided to give up “eat healthy” goal and start weight loss goal instead Posted: 16 Feb 2021 04:46 PM PST I have been obese for a while now so have wanted to get into healthier habits. However, it was tough for me to think about intentional weight loss because I have relatives who have had eating disorders in the past and for a while I was super against counting calories and dieting. However, I've been attempting to generally eat healthier and work out for a while with no change. I'm realizing it's because I am pretty unaware of my food intake and I love sugar too much. After trying some healthier eating and working out options that seem to work for me, I decided to set a goal weight and start counting calories. Basically, I'm going to intentionally try to lose 90 lbs to get to my healthy BMI range. Here is my plan... -record calories and weight daily using lose it -intermittent fasting (no breakfast basically) -weekdays: Huel (meal replacement) for lunch, blue apron (meal kit delivery) or home cooked meal for dinner, healthy snacks throughout the day (jerky, nuts, freeze dried fruit, etc), protein drinks if randomly really hungry -weekends: still record food and weight on lose it and try to keep within or just above calorie count, but more room for sugar and junk food -soda stream with sugar free syrups through the day to help my sweet tooth I wanted to share to make it official, give people ideas, and get some advice. I'm I've only been doing this for a week and a half but it seems like something I can stick to for a while. Any thoughts? Tips? [link] [comments] |
| Can really anyone look slim and toned? Posted: 17 Feb 2021 01:55 AM PST I am 1,72m tall and my weight is 69 kg at the moment (5,7ft and 152 lbs). This is a normal BMI (23) and I've maintained it for years easily. I'm quite active and eat mostly healthy with lots of veggies and fruit. Snacking and portion control (when something is delicious) are my biggest problems. I have been overweight as a child and teenager and also gained some weight last year, but lost it again quite easily with CICO and Youtube workouts. About 152 lbs is a weight that feels just natural to me. Watching these super slim, toned Youtubers like Cassey from Blogilates or Pamela Reif made me want to lose more weight than ever though, about 17 lbs more. I have an hourglass figure with big boobs, a small waist and really enormous legs. I always hide them with dresses and skirts and would love to be comfortable in a bikini just once. It's so hard though to imagine myself as truly slim and fit, because I've never been there before and my body type seems just to be... naturally curvy? At the same time I've learned so much in the past months, especially about calories and portion sizes, and even started to love working out almost daily, to build muscle and look less fluffy. So, what do you say? Can anyone become super slim in a healthy and sustainable way or, if we have achieved an already healthy BMI that's easily maintainable, should we just stay there and focus more on accepting our body, eat well and workout regularly? [link] [comments] |
| Has anyone else not felt any different after weight loss? Posted: 16 Feb 2021 07:51 PM PST F 5'4'' SW: 165 CW: 130 GW:120 I have lost 35 pounds this year and gone from overweight to a healthy weight but I truly don't see a difference and I feel like I look just as overweight as before. My pants, belts, swimsuits, etc don't fit so I know that my body has changed. But all I can focus on is how I still feel/look overweight and I feel worse about myself than I even did before. I obviously knew losing weight would not be an end all be all solution but I had hoped I could feel better and more comfortable in my body but I just don't. It seems like so many people on here find this new confidence after they meet their goals (which I'm so happy for and love to see) but I was wondering if anyone else feels neutral or even more insecure after weight loss. Has anyone else experienced this? How did you deal with it? [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 16 Posted: 16 Feb 2021 05:23 PM PST Hello lovely losers, Happy Tuesday! Hells bells it was hard to stay on track today. But I'm here to celebrate conquering the day with y'all! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: 232 this morning, 231.3 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1800): Today was a journal of 30000 mental calories. I said no to a greasy fast food breakfast despite waking up a cravings addled beast. My meal prep for lunch this week is not working out & I said no to greasy fast food for lunch. And my reward is having extra calories left over for dinner & I am going to smash some home made turkey tacos like the conquering she bear that I am. Fuck a duck. 9/14 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute lunch walk & one of the first C25K runs. 12/16 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards): Made time for some journaling. Really put forth effort into bettering my mental state. Fought tooth and nail against cravings & the thought that food was my only comfort because that's what I deserve. I deserve my utmost effort. Try a new recipe once a week: Identity crisis chili (because it's kind of red & kind of green), curry chicken drum sticks & oven roasted zucchini. 3/4 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I'm grateful for patience. I waited out some really cranky cravings today. I could've used any number of excuses to eat poorly up to and including not being able to eat my meal prep because my brain is a scumbag. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| I finally started my journey & its looking positive! Posted: 17 Feb 2021 12:43 AM PST F/5'11/SW: 176/ CW: 169/ GW: 136 (Im tall so my bmi is 23 or 24) Ive been trying to lose weight for already 3 years. It never works and it makes me upset. But last week was my birthday so i decided that the next day would be my starting point. Next year on my birthday i should have reached my goal ! And its working, ive lost already 1 lbs in 4 days. Im kind of an emotional eater I suppose and over a few months I have figured out my triggerfoods that lead me of my track (sweetness(artificial and regular), nutbutter, full fat greek yoghurt) They are kind of strange but Im just staying away from them for now. I love reading your stories and I can relate, so Im putting my journey out here to hold myself accountable. I made a couple changes in my life already and I feel great (diet, cleanroom=cleanmind, walking everyday etc.) I know cutting out foods is not sustainable forever but I really cant be around those foods. Let me know any tips & workouts etc! [link] [comments] |
| Nothing to See Here: Just the Late Night Rantings of a Person in Emotional Crisis Posted: 17 Feb 2021 12:38 AM PST I'm terrified. I'm out of control again, and I'm terrified. The thing that I thought would no longer happen - the thing that I thought I had figured out - is happening, and it feels like I haven't figured out anything at all. What I thought I had figured out (after years of therapy and self-reflection) is this: the way my body learned to unhealthily express fear and anger is to eat past fullness, overeat less nutritious foods, order takeout even when there is food at home that can be cooked, spend money on non-food items that I don't immediately need and can't afford, and wake up in the middle of the night for hours at a time. I believed that by learning how to express these emotions in a healthy way (for me this means telling someone about my fears and hurts, and accepting their support - oh, and a good scream also does me a world of good), that the irresistible urge to do those behaviors would go away. And it was working! I was effortlessly cooking and eating mostly-nutritious food while able to enjoy the occasional treat in what I consider a very healthy and peaceful way. I was barely ordering takeout or doing any other unnecessary spending. I was cooking all the time. I was sleeping relatively well most of the time. My body reflected all of this. Since the summer I have lost quite a bit of weight without any mental or emotional strain: no self-imposed restrictions of any kind, but simply honoring my body's hunger and craving cues- even when the cravings were for less-nutritious food. Since those cues were not coming from an emotional place, I was naturally eating what I assume were appropriate portions for my body. I thought I had found the elusive mental health bullet. I was wrong. Now that I'm writing this, I'm not quite so sure I was wrong, but I'll get to that. Ironically the thing that seems to have triggered this latest round of uncontrollable eating and spending is finally getting a full-time job after two and a half years. You'd think that this would relieve a truck-load of anxieties and make it even easier to eat naturally instead of compulsively. You would be wrong. Getting this new job has opened a Pandora's box of other anxieties, especially since this new job comes with a 30% salary cut from my last full-time job. I know that was years ago, but I've stayed in my home with the hope and belief that a job with a comparable salary was right around the corner. Not only was it over two years away, but it also pays much less money. This means that, unless the good Lord performs some kind of miracle and my landlord lowers my rent (not completely impossible given the times, but also not likely given my landlord's nature), I need to move at the end of March. Where will I move? Will I need to get a roommate? If so, will that work out well? These are not things I ever anticipated having to worry about at this stage of my life. Then there's the stress of learning a new job that is especially confusing. I did some contracting work last year and, while I initially put money aside for taxes, I eventually had to use it to cover expenses. I now owe thousands in taxes that I do not have, so I'm supplementing with more contracting work which is causing more anxiety. Over the past few weeks my eating and spending has been more and more out of control. The old behaviors are rearing their monstrous heads even though I'm trying to keep them at bay by talking out the emotions with other people. The terror cherry on this anxiety sundae is being so out of control again in my life and my eating, and watching myself regain weight as a result. It's amazing how quickly the weight goes back on. I hate it I hate it I hate it I hate it I hate it. I have one more trick up my sleeve, one more silver bullet to deploy, before stripping off all my clothes and diving headfirst into a vat of Turkey Hill rocky road ice cream: talking through all this with my mom. It's been a while since I talked about my emotional and mental health with her, and I know that not doing so in the past is at the very root of my unhealthy behaviors. I tried to talk to her about it a few days ago, but the conversation had an odd talking-over-each other moment when I tried to broach the topic, and I quickly shut down as is the pattern. I figured that talking it out with friends would be enough. It wasn't, as is evidence of the amount of compulsive eating I did last night. I need to go to the source. She's always so supportive when I do, so it's nuts that it takes so much effort to talk about my negative feeling with her but, again, patterns. I'll talk to her in the morning (and by "in the morning" I mean later this morning because it's 3:13 a.m. and I've been up for an hour). If that doesn't naturally restore some peace to my emotions and behaviors, then Turkey Hill here I come. Just kidding...I hope. I realize that I'm putting a lot on one conversation - or perhaps a series of conversations - but if this doesn't help, I'll be so sad. It will mean that, for real for real, the cycle has not been broken, and I have been living in blissful self-delusion for the past seven months. I will not give up the fight, though, but I'll be back at the mental health drawing board. Here's hoping this is not the case. If, for whatever reason, you read this whole thing, welcome to the end of my late night ranting. Thank you for sticking with me, and I hope that you are in a place of peace with your own mental health and eating behaviors. If not, I pray you get there soon. I pray we both do. [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Wednesday, 17 February 2021? Start here! Posted: 16 Feb 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.
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| Posted: 17 Feb 2021 01:47 AM PST Hello everyone, I'm a new poster here, and I need some advice! I have been using Noom and thought it would be super helpful to go on the Noom reddit - oh how wrong I was!! All these fantastic people are dropping weight like nobody's business, but my weight chart looks like a roller coaster at a fun fair!! I don't know what to do... I am on cyclical HRT, but I've been told that won't make a difference to my weight loss. Last blood test (Nov 2020) says thyroid function is fine. Noom tells me I'm not eating enough, but I have three good meals a day. My last shot is more exercise, but I am quite (read very) overweight and I don't know what exercise I could do without killing myself (I tried Yoga.... I swiped left....) Basically, I think I'd like some idea on realistically remaining positive and trying exercise. I used to swim every morning, but unfortunately the pandemic put a stop to that...!! SW:252 IW:182 H:5'5" [link] [comments] |
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