Weight loss: A message to short girls, and people with low TDEE (or everyone, really) wanting to lose weight |
- A message to short girls, and people with low TDEE (or everyone, really) wanting to lose weight
- Lockdown has really pushed me to change myself. I am now 30lbs down and determined more than ever to keep moving forward. [23F/168cm/160lbs > 130lbs]
- STOP saving "the best for last"
- I can't keep doing this anymore...
- What a Great Day
- I used to think that consistency meant that I had to be perfect
- Down 10kg
- Family reminding me why I don’t tell them about this
- Totally destroyed my diet changes, and no idea why
- Success is Consistancy x Time
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: February 10th, 2021
- The day-to-day invisible progress becomes the month-to-month motivation milestones.
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Wednesday, 10 February 2021? Start here!
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 9
- Daily Q&A Post for Wednesday, 10 February 2021 - No question too small!
- Day 29
- i need help finding motivation again.
- How do I (F19) maintain my weight?
- I need help
- How do I lose weight while cooking for people who need to gain weight+emotional trauma
- Can't stop losing weight after reaching my goal.
- What am I doing wrong?
- Question about finding the right daily caloric intake
- New to this community and reddit itself
| A message to short girls, and people with low TDEE (or everyone, really) wanting to lose weight Posted: 09 Feb 2021 11:39 AM PST I'm sure everyone on this page is familiar with the concept of TDEE, maintenance calories, and the caloric deficit. If not, here's a link to a website where you can learn more about it and calculate your own TDEE: https://tdeecalculator.net/ It has been demonstrated to be true that 500 calories is the "magic number" deficit in order to lose weight. By taking your maintenance calories, and subtracting 500, you will get your amount of calories needed to lose weight. For many people with low maintenance calories- short people, not-so-active people (office jobs perhaps), this can be really tough. For example, I am a 5'0" lightly active female and my maintenance calories are only ~1,800. If I wasn't active at all, (like when I had my office job ha) it would be ~1,650. As we all know, 1,800-500= 1,300. Yes, 1,300 calories per day. While average/lightly active. Now I want to preface my next point by saying if you are totally comfortable eating only 1,300 calories per day I am proud of you and i'm happy for you. As long as you are eating enough for your body to function, I won't judge you for eating 1,150-1,300 cals. Good on you. I'm not trying to gatekeep anyone by any means. I'm also not trying to be mean to tall people and insinuate that weight loss must be easy for them. Weight loss is hard for all of us, otherwise this subreddit wouldn't exist. That being said, my weightloss journey has been ROUGH for many reasons including this one. I've seen other short girls come to this subreddit with the same problem so I wanted to talk a bit about my experience and offer a solution. In the past I have gotten SO JEALOUS of people who are able to eat way more than me and lose weight faster. My S.O and I have started trying to lose weight together about a year ago, and he has been doing amazingly. He lost ~40 lbs simply by taking a more physically active job and eating a bit less takeout. I, on the other hand, have been fluctuating ~10 lbs for years now. In the past year, i've changed to a more active job, i've started calorie counting, i've restricted takeout, i've started measuring ingredients when cooking- 1,300 seems like an impossible number to me. Again, if you're cool with eating 1,300 cal, that's good. But to me, it feels like deprivation. It's waking up at 7 AM and choosing whether I should cut out breakfast or lunch for the day since I only have enough cals for 2 meals. I simply cannot be sustained by 1,300 calories especially with my busy lifestyle. The weeks I succeeded to only eat 1,300/day, were the weeks where I was groggy, shaky, and irritable. Those weeks were often the weeks where I would give up and binge anyways. It is okay to admit that 1,150-1,300 cals is not enough food for you. You are not a fatty for saying that you need to eat 3 meals per day instead of 2. You are not any less capable of losing weight than the beautiful dainty 110 lbs girl who drinks cucumber water for breakfast (god I wish I was her LMAO). Some people just can't do that and it's OKAY. Just take it slow. If you do your calculations and you see that your allotted calories seem dangerously or unrealistically low, adjust the equation. You don't absolutely need to be at a 500 cal deficit. Yes, it helps to lose weight rather quickly, but I would rather take 6 months to lose 15 lbs than to be in a binge cycle forever. If you cut out 400, 300, 200, or even 5 cals per day, YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT. Just slower, and that is okay. *slower is better than never*. I use MyFitness Pal, and whenever I eat 1,700 cals instead of 1,300, i'm still losing weight even though it's only a 100 cal deficit. When you're done logging for the day, the app will tell you "if you ate like this every day, you will by x lbs by x month". I love that and it gets me going. As long as I can stick to a slow, *doable* diet, I don't care if it takes me 3 years to reach my goal. TLDR; You don't need to be at a 500 cal deficit at all times. Any deficit will work, it will just be slower. Slower is better than never. Edit: Obligatory thanks for the awards! I appreciate everyone commenting, and I'm very happy if I made even one person feel validated. If you are here to tell us "I eat 1200 cal per day, and i'm fine, here's how I do it" probably post that somewhere else- my post was meant for people who are frustrated with weightloss and over-restriction. I personally do not want any recommendations telling people they should work out 6 days per week and eat nothing but fishwater soup and avocado toast in order to maintain 1200cal/day. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2021 06:43 PM PST Front progress (used an older before pic but WOW... the difference is truly shocking to me): https://imgur.com/87fm2iY Side progress (a year ago until today): https://imgur.com/a/ncQvCvL I have struggled for many (if not all) of my teenage years trying out different diets and exercise regimes, some working slightly until I'd give up or go back to square one. But now I've found something that works for me (someone who is also suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome), and I have adjusted everything based on how my body reacts. Here are the most effective things that have made me experience weight loss/muscle growth/feeling overall happier. This exact thing may not work for everyone but if you're able to try it please do! - Realising this is a long-ass process. It's taken me nearly a year to get to the point I am at now and I still can do a whole lot more fitness/health-wise. - Taking pictures! Videos! This year I've been taking a photo every single day at different angles in the same mirror because sometimes your eyes want to trick you into thinking you haven't made any progress. Don't just trust the scales! It's always going to be about how you look/feel in the end, regardless of what the number says. - Not trusting my fitness watch calories (it's impossible to base some workouts just off of your heart rate and you may be burning more/less than it says) and trying not to 'eat back' any calories I have burned. - Incorporated jump rope into my routine, I can now jump rope really fast and it feels like a very effective form of cardio and is quite easy to save 10/20 minutes for if you are busy. - Running up and down the stairs. I can't go to the gym right now and I used the stair master during my routine, so I just traded this for some actual stairs. Super effective! - Forcing myself to go on more walks even when I'm feeling down, getting some fresh air, and just appreciating nature for a little bit makes a world of difference. - Intuitive eating! I do not calorie count, I would go crazy. Instead, I've just learned how much is roughly in things I eat on a daily basis and keep this in mind when I make my food. - Substituting foods! This is a big one for me, and I think contributes to a lot of my weight loss overall. Instead of regular slices of bread, I'll have the 40cal per slice versions. I put almond milk in my cereal and oats (still regular in my coffee though, the taste is too much). I use 1 cal oil spray instead of actual oil when cooking. It's the small substitutions that all add up in the end, and I think I've found a way of keeping it sustainable for myself. - Don't restrict because it will always lead to overeating. And also realising that you can allow yourself some of the 'good' stuff! (I make meals that are tasty regardless so I never feel like I'm missing out) Here are the things I am doing! I hope this helps at least one person. [link] [comments] |
| STOP saving "the best for last" Posted: 09 Feb 2021 08:31 PM PST In my recent bid to get healthy during the winter months, I've been doing a lot of investigation into my eating habits. Part of this is because it is the area in which I can improve most, and the other reason is because it is currently very cold and dark where I live which makes it difficult to "exercise off" whatever bad things I eat. But I digress; I've finally figured out that one of the things I have been doing since I was a kid is actually hurting my efforts to lose weight. I have always saved the best for last. I remember this began when I was little, maybe 5 or 6. My mom saw me eating princess gummy snacks and, naturally, I had saved my favorite princess for last. She mentioned that that was how my dad always ate his food and, from that day on, it was ingrained in me that I should always save the best for last. Here's the catch: There is no last. We eat food every day. There will always be more. If on the way to eating the "best thing" you also eat a ton of other unnecessary things, you are doing yourself a disservice. In my mind, there are really only two GOOD reasons to eat food. (this is, of course, assuming you're hungry which is truly the only reason we eat in the first place)
BAD reasons to eat food might include things like:
Here's a visual - https://www.reddit.com/r/graphs/comments/lglj7q/graph_about_the_reasons_to_eat_food_ignore/ For example, say you're having a big dinner with a bunch of turkey breast, a big side of mashed potatoes, and a big side of peas. Now say your favorite food on the plate is mashed potatoes, but you feel like you should eat the peas first because they are your least favorite. The good reason to eat the peas is because they are healthy, but either way you're consuming a vegetable. Next comes the turkey. It's alright, kinda dry (like turkey always is) but something must provide the substance. At this point, you're already pretty full, but in your mind the fun part has only just started. You have to finish the mashed potatoes. Otherwise, what has this all been about? Really, it would have made since to eat the healthy peas and the tasty mashed potatoes, rather than the healthy-tasty purgatory turkey. (I will bet you all the money in the world that no one has ever said that sentence before) I cannot tell you how many dinners like this I have had. Here's another example: Say you're eating veggie straws or veggie chips or one of the many vaguely vegetable flavored snacks. You like the yellow ones best, so when you open a bag you go for your least favorite, the green ones. After you eat the green ones, you eat the orange ones. At this point, you're not really hungry anymore but you have your favorite color left! It's the yellow potato flavored ones! Do not waste your time on unhealthy things that taste "okay". If you give me frozen yogurt, I will want ice cream instead. It is not worth it. Eat things because they're healthy or/and because they taste really good. [link] [comments] |
| I can't keep doing this anymore... Posted: 09 Feb 2021 11:01 PM PST Eating so much junk food. Eating when I'm not even hungry. Skipping water all day. For absolutely no reason. My knee hurting, veins swollen from high blood pressure. Eating sweets until I can FEEL my blood glucose levels soaring to unfathomable heights. My husband, who works a rather physical job and works out on our total gym almost every day, now weighs less than me. I'm tired. I hurt, but not from working hard. My stomach hurts from over eating. I can do this. I just have to remember. Remember that all I have to do is be consistant in my change. For my future. For my children. For my health. I can't stand being so fat anymore. 275 lbs. I hate myself for letting this happen. For WATCHING it happen. But I'm only 25. I can do this. I WILL do this. I have no choice. My body refuses the sugar now. I crave a nice glass of cold water. My allergies won't let me continue being unhealthy and aloof. Sorry if I'm all over the place. It is almost midnight and I can't sleep because of the pain in my knee. I watched some videos. Some transformation videos. Some motivational ones. There was one about the effects of losing weight. Did you know losing 1 lb of fat relieves 4 lbs of pressure on your knees? That sounds like heaven. I just don't want to be like my mother. Making excuses, blaming everyone but myself, refusing change because it's difficult and it hurts. I'd much MUCH rather be in pain from a hard workout than from not working out at all. I'd rather my stomach hurt because I am fighting the urge to eat at a wrong time than for it to hurt from eating until I can't eat more. I REFUSE to die early on my children. I refuse to get any bigger than i am now. I can't keep being so complacent. I feel like I could die within the next month if I keep up these unhealthy practices. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2021 04:00 PM PST 5'6" F SW: 217 CW: 194.6 GW: 135? I live in Boston and it's, well, freezing. I have avoided buying a new coat for years. I bought one in 2017 when after gaining 20 pounds and it was an XL and I remember being upset as I was usually a large. Then, flash forward, two years, and I couldn't even zip the coat. I kept wearing it without zipping it for two years, refusing to accept the fact that I had gained weight and needed a new one (also, coats are expensive lol). Flash forward to this winter, I FINALLY bought a coat because I was freezing and it was ridiculous. But I only really bought it because it was $40 from Walmart and I knew if I didn't spend a lot of money on it then it didn't really "count". Flash forward one more final time to today. I went to put on a coat while it's snowing to clean something off my balcony. I didn't want my new coat ($40 Walmart one) to get dirty because it's the one I usually wear, so I threw on my nicer old one that I couldn't zip - and what do you know, it zips! It fits and I could actually wear it out in public without it being too tight or anything! This is so huge, I feel like I am finally slowly becoming the person I was before I put on the weight - a happy, adventurous, and "light" person (hard to describe the feeling of "light", but I guess in in the sense of light-hearted and positive) Anyways, CICO (and myself) got me here. I cannot suggest it enough for anyone struggling with where to start. Also, buy a food scale for solid foods! [link] [comments] |
| I used to think that consistency meant that I had to be perfect Posted: 09 Feb 2021 10:12 AM PST Within the last 2 years, I was really struggling with my weight gain. I wanted to lose weight, and knew how to do it, but I just couldn't stay consistent. If I didn't eat 1500 or less, drink LOADS of water a day, and eat ONLY at home, I felt like I was doing horrible and went on to binge eat, lasting about 3 days. It led to binging, and gaining a couple of pounds every couple of weeks. Why couldn't I stay consistent? Recently, within the last month and a half, it finally clicked— consistency DOES NOT mean I have to be perfect. It's OK if I go over my calorie limit sometimes. It's OK if I go out to eat. It's OK to eat that extra cookie. I just have to stay consistent and do what works best for me. Since January 18th, I have lost 11 pounds, just by being consistent, NOT perfect. Food can be an addiction, but that addiction can be overcome by consistency and honesty. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2021 09:25 PM PST Just wanted to share my experience. 2 months ago I was in a bad place. I was an overworked shift worker, suffering from depression and anxiety. One morning I decided to change my life. I quit my job, I started a strict diet and workout regime & started daily walking to clear my head. I have now gained a great new job, I have lost 10kg and gotten fitter/more muscular. This is what I did
Some days it's tough, I just go through the motions. I still get nervous and anxious but I do what I have to anyway. [link] [comments] |
| Family reminding me why I don’t tell them about this Posted: 09 Feb 2021 07:25 AM PST Lost some weight last year, got complacent for a couple of months, and have been back at it again recently and am exactly where I need to be with it all- on the right track and all that. My mom has unresolved and unspoken about food issues- she got into fitness about 5 years ago after a lifetime of no fitness and is very judgmental and snobby about it all ever since. She can't eat any sort of junk food without commenting on how "naughty" she's being etc, we all know the type. She often has a chocolate bar while watching TV but sort of hides it from whoever else is in the room as if she's ashamed or something? And tries to slowly and discretely eat it, which is not that easy with a wrapper, and ends up making a bigger deal... it's weird. That's just one example, anyway. Just now I was eating a chocolate bar and she came into the kitchen and immediately went "a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips" to me and it just reminded me instantly of the way she used to speak to me before I lost weight last year. I never told her about the efforts I was making because I couldn't take the condescension and things like this make me glad I never said anything. I left the room without saying anything and came here to vent instead of allowing it to stay in my head and upset me, so hopefully this works lol. But damn, it really fucking gets under my skin when she pulls this shit. [link] [comments] |
| Totally destroyed my diet changes, and no idea why Posted: 09 Feb 2021 08:20 PM PST I'm extremely perplexed about what's come over me, so I'd love a little help out. Has anyone else ever COMPLETELY lost the plot and thrown all their healthy eating changes out the window, for no good reason whatsoever, right when you'd found success? And what did you do about it? I lost just about 60 lbs over the course of 2020. I didn't do anything too extreme, just stopped gorging myself on pizza and ice cream, modeled my portions after my much thinner partner, took up running and body weight home workouts. I was the absolute fittest and healthy I'd ever felt in my life! Sleeping great, feeling upbeat, chronic pain disappeared, lots of good stuff. I was never one to feel like I needed motivation or feel deprived. It all felt very good and natural, and I honest to goodness thought I'd changed my lifestyle and my habits for good. Then...mid-January happened. Randomly I ate a little more than usual- no problem normally- except then I did it again, and again, and again. Until I'm back to eating just as disastrously as I used to when I was 200 lbs, or maybe even worse. It's been almost a whole month of this and I can't for the life for me figure out why or how to stop. I'm not sure I even want to stop?? I hate feeling so crappy again. I hate that I'm sizing out of all my clothes. I hate the jiggle and out of breath and pain coming back. But I keep on making the same bad choices. I know what to do, I know the answer- just STOP buying and eating all the crap! Do a workout again! It's so easy! But it's not. This came on so out of the blue, it's not like anything in my life even changed. It makes me feel so so hopeless to know I'm breaking all the physical progress I'd made, and even more so that what I thought was a real genuine change in my eating habits and lifestyle could be so easily reverted back. Sorry for the novel, if anyone read all that. Can anyone else relate to this, and have any idea why this sort of random self-sabotage can happen? How do I give myself the kick in the butt to move past what's done and re-reverse my course? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Feb 2021 12:31 AM PST I did what a lot of people probably do and had a great Jan and then struggled at the start of Feb after a cheat day, then two cheat days in a row... But I pulled myself back into my new (permanent!) habits and now the scales have nudged down again a little. I might have only lost 0.5lbs in total over the past 2 weeks but that's ok as I'm doing this over the whole year and beyond. If we think of consistancy over weeks and months that's what's going to lead to success. This is a long game. That fact doesn't have to get anyone down, if you look at it another way; starving yourself, eating super restrictive diets or putting your body through hell won't work in the long term so we need to make long term, sustainable changes for long term health. Reminding myself of that fact is helping me to jump back into my new habits when I have a bad day and slip back into my old ways. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: February 10th, 2021 Posted: 09 Feb 2021 09:57 PM PST 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. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences! [link] [comments] |
| The day-to-day invisible progress becomes the month-to-month motivation milestones. Posted: 09 Feb 2021 07:37 PM PST M39 5' 10" 255lbs -7lbs I am sooooo impatient. I can't stand the fact that what I'm doing for myself is working but day to day it's very intangible. I'll discover little things like the shirt that fits a little bit better and eventually belt notches, but ultimately these are so hard to see or feel. I have to give myself little milestones of activities or events that I can look forward to. I suppose this goes well for breaking the work/home pattern of monotony as well, but in this case it involves an improved me sprinkled-in. I can look forward to a visit from my sister's family to honor my mom's passing 5 years ago. I can look forward to my dad's birthday and my partner's after that. I can look forward to a trip to the local (outdoor) flower show in June. As things become safer the normal milestones of holidays and activities will open up as well. It's a welcome feeling that I will then be able to wear that pair of shorts I like or a shirt that I miss being able to wear. All of these look-forward-to moments are milestones in my journey where I know I will have a renewed sense of wellness. Being more comfortable, albeit marginally, but still measurably. The experience I have this year will ostensibly be better if for no other reason other than I'm doing better for myself. All that said, I had a nice surprise on my gold-standard gym scale today. I was 2 lbs less than I had been on Sunday. I know it's a sort of flimsy account of reality, but it's still a nice motivator. Here's to everyone's best! [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Wednesday, 10 February 2021? Start here! Posted: 09 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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| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 9 Posted: 09 Feb 2021 04:37 PM PST Hello lovely losers & fluffy monsters alike, I hope your Tuesday was just glorious. Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: 231 this morning, 231.9 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1800): Binner tonight hovering at 1875 depending on how heavy my Asian pear is. 7/8 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute walk & something. Exercise bike is being weird, I'm already wearing my work out gear, I'll figure something out. 8/9 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards): Kids. I just want cake. I am full fledged fighting an inner 6 year old that is just screaming to be left alone to watch youtube & eat cake. I've been very patient with myself about it but I'm tired of this fight. Something that helps me is thinking to myself if I want to binge, the food will still be there tomorrow. Or Friday. Or this weekend. If I feel like still making those choices after a workout & reasonable dinner, I'll deal with it then. And that's where we are today for self care. Try a new recipe once a week: Identity crisis chili (because it's kind of red & kind of green) & oven roasted zucchini. 2/4 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I'm grateful for a sports bra that doesn't piss my skin right off. It's the little things kids. Your turn kids! Think kind thoughts for me this evening as I listen to the inner cake related tantrum. [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Wednesday, 10 February 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 09 Feb 2021 10:31 PM PST Got a question? We've got answers! Do you have question but don't want to make a whole post? That's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers. No question is too minor or small. TIPS: * Include your stats if appropriate/relevant (or better yet, update your flair!) * Check the FAQ and other resources in the sidebar! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2021 11:48 PM PST Hey everyone I 25F 5ft 3inches start weight 237.6 lbs just weighed in at 230.2lbs like what how when lol . I should clarify iv been having a flare up of a medical condition for nearly a week so i havent exercised . I wanted to exercise but for once I listened to my body and just rested which is new . During a sleepless night i had a moment of oh last flare up was worse but then I remembered i drink more water now and massively reduced my salt intake which i think is having a effect and my skin isnt as bad as im doing my routine daily . Since starting my LIFESTYLE change iv started doing not just healthy eating but healthy habits. Im losing weight,bad habits and the baggage . Yes its a slow process but slowly il get there. This past week iv rested but iv kept on housework my self care and havent ordered a take out . I say all good progress. Sometimes taking a moment ,listening to your body is the best way forward. Normally i just push through til im stuck in bed for a couple of days . This morning im going todo a easy stretch workout . Hopefully monday i can work out again . This week iv learned to listen to my body and somehow doing that kept me under my daily budget but wasn't expecting that much weight lose . im happy with a 1LB . Thank you for reading [link] [comments] |
| i need help finding motivation again. Posted: 09 Feb 2021 11:35 PM PST hi all, i'm definitely not new to the weight loss community but instead of just losing weight, im trying to lose weight that i put on after my initial weight-loss. august of 2019, i weighed 285 pounds at 5'7 and that was where my journey began. i worked hard, began wrestling for my school coupled with a keto diet and by March of 2020, i was weighing about 195 pounds. from march until august i was preparing to leave home and join the military. the day i shipped to basic training i weighed 188 pounds and this is where my story turns around. for the first 2 weeks of my boot camp experience, we were fed junk and had little space to workout and by the time i had finished the two week quarantine, i had already gained 5 pounds. long story short, i got sent home from basic training weighing 200 pounds and now i've hit a rut. every time i try to get back into my diet, i break it. there's always i new treat that catches my eye and no matter how much i try to ignore it or occupy myself it always catches a hold of me does anyone have any advise for me to combat this. i know i don't eat cause i'm hungry but more cause i'm bored/cause i want to. i have such a hard time catching myself before i regret my choice and now i sit sadly at 220 pounds. i lost nearly a year's worth of work because i couldn't and still can't control stress eating and binges and i'm losing hope. [link] [comments] |
| How do I (F19) maintain my weight? Posted: 09 Feb 2021 11:20 PM PST Hello everyone, I (f19) recently lost about 80 pounds and I am finally happy where I am at. I currently weigh 152 pounds, and do not wish to go any lower.But I feel like I cannot stop losing weight. I have been visiting my doctor every three months and every time they record my weight, it is lower and lower. I follow a restricted diet due to a skin condition I have, therefore I usually eat the same foods that helped me lose weight (chicken, rice, cactus, eggs). But I do not know how to calculate how many calories I need a day to maintain. Also, once the gym reopens, I hope to gain some muscles, and I read that in order to do that, I need to eat in a surplus. I am just scared to regain my weight back by snacking too much or eating too much in general. How can I go about these problems? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2021 08:10 PM PST I'm 16, 5'6 and 98kg. I have a very unhealthy relationship with food, and I really need help with this. Last year I lost 15kg and then gained it all back in the span of a few months and I realized how bad I am with food. Although recently I've been avoiding ordering food online more and eating proper meals, I still often have the urge to buy sweet snacks, eat mountains of food, and sometimes give in to my cravings and eat fast food. Although I'm technically obese, I'm still very active as I workout and play volleyball very often. Do you guys have advice with this? and is there any way to not lose muscle mass or at the very least minimize it? [link] [comments] |
| How do I lose weight while cooking for people who need to gain weight+emotional trauma Posted: 09 Feb 2021 10:51 PM PST Ive always believed TL;DRs shouLd be at the top of posts. Sue me TL;DR I've always struggled with extremes in weight. Either not eating and thinking I'm fat or not looking ay my weight and cooking for other people and gaining weight. How do I manage cooking for other people who need to gain wight but managing my own? Also, i dont have the self control ro not eat for a day or so if I'm cooking. I am currently 5'2 and 175 lbs . I have been struggling with my weight since I was a kid. Or so I thought. I weighed from 105-15 when I was a teenager. I constantly dealt with my 400lb mom and brother telling me how fat I was, I was also home schooled and thought my ribs where fat, that I had to get rid of when they where sticking out I was obsessed with not eating for years. Until I finally got sick of my mother sitting on me and wripping my hair out and calling me fat. I SCREAMED at her that I wasn't fat and she told me I wasn't, she just felt bad that she was never small like me and wanted me to feel bad. Obviously this was a small part of everything that was happening but not eating for 3+days just to cry anytime I hit the scale for eating a salad and a slice of cheese and it being over 105. So I eventually got to the point where I enjoyed my weight, or rather didn't think about it and now I'm actually overweight. The problem is I'm overweight. I can maintain a weight of about 140 just not eating for a couple days. But my dad, partner, sister and her family all need me to cook for them. And i don't have the self control to not eat at all if I'm cooking. [link] [comments] |
| Can't stop losing weight after reaching my goal. Posted: 10 Feb 2021 12:47 AM PST 172CM male, 64.0KG, 18 percent body fat. Over the course of a year I managed to lose 33KG by a combination of healthy eating and little exercise, as I lost the weight and as I came closer and closer to my goal weight which is 65KG, I upped my food intake slowly, until I reach a point where I don't lose any more weight, but I'm failing apparently as I continue to lose 1 KG weekly, while consuming three meals a day, and a snack before gym where I only lift. (no cardio) Just to get an idea of what I eat currently. Breakfast: Chocolate Croissant (350-400CAL) Coffee with Sugar (30CAL) Omelette with cheese, corn flakes, anything on that calorie range. Lunch: 700CAL - Can't count accurately as I eat at work, basically I eat a main meal only, which can be a piece of lasagna, stew with meat, rice with chicken etc, my plan has been to eat something more for lunch if I continue losing weight as I could be underestimating. This week I will add a salad along with my main meal, or youghurt, or soup, any side dish basically. Snack: 300 Calories, it's usually dried fruit or freshly squizzed juice, apples, oranges , carrots, healthy food but around the calorie range. Dinner: 350-400 Calories, corn flakes, feta cheese omelette, boiled eggs with bread and Philadelphia, fried eggs, anything having those calories. So my question is, am I undereating, will I stop losing weight eventually as my body will stabilize, or should I eat more? Because I have to admit I have developed a severe fear of food and can't see myself overeating if I lose more to reach my goal. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2021 08:19 PM PST I'm 6'0 245lbs, quite overweight. I joined a 6 week transformation challenge a local gym is putting on. They give me meal plans and daily workouts. They have me eating 2500 calories a day with specific macros. And if I don't hit my numbers they lecture me. First off, when eating clean, it's more food than I'm used to and I feel like I'm eating too much. But I'm eating what they say, sometimes less (I just lie to them about that) and I'm working out pretty much everyday. Normally my weight fluctuates a lot. I'm 2 weeks in on this challenge and my weight hasn't budged. When I talk to the people on the program, they just tell me to stick to what they gave me, it's a proven method. Getting frustrated. [link] [comments] |
| Question about finding the right daily caloric intake Posted: 09 Feb 2021 09:40 PM PST Hi everyone, I started taking my weight loss seriously before Xmas and have (surprisingly) stuck to it quite well. I kind of dove in head first and say my goal to 1200 calories a day (based purely on randomly coming across that figure on various subreddits). I am now starting to wonder if this is the correct amount. For context, I am 6"1 male and weigh around 282 lbs. Based on some of the things I'm reading, maybe 1200 isn't the right amount for me. The thing is, I find it (relatively) easy to stick to this amount of calories a day. When I struggle with keeping around the 1200 mark, it is normally because of boredom or comfort eating as opposed to my body physically craving more food. I calculated my TDEE for the first time today and it's coming out in the 2,200 range. I'll be very honest and say I don't do much excercise at all and my sleep schedule is terrible, which is why I'm thinking that 1200 might be a good fit? On the other hand I've read that too few calories may slow your metabolism down. I have lost about 15-20 lbs since around Dec 20th 2020 and am physically feeling pretty good. I hesitate to ask the people in my life because I feel embarrassed being seen as the big guy trying to justify eating a few more calories a day. I appreciate that this is not the best place to go to for medical advice, but was hoping some of you might share your thoughts, opinions and experiences with tinkering with your daily caloric intake. Thanks for your help and support, sorry for the long post. [link] [comments] |
| New to this community and reddit itself Posted: 09 Feb 2021 09:16 PM PST Hello, I'm 25F, Indian. I have always been chubby but wasn't overweight. My height of 5'9 often hid it. In 2016 I finally joined a gym and started working out. Continued on and off until mid 2018. Lost a ton of weight but I never really worked on my self image and esteem issues. So when my ex started abusing me emotionally about my body, even though I was at my fittest best, I went into depression and slowly started losing my grip at my healthy lifestyle. Mid 2018 I got detected with hypothyroidism and since then everything has been downhill. Over the past three years I've done a ton of work on my mental health and changed the way I look at fitness. However, I'm facing a lot of resistance from my mind and body since I decided to start working out again in Jan 2021. Have been to the gym and ate right barely for 6-7 days in the last 40 days. Seeing all you amazing people being so supportive and motivated at making the weight loss journey successfull.. Has given me the hope too. So I'm writing my heart out here and asking support from this community. I need guidance regarding how to begin and how to build my habit again. I'm 177 pounds. I want to lose 40 pounds as that's what I was when I stopped earlier but I remember looking great back then. Obviously my priority is strength building and being able to do things like run miles. But I also want to lose this weight. Will you all help me? [link] [comments] |
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