Weight loss: Went to the grocery store intent on binge-food, walked out with flowers |
- Went to the grocery store intent on binge-food, walked out with flowers
- Update! They Bailed Again!
- People who laugh at you when you tell them your goal...
- I lost 8 pounds last month from paying attention to serving sizes!
- Got the food I've been craving for weeks and gave myself permission to binge it
- Progress: Day 59 of clean eating and 60+ days without bingeing
- I made myself a salad.
- Planning my food intake at the start of the day is a game changer
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: February 11th, 2021
- Down 25lbs!! Here are somethings that helped!!
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 10
- [19M] Struggling to find motivation, stuck in a cycle.
- I want to loose weight in a healthy way
- I used to think there was no turning back. There is.
- Fighting Bingeing
- Thanks guys
- Track with Me Thursday! Get Your Calorie/Fitness Tracker and Journey Along with Your Social-Media Friends on MyFitnessPal, Fitbit, LoseIt!, Instagram, Garmin, etc.
- Lost weight and kept it off, but now having second thoughts and tummy problem. What to do?
- I hit a physical and mental plateau
- A reminder to not worry too much about the scale.
- “Someone said _______ and it made me feel [motivated/discouraged/positive/negative] about my weight loss journey.”
- I’m concerned the vegetarian diet planned by a nutritionist for me is not appropriate or healthy for my weight loss
- Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 11 February 2021 - No question too small!
- Losing weight, gaining self awareness. Where to go with it?
| Went to the grocery store intent on binge-food, walked out with flowers Posted: 10 Feb 2021 11:31 AM PST I've been miserable over the past month (Jan-current). Family health issues, work stress, too cold to walk, general winter blues. Didnt have any more work calls and just needed an escape, so I went to the grocery store. It's supposed to snow tonight, with snow/wintery weather straight through the next 4ish days. I fully planned in getting a bunch of binge-y, crap food when walked into that grocery store. I immediately picked up some fruit. Salad supplies. A pack of eggs. And right up front the store is covered with every variation of floral arrangement imaginable in preparation for Valentines Day. So I grabbed a planter of purple Calla Lillies. Went into the grocery store for crap. Walked out with flowers. Let's do this! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Feb 2021 08:42 PM PST But I went alone anyway! In regards to my last post here We planned to go tonight after I forgave them for bailing. And as time approached, I got less response. [link] [comments] |
| People who laugh at you when you tell them your goal... Posted: 10 Feb 2021 02:38 AM PST 2 years ago, I started a new job at a very small company. I was welcomed into the company with a dinner party at a restaurant. Unfortunately for me, it was at a steakhouse and I had just started a diet because I was 20kg (44lbs) overweight. There was one dish on the menu that had fish in it instead of meat, so I went for that. My new colleague next to me saw me eat only that dish with no appetizer and no dessert, and asked me if this was all I was going to eat at my welcoming dinner. I told her I was trying to lose weight. She asked me how much I wanted to lose this year and I replied: 15kg (33lbs). She started to laugh loudly and tell the guy next to her what I just said, who also started to laugh, saying I was setting the bar too high. You'd think I'd be all the more determined to show them I could do it, but frankly, it made me want to give up instantly. I suffer from depression and I wasn't diagnosed yet at the time, so I did not have the coping mechanisms I have now. My coping mechanism was what got me to this weight in the first place: eating. With an unsupportive working environment, along with some terrible private stuff that happened in the following year, I ended up gaining another 10kg (22lbs). I am now working at a different company, along with some ladies who are also trying to lose weight, and we actually cheer each other on and don't tempt one another with unhealthy snacks (but there is always a large box of fresh apples or tangerines in the hallway!). Currently doing the same BRUTAL home workouts as a couple of friends of mine who have the same goal as me, and we share our progress, tips, and recipes. I started on 4 January, am already down 3 kg (6.5lbs), drinking almost a gallon of water a day, keeping sugar to a minimum and making healthy meals that are SO delicious!! A supportive environment is key. Encouragement from others helps you encourage yourself. That's why I'm so glad I found this subreddit. I've read so many helpful tips and inspiring stories of people's weight loss journeys. I want that. I am motivated more than ever to reach my goal! Edit: Ok so I know I said a supportive environment is key and some people in the comments have made some very good points on why it doesn't have to be. And to a certain extent, I agree. F-- what other people say, it's none of their business, and what matters is what YOU believe you can achieve. However, if you are constantly in an environment where people do not take you seriously and they constantly look down on you, it does take its toll, especially when you are in a bad place mentally. It's why I left that company in the first place. Surrounding myself with positive people is helping me take a more positive and hopeful look at life. Of course, it may not be the same for everyone but for me, it makes all the difference in the world. I'm sure it would for a lot of other people, too. [link] [comments] |
| I lost 8 pounds last month from paying attention to serving sizes! Posted: 10 Feb 2021 02:30 PM PST I've always had trouble with counting calories because of some disordered eating issues I had when I was a teenager/young adult. I know tracking CICO is the best and easiest way to make sure you're at a deficit, but I found myself getting into familiar unhealthy mindsets of being obsessed with calories whenever I listed out the foods/calories I was eating. I've lost weight in the past without counting calories but the things that worked 3, 5, 10 years ago aren't working now. I knew I needed to do something different rather than just eating whatever healthy foods I wanted. So, I thought I would try something that wasn't obsessive calorie counting but also wasn't a free for all with my eating. For the past month I've been keeping track of serving sizes and I've realized- I was eating SO much. I was pouring my granola without measuring over plain 0% Greek yogurt which I also wasn't measuring and was probably having double or more the serving size of each! I was shocked at how small 1/2 cup of each was and also shocked at how I felt mostly full. I'm now aware of how many calories I'm having during most meals based on the servings but I'm not hyper aware in an obsessive way. I got a food scale so that I'm measuring things like meat, potatoes, etc. Instead of having a giant scoop of brown rice and quinoa (which are healthy but I was having probably a cup and a half) I'm having the serving size for grains like that (1/2 cup) and eating lots of vegetables to fill me up instead of having extra meat or extra carbs. I've lost 8 pounds over the past month by doing this and I feel so positive about it because I feel like I'm able to eat most things I want to eat but I'm eating a normal serving of them. I'm feeling really hopeful about continuing to lose weight and learning more healthy ways to think about food! [link] [comments] |
| Got the food I've been craving for weeks and gave myself permission to binge it Posted: 10 Feb 2021 10:56 PM PST I've had a shitty couple weeks. Lost my job, roommate drama, school is ramping up, covid is neverending, etc. I've been continuing to eat healthy through all of it, and not giving into stress eating. Today was the worst day so far. My roommates were yelling at each other in person and over our group chat. I needed to get out of my house. So I went for a drive, and I fully thought it through, and decided I've been doing well, and I can have what I've been craving - greek fries, with feta cheese and gyro meat. My local greek place is amazing. Obviously there's healthier options I could get there, but this is what I really wanted. I consciously thought through and made the decision. I was prepared to go way above my calorie goal. In the past, I've easily eaten all of it and maybe even some baklava too. But today I ate until I was pleasantly full, and I truly wanted to stop. Like, it was so tasty, but I just didn't want to keep eating and feel uncomfortable. Also, when I got full was definitely a lot faster than it used to be. I've been back at this about a month now, and I had no idea my brain and stomach had rewired themselves this much. Because I was sitting in my car go get some alone time and eating with the plan to not care, I have no idea if my estimate was accurate, it's not like I weighed anything, but if I counted the calories correctly, my body told me to stop when I was only about 50 cal over budget for today. [link] [comments] |
| Progress: Day 59 of clean eating and 60+ days without bingeing Posted: 10 Feb 2021 07:16 PM PST 55 YO man. Today is my 59th day of eating with very little sugar, fewer than 40 carbs per day, very little flour, maybe three cups of rice total in 59 days, no chocolate, no pizza, no junk food, no soda of any kind, fasting about 18 hours per day on average, exercising 3-4 times per week for about three hours total. I've always cringed when hearing "one day at a time," but it is exactly how I have to live now. After regularly bingeing since I was 10 years old and having NEVER told anyone (not my doctor, family, friends), I finally told my wife on October 14, 2020. My 45-year-old secret was finally in the open. Talking to someone about it really has changed how I see myself in relation to food. I recommend that if you are in a similar position, find someone you trust deeply and tell them about your food struggle. Just hearing myself say it out loud helped me way more than I could have ever imagined. I'm not entirely sure why, but I am so relieved it has. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Feb 2021 06:17 PM PST I've been seeing a lot of good sharing on the sub today and figured I'd hop in and do some of my own. I'm 26F CW:180ish trying to change my lifestyle in general, but specifically hoping to lose some weight by my wedding in June. The last few weeks have been incredibly stressful, my nutrition has been piss poor and ive been neglecting all responsibilities in the name of just surviving the bullshit. I dubbed today my "get my shit together day", did a nice long hike with my mom in the morning and then did every chore I've been neglecting. It's been a crazy long day cleaning my entire apartment, getting groceries for my fiancé and myself for the next week, running errands. Come usual dinner time, I was starving and craving McDonald's. I kept thinking well I did so much.... I deserve to not cook... I was "good" with everything else today.... So when my fiancé texted that he'd be home late and to just eat dinner on my own, I immediately flipped open my food delivery app, excited to order several thousand calories worth of garbage and be able to eat it alone. But I decided you know what? That wasn't going to serve me. I don't want to live that way anymore, I don't wanna be slowed down at work tomorrow by a sluggish binge hangover, I don't wanna feel bloated and crampy all night while I try to sleep. I'm done doing this to my body. So I closed out of the app, and I cut up some fresh veggies and made a lovely, simple little salad. Now I'm perfectly full, I get to sleep tonight and I get to smile knowing that I took a step towards breaking the unhealthy cycles I've locked myself into over the last few years. Cheers. [link] [comments] |
| Planning my food intake at the start of the day is a game changer Posted: 10 Feb 2021 08:28 AM PST I recently started inputting everything I'm going to eat for the day into MFP while I have my coffee. It has been a GAMECHANGER. Instead of hoping I can hit all my macros within my deficit and kind of just waiting to see how many calories I'll get for dinner in fear (lol). I just plan it all out based on what I know I have in the fridge. It makes it so low stress!! Granted I do eat a lot of the same things for breakfast (green smoothie with protein or oatmeal) and always have an apple with pb2 as a snack. But I know that I have leftovers for lunch and tofu and veggies in the fridge for dinner. Now I don't even have to think about it I just follow along with my plan. It also helps that I work from home and don't ever eat out and half of my meal plan is "out of sight out of mind" aka I only buy fruits, veggies, nuts, beans, grains so that's all there is to eat. I used to kind of log as I went and sometimes would end up without enough calories for a satisfying dinner, I much prefer it all planned out! It also helps with cravings because I don't have that food anxiety or fear of being hungry, I know I will have a lot of food today and that helps keep me satisfied. Anyways just wanted to share that tidbit! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: February 11th, 2021 Posted: 10 Feb 2021 09:44 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] |
| Down 25lbs!! Here are somethings that helped!! Posted: 10 Feb 2021 11:02 AM PST I'm officially down 27 pounds! edit: I apparent can't math well. It's actually 22 pounds* It doesn't seem like a lot but considering I'm 5'1 and went from 167 to 145...ITS A LOT. *COUNT CALORIES!!!! I can't stress this one enough. It took me SIX. MONTHS. to lose 27 pounds and it's mostly because I was eating 3,000+ calories without realizing it! Most healthy foods ARE NOT HEALTHY! Download a calorie counting app and track everything. The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you consume! *Its going to take much longer than you want it to and that's ok! It took me about 6 months. Understand you are literally changing your entire life, not just losing weight. Be patient with yourself! *Lift some weights!!! Weight lifting is the FASTEST way to see changes in your body. Diet and cardio are important but weight training will completely transform your body! Seeing that difference is what motivated me to continue! *Hire a personal trainer, if you can afford it. I had no idea how to do any weight lifting but my PT pushed me and motivated me until I was confident with it! My pt sessions were $40/thirty minuets. When you consider how much you spend eating out every week, it's not that much at all! Plus you deserve to invest in yourself. *Take HIGH QUALITY vitamins! Especially vitamin D. Make sure they're plant based and not synthetic! Plant based won't make you feel sick to your stomach. It's night and day for me, mentally when I forget to take them. *DRINK WATER. Not diet soda. Not Gatorade. Not juice or whatever. Drink water. Lots of it. *You gotta do this out of love for yourself. Not contempt or hate. You have to practice and learn self love and embrace your self worth. You are worthy of love no matter what. Especially from yourself. Your body is an incredible thing that keeps you alive, cherish and respect it. If you hate yourself, it won't matter how much weight you lose, that void will still exist. It's a long list but I hope it helps whoever is struggling!! I wish I had known these things at the beginning but...well...I have a penchants for learning things the hard way 🤪 [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 10 Posted: 10 Feb 2021 05:19 PM PST Hello losers, Hump day. Heaven help us schlep through this week. Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: 230.6 this morning, 231.7 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1800): We'll see. 7/9 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 30-minute brisk walk at lunch. 9/10 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards): Therapy. It was a really rough one today. I'm going to be gentle with myself & let myself eat maintenance as needed. CPSTD is a real beast kids. 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 access to health care, including mental health. I'm very lucky. It's not always pleasant but I am able to take care of those things for a reasonable cost. Your turn kids! PS just a gentle reminder to love yourself & be kind to yourself on this journey! [link] [comments] |
| [19M] Struggling to find motivation, stuck in a cycle. Posted: 10 Feb 2021 09:22 PM PST I have put on a substantial amount of weight as a result of going on antidepressants and the impacts have ruined me emotionally. I have stretch marks on my stomach and it makes me feel horrible, and i'm at my fattest i've ever been in my entire life. I just cannot seem to break the cycle. I attempt and fail at CICO or IF every time i try it- i get this weird urge that i can never break to eat. And then i feel awful afterwords and just feel horrible about myself. I've gone from 190 pounds in August to now 242.3 pounds. I'm 5'6" for reference. Anyone have any idea what i should do? I'm happier mentally on my antidepressants, but it definitely has contributed to my weight gain. I'm on another medication that is prescribed to help with sexual side effects as well as the hunger part of my antidepressant. [link] [comments] |
| I want to loose weight in a healthy way Posted: 10 Feb 2021 11:05 PM PST I began my journey last summer and in the beginning I had a healthy schedule. I was doing my workout routine, I was eating 1200-1300 calories and I was happy. When school started I stopped respecting my schedule but I still wanted to loose weight.Since then I eat 500 calories everyday until I can't handle the craving anymore and I start eating a lot, and I stopped doing my workout because I have no motivation.I am struggling to find a balance but it seems impossible.For some reason my self esteem is lower in the present and I am having some problems with sleeping.I should feel better about myself because I am losing weight and I can see the results but I don't. I am 5,3 and I lost about 10 kilograms but I am not really proud of myself because I could loose more weight, in a healthier way. [link] [comments] |
| I used to think there was no turning back. There is. Posted: 10 Feb 2021 03:55 AM PST Maybe someone here feels like they've gained too much weight, that there's no turning back. I used to, at many points when I noticed I'd gotten heavier, my reaction was "but now I'm too far away from (healthy weight I used to have), there's no use in trying to reverse anymore". And then just keep gaining. I was deep in a nihilistic spiral and often felt terrible. It got to the point that I got a self-destructive urge, I would binge on alcohol and food in the hopes it'll take me out of this life sooner. It changed when I started weighing myself every day, monitoring the 7-day average. No more surprises. Then I slowly started losing weight. And it really is slow, painfully slow even, it'll be years before I'm no longer overweight. But guess what? One year in I already feel better than I used to. And I can walk farther without pain than I used to. I don't have my dream life and it's painful to think of what I'm still missing out on (activities, love life). But there are in fact rewards along the way. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Feb 2021 11:49 AM PST Hey all, as I am currently writing this, I am staring at a giant container of mini cupcakes at my work that my boss left for us. They do this every other week, sometimes every week. I always allow myself one thing of the new item, but that's it. Sitting here alone on break and just staring at those cupcakes makes me want to devour the entire tray, the first was so good, so why not more? They are mini so not as bad right? NO. I have been doing well getting back on the wagon to finally lose that last 10 pounds and it's proving to be the hardest weight to lose so far. I have to keep telling myself that I've eaten enough, And I don't feel hungry. These days I can manage my hunger levels, but the bingeing monster still lives in me, though a lot smaller and weaker. I can finally put those feelings down, and be okay with feeling satisfied and those damn cupcakes are not gonna stop my progress this time. The bingeing monster has little to no power on me anymore. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Feb 2021 02:00 PM PST I went to the gym today to do my body composition test. I met with the manager, who was previously a personal trainer. He proceeded to ask me a series of questions about why I was getting my test done. After answering his questions, I able to read his body language and see that he wasn't listening to me and just wanted to sell me something. He essentially told me to do everything that I was already doing. He criticized me for having lost a pound of muscle, even though I lost 18 lbs of fat in a month. I told him that it was worth the sacrifice and that 1 lb of muscle isn't a huge change in the calories burned at rest. He backed down and had to acknowledge that I was correct. I was able to get more information out him, but he kept jumping to assumptions about with every question that I asked. I learned that between 25 % to 30% is overweight. I'm currently at 31.1%, so I'll be kissing obesity goodbye by March. He also told me that I have a good amount of muscle, 111.1 lbs. Which is Close to his, I'm guessing more because that was the only number that he never shared with me and was vague about lol When he realized that he couldn't sell me anything, he was ready to get out of there. My major takeaway was that people don't think of the mental health aspect of weight loss. Numbers Don't mean anything, unless there is story or feelings behind them. Thanks again for sharing all of your information and stories with me. I was able to figure out a good routine for myself that is bringing me good results. More people have been talking to me and I've been able to express myself in new ways. I feel more comfortable in my clothes and I'm finally able to buy "normal" pants again. Lastly, I've been helping people in my personal life and people at the gym. It feels good to give back, to know what's going on with my body, and to be there for others. No more assumptions or bad guess work! Amen [link] [comments] |
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| Lost weight and kept it off, but now having second thoughts and tummy problem. What to do? Posted: 10 Feb 2021 11:43 PM PST So i have been on a keto/paleo diet since 2+ years. By 2020 Nov, I was in a very good shape, having lost about 38 lbs. I was being little bit active also, lifting small weights(10 lb - simple tricep and bicep curl) and doing some exercises(Chest press, pull down). Then i had some health issues, then the pandemic happened..I kept the low-carb diet going on, plus the intermittent fasting that i was doing. But may be due to being at home all the time motivation was less, and i cheated a lot on diet with snacks. And my gym was closed so i stopped that too. My only activity is now long walks i take. Even with the snacks added my weight has not increased during the 2020. But I feel there is a nefarious catch behind that. I think it has happened because i lost lot of muscle during this time. I feel this mainly because my tummy is a lot now. While i am in the fasting period it is ok, but as soon as i have done my eating, it is big. If my memory serves me right i was looking pretty flat tummied most of the time during 2019. I think because i stopped the exercises and also cheated, i lost the muscles in the abdomen, and have got a tummy because of that. [link] [comments] |
| I hit a physical and mental plateau Posted: 11 Feb 2021 01:39 AM PST Hi there. So, I guess I should start at the beginning. I started working out and calorie counting last april, and I lost 15 kilos, went from 118.4 to 103-ish (I am 194cm and 20 years old) . Then after that, I took a few weeks to hang with friends and such, and during that I actually went down to 100.9. After the second wave, I gained some weight, went up to 108-ish. In early december, I started IF and calorie counting again, and I went back down to 103. Thing is, I cannot go lower. IF and calorie counting didn't get me any lower, and thus my morale got worse. Now, I tried to assembe a diet based on macros, but I cannot stick with anything. Not calorie counting, not working out, nothing. I don't know what happened, but my willpower just isn't there. I didn't gain any weight back, I am just stagnating. Any tips would be appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| A reminder to not worry too much about the scale. Posted: 10 Feb 2021 01:48 PM PST So, I've been losing in small increments pretty steadily for several months. Then I stalled. For three weeks my weight was fluctuating up and down by a pound or two. Then, all of a sudden, I hopped on the scale today and was down 5lbs! This is pretty much on par with where I should have been had my small daily achievements been showing up on the scale over the last three weeks. I'm exactly where I want and need to be. If you're stalling but doing everything "right", just be patient. You're moving in the right direction. Your body may just need a little catch up time! The scale is not that important! Has this type of thing happened to you? Any insight or explanation is most welcome! Thanks for the daily inspiration kind people. Keep at it! You got this :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Feb 2021 09:27 AM PST Lately, I've seen a ton of posts about others' reactions to weight loss, comments about food, etc. that made the poster feel some type of way about their progress or plan. Weight loss is challenging, it can be emotional, and it can involve serious changes. For many of us, it can be hard to make those changes without asking for accountability from friends or coworkers, or at least giving your family the heads up to help you avoid temptation. That being said, a common theme I've noticed is that folks who are already very anxious and negative about their body open up to someone else, who doesn't say the right thing in response. Inevitably, this discourages the poster from weight loss or alternatively motivates them to prove the commenter wrong. Weight loss is something that should be pursued out of love and respect for your body and yourself. That sounds like an ideal, but it has practical benefits: emotional motivators come and go, but you and your body are in it together for life. It is so crucial to approach weight loss through a positive lens rather than a punishing or depriving one - it has to work for you, not for anyone else, and honestly: others' opinions do not matter unless they are your doctor or mental health professional. If you are fueled by others' reactions to your current weight or weight loss, or your dedication to your new lifestyle wavers with any expressed doubt from others, you may not be in a good headspace for this journey. Making new changes is hard, so it's tempting to seek support and validation wherever you can. However, if you don't feel like you are getting it from the people in your life, this sub is a great place to seek it out. We all get it and will give reasoned feedback and gentle, good-faith correction where appropriate. People in your life may be chronic fad dieters, may have never needed to lose weight, may be recovering from their own disorders, or simply may think themselves armchair experts on everything. For me, keeping weight loss talk abbreviated IRL and focusing on my own goals and what works for me has been key to success. If you're not there yet and obtuse off-handed comments about food and weight upset you enough that you deviate from your plan, you may want to avoid having those conversations. As a final note: Part of the reason that these posts stand out to me is that I recovered from an eating disorder and have worked very hard to approach weight loss in a healthy way. Many people have not been diagnosed with disorders but hold unhealthy beliefs about themselves, including that their weight is defining feature or a central focus to everyone around them. This can be true, as many people can be toxic about weight, but the goal of changing your eating habits should be to get to a place where you can thrive. If your weight is a constant negative focus, consider talking with a therapist to work towards embracing a more neutral view of yourself as you adopt a healthy lifestyle. The best defense against regain, in my opinion, is to lose weight for long-term reasons like preserving your quality of life. If that's what's driving you, an ignorant comment might sting but should not change your commitment to being your best you. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Feb 2021 07:51 PM PST I've been a vegetarian for around 4 years now (I'm 26) and so far I haven't had any issues with the lifestyle. Earlier last year I started putting on weight for various reasons (medication, pandemic, etc) I'm currently 123 pounds and 5'0ft tall. I'm aware I'm pudgy for someone my size. I saw a nutritionist and as soon as I mentioned I don't eat meat she gave me a hard stare and said "oh, so 0% protein intake then" then telling me vegetarian protein doesn't count. After she ran some tests she emphatically told me I was very very overweight, I had an excess of fat, mostly on my lower body and I was "insufficient". I'm not "allowed" to eat several foods, mostly sugar which includes fruits, the meal plan allows me to have a medium sized apple and a handful of berries (measured) a day. No sweet snacks either, stuff like crackers or rice cakes are not forbidden but I should not have more than one or two as snacks. I can have a handful of nuts for mid morning and afternoon with a little bit of cheese if I feel hungry. For lunch and dinner I can have as many veggies as I like as long as they are low calorie, no carb, steamed or boiled. Carby vegetables are discouraged. One cup of beans, protein can be cheese or eggs, there's a weird emphasis on how since I'm vegetarian I restricted myself to just those two. I pointed out diary bloats me but I still have cheese on practically 3 meals a day and yogurt or water as the drinks allowed in my plan. Along with exercise daily, I lose weight and I should see her in a month to see if I'm less fat. I'm not an expert at all but this raises red flags for me. I feel hungry after dinner at night or wake up feeling hungry, I'm sad and moody. Is this normal??? Am I too used to eating badly that I'm overreacting to a perfectly normal weight loss plan? [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 11 February 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 10 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] |
| Losing weight, gaining self awareness. Where to go with it? Posted: 10 Feb 2021 10:30 PM PST Hello, all! I have been lurking on this thread for a couple of weeks now and I can't get over the amount of support and positivity. I am currently 29F 5'3 SW:216 CW:209 GW:145. I have been trying to lose weight with diet and exercise for the last couple of years with no real success, so my doctor recently put me on Qsymia. I have been keeping my calorie intake at 1300 a day, doing home HIIT, yoga, or pilates exercises for 20-30 minutes 6 days a week and have suffered from PCOS in the past which ultimately hindered a lot of my initial weight loss. Since starting this most recent journey I am beginning to realize that binge eating is a serious issue, as is telling myself no. I also tend to stress eat and crave sugar and chocolate when I am stressed out or frustrated (I have 3 young boys, so stressed out happens a lot). Where do I go with this knowledge of my eating habits and how do I curb this? No one in my personal life is really able to help give sustainable advice, and Im finding myself in a spot where I either want to go to one extreme of bingeing or just not eating anything but vegetables and becoming very unforgiving of anything in between. Sorry for the ranty first post, just looking for some words of wisdom and encouragement! [link] [comments] |
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