Weight loss: 150 lbs lost + shirt size milestone |
- 150 lbs lost + shirt size milestone
- I finally hit a healthy BMI this morning!
- 300 reasons to love myself
- Hit the 50lbs milestone!
- I am not programmed for mindful/intuitive eating.
- Motivation is a LIE...If you're on a journey toward wellness, and you ever struggle to keep making progress, remove that insidious word from your vocabulary now...
- 6 weeks in, 7 pounds lost. Celebrating the small wins and lessons learned: overcoming my ED.
- small victory (not binging on cake)
- Weight Loss "Hack" for When You're Not Actually Losing It
- Nearly 40lbs down with 160 left to go; some reflections.
- small mistakes
- I feel so defeated, not sure how to see the changes.
- back to square one, again (little rant)
- Lets do this thing (Once again)!
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 25
- Should I join the gym or....?
- How do you deal with events where you know you will be eating a lot
- A Love Letter to Jelly
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 26th, 2021
- Anyone else cursed with the "skinny fat" body type?
- What’s a staple in your wright loss diet?
- Starting my weight loss journey!
- I finally left the house since lockdown started
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 26 March 2021: Today, I conquered!
| 150 lbs lost + shirt size milestone Posted: 25 Mar 2021 10:08 PM PDT 5'11. Male. 26 years old. Starting weight: 400 lbs. Current weight: 250 lbs. 604 days of hard work and hellbent dedication. Hey, y'all. It's me again. I always feel slightly bad when I post updates here when it hasn't really been that long since the previous one, but half another hundred pounds feels like a pretty big deal to me. And I dunno, I guess I just feel really proud of myself. Another reason why I'm feeling particularly hyped right now is that I tried on a size large t-shirt completely expecting it to not fit and was more than pleasantly surprised to notice that it had. They were out of XL for this Spider-Man t-shirt, and I'm quite a fan of graphic tees (especially of the superhero variety though I normally gravitate toward Batman lol). And I was just like, "Fine, I'll bank on a large and if it doesn't fit, I'll hold onto it until it does." The place I bought it from closed their dressing rooms because of COVID-19. Blah blah blah, not important. What is important is that I honestly couldn't tell ya the last time I managed to fit into a large. I can barely even tell you the last time I managed to fit into anything under a 3XL before I started this journey. So for that, I'll call it a huge milestone. What I'm doing: Low-calorie dense recipes that are satiating and high in volume. I've said this in previous posts: check out a YouTuber by the name of Greg Doucette. He specializes in this concept, and following his advice offers a lot of very sustainable dietary freedom. His biggest advice is that if there are foods that you love that are outside of the circle of what's considered to be healthy, alter the food in the kitchen and prepare it in such a way that it's in the circle. For example, I love pizza. So lately I've been making tons of cauliflower pizzas and I've actually gotten pretty decent at it. Way lower in calories, and I've got a gluten intolerance, so it's great for that. There are tons more recipes that are specifically from Greg that I like, like protein ice cream, anabolic French toast (of course I need to use gluten free bread lol), wraps, etc. Check him out. When it comes to exercise, I've been jogging much more lately. I'll mix it with some walking so I don't die, but I've been enjoying cardio. The idea of enjoying cardio has always been strange to me, but that's where I'm at. I also lift weights three days out of the week. Just simple shit in my room with dumbbells, but I'm consistent so I'm seeing results. It's like I've said before: this has been a very emotional journey. Much of it was spent learning more about myself, and learning out to adapt and overcome through my failures. I've slipped up many times in the past 604 days, but the main thing is that I stayed resilient and kept getting back on the horse. I'm not done yet. Probably never will be as long as I continue to care about my body, and believe me, I plan to always care about my body. We only get one of them after all. [link] [comments] |
| I finally hit a healthy BMI this morning! Posted: 25 Mar 2021 04:23 AM PDT I've pretty much always struggled with losing and keeping weight off. In 2016 I even managed to dip below 150 but it came back as soon as I got "off plan." I was a yo-yo dieter through and through. On my chart you can see my beach body days, some keto times, intermittent fasting, restricting to 1200, etc. None of them were sustainable for me and it shows. Tired of the cycle of losing quickly and then gaining quicker I decided in May 2020 that I would give slow weight loss a try for one year. It's been really rewarding and I honestly feel like I could continue these habits for the rest of my life! I made one change at a time and once I got that down I moved on to the next. I eat whatever I want but I count the calories and watch my portions (my food scale is a lifesaver), I make an effort to get in some kind of purposeful movement every morning, and I'm always kind and loving to myself. My eating habits haven't been perfect but when I stumble I just forgive myself and move on. Not punishing myself by restricting the meals after a slip or going crazy to burn the calories has been instrumental in psychological part of weight loss. I started out with 10 minutes of movement and eating 2000 calories and now almost a year later I get in 30 minutes each morning and eat around 1600 calories a day. If you're looking to get started with slow sustainable changes I highly recommend the podcasts We Only Look Thin and Half-size Me. Both have been super helpful! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2021 07:27 PM PDT Now that I'm 300 lbs. (no longer 400), I'm trying my best to look myself in the mirror without disgust. It's my lifelong goal to see my stretch marks as just skin and not as a representation of my failures or lost battles to my addiction. Many people say we should not love ourselves and should feel weird about our fat rolls, and on many days I believe them. But right now, I'm grateful to this community for continuing to be a source of love and support. Yes, we will lose it, but until that day, we must be kind and forgiving to ourselves. It's a long journey, so we must not be fueled by hate or disgust. This post is a journal entry that I will return to as a reminder. Okay, off to guzzle some water. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2021 08:47 PM PDT SW: 237 CW: 186 GW: 150 5ft 6 (F) It feels so surreal that ive made it this far, to lose 50lbs its been a year in the making with on and off weight loss stuff but I was determined this year was going to be the year to feeling more confident and happy with myself. This sub has played a part of keeping me on track (most days) What I've really learnt throughout this experience is that I don't need to be good all the time, I just need to good most of the time consistently. That mind set has really made me feel so much better if its a birthday and im surrounded by masses amount of food to not freak out like its my last day on earth or eat nothing and feel disconnected. Just have one (maybe two) slices of cake. In the grand scheme of things, it won't make a difference. Ive only got 26 more pounds to go and i hope to lose that by summer (ambitious I know but if i just keep to it I know its possible to do it healthily too) I will admit I have run out of a bit of steam during March, lost 4lbs so far but was consistently losing 8lbs a month beforehand. I expected it to slow down at some point though. Im very proud of myself for sticking to it so long, I usually give up after a while or would treat myself and wouldnt know when to stop. Overall, Im genuinely surprised I've made it this far. Always thought I was just "supposed" to be bigger. Im still on the chunky side but 50lbs less chunky! [link] [comments] |
| I am not programmed for mindful/intuitive eating. Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:33 PM PDT I've noticed many of friends are naturally mindful/intuitive eaters and have been their whole life. They've never struggled with weight, because that skill of mindful eating has always been there. My guess would be many others here struggle with this same problem. I've never been an intuitive eater. A lot of people say "listen to your body," but here's the thing- my body says eat the chips! Have the cake! Get seconds! Go for it! Through dieting and essentially teaching myself mindful and initiative eating there are now times my body says I'm full, or I don't need that... but it's certainly not ingrained in me the way it is people who've unconsciously practiced this their entire life. Unconsciously being a really key word in that sentence. I have accepted I will consciously have to pay attention to my eating the rest of my life. While this might sound discouraging, I'm actually hoping to encourage here by sharing the little life hacks I've learned to somewhat combat this. So quick background, I lost 50 pounds in 2019 and got to a point where I felt comfortable not logging food daily. This went well for a while, but insert pandemic. Somewhere along the lines in 2020 the learned mindful eating started to fade away and I went back to default mode. I gained back around 20 pounds. I, personally, don't want to have to log calories every day for the rest of my life. So here's what I have figured out. Mindful eating is like a riding a bike. You KNOW how to do it still, you just maybe aren't practicing it. So if I catch myself getting off track I log my calories daily for a week or two. Kind of get the feel again... get back on the bike. Then I stop, but the mindful eating continues. If I start to get off track again, I start temporarily logging again. This helps me first, jog my memory on what I'm doing but also identify new snacks/food I've recently added in that are hiking up my calories more than I realized so I can make adjustments from there. One final thing I sometimes do is log cheat days only. Because my brain apparently likes to splurge, if I log my cheat days I'm a lot less likely to cheat as bad heck yeah I still cheat, but if I can see what I planned to eat it waaaaay higher than I anticipated I can make cuts where I need to. Anyway, these little things have helped me stay on track without feeling as rigid as I did when I first started and I thought maybe they could help others! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2021 09:10 AM PDT TL/DR: Motivation, or the lack there of, is really just an excuse to allow you to self-sabotage. Replace motivation with action. Title speaks for itself, but here are my thoughts... First of all, I'm not an expert in anything, and I'm self conscious about soap boxing on the internet...But I feel really strongly about this, and I'm more than happy to discuss if anyone disagrees. I love this sub! I come on here for a few mins almost every day...and I almost always find someone or something that inspires me to be better, or work harder, or keep going...but inspiration is NOT motivation... Tooooooo many people come here to ask for motivation, or vent about not feeling motivated, or say they've 'lost their motivation' to lose weight, or get stronger, or eat healthier, or stop binging, or whatever... Please, come here for INSPIRATION, not motivation. Motivation does not exist, at least not in the micro sense... I just got off my Peloton bike. I didn't want to ride this morning. I didn't feel strong. I didn't feel well. I didn't feel motivated to do it...and I didn't have a good ride. BUT I DID IT BECAUSE I TOOK ACTION! And now I'm proud of myself, and I accomplished something that I could have blown off if I'd tried to find the motivation to do it...Because guess what? When you look for the motivation to take action, and you don't find it...you've just given yourself the perfect excuse to not do that thing. So the next time you feel down, or you fall off the wagon, or you start to lose hope because you've plateaued, remember that it's not a race, that there's no finish line, that it's ok to fall and get back up, and that you don't need motivation to improve yourself, you ONLY need to take action! [link] [comments] |
| 6 weeks in, 7 pounds lost. Celebrating the small wins and lessons learned: overcoming my ED. Posted: 25 Mar 2021 09:07 PM PDT 28F, 5"1. SW:167, CW:160, GW:125 Trigger warning: eating disorder/bulimia Six weeks ago I hired a personal trainer and decided to get serious about my weight loss. This is probably my 1000th attempt at weight loss, but for the first time in my life I feel like I finally got it right. I've struggled with bulimia my whole life, as a teen then later in my early 20's. My eating disorder became a way of living for me. That terrible cycle of binging and purging. One of my friends suffered from it too, we would encourage each other and plan binging/purging nights together. In my mid 20's I finally stopped the cycle. Only to find myself gain more and more weight. It was hard looking back at the pictures of myself where I looked my best, but inside felt my worst. Previous attempts at calorie counting and my fitness pal had quickly lead me down the same path. I was scared of caring about my weight, because I knew if I started caring too much about it, I would go into that dark way of thinking again. But not this time. For the first time ever, I'm working out three times a week, I'm eating right, I'm keeping a balance and have my cheat meals once in a while. And I'm losing weight!! It's not as fast as I would like. But it's real, and it feels good. I finally learned that there are no shortcuts to this process. Food doesn't control me anymore, I'm in control. There are days where I go over, and I eat things that aren't the best, in the past this would have led me down a spiral. But now, I just pick myself up and try to do better the next day. The trick for me has been learning to love myself as I am, at my highest weight. There's no need to try to rush this process, I'm happy as I am. I accept this body how it is, my weight, how much I lose- that doesn't change anything about who I am, or what I'm worth. Just a reminder for anyone out there who struggles with ED. You're not alone, you can get through this! You can change and do things differently. [link] [comments] |
| small victory (not binging on cake) Posted: 25 Mar 2021 04:55 PM PDT today I was craving a slice of cake that my family baked today, but the thing is, these cakes are a huge trigger to me. before when I would eat them I would say "the day is ruined" and use it as an excuse to keep eating/ binging. but today was different. I took a slice (weighed it and logged it in) and I know it isn't perfectly accurate, but I'm happy I even logged it in. then after I was finished with my slice, I had an urge/ heavy thoughts to grab another slice. I walked away. Even though this is small, I am proud because I don't think I have ever done this with these cakes, and I am so happy to watch myself become the person I've always wanted to be; one that doesn't binge everytime there is a change too. [link] [comments] |
| Weight Loss "Hack" for When You're Not Actually Losing It Posted: 25 Mar 2021 11:10 AM PDT This is my (27F SW: 205lb CW: 185lb GW: 155lb) first post after a lot of lurking, but it's been a rough week so I finally felt like sharing a little hack that has helped me maintain some sanity. Despite sticking to my OMAD & CICO plan just like every other week, this week the scale jumped up 5 pounds, and it was disheartening. I've been working really hard to remind myself that it's likely just water weight, that it's a marathon not a sprint, and that if I just stick to my plan, eventually the numbers on the scale will start going back down - but it still sucks to feel like I'm losing progress. Suddenly my brain turned negative, and I was noticing my chins, my rolls, and my stomach so much more and feeling terrible about them. Rather than saying "fuck it" and giving up (like I have probably a million times in the past), or going extreme to try to undo those 5 pounds, I bought a new self tanner and put it all over my body, and it cured me of the super negative body image and self talk! It's like an instant before & after photo. TLDR: Sometimes a lil fake bake is all you need to cure the plateau/inexplicable gains blues. [link] [comments] |
| Nearly 40lbs down with 160 left to go; some reflections. Posted: 25 Mar 2021 09:37 AM PDT F/26/5'6" I could go on for a small books length on how I got here. I'll just say I've always been the fat friend, but I gained nearly 100lbs when I moved nearly 400 miles away from my home. It was a combination of loneliness and mental illness compounding. Something in me snapped in December of 2020 and I decided enough was enough, my blood pressure was high(resting was 180/110 sometimes) I had no stamina, my knees hurt, my hips hurt just from laying in bed. I went to my doctor and she gave me a pill to try and medically help weight loss but it made me sick as a dog and also made me feel like I didn't have two brain cells to rub together, so I said no. I came across this book called Brain-Powered Weightloss by Eliza Kingsford and I can honestly say it's changed my life and the way I've been treating myself. It outlines why the cycle of diets fail, negative self talk and how to kind of cognitive behavioral therapy yourself out of it. A lot of my problem was definitely mental, but I also Kirby my food (have since I was a kid. I've been told i eat like someone's going to take my food away from me) so reading about eating mindfully and stopping when I'm content, not full has really changed how much I eat. Religiously tracking everything I eat in MFP has also helped. Sometimes I exercise, sometimes I don't. Since I'm just beginning I'm trying to do things slowly and not burn myself out like I'm prone to. I started out thinking "Wow, I don't know how I'm going to lose 200lbs." But now that I'm about 40lbs down and only have 160 left, that 160 looks like a way smaller mountain. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:22 PM PDT today i realised I am an idiot Ive been counting calories for 2 weeks now. and Ive hit a bit of a plateau this week which is very annoying but also while weighing myself daily my scale fluctuated too much to be plausible. like. Over 6 pounds in 24h too much. And i didn't think much of it. But then today I got proof of what I've been suspecting You see, I live in an old building. And my floors are uneven because of that. This includes the titles on my bathroom floor apparently because - and yes i did try this - on the same scale within seconds I weighed more and less depending on where I put the scale. So yeah. Measuring errors are possible please check for them if your scale is doing confusing things. [link] [comments] |
| I feel so defeated, not sure how to see the changes. Posted: 25 Mar 2021 07:47 PM PDT Hey all, looking for advice here. I'm a 6'6 male who started at 400lbs 5 months ago and currently am at 320. Hell I even did the David Goggins' 4x4x48 on the 5th of March, and keep having people tell me I look like a completely different person, which I truly do appreciate. But when I look at myself in the mirror or at progress pictures, holy shit am I embarrassed and defeated. I see NO differences and I'm not sure how to deal with it, I'm still such a fat fuck idk how anyone could say I look "good". Granted my clothes don't really fit anymore because they're all quite big, and I suppose every now and then I'm happy about that. But then I see where I'm at, see my face and my body and how far I have to go... idk I don't want to give up but fuck, the endless torment is exhausting. I thought things would pick up and get better, but I can't stop tearing myself apart. Just wondering if anyone else can relate, maybe some good ideas on how to recognize and move past these feelings. I know everyday won't be sunshine and rainbows, but damn it'd be nice to be proud of myself for once. [link] [comments] |
| back to square one, again (little rant) Posted: 25 Mar 2021 03:17 PM PDT hey y'all, please hear me out as I start this journey once again last summer, i started taking my health seriously after gaining weight during the beginning of the lockdown (back in march). for the first time in my life i had lost 20lbs and was getting closer and closer to my first goal of leaving obesity behind me (for GOOD). however, towards the end of the year, i overtrained, had a very miserable start in remote university and i was hit by my usual seasonal depression but 10x harder to the point that im honestly grateful to still be here. this means, the fitness and eating habits i had went to the side and reverted to my old ways (even worse). this might sound corny but i might say, during this pandemic, i also realized how my sense of self was built on nothing true to myself. I believe for me to truly change I must leave everything behind, which includes the extra weight that I've been carrying on me for years. losing weight is a damn struggle (to say the least haha) but it'll be worth it. no more excuses. please wish me luck as I embark on this journey for the nth and LAST time. I hope this resonated with someone and i wish good luck to you as well. don't give up. [link] [comments] |
| Lets do this thing (Once again)! Posted: 25 Mar 2021 04:22 PM PDT Hi y'all! I'm excited to lose weight again. First off I want to tell you my previous weight loss story. When I was around 15 I reached 240 LBs. I realized that was not healthy, so I decided to change with the help of a friend. I immediately stopped all sugar (except fruits and natural kinds). I started riding my bike 2-3 miles a day, doing 100 situps a day, and ran every other day. I pushed through the pain and I lose 20 pounds in my first month. After that I was suddenly told I was moving. This sent me down a depression spiral. I had lived in this town all my life and I had suddenly lost all my friends. I started to binge eat and not workout anymore. I regained all the weight I had lost. fast forward 6-7 months I decided to start working out again. Then covid-19 hit. Once covid hit I stopped being able to hang out with the friends I was making. Once again making me stop exercising due to depression. Fast forward to now I've decided to get this going again. I am currently 270ish. I am starting today 3/25/2021. I am going full cold turkey on all sweets that are not natural once again. I just bought a kettlebell and so far I love it. I have gone for a 5 mile walk to get me moving, and it hurt. I know that this will keep me going though. I am calorie counting and keeping charts of everything I am doing. Wish me luck for my second start. I know that I can do it. I just want to lose weight to surprise my friends back home before going back after I get the vaccine. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 25 Posted: 25 Mar 2021 07:10 PM PDT Hello losers, I'm running late today, post & run! Hope you are all kicking butt! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: Ungh, not fabulous today, I don't even want to look at my Libra but it's logged, 231.1 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range: Maintenance. I'ma be real kids, this is survival mode. I'm counting my calories & not super jazzed about them, but I am still here & striving with y'all. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute lunch walk & 30 minute stationary bike. 18/25 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards): Gonna go take such a marvelous shower. Try a new recipe once a week: Roasted fennel, home made granola, sautéed swiss chard, sautéed zucchini & summer squash, corned beef, roasted romanesco & sausage sammiches with grilled veggies. 7/4 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I'm grateful for sugar scrub & good lotion. Skin care that smells like the kind of dessert I would feel guilty about consuming is a win. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2021 07:27 PM PDT I quit my job due to health reasons. Now I want to focus on my fitness and mental health. Should I join the gym and go meet my personal trainer or cancel the appointment and find a cheaper alternative to exercise which won't make me feel as anxious... Concerned I won't commit to the gym and my money will be wasted but I'm concerned for my health also. I don't want to sign up to the gym and I hate it? But my personal trainer says it takes 21 days to make it a habit. I'm not sure if I can do it. Scared. Fear. People judging me at the gym. Financially can I afford it? I want to be that person who likes going to the gym, but I'm scared I won't commit and will be locked into a contract or I'll give up. I don't want to fail. I have hypothyroidism, recently quit smoking, overweight and have sleep apnea. My partner is very supportive. I want to change and get better, but something is holding me back. 🤷♀️ Any advice or direction would be greatly appreciated. Feeling lost. [link] [comments] |
| How do you deal with events where you know you will be eating a lot Posted: 25 Mar 2021 04:44 PM PDT Repost because of spelling errors I'm going to be visiting some family over Easter for a few days and one of my aunties makes meals that are pretty high in fat and serves rather large portions. I'm Nigerian so it's not really a simple case of saying no to the food since it can be considered to be disrespectful (like if you don't appreciate the person who cooked the food) so knowing this I feel a little nervous. I wonder if there are any tips that will make sure I can avoid weight gain or at least gain as little weight as possible. I've been considering restricting my calories a little a few days beforehand and I wonder if that would be ok? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2021 12:28 PM PDT Hey friends, hope you're all doing well. Just a quick PSA because I've been on that lean shred grind and wanted to share my love for low-sugar jelly. If we're talking calories, you can eat up to a litre of sugar-free jelly for around 110kcal, and the protein in it (from gelatine, which is high in collagen, etc etc) is more than a scoop of whey protein (obviously depending on how much you have, for me I munch down on a litre so I'm looking at 2.4g carbs 23.5g protein). Honestly the best post-workout snack I've discovered in a while, don't have to feel like I'm forcing down a protein shake (and it's mostly water, so that's also a huge bonus for the chore of keeping hydrated) and it satisfies that post-exercise sugar craving. Probably not something to eat everyday (having copious amounts of anything isn't healthy, really) but just thought I'd share my love for the stuff. Cheers [EDIT: I mean 'jello' here, not 'jelly' (different terms in Australia y'know] [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 26th, 2021 Posted: 25 Mar 2021 11:21 PM PDT 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] |
| Anyone else cursed with the "skinny fat" body type? Posted: 26 Mar 2021 01:18 AM PDT It's a nightmare. I'm female, just over 5ft 2, and only about 5 pounds away from my healthy BMI range, yet my belly still measures almost 37", it's sickening. The rest of me looks slim, and i actually don't WANT to lose much more for this reason, i don't want the rest of me to look any slimmer, i want to retain some curves. But seems the only way i'd ever get the belly down is to lose a huge more amout of weight, possibly lower end of my BMI range. Even then i'm not sure the belly would get down to under 34" which is what i'm aiming for. It's really maddening and so bad for my motivation when i work so hard. 1hr cardio most days, plus usually walking and generally being active, and restrictive eating. I looked into the skinny fat dilemma online and the general solution that seems to be given is do more strength training, and bulk up muscle. I REALLY don't want that. It may work for some people, but i really dislike the muscular look. All the after pics were showing muscly toned bellies and i don't want that. Plus it just equals more time and work for me, as i'd still have to do my cardio to burn enough cals, and THEN also a strength workout?? Definitely wouldn't have time for all that on work days, and even on my days off that's a long time to spend working out. I guess i just needed a rant, and to see if anyone else has this dilema. Was reading about all the health risks of having a waist bigger than 34", and it bothered me. Feel like giving up though, why shouldn't i just enjoy myself and eat what i want, if the fat is just absolutely adamant to cling to that area regardless. :( [link] [comments] |
| What’s a staple in your wright loss diet? Posted: 25 Mar 2021 12:15 PM PDT a couple months back in july i decided i wanted to lose weight, i was fat and when i really looked in the mirror with no shirt on i was disgusted with myself, so i started, started with 2,000 calories a day, then worked my way down to 1200, albeit a big jump from 2,000 i always knew i wanted to do 1200 and after a rough start getting into it, eventually i did, and it was great, i was fine, i was doing good for a bit, ended up getting from almost 310 to about 262, then around the holidays i got a little more flexible and was enjoying myself and i have yet to get back in track, fortunately i haven't gained weight i've stayed around 262 mark but i want to start again , the only issue is just like the first time i started its hard to get into it, back when i lost the weight i was meal prepping and eventually i stopped but would cook up dinner quickly every night but now i work at night so it's a little tough for me and meal prepping is probably what i need to do so i'm just trying to construct a set of meals that will keep me full, i'm aiming for 1500 a day, while intermittent fasting [link] [comments] |
| Starting my weight loss journey! Posted: 25 Mar 2021 01:44 PM PDT Hey everyone! I've tried losing weight before but never stayed completely motivated. Whenever the scale wouldn't move or it would move in the wrong direction, I'd get depressed and stop trying. I'm just a 25 year old, 5 foot 4 inches tall, woman trying to better herself and become happier and healthier. I weigh myself daily with the Renpho scale and app. Here's all my info according to the app: Weight - 197.8 pounds; BMI - 34.2; Body Fat - 41.6% and my measurements are: chest - 44 inches; waist - 40 inches; fattest part of my stomach - 49 inches; and lastly, hips - 48 inches. Long-term goal: I'd love to be back to the 120s-130s pounds and not have a gigantic stomach. I swear I look like I'm 9 months pregnant and it is so embarrassing. Basically I'm looking for any and all advice, tips, tricks, etc. on weight loss, fitness, weight loss products. I would love to make new friends to discuss in a non-judgment way my own journey/their journey. I have a few questions now (and probably will think of more later on, but can't think straight right now): What does everyone think of fasting? Does it actually work and what would be the best way for a beginner? Weight loss pills and gummies - do they really work and what ones are the best? What exercises should I be doing to flatten my stomach? Lastly, how in the world do people stay motivated to do this?! I struggle with having no motivation, have a low self-esteem and basically no self-control with food. I just want to say sorry for the long post, and thank you all for taking the time to read! Hope everyone has a good day! [link] [comments] |
| I finally left the house since lockdown started Posted: 25 Mar 2021 05:25 AM PDT Lockdown has been really struck where I live so I have been able to go a long time without going out. I was not good at unnecessary exercise before this all started but anxiety of covid due to my weight definitely made it worse. On Monday I finally pushed myself to drive to a nearby park. No chance of having to talk to neighbours and I set my own route so no one to comment on how long I took (People I live with are obsessed with their Fitbits) I've gone every day since then and it's been tough. I've had swelling on my legs before and it's been fluctuating, but I'm hoping the increased exercise will help that. But the worst thing has been the muscle soreness. Muscles that haven't been used in ages waking up and screaming, different muscles every day it seems. But I'm still going. I know there's no great progress here but I'm proud that I've started. A proper examination of my diet is next I think. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 26 March 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 25 Mar 2021 10:01 PM PDT The habit of persistence is the habit of victory! Celebrating something great? Scale Victory, Non-Scale Victory, Progress, Milestones -- this is the place! Big or small, long or short, please post here and help us focus all of today's awesomeness into an inspiring and informative mega-dose of greatness! (Details are appreciated!! How are you losing your weight?) * Did you just change your flair? pass a milestone? reach a goal? * Did you log for an entire week? or year? * Did you take the stairs? walk a mile? jog for 3? set a new personal record? * Fit into your old pair of jeans? throw away your fat clothes? fit into your college outfit? Post it here! This is the new, improved place for recording your acts of awesomeness! Due to space limitations, this may be an announcement (sticky) only occasionally. Please find it daily and keep it the hottest thing on /r/loseit! --- On Reddit your vote means, "I found this interesting!" Help us make this daily most the most read, most used, most interesting post on r/loseit by redding, commenting, and participating often! --- [link] [comments] |
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