Weight loss: Day 4 of Not Buying a Candy Bar. This is hard. |
- Day 4 of Not Buying a Candy Bar. This is hard.
- Count your votes
- Today is my cake day and also the first weigh in under 60kg! (59.8) I’ve lost 10.7 kg (24lb) this year. Imgr pics are NSFW
- I Broke my Plateau by Eating more and I'm no longer pre-diabetic.
- 115 Pounds Lost! 6' Male 21 [266.6--->152]
- When in doubt, just pile a crap load of herbs and spices on it .. low calorie food fix.
- TIL that i constantly underestimate calories
- I ate a healthy breakfast and went for a walk!
- I'm a 40 yo male, disabled, and a health scare recently showed me it is now or never if I want to be around much longer.
- Motivation Helps, Discipline is Everything
- 24-Hour Pledge - Friday, 19 March 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 19 March 2021? Start here!
- Never realized how many calories I drink daily just in coffees and tea. Not sure how to stop this one.
- Loving the process. No matter how hard it is to believe, something is happening. Pseudo-NSV M/39/5’10” [265 lbs to 247 lbs] (2 months)
- Finally starting to get back on track after 38lb gain during Covid - forgiveness is key!
- Finally reached my goal weight after +5 years!!
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 18
- I(22F) feel like everyone is against me in my journey to lose weight
- How do I deal? Curse you mother nature!
- Surprisingly shocked at the success of my new morning exercise routine! A message of hope and encouragement.
- Lost my progress pictures :(
- Need to lose 70 lbs to get back to a normal/healthy BMI
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 19 March 2021: Today, I conquered!
- Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 19th, 2021
| Day 4 of Not Buying a Candy Bar. This is hard. Posted: 18 Mar 2021 08:14 AM PDT So... we got this new vending machine at work, and it takes credit cards. A couple months ago, I got hungry and decided to buy a snickers bar from it. It was so freaking good. The next day I bought another one. This became habit. I ate a 400 calorie snicker bar every day for two months... Anyways, I gained about 10 lbs back from my 2020 loss (not just from this, but other snacking, plus holiday eating). I decided to take control again on Monday, and started calorie counting again. And... I haven't bought a candy bar this week yet. This is legitimately difficult. Like it's hard to break that habit. It's always in the back of my brain to just go get one. I'm trying to let my streak motivate me to keep going. 4 days will turn into 5 days. That will turn into a week. Then two weeks and so on... I figure after a week of this, the craving will go away. Hoping so. I gave up soda last year, and it took a month for me to stop craving it. Not sure what I'm looking for posting this. Just felt like sharing. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 07:17 PM PDT In Atomic Habits, the author suggests that each action you take is casting a vote for an identity. So every time you put on your shoes to run, you're casting a vote for yourself as a runner. Each time you eat more than you want to, you're casting a vote for yourself as someone who doesn't have control over their eating. The votes add up over time - no single vote is deterministic, but taken together they make up the identity that feels like the true "you." Falling off track, even just a little bit, can escalate into worse and worse behavior, because you're casting a vote for an old identity and forget about all the other votes you cast to be someone different. When I start to fall off track, it's been helping to count up all the good choices I did make. I did eat a healthy breakfast, even if I had a lot of dessert. I did log my calories, even if I ate more than my goal. I did do some housework to move around, even if I didn't work out. I already cast those votes for my healthy identity - I have to remember to count them. I can't only the count the votes I cast for an unhealthy self. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 10:34 AM PDT I'm 172cm (5'7"), 30F. Start: 72kg (159lb) * current: 59.8kg (132lb) * Goal: 56.7kg (125lb) I know my goal weight is low. I need it to have a bit of a buffer in case I gain a little Then I can work my way back without my weight getting out of control. TLDR; Swapped my foods, lost weight, started exercising, feel better Pic album: https://imgur.com/gallery/PF6Dphb I had just gotten my dream job at the beginning of 2020 after quitting my job in early 2019 to study more. I took on a part time job at a club in 2019, so that's why some of my pics are in costumes. COVID ended my contract early and I could not get another main job. I felt like shit and I was super depressed about this failed job search. And I had trouble studying or focusing. I spent most of my day in bed when I wasn't working at the club. I missed my family back in my home country. I was always tired. I would get convenience store food or order Uber eats for lunch and dinner. I started going to counseling for my time management, ADHD, and depression. It's helping me find ways to function better and manage my time and actual do things. In June 2020, my boss said that couldn't take a new photo shoot for my club because I was too fat. I lost 2kg by drinking less booze. In mid January 2021, I thought maybe I can heal myself from the outside in. I decided to write all of my plans like chores, getting ready, meals, appointments, work, etc in my phone calendar. Helped a lot. I started feeling mentally and physically better after changing my food. I really stopped worrying about the job hunt and decided to focus on fixing myself to increase my productivity for when jobs are more available and I have to mental capacity to improve my skills. Decided to walk up and down 7 flights of stairs every morning and start cooking: Breakfast: oatmeal and a banana Lunch: soboro (Japanese ground chicken and ginger root), microwave vegetables, apple/orange/ or strawberries. Dinner: soboro or hard boiled eggs, microwave vegetables, apple/orange/ or strawberries. Snacks when I'm hungry: strawberries, konyaku jelly, Greek yogurt. In February 2021, I started going to a personal trainer. I started lifting 3x a week. I hope to get strong. In March 2021, I started playing futsal once a week. Edit: a word [link] [comments] |
| I Broke my Plateau by Eating more and I'm no longer pre-diabetic. Posted: 18 Mar 2021 03:40 PM PDT Hey all, since August I've been eating roughly 1500 calories. I started at 414lbs (187.7kg) and this morning I weighed in at 327.4 (148.5kg) down a total of 86.6lb or 39.28 kg. I've been lately running into plateaus that no matter what never seemed to break even though, I'm eating a deficit for my size. I dropped down to 331 at the beginning of the month and was literally bouncing between 332 and as low as 330.6, I went back and I looked at the last time I broke my plateau and that happened to come after my birthday where I ate roughly 2700 cal. I thought to myself, why don't I try this again and just have a day where I count but don't care about my limit. I ate roughly 2400 cal (I tried to aim between 2500-3000) but I just couldn't eat anymore.. So before I started eating I weighed myself and I was 330 on the nose. Weighed my self 48 hours later (I weigh myself every other day) and boom 327.4! Also, I'm pretty damn sure I was diabetic before I started losing weight. I had quit drinking sodas, energy drinks, etc. for about a month or so and lost 30lbs when I had my blood work done and my A1C was on just a few tenths of a point from being diabetic but still in the prediabetic zone. Two weeks ago, I got my blood work back and I'm no longer prediabetic and it's not even close. It's amazing just how quickly things can change. The biggest thing for me to lose weight, I had to understand that it was 90% mental. You've got to make sure you're there and ready to do this. I think it's time I start my own vlog and start sharing it with my friends and family, I'm pretty committed at this point. haha Thanks for listening to my TedTalk. [link] [comments] |
| 115 Pounds Lost! 6' Male 21 [266.6--->152] Posted: 18 Mar 2021 05:42 AM PDT Hello! I've posted here a few times along my journey, and previously thought that my journey was over. When I was 175 pounds I was happy and content with how I looked and felt, but recently I've had the desire to go above and beyond! I was skinny by all metrics, but I wanted to prove to myself that I was capable of reaching a high level of fitness and achieving my version of the "dream body". I've been on a steady cutting diet while eating 100+ grams of protein daily, and going to the gym 3 days a week. I've been slowly gaining muscle while shedding my remaining body fat. My goal is 12% body fat while gaining some significant muscle mass on my frame over the next few years. For the first time in my entire life I'm EXCITED to take my shirt off in public, and I feel like I'm genuinely good looking as a whole. I've always been happy with my facial aesthetics, but I've felt the need to hide my body since I was in my very early teens. It's an incredibly liberating feeling to have this confidence, and I wouldn't trade it for the world. [link] [comments] |
| When in doubt, just pile a crap load of herbs and spices on it .. low calorie food fix. Posted: 18 Mar 2021 04:57 PM PDT Yep, title says it all. I've been eating canned whole potatoes at 175 calories/can, and green beans at about 85 calories/can, ... and you know, they ain't bad if you pile enough herbs and spices on them. Start by pouring off the water and putting them in an actual bowl, then break up the potatoes if that is what you are having, ... then put in a packet of soy sauce you got from somewhere, then pile on the seasonings. Here's stuff that works for me, none of them fresh, all dried, ... dill, thyme, basil, onion flakes, pepper, rosemary, onion powder, coriander, little salt .. just cover the green beans or potatoes in that until you don't see a lot of green beans or white left, that's when you know you have enough. I tell you, it ain't bad. It isn't a Papa John's pizza, .... but for under 200 calories it ain't bad. [link] [comments] |
| TIL that i constantly underestimate calories Posted: 18 Mar 2021 04:15 PM PDT I've struggled to lose weight since my thyroid went on vacation in my early 20's. I have managed to lose up to 20lbs through implementing an insane exercise routine or cutting out all carbs....but it always comes back. I've never consciously counted calories because it used to put me in a bad mental space but I decided to stop living the definition of insanity and start approaching this scientifically. So I girded up my big girl panties and have been tracking my daily weight and logging everything I eat into MFP, since the beginning of the month. And lo and behold, it turns out on most days my actual consumption is 200-400 cals over what I had estimated. Who knew? I'm going to adjust my portions and keep tracking daily... will be interesting to see what things look like if i can separate feelings of shame from a neutral act of "recording and observing data". Also curious to see whether all this time i've been blaming my thyroid for my bad math. (Thyroid sluggishness is still part of the picture, but probably far less so than I had thought) I have 50lbs to lose and a goal of getting it done by 2022. Now that I have calories dialed in i feel more optimistic. :-D [link] [comments] |
| I ate a healthy breakfast and went for a walk! Posted: 18 Mar 2021 06:58 AM PDT Over last year, I gained about 3 stone. I developed a binge eating disorder and I was really struggling, I still am to a degree. I'm autistic and I don't leave the house very often at all because I get really bad anxiety, and since I'm now overweight, I always worry that people are looking at me and thinking mean things. I went from a healthy 10 st to 13 st 6 lbs (I'm female, and 5ft 9). Well today I managed not to binge eat at breakfast, and managed a 30 minute walk outside. I ordered a bunch of comfortable dresses so that I can go for walks whilst not having a sensory overload, and today they came, so I knew I had to give a walk a go. I did it! I'm hoping I can go for a walk every day now. Hopefully this and controlling my eating impulses will result in some weight loss. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 01:35 PM PDT My name is Bo. Or my nickname at least, and that's what I've been called by all who know me since I was a baby. I'm a 40, soon to be 41, year old male. Disabled due to a degenerative condition in my hips. First time father, and she is only 3 so I was already near 40 when I became a father. Morbidly obese. And recently had a health scare that made me finally get serious about getting healthy, and stop saying "well, one day I'll do this and that" about my health like I have for the last 15 or so years as I gradually went from chubby to fat to obese and now feeling like I'm imprisoned inside my own body sometimes by my inability to do most things due to my weight and hip condition combined. My health scare was a tough battle with covid back in October. Many times I couldn't get enough air no mater how deep or often my breaths. I thought for awhile that I wouldn't make it. To the point that I started writing letters and filming videos for my daughter to have when she gets older, because I wanted her to remember me. Though I eventually pulled through, I still have a couple lingering issues to this day. That fear I had when I was at my lowest is what made me finally decide to get serious. I don't want my little girl to only remember me through pictures and videos and letters. I want to watch her grow up, and for her to have a father. As I am already 40, and age is something I can't reverse, I knew I had no choice but to get my weight under control, if I wanted to live another 35+ years and be there when she is the age I am now. So that is what I am doing. Completely changing how I live. What I eat. I am filming myself to keep myself motivated, and posting my story to a group (or groups, since I'm new and idk which will fit me best) so that I feel like I have some accountability not to cheat. I am also filming it (can't post directly it seems and not gonna share link here) because I want to, in person unlike my covid videos, show it to my daughter one day, so she can see where I was and how far I (hopefully) have come by that point, and so that she will see that you can accomplish seemingly impossible things if you have willpower and motivation and accountability. Plus, I want to see my progress for myself, and look back on where I was for those same reasons, if I ever doubt myself about anything. Anyway, that's my story. Or the beginning of it, anyway, as far as this chapter is concerned. Sorry it was so long. That's just me though. Verbose, to put it kindly, lol. I started several days ago but just got to posting about it now. My plan is to weigh in every Monday, so every Monday, or soon after, I'll share my results. I almost said my progress, but I'm too far gone to get cocky about it. [link] [comments] |
| Motivation Helps, Discipline is Everything Posted: 18 Mar 2021 12:26 PM PDT "I just don't have the energy to wake up early, I might get to it after I get off work though..." "Eh, I don't really feel like walking today, it's too cold outside." "I could stop at store and get the ingredients to make a salad and a pasta dinner tonight, but that sounds like too much work so I will just get Taco Bell instead..." The list goes on and on, doesn't it? Motivation has really only ever happened in fleeting moments for me. Like after I already witnessed results on the scale, or after an exciting life event like having a child. Other than those few and far betwixt moments, motivation to work on myself doesn't happen. But - you do not wait for those moments to come around - you get ahead of them. Don't feel like cooking a home-cooked meal? Do it anyway. Don't feel like skipping that oh so sacred lunch to exercise in the park instead? Do it anyway. Don't feel like waking up early to tackle meditation/reading/prayer/running that 3 miles? DO IT ANYWAY. In about 2 weeks of struggle, you will find it gets much easier. You may even start to feel extremely proud of yourself for doing that one thing. Hell, you will probably start to BE motivated into doing it everyday! After a month or two, you have built a loose habit and will find that when you don't do that self-betterment practice one day, you actually will feel guilty about not doing it. IT'S GREAT. Get going; the time is RIGHT now. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Friday, 19 March 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 18 Mar 2021 10:01 PM PDT Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction! This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing
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| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 19 March 2021? Start here! Posted: 18 Mar 2021 09:31 PM PDT Today is your Day 1? Welcome to r/Loseit! So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started. Why you're overweight Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. Before You Start The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week. Tracking Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it. Creating Your Deficit How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian. The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it. Exercise Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight. It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel *awesome* and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes. Crawl, Walk, Run It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments. Acceptance You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better. Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better. Additional resources Now you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
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| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 11:43 AM PDT Seriously, 500+ calories a day just in my coffee drinks and the milk and sugar I put in tea. I'm shocked. This is probably my worst vice, along with sugar but usually the sugary thing is had with the coffee or tea so if I could kick both I'd be well on my way. Can't really drink black coffee or tea due to acid reflux so I guess I'll just have to give it up. I know it's the only next step I can take with how short I am I need to be on a pretty seriously low calorie diet to lose any weight and drinking 500 calories a day is just not viable. Anyone else feel like they're an all or nothing kind of person? I could probably fit one latte into my daily calories no problem at all but I know if I have one, I will have several more. It's like it triggers the craving and I'm just off. Same with sugary foods. If they're in the house, they're getting eaten. At the expense of actual healthy foods (that require preparation). I need to just not bring the stuff into my house but it really is like an addiction. I feel anxious if I don't have my comfort foods in the house "just in case". Of course just in case ends up being just because and then I'm off, and a binge happens. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 05:57 PM PDT I didn't expect such a change in a simple shirt, but here we are. 265-247 In 2 months. Hundreds of motivational pounds when tangibly viewed with comparison pics. I'm finally close to just 1500 calories a day. Next week will track at 1450 to make sure I'm close to or under. Coffee creamer and occasional bubble gum are the only thing I don't track. I break the CICO philosophy only that I don't eat back my exercise except for on rare occasions. I have been cutting 100 calories or so about every 2 weeks so I didn't have to go cold Turkey on the lower consumption back at the new year. Overall feeling much more clarity, motivation, and drive. I'm exercising 6 days a week typically. Taking a break from running but doing similar duration bike rides in their place. My knee was hurting too much. Big boys don't move too easily. I'd love to chat with everyone here in real time. Whine, complain, gloat, and learn. "Hey, I can pinch my love handles and they feel different", "I still find myself super-stretching my T-shirt's", etc. Losing 2 lbs per week really consistently now. I don't love the forecast of my 180 lb goal being in November, but at least I will gain a new wardrobe on the way. That said, I'll have an awesome 40th birthday to celebrate if-so! [link] [comments] |
| Finally starting to get back on track after 38lb gain during Covid - forgiveness is key! Posted: 18 Mar 2021 11:19 AM PDT F(26) SW: 418, CW: 284, GW: 200 (or whenever I feel good and healthy and happy) I've posted here a few times before to celebrate successes, and I guess with this post I just want to share some struggles and successes I've had recently. On mobile so excuse formatting: After briefly hitting my lowest adult weight of 272lbs in November 2019, the holidays happened. But no worries, life is meant to happen. Returning back to the west coast after spending time home on the east coast I was fired up and ready to get back into the swing of things. And then there was the pandemic. And then there was a hiking injury. And then there was a car accident that left me physically ok but mentally wiped. After about a year of just coping, I stepped on the scale in late January 2021 after an unfortunate few weeks of binge eating/drinking, panic attacks, and extreme body dysmorphia. The number was 310. After an initial swell of self-hatred and disappointment, I paused. I breathed. I recollected my thoughts and, mostly importantly, I accepted it. It was a hard year. Pandemic aside, there were a ton of other personal things in my life that were difficult to maneuver. I can admit it (now) that it all affected me a lot more than I let on. I know that as a coping strategy to stress/depression I ate out more and surrounded myself with comfort food. I retreated to my room where at home workouts just weren't cutting it like trips to the gym, which weren't open because of covid. It makes sense I gained weight, and it's ok. I had to get through that time of my life, and I did, and now the number is 310. Acceptance and, eventually, forgiveness is key. And it's so hard. I'm preprogrammed to always default to extreme self-hatred and in that moment I felt disgusting. So I went for a hike, an activity I did continue to stick with during 2020 (except when healing up). I spent time on that hike appreciating my body and legs for what they could do, even at 310. I noted that, while I had gained weight, I was still making great progress on trails. I was going further distances and climbing at steeper elevations. My breathing had become a lot less heavy while ascending. I felt good. So, I forgave myself. Nothing left to do but get back on the horse and continue on. A new day one, and that's ok. If I've learned anything from being overweight and losing 100+ pounds (and gaining some back) it's that there's more to weight loss than just numbers, diet, and exercise. Long term success requires you to love and forgive yourself even when you gain. We are all just people trying their best. Sometimes our best is just not gonna cover all the bases, like mindful eating and/or exercise, and that's ok. You're ok. What matters is forgiving yourself, and, well, just getting back to it at whatever pace is healthy for you. This morning I weighed in at 284. I'm feeling positive for the future (most days) and proud of how far I've come with myself, physically and, especially, mentally. I just wanted to share this journey and my reflections with others as I know this has been a tough year for all of us. I'm sure others have experienced pandemic weight gain and are wrestling with it internally. I see you, I feel you, and I acknowledge how effing frustrating it is. But we got this. You got this. Be kind to each other and yourself, friends! [link] [comments] |
| Finally reached my goal weight after +5 years!! Posted: 19 Mar 2021 01:46 AM PDT Some background info, this is my first time posting as I usually just read through the reddit and support you all! I (F, 21) have been around the 175-185 weight range since I was in highschool. I was always self conscious about my weight (especially since most of my friends were skinny) and I was treated a bit different because of that. I wanted to lose weight so bad, but I could never stick to any programs or routines. Same story in college. Then, in July of 2020, my dad was diagnosed with Liver Cirrhosis. he doesn't drink, smoke, no hepatitis, nothing, so the cause was Fatty Liver. I cannot explain to you how devastated I was. For the next few months, he was in and out of hospitals, doing horribly, with the pure look of death in his face. He was losing weight rapidly, and I was watching my dad wither away before my eyes. I cannot put into words what I was feeling through all those months. Then on December 12, 2020 he received his liver transplant, and made it home on 12/24. It was at that moment that I realized I needed to treat my body better, be healthy, and get on my shit because I don't want that to be me. I started working out in January, at the time I weighed about 180-ish. Then, today, I finally hit my goal weight of 170. My clothes fit different, things are looser, I feel good. Ive never stuck to something so long, and I just feel so accomplished and only more motivated to keep going. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 18 Posted: 18 Mar 2021 07:27 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Thursday! Getting to it. Running late, post & run! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: Didn't want to make eye contact with the scale this morning, 231.1 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1800): Maintenance. 3/10 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 40 minute stationary bike & walky walks. 13/18 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards): Adulting. Set more appointments, handled more things. Getting it. Try a new recipe once a week: Sautéed swiss chard, sautéed zucchini & summer squash, corned beef, roasted romanesco & sausage sammiches with grilled veggies. 5/4 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I'm grateful for fat blueberries! Yes please! Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| I(22F) feel like everyone is against me in my journey to lose weight Posted: 18 Mar 2021 09:24 PM PDT I am 5'7, 232 pounds, and, yes, I desperately want to lose weight, be healthier, be in better shape, all of that stuff. The roadblock I have is that my support system is 0. My parents both have this, " You got yourself into this. It'll be a better experience if you handle it" attitude, my brother can't be bothered, and my now-ex boyfriend broke up with me over the weight so surely he won't be helping. Now I find myself on this fence of " You need a support system, this can't be solved alone" and " Are they right? Chances are you'd lean on these people too much" Why has everyone abandoned me? [link] [comments] |
| How do I deal? Curse you mother nature! Posted: 18 Mar 2021 08:15 PM PDT A quick question for fellow menstruating friends. How on earth do you deal with the immense cravings that come with your cycle? Or with the lack of want to cook a healthy meal or do anything remotely healthy when the pain starts ramping up? This cycle is definitely so much worse than my last was and all I want is chocolate, ice cream, pasta, and to curl into a ball and not move. So far I've only given in to a Starbucks brownie, but I don't want to undo progress (SW:216 CW:199) or give myself excuses to eat like crap. How do you cope? What are some of your go to foods? How do you adjust your diet during this time frame? Is there anything you tend to stay away from? Convenience keeps calling me, but its a double edged sword I'd rather stay away from. Thanks so much for your input! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 04:08 AM PDT I've been doing unofficial intermittent fasting for a few years now (ie skipping breakfast and not eating until 1pm ish) and I'm pretty certain that's the one thing that's stopped me from becoming obese considering how out on control my eating was. For years I swore black and blue that there was no way in hell I'd be able to sustain morning exercise and continue intermittent fasting. I though for sure I'd be too hungry and shakey and would have to eat breakfast so I just never did it. I'd make a half assed attempt at exercising after work but was always too tired or too busy and I just couldn't manage it. Well readers, I decided to just try it. My new treadmill got delivered on Monday and I've been getting up at 6am and speed walking/kind of jogging for 30 mins. Shockingly, I have been totally fine and haven't needed any extra food! If anything my appetite has actually reduced since I started and I get less painful hunger pangs and sugar crashes. How bizarre. For years I've been such a lazy sloth of a thing and I can't explain how much developing a morning exercise routine has helped my brain. Getting up that hour earlier, exercising, showering, washing and blow drying my hair, getting dressed, doing my makeup, drinking my coffee, etc. and just having time to be human before I drag myself to work has made me actually feel normal! This is the first week in such a long time that I haven't felt like my life is speeding by at a million miles an hour. I felt like I've had a 'slow' week, which is a good thing for me because usually I feel like it zaps by so quickly and I'm not even awake for it. If there's something you know you should be doing but you think it's too hard or complicated, I encourage you to just TRY IT and see what happens. I can't even use sleep as an excuse anymore either. My sleep quality has absolutely shat the bed this week for a multitude of reasons, but guess what? I don't feel any more tired or horrible than I would any other week, in fact I think I feel better? Riddle me that. JUST. TRY. IT. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2021 09:53 PM PDT Hey Reddit, I'm pretty upset right now because my phone malfunctioned and had to be factory reset. I didn't have a recent backup, so the photos I took in January at my starting weight and after 6 weeks of progress are gone :( I started at 200 and am down to 179 and at 5'4 those 20+ lbs have made a huge difference and it was incredibly motivating to see that. I'm just feeling a little disheartened right now. I have some photos from 180-185ish that I'd posted on other social media but they're posed—the ones I had saved to my phone really showed how far I've already come. I'm not going to fall off the horse because I'm ultimately doing this for my health and the aesthetics are a bonus, but I don't really have any other metrics to compare to other than my graph on MFP so I'm just mad at myself for not saving those pictures elsewhere. Just wanted to post here because I don't know if anyone else would really understand. Gonna head to bed and hopefully after a good sleep things will look a little brighter. [link] [comments] |
| Need to lose 70 lbs to get back to a normal/healthy BMI Posted: 18 Mar 2021 03:27 PM PDT My main question is how long should I give myself to lose that weight? I'm a 5'5" 23F at 218 lbs that needs to get to at least 150. I want to set a reasonable goal that is not too fast, but also not 'someday'. I think I would be happy back in the 170 range too, cause I think 150 made me unhealthily obsessive when I was that weight. How much should I even paying attention to BMI? I just really don't want to be way over into the obese range anymore. Also how do I focus on weightloss and not berating myself for or being in denial about getting so damn heavy? In high school and even up until a few years ago I was so good about working out, I used to be pretty fit, weightlifting, backpacking, training for a half marathon, and its like I lost something. But I want to stop focusing on the past and start moving forward. But how friends? I have never been this big or out of shape and I feel stuck. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 19 March 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 18 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] |
| Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 19th, 2021 Posted: 18 Mar 2021 11:26 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] |
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