Weight loss: The difference between a slim person and a larger person might just be sauces. So be careful with what sauces you eat and plan accordingly. |
- The difference between a slim person and a larger person might just be sauces. So be careful with what sauces you eat and plan accordingly.
- NSV - Tomorrow I'm going to buy a single person leisure kayak.
- From Obese to Healthy!
- Just a reminder: talk to your doctor's during your journey
- You don't need to eat everything that tastes good!
- only my thin friends have commented on my weight loss ��
- No longer morbidly obese!
- Update on how I’m doing
- From an Obese to Healthy BMI - I did it!
- F/24/5'3" Progress Pictures & Story - Say Yes to the Dress Edition
- Goodbye 220s! You can do it!
- After 2 years, I'm picking back up where I left off and it feels so good.
- Does anyone else lose weight really, REALLY slowly? Like... 5-10 lbs per year, slowly?
- Video Request: Video Showing 2 Tables With "Same" Meal
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 12th, 2021
- High Cholesterol and Feeling Discouraged
- Some folks here who lost weight just on portion control?
- Skinny fat- Need advice
- Feeling discouraged
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 11
- Can I maintain muscle mass with 1200 calories?
- First day and this headache is already making me turn to comfort eating...
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 12 March 2021? Start here!
- Have been struggling to lose weight need help
| Posted: 11 Mar 2021 10:30 AM PST I work at subway and I've noticed a lot of overweight people come in and talk to me about how they want to lose weight and then order a healthy sub but smothered in Mayo or chipotle and they don't know why they can't lose weight. They took a 360 calorie 6inch and turned it into like 600-700 calories with the dressing. A family friend also has these twin daughters and they come in sometimes to get food and the slimmer daughter gets mustard and the slightly overweight gets mayo. They pretty much eat the same things besides dressing. The slim one eats her chicken nuggets with nothing when we've eaten out together and the other eats hers with honey mustard or whatever. They are 14 and the slightly overweight one is started to feel bad about her body because of bullying and she just doesn't understand because she "eats the same" as her sister. And she does! But she's adding an extra 100-200 calories a day from dressings which is all it takes to slowly but steadily gain weight. I'm not saying never ever have mayo if you want it. But just remember to account for it elsewhere in your diet. The difference between a normal BMI and an obese BMI is a lot, but the difference in eating habits between overweight BMI and normal BMI is normally pretty small things. Edit : for anyone curious the difference that caused me to gain weight was a fun sized candy bar at night. 100 calories. That caused me to gain about 20 pounds over two years. I cut out the candy bar (or tracked my calories and cut something of equal value out) and the weight went away. It really is the small choices sometimes that cause weight gain, not eating McDonald's everyday like some people think. [link] [comments] |
| NSV - Tomorrow I'm going to buy a single person leisure kayak. Posted: 11 Mar 2021 11:52 AM PST Did you know that the weight capacity of a kayak isn't the actual weight capacity? For the kayak to actually perform well, you can't put more than 65% of its stated capacity on it. So for a 350lb person, you would need a kayak with a capacity of 500-550lbs. Fun fact, there's not a lot of those out there that aren't two person tandem boats. I know this because last spring, at 335lbs, I had to rent a 2 person kayak just to get on the water for the first time. I hated that shame, but I fell in love with kayaking. I came home and immediately set out to find the perfect single for myself and came to find out that unless I wanted to spend well over $1,000, buy a kayak made specifically for big dudes who are going to use it to fish, or buy a tandem, there was no affordable option that would hold me. Today marks 60lbs down. Tomorrow I go buy my dream kayak. It's seafoam green, 12' long, has one seat, and a 450lb weight capacity, which means not only can I fly on it, but as I continue to lose my dog can start coming, too. For me, exercise isn't the thing I have to get through to lose weight, it's the adventure I get to go on after I've lost it. I love being active and doing things that make me feel strong and capable and alive, but so much of what I love to do isn't available for bigger bodies without so much shame poured on top. For the first time in longer than I can remember, I'm going to get to do a thing I love that makes me feel good without wearing a neon sign that says "retrofitted for fat person" while doing it, and that is the biggest NSV I can imagine. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Mar 2021 01:28 PM PST Well everyone, I don't really have a lot of people IRL to share this accomplishment with, but I'm proud of myself. Over the course of 12 months (Jan 2018 to Jan 2019) I went from 100 kg (220lbs) to ~59 kg (130 lbs). But what I'm most proud of is the fact that I used to be a heavy stress eater, but managed to kill this habit during COVID Quarantine. I spent a lot of time stress eating back when I was obese as I didn't really have any other coping skills. If there's any piece of advice I can give to anyone, it's that they should make sure they have coping skills to replace the comfort of stress eating. Now that I've accomplished that, I've been able to maintain my weight for 2 years now! [link] [comments] |
| Just a reminder: talk to your doctor's during your journey Posted: 11 Mar 2021 04:55 AM PST During this past year many people, myself included, started their weight loss journey. I read online and in this community, got some advice and did it on my own. I found what works for my weight loss and have successfully lost 50lbs+. Great! However I'm now developing stomach ulcers and have issues with my gall bladder, partly related to my eating habits and weight loss. If I had gone sooner I wouldn't be in this position. My body is not suited to Intermittent Fasting, and can cause major issues. Let alone OMAD. I did not know this. Now half way through my journey I have to take a pause. It sucks, and no one should have to pause something good. Now this is partly out of my control, but if I had talked to a doctor sooner about my eating habits, or even a dietician, it may have been lessened. This is something that doesn't happen a lot, but it's important to remember to talk to a professional and get their advice. So remember! Talk to the people who know! They may say everything is perfect, you're doing great. Or they may say you're at risk for something so tweak what you're doing before it's too late. Wish you all the best, and a healthy journey! [link] [comments] |
| You don't need to eat everything that tastes good! Posted: 11 Mar 2021 11:45 PM PST Hi friends! 31 y/o lady from Germany here, lost 15 kg (33 lbs) already and on my way to lose at least 12 kg (26.4 lbs) more to go into the healthy weight range. I really wanted to share this thing I had to learn the hard way over the years. Please bare with my non native speaker grammar and spelling. I'm telling you now: "You don't need to eat x ever." I have a history of using food to self medicate and there are certain foods that I never ate normally in my life, only when I was in my "addiction state". People really got mad when I didn't eat chocolaty sweets or chips when offered and I got told constantly that I'm not normal if I don't eat those things every once in a while whenever I told someone that I never have x food even a tiny bit. I really worked hard on incorporating those foods in my life and always failed for years on end by eating them in my addiction manner by the end of the day which could also lead to full on bingeing days or weeks. It just turns a switch in my addiction memory which is a very real part of a human brain as I learned. After I stopped listening to others saying I HAVE to eat everything that I like the taste of every once in a while or else I'm mentally ill, I started seeing big changes in my mindset and my weightloss progress. It felt much easier to me to not eat certain things at all rather than trying to have them in reasonable portions and failing. There's still enough food in the world that I enjoy and even stuff that I can safely induldge in every once in a while like ice cream, pizza and fries but on my usual days I feel great with my yummy healthy food I truly enjoy and look forward to every day. I'm a lot more confident to say no now, it's their issues not mine if me not eating chips hurts their feelings. And I don't feel deprived at all as people told me I would ... I'm eating a variety, have PB everyday (because I can) and feel very free in my food choices, not only the choice to say yes but also to say no. [link] [comments] |
| only my thin friends have commented on my weight loss �� Posted: 11 Mar 2021 09:47 AM PST It's kind of funny. Everyone else in my life has said nothing, and I was feeling kind of down about it .... and now in the past 2 days my 2 thin friends have commented very positively!! 😂 and I hate to say I care but it's been a nice ego boost 😂 I even saved one of the texts 😂 (what am I, 12?) I guess I understand because when I was obese I used to literally not see fat or thin or in between.... consciously blocking it out I suppose ?? And when people would talk about workouts or gyms or anything having to do with healthy diet I would literally back away and quit listening ! I still remember my thin friends talking about black coffee and me just laughing about how they would have to pry away my sugar and heavy cream in my coffee! (And here I am drinking black coffee 24-7) For better or worse I think this "journey" has made me aware of .... how other people look !? Good or bad, it's true!! Aaahhh [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Mar 2021 11:38 AM PST Hello friends, I felt the need to celebrate a bit today, and I guess I like to do that with reddit posts! I made a New Year's resolution to become more aware of my needs. It's something I've been working on in therapy, and it's something that's sorely needed. I realized a lot of my anxiety is based on my health. On January 1st, I started a food journal to talk about what I ate & how I felt about it. The next week, I downloaded MFP, and started counting calories. The week after, I gave myself a minor defecit to follow. The week after that, I started using an indoor bike to just move a bit. Somewhere in there, I joined the winter loseit challenge for some accountability. After the first month, I stopped losing weight. I questioned a lot: nutrition, exercise, my goal defecit. I decided to try a balanced approach: walk more, prioritize good nutrition, and increase my defecit a bit more. I joined a walking class at my college for accountability (and a degree requirement), lowered my daily calorie goal, and started changing my food staples (tatziki, salsa & hot sauce are now my lifelines). Well, it worked! I am now 10 & 1/2 lbs down, which gets me out of the obese class III category! It took 58 days, according to MFP. I'm just going to continue the plan I have now, because my energy feels better than I expected it to. When I feel antsy I'll start lifting weights, but I just want to fortify these new habits for now. This sub has helped me stay on track, so thank you! My next stop is getting to pre-covid weight, which is only 5 lbs away :) After that, I have another step: my starting weight 7 years ago, when I lost weight the first time. After that is the weight I met my SO at, then onderland, then.... well, you get it. It's nice to have mini-goals when the "last boss" is a full 100. Thanks again folks and keep doing good things for yourself! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Mar 2021 11:28 PM PST If anyone who replied to my last post on here remembers me, I'll be surprised. Here's the link to my original post: I wanted to give a quick update on how I've been doing, and thank every single person who took the time out of their day to respond to that post, you really really helped me to get up off my feet and seek the help I desperately needed. First things first, I started seeing a therapist! So far she's been amazing, and has already helped me so much in the short time I've been visiting her. I'm really looking forward to an improvement in my mental state in time with therapy. I ended up opening up to my dad about it, and to my complete surprise, he fully supported me, and even helped me to research therapists to contact in my city. So for that aspect, so far so good. Second thing was the weight. At the time of the last post I was over 300 pounds. After a week of counting calories and finding my spots to work on, and cutting out bad eating habits, I lost 10 pounds in the first 2 weeks. I started going to the gym last week, 3 days/week cardio and weights. I've been slowly cutting all of the garbage food out of my life, and I'm now going on 2 weeks straight without a single walk of shame trip to the store to buy some junk food like I used to many times per week. I weighed myself earlier today and I checked in at 285 lbs!!! I couldn't believe it when I saw it, I've lost 20 Pounds just by improving some simple dietary habits, it was crazy. Third thing, was me finding a hobby to take away from the boredom that made me wanna eat junk food. I've just been sinking myself fully into school, I'm a computer science major so I've been writing a lot of code and just diving deep into it to give myself something to do all the time. I took a midterm today and I got a 100% full mark, on one of the hardest classes in my major. I'm currently holding Straight As as well Last, was the hygiene thing I briefly mentioned. Someone in the replies of my last post gave my advice that totally changed me. Thinking about how good I'd feel after doing the simple tooth brushing or shower, and I've been getting way better at developing these habits. Well I doubt any of the people here who replied to my Old post will see this, but just in case, I wanted you all to know that I'm doing a lot better than I was, and it's a big thanks to you all who replied, I read every single response I got on that and everything helped so much [link] [comments] |
| From an Obese to Healthy BMI - I did it! Posted: 11 Mar 2021 09:46 PM PST Stats: 24F, SW: 180ish, CW: 143.8, GW: 130ish? Before I dive into my story, enjoy my measurement changes. (Pear shape) Waist: 33.5" -> 26.5" (-7") Chest: 39.5" -> 34" (-5.5") Butt: 43" -> 39" (-4") R Bicep: 12.25" -> 10.75" (-1.5") R Thigh: 25.75" -> 22.5" (-3.25") TLDR: Breaking destructive behaviors and building better habits = lifestyle change My story: Like most of us here, I've spent most of my life overweight ever since I was in middle school. I grew up with the "clean your plate" mentality, with obese parents who served me adult portions. To me, feeling stuffed meant feeling full, and feeling not hungry meant it's time for a (not healthy) snack. I didn't have a great foundation for nutrition, until my dad developed Type 2 diabetes and our eating habits shifted. My parents were divorced by this point and my mom's was the complete opposite story, with my mom and grandparents all being obese and having Type 2 diabetes but didn't change their eating habits. At their house, fast food for every meal was the norm. I grew up from that point with an extreme polarization in nutrition - either I can be healthy or I can be unhealthy. After puberty hit and I grew a few inches, I naturally dropped to the upper end of the healthy BMI. It hit me that my body CAN change. Maybe I can finally look like everyone else and be "normal". The summer before high school, I set out with the goal to get skinny. To me, this meant skipping meals, over exercising, and beating myself up if I weighed in higher than the previous day. My nutrition generally didn't change, as I ate whatever my family ate. I achieved my deficit largely from skipping breakfast and exercising excessively. This method did achieve results, and I ended the summer at 125 pounds, feeling hungry, tired, weak, and unsatisfied, but I did it. When I reached my goal, I stopped exercising because my goal was only to be skinny, and there I was! Of course through high school and beginning college, I generally stacked on about 10 pounds per year, because I didn't change my eating habits. I dabbled in exercise here and there, but it was always driven out of punishment and hate for my body. By the end of college, I weighed in at 180 pounds, my highest weight. I remember looking at my graduation photos with my friends, not believing how big I looked. It seemed to have snuck up on me while I was conveniently ignoring how my entire wardrobe was too tight. I stayed at 180 for about a year after college. I just thought this is how I am. I squeezed into a size or two smaller than I was and used that as validation. It zips, it must fit! See, I'm still the same size. I fell into acceptance because that was easier than making a change. I truly thought I was healthy at the time too, even though I had secret eating habits, ate fast food nearly daily, and was extremely sedentary. I know the year 2020 was absolute shit for everyone in some capacity, but without the time at home, I wouldn't have made a change. It made me face my eating habits head on. I couldn't hide my fast food wrappers in the trunk of my car after going out for lunch (if it was hidden, it didn't count right?). Everything was out in the open, and I was made acutely aware of how much I was consuming. It took a lot to unlearn the destructive patterns I grew up with. I live on my own now away from that environment, and I believe this was crucial for my change. This time, I didn't look at myself with hate. I thought I deserved better. I deserved a chance. I started small. I cooked the majority of my meals because quarantine, and I started to incorporate an exercise routine. It didn't matter how long the exercise was, I just wanted to get in the habit. It was hard. It was uncomfortable and discouraging being sore and failing at an exercise I used to be able to do, but I kept going. I wanted to see what I was capable of. After a month of that, I built on this habit with tracking calories, water intake and weighing myself daily. Weighing daily actually helped me understand my body's fluctuations, and reading it as a data point instead of tying emotion or value to it was crucial. I also took body measurements, which I found helpful alongside weighing myself. I learned about nutrition and macros and meal prepped like crazy to keep me on track. To this day I'm doing what I've been doing for months. It's a routine, dare I say, a lifestyle now. If I go a few days without exercise, I really want to exercise, not to be skinny but to release energy, sleep better and all around feel better. I want to eat whole ingredient foods and cook my own meals, not because I can't have any treats ever again, but because I want to fuel my workouts. I have no doubt I'll get to my goal range, and I might stop short since I'm building muscle with strength training. I'm excited to work on my fitness goals, rather than get to a specific weight. Now 36 pounds down, I'm starting to recognize myself in the mirror. I'm so proud and couldn't have done it if it wasn't out of love for myself. If you read this far, thank you, you're the reason I've been so successful. [link] [comments] |
| F/24/5'3" Progress Pictures & Story - Say Yes to the Dress Edition Posted: 11 Mar 2021 07:28 AM PST September 2020 -> March 2021 Weight Progress 230lb -> 180lbGoal weight: 130lb Following "before" measurements taken at 220lb; Waist 39" -> 31" Hips 48" -> 42.5" Thigh 28" -> 23.5" Calf 16.7" -> 14" (this one shocked me lol) Biceps 14" -> 12" Chest (under bust) 36" -> 32" Bust remained the same. Hey everyone! I don't post here, I'm a major lurker here and other weight loss subs. I wanted to celebrate this milestone! I have been in a plateau since I fell into a mild depression, followed by my dog dying suddenly in February, haven't budged from 180lb since I lost the motivation to be as disciplined as I was. Unfortunately while dealing with more stress than usual I have been more focused on maintaining & not resorting to my old eating habits. By March 2021 my goal was to be between 165-175lb, I didn't hit this goal. So going into my dress fitting yesterday, for the dress I didn't fit in when I bought it in September 2020, I was very very nervous. How did I end up to be 5'3" & 230lb? BMI 40.7 Despite being in a normal BMI for a good portion my teenage years, like most of you I have the typical sob story that leads to gaining massive amounts of weight. Medical conditions & medication that increase appetite, an overweight childhood, mildly deformed feet & ankles that make regular physical activity painful, sedentary lifestyle. I also quit smoking (smoked for 7 years!) in 2019 which I replaced with near-daily trips to dairy queen for several weeks. Motivation I'm getting married! I never imagined I would be a "fat bride". This is a very minor, superficial, but not completely without merit motivation of mine. The complete health kick (including weight loss) that I've been on has been in preparation of being a healthy mother, based on the mountains of evidence that being overweight/obese has a negative impact on pregnancy, and later your child's upbringing (don't want your kid to pick up your bad habits!). Advice I'd like to give to others; Take ownership of your excuses. Your medical condition didn't make you gain weight. You gained weight using your medical condition as an excuse, or ignoring how you should eat/behave in relation to that condition to be healthy. This isn't evil, admitting this isn't shameful. It happens for so many people. But you can't stay in that mindset. You can't change this behavior, and change your lifestyle, without taking ownership of your lifestyle and the reasons you have that lifestyle. "Stop letting life happen to you". How did I lose 50lb in 5 months? Keto & calorie counting. For me the biggest obstacle for weight loss has always been my massive appetite. Keto is the only lifestyle I have tried/done that keeps my appetite under control. I have a number of food allergies (nuts!) that make this diet look difficult at first glance. I strongly recommend this diet even to people with food restrictions & allergies & general pickiness. After the first few weeks, it becomes a breeze. I used to hate fatty meats and certain vegetables. Things I wouldn't touch with a ten foot poll last year are now part of my weekly menu (ie. bacon & cauliflower). Do your own keto research. I don't want to go into the keto mistakes and misconceptions right now, discuss your keto diet plan with someone who has succeeded with keto. The internet is riddled with bad keto advice. Take everything you read about keto with a grain of salt. Look at every product listed as "keto" with extreme suspicion. The ONLY keto substitutes that have become part of my day/week;
Absolutely ignore all keto sweet recipes. Or keto-substitute recipes. It's not worth it. Every time I've attempted it it tastes like crap and costs an arm and a leg to make. Some of the most disappointing days of my life were days I spent trying to make things like keto cookies. Buy pre-made keto sweets like Good Fat Bars, Lilli's chocolates, Russel Stovers chocolate, for a rare treat. Learn from my mistakes. Scheduled monthly cheat days kept my "bad food" cravings at bay. Highly recommend scheduled cheat days. Spontaneous cheat days are a recipe for disaster. Keto is not as expensive as it seems at first because despite eating a lot of pricier foods such as meat, you eat less than you did before. I did my calorie counting with the loseit app. With premium you can easily see what your net carbs are at. The $25/year was worth the convenience for me. Calorie counting is a touchy subject on the weight loss subs. Everyone has their own idea about what is or isn't a healthy amount of calories. Or that it doesn't matter what you eat, as long as you do CICO. It does matter. Without getting controversial, the main thing to keep in mind is that high fat diets satiate you more than low fat diets. It's way easier to lose weight when you aren't constantly hungry. I am extremely lazy and sedentary. I don't work out. I barely walk. I average 500-2000 steps a day. If you ever step counted you know how stupidly low this is. I still lost 50lb. I ignore everyone that tells me to work out. I don't want to. I'm a big believer in not doing things I don't want to do whenever I can help it. I've tried the gym before multiple times. Sometimes it worked for me sometimes it didn't. How did I lose 50lb walking 800 steps a day and spending 23/24 hours on my ass? Very low calorie diet supplemented by a number of multi vitamins. Why did this work? I wasn't hungry due to my calories coming mostly from fat. Did I do this with my doctor and do blood work? Yes. Am I a very short and lazy woman? Yes. When I'm disciplined I do around 1000 calories a day. If you sound anything like me, ask your doctor what works for you. I don't strictly 1000cal every day. Some days are 800 cal, some days are 1500 cal. But I almost always end my week under the weekly calorie budget. An average day I just pulled out of my loseit app when I'm actively calorie restricting looks like; 7am: slimfast keto shake I LOVE this shake. I have a major sweet tooth and this is like drinking a fat bottle of chocolate milk every morning. It keeps me full until I finish work. I drink at least 2-3 coffees at work every day, and tons of water, this also helps keep me full.200cal 2g net carbs, 15g fat, 8g protein 3pm: 2 cups of cauliflower rice, which I get a little naughty with 1-2 tsp of soy sauce (1.3 net carb a tsp)6oz pork tenderloin cooked in olive oil w/ onions (huge portion for me)& Asparagus with butter (about 8-12 spears depending how hungry I am)447cal, 6.8 net carbs, 20.2g fat, 49.8g protein 8pm: st jospeh pita bread with kirkland brand goat cheese and some genoa salami is my near daily snack if I get peckish while watching youtube, I could probably eat this for lunch instead but I don't get hungry at lunch anymore190cal, 6.8 net carbs, 11.1g fat, 14.2g protein Day total: 830 calories, 52% of my calories coming from fat.16.4g net carbs, 46.4g fat, 72g protein I want to stress that I am not promoting extreme calorie deficits. I want to promote that you may not know what kind of deficit works for you until you consult your doctor. The internet likes to tout one-size fits all calorie deficits such as 1200, 1500, or 2000, but talk to your doctor! P.S. Second dog tax photo of the puppy my parents are getting for the family. Edit: formatting [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Mar 2021 08:52 PM PST It's only 10 lbs, but I'm now under 220 both in the morning and at night. I did my measurements, and I'm down 2 inches in the hips and 1 just about every place else! I should drop from Class II Obese to Class I over the weekend. This is a big deal for me. I had lost 80lbs several years ago, and it likely triggered my autoimmune disorder (UCTD). I gained it all back between the depression caused by my body betraying me when I was doing everything right and the pandemic, but I decided I have to get this small thing under control to improve other things, so I signed up for a yoga certification course, and after a bilateral medial branch block in up and moving a lot more too! Next big goal-199! [link] [comments] |
| After 2 years, I'm picking back up where I left off and it feels so good. Posted: 12 Mar 2021 01:17 AM PST In August 2018 I saw a photo of myself that I hated. Even though I was with my lovely Grandma and we were enjoying a fancy dress party, outdoors, in the middle of summer, I was seeing my body in a new light. I'd somehow hit 294lbs and I wasn't carrying it well. I guess I had just become so comfortable with my girlfriend that I wasn't aware it was piling on. It was a bit of a shock. So I got to work tracking my calories, walking more by playing Pokemon Go, exercising more. By Christmas, I had lost 40lbs and felt amazing. In that time I met a new group of friends playing Pokemon Go, so my diet took a back seat to drinking and eating out, and eventually went out of the window entirely. I joined a gym with one of these new friends, but as my diet was out of control by that point, I didn't see many changes in terms of fat loss. By May, I'd totally given up. Fast forward to Jan 1st, 2021. I was aware I'd put a little bit of weight back on, but I was nowhere near as large as in that picture, so I didn't worry too much when I stepped on the scales. Except I was 280lbs and I had gained 26lbs back since December 2018. I immediately set myself up to start calorie counting again, vowed to quit drink, track everything I ate and cook all my own meals. As of yesterday (March 11th), I have lost that 26lbs again and I'm right back where I left off, ready to keep working hard. This year has been tough, with dives in my mental health, the sad end of a 4 year relationship and every other problem that comes with living through a global pain au chocolat, but I'm clinging to this victory and using it to push me forward. I guess the message I'm trying to pass off is that you shouldn't think of starting again as a waste of time, because if you did it once you can do it again -- and it feels just as good the second time, believe me. [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone else lose weight really, REALLY slowly? Like... 5-10 lbs per year, slowly? Posted: 11 Mar 2021 11:00 PM PST Does anyone else find themselves losing weight just.... really, really, really slowly? I originally typed up a whole thing about all the stuff Im doing but I deleted it, because I really dont want advice on my specific diet. To put it simply, I am both obese and struggling with active ED and have been for 10 years. About one year ago, I decided enough was enough and got professional help. I am now working under consultation of a GP, an endocrinologist, and a therapist to do a "healthy lifestyle change" instead of a diet. And like... its kind of worked? My underlying health metrics are all loads better. An I feel a lot better. And as for extra weight, well! In the past year I have managed to lose a total of... drumroll.... 8 pounds. Hooray? I dunno. My doctor(s) say its probably a mix of me making little mistakes in my diet and also my body needing to heal before it loses anything. And like, I know theyre right, so this is childish to complain about but like... It just feels really unfair sometimes that this isnt enough!!! This time two years ago I was eating a large Dominoes pizza to myself 1-2 times a week and a bottle or 2 of wine every other night! Id run to the grocery store to get stuff for the week and pick up a large bag of fried chicken to "snack on". And that was even an improvement! When I first gained all this weight I got here because I was such a fatass I would drive to two separate fast food restaurants to get a large meal, because I didnt want them to know they were both for me. I mean, truly absurd calorie counts, and I did this for about 6 months. Now I wake up at 6:30 and do yoga, make myself half a can of chickpeas with cilantro and bell peppers and drink it with black coffee. I bike everywhere now, nearly 50 miles total per week, and eat like bamboo shoot salads and lettuce wraps and shit. I eat seaweed or raw cucumbers as a snack if Im famished, a bowl of soup and toast (without butter!) for dinner. I went vegan a month ago and it wasnt even difficult! Like, I am a completely different person! And I look exactly the same. My doctors tell me to be patient. So I am being patient. And I do feel better. But then when I come to this board sometimes and I see people losing like 50 lbs in a matter of months its like... what gives, man? Am I broken? Am I delusional? Maybe my life hasnt actually changed at all-- if it had then Id change too right? Maybe Im just as much of a fatass as I was before? Ill probably delete this later. I know how this kind of post goes over. But like idk. I just wanted to know if anyone else was in this boat. Would really, really make me feel better if there was someone else out there going thru it in the highly specific way I am going thru it right now lol. [link] [comments] |
| Video Request: Video Showing 2 Tables With "Same" Meal Posted: 11 Mar 2021 04:33 PM PST Sorry if this isn't allowed. So I cannot for the life of me remember how to find this video. I've seen it several times and shared it several times on discord, but I cannot find it. It was sooooo good. Like, there were 2 tables with like the same meals, but 1 was eyeballed portions, and the other is properly measured portions. It demonstrated how so many extra calories can sneak it. I think the meals were like cereal with coffee and cream, pb&j with chips, I forgot what dinner was but I remember there was a glass of wine, then some snacks. It was such a good video and I wanted to prove a point but I cannot freaking find it and it's frustrating me. Anybody know which video I'm talking about? It's a few years old, dude was informative and calm and non-judgemental. I felt like it was called "why you can't lose weight" but there are approx. 5 billion videos called that. :( [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 12th, 2021 Posted: 11 Mar 2021 10:03 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] |
| High Cholesterol and Feeling Discouraged Posted: 11 Mar 2021 07:42 PM PST TL;DR: Went to the doctor, found out my cholesterol was high, Doc told me to eat better and increase excersize to 150 minutes a week, I already told them I'm working out 40-60 min a day. Felt sad, unheard and discouraged. Six months ago, I realized I needed to make some changes because I wasn't treating my body right. Since then, I've completely changed the way I eat, making sure I get at least 25 grams of fiber, green leafy vegetables, the works. I also began excersizing 6 days a week, currently I do 3 days of HIIT workouts and 3 days of pilates (my excersize has changed a lot on this journey). I've been really proud of the progress I've made and felt like I was really taking my health into my own hands. I made an appointment to get labs and a general check-up since it had been a while and I was curious if my health changes would be reflected. I told the doctor about how I had lost 40lbs was working out 40-60 minutes a day ect. All of my labs and my A1c were in the normal range with the exception of my cholesterol which was 133 LDL and 201 overall. When I was called with the results, I was told I have high cholesterol and in the notes of my appointment, it says I need to get more fruit and veggies, lean meat ect. And I needed to INCREASE my excersize to at least 150 minutes a week. Now it might not seem like a big deal and I know I'm more upset than I should be, but it was really disheartening to feel like I'm not doing enough when I've been trying so hard. The fact that the doctor that I spoke extensively to about everything I've been doing said I needed to increase my excersize to less than half of what I'm doing makes me feel like she thought I was lying or just flat out wasn't listening to me when we spoke. I know I can be doing more, I know high cholesterol is dangerous to my heart, I'm trying so hard and I guess I just wanted some recognition of that from my Healthcare provider, instead of feeling completely ignored and like I don't care enough about taking care of my body. I'm not sure why I wrote this, maybe just to vent to people who might know how I'm feeling. Also if anyone has any tips on ways they managed to lower high cholesterol, I'm all ears. [link] [comments] |
| Some folks here who lost weight just on portion control? Posted: 11 Mar 2021 07:36 AM PST Hi guys, gals and nonbinary pals! I'm a 31 year old lady from Germany who lost 15 kg (33 lbs) while tracking calories. I still got 12 kg (26.5 lbs) to go to get into the healthy weight range but I'm thinking about switching things up a bit. The tracking has been laying heavy on my mind for a few months now. I generally don't like dealing with numbers and I feel like knowing the exact calories for my day makes me very obsessed on one hand and feel deprived on the other. I'm thinking about continuing my journey without tracking my exact calories by using portion control, e.g. eating 3 meals and 2 snacks as per usual and the same amounts as usual (1/2 cup cooked rice, 100 g [3,5 oz] fish or lean meats, 2 cups of veggies etc.). I usually eat the same kind of foods everyday anyway. I'm still a bit anxious about letting go the control of tracking. A few positive weightloss stories on portion control might help me do the step and at least try it out ... tl;dr Wanna switch from calorie tracking to portion control for weightloss, please share your success stories. Thx. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Mar 2021 06:33 PM PST I'm 19m, 6 ft tall, skinny build, skinny limbs, 136 pounds Before covid no matter what I ate I couldn't gain weight at all. Even when I tried to gain weight I couldn't. I started covid 1 year ago weighing 120 pounds, and being active with sports, school, and work. When covid hit my work stopped and the school went online. For the first 6 months, I continued playing basketball 3-4 times a week. But now I play maybe 1 time a week. On the days I don't play I'm not active at all. I have started eating more fast food since covid started too. So what has happened now is I'm still considered skinny but I have gained considerable weight in my stomach and some on my chest. The rest of my body is still super skinny. My stomach is especially sticking out. Some of this is due to my posterior pelvic tilt (which I have worked on fixing) but a lot of it is fat. So starting a few days ago I've started using the myfitnesspal app to be in a calorie deficit and I've continued trying to fix my posterior pelvic tilt. I also have dumbells at home so I tried doing chest and arm exercises yesterday. Any suggested exercises I could do? Considering I am still underweight for my height what else can I do? Also on myfitnesspal I set my target goal at 130 pounds and it's telling me I can only eat 1580 calories a day if I want to hit 130 pounds in 5 weeks, is this realistic/healthy or should I change my target [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 11 Mar 2021 09:09 PM PST Hi friends, I've been on a calorie deficit plan through the Lose It app to lose two lbs a week. I've been at it for a little over a month and I keep fluctuating between my original weight and two lbs lost, where I should be at 8 lbs lost by now. My exercise hasn't been great, but I've still been getting in daily movement, and I'm pretty sure I'm tracking everything correctly and have rarely gone over the suggested calories. I knew something like this could happen a little ways into a weight loss journey, but I wasn't expecting it to be so hard starting out. Has anyone experienced this! Have any tips? [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 11 Posted: 11 Mar 2021 05:19 PM PST Hello lovely losers, Thursday! We are expecting a butt ton of snow. Everyone's out getting milk, eggs & bread. Stay safe & warm in your neck of the woods! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: 234 this morning, 231.1 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1800): I feel both guilty & okay about whiffing this again. On one hand, ignoring the deficit does not get me closer to my goal. On the other hand, maybe it helps y'all to know I've been at this a while & I still make mistakes. I forgive myself & try again. Always forgive yourself kids! 3/9 days. Exercise 5 days a week: Rest day. 9/11 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards): I require a spa length shower & all the floofy skin care products this evening. Try a new recipe once a week: Anyone know what to do with swiss chard? Roasted romanesco & sausage sammiches with grilled veggies. 2/4 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I'm grateful for being able to pick up a grocery order with minimal contact & having fresh produce show up on my door once a week. I'm also grateful for relatively calm work environment currently. I don't think I could cope with the kind of busy work I was handling during the holidays. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| Can I maintain muscle mass with 1200 calories? Posted: 12 Mar 2021 01:43 AM PST So I been on my weightloss plan for 2.5 months now and all is good I am 35 pounds down my muscle mass is doing fine and all is good, however I used to eat 1400 calories aday because the bmr calculator claimed that my bmr is 1800 so i thought i had a healthy decent calorie deficit, specially that I workout too. Anyways the other day i went to a pharmacy and took the body composition test and to my dismay I found out that my bmr is more of something around 1650 calories aday, now I am thinking of dropping my calorie deficit to 1200 or 1250 max, can I still maintain my muscle mass while eating so less calories a day? I don't mind eating only protien and vegetable everyday just lemme know thanks!!! [link] [comments] |
| First day and this headache is already making me turn to comfort eating... Posted: 11 Mar 2021 09:39 PM PST I've been eating trash for the past year or so. Fatty, sugary, salty foods. And soda. A lot of soda. I guess my body doesn't want to function without them as I woke up with a terrible, pounding headache this morning that hasn't gone away. I get migraines pretty often and food is always a comfort to the pain since unfortunately painkillers don't do anything for me. I've gone through 2 meals in the past 45 minutes (511 calories) because of how unbearable this is. I'll still try to stay under my TDEE but holy shit this sucks. Makes me really demotivated when my body punishes me for eating right. [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 12 March 2021? Start here! Posted: 11 Mar 2021 09:31 PM PST Today is your Day 1? Welcome to r/Loseit! So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started. Why you're overweight Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. Before You Start The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week. Tracking Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it. Creating Your Deficit How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian. The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it. Exercise Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight. It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel *awesome* and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes. Crawl, Walk, Run It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments. Acceptance You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better. Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better. Additional resources Now you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out! * FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions! [link] [comments] |
| Have been struggling to lose weight need help Posted: 11 Mar 2021 10:56 PM PST So i am 26 years old and for awhile when i was 17 to 22 i was in the best damn shape ive been in ever and i dont know exactly what happened but i all of a sudden woke up one day and felt like the blues took hold of me by the short and curlies and never let me go i was about 162 pounds but i am now 254 pounds, i have been trying to cut the food i eat workout as much as i can but i dont know i feel like a ball rolling in a circle and a i dont know exactly what to do to get out of the loop does anybody have any wise words to help motivate or call me a fat piece of shit who has gotta lose weight. Just need help. First time posting too so. Thanks for listening eh! [link] [comments] |
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