Weight loss: I (F, 27, 288.2) worked out for first time in a year. |
- I (F, 27, 288.2) worked out for first time in a year.
- Losing weight with Depression is too hard.
- This quote "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson
- Stop & Start is better than Stop & Stop
- (NSV) I got my COVID vaccine for being over 40 BMI, and I realized something
- I went down 4 sizes in jeans!!
- I am 10kg (22lbs) down and I never thought I could do this
- Don’t lie to yourself when tracking calories
- Weight loss is mostly mental
- Just found out I qualified for the covid vaccine because my BMI is greater than 30...
- I just had a huge reality check, and I'm... Well, I'm a whole bunch of emotions all at once right now, lol.
- Hi! I am introducing myself!
- I wish people would stop referring to me as "skinny" when I'm not. It's demoralising and undermines my efforts.
- Feeling at my wits end.
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 25 March 2021? Start here!
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 24
- PCOS Weight Struggles
- I think i cracked the code to stop over eating
- How do I fight against short term rewards for long term successes?
- For those who lost (or are losing!) 50+ lbs: How has your weight loss journey changed as you've progressed?
- When did you notice changes?
- NSV - 5XL to M? (in 116 weeks) + Motivational thought
- Weird side effect of weight loss
- how to control ravenous appetite caused by bc, stress, etc
| I (F, 27, 288.2) worked out for first time in a year. Posted: 24 Mar 2021 04:45 PM PDT On January 25, 2021, I weighed 308.8. I had gained 20 pounds since starting a new job in June 2020. Enough was enough. I started just by decreasing my calories. I know it's more than most here, but my daily intake is supposed to be around 2000. I try to meal prep for about 4 days of the week, and then on the 5th, I treat myself to subway. I have have a very stationary job, so I just tried to take walks throughout my office more. Things were going really well for a while. I was losing weight and kept telling myself that I need to start with healthier eating habits, and then I'll start to exercise. Because every time I've done this in the past, I lose motivation after working out for a few weeks. I don't know how to create workouts, I've very self-conscious at the gym (and in general), and honestly, I was scarred to start. But today I worked out for the first time in a year. It wasn't much - just completed a world on the Ring Fit, but I still did it. And I can feel the burn in my shoulders. And my legs hurt from the squats. But I did it. And now I'm going to the grocery store to buy fresh fruit for my new fruit infused water bottle. I don't know how often I'll work out. I don't know when I'll go to the store to buy work out clothes (I worked out in the dress I wore to work). But I will try this again. And hopefully again. And hopefully again. I'm still afraid, and self-conscious, and ashamed, but hopefully I'll get better. [link] [comments] |
| Losing weight with Depression is too hard. Posted: 24 Mar 2021 03:17 AM PDT I don't have 24×7 depression. I have more like "depression episodes". So, I'll not be depressed for 2 weeks and bam, suddenly I get those episodes and I don't want to do anything. By anything I mean, nothing. No walks, no want to play with my kids, no cook, no watch what I'm eating and just keep stuffing my face with bad foods in hopes to "feel" something. I hate this. I'm a women and I lose my willpower when I'm pmsing, during my periods and now these depression episodes are making it even more difficult to get better. Thanks for reading. I hope getting our mental health in check was also as straight as getting physical health. Good luck you all and stay safe. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 03:46 PM PDT I'm not entirely sure it's completely relevant for it's own post but couldn't quite figure out where to stick it. I read this quote this morning on a different sub and it has stuck with me all day. I'm kinda doubtful it was speaking of weightloss. But after the 4th day of the same weight I definitely needed a small reminder that I am planting seeds and that it will work and soon I'll harvest the body I always wanted. 🤫 Maybe some of you today are struggling as well or unsure when the famed paper towel effect will show. Or looking at those progress pics again hunting for a difference. It is there, I promise you. Follow the plan and it will happen. ❤ [link] [comments] |
| Stop & Start is better than Stop & Stop Posted: 24 Mar 2021 01:06 PM PDT So, I know a lot of us can relate to starting a healthy regimen only to fall off the wagon a week or two or three later. Next thing you know you've erased most of your gains and sunk yourself into a funk that's hard to escape. It's a cycle a lot of people fall into because this is hard. Our culture surrounds us with things that are bad for us, and our biology tells us that kinda stuff tastes great and makes us feel fulfilled, at least in the moment. We shouldn't give ourselves too hard a time if we fall into this trap. I started a healthy regimen in early December at a weight of 215.8 lbs (I'm a 5'8, 39 year old man). I've started and stopped 3 times since then. When I started up again two weeks ago, I was at 208 lbs, so I was starting from a net loss of almost 8 lbs. That was what I achieved in 4 months of stopping and starting and feeling like a failure. I've now lost 8 more and at 200.6 lbs, I'm starting to feel some real long term motivation. I realized that had I not kept trying to start back up over the last few months, I'd have weighed a lot more, and had a much harder time starting back up this time. In short, if you try and fail, keep trying, even if you regain most or all of it back again. Sometimes it's hard to see the overall gains that you make across a longer period of time. FYI, for anyone interested in my method, it's mostly calories in, calories out. Trying to do a sustainable lifestyle change through building positive habits. I am not a strict counter, because I have found that counting every little thing burns me out over a long time. I more or less try to estimate as closely as I can. This is definitely a skill, and it's taken time to get a good sense of where I am without heavily using apps and scales. I listen to genuine hunger signs and eat when I need to. Overall, I'm trying to eat a bunch of veggies that I enjoy before I eat the rest of a particular meal. That and I try not to eat after 8 pm or recognize boredom eating. When I lose another 5-10 lbs, I'm going to add gentle exercise and work back up to jogging, which is my favorite bit of good physical activity. Edit, I started a regimen, not a regime. 😂 Cheers everyone! [link] [comments] |
| (NSV) I got my COVID vaccine for being over 40 BMI, and I realized something Posted: 24 Mar 2021 01:12 PM PDT I started restricting calories and exercising in early January, and since then I've lost 34 pounds. I feel incredibly lucky to have been able to get the vaccine, but when they were giving me all of the information, they mentioned it would probably be 12 weeks until I get the second dose. When I got home, I realized: unless I seriously fall off the wagon, by the time I get my second dose, I'd no longer qualify for the first. When I started losing weight, my BMI was almost 47. Now it's barely 41. I feel like I still look the same, but my clothes are all loose and I feel like my body can do so much more. I can do an hour of cardio without stopping; before trying to lose weight this time, the longest I was ever able to go was ten minutes. I've definitely lost weight before, kind of, and gained it back fairly quickly. But this is the first time I've actually believed I was going to stick with it, and that I was going to actually lose weight. It's weirdly scary to think that I might succeed this time, but also, really good. How I'm doing it: It's been a multi-phase journey. I started by doing two weeks of juice cleansing (except for light dinners), and then moved to portion control, then added weightlifting, then moved to CICO, and then added cardio to supplement. I think the juicing was really important because I swear it shrank my stomach? Not what's visible, but when I started eating more real food I noticed I can't eat NEARLY as much food as I used to, even on "cheat" (maintenance) days. I only added something new when I felt like not doing it was holding me back, if that makes sense. [link] [comments] |
| I went down 4 sizes in jeans!! Posted: 24 Mar 2021 06:31 PM PDT So i had made my 1st post in this group about losing 10 pounds i was pretty excited. So good news i went from a 38X30 down to a 36X29. i'm pretty happy. Since i've been losing weight i'm noticing the 38X30's and 38X29's are falling off my butt which is awesome because it means i'm getting closer to my goal day by day. I've been walking daily and doing a 20 minute light workout of jumping rope since the weather is getting nicer. My friend is a personal trainer and was nice enough to send me his HIIIT workout routine, and he wanted me to try it and i said i would. I do it two days a week and then the other 2 days i do weights at home. With Covid going on i don't take my chances at the gym even if its spotless and cleaned all the time. But i have some 10 pound weights, and some resistance bands i use and switch out. I need to get a scale so i can track my weight and stuff, my friend suggested i get a digital scale and he also suggested i get a fitness tracker like a apple watch that keeps track of my steps, and other stuff which would be rather helpful. After making my 1st post it was met with several postivie responses which was awesome, but i had someone post on there that since i was trans i should kill myself because i was a waste of space and they didn't see why the mods or admins had let me in the group since i wasn't cis ... which honestly really hurt my feelings. they also then told me that it should have taken me 3 days to lose 10 pounds and not as long as it did take me. I have bipolar 1 disorder and really bad depression. Honestly my depression has been so bad the last year and the last 3 months, i'm amazed i'm not dead honestly, but it really hurt me when that person said those really rude transphobic things. Like you have no idea what someone goes through on a daily basis especially if they struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts or tendencies. Not only do i struggle with this stuff but also i am on antipsychotics for my bipolar which have made my weight fluxuate and the reason why it took me so long to lose 10 pounds was because of the meds. Like as a queer enby trans guy i struggle on a daily basis trying to like my body, granted i've been on T for a year and 2 months and had top surgery almost 6 months ago, but when i get comments from people like that one person who said those rude hurtful things to me, it makes me feel like crap. And i know it is easier said then done but you have no idea what someone is dealing with or struggling with, so be careful and think about what you say first before you say something hurtful. [link] [comments] |
| I am 10kg (22lbs) down and I never thought I could do this Posted: 24 Mar 2021 03:10 PM PDT This community has been invaluable to me getting this far. I'm 31 and I've been overweight my whole life, for the last 8 years I've been obese and the statistics on covid and obesity is what gave me a kick up the arse to finally, actually, try. I realised I'd been so scared of really trying before because what if I just couldn't lose weight? At this point in my life I had fully embraced and loved my fat self, but I think it had been a source of comfort in the back of my mind that I could change if I wanted to. What if I proved myself wrong? I had a lot of misconceptions about weight loss, and through checking on this sub every day I feel like I've been able to arm myself with the information and encouragement I needed. I've lost 10kg since Jan 1st (doing cico, 1600 calories a day, at 167cm tall) and I have another 20kg to lose. It will get harder as we come out of lockdown and the pubs open again... so I'm expecting it to slow down. But that's fine, I'm keeping a graph of my weight loss and I know it will go up and down, but I feel like I'm making sustainable changes while also treating myself with kindness, and I hadn't thought that was possible. [link] [comments] |
| Don’t lie to yourself when tracking calories Posted: 24 Mar 2021 05:48 AM PDT I love calories tracking, it really works for me, though in the beginning, if I had a day were I indulged and ate more than what my goal for that day was, I would feel ashamed and think that the day was a fail, so much that I wouldn't log in the « extra » foods I had eaten and kind of disregard that day as a mistake I wanted to forget about. I overcomed this and realize that I move on by staying true to myself and putting in the true amount of things even when I'm not proud, and that at the end of a week, the one "bad" day of eating doesn't change anything because other days I had a bigger deficit than what my goal was or exercised more... I also think that the urge to binge eat will not disappear just like that, and that those days are an occasion for me to work on fighting it and to realize that most of the time I don't do this anymore, and this is empowering. Calories tracking has been a good educating tool overall. I'm more conscious of my body's needs and I eat more mindfully and efficiently in regards to my macros and nutrients targets, which even if you are not trying to loose weight seems like a good thing to me. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 12:39 PM PDT I joined a work place weight-loss challenge and I weighed out yesterday. I've been doing great for most of this year with only a few over calorie days. After a while my body got acclimated to the reduced calories and I didn't think about food except when it was time to eat, mostly since I intermittent fasted and had the eating window. Anyway, after I recorded my final weight I felt hungry all day. Even after I ate I was thinking about all of the foods I once consumed. Since the beginning of the year I'm down 22 pounds and I'd still like an extra 16 pounds off to get to a healthy BMI. The switch from winning the challenge to winning for myself is mental. So now, I get to slow down and allow the weight loss to drip off rather than melt off. [link] [comments] |
| Just found out I qualified for the covid vaccine because my BMI is greater than 30... Posted: 24 Mar 2021 05:37 PM PDT You know that saying "be careful what you wish for"? Well for months I've been saying how much I want the vaccine so I can actually return to semi-normal life and finally get a gym membership now that I have a job and money. I was so upset thinking I wouldn't qualify. I mean I do have asthma but it's not severe and I've had pneumonia twice in my life and the one time I was hospitalized and almost died from it at 3 years old. But to just hear that I qualify because my BMI is 36 (5'5 223lbs) is so upsetting... I just feel embarrassed and ashamed. I feel guilty and disgusted, for letting myself get like this. I'd been flying high the last few weeks cause I finally lost 10lbs and have been looking and feeling so much better and now I'm just devastated. Being overweight is still something new to me I was never overweight till 5 years ago. I scheduled my appointment but now I'm terrified when I go to get the vaccine they'll question why I'm there since I'm only 26. A lot of people have told me I don't look like I'm over 200lbs but I feel like they're just lying to make me feel better. Anyways this was an extreme wake up call. A slap in the face. Sorry for venting I know I should be happy and thankful. And I'm really sorry for being all woe is me I just feel like I'm drowning in shame, disgust, guilt... I will now be working much harder and doing more to lose this weight and make myself feel as though I deserve this because I feel very unworthy right now... [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2021 01:10 AM PDT I kid, but it feels like abject horror. On the back of what I've just experienced, I am (in the true sense of the word with zero hyperbole) mortified. I have one of those (boxing( heavy bag/speed bag stands out back. The actual 70 lb. bag's straps are broken, so I use a smaller, kid's sized one that I re-chain a bit higher. It flies around quite a bit when you hit it, but It's better than nothing. Before you get any ideas, I'm not fit in the slightest. I'm a pack a day smoker, 36, and 100lbs or so overweight. I've been sat on my ass for the past 8 years, and after COVID hit, any kind exercise I got out of neccessity, or in the name of having fun, stopped cold last March. Everything got worse- take out all the time, more cigarettes, 24/7 ass-sitting (quite literally). I'm not in denial, or delusional- I know how bad my health is. I just didn't expect... I don't know what I expected, I just didn't expect it to feel THIS bad. I had to re-hang that children's heavy bag tonight. It couldn't be more than 40-50 lbs. I couldn't do it. My muscles were so weak, and so shaky, that the motor control I needed to hook the chain into the little triangular shaped, metal hook, just wasn't there. More than that, I just legit couldn't hold the bag up there for long enough. After maybe 4 seconds, it was impossible. I tried twice, but after the 2nd attempt, my heart was pounding, my chest hurt, and it was hard to catch my breath. My 80 year old grandfather could have done what I just failed to do. A 12 year old child could have done that. ...And with much less trouble, too. Eventually I just used my brain, and cheated it up there with a taller-than-average chair, some leverage, and clever chain placement. It was so bad, I thought to myself at one point, "...Maybe I have cancer? Have I been wasting away because of some disease, and not known it?" Because I've *seen* that kind of struggle, that kind of weakness before. I watched my father go through it when I was a kid. When he would come home from chemo, when he couldn't make the 20ft or so walk to the front door from the driveway, and nearly quit on the front step. On the way back into the house after putting the big chair I used back on the patio, I got emotional over it. I'm still a bit rattled, tbh. I just can't believe it was THAT hard. I'm worried there could be something wrong with me. That's probably not true but... it was just such a struggle to even pick the thing up with both hands at first. I could *feel* the weight of it in my shoulders, and in my back before hand. You know, like that feeling you get when you kind of tug on something, to check how heavy it is before you pick it up, and your body tells you, "Hey, this might be a bit much for us right now." ...Except it was only 40 goddamn pounds. Forty fucking pounds, man. Forty. I just can't wrap my head around it. I've never felt so weak before in my entire life. I don't know what I'm asking for here... I know what I have to do, how to do it, etc. I've got weights, I know how to eat/drink, I've got time, etc... I guess I'm just looking to see if anybody's like me, or been like me, or been like me and then brought themselves back from brink and got back to "normal" again. Not like, "I'm 19 and I can binge drink, run a 5k the next morning a sprained ankle, and be healed 2 days later" kind of normal, but like- normal for my age (36). Maybe even a bit better than that. I'd be lying if I didn't admit writing this was also cathartic in it's own right, so if you've read it- thanks for taking the time. Also, I just got off amoxicillin for a tooth-ache that spread. Had me feeling shitty for about 2 weeks, but it's been gone for a couple days now. I don't know if that had anything to do with it either, but maybe one of you does. I'd appreciate the (scientifically informed) information if anybody'd like to offer it. Thanks in advance, guys. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 08:46 PM PDT I have been following this sub forum for a little while and finally felt ready to start losing weight. I started about 2 weeks ago and I wanted to post here for accountability. My stats: 29F, 5ft 0, SW: 120, CW: 118, GW: 100ish My story: Last year I moved to the US in the middle of the pandemic! This caused a lot of stress, and I started to eat mindlessly. I was eating a lot of fried food, eating 2 massive take outs a day, and just stuffing myself until I was in a food coma multiple times a day. I put on about 20lbs and now I don't fit into any of my clothes. I also found the more weight I put on, the more tired and sad I felt, but the more I ate. My plan: - I will eat intuitively and will track my calories. I want to stop the bingeing cycle. So I will listen to my body and eat nutritious food whenever I feel hungry. I will stop when I am full. And of course I can't go without a little sweet treat everyday, and I am allowing myself to have that :-) - I will be active every single day. I will only do 3 intense workouts a week, but on the other 4 days I will walk / light jog / dance / stretch / anything to keep me moving! - I have no set timeline for losing the weight... I just wish to see progress, no matter how long it takes! My goals: - get back to 100ish lbs - lose some of the belly and back fat I have developed this last year - fit back into my old jeans! - to have more energy and sleep better - develop a healthy mindset towards food, working out and my body along the way :-) Word of encouragement and advice are appreciated! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 08:14 AM PDT So I have this problem, I realise this problem comes from a place of privilege that a lot of people don't have, so I realise it may make me sound ridiculous. For that I'm sorry. But it is really bothering me and I needed to vent. Basically, I am overweight. There are no two ways around it. My BMI is 26.5 which puts me solidly in the overweight category (I have very little muscle, so this is accurate). Sure, I'm not as heavy as a lot of people. I'm not obese. But I am definitely not 'skinny' or 'small'. I am literally a "Large" in clothes! (UK 14, US 10) I am not healthy. I have mild health/fitness problems that I didn't have when I was a healthy weight. I get out of breath quickly, my resting heart rate is higher now, it's more of an effort to stand up from sitting, and my stomach rolls get in the way when I bend down to tie my shoes. All of my 'small' and 'medium' clothes don't fit me any more. I have a 36 inch waist and 40 inch hips. I am overweight. Don't get me wrong. I love my body and I would love it at any size! I know people who are heavier than me and I think they look great and if they are happy the way they are, I am all for that. But I personally don't feel my best at this size. So I am in the process of losing weight. I'd like to get down to a BMI of 21, or thereabouts. But here's the thing. Even though I am overweight, I am thinner and smaller than literally 99% of my friends and family. I have one friend and one family member who are a healthy weight. The rest of them are obese. Because they are so used to the way they look, and being around other people who are obese, they see me as 'skinny'. Every time they see me saying 'no' to chocolate, or eating a plate of veggies, or exercising, or mentioning how I've lost weight/am trying to lose weight, I get the same barrage of comments:
And every iteration thereof. They almost get offended, as if because I'm trying to lose weight and I'm thinner than they are, they think it's a personal attack on them. Like I'm saying that they look bad or implying that they should be losing weight too. I'm just fed up with it. I keep explaining that I'm overweight according to BMI and just want to get down to a healthy weight, but they come back at me saying that BMI isn't accurate, I should ignore it. I want to tell them that the image they have in their heads of "an overweight person" is super skewed. That what they think of as overweight is actually obese. But I don't want to offend anyone. This line of talk just undermines the choices I'm making to be healthier and it really beats me down. It makes me question everything. I hate it. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 11:11 PM PDT Male, 47, 375lbs. Some 14 years ago I lost 250lbs to go from 450 to 200. I did it by eating 1000 calories a day. However, I slowly gained 20lbs a year to 395. Then I lost 90 again, then gained back to 395. Recently I lost 60 and gained 40 back. All using the same method as before. I just feel like giving up. Food has a grip on me I just can't break. I really have an issue with it. I am considering surgery, but really don't want to go that route. I am starting to have issues like my bp is going up, I feel tired a lot and my knees are starting to hurt. I am sorry to dump, but I just don't know what to do anymore. I don't want to hit 50 big. What do I do? [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 25 March 2021? Start here! Posted: 24 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.
* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out! * FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 24 Posted: 24 Mar 2021 04:00 PM PDT Hello losers, I just realized how far into March we actually are, goodness gracious I can't even believe it. 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: Life is enough of an exercise today kids. 17/24 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards): Therapy appointment. It's work these days not going to lie kids. 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 library ebooks! Your turn kids! What are you all up to? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 11:03 PM PDT Hey everyone, I recently got diagnosed with PCOS which explains a lot of what's been going on, but I still don't know how to lose weight. A lot of doctors have just shrugged and gone "Idk, you might never lose weight" or they spout body positive stuff but I hurt like this- it's not about being sexy at this point, it's about my back and knees hurting and I'm not comfortable. I have tried EVERYTHING. And I do mean every kind of credible dietary solution out there- high protein, low protein, gluten free, sugar free, vegan, etc. The only time I was able to lose at ALL was when I finally (to prove a point to a**hole doctors that kept implying I was just lazy and fat) went down to a 500cal/day diet for 2 months. I lost 2 pounds. I'm 5'7", female, and 260 pounds. I've been steadily gaining at about 2 pounds a week for the last year and a half. Since I've given up trying different eating styles, my default diet is very Mediterranean- no red meat, lots of vegetables and chicken and fish, fruit in the mornings. I never eat out and I cook with oil not butter, and other little substitutes like that. I'm at a loss, but when I ask doctors about meds to lose weight with PCOS, they just say there's "no real solution" and I just need to find a dietary solution. HELP! [link] [comments] |
| I think i cracked the code to stop over eating Posted: 24 Mar 2021 06:10 AM PDT How many times have you helped yourself to one more bite when you were full? How many times have you finished your plate despite your pants' waistband waving a white flag? Or eaten more chips because theyre just that goooood despite your hunger being satisfied? I struggled with this a lot until I realized that those foods are still going to exist outside of that situation and that i will get to eat them again at another time. Its okay to have smaller portions to satiate your cravings, its okay to not finish your plate, chips factories are not gonna close down anytime soon. Heck, by cutting back on overeating youre gonna have a longer life span to enjoy those foods. [link] [comments] |
| How do I fight against short term rewards for long term successes? Posted: 24 Mar 2021 10:35 PM PDT I just recently came to the realization that the reason why I screw myself over with weight loss/fitness goals (among other things in life) is that I am focused too much on short term rewards instead of my long term goals. While I feel that I kind of always knew this in the back of my head, I hadn't really put it into words until today. For example, I can't stick to my meal plan that I've laid out sometimes because I don't feel like cooking or I want to play a bit more of a game, and I'll end up eating a bunch of random snacks instead. Sometimes I'll watch youtube or netflix late into the night, and I end up being way too tired to get up early enough for the morning walk I'd planned to take. I'll give in to myself when I'm at the store and buy the junk food that I know I shouldn't get. I was a swimmer all of my life through the end of high school. I was in great shape, could eat whatever I wanted, and always had a coach telling me what to do. I had someone to hold me accountable. But ever since then, I've struggled to hold myself accountable and focus on long term rewards over the short term. I never had to worry about what I ate until I went to college, and since my swimming days I've gained 30 lbs. Granted, I know I won't get back to that kind of shape unless I workout 3-4 hours a day like I did back then, but I know that I can definitely stand to lose a bit of weight. I guess my question is, how do you stay focused on your long term goals instead of taking the easy road and sabotaging yourself for short term gain? How do you hold yourself accountable and "be your own coach"? I'm struggling with these things at the moment, so any advice is welcome. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 02:47 PM PDT I've lost 30lbs since mid-December 2020. I'm very proud of the progress I've made so far, particularly given the years of failed diets I put myself through before. I've been doing CICO (1,500kcal), low intensity cardio (5-8 mile walks every day at a quick pace), and 2-3 days of lifting per week. I am so excited to keep going, and it's crazy how different this go-around feels than my previous attempts. I REALLY want this, and I'm excited because this is the first time I've genuinely felt like I could maintain this for the rest of my life. It feels like a lifestyle shift vs a short term quick fix. I wanted to hear from others to see how I can mentally prepare for losing the next 55 lbs. What changes did you make to your routines over time? How did your motivation levels change? What obstacles did you face in the middle and end of your weight loss that were different from the beginning? What positive changes did you experience? Just wanted to hear others' stories to prepare myself. Thanks!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 08:25 PM PDT Hello beautiful people, I'm 27F, 5'5 and 103kg. I finally had that 'moment' after I saw a photo that was taken of partner & myself, where I just looked disgusting. I cried that night & woke up knowing I had to make changes. I signed up to the gym after 5 years of avoiding it like the plague, and have been using CICO. Now my journey has only just begun, literally 4 days in. I guess I would just like to hear a bit of love and support from fellow losers. I gained this neat 30kg over a 5 year period so I know it won't go away overnight, but when did you start noticing changes, however small? Weeks? Months? I guess I just want to give myself something to look out for/look forward to. Much love to you all ❤️ [link] [comments] |
| NSV - 5XL to M? (in 116 weeks) + Motivational thought Posted: 24 Mar 2021 05:15 AM PDT Between pandemic and weight loss, I've hit the point where I quite literally have almost no clothes...I have athletic gear (all size L) and that's about it...I literally have one pair of sweat pants that are my only functional pair of pants... So I decided that with hopeful eye to dating and real life and such (post covid) I should like at least have enough stuff to manage until I could drag a fashionable friend to the mall and do a full rebuild of my wardrobe. I ordered a casual button down shirt from uniqlo and it arrived yesterday. Size L. It's like three or four inches too big. So I sat there and was like "surely this is a mistake, I will bloat overnight and this size L will magically fit tomorrow"...so I just tried it on and, yep, it's still too big. So I am packing it up and sending it back and ordering a medium. MEDIUM! LOL Don't get me wrong, I still think and am fine with, large will be the norm...it's clear that this particular shirt or brand (I've never bought anything from uniqlo before so no idea) just happens to fit big...I am still a 180lb 5'8 dude who lifts and large is def the right size for me in Under Armour...but I am still chuffed, and a bit freaked out, that medium ANYTHING could be the legit right fit. At the start of this I thought you'd be insane to even suggest large was going to be the norm. I'd have taken 200lb XL in a flat second. And, as of this morning, I am a smidge away from being in the 170's. So...motivational thought. I ran into an acquaintance in the elevator the other day and she asked all the usual questions and when I told her about my pandemic training (really just more of the same from 2019) she was like "wow, that must be so hard"...and, later, I thought about it...we tend to think of two roads...weight loss (hard)...obesity (easy)....and the truth is that they are both hard...you just have to decide which "hard" is the path you are going to go down...like at 327.6 my life wasn't a cakewalk...I didn't wake up every day and go "wow, this is just so darn easy, I'd never want this to change"...my knees, back, Achilles hurt ALL THE TIME...dating was a nightmare...shopping was a nightmare...etc..etc... So don't think that giving up is the easy route, you're just choosing a different kind of hard. It's all hard. You just gotta pick which hard is for you. [link] [comments] |
| Weird side effect of weight loss Posted: 24 Mar 2021 01:28 PM PDT I'm not sure if it's just in my head but I've noticed three unusual effects of weight loss and curious if anyone else experienced the same. This was after about 80lbs lost since last year and I've finally got to bmi of 23. They all seem obvious in retrospect but never really thought about it before. My body hair seems thicker, is it the case that your hair follicals are literally spaced out over more area so having loss weight they're literally more concentrated. I seem to have a higher heat tolerance on my torso with hot water, the same water will scorch my lower legs and head but perfectly comfortable on torso, I noticed I've had the shower steadily hotter over the past year and barely mix more than a trickle of cold now. Conversely I often feel far colder around the house and need to wear more layers than ever. [link] [comments] |
| how to control ravenous appetite caused by bc, stress, etc Posted: 24 Mar 2021 04:30 PM PDT i started taking birth control because of really debilitating cramps, and i gained several pounds. i've always been eating around 1500 calories but since bc i've been having this ravenous, insatiable appetite, especially at night, so i think this is the culprit. however— i've been gaining weight over the past few years anyways, a total of 30 pounds (but it was steady before bc). the increased appetite could be due to stress, depression, and lack of sleep. this appetite is so strong, it's almost annoying. i cant concentrate unless i'm totally full. then i eat and i get hungry again so fast. i'm eating whole foods, fiber, protein, and fats. almost nothing processed or refined. almost no added sugars. lots of water. so what am i so hungry for? i cant even think of anything but food ever. i go for walks and play games to relieve stress too. i'm still always stressed but at least it's less than before? but i guess it's not enough? yet i get so hungry esp at night that it feels like i can't see or think of anything but eating as much as i can, usually nutella. i cant stop until ive had a huge amount of snacks. maybe this is the cause for my weight gain? what is this? and how do i control it when i've eaten all the satiating food i can? edit: just a note, i plan on seeing a gynecologist, dietician and psychiatrist about these issues!! so please don't worry about giving a diagnosis, i just want some word of mouth advice [link] [comments] |
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