Weight loss: I hated my body so much that I had drastic plastic surgery at 18. It caused a downward spiral mentally and physically. This is how I’m taking my body and health back. |
- I hated my body so much that I had drastic plastic surgery at 18. It caused a downward spiral mentally and physically. This is how I’m taking my body and health back.
- Slow & Steady: 30lbs down in 3 years
- Same shirt different girl
- Realizing how mathematical losing weight is, has give me so much hope! I feel totally in control, knowing I can literally calculate how much weight I’ve lost and it be accurate. ����
- NSV- I sat in a folding chair today without being afraid it would break.
- 4 weeks of running at 249lbs, burned 1000 calories for the first time ever
- Anyone else appreciating new things as they lose weight?
- Bouncing back from a breakup
- I have no self control and can't stop myself. What do I do?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 23rd, 2021
- Follow up post to "I don't feel hungry anymore, instead my body starts feeling weak when I need food"
- Don't Be Afraid of Rest
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Tuesday, 23 March 2021? Start here!
- 24-Hour Pledge - Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- Goal to 130lbs. Starting from 170. Currently 157
- I am so frustrated
- [SV] Past the barrier!
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Tuesday, 23 March 2021: Today, I conquered!
- Down 150lbs - Skin is tightening recently?
- Daily Q&A Post for Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - No question too small!
- weight loss and confidence
| Posted: 22 Mar 2021 08:49 PM PDT Long story time. But please bare with me. A little bit of background - I'm a 19 year old girl that grew up pretty fit and had my dream body. I went from a triple varsity athlete in high school, to an obese BMI in less than 2 years. From a 26 inch waist to a 32 inch in that time span. At first, I loved my body, I loved my shape. A trimmed waist I worked hard for and a booty (thanks mom for that one!) After all, I worked out daily, I ate clean, I could buy cute clothes and wore a bikini with pride! Even got to model for an up and coming bikini line. Life was good. But my mind started changing. No matter how much people told me "I wish I had your body!" Or "Girl, you look great!" A little inkling at the back of my mind started telling me that it wasn't good enough. I wasn't good enough. Soon came freshmen year of college. I grew up surfing, so when I had the chance I surfed all day, I swam constantly. I started looking better and better. But then I turned 18. I was able to go out and eat with friends and my mom couldn't tell me no. I went to parties, drank 800 calories in liquor 2-3 times a week. Waking up with a headache meant I would devour the breakfast buffet on campus. Very quickly... the weight came. I grew up with a fit dad, who despised the thought of his children becoming fat. I could tell he was disappointed with each pound that became apparent on my little 5'2 frame. So I hated myself more. My tiny bodied Asian family members (grandparents, aunts, uncles) never ceased to remind me I had gained weight. My college-sweetheart is a gym rat, a six pack and muscles fill his shirts. The more weight I gained, the more I hated standing next to him. I couldn't take it anymore. I hated hearing my family and friends say how big I had gotten. I had put on 30 lbs in 6 months. I stopped surfing and swimming because I became so embarrassed to be in a swimsuit. On my short stature, the 30 lbs were so obvious. I would lose a pound every week, but it wasn't fast enough for me. I wanted my old body back. I didn't want to be shamed anymore. I secretly got full abdominal liposuction that cost $6000, months of painful healing, and feelings of guilt I could not overcome. But, here's the kicker. Despite a surgery that took off 15 lbs of fat from my midsection, I still got called fat. I was still reminded daily that I need to lose weight because it's obvious how much I've gained. I fell so depressed that I said - you know what? Fck it. I'm gonna eat, since I'll never be good enough anyways. This surgery doesn't matter, the money doesn't matter. *I don't matter. Well I gained ALL my weight back and more. I'm almost 20lbs heavier than I was BEFORE MY OPERATION. And I realized... Why was I doing this for other people to notice? Why did it matter? I need to do this for me. For MY health. MY own self-worth. So today, I came back to the gym. Today I ate at a calorie deficit. Today, I take control of my body and I don't care what ANYBODY else has to say. I'm 50 lbs overweight. I'm proud of myself for wanting to change this. I didn't need that surgery, I didn't deserve the shame. Day 1 starts today! [link] [comments] |
| Slow & Steady: 30lbs down in 3 years Posted: 22 Mar 2021 04:22 PM PDT TL;DR life happens and sometimes it takes a while to lose weight. But as long as you're making small lifestyle changes, those baby steps add up over time. Don't lose hope. And for the nerds out there, I've got a link to my Libra charts & explanation near the bottom. Long-time lurker, yada yada, so I got dressed this morning and actually noticed the weight loss in my mirror for the first time since starting on my journey almost 3 years ago. I got so excited, I wanted to make a post about it. I always found it inspirational to read stories from this subreddit about people who lost their weight over several years. Because life happens and sometimes it throws you some curve balls and you fall off the bandwagon. And sometimes all you can do is make little baby steps. For some reason, it won't let me post my flair, so 28F, 5'2" | SW: 200 lbs | CW: 170 lbs | GW: 163 lbs. I'm literally 7 lbs from my goal weight of crossing out of the Obese category and into the Overweight category. I thought of waiting until then, but I was way too excited this morning, lol. What I found worked best for me
Here are my quickly edited images from Libra, somewhat to-scale of my journey so far: 3-Year Journey from Libra 2018: Journey starts. Weighed in at the Doctor's office at over 200 lbs with clothes on. At my height (5'2"), this puts me in the Obese Class 2 category. Immediately started changing lots of things to try to lose weight. Also, to add more stress, I decided to go get my MBA, while working full-time. Total weight lost this year: -17.4 lbs 2019: Lots of ups & downs this year. Mainly due to stress. Finished my MBA in August & moved across the country in September. Ended up gaining some weight back. Total weight gained this year: + 5.1 lbs 2020: Lots more stress, thanks to covid. Probably gained and lost the same 5 lbs until August. Started getting serious about the weight loss again. And then my spouse & I decided to separate & get divorced. Total weight lost this year: -12.0 lbs 2021: Stress has decreased significantly (taking care of mental health is important). Aiming to hit the overweight category by the end of May. Haven't been this low since undergrad. Total weight lost so far this year: -6.6 lbs [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Mar 2021 12:19 PM PDT I was going through old pictures and absolutely lost my mind when I saw how this shirt used to fit. Picture on the left was about 4 years ago and I was either at or very close to my max weight. I am 74lbs down as of this morning. (333lb->259lb) I really wanted to share this with you guys. I've been lurking on this sub for a little while and decided it was time to post. I achieved this through gradual lifestyle changes. I quit binge drinking and saw a nutritionist who introduced the notion of meal planning to me. I'm super anxious and love organization so I picked that right up and it has led me to the picture on the right. Measuring food and finding exercise that I actually enjoyed was the key to my success, I think. Not looking at food as a source of comfort was another big help, too. Learning to meal plan led to me learning more about and falling in love with nutrition, and now I'm going back to college to become an RD! The whole topic of nutrition is super interesting to me and I would really love to help people the same way my nutritionist helped me. I continue to meal plan and couldn't imagine my life without it now. I save a lot of money on groceries every week, too! Very helpful for a college student. I highly recommend it, college student or not! Apologies for the long post- I hope you all have a wonderful day! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Mar 2021 09:35 PM PDT So when I first started looking into weight loss advice, years ago, I would always get discouraged within 5 minutes of searching Google. I would find random forums (outside of Reddit) where people who were unnaturally muscular in their profile icon, would post things like "LosiNG WEiGht isN't rOCkEt SciEnCe" 🥴 "Just count your macros and have a calorie deficit, duh." Not knowing what any of that meant, I would literally roll my eyes SO hard. I felt like they were over simplifying it all, that it's no way I can control my weight. I figured whatever they were talking about was likely too difficult for me to commit to. In current day, I've discovered so many helpful subreddits. People are so good about explaining things in layman's terms. I've been doing CICO, using the Lose it app, IF of 16:8/18:6, and keeping my carbs low. I've bought a food scale for accuracy of servings. I wear my Apple Watch every day now, solely to track how active I'm being. The other day I decided, to put my knowledge to the test and calculate what my deficit would have been since I started my journey in mid-January based on the tracking within the Lose it app. I couldn't believe me eyes!! What I calculated in my deficit, was around 23 lbs and guess what?! I'm actually currently down 22 lbs. THE MATH WAS RIGHT!!! Give or take a pound, the math was freaking right!!! I've never felt so in control in my life. Knowing that there's a science behind what I'm doing, and that I can literally calculate what I've lost shows that all of this working. I feel like I have some sort of super power all of a sudden 🤣. Though all of those condescending people on the forums I use to read definitely could change their delivery, I can totally agree now that it doesn't feel like rocket science anymore. It's no secret elixir I can drink, no magic involved, I can lose weight if I'm discipline enough to have a healthy deficit, while burning more calories than I eat. Not only that, but I have insight to exactly how much weight I can potentially lose over time. I know this is probably not a big deal to most, but I just feel so seen, so validated that I'm doing this journey right finally! And I'm just so thankful for this subreddit and all the others for making weight loss so obtainable. 🤗 [link] [comments] |
| NSV- I sat in a folding chair today without being afraid it would break. Posted: 22 Mar 2021 04:20 PM PDT I'm at a tiny little mechanic's shop (the shop is small, the mechanic is regular-sized) and he offered me a seat while he checks out my car. There's a nice little folding table with two chairs; it seems like a pleasant place to have a coffee or take a lunch break. I hesitated for just a moment before sitting down. For a long time now, I've never felt safe sitting in this kind of chair. A chair that says it has a 300lb capacity can break if a 250lb person plops down in it or it could hold up if a 400lb person sits down very carefully. I speak from experience on the latter. I'm posting this because it's about more than just chairs. Like many of us, my life has started to revolve around numbers, especially calories and pounds. I think that's very useful, but we have to remember that they are just a means to an end. Pounds and kilograms don't actually hold any intrinsic meaning. What matters is being able to walk up the stairs without becoming exhausted, being able to find clothes in a non-specialty store, playing with your kids however and for as long you want. We're doing this for ourselves and our families, not for the scale. You don't even need noble reasons. Maybe you just want to expand your dating options, or wear certain kinds of outfits, or just be hot. For me, I want to climb more mountains than I can now and swim farther, and most of all, run. Whatever your end goal is, just remember to acknowledge the little victories along the way. Scale victories are encouraging and easily quantifiable, but take a minute to look around and notice the little ways your life is better. For right now, it's just nice to not have to stand for an hour. [link] [comments] |
| 4 weeks of running at 249lbs, burned 1000 calories for the first time ever Posted: 22 Mar 2021 02:43 PM PDT Hey peeps, it's my first time posting here so I apologize if there are any mistakes. I'd like to share with you a goal that I am very proud of, but before that comes the journey itself. This involves a sensitive topic, so here's my trigger warning for those who want to avoid it. Since graduating high school four years ago, I've been stuck in a loop of bad habits and depression, having gained more than 70+ pounds somewhere along the way. One day I found myself near a busy road, wanting to die, speaking with an officer before being transferred to a psychiatric facility. It was the toughest 7 days of my life, but it gave me an opportunity to meet people who had also experienced the worst in theirs. I felt less alone, and came out of it learning a few things. After 36 fun games of UNO, many deep conversations, early morning blood tests, taking classes and learning two new card games, I was released. And believe me, I cannot express how happy I was just to feel the raindrops touch my shoulder - I LITERALLY WANTED TO TASTE THE RAIN! Soon after, I cut ties with a toxic group of friends that contributed nothing meaningful to my life. In doing so, this allowed me to evaluate my future and think of who I wanted to keep in my circle. Eventually, I met better friends. I began feeling more confident, just enough that I could look in the mirror every morning and groom my hair. I felt bad about my weight, but it was about feeling just bad enough that I wanted to change my situation. I had bad days, bad weeks where I fell back into depression but I kept trying again. This brings me to today. 4 weeks of walking regularly, 4 weeks of doing cardio every other day. 4 weeks of learning new techniques, watching transformation videos and trying not to compare myself. 4 weeks of managing what I eat (thanks to LoseIt of course), and it has paid off. A common mistake I make is pushing myself too fast, so I took it down a few steps, no specific goal and just went for it. I set up a playlist for music to get me going (learned that "Fuel" by Metallica is a nice kick) and finished just under 4 mile mark at 15'58" average. This one took off (no pun intended) just over 1k in calories, which left me shocked, impressed and super fucking happy. It may not be the best, it may not meet the standard for everyone but it means everything to me. It's a sign of progress. I'm sorry if I come across selfish for bragging, just wanted to express how good I felt for once and I appreciate those taking the time to read. Progress is everything. You can do it. I sure as hell didn't think I could. I weigh 249lbs so far, trying to cut down 70 more - if you have any advice or stories to share I'd love to hear it! [link] [comments] |
| Anyone else appreciating new things as they lose weight? Posted: 22 Mar 2021 10:03 PM PDT I was underweight or a healthy weight for all of my life leading up to age 21, and then I rapidly gained weight. I'm short and tend to really not like the way I look because of it. Now I'm about to turn 23 and have large, deep, purple stretch marks on my inner thighs that I'm not too happy about, but I'm much more appreciative of the body I have. I've lost 30 pounds and have about 10-15 to go, and I'm now appreciating things that I never noticed or liked before I gained weight. Collar bones aren't a thing that I would have thought to like about myself, but now that they've suddenly reappeared, I keep touching them and smiling. It's weird. I like things about my body that I never thought to like before. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Mar 2021 07:21 PM PDT On December 1st 2020 I was the heaviest I had ever been, 227 pounds. I started out small by walking my dog twice a day for at least 30 minutes, gradually increasing that to 45 mins twice a day. This was a good starting point and motivated me to start doing more intense exercise. I started using a stationary bike in my house and doing the apple fitness classes that I had a trial for. Started out doing the easiest 10 minute workouts and was COMPLETELY gassed by the end of them. Again, I slowly increased the amount of time I cycled for until I reached my current level, 30 minutes in the morning and a 45 minute at the end of the day. After awhile of seeing no progress I took on the most difficult part of weight loss... DIET CHANGE. I ate like absolute trash everyday, any junkfood/snacks in my pantry would be devoured with little to no after thought. I ate out for nearly every meal, and usually not the healthiest choices. I started to change that by no longer eating out for breakfast or lunch, and ordering a salad for dinner (shoutout California Chicken Cafe). I began cooking every meal in March, no red meat and few carbs. Typically I had fruit for breakfast, a can of tunafish with hot sauce for lunch, and baked/grilled tilapia for dinner. My next step is to start intermittent fasting as I have reached 199 pounds today, on the way to my goal weight of 180. [link] [comments] |
| I have no self control and can't stop myself. What do I do? Posted: 22 Mar 2021 03:46 PM PDT I feel like I've been in a losing battle for a long time. I've always had a sweet tooth but in the last 3-4 years it's gotten extremely bad. I'm only 26 but feel like shit every day because of this. I have these binging sessions where I lose self control. During these I sometimes eat a full mcdonalds meal with 4 donuts and and entire box of cookies, to give you an idea of how bad it usually is. I do this every 4ish days at my current rate, but on other days I'm not great either. Usually it's KD or subway. I've tried to become better - I've managed to force myself to eat spinach and broccoli each morning, since I still have self control - but it hasn't stopped my later day eating habits. I've tried so much... a million started diets and a million failed ones, I even got a lock box with a timer for putting my wallet it, but it doesn't work because I have my credit card memorized and can order food on doordash etc. This is destroying my physical health and my wallet as well. I can't keep living with this. This in an SOS. I'm willing to do ANYTHING to finally put this to rest, even if it's more extreme. To be as clear as possible - THIS BEHAVIOUR IS NOT DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH. I can 100% assure you it's pure sugar addiction. I have no mental health issues at all. Like, earlier today I was saying everything in my head about why this is a bad idea as my body was forcibly walking me to the convenience store to pick up junk food. The cravings are huge and my willpower is extremely weak around 11-5. The one thing I've found that's helped me in other areas is some form of accountability - someone or some group holding me accountable for my actions. However I don't live with or know anyone, and the services I've found online seem to require that. If anyone knows anything that can help me... please share it. I just want this nightmare to be over. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 23rd, 2021 Posted: 22 Mar 2021 11:17 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] |
| Posted: 23 Mar 2021 01:21 AM PDT This is a follow up post from my post from two weeks ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/m0gbvr/i_dont_feel_hungry_anymore_instead_my_body_starts/ A lot of people had some great suggestions to what could be going on. I went to my doctor not long after that post and had my blood tested. They checked everything, but the only real shortage I had was vitamin D. Even that wasn't a huge shortage or anything. I have been taking vitamin D pills every day since then though. Everything else was perfectly fine, which honestly surprised me. I've been taking the vitamin D pills for over a week now, and I haven't felt much different, though it's only been a week so that could change. I still feel tired a lot, even though I sleep well. It's very frustrating, as I'd like to work but being tired all the time makes it hard. I also still have the same issue of not really feeling hungry until it's too late. A part of me is happy that everything was fine, but at the same time I still don't know why I feel tired so often and quickly. If something was out of the ordinary, at least that could've explained my symptoms. I've also started eating more since my last post, I try to get 1200kcal every day. It can be hard, but I've really been trying and it's going well. I do feel more energised when I eat more, which is nice, though I'll still be left tired. I'm not really sure what the goal of this post is, I guess just to inform those who care and see if anyone has been through something similiar. If any of you have suggestions as to what could be going on still, that would be much appreciated. Because I'm out of ideas at the moment. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Mar 2021 05:47 PM PDT I just wanted to remind everyone here that it's okay to take a break. Normally at work, I walk 10KM per shift, 4 times a week. Now, I am tracking that through Apple Fitness so I am unsure how accurate that really is, to be fair. Outside of my 4 scheduled shifts, I usually go for a 5K walk to exercise and take a mental break - tracked by MapMyWalk so there is data to back that up. The weather is becoming nicer here in Canada and for me, there is nothing more peaceful than walking down quiet streets blasting Ice Cube in my ears. For real though, I was a person that thought I always needed to move/exercise in order to lose weight. So I would work out/lift and exercise on days that I worked as well. On my one scheduled off-day from work and training, I would manage to go for a 5K walk as well. So my rest days (1 of 7 days) were turning into another day of full exercise and grinding. Let me say that there is nothing wrong with that - if you want to go hard 7 days a week feel free. But for those that need to be reminded that a little rest and relaxation is okay, don't worry about that either. Your body needs rest and maintenance. I know, it can be addicting to keep moving and exercising once you see progress. If you feel fine, do it! But don't knock yourself for wanting to sit on the couch and relax once in a while. I am typing this as a reminder to myself. I had a rest day today and I am itching to get back to working out and moving. I know my body will thank me for a little R&R, too. It's cliche, but this weight loss journey is a marathon, baby. Keep working hard but don't forget to slow down and smell the roses once in a while ;). [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Tuesday, 23 March 2021? Start here! Posted: 22 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] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 22 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
Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. --- On reddit, your *vote* means, *"I found this interesting"* (...read more about [**voting on reddit**](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/voting)) --- [link] [comments] |
| Goal to 130lbs. Starting from 170. Currently 157 Posted: 22 Mar 2021 08:54 PM PDT I have tried numerous times trying to slim down and I usually end up cycling back into my old habits. I haven't kept track of exactly when I started, but it's somewhere between the 1-2 month range. I didn't have a scale at the time of me starting my new "diet", but I'm guessing it was somewhere around 170lbs. Over the last two months I've been slowly changing my diet. I would drink between 3-4 cans of soda or two bottles of soda a day. While it's not the best or healthiest substitute I have shifted from having those sodas to having a bang energy drink every other day during work. I still have the occasional soda twice a week now, but limit it to just one can if I do. I would also frequently go to the nearby gas station by my work and get a bbq sandwich which in itself already has 800 calories to it. I'm currently 157lbs and visually I can't see a difference from when I started but I want to continue to lose the weight. I've actively been trying to shop healthier when I go to the store and have been packing my lunches for work (Yoplait light, grapes/tangerines, and a banana.) I've been following a very loose idea of what I'm taking in, not wanting to consume more than 1500 calories a day. I feel it has become kind of part of my life at this point, counting calories, saying no to offers of junk food, and even purchasing unhealthy food as well (sun chips get the occasional pass) I'd like to get back in shape, but not sure if I'm still not doing enough. I know if I exercised more that it would help my calorie deficit and definitively lose more weight, but feel if I put myself onto that type of regime I might overexert myself and just end up cycling into my old habits. I want to reach my goal of being at a healthy 130, and any advice you could give would be appreciated. Thanks for coming to my tedtalk TLDR: Want to hit 130lbs weight goal without stressing myself out. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Mar 2021 01:55 AM PDT This is my alt account because people know my normal one. I am so frustrated by my weight. I am a certified strength coach and I have a good foundation in basic nutrition. I understand CICO, the impact of hormones, water weight, salt, stress, and sleep. When I wasn't focused on losing weight, my intake was around 2000-2100 calories per day. I am about 60 kg and 160 cm. I have been tracking my calories for over two months, hitting 1400-1600 every day (non training vs training days) for the past two weeks. Prior to this I had slowly ramped up the deficit. All of my food is weighed. I do heavy weight training for 1.5-2 hours 5 days per week (this is including longer rest between compound lifts, hence the long time). I sleep about 8 hours per night. I didn't just jump into the deficit I am in. I have increased it over time, becoming more and more strict after my weight hasn't changed. And it still hasn't. I am becoming increasingly stressed out (which doesn't help) and frustrated. This week I am getting my birth control implant removed after near constant periods for about a month. I feel like a part of my stalling progress has to do with this, but I don't imagine that's the entire story. I feel so demoralized. I am about 30% body fat as a visual and measurement estimate. I don't like how it looks or how it feels to be me right now. But I don't know what else to do. Even if I somehow ate an additional 200 calories per day, I should still be slowly losing weight over the two months. But I haven't. I don't understand, especially because this has worked before really well. I don't know what to do. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Mar 2021 01:47 AM PDT Firstly thank you /r/loseit for all the motivational pics, stories and advice. I don't post much but this place has been a huge source of motivation and discipline for me. Just wanted to share a recent SV. My whole adult life I've been 220+, which since I'm 6', also means I've always been obese. I've usually hovered between 250-260. The two previous times I've lost weight, I've found my motivation melt away at around 220, never crossed the barrier, and gradually gone back to my previous default of 250-260. This time is different. I started in November last year at around 265. At the start of this month I hit my first goal of 220 - this is also the point where I am no longer obese. A big milestone for me, but one I've hit before, lost motivation, and backslid. The best advice I read came from this subreddit - motivation comes and goes, but discipline is constant and gets you to your goal. My discipline is still strong, and I'm still losing - now down to 216, and already have my eye on the next goal. One more piece of advice: if you are in a position to get therapy, and think you might need it; get therapy. It was hugely helpful for me in learning to value myself enough to make a change. Good luck to everyone reading this. You can do it! [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Tuesday, 23 March 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 22 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] |
| Down 150lbs - Skin is tightening recently? Posted: 22 Mar 2021 10:30 PM PDT 360 -> 210lbs over the course of about a year. 22/M/6'6. In the last few months of loosing it I began to notice excess skin but it didn't bother me very much. I mean, I would have liked for it to not be there but it is what it is. Over the last couples weeks or so, I noticed it seemed to be tightening up. There were less creases and folds. I thought I was gaining because I had started allowing myself to eat sweets again and sorta went on a binge for my birthday, but when I weighed in, I had actually gone down to 208 (I'm at 210 right now). I felt bloated and I looked bigger in the mirror so I decided to dig in again and stick to my leafy greens, whole grains and high protein diet again. The bloated feeling went away and I seem to be back where I was in the mirror, but the folds are less pronounced. Like, all over. My thighs, my chest, my stomach, my back. Sooo what happened? Why now? And it's fairly drastic. I don't have pics but... yeah I notice it. Anyone else experienced this? [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 22 Mar 2021 10:31 PM PDT Got a question? We've got answers! Do you have question but don't want to make a whole post? That's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers. No question is too minor or small. TIPS: * Include your stats if appropriate/relevant (or better yet, update your flair!) * Check the FAQ and other resources in the sidebar! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Mar 2021 05:56 PM PDT so, about 3 years ago i was 5'5 and 180 lbs. i was severely low in confidence, suffering though the worst depression id faced. about a year ago, i was 5'6" 142 lbs. neither of these times was i really happy. its now 2021, im about 160 lbs, and guess what? for the first time in weight loss, im happy i can say for a certain theres been a post like this before, but i feel like its important to day that if you feel like as you lose weight your confidence is plummeting, you should stop. when i reached my lowest weight of 142, i was fasting for days on end. i was convinced i was fine in terms of weight loss, and needed to keep going till i was smaller. i didnt realise it, but media had put an influence on me that it was healthy to deprive myself of nutrients, and that i was ugly unless i was dying. it shouldnt have to be said, but that is not the formula to good, healthy, permanent weight loss. after the episodes of starving, id binge HARD on foods. eventually i reached a pount where my confidence was so low, i couldnt take it. i stopped truing to lose weight its been a year since that. i decided to reeducate myself. ive decided to take an approach on life that works for me. im eating enough to function snd do activities, but not too much. im losing weight at a rate that isnt too fast, but i still feel comfortable with. i wear clothes i want, i feel CONFIDENT. i feel pretty. not skinny, not fat, because those arent real. i feel GOOD. i guess in whole, the message or tl;dr of this post is, happy weight is better than a low weight. do not pressure yourself so much that youre worse than when you started, and do what works for YOU. [link] [comments] |
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