Weight loss: I only ate 4 cookies! |
- I only ate 4 cookies!
- I'm no longer diabetic
- Losing weight is hard.
- Another post about not losing it as fast as possible.
- I'm 13 and want to lose weight
- Help finding a show about weight loss
- What healthy “substitutions” or foods (like cauliflower) did you fall in love with?
- Wading into uncharted territory!
- Small, consistent efforts over time.
- Bad day
- Funny how
- Addiction to Takeout
- Why I’m confident this time around.
- Here’s what 33 lbs of chicken breast looks like... it was 99c/lb, and I couldn’t resist stocking up. I’ve lost 82 lbs (250 to 168, 6’/m) since July 5 eating a grilled chicken salad 6 nights a week. I grill them, chop them up, and vacuum seal 18oz bags, then use 2 bags a week at 6oz per salad.
- 2021 My "Kobe" year right ! Finally out of the 300 club! SW 348 CW 299
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 6th, 2021
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 5
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Saturday, 06 March 2021? Start here!
- I'm struggling to get started
- Started taking Phentermine a few days ago
- Dancing as exercise? With it or not? Why?
- 24-Hour Pledge - Saturday, 06 March 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- Is diet necessary or can i just reduce my food intake?
- 6 lbs in 14 days..
| Posted: 05 Mar 2021 08:21 AM PST This is probably not a big deal to most people, but I have a huge problem with self control. Usually if I bought a pack of 24 break and bake cookies, I would eat more than half in one sitting. I stopped buying them for a long time for that reason, but I've had a really strong craving for cookies. So I bought a pack, and instead of making the whole thing, I only made half (12 cookies). I am proud to say that I only ate 4! I immediately wrapped up 8 cookies before eating any of them and afterwards, I didn't feel fat and disgusting like I would if I binged all of them. A very small victory but I am very proud of this accomplishment. Now I know I can have treats now and then without feeling deprived, and I won't binge them in one sitting. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2021 12:53 AM PST This is a pretty big milestone in my journey. I was nervous before my Doctor's appointment because I hadn't lost as much weight as I had wanted since the last check in. I ended up being 2lbs lighter than the last time I was there for an a1c check. Not great, but I can't complain about weighing less. Blood pressure was good so I was just waiting on the doc. He comes in and doesn't sit down like usual, which I found odd. Then he tells me my a1c dropped. "Good!" is what I thought in my head. A little drop is better than nothing. Then he tells me it dropped from 6.9 to 6.3 And he says "You are no longer in the diabetic range" I didn't know how to act. He thinks the slowdown in weight loss is due to me starting to lift again, and wants to follow up with me in 6 months. I started with an a1c of 7.4 last September. All I want to do is get off these meds, and that's a damn good update. Hopefully if I stick with my routine and diet I can go ahead and get back to a normal life. Feels good knowing the work I'm putting in is paying off. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2021 05:20 PM PST Watching what you eat is hard. Being fat is hard. Hating yourself is hard. Assuming other people hate you is hard. Feeling you don't deserve to take up space is hard. Constantly monitoring that you're clothes are falling in all the right spots to protect your true identity as a fat person from other people is hard. Lying to yourself that other people don't notice is hard. Avoiding all activities that have to do with water is hard. Feeling ashamed as you go through the checkout because you're not happy with the choices you've made is hard. Constantly worrying about what you're going to eat next is hard. Eating food in front of other people is hard. Feeling your body jiggle when you exercise or walk down the street is hard. Getting cracks in your feet from the pressure of your weight is hard. Knowing that you are at a higher risk for disease and early death is hard. Only being able to shop at certain stores and paying twice as much for clothes is hard. Having an open and honest conversation with your best friend who is trying their damnedest to understand but still not getting it is hard. Knowing that people think you lack self-control and that you're lazy and that it's simply mathematics is hard. Wearing sleeves in the summer is hard. Having to wear a uniform at work that you don't feel confident in because you're self-conscious about your body is hard. Having to share the backseat of a car with three people is hard. Being too embarrassed to go to the doctor or not being taken seriously by a medical professional is hard. Not feeling desirable or wanted is hard. Feeling you have to monitor how you hold your body at all times even in your own home is hard. Feeling your body isn't capable of doing strong things like lifting and exercise is hard. Having your thighs burn from chub rub when you do try to exercise or if you forget to apply deodorant when you wear a dress is hard. Feeling like you can't look good in a simple t-shirt and jeans is hard. Dreading walking up stairs or breathing too heavy is hard. Going to the chip aisle and craving none of it but knowing you need to have it is hard. Feeling like you don't crave food but you have to eat is hard. Feeling you come from a genetic destiny that you can't fight is hard. Seeing your parents and knowing you could be the same or worse is hard. Assuming your life will get worse and not better is hard. Feeling out of control of your own future is hard. Seeing other fat people and having compassion for them but not for yourself is hard. Seeing other fat people and hating them because you hate yourself is hard. Random strangers giving you unsolicited weight loss advice is hard. [link] [comments] |
| Another post about not losing it as fast as possible. Posted: 05 Mar 2021 05:14 AM PST When you have the epiphany (whether it's for the first time or the sixteenth) that you need to lose weight, you want to lose it fast. Whether it comes from disgust with yourself, fear of health effects, or motivation from posters here who lost massive amounts in relatively short amounts of time. If you've been around here and read along a bit, you probably have some numbers or phrases memorized. -For the average overweight/obese person, you should lose no more than two pounds per week. -Women need a minimum of 1200 calories per day. -Men need a minimum of 1500 calories per day. -You probably shouldn't eat back your exercise calories, at least not all of them. If you go too hard and post about losing 5lbs a week or declare a dry fast or eating 1000 calories a day, you'll probably get some push back. I'm here to push back about the other half of this mindset, from my point of view as a relatively short woman who had a medium amount of weight to lose. I have tried to lose multiple times, with the help of this subreddit and /r/1200isplenty. 1200 isn't plenty or sustainable for every woman, and if you're reading this and getting defensive... It may be enough for you. But if you're constantly hungry, thinking about food, your hair is thinning..those are classic signs you're under fueling. But what is even sneakier is what's more likely: while under fueling you'll probably snap one day and slip and eat 2400 calories or more. Maybe it turns into multiple days or even weeks of falling off the wagon. You blame yourself for not being able to stay consistent, for not being strong like the women you seeing constantly eating under 1300 calories. If you are moderately active and not super short, you probably need more than 1200 calories. "But wait!" you say, "I need a 1000 calorie daily deficit to lose 2 lbs a week, so I have to eat 1250 or less because I'm working from home!" Have you considered you don't need to lose 2 lbs a week? Just because it's the maximum, the fastest possible, doesn't mean it's on your path. Just because 1200 calories is the minimum doesn't mean you need to do that. I've had a lot more success eating 1700-2000 calories a day than 1200-1400, and I have more energy and focus. I also will add that I am eating exercise calories back (I need to, I'm running 35 miles a week)! It takes a lot of patience, but I know I've more permanently lost this weight this time. Reconsider your relationship with that 2lb a week goal. See if it's right for you! [link] [comments] |
| I'm 13 and want to lose weight Posted: 05 Mar 2021 07:49 PM PST So I'm 13 5'7 and 210 pounds, I've kinda been overweight or obese basically my whole life except for when I was younger, you guys think eating only 3 meals a day and doing 45 min runs each morning is good? I've seen people use my fitness pal, but the problem here is that my family likes to go out a lot and eat dinner instead or eating or cooking at home, and please don't say I should not worry about this or I'll grow out of it cause please read the top again about me being 13 and 210 pounds, Now about my diet right now, I literally only drink water nothing else, soda was never good to me. I'm just trying to get some tips and guidance rn cause I just wanna be slim, nothing to serious like having a 6 pack of abs. [link] [comments] |
| Help finding a show about weight loss Posted: 05 Mar 2021 10:48 PM PST I'm not sure if this is the right or best place to post this but maybe someone can help. Years ago I watched this show about fitness/weight loss that I really enjoyed and I would like to find it and watch more. I believe it was British but I am not sure. It followed 3 people where 1 of them was very skinny and was gaining weight and muscle. Another one was very fit but was too large and he ate like 6k calories per day so he wanted to become smaller. And the 3rd one was also pretty big but he had a lot of fat because he was lifting super heavy weights so he wanted to be more lean. All of them were also introduced to one another and worked out together to help them with their goals and to share the techniques. If anyone can help me find the name of this show I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| What healthy “substitutions” or foods (like cauliflower) did you fall in love with? Posted: 05 Mar 2021 05:28 PM PST I wanna talk about your favorite healthy substitutions! As my regular diet has gotten healthier over the years, there's a few things I started eating for weight loss that I now love:
A lot of these you have to work to enjoy, but man they're so amazing when you make the switch. It's like when you first start eating spicy food. What are your favorites? [link] [comments] |
| Wading into uncharted territory! Posted: 05 Mar 2021 09:07 AM PST Hi everyone! I am a chronic lurker but this sub has really been helpful during the last year. I have been overweight my entire life, compounded with being tall which always gives a complex about being a "big girl". In middle school we moved and I really blew up at that point due to depression and anxiety, with my primary coping skill being comfort eating. When I was a teen I was sent to an outdoors program for almost 2 years. I went in weighing 315 at age 16 and came out at 215 at age 18. However, I immediately started gaining weight the minute I had choices of intake. My heaviest that I actually weighed myself at was 404 pounds in 2015. In 2019, I had a herniated disc that spilled into my spinal canal and compressed the nerve bundle at the end of my spine, paralyzing me from the waist down. My first weigh in after a few years put me at 390 in the hospital. I wish I could say I started making changes then, but that wasn't the case. Luckily, I've regained my ability to walk and am very mobile again. When COVID hit, I was sitting at home doing my usual binging on take out. One day, I was eating some peanut butter oreos, and polished off the pack during the day. This wasn't anything out of the ordinary or even that much. But somehow, something clicked that day. I thought, "I can't go on like this, and what do I want to look back at this pandemic time and say I did?" So I committed to using the Loseit app again. I'd been on diets since age 11 and I would always go hard for about a month and then slip back to old habits. I never created anything I could sustain. This time, I implemented small changes, a few at a time. The biggest difference was that I started eating healthier. I always just did portion/calorie control but still with junk. I do restricted time windows for eating (11 am - 7 pm), low calorie, macronutrients balance of at least 30% protein and under 100g net carbs, logging EVERYTHING before I put it in my mouth, fiber/sodium monitoring, and very limited sugar. I haven't been perfect and that's ok, but the most foundational piece has been to log no matter what. I have to look at it, whether I have a bad day and eat a ton of pizza, or a good day when I eat super healthy. At first I was waiting to inevitably fail again, but eventually I realized I have really been able to turn a corner and stay consistent. I'm excited to keep going and reach my final goal. It feels possible and this time is different. I've already been thinking about how to do maintenance successfully and have some plans for that. [link] [comments] |
| Small, consistent efforts over time. Posted: 05 Mar 2021 08:10 AM PST That's how I got here. How I gained 85 pounds over the past ten years. Starbucks drinks. Disregarding portion sizes. Treats. Eating out. Ice cream for breakfast. Chips "because I need it". Fried instead of grilled. Empty carbs to fill me up. I could go on forever about the small choices I made every single day that got me to where I am today. I made seemingly small choices that pushed me further and further away from my goals. I am flipping the switch now. I will continue to make small, consistent efforts. Weight loss isn't magic, I can't get rid of all this fat overnight because I didn't gain it overnight. Each moment is an opportunity to move towards my goals or farther away and I am finally ready to make that switch. I am trying to take it minute by minute. Meal by meal. And hopefully 10 years from now I can be proud of all the small, consistent efforts I have made instead of being ashamed. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2021 05:54 PM PST M30, SW: 193; CW: 180, GW: 163 There was a post on here around Christmas/ new years that said "in April there are going to be a lot of transformation pictures and if you want to be part of it you need to start now". For some reason that really resonated with me. I started making some changes to my habits and working out with YouTube videos. I cant lie, I also kept imagining myself going back to work after COVID and seeing people's reactions to the new me. But then there are fucking days like today. Where My job is more stressful, where the kids cry too much and where my wife is mad at me for pretty random things. And instead of blowing off steam by working out, watching Seinfeld or listening to music, i fucking eat until I feel like vomiting. I wish it was only today, but it happened for four days straight two weeks ago. I thought I got my shit together, but now I'm back on bullshit. I don't know what to do. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2021 10:05 AM PST When you're overweight or obese, NO ONE said anything about your eating habits, food choices, and be concerned about your health. To make it worse, some people just keep throwing their leftovers to you. But when you are on a diet for health reasons or to be healthier in general, EVERYONE become a dietician and interfere with your diet and telling you, you are ok the way you are and you don't have to diet. Also, judging your food choices and trying to sabotage it by offering food. Ok, humans are selfish. Period. From my experience in the pasts, they just want to be the prettier, slimmer friends/family of mine. So when we hang out, attention are always on them :) Moral of the story: cut them off and be a healthier you :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2021 04:34 PM PST I'm 5 '6 and 190 lbs. I used to weigh 150lbs a few years ago and after discovering Uber Eats and Grubhub I've been trying to get back to that weight ever since. I was never exactly good with diets or great with exercise but every 72 hours like a clock I get takeout cravings and because food apps/websites are so accessible I constantly blow money on sushi, pizza, fries, tacos, etc... and I just spend my days alternating from 187 lbs to 190 lbs and back on repeat. I know I have to lose the weight. I feel gross and embarrassed. Does anyone have suggestions on how to deal with the cravings and easy access to food? Before Covid I had joined a boxing gym but I haven't really been able to go since the lockdowns. I'll just add that my wife is pretty normal. She likes the usual Friday takeout after a long week of working in the office, but it's a huge trigger for me. Her cravings trigger my cravings and it feels like an endless cycle. [link] [comments] |
| Why I’m confident this time around. Posted: 05 Mar 2021 05:59 PM PST First post ever! Apologies in advance for the "TLDR" material. Let me start by saying I am so happy to have found this corner of the internet. Whenever I've gone through tough times in my life, finding a community that somehow understands my struggles has played a huge role in my recovery. A little bit of background about me, I'm a Female, 31 years old, 5'3. SW: 170 CW: 158 GW:120. Like a lot of you, I've been dealing with being overweight/obese for most of my life. I hit my highest weight when I was 15, at ~210 pounds. Coming from a family of slim beautiful girls, and living in a culture where looks are everything, this certainly made me feel "less worthy". It was back then when I first decided I wanted to change my life. By the time I turned 16 I had managed to lose 60 pounds. I did this with the help of a professional who taught me about calories, nutrients, metabolism, and helped me find healthy replacements for my then poor food choices. Here's when things started to derail. You see, naturally, I hit a plateau at this point. And though I'd lost a ton of weight and was healthier than ever, I never really had any other motivation for losing weight than to "be skinny and beautiful" At 150lbs I still hated my body, maybe even more now that I was getting stretch marks all over me. I wanted to push this Plateau so badly that I started overworking and over restricting myself, which eventually led to me quitting, convincing myself that I was "never gonna be beautiful, so might as well stop being miserable and make myself happy with what I loved the most: food" Lucky for me, I didn't gain all the weight back, but I did gain some, and after seeing a trend and getting really worried, I went to a new professional. This time around I became literally obsessed with losing weight, to the point of not following my doctor's meal plan because I thought it had "too many calories". I lost weight alright, I went down to 114lbs -my lowest ever. But as you can guess, I couldn't keep it off. This was a tumultuous time. I was depressed, engaged in self destructing behavior, and eventually (at 19) I diagnosed with Disordered Eating and BPD. After my mental recovery, I gained a lot of weight again. This was almost unavoidable due to some of the medication I was taking and other circumstances. I think I had hit ~185lbs when I realized I had to get it together or this would backtrack all my personal progress and send me back into a depressive episode. That time around I lost the weight in a more healthy way, and I managed to remain in an "OK" weight (~140lbs) for a few years. But of course, life happens: Marriage, Office Job, Devastating Hip Arthritis Diagnosis followed by a very unsuccessful, traumatizing, painful and life changing surgery from which I never recovered fully and that left me using a cane to walk. Then divorce. Trigger Warning As a depressive person, I honestly don't know how I managed to not kill myself during this time. Losing my hip, then my husband, living alone in another country and struggling to walk from my bed to my bathroom in my very very tiny apartment. But I pulled through like never before. Maybe it was the years of therapy, maybe I just had no other choice. And eventually I met the love of my life, I landed the job of my dreams, and had a beautiful and healthy daughter. I finally found a GOOD reason why I want to lose weight: I want to be healthier. I want to reduce the pain on my legs so I can play with my kid, live a better life, and stay strong. My disease is chronic and degenerative, so If I don't do this, I'll probably wont walk at all by the time I'm 50. The 12 pounds I've lost so far have already made such a huge difference in my mobility. Not to mention my energy levels! I'm sad that I had to go through all of this but happy I finally understood that we really need to treat our bodies better because we only have one life. And that my goals should be oriented towards that: a healthy and well nourished body. I guess the saying is true, you never know what you have until you lose it! Now that my body is a lot more fragile I really see the importance of taking care of myself! And this has made my weight-loss almost effortless because I feel happy and proud of treating my body the right way. And the added bonus: teaching my child healthy habits so that she doesn't have to suffer later on in life like I did. Thanks for anyone who made it through this unbelievably lengthy post!! Wishing you all success in achieving your goals. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2021 01:25 PM PST Here's the ridiculous amount of chicken breast I just bought... I think it's a new record for me. I've never bought more than a pack or two at a time, but at that price (99c/lb) I couldn't say no. I originally bought 15 lbs, then got home and realized "you know what, I eat chicken 6x a week, so why not just really load up?" then went back and got another 15. I'm 6'/male and have been eating 1500 calories a day. I usually snack on fruits and veggies throughout the day, then each night I have a massive salad with 6oz or chicken on it. I started on July 5 at 250 lbs and I'm currently 168 - which is 3 lbs away from my original target. So, I knew it wasn't going to go to waste... and at that price, I just couldn't resist. Plus, I'm mentally changing gears from losing weight to adding muscle and building strength while maintaining between 170 and 180, and I've heard it's important to eat whole foods rather than relying primarily on protein powder for protein, so it looks like I'm going to be getting pretty creative about what I'll fix with all of this chicken. Probably lots and lots of pho, or bbq chicken with mixed veggies. [link] [comments] |
| 2021 My "Kobe" year right ! Finally out of the 300 club! SW 348 CW 299 Posted: 05 Mar 2021 01:25 PM PST Hello everyone ! Just wanted to share my journey so far, I do not have many people to tell IRL so that is the reason for this post. Just wanted somewhere to express my happiness and excitement. Just stepped on the scale this morning, its a weekly thing I do on Friday just to track my progress. Small or big , I am always excited to see the outcome! Today when I stepped on that scale it read 299. I shed a tear of excitement. I have not been at this weight since highschool and it is amazing to even say that. Sure it is only a pound under 300 but I know that with my commitment it is not going to go up anymore! I never in a million years thought I would be able to commit and actually make progress in losing the weight. I have been running 5-6 days a week now and started weightlifting about 2 weeks ago now too. I have also been counting calories and managed to stay in a deficit since then, it was tough at first but it definitely does get easier. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 6th, 2021 Posted: 05 Mar 2021 11:24 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] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 5 Posted: 05 Mar 2021 06:19 PM PST Hello losers, Happy Friday! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: 231.4 this morning, 231.1 lbs trend weight. Heeeey guess who has a uterus in full-fledged violent coup? This lady. Stay within calorie range (1800): Doing okay here. More maintenance days than I like if I'm going to keep up the 3-4 pounds down a month but still better than a previous version of myself. 2/2 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 30-minute brisk walk at lunch. 5/5 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards): Gonna have an easy evening in & chill. Try a new recipe once a week: Romanesco, roasted. New veggie, new recipe, I say it counts even though it tasted like a fun broccoli cauliflower love child. 1/4 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I'm grateful for all the things. All of you lovely folks. All the places in the internet to commune with people. Every. Single. Cat. Especially internet cats. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Saturday, 06 March 2021? Start here! Posted: 05 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] |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2021 08:45 PM PST Appreciate so many have over come this barrier. And maybe this is pretty small in terms of the hurdles others are overcoming. My weight gain in (UK) lockdown and WFH the whole time, is more than I'd like. As in a few stone and a few dress sizes. I've gained a lot of weight. I want to hope I'll be able to work on it when gyms open. Two weeks ago, I made a mental aim to work on it and a week later turned an ankle that is still angry. And I had a recovering dislocated left knee and a sprained right ankle at the start of lockdown! I normally can do a big push and then settle into a routine but lockdowns and trying to be careful have strained it. I'm worried beyond my known zone. I've never been thin thin, but I've been fit? I'd like to get back to somewhat fit. I hate what I see. Am I beyond it? Can I do it? Please, I'm struggling to find light at a time when all I can do is work in my home office and watch stuff at home. I'm used to pushing myself, and I can't find a lighter middle ground. [link] [comments] |
| Started taking Phentermine a few days ago Posted: 05 Mar 2021 11:36 PM PST So I started taking Phentermine for weight loss last week and so far haven't noticed much change on the scales however I have to say my concentration has become much better and I feel much happier going to work every day as I am much less stressed with the work. Today, I decided to not eat and see how long it takes me to become hungry as the drug is primarily to my understanding a stimulant and an appetite suppressant. I have managed to get to 6pm without a meal quite comfortably (plenty of water) but I am considering eating something soon. I am tempted to try intermittent fasting on weekends. So my questions is has anyone had success intermittent fasting with phentermine and also did your ability to concentrate change? [link] [comments] |
| Dancing as exercise? With it or not? Why? Posted: 05 Mar 2021 08:37 AM PST So I've always loved dancing even though I was really bad at it (think Tina from Bob's Burgers twerking, not exaggerating). Well I recently got better at it by going to the very basics which encouraged me to get better. Now I can say confidently that I can dance and it's so amazing. So what are you guys' opinions? So AutoMod said my post had too little content so my story is down below: I honestly thought my ability to dance was genetic because my entire family were so bad at it as well. I would ask my friends for help in school and I was literally told never to dance in public, that there's no hope for me, etc in dead seriousness. And these were people that were completely nice otherwise and so would have no reason to make me feel bad. Nevertheless, I would still dance very cringily in my room at least once a month for almost half a decade and watch people who could dance and envy them. I should also mention that dancing is a very big part of my culture so the average person essentially has the skill of a professional dancer. It got in the way of my life a lot in several ways. And even by normal standards (I moved to the West) I was still considered an atrocious dancer. One day (one of those days being when I dance in my room), I was watching a simple dance challenge and told myself I was going to do the best I could. So I did something different. I went to the very basics. In my culture, the hips are a very very important part of dancing. So I watched a belly dancing tutorial. That was all it took. Within about 3 days I could do the challenge. From then on, I branched out to other challenges, the trendy but hard dances, other forms of dancing, etc. Right now I know moves from West Africa, the Carribean, the USA, the Middle East and many more. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Saturday, 06 March 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 05 Mar 2021 11:01 PM PST Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction! This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing
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| Is diet necessary or can i just reduce my food intake? Posted: 05 Mar 2021 11:56 PM PST 19M. 170cm and 77kg weight. Im a lazy workout guy, basically i worked out great precovid and now its been a year since no gym workout, ik its bad im sorry. Pre-covid i was at 70kg, much better shape, motivated. Luckily i didnt gain as much as my friends but now its weighing up on me, no pun intended. Ik intermittent isnt the recommended style but it has helped me stop gaining more than what i currently weigh. Indian dude and vegetarian, i eat nonveg but not regularly, i was wondering if i could just reduce the quantity of intake, w more proteins for a fat loss program or is a strict diet is necessary? Also what should be my target weight? In the 60kgs range? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2021 01:22 AM PST So a few days back I made a post about how I had only lost 1lb in 8 days, and it felt like a major drag, well now I am 14 days in and the scale finally seems to be moving. I started at 283lbs and now sit at 277lbs, ok granted the first 5lbs I always consider water weight , so maybe I have lost only 1lb of fat , but hey its a start at least. Still have a long way to go, but now I feel like the eating healthy and exercise 4 times a week is starting to finally work. I am also measuring my waist and belly as I go along and they too have also seem to have gone down an inch(maybe bloating? call me skeptical) , hopefully it starts to steady out though as I do not want to lose too much too fast as I have been down that road before. I currently eat 1500 cals a week, but I guess, should I wish to slow the rate at what I lose I would probably need to increase my calories somewhat. It's a case or over coming that mental aspect of maybe eating a bit more calories will be a good thing even though I eat every 3 hours and never feel hungry. [link] [comments] |
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