Weight loss: Progress pics: down almost 100 pounds, resulting in some great news from the doctor |
- Progress pics: down almost 100 pounds, resulting in some great news from the doctor
- [UPDATE] Now 131 pounds down in just around 15 months. Getting very close to my goal weight range.
- My sympathies to those with a uterus
- I don’t think I’ve had such a validating complement about my weight. NSV
- Planning ahead is EVERYTHING
- Today I ate like freaking GARBAGE but it’s okay.
- Realllllly fell off the bandwagon and unto the COVID gain wagon
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 14 March 2021? Start here!
- A plea from advise from someone with health problems to people who workout at home. Please read if you have some time
- NSV: ordering clothes online
- I'm officially no longer overweight!
- [NSV] I wish I had taken "before" pictures
- It's demoralizing to have lost this much weight and still have a belly
- I am so proud of myself
- Barley Holding Onto the Side of The Wagon
- 18M, 6’2, 215lbs - weight loss not working?
- 24-Hour Pledge - Sunday, 14 March 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- In just over 7 weeks of CICO I've lost 20 pounds!
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 13
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 14th, 2021
- NS - - well, it’s not really a “Victory.” But it is something!
- Struggling. How do you keep motivation when the scale stops moving?
- What to celebrate (besides what I look like) so far 75 days in
| Progress pics: down almost 100 pounds, resulting in some great news from the doctor Posted: 13 Mar 2021 04:05 PM PST Pics: Same outfit, different size. September 337lb to March 243lb This weight loss has revolved around trying to be healthy. It's a great feeling to see the work is paying off. When I learned that my weight was contributing to a bad-news medical condition, I got serious. I recently saw my doctor for the first time after starting to lose weight. She was so ecstatic to see my progress, and we did some tests to see if we had made progress on the condition. When someone from the office called to deliver the test results, she said "are you that girl who lost 100 pounds? The doctor has been bragging on you to everyone here like you were her daughter." I was so nervous that the weight loss wouldn't help. But I was told this week that with all the treatment plus my weight loss, the condition is gone! [link] [comments] |
| [UPDATE] Now 131 pounds down in just around 15 months. Getting very close to my goal weight range. Posted: 13 Mar 2021 08:37 AM PST Original post: 101 pounds down in 10 months! Not done yet but this was a big milestone. These last 5 months have certainly been harder to lose weight since losing the majority of the fat the year prior, but that was to be expected. In this time it's been full of some lows and highs that include the passing of my birth-mother Darleen, a month-long plateau, and what a wonderful experience clothes shopping is now. Month-Long Plateau After many successful months of losing, I guess I was due for some frustration. I knew this could happen and half-expected it, but it didn't happen without the fears that I'd never lose another pound again, among other unreasonable thoughts. I finally broke through after doing some trial and error with calorie cycling. I'd been at a 500-1000 calorie deficit for so long, maybe longer in a stretch than recommended so I think my body was tired of my BS, needing a break. Basically, I ate near the same amount of calories, maybe a little bit more. One day I'd eat more calories than normal, and the day after I'd eat my normal calories or a little less. Just wanting to calorie swing so my body would have to adjust and hopefully break the plateau. It worked! Darleen and Karen Darleen was 15 or 16 when I was born. She made the right choice to put me up for adoption being at that age and I was taken in by my parents shortly after. I lived in a small town in Iowa, 1.5 hours west of where my birth mother Darleen was. Just before my senior year of high school, my adopted mother Karen and I were in single-car accident. She was unrestrained while I was, she didn't make it while I did. What followed was the beginning of my habit to use food to cope with stress, loss, anxiety. So many people brought us comfort food and drinks. I was trying to fill a void with food and that would stick with me for the next 10+ years. About 4 years later, I checked that other messages inbox that isn't from friends on Facebook and saw a message from the adoption agency, saying that Darleen wanted to get in touch with me. I took the leap as I was curious about my biological family so I accepted. She came into my life and treated me as her daughter. She would never replace Karen, but we became very close and it was such a great relationship over the next 7-8 years. Last December, Darleen passed away at age 46 due to COVID causing complications with COPD. There were no funeral potatoes. There were no tasty pies or soda. Most importantly, I had broken the habit of filling voids with junk food and drinks. Both were taken from me too soon, but with their help, I'll be able to lead a much healthier life for both of them. Clothes shopping Over the last decade, I have hated shopping. When invited shopping by friends, it was always something I dreaded. It would often lead to tears, adding to the cycle of anxiety-induced binging and depression. Nothing ever fit me, I was always searching for the largest section which is criminally under-stocked. I now have to rebuy an entire wardrobe and I love it. I no longer need to wear tarps to cover my elephant-sized body I once physically and mentally had. I'm in shock every time I put on a medium shirt and I went from a size 24 pants to now a 10. My mind hasn't quite caught up to the reality yet, but slowly it is adapting. Writing this out was cathartic and if you have any questions let me know. Thanks everyone for the support. [link] [comments] |
| My sympathies to those with a uterus Posted: 13 Mar 2021 04:16 AM PST This is a reminder for everyone with a uterus, including me. The scale wasn't budging at all this March. At the beginning of the month I chose to eat a bit more (probably close to maintenance), but this week I was like "OK, back to it!". And I was starving, so I wasn't able to cut down as much (I don't ever starve or deprive myself if I've stalled out, I just keep moving forward, so I ate prob. between 1600-2100 each day this week). And my body was giving me signals that I was going to start (breaking out along my jaw, slightly more moody), but I was like "nah, I'm way early....besides, my boobs don't hurt". Well, guess what. I'm way early. This happens sometimes. Try not to freak out--as long as you are consistent, you will continue to progress. I'll probably drop a few pounds suddenly over the next few days. Keep at it, don't starve yourself, and the weight will continue to fall. Consistency is the most important thing. ETA: Yes, I mean people with a uterus. There are trans guys and non-binary people and genderqueer people who have a uterus. I should mention ovaries, too, b/c there are folks without a uterus but who have ovaries and they go through the same thing even though they aren't shedding a lining. [link] [comments] |
| I don’t think I’ve had such a validating complement about my weight. NSV Posted: 13 Mar 2021 06:15 PM PST I'm not sure how to tell this story, I just really wanted to put it out there, because it's made my whole week. I started my journey in September 2018. I've lost a good 70-ish pounds, and have maintained without thinking about too hard. I wouldn't consider myself "skinny". I haven't even hit my goal weight. I fit clothes I haven't been able to in years, and a bunch of other milestones that have come. I haven't appreciated these milestones as much as I probably deserve. Now just last week I had to have surgery. I've been suffering with an awful gallbladder for close to a decade, and just literally did nothing about it. This increased to the point I had a gallbladder attack in front of my mother in law, and I was GOING to the er. Found out I've had a 2cm plus stone, and that bad boy had to come out now. I was only going to get sicker. It's the way they told me that was a complement. When the doctor came in she said "welp it's genetic because you're skinny" and pretty much every doctor after that made a comment on how healthy and skinny I was. I'm telling you- any stranger on the street could call me skinny and there would be a grain of salt, but for surgeons to be like "oh you're skinny and very healthy"... they made an absolute point to let me know I'm thin. I have to assume they usually see a case like mine in bigger people, so I must have been a breeze on the table- but that was like a "medically and technically you're skinny" and I don't have the degrees to argue. I'm just flabbergasted, really. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2021 06:04 PM PST I was worried that today I was going to go outside my calorie budget today since I had eating out appointments today- one for my sister visiting and for an engagement party. I had already written the day off as a cheat day when my husband encouraged me to look up what I was going to eat beforehand so I wouldn't have to worry about it at the restaurant. Surprise, when I managed to look at the nutritional information, I was able to fit some of my favorite meals (different portions of course) within my budget! It only took about 20 min, but I was able to plan out my meals with some of my favorite meals, enjoy it, and have it fit within my budget! I didn't eat as much, but eating out was more about the social aspect anyway. But yeah, plan ahead! It can still fit in the calorie budget! [link] [comments] |
| Today I ate like freaking GARBAGE but it’s okay. Posted: 13 Mar 2021 10:39 PM PST Today I celebrated my best friend getting married with a little covid friendly bachelorette. I ate cereal, steak and shake with my partner before leaving (cus we never pass by one and went out of town) with some milkshake. My friend bought starbucks for everyone and I ordered it with semi healthy options. Then I ate a crap ton of sushi. God I'm full to the point of being SICK. My stomach HURTS. I rarely push myself this much. Also had a chocolate donut at some point and a Coke Zero. It's been awhile since I had a "terrible day." Yet it's okay. My thighs are sore from trail running the other day so it's a gentle reminder that I've put in the work for myself and I'll continue doing so. I'll pat myself on the back for eating something yummy and keep on trucking on. I won't let it reset my progress. :) I'm 5"1 and 129 lbs. I'm not overweight but I would like to slim down. My main goal is getting better endurance and becoming stronger. I would like to have a healthier relationship with food and during the past month I have started to see so much change! I have nobody to talk about this with so here I am. [link] [comments] |
| Realllllly fell off the bandwagon and unto the COVID gain wagon Posted: 13 Mar 2021 06:04 PM PST I guess this is an accountability post; however, I'd love to hear how others are coping gaining weight during COVID. I believe I'm around 120lbs right now (possibly more; need to buy a new scale tomorrow), and I was most comfortable at 105lbs as a 4'11 woman. Not being able to go to the gym was a good excuse for a while, but then it just all began to add up. I was able to lose my previous 40 pounds by not prioritizing exercising at all, so what happened? I just fell into a comfortable cycle, but now the gain is becoming obvious and while I'm disheartened that I thought I would never regain the weight I worked hard to get off, I'm beginning anew. Between now and the time I lost all the weight I gained a partner, a new house, and we all know what 2020 amounted to be - paired with some family stress and troubles, I just cared so much less about how much I ate every day, and totally stopped tracking. But... I'm honestly not sorry about the gain. It was a hard year. But now, I'm going back to 2017 when I lost my weight the first time. Calorie counting, weighing myself (I don't think I have honestly weighed myself in several months), and doing new things (like gardening!) to improve myself. Also being patient. I could have started this a few weeks ago, but I thought I would start fasting immediately and I would get so hungry by the EOD I would just eat and eat. Or I would only eat 600 calories and overcompensate severely the next day. I don't know why I'm punishing myself by going the "fast" route. I'm starting slow and my first goal is 115. Hopefully I'll make that in a month! How about the rest of you - has COVID really halted your progress? [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 14 March 2021? Start here! Posted: 13 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.
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| Posted: 13 Mar 2021 08:05 PM PST Hey, this post might be a little long and I want to apologize for that in advance. Last year I found out I have type 2 diabetes and it is reversible up to 35 but requires a lot of work. I was 327 pounds and devastated but I tried my best to eat healthier and run on the treadmill I have 5 times a week. I went to the doctor a week ago and I was 268 pounds and my diabetes has went from A1C of over 10 to 7.2, getting real close to the 6.5 goal. But I also found out that I am extremely hyperthyroid which is why I have occasional heart pain and other symptoms. The doctor wants me to take medicine which will destroy my metabolism and based on studies online makes men gain around 10% of their body weight, so around 30 pounds for me, during the time the body is resetting. I am terrified of gaining this weight back so I emptied my savings on some indoor workout stuff like sets of dumb bells from 5 pounds to 60 pounds and the "Everyday Essentials Home Gym System Workout Station" weight machine from Walmart to go along with my treadmill and dumbbells. I searched the internet for days trying to figure out a routine for working out I can follow weekly but the vast amount weightlifting opinions out there are confusing me. I want to beg for help from people who work out at home on a basic routine they would use everyday. I don't want to bother anyone too much so I can google what kind of exercises to train those body parts with stuff I have but does anyone have a weekly routine that they like that they can recommend. I am planning on working out more often to try to fight this medication and I want to not only not gain weight but also lose weight if possible in the next 6 months my body will reset my thyroid. Thank you in advance to anyone kind enough to read it this far, I know this was long and I truly appreciate you and anyone who gives advice as well <3 ps. I just realized while posting that the weight doesn't mean as much without the height but I am 6 foot and 4 and a half inches. Thank you again to anyone kind enough to read this <3 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2021 01:59 PM PST Hi everyone, Two days ago, I got sick of wearing clothes that are too big on me. I decided to turn to shopping online, as I'd prefer not to go out right now. On the website I checked their sizing and almost immediately clicked off, because they only carried sizes up to a large. I thought no way I'd fit in their clothing. Based on their website it seems like the kind of brand to run very small. Almost as a joke I decided to measure my body to see how much longer I'd have to lose weight to fit in their clothes. And to my utmost surprise they said I'd fit in a size medium. Medium! Can you believe it? Just last year I was obese! The year before obesity class 2! And now I'm a medium! While I am absolutely delighted I also feel a bit dumb. I'm so close to my goal weight (4 kg left!) And yet I think my brain still considers me obese. How long does this take to fade? When will I see myself the way I actually am? In any case, if you've just started losing weight, and you're craving this experience, please remember the most important thing is sticking to it, even if it's slower than you'd like. Who cares if it ends up taking 5 years, better reaching your goal late than never at all. [link] [comments] |
| I'm officially no longer overweight! Posted: 13 Mar 2021 06:42 AM PST I'm a 17 year old nonbinary female-born individual, and I'm 170cm. A few days ago I finally hit 71 kg (I was 78,4 when I started) When I started out losing weight about a year ago, it seemed so daunting. I wanted to give up many times. I had relapses into food addiction, I questioned if I had the willpower. But now I'm finally at a bmi of 24.6 , on the higher end of a healthy weight. I plan to keep going till I'm more comfortably nestled into the healthy range (aiming for a bmi of 23). But I'm extremely proud of myself for how far I've come, and I'm proud that I'm at last no longer overweight. No more increased risk for many health complications. No more insecurity about wearing swimsuits. No more of all that, I've done it. I've finally done it. [link] [comments] |
| [NSV] I wish I had taken "before" pictures Posted: 13 Mar 2021 03:51 PM PST 29F 5'2" SW:157 CW:125 GW:<120 I need a place to reflect and brag a little. A few years ago I started my weight loss journey and successfully lost 40 pounds, for a low weight of 117. I decided to take the slow-and-steady approach and made one change at a time. I started tracking everything using Myfitnesspal, and a few months later gave up sugar completely. A few months after that I started restrcting my calories to 1200 per day. It took 16 months, but I dropped from being overweight to my lowest weight ever! I have gained about 8 lbs since lockdown started, and I have been feeling really bad about it. I've started eating ice cream again and am no longer tracking my calories. I know I need to get back on the horse and pick up my good habits again, but it's hard when I work within walking distance of the kitchen! It is hard, but not impossible. I know that. Today my dad was reminiscing about a vacation our family took 5 years ago and was scrolling through photos. I spotted myself and my emotions went wild. I WAS SO FAT. Back then I didn't see myself that way (and as an aside, I don't see others that way either. I'm only really critical of myself) and now I look in the mirror and see how tight my pants have gotten. But wow, looking in the mirror after seeing those photos and I am a beanpole! I can't stop staring at the size of my pants and how healthy I look now. How dare I be mad about gaining 8 pounds when I am still 32 lbs down! I didn't take before photos because I thought they would hamper my progress, or that they didn't matter. Now I desperately wish I had them so I could help my brain see the body I have as being a victory. Please, if you haven't taken photos yet do so now. Any tips on quarantine weight loss? [link] [comments] |
| It's demoralizing to have lost this much weight and still have a belly Posted: 13 Mar 2021 10:58 AM PST This is only a complaint post, you're not going to find any motivating positivity here. I started losing weight almost two years ago. In that time I've only lost about 30-ish lbs. I've done the math and I've lost an average of .80 lbs a week since I started counting it with a scale. I currently weigh 183 lbs and still have a flabby bell, love handles and a large butt. I'm starting to realize that I will probably have a decent amount of loose skin when I finally get down to the size I want. It kinda feels unfair but I did it to myself. I got sad, allowed myself to become obese and now I have to deal with the consequences forever. -- The real reason this is demoralizing though, is because weight loss actually takes a lot of mental effort. Most days I do not eat enough to really even feel good. If I even have anything below maintenence I start to feel bad, and I do not feel like exercising if I have not eaten decently, I just want to drop to the floor. It will probably be another two years at this rate until I hit my target weight. I wish reality were more motivating. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2021 10:42 AM PST (SW: 275, CW: 224, GW: 140) I started losing weight back in Oct 2020 when I was diagnosed with being diabetic. In that time I have gotten my A1C under control starting at 7.2 and currently at 5.2. That alone is worth being wicked proud about but for me it gets better. A few months back my partner bought me a shirt since I have been losing weight. When I first tried it on it was wicked tight and not very comfy. I keep at my work out. I have actually plateaued and have not loss much lately but I look different. Slimmer face and legs and just stronger over all. So yesterday I decided to try on the shirt again and it fits. I went to pick up my partner from work and at first they did not notice but when they did their face lit up. I am so proud of myself for starting to take care of myself and becoming healthier. I just wanted to share because even though the scale is not moving in the direction I want my body is. Hopefully this helps motivate someone who is stuck as well :-) Go do great things for yourself and the world [link] [comments] |
| Barley Holding Onto the Side of The Wagon Posted: 13 Mar 2021 05:31 PM PST 33 F, 202 lbs (down from 220), 5'5, one kid 3 years ago. I weighed about 150-160 when I met my husband 7 years ago, and between adopting his eating habits (he works a physically demanding job and eats whatever and brings sweets home most days), my depression, and a pregnancy: here we are. I have tried to get the weight off the last few years but it has been a struggle. I started at 220 back in January and have lost about 18 lbs with CICO. Yay, right? Until 2 weeks ago, when I discovered my husband has been following and messaging a bunch of sexy Instagram models and we had a pretty bad fight about it. During this he admitted he isn't as attracted to me because of the weight, and also because I'm older than him (but he loves me). Great. So now my self esteem is in shambles and ironically this has made it even harder to keep losing weight. I just want to eat my feelings, and what does it matter anyway? I'll never get younger. The stretch marks will stay and the loose skin and I will never be a perfect photoshopped model. I can't compete, and even at my goal weight, I never will. We are working through it and he said it in the nicest way possible, but I can't help but feel I will never be ok with my body and it makes me want to quit trying. Even once I lose the weight and get nipped and tucked and lasered, the scars will remain and I'll never be "perfect" because I am competing with something that isn't real, but somehow still exists. I don't know why I'm typing this, other than I suppose it is better than eating all the ice cream in the freezer. [link] [comments] |
| 18M, 6’2, 215lbs - weight loss not working? Posted: 13 Mar 2021 04:13 PM PST I don't know if maybe my scales are broken or this isn't working? For the past 2.5 weeks now I have been counting every single calorie, I only drink water and I'm very strict with the calories I count. I am currently eating between 1600-1800 calories a day and I weighed myself last Wednesday morning and between then and exactly a week before I'd gone from 213lbs to 207lbs. Great. But this week, I had gone from 207lbs to 211 and then since Wednesday (today's Saturday) I'm now at 214. How is that? I have noticed my scales where inaccurate 2 days ago as it said I was 120lbs and then 5 mins later 205lbs. But now they seem ok. I don't workout a lot, I usually get in about 3,000-5,000 steps most days sometimes above sometimes below but usually around that. I have been eating whatever I want (I'm usually relatively healthy anyway) but I am mainly focusing on calorie deficit and I'm significantly below it anyways so why am I not loosing weight? Anyone have any tips? Starting to loose hope as I really want to slim down for the summer and get to around 190-185lbs. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Sunday, 14 March 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 13 Mar 2021 10:01 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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| In just over 7 weeks of CICO I've lost 20 pounds! Posted: 13 Mar 2021 08:54 AM PST I've been obese for at least 6 years now, hitting my highest weight over the lockdown at 126kgs. I used to do a lot of karate but then had to quit due to a lot of issues with joint pain, this combined with mental health conditions- including agoraphobic periods and various psychiatric medications contributed to my weight ballooning over the years. I've never necessarily ate bad I just had no portion control. I was eating the right things mostly just way too much of it. I've tried to lose weight a few times but quickly gave up as shame in my body and my general mental health led to inevitable binges. In the last few years I've worked hard on my body confidence and I'm actually comfortable with my body as it is. It's this comfort that has actually made it possible for me to try lose weight. As I am not approaching it with the guilt and shame towards m body and trying to lose weight as quickly a possible I have been able to make sustainable changes to my diet and allowed myself a few treat days without immediately returning to old habits. And so I'm now down from 126kgs to 116.7kgs; 20.5 pounds! The main motivating factor for me has been that I am trans (agender) and eventually want to get top surgery so need to be in healthier shape for a surgeon to be willing to do that due to risks with anaesthetic and obesity. Focussing on that as a goal rather than hatred for my body has really been the biggest change in approach that has made this possible. I've used a combination of CICO, aiming for about 1400 calories a day, volume eating, and intermittent fasting as I've never liked eating breakfast anyways. I haven't really done any exercise outside of daily chores around the house due to my mentioned joint pains, however once the swimming pools are open again I will probably join a water aerobics class. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 13 Posted: 13 Mar 2021 01:34 PM PST Hello losers! I hope your weekend is going well! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: 234 this morning, 231.1 lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1800): Maintenance. For real today. Going to ease back into the deficit. I hate needing the sliding scale but I'd rather have it than stay off the wagon completely. 3/10 days. Exercise 5 days a week: Vigorous cleaning & 30 minutes stationary bike. 10/13 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards): Finished one hell of a book today. Later there will be a self care explosion including face & hair masks and possibly a bubble bath. Try a new recipe once a week: Anyone know what to do with swiss chard? Corned beef, roasted romanesco & sausage sammiches with grilled veggies. 2/4 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I'm grateful for a 1127 day streak in MFP. Even though I have broken the app pretty thoroughly on my damn phone lols. I'm also grateful for coffee & post cardio endorphins. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 14th, 2021 Posted: 13 Mar 2021 08:57 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] |
| NS - - well, it’s not really a “Victory.” But it is something! Posted: 13 Mar 2021 04:55 AM PST Lately my clothes have been so itchy and uncomfortable - like, I'm always twitching and scratching and trying to adjust them. Today I realized that the clothing tags that used to be pressed flat against me all the time, are now not squashed against me, and are able to move around and brush against my skin, causing an itching sensation. And there are tags everywhere! Obviously in the collar, but so many of my shirts have tags sewn in the side seam that I never noticed before, and I even have a pair of pants with a random tag sewn in the leg seam (wtf?) I'm going to have to be a lot more careful buying clothes, LOL! [link] [comments] |
| Struggling. How do you keep motivation when the scale stops moving? Posted: 13 Mar 2021 03:49 PM PST So I started 2020 at 250lbs. I'm a 5'3 woman. I was very overweight. During 2020, I lost about 65-70lbs. In December, at 181lbs, I was hospitalised and have now been diagnosed with Lupus. I was discharged in December at 181lbs, and given Prednisolone (same as Prednisone) for 12 weeks. I am still on these due to a relapse when it tapered off and currently the plan is to be on them for close to a year longer (although with the dosage dropping dropping very slowly). As of this morning, I am still at 181lbs and it's been 3 months. I'm eating at a deficit consistently (min 500/day deficit), with a handful of planned meals above the allowance, sometimes this deficit is significant. I have increased my activity levels, but have also been working from home. I just feel completely stuck. I feel like three months of work and effort have been for nothing because of these damn steroids. Yes, I am fitter than I was in December, but my weight has not dropped and I don't really know how to maintain the motivation for this CICO crap when I'm going to be on these steroids for almost an entire year longer. Posting here for a vent I suppose, but also to get your opinions on how to keep going when it doesn't seem to be working or even give me some next steps or advice. I don't want to drop my deficit lower as I did this for a few weeks and it didn't do much except make me miserable. [link] [comments] |
| What to celebrate (besides what I look like) so far 75 days in Posted: 13 Mar 2021 09:31 AM PST 30f / SW 310 / CW 281.8 / GW 137 I've been on my weight loss journey for 75 days so far. I've lost 28.2 pounds which is objectively really good because it's more than the 2lbs/week recommendation.. but the thing you definitely can't tell by looking at me. My before and now pictures look the same and I haven't changed clothing sizes yet. However! That doesn't mean there haven't been changes. I wanted to share some of the things that have changed besides from looks:
Thanks for reading 😊 [link] [comments] |
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