Weight loss: Saw myself in the mirror today without a shirt and i genuinely felt happy about myself for the first time in a long time. |
- Saw myself in the mirror today without a shirt and i genuinely felt happy about myself for the first time in a long time.
- Honestly the worst thing about weight loss is that it is just so damn boring ..
- I am not a failure.
- Day 145 of CICO and down 22lbs - my journey so far!
- 5’3” female SW: 169 CW: 141 GW: 120
- It's been five days since I recommitted, WHERE ARE MY RESULTS? (j/k)
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 3
- A year later and now 3 pictures
- 24-Hour Pledge - Thursday, 04 March 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- My recent progress regarding my Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
- I want to go back to my old weight
- A Small Win: Sharing
- I created a fast/binge cycle for myself and i don’t know how to get out of it
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 4th, 2021
- How do you handle comments?
- 18/6 going so well! But caffelatte?!
- Broke through a plateau!
- M24/6'5/300lbs-200lbs (1 Year)
- Here We Go Again
- I’ve lost at least 50 lbs now, and I actually like how I look, but my BMI is still a few points over what I “should be”. Do I have to/Should I keep going?
- Does anyone reward themselves when they get to a milestone?
- You all helped me a lot. Thank You
- Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 04 March 2021 - No question too small!
- Plateau: M29 / 230lbs / 6’ - Help if possible.
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 11:12 AM PST M22 5'7" SW: 85kg CW 71.5kg GW: 70kg. I've been trying to lose weight for 4 months now and i'm so close to my GW and it feels amazing. I still wanna go below 70kg but 70kg was my goal when i first started. I started out with walking a lot and counting the calories in my food. As i progressed i started to become even more motivated so i also started doing to do some workouts. I feel like i have made changes to my lifestyle that are sustainable so i'm so excited for the future!! I felt so bad about my body for such a long time, feeling completely hopeless. Now i can't even describe how happy i am about it and i see so much positives impacts on other parts of my life too which is amazing. This is such a great community and i just want to say that i believe in every single one of you!! Peace out :) [link] [comments] |
| Honestly the worst thing about weight loss is that it is just so damn boring .. Posted: 03 Mar 2021 11:35 PM PST I mean, you want it to be exciting, you jump up like it is your birthday, weigh yourself, plan out your meals, eat a little something, record your weight .. Yeah and then that's pretty much it for 24 hours. I don't even know how many times I've graphed the same weight loss, looking at patterns, being all excited because of another quarter pound, .. but it is like waiting with excitement for Christmas to come, except it is March and Christmas doesn't come until December. I'm old enough that I know better than to wish time away, but when you are on CICO and you are eating at a deficit, and you know at the end of the rainbow you'll move back up to maintenance, you kind of wouldn't mind getting there .. Even the setbacks are boring. It's like watching paint dry. Or .. more like watching dried paint get old and flake off, one little piece at a time, bit by bit .. s l o w l y ... o v e r ... t i m e ... It. is. so. bore. ing. **leans back and stares at the ceiling** Yet it is the consistency, the day to day grind that does the job .. it ain't rocket science. It is just doing the same. boring. thing. every. single. day. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 01:53 PM PST 24F 5'0 SW: 200.8lbs CW: 181.4lbs GW: 115lbs I started my weight loss journey back in April of 2020 after babysitting for a friend and using her scale to weigh myself because it had been years since I had done so. I had weighed in at 200.8, 25lbs heavier than the last time I remembered weighing myself. I always told myself I would never get to 200lbs but here I was, .8 over 200lbs. Immediately I started trying to lose weight, but I knew from my high school experiences that fad diets just didn't work for me. I had to change my entire lifestyle as a whole in order for my weight loss to be successful. Due to the pandemic, I was not working and this acted as a blessing for me. I went for walks everyday, I was cooking all my meals at home. My biggest issue was my diet. I had years and years of stuffing myself with fast food and processed junk and I really wanted to put most of the focus on my eating habits and creating sustainable meals for myself to prevent over eating. I struggle with food a lot so rather than forcing myself to completely change my diet and keep up with regular exercise, I did more leisurely activities like going for walks and bike rides so I didn't have too much pressure on myself. Slowly I would see a pound lost, and another, and another. It was a slow process but I didn't care, I was making successful changes and I was so proud. By the end of the year, I was at 181.4. Now, -19.4lbs in 8 months may not seem like a huge deal. I definitely could have lost more. But this was the LONGEST I had ever stuck to a "diet" in my entire life. I had not gained the weight back, I had maintained the loss and that was incredible to me. I, like many others, suffer from SAD. Oct-Mar can be rough for me. Particularly this year has been bad. But guess what? I have still maintained my weight loss while only fluctuating by about 5lbs. (depending on the time of the month) and I am still so amazed at myself that almost a year later I have still maintained that 19.4lb loss. That, along with learning to love who I am throughout this last year, has been my biggest accomplishment in my entire life. While I still have a ways to go, this is a reminder to myself and anybody else out there who is struggling with their weight and feeling like they could have lost more from when they started to now, what you have done for yourself is amazing and you deserve to be proud of the changes you have made in your life regardless of if you could have lost more. Maintaining my weight during the toughest time of the year for my mental health has been the biggest win to date in my journey. While I was so close to giving up because I felt like I could have done more, I am reminding myself that what I have done is create a successful mentality towards myself and towards food. I am NOT a failure and this is NOT the end of my journey. It may take years but that will no longer deter me from wanting to keep going, and I hope it doesn't deter you either! [link] [comments] |
| Day 145 of CICO and down 22lbs - my journey so far! Posted: 04 Mar 2021 12:03 AM PST Hello! I'm a 5'4, 27F and here is my progress so far: https://imgur.com/6YKoJuK.png Here's what worked for me: Don't fret about fluctuations. This is easier said than done but if you are sure that you are accurately tracking your calories in and out, the scales will eventually budge! You can see from my pic above that there has been multiple periods (weeks, even!) where I was stagnating at the same weight but it eventually worked out :) It's ok to slow down if you need a break. In the last 2 weeks I've recently started to eat more to give myself a break, as I was getting discouraged BUT I still maintained a deficit. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon and it's ok not to maintain such a strict deficit all the time, if it will help you get back on track Take note of the time of the month. If applicable to you, don't fret if you retain more water or see sudden spikes due to your menstrual cycle. If I didn't read about it here, I would have freaked so much. [link] [comments] |
| 5’3” female SW: 169 CW: 141 GW: 120 Posted: 03 Mar 2021 09:55 AM PST 28 pounds down in 6 months; 5'3" female SW: 169 CW: 141 I have no one to share this with so I'm sharing it here. I'm 20 pounds away from my goal weight. I started logging everything I ate but did nothing with that information for a very long time. Just ate how I ate and logged it... this winter my personal life changed immensely, and to distract myself from my world falling apart I started eating healthier... only started exercising a month ago. I feel like I have kicked it into high gear, like 100% effort like 2 weeks ago and I'm so excited to see what happens now. Beginning in November I began actually making an effort to eat under 1500 calories a day, but still eating whatever I wanted. I use to have a few drinks every day (seltzers or beers or wine) and started drinking only occasionally around this time. January is when I began only cooking for one (not including my son, who isn't on my eating plan) so I stopped getting takeout during the week (previously I would get takeout a few times a week) and eating no more than 1500 calories a day strictly, usually around 1400. I was still very sedentary. Oh, and I started drinking green tea a few times a day (about 4 cups a day). February is when I began exercising about 5 times a week. I am generally speaking very sedentary in my day to day life, only walking my dog (English bulldog so she's pretty sedentary too) and working from home. I started running (I'm slow, running about a 12 minute mile in my very hill-y area in SF) 3 times a week and doing some kettlebell workouts and resistance bands on my own 4 times a week or so. In the last month, to now, I'm feeling more energetic than I have since I was a kid. I use to be tired all the time. I don't feel hungry in between meals. It was hard to train myself to not let myself pig out on whatever after work after eating light all day long. I feel more in control and capable than ever. The personal life stuff is still crushing to me but every day it's a little easier. It's starting to fade into the rear view.... instead of being something I fixated on daily. Thanks for reading. [link] [comments] |
| It's been five days since I recommitted, WHERE ARE MY RESULTS? (j/k) Posted: 03 Mar 2021 09:45 PM PST F 33, 5'8": SW 267, CW255, GW 175. Just a grumpy little motivational post for all of us on the long slog. I've been active at the gym, hiking, and weightlifting off and on for the past five years but calorie counting inconsistently and slowly I crept up to 267. Well, I'm BACK ON MFP (which has my old weight from my ED days so it's more than happy to remind me of the 100 lbs I've gained in the past 7 years...sigh) BUT LET'S DO THIS. But um yeah if I could see some results like...Now? That'd be great cuz it's been almost a week and I DESERVE THIS. You know that feeling, right? Definitely very grumpy and adjusting to my new calorie deficit. Lol. So, cheers to all you frustrated, fabulous people. I raise my water bottle high! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 3 Posted: 03 Mar 2021 05:31 PM PST Hello losers, Wednesday is here. Looking much like Tuesday with a little more hump. Weigh in daily, enter into Libra & report here even if I don't like it: No weigh in this morning, 229.9 lbs trend weight. Facing the music tomorrow & hoping my mornings quit being so, weird. I hadn't meant to skip any weigh ins & the universe just keeps handing me weird mornings that throw me off my game. Stay within calorie range (1800): Not super jazzed about it but today maybe another maintenance day. I'm going to be real with you losers, life has to happen around weight loss & sometimes it's a scary world. 1/1 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute lunch walk plus 30 minute stationary bike. 3/3 days. Self-care time (journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, non food rewards): Guys. I'm going to put my laundry away, I swear. Mostly because finding all the clothes & a mask plus changing into work out gear from a pile is massively annoying. Try a new recipe once a week: Nothing yet, although I tried the pickled peppers from last month & those need to happen again for sure, with more exciting seasonings & types of peppers. Also I'm getting some bok choy in my next produce order so that's going to be a learning curve too! X/4 weeks. Express mindfulness and or gratitude: Today I am grateful for living in a world that has a way better understanding of introvert versus extrovert & mental health issues. We have access to so much knowledge. It is genuinely a beautiful thing. Also, cats. Because toe beans. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| A year later and now 3 pictures Posted: 03 Mar 2021 06:55 PM PST Hey everyone again. So exactly 1 year ago I made a post called 1 year, 40lbs down and swore I'd only take 2 pictures and I thought to myself, after the year that we've all had, I'd like to do a follow up. Where should I begin... well a lot has happen to all of us in the last 365 days. We had to stop going out as much as we did, businesses closed their doors, our offices told us to work from home, our homes became our offices, and some of us haven't seen co-workers in almost a year. Through all this I learned quite a few things about myself. 1: I'm an extrovert and I need the energy of other people around me. This not seeing people or going out really took a toll on my mental health. 2: Long walks with my pup are a doable thing during lunch and a really good way for me to destress. 3: A lot of hard work went down the drain due to over eating and snacking because the kitchen is 15 feet away. 4: I love cooking now that I have more time for it and trying all new recipes from around the world. I've expanded my mid west pallet far beyond what I ever thought it could be. I'm currently 157lbs which means I'm 2lbs away from my goal weight. Looking at my pictures I'm guessing some of that is muscle but still I kept at it and results are slow but they exist. I was scared to take a picture of myself this afternoon after looking in the mirror but in the end I thought this is life, my life and I am happy that I didn't slip complete back into old habits and back up to 200lbs. So here is my visual documentation of life. (NSFW Shirtless) https://imgur.com/a/i3cRDGO This part is for all of you reading this. I am god damn proud of you all for keeping up with your routines, your awareness of lifestyle choices and dedication. Its been a nightmare of a year that most of us thought couldn't or wouldn't ever happen in our life time but you kept at it. Big victories and small they should all be celebrated. For those of you that fell on and off the wagon like myself through the roller coaster of our lives, its not to late and if you want to keep up for yourself I'm proud of you too. I'm no where near where I wanted to be and that's ok and I've become ok with that. Doesn't mean I'm not going to keep trying and I ask none of you to give up either. Here's to the next 365 days. If you made it this far thank you for reading. If you have questions, or anything, or want to share your side please do. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Thursday, 04 March 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 03 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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| My recent progress regarding my Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Posted: 04 Mar 2021 12:19 AM PST Hello reddit! I hope you guys are all doing well! My whole life I'm suffering from a Binge Eating Disorder. Most of the time my way to fight it was completely restrict me from any trigger foods. My trigger foods are sweets. My level of BED is pretty intense. To give you an idea of what I'm going through I throw in some pictures. This is like almost 20k calories in sweets right there. That is maybe enough for two days. This is from just one day. And it doesn't even show the fast food I had on top. Hopefully this is not too disturbing. Despite all these bad days last year and before that I made really good progress overall. Unfortunately towards the end of 2020 I gained close to 50lbs in just under two weeks. To anyone saying it's impossible. Well I'm sure the pics above will help you make this statement more reasonable haha. The weight I have gained is all gone in 2021 and some more 💪. So that's nice I guess. Anyway, I did achieve that by restricting myself from all kinds of sweets again. Funnily enough I'm studying nutritional science and home economics (B.Sc. Dietetics) and I've learned a lot of helpful things already in just a few months. I mean it is nice to completely cut out any sweets. Your body loves it as the sweets don't do anything for you really. Nontheless this way of dealing with my nutrition is just not sustainable longterm. Originally I had planned to do the no sweets thing during all of 2021. I'm sure that I can do it because I can be very determined but is it really good for me in every aspect!? Close to valentines day last month I felt a little down for some reason and ended up buying sweets as you can see here. I didn't even plan on eating them really. I mean the thought of eating all of it at once was on my mind for sure but my willpower was way too strong. Anyway, I know that I have to learn how to deal with those trigger foods in order to beat my disorder. I mean studies show for a good reason that less than 10% of people who lose big amounts of weight will regain. Numbers are actually way worse. But why is that? Many people are saying losing weight isn't the hardest part. It is maintaining a certain weight that is the real challenge. I don't say this to offend anyone who's struggling with weight loss! Losing weight is damn hard already, we all know that! So but why do people think that maintaining is even harder? I think when you actively decide to lose weight you set rules regarding food and activity to reach a certain weight goal. People are good at understanding that they need to leave out bad foods and create a deficit to lose weight. That's the theory. So let's assume the goal weight was achieved. What comes after that? Most people throw away their weight loss rules as there is no more weight to lose. They stop restricting themselves to certain foods and bad habits are reestablished. Imo this just happens because we don't learn a sustainable way to deal with food. Coming back to my case. So I had all those sweets sitting next to me literally and I had no idea what to do with it. It's not like I was sitting there straving for some or even all of it. It was just there. After week 7 of 2021 was finished I told my alright, over the course of the next week you will eat both boxes of cereal. I have never until that day eaten just a part of a box of cereal. Even at 12 years of age I would grab the MEGA box of kelloggs and eat all in one go. I told myself you will have 100g of cereal every day and that's gonna be it. This is exactly what I have done! I have not overeaten during that week. Everything went fine. I even lost weight although there were thoughts of me cheating on my diet on my mind. But nope all good! The day after that I had half a bag of the Haribo sweets. Writing that down still creates disbelief on my mind lol. Yea I had just had half the bag and the rest for the next day. For last week I did some different testing. In the past even when I was doing well having a cheat day and not just a cheat meal would result in me bingeing for a few days. I think a cheat day creates this thought of being a failure and for me it's really hard to recover from it. So most of the time I would think ah damn it doesn't matter anyway and I keep on bingeing for a few more days. So last week I intentionally set myself up for a cheat day. Not a cheat day of bingeing on foods but just a day where I could have whatever I wanted. Obviously I would make sure to have certain foods that I eat like every day to cover mirconutrients. So I knew on either saturday or sunday I would have like 5-10k calories very likely. Working towards that day I cut down on ~400 calories every day. To be fair my maintenance calories are somewhere between 3-3,5k a day (I'm pretty active guy) so 400 isn't all that much actually. Anyway it created a nice little buffer going into the cheat day. The cheat day came on sunday and I ended up having almost exactly 7k calories that day. I did weigh myself the next day and I was up like 4lbs or so. For the week I was probably still up a bit so I decided to go with 2k calories on monday and 2,5k calories on tuesday. I stuck to those numbers. My weight is back to normal and actually a little lower than what I weighed on last friday. Even though I had 3,4k calories yesterday. This cheat day thing was me testing the water basically. See how I would deal with the situation right now. How it would affect me. I mean it could have thrown me off completely and I would destroy all my hard work again. I think though having planned cheat days is really bad especially while dealing with an eating disorder. So I'll not recommend anyone to do what I did. Adding cheat meals though is completely fine. Just try to stay within your calorie limit. Allowing yourself to have bad foods is completely fine. I learned that while having the cereal every day for a week. My stomach was definately not amused by the sudden intake of sugar every day but it fine in the end. Something else I want to mention is that implenting an anchoring technique can help a ton with your ED! I Couple weeks ago I had a NLP course and learned some really interesting things. I was basically using that tecnique already. I do a home workout like 6/7 days a week. Obviously motivation can be a problem at times especially when working on certain areas (for me it's back. It's annoying to work your back without being able to use gym machines). So back days are really annoying and my motivation is not the best. Nontheless I kind of implemented some sort of anchor to still make me fo for it almost every day. Everyday after my workout I'll hav a huge bowl of yoghurt with fruits. Any by huge I mean like 1,5-2,5kg (4-5lbs). Looks like this. This was actually 2,6kg as I had a really busy day and didn't have time for breakfast. I used 1kg of low fat quark, 600g of frozen fruits + 400g of water, 5 bananas (400g), 1 apple (200g), ~20g of walnuts. It tastes amazing. I know after every workout I'll have this super amazing bowl! I personally think rewarding yourself with food is good but obviously the whole thing is super healthy and exactly what my body needs. Another example of what I have after a workout. This time less yoghurt/quark but 1kg of veggies. I eat like 1kg of fruits and 500g-1kg of veggies every day if someone is curious. This actually got a little longer than I like it to be but maybe there's helpful information for anyone. What helped me realising that I do it wrong by restricting myself was a bodybuilder who does youtube content. He is very transparent with what he eats and I was like damn he's having cereal every day and if macros allow it like snickers ice cream in the evening. He really inspired me that you can live in a healthy way even though you allow yourself to have treats here and there. This is exactly what I want. A sustainable, overall healthy way of dealing with food without restrictions regarding certain foods. Having the background of the eating disorder makes this hard of course but not impossible! I'll work hard to get better every day. As a little conclusion. Our relationship to food should be sustainable to reach longterm success. Treats/bad foods are allowed in certain quantities. Even holidays/birthdays where you might eat more than you usual do can easily be implemented without worries about your progress. I wish everyone here all the best and that all of you reach their goals whatever it is! Nothing is impossible! NSW-progress-pic: 2010 vs. 2021 [link] [comments] |
| I want to go back to my old weight Posted: 03 Mar 2021 10:25 PM PST Long story short,I suffered from severe depression and was basically home bound,I was always average or skinny,but I managed to put on a massive amount of weight,in recovery I started losing it and I reached my skinniest 52 kilos at 1,63.Now with the lockdown I'm starting to gain back a lot of weight which is a huge anxiety of mine,today I weighed 62 kilos and I know I'm still somewhat average but I felt most comfortable at 52.My problem is I start out fine,eating healthy,restricting etc,but after I week or two I start to binge.It feels like I almost need someone to micromanage me,because I literally forget my goals along the way. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 06:57 PM PST So as I've started this journey I never realized how bad my relationship with food really was. I knew I consumed too much junk and gained the weight ofc, but I never noticed I didn't share. At all. Not with my son, or my husband. I'd go so far as to hide things and my son was told no so often he'd stop asking and get visibly down any time I had junk food and he didn't. I never realized it until I fell off the wagon this weekend. I bought some junk food. I ate some, but not all. I was so proud that even tho I wasn't eating what I should, I wasn't binging. Then my husband pointed out that I had even shared with my son and how giddy he got. Honestly it hit me hard. I don't think he knew I hadn't realized because I straight up stared at him and asked "I never shared with him?" Looking back I could remember getting half a dozen boxes of junk I would eat in an hour sitting (no I'm not exaggerating) and I couldn't remember sharing a single piece with him. But now I'm not only not binging (okay so some chips and a couple Oreos still aren't good in place of a meal but it wasn't two family size packages of both at least), I'm also sharing what I get. Healthy and not. Thank you all, I haven't been here long but it feels great to be able to share/vent all this out. ❤️ [link] [comments] |
| I created a fast/binge cycle for myself and i don’t know how to get out of it Posted: 03 Mar 2021 11:07 PM PST I genuinely don't remember when was the last time i sat down and had an actual meal with my family. i've been stuck/ fluctuating the same 3kgs the past 4 months or so i'm so sick of it and myself. i refuse to let myself be seen by any of my friends until i lose weight which doesn't seem to be happening. It became a habit, i go down to the kitchen and binge on the same things everyday, high calorie things i don't even like or would never eat if it was any normal eating day. And then i'd feel so bad about eating, i fast the next day and then binge the day after. My brain is programmed to think that i'll gain weight if i sit down and eat in a plate even though i know that's not the case and what i've been doing is much worse. how do i get myself out of this habit? [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: March 4th, 2021 Posted: 03 Mar 2021 09:50 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] |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 06:14 PM PST I'm [25F] on a weight loss journey and it's been a couple months I've lost a good bit of weight but I'm not near my goal weight... A couple of people have already started to notice it and commented but today in particular a coworker was asking me in detail if I've lost weight and what am I doing to lose weight and what my goals are etc. I just said thank you and I've been eating healthy that's all. Kept it short. I just feel so awkward because I'm very introverted and shy especially when it comes to these things. I really don't want to be talking about myself and especially not about my weight loss journey I find it personal. My question is.. How do you handle comments the right way and is it normal that I feel this strange about it? [link] [comments] |
| 18/6 going so well! But caffelatte?! Posted: 04 Mar 2021 01:44 AM PST I started my weight loss journey 2 weeks ago, and its been going so well. I love having rules. After 8PM? No food goes near my mouth. So my fasting period is between 2-8PM. I usually drink a morning coffee i somewhat enjoy, since i just got a new coffee maker a month ago. But it cant make caffelatte or cappuccino or stuff like that. So i bought a milkfrother/heater. And im now realising i cant drink my latte before 2PM, since its milk, and milk has calories, even the skim milk i get is 34 calories per 100ml. I get up at 10AM, and it makes me crazy that i can only make a nirmal cup of coffee! This breaks my heart. What do i do? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 11:06 AM PST [30F, SW:190, CW: 149, GW:120] I started losing weight with a combination of strict calorie counting (1000-1200 kcals/day), daily bike riding, and rock climbing 3-4, sometimes 5-6 times per week (essentially CICO). I have been stuck in the 150s for two months, and I was so frustrated thinking that I wouldn't be able to break through but yesterday morning I weighed in at 149.0 with 21.0% body fat I am so thrilled, but I also want to be sure that I keep going! For anyone struggling to stay motivated, just know that hard work and persistence does pay off! Cheering for all of you, wherever you are on your journey! Also, I am a dietitian, so I am safely on a low calorie diet and I take daily multivitamins and eat a plant-based diet with a large variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and plant-based protein (legumes, pulses). I understand that 1000 kcals may seem low, but after years of struggling with my weight, I've finally found a combination that works and allows me to eat delicious healthy food until I feel full/energized to be able to play outside, work full time, and be in graduate school. [link] [comments] |
| M24/6'5/300lbs-200lbs (1 Year) Posted: 03 Mar 2021 03:48 PM PST Hey guys/gals. Longtime lurker here. Been getting inspired by all of you for years but sadly never did much about it until March when lockdown started in the US. Anyways in my little pit of sulking and feeling bad for myself I decided to make a change. I started moving and eventually loved what I was doing. We are nearing our 1 year anniversary of lockdown so it is easy for me to keep track of the time frame. As of this morning I have successfully lost 100 pounds / 45.3kg. I started at M22, 6'5 300lbs+ (I stoped weighing myself at 300lbs) to 200lbs as of this morning. Not sure how to post pics in this thread but for those interested I have a before/after on my page. Anyways, how have all of you struggled with loose skin? I have very minimal and I am so thankful but it still irritates me. Most noticeable is in my lower chest/abdomen area. I have little to no muscle in those areas so I am hoping that I can fill it up in the next year or so with muscle. Does anybody have advice who has been in this similar situation. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 06:00 PM PST 32 - NB - 5' 4" - 164(?) lbs. This past year sucked. I'm sure that's the understatement of the century. But it's been extra hard for me. I had just moved to a new city, lost my job, and have just been generally depressed and anxious. I was 148 when I moved here, which was 10 lbs up from where I wanted to be. But now, I see I'm headed back in a dangerous direction. I've been 200 lbs several times in my life and I never want to go back to that point. I told myself I was going to turn myself around when I got to 155. And then again at 160. But I'm having a hard time giving a fuck. I'm accountable to no one. I don't even care enough about myself to feel like I owe it to myself. So I realized I need to actually interact with people who remind me about the importance of what I'm doing. So I'm trying to just... get back to it. Start tracking in a meaningful consistent way. I haven't managed to do this longer than 5 days in the past year so it's time to try returning to reddit. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2021 08:24 AM PST Stats: age: 25 sex: F height: 5'3" starting weight: 200+lbs / 90.7kg current weight: 146-147 lbs / 66.5kg goal weight: ??? Measurements: Chest: 34in, Waist: 29-32in (depending on where you measure), Hips: 39.5in. Typical activity level: gym 1-3 times per week. Walking class to class on college campus. Hi guys, This is my first post here, but I do follow and read other people's posts for insight. So I started out at about 200 lbs. back in September 2019. Much of the weight started falling off once my IUD expired and my appetite started to settle down, and now (Mar 2021) I weigh about 147 lbs, but has slowed down a lot now that I am smaller. I am almost to my weight from high school, which is cool I guess. But honestly, I like how I look. I am losing weight slowly, but surely. I got to my goal size (a medium or 8/10 US size). I'm still a bit soft so I am working on lifting when I go to the gym now in addition to my normal 30m-1hr of cardio. Perhaps I need to work on body recomposition instead? However, according to my smart scale, my BMI is about 26. Overweight by a few points. BMI calculators say my weight range is supposed to between 115-126. My vitals are fine, and I have always had normal blood pressure, even at my largest. My doctor has not mentioned any problems nor has he brought up any concerns. I guess what I am feeling conflicted about is whether or not I should keep going. I don't really want to have to keep eating 1300 cals. But I almost feel guilty when I eat at maintenance. Like I've ruined something that's been in progress for so long. Also, truth be told, I really don't feel like buying new clothes lol. But I keep wondering, am I too fat? Do I need to keep going? [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone reward themselves when they get to a milestone? Posted: 03 Mar 2021 11:46 AM PST I was thinking about setting up a reward system for myself for weight loss. I've kind of already started and I feel it's working as a motivator. Every 10 lbs I lose i've decided to buy myself a new workout or dressy outfit. Has anyone else done this? My starting weight is 215 lbs and I've already lost 5 lbs. I've decided to buy myself airpods for when I'm walking outside for exercise. My next goal will be 205 when I'm going to buy myself a sports bra for home workouts. After that, I'm going to buy myself an outfit every 10 lbs dropped. I'm doing this not only as a reward system but also to see at the end of my journey how far I've come in size. [link] [comments] |
| You all helped me a lot. Thank You Posted: 03 Mar 2021 12:27 PM PST Hello there. I am 33M, 190cm (6ft3), SW: 99kg (219lb), GW: 84kg (185lb), CW: 83.8kg (185lb). Luckily I found this sub couple months ago, just when I needed and you helped me to push thru. Even though I just lurked here, but found a lot of amazing stories about amazing people, got anwears and tips. I am so happy today. Thank You all. I was inspired by Your succes stories and was encouraged by failures too. Just find whatever drives You forward. Keep going, You can do it. I wish you all the best. With Love. [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 04 March 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 03 Mar 2021 10:31 PM PST 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] |
| Plateau: M29 / 230lbs / 6’ - Help if possible. Posted: 03 Mar 2021 10:21 PM PST SW: 260lbs (Oct 2020) / CW 200lbs / GW 190-200lbs / 6ft Hi everyone, I have read into multiple posts / articles regarding plateaus and despite the information given I still can't overcome mine. The last time I lost a lb was about 6 weeks ago. For food it's eggs (on whole wheat) in the morning if not oats. Lunch/Dinner are generally the same: Chicken, broccoli, eggs again, mixed veggies, occasional rice, etc Snacks/In-between meals include: Eggos, peanut butter toast, fruit. Calories remain just above/below 2000 according to MFP. For exercise I do a 4 day upper/lower split and I am seeing somewhat slow increase in strength there. Cardio is 5-7 days a week. A minimum of 20-30 mins of steady state. I have weighed my food / counted my kcals better and I know this is partially body acclimation due to the way my clothes feel but I can't help but feel I am lacking. I as far away from processed foods as possible and I have had maybe 3 cheat meals in the past two months. I don't eat much in terms of sugar. I swapped soda with zero sugar and focused primarily on water. I did away with coffee (till I can find a recipe to make it sweet/taste good without 40g of sugar lol). No sweets or anything. Anyways any feedback at all is appreciated. I'm somewhat patient but I want to make sure I am optimizing as much as possible. Thank you all in advance. [link] [comments] |
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