Weight loss: Another Redditor commented on one of my posts yesterday and said it actually looks like I need to lose 200 more pounds and not a hundred. |
- Another Redditor commented on one of my posts yesterday and said it actually looks like I need to lose 200 more pounds and not a hundred.
- I actually weighed myself today .
- I broke a toilet seat
- My mental state is at complete trainwreck for the last 6-7 weeks, so I've decided to share some face gains with you'all to help my mind to find it's peace.
- 36/m/5’8 210lbs My journey so far. From Over weight to ripped, to huge. and how I turned my life around.
- Reasons to lose weight - Imagine!
- Recovering Binge Eater.
- I've lost my confidence and trying to lose weight. I'm actually going for a run today
- I lost 9 pounds but depression eating is still a struggle.
- 4 weeks Ahead of schedule!
- Day 1 starts today. I’m going to lose 100 pounds this year.
- Nothing like heading towards 40 and being asked for a picture of your younger self.
- The scale says I've lost 60lbs but I don't see it...
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 7th, 2021
- Built a healthy relationship with food and lost 20lbs in the process!
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 6
- Progress photo - I dropped 85 lbs since July 5th without exercising by eating 1500 cals a day. Now I’m working on building muscle size and definition. (with lots of photos PLUS how I did it).
- 90 Pounds Down. 55 to go.
- Daily Q&A Post for Wednesday, 07 April 2021 - No question too small!
- 24-Hour Pledge - Wednesday, 07 April 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- My fat hurts - I've got to turn this around
- I'm not seeing a significant loss in weight even after 15 days of intense workout? Am I doing something wrong?
- When is it time to maintain?
- Weigh-In Wednesday (Share Your Numbers)
- Despite a stressful senior year in an engineering program, I have finally hit my goal weight! Background, progress pics, what worked for me, and some NSVs.
| Posted: 06 Apr 2021 10:59 AM PDT I felt a slight twinge of pain at the comment, but mostly it made me laugh and then that person got blocked. I laughed because people always have the AUDACITY to speak about bigger individuals like we don't matter, but more specifically like they KNOW us and our story. I look at the woman I was on the left and I acknowledge how much pain she was carrying. Pain that she didn't know how to heal through, so she called on her old companion, food, and looked for comfort. She wasn't weak, she was doing the best she knew how to do THEN. I respect her so much for making the decisions she did to get me to where I am today. I'm an emotional eater and yesterday would've triggered me in the past. I would've been a complete and utter mess. Not today, Satan. I don't even have time for mess like that between working out, calorie counting, working full-time, working overtime, healing, being a friend, a cousin, a sister, a daughter, a co-worker. I write this to let you know that you are SO much more than FAT. Fat is a term used to describe. It's not an entire identity. It doesn't have a heartbeat. It doesn't have a heart and soul and dreams and desires. Please don't ever let a person's comment about your physical appearance set you back. That comment says more about them than it ever says about you. The ONLY opinion that matters about your body is your own. I'm so very proud that you took your own hand again and propelled yourself forward into progress. My hand is on your backs. The progress you've made and the things y'all are staying consistent to - deserves praise every day. Anyone can eat less, and move more, but it's about that mental fortitude/mindset. You're the strongest people I know. You crawled your way out of some of the darkest places one can go. Don't quit on yourselves. See you at GOAL. 💛💛💛 [link] [comments] |
| I actually weighed myself today . Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:07 PM PDT So this time last year I weighed 480 lbs and was a raging alcoholic . I hated my body and would drink almost every night . My last drink was oct 22 2020. I'm almost 6 months sober and I recently started doing omad in March . Well I cut my finger today and ended up having to go get stitches . While I was at the hospital I asked if they had a digital scale that I could weigh myself on . When I stepped on it I wasn't that hopeful , but the number looking back at me when it calculated almost made me cry . 436 lbs !! It feels really good to know that the changes I'm making are actually making a difference , and I can't wait to see where I am this time next year . Edit : thanks so much for the silver! I hope every one reading this has success in all of your journeys , and thank you all so much for the kind words . Edit 2: thanks for the cool bear stranger ! Hugs right back at you . Edit 3: another thanks for all the awards , I'm really grateful that there is a community I can talk to and express my weight loss journey with , without judgment . Much love and luck to everyone here . [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:36 AM PDT Early this year I was doing my business and the toilet seat broke. A nice sturdy wooden one. And I broke it. I was just over 330 pounds at the time, an all time high. That was my rock bottom moment where I realized that I really needed to make a change. So since that day I decided to try CICO. It was amazing the amount of food I was eating each week, but what really got me? Milk. I was drinking at least 3 gallons of milk a week. That's an insane amount of "empty" calories to drink away. Other than cutting back on a lot of things, I still eat all the same stuff, just in moderation. There's nothing that I entirely eliminated from my diet. Using the Fitbit food tracker has been really easy to log everything, as well as my activity and my weight everyday. Since I started the journey, I've lost over 30 pounds! Just today I finally got under 300, and am officially 299.6!!! Tracking my food has really helped me understand appropriate portion sizes better. I usually do a small breakfast, medium lunch, medium-large dinner, and a small dessert sweet thing every day. If you've made it through my jabbering, thanks for reading! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:53 PM PDT Left one is from my first doctor's appointment and the right one is just a random tipsy elevator selfie on persian new year. My stats: M34/172cm/SW: 464/CW: 240(?)/GW: 145(?) How i did it? No IF, keto, paleo, water fasting, vegan or whatever trendy bs instagram "influencers" are trying to sell you. I just counted my calories (GW maintance calories ~1700 with 140g proteins), and walking around 20-25k steps 5/2 (as my job requires me to be this active) with 10-15-20k steps on weekends. Also i've watched a lot of youtube videos about nutrition, how to cook, about psychology of the fat loss. Sometimes i do breaks, sometimes i still binge as an emotional eater (like yesterday when i went over 6000 kcal or so) but i know that as long as i am consistent i am going forward. I cant fail this. And neither can you. Im planning to implement more physical exercises but my anxiety is stopping from starting that (but im working on that). /rant. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:10 PM PDT Long story short, I was initially in very good shape, I had won youth championships in boxing, numerous martial arts and even competed in olympic and power lifting, My early 30's hit. and Unfortunately something from my past destroyed me. Just telling the story as hopefully it motivates others. as a Child I was sexually abused from an extremely young age. I had got past this in my early life and built forward with no issues. Unfortunately the individual who had performed the acts on me had now done it to someone else. so For the sake of them I was forced to "testify" this then ended up coming out in front of family/friends and obviously felt humiliating/embarrasing, leading to depression, failed suicide attempts among other things. Anyway enough of the feel bad stuff. Just wanted to let you know why I was in such bad condition in the first place! here is three stages of what i've done though to get myself back in shape! any questions or anything, i'm more than willing to answer. [link] [comments] |
| Reasons to lose weight - Imagine! Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:39 PM PDT So I have been this journey for over a year. Lost 15 kgs, gained it all back. It's now that I'm understanding the scope and dedication that this losing weight thing requires for me. And it kinda overwhelmed me. I realised food is too damn important for me and I can't give it up!! All social settings, meetings, partying is linked to that. But then, I wrote up some stuff which I thought maybe helps. So here it goes...
I know that it's going to be a very very long journey and it involves a lot of sacrifice. But maybe the stuff above provides some sort of motivation. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Apr 2021 03:47 PM PDT TLDR: Diagnosed with binge eating disorder last July and lost 115 lbs through therapy and self discipline I've wanted to lose the weight for years, but I could never stick to a plan. I'd get motivated and completely fall apart after a week or two. It took me a lot of therapy and self awareness to realize food wasn't my problem. Last July I was diagnosed with binge eating disorder. An eating disorder that often gets ignored. Nobody associates 350+ pounds with eating disorder. But it's just as damaging as anorexia or bulimia, and there's so much shame that comes with it. I love food. I used to eat until I literally couldn't eat anything else. During high stress innings of baseball games, I'd kill an entire bag of hot Cheetos or a whole box of hot tamales and still want more food. I constantly think about food. What my next meal is, where it's coming from and what time I get to eat. My therapist recently asked me to think about how much time I've spent thinking about food instead of focusing on what's around me, and it's helped me change my mindset. I used to feel so powerless around food. Like I'd lose all senses and just eat. A pint of Ben and Jerry's would be gone in minutes and I'd still be reaching for the Doritos. I desperately wanted to gain control, but it felt impossible. Coming down from a binge eating session was always so devasting. I would tally the amount of calories I had digested and I'd feel disgusted. I hated the way I looked, the way overeating made me feel. I desperately want to go back in time and undo the binge. Hiking has been my escape. When I feel bored or snacky, I get out in the mountains. I don't worry about food up there. I don't let food take away from the beauty I'm surrounded by. I'm amazed by the things I can do now. I walked 5 miles this morning in 90 minutes. I went on vacation without renting a car. We walked 5-7 miles a day. I jumped over stadium seats without even thinking. I'm not quite to my goal weight, but I'm in the best physical shape of my life. I feel great, but some days I struggle. I've also been diagnosed with body dysmorphia. I look in the mirror and I still see 350 lbs staring back at me. I find faults and I pick at them. "I hate my arms." "I wish my stomach was flat." "My thighs are so fat." (etc.) But, I'm slowly learning how to feel comfortable in my new body. I spend lots of time looking at photos of myself, because I just don't recognize myself. It's been quite a journey. I have a wonderful support group and I feel so incredibly lucky. I never imagined I'd be here and I just feel so good. 💙 [link] [comments] |
| I've lost my confidence and trying to lose weight. I'm actually going for a run today Posted: 07 Apr 2021 01:36 AM PDT I've had issues in my relationship these past 2 weeks, my heart is kind of broken and my confidence is at an all time low, although I'm not very overweight, I want my body back. I'm a busy, middle aged mother of 3, carer to my mother, 2 of my children have special needs. It got too easy to eat quick and unhealthy food when I was on the go so much and I've put on weight all in the top half of my body, mainly my belly. Because I have a small frame, it mqkes me look pregnant and bloated. My face has changed, I have only 3 pairs of jeans or pants that fit. I hate it. I've managed to lose from 157lb to 145lb and I'm aware this isn't really a big deal, but if you see how obvious the weight gain is on just a few areas of my body, you'd see why I need to lose. I've been eating at a deficit, take hour long walks with my dog, I barely ever sit down, I'm busy all the time so I've decided to take extra time for myself to go for a run today. I love this sub, everyone is so positive. It makes me smile to see how well people are doing. We are all just here because we want to be happier in our bodies and to be healthy. I don't feel healthy right now, I feel ugly and and I've always been a super confident person. My clothes don't fit, I feel clunky and awkward, I don't carry the weight well and I feel like the weight I've lost already hasn't really made much difference. Add to the relationship issues, I feel really down on myself right now, men don't look elsewhere when they're happy with the person they're with. And we've been together for 20 years. I will huff and puff on my run, my dog won't be happy with it (she's lazy), I will probably only run a little, then walk, then run again, it will probably be hilarious but any little helps right? I will hopefully update with a before and progress photo that will keep me motivated [link] [comments] |
| I lost 9 pounds but depression eating is still a struggle. Posted: 07 Apr 2021 12:47 AM PDT Hello! I lost 9 pounds since January and I'm technically not "overweight" anymore. I know it isn't a lot, but I have a very slow metabolism (5'1 gang) and I just find fitness a bit of a struggle on my end. So I just CICO (leaving me a 200-300 calorie burn each day). I've lost 30 pounds before but I gained it over the past 5 years. I've struggled with depression for the past year and now I'm getting medications for it this week. For the past 3 days I went back to depression eating and gained around 2-3 pounds of what I lost but I don't want to get me down. What helped me overcome depression and the idea that I'll "never lose weight" is the idea of Atomic Habits by James Clear. If I eat clean today from now on, I'll be a 110 pounds before 2022. I feel like working at things slowly is better than not working with it at all. Who knows, maybe I'll pick up on fitness someday soon when depression clears up. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2021 12:01 AM PDT Hi All, On week 3 of my weight sanity plan. I'm tracking CICO & intermittently fasting. Rather than focus on the daily fluctuations of the scale, I'm focusing on the long term trends. I've set myself a goal to lose 1 lbs per wk (.5 kg). That's a sustainable number for me (48F). I've lost 7 lbs, 4 lbs more than expected. I suspect that's mostly water weight and my loss will slow down. But by having a schedule and a plan, when I hit a plateau, I'll have a tool to safeguard me from being discouraged. Rather than fretting the scale, I'll just go from being ahead of schedule to being on time. As someone whose chronically late for everything, on time is good enough for me! [link] [comments] |
| Day 1 starts today. I’m going to lose 100 pounds this year. Posted: 05 Apr 2021 02:39 PM PDT Stats:
Went on my first walk today and my Apple Watch sent me this message. It was disappointing at first but now I want to turn it into a challenge to get that cardio fitness down into a healthy range. My long-term goal is 170 pounds. Timeline is 1 year. Short term, i'd be happy to be under 250. Going to attempt to eat around 1800 calories per day and exercise 3 times a week, starting off with just walks but maybe jogging/running eventually. If anyone has went on a similar journey please feel free to give me some tips or advice. EDIT since this post is getting more attention than i expected: * Here is a current picture of me (taken a few hours ago) for anyone curious. * I downloaded an app to take two pictures every day (one of body, one of face) and I will do my best to keep up with it. After a year hopefully I will be able to post a time-lapse. * I currently walk about 16,000 steps a day at work, and I work 3-6 days a week. On days when I don't work I barely get any steps but I plan on aiming for at least 10k a day no matter what. Thanks for all the advice everyone and good luck to those of you also starting with me today! Edit 2: * Apps for timelapse are Snapsie for body pics and Close-up for face. Snapsie has some other features too which i don't use. * I will post an update every month, first one will be 5/5/2021 [link] [comments] |
| Nothing like heading towards 40 and being asked for a picture of your younger self. Posted: 06 Apr 2021 10:26 PM PDT Someone I know wants to do some visual art based on a historical figure and asked if she could use a picture of me as a model...from my 20s. I'm not upset with her, I get it, but a but of gut punch looking at 40 in less than 2 weeks and I have only lost so much of the weight I gained when I was pregnant and nursing my now 8 year old. Im trying to focus on the positive, I have done some really good emotional work lately. Like phenomenal, I have zero urge to binge eat and I didn't even realize I was struggling with a disorder. So now I can focus on losing the weight but its a slow go with 2 steps forward and one step back kind of thing. Im trying not to let it get to me but it really brought me down. Maybe the timing of the request. Im otherwise very happy in my life, my marriage is great, I have a wonderful kid, pretty successful but I still feel like such a failure because of my weight. It probably doesn't help the culture I come from really emphasizes a woman's beauty as her ultimate accomplishment. I guess they all do to some degree though. Im not sure why I wrote this, im trying to make sure I'm not being mean to myself. My emotional work taught me how terrible my inner narrative was, I was horrifically mean to myself. I will try to shake it off and go again towards these goals tomorrow and hope the thing about it being harder to lose weight at 40 is only so true. [link] [comments] |
| The scale says I've lost 60lbs but I don't see it... Posted: 06 Apr 2021 08:27 PM PDT Early last year, I decided to start doing something about my weight. I'm going on 30, I've been big since my teens, and when I finally stepped on a scale in January of last year, I weighed 410 pounds. (I had to buy a new scale because the one I had previously went to 350 and error'd out every time I stepped on it). Before that, the last time I knew how much I weighed was during a doctor visit in my late teens where I tipped the scale at over 300. Cutting sugary drinks and carb-heavy foods like pasta and sandwiches, as well as skipping breakfast... I managed to rapidly lose weight. 30 pounds by the end of February (roughly 5 pounds per week because I started in mid-January). I got down to about 380 pounds, and even had to cut a couple inches off of my ratchet belt because I wasn't able to pull it tight enough to keep my pants up anymore. Then covid happened. I changed shifts at work, skipping breakfast became harder, and I started eating pizza and donuts again. The only things I had going for me were the fact that I've remained sugar-free in terms of beverages and I went outside and was generally much more active all summer than I've been in years, which helped suppress my boredom eating tendencies. When I finally weighed myself again back in November, I had expected to have gained back at least some of the weight, but to my shock, the scale read in the low 370s... I had somehow managed to lose almost another ten pounds despite eating junk. Fast forward to now, and I've resumed a low-carb diet, intermittent fasting, and I've started going on onto walks. I actually walked over ten miles yesterday between work and a trip around a local reservoir. As of yesterday, the scale read 348. I've lost over 60s pounds total... but the perplexing thing is that I'm still wearing the same clothes I was wearing when I was 410 pounds. They're not sagging or falling off me or anything. I haven't cut any more inches off my belt. There are some signs that I've lost weight though. My feet don't hurt nearly as much after a day of work. I can actually drop into a full squat, which makes work a lot easier because I don't have to bend over all the time anymore, and I can fit between things that seemed narrower before, but only just barely. I've also had coworkers, friends, and family mention that I look like I've lost weight, which is encouraging. I just can't seem to get past the clothes thing. Surely being on my way to losing a quarter of my bodyweight should have me looking at changing my wardrobe, right? [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 7th, 2021 Posted: 06 Apr 2021 10:03 PM PDT Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences :) [link] [comments] |
| Built a healthy relationship with food and lost 20lbs in the process! Posted: 06 Apr 2021 06:52 AM PDT I'll start off with my stats: SW: 165lbs. CW: 144. GW: 120~. Height: 5'2. With that out of the way, the tittle is pretty self explanatory, but this sub has given me the motivation I needed to get a grip on my health, so I wanted to share my journey up to this point! In August of 2020, I was 165lbs, and in the worst shape of my young adult life. In high school I peaked at around 190lbs, and managed to lose the weight, but like with most of my dieting attempts I ended up gaining it all back. This most recent weight gain was due to a medication I was on, and a lack of control when it comes to food. I honoured all my cravings, and I didn't have a stop button, even when I was full. I later realized that I had tendencies to binge. In August of 2020, I was inspired to regain control. This came as a result of tackling my pre-existing emotional issues which I believe is critical for my success to this day. I found outlets for releasing anger, stress, and frustration, and most recently I'm seeing a therapist. I also recognized that extreme restricting always leads to binging, and it's a repetative cycle that took some time to detach from. Over the past 8 months I've learned more about myself than I ever have. A big, and obvious lesson, is that I had to make food I enjoyed eating. I made a routine of cooking lunch everyday, and over a few months it became a habit, not a chore. I made a document with links to my favorite recipes, and now I have a good amount on hand that I can make in a time crunch. This guarantees a healthy meal for me each day. I also make extra so I have more for dinner, and even the following day. The second thing I learned was that I should honour my cravings reasonably. If I want a chocolate cookie, I'll have a damn chocolate cookie, and not beat myself up about it. I'm also vegan, so yes I indulge in non-vegan sweets because that keeps me in line more than cutting everything out. And when I cut out everything I think is bad, I end up eating a whole pack of chocolate cookies, not just one. I stopped demonizing food groups, and enjoy everything I love in moderation. I eat bread on a daily basis, but I also eat everything else needed to keep me satiated and healthy. And with lunch and dinner, I add a plate of my favorite veggies for those added nutrients. I do this specifically for my digestion issues, which has helped a lot! And last but not least, I have learned to be kind to myself and my body, and trying my best to love what I see in the mirror everyday. I stopped comparing myself to those around me, and realized I am a unique person with a unique life, and that the work I put in is important to recognize. I stopped letting a number on a scale dictate my happiness, and everyday I choose happiness for my wellbeing. This mentality had helped me because when I'm happy, reaching my goals becomes much easier. Those are the main points I wanted to touch on, but on top of that, I do take progress photos, take regular weigh ins, and loosely count my calories. I stick around somewhere in the 1500/day, but that depends on my activity, and how hungry I am. And with activity, I walk 15k steps a day, and do some sort of fun activity like badminton, or frisbee. I'm considering weight lifting soon, but gym amenities in my area are still unavailable. I hope some of what's worked for me can help out a fellow member! I wish you all well, and I hope to report back when I reach my goal. And I hope I covered everything in this post. Edit: thanks for the awards you lovely people! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 6 Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:41 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Tuesday! I hope you're out there slaying the runway. Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: 242.2 lbs this morning, X lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1800): Should be okay today, going to have some cauliflower rice stir fry with salmon for dinner. 4/6 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute lunch walk, maybe it today my body is a wee bit worn out. 6/6 days. Self-care alone time & ten deep breath cycles a day: Lots of breathing today. Reading lots of books relevant to self-care, interpersonal development & all that fun stuff. Some of it isn't new learning but a good reminder of why I'm on the path I'm on across the board. Try a new recipe once a week: Not sure what I'll be doing here yet but it's about salad season, so I sense new dressings coming up. X/4 weeks. Write 1500 words a day 6 days a week: Made it today! Look at me go! Do a mindfulness exercise and express gratitude: I'm reading the book "The Happiness Trap" and it has all kinds of mindfulness exercises. I think I've done at least 12 today. I'm not sure I would recommend the book. I'll finish it & let y'all know. I'm also lucky enough to have years of therapy under my belt so maybe my mweh reaction is because most of the concepts aren't new to me. Speaking of, super extra grateful to have the ability to access therapy services. I'm grateful for being able to find vaccine appointments. I'm super extra double grateful for getting a day off for it in case my body needs to nap about it. And finally, grateful for Trader Joe's making some really jamming healthy ish prefab dinners, so I don't always have to cut up two pounds of veggies. And then cook em & do other stuff to make dinner. Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Apr 2021 10:56 AM PDT Here is a timeline of how my body has changed. How I did it: I eat 1500 cals per day during a 6-hour window. It's basically my own combination of IF and CICO, since I didn't have a "specific" diet (no "vegan" or "keto" or whatever - I just counted the hell out of my calories). I did this literally every single day. 6x a week I eat a salad with grilled chicken breast. On it's own, it seems super simple, but when you add a bunch of days together, the results are pretty astounding. My main meal of the day is a massive 700-calorie chicken breast salad around 7-8pm. I skip breakfast and snack on fruits or veggies around 2pm. If I'm hungry outside of my 5-hour window, I just drink cold water. After the first month or so, my body got used to that schedule and I don't really feel hungry anymore, regardless of the time. I think it got used to my limiting the total calories in per day to 1500. I'm going to bump that number to 1920-2200 a day (depending on if I work out that day) now that I've hit 165 to see if that, combined with exercise, gives me enough energy to lift weights while maintaining a weight of between 170-180. I wanted to get to 165 so I could adjust my eating habits and find what number works for me, which I assume will result in a little weight gain while I get used to it (that's where the 165 to 170 comes into play). One thing I want to note is that I hit several plateaus where the scale didn't move for several weeks at a time. The first time this happened, I was discouraged as hell and nearly gave up. Instead, I decided to keep doing the same thing and wait it out. And it worked. Eventually. The rest of the plateaus weren't nearly as difficult because I knew what to expect. My main takeaway from this is "don't quit because it's taking longer than expected. Trust the process". I went from a size 42 waist to a 32. I've had to buy new clothes, new belts, and yes, new boxer briefs (despite wearing the same ones for all 3 photos - now, if I take a step wearing them, they fall down... I went from an XL to M). That being said, it's a very good problem to have. As I mentioned above, now that I've hit my target weight, I'm going to start exercising more and eating more food. I did end up with a minimal amount of loose skin, but it's not really noticeable from behind if I stand up straight or from the side. Now that I've accomplished my goal, I'm having a little difficulty making myself eat around 2000 a day, and even more difficulty eating food throughout the course of the day rather than just within my weight loss 6-hour window (I keep reading it's important to space protein consumption out across the day - protein in the early morning, protein after a mid-morning workout, casein protein before going to sleep, etc). I know it's crazy, but a little voice in my head is saying "if you eat at all hours of the day, and so much, you're going to get fat again!"... thankfully there's a different voice saying "that happened before only because you didn't have a plan, and this time is different". It's a weird problem to have, and like I said earlier, probably a good one, but at the same time it's something that I'm having a little difficulty adjusting to. So, let's talk salad. Salads are a little boring, and if I weren't single, I don't know that I could have subjected my imaginary family to eating the same thing each day with me. Plus, eating the same thing each day can get monotonous and make you feel burned out. To that extent, I've found myself using a lot of add-in's. Walmart makes a "great value" brand topper called "maple glazed pecan pieces with dried dates and apples" ($1.89/4oz bag). Salad Pizzaz makes a number of great ones, like "raspberry cranberry pecan walnut frisco" (2.89/4oz bag). Nature's Garden makes "savory salad topper with almonds, walnuts, pepitas, sunflower seeds, and chia cheese sticks". I also recommend craisens… If you're feeling adventurous, you can look for orange or strawberry flavored Craisins at Trader Joe's. Other add-ins are Napa cabbage (I usually add 1/3 of a large head to each salad since it's so low-cal and low-cost, yet fills the salad out immensely), artichoke hearts, apples, berries, etc. The grocery store near me has chicken breast on sale once every month or two for $0.99/lb. I usually buy 30 lbs at once, grill it, chop it, and vacuum seal it into 18oz bags. I put 6oz on each salad, and each bag lasts 3 days (2 bags a week). On Sunday I go to my parent's house for a family dinner and eat whatever mom is cooking. Here are some photos of my salads. I used to try a lot of different dressings, but I've pretty much exclusively limited myself to Newman's Own lately. Their Ginger Sesame dressing ($2.89) tastes great, and is only 35 cals per 2 tablespoons. Their light balsamic is only 45c/2T. Also, I like "Bitten" brand's creamy lime avocado dressing (45c/2T). The only word of advice I can give is to be very cautious when using dressings, because it's easy to use regular regular dressing and completely defeat the purpose of eating a salad in the first place, since most normal dressings have around 150 cals per 2 tablespoons. To be totally honest, I wasn't really being active at all when I was losing weight. It's only now that I reached my target weight that I'm going to start using the home gym that I pieced together over the last 8 months. I plan on taking my own measurements once a week or every other week using this device so I can see changes over time. I also ordered a used one of these scales to chart my body composition changes over time. I snagged one on eBay for $30, and bought it because it's identical to the one that they use at my local YMCA. Anyway, if anybody has any questions, just let me know. I'm more than happy to answer anything you want to ask, and I'll read each comment. I hope this has been of some help to someone. Anyone. I wish I had found something like this when I was starting out, and that's why I decided to spend the time writing it. I genuinely never imagined I could actually drop this much weight - but I did. This is going to sound corny and cliché, but "take it one day at a time". [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Apr 2021 05:28 AM PDT I started keeping track when I left my last job. Weighed in at 365. Currently I am hitting a temporary plateau at 275. I don't mind how much I eat of a lot of things. I lost most of my weight eating 2 eggs and half a bag of spinach for lunch. 6-8 oz. Of chicken and 15 asparagus spears for dinner. Light olive oil in pan to cook. 425 g of carrots periodically if I needed a little more energy after walking and such. Usually in the morning I go to the gym and drink 4 liters of water or more throughout the day. Goal is to be healthy with a few visible goals of being able to run a 5 minute mile and be around 220 (muscle dependant). [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Wednesday, 07 April 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 06 Apr 2021 10:31 PM PDT Got a question? We've got answers! Do you have question but don't want to make a whole post? That's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers. No question is too minor or small. TIPS: * Include your stats if appropriate/relevant (or better yet, update your flair!) * Check the FAQ and other resources in the sidebar! [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Wednesday, 07 April 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 06 Apr 2021 10:01 PM PDT Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction! This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing
Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. --- On reddit, your *vote* means, *"I found this interesting"* (...read more about [**voting on reddit**](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/voting)) --- [link] [comments] |
| My fat hurts - I've got to turn this around Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:16 AM PDT Hi folks, I've been a long time lurker and have been trying to loose weight for as long as I can consciously remember. Unhealthy body image partnered with PCOS, some terrible relationship damage, and working from home now have been hurdles. But that's not what today's post is about. Today is about the fact that my fat hurts! Physical all day pain from where a fat roll that wasnt there before, is now folding and twisting the skin along the bottom of my rib cage. If I maintain ridiculously upright posture it alleviates a little, but it still aches. It's distracting. Its depressing. It makes me so uncomfortable with myself. I cant escape the obvious anymore. Its literally a pain in my side all the time that I can't get rid of. I know there is a lot of work ahead. I cant believe I let it get to this point. I needed to get this out so I cant deny it any longer. Heres to better choices and not hurting! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2021 02:31 AM PDT I've been following a routine consisting of: 30 Jumping jacks 30 second wall sit 20 knee push ups 20 crunches 30 second plank 20 lunges 20 tricep dips 30 leg raises 30 step ups 15 squats ~1 km walk (HIIT, 10 second rest between each exercise) I did 1 set of each for the first week and the next week I did 2 sets of each. From today I have started doing 3 sets of each exercise. I feel a lot better and I also feel that my waist has got a bit smaller but I've only lost a couple of pounds since the first day. I have decreased my food intake by a bit and I'm eating less than 2000 calories. I don't want to start dieting a lot because I fear I won't have enough energy to exercise. Is there something I'm doing wrong or is this normal? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Apr 2021 04:46 PM PDT Hello LoseIt family! I (22M) have lost 45lbs on my journey so far! I went from ~225lbs to exactly 180.6 as of this morning! It's a great feeling to have lost as much as I did and get back a good fitness level. However, when I started my journey, my goal was to get back to the weight I was when I was a college athlete, which is 170lbs, but figured since I wasn't actually competing in a sport (wrestling), I would shoot for 180. I'm getting really close to the finish line here, but for some reason, I don't feel like I look as good as I did before, and I find myself moving the goalposts. My initial goal was 180, then I pushed it to 175, and now I've pushed it to 170. I feel like I might be experiencing some body dysmorphia? I'm having a hard time seeing what I want the end to be now that I'm so close to my original goal. I have days I feel like I haven't changed at all, and days where I feel like I'm just around the corner from where I want to be, but something just doesn't feel right. Does anyone have any experience with this? I want to feel happy in my skin, but it's been a bummer not being able to mentally process what I've accomplished, and I'm not sure where I should draw the line or where to go from here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments] |
| Weigh-In Wednesday (Share Your Numbers) Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:01 PM PDT Share Your Numbers!!!Welcome back to another week of weigh-in Wednesday. Share your +/- change from last Wednesday to this Wednesday, and a short summary of your week. Sometimes we get lost in the day to day ups and downs and it's good to see our week over week changes. Time to celebrate losses and lift each other up during possible failures. This is not a timed event or contest, feel free to jump in any time. This post was made a staple of r/loseit by u/Kahne_Fan and our thanks goes to him for providing a service that so many find helpful. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 06 Apr 2021 09:03 AM PDT My LoseIt weight progress. Weight loss isn't smooth or linear, y'all! I'm so happy to finally join the club! It was probably the hardest single thing I've ever done, but the idea of being at a healthy weight kept me going and it was worth it. This might be long, so just skip to the parts that are interesting for you! Background Like a lot of you, I was overweight since I was a kid, steadily gaining weight up till the last year of high school, where I reached my maximum weight of 224lbs at 6" (101.7kg at 183.5cm). At that weight I'd get random chest pain (HBP runs in my family) and because of my diet I'd get upset stomachs a lot. I also hated the way I looked at that weight, and since my high school was in a wealthier area and almost all students played a sport, I was one of only a handful of overweight or obese kids. I would find myself wishing I could just wake up with a normal, healthy body. My weight loss started when I went to university, with two factors kickstarting my weight loss: being away from home, and walking everywhere. I was 100% sedentary in high school and ate fairly poorly, but at university I had to walk to all my classes and events, and was also more in control of my diet. It was around this time I started logging calories, staying consistent until I started my second year of school and falling off the wagon after having lost 20 pounds or so. Eventually, I started my co-op weighing around 210 pounds, and this was when I started attempt #2 at consistent weight loss. My Process The only way I lost weight was through two methods: CICO (calories in-calories out) and IF (intermittent fasting). I started logging at the beginning of 2020, but I wasn't terribly consistent, and had lost only about 5 pounds in 5 months (which was much lower than my goal). Starting mid June 2020, I switched from MFP to LoseIt!, and started logging every day. I set my weight loss to 1.5lbs lost/week, even though I targeted 1lb/week just to give me a bit of wiggle room in case I went over my calorie budget for the day. My daily budget was about 1800 starting in June, eventually decreasing to 1500 calories when I started this spring semester, though I bumped that back up to 1800 since it was shaping up to be a rough term. I lost 1lb a week consistently until I started this spring semester, and my weight loss slowed down almost to a halt just above 170lbs until I saw that I had hit my goal over the weekend. Finally, as far as changes to my diet, the only things I did was buy lower calorie versions of what I ate, particularly snacks, and just ate smaller portions. NSVs
Where to go now Even though I'm at my goal weight, I'm not quite at my goal body. I never said that I hated exercise (though that's not far from the truth) or that I actively avoided it, so later this year when I'm done with my degree, move out of my apartment, and COVID quarantines are lifted, I will start picking up an exercise habit. My arms and legs have lost some of their muscle and so I want to look into gym going for weight lifting and cardio. I have also started to increase my calories to hit maintenance while continuing to log all my food. I'm so proud of myself for being able to do this, and I hope that maintenance goes as well as weight loss! I couldn't have done it without the support of this community and the motivation from posts just like this, and I hope this post has motivated a few of you guys too! [link] [comments] |
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