Weight loss: Anyone feeling perfectly capable of eating balanced meals for the first half of the day, but you just screw up in the evening and start eating a LOT of unhealthy food? |
- Anyone feeling perfectly capable of eating balanced meals for the first half of the day, but you just screw up in the evening and start eating a LOT of unhealthy food?
- 157 lbs lost - another “formal” comparison
- I struggle with portioning - a gripe from a short person
- I worked out today for the first time in three years
- Beware toxic fat acceptance
- My first mile
- Changing the way I think about food: Some insights after losing 30 lbs
- How long did it take to lose the “beer belly”?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 29th, 2021
- I didn't know how. So I just did it.
- Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 29 April 2021 - No question too small!
- Yesterday was a fashion show kind of day and I couldn’t be happier with my ongoing results. January to April 30+ lbs. gone.
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 28
- Why did I get fat? Stress. That's it for me.
- Wecipe Wednesday - April 28, 2021 - Sweets!
- First 10lbs down!
- \\TW// Pro-Tip: seek help for your eating disorders before you start a weight journey
- Sudden urge to binge during this weigh loss journey?
- For people who have lost 50lbs+ how did you trust the process in the earlier stages of weight loss?
- Track with Me Thursday! Get Your Calorie/Fitness Tracker and Journey Along with Your Social-Media Friends on MyFitnessPal, Fitbit, LoseIt!, Instagram, Garmin, etc.
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| Posted: 28 Apr 2021 05:03 AM PDT I'm not sure if it has to do with how my body regulates its hunger depending on the moment of the day or if it's more about compulsive eating. What is certain is that I can't get over the urge to eat everything that comes my way in the evening. If I know I have chocolate and chips, I eat them all at once. If I know I don't have any, I start to get very irritable and fussy. Not to mention that I will always eat in the evening, because...I just feel I have to. It's like a compulsion, I don't feel good if I know I haven't eaten, even if I'm not hungry most of the time. This really sabotages my diet - I can't have a calorie deficit. Maybe I should start eating my first meal in the day at 6 pm, but I know it's not healthy. What are your tips? [link] [comments] |
| 157 lbs lost - another “formal” comparison Posted: 28 Apr 2021 02:22 PM PDT 637 days. Starting weight: 400 lbs. Current weight: 243 lbs. Male. 5'11. 26 years old. 7 lbs lost since my last update. Not a super crazy update, but if anyone remembers me, I was the guy with the long hair. Turns out I actually got tired of it and decided to get a haircut. I'm really digging this - I think the stylist I went to did a fantastic job. I feel like my jawline is starting to seriously pop out and that feels pretty nuts to me. I've spent the lion's share of my life being fat as hell, and now I feel like I'm slowly transforming into something entirely different. It's wild. As far as what I'm doing, essentially the same stuff as last time. CICO. I'm eating low-calorie dense recipes (high in volume, low in calories). Following advice from a guy on YouTube named Greg Doucette. I highly recommend checking him out. Great advice on diet and exercise. With exercise, I'm doing cardio every single evening (a mix of walking and jogging). I'm also lifting dumbbells three times a week. It's not super crazy nor is it super fancy, but I'm really effing consistent so big things happen over the course of time. The best thing about my process is that I feel like it can remain sustainable. After all, sustainability should be one of our top priorities, if not our highest priority. I've fought tooth and fucking nail to get here, and I'll continue to do so. It's been a physically and mentally taxing journey that continues to pay off in a multitude of life's avenues. "Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise." [link] [comments] |
| I struggle with portioning - a gripe from a short person Posted: 28 Apr 2021 11:47 PM PDT So I really struggle with portioning. I'm 5 foot nothing and I'm also plagued with a pretty slow metabolism (which is a burden bc I love food) and therefore my daily calorific intake should be smaller than the "average". But so much advice, particularly from women who weight train online is along the lines of "you should NEVER eat less than 1500 kcal a day, if you do you're starving yourself". On a normal day I probably eat 1300 kcal, and even with exercise, that tends to maintain my weight. If I eat any more, I put on. I am about 63kg, which is pretty light for most people but overweight for my height so everything is difficult. Another thing is that so much pre-bought food is portioned for the average weight/height person. So I have to then think harder about how I'm going to portion protein (I'm plant based mainly). Also, exercise burns fewer calories for me, even when I match the intensity, length, etc of others, my Fitbit shows fewer calories burned. I guess cos my muscle fibre lengths are smaller? So I've started working on building more muscle, I figured more fibres more energy burned? Weight loss when you're short is a nightmare. I see these women that are maybe 4 inches taller than me and weigh the same and their body doesn't look anything like mine. I feel like the only thing I'm actually good at is "pick up heavy thing put heavy thing down". I suppose because my centre of mass is closer to the ground or something. I'm a shite runner (I do it anyway) my legs are stocky and short. Any advice? [link] [comments] |
| I worked out today for the first time in three years Posted: 28 Apr 2021 07:28 PM PDT And it. Sucked. I hated it. I hated feeling everything move as I jogged. I hated having to pull my workout pants up every five freaking seconds. I hated feeling like I was going to puke after ten minutes of pretty light cardio. I have PCOS (lower end of the severity spectrum, but making it impossible to lose weight is my biggest symptom) and before my husband and I got married I was working out 3x/week with a personal trainer and seeing a dietician and could not lose any weight- I was 180 and 5'4". After we get married I was fortunate enough to get pregnant. No more drinking, fruit craving (I don't love fruit ordinarily), and a bowling ball sitting on half of my stomach (full much faster) and I ended up losing 30 lbs by being pregnant. I kept it off for about a year between nursing and workout out again- I found it so much easier to be motivated to work out when I was lighter. Working out made me stronger and lessened my chronic neck and back pain. But four years later with life with a child and a pandemic and I'm at 175. I have serious anxiety about how uncomfortable I am in clothes that aren't loungewear and feel a pretty intense sense of doom when I consider dedicating myself back to the pursuit of weight loss. I want to have more energy so I can play more with my kiddo and do more in our home- I don't want to be winded by a quick jog down the front yard. I guess I'm needing some support. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Apr 2021 06:49 AM PDT A bit of a rant but bare with me: So I've been obese for quite a while and decided to do something about it. I've failed multiple times but i'll keep trying until I reach my goal. The one consistent problem i've encountered is other fat people. On more than one occasion I've been made feel like i'm a bad person for not liking being fat. It seems to me like these fat people who preach fat acceptance all use the excuse that they were made to feel inferior because of their fatness. The irony is in telling people that they should "just accept yourself for who you are" and "you don't have to lose weight" (in my case anyway) makes me feel the exact same way that they felt when being bullied for their weight. I've been told that "it won't make you happy" and "your self worth isn't determined by your weight" by people who don't realise that me not liking that i'm fat is not affecting my confidence or self worth. I literally just don't like something and i'm actioning to change it. I feel like these people project their own insecurities on others in a thinly veiled attempt to "keep you on their level" when you strive to be on a different one (neither higher, nor lower). I see it as, I have a goal and anyone that says or does anything that doesn't help me reach that goal as not good company. For example, if someone had the goal to get a degree, you wouldn't tell them to not study because they should "accept themselves" or "you don't need to study, you're fine as you are". So why is our (this subreddit's) common goal of losing weight not being accepted? I also feel that an individual's reasons for wanting to lose fat should not be questioned. Whether it's for health reasons, aesthetic purposes, or even going as far as saying "I hate fat people so I don't want to be one" it should be accepted as it's the individual's motivating factor. Don't tell someone their reasoning is bad purely because it doesn't fit your agenda. Tl;dr: Let people change themselves and don't allow yourself to be surrounded by people who will sabotage your goals [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Apr 2021 12:50 PM PDT Hi Everyone, last year I was at my heaviest at just under 300lbs. In October, I finally decided to change my lifestyle and get in shape. I have always been the type to say I'm going to eat right and diet, but go back to old ways after a week or two. Last summer, I told my wife I want to get into running and try to run a mile a day. I got about 300 feet before having to stop. Now, I just passed the 245 lbs and ran a mile without stopping in just under 10 mintues! I want everyone who struggles to know you can do it. It takes time, and there are weeks you'll want to quit and weeks the number on the scale won't move, but keep going! Don't let one day ruin the weeks or months of progress you have made! I promise in the future you'll look back and be glad you pushed through it. [link] [comments] |
| Changing the way I think about food: Some insights after losing 30 lbs Posted: 28 Apr 2021 01:41 PM PDT I'm a 5'6" 32-year-old woman. I started my journey in June 2019, and so far I've lost around 30lbs (220->190). I still have more to lose, but I've been thinking about this a lot and wanted to share. I'm not sure it's groundbreaking, but it's helped me. I see a lot of people talking about learning to think about food as fuel, and frankly, that's never been compelling to me. I think of food in terms of the pleasure it brings me. I like the taste of food, and I enjoy eating junk sometimes. But I also used to think about food in terms of "morality." In other words, there were "good" foods and "bad" foods. The "bad" foods taste good, but I must feel guilty about them. So they must be "forbidden." But things that are forbidden are sooo enticing. I could only "hold out" for a little while before the siren's call of the ice cream lured me to my death. And thinking about a life that includes never eating any of the "bad" foods was really depressing to me. So I've basically spent the last two years learning to detach food from these labels of "good" and "bad," and instead, I try to think about food in terms of how it makes me feel: physically, mentally, even spiritually. There are times (like right now) when I want a glass of wine in the afternoon. And that's okay! I will have one glass, but I contextualize it as part of a whole day of decent eating. Other times, I need a burger because it gives me pleasure. But I've also learned that eating a burger PLUS a s***ton of fries makes me feel bad in my body. Not guilty. Just physically bad. So I try to stay mindful of those feelings and adjust portions accordingly. No food is "off limits." No food is "bad." But detaching food from those labels has empowered me to eat with intention and to allow myself the pleasure I get from food without letting that consume me. Anyway, apologies for the novel. Like I said, this has been on my mind, and I wanted to share. [link] [comments] |
| How long did it take to lose the “beer belly”? Posted: 28 Apr 2021 05:43 PM PDT Hey everyone. I realize some of this question requires a doctors opinion, which I'm in the process of getting. I'm looking for some encouragement right now from anyone who's recovered from a heavy drinking period. During the quarantine I went through a terrible separation and turned to whole bottles of wine on a daily basis for about a year. My weight shot up from 160-190 (I'm a 5'7 female.) Most of the gain is apparent in my lower stomach. I've been at a mild caloric deficit and have been working with a professional trainer for 6 weeks, alternating cardio and heavy lifting. My weight won't seem to budge and neither will this belly bulge. I'm starting to fear that I've destroyed my body and I'm only 28. I know I've only put in 6 weeks of recovery after a year of damage but in the past I could lose weight much easier. Does anyone have experience and/advice to get through this period? [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 29th, 2021 Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:04 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] |
| I didn't know how. So I just did it. Posted: 28 Apr 2021 11:44 PM PDT F(31) H:163cm SW:120.4kg CW:117.8kg GW:90kg Hello all, about this time last week I wrote a rant. It was about how I had believed the lie that weight loss was impossible, and it was too late for me to lose weight. I was desperate, sad and angry. I thought I'd ost my chance to go on comfortable hikes with my parents, to be pretty and to wear nice things. I said I didn't want to count calories, I didn't want to go on diets, I had too many mental blocks. I just didn't know where to start. Partially cos I didn't WANT to start, dieting is hard and I LOVE pizza and food in general. Then on implus I bought a kitchen scale. Just to see, I mean my body is a wonderland for sure but it can't be the only place in the known universe that doesn't follow the laws of thermodynamics. If CICO doesn't work out I'm down maybe €15.00 and I would have avoided take out for a while. It has not been much of an interference in my life at all. I feel silly trying to weight every piece of food, but the two seconds of being self conscious passes and before I know it I'm chowing down. I remembered that I actually like a lot of vegetables, and I love munching on bitter sweet berries throughout my work day. My husband made his world famous beef burgers with fries for dinner twice this week and I just made sure to volume eat the day leading up to it. And it was fine. And I can not stress this enough- I never got motivation to do it. No burst of energy, no inspiration, nothing clicked,no self loathing moment where I decided enough was enough. honestly just thought "I'll buy the scales, let's see" I'm now down 2kg (about 4lb) and I know it's just a start but I've never been so excited to see 117 on the scales. [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 29 April 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 28 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] |
| Posted: 28 Apr 2021 08:38 AM PDT I'm stoked to have a summer wardrobe again instead of recycling the same old 4 shirts all summer since nothing was big enough. M39/5'10"/234lbs. CW (NSFW torso and underwear behind link) Every day feels both easier and harder. Easier to follow what I learned. Harder to realize how much is at stake. I had an amazing 9 mile bike ride Monday night and will run 3.75 miles today at lunch. I'm gaining confidence, strength, and mindfulness. I hope everyone has a chance to reflect on their accomplishments and pat themselves on the back. We're all in this crazy journey together. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 28 Posted: 28 Apr 2021 06:10 PM PDT Hello losers, Sorry running late today kids! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: 239.2 this morning. Progress over perfection. Stay within calorie range (maintenance): Trying for a deficit, at worst I don't want to go over maintenance. 12/26 days. Exercise 5 days a week: Lunch walk & stationary bike, 30 minutes each plus arm reps & posture poses. 22/26 days. Self-care alone time & ten deep breath cycles a day: Check mark on the breathing. Check mark on alone time. Try a new recipe once a week: Going to try some stir fry soon, making my own sauce & everything. Turkey pesto meatballs, cauliflower rice taco bowls, sesame roasted salmon, roasted chickpeas & crispy coated pork chops. 5/4 weeks. Write 1500 words a day 6 days a week: Not tonight my friends, need some down time. Do a mindfulness exercise: Going to have a long shower & do breathing exercises. Todays gratitude list: I'm grateful for google meets & Animal Crossings. Staying connected to the people I love and are far away from is just the best! Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Why did I get fat? Stress. That's it for me. Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:25 PM PDT I've had a pretty chill pandemic. Like, unemployed but okay at first and then working, but sort of part time (I run my own business), which was chill in its own way. Think lots of afternoons off. It was horrible in a lot of ways, but once I was making enough that I didn't feel unemployed or worried about that, it was... I don't know, kind of chill really. Lots of free time. I took up projects, talked to friends on the phone more, went for long walks and runs. This week, work has finally really REALLY REALLY picked back up. The high levels of stress kind of picked back up. And, frankly, it has been eye opening. I've been cruising along on my weight loss journey. Pretty quick to begin with, but then I slowed it down in favor of more long distance running (and fueling those runs), some more eating out than when I was strict (which was no eating out), and some more treats. Nothing crazy, just sustainable lifestyle changes that led to me losing ~4-5 pounds a month through exercise and diet. Which is awesome. I've definitely had times where I wished it were faster, but it's also okay that it's not for me. I'm feeling happy. At least, until this week when the stress was... a bit overwhelming. I stopped being able to fall asleep as easily despite being tired, started eating whatever for dinner because I didn't have time to shop and cook as much (think eggs on toast kind of thing, nothing too nuts). I was.... barely holding on to my calories, to be honest. Not binging or anything, but not holding on to my goals, that was for sure. Then yesterday was just a crescendo of stress and suddenly I was eating all day. I wouldn't have called it bingeing either, but I probably ate 2,000 calories yesterday (I don't normally "count" calories per-say, just plan out my meals and snacks, so I wasn't exactly "not logging" but rather going off plan. I don't keep track on days I go off plan drastically, just try to enjoy in moderation and it's worked really well for me; I'm not here to be told I'm doing that part wrong, please xx). All that snacking just felt like... I don't know, like a lightbulb going off. Oh, right, I thought to myself, STRESS is my thing. I don't binge really or eat junk food or any of the other many possible insidious eating habits that can make one gain weight... I SNACK. A snack MASTER, when I'm stressed. And that, THAT SNACKING, is what is making me fat (or was, or whatever). When I first started losing weight, I couldn't believe how much I had gained. I did some math and it was something like an extra 62 calories per day over the course of the weight gain and I was... shocked by it. It sort of drove home the idea that I wasn't doing anything big, just slowly and surely chipping away at adding a pound or two a year. Now that I'm over 40 pounds down (woo!!!) and making plans and changes that will allow me to lose another 10 pounds to my sort of goal weight, 20 pounds to my ultimate goal weight (125 pounds!), and then keep all of it off forever while also living a fulfilling life... it was a good reminder of my particular food demon and how stress and work and life and... everything, I guess, have triggered me to gain all 62 of the pounds that I'm in the process of losing. Anyways, here's to more meal prep, more stress management, and a better balance in overall. Plus, here's to noticing what's causing the problem and, most of all, here's to getting back on the wagon today after "failing" off of it yesterday. Good luck, losers! I hope you slay your own demons. [link] [comments] |
| Wecipe Wednesday - April 28, 2021 - Sweets! Posted: 28 Apr 2021 06:25 PM PDT Welcome back to Wecipe Wednesday. I volunteered to lead a return of this longstanding regular thread at r/loseit at least until the end of March 2021. Since no one has stepped up to take my place yet, I'll keep going until I run out or recipes. I'll include the ingredients list, nutritional information along with other hints. Some recipes are vegetarian/vegan, others not so much. Post your favourite healthy recipes here to share with the rest of the loseit community! Recipes don't have to fit this week's theme at all, they should just be something that you can eat reasonably frequently while actively losing weight. Due to the spirit of the sub, please try to include the calorie and nutritional information if at all possible. MyFitnessPal has awesome recipe calculators you can use! For the most part, I target my meals to have a component in the 350-550 kcal range. My breakfast and lunch tend to be right around 400 kcal each and dinner can be a bit heavier, or include a side dish to bring the calories up a bit. When I was eating 1650 kcal/day the breakdown was roughly 400/400/600/250 for breakfast/lunch/dinner/snacks. Anyhow: enough background on to the recipes! Sweets Sorry for the late post this week, but it has been a busy week around these parts. Work is keeping me busy, my partner celebrated her birthday yesterday and my son celebrated his today so we had a nice celebratory dinner for the two of them last night, and tonight we were on a zoom call where my partner was one of the guests of honor. Needless to say. we celebrated a bit both yesterday and today. Since she suffers from celiac disease finding gluten free sweets that aren't also calorie bombs can be a bit of a challenge. We settled on tiramisu because we had some gluten free ladyfingers to eat. https://www.schaer.com/en-us/r/tiramisu
TOTAL = 1760 kcal/pan = 195 kcal/serving at 9 servings. (We made it in an 8x8 glass pan and cut it in 9 pieces). Puts it in the same range as most 200 kcal snacks from http://minibatchbaker.com/ or even like a Kind bar. Manageable on most diets for a special occasion, larger diets more regularly. How about you? Got any good recipes for celebratory sweets that aren't 1000 kcal slices of cheesecake? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 28 Apr 2021 02:15 PM PDT (25F, 5'7'' SW:260 CW:250 GW:160) I've been reading this sub daily for the past month and have found everyone's posts so motivating that I thought I'd make my own. In 2017 I had what I lovingly refer to as my "summer of fitness" where a friend and I did yoga daily, ran on the weekend, walked every day, and ate healthfully. I slimmed down to 160 and that was my lowest weight as an adult. I looked and felt good for the most part, and my confidence was through the roof. I quickly got into a bad relationship with a guy I should've only dated for a week, but lasted until I graduated from college in 2018. In that year I stopped taking care of myself and fell into a depression loop, when things were good they felt amazing, when things were bad I didn't care about myself at all. I tried to get into fitness multiple times throughout that relationship, but I was never supported and often made to feel bad about any time I slipped up. I crept back up to around 180 by the time we finally broke up, but a lot of damage had been done that I wouldn't begin processing until years later. I got a job working as a receptionist a few months later, it was nice at first but I slowly started gaining more and more from having such a sedentary job. It didn't help that there was a massive snack room and food trucks three times a week. By New Years of 2019 I was up to 190, which would be the last time I weighed myself for another two years. Early that year I met someone who helped me really start processing my past, and made me feel truly beautiful. I realized my job wasn't working, and I left to walk dogs for a few months. That job would eventually end the same way, and I decided that I'd take my savings and spend some time figuring myself out. By this time I'd come out as non-binary and I was feeling more myself, but months of spending time at home binging wasn't good for my mental state, and I started getting depressed again. The beginning of 2020 I decided to come back to fitness, my partner is a rock climber so we got a membership to a local climbing gym and started going regularly. Unfortunately I ended up badly spraining my ankle and was totally out of commission for another month of recovery that turned into a year of recovery when the pandemic hit and I was suddenly stuck at home again. I was lucky that I'd been able to get a part-time job answering calls for a local college that let me work from home, but at this point my depression was overbearing and my self-hatred had hit an all time low. I started therapy around August of 2020, and I cannot stress how much changed from that point on. I was diagnosed with ADHD and started challenging my perception of who I thought I was supposed to be. I stopped blaming myself for being 'lazy' and started making choices that worked for me, setting goals that I could actually achieve. In November of 2020 I started yoga with Adrienne, I'd done the 30 day challenge my summer of fitness years prior, so I knew what to expect. I finished in January of this year, because I was allowing myself time and not getting so stressed if I took some days off when I needed to let my body rest. When that was done I started another 30 day yoga, got through about 27 days when I started hiking regularly. In March I went to the doctor for the first time in years, something I was able to do because I'd gotten myself a planner and was actually sticking to my little goals. I found out I was 260lbs and I was totally shocked. I had a number in my head that I assumed I probably weighed, and I was 30lbs higher than the highest I expected. We talked about some of the issues I'd been experiencing and I was prescribed an antidepressant. After some blood work, I was told that I likely have PCOS, and started tracking calories on April 5th. I'm currently eating between 1500-1600 a day, and have been tracking my water intake as well. Bought myself a scale and weigh myself in the morning, not assigning a moral judgement to the number for the first time in my life. This past weekend I let myself have a few days of higher calorie eating, and I was so worried I'd set myself back. But after weighing myself this morning I'm officially at 250. I feel so much weight has been lifted off me, figuratively and literally! I'm so much stronger than I was just six months ago, I can run up the stairs, I can easily get off the couch, I sleep so much better than I did before. I'm feeling better every day, and I just wanted to share that no matter where you're starting from, small incremental changes make a gigantic difference in the long run. Even if you don't notice today, you might tomorrow. And let yourself celebrate small victories! Here's to the first ten of many more!! [link] [comments] |
| \\TW// Pro-Tip: seek help for your eating disorders before you start a weight journey Posted: 28 Apr 2021 12:05 PM PDT TW eating disorders, mental health and body image Hi again. About 5 months ago, I made this post celebrating my 10 kg weight loss. everything was going 'well' and I was super excited about my progress until I went overseas for two months and everything came crashing down. I relapsed 2 eating disorders that I had battled for years and never got professional help for. I spiralled constantly and fell into a whole other side of depression that was so, so sad. I didn't realise that the manner in which I lost the 10 kilos was super unhealthy, borderline orthorexic and the unrealistic standards I had set out for myself had cause me to lose control. I have gained back most of the weight but luckily I got the help of a dietitian and a therapist. BUT I really want to emphasise something. Please Please PLEASE focus on eating disorder recovery FIRST before you decide to go on any journey. Sometimes you may think your weight loss journey is going really well, but if you have unresolved issues, then it won't be long before something triggers a relapse. I say this with love because this is the worst I have relapsed, and I'd hate to see someone experience something similar. Stay safe everyone <3 [link] [comments] |
| Sudden urge to binge during this weigh loss journey? Posted: 28 Apr 2021 06:38 PM PDT Hi everyone! So in the past three months I've lost 20 pounds, about 2/5 of my goal. I've been tracking my food and eating well, listenting to my body, but counting calories and staying active. Over the last week, I have had the most insane binge urges. I also all of a sudden feel like I am never full? Is this normal? I've been giving in but have been choosing healthier alternatives as opposed to what I'm craving. Last week, I was super busy and unfortunately I ate really bad, but I didn't binge. I just didn't have time to eat. Fives days in a row I ate a frozen meal, a pudding, and some salad plus a coffee. I don't usually eat like this at all, not since I had an eating disorder as a teen, however, I was literally so busy that I didn't have time to eat and by the time I realized I was hungry I was falling asleep. Is this why I've had the urge to binge so much this week? Is there anything I can do to help curb the bingeing? Or the cravings? I've been eating really well this week, minus the binges but even they aren't awful since I don't keep unhealthy food in the house. I just ate some asparagus and a protein shake, since I'm vegetarian. [link] [comments] |
| For people who have lost 50lbs+ how did you trust the process in the earlier stages of weight loss? Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:04 PM PDT Another day doing CICO. I am very determined to drop the weight. My life kind of depends on it. I go to the gym 4-5x a week. I do at least 40 minutes cardio, sets with weights and then call it a day. I eat between 1300-1500 calories per day. I have at least 100lbs to lose. Since March I've lost 7lbs, gained 4lbs back but then I wasn't doing weights. Now I've started to be stricter and added in exercise 2 weeks ago. This is the most I've ever done for weight loss. I even got an online fitness coach (not sure how helpful it is but nice to talk to someone about this from time to time that is solely dedicated to me on this journey). Costs a over $100 per month but hey... Anyway, like most chubster a in the gym, some days I look in the mirror and question whether anything is changing or if it will. Every time I deny myself indulgent food... I just say it's for the greater good. But I'm not always confident about this. What do I need to know about this weight loss journey? Do you only see results 2 months in? If the scale isn't going down does it mean your calories aren't correct? (No health issues confirmed by doctor). Thanks! EDIT: ++ stats SW: 112 KG / 246.8lbs CW: 110.8 KG / 244.8lbs Height: 164cm / 5ft5 Female [link] [comments] |
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| Success losing with pre diabetes / insulin resistance Posted: 28 Apr 2021 08:58 PM PDT Has anyone had success losing weight if you were diagnosed as pre-Diabetic or had insulin resistance? If so can you please share your story? I have been at this for 6 months and could use some encouragement. *back story, I never had issues with weight, until I was prescribed Lexapro, I gained 30 pounds in about 6-9 months. When I started trying to lose, is when I stopped gaining (also weaned from the medication.) When I was at my yearly appointment I mentioned it to my doctor, bloodwork indicated everything was normal, but my A1C and insulin levels were prediabetic. He advised me to lose weight and maintain a normal BMI. There's a lot of conflicting information online (fasting, keto, clean eating, eat healthy carbs + lift weights, low impact cardio, etc.) just curious what has helped others. [link] [comments] |
| Where to find big dude workouts Posted: 28 Apr 2021 08:43 PM PDT EDIT: After reading a few responses, I know I can do basic movements/exercises. The question was asking for recommendations on programs incorporating those basic movements for someone who is overweight. Being told I "should be able to do that" doesn't help as I'm looking for workout recommendations to do those basics. Thanks. I've been gradually going up in weight and using the COVID excuse hasn't helped my scale numbers. I know the scale doesn't matter, but I can definitely feel it too. Prior to COVID, I played in a rec hockey league as a goalie and just committed to a summer league since I've been vaccinated and feel comfortable being around people again (plus, hockey is my passion). In the past, workout routines I've encountered have been very intimidating as they are typically targeted at people in better shape and I am unable to complete even part of the routine. I know any exercise is better than no exercise and fixing my diet is important, but I also want to gain some endurance and flexibility prior to the season starting early June. Does anyone have any good resources to look for a guy who really desires gaining some muscle and shedding fat with a good diet? Yes, it is a long-term process, but I honestly don't have a clue what I should be doing as far as exercising to prepare to get back on the ice after a 9ish month hiatus (my longest break in 15 years of rec league). For reference, I am 5'9.5" at approximately 340 with a sedentary job. I'm not opposed to paying for a personal trainer, but want one who understands the limitations I currently have yet be able to push me towards improvement. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Thursday, 29 April 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 28 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
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| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Thursday, 29 April 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:01 PM PDT The habit of persistence is the habit of victory! Celebrating something great? Scale Victory, Non-Scale Victory, Progress, Milestones -- this is the place! Big or small, long or short, please post here and help us focus all of today's awesomeness into an inspiring and informative mega-dose of greatness! (Details are appreciated!! How are you losing your weight?) * Did you just change your flair? pass a milestone? reach a goal? * Did you log for an entire week? or year? * Did you take the stairs? walk a mile? jog for 3? set a new personal record? * Fit into your old pair of jeans? throw away your fat clothes? fit into your college outfit? Post it here! This is the new, improved place for recording your acts of awesomeness! Due to space limitations, this may be an announcement (sticky) only occasionally. Please find it daily and keep it the hottest thing on /r/loseit! --- On Reddit your vote means, "I found this interesting!" Help us make this daily most the most read, most used, most interesting post on r/loseit by redding, commenting, and participating often! --- [link] [comments] |
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