Weight loss: [Challenge] 90s Cartoons Loseit Challenge - SIGN UPS ARE OPEN!!! |
- [Challenge] 90s Cartoons Loseit Challenge - SIGN UPS ARE OPEN!!!
- Surprised by my weight
- Milestone today
- NSV: Down a pants size, almost 2!
- I grew up, but my weight didn’t
- I'm heavier than ever and need to changd (male, 6ft 1", 270lbs)
- SV: Twotopia, here I am!
- From heaviest to (almost) 8 year low.
- Went for a run today...
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 2nd, 2021
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 02 April 2021? Start here!
- It's Freaking Me Out...
- NSV - finally went shopping for the first time in two years!
- Why is it so hard to lose weight?
- Self sabotage - looking for encouraging words
- Help me not mess up my kid's relationship with food
- Am I doing something wrong or is my metabolism just terrible?
- Week 2: Damn you DST!
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 1 / Sign Ups!
- April Goals
- Losing It As an Insomniac - any tips?
- How to get rid of Skinny Fat?
- Body dysmorphia
- can someone point me in the right direction?
- Daily Q&A Post for Friday, 02 April 2021 - No question too small!
| [Challenge] 90s Cartoons Loseit Challenge - SIGN UPS ARE OPEN!!! Posted: Hey Everybody. Welcome to the Spring 2021 Loseit Challenge: 90s Cartoons! Are you ready for the most RADICAL AND EXTREME challenge yet! Bust out your Fruit Gushers, strap on those moon boots, and prepare to get slimed! It's the 90s Cartoons Loseit Challenge! This round your hosts are u/hxcjosh23 and u/unrepentant_thinner What are Loseit Challenges? This challenge is a team-based "competition" that will last for 6 weeks. During the challenge you will be assigned to one of 6 teams, set a weight-loss goal for the challenge, and then weigh in weekly, working to be at or beyond that goal by the end of the challenge. Each week, in addition to their weight, challenge members can choose to log their steps and activity minutes. Teams will compete in friendly head to head battles weekly for step totals and activity minute totals. This is optional, but encouraged! Every Friday there will be a new post in r/loseit and r/LoseitChallenges with links and instructions for each week's weight in and activities. Your team captains will also share all the information you need on your team's Discord server. This week is focused on getting you signed up and onto your teams . Follow the steps below to get fully involved. Step 1 - Sign up -You will be randomly assigned to a team following the submission of your sign up form. Do not ask to be assigned to a particular team. ALSO NOTE if you accidentally sign up more than once please follow your first entry. The duplicates will be removed. Step 2 - Visit the Challenge Tracker to find your team! -Newest signups are at the bottom of the list. The team assigner runs every 5 minutes. If your team is blank, just wait a moment. It will refresh in real time on desktop, but you may have to refresh the spreadsheet to see the changes. -Do not request edit access to the tracker. Please contact one of your captains with any errors that need to be corrected Step 3 - Join r/LoseitChallenges to introduce yourself and find your team's Discord server -Please join our challenge subreddit, r/LoseitChallenges, to find the link to your team's Discord server in their welcome post. Make sure to introduce yourself while you're there! -Joining your team discord isn't mandatory but it should be noted that being active with your team keeps participation up and might be that extra little push you need to keep you going. It could be the difference between a 6 week grind or 6 weeks of fun and support to lose the weight you want. Our glorious teams for this challenge are: Team Spongebob- u/hxcjosh23 & u/HeartMoonPeach & u/Jameson & u/calyxise Team Animaniacs - u/Miminthenorthr & u/BatmanbyDay & u/betterball Team Recess - u/lxgo & u/unrepentant_thinner & u/Kaimelar728 Team Magic School Bus (beep beep) - u/kempenichanock & u/zidormi & u/Zukimi65 Team PowerPuff Girls - u/rooturbbomoth & u/Radoib & u/lemonbb21 Team Sailor Moon - u/UnconcernedLion & u/ZeCapitane & u/Sapphire592 Timeline Each week begins on a Friday, so you will have until the following Friday at 12:00 EST (when the next week is posted) to complete your weigh-in. You can weigh in multiple times during the week but only your most recent entry will be recorded on the tracker. April 1 - Signups open, establish challenge goals, signups open through Week 1 April 16 - Week 1, Head to Head battles begin, Signups are closed April 23 - Week 2 April 30 - Week 3 May 7 - Week 4 May 14 - Week 5 - May 21 - Week 6 - Last Head to Head Battle May 28 - End of Challenge/Results If you have any questions, problems, concerns, ideas, or just want to drop us all a line, please use the message the challenge admin feature, which you can find in the r/LoseitChallenges sidebar or by clicking here. Responding to this thread is great, but ultimately if you want to make sure all of us read it, the message the challenge admin feature is the way to go. Please also note that we are not the r/loseit moderators. We're volunteers and everyday users who run a specific aspect of one of the many interactive community elements of r/loseit. If you have questions about r/loseit that aren't specific to the challenge, please take a look at the sidebar on r/loseit. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: So I've been on the morbid side of obese for a long long very long time. I had been going to the gym pre-covid but the virus ruined my gym routine. I was somewhere around 300 pounds for my last recorded weight. Well recently I started going to the gym 2 times each day for idk about an hour each time. After today's workout I decided today will be the day I finally weigh myself and know how much I've gained due to being lazy. So I step up onto the scale preparing myself for it to say over 300 pounds, but to my surprise it read out "267" and I sit there for a minute trying to make sense of it all. I get up again to re weigh myself and it says "267" I had lost almost 30 pounds without even noticing it or anything. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: Back in the tail end of 2020, I went to see my doctor because my husband and I decided we wanted to start trying for a baby. (Yes, I know it may seem strange to start trying during a pandemic but I have health issues that indicate it will likely take us some time to get pregnant so she agreed it made sense to start the journey.) We tried a few small, non-invasive things but I was extremely irregular still. Fast forward to a follow up appointment where, unbeknownst to me, it turned out that I had gained a substantial amount of weight while already having been overweight without realizing. I struggle with emotional over-eating, boredom eating, stress eating... Basically any excuse to overeat. This was a real wake up call to me and my doctor told me that if I wanted to move forward with any kind of fertility treatment, I needed to lose the weight. It was a matter of doing this right rather than doing this right now and I knew that was the right way to do it. Well, that was it! I was so embarrassed and disappointed in myself but that was the motivation I needed. She asked that I lose 30 pounds by today and as of today, I have lost 34! We start fertility treatment very soon and I am so proud of myself. Just needed to share this important milestone in the hopes that if anyone is going through something similar, please know that you can do this! [link] [comments] |
| NSV: Down a pants size, almost 2! Posted: Pre-pandemic I was bursting out of my size 18 pants. I really should have been in a 20 but was stuck somewhere between denial and shame so I continued to squeeze, painfully squeeze. This week I've been getting really upset because I finally broke down and bout new size 18 jeans after years of wearing the same old ones. The old ones are now shapeless and wearing really thin, so I thought that's why they didn't fit. The new ones fit nicely out of the dryer but they too started slipping and sagging. I thought it was because my tummy was big and the pants were sliding down to a narrower part. I got so pissed off that i was like FINE!! I dug out an old buried size 16 of the same jeans (make and model) and they fit perfectly!! No sagging, no constantly pulling on my belt loops, no more feeling gross in my clothes. And a total surprise. I've been working on healthy choices, portion control, being more active, and cutting out vices and inflammatory foods. I'm so giddy I had to share! Squee! [link] [comments] |
| I grew up, but my weight didn’t Posted: I've been fat almost all my life. i was wearing adult size large when I was only 8. I struggled for years, joining sports, theater, karate And so so many more physical activities. I've tried every diet I could with little result. I lost a bit of weight when I did (American) football, but that was me running and lifting weights everyday for 2-3 hours threw the summer heat. The world shutting down for the pandemic lead me down the path of a lot of yoga, or self workout videos at home. My biggest thing was not being able to be stay motivated. The pandemic started my senior year so after school got out for our "two week break" I spent almost an entire year lounging around the house and raising my families impulse pandemic puppy. I decided about a month ago that I wanted to save up some money for collage. So I applied as a cafe worker. I told them that I was open so they have me working about 35-40 hours per week. I didn't realize how much more active I am now. My phone says I went from 600 steps per days to near 10,000. I also am not able to eat and snack threw out the day like I used to be able to. I don't weigh myself but after a month of working there. None of my pants fit me anymore. I have to keep pulling my pants up because they kept falling. Now I cant keep my phone or wallet in my pants without having a belt on. Old jackets I got on wish a few years ago I can actually fit now. it's honestly amazing. I feel like loosing they weight and getting a job made me grow up. don't get me wrong. I still love all my old fandom stuff. But now that I need to get new clothes. I want to get more plain type clothes. No more random jokes form the 80/90/00s nostalgia shirts. I just feel a lot more confident not dressing like a teen anymore. [link] [comments] |
| I'm heavier than ever and need to changd (male, 6ft 1", 270lbs) Posted: Back in December, I had been running since the previous March, lost over 2 stone, and altogether felt the healthiest id been in years. But then I had a hip injury and have been told i can run or do high impact exercises. After stopping running I lost all motivation, and now I've gained all the weight back and extra (Its my own fault). I seriously need to change. so I've made this reddit account to hold myself accountable. Im not sure of the best course of action relating to diet and exercise as I cant do high impact through my hip anymore. I'd swim but the pools are closed due to covid. Week 1 goals: - Switch from sugary to diet drinks - start tracking on my fitness pal (1800 calories a day) - try to get 6000 steps a day But anyway, here I am ready to start my weight loss journey: Height: 6ft 2" Weight: 270lbs Goal weight: 200lbs [link] [comments] |
| Posted: I hit my first big milestone today. I started at 329lbs end of January and am down to 298 today. And right on schedule at that (planned for it by March 31st) :) I think the biggest reason for my weight loss is "outsourcing" food to a prepped meal service. I started of with BistroMD (the food is okay but gets old fairly quickly, I am trying out Snap Kitchen at the moment and might try other companies in the future). I did the full 3 meals, 2 snacks a day program in the beginning. This made getting used to CICO a lot easier as I had only as much food as I needed for the week in the house, perfectly portioned already. And this way there was always an easy, fast meal available, so no excuse to order take out or eat frozen pizza instead of cooking. Prepped meals also have all the macros already counted, so it's faster to track as well. This way I could focus on the mental health side of weight loss first and minimize the likelihood of giving up early on. I could focus on portion size, mindful eating, etc. I then slowly reduced the amount of meals I ordered. Taking care of snacks myself first, followed by cooking my own meals on the weekends (that's were I am at the moment). My plan is to continue increasing the meals I cook myself slowly, rewiring my brain and my relationship with food. I am also trying to be kind to myself and be somewhat flexible on my calorie goal. I usually eat around 1300kcal a day but anything between 1200 to 1500 is okay. I don't want to stress myself out by sticking to one number too strictly. There are easy days where eating 1200 feels perfectly fine and then there are days where I simply need that extra snack in the afternoon. And if I happen to go above that range some days, than that's okay too. I just stick to it the next day again. And lastly, just reading in this and other subs has been such a big help. There are so many good posts here that introduced me to new food items (laughing cow cheese anyone?), new ideas (nonzero days), and are just generally uplifting, motivating, and helpful. Big thank you to y'all! I hope that my process continues this way and I get to onederland and my end goal of 155lbs one day. [link] [comments] |
| From heaviest to (almost) 8 year low. Posted: Posting to gain the motivation for a final push. MFP weight progress: https://imgur.com/gallery/Qi8ZmvE I have been using my fitness pal for 8 years on and off but I always lose motivation. On Jan 1st this year I hit 220lbs which is my heaviest ever weight and I decided I needed to do something about it. I have calorie counted, completed C25K and now consistently run twice a week as part of a virtual challenge. I'm currently down to 185.8lbs which is nearly my lowest weight since using MFP. Since returning to working on site at the beginning of March I've had many people comment on my weight (and lockdown hair) for the first ever time and I am left in a situation where none of my clothes fit me properly anymore. It's been a great journey so far and a few more pounds down and I'll be at my lowest ever weight! Thank you to everybody who posts on here as your experiences have been hugely motivating over the past few months. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: SW: 222.6, CW: 183.0, GW: 170 So I went on a run today for the first time in about a year. At this point in my weight loss I LOOK relatively fit, but I certainly don't feel like it. Last time I ran, I was huffing and puffing, exhausted, felt my whole body jiggle, and was desperately trying not to die while trying to keep pace with my fit girlfriend. Today, for the first time in a year, we went on a run together, and I braced myself to not embarrass myself in front of her. Well, off we go and I feel AMAZING, I was running circles around her, I felt like I could go forever, and I felt light on my feet and like an athlete again. It was an unbelievable experience. When I look in the mirror, it's easy to disregard the change, but man, I just wanted to share this personal moment of my run. I feel like a completely new man. I dreaded running with my girlfriend because I always held us back, and now I feel proud to run beside her. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 2nd, 2021 Posted: 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] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 02 April 2021? Start here! Posted: Today is your Day 1? Welcome to r/Loseit! So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started. Why you're overweight Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. Before You Start The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week. Tracking Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it. Creating Your Deficit How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian. The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it. Exercise Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight. It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel *awesome* and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes. Crawl, Walk, Run It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments. Acceptance You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better. Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better. Additional resources Now you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out! * FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: SW: 248 5'7, 32/F CW: 223 GW: 200 2021 has been an interesting year. I've been crushing some personal goals of mine including weight loss. First, I lost approximately 20lbs. Then, I went to the eye doctor and had an overdue eye exam. And I splurged on contacts. Between the weight loss and the contacts, I catch myself in the mirror and I don't recognize my face. I mean, it's still my face but it's different. It's a thinner face. I can see my eyeballs. And my chubby cheeks aren't so, well, chubby. It's almost surreal. I've read other posts here along the same thing but it doesn't stop at my face. Yesterday, when I was changing clothes, I noticed my thighs. I've always been self conscious about my thick thighs but they're not so thick anymore. My legs are a little more slender. I put on my watch and have to tighten it a bit more which causes me to examine my wrists. It's my wrist but it doesn't feel like my wrist. Like another me is inhabiting my body. I'm pursuing hobbies I love. I'm losing weight. I'm enjoying life. I'm happy. I'm content. But this body doesn't feel like mine anymore. I'm wearing leggings. Leggings! The girl that was convinced she looked ugly wearing anything that wasn't baggy, runs around town in leggings. And whose legs are these? They're mine. They're attached to my body. But they don't feel like my legs. Does your mind catch up with the change? Because it's really freaking me out. I know it's in my head. It gets better, right? I get used to it? I never saw this coming when I decided to employ portion control. That's all I did. Portion control. Cut my portions in half. Cut back on beverages. Choose healthier salad dressings. Now I've incorporated a bit of jump rope into my week. And this body doesn't feel like mine. It doesn't look like mine. It doesn't feel like mine. But it sure feels great! Whomever it belongs to might not get it back. [link] [comments] |
| NSV - finally went shopping for the first time in two years! Posted: Sorry for the formatting (on mobile) & first time poster I've been trying to lose weight for the longest time. I don't actually recall a year of my life I wasn't trying to lose weight & was happy with myself. Well, a couple years back, a combination of university + relationship (the good kind!) + life in general led to a much bigger weight gain than I anticipated, mostly because I wasn't bothering to keep myself in check about good habits and weighing myself regularly. I'd gained about 15-18kgs in the span of a year, with about 12 alone being in probably 6 months. It's taken me two years to lose 15kgs, 12 of which were in the past year. Intermittent fasting has helped, and fasted cardio for the last couple kilos. I haven't been shopping for the longest time because I never thought it was worth it to buy clothes when I would lose weight. (Really bad idea for your mental health btw.) Recently, I decided that, even though I'm 3kgs away from my goal, I'd buy myself some jeans. OMG. I have jeans that fit me sooooo well!! My old jeans don't fit me at all, they're like a diaper on me at this point and it does wonders to have a pair that hugs my curves and actually makes me look like I have a shape! Just for curiosity, I compared the size of my old jeans to my new ones and I am still trying to process the change (and to compare what I used to be in those jeans, tight & spilling out, vs. actually properly fitting my new pairs). However, I still look in the mirror and focus on my insecurities, and nitpick. It's not healthy. I know when I'd look at pictures of myself before (at this weight) I would think that I'm pretty. But I don't see that anymore and it's something I'm trying to work on. For now, I'm going to maintain for the next month or so (just to get the hang of it) before doubling down and losing the last little bit. It's the most stubborn weight I've ever encountered in my life and I just need a break at this point. Anyway, if you've read this far, thank you. I'm learning to love myself but I also wanted to show that progress is progress, no matter how long it takes, and no matter how you measure it. [link] [comments] |
| Why is it so hard to lose weight? Posted: 20F 5'5" SW: 190 CW: 190 GW: 165 Student who works out 5 days a week Hello! For the past two months, I have been going to the gym on my campus consistently for 5 days a week. I mostly do inclined walking on the treadmill, the elliptical, and stair machine for about 40 minutes in total (that's the allotted time we're given). Weight training scares me but I'm hoping to start doing that as well soon. I've always eaten mostly healthy with also some unhealthy habits mixed in but for the past two months I've been trying to eat decently clean because I know that diet is important to lose weight. Two years ago I lost a pretty decent amount of weight basically just eating (or rather lack of eating) the crappy campus food at my college. But even then I was not eating very clean just less. And then a bad breakup and the pandemic happens and I realized that I went from 155 pounds to 190 pounds pretty quickly. I've never actually tried to lose weight before as I never had the motivation. Now I'm actually TRYING to lose weight and my efforts seem to not be working. It's really frustrating that I've been trying so hard and nothing seems to be happening. I've always been self conscious of my weight as I've never been particularly "skinny" but I had gained a lot of confidence when I had lost weight before. I want to be able to look in the mirror and like what I see again and also be able to wear some cute summer clothes. Maybe wear a bikini for the first time. Overall, I would appreciate any advice on maybe a new workout routine or healthy eating tips! Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Self sabotage - looking for encouraging words Posted: I don't know why I'm doing this but I feel like I'm self sabotaging. I was down 12 pounds over five months. (F44, SW 166, CW 157 GW 145) I've bobbed up and down a pound or two before losing each and every pound... I'll overeat once or twice a week, I exercise daily... overall slow loss but at least a downward trend. But just this past two weeks I've been eating like a raging pig on wheels. I was down to 154 and now bolted back up to 157. Like mindless eating, huge bowls of cereal, peanut butter pretzels, eating when I'm already stuffed. I know what I have to do and every morning I'm like - ok, reset!! Yet I keep doing it. Maybe I need an old fashioned "what the f@ck are you doing!!" from a stranger on Reddit. I can't seem to get back on my CICO train. I do IF from 11-7 generally, which "usually" helps me stay in my calorie budget... Would love some encouragement before I totally blow it. [link] [comments] |
| Help me not mess up my kid's relationship with food Posted: Okay, so my stepson is 6. I consider him my son and am raising him with my husband. So my son is a good eater... usually. Until dinner time. So I'll know he's hungry, because he'll have told me he's hungry before dinner. Or he's asked for a snack. And I also know that whatever I am cooking, he likes. Hell, half the time it's something he has requested. Dinner time comes. He stalls, messes around, talks, goes to the bathroom, gets up to pet the dogs, eats one noodle at a time... etc. Then he's "full." But he then asks for dessert. Edit to add: he doesn't get dessert after every dinner, but he does ask for it. I know a lot of people had problems arise when their parents forced the whole "you aren't leaving the table until your plate is clean" thing. It messed with me for sure. But if I let him get up and abandon dinner, he'll often just go without eating; he's very active and doesn't think about it much. I know he needs to eat, though. You can't sustain yourself on whatever you had for lunch hours earlier. I'm also trying to get away from you finish dinner so you get dessert. I don't want food, especially dessert foods, to be a reward. It's all so messed up! Anyone care to enlighten me with advice? [link] [comments] |
| Am I doing something wrong or is my metabolism just terrible? Posted: Female / 22 / 5'2" SW: 215 / CW: 170 / GW: 130 Hey all, my weight has been stuck around 160-170 lbs for nearly a year, and I just can't seem to get below 160 no matter how hard I try. I walk 2+ miles daily and have been tracking my calories at 1200-1500 consistently. Even on bad days, it's rare that I hit my maintenance calories (2000), so what am I doing wrong? Did I calculate my macros wrong? I've heard it's dangerous to restrict below 1200, but do I have to? I don't know how sustainable that is but I feel like I've run out of options. Should I implement more exercise? I honestly hate running/heavy cardio but I'm desperate for any advice at this point, so thanks in advance! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: Hey everyone! o// It's time for another reflection Friday! Week two is behind me and boy, was it hell. Let's get the numbers out of the way and dive deeper in this week and why I really disliked DST. Starting Weight Week 1: 114.6kg (252.6lbs) When I stepped on the scale this morning, I'll be honest, I got a bit discouraged. Same weight as last week, and my body fat percentage increased. I did look at the muscle mass percentage, but thought that it had stayed the same. That was, until I started writing this post and looking at my previous post to see what I wrote last week. Hold up a second there... 0.5% Muscle Mass increase?!?! I'm gobsmacked, honestly, and also very excited! That explains why I've stayed at the same weight! Things only can get better from here on out, right? So, how did last week go? Well, not too bad in hindsight! During the weekend, I visited family and threw the intermittent fasting windows out the... door. I didn't want to restrict myself too much in the presence of family as we had some things to celebrate. Instead, I figured that I tried being mindful of what I was stuffing my face with. So, instead of drinking all night (you know, like 8 drinks or so), I managed to have a modest two drinks. Also, I tried not to overeat, yet still enjoy the delicious food. I'd like to believe I did a good job. The start of DST did throw me quite a curve ball. Hell, for a couple days, I felt like I was on my period with all the mood swings that come with that. I tried my workout on Monday, but failed miserably; got nauseous and dizzy to the point that I deemed it unsafe to continue. I also couldn't keep myself to the intermittent fasting window that day. I'll admit, I really thought the week was over, it was just crap and all those kind of thoughts. However, the next day, my brain figured:
I don't know when my brain got this positive, but hey, I'll take it! I went for my 30 minute walk that evening and even though the first 5 minutes were really hard (because I really didn't want to go), I managed to walk my 30 minute round in 25 minutes. The fastest I've ever done it! Honestly, I'm proud that I picked myself back up again after one bad day. 2 or 3 years ago, I wouldn't have been able to do that (that's why I'm still fat, lol xD), so I've definitely grown. Onto the next week, where food will be an even bigger issue because of Easter festivities, but I'll manage. Hopefully I can dip under the 114kg next Friday! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 1 / Sign Ups! Posted: Hello losers, So sorry I'm such a bum! I'm fighting the song & dance of mental health & dying technology. New device is en route so hopefully less interruptions. Please feel free to wrap up here too if you like, March ran screaming by! Onto the business! For the newbies to the sub reddit, please start here, so much good info! https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq And hey, maybe it's not a bad idea to review them anyway to you returning conquerors. I do occasionally to remind myself of the basics. Here's what we do in the DAC my friends! This is the sign up post (and day 1) to outline your goals, weight loss, self care, creative, whatever keeps your motor going. There will be a daily update post for you to chime in about how day whatever is going! At the end of the month, there is a wrap up post to reflect on the progress you made or didn't make & what you learned. Learning is progress my friends! We try to foster a supportive, caring place to discuss the actual day to day of deficits & counting & caring so much about how we fuel our bodies & lives. So be kind, interact if you like & hopefully you feel supported by the internet version of a push up bra! Leading by example, here I go! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: This is triggering for some people & I respect that approach too. I need it for accountability or I will do dumb stuff. X lbs this morning, X lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1800): This is way harder than it used to be, I can't lie to you lovely folks. I'm in that daily grind with you all. Exercise 5 days a week: This is mostly habitual. I would like more intensity & strength training workouts, but I'll be honest, if I'm not getting enough cardio my mental health becomes a real cesspit so fast. This is mostly a part of my mental health medicine ritual. X/X days. Self-care alone time & ten deep breath cycles a day: This could include journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards etc. and it turns out I need to be breathing more. I'm noticing that I need actual no people time more than I have been letting myself have. This is because some of my other habits have slipped & for my own sake I really need to be mindful. Try a new recipe once a week: I need some new meal prep ideas, I'll share if you all have any suggestions. If you haven't taken a gander at Budgetbytes, some of my more favorite recipes came from that site. X/4 weeks. Write 1500 words a day 6 days a week: A new goal, I know what craziness is this? This is a personal goal to work in with some of the other habits built to support my mental health. Also a productive way to cycle through the mental garbage & work in some quiet alone time into my days. Do a mindfulness exercise and express gratitude: More of the same maybe but it's become really important in my journey. I do have so much to be grateful for. Your turn kids! Tell us about your day 1 & your goals! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: Hello! I have lost about 15 pounds since last fall, but I'm ready to really commit to developing a healthy lifestyle and losing weight. With over 100 pounds to lose, it's needed. I also have a neurological disorder that limits my mobility (I rely on a walker or cane to get around) so a lot of my desire to lose weight is centered around being as healthy and strong as I can be. So for the month of April, I'm setting some goals: •Log food everyday, stay within 1,800 calories each day •Weigh in everyday •Walk 7,500 steps each day •Practice yoga everyday (important for mindfulness and improving my balance/strength) •Strength train 2x/week Since I'm a graduate student, I also want to be more intentional about setting aside time for homework each day. Not as relevant to this forum though. 😂 I wrote down my goals in a bullet journal so I can track them throughout the month, and I'm honestly pretty excited. I already walk everyday, though I generally log around 5,000 steps. Trying to get 7,500 will be a bit of a challenge. I also practice yoga most days, but I know it benefits my body and mind to do it daily, so I need to make a real effort to do that. And strength training.... My dumb bells have been staring at me for months now, just begging to be picked up. It's time to use them again. I think I will check in on this thread every Sunday with an update! If anyone else is setting goals for the month, please share them here. We can support one another. 🙌🏻 [link] [comments] |
| Losing It As an Insomniac - any tips? Posted: I have been recently diagnosed as an insomniac. I just can't fall asleep, and I'm tired all the time. It's been a difficult few years and only recently has my broken sleep schedule and stress caught up to me. I just cannot fall asleep easily anymore. I've been noticing that it is much harder to keep eating at a deficit. I'm still able to train hard and push myself in the gym and hobbies, harder than last time. I've been eating at about maintenance for almost two months now with super slow weight loss. I'm tired and frustrated, I have about 5-10lb to my desired goal weight. Has anyone else found success with losing fat and maintaining muscle mass as an insomniac? I sure could use the tips. I'm at about 135-137 lb or 61-62 kilos right now and am at 5'8" tall or 173 cm tall. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: Hello everybody, so when I first started my weight loss journey I was 5'11 16 years old 226 pounds now I am 6 foot 16 years old 175 pounds. When I started I was very unacknowledged, in weight loss so what I did was ate very little calories and cardio no weight lifting or protein. Now I have very skinny arms and legs and a very large chest and belly. Now I have done a little research and for about 4 days and I have changed my workout routine and I do 20 minutes of HIIT cardio (2 mins of walking at 3mphs speed, and 1 minute running at 8mph speed). After that, I do weight lifting for 30-40 minutes. I eat around 1600-1800 calories a day and burn 300-500 a day and eat 90-100 grams of protein. Is that enough should I be eating more or less? I'm basically just trying to get muscle and lose fat. Appreciate every solution! Thanks, everybody! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: (Sorry if format is weird, on mobile) For those that have lost weight already, do you struggle with body dysmorphia? I lost about 40 lbs slowly over the course of a year (5'7" F 175-135ish). I've been mostly maintaining for about 6 months. Everyone has told me how different I look, and I know that by all metrics, I should consider myself "thin". But when I look in the mirror, I genuinely can hardly see a difference from the person I was when I started losing. I still feel too chubby to wear tight shirts, and I feel like the big one of my group of female friends. Has anyone else dealt with this? Any tips?? [link] [comments] |
| can someone point me in the right direction? Posted: hi I'm mike (23) and I'm 6'4" I weigh 384 lbs. I've been hitting the gym seriously since September 2020 with a 1 month break due to an ankle injury. I started back up Jan 2021. my biggest motivation is weight lifting and hitting new PR's. I'm currently at 100 lb. dumbbells' on my incline its my most proud achievement. I'm starting to look more solid on my upper chest area. I know my weight is definitely bad and I want to lose minimum 140 to end up to at least 240 to 250 range but I don't want to lose my strength(weight lifting capabilities) but I know when I get older at this current weight I'm going to get diabetes, and other health problems. (I don't have any health problems now) I want to make a change now that I'm young and still can. what should I do? I hate cardio it just makes me want to quit but if its the what I have to do then its got to be done. [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Friday, 02 April 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 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] |
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