Weight loss: Found a way to spend time with spouse while still getting in exercise |
- Found a way to spend time with spouse while still getting in exercise
- The quarantine fifteen became the quarantine twenty five.
- I did my longest run of the year and didn’t stop to catch my breath. Finally cresting that fitness/endurance wave. Loving it!
- What "lesser" side effect of weight loss are you most looking forward to?
- 150 down, 100 to go!
- Celebrating! Lost 30 lbs since December
- A Student Called Me Fat...
- My eyes �� have been opened.
- Cutting sugar has drastically reduced my insatiable hunger!
- First time in 8 years I'm not obese!!!
- Regret Losing 10 Pounds
- Food addiction
- I saw my full body in a picture today and was very happy!!!
- 50 pounds down and not a single person has noticed: a rant
- From 309 to 165 lbs, yet my self confidence is zero
- A little motivation
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 13th, 2021
- These last 10lbs feel insurmountable...
- I feel like I’ll always be a freakshow.
- Took me 6 years, but I finally found something that worked.
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Tuesday, 13 April 2021: Today, I conquered!
- How Frozen is Helping me Lose Weight
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 12
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Tuesday, 13 April 2021? Start here!
| Found a way to spend time with spouse while still getting in exercise Posted: 12 Apr 2021 06:07 PM PDT We have kids and evenings are the only time for me and my husband to connect with each other. He likes playing video games in the evenings, and I can only exercise in the evenings while he gets his activity in the mornings. Our place is very small and we can't exercise together. I love spending time with him, but I find sometimes I lose momentum with my exercise. I decided to bring the exercise bike to where the TV is and now we play video games and watch movies together while I still get movement in. During down time, I'll do some short sprints and before I know it, an entire hour has gone by. Today he ordered McDs while I cycled and I finished my session then had 2 bites of a big Mac and logged it as 0.25 of a big Mac on MFP and stayed under calorie goal. I felt balanced today. Trying to remember these times so I remind myself that some exercise is better than no exercise. And some junk food doesn't need to lead to junk food binge. [link] [comments] |
| The quarantine fifteen became the quarantine twenty five. Posted: 12 Apr 2021 07:57 PM PDT So, last March when people started joking about everyone gaining weight I puffed up my chest and decided that wouldn't be me. I logged my calories, got outside for a walk everyday. Did pretty well, managed to lose a few pounds. Then came summer and no end in sight to the pandemic. I don't like working from home. First world problem, I know, but the isolation was getting to me. I enjoy my social office. I let the good habits slide a little. Maybe in the new year. Then the new year came and it was clear I wouldn't get back to work until a vaccine was out and widely distributed. (I'm in Canada, so I'm looking at late summer probably). I stopped going for walks in the cold winter. I stopped logging my calories. I noticed some weight gain. I figured maybe 10 pounds. I stepped on a scale yesterday. 25 pounds. Three ish years work of weight loss (I'm not a fast loser) undone. I feel so disappointed with myself. I know it's not a linear path and today was #1 of a fresh start. I'll get there. Back to work in 5 or 6 months. That's time to be able to fit into my work clothes again. Just putting this out there for anyone in the same boat. It's not a failure. It's just a blip on the chart. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Apr 2021 05:29 AM PDT M39/5'10"/238 lbs. (265 to 238) Down 25+ since January. It was only 3 miles, but I had success on the run yesterday fighting my desire to just pause for a moment. I kept thinking of little intervals I could rest at to relieve myself, but I persevered. I kept a consistent pace and did over-do it. I haven't run a straight 30 minutes for over 2 years I'm sure. Last week I ran 25 minutes with significant breaks, but that was following a long bike ride the day prior. Spacing-out endurance cardio makes a difference obviously. I want to get back to my 10-miler readiness; maybe another half marathon in a year once mask wearing and virtual races are a thing of the past. What are your tricks to fight the voice in the back of your head? What makes you believe the effort is worth the so-called pain, albeit temporary? I'm eating well. The fringe of 1500/day is tough but I'm confident my fitness routine keeps any deviation from being a major issue. I'm not looking for anything specific with loss/progress, so I'm happy with more/less depending on how well I eat or exercise. The formula specifics don't matter that much to me. Keep-on everyone! [link] [comments] |
| What "lesser" side effect of weight loss are you most looking forward to? Posted: 12 Apr 2021 06:01 PM PDT I've been overweight since I was in middle school. I honestly don't know what my face would even look like at a healthy weight and I seriously can't wait to find out. What if I'm handsome?!?!? I know there's a jawline in there somewhere, and I'm not going to stop until I find it. Regaining lost inches from my nether region is another biggie. Pun intended? I feel so much more committed now than I ever have in the past, regarding losing weight. I feel like my mind is in the right spot, my routines and eating habits are getting better, and I love thinking about all the little victories as I march toward metaphorical greatness. For once, I'm enjoying the journey, and making changes I can live with forever. I wonder what other things I can look forward to that I haven't even considered yet. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Apr 2021 09:58 AM PDT I'm so glad I can finally post this! I haven't posted an update since I hit 100 lost, but here it is! I started at 375 (f, 29, 5'5") back in January of 2020. I was a complete mess. I had always been fat, and it was only increasing every year as I cared less and less about my health, my body, and my life. I figured I would just be unlovable and fat my entire life until a guy finally took a chance on me. My boyfriend is an amazing man, and instead of turning away from me, he helped me change. I remember things always felt impossible, but he helped me research how to start and by the time I got on it, I was like 'wait it was just this easy all along??' Granted, it's only easy in concept. The discipline I had to keep up was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life those first few weeks. Just weeks in a had a health scare that landed me in the hospital for a week and almost ended my life. I took this so much more seriously, and as soon as I was back on my feet, I was back on my lifestyle change, for good. I've been at it ever since. I've never been small, so it's been strange. At 225 now, I think I was around this weight in 5-6th grade? Certainly never near it as an adult. I eat 1300-1400 calories a day. I've grown to love biking and walking and arm workouts. The loose skin is already an issue and it's only going to get worse in the next 100 pounds. I already am saving and planning for all the skin removal. Despite that I would never want to be 375 again. My health is so much better. A lot of issues I had daily for so many years are just bad memories. Heartburn, ibs, having to do bathroom yoga to wipe. Terrible things. I still have issues realizing both how big I was and how much smaller I am now. I started at 4x, 28 jeans, and now I'm an xl, 18-16 jeans. It's the first time I'm fitting in 'straight sizes' and I'm living for it. I'll check in again when I hit 175, 200 lost! I've been in this sub since I started and it's been an endless inspiration to me! I hope I can be that inspiration now for others, even if I still have a long way to go! [link] [comments] |
| Celebrating! Lost 30 lbs since December Posted: 12 Apr 2021 04:47 PM PDT My goal is to lose 100 pounds by September, and I just hit a milestone of losing 30 pounds! In December I was 246 and on Saturday I weighed in at 216.4. I wasn't 100% faithful to the program, I did gain 5 pounds here and there only to lose them again, and I had to figure out the right routine that worked for me when I hit a lull. The consistent winners in my success was, eating 2 eggs cooked in butter every morning, drinking water non-stop (at min. 12 glasses a day), taking vitamins (fish oil, multi, D and Magnesium), NO SUGAR and lots of protein. I learned through blood tests my body reacts badly to carbohydrates, so why torture myself by eating them? I really watched my sugars which makes for a fun game at the store. If has 0, its a win, less than 3 grams its a treat and more then its an absolute NO. My saviors were organic bone broth with a spoonful of pesto, lox+ cream cheese wrapped in seaweed, and chicken. Because alcohol is just terrible for you, I've found these great relaxing CBD drinks "Recess" you can order online that have 0 sugar! It's working, and once my Ergatta finally arrives from back order, I know it will seriously help keep the muscle mass up while on this journey. So far, it's been very little exercise. If anyone has tips and tricks on what works for them while losing more than 100 lbs, I'd love to hear it and swap ideas! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Apr 2021 05:12 PM PDT So I have been working since COVID lockdown last year to lose weight. I had lost about 20 pounds ( starting at 240) but my weight loss stopped when I started my student teaching in January. I have been mindful of my eating, but with my hectic schedule and my 2 hour long commutes everyday, losing more was on the back burner. I started noticing that on my way to the bathroom after lunch everyday, a group of girls would walk by me and one (that I don't even have in class) yells "FUPAAAA". At first, I thought it was a fluke and I'm just being paranoid. It has happened again today, and it has been the third time so far. I try not to let it ruin my day (because teenage girls are the wooooorst anyway). But gosh does it hurt. It just made me reaffirm my goals for weight loss before I start my first teaching job in August. Sorry for the post, but I don't want to tell anyone in my life about this because of the embarrassment and shame. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Apr 2021 09:12 AM PDT This is not judgement this is fear, y'all. And anger. And sadness. So I used to be obese. Now I am overweight. 10 lbs from normal, and it hasn't gotten easier. I'm not special. I was uninformed for much of my life & and this place has helped me out so much. I learn more every day. I tweak & I figure it out. I say all this to set up the story. The result of this hasn't been just physical but mental. A change in how I see the world. It's nothing I expected. I don't know who else to tell, or quite how to describe what happened but here goes. Last weekend I went to IKEA (whoo) for the first time since COVID. Wandering around this store used to be my happy place, checking out the beautiful stuff & pretending I live in Sweden, ya know 😂. Buying random trays & pillows etc. (I should note I live in central Texas.) But this time was different. Before I even went inside I started to notice something I don't even feel comfortable putting into words. But it was true. Everyone around me was obese. Even in the parking lot. I thought I must be seeing things. How come I hadn't seen this before - was it because I blocked it all out ??? I am talking Entire families. Couples. Groups of friends. Around every corner. Seriously overweight, and many obese. I started searching the aisles, trying to find people who were normal weight or even just plain overweight. And it was maybe 1 out of every ... 20? 30? More ?? How can this be ?? I was in the twilight zone. I was feeling like I wanted to cry. This wasn't fun anymore. All I felt was sympathy, and sadness, and anger. Anger at the industries and people who are making $$$ off keeping us over fed. Anger at the "funny" tv ads touting buy one pizza get one free, or "baconator" burgers. Anger at the food network with endless dessert shows, appetite ramping up glamour shots of giant meals, huge snack aisles....anger at the food pyramids that are bull crap. Anger at the doctors who don't mention it. Anger at the holidays that heap candy on kids. Anger at how little we are taught about what is healthy and right. Confusion & sadness. How had our world become so sick? (Thank you for listening. I know if I said this out loud I would sound cruel, or obsessive. But I am not unkind. I want to help all of those people I see. I want to shake them, or take them home and help them....ugh) I feel worried about this world. I feel like something is broken. [link] [comments] |
| Cutting sugar has drastically reduced my insatiable hunger! Posted: 12 Apr 2021 12:01 PM PDT Context: F, 27, 5'10" (SW:210,CW:160,GW:145) About 5 years ago I started my weight loss journey, and have maintained around 150-155 for two years. This past winter was very hard, as two of my methods of coping with stress are hanging with friends and exercising outdoors. Relearned some unhealthy habits of turning to food, and have crept back up to 160. So last week I decided I needed to clean up my diet again and decided to cut out processed sugar, allowing myself to eat as much fruit as I want. The first two days were really hard. Breaking the mental habit of ice cream at night was challenging,even knowing that I didn't need it and was fully satisfied from my dinner. But after those first two days, I'm surprised to notice how much less hungry in general I feel. Over the past few months I have felt like I really could not stop eating and at the end of each meal I was already thinking about the next. I'm amazed at how quickly this feeling is going away, despite my activity level also going up. I'm sharing this for some who might be starting their journey to say push through the sugar addiction, it's really worth it when your body is "unhooked". also curious who else has had this effect? [link] [comments] |
| First time in 8 years I'm not obese!!! Posted: 13 Apr 2021 12:28 AM PDT A little about me, I am 197cm tall, 29 years old, and I was kind of fit throughout my teens but when I met my sons mom I started gaining weight, I was at 75kgs when I met her and when my son was born (I was 20) I was at 97kgs, and a few years later I was at 160kgs!!! Seriously I just wasn't happy, I convinced myself that it was ok if I die early, I will probably get to see my son be an adult. When I saw how big I really was though, I couldn't believe it. I knew I was killing myself, but I looked like a huge ogre, kids were terrified of me haha! I eventually felt I wanted to go back to the old me, feeling good about myself, so at around 160kgs I started losing weight, but I was not serious, after 3 years of trying to lose weight I had only lost 25kgs, so I was still stuck at 135kgs. Sure, better... But I felt like I had failed super hard. I went back and forth between diet and eating junk. This year though, things have changed drastically for me. We started a weight loss competition in our family since most of us are obese, or really heavy, between jan1 and apr1 and the loser had to eat something disgusting like pig brains, etc, and I wasn't going to lose to my baby brother. So I started limiting calories and I trained regularly, and I went from 135.3kgs to 119.5kgs and I won the competition with 0.1%, felt good! I decided not to stop though, because I am in a really good place right now, and when I force myself to train even when I dont want to I end up feeling a lot better than I did before I trained. And I also have a bet with a friend of mine that I have to weigh 100kg by july 16th, else I have to run around in a thong in my city for 3km and send it on instagram live. I'm not going to do that lol. My town is way too small and I dont want ppl coming up to be in the store commenting on my bum. Anyways, today I weighed in at 116.2kgs, which means by bmi standards I am just below obesity level. I know that tomorrow I might be at 116.8kg and be obese again, but it still feels like, not really an accomplishment but rather a milestone in my journey. I know that this time I will actually get to a healthy weight, because I actually eat the right foods so even though I do feel hungry at times, its not nearly as bad as it used to be. And I also train even when I feel like making excuses for why I can't. That last reason is huge for me, and I think this is possible because I bought an exercise bike to have at home instead of going to the gym, so I just go to my room and start without thinking about it. Training schedule: 50min on my bike 2x a day with one day rest every 2 weeks or 3 weeks. Thoughts about that: Honestly I feel great doing this, but I know I really should start lifting weights, but I just strongly dislike weights but cardio is for the most part actually really fun for me. When I get into it I like seeing how far I can push it. I have giant sweat puddles on my floor after each session and I feel great. But my bmr is going down for sure and I will probably have more lose skin than I have to have. And maybe I am eating too few calories, Im not sure. I am losing weight rapidly as of late, in march I actually lost 9kgs which is a lot. So I might have to rethink my kcal consumption and possibly switch out one cardio session every other day for a full body workout at the gym with weights. Please let me know your thoughts about this, do you think I'm heading down a bad path doing only cardio? Is my kcal too low? Please share from your own experience. Regards [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 Apr 2021 12:02 AM PDT This is gonna sounds really insane and it took me a while to admit this, but I regret losing 10 pounds. I was 5'4 and 140 pounds and I lost 10 pounds and I thought that I would be really happy, but I lost it in all the wrong places. I mostly lost it in my boobs and I only lost a little in my waist when I measured. I know that 140 pounds isn't skinny, but I carried it mostly in my boobs and butt, and now I feel less confident in my body because they are kind of gone. I know this sounds so vain, but I miss my old body. I'm thinking of trying to gain it back, but my eating disorder is literally making it impossible for me. Even though I liked the old body, the idea of putting on weight is so hard to comprehend for me. Am I being ridiculous? I just really need advice on how to handle this. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Apr 2021 11:35 PM PDT I have a binge eating disorder. Addicted to food (specifically fiscally carbs and deep fried foods). Every single day I wake up with the best of intentions of « I'm going to eat healthy today! I am going to lose weight! » and I fail and binge and order fast food takeout multiple times a week. I go to bed with so much guilt, shame and anger at myself. I really want to get fit and feel better about myself but I can't curb my cravings. I'm an emotional eater and food provides me with comfort, satisfaction, safety and happiness. I literally am obsessed with food I think about it all day every day. Something is wrong with me, I don't know what to do. Please help :( [link] [comments] |
| I saw my full body in a picture today and was very happy!!! Posted: 12 Apr 2021 01:29 PM PDT One of the main things that sparked me to try and get back in shape was seeing some pictures with my full body last fall/winter. I've always struggled with weight loss and managing expectations, which led to discouragement and then the cycle would start over. However, this year, I promised myself there was no "magic number," I wasn't going to go crazy by "cutting carbs/sugars/fats/whatever" and set myself up for an unrealistic diet. Instead, I started working out 3-4 days a week (lots of HiiT and Cardio) and tracking calories on my phone with an app. I specifically have only weighed myself every few weeks and have not tried to be a madman about workouts and diet like in the past. This had led me to drop 20 pounds since the New Year, going from 247-226 while still maintaining my focus and motivation. Jump to his past Saturday, when my wife and I took our kids on a long walk. At one point I was horsing around with my kids and my wife snapped a candid pic of it without us realizing. I saw it later and I was very happy how I looked in the photo. I'm trying to take it a day at a time and really just focus on my overall health without the BS that has tripped me up before, but this was a definite win for me. Thank you to everyone on this sub, it's so great to read the different stories and it's definitely a pick-me-up on the days when its harder. Take care of yourselves. [link] [comments] |
| 50 pounds down and not a single person has noticed: a rant Posted: 12 Apr 2021 09:56 AM PDT I've lost 50 pounds since the end of September, and recently I have needed to start going back into the office. With the type of job I have, I travel between a few different job sites. Some people I have not seen since I was 222+ pounds, and at 171 now i thought surely SOMEONE would say something... nope!! Not a single person seems to have noticed. Thanks to vaccinations, I've also been able to see some family, and again not one person noticed. I mean I could excuse coworkers, but I would think close relatives would see a difference! I know I did this for me, for my health, and I am feeling great!! I just thought someone would notice, and TBH a huge reason I lost weight was for vanity and I want someone to tell me they notice and I look good! Rant over. [link] [comments] |
| From 309 to 165 lbs, yet my self confidence is zero Posted: 12 Apr 2021 08:36 AM PDT 309 LBS to 165 in 3 years https://imgur.com/a/oKbMDzp I'm m33 and working in retail :) So yeah, title says it all. I started by changing my diet (counting calories). If I had an urge I would satisfy it but skip another meal in exchange, fairly basic principle but it worked. I've been around 180 lbs for about one and a Half year now and lost another 15 lbs the past 5 months or so by Jogging and some bodyweight workout at home. Yet I feel like a cheat. All my colleagues and friends compliment me on my looks and body now, but they don't See what I can See in the mirror, what ist underneath my clothes. Feeling super low right now despite just coming home from walking and Jogging in the forest. Sorry for ranting here. Sadly I didn't make progress pictures at all, but from the way my belly looks I think my story ist believable. If you have any questions, ask away. Would be glad to be of help and if I was able to do it so are you!!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Apr 2021 11:06 PM PDT First a little backstory.....I've been on a weight loss journey for the past 2 years. I've lost 30 pounds without really trying. (Just being more active stopped eating fast food, etc.) Now I'm actually trying to lose 18 pounds before I get married to meet my goal weight of 145ish (I'm 5'4). I've been really consistent with working out with a personal trainer, following a good meal plan, and being active overall. But making weight-loss a primary goal has made my progress seem slow and I can't help but compare myself to others. Also, when I slip off the wagon a bit I worry I've undid all my good progress. For anyone struggling like me here's some motivation and reminders for myself: 1.) Focus on the non scale victories like how you feel, your confidence, how much healthier you are now. 2.) Recognize it's not realistic to eat 100% clean all the time and a couple slip ups won't undo your progress. This is a lifestyle change and by staying consistent overall you're going to make progress. 3.) Social media is fake and all those bodies you compare yourself too have been specifically posed and edited to make them look as good as possible. 4.) You're beautiful, desirable and capable as the person you are right now and in every stage of your journey. Stay strong everyone ❤️ [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 13th, 2021 Posted: 12 Apr 2021 10:08 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] |
| These last 10lbs feel insurmountable... Posted: 12 Apr 2021 09:29 PM PDT What started as treating myself for getting a new job eventually snowballed into a month of cheating. And with COVID restrictions easing up, my friend group and I being fully vaccinated, birthday dinners every week, and me being a foodie in general - I'm finding myself saying f*** it to this diet. During quarantine it was easy to restrict myself due to the limited food options but that's no longer the case. I'm nearly down 40lbs and so close to my goal weight too. It seems like a shame to tap out this close to the finish line. While I haven't gained any weight from all this cheating, my weights been completely stagnant. But I owe that to still maintaining 2 mile walks every day and going to the gym 5-6 days a week. Every day, I tell myself today is gonna be the day I'm going to start being good again and clearly that has not worked out. Any tips for getting over this hump especially for people who're close to achieving their goal weight? [link] [comments] |
| I feel like I’ll always be a freakshow. Posted: 12 Apr 2021 03:50 PM PDT I'm a 5'4 female. I used to weigh 355 at my highest. I'm down to 285 now after about a year of losing weight. I feel like I'm failing, and that I could probably be at least twenty pounds lighter if I didn't hit so many stalls because of late night eating. All this fighting I do, and I barely look any different. It's still obvious there's something wrong with me. I go out on walks and I just hate that other people exist in front of me and that they can see me. I hate that they most likely judge me. Every single one of them, on some level, even if it's only subconsciously. I feel like I'm fundamentally separated from every other human being. I tell this to people around me and they think it's ridiculous, that I don't look that bad and that other people most likely don't give a shit. They don't get how things really work. They have to say that to me. Strangers on the street, they don't know I lost 70 pounds or that I apparently looked different before. All they see is a fat disgusting pig who doesn't have the right to be out in public. The picture of what's wrong with modern society is me. Gluttony personified. They don't see a person. And you know what? I deserve that. I didn't act like a person for years. I don't deserve forgiveness for any of it. Even if I deserve to be hated, it still fucking hurts. I was a fool to think I could ever truly be normal. Even if by some miracle I get down to a healthy weight, I'll always be reminded of what I did to myself by loose skin and the fact that I spent years being that way. I'll always be the same person who did all that. I hate the people who led me to that, who enabled me and told me it was fine to eat constantly. That being morbidly obese was fucking healthy. That I didn't look like I was constantly on the verge of death. I hate those people but I mostly hate myself for falling for that shit. They fill me with rage. Even if I do lose it all, I'll "statistically" gain it all back as they types love to say. I think I'd rather kill myself than gain even like ten pounds back. [link] [comments] |
| Took me 6 years, but I finally found something that worked. Posted: 12 Apr 2021 01:41 PM PDT 26M 180 lbs 5'7 Have lost and gained weight so many times throughout my life. When I lost, I would just eat less. When I gained, I felt horrible. I would try every diet in the book, stick to them for a month or two and relapse back to my old ways. What finally ended up working for me was logging my calories in the loseit app. No matter how badly I ate that day. I would always wonder how I was gaining weight, despite eating how I thought was "healthy". When I started logging those "healthy days, I would quickly find out that these 3000 calorie "healthy" meals, were not so great. After about a year, I'm 50 lbs down and have no fear of relapsing as what FINALLY ended up working for me was eating whatever the hell I wanted but stopping when my calories were full for the day. I will literally eat pieces of bread in the morning, popsicles, lots of rice, drink alc(measured and 1 or 2 days a week), etc, but once my calories are up, I stop. It's a lot easier to say no to an extra serving of pasta when you see it on paper that you can't have any extra calories for the day or you won't hit your goal on time. I used to have a major binge issue and punish myself by buying the things I'm eating now to lose weight, but funny enough, I usually choose the healthier options now. I try to stay away from foods I can't count, but I can usually make a decent guess of the caloric intake of those now. In the past I would try to get fancy and go on these extreme caloric deficient diets. 1800 calories seemed to work for me. Gave me just enough room for a morning snack a night snack and a big dinner. I currently do not exercise, but need to start. Looking to get to 160 and count to maintain from there. Just enjoy the journey, guys. If you're anything like me and think you need to lose the weight quick, it's a trap. Take it slow and steady and just know that you're working on it. In a year or two, people will not be able to recognize you. It's awesome. [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Tuesday, 13 April 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 12 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] |
| How Frozen is Helping me Lose Weight Posted: 12 Apr 2021 12:18 PM PDT So today, I'm(20M) down ten pounds from my highest weight after about four months of struggling to find the long-lasting motivation that I need to lose weight and keep it off long term. I've been overweight since I was a teenager, but never more than ten to fifteen pounds (read: never enough for my doctor to call me out, no matter how much that would have helped me). After graduating high school, I gained more weight. I never broke 150, and even though that's still obese for my height (5 feet even, God cursed me), I thought, "Well, I'm under 200lbs, so I'm not that fat." During quarantine, I hit my highest weight of 165.5. My joints ached. I've got an old injury from when I was more active and it hurt carrying that 40-60 pounds of extra weight. Something had to change. This January, I tried cracking down on my food intake. And it worked! For a while. As soon as I hit a plateau, I gave up. I went back to eating what I wanted when I wanted, wasting my money on fast food, and not caring. About three week ago, I got the courage to step back on the scale again and... I was at 160. I hadn't jumped back up to my highest weight, but I had gained back four pounds of my progress. Well, a few weeks ago I hopped back on the wagon. I'm down to 155.5, the lowest I've gotten so far, and I don't see myself stumbling as much as I did at the very beginning of the year. I think one of my biggest mistakes in January was thinking way too big picture. I planned out my diet weeks ahead of time, and was very impatient with myself and my weight loss. This time around, I'm planning only for my work week and I'm looking forward only to losing the next pound. I'm tracking my progress pound by pound too, and I'm not going to get ahead of myself. My biggest problem with eating is spur of the moment, instinct decisions like grabbing fast food because I see the restaurant or eating way more than a serving size of a treat because that's what my greedy lil hands grab. I've still got those thoughts, those urges, and those instincts. What I've started to do is say to myself "Do the next right thing." It's a cheesy line from a cheesy movie, but it works. I'm not looking too far ahead, I'm just thinking about this one decision this one time. Those Next Right Things add up. I'll keep you guys updated on how this works for me in the long term, but it makes me feel good and it's really helping. Thank you Frozen for giving me this little tool via the most heartbreaking song in the second movie. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 12 Posted: 12 Apr 2021 04:35 PM PDT Hello lovely losers, Happy Monday! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: No weigh in this morning, X lbs trend weight. Stay within calorie range (1500-1800): Binner planned for tonight. 7/12 days. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute lunch walk. 12/12 days. Self-care alone time & ten deep breath cycles a day: Check mark on the breathing. Alone time during my walk. Try a new recipe once a week: Cauliflower rice taco bowls, roasted chick peas & crispy coated pork chops. 3/4 weeks. Write 1500 words a day 6 days a week: Getting to it after this post. Do a mindfulness exercise and express gratitude: I spent a lot of time doing sensory grounding observations & breathing today. I'm grateful for the way my car sounds when I give it a little heat, I'm grateful for good espresso & warm scarves, my cat's black tee shirt that says "SECURITY" because it makes me laugh & about a million little everyday things that bring me joy. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Tuesday, 13 April 2021? Start here! Posted: 12 Apr 2021 09:31 PM PDT Today is your Day 1? Welcome to r/Loseit! So you aren't sure of how to start? Don't worry! "How do I get started?" is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we've found most useful for getting started. Why you're overweight Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. Before You Start The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week. Tracking Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don't cheat the numbers. You'll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it. Creating Your Deficit How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian. The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you're eating you won't stick to it. Exercise Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight. It has it's own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel *awesome* and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes. Crawl, Walk, Run It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn't necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments. Acceptance You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better. Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don't need perfect. We just want better. Additional resources Now you're ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
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