Weight loss: I started doing something I "shouldn't do" and began to see big mental gainz. |
- I started doing something I "shouldn't do" and began to see big mental gainz.
- Today I looked in the mirror and realized I won. I think I'm basically done. Time to maintain!
- You know who you are
- Finally understanding what “lifestyle change” means
- Went an entire week without fast food and have lost 25lbs in last six months!
- Progress: 132+ days without bingeing
- Getting a gym membership today and I’m already shaking from anxiety
- When on my first walk of the year today!
- I'm lost within my weight loss identity
- NSV - Joanna Lumley called me skinny
- WAKEY WAKEY EGGS AND NO BACON
- Did anyone choose not to weigh themselves?
- Eating reasonable portions has changed EVERYTHING for me!
- PCOS + pandemic takeout weight gain = holy sh!t I got up to 247 lbs at 5’3!!! Down 23.3 lbs in 6 weeks doing CICO, focusing on lean and green meals, cardio and strength training
- I guess this is how I lose weight now ...
- Why is it so easy to get discouraged when first starting to change diet?
- First time seeing the scales go down!!!
- Finally sharing the progress I've made on my weightloss journey and how much I've turned my life around since 2015 (23 Male) (130kg - 97kg) Height: 6'1
- I avoided temptation and stuck with my diet today! First time I have ever been on a diet where I didn't yield to temptation and cheat.
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 25th, 2021
- Calorie deficit while disabled
- Has anyone else noticed that when you try to lose weight people around you buy more junk food?
- Keeping weight off while bedridden
- Is this a reasonable plan for losing 100lbs+ by next summer?
- 'Can't outrun a bad diet.' But I can sure as heck try
| I started doing something I "shouldn't do" and began to see big mental gainz. Posted: 25 Apr 2021 03:11 AM PDT So, I've always been told that it's best to weigh myself first thing in the morning, after a pee, naked. Why? Because it's the most consistent/accurate way to measure changes. I was one of those people who would only weigh myself when I was pretty sure it would show a downward trend. I wouldn't even log a weight in MFP if it wasn't a new low. I guess, to summarize, you could say I was beholden to the scale. I did let it determine my worth and I was scared of it. I decided one day to just weigh myself every day - good, bad, ugly...except, I told myself, stop viewing that number as good, bad, or ugly - it's just data. Well, I'm a mom with young children. My wakeup call is a screaming baby who needs to be nursed. I can barely get to the bathroom by myself. So I wasn't able to weigh myself in that "ideal" setting. I told myself that consistency is more important than perfection, so I was going to have to weigh myself in the afternoon. What happened? After the initial shock of it (the number was probably 5 lbs higher than it might have been that morning) I decided to log it. And thus began my daily habit of weighing myself in whatever condition I found myself in when I remembered. As you can imagine, my MFP tracker was pretty much all over the place. By weighing myself daily, in whatever context I found myself in, I took back the power of the scale. I realized how much it can fluctuate with factors such as water intake, bowel movements, clothing or exercise. It taught me not to fear that number. I just logged it. My weight started to go down...and then up again, but there was an overall down momentum. I began to realize that my mindset had shifted. I was no longer concerned about the daily or weekly number on the scale. How could I be? I knew it could fluctuate wildly depending on any number of variables. I had seen it for myself. So, in the name of consistency, I kept doing all of the things I knew would help make me a healthier version of myself. I ate more vegetables, I set weekly exercise goals. Eventually, I realized that I was actually losing more weight than ever before. And this is the story of how I did one thing that I was told I "shouldn't do" and took back the mental power of the scale. And really, it taught me that consistency (and continuing on after failure) is far more important than any one day of perfection through willpower. [link] [comments] |
| Today I looked in the mirror and realized I won. I think I'm basically done. Time to maintain! Posted: 24 Apr 2021 10:20 AM PDT Today was a big day for me. I've been trying to get healthy for 6 or 7 years. So, so many ups and downs. I started somewhere around 315 to 320 lbs. 6'1" male. I was huge! Today, I looked in the mirror and I realized that my chest now sticks out noticeably more than my stomach. I made slow progress, if any at all for a few years. Then I did good, then I gained back 20. Got pissed at myself. Lost more. Hit several plateaus. Finally last year got in the low 200s, then I just hit another plateau. The last couple of months I was just like "Fuck this" and supercharged the rest of the weight loss, going down to 1200-1500 cal/day, and here I am at my goal of 185! Here's a before and after of me at my peak weight, and me this morning: https://i.imgur.com/6Hv0Bsh.jpg Even my fingers were fat, lol. There's still a small pouch of fat/loose skin at the very bottom of my belly, mostly hidden by the shirt. I think I've lost considerable muscle along with the fat, so the last thing to do is maintain this weight, but burn off that last fat and replace it with some actual abs while maintaining the overall weight. I bought some adjustable dumbbells last week, started working out, and I'm shifting the dieting focus from a basic CICO deficit to more of a maintenance intake, with heavy focus on protein and nutrients in general as I keep up a steady workout routine. Ugh, loose skin... I guess that's what happens when you're obese since 14 years old... yeah, I'm 37 now. Anyway, I was just feeling good and wanted to share somewhere. This is hard work. You're gonna have wins, you're gonna have losses, but as long as you keep focused and don't beat yourself up you will get there eventually! I thought I'd never weigh 185! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2021 11:38 PM PDT I know there's people who are members to this sub and who have gained back their losses or have lost motivation. You may have dropped in and just decided not to read too many posts. Or you've written and discarded posts about your struggles. I'd like you to know that it's OK. Its normal. Each one of the successes you read about in this sub were preceeded by multiple attempts or years of futility. That's what makes it so satisfying when it goes right. Fact is that most of our weight loss is modest, not ground breaking. Maybe we don't feel like it's a big enough deal to share but it feels so good to get a win now and then. We want that for you too. You don't have to share the struggle and you don't have to post pics. Please do if you feel compelled, but it's all good if you don't. Just stick around. Join the conversation, ask for advice or share yours. We'd love to hear from you. More than you know. [link] [comments] |
| Finally understanding what “lifestyle change” means Posted: 24 Apr 2021 06:53 PM PDT So I'm sure that we all know that losing weight and keeping it off requires more than a few months of dieting and exercising, it requires that you shift your lifestyle to one that reflects how a person at a healthy weight would live, and that you adopt this lifestyle for, well, the rest of your life. I've always heard this, but I honestly don't think I've understood what exactly a "lifestyle change" was until now. A few years ago I traveled to Shanghai with some friends. The Shanghai subway system is pretty huge, and the subway stations are underground labyrinths with insanely long escalators. One of my friends would always take the stairs instead of the escalator, and I never understood why. I never understood why someone would choose to exert themself in 90 degree heat when a much more comfortable option was right there. It didn't make sense to me. It honestly seemed foolish to me. Actions like this never made sense to me, until today. This morning I drove to Walmart to pick up some groceries. Typically, I spend 5-10 minutes cruising through the parking lot to find the closest, most convenient parking spots. Given there are always empty spots in the far end of the lot, I would still wait around in my car for a convenient spot to open up. Today, I pulled into the furthest spot, and I spent the 5 minutes I would usually spend searching for a "good" spot to simply walk into the store. And that's when it hit me. This is what a lifestyle change is. Making simple choices every day— taking the stairs, walking to work, sharing your treats when you indulge—is sometimes what determines whether you are at a normal weight or overweight. [link] [comments] |
| Went an entire week without fast food and have lost 25lbs in last six months! Posted: 24 Apr 2021 05:57 PM PDT SW: 210 CW: 184 GW: 155 I was starting to reach a plateau around 187-189. I decided I would try to go an entire week without eating fast food, take out pizza, or ice cream. I was able to lose 2 or 3 pounds without much exercise in one week. I had fast food today, and I honestly didn't even enjoy it that much. The healthier I eat, the less I crave the garbage food that made me obese. Previously, most of my weight loss was from exercise but I'm beginning to love vegetables and healthy foods that make my body feel better. I had the idea of alternating weeks between eating whatever and eating my restricted diet (I'll likely add more items to that list like chocolate, alcohol, and sugary drinks). I feel this way I won't feel like I'm missing out if all I have to do is wait a week before I can have something I crave. During my healthy week, I'll continue to develop healthier eating habits. Even today when I knew I could eat whatever I wanted, I still choose a vegan falafel bowl for dinner. I'm going to experiment with alternating weeks and see how it goes. I'd be curious to hear from anybody who has tried anything similar. [link] [comments] |
| Progress: 132+ days without bingeing Posted: 24 Apr 2021 11:33 PM PDT After about 44 years of bingeing at least two times each week, I stopped bingeing 132+ days ago after telling my wife about my lifelong secret. In the first 96 days, I lowered my a1c from 7.2 to 6.3. In the last 132+ days, I have not eaten:
This is not easy. I knew that bingeing was a mechanism I had used for decades, but I didn't realize what it would feel like when I removed that mechanism from my life. I no longer address feeling sad or depressed or happy or some other way with a full bag, sleeve, box, or carton of carbs. And I no longer have any food hidden around the house, which I'm still getting used to but more so every day. If you're wondering whether you can do this, you can. You might not be ready to start yet, but when you're ready, you can do it, but don't expect it to be anything but a serious challenge. Don't do it to look better for other people. Do it to change your health. That's the only motivation that keeps me engaged. [link] [comments] |
| Getting a gym membership today and I’m already shaking from anxiety Posted: 25 Apr 2021 03:13 AM PDT I'm planning to start doing cardio tomorrow, so in a few hours I'm going to the local gym, just to get the membership. However, the thought of it terrifies me. I don't even know what to tell the staff when i go there and i'll end up saying something like hello how buy gym. I've only been to a gym once, but it was years ago and people there were very condescending and made fun of me. This scenario just keeps repeating in my head. Since I need to focus on mainly deficit and cardio for now(doing the other exercises at home for obvious reasons), I feel like I'm going to look like an absolute fool. I don't even remember how most machines work... I have no one else supporting me in this and I figured this community would have some encouraging words or advice :/ EDIT: DONE!!!! The guy was really nice and the whole thing just went really smooth and fast. Got a bit scared from the amount of people there, but baby steps is the way and the first one has been attempted. Thank you guys. [link] [comments] |
| When on my first walk of the year today! Posted: 25 Apr 2021 12:15 AM PDT There's these public trails where I live, and last year my family went on walks on them all the time. It was a great way for me to build up stamina, get exercise, and lose weight. Of course, we stopped during winter, because there was no way in hell any of us was going to walk through 2-3 foot deep snow in below-zero temperatures. But today, my dad took me and my brothers out on a walk, the first of the year! It was great, even where were had to walk around a flooded area that spanned for about 1/8 of a mile. I'm excited to go on more walks this year, and I'm making it my goal to reach the top of a longer trail I almost finished last year. [link] [comments] |
| I'm lost within my weight loss identity Posted: 25 Apr 2021 04:02 AM PDT This is a long one - just need to get this off my chest and didn't know where else to go. I first started losing weight in approx 2015-16 after being told by a partner that I stopped breathing in my sleep. I got a medical done and was informed that I was morbidly obese at 127kg for a 164cm woman. I heard this and instantly acted and took on a whole new healthy life. Before i knew it i was under 100kg by eating approx 1600cal per day and working out 5 times a week. Over the next year i'd bounce between 97-102kg, mostly because my good food days were very strict and my bad days were shocking. Then at the start of 2018 that partner and I split, one of the reasons being that my strict weight loss had sucked the fun out of social situations. I moved 1000km away and all i had to focus on was me. I didn't drive so i walked EVERYWHERE, ate like a champion and was slowly making a social circle. I finally hit 84kg! I had confidence. I was proud of myself. I can buy any clothing i want and it'll fit. This was my biggest accomplishment as an adult. My social life was strong and I had found like-minded people who enjoyed a healthy lifestyle. But something happened. I injured my knee by going to hard and not stretching, nothing life changing long term but annoying enough I couldn't walk for a while. I stopped eating well. I stopped going to the gym. I stopped prioritising myself. Now I'm back at 92kg. That turns into 96. Then 99. in 2020 I found a new amazing partner. We met online and before we met I was crazy scared of meeting as I'm ashamed of this body. It doesn't reflect the biggest accomplishment of my adult life. But we meet and she is just as amazing face to face as she was online. She always tells me I'm beautiful, holds me tight and wants me to meet her family. I put off meeting who I know to be the judgy part of her family. This week she bought me tickets to see a band I love for our anniversary and I know none of what i currently own fits me. So i went into the shops knowing I'm going to hate it, and i do. Nothing feels right. As of this morning, I'm 107.2 kg. My partner and I had a chat about how unhappy I am with my body and she was genuinely shocked at what i had to stay. Every time I get dressed i think about my weight. Every time someone takes a photo of me, I think about my weight. Every time I'm on Instagram, I think about my weight. Every time someone at work talks about their body or the gym, I think about my weight. Every time we talk about my partners' upcoming wedding, I think about my weight. Every tune I have a shower, I think about my weight. Every time we eat dessert, I think about my weight. Every time I'm at the gym and can't do something, I think about my weight. Every time I'm at the physio I know what we are treating is caused by my weight. Every time I drop something at work and someone else picks it up, we both know it's because of my weight. Every time she mentions meeting her sister, I think about my weight. And that isn't even the start of it. Before you say it, yes I am seeing a psychologist and I'm constantly told to be kind to myself. But that doesn't help me feel like I'm finding myself again. I know I've accomplished other things but that weight loss gave me so much and nothing else has given so much. The freedom to walk into the shops and feel like I can buy clothes i like, I miss it. I want to buy something nice for her friends' wedding, but I'm scared. I don't want to feel like a blob. That knee injury turned into a shoulder injury. I get scared to exercise as anything will make one of the two flare-up. I struggle to eat well as my conviction is nowhere near where it used to be. I'm constantly asking myself, what do i want more. I know the answer, but I'm struggling to act on it. Tomorrow is a new day and I'll be ok. I need to be kind to myself. [link] [comments] |
| NSV - Joanna Lumley called me skinny Posted: 24 Apr 2021 03:07 AM PDT So I'm an event producer and I was on site producing an event this week for the first time in a year and a bit cause of Covid. In that year I've lost 40lbs and gained a bunch of muscle. Gone from a UK 16 to a UK 10 (US 6) in clothing, feeling confident and toned. Basic CICO and then adding workouts from EMKFIT and then graduating to Caroline Girvan videos, and learning to be a runner At one point I had 4 minutes to film a segment with Joanna Lumley because my team had fucked up and "lost" her earlier (how do you lose jlum?) and then when they found her took her for photos rather than straight to me on stage. If we didn't get it done I'd lose my main talent/host of the show in 25 mins and I still had 25 mins of footage to film. So I run and grab Joanna and am trying to rush her through the studio when I bash my hip into something as space is tight. She was profusely asking me if I'm okay and trying to make me stop to check but there's no time to check so my mind reverts back to pre weight loss jokes and says "it's fine there's plenty of padding!" to which she replies "oh nonsense you're a young skinny malink of a thing" (also not young I'm 40 but I'll take it 😂) So yes. Non scale victory (and life victory and career victory and every sort of victory hahah) is that Joanna Lumley perceived me as skinny [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 04:15 AM PDT Morning lovely humans! I'm an active person and this year I wanted to learn to lift weights so I got a coach and signed up for a powerlifting meet. Needless to say, my coach had me increase calories and bulk to gain muscle. Well folks I gained mostly fat according to the Bodpod test. Also, my eating habits went off the charts. It was very disheartening as I'd lost weight during 2020 and put it on and then some. Well my competition is on June 13 and I have to meet my weight class so I have been doing a cut. I have about 7 pounds. I started tracking again on Thursday of last week. I was binge eating so I went from 142 (end of day after eating trash) to this morning 130. Sodium and eating in a massive surplus to eating healthy foods and in proper portions is key! It feels awesome to be back on track because it motivates me to work hard in the gym. When I say I was binge eating. I went back and counted one of the worst days and it was near 8000 calories. This morning I'm full of graditude for the resources I have to help me stay accountable and get healthy again! I feel so much better when I'm not stuffing my face with crap or just too much food. Mentally, physically and emotionally. I'm working on my "relationship" with food. Anywho thanks for listening! Have a splendid day lovely humans! [link] [comments] |
| Did anyone choose not to weigh themselves? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 02:37 AM PDT Would love to hear some experiences from those who chose either to not weigh themselves or to do it very infrequently (i.e. once a month or every 2 weeks). Will share my experience below in case anyone can relate. I'm starting to wonder if weighing myself might be sabotaging my attempts at weight loss. I've been doing it daily for years and it tends to eventually lead to me crunching all sorts of numbers (how much will I weigh by this date if my deficit is x amount of calories) and stressing out. I've also noticed that if my weight fluctuates upwards, even though I know it's normal, it takes a lot of mental energy for me to trust the process and not panic over it, which often leads to comfort eating or a binge. My weight loss attempts have been sporadic over the years, but I realised yesterday that the times I was happiest about it were when it happened almost by accident. Like I would have a stressful few months at school and not weigh in but when I eventually did, I had maintained my loss perfectly. Or just choosing to eat better in the run up to taking weight loss more seriously and finding I'd lost 7lbs. I'm now thinking of putting my scales away and just consciously trying to move more and eat cleaner/still track calories for a few months and see where I end up. What do you think? [link] [comments] |
| Eating reasonable portions has changed EVERYTHING for me! Posted: 24 Apr 2021 08:23 AM PDT This past week I didn't eat as well as I have been lately and I was expecting that when I weighed myself this morning, I wouldn't have lost any weight and I was OK with that. But... eating normal portions has totally changed everything for me. I still lost 2 pounds (which is what my goal is every week). One day this week my son wanted to use a free pizza voucher he got from doing well at school. So instead of having lentils and wishing I was eating pizza with my kids, I had 2 slices. Not 4 or 5 like I used to. And I didn't smother each piece in ranch dressing. I measured out a serving of ranch and that was that. Another day, I had a rough day at work and really wanted Mediterranean food. I've been trying not to use food as a reward but I just wanted it and didn't want it built up so much that I couldn't think about anything but gyros and shawarma. So instead of getting a gyro, lemon potatoes, and rice... I got a gyro bowl with just the meat, extra vegetables and ate half of it and saved half for lunch. Also, my husband brought home some cupcakes that someone at work gave him. In the past I would have eaten as many as I could until I felt disgusted with myself. Instead, I had 1 and then put them out of my sight so I wasn't tempted to have more that day. It's just incredible to me that I used to feel like I had to totally deprive myself to see any results and I would beat myself up over having a slice of pizza so much that I'd propel myself into eating 4 more. This time, I've really tried to do this in a way that's sustainable to me... and giving into stuff on hard weeks like this but doing it in a reasonable way is something that I never thought would work, but it does! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 12:05 AM PDT Despite being active since age 6 in school sports and whatnot, I was diagnosed with PCOS (for those unfamiliar: polycystic ovarian syndrome) and insulin resistance at age 13 and have struggled with body image issues and excess fat ever since. I started my relationship with my now fiancé back in 2019 and we both ate/cooked a lot of food together. We were working with a personal trainer multiple times a week for about a month when the pandemic happened and between the loss of a gym (we lived in my old very small condo and had no gym access just our home equipment and 0 space), moving across country and taking our duty to support local restaurants too seriously (smh), I hit 247 lbs peak weight in February. I was even starting to get the beginning of a real double chin! Yeesh! On March 8, I started on a journey to be healthier and lose a significant portion of fat and weight. As of this morning, after 6 weeks, I'm down 23.3 lbs and several inches (though I can't lose this damn gut fast enough!!). My daily energy levels have improved dramatically; I feel better and look better in my clothing. Here are progress pics from beginning to present— including me trying on my wedding dress—something which I dreaded because of my back rolls. In the photos of me with the colorful yoga pants, I'm wearing a size medium sweatshirt for the first time in at least 2 years—Normally, I size up on tops so my gut doesn't show. I'm still a very long way off from my goal— I want to lose 15-20% more body fat and lose the gd back rolls. I'm going to say my goal weight is between 150-170 lbs for now. What's working so far:
Thanks for reading!! Good luck to us all 😀 [link] [comments] |
| I guess this is how I lose weight now ... Posted: 24 Apr 2021 11:12 PM PDT Let's get the stats out of the way: 31 female, 180 cm / SW: 107 kg / CW: 89 kg / GW 79 kg at least (healthy BMI) I lost the first 16 kg over the last 3 years (I was pregnant in this time too so I kinda lost it twice in 3 years) through first WW and later calorie tracking. In the last few months I felt kind of burned out with calorie tracking. Not really the tracking itself (I plan out my meals anyway so it just takes me a few minutes every other day) but with the numbers. It's hard to explain, but it kind of got to me. Seeing how many or how little calories a meal had shifted my thoughts to "oh I ate so many calories" (whenever I ate around 500 cal which is not that much for a tall woman like me) or "oh I ate so little" (even though a lower calorie meal can be very satisfying too). I also noticed that these thoughts affected my feelings toward eating and made me think about food a lot. I even had a small binge here and there. Long story short I decided to take a break from tracking. I made myself a chart writing down the foods I eat and use for cooking the most in categories of energy density (light green under 0.5 cal per g, green under 1.5, yellow under 2.5 and red over 2.5) in case I needed it when not tracking to make sure I don't overeat (spoiler: I didn't need it once) and deleted my tracking apps. I gave myself a limit of 3 meals and one afternoon snack (which is what I'll usually have when tracking too). My ultimate goal was to maintain my weight while on this break. 10 days later I stepped on the scale and lost 1.5 kg and hit the lowest weight (89 kg) I had since I started measuring my weight (which was in my first pregnancy in 2015 at 95 kg). I still started to track my calories again after that, even though I was very pleased with the outcome of this break and the mental state I reached while not tracking. Well, turns out the tracking felt really stressful again after a few days, I started to feel "underfed" again even though my food intake wasn't far from what I ate while not tracking (I think I even ate more calories while tracking just "because I can") and just generally started to have more thoughts about food and eating and also urges to binge again. So I decided to try my "break approach" again. To eat with a clear mind, but without clear numbers. Maybe this is the "lifestyle change" I always tried to approach and after 3 years of tracking I think I got my numbers down anyway and I KNOW what I'm usually eating is fine. Also I ask myself before EVERY meal: would a thin person choose that? Would they eat that amount? That food? That often? These thoughts really helped me making the right choices. I won't weigh myself again until friday but what I can tell you by now is that my thoughts around food are much calmer already, my urges to overeat or even binge are gone and I feel mentally more satisfied after eating even though I still make the same healthy choices everytime I eat. [link] [comments] |
| Why is it so easy to get discouraged when first starting to change diet? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:59 AM PDT Last week I decided to try a diet change again, most of the time I fall through and don't put as much effort into what I buy at the grocery store, but this time I went and bought all the ingredients I need to cook Chicken Fried Rice, but it just feels like at every step I take to try and change my life for the better something messes up and then I just go and get fast food. It's an awful cycle that I can't seem to break myself out of. I've been very obese since I was 16, and being 20 now, I'm stuck living in a very weird situation where I have no choice but to spend the next year living in a basement where my cooking space and tools are very limited. Other than a Microwave and Fridge, all I have to cook things with is an induction cooktop. I don't have the money to spend on cookwares very much either. I just want something to go right, I guess I probably did pick something a bit tough to make, but it still hurts that my first attempt in a long time went so bad. It's so easy to just go and waste money buying fast food and eating unhealthy, even easier to just consume bagel bites and hot pockets and pizza rolls for meals instead of actually cooking. I don't know what I'm really asking here, probably just ranting, but if anyone has any advice it'd be appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| First time seeing the scales go down!!! Posted: 25 Apr 2021 05:22 AM PDT I've been trying to lose weight on and off for most of my life and about two months ago I decided to really take it seriously and got scales ( we never had at home as there's a history of eating disorders and obsession with weighing ourselves). I've been struggling and for the past two months have hardly seen the scale move lower than my starting weight ( it does fluctuate a bit though). Now today, after about a week of not weighing myself I checked and I've lost 1.5kg!! I don't know if maybe it is just another fluctuation but this seriously brightened up my day. I've been studying for finals and just feeling terrible in general and was going to cave in and order a pizza today but this has really motivated me to stick to CICO and eat healthier. It's just it's the first time I feel like I'm seeing any form of results and it's been so long and I've made so little progress and this is just a tiny tiny fraction of what I still have to lose but it feels great :)) Sorry for all the rambling ahaha [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2021 07:27 AM PDT So I don't really know how to word this or start this post but I thought it was finally time to share the progress I've made. Been waiting for the right time for a good bit but as time goes on, I realise that when ever I hit a goal weight, internally I tell myself I'll share the progress when I get to the end of my journey but that's the thing, there is no end to a fitness journey, it constantly evolves and there is no final weight you'll be happy with, there will always be something off and something you want to fix about yourself. I've always been the chubby kid, from primary school all the way through to University, I've been obese. My family showed love through food and we never left the table until we had seconds so it's hard for me to leave food on my plate. Wasn't until around 2017 I decided to hunker down and start trying to lose weight since I was never happy with how I looked or how people perceived me when I walk into a room, knowing I was ''the fat guy''. It ate away at me my entire life, I missed all of the Teenager milestones since I would shut myself away and play videogames until the late hours of the morning so I had no social interaction and could barely keep eye contact with girls and never even mustered the courage to ask a girl to Formal so I went alone. Through the years I lost weight, gained weight, lost that same weight again and continued to do so, I used MyfitnessPal to track my calories and would focus purely on cardio and the weight melted off. Wasn't until I saw Infinity War in theatres and I saw Chris Hemsworth on screen that I realised how much I would love to try and achieve a physique like that, as soon as the movie finished I was at the Gym googling "Thor Workout Plans" with no idea what I was doing, but I stuck with it and it eventually paid off. When I started I had no muscle mass under any of my fat besides my calves (Benefit of loosing a whole bunch of weight, you get to keep your tree trunk calves). I could barely bench the bar when bench pressing, everything was heavy, I remember lying to the trainer spotting me that I could at least bench 5kg plates on each side for 12 reps and failing by the 5th rep, it's embarrassing but everyone has to start somewhere. When Covid hit I lost the gym for a solid 3 months and took up running and went on the Keto diet to help fast track my cut which lead to me loosing a bunch of my muscle mass but also let me remove some unwanted fat. Eventually when the gyms came back I bulked a little too hard and got fluffy very quickly since it was the first time I got to ''eat big to get big'' as the gymbros say and started cutting again. Since then I went through a relationship where I let myself gain a few kgs since now all of a sudden I'm eating biscuits and sweets in bed, which I would never do by myself. Sadly the relationship didn't work out which brings things up to current me, in the midst of a cut where I hope I'll finally get to see my abs come through when I try to reach my goal weight of 85kg and get to around 12-15% body fat mark. What I hope people can gain from this is that, nothing is set in stone, you can change and forge your own path. I went from being a shut in chubby teenager to a decently built guy that actually thrives in social situations. I've managed to hit the milestones that I had missed even if it was a few years later and now enjoy things that I never thought I would like fashion, hair, cooking, all while still being the massive nerd I was in Highschool. It's never too late to turn your life around, it takes time and a whole lot of dedication but the personal growth you get from it, will make you a stronger person in the long run and feeling confident in your own skin can change the way you live your life in so many different ways. Sorry if this all sounds so incoherent but writing has never been my one of my strong suites. Before/After: https://imgur.com/a/vmbCgN5 Progress over the years and face comparison: https://imgur.com/a/q8U7jDV Covid Cut vs First Bulk vs Cut https://imgur.com/a/9y9Hikj MyFitnessPal weight progress: https://imgur.com/a/9syH7mv [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2021 02:11 PM PDT I went out with friends today and we went to a farmers market to look at flowers. While there, there were snow cones, funnel cakes and carmel corn. Old me would have visited at least one of those booths and ate my fill. I did not stop at a single one of those stalls. When we left we went to a restaurant where they ate cake. I got a salad with salmon. I felt more satisfied sticking to my diet then caving. I feel so proud of myself. So I have been on a high fat low carb diet. I have been eating ~1200 calories and >42 carbs. I honestly feel full and satisfied and have not starved myself which I have done in the past. Making sure I am eating and filling myself on good food has helped me avoid temptation. When I was on diets before and I didn't eat much, anything that was food that looked good, made me crave it more. For me, eating good portions with low carbs has made me feel full, and I haven't thought about cheating as much. Make sure to eat and eat every meal! It has worked for me so far! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: April 25th, 2021 Posted: 24 Apr 2021 11:53 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] |
| Calorie deficit while disabled Posted: 25 Apr 2021 05:40 AM PDT Howdy! For all my life, I have struggled with my weight. Since around 7 or 8 I was already chubby, and slowly over time it has creeped up. Gender: Male Height: 5'4 Weight: 175 lbs-ish One of the biggest reasons is likely because I am disabled and have been in a wheelchair since I was three because of a neuromuscular condition. That, and a mom who tries to comfort herself and her son with a lot of homemade goodies. I have tried a lot of times to lose weight, and had minimal success. As a teen, my whole family went low carb for about a year and I lost some weight, then plateau'd after maybe 10 pounds. Last year I tried intermittent fasting (8:16) and I lost maybe 5 lbs in a month! I really enjoyed it, but the holidays threw me off. I am trying again with IF, but am also trying to find a way to calculate my calorie deficit and do CICO. It is difficult for me, because I know it's far lower than the average man of my weight and size because I am in a wheelchair all day, so I do not burn the calories from simply standing or walking. It also limits my ability to exercise :( Most calculators and food apps only allow me to choose a sedentary lifestyle, but I know I am well beyond that. From what I have seen, my TDEE is going to be something crazy low. I'm not sure if I am asking for advice, support, or if there is just any other disabled person with the same struggle here... [link] [comments] |
| Has anyone else noticed that when you try to lose weight people around you buy more junk food? Posted: 24 Apr 2021 11:22 AM PDT I (23 F, 5'6, 148 lbs) have started trying to lose weight. I know I am in the 'healthy' range blah blah but I used to be 130 lbs and I prefer that weight to my current one. The way I am built my weight doesn't really look that noticeable or at least I gain the same amount every time I gain and lose the same and drop back to 130ish. This has happened once before and Idk how I gained but clearly I fell down with some bad food habits over the past two years. So, in order to be more healthy I've decided to limit junk food. If I do eat it I eat in small portions and stop when I'm done. That has included not buying junk and stopping ordering food from fast food places. My family whom I live with tend to purchase these foods in large quantities. But, here's the weird part they buy it for ME!!!!!!! They themselves eat it and they also say but we bought it for you! Like wtf I've been talking about stopping junk for about two months now and for the past three weeks managed to avoid all the garbage that has been stocked in the house. Now I've been watching them and I realised they literally get me this type of food. It's not even that I ask for it but sometimes they bring it to me. For Easter when I started talking about weight loss they bought an Easter bunny (small chocolate one) and literally gave it to me as a gift lol. Okay this is sweet but after saying I really dont want anything with chocolate they brought this specifically for me and then when I would eat small portions of this they would say omg how long does it take for you to finish that tiny bunny. It's the Lindt one. I felt so bad and ate the whole thing eventually. Now I've decided to say I'm not hungry which is working better. I just say I am not hungry and I dont eat with them because they seem to have some feeding issue with me. [link] [comments] |
| Keeping weight off while bedridden Posted: 25 Apr 2021 03:09 AM PDT I don't know if there is a better subreddit for this, if so, please let me know! I have just torn my ACL and other ligaments in the knee while skiing, and am mostly bedridden (can only walk on crutches to the bathroom and back basically). I am waiting for surgery and am doing physical therapy once a week, but the exercises are very, very minimal and are all done while lying down. I am basically burning no calories, and as to not gain weight, I need to change my eating habits while recovering from this injury. I am not overweight per say, but definitely on the boarder. I have alwas struggled with my weight. I don't want to add risk to having surgery in a few months by gaining a bunch of weight. Gaining weight will also be bad for the recovery and rehabilitation with the added weight on my knee. What's your best low calorie snacks/meals? Preferably something quite easy, as I can't stand long enough to cook and don't have both hands free because of the crutches. Was thinking about buying plenty of fruits and veggies, and some hummus to dip the veggies in. And I've also looked into buying some low calorie diet shake powder that I can mix and drink quite easily to replace a meal here and there. Any other tips on how to keep your weight down while bedridden are welcomed! Maybe someone here has gone through something similar? [link] [comments] |
| Is this a reasonable plan for losing 100lbs+ by next summer? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 02:49 AM PDT Lockdown is over, gyms are open and I'm moving my body and eating less. I want to lose 100lbs+ or get to a size I am comfortable with by my next birthday. Stats: 5ft5 / 110kg / F Goal weight: when I feel and look fabulous... Game plan: Food, food and food. - 900-1500 calories - MFP / scan and weigh food - 1.5-3L of water - Protein smoothie under 400 calories - One big meal (mostly keto) - A snack under 200 calories - nothing is off limits because I will eat cake again so I want to be realistic Exercise. - Exercise 5-6x a week - 40 mins cardio - 20-30 mins strength / weight - Never leave gym without burning 250-400 calories Weigh ins. - Weekly weigh ins - More focus on measurements - Monthly progress picture Any comments or suggestions? [link] [comments] |
| 'Can't outrun a bad diet.' But I can sure as heck try Posted: 25 Apr 2021 06:22 AM PDT I know so much of whet loss is moving more and eating less (or at least eating better). Incorporating exercise into my life has been no problem for me. I see it as a sort of therapy because I know it helps me with my depression and anxiety. I have noticed I have a better mood when I start my day with a workout. That sort of brings me to my question. Has anyone had experience with trying to change your diet while on anti-depressants? I think it affects my satiety. While I might have eaten enough calorie-wise, I don't feel full or satisfied and want more. I snack a good bit during the day and with meals. I have to basically gorge myself to actually feel full. I've tried tracking my calories with apps like MyFitnessPal and LoseIt, but I'm also trying to be better about cooking my own meals, and those apps really show off the allure of eating out because pre-packaged items have a defined calorie count versus the salad that I make at home. I don't want to discontinue my anti-depressant. I feel like this one does help me, and I've tried to get off them before and didn't like who I was without it. Just wondering if anyone else has had success with the diet portion of losing weight while battling against depression/anxiety and taking SSRIs? [link] [comments] |
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