Weight loss: [Challenge] 90s Cartoons Loseit Challenge Week 4 |
- [Challenge] 90s Cartoons Loseit Challenge Week 4
- I think it's time to break up
- Harsh but needed
- FitBit calorie burn data
- Things I've learned on my (currently 118 pound) weight loss journey.
- Weighed myself for the first time practically ever today, and for the first time in my life, i'm no longer "overweight".
- I ate a whole package of Oreos and a whole tin of Pringles :(
- Ok, (high protein - 300 ish cal) mint choc chip ice cream alternative thank me later.
- [NSV] I didn't know it, but it got easier.
- Having trouble resisting binging at night
- Yesterday I took the plunge with CICO, emerging from depression.
- New personal best
- Realistic example of what the scale shows over time
- Is it weird that I'm seeing my body change but the number on the scale stays around the same?
- 60lbs down, now into maintenance!
- 11 lbs in 4 days.
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Saturday, 08 May 2021? Start here!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 8th, 2021
- Did not realize how food can be an addiction (NSV)
- Possible Sugar Addiction standing in the way of my goals
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Saturday, 08 May 2021: Today, I conquered!
- I´ve done it!
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 7
- My weight is spiraling out of control
| [Challenge] 90s Cartoons Loseit Challenge Week 4 Posted: 07 May 2021 09:04 AM PDT 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! 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 round your hosts are u/hxcjosh23 and u/unrepentant_thinner Week 3 Bragging Rights: Top 3 weigh in % as a team:
Top 3 Activity Minutes as a team:
Top 3 Total Steps Taken as a team
Week 3 Results SpongeBob kept the Krabby Patty recipe safe for another week, defeating Recess! Magic School Bus (BEEP BEEP) went on a field trip and achieved victory over Animaniacs! Power Puff Girls showed off their girl power and pummeled Sailor Moon This week's Itinerary: This week continues the inter-team head to head challenges. Each week, teams will face off in a friendly 1v1 competition for bragging rights in our activity challenges. Compete for your team by logging your steps and activity (step 2 below). Get stepping! Week 4 head to head schedule - Activity minutes battle!: Spongebob vs Magic School Bus Animaniacs vs Power Puff Girls Recess vs Sailor Moon Good Luck! Challenge Tracker Here!Step 1 - Weigh in for week 4 Step 2 - Log your steps and activity Submit activity and/or step count here You can submit one day at a time, or the whole week at once. If you're submitting daily, no need to include previous days information. Your most recent entry for each day will be counted. ***Your and your family's health come first. Adapt your activity to the current guidelines in your communities.*** All steps count. Intentional minutes count. We define activity minutes as "intentional additional activity to meet your health goals". This may include things like weight lifting, running, yoga, walking to work instead of driving, following youtube workout, etc. Things done for the purpose of reaching your goals that are not already a part of your normal day. 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.
May 7 - Week 4May 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: 07 May 2021 03:35 PM PDT Dear potato, I'm writing this after being separated from you for a week...I don't know how to tell you this, but I think we need to break up. For good. Yes yes I know, you can change; baked, mashed, scalloped, hashed, French fried, and even a myriad of oh so yummy flavored chips that seem to make its way to my plate every snack and meal. It's too much! I need my space! Even baked you demand cheese, butter, bacon and that evil sly ranch...but I'm putting my foot down! No more!!! Just separating myself from you and only you, potato, my pants are already fitting better. I must continue without you. I'm sorry. All the best, Me [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2021 05:51 PM PDT I was cleaning out the glove box in my car today and came across some old medical papers from January of this year. I took a look at what it was, and the first thing I saw after my name and info was "Morbidly obese (severe) due to excess calories"... damn. I don't know if it was the "(severe)" part that got to me, but it felt like a punch to the gut. I needed to see it, tho. I've already been trying to get myself back on the "eating healthier and losing weight" band wagon (I have PCOS and admittedly have been slacking), but seeing those words cemented some determination in me that I've not felt before. Had I not seen that paperwork, I know I wouldn't be making this post. I realize I HAVE to make a change and maintain it. I'm tired of feeling tired, sickly, achy, everything. I want to be healthy again. This is my first official post on reddit, and I'm doing it to keep myself accountable and to hopefully give an update once I start to lose weight. Here we go! Gettin' serious time! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2021 06:11 AM PDT I see a lot of posts on here asking if the calorie burn on fitness trackers is accurate at all. Usually people say no, take it with a grain of salt. I've been tracking with the original FitBit Versa with HR. I use this to track my weight, calorie burn, and my food intake. I've been keeping this information in a spreadsheet as well to compare my actual weight loss with what I should have lost according to my calorie deficit each day. Each day I record: Calories Burned / Calories Eaten / Weight / Deficit (Burned - Eaten) / 7 Day Average Weight I'm happy to report that in 30 days, I'm down 5.4 lbs! (I've had a few lower days but this is from the day I started to today. In that time, my tracked deficit has been 19619 calories. This means I should have lost about 5.6 lbs (19619 / 3500 cal/lb). This means that my data/Fitbit is only off by about 719 (3500 x 5.4 = 18900, 19619 - 18900 = 719) calories over 30 days - which is a win in my books! Your results might vary, but I wanted to share that trackers can be accurate - just maybe verify your data before relying on them as your sole source of information! EDIT: Thanks for the silver! My first Reddit awards!! [link] [comments] |
| Things I've learned on my (currently 118 pound) weight loss journey. Posted: 07 May 2021 12:42 PM PDT 29(M) SW: 395 || CW: 277 || GW: 220 A little less than a year ago I posted to this sub with a goal I never thought I would be able to reach, and that was to get under 300 pounds (hit 299 after being over 300 for more than 13 years). Unfortunately after that post life got in the way and I gained quite a bit of weight back. Thankfully, I got back on the saddle and am on the decline again. I thought I would post again to share my experiences and things I have learned that have helped me along the way. Please keep in mind this is my journey and may look completely different from yours, but hopefully you find something useful from it. Some background. I have been overweight my whole life, in college I almost reached 400 pounds (possibly did, was always too scared to weigh myself). Seeing 395 when I stepped on a scale and decided to get my butt in gear. Did Keto for some time with success but realized it wasn't sustainable for me. Did intermittent fasting which brought me down to my lowest weight since high school. Both times I was doing stronglifts 5x5 as lifting was the only form of exercise I enjoyed. However last July I was in the process of moving and wasn't able to continue lifting and my bad eating habits came back which also completely stopped any exercise I was doing. After getting extremely discouraged from seeing the scale I decided to look into getting an online personal trainer in November. I want to clarify I do not advocate everyone needs a personal trainer. I was in a situation where it was financially viable for me and I felt I needed someone who would be able to help me stay accountable. Now for the things I've learned and how its helped me out. 1. I wasn't going on a diet, I was reprogramming myself to build better habits.I went from eating out multiple times pretty much every day to attempting to make every meal at home. Sometimes those meals were your normal "healthy" meals sometimes they weren't. However, even most of my "unhealthy" meals were still better than grabbing upwards of 4000 calories from fast food chains and local restaurants in a day. To start out I wasn't tracking my nutrition I was just building that habit. Currently I make most of my meals from home, I usually allow myself one meal out a week and make it fit within my calories and macros. As for exercise, I had a decent base to start out with. I started a 3 day split full body routine and did a daily walk for at least five minutes. The first few days were pretty rough, but got easier after the first week or so. I now do a 4 day split (Mon, Thurs - Lower/Core, Tue, Fri - Upper) with Wednesday being cardio, usually 40 minutes on stationary bike. My daily walks are usually now 20-30 minutes and every weekend I do at least a 5 mile hike. 2. I didn't let a slip up turn into a downward slope.This one has been a major downfall in the past for me. I didn't always succeed with eating at home and every now and then I would have a week where I ate out more than I should have, and sometimes thought well I've ruined it so what's the point of continuing. Then I would realize a few bad meals in a week, or a skipped day or week of workout won't destroy all the good habits I've built so far unless I let it. 3. I learned about what's in my food, and how that affects me.I taught myself about Macros. I learned that Protein and Carbs have 4 Calories per gram, Fat has 9 Calories per gram, Alcohol has 7 Calories per gram. I learned proteins and fats are essential for a healthy diet. I took this information and started tracking all my nutrition. I began to learn a Macro ratio that left me feeling more satiated for the day. I found ways to make healthy alternatives of unhealthy foods. I started getting to a point where I could estimate my calories more accurately. I understand many people hate tracking that information, but it helped me gain a better understanding and I have gotten to the point where I enjoy tracking it all. 4. I Look at more than the scale for progress.Find things to help you gauge your progress other than just the scale. As many on here suggest start taking progress pictures immediately. You don't have to show them to anybody, but more than likely you will want to. Almost every single item of clothing I own is too big. I no longer have to ask for a seat belt extender on airplanes. My stomach sits farther away from my steering wheel than it used to. I'm not completely drained mowing my lawn anymore. My back doesn't hurt 24/7 anymore. Keep reminding yourself of the small things as they add up. I still struggle with some body dysmorphia as any time I look in the mirror I still see 395 pound me, but then I look at all the other things and realize how far I've come. 5. Finally, Think dial not switch.I want to give my trainer credit for this one as this has helped me out immensely. Think of this process as turning a dial rather than flipping a switch. You want to slowly change what you are doing to be able to form and keep those habits rather than going all out in the beginning and burning yourself out and reverting to your old ways. Don't start an intense exercise program after you've been sedentary for so long, start walking for 15-30 minutes a day. Cut out drinks which are calorie dense. Add in things as you go. I know we all want to lose weight as fast as possible, but lose the weight in a way where after your done you will know how to keep it off. Also, I want to thank all of you on this sub as I come here a lot to hear all your amazing stories and progress and it really helps keep me going. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2021 10:10 PM PDT i can't say for sure how much i lost, because when i began working on losing weight, i was frankly too afraid to step on the scale and see how heavy i was. (i wore a 2XL/3XL). i haven't weighed myself this whole time, which presented a problem where i would be constantly thinking i'm gaining weight for 2 weeks and then i would notice "hey this article of clothing is too big for me now" and then i'd feel good for a week about losing weight, then immediately go back to worrying that i've gained. this is just too much for my anxiety anymore, so today i decided it was finally time to see how much i weigh. i know just based on my clothing size that i've made a lot of progress, but being that i didn't weigh myself at the start and haven't until today, i had no clue how far i'd come. i told myself that so long as it's on the lower end of the 200s, i'll have made a significant amount of progress and i can feel good about myself, just knowing it doesn't start with a 3. it was 161, which according to google, for my height, is in the higher end for my 'ideal weight'. obviously i know all that is bullshit but still, it feels good to see my weight next to my height and see that for the first time in my life i'm no longer classified as overweight. i'm not done losing yet just cause google says i'm no longer overweight, tho. i don't have a number in mind, but i know i've got a decent bit more to go before i'll be content to just maintain rather than lose. i just wanted to share tho, since i don't really have anyone in my life to share the accomplishment with who i think will truly understand what it means [link] [comments] |
| I ate a whole package of Oreos and a whole tin of Pringles :( Posted: 07 May 2021 08:45 PM PDT I'm sad because I was doing so well. I was logging my meals everyday and meeting my calories while eating healthy. What upsets me the most is that I wasn't even hungry or anything, I just finished my last meal and got bored so I stuffed my face in Oreos and Pringles. About 10 cookies in I told myself I could keep eating whatever I wanted to because I already ate those oreos. I immediately drank 5 water bottles after binging and took a 2 hour nap. Now I feel sluggish, lazy, and uncomfortably bloated. Any tips for recovering? I was thinking about restricting myself from food tomorrow to make up for today, but I feel like I'll just fall into another binge. [link] [comments] |
| Ok, (high protein - 300 ish cal) mint choc chip ice cream alternative thank me later. Posted: 07 May 2021 04:18 PM PDT Dear friends, Few weeks into CICO now - Alas, this has been my evening go to that hits the chocolate, sugar and ice cream receptors all at the same time, whilst being light, low cal, high protein and really quite delicious. Very simple now. Nutri bullet needed or other high power blender. This is pretty important if you want that gelato esque texture. If you have the nutri bullet, use a small cup. Don't know if this is true but the pressure seems to be higher in the smaller cup and adds even more creaminess… Then add: 8-10 medium ice cubes, until 1 inch from the top. Ish. Then 150ml- 200ml milk. Whole, skim, almond… whatever tickles your fancy. I use whole and factor in the Cals. 1 1/2 to 2 scoops of myprotein mint choc chip powder. Here, you can pick any flavour I guess - I've found myprotein powders to be great quality with good taste. Choc brownie, banana, strawb… all good. But I do think mint choc chip takes the top spot currently. So maybe check it out. Lastly… 1 - 2 tbs pure cacao… or cocoa. The bitterness and intense choc flavour just balances the sweetness of the mint choc chip protein powder. Brings the whole thing up a notch. Then, lid on and bang on the nutri bullet base for about 30-60 secs. Follow it with your eyes and make sure the mix looks dense. Don't add too much milk, or it won't be thick. Then remove lid, you'll be tempted to lick the blades… don't. But do go at them with a spoon. Then take that spoon and enjoy the rest. I savoured this the other night whilst my wife ate profiteroles… honestly I didn't feel cheated and it's also pretty great knowing you won't feel trash after eating it whilst also getting your protein in. All the very best to you. [link] [comments] |
| [NSV] I didn't know it, but it got easier. Posted: 07 May 2021 05:19 PM PDT Earlier today at lunch, a coworker commented on how she thinks it's crazy that I "eat so little" but say "I'm so full!" In no way as this malicious and I didn't take it that way. But it got me to thinking how consciousness I have become at what I'm eating and how much. It's taken a decade or so (31F) to practice enough at portion sizes and food quality (chips vs. an apple or something). I didn't realize that it had become nature, rather than a battle. I still have bad days and want to eat junk food periodically, I'm only human (and it tastes good once in a while!). I'm not at my GW, I'm currently pregnant and have taken up other priorities, but it's valuable that I can RELY on myself and make healthy choices because that's what I like now! * This message is for anyone out there who needs encouragement, who doesn't think they can do it. You CAN; it really is a meal at a time, a day at a time, a snack at a time. It's so easy to be hard on yourself thinking you can do better, that you're not doing a good job. But you are! Congrats to all of you out there trying! [link] [comments] |
| Having trouble resisting binging at night Posted: 07 May 2021 04:43 AM PDT Title says it all. I work 2 jobs, about 65 hours a week, and during the day I do great, I'm prescribed Adderall so that obviously helps me stay on track, but by the end of the day it's worn off, I'm tired, and I can't control myself. Ive already lost about 50 pounds since last April, and that's great, but my progress is consistently stunted by me being unable to control myself at night or when I get off work (Kwik Trip, WI, super cheap easy unhealthy food 24/7, other job is mechanic so no temptation there). I wake up every morning feeling like garbage, physically and mentally, and weak. Anyone have any tips or experiences that helped them get past this kind of block? [link] [comments] |
| Yesterday I took the plunge with CICO, emerging from depression. Posted: 08 May 2021 12:06 AM PDT Yesterday I finally created a plan for proper weight loss. 3 years ago i was a 220 pound 15 year old, and i have since exploded another exact 100 pounds through immensely poor decisions. I'm 18 now. I would always buy caloried soda in the half a dozens every week, with tons of chips to gorge myself, coupled with mental disorders i've binged an insane amount of weight extremely quickly. But in the past 5 months I have seen myself at my mental worst, and something has been changing my my mind. I no longer let trash pile up, and every piece of trash I lay lying around goes in a big bag I have, and I never push it off. And switching to diet soda has killed my appetite for drinking calories. I slowly got disgusted by chips and haven't eaten junk food or drank caloried soda in the past 2 weeks. Something that made me extremely excited about weight loss, was that actual food that I ate always came out to a low calorie total at the end of the day. I've had no difficulty whatsoever eating sub 2000 calories yesterday and today. I'm projected to be at my 2018 weight by april next year. Thinking about going 1500 at some point. My main motivations are being able to confidently walk around without feeling incredibly anxious about my physical appearance. I took a starting progress photo that I look at every day to motivate me, since i'm disgusted by myself. I used to take long walks when I weighed 30 pounds less, but walking has become incredibly exhausting. I'm so excited to be able to take long walks while listening to podcasts, and the chance to hike up mountains with my cousin(s). I live in a mountainous rural area and some of my best memories are of hiking up misty mountains and seeing beautiful sights. For me it took a lot of motivation to start and write this post, but it's not gonna be like before where i'll cave in a few weeks. I have genuinely no craving for junk anymore. I don't even drink as much diet soda as I used to. I'm set to start ADHD medication in two months which will be an extremely helpful tool in getting me out of depression and helping this weight loss journey. If I have any questions, it's what kind of exercises can I do at 320 lbs without killing my joints. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2021 04:40 PM PDT I have not been feeling that well lately and did not do much at the gym on Wednesday. Then I skipped it all together on Thursday. Today I knew I had to go and at least do something or my pattern was that I'd quit and fall off after three days not going. I stepped on the elliptical and told myself that I'd just do 1 mile and then call it a day. I've been doing 14 min miles sometimes pushing it to a 12.5 min mile on a high energy day. I wanted to be done so I started out a little faster then normal. I started to feel good around 6 min and I looked down to see I was over half way there. I thought, you know what? I could do an 11 min mile right now. So I did. I never thought I would be at a point in my fitness journey where I could do an 11 min mile while keeping my HR out of the danger zone! I was so excited I kept going for another 9 min (at a slower pace) to round out the 20 mins. It feels good seeing results even if it's not quite in the mirror yet. [link] [comments] |
| Realistic example of what the scale shows over time Posted: 07 May 2021 07:40 PM PDT Thought I'd share my weight loss chart, and some thoughts, in case it is helpful to anyone. I didn't start tracking my weight daily until after a few months and 10-12 pounds or so. The red line is the obese/overweight line, and the green line is the overweight/normal line (still working on getting to that one). The gray bars are times when I was on vacation/visiting family/etc. and not tracking my weight, watching what I ate, or exercising. Personally, I know I'll always want to eat a bit more during the holidays and not feel obligated to work out, and I'm trying to establish a long term lifestyle that works for me - so that means paying attention most of the year but not worrying about it for a few weeks during vacations. You'll see my weight went up - some of it water, some of it real - and that's okay. (The first gray bar is an exception - earlier in my diet I was stricter, I was still getting the hang of how to lose weight.) For the first several months, you can see the chart is less "bumpy." At that time, I wasn't really eating any takeout or restaurant food and was being really careful with what I ate. Once I got into a good routine, I let up the reins a little bit, and now I eat plenty of takeout and fast food (but still way less frequently than pre-diet). In moderation, of course - I watch my portion sizes. I think what's interesting is you can see there's still a downward trend, but it's a lot bumpier once I incorporated more restaurant food back into my diet and was more lenient with letting myself eat more stuff besides "whole foods." These foods have more salt (leads to water retention) and are probably physically heavier, etc. so I see more water weight fluctuations now. My weight loss pace is probably getting little slower recently, but I have no strict goal/timeline in place, and I haven't significantly changed my diet or routine since losing weight, so a slower pace makes sense, since presumably my BMR has gone down. Been sort of mildly plateauing a couple weeks but not too worried about it. Everyone's journey will look a little different but thought I'd share mine so far. :) [link] [comments] |
| Is it weird that I'm seeing my body change but the number on the scale stays around the same? Posted: 08 May 2021 12:18 AM PDT I am using MyFitnessPal, I've been generally following my caloric limit... admittedly I go over a few days a week but still I feel like I'm eating less than I used to. It's been a couple months now, and some things have changed, but not my weight apparently. My legs are more toned, and my neck seems to have less fat. It's just strange, because I started around 185, and I thought I would have broken 180 by now, but I'm still oscillating between 181 and 185. At one point I was even at 186-187 so that was weird. I think most of my weight is concentrated in the middle around my stomach/backside, and that hasnt changed much, so that could be the issue? I dont know. It's just a bit demoralizing. [link] [comments] |
| 60lbs down, now into maintenance! Posted: 07 May 2021 05:14 AM PDT M39 - SW 209lbs , GW 145 lbs, CW 145 lbs, 5' 5.5" I've finally hit my maintenance weight, and for the first time, feel like I might be able to keep it here. My weight has yoyo'd many times over my adult life, and this round I've made some material changes to my lifestyle that I am hoping will stick. At the end of June 2020, I realized I was at my highest weight ever, and that I had to do something. I decided I'd focus on the classics, diet (CICO) and exercise (walking + zoom fitness). At the beginning, I struggled to do a 20 minute walk a few times a week. Over the past 10 months, I increased the amount I was walking, with a peak of about 90 minutes, then changed to jogging over the past 5 months or so. I now try to get 25-35 mins of jogging in every day. In addition, I do a zoom strength training session once a week, which is recorded, and I repeat that two more times. The most important change though has been my food intake. I have found that I can only do CICO, and I use the loseit app to do that tracking. I had it set to the dynamic "lose 1.5 lb per week" caloric deficit - 10 months ago, that was 2100 calories, and close to my goal it was around 1500 calories per day. But with my trainers suggestions (and some cooking lessons from a few months of hello fresh deliveries), I now eat more healthy, changing breakfast cereal to a smoothie, lunch sandwiches to a hearty salad, snacks from cookies and chips to apples and cheese, and dinners are varied, but mostly cooked from scratch, with a focus on portion size. I don't watch the fat content of the food, as I am tracking CICO. I typically don't "eat my exercise", so some day's I'd have a big deficit, others, it would be very small (or even over, on my occasional cheat day). I do still eat take-out occasionally, but that's been significantly reduced, and my favorite takeout is a burrito bowl; lots of food, relatively low calories. Now onto the hard part - figuring out how to make this really stick. I'm happy with the foods I'm eating, and the exercise I'm getting, but this is the first time I'm truly into a maintenance diet. It's going to be quite the change going from 1500 calories a day, to 1800, or 2300, and I really have to focus on not breaking these hard earned habits. In addition, I've set myself a "soft" goal, of getting down to 15% body fat - I still have a tiny amount of extra weight in the middle, that I'd like to remove if possible, but I don't want to lose any more overall weight. A question for those who are doing CICO and are into their maintenance weight: loseit says that I should eat around 1800 calories a day, since I'm relatively sedentary (office job). But fitbit indicates I burn around 2300 calories a day, given my exercise habits. Thoughts on if I should target eating towards the lower end of that, the higher end, or right in the middle? How would this affect my goal of loss of body fat? I have seen online discussion/sales pitches around body recompositions, but I'm not sure I'm ready to go that path - but if others have experience, I'd love to hear it. Thank you, and best of luck to everyone on this journey! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2021 06:45 PM PDT 4 days ago I posted here looking for help with my compulsive eating...well it also seems that I was drinking beer compulsively as well... I didn't realize just how much I was drinking. Honestly, it didn't seem like a lot....but it was. I was going through a 24 of tall boys a week! Like holy crap! I wasn't even drunk, it was like soda pop to me. It's been 4 days since my original post and 4 days since I have had any alcohol. I have lost 11lbs in those 4 days and gained mental clarity, restful sleep, a better mood, and a more positive self image. I also started counting calories and subbing all the water that I should have been drinking for the beer that I had been drinking. I had maybe one glass of water a day. 11lbs lost and such better things gained. I'm at 179lbs and my goal is 160. Bring it on. [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Saturday, 08 May 2021? Start here! Posted: 07 May 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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| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 8th, 2021 Posted: 07 May 2021 11:06 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] |
| Did not realize how food can be an addiction (NSV) Posted: 07 May 2021 11:34 PM PDT So like a lot of others, I have leaned into food during the pandemic as a comfort and it has turned on me and I have gained a lot of weight as a result. Started counting my calories and attempting to adapt to a new calorie limit literally 2 days ago, and I've found posting on Reddit has kind of helped me with other endeavors as a good way to just reflect so here I am. I've noticed a lot of other things people have mentioned, but of the biggest things I realized is that I was probably low key addicted to food. When trying not to snack today, I was literally shaking, my leg was bouncing out of control, I was gritting my teeth, trying to drink lots of water. I felt like what I imagine a smoker trying to quit feels like. It's not that I completely cut myself off, I've just been trying to have healthier snacks like nuts and such and also just overall have less of a snack. I considered myself a pretty active person before the pandemic, and because of that I kind of ate whatever I wanted whenever I wanted without any consideration, but yeah...my metabolism has not been kind to me. :D [link] [comments] |
| Possible Sugar Addiction standing in the way of my goals Posted: 07 May 2021 10:18 PM PDT I've been trying to lose about 100lbs for a few years now. Got down 40 then became pregnant and gained 30lbs back. I'm struggling to lose weight now because of my inability to stop eating sugary foods. I'm breastfeeding (2 months postpartum) and should be losing weight more easily because of it but also they say not to limit food intake or it could affect milk supply so im trying to stay at around 2000 calories a day, before I was at about 1700-1800 daily plus more regular and rigorous exercise. The reason I came on here is to seek advice/tips on managing these sugar cravings and maybe inspiration from others who've overcome it. My meals are pretty good, healthy and balanced but since I'm a mom I usually have treats in the house for my kids and find myself unable to just have one or two. It's especially hard at night and when I have my coffee. It's like a habit to have a cookie or treat with my coffee and if i don't have it I can't stop thinking about how much better It would've been/when I can have a treat. Being home more now because of lockdown has made it harder, I used to go out a lot while losing weight in the past which helped me not give in to cravings. I try finding healthy alternatives or making my own but I can never limit myself to just one or two and end up going way over my calories just from a few cookies at night. Before bed I always promise myself I'll do better tomorrow and just resist it but I ALWAYS give in. I'm glad I'm not gaining weight but I've been at a standstill. I'm also losing weight for health reasons and mobility, not just to look good so I need to figure this out to be able to gain my health back. Any tips or advice is greatly appreciated!! [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Saturday, 08 May 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 07 May 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] |
| Posted: 07 May 2021 07:23 AM PDT A short while back, I posted about trying my darndest to lose my excess weight, here´s the original post for anyone who wants to see https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/m8gzlk/finaly_losing_my_excess_weight/ Well I´m happy to say I´ve finally hit my inicial goal weight of 70kg, starting from a whopping 83kg (I´m short so that is obese for me). I´ll keep on with my diet and workouts and see where I can go from here. I´ve begun to have muscle gains as well, and now I´m not embarassed to take my shirt off at the beach and in public in general. I have pictures that I wanted to put here, but I don´t know how. EDIT: I found a way to post the pictures... here they are... https://paskario.tumblr.com/post/650542454121103361 [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 7 Posted: 07 May 2021 06:06 PM PDT Hello losers, Friday Friday Friday! Lots to love about a Friday. Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don't like it: 246.0 this morning. Just a number. Even when I dislike the number. The scale is a tool. Not a moral judgement. Stay within calorie range (1500-1800): On target today, loving me some salmon. 4/5 days. Exercise 5 days a week: Long walk on a river trail plus stationary bike, posture poses & arm weight sets. 5/7 days. Self-care acts/alone time & ten deep breath cycles a day: Check mark on the breathing. Alone time during my walk. Self care is some time off & time spent doing whatever I wanna. Try a new recipe once a week: Pan fried mahi mahi. Would do again, but I like fish across the board. 1/4 weeks. Write 1500 words a day 6 days a week: I'm considering restructuring this goal. I think I'm missing something about making this effective for what I want it to be. I am writing but it's not getting me where I want to go exactly. Do a mindfulness exercise: Sensory input, sunshine makes it so easy to be mindful & present in this moment. The river was full today & it rained yesterday so everything had that fresh growth green going on. Gratitude list: Today I'm grateful for salmon. I cannot stress enough how lovely that was. I'm also grateful for family of choice, time off, sunshine & the health and well being of my favorite people & furry things, myself included. How about y'all? [link] [comments] |
| My weight is spiraling out of control Posted: 07 May 2021 07:57 PM PDT I'm a 5'5 21f who weights 240lbs I've never been this heavy before. But i've always been a chubby kid. I know my food issues stems from years of childhood neglect/abuse. Although I don't binge eat , every single day since I've moved in with my boyfriend we have eaten out. I've gained almost 20 pounds in a few months. It's starting to take its toll now. When I moved I brought my dog with me. And before she had a big backyard to play and run in. Now I have to walk her. My legs and back hurt so bad and I can only take her out for 15 minutes each time. I don't know what to do. Although I'm proud of myself for actually taking the initiative to go outside and walk even though it's mandatory since I have a pet who relies on me, it's not enough, I need to eat better and push myself more. I don't know where to start. I always say I want to lose weight and since I'm young I'll have enough time to reverse the damage, but even moving around the bed makes me feel like my heart will burst any moment. How do I portion my meals? How do I make myself move around more? I've been learning how to cook but I don't know a lot of recipes. Please , I'm at my wits end. I contemplate just ending it all , if I can't even control my own weight. I thought moving would be the starting point for a better life. But it's getting worse. [link] [comments] |
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