Weight loss: Ever feel like you 'lose control' and 'go on autopilot'? like you literally cannot control yourself and your eating? |
- Ever feel like you 'lose control' and 'go on autopilot'? like you literally cannot control yourself and your eating?
- Small win - I am finally below 100kg (220lbs), first time in 4 years
- Something my mom said has finally brought me to my senses and kicked me in the ass
- My (22F) dad keeps putting me down and making comments about my weight
- I’m wearing a crop top??
- The world’s most obvious epiphany, or In Which I Realize that I Don’t Have to Eat Breakfast if I Don’t Want to
- I can FINALLY wear shorts
- Covid Vaccines Got Me Motivated for Weight Loss
- Dad bod to the three pack abs
- I lost a pony?!?
- I played with my dog and was completely out of breath for the first time in my life.
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 16 May 2021? Start here!
- I'm so glad that i don't hate myself anymore :)
- Looking for someone similar!
- Day One Starting Tomorrow
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 16th, 2021
- Down 20lbs in 3 weeks
- How do I keep the body fat low?
- Hyperfixated on food, but don't really have a choice...
- Lost weight, now gained it back, and very sad
- My 16th birthday is in a few weeks and it’s made me realize I hate myself. Or rather, I hate my body.
- After losing 60 pounds using calorie counting and gaining it all back, I’ve decided to try Weight Watchers
- 24-Hour Pledge - Sunday, 16 May 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Sunday, 16 May 2021: Today, I conquered!
- Will my big potbelly ever go away?
| Posted: 15 May 2021 05:23 PM PDT Ghrelin is a hormone that makes you hungry. Leptin is a hormone that makes you feel full. If you dont eat enough your leptin levels drop, and your ghrelin levels increase and you feel hungry. Ever feel like you 'lose control' and 'go on autopilot'? like you literally cannot control yourself and your eating? thats because of these hormones. you've been starving yourself (not literally) and your body is going into panic mode to force you to eat. the solution? don't get hungry. dont let the hormones build up. they WILL take over eventually. not just in terms of automatic eating but in terms of low energy, sleeplessness, low sex drive, and brain fog. all of these add up to make your life a living hell. miserable! the solution (again); dont get hungry. How can you avoid hunger and be in a deficit? Eat low calorie dense foods. eat a lot of them. Spread your meals through the day to keep your hunger (and hormones) regulated. Eat high protein foods. Try to make your biggest meal your breakfast and your smallest meal your dinner. Many people who are 'not hungry' at breakfast are not hungry because their dinner was too large. try to reverse this. What foods are low calorie dense? vegetables, and fruits. what foods are high protein? tofu, fatty fish (super heathy!), chicken, beef (the leanest cut you can find!), pork, beans, eggs, oatmeal, and brown bread. What foods should you minimize (not avoid, but minimize) ? fats and starchy carbs. Nuts, cheese, peanut butter, dairy, bread, pasta, rice, and potatoes. its not about being extreme. its about long term balanced eating and small steps. whenever possible grab lower calorie alternatives. whenever possible minimize your fat and starch intake, whenever possible maximize your fruit and veggie intake. if you dont like your diet (the foods you eat every day) you will fail, you wont stick to it. so find those foods you like, in portions you like, that fit into your diet. willpower is great. but its no replacement for good habits you can do without thinking about it. willpower will fail, habits wont. so build good ones. [link] [comments] |
| Small win - I am finally below 100kg (220lbs), first time in 4 years Posted: 15 May 2021 03:47 PM PDT M/27/5'7 SW : 120kg (264.5lbs) CW : 99.1kg (218.5lbs) GW : Between 60-65kg (130-145lbs) First time posting on Reddit (I usually only reply), scale hit 99.1kg this morning and I am too damn happy about it. I can't count how many times I have hit 100 or 101kg on the scale and would suddenly gain back a few, don't know if it was some sort of mental barrier but I seem to be past it (I'm still super wary just in case). Also on the recommendation of a previous post I saw here, I read a book recently called "Brain Over Binge" by Kathryn Hansen, it has changed my thoughts on food for the better. For those of you that have quit smoking with the Allen Carr book ("The easy/only way to quit smoking"), this book very much has a similar effect. That's it for now, have a blessed Sunday everyone :) [link] [comments] |
| Something my mom said has finally brought me to my senses and kicked me in the ass Posted: 15 May 2021 02:11 AM PDT [F/22/5'9"] I've been struggling with my weight as long as I can remember. I have always been a boredom eater, but as my mental health struggles began as a teen I quickly became a full on binge eater. In high school I dropped 35-40lbs (in unhealthy ways mind you--mostly extreme calorie restriction) and got to my lowest "adult" weight of 150lbs. After my parents divorce though I quickly regained most of it and have been gaining ever since, with short burst of losses/plateaus that would eventually give way to more gains and then hovered around 240 in 2019. Covid really kicked me in the ass. Just when I had finally gotten my mental health in a good place from 2019 to early 2020, lockdown sent me spiralling and within a year between the stress of the pandemic, my final year of undergrad, and my dad getting a brain tumour, I gained the most I ever have in such a short time. The highest weight I've recorded is 287, but I imagine I easily creeped over 290 at some points. I now back at home after finishing uni and working on a gap year to apply to medical school and hovering around 280. I've been feeling pretty hopeless about my weight and have felt like there's no way out of my endless binge cycles. I was sitting and chatting with my mom about med school applications and interviews a day ago and she said something that absolutely gut-punched me: "Do you think they might discriminate against you because you're obese?" She asked this completely innocently/genuinely but it totally shattered me. I had never even thought about it. That my weight could impact my chances of going to med school, even subconsciously. That panelists could see me as not fit to being a leader in medicine because I can't even take care of myself. Whether that judgement is correct or morally right doesn't change that it could happen; some research I've done shows that obese people have much lower acceptance rates to medical school. I've never felt the fire light under my ass to lose weight as much as I have now. I've become so numb to it recently that the revelation of gaining 40lbs in a year barely made me flinch, but this thought that my weight could keep me from my dreams broke me down. I feel very vulnerable right now, but also very motivated. Right now I'm focused on CICO and starting with a conservative goal of 1800 calories/day. My first weight goal is to get out of the 200s. I want to harness this motivation, while it lasts, to build good simple habits and adjust from there to see where I want to finally land weight wise. Obviously, I still need to address my mental health, the deep-seeded stuff behind my binge eating and how this will influence my weight going forward, but this feels like a good place to start. If you read all of this, thanks. It's really the first time I've laid this all out for myself and I hope doing it semi-publically will give me some accountability. Any tips or advice you have would be helpful! edit: Wow! I really didn't think this post would get this much attention. Thank you everyone for your encouraging comments! I'll try to reply to as many as I can :) [link] [comments] |
| My (22F) dad keeps putting me down and making comments about my weight Posted: 15 May 2021 06:43 PM PDT In January of this year, I started eating healthier and battling my night time binge eating by doing a low carb diet. Since January 5th, I have lost 28 pounds (SW: 225.6 lbs and CW: 197.6 lbs - 22 F, 5'9). I was really proud of myself for finally battling my disordered eating, which stemmed basically from my childhood and how my parents always called me fat growing up. I have, on many occasions, done very extreme dieting when I was younger, to lose weight (2 extreme diets where I lost 40+ pounds in 2 months). However, I gained all that weight back because it wasn't sustainable.That is why this time I am trying to take it slow and steady. I recognize that I have a lot to lose and that I could have lost more in the past months but I want to take it slow and also, I broke my ankle in February which set me back because I was on bed rest. I was really proud of myself for losing 28 pounds since January of this year until today. My dad basically told me I wasn't losing weight fast enough and that I should be doing more because I am still fat. I was really hurt so I left the conversation halfway through. After I left, I overheard him basically telling my mom to go talk sense into me and that at this rate, I will be obese forever. He said I was basically hopeless. All I want to do right now is cry, I feel really crushed. I was finally in a good mindset about healthy eating and my weight loss journey but I am feeling extremely hurt right now. How can I deal with this? Thanks guys. EDIT: I am so grateful for anybody that took the time to leave a nice comment below, thank you guys so muchðŸ˜. It really made me feel better reading all of your comments, I wish I could reply to all of you❤ Lots of great advice in the comments and support, the only thing keeping me together right now😥 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 May 2021 07:28 PM PDT My clothing style is mostly baggy shirts and pants/shorts - partly because I really like them and partly because I've never had the confidence to wear anything else. But today I felt like changing it up a bit. I've been wanting jeans for a little while now, and today I got a pair. I also decided to try on one of my sister's crop tops that I liked. And I actually felt good in it! I've always thought crop tops just weren't my style, but it turns out that I just never felt like I could pull off the look. This is the first time I've felt like I'm getting somewhere with this weight loss thing. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 May 2021 01:17 PM PDT Female, age 27, 5'4", CW: 184 lbs., GW: 145 lbs. I just started casual (i.e. no weighing food, just good ol guesstimating, label-reading, and mindful eating) calorie counting again this week and it already doesn't suck the way it instantly sucked the last time I tried it. The mistake I made last time was trying to spread 1500ish calories across the day evenly, into 3 small meals and snacks. This is probably fine for some people, but for me the result was almost never feeling completely satisfied after a meal and struggling to fall asleep every night while my stomach both literally and figuratively yelled at me. I just couldn't stick with a routine that made me feel restricted and physically uncomfortable. I've known for years that with very few exceptions, breakfast just makes me hungry. It kickstarts my appetite in a really annoying way and makes me want to snack and eat huge lunches. But despite that, I always felt like I had to eat it because people seemed alarmed if I didn't. If I may be tongue in cheek for a moment, the breakfast propaganda is strong. "It's the most important meal of the day!" "You need to keep your blood sugar up!" "You'll be so cranky by noon!" This time, I've realized that if I don't need or particularly want (I'm not a hungry morning person generally) breakfast, I don't have to eat it. And if I don't eat breakfast, it's a lot easier to eat a small, protein-heavy lunch and minimal snacks, coming up to about 500 calories of daytime eating, starting late. And if I eat a small, protein-heavy lunch and minimal snacks, then I can eat almost anything I want for dinner, even if it's a whole Chipotle burrito, and still come in at a comfy number of daily calories. I don't mind feeling a little hungry during the day if I don't have to feel hungry in the evening! I'm an evening person and a live-to-eat person and a big yummy dinner is my most important meal of the day. I don't know why I didn't embrace that before. Just thought I'd share in case this helps anyone else with a similar schedule/metabolism/set of preferences! TL;DR shape your eating around your own preferences and comfort. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 May 2021 07:39 PM PDT You guys.. I've always had a larger bottom half and always struggled finding shorts that fit right. I would just opt to wear long or knee length skirts in the summer and was always so jealous of people who could just wear shorts that didn't make their legs look enormous. The past three years I've lost 30 pounds with CICO, yoga, Chloe Ting (god bless that lady) and medication changes. I know it doesn't sound like much but 160-130lbs being 5'7" has made an enormous difference. So today, I reluctantly bought 4 pairs of shorts from target (fitting rooms still closed!) and brought them home, fully expecting I'd have to return them all. They. All. Fit. Beautifully. I am so proud of my shape right now and what I've done to get here. Ready to show off these legs that I have WORKED for! Diet changes: lots of lean protein, so much water, no soda, adding tiny amounts of fruit juice to water instead of a glass of just fruit juice, quick protein shake between meals instead of snack food, and popcorn instead of chips. I would not recommend changing medications in order to lose weight, it just happened to be what was right for my mental health and making my appetite a little less ravenous was just an added bonus. [link] [comments] |
| Covid Vaccines Got Me Motivated for Weight Loss Posted: 15 May 2021 04:05 PM PDT [F/29/5'6''] I have been putting on weight for years now, and this year I hit my highest of 255lbs. Every since my twenties I have just been gaining more and more. I am addicted to soda, and used to having really strong cravings for salt and vinegar chips, so that's what I ended up eating often. Right now in Canada there is a short supply of covid vaccines. Distribution is based on a priority list. This started with senior age groups and high risk individuals. Someone pointed out to me that I qualify as high risk because of my BMI being 40+. When I realized this, I felt horrible. I hadn't considered myself as a high risk individual because of my weight. To think of myself getting vaccinated, purely on the reason of just being fat, I had never felt worse about my weight before. I also didn't feel like getting vaccinated because I am lazy and eat too much was fair, as I've brought this on to myself and there are many other high risk people that also need the vaccine. (I am not saying BMI is not a health issue, or that people shouldn't use this as a reason to get vaccines. I am just saying that personally it made me feel horrible about myself) So this happened just over a month ago, and I have never been more motivated as I am right now to lose weight. I had tried to do keto before but I found it hard to do with limited choices. I have now started to count calories. I am following the recommended calories (roughly 1700 for me) and sticking to it. I only had 1 day over calories in the past month. I am still able to eat the types of food I like, and I am so happy that I'm already down 11 lbs in the first month! I have also been doing 2-3km walks almost everyday. Hopefully I can keep this up. Still haven't had the willpower to cut out soda completely though, and having diet for now. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 May 2021 08:46 PM PDT After a years long journey, I final got a CPAP machine for my sleep apnea. I've had two doctors appointments in the last fifteen years that went like this "Doctor, I'm told I quit breathing in my sleep" "Your only problem is that you're fat. Buy this book, it will teach you how to not be fat, you fat, fat, fatty. That'll be $150, now excuse, I have people with real problems to see... Fatty" After I finally navigated the system, jumped through all the hoops (a long and enraging story) it turns out I had sleep apnea and hasn't had a productive night's sleep in twenty years. Life with good sleep has been revolutionary. I have energy, and focus. A week into treatment, I started an exercise plan that I continue to elevate. I'm dominating workout challenges at my place of employment. I've started tackling my relationship with food. I'm down thirty five pounds. I'm developing a leaner, more muscular build. All of this started with getting the medical condition taken seriously. I just want to give some hope to anybody struggling with something similar. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 May 2021 07:12 PM PDT (M/47/6' - SW: 370, CW: 265, GW: When I'm done). :) CICO + clean keto since about 9/1/20 Logged into LoseIt this morning after weighing in, and the app congratulates me for losing 95 pounds. To help me contextualize it, they showed a picture of a baby horse, which, I guess, weighs about 95 pounds. To think I was walking around this world, trying to keep up with my kids, living my life…and I was doing it carrying a So happy I found this community, and made the decision to take control. I feel very fortunate to have this virtual support group as we've all had to battle solo this past year. So, thanks from one pony-less guy to the whole community. You guys rock!! Edit: TIL that 'baby horse' and 'pony' are not synonyms. I remain pony-less, from an r/TechnicallyTheTruth perspective. [link] [comments] |
| I played with my dog and was completely out of breath for the first time in my life. Posted: 15 May 2021 07:03 PM PDT I've always been on the bigger side my entire life, but for the most part I still kept an active life. I played a lot of sports growing up, even to this day. My diet has been my true enemy and is what's kept me at the same weight for the last several years. Due to a severe binge eating disorder I've had for over 4 years now, my weight has been an issue. I've recently gained 20 pounds just in the last 2 months due to it, and I'm at my heaviest now at 284. A number I thought I would never see. I love playing with my small poodle, chasing him around the house for only 1-2 minutes to get him going. But today after our brief session, I was completely out of breath and literally locked myself in the bathroom cause of how hard I was breathing. I didn't want family members to notice. This has never happened, and if playing with my dog is going to be an issue then I don't know what better wake up call exists. I never want to be that winded ever again. Thanks for reading! [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 16 May 2021? Start here! Posted: 15 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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| I'm so glad that i don't hate myself anymore :) Posted: 15 May 2021 11:42 PM PDT tldr; i'm proud of myself for not hating how i look despite my poor mental health :D sorry if this post is worded strangely! i have a hard time posting anything due to intense anxiety, but i just feel really happy. (15/ftm) ever since i can remember, my mother has been dieting, and for all that time she would continue to buy junk food and talk about her weight in front of me. it makes me uncomfortable because i've always been chubby, but when i was younger (maybe 13 or 14) i think i was close to developing an eating disorder. it made me uncomfortable to look at my reflection in the mirror. i had suicidal thoughts, i hated my body, and i hated myself. at some point last year, however, i completely changed my view of myself. nowadays, i actually like myself and my body! i'm still dieting, but i mostly just want to become stronger through exercise (i've ordered ring fit for the switch, i'm looking forward to giving exercise a go!). i've begun to take better care of my body. i don't starve myself on purpose ever, or beat myself up for eating too much. and i'm so proud of myself for not hurting myself or developing an eating disorder :) (also, i just want to make it clear that i'm not trying to shame people who suffer from eating disorders! i'm just glad i managed to stop myself from developing one.) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 May 2021 10:11 PM PDT Hey! I've finally had a week of low snacking and lots of movement and am feeling really motivated!! As I've posted before, I'm 27f and 306lbs at 5'7". I work in the city and do a lot of walking, my body's fat is stored so much in my upper thighs, a lot in my stomach (it has just began to look like it hangs down, not sure of the proper terminology) and a less but still decent amount in my upper arms. Would not describe myself as athletic, but I feel as though I held my weight somewhat well (lmfao) until about 2/3 years ago. Just looking for someone who started off similarly to my described body type that wouldn't mind sharing how it's been going and how everything is looking. I plan on this weight loss to take years with a lot of strength training in the beginning and completely throughout to keep things as tight as possible. How are things going for you? Do you have more loose skin than imagined? Less? Please feel free to share!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 May 2021 02:00 AM PDT F/18/200 HW- 204 CW-195 Gw-150 I'm not really good with words but I'm posting this here so I can hold myself accountable... I've always been the fat one growing up. I was 170 by the time I hit middle school, and 200 by the time I was in high school. It never dazed on me though, I was depressed and didn't give a crap about the way I looked. All I knew was that I loved food and I loved eating it. When I got to my sophomore year that's when I decided enough was enough. I couldn't wear the clothes I wanted and I felt like I couldn't get the boy I liked looking the way I did. So me being the lazy 15 year old I was, I thought that I would just starve myself or 'fast' as I liked to call it then. And for awhile it worked, I went from 204 to 145 within months. I was sooo happy. I felt good. I was also good at maintaining that weight, probably fluctuating between 145 to 155 but that was fine by me. It was the smallest I've ever been since who knows how long. A year and an half goes by, I had gained some of it back but nothing too drastic. I was still OK. But now? Almost 2 years later? I'm back to where I started. Somewhere late last year I picked up a binge eating disorder. I would say I was 155 and now I'm close to being 200 again. I'm so ashamed of myself really, because how can I let myself get to this point? My cute clothes no longer fit, all I wear are leggings and flowy shirts now. I just don't feel good about myself anymore and I don't like what I see in the mirror. I don't even take pictures. BUT this is why I'm here posting this. I want to lose the weight again and the healthy way. I've took all the right steps this time; got a gym membership, talked to a dietitian and an eating disorder therapist to see what I need to do. I got this! Also I read that you guys do an accountability partner or whatever, if anyone is interested in being mine, please let me know! I think that would really help me. Thanks :) [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 16th, 2021 Posted: 15 May 2021 11:10 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] |
| Posted: 15 May 2021 09:09 PM PDT SW:247 CW:228 GW:170 M 5'9" I recently started doing CICO and it seems to be working really well. My dad was a really big dude and passed because of his health problems and a few other things, so it's been pretty important to me not to end up in the same boat and to learn from the things he's experienced. I was wondering if there's a realistic expectation to hit my goal weight by December to January based off what I'm doing. Currently I'm eating at a deficit of 1400-1600 calories and my maintenance is roughly 3000. I've been trying to go on 5 mile walks a day or 10-15k steps. I started eating whole foods so there's no sugar and nothing that's processed. I try to push upwards of 150g of protein a day with very low carbs. I've always been on the bigger side since I was a kid and I'm doing it for the health benefits somewhat but mostly just looking for the aesthetic and eventually get into body building. I know this is supposed to be a slow and steady process but imo that's mostly just to learn good habits and I feel like once you have the learning you can adjust the weight loss based off how reasonable you're being with your health. Really looking to lose another 50-60lbs before the end of the year. [link] [comments] |
| How do I keep the body fat low? Posted: 15 May 2021 10:26 PM PDT Trying on clothes at a public fitting room earlier this week made me digusted at the pot bellied woman in front of the mirror. I felt horrible for letting myself go so out of shape again since stopped performin my gym's at home HIIT workouts when the holidays came in. I cannot believe all that hard work can go down so quickly (like in a span of 6-7 months to today). And I definitely indulged in a more food (carbs, zero alcohol) with the reduced exercise activities. The me last April 2020 definitely does not recognize this body. To confirm that the body is mine, I scheduled a DXA scan this evening and got super alarming results. My body fat as of today is at 39.8%, which is really bad. Before the pandemic started, I was at 25% body fat. This result is literally a huge wake up call and one that needs me to get really hands on asap. I shudder at the thought as how much worse it would have been if I hadn't gone back to the gym in the past three weeks! I definitely do not like what I see right now. And I know there is a solution that would require so much more discipline. But I am having a hard time feeling motivated to work on myself especially since my hard work of 2+ years can easily go down the drain when I dopped working out for almost half a year. I am rather disappointed that I gained more weight back too quickly than enjoying the body I had when I lost the weight. :( What did I do wrong? I tried counting calories again, and I cannot seem to curb the hunger with me going back to exercise. Any input on how to avoid the continued weight gain and reduce body fat faster would be appreciated. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Hyperfixated on food, but don't really have a choice... Posted: 15 May 2021 07:58 PM PDT Hi! I am new here and wanted to see if I could get some advice from you folks. Some context: I am a Type 1 Diabetic, and a pretty avid lifter/gym goer. I'm looking to lose 15-20 lbs, but I'm not in a rush. I've struggled with "yo-yo" dieting in the past, but over the last few months have finally convinced my brain that slow and steady is truly better when it comes to weight loss, at least for me. Due to my diabetes, I've found that I need to meticulously measure my food to properly bolus insulin for the carbs I eat (I'm particularly carb sensitive, so I can't simply "eyeball-it"). This means I stay between 100-150 g of carbs per day, and every morsel of anything that I ingest is weighed on a scale. I use myFitnessPal to keep track. This effectively kills two birds with one stone, as I can keep track of my calorie intake as well. My issue: This meticulous food-weighing, that I absolutely need to do for the sake of controlling my blood sugar, has caused me to develop a hyper-fixation on food. If I don't measure my food, and if I don't keep my carbohydrate intake low, my blood sugar gets completely out of control (one meal can result in a week of problems). But because of this, I found that I've also started to develop what looks like a binge eating disorder (for me, this looks like frequent periods of time where I injest every possible high-carb food I can get my hands on). I can imagine that the binge-eating can be attributed to the restriction, and common advice is to stop restricting. But in my case, the restriction and "carb-counting" through myFitnessPal are necessary. I find myself CONSTANTLY thinking about food, i.e. planning my next meals, weighing and prepping everything, and also worrying that a binge-eating episode is coming up. I guess I'm looking for advice on how to balance my physical and mental health. Appearance-related and food-related thoughts make up about 90% of my waking time, and it's just getting so tiring. Any advice would be much appreciated :) Also, I don't know if I posted in the right place, so please let me know if this would be better posted elsewhere. [link] [comments] |
| Lost weight, now gained it back, and very sad Posted: 16 May 2021 12:20 AM PDT Hi there! I was so happy, I lost those last 6 kilos I had always desperately wanted to lose. I am 5f7, F and 59 kilos. It was my goal to maintain it for the Summer. I did keep on working out, but I started eat more and more. More snacks, more chocolate, more cookies. This morning I weighed myself again and in the last two months I gained 5 kilos. I am devastated. How do you deal with this devastation of dieting for months, only to gain almost all of it back in 2 months? I will try to lose it again and watch what I am eating more, I was also wondering whether this pretty fast weight gain can also result in fast weight loss again. Thank you in advance for your answers! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 May 2021 10:15 PM PDT I'm fat. I'm a 15, soon to be 16, year old male. I don't know my exact weight, but I'm definitely at least 30, maybe even 40 pounds overweight. My stomach is huge and I basically have c cups...at 15...as a guy. My diet consists of up to 4 cans of coke a day (as well some water but not nearly enough, I'll admit) and fried foods for lunch and dinner, entirely because that's all my father ever buys. I hate my body. I think I look disgusting. It's starting to have a toll on how I think about life. So many things I want to do but my weight and overall appearance just takes all my motivation away. I'm only 15; I don't want the rest of my life to be like this. And so I've decided I'm officially gonna do something about it. Starting on my 16th birthday I plan to try and become as healthy as I can. Which is why I'm making this post. I've seen so many awesome people on here go from an unwanted body type to something they adore, and that's all I want. So I've come here to ask for advice. What's the best method for someone of my age to lose weight and keep it gone? In a safe way, of course; I don't wanna starve myself or anything. I just know nothing about dieting or exercise, so any help would be greatly appreciated! I really hope I can turn my body into one I'm not revolted by. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 May 2021 12:34 PM PDT I had severe mental health issues that lead to me gaining back those 60 pounds plus 20 extra. Bipolar disorder, agoraphobia, etc. In the past I used MyFitnessPal and lost weight very consistently. I was probably a little obsessed with it. I spent a decent amount of free time just looking up and memorizing the calorie counts of different foods. With this second round of weight loss, I am trying what worked last time, but I am not succeeding. I can stick to calorie counts for a few days by eating EXTREMELY unhealthy food (I'm talking 2 donuts EVERY DAY). I stay within my calories despite my unhealthy diet, but I end up failing because I get SO hungry. I am hoping with Weight Watcher's use of "zero-point" foods will encourage me to eat healthier. I have already put in a normal day's food intake for today and ... wow. They give me 29 points and I had been aiming for 1600 calories a day. 1600 calories of my normal food ended up being 60 points!!! That's double what they are allotting me for a day... Hopefully this focus on healthier options that WW provides will push me out of this fast-food rut I'm in. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Sunday, 16 May 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 15 May 2021 10:01 PM PDT Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction! This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing
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| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Sunday, 16 May 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 15 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] |
| Will my big potbelly ever go away? Posted: 15 May 2021 12:38 PM PDT I am early in my weight loss journey, very self conscious about my "potbelly." I have always had some fat there even when I was a kid but now I'm obese (F/30s/5'4/200+ lbs) and it is huge and embarassing. My measurements are 44-37-50 and my stomach protrudes out to 47 inches. I look ridiculous. Will this ever change? It feels like it is only getting bigger. But I just cut out fried food and switched to plant based (vegan food) and hope this helps me lose the weight, all over. I also go walking daily but I am sedentary. I can count calories if I have to. Anything to get healthy. Thanks in advance. p.s. I only drink water and no sugar treats why did someone downvote me...geez [link] [comments] |
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