Weight loss: Lost 267lbs/121kg, drivers license photo comparison |
- Lost 267lbs/121kg, drivers license photo comparison
- I can finally see my collarbones!
- Over 160 lbs down in under a year
- Fat, but I don’t feel fat. Rant ahead
- Can already feel the difference
- The road less traveled: How to lose 150lbs after years of selfhate
- How do you become confident after being the fat funny friend?
- I have a weird relationship with salads and I am not sure how to fix it.
- Feeling Ashamed For Gaining The Weight In The First Place, Even After Successfully Losing It All.
- (22M) how do I stop cheating on my diet?
- Vindication!
- Eating a small portion of nutritious food and a drinking a glass of water may be enough to kill your junkfood craving
- I finally broke a plateau!
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 13 May 2021? Start here!
- Zoom workout classes for people who are severely overweight or obese?
- My body looks like cardi B's as an 18 year old guy HELP
- Track with Me Thursday! Get Your Calorie/Fitness Tracker and Journey Along with Your Social-Media Friends on MyFitnessPal, Fitbit, LoseIt!, Instagram, Garmin, etc.
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 13th, 2021
- I finally figured out a way to get started on the weight loss that works for me personally!
- Other people’s progress no longer inspires me. I’ve turned bitter due to my own failed attempts to lose weight
- An Accumulation of Habits
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 12
- Scales
- Years of yo yo-ing weight has given me zero confidence
| Lost 267lbs/121kg, drivers license photo comparison Posted: 12 May 2021 07:49 AM PDT As I'm getting closer and closer to my goal weight, I thought I'd share my face gains! I started out at 465lbs and as of Sunday morning I am 198 lbs. Pretty much accomplished this under 500 days by sticking with my CICO diet and exercise. Especially the last 6 months, exercise has really sped up the process of my weight loss. Everyone around me is in awe when they see me and even some people that I talk to every once in a while don't even recognize me haha. It's also so nice to be able to do stuff that I haven't before too. Mentally I still see my old self but that is slowly fading which is nice. I still look at restaurant booths, t shirts, chairs etc and think "Yeah no way I'm gonna fit in that" when I do just fine lol If you have any questions please ask! I love talking about my journey because it was actually pretty fun! edit: here is some of my weight loss data. Unfortunately I wasn't tracking at the beginning of 2020... https://imgur.com/a/j3SKLvX [link] [comments] |
| I can finally see my collarbones! Posted: 12 May 2021 04:47 PM PDT I'm 14/FTM & I'm 5'4". I've been obese basically my whole life. At the beginning of April I decided I needed to eat healthier & lose weight because I felt terrible all the time. I started eating less & started eating healthier foods. I cut out foods with added sugar and saturated fat. I started eating food with reduced sodium. I started at 213 pounds, and now I'm at 193 pounds. So -20 pounds. I've NEVER been able to see my collarbones before. The other day I noticed that they were visible. It made me realize that I'm actually making visible progress. It's such a little thing, but I'm so happy about it. [link] [comments] |
| Over 160 lbs down in under a year Posted: 12 May 2021 05:08 PM PDT Top weight 409 about a year ago, now around 245 lbs https://i.imgur.com/B2Lo4it.jpg This is an update to my post from a few months ago https://old.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/l43fq5/over_100_lbs_down_in_about_6_months/ The update since my last post is in February I got the VSG surgery, and i'm down another about 55 lbs since my last update. The first 2 weeks after the surgery sucked with all the diet restrictions, but it's been over 2 months now since the surgery, so I can eat just about whatever I want now, i just feel full a lot quicker. I'm really glad I did the VSG instead of the full on Bypass. The weight loss has slowed down the smaller I get, but still trying to maintain a calorie deficit. Still trying to get down to about the 220-230lbs range. My back pain is almost entirely gone. And I plan on being retested for sleep apnea soon to see if I even still have it. I have a little loose skin around my tummy, but I far prefer that over all the weight. [link] [comments] |
| Fat, but I don’t feel fat. Rant ahead Posted: 12 May 2021 06:17 PM PDT I'm the heaviest I've ever been. There I've said it. I'm nearing 41(f), and while I don't "feel fat"....I'm 280 pounds. God that's so hard to type. 14 years ago, I was hovering around the 180 mark, but then I started on a 7 year IVF journey where in my doctor told me I had to stop the kick boxing I was doing and just stick to some walks to ensure the treatments stuck. I did that, but never altered my caloric intake down...7 years after I started, I finally had a sustained pregnancy. At this point I was 240 pounds. Pregnancy wasn't good. A magazine even did a two page spread on it. I had gestational diabetes, and hydramnios (too much fluid). I was 270 at the end, but the day after my c-section I was 235. Over the last 7 years I've dealt with a lot of postpartum depression and just a lot of personal stuff. I've been hovering around 240-260 since giving birth. I've tried working out, but I haven't sustained it, but I keep trying. When my husband was off work for over a year, he spent the time heavily working out and counting calories. He lost a lot of weight and did amazing. I was trying to work out, but mostly was stress eating about finances and my career. Before the pandemic I got Ring Fit and was hitting 230.....but the last year has just broken me, as it has with many. I try to control food, but there are various allergies and food aversions and general pickyness in my house that it's not easy to plan meals that everyone can and will eat, and it's just one less thing to worry about if I just stick to our usually food schedule. We are starting to eat better and I am trying to add healthier options...but I just feel helpless sometimes. I'm trying to get my 7 year old to work out with me. He is average weight as I refuse to put our hang ups on him. I should probably eat more of what I am feeding him (Cheerios for breakfast, toast/cheese/chicken/strawberries/cucumber for lunch). I keep saying I am going to wake up earlier to work out, but I find reasons to sleep in. I keep saying I will go on a walk but I don't. I make excuses especially given that we are all working/schooling in our small home, if I can get some time alone, I just want to veg. I'm in meetings all day and when I'm not I am helping my son with school work, helping with dinner or cleaning. Then I spent time with my husband after my son is in bed and I'm done in. My husband is awesome and handles school all day with my son so I can focus on my new position. I make lunch and spend time with the, before heading down to work again. If I wake up early, my son will wake up and I don't want to work out with him there. He needs my constant attention or whines about being bored (no screens before school during the week). I feel stuck and in no control. Can't even really talk to anyone because there is no privacy in the house. Sigh. I don't even know why I am making this post. Downvote the heck out of me [link] [comments] |
| Can already feel the difference Posted: 12 May 2021 06:43 PM PDT I [24F] have been going to the gym for 30 minutes a day, every single day for a week. When I first started I was barely able to walk 2.0 speed on the treadmill and struggled with 25 lbs on the bicep curl. However I've noticed that every day got a little easier, now this morning I was power walking 3.5 on the treadmill and was lifting 40 lbs on the bicep curl. I weighed myself out of curiosity (normally don't like obsessing over the scale) and I went from around 245 to 234. I know most of it is probably water weight but still at this rate I might finally be under 200 lbs by my birthday in July. [link] [comments] |
| The road less traveled: How to lose 150lbs after years of selfhate Posted: 12 May 2021 08:01 AM PDT Hi people! As my nickname indicates, I'm chubby! Well, not just chubby anymore. I'm obese. 31F, 6ft tall. I started this journey at 390lbs Some might ask "But hey, chubbyFairy, how did you get THAT fat?" Well, mates. There's only one way to get there: I ATE. I ate my feelings, my friends feelings, my neighbour's feelings, I ate everybody's feelings and a lot of nutella. It's like I tried to kill myself by chocolate overdose. Apart from being funny (or so I hope), this situation is not. There's nothing cute about this. Loneliness, grief, pain, persistent depressive disorder, anxiety, panic attacks. Food was my way to numb the pain or sometimes make it even more painful. I have tortured myself by starvation for 3 or 4 days consecutively. And then overeating. And then starvation and the cycle went on. It never occured to me this was an eating disorder. But it is. After nearly 10 years suffering mentally, I am now in a better place. And I decided to make better choices before this ruins my health and my life, because no matter how mean I've been to me, I don't want to die. I want to live as free as possible. I want to experience life and live it to the fullest. I even want to enjoy my favourite ice cream (which is mint choco chip by the way) without feeling guilty. Because at the end of this journey... I may not have the perfect body. I will probably have so much excess skin it could cover my armchair (ew, I know) or part of it, dunno. I will never be ideal. But I will have a better relationship with food and a better life. I'm proud to say that tomorrow I'll have my first workout with my personal trainer and so far I've lost 16lbs. Not ready yet to show any photos but I will share with you my progress here after the first 50lbs down. Who's with me? [link] [comments] |
| How do you become confident after being the fat funny friend? Posted: 12 May 2021 07:32 PM PDT Hi Reddit, I'm a 6'3" 23 year old guy. My highest weight was 314 pounds (around ~2 years ago) I started my weight loss journey at 292 pounds in November of 2020 and I'm happy to say that I'm down to 218 pounds as of today. I'm almost 100lbs down from my highest and 74lbs down in 6 months! I'm so much happier when I look in the mirror. I don't worry every day about what clothes will fit and what I can wear without my man boobs ruining the outfit. I shop for clothes that look good on me, not just clothes that are big enough to hide my fat. I'm not at my goal yet but I already feel so much better. But here's the thing; I don't feel that much more confident outwardly. I always figured shedding the pounds would shed this internal doubt/disdain towards myself, but it really hasn't. In college, at my heaviest, I desperately craved affection and would throw myself at anyone who made it clear they were in to me - if I was sexually attracted to them did NOT matter (and 9/10 times, I was not.) This made sex and anything sexual not fun at all for me. When I did get frisky with people, I was also too self conscious to take off my shirt or just generally be naked in front of anyone because I absolutely hated my body. There were times I was afraid I would be unable to ~actually do the thing with a girl ~ because I thought that my stomach would block me from penetrating. I know this is probably hilarious but these are fears that almost 100 lost pounds later are still very presently with me. Additionally, my friends, who are the best people ever, also happen to be obnoxiously hot. I've always put myself in the category of "fat ugly but very funny" friend despite them constantly hyping me up. It's hard for me to even try to equate myself to someone who can be sexually attractive (or desirable in any way) to another person. I'm afraid that if I approach someone they will be insulted that I had the gall to actually try with them. How can I work on becoming more confident? I know I probably need to go to therapy but beyond that, are there any tips & tricks to loving yourself and not caring what other people think? I just want to know if I'm alone here. Has anyone who's lost a large amount of weight felt this way? Are there ways to get past this sexual dysfunction? I want to share myself with someone but I feel extremely unworthy. TL;DR: I've lost almost 100lbs and look way different. At my heaviest I would sleep with anyone who gave me attention even if I wasn't sexually attracted to them. I feel like I ruined sex for myself and it's hard for me to imagine myself as someone who can be attractive/who is worthy of love. How can I become more confident? [link] [comments] |
| I have a weird relationship with salads and I am not sure how to fix it. Posted: 12 May 2021 09:38 PM PDT So I am not sure why this even happens in my brain but it's weird. Everytime I have a salad I really enjoy it, like it's always delicious especially spinach salads. But for whatever reason before I actually start eating the salad I'll feel a little disappointed that I am going to eat a salad and normally chose to eat something else. Most of the time when I eat something else though it does not taste as good as a salad would. So why the hell do I have such an apprehension for salads when they are literally one of my favorite things to eat once I start actually eating them? I really don't understand, I am like never in the mood for a salad but when I force myself to eat one instead of a more unhealthy choice I always end up thinking why the hell did I not want to eat this because it was amazing. So how can I stop not being in the mood for a salad? Do any of you experience anything similar? [link] [comments] |
| Feeling Ashamed For Gaining The Weight In The First Place, Even After Successfully Losing It All. Posted: 12 May 2021 09:12 PM PDT The past is the past and unfortunately or perhaps even fortunately, we can never return to the past. Life must go on. Last year in May of 2020 I began what would be a very humbling and life changing journey of losing weight. I was nearly 300 lbs and I had finnaly accepted that my weight was a problem. I was heavier than I had ever been in my life and I knew something had to be done. My rock bottom was seeing a potential gf with a new guy, looking at me after gaining all that weight. She had a huge crush on me back before I gained all that weight. It didn't work out between us because when she asked me out I was at a very bad place in life( depressed, struggling at work, and grieving the death of a friend) and a little over than a year after that happend I gained a lot of weight via a shut diet and non existent exercise regimen. I went from being around 280 lbs to 175 lbs. I am 6'1 just for reference. People tell me I am good looking and handsome, and if they are right then I am ashamed for having wasted that gift with my weight gain. Needless to say this was a very humbling experience. I lost all the weight and am healthier than ever. I now regularly exercise and I eat healthy but in spite of these changes I am very ashamed. Does anybody else feel this way. [link] [comments] |
| (22M) how do I stop cheating on my diet? Posted: 12 May 2021 09:22 PM PDT Ever since gyms have been closed I've been slowly gaining weight. At the start of quarantine I was 190lbs. Over a year later (im in canada) and were still locked down for the most part. I've packed on 60lbs. I sit at 250lbs and I absolutely hate it. I feel disgusting. None of my clothes fit and i hurt. My goal was to get to abs. I believe that at 181cms I could have some respectable defined muscles at 175 give or take 5lbs. I've been trying to diet for months now but I keep falling short and giving up on myself. It's all mental. The second I get too hungry i cave....I find that I can go the whole day being perfect, eating on plan (I prepare my meals) but the second I see my gf I cheat on my diet. This usually happens when she comes over at night. And if im not careful it sends me into days of cheating. As for my household: My parents insist on keeping leftovers (pizza, pasta, chinese) & other junk (oreos, ice cream, chips, etc) in the house. I've tried to negotiate with them but they refuse to compromise and I understand that its not their burden to bare....I love My girlfriend but she aswell doesn't want to diet because of her history with eating disorders and I understand that so I wouldn't dare push my diet on her. However I want to get in shape and I don't know how to get over this mental block. I know what I need to do. I just keep quitting on myself and I don't know why. Tl;Dr- What do you do you do when you feel like caving on your diet? What triggers you to cave and how do you overcome it? What tips would you give someone in my situation [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 May 2021 01:22 PM PDT I have struggled over the last few years to lose weight. So many people have told me : CICO, you're just lying about how much you're eating, you're just lying about how much you workout. Making me feel it's all my fault and shaming me for not being able to lose weight. It's so hurtful and discouraging. So I recently found out I have type 2 diabetes. Apparently, while weight loss is a "classic" symptom, in some people it's the opposite, they can't lose weight. Now that I'm on medication and watching carb intake instead of "calories", I'm down 12 pounds! Without working out at all or counting calories! My doctor says the pounds should start falling off now that I'm on medication. So I finally went back to the gym today and shared with my personal trainer. So happy I could cry that now that I will start seeing results from my hard work. It feels so incredible. I know it will still take work, I know I won't be able to eat whatever I want. I'm going to have to work hard and be twice as strict on my diet. But it helps to know what is wrong and weight loss will help fix this. Best motivation ever. Just wanted to share these reminders, that what works for one person, won't necessarily work for another. Be kind, be supportive. Don't pretend your a medical expert and don't judge. Everyone is fighting a different battle even though they share a similar goal. Sending you all love. Life is too short to be anything but happy. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 May 2021 08:57 AM PDT Maybe, to most people, this is not news. Somehow though, the reality of this idea took a LONG time to sink in for me, so I thought I'd say it in case anyone else needs to hear it. When I get hungry, even in that 'pre-hungry' phase when I just start thinking about food but don't feel physically hungry yet, my mind goes directly to the most mouth-entertaining things I can think of - junkfood (sugar, salt, deep fried, crunch) or comfort foods (cheese, deep fried, empty carbs). This line of thinking starts a spiral of craving - single-minded desire that feels like eating the thing is inevitable and unavoidable because there's no way I will feel happy or satisfied or even be able to think of anything else without it. It turns out that, in these moments, slowly eating even a small amount of something nutritious (seasoned veggies, whole grains, protein, whatever) and drinking a glass of water is enough to completely change the craving experience. The "panic" about it goes away. There's still a mild sadness about not satisfying the wild craving - like a small child who didn't get the chocolate bar in the line-up at the grocery story. It's not 'fun' to say no. But it puts me back in a place of it being POSSIBLE to say no. I feel in control of the choice and able to think with my long term goals in mind. Pretty basic stuff, but I think a helpful idea for those prone to binge eating or intense junkfood cravings. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 May 2021 12:10 AM PDT I feel so happy right now but i dont have anyone to share this soo.. lol So i ate junk food (while still in a calorie deficit) yesterday, and i had to miss the gym too because something unfortunate happened. I gained 3 kg by night which is understandable because of the junk food's water retention, but this morning i weighed myself and finally broke the plateau ! (125 lbs>123 lbs). Now im sure the plateau is caused by my exercise routine, (strength training). The gym is closed today, i will continue my routine as usual tomorrow. Normally i would feel a bit guilty for taking 2 days off in a row but at least this broke my plateau lol. [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 13 May 2021? Start here! Posted: 12 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.
* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out! * FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions! [link] [comments] |
| Zoom workout classes for people who are severely overweight or obese? Posted: 12 May 2021 11:53 PM PDT So I've struggled with my weight since I know myself. Never went to the gym because oh well, I couldn't have done most of those exercises anyway. Who wants to be the least fit person there anyway? In the past 3 years, my outlook on dieting and fitness changed completely. My health issues were getting worse despite being in my 20's and I could no longer ignore my PCOS and insulin resistance, so I worked on both. I also started working out and lost quite a bit of weight. My question is, does any of you use these zoom services? Is there a platform for that? I would like to be able to teach others how to start working out when with no previous experience and I was wondering if there's any platform that would hire people like me that you guys know of. [link] [comments] |
| My body looks like cardi B's as an 18 year old guy HELP Posted: 12 May 2021 10:17 PM PDT Hey guys, well you read the title and it is what it is. I know you can't do spot reduction but my butt is sooooooo thicc like what do I do about it. I can't wear jeans or sweatpants or any type of lower clothing whiteout being insecure about my butt being Soo huge. When I say it's like cardi b I literally mean that, it's so embarrassing and I keep thinking how my ass looks while walking. I wanna reduce the fat there so much like it's gonna be the solution to 30% of my problems. I'm 18 and 5'5 so I'm sure you can imagine what that looks like with a huge butt. Can anyone please help me get that fat down, I've lost fat from my arms but my ass just looks huge. [link] [comments] |
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| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: May 13th, 2021 Posted: 12 May 2021 11:46 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] |
| I finally figured out a way to get started on the weight loss that works for me personally! Posted: 12 May 2021 12:25 PM PDT I feel very addicted to the stuff I eat, so instead of changing everything, I'm trying something else for the next few weeks: 1) Smaller portions at work. I work at Chick-Fil-A so I've started getting 5 ct nuggets and small fries or a small mac instead of an 8 or 12 ct with a medium mac or fry for lunch. Breakfast break food is a regular hashbrown and chicken biscuit instead of a chicken egg and cheese with a large hashbrown. 2) No more fountain drinks at work. I always got a large Hi-C or root beer but switched to a small one. After drinking water with a splash of lemonade on a hot day of taking orders, I realized how much I like it and sip on a large one at work and keep it filled. I plan on buying a bottle of lemonade from the store to add a splash to every cup of water now. Also side note: feeling hydrated and not getting a million hangnails from dry skin is nice lol 3) Drinking the lemon water throughout the day means I eat less. The smaller portions of my normal foods end up making me full because I drank water before. 4) Walking a mile the mornings I don't work. Walking up and down my street 4 times is a mile and keeping a good pace works up a mild sweat. Hopefully I can see a bit of change in a few weeks! Even if the scale goes from 150 to 149 I'll take it lol [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 May 2021 12:04 PM PDT I've been in this sub for quite a while, but I've been ignoring it. All the posts made me feel bad. I went from being excited for all of you and your hard work, to being bitter and feeling hopeless. I keep gaining and gaining. Every day starts off with good intentions. But eating is really my only joy in life right now. In the moment. Afterwards, regret and embarrassment. At work I was on my feet all day, had to be walking at all times for 8 hours. So of course, that helped. I was never super slim, but I was healthy and could do daily activities with ease. I biked to my brother's house yesterday. Less than ten minutes. Very easy pace. Yet I felt like I was dying. It took every last bit of energy I had. Laziness. I have all the time in the world. No motivation to do anything. I am so ashamed of myself. I don't want to step outside. I'm broke, all my money goes to ubereats. My biggest regret all of quarantine was downloading these food delivery apps. I've deleted them countless times! I always go back. God, I didn't realize this would be so difficult. I don't know how people stay on track for weeks or months. I can't remember the last time I had even a single DAY of good eating. I binge, eat meals loaded with oil and salt. Margaritas on the couch watching netflix by myself. Even now I think I'm just typing this to procrastinate going for a walk that I promised myself I would go on today. I'm so deeply ashamed and hate myself so much. I want to do better. But my actions say the opposite. I don't know what to do. I'm afraid. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 May 2021 11:03 PM PDT I'm (37F) on my third go-around of trying to lose weight packed on over my 20s and 30s (CW 160, GW 130). While I'm obviously annoyed to be doing this again (first time I dropped from 150-140, second time from 155 to 145), I'm seeing a lot of positives that I thought I'd write down even though the scale isn't moving:
My mom cooks vegetarian South Indian food 24/7 and has openly avowed that she will stuff me full of fiber. My 72-year-old dad and I drag each other to the gym four times a week -- more than either of us could have managed alone -- and because of me, he stays longer and does more variety of exercise. Both relationships, which also used to be unhealthy, have improved tremendously over the decades. I can feel how the wraparound of food, family, and a now-loving environment is improving my health. 5) I get less munchies and when I do, I eat less. Instead of a huge pile of cheese I eat a few little shreds. Instead of a whole candy bar I'll cut off a piece and leave it for later. I still eat too much rice (we're South Asian...we're made of rice) but I do use a measuring cup and scale more often than not. 6) Now that vaccination is happening (just got shot #2), I find myself wanting to seek out community to share sports experiences with, which is a first. I want people to run with and train for mini triathlons with and share swimming tips with. After a year of pandemic and Zoom I find I just care so much less what I look like or what visual image I'm putting across -- I would rather experience my health and vitality in the presence of others, and sweat and fart and triumph in front of them, than maintain and image. 7) I feel less worried about getting injured. A meniscus tear in 2019 sidelined me for awhile and not only killed my fitness but made me fearful about movement and risk. My newly thunderous legs feel strong and grounded and like they won't betray me again. Just some positives from the third go-round. I do think I might have lost A pound or two, but I think my body seems more on the train of "ditch the scale and just live healthily and happily." Sharing for anyone else whose scale isn't moving but who is seeing major changes anyway. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 12 Posted: 12 May 2021 06:22 PM PDT Hello losers, Hump day! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & remove moral judgement/stigma/shame directed at yourself about it: Recorded in Libra. I am more than just this number. 2000 calories, after 7 days in a row, reduce to 1800: No Starbucks, no fast food, finishing at about 1600. Exercise 5 days a week: Rest day, meeting during my usual lunch walk. 8/12 days. Alone time to word vomit into journal: A little bit. Could use more. Gratitude list: Today I'm grateful for sparkling water, stir fry & lovely books. Your turn kids! Here's hoping I made the word count for a post! La la la la! Definitely enough words for a real post auto mod!!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 13 May 2021 01:44 AM PDT I've been working out relentlessly for the past week and a half. When I stepped on the scales a few days ago it said i had lost 2lbs. Today, they're saying that I'm 1lb heavier than when i began? I'm so confused and disheartened. I've mainly been lifting weights as well as exercise bike. I have also cut my calories down massively and been eating more protein based foods. For reference I'm a male, 20 years old, 316lbs and 5ft8. So now i'm wondering whether i'm doing this all wrong or i should just not rely on the scales. I know that a week and a half isn't long enough to see a massive difference but because of my size my doctor told me I'd lose it quick at first and i'm losing nothing [link] [comments] |
| Years of yo yo-ing weight has given me zero confidence Posted: 12 May 2021 09:40 PM PDT First post here, g'day everyone! F/ 37. Married with 4 kids. I have struggled throughout my whole life with huge weight losses and gains. Here is my story. I started getting big at about 14 years old and started dieting. I got my first boyfriend at 18 and lost weight as I was so in love and wanting to look good for him. I felt and looked good. This is probably the one time in my life where I had a good relationship with food and was naturally slim, about 68kgs. I didn't think about food much at this time, ate 3 meals a day and went ro the gym every day. I started study and full time work and gained weight in the next few years, up to 85 kgs. I lost 16 kgs before my wedding at age 22. Had my first child that same year and ballooned back up to 95kgs. Second child arrived not long after and I hovered in the same weight range 84 ish kgs. Decided when she was 3 years old to lose the baby weight and lost about 14 kgs. Fell pregnant with 3rd child and gained it back. Had 4th child quickly after and never lost the weight. I was sitting at 100 kgs when my youngest was 2 years old before I embarked on weight loss again in 2016. I lost 32 kgs in the span of 8 months, at first eating low carb, but my eating became very disordered. I became very dizzy and was only eating about 700 calories towards the end. My hair started falling out and I looked pale. I received many compliments on my weight loss which made me happy- losing weight made me quite attractive too, and I liked the attention from men for some reason. It was a destructive cycle and it led to binge eating- my body was crying out for food. I binge ate my way up to 85kgs and in 2018 I decided to try again. I again lost 16kgs through undereating and lots of exercise. It didn't take me long to gain it all back, and here I am in 2021- 100kgs and depressed as hell. It has really hurt my self esteem to have lost and gained weight like this my whole life, I am ashamed. Not to mention I am very worried about my health and what this yo-yo-ing has done to my body. I have had multiple attempts to start my weight loss journey again this time round- but I just can't seem to get my head straight and do it. I have not figured out a good way to eat properly for weight loss and long term maintenance and I have years of dieting noise in my head that I can't get rid of. I have been derailed on recent attempts because I soon become obessesed with numbers on the scale, comparing it to other times I've lost weight and thinking the loss is too slow etc. I think the real issue here is that I have developed a distrust in myself and the process after so many 'failures' over the span of 20 years. I am scared to put it the hard work because I know it involves so much deprivation while everyone around me eats and eats. My husband and children have good eating habits. I find cooking challenging because I feel like I cannot eat the same meals as them, for fear I won't lose weight eating spag bol for example- how crazy is that? This is the last time I want to go through getting this weight off. It has to be for good this time, for my mental sake more than anything. I need to do it right this time, and that puts pressure on me- but I just don't know what the best way is. Thank you so much for reading- I know it is long and my writing is not the best. I just want to get off this crazy merry-go round once and for all and be the best I can be. [link] [comments] |
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