Weight loss: [challenge] Summer LoseIt Challenge coming soon... |
- [challenge] Summer LoseIt Challenge coming soon...
- I Walked for a Full 54 Minutes Today!
- I binged again today and made this help sheet for myself
- To my dog
- The relief of letting go of 'body positivity'
- Finally hit One-derland today!
- Appetite and activity TLDR: sedentary people can't regulate appetite.
- Back Fat Progress- 270lbs (April 1st) to 250lbs (Today)
- NSV: a tale of cinnamon rolls and moderation (!)
- Humans Of New York - "The Fat Friend/Luke"
- 7 months in as a long haul trucker
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 23rd, 2021
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Wednesday, 23 June 2021? Start here!
- Building stamina
- 24-Hour Pledge - Wednesday, 23 June 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- I feel different.
- A 100 Day Review
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Wednesday, 23 June 2021: Today, I conquered!
- New Me
- Daily Q&A Post for Wednesday, 23 June 2021 - No question too small!
- Estimating calories on fried fish?
- Cycling between dieting and binge eating for the last 6 months
- Advice for losing weight the second time around? Gained weight back + more.
- After dinner/night hunger
| [challenge] Summer LoseIt Challenge coming soon... Posted: 22 Jun 2021 12:45 PM PDT Yes you read that right. The SUMMER 2021 LOSEIT CHALLENGE IS ALMOST HERE! On July 2nd, sign-ups will be open for our Summer r/LoseitChallenges But what are LoseIt challenges? This challenge is a team-based "competition" that will last for 7 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. The team captains are not LoseIt mods. They are volunteers who run this specific aspect of the LoseIt subreddit. Any questions about LoseIt in general should be directed to the Loseit moderators and admins. *Sign-ups commence on July 2nd and will close on July 9th. Keep an eye out for the official sign-up post. * In the meantime, drop your theme guesses below in the comments... what would your perfect summer challenge theme be? [link] [comments] |
| I Walked for a Full 54 Minutes Today! Posted: 22 Jun 2021 12:41 PM PDT I walked in place in my living room for almost an hour today. I burned 295 calories and got over 7000 steps. The best part is, I didn't feel disgusting! Normally when I exercise I feel like I look disgusting and get discouraged and stop. But I didn't feel that way today. I was all set to stop at around 5000 steps because my legs were feeling heavy. But I realized the video I was watching only had 15 minuts left and pushed on. I know it's small, but I feel like I could do this once per day until I go back to work (teacher) and can get most of my steps there and finish out when I get home. My goal for tomorrow is to get to 8000 steps and work toward 10,000 a day in the next couple weeks and work toward real progress. I'm just so happy! 😊 Hope you guys are having the BEST day! [link] [comments] |
| I binged again today and made this help sheet for myself Posted: 22 Jun 2021 02:23 PM PDT
(In no particular order.) Hopefully this helps me. Every time I truly believe that this can be my last binge ever, and I am on the precipice of stepping into a healthy happy life on the road to the weight I want to be. Maybe this time really will be my time. What do you think of the list? Do you have any to add? Hope it helps me, and others too :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2021 08:57 PM PDT Just want to give a shout out to my dog who has unknowingly become my biggest supporter :') he quite literally does not let me take any days off, and demands to be walked every morning and night. Some days he'll even convince me to pick up the pace and do a light jog. The days I feel too lazy to go the gym, unmotivated, or even too depressed to get out of bed he doesn't give me the option. Walks with him are something I'll always cherish, whether it's a peaceful hike in the woods, raining at 6 am, 3 feet of snow or the sun setting in the park at 7 pm. It also keeps me grounded how lucky I am to have the ability and privilege to wake up everyday and physically get outside to move. Knowing how much he loves and gets excited for his walks brings me peace, and the time I get to spend with him and myself have become essential to my well-being. [link] [comments] |
| The relief of letting go of 'body positivity' Posted: 22 Jun 2021 10:02 PM PDT Most interesting part of this so far for me, and I'm just a few days in, is what a relief it is internally to have let go of some idea that I should be okay with my body as-is. I don't like being overweight, and it doesn't look good on me, lol - such a relief to just be honest about this with myself! After I had my son a few years ago I feel like my social media feeds have been filled with anti-CICO and very strong body positivity messaging. I think body positivity is great when it resonates with someone, and I really support people feeling comfortable and/or beautiful in all shapes and sizes - it's just never really felt 'real' to me for myself. I'm healthier, happier and far more beautiful when my body isn't carrying all this extra weight. Interesting what a relief it is to say that aloud to myself! [link] [comments] |
| Finally hit One-derland today! Posted: 22 Jun 2021 04:42 PM PDT Finally, after more than 5 years, I saw a 1 on the scale this morning at 199.2 pounds. I've struggled with my weight since 2015, and climbed as high as 260lbs in 2017 before getting fed up with myself. It's been a long journey coming back down, with a lot of mild yoyoing along the way between 210-230, and even almost hit the 100s in 2019 at 202lbs, but then with holidays and quarantine I shot back up to 225. Finally, a year later, I'm back down again and managed to dip below 200 for the first time. It's a very slow process for me, I don't exercise nearly as frequently as I should, and my eating habits are mediocre at best- but consistently trying to eat smaller portions and/or less often has slowly but surely taken the pounds off. Controlling appetite was difficult for a while, but it helps that, at least for me, after a few days or a week of restricting myself it kind of sets the new baseline for when I would feel full or stop eating, and it got easier to adjust to smaller portions or fewer meals. With how infrequently I do exercise, it's fairly safe to say that my weight loss has been almost entirely attributable to caloric reduction. I am still a couch potato. My next goal is 175 pounds, and I think now is the point where I should maintain my eating habits but add in some exercise routines. Being heavy was hard on my feet and knees for any cardio outside of stationary bikes, but I prefer jogging and incline walking. After experiencing shin splints once in my life, was trying to avoid exposing myself to them again by overexerting during periods of motivation. I think I'm ready to easy back into it again, and maybe throw in some weight training to speed up the process and build some muscle. :) 29/M/5'8" - 60lbs lost [link] [comments] |
| Appetite and activity TLDR: sedentary people can't regulate appetite. Posted: 22 Jun 2021 02:06 PM PDT I recently listened to a wonderful episode of Sigma Nutrition with Dr. Mark Hopkins. Essentially, his research has shown that appetite is a J-shaped curve: sedentary people eat more than lightly active people. As activity ramps up, appetite does increase along with it, but it does not typically lead most people to overcompensate. More interesting: there is considerable inter-individual variation on the impact of exercise on people's appetites. From what I've read in other studies, exercise modality also affects it greatly, as well as intensity. He mentions, for instance, that higher-intensity exercise that depletes glycogen has shown increased appetite effects on some people, but the results were not particularly conclusive. I've always noted that my appetite is lower on days that I am more active but that I am hungrier if I'm sedentary. For some time I blamed my psychology for this effect, but it seems to be physiological. He doesn't speculate as to the causes, but I can speculate, again based on other studies, that possibly post-prandial fatty acid metabolism and blood sugar regulation are positively affected by movement. The very good news here is that one thing seems absolutely clear: it is better to be active to ANY degree when losing fat (and when maintaining the loss), not only to increase energy expenditure, but also to regulate appetite. In addition, activity has shown positive effects on RMR (which always drops during periods of a calorie deficit but less so if the subject maintains activity and, ideally, lean mass). Intensity is optional--in some subjects it increases appetite. Movement itself is not. I see this debate often--"can I lose weight without exercise?" The answer is "Obviously yes, you can acutely lose weight if you suppress calorie intake relative to expenditure. However, long term, it will be to your benefit to be at least lightly active even without formal "exercise" (walking counts)." The reason people who exercise tend to maintain weight loss better than people who do not is that they are better able to regulate appetite, not only because they burn more calories. [link] [comments] |
| Back Fat Progress- 270lbs (April 1st) to 250lbs (Today) Posted: 22 Jun 2021 12:25 PM PDT Unfortunately, I was too ashamed to take progress pics at the start of my journey when I was 299lbs, but I did start at about 270lbs. I'm a 5'2'' female and I, unfortunately, carry all of my weight in my midsection (both front and back). I'm down to 250lbs now, so I'm 1 pound away from 50lbs down! (fingers crossed that happens this week) I've always been so self-conscious about my back fat so here is my progress! I wish had a photo from the beginning, but this is still motivating! I don't see a ton of people with my body type on here and even though I was nervous about sharing, I think that the diversity in body type is important to see. I've done this all through CICO and very light exercise, mainly walking and Barre. I was 299lbs when I started my journey on January 15th. [link] [comments] |
| NSV: a tale of cinnamon rolls and moderation (!) Posted: 23 Jun 2021 12:03 AM PDT I love baking, and haven't been doing it lately, so I had this desire to make a pan of cinnamon rolls the other day - I have a recipe for it that is incredibly amazing (based on Girl Versus Dough's recipe). They are perfectly soft, fluffy, fragrant, cinnamon-y…they are like the epitome of cinnamon roll goodness. I do put in more cinnamon than she calls for, though. Because cinnamon, lol. I felt reluctant about this baking plan, because I was worried about overindulging. You take the pan out of the oven and they smell and look SO good, and no one's there to stop you from eating half the pan. And I'm committed right now to a calorie deficit, which sometimes makes it harder to eat in moderation. But I finally went ahead and made the dough. I kneaded it and thoroughly enjoyed the rich yeasty scent. I rolled it out and randomly decided to add a spoonful of maple flavoring to the cinnamon/brown sugar mixture to give it a bit more depth. In short, Dear Reader, I had fun. And early the next morning (after the overnight rise), when I took the steaming pan of cinnamony awesomeness out of the oven, I cut out two small rolls, ate them slowly and lovingly, then…cut out the rest, piled them up on a disposable foil pan, and took them all down to the front desk of my building complex, gave them to the staff person there, and asked him to put them out for the staff. Still warm. Tl;dr: cinnamony goodness was had by all, I got to bake, and I did not exceed my calorie budget for the day! (I don't think keeping them in my apartment any longer would have turned out well, lol. I'm not Superwoman here. They needed to be given away immediately!) [link] [comments] |
| Humans Of New York - "The Fat Friend/Luke" Posted: 22 Jun 2021 07:31 AM PDT This is a reflection to a H.O.N.Y. article I read while drinking my coffee this morning, for a bit of backstory, had a big poop and weighed in -60lbs from where I started a couple years ago, was really feeling myself. TW// body image issues, fat acceptance Italicised below is the original article text, which is a tough read for anyone currently struggling with their self image.
^Humans of New York, 2021-06-21^ As someone who has struggled with my weight during my life I can somewhat relate to the way he feels in this. He has seen himself in a negative light for his entire life, and doesn't see it possible to be healthy. Things don't always have to be that way. For anyone reading this - It's okay to be overweight! But, speaking from experience, your life should not revolve around being fat, focusing too much on your self image only causes unnecessary anxiety. This is unhealthy and will result in you continuing to be fat. It's possible to make great positive changes with very minimal lifestyle choices. He said that he "makes deliveries for [his] job" and that they are becoming increasingly difficult for him. As someone who was very big at one point, I know how hard it is to work when you're uncomfortable, but making a living only becomes easier once you make it easier on yourself. On the plus side, I can't think of a better job to have for someone looking to lose weight; Opportunity is wherever you look for it. You don't have to be a "gym bro" to regularly reflect on what you've eaten and weigh yourself. You can try all the diets, workout challenges and fitness classes you want but the real results will show when you habituate healthy choices. It's okay to be overweight, but you don't always have to be the fat friend. From yours truly, The (ex) Fat Friend. [link] [comments] |
| 7 months in as a long haul trucker Posted: 22 Jun 2021 05:02 PM PDT Living on the road and trying to lose weight was really interesting to me. It took alot of creativity, different meal ideas, I tried nutrisystem, meal replacement shakes, calorie counting, focusing on macros and building up a exercise plan (mostly outside my truck after I'm done for the day). I ended up mixing alot of them, I still get my nutrisystem cause sometimes I just can't get to a store or have a way to cook anything. I found alot of planet fitnesses that have truck parking (if not I just hit the road for a 30 min walk/jog and do some home workouts on a mat outside my truck) which helped alot and kept on eye on myfitness pal whenever I changed my diet routine, it's been alot of fun I finally got to right around my goal (205 -> 160). The main help I had was from apps, c25k helped alot with my running because I was completely out of shape, and the ab and core ap helped get me some cardio and build some core strength, both I use 3x per week. Hope these ideas help here's a before and after (still looking to lose another 5). [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 23rd, 2021 Posted: 22 Jun 2021 10:47 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] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Wednesday, 23 June 2021? Start here! Posted: 22 Jun 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] |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2021 06:36 PM PDT I've been jogging/running for 10-12ish minutes for EXACTLY a week today! And I just have to say, wow am I running faster and getting tired way later now. I can't believe I'm seeing progress (running wise) already. In this ONE week time span, I've lost 1.8 pounds! Almost 2 whole ones! And yes, I've been eating healthy, getting my calories in. (calorie deficit) I'm so proud of myself. For years I've been self conscious and wallowing in self pity until something clicked recently and I just wanted to be healthier and lose weight. I was always the fat friend/family member and had no motivation. The fact I've even been doing this consistently for a week amazes me. So proud of myself I can't even put it into words. Honestly, my advice to anyone starting out on their weight loss journey, BE CONSISTENT. FORCE YOURSELF. MAKE IT A HOBBY! [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Wednesday, 23 June 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 22 Jun 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
Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. --- On reddit, your *vote* means, *"I found this interesting"* (...read more about [**voting on reddit**](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/voting)) --- [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2021 06:21 PM PDT This post isn't a depressing one, rather a exciting one. I've been working out for the past 2 weeks, and my meal prep package just came as soon as my workout was done. I had created a systematic plan, to incorporate my mother's cooking on specific dates, as well as prepped meals for caloric counting and just better convenience. I had a sense of worry that I wasn't going to enjoy it, and I'd have to start from square one. I was wrong.. I didn't hate it. I don't feel as if I'm full, but I that ate well for the first time in my life. I don't crave a treat after the meal anymore. I'm just exicited as this is the moment, where I can say. I can do this.. I can pull this off, and it isn't false hope, all I did was a 20 minute brisk walk and like 10 minutes of shadow boxing and working on footwork ( it doesn't feel like exercise, it's actually fun as fuck) , I still got shit done. The only thing is to go to bed, and rest peacefully for 8 hours. I feel like I can do this. It isn't impossible, it's actually fun, I feel like I'm improving myself and I'm doing it for me. I'm taking it day by day, with the sensible goal of losing 20 pounds steadily. I want to give encouragement to those just starting their journey, you'll get past that awkard period where it feels new and your still aren't sure. I have a personal quote I coined, I don't know if anyone else came up with this. " There is always turbulence before a smooth liftoff." Once you get passed it, you will 100% feel like you got it. It's light work. You just got to keep with it. I hope everyone stays blessed and has a great day. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2021 03:17 PM PDT Thanks to this sub, I decided to start losing weight and taking control of my life 100 days ago! I started slow with loosely watching my calories and keeping track of them through My Fitness Pal. I'm going to share what works for ME, this won't be universal, this won't be one size fits all, but it the only way I haven't fell off the wagon (and stayed off). For reference, I am 23 years old, a female, 5 feet 8 inches, my starting weight was 245 and my current weight is 224. For breakfast I usually have two eggs, plain as day because it's quick and keeps me full at work. If I'm not working I usually have Raisin Bran. This is much more calorie dense but I account for that for the rest of the day. As a snack I bring a handful of salted nuts, Annie's bunny Graham's, or a banana/apple. For lunch I have a bento box that I fill and it seems to be keto most of the time. My favorites include turkey pepperoni, broccoli, carrots, rice cakes, granola, apple slices, strawberry's, and other snacky foods to make a whole meal. For dinner, I usually graze. I live with my parents currently to save money so I usually eat whatever vegetable they're having with dinner. Vacation sucked. A week out of eating food that wasn't good for me and not moving like I should, but I recovered! I have bad foods (more than I should), but I'm still losing so I don't beat myself up! I have slowly incorporated strength training which is fun and I am enjoying myself! I know 20 pounds over the span of 100 days isn't much, buts it's obtainable for me so I will take it! My end goal is 170 pounds as that is the appropriate weight for someone my height. When I get under 200, I plan on treating myself to a new tattoo! https://imgur.com/gallery/zonyYI3 before and after from the side [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Wednesday, 23 June 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 22 Jun 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: 23 Jun 2021 12:40 AM PDT Hello, 30M here, I weighed 20 stone+ /285lb at the beginning of this year and had a couple of really nasty health scares in the last year spending new years day on hospital with random bruises appearing all down my left side and crazy vertigo On January 7th I weighed myself and although I knew what to expect (I've always weighed 18-22stone since age 15) something clicked this time and I immediately set out to shed at least a few pounds So skip forward 6 months and today I weighed 14 stone and 13lb (209lb) and I'm well on track to hit a healthy body weight before the years out (although the pounds are getting harder to lose now) I work as a data analyst and yesterday my boss pulled me aside in private yesterday and reminded me that I have a young family and then gave me some insider knowledge to keep private which basically amounted to our company going under some time in the next few months with little likelyhood of redundancy packages, I got out of the meeting room and I had a voicemail, it was a job I'd applied for about 6 weeks ago and forgotten about! Anyway interview is next week, I went to buy new interview clothes this morning, I had to shadily try them on in the open in a car park after buying them as changing rooms aren't open yet (I've still been wearing all my baggy old clothes since Jan) and today I've gone down over 3 collar sizes and lost 4 inches on my waist, completely overwhelming but also really empowering! So I just thought I'd share this with you all this morning, I never thought this was possible and feeling positive even though the future is very uncertain right now! [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Wednesday, 23 June 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 22 Jun 2021 10:31 PM PDT Got a question? We've got answers! Do you have question but don't want to make a whole post? That's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers. No question is too minor or small. TIPS: * Include your stats if appropriate/relevant (or better yet, update your flair!) * Check the FAQ and other resources in the sidebar! [link] [comments] |
| Estimating calories on fried fish? Posted: 22 Jun 2021 10:22 PM PDT One of the hardest things with CICO is counting calories for home cooked food. In my case, fried fish is most commonly served in our household. Can anyone help me with estimating? How many calories would be in a tilapia-sized fish pan fried with a "reasonable" amount of vegetable oil? We get served many varieties of fish depending on what's available on the local market and I know these fish by their local nicknames instead of what their commonly called abroad so I really can't give what specific type of fish, hence I am looking for even just a rough estimate of the calories. P.S. We fry fish whole, so these aren't fillet fish, although stuff like bones, the head, and fins are obviously not eaten. [link] [comments] |
| Cycling between dieting and binge eating for the last 6 months Posted: 22 Jun 2021 10:20 PM PDT Currently at 160lbs 5'10". I've basically been trying to get that summer bod all year, but have been stuck in a cycle of dieting and binge eating for the past 6 months. It's really frustrating. I can't control my hunger and when I get hungry I just eat everything in sight. This happens most often on rest days. I work out about 5x a week, about one hour of weight lifting and 30 minutes of power walking on an incline. I also do several 15 minute walks through the day. This results in an average of 15k steps per day. My FitBit Inspire says I burn around 3200 calories a day on average, but I heard this number is highly inaccurate. On workout days I eat about 2100 calories and feel fine at this number. However, I am usually caffeinated on workout days and don't have much hunger anyways. On rest days, I just feel tired and hungry all day. No matter how hard I stick to my diet, I always end up coming home and binge eating everything in sight, then going on DoorDash and ordering more food. I only keep healthy food at home, but I have definitely binge ate 600 grams of brocolli before then proceeded to order a whole cake from DoorDash and eat all of that as well. My diet is very healthy. I eat high protein and moderate carbs and fats. Everything I eat is whole foods; in fact, I make a point of starting all my meals with 500 grams of vegetables just for the satiating factor. However, it probably doesn't apply to me; I can eat that many vegetables and not feel a single thing. Besides that, I drink so much water throughout the day I basically pee once an hour. I'm not sure what I can be doing to help myself lose weight. The good thing is, I've mostly hovered between 155-160 the past 6 months. However, I want to get leaner and more shredded and I just can't seem to make my hunger go away. [link] [comments] |
| Advice for losing weight the second time around? Gained weight back + more. Posted: 22 Jun 2021 06:45 PM PDT I have a confession: I gained about 50 pounds in 1 year. I went from 180 pounds to 230lbs from June 2020 to June 2021. I started my weight loss journey about 3 years ago when I entered my freshman year of college. I weighed about ~210 pounds. Not even my highest weight, either. At that point, I had already lost about 15 pounds by making small changes in my diet with no real conscious calorie counting on my part, however. Once I entered university, I decided to seriously start losing weight. And I did! I managed to get down to 180 pounds in a year. About 40 pounds, halfway towards my weight goal. Some people even noticed my weight loss at that point, too. For a year after that, I tried to lose more weight before ultimately deciding to maintain my weight before trying to lose again. And again, I managed to maintain my weight for the whole year. I ate a balanced diet of healthy food and some junk, and I exercised pretty moderately. It finally felt like I was fixing my relationship with food and developing a good exercise habit - even if they were nowhere near perfect or healthy. But then COVID hit, and all of my hard work was flushed down the drain. I feel ashamed for letting myself go. It did a number on my self-esteem in a variety of ways. But also, physically being at this weight is exhausting. And worst of all, I couldn't cling to this small sense of self-accomplishment when so many other things in my life were going no so great. I think there were tons of contributing factors to my weight gain. For one, I moved back home to a family with less-than-stellar eating habits - fast food and junk were always around. Second, I lack access to gym facilities and safe exercise areas. Fourth, pure laziness on my part. Lastly, falling into deep depressive episodes triggered by multiple events of the past year where I would starve for days and then seriously binge for weeks - I had rebirthed my worst eating habits and gave myself a worse version of my BED that I had managed to tame. And I feel like they are valid excuses for gaining weight, after all, I realize I can't be too hard on myself lest develop another mental issue or eating disorder. But the amount of weight I gained and the short amount of time make me so ashamed of myself. 15 pounds is excusable, but 50 is seriously depressing. But I just want to add, that now I realize how much of an emotional and mental journey losing weight is as much as it is a physical one. I've gotten pretty good at the mechanics of losing weight - I lived off CICO for two years after all. But when it comes down to having any semblance to a healthy relationship with food was my ultimate downfall. So what do I do now? How do I fix this relationship with the food I have? How do I keep my motivation and discipline constantly knowing and being reminded in the mirror that I'm trying to fix one of the biggest mistakes I've made this year? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2021 07:26 PM PDT Guys, I need help! Over the past year I have lost about 68-78 lbs. I did this by eating in a calorie deficit around 1400-1600 calories a day. I also did beach body workouts (MM100 and MBF) 4 days/week. I for the life of me cannot lose anymore weight and either gain or stay the same. And now I am absolutely STARVING everyday around dinner and right after I eat dinner. I get so ravenous that I give up and binge because I'm so starving it hurts and makes me crazy. I never used to have this issue before when losing all that weight to begin with. I truly don't know what to do. I am a 27 year old female who is 5'9.5". Please help! [link] [comments] |
| You are subscribed to email updates from loseit - Lose the Fat. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States | |
No comments:
Post a Comment