Weight loss: I FINALLY LOST THE FIRST 10lbs! |
- I FINALLY LOST THE FIRST 10lbs!
- I finally fit into pants I pulled out of the “bag of shame”!
- Posting here instead of snacking
- I've finally have had the courage to join the gym.
- The difference between 'normal' weight and 'obese' is 2 servings of almonds a day
- How do I stop ruining a whole day the last 2 hours?
- From 105kg to 85kg (progress)
- 30lb down, 10 lost on vacation
- Loose skin is sooooo weird
- I lost 51 pounds since March 4th.
- 1 year, my progress and stall - 22kg down, 3kg to go.
- If food is the only thing that makes you happy, seek help :)
- 24-Hour Pledge - Friday, 18 June 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- Have any pasta lovers here quit/limited pasta due it to making you gain weight easily?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 18th, 2021
- Lost 10lbs in 2 weeks but have now plateaued. Please help
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 18 June 2021? Start here!
- Gaining the weight back, help.
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 18 June 2021: Today, I conquered!
- Advice on maintaining the weight loss motivation
- Want to know what’s even better than catching the most wanted pokemon?
- Finally lost 35lbs (16kg) after an excruciatingly slow 6 months!!
- Adding an ED psychiatrist on top of my ED therapist - super weird experience?
| I FINALLY LOST THE FIRST 10lbs! Posted: 17 Jun 2021 08:55 AM PDT I (F/5'4) HW-176 CW-166 I FINALLY lost the first 10 pounds! I almost can't believe it. I know it's not huge to some people but it's taken me months to find something that works for me and I've actually been able to stick to it. I was 176 in DEC/JAN & I tried keto/ fasting/ etc different trends that just made me feel bad and didn't work long term. I finally found a technique in MAY that worked for me and I know we all HATE to hear it but it's just been moving more and tracking calories to see that I eat less ( in a caloric deficit). I actually went to the doctor this week and it felt good to tell them my weight even though it's still technically overweight. I feel so much lighter, happier and less bloated than I did before. I haven't been this weight since 2019 which sounds like it was so long ago! My major GW is 145 because that's where I'll finally go back to the healthy weight range and it's also the weight I felt most comfortable wearing different types of clothes. But for now my GW1 is 160! 💗 If I can get there by July 1 it'd be great but I also know slow and steady wins the race 🙌🏼 [link] [comments] |
| I finally fit into pants I pulled out of the “bag of shame”! Posted: 17 Jun 2021 09:11 AM PDT So basically, about 3 years ago I got put on phentermine to lose weight and lost about 60lbs in 6 months. When I got off of it, surprise surprise, I gained a lot of it back. About 45lbs of it. When is lost the weight last time, I went shopping for new clothes and was SO PROUD, and even though I didn't want to look at them in my closet these last 2 years, I kept most of them in a bag under the bed instead of getting rid of them. So far, I've lost about 25lbs of the weight I gained back, which I know leaves a decent amount to lose, but I thought "what the heck- why not" and decided to pull the bag out and see if anything fit. These jeans were a hair loose on me before, but I'm still SO EXCITED that they pulled up and buttoned so easily. I'm working really hard and making sustainable changes and this was a huge deal for me. Just thought I'd share! Here's a picture- They fit! [link] [comments] |
| Posting here instead of snacking Posted: 17 Jun 2021 07:18 PM PDT It's just about the time I would normally be grabbing myself a bedtime snack. I've hit my calories for the day. I'm not really even hungry, I can tell that I'm just bored. My nightly treat of a piece of chocolate has morphed into a calorie bomb of huge scoops of ice cream or a big spoonful of Nutella and pretzels or something. This week I'm starting over again. I'm tracking everything and doing IF overnight from the end of dinner to breakfast the following day (to start). Nightly TV time has become mindless eating time and tonight it ends. I'm not going to do it tonight. I'm going to get a big glass of iced tea (decaf, no sugar) and I'm not going to eat anything until breakfast tomorrow. If anyone else is struggling to stay on the willpower bus, come sit with me. [link] [comments] |
| I've finally have had the courage to join the gym. Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:08 PM PDT Since october I've been steadily losing weight but recently have hit a plateau. The last 3 weeks I've only lost 100grams. This was difficult for me but I knew this day was coming. Dieting alone wasnt going to get me to my goal weight. The issue is I have some serious mental health issues so going to a gym is so anxiety inducing that I've been putting it off for a while now. I'm 36kgs down so I had just been telling myself that dieting would be enough but logically I knew the gym was going to be the next step. I went in to one of my local gyms and already I was starting to panic because it was busy and was so scared that they were judging me because I'm still a pretty big guy despite what I've lost. The owner of the gym came out and ushered me into his office because he said I was looking like a deer in headlights. This guy was so warm and reassuring. I explained my situation with my eating disorder (binge eating) and mental health struggles. He then made me a schedule of the quiet times and offered me 3 free personal training sessions because he could see how far I had came with my diet and wanted to help me start my exercise journey on the right foot. I walked out of there feeling great. I never thought I would be able to set foot in a place like that but I start Monday and am feeling so motivated and even excited. [link] [comments] |
| The difference between 'normal' weight and 'obese' is 2 servings of almonds a day Posted: 17 Jun 2021 01:02 PM PDT Thinking like this has helped me quite a bit when it comes to thinking about maintenance (and even slowly losing weight). I figured someone else may find this way of looking at things helpful :D I went and looked up my TDEE (32yo, male, 6'1", 264 lbs, sedentary activity level) and my "maintenance goal" is 2642 kCals/day. The obese/overweight threshold for me is about 230lbs and the overweight/normal threshold is about 189. The "maintenance" calories for the high end of "normal" is about 2,233 kCals/day. If we go to the low end of "obese" (i.e 230 lbs) the "maintenance" level is about 2,446 calories a day. That means from my current weight if I reduce my calories by 409 kCal/day I eventually will reach a "normal" weight and be able to maintain it. That is the equivalent of 4 servings of almonds. If I was at the bottom end of obese, I would only need to cut 213 kCal/day or about 2 servings of almonds. To put this in perspective of some less-healthy options, 409 kCal/day is like going from a footlong Spicy Italian Subway sandwich to a 6-inch sub. 213 kCal/day is like going from a burrito to a burrito bowl at Chipotle). Often for me, I've felt like my stopping block was much more about volume compared to what I'm eating (I eat mostly home-cooked semi-healthy meals but have very large portions), realizing that if I just cut down the portion size a little (i.e. a 6 inch vs a footlong sub) I can still enjoy what I have while losing or maintaining a "healthy" weight. I'm still cutting more because I want to lose weight faster than 1 lb/week (about what a 409 cal/day deficit would result in) but adjusting my thinking has made the idea of maintaining my weight once I get to where I want to be a lot less anxiety-inducing. Of course, everyone is different, these numbers apply to my age, activity level, height, and weight. I wouldn't plan a diet around this math and YMMV. This is just something I did to help me feel like it's maybe not as big of a challenge as I originally thought and thought it might help others. [link] [comments] |
| How do I stop ruining a whole day the last 2 hours? Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:45 AM PDT I've been trying to lose weight for years. Sometimes I'll get 10lbs but gain it back. Now I am the heaviest I've ever been at 190lbs (86kg). I am 5'4" (162 cm). Right now I am doing about 1640 calories just to try an give myself a realistic deficit. I will make good choices all day and even have an extra 200 calories at the end for a dessert or drink. However after that 1 planned treat I will make popcorn with chocolate chips, have an extra drink, and the want to snack/treat myself with a drink at night and after saying no all day I give in and end up at 2000—2200 calories for the day. I don't feel like I am depriving myself throughout the day with "diet foods". I eat what sounds good and am not overly hungry at night. But this night time sabotage is a habit I can't kick and where 90% of my over eats are. I would really, greatly appreciate any advice on how to finish the day strong. *Edit: Thank you everyone for the advice! I have made a list and am going to troubleshoot what works best for me. I really appreciate this community. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Jun 2021 12:28 AM PDT Im a 27 yr old guy and just wanted to put out my positive progress into the sub! Start of this year I was 105kg which is the biggest Ive ever been. I remember having an experience where my relatives made some comments on my weight making me reflect on how I really was treating myself and my body, which was not at all, I frankly just didn't care at the time. After lots of life changes, moving, losing my friends, my partner of three years and my job, I decided that if I wasnt gonna care about myself no one would! Started off barely eating because of the emotional stress but ended up planning meals and exercising everyday and am now in a position where I love the daily routine! Weighed in this morning at 85kg which for my height of 6'2 puts me in the healthy weight bmi range! I've been riding the high all day and feeling hopeful :) Hope this can motivate someone because everyones posts have definately helped me! [link] [comments] |
| 30lb down, 10 lost on vacation Posted: 17 Jun 2021 09:59 PM PDT 32f, 5'10. SW: 286 CW 255 I've always liked activity, my problem was depression and massive amounts of binge drinking craft beer. I started with cutting the alcohol and now I'm moving on to bigger things. Summer is when I put on weight normally, because it's too hot to do anything in my area. This year I was lucky enough to be able to bum around different family members' places paddle boarding and cycling. Cycling I'm a lifer at and never quit even while fat. Boarding is new but I bought the board and I'm gonna use it on a lake near my house when I get back too. I did not expect stand up paddle board to be so involved. I got the basics down in a few hours but I'm still surprised how much work the balancing act is. I presume this will get easier as I lose weight but I'm happy for now that I can do it at all. Weirdly, the more I exercise the less I want to eat. I usually hear about it making people hungry but if I am engaged in something strenuous all day I don't really want to. I guess my issue was more boredom eating than hunger. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Jun 2021 02:15 PM PDT I'm having a really weird time of things. I've FINALLY started to see changes in my body in mirrors and such. It's a very strange feeling. The way I forced it was by looking at my "before" photo. A LOT. Until I was able to start noticing that the dude standing in the mirror does not look like my before photo. But another thing I've noticed is of course, the loose skin. I can't stop pinching and pulling at it, wherever I find it. It's on my arms, my belly, my inner thigh... and it's pretty great. I know a LOT of people struggle with loose skin, and I know that as I continue to lose weight, I'm going to struggle with it as well... but right now, I actually like it. I'm enjoying my loose skin. Because it's progress that I can actually feel. It's tangible. It's something I didn't have before, and now I do. It's not a picture or a number on a scale. It's an actual change that I can see and touch. [link] [comments] |
| I lost 51 pounds since March 4th. Posted: 18 Jun 2021 02:00 AM PDT I'm a 1,92m (6'4) male. I was obese all my life (literally since the pre-school), and at the beginning of march i reached 150kg (330 pounds). I never really tried to lose weight, but something inside me broke when i looked at the weight. So from day 1 I began to use MyFitnessPal to keep count of calories intake. I have decided against training, because I realize that I absolutely have to change my habits forever, otherwise I would just return to, or surpass my current weight, and while I can hope I will be able to change my eating habits, I hate exercise and I know I would just give up on it. I begun on a 1900 calorie plan (I worked part-time by the internet, so minimal activity). It was hard to maintain the goal, especially since in my family we often prepare homemade Pizza, and use a lot of oil; we also fry a lot. 2 months ago i got additional 3/4 time job at local tool shop, which I figured increased my calorie requirement so my calorie limit increased to 2200. It's been 15 weeks and i think i overstepped my calorie intake above the level MFP only a few times, most of them were less than 100 calories over the number. Now i weigh 126,8kg, about 23 kg less (51 pounds). Honestly, i don't feel any difference, and i don't see it, but i am focused to reach 92kg (max weight for my height that is considered in normal range BMI-wise). My weight loss also really slowed down, which is really demotivating, but i figured i have to keep controlling myself, because if i stop, i will return to old weigh in no time. I also promised myself, that after i reach 90kg, i will bake myself a cake and eat it whole. I know it will cost me a few kg's, but to hell with that. [link] [comments] |
| 1 year, my progress and stall - 22kg down, 3kg to go. Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:33 PM PDT In July 2020 I turned 30 years old and threw out my back pretty badly (great timing right). I was around 108 kg and am about 186cm tall. I was in the obese BMI category. I went to a doctor and a physio and found out I had a herniated disc and routine blood work found that I also had high cholesterol. This was a massive wake up call. I realised if I kept up my sedentary lifestyle and didn't lose weight, health issues were only going to pile up as I got older. On the advice of my physio I took up swimming to help strengthen my back and decompress my spine. This was hugely helpful because it turns out I actually enjoyed swimming (and it helped my back greatly). I worked my way up to swimming 1km 3x times per week. On my 'off' days I would try get in atleast 30mins of walking as well as doing some light stretching. Later on (when I was about 95kg) I also mixed in some jogging and lifting weights, mostly because I wanted to have a few different options for exercise since sticking to just swimming sometimes got boring. To bring down my cholesterol (and start losing weight) I cut out butter, eggs, red meat and most processed foods. I started eating more vegetarian meals and included things with lots of fibre. The biggest change however was cutting back on alcohol. For a long time I was a bit of a binge drinker. I would often drink up to 12 standard drinks on weekends. This almost always led to eating takeaway and junk food, either while drinking or the next day while hungover (or sometimes both). So while I might not have eaten too badly during the week, any progress I made was being sabotaged by weekend drinking. What helped with my drinking was to treat 'drinks night' as something special. Instead of just drinking whiskey or beer I would make myself and my partner 1 or 2 cocktails. The effort required to make a good mojito or whiskey sour meant I was less likely to just keep drinking more and more. I would also cook us a nice 'semi-cheat' meal which was a bit more decadent than weeknight meals but still keeping to a smaller portion size. This took away the urge to order pizza or something else off uber eats. Another helpful change was switching from milk to dark chocolate. I've always had a pretty bad sweet tooth and I knew I couldn't give up chocolate all together. Dark chocolate turned out to be a great compromise, ive found because of how rich it is im more likely to stick to a smaller serving size. The best advice I got regarding exercise comes from my physio. For most people exercise NEEDS to be either enjoyable and/or convenient and accessible. You can't set yourself up for failure by setting yourself unreasonable goals. If you hate running you likely don't have the discipline to build a running routine. If you hate travelling you aren't going to drive to the gym everyday after work. You have to find things that are sustainable for you. Over the year I've certainly had setbacks but overall this is the longest I've stuck to positive lifestyle changes. I now weigh in at about 86kg. Based on BMI I will finally be in a healthy weight range at 83kg but my end goal is to get to 80kg. The biggest struggle atm is complacency. Im nearly at my goal but in some ways it feels further away than ever. Because I'm looking better and feeling better, and the weight isn't coming off as easily as before, it's easy to slip into maintainence. I've realised that the difference between a week with weight loss and a week of maintaining my current weight is very small, an extra bit of chocolate here and there or a few bigger portioned meals can make a big change in the result. Im hoping to break this stall by July. Anyway this has been a bit of a rambling post so I'll finish off with other bits of advice and lessons I've learned along the way.
Anyway, that's my progress. Happy to answer any questions. [link] [comments] |
| If food is the only thing that makes you happy, seek help :) Posted: 17 Jun 2021 05:52 AM PDT 2020 was a hard year for a lot of us, but really great for me overall. I graduated nursing school last year and finally started making ok wages with decent health insurance. I had been neglecting my physical and mental health for my entire schooling because I had no insurance and could not afford to get anything dealt with. In September I tried doing therapy and eventually stopped going because I literally lacked the energy to show up. I didn't try again until May of this year. I began to see a psychiatrist and a therapist. Getting diagnosed with a mood disorder and finally having medication to treat it has completely changed my life and relationship with food. Before this time, food was literally the only thing that brought me joy. Yes, there were other things that made me happy for a time, but nothing quite compared to food. I thought I had a food addiction and that I was just too weak to break my addiction to food. I failed time and time again trying to give up my best friend, food. This lead to some really fucked up cycles of binge eating and restricting. I could never succeed at weight loss efforts in the past because losing weight to me also meant losing the only thing that brought me joy in life. Fast forward to today and the scale is finally moving in the right direction. I haven't made any major diet or exercise changes. The biggest change has been working on my mental health. Being depressed drained the all the vitality from my life. I've noticed little things like actually having the energy to cook my dinner instead of ordering takeout after work. Yesterday I moved the clean laundry mountain from the bed to the laundry basket before lying down for bed. I used to just flop into bed next to the laundry mountain because the sheer THOUGHT of having to move the clothes from bed to the basket seemed insurmountable. I always take my contacts out before sleeping now and simple things like brushing my teeth before bed don't seem like a chore. The list of shit that has changed is endless. I don't want to make this any longer, so I just want to say if any of this resonates with you, get help if you can. I still have to actively say no to overeating but the difference is hills vs mountains. I can say no now because food is not the only thing in my life that makes me happy. I am not the lazy, weak, food addicted failure I thought I was for the past 10 years. I just self medicated with food and now I don't have to. s/n: If you live in the dystopian capitalist nightmare that is the US, there are a surprising number of drugs for mental health that are affordable without insurance. If you can afford one to two specialists visits and get a prescription, something like wellbutrin xl costs 10-15 USD for a 30 day supply without insurance. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Friday, 18 June 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 17 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
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| Have any pasta lovers here quit/limited pasta due it to making you gain weight easily? Posted: 17 Jun 2021 10:46 PM PDT I'm a pasta addict. For me, there is no such thing about eating pasta in moderation. I don't know what it is about pasta, but I can easily scarf down a big bowl of pasta and crave more. And then be hungry again 30 minutes later. I don't feel this way about other yummy foods. I can eat Chinese or Thai noodles in moderation. But a plate of traditional Italian pasta? Don't get me started. I have italian roots, and so I grew up eating pasta several times a week. I could handle it as a child, but now as an almost 30 year old, it makes me feel bloated, unsatiated, and heavier. I feel that eating pasta a few times a week has highly contributed to my weight gain. So has anyone here quit or strictly limited pasta? What do you eat instead? [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 18th, 2021 Posted: 17 Jun 2021 10:57 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] |
| Lost 10lbs in 2 weeks but have now plateaued. Please help Posted: 18 Jun 2021 01:33 AM PDT Hi all Started my weight loss journey on June 1st with a starting weight of255lbs. Now I'm holding steady at around 245/246. I'm 5"8/5"9 and am eating around 1500 calories per day and burning around 600-800 of active calories according to my Apple Watch (this is a mixture of around 10k steps a day, 10km on the bike at the gym, around 10mins of cross trainer and 20mins of basic weights. The first two weeks I literally dropped 10lbs like it was nothing, however now I'm stuck at around 245 and it won't go lower. Is this normal? As mentioned above, I'm eating 1500 calories, and am sticking to like gluten free bread, light mayonnaise etc to keep my calorie count down, but should I also be looking at macros? According to MFP I'm eating around 100g of carbs (52%), 24g of fat (26%) and 44g of protein (22%) as part of my 1500 calories. It's the best feeling ever waking up and seeing the numbers decrease on the scale, and I would love your help to understand why it's stopped. Thanks all! [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 18 June 2021? Start here! Posted: 17 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.
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| Gaining the weight back, help. Posted: 17 Jun 2021 10:18 PM PDT Hi everyone, just need some advice and motivation. In October 2020 I had lost weight, from about 300lbs down to 244 lbs. I was feeling great, I literally felt thinner and my pants were feeling bigger on me. It is now mid June 2021 and I'm currently 288 lbs :( Every time I try to eat healthier I end up failing. I can't go one day without eating junk food. This is embarrassing, but I rather be honest. I recently started going back to the gym and swimming, but I have just been gaining weight. I don't work or go to school anymore so I'm usually at home watching YouTube or Netflix. So my two main problems is 1. not moving as much 2. my diet. I did yoga today and it felt great, I was surprised I could do a whole hour, how flexible I really am, and my balance was better than I thought. So I am very proud of myself. I was going swimming 2 - 3x a week. But now it's more like 1x a week. I end up cooking healthy food, like vegetable soup, shrimp with rice, eating fruits.... but, later on in the day I'm starving and seriously crave chocolate, chips, cookies, milk shakes (ohhh the calories), and fast food. No wonder i'm gaining weight. It feels like a mental thing, like why am I not strong enough to eat better? Any positive suggestions would be helpful. Thank you so much :) [link] [comments] |
| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 18 June 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 17 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] |
| Advice on maintaining the weight loss motivation Posted: 17 Jun 2021 09:34 PM PDT Here's some facts about me : I'm 24 female and I've had pcos for 2 years now since when I've put on 17 kgs. I've been on my journey for a while now. I've managed to lose 9 kgs overall since 6 months and I've been working out and eating healthy. There will be some days where I'll be super enthusiastic about losing weight and I'll do everything right and then suddenly it'll be 2-3 days of eating whatever I want and not wanting to work out. I don't want to keep having these ups and downs. I want to have a consistent mindset. I'd really appreciate any advice/help. As much as I enjoy mindfully eating, everytime I eat something that's not ideal makes me feel super guilty and take the fun out of eating anything that's not a salad. I have always had a complicated relationship with food and I really want to have a healthy one with it now and I want to continue it for the rest of my life. This is my first time posting on reddit. I'm really looking for an online community where I can find support. As much as the wonderful people i have in my life and they're super supportive, I don't think anyone can understand what I'm going through unless they're doing it too! I watch a lot of weight loss transformations and they give me a lot of motivation but I really want to find a balance between weight loss and still living my life. [link] [comments] |
| Want to know what’s even better than catching the most wanted pokemon? Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:28 AM PDT Even though I've been on Reddit for a while now, I've NEVER posted anything here. And I'm a huge Pokemon Go fan. There, I said it. But I really wanted to share my greatest achievement which is not catching the most wanted pokemon (boohoo!). So, want to know what it is? You can call me crazy af, but for me the biggest win-win was to lose weight while playing Pokemon GO. Yep, you heard me right. Ok, so I've been on the PG fever for a year now, and from the very first day, this game literally sucked me in. You know what I mean. You should know that I've never been a fan of walking. EVER. All my life, I was overweight, and I literally hated myself. I had knee problems because of my weight, I found it hard to breathe while doing that damn grocery shopping. So yeah, any exercise was pure agony for me. But when all the fuss with PG started, I had no other option than to start WALKING. So ok, first it started with 3 or 4 days a week walking for half an hour. I noticed that alright, that doesn't piss me off, I love the game, and I'm actually enjoying myself MOVING. Yes, it was hard at first, I had to take a break every few minutes, but it got easier with time. After a month or so, I noticed that not only do I not need to kick myself in the butt to go for a walk, but... I started jogging! And all because I wanted to double my PG catches in one session. I even started planning my exercising routine by adjusting it to the game. Want to catch more pokemon? I'd take my bike. Want to catch ghost pokemon? I'd go on nightly strolls around my neighborhood. Didn't even notice how it extended to 7 days a week. After a year of playing, I lost 40 lbs. I'm not sure if I got obsessed with the game or with losing weight. And it doesn't really matter. I'm way healthier now, can walk for hours, don't have knee problems, and doing pretty well with my catches. I know I'm not the best writer, but I'm sharing this with you because I can't be the only one with this experience, right? I'd appreciate if you shared similar stories if you have any. And maybe you could suggest more activities while playing PG? I'm going crazy here. [link] [comments] |
| Finally lost 35lbs (16kg) after an excruciatingly slow 6 months!! Posted: 18 Jun 2021 01:50 AM PDT I weighed nearly 300lbs (135kg) in January and started this journey after my birthday the same month. It was going well until April - my girlfriend was in town and we went on dates a lot before she went back! Most of those dates were unfortunately in restaurants, so I actually gained throughout April and May... I got back on track again in June and luckily it's been going steadily. I know 35lbs / 16kg is hardly anything from my goal (150+ lbs / 70kg) but if I can double the loss at the end of the year (70lbs / 30kg), then I'd already be almost halfway there! What worked for me is calorie counting and completely eliminating red meat, added sugar, and refined carbs. I find red meat to be more addicting than chocolate bars (especially those at Korean BBQs!). I still eat whole grain breads and rice though. Also eating lots of veggies of course! I was really adversed to them until I discovered cooked vegetables almost always tastes better than raw. Grilled zucchini, stir fry red peppers and mushrooms with onions, cauliflower fried rice - these are exponentially better than most salads I've had. Be sure to dump some garlic / onion powder to them and you've got yourself some tasty, filling meals! Another thing is reading books - I like doing stuff because I know what I'm doing. Fast 800 and How Not to Diet are my bibles lol. If anyone have any book recs, do throw them out my way! I'm planning to marry my girlfriend in 3 years time (when we're more stable financially) and I want to look my ideal weight in my wedding dress lol. Hopefully by the end of next year I'll be close to that! I wanna thank this subreddit too - I read most of the stories here and they keep me motivated. Best of luck to all of us!! Cheers! [link] [comments] |
| Adding an ED psychiatrist on top of my ED therapist - super weird experience? Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:47 PM PDT Earlier this month I made a post about my struggles with food addiction. After reading the responses and doubling down on myself that something had to change, I made an appointment with a psychiatrist based on someone's recommendation - because it was one thing I hadn't tried. I wanted to share that experience today because I don't think my experience was typical, but I wanted to share it and perhaps get others' thoughts. I was super nervous. We started out the appointment with her asking if I'd seen a dietitian. I told her the truth, which is that my therapist had suggested I see a dietitian, but I ultimately decided against it because currently my issue isn't that I don't know how to eat, it's that when I decide I want food I stop caring about portions and good decisions. I went on to clarify that I'd also tried my own meal prep with all sorts of food, but usually don't finish eating the prep (and instead order out), and that I'd also tried getting pre-made meals, which I stopped eating within a few days as well. Following this discussion, her next recommendation was 'intensive outpatient therapy.' This was new to me and she honestly didn't really describe what exactly it entailed, only that ideally I would go to the clinic each day (not really an option because it's fairly far and I don't drive - and work full time). She described both clinics in the area and advised me that the one she works at is most likely the best option, as they "focus on the emotional reasons behind eating." This conversation was around 20 minutes of her trying to convince me that this was the best option for me. Ultimately, I agreed to look into it and she agreed to write me the prescription I wanted to make the appointment about (naltrexone). As promised, after the call I put in a "contact me" request on the page. I looked around their site a little, but it was vague and the psychiatrist had promised that they would 'assess me' to see if virtual outpatient was an option, so I figured I'd just get the information I needed in the phone call. However, afterwards things got weird. My boyfriend, while I was telling him about it, began to the look the place up. It's not a huge shock that a clinic that (usually) forces people afraid of eating to eat has some bad reviews. However, not only did this place have bad reviews... They had lawsuits. MULTIPLE lawsuits over the span of 10+ years. The bad reviews were also all along that same time span, including some recent ones, mentioning the same issues time and time again. In fact, previous patients feel so strongly about this place that there's actually a victims site up filled with information about the clinic and more bad reviews. Some of the highlights included:
The other clinic (which my regular therapist apparently used to work at) has bad reviews, but they are much more along the lines of; "They just wanted my money" - which is shitty, but... Kind of child's play compared to the place my 'psychiatrist' works at. In light of this place's reviews, it makes a lot more sense that my psychiatrist was so insistent that I must have emotional reasons behind my eating and that I just had to seek outpatient therapy. The whole experience was so strange. I picked up my medication and I start it tomorrow, but I also texted my therapist (who I trust) to find out if she has a psychiatrist recommendation that I might be able to follow up with instead of this woman. [link] [comments] |
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