Weight loss: What a 500 kcal/day deficit actually does |
- What a 500 kcal/day deficit actually does
- I lose 75 pounds and things feel so much worse.
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 20th, 2021
- DAE have athletic friends who always try to tell you you're doing it wrong and to follow their diet or training regimen?
- How losing weight and finding exercise as a 13 year old helped me find joy
- Is walking not the answer to loose belly fat?
- Motivated by clothing styles?
- i actually managed to exercise 25 minutes yesterday, thanks to vr! it’s not as much as i would like, but it’s progress!! :)
- Month 2 of DR asssisted weight loss & it just got tough
- IF Questions: 24 to 36 hour fasting BMR, and Calorie Deficit
- Here we go again... and I am so very, very tired.
- This is the first summer in 6 years I will NOT GAIN THE WEIGHT BACK.
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 20 June 2021? Start here!
- 24-Hour Pledge - Sunday, 20 June 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- Please help
- Daily Q&A Post for Sunday, 20 June 2021 - No question too small!
- NSV: saved the burger for tomorrow!
- When do you actually SEE results?[22F]
- That saying that 95% of people regain weight lost and then some.
- Being healthier mentally helped me lose 15lbs :)
- Question for women. Is there any hope my boobs will perk back up a bit?
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Sunday, 20 June 2021: Today, I conquered!
- I'm having a bit of a meltdown because I can't eat my feelings away
| What a 500 kcal/day deficit actually does Posted: 19 Jun 2021 08:31 AM PDT Sometimes progress feels slow and you cant really grasp the end of it all. I found this visualisation helpful, maybe someone else will as well. Just for fun I did some math yesterday. Many of us regard 500 kcals/day as a kind of golden standard for a safe and steady deficit that results in a loss of 2kg/month. That makes a loss of about 70grams/day. It can seem like small numbers. But if you picture 70 grams of butter, that is actually quite a lot of butter. Thats the amount of fat your body metabolizes and gets rid of, every single day you keep that deficit. Pictured like that it feels like quite a lot! Keep up everyone, you can do it. [link] [comments] |
| I lose 75 pounds and things feel so much worse. Posted: 19 Jun 2021 08:05 PM PDT I don't mean to bring negativity, but I want to talk to other people who have struggled with their weight about this matter. I'm 5'11'', 185 pounds, 30 year old female. It took me 1.5 years to lose the weight. At first, I was doing a normal diet and exercise but somewhere along the way it morphed. Now I'm still losing weight but my mindset has completely changed. I pretty much eat between 500-950 calories a day (I also burn about 300-400 calories 6x a week at the gym, but I don't subtract this from what I eat). I have certain foods I eat all the time because I memorized the calorie content, I literally wake up and go to sleep thinking about my weight/measurements and throughout the day at work I find myself zoning out a lot and focusing on my weight. My original goal for weightless was to be able to date since I had never had a boyfriend before, but now I find my body looks so unacceptable that even after a little bit of loss I can't date anyways. I don't have a lot of energy most days and feel completely drained of life, like I'm struggling so much but people keep complimenting on how much healthier I look now and I feel like I have to continue. I have about 60 more pounds to lose but feel so mentally fatigued by my weight loss journey. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 20th, 2021 Posted: 20 Jun 2021 12:34 AM PDT Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Jun 2021 09:45 PM PDT I just recently got a dietitian to help me make healthier choices and make gradual changes that I will be easily able to maintain (entirely covered by my insurance). Happened to bring it up in conversation both when I was thinking of starting and now that I have started, and friends immediately downcast the idea that I wouldn't go to them, and that I'm wasting my time for nothing because it's "obvious" what I should be doing. They seemed honestly upset that I didn't ask them to set up a diet plan and follow what works for them despite the fact that I just have other concerns involving health other than weight loss that I'm hoping a dietitian can help me through. I know I wont be able to stick to a strict diet plan right off the bat but want to feel as if I am making the choices to eat what I want while still being healthy, and that explanation only made them claim I'm not being dedicated enough. This is just me ranting about my early struggles at the beginning of what will hopefully be a long journey to getting into a maintainable healthy weight I can feel good about, thanks for the outlet. [link] [comments] |
| How losing weight and finding exercise as a 13 year old helped me find joy Posted: 19 Jun 2021 08:01 PM PDT I began losing weight when I was 13 years old, 5'7, 231.2lbs, and with an upsetting BMI of 35. I'm now 14 years old, 5'8, 175.2lbs, and with a BMI a little under 27. I lost all of this weight between the months of may 2020 to current day. Losing weight is an exceptionally hard thing to do, and I was able to completely and entirely change who I am as a person using diet and mostly exercise. I started losing weight with a normal diet, this carried me down to the 220s, at this point I began exercising. Something that I've always been proud of myself for is that I can subvert expectations, by the end of that summer, weighing 200ish, I was able to bike 100 miles in a week. Now that is nothing to me, I've biked 50 miles in a day, but it's still something impressive for a normal kid, let alone a kid with no athletic background, additionally suffering from obesity. I moved to a new school, I was still obese and immensely self conscious. During my time in the school I completely sprouted into a new person. Being depressed for most of my life, I learned that exercise, at least for me, is the key to happiness. Losing more weight gave me confidence, I started to like how I look. This confidence gave me the ability to make my friends, something that I have lacked my whole life. Now I couldn't live without them During the half of the school year, the scale dropped down to 180s, I was still depressed, it was cold outside and there was little to do, still building a friendgroup. Later in the year, I strangely joined track, I'm the opposite of what a track kid looks like. I was slow, and I did bad in my events, but I loved it, just exercising for an hour after school with my friends. In time for this summer, I have lost most of the weight I need to, just ten pounds left to a normal BMI. (I wanna lose more though) I feel completely fine swimming and being shirtless in public. I think it's understated how much losing weight and exercising can change someone's life. I was a sad obese boy rotting away inside, no sports or social life, but I blossomed into somebody who helps people find happiness and love their life. My best friend hated life, but I made her exercise and join track with me, and she thanked me later for helping her find something that made her happy. And a small bonus that my crush likes me too (had my first kiss with him) (: [link] [comments] |
| Is walking not the answer to loose belly fat? Posted: 20 Jun 2021 12:50 AM PDT I've been on a diet given to me by my nutritionist for last 2.5 months which includes cutting carbs and everything. Also I've been walking everyday for 7km (1.5 hours) at moderate pace. I also started intermittent fasting for past two weeks. I lost 10kg in the time and still loosing. My arms thighs and legs have significantly lost weight and even I am seeing my rib bones for the first time in months. However my belly stays the same. I mean it also reduced, but not to the level as my other parts. Why when I see massive results on other parts, my belly stays the same relatively? I'm 160cm and 62 kg at this point. My BMI is within the border of normal. Should I keep loosing weight or stop walking/running and do stomach specific exercises or go to the gym. Any experts on this please commment [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Jun 2021 08:22 PM PDT This may be a weird question but I will throw it out there anyway. There are a million great reasons to lose weight (i.e. health, better self-esteem, etc.). But is anyone else also motivated by clothing styles? For example, i am considered an "apple shaped" woman. The clothing that supposedly look flattering on me (i.e. empire waists, wrap dresses, etc) I hate. Like, really really hate and actively go out of my way to avoid buying. I have noticed that my personal style skews towards clothing that looks better on slender frames. After a recent (very long) for a summer dress, I'm giving up and going to channel my energy into activities to help me lose weight. Enough is enough. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Jun 2021 09:15 AM PDT i've been struggling to find ways to get myself to exercise, since i have adhd and i get distracted and bored extremely easily. so something has to really grab my attention for me to be able to do it for more than like 5 minutes. walking sucks cause where i live it's been around 100 degrees lately. i have a nintendo switch and ring fit adventure, yet for me it still isn't necessarily fun…but, i got an oculus quest 2 this week and i have tried 3 games so far; fitxr, the thrill of the fight, and beat saber! and i was actually having fun exercising! i managed to go for 25 minutes before i got too tired. (since i'm not used to exercise.) but it's a lot better than nothing!! i'm super sore today though, so i have to take a break until my legs stop hurting, but i actually have motivation now! which is really helpful because i have been pretty depressed recently as well. i know those games aren't really a super intense workout either, but since i'm sore it definitely has some affect. that's all! i was just excited and wanted to share. also, if anyone has any other recommendations for exercise games in vr, let me know! :) [link] [comments] |
| Month 2 of DR asssisted weight loss & it just got tough Posted: 19 Jun 2021 06:11 PM PDT Hey there, I'm 36F, 5'2", 219 lbs. Lost 7lbs last month on a 1,000 calorie/day diet. This month, my doc started me on Topamax, continued with the 1,000 cal/day and added a HIIT and strength training program 5 days a week. It's a big time commitment! A little background, I was diagnosed with Graves' disease in late 2019 and had a thyroidectomy in 2020. I gained 80+ lbs in less than a year! I was then diagnosed with Cushing's disease - I carry virtually all that weight around my waist. My arms and legs are a size 8 or 10 while my waist is a 20. It's gross. I just got my thyroid levels balanced well enough to start to lose weight. The drastic diet & exercise + meds are all because I literally have NO metabolism. I'm on a ton of supplements to keep my hair from falling out and other nasty things from happening. I just want to get back to myself and I'm willing to work hard. [link] [comments] |
| IF Questions: 24 to 36 hour fasting BMR, and Calorie Deficit Posted: 20 Jun 2021 04:08 AM PDT So I've been researching online about this last night but I just can't seem to find an answer that clicks. First question. There's this general advice to consume calories around your BMR, or at the very least, to not go below 1200 calories for men and 1000 calories for women. Now, intermittent fasting is widely advised to be healthy and safe, but with the exception of time restricted feeding (16:8, 12:12, etc.) and OMAD/Warrior Diet, all other popular IF variants (5:2, Alternate Day Fast, Eat Stop Eat) require you to either go way below BMR or completely forgo food for 24 hours or more. Does this mean it is okay to disregard the BMR/1000-1200 calorie floor on a regular basis, even for individuals with relatively healthy body weight already (I read that for those with considerable body fat, going well below BMR is safe because of fat metabolisation) Second question. Some sources say that IF works not only because of the higher likelihood of having a calorie deficit due to a shorter eating window but also because the lower insulin levels while fasting allows our bodies to tap our fat stores. So, is intermittent fasting a "bonus" to CICO (calorie deficit) dieting? That is, if you do IF on top of making sure you have a calorie deficit, does it make you lose weight faster? I'm asking because I've been losing weight a lot more quickly than I could attribute to the calorie deficit, so maybe IF is the reason? Or is it because I've been overestimating when I count my calories? [link] [comments] |
| Here we go again... and I am so very, very tired. Posted: 20 Jun 2021 03:58 AM PDT This will probably be long, so my apologies in advance. A lot of other people saw great success in 2020. I had... rather the opposite happen. Before COVID, I had set up a solid gym routine. My calories were under control. And I was able to tie this all in with my professional, in-office job. Wake up, head to the gym, shower, go to work, and then feel guilt free when I got to home home and relax at night, with everything exactly where it needed to be. I had hit 203 pounds and was looking forward to being in onederland. Then COVID hit, and I got laid off. Everything went out the window. A small circus of events happened, and I am now living in a new state, with a terrible job that is also remote and which works me crazy hours every day. My weight is back up to 243.8. I do not have time to go to the gym without stressing myself beyond the limits that I can stand. And I hate it. I have no issues getting my eating back on track. I'm very active on the weekends, which are my only real downtime. My problem is that, when I hit a bump in the road that makes it impossible for me to keep my food on track, it derails me completely. Add in the fact that I have health issues and get to take a lot of medication that can also make the struggle worse, and I'm having a hell of a time. This time, I'm going to try a few different things. I had set up an Excel workbook to track every damn thing (calories, weight loss patterns, measurements, workouts) and I now wonder if that was only adding to my stress, so for at least the next month, I am just going to track calories and weight. I've signed up for WW, as well, which may or may not help. And I'll start using this sub again. Most of the reason I left is because there were a lot of posts about wildly unhealthy habits that were... dangerous, depressing, and not helping me with what I need, which is support, community, and people who get that being healthy is about more than just the food, it's about the people around you and taking care of all of you, as well. The next bump in the road that I have coming up is relatives visiting at the end of July. Let's see if I can make it until then, at least. This is a ramble and a vent, but I'm hoping it will help me start things off right this time and stick with it. [link] [comments] |
| This is the first summer in 6 years I will NOT GAIN THE WEIGHT BACK. Posted: 19 Jun 2021 01:59 PM PDT First off, I feel like I'm on the opposite schedule as most other yo-yo'ers; this one is for my summer gainers!! I feel like we are a rarer breed lol. Every single year without fail, this is what happens to me: October rolls around, and I'm so thoroughly upset with myself that AGAIN, from April-October, I've let myself regain the 50 lbs I lost the other half of the year. I get back to work and lose it again. 250 to 200. And it sucks every. Single. Time. Well usually by this time, mid-June, I'd already be pushing 220 and back in my size 18 jeans. When I gain, I gain FAST. It's the summer social events. It's the alcohol. It's the food at get togethers. It's the not caring about what you're eating when you're drinking. And then, exercise stops because you just don't care anymore. But now? It's June 19th and I'm still 202 lbs, still fit perfectly in my size 16s. No I'm not losing anymore, but I've been maintaining within 5 lbs since April, even though I just got back from family vacation last week. This is such a huge accomplishment for me. I will continue to stay vigilant, then when summer starts winding down I can lose my last 50 instead of starting from scratch again. I'm learning to be gentle with myself and accepting I'm not a failure because I cannot continuously lose all 100 lbs. Maintaining will ALWAYS be easier calorie-wise than losing. And it is SO okay to take a break. It's not okay to use that break to go hog-wild. I think I'm finally learning moderation this summer. I have ALWAYS KNOWN that all-or-nothing thinking does not work but I've never been able to change it. Let me tell you the two simple commitments I'm doing differently this summer in hopes it may help someone who also struggles with summer weight-gain:
That's it. Those two simple commitments literally are all I have needed to reinforce myself keeping the healthy eating habits I developed earlier this year. I've finally learned that ALL of our habits reinforce each other so if one area is a problem for me I will use my other habits to reinforce it. I have really come to enjoy walking and listening to podcasts for example, it's my ME time - so I use this as my "crutch" to reinforce my healthy eating if that makes sense. I hope this helped someone. Don't give up you can break the cycle and TAKE A MAINTENANCE BREAK if you need to!!! But keep frequently weighing yourself (as long as you are not prone to disordered eating or other negative psychological effects of frequent weighing of course; I know the scale can really harm some people). I read a comment once in this subreddit that summed it up perfectly "KISS - Keep it simple, stupid!" It's a cliche but it's honestly great advice. The simpler you can make this journey for yourself the better. 💖 [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 20 June 2021? Start here! Posted: 19 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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| Posted: 19 Jun 2021 11:56 PM PDT Hello everybody, i just need help with my diet. So I started diet for the past over 2 weeks and, I have been eating at a high deficit (around 800). And I'm just so confused on what to do now. I asked some people and they said ur deficit is way too deep right now, and they said u should increase ur daily calories until it's a 500 deficit. The thing is that I dont even know my proper maintainence calories now as my scale is inaccurate ( it shows a different weight on different areas of the floor). I basically went off around 2550 maintaince calories and was eating around 1850 calories every day (no matter if I worked out or not) . But I'm just so confused on what to do now if I should increase my daily calories a bit or keep it like this. (**Just a backround, I used to be 182lbs and got to 170 but stop dieting until around 2 week ago. My maintenance when I was 182 was around 2800 but now I think its between 2300 to 2550 calories however I'm not completely sure as my scale isnt accurate. It says I'm currently 159 lbs which I doubt because although my clothes are more looser, I still have belly fat and not really any visual change.) I also ate around 2400 calories yesterday, so I was going eat around 1300 calories today to make up for it since I went 400 to 500 over my daily calorie goal. But now I have eaten almost 1800 calories today. So I'm just so confused on what I'm even doing right now, I think I screwed myself. I'm not sure what should my deficit be from now on and also how many calories I should eat tommorow. Is there any way to fix this? I'm just all over the place right now. Any help would be appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Sunday, 20 June 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 19 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] |
| NSV: saved the burger for tomorrow! Posted: 19 Jun 2021 10:02 AM PDT I was very tempted to overeat tonight. The scale hasn't moved for several days and in the past, I would get discouraged and go back to stuffing my face. However, I'm determined to remain consistent and not fall off the wagon this time. As long as I stay on track then I will eventually get to my destination rather than going back to square one and starting all over again. I had already ate my allotted calories but the scale frustration was definitely creeping up on me. It did not help that my mum asked me to order McDonalds and I caved, ordering a burger for myself. I started feeling horrible about having no self control and being so weak for food. But that's when I realised I could just save it for tomorrow. I can buy it, place it in the fridge and eat it tomorrow without any guilt. That's exactly what I did, followed by brushing my teeth and getting ready for bed. Sometimes it's never too late to make better choices. Such as only eating half and saving the rest for the next day. Devouring a bag of chips and having the willpower to stop before you've reached the bottom of the bag. But even if you messed up, that's okay too! As long as you get back on track. Think about the bigger picture. I'm really happy to say that my binge eating has gotten so much better. I stop eating when I feel like I've had enough, not when I'm full! [link] [comments] |
| When do you actually SEE results?[22F] Posted: 20 Jun 2021 03:10 AM PDT So I've been on a weight loss journey ever since I got to my highest weight which was 185. I'm now down to 177 but I feel like I don't see much results? I definitely can feel my clothes getting looser and I'm happy about my progress, but I don't see much difference, specifically in my belly area. I don't know if my height has anything to do with it (5'0) but it actually makes me even doubt my own progress. I look at the scale and think "this is probably a lie, I probs didn't lose that much" and it messes with me mentally. I end up weighing myself multiple times to make sure I'm right. Does anyone else have this problem? And if so, how do you deal with it? Any advice is appreciated [link] [comments] |
| That saying that 95% of people regain weight lost and then some. Posted: 19 Jun 2021 02:05 PM PDT It's incredibly discouraging. Is it true? Is maintenance hopeless? I've been on the maintenance rollercoaster for a year and i've been worried about weight gain the whole time. Ive seen people lose weight and regain it. I've heard of set point theory but don't know the details and up to date research. It's hard to find information online that you can trust. This wobble has come after someone recommended a podcast called All Fired Up, where the Clinical Psychologist host is very critical of calorie counting and dieting in general. I didn't listen to all of the episode but they seemed to be going in the direction of self acceptance and listening to your body signals for when to stop eating (I hear those signals and ignore them!) I don't know what i'm asking for here especially. I threw away my old jeans and bought new ones so I hope I can continue to maintain. I think i need to try to forget this maybe. [link] [comments] |
| Being healthier mentally helped me lose 15lbs :) Posted: 19 Jun 2021 08:03 AM PDT I've always struggled with my health, physically and mentally. The whole pandemic thing absolutely made it worse lmao The perfect storm of unmedicated mental illness on top of pandemic depression, being stuck inside/not going to work, etc, lead to some serious weight gain. Since finding a new doctor to reliably prescribe my antidepressants along with new medication for being recently diagnosed with ADHD, I'm in a better place mentally. Having a healthier brain means: less depression/boredom snacking and less physical/mental exhaustion making it easier to get active by going for a long bike ride or walk. :) I'm happy that my brain is getting healthier, shedding a couple pounds as a result is just a nice little bonus. ❤️ [link] [comments] |
| Question for women. Is there any hope my boobs will perk back up a bit? Posted: 19 Jun 2021 04:25 PM PDT So I've always had big boobs for my size, and they've always been a little saggy in shape. But not to a degree that bothered me. Gaining weight made them huge, and I now have what a cosmetic surgeon would call 'grade 3 ptosis'. Basically, my nipples point down. They have that 'National Geographic boobs' look. I'm back into overweight rather than obese, and have lost 30lbs, though I'm still around 35 away from my goal weight. So far, there has been no real change in my boobs. Is there any hope they'll lift back up a bit over time? I'm 29, for context. It's just quite depressing that there's no, like, exercises someone can do. I might consider a boob lift, but I'm not entirely comfortable with the idea, and it would have to wait a good few years as I want to have kids and breastfeed. Have any women who've lost weight found their boobs perked up again? Or didn't? Edit: Just to add, in my case it wasn't weight loss/deflation that caused the sagging. It was the weight gain and gravity. Not sure if it makes a difference. [link] [comments] |
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| I'm having a bit of a meltdown because I can't eat my feelings away Posted: 19 Jun 2021 11:49 AM PDT So, I've been working on tackling emotional eating for a while now through therapy, being more aware of my feelings and of my body and through forming good habits. Today is one of those days when I normally wouldn't even feel guilty about getting all the good food I could get because I just feel so awful. What's wrong with that if it doesn't happen too often, anyway? Except... I still feel full from my late lunch (it's evening over here). I actively don't want food and I'm in touch with my body enough to know it. And it's making me so angry! I want to feel better. I want to spend far too much money on far too much food that's far too good to be treated like that. I don't want to struggle to keep myself from writing awful things to my partner because he got me here in the first place and then left. He had a bit of an emotional meltdown since yesterday and was simultaneously pushing me away and then freaking out when I tried to give him space, and he didn't let me sleep the whole night. I feel awful, my good friend who I haven't seen for ages had a birthday party today and I didn't go because I feel so bad, both physically and mentally, while he just left to his parents for the weekend as he planned. So I have the house all to myself and I want to get drunk and eat to my heart content, but I'm not hungry and, strangely enough, have no desire for beer. And I want to let him know I'm angry and sad, but he's feeling so fragile right now that all I would achieve would be a repeat of last night. And HE'S saying he feels like his needs and desires don't matter in the relationship. I just feel so angry and don't know where to put it. What I usually do now is push myself on the elliptical for a bit, but it's so hot today and my head feels like it's going to explode because of the lack of sleep. I tried a long shower, which was fun while it lasted, but I'm still back here. And my computer keeps crashing and I've lost an hour of progress in a game, and it's super hot, I bought milk that was already sour from the store and my back hurts even though I've been working so hard on my posture the last few weeks - it's like I've tried to wrap myself in a ball from the stress and I'm back to square one - and there's a party I didn't go to even though I've been looking forward to it for about a week, and I can't even vent to my most trusted person because he's having fun with his family and he didn't even put up the light fixtures he's been promising to do for about two months now and now I have to put the bed back together because he wanted to do some repairs, but quit halfway yesterday, the government is making a mess out of covid vaccinations again, property prices are totally absurd right now... And I want to make myself feel better, but my body doesn't want to eat and basically, everything sucks. Ok, I'm mocking myself a bit here because writing it down is sort of helpful, but it's just... I don't know what to do about things. It's just... I feel like I'm trying my best, but it's not making him happy - and the only thing I seem to achieve is feeling bad afterwards, but if I try less, he feels abandoned and shut out - and he doesn't want to talk about the changes he'd need to feel good because he's too tired and emotional to think analytically, apparently. But not too tired and emotional to analyze in great detail how I've wronged him without actually giving me any real-world examples (just "you make me feel like" - and when I try to determine where's the disconnect in order to fix it, I'm apparently trying to analyze it too much). And if I say that I'm too tired or that I'm hurt by what he says, I'm not allowing him to have feelings... It started like such a great evening, too. But then it all went bad when I was too tired to have sex the second time... He's been working in therapy on how to better connect with his needs and wants recently and 90% of the time it's great, he's much more present, we communicate better and the sex is totally amazing - but it's like he learned to tune out his needs and desires some time before he learned to deal with not getting what he wants in a more mature fashion. It's like this kind intelligent man gets hijacked by the emotionality of a lost 4-year-old on some occasions, usually when he's under a lot of stress and he was looking forwards to something that didn't happen. It's a rather recent thing that totally coincides with the new therapy topic, but it's so exhausting and infuriating to be around him in this state! [link] [comments] |
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