Weight loss: 3 months, 30 pounds down: Lessons Learned |
- 3 months, 30 pounds down: Lessons Learned
- I know a lot of people say “weight loss doesn’t make you happier” but it definitely has made me happier... I’m not sure that’s entirely accurate
- Anyone else battling loneliness while they do this?
- Shorts are the universe's gift to skinny people (+ my other favorite NSVs from 50lbs down!)
- Reaching the Halfway Mark—60 pounds dropped
- NSVs > Weight (This should be good for a chuckle)
- Cookies and cake
- Down 14 lbs in three weeks.
- NSV > The sandwich that was sitting next to me
- Fit, tall new co-worker asking for my number and other things I can’t wrap my head around (yet)
- NSV - My Engagement Ring Fits Again
- I don't even recognize myself in the mirror anymore. I need help.
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 9th, 2021
- My daily routine and tips as a 5’4 woman who went from 185# to 133#-back to 165# and now at 144#.
- posting for accountability!
- Lost 23 lbs over a span of 2 months and 9 days
- I feel like I’m too fat to work out and it’s frustrating me
- Looking to establish true accountability within myself
- Parents of Teens/Kids Who are Overweight/Obese: How important do you think it is for your child to have a peer community?
- I've hit my goal weight but am still a bit "softer" than I'd like. I'm on the low end of 'normal weight' - Should I start lifting?
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 09 July 2021? Start here!
- How do you people manage to refrain from breaking a diet and not eating what you want to?
- 38 Pounds lost 2.5 months - Too Fast / Afraid
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 8
| 3 months, 30 pounds down: Lessons Learned Posted: 08 Jul 2021 06:55 AM PDT ETA: Wow--the positive feedback on this post is making my whole week! I'm having kind of a crappy day and reading all your comments is building me up so much. Thank you! Hi, everyone. Progress pics. This morning I reached 30 pounds lost of an 80-100 goal. I count calories using the LoseIt app and use the TDEE Calculator app to smooth out trends. I don't track exercise, just watch my TDEE. I walk and garden for exercise. Here are some things I've noticed along the way:
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| Posted: 08 Jul 2021 12:54 PM PDT So I'm still on my journey but I've gotten down from 147lbs to 134lbs which is how much I weighed last summer. Before the pandemic I weighed 127lbs and before that 115lbs. I am 5'6" so 147lbs wasn't technically overweight for me (although honesty given how sedentary I was it probably partially was), so my motivation to lose weight was twofold. First, I felt very ugly and unattractive at that weight. I felt like it didn't look good and I didn't want to be fat vanity-wise. I wanted to like the way I looked. The second most important reason was that I didn't feel like myself and I hated that. I wanted to feel like myself. That was the biggest motivator. I also wanted to eat more healthily for the sake of my body. 13lbs down and I'm significantly happier. Genuinely, I feel better about the way I look, I'm happier looking in the mirror and really excited because my face looks like how it used to and my stomach is flatter and I feel like myself. Even the fact that my butt is smaller makes me happier because it's more like me even if it isn't conventionally as attractive. I also feel lighter, and me changing my diet has REALLY made me feel better in terms of eating healthier I food. Making myself be more active has also made me feel a lot better. I have a pretty happy life and I'm on summer break and in a really happy and supportive relationship and i have tons of hobbies that I enjoy and am able to pursue right now so I definitely have other factors that are making me happy, and I wasn't terribly depressed when I started, but the weight loss is definitely a positive thing and has made me feel better and happier. Having a healthier body that you like more can definitely make you feel happier especially if you've made lifestyle changes to eat healthier and be more active. I think the phrase "losing weight doesn't make you happy" isn't fully accurate. (Sorry this is a bit of me just rambling but I'm curious to hear other people's experiences and I wanted to talk about it) [link] [comments] |
| Anyone else battling loneliness while they do this? Posted: 08 Jul 2021 03:22 PM PDT I'm (F31) really struggling to lose weight and I think it's largely to do with loneliness. I live alone, am single and my social circle has collapsed. I always used to be fine on my own, but my loneliness has reached unbearable levels lately. All this makes it so, so hard to lose weight. I keep turning to food to fill that emotional void. It's in the evenings when it hits. I'm going to try introducing more dopamine-inducing activities to my evenings and see if that helps. It feels silly to admit this, but I don't want to go out socialising and looking for new friends until I've already lost weight, I'm not confident enough until then...I feel caught in a loop until I can break out of this. Is anyone else going through the same? Got any tips for staving off loneliness / preventing binge eating induced by it? I love this community. <3 [link] [comments] |
| Shorts are the universe's gift to skinny people (+ my other favorite NSVs from 50lbs down!) Posted: 09 Jul 2021 12:27 AM PDT Female, 31 years. Started at 187-189lbs, now 137lbs. 14 months total, lots of fitness achieved, too. Original goal was 125lbs, but I may revisit that as I am pretty skinny (and STRONG!) now; muscle really does weight more. I feel like these all just sound like I am massively bragging. I am! But hopefully not in an asshole-y way because I certainly don't mean it that way. I am so thankful to this community for the knowledge and inspiration that I found here and I hope my excitement and gratitude towards my body and all of the things I've experienced with so much weight loss can help somebody else here join me, too. Wearing Shorts: So I have always worn shorts, even as a very overweight person, but I would not wear them when I was walking around or running, etc. Too much chafing, too much pulling the fabric down, way too uncomfortable. I've recently realized that this is no longer a problem for me. I don't remember the last time I wore shorts for walking or running or hiking or exploring without chafing and all I can say is that it's the actual best thing ever. I get hot when I work out; now I can just WEAR SHORTS. They are a comfortable, easy, fun, wonderful thing to wear. They let my legs breath. I am cooler. All this WITHOUT CHAFING. It's a dream. I ran a half marathon in shorts! I hiked 60 miles on a backpacking trip in shorts!!! I can walk around town in cute shorts and just be cooler and not feel too hot. It's AMAZING. I bought Nike Pro shorts: I always felt like those spandex short shorts were for skinny people and I certainly never had the guts to wear them (for the record, I don't think you need to be skinny to wear them; every body can wear every thing it wants to. I just... didn't want to). Well I recently bought two pairs. I look damn sexy in them, too! I feel confident and awesome and they're the most comfortable workout bottoms I've ever owned. It's the best NSV to own and wear something you've always wanted to have work out for you! Woo!!! I mean, they're spandex booty shorts?!?!!?!!! And it's ME wearing them!? Omg. haha. I can RUN and it's the best: Making my weight loss journey also a fitness journey was the best decision ever. It's taken many months of consistency, but I LOVE running now. I've run two half marathons and am working my way towards a marathon and some other fun running projects. I love the way that running makes me feel, how it calms me, the thinking I get done on runs, where I get to see and run. I love the way I feel afterwards. I love feeling strong. I love just going and going. The list goes on and on. I could not run at 187lbs. I can now. It's not just the weight loss: It's everything. It's the best. All clothes look better on me now: I'm actually drowning in clothes I used to wear when I last was at this same weight: My fitness has meant that I am smaller than I ever was last time I was 137lbs. In fact, my goal is/was 125lbs, but I'm not sure that's reasonable anymore (but that's a discussion for another post or day; I'll get wherever I get on weight while prioritizing fitness). I'm literally tiny. Get this: I just bought new pants at Madewell and they are.... the SMALLEST SIZE FOR SALE. And they fit me. Perfectly. They look and feel like they were made for me. I went from a pants size 32 to a 23. I mean, the numbers vary so much brand to brand and item to item, but STILL. It has been a trip ordering clothes online: SO MANY RETURNS on things for being too large on me. It's been so strange putting on old clothes I used to wear last time I was small and just seeing them stretched out and hanging off of me. I am fit and strong and SKINNY AF and it's the best feeling ever to look cute in everything. I love clothes and fashion and it's very fun to feel like I can pull anything off. I can hike uphill with a heavy pack: I am SUCH a better backpacker now! Holy guacamole! I can charge up a mountain, even with a heavy pack. When I was overweight, I still backpacked and hiked a lot, but I was always stopping to catch my breath or dreading the uphills. Now the mountains are fun challenges (truly FUN), and I don't really need to stop. It made a recent hike/backpacking trip so much fun. I could just focus on the things I was seeing, the places we were going, and my recovery time after each hike was basically nothing. I felt like superwoman!! Exercise is fun: Maybe this is a little redundant to the other things, but damn, working out is so much fun! Being fit means it's all a fun challenge instead of feeling like I am going to DIE. I can remember last June when I started this journey just walking instead of running (no shame in walking!!!) because I could not even run a block without being super winded, forget running a mile. I dreaded exercising again as a fatter person until I started swimming and then that helped me build up the fitness to enjoy working out again. And it's just so much fun. I do more fitness throughout a regular day, too, just because it's easier and more fun to move. I love moving my body now! It makes me feel fantastic. :) I am willing to spend more money on clothes: I used to hate buying clothes because I didn't want to waste money on clothes that I would "no longer fit in when I was skinny" again. Now I feel good about myself again and want to invest in clothes that fit me right and make me feel good about my body. It's a win win and I'm excited to rock my new garments, all very carefully chosen. Okay, I think that's it for now! Losing the weight has been such a burden off of my shoulders, so to speak. I feel younger, faster, fitter, happier, cuter, and better. My life was good before and I felt pretty cute if quite overweight and slow and stuffed into clothes often, but I feel so much happier and more like myself these days. It's felt like losing weight was a big project I needed to work on for a long time and now it feels like a project I already tackled and like fitness and health are things that I just work into my regular life now. I am so grateful to my past self for making the changes and I hope I continue them for decades to come. :) [link] [comments] |
| Reaching the Halfway Mark—60 pounds dropped Posted: 08 Jul 2021 12:17 PM PDT Back in January, I had no real fitness goals for the year but decided to give swimming a try while waiting around at the pool for my daughter to finish her swim lessons. I hadn't swam in many years and began swimming laps with a kick board for the first month. Several weeks into my new routine, one of the lifeguards approached me to tell me about the gym's 100 Mile Swim Club and asked if I wanted to start logging my laps. I began logging about 20 laps a day and my unplanned fitness journey took off from there. I began to walk laps in the parking lot while waiting around at my daughter's kayak team practices and decided to try some weightlifting machines at the gym. The more time I spent at the gym, the more my eyes began to wander to the seemingly scary place that was the proper weight room. It seemed so intimidating. Was weightlifting really for me? I decided to schedule a consultation with one of the personal trainers to see what she had to say and committed to six weeks of twice a week training sessions to see what weightlifting was all about. I decided then that perhaps I could truly do this weight loss thing and set a goal of losing fifty pounds by the end of August. I wound up hitting that goal back in May. Fast forward to July, I'm now swimming 2000 meters 3x a week (I've already logged 57 miles towards my 100 for the year!), lifting weights with my personal trainer for an hour twice a week, and working on powerlifting at home one day per weekend. I also took up ballroom dancing lessons with my husband and indoor rock climbing 2x per week together with my daughter to get more movement into my regular routine. I'm planning to give some more "active hobbies" a try come the fall. In addition to my workouts, I'm eating at a 500 calorie deficit, eating far more protein than I used to, and following macro advice for women from Dr. Stacy Sims. But perhaps most importantly, I've began to work on understanding why I was over-eating in the past and began to address my triggers. I recently had a "craving" for a new academic year planner while feeling stressed rather than a "need" to buy cake or sweets. It felt like a big development—and perhaps one far greater in the grand scheme of things than what the scale told me on my big 60 pounds gone weight in day this past Monday. [link] [comments] |
| NSVs > Weight (This should be good for a chuckle) Posted: 08 Jul 2021 05:51 AM PDT My (37M) starting weight was mid 230s. That was about two months ago. I initially started walking 4 miles with a 25lb fitness mace about 3-4 days a week. For the last month it's been 5-6 days a week. I also use an ab wheel and push-up bars after every walk. Plus, I replaced binge eating with protein shakes. When I weighed in yesterday I was 240. BUT… My gut no longer folds over my waist band I frequently get comments like "you look great", "I didn't recognize you at first", and "I never noticed how strong of a jawline you have" My "text neck" has all but disappeared (And my personal but most shameful favorite…) Any of you seen that episode of Family Guy where Peter decides to see if he can lick his own nipple, only to discover that he can? Whelp, when I saw that about 4 years ago, weighing around 249, I thought "no way I can be as bad as Peter Griffen" so I tried. Turns out I too, could lick my own nipple. As of about a month ago, I am proud to say I can no longer "Peter Griffen". Don't focus on the numbers. Focus on the parts of the body you can no longer lick. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Jul 2021 07:57 PM PDT We had a party for 4th of july and it was also my friends birthday, so we got him a cake at the party. And then the party ended and everyone went their separate ways, but they left the cookies and the cake at my house. So now every time I walk in the kitchen I'm confronted and tempted by them. It's taking everything I have in me not to open the package for "just one bite" because one bite becomes 10 and then I've eaten a dozen cookies and 2 slices of cake. But I cant just throw them out either because my bf still wants them. But I'm proud of myself for not giving in. Especially today, my cake day. So I got some blackberries to treat myself instead because that's my all time favorite fruit and I can eat as many of those as I want without guilt. I know it's a little thing, and it's insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but resisting the sugar this week has been so much harder than usual for some reason and every day I resist is a victory. So here's to small victories! Hoping for more tomorrow. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Jul 2021 12:01 PM PDT Sorry but I'm really proud of myself and had to tell someone haha. I went from 213 lbs to 199 lbs all thanks to some pretty intensive cardio around 5 times a week and counting calories on myfitnesspal. Still a long way to go as I know it's only going to get harder to lose weight but my goal it to be around 175 lbs. My calorie intake is 1750 which I know can be improved. I'm walking around one hour a day, I love listening to podcast so this is quite enjoyable for me. On top of that I go to the gym ~5 times a week where I mainly use the treadmill, I do a combination of walking and running on it for about 40 minutes then lift a little if it's not too busy. Don't really know the point of this post so I apologize about that but I wanna look back on this post in a month or so after losing at least another 14 lbs. [link] [comments] |
| NSV > The sandwich that was sitting next to me Posted: 08 Jul 2021 01:15 PM PDT I now that this may be pretty dumb. But I (27F: 259CW-230GW for now) am super proud of myself. Currently I work from home and have my lunch later in the day. I ate my lunch about 2 this afternoon, egg whites with turkey bacon, carb rite spinach wrap and vegan mayo. My favourite thing to eat. My husband came back from the office, and went to go pick up my MIL from work as well. He brought me back half a sandwich she had made me. I was in a meeting, super grateful for the sandwich. I placed it on the other side of my desk, and all I could think was "eat the sandwich, eat the sandwich. It will taste so good and crunchy." I took the sandwich and put it in the fridge and said no. I can eat that later with some of my vegan chips for dinner. But not right now because I just ate about 2 hours ago. I am not hungry! I grabbed a bubbling water while I was there. TLDR/ I did not eat a sandwich that was enticing me to eat it and I put it away and opted for bubbling water. It is still in the back of my head though. I look forward to forgetting it is there and discovering that it is there again later. [link] [comments] |
| Fit, tall new co-worker asking for my number and other things I can’t wrap my head around (yet) Posted: 08 Jul 2021 11:52 PM PDT I've lost 55lbs since the beginning of the year. This week earlier my tall and fit as in skinny new co-worker (22M) asked for my number (24F) and if I felt like grabbing some drinks with him. If I tell you I was in complete shock, I mean it. Those things have not been happening to me for the last past 5 years. I'm really insecure about my body still, I'm still somewhat too much of thick imo, still too much hips and stomach and all. However, he's seen my body at work and I'm still so confused about people thinking I might be.. attractive? It must be noted that he's brand new so he's never gotten to know the old me unlike my other colleagues. I can't help but wonder if that situation would've played out like this too half a year ago. Would he have asked me out too? I know those thoughts are stupid but I have doctors of mine not recognising me anymore and people constantly pointing out just "how much" I've lost. It's not that much compared to other people here obv but I suppose for ppl outside of the weight loss community, it must seem like a lot. But I'm still so stuck in the old me. And it's like I'm being haunted by who I was appearance-wise just 6 months ago. Anyways.. I'm not even sure what to say, I'm just not used to this and feel like an imposter. I wonder if anyone can relate. Just needed to get this out somewhere. [link] [comments] |
| NSV - My Engagement Ring Fits Again Posted: 08 Jul 2021 02:09 PM PDT I know this might be an overdone post, but I really never thought I would achieve this and am incredibly proud of myself. It was an emotional surprise as over time it felt like it wasnt getting any closer to fitting, then yesterday I came upon it and it fit!!! I wanted to share this mini victory and some tips along with it, saving the deep dive for a properly thorough post once I reach my goal (: These are some tips that really helped me, but it really is a personal journey for everyone so they might be terrible for you!
Thats all i can come up with. I hope this at least gives someone some ideas for their own journey. Its incredibly slow, but success tastes soooo good!!! My stats: F 5'4, SW:220ish GW:125 CW:153 [link] [comments] |
| I don't even recognize myself in the mirror anymore. I need help. Posted: 08 Jul 2021 05:54 PM PDT I'm currently at my heaviest weight at 210 pounds and am struggling through some of the worst depression I have ever had in the last 15 years I've had it. My weight has a lot to do with my depression, but it isn't the only culprit. Still, I know that if I hadn't allowed myself to get this heavy, I wouldn't be this low. I eat when I'm happy. I eat when I'm sad. I eat when I'm stressed. I eat when things are easy. I binge on ice cream, cookies, and chocolate almost every night. And that's usually after a fast food or pizza dinner. I can eat healthy for breakfast and lunch, but something about dinnertime just triggers me and I feel like I need to eat fun food in order to have a good day. Like it's been a wasted day on restriction and hating myself, and that bingeing and hating myself will somehow make it a good day. I've gotten to the point where I don't recognize my reflection. The sight of my face in a mirror literally makes me so sick. My eyes have no sparkle. The fatty deposits beneath them are more pronounced and sagging and dark. My cheeks and dimples aren't cute anymore, they just look like they're stuffed full of food. My jawline is nonexistent. My stupid cheeks just fall down and become my second chin, which just covers any chance of having a neck. I just look like a fucking tired, sad thumb. My hair, too, is always limp on top. Any attempt to add volume just adds it to the ends, where it's already poofy and won't be tamed. But the top is always just flat. I can't brush it, blow dry it, air dry it, straighten it, curl it, or anything to get it to look like it once did - healthy and bouncy and straight and clean. Now, it's always greasy-looking on top and dry and frizzed at the bottom. I've taken to just putting it in an ugly ponytail everyday, which shows off my thumbhead really well. I made a new reddit account because my old one has old posts from /r/loseit and I just want to start fresh. I have tried and failed and started over so many times on weight loss journeys. My most successful attempt was 6-7 years ago when I went from 185 to 150 by lifting weights and counting calories. I regained some, then went to school for dietetics in the hopes that I would learn more about nutrition and would value my own health more. The dietetics program turned out to be really toxic and I felt so judged and hated by my professors and peers, plus I was stressed planning my wedding and working three jobs while going to school full time...I gained 40 pounds. And since then I've just steadily climbed up to 210, my heaviest yet. I want to lose weight for so many reasons. I want to look good, most of all. I have always been overweight, since 8 years old. I want to know what it feels like to be pretty, to buy the clothes I like and actually look good in them, to not be wondering if others are judging me for the way I look. I want to feel the confidence that comes with being a reasonable weight. Since I turned 30 this year, I have had more pains and aches, and I know that I'm endangering my body by tempting Type 2 Diabetes each day. I've thrown my back out of whack and had to go see a chiropractor. I think I have plantar fasciitis. My feet ache from carrying around my weight, and every morning they scream when I roll out of bed. I can't remember how to stand upright and walk normal, like I haven't confidently held my head up in 20 years and so I'm slouched like a fucking troll. I see people in their fifties walking around breathing like every step is laborious, or using canes or scooters, or just looking life has defeated them. I imagine myself looking like that if I keep doing this bullshit and I won't stand for it. I need to start taking care of my health again, really doing it, not just for the number on the scale, but before it's too late and I'm one of those scooter people at Disney World in line for a Mickey Pretzel and everyone hates me. I want to be thin and standing in line for a Mickey Pretzel. I don't know what I want to accomplish by posting this. I just feel like a need a fresh start to break my terrible evening bingeing habits and my toxic thinking. So typing it out and getting it out there just felt like the right thing to do. I don't need advice on how to eat or what workouts to do. I just want encouragement and a sense that I'm not in this alone, I guess. I just want for someone to read this and say "hey champ you're not a thumb person, you're just an ugly duckling waiting to blossom into a honking cute goose". Anyway, thanks for reading if anyone gets this far. I'd love to connect with some people. I'm actually a nice and fun person, but she's hiding behind a few chins and a really bad bout of depression right now. I like Disney, I have a new golden retriever puppy (9 months old now), I'm into birdfeeding and gardening, and I love to go on walks in the woods and parks nearby. I just want to like all these things and also be 60 pounds lighter. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 9th, 2021 Posted: 08 Jul 2021 10:28 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] |
| My daily routine and tips as a 5’4 woman who went from 185# to 133#-back to 165# and now at 144#. Posted: 08 Jul 2021 09:45 AM PDT I lost 52# in 6 months last year but gained back almost all of it during the lockdowns. I lost through strict calorie counting and found it enlightening but unsustainable. The last 6 months of 2021 I am down 25# and think I've been building long term habits that makes me feel MUCH more confident about maintaining a healthy weight in the future. I just want to share whats worked for me and what has been making me feel so good the last 6 months that isn't strict calorie counting! I mainly just eat single portions to portion control throughout the day. Typical day: Pre-breakfast: Green smoothie * 1-2 servings of spinach or cabbage * 1 serving of any fruit from apple or berries to papaya * Maybe a piece of fresh ginger or a squeeze of lemon/lime juice * Water, but sometimes plain kefir Breakfast: (combo of any of these usually) * 1-2 eggs poached or fried on nonstick pan that doesn't require oil * A carb like a serving of pita, or a serving of low sugar oatmeal * A serving of dried plums (yes prunes they're delicious) or an apple or steamed cabbage * Plain Greek yogurt or kefir, 1/2-1 full serving (great with oatmeal and prunes) Lunch: * can of tuna mixed with fresh herbs, 1/2 tbsp of olive oil, 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 2 tbsp nutritional yeast(cheesy delicious powder) * Or maybe 1 serving of lentil stew with pita and cucumber and tomato * Or maybe 1 serving of pasta in sauce with steamed veggies * Or maybe 1 serving goat cheese on a slice of toast with 1 tbsp jam, a poached egg, and a side salad of greens with 1/2 tbsp olive oil and 1/2tbsp ACV or balsamic vinegar Snack: * 1 square of dark chocolate with a whole apple * Or a low sugar, milk free boba tea Dinner: * 3-6oz of meat * A side of veggies from beets to squash or mayo-free coleslaw * A serving of bread/carb like potato * Example: Lamb curry over vegetables instead of rice with 3oz naan and a dollop of yogurt Dessert: * split a kids sized ice cream cone with my boyfriend * Split a slice of cake wit my boyfriend * Split a serving of Ben and Jerry's with you guessed it, my boyfriend Basic rules: No alcohol(I'm a recovering alcoholic) but yes the calories as well as binge eating it contributes to can be avoided too 3 veggies and 2 fruits a day Walk 10k steps at least per day Drink water after meals and always choose 0-50cal drink when eating out Split a plate or sandwich instead of ordering my own (portions eating out are easily enough for 2) stop after appetizers if they're filling or skip them. You don't need a 3 course meal all the time Keep meals at home under 500cal(easy to use kitchen scale and phone calculator to add calories) Enjoy food on special occasions to the fullest! Eat lighter the day of before indulging. Balance out large indulgent meals like fried chicken or pizza with an active day like biking or walking 8+ miles. We walk an hour to and from our favorite pizza spot for guilt-free enjoyment splitting a whole medium pizza between 2 people. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Jul 2021 11:22 PM PDT SW: 221 GW: 120 CW: 219 5'2 24(F) Body fat: 47% BMI: 40 hello there!!! quick background: former EDer who is now trying to lose weight in a healthy way after getting some blood work that was worrisome last month. (triglycerides borderline high) i've done body composition testing & have a certified dietitian refereed to by my doctor so i'm feeling pretty good about meals! (i feel blessed that she's basically writing them all out for me so i know exactly what to do and what's good if i got out to eat with friends) i had a question about cardio vs weights and how much i should be doing of one vs the other. would love any ideas! (i went too crazy hard the first week and did cardio and weights everyday and now this week only did 2 days of cardio since i was so tired from all the strength exercises) 🥲 [link] [comments] |
| Lost 23 lbs over a span of 2 months and 9 days Posted: 08 Jul 2021 09:42 PM PDT I am 14 years old, male, 5'5. Sw: 204 cw: 181 gw: 135. I eat around 1300-1600 calories every day, do 1 hour of biking every day, drink a lot of water, and (try to) sleep at 10:30 or earlier. This entire situation has made me very happy, since I never thought I could even discipline myself to lose even 5 lbs. I first started noticing the weight loss when I tried on a sweater that used to fit me sort of tightly, and now its too big for me. I know that its difficult to maintain your patience, but in the end it will be worth it. That's something I remind myself of every day when my family eats an extra serving of food at dinner, or my sister buys a family sized bag of Cheetos to eat for herself. Good luck to anyone out there who reads this post. [link] [comments] |
| I feel like I’m too fat to work out and it’s frustrating me Posted: 08 Jul 2021 09:21 PM PDT Edit: You guys are the best. I was feeling pretty defeated and was crying when I wrote this. But now I know I just need to adjusted my program. Thank you so much Does anyone have any tips on at home strength training work outs? Im kicking ass on my cardio aspect but I cannot get past 10 minutes of a workout video. I'm so excited to start but every time I try my body hurts. I just tried getting through a Sydney Cummings lower body workout and I just gave up, not because it was too hard but because it hurts. I can't squat without my knees hurting, I can't stand back up when I lunge, I can't get down on all fours without hurting my wrist. For reference, I'm 180 lbs, 5'5 but I'm only 27. Im just so frustrated that my body hurts this much and I'm so young. But I'm really determined to better my health so I would really, really appreciate any advice. [link] [comments] |
| Looking to establish true accountability within myself Posted: 08 Jul 2021 10:33 PM PDT How do you reach the point until you've had enough and start to take things seriously? I can blame genetics, I can blame the psych meds, I can blame the birth control, I can find all sorts of excuses to soothe myself with. But that doesn't change the fact that I'm staying within my comfort zone where things are familiar and easy. I drink soda. (diet but still), I eat cake, I eat bread, sugar, occasionally fast food, you name it. I started metformin recently and I know that's needs to be a wake up call for me yet I still eat cake on my break regularly. I snack all throughout the night.The munchies don't help with that one. I don't exercise. I feel smothered in my own body. Every day. I feel disgusting. I'm not proud of how much weight I've gained in the last few years. 60 pounds. I look at old photos and want to be in that place again. Maybe I place too much emphasis on weight in my head. I tried to force myself into the whole "every body is beautiful" thing but it didn't feel genuine to me bc I knew I was lying to myself. Is reaching that point part of self growth? Is reaching that point truly possible? Here are my before photos: F21/5'2/SW: 203 lbs/CW: 203 lbs/GW: 130-140 lbs [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Jul 2021 10:02 PM PDT In my experience, I've seen so many young kids that are overweight/obese that face social stigmas, or even worse, they're getting bullied for their weight/size. It's really sad to see this happening, especially when it's kids you care about, but the worst part about it is that it ostracizes kids. The other day I read that it can even result in something like the child not going to college. Have you been able to find communities for your child to lose weight with peers like them? Or even just connect over similar challenges without necessarily trying to lose weight? Has that made a difference in how they're doing? As someone who's worked with kids in the past, it feels like there are not enough safe spaces for overweight/obese kids so I'm curious what other parents may have experienced. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Jul 2021 01:30 AM PDT I try and do exercise 2-3 times a week at the moment and am pretty sedentary the rest of the time. At the moment I am doing HIIT or fitness walking or Chloe Ting leg/stomach toning exercise videos. I don't think I want to lose anymore weight, as people keep telling me that I shouldn't and I do agree. I am slim now but still a bit soft around the tummy area, so I just want to tone up. I don't want to properly "bulk up" so I've always been scared to lift weights but after seeing some of the results on here, it seems like that's the best way to tone my softer areas? Finally, if this is the way, does anyone have any recommendations for this sort of thing? I'd love to know your personal experiences with something and especially any women that have been in the same boat as me and seen progress! I've seen Jillian Michaels does DVDs with weights - is this the sort of thing that I should be doing? Chloe Ting also has a 'get fit' program which uses weights, so I'm wondering whether to do that? I'm completely new to the idea, so any help you can give me will be much appreciated! [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 09 July 2021? Start here! Posted: 08 Jul 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] |
| How do you people manage to refrain from breaking a diet and not eating what you want to? Posted: 09 Jul 2021 01:13 AM PDT I've started exercising at least twice every week since that post was made about me on r/averageredditor, and while I've kept it up, maintaining a diet is much more difficult. With walking/jogging, it really doesn't matter how much my shins hurt, or how much I feel like I'm ripping the bottom of my feet apart, I just breathe deep and continue my jog. Holding a diet is damn near psychological torture for someone like me. Not only can you not eat as much as you want to, but you also can't eat the things that you want to. I remember asking my mom to only buy ketogenic foods, and I was hyping myself up to prepare for it. Guess how long that lasted? A month? A week? 4 fucking days. 96 hours later I was stuffing croissants down my fucking face like the fat ass I am. I really don't understand how people do it. I mean, 20 minutes ago I was on amazon looking for a large pack of Recess Cups. I almost actually bought it, but the fact I even opened amazon with the intent is just pathetic. And I'm not even on a diet anymore, so there's really no other excuse than my own gluttony. If anyone was in the same situation I'm in, please tell me how you got out of it. [link] [comments] |
| 38 Pounds lost 2.5 months - Too Fast / Afraid Posted: 08 Jul 2021 06:32 PM PDT Ok so I was 135.6kg and now I'm 117.7kg. I started restricting calories by 800-1000 per day on 21st April 2021. I hit a plateau 2 weeks ago and BAM now I lost 1.2kg instantly at yesterday weigh -in. I don't know what's happening, I only go for 20 minute walks some days (not even every day) and the weight is like falling off.... and the calorie as I said is an average of 900 a day (TDEE of 2,500 and I eat 1,600 every day). Maybe my TDEE is higher than 2,500 and I don't know? 28 yrs old / 5"7 / male. I should be happy I know but I'm also worried of loose skin and other problems that might arise in the future if I continue to lose weight this fast.. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 8 Posted: 08 Jul 2021 08:27 PM PDT Hello losers, Running late today, do forgive me! Off to the races. Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & remove moral judgement/stigma/shame directed at yourself about it: Log every morning. Progress over perfection. Really not digging this number. 1800 calories (tracking in 5-day cycles, Friday/Saturday at maintenance): 1800 today, with a meal out. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute lunch walk. 7/8 days. Alone time to word vomit into journal: Would like more time for this. Before bed perhaps. Todays gratitude list: Today I'm grateful for my boring but stable job, the health of my geriatric kitty & good friends. How about you all? Kicking butt & taking names? [link] [comments] |
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