Weight loss: [Challenge] Summer 2021 LoseIt Challenges - WEEK 2 - SIGNUPS ARE NOW CLOSED! |
- [Challenge] Summer 2021 LoseIt Challenges - WEEK 2 - SIGNUPS ARE NOW CLOSED!
- "How did you lose so much weight so quickly?!" Well, sis, let's do the math.
- Split my pants & had a breakthrough
- I looked like an idiot at the gym tonight
- how the FUCK did i eat this way EVERY day
- I've lost 95 pounds... and I'm absolutely miserable.
- I want to live life like a healthy person
- Weight loss made me realize that it wasn't the exterior results that I was most proud of, but rather my determination to stick through it
- Cereal is sneaky
- Loving the app and the grind��
- For the first time, I liked seeing myself in a photo today
- Vent: I realized tonight that I feel like I need to have the “right” reasons for losing weight before I “deserve” to keep it off
- Costco Bakery Nutritional Content
- My spouse is convinced it is the weight of food and not the calories that cause weight gain
- Beware empty calories! I thought I had done quite well and stayed at my goal for the day - but a cup of coffee destroyed it.
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Saturday, 10 July 2021? Start here!
- Daily Q&A Post for Saturday, 10 July 2021 - No question too small!
- I've been going to the gym for a month now and this is what I've learned about myself
- [rant] I don’t care if you’re a prime minister, I don’t want to eat cake right now.
- Log your foods in advance
- Weight loss made me more insecure about my body
- I’ve lost 82 lbs since December and want to find ways to help my extra skin. I am still 90 lbs overweight. Oh, and 15 weeks I’m pregnant.
- Losing 100 lbs changed everything
- 24-Hour Pledge - Saturday, 10 July 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- i’m new here and seeking advice!
| [Challenge] Summer 2021 LoseIt Challenges - WEEK 2 - SIGNUPS ARE NOW CLOSED! Posted: 09 Jul 2021 09:07 AM PDT |
| "How did you lose so much weight so quickly?!" Well, sis, let's do the math. Posted: 09 Jul 2021 09:16 AM PDT I lost almost 65 lbs in the last two years. It doesn't sound like much, but people are finally noticing. My grandpa in particular was shook when he saw me this weekend. And that's fair enough. I look totally different than I did even a month ago. I finally hit within 10lbs of a normal BMI and finally actually really look like it. So let's just break it down shall we. 65lbs calculates to 227,500 net calories burned. Seems like a lot right? Divide that by 26 months, 30 days in each month, that's 300 calories a day on average. I tell people I lost the weight by getting my mental health on right, but in reality it was a lot of things. But one thing I can say is that I didn't use a diet plan, I rarely counted calories, I didn't exercise (legit, not once). I just stopped snacking. I stopped eating when I was bored by the food. If I didn't have something great planned to eat for that meal, I'd have a bagel. I started thinking of meals as 500-600 calories instead of 1100-1500 calories and the 500 ones as snacks. I started using smaller plates. The point is, it only took me eating an average of 1900 calories a day for two years to go from obese to 10 lbs away from a perfectly average BMI. 1900 a day is not extreme. It's just skipping a snack. That's it. [link] [comments] |
| Split my pants & had a breakthrough Posted: 09 Jul 2021 06:49 PM PDT I posted here for the first time six months ago. I wanted to claw the fat off my body. I wanted to lose weight FAST. I hated myself so much. I can see the self-loathing emanating from those words. Unsurprisingly, since then, I have gained an additional seven pounds, gone up a size in clothing, and kept on eating. Knowing what I'm doing to myself, and feeling helpless to change it. I've been lonely, bored, and sad, binge-eating my way through a hundred and fifty insomniac nights. Today, I split my pyjamas bending over in the kitchen. I was alone. But for some reason, I was so embarrassed, I sat right down on the kitchen floor and cried. I cried for every time someone has yelled slurs at me out of the car window. I cried for every time I held back tears in the changing room. I cried for the opportunities I've allowed to pass me by, and the dates I never went on, and the photos I'm not in because I hated my body too much. I cried for my non-existent sex life, for the shapeless clothes I wear, for the fear I feel when I go to the gym. As I calmed down and dried my eyes, my first instinct was to open the snack cupboard, and soothe my hurt feelings. But I realised I don't want to live like this any more. I don't want to lose weight out of self-loathing. I want to lose it out of self-love. I want to lose it, because I deserve better than binge-eating because I am lonely and sad. I want to lose it, because I deserve better than getting out of breath when I go up two flights of stairs. I want to lose it, because this extra weight represents ill-health and self-loathing. I want to lose it for me, because I deserve it. It starts here. [link] [comments] |
| I looked like an idiot at the gym tonight Posted: 09 Jul 2021 09:00 PM PDT I thought I'd share this, because I remember how nervous and self conscious I used to be going to the gym — thinking everyone was staring, rolling their eyes at me, or annoyed that I was taking up space on the machines. But tonight I walked up to a machine and stood there staring at it for what felt like forever, just trying to figure out how the hell it worked. Then I sat on it. Backwards. I got up, sat down again, and tried to move the lever. Nothings happening, I'm looking around like hmmmmmmm…….Nope! Maybe if I adjust the seat? FWOOSH, CLUNK. I abruptly dropped a foot down. At that point I was laughing. Like really laughing, cracking up because I knew I looked ridiculous! Eventually I figured it out, but I was all smiles knowing a year ago I wouldn't have even approached a new machine let alone make a fool of myself for 15 minutes. Nobody stared. Nobody was annoyed…. Come to think of it, nobody even tried to help! But that's just the way I like it. :) Let me figure this thing out on my own. All that to say: It's okay to look dumb at the gym. Nobody cares, they've got headphones on and are focused on their own work outs. At some point everyone was a beginner. [link] [comments] |
| how the FUCK did i eat this way EVERY day Posted: 09 Jul 2021 11:32 PM PDT Had a cheat day today. Just hit one weight loss deadline (for a betting pool) and the next one is as far away as it will ever be and I had this box of mac and cheese in my cupboard that's been making me anxious, so I had that as my main meal. Then I had some calories left so I went to Walgreens and got two candy bars and ate them while sitting in my car in the parking lot. Later in the evening I *technically* had some calories left that I could eat and still be in a deficit (I am very very fat right now). So I got a "small" tub of freshly popped Chicago style popcorn mix from Pick n Save and also ate most of it while sitting in my driveway listening to a podcast. Bringing me to a total of roughly ~2400 calories for the day. I cannot stress enough that this was not a binge. This was a calculated cheat day where I didn't even have an insane amount of calories. And I feel like shit, physically. (Mentally I'm fine with having done this.) Gassy all day, uncomfortably full but not truly satisfied, the mac and cheese wasn't even that good, almost shit myself during my walk, and ZERO desire to do this again tomorrow. One month ago this type of behavior represented a normal day, except that I also would have finished off the popcorn just because it was there and I was technically allowed to. I may have even congratulated myself for staying under 3000. I also cannot stress enough how rarely I am hungry these days. I think my diet was just so devoid of nutrients for so long that my body's not even mad about the lower calorie intake. And it's definitely not mad about no longer feeling bloated and gross 24/7. Turns out for me, listening to my body and listening to my cravings are polar opposites. Thank you for coming to my ted talk. [link] [comments] |
| I've lost 95 pounds... and I'm absolutely miserable. Posted: 09 Jul 2021 02:21 PM PDT I'm not going to lie. The number 1 reason I had and have for losing weight is because nobody wants a 400 pound man. Or at least, nobody wants this 400 pound man. No woman has ever shown an interest in me. Ever. I started gaining weight when I was a kid, isolating myself and eating because of family issues and the like. I was pulled out of school when I was young and turned to entertainment and food to cope with my lack of a social life. Of course, when you're a kid and teen guzzling soda and stuffing your face with pizza, you start packing on the pounds, and I didn't care. I'm 30 years old, and last year I weighed over 400 pounds. I just say over because I don't know what my actual starting weight was. I error'd out a scale for a while before I bought one that had a weight limit of 500 pounds, and that's when I saw 410. In all likelihood, I've already lost over 100 pounds, but considering 410 is the highest number I've seen, we'll go with that as my SW. I'm now around 315. I'll be in the upper 200s before the end of the year (hopefully). I recently had blood work done and everything is in acceptable ranges. Most of my chronic pain I've been dealing with over the years is already gone. I'm wearing smaller clothes, I'm much more mobile, and I'm looking forward to incorporating even more outdoor activities into my life. But the one thing that hasn't changed at all is that I'm still achingly alone. Like it physically hurts when the thought creeps into my brain which is an almost daily occurrence now. This hopeless, sinking despair... that no matter how little I eat, how small the number on the scale is, how much effort it takes... It'll never be enough. I've already nearly lost 100 pounds, and this part of my life just hasn't changed at all. Not even a little bit. I'm still a fat, lonely loser. I see all these people in my day to day life who are bigger than me, and they have someone with them. That should tell me it's not just my weight, but I can't get anywhere online and everyone I know in my life is either already in a relationship or simply obviously not interested. Everyone says to go to meetups and such, but there's literally nothing in my area. All of the stuff on those sites is like 50 miles away and it's all geriatric book clubs and "coping with the stress of being a single parent" type seminars. I just want to be one of those normal happy people settling down and starting a family, but I feel like I ruined my chances of ever having that by destroying my body with food, and my motivation to even continue trying to correct my course is starting to falter. I don't have a support structure like so many others seem to have (who post here about their supportive partners so often, it seems), and it honestly makes me so damn jealous. I just wish someone could convince me my efforts aren't in vain. Everyone says you have to lose weight for yourself and no one else... but I'm so unhappy being alone that if I have to lose weight to not be alone anymore, I'll do it. I'll do just about anything for some relief from this thought that my life will never include another. EDIT: I wasn't expecting so many replies. I can't respond to everything, but I have read all of them. Some of them multiple times... [link] [comments] |
| I want to live life like a healthy person Posted: 09 Jul 2021 10:26 PM PDT I want to enjoy things in life without thinking about food. I don't want to be obsessively focused on what I will eat next, but actually focused on what I'm doing instead. I want to live in the moment and enjoy myself, have passions and hobbies. I wish we didn't have to eat, so I could just forget about food like a bad addiction and leave it in my past; never think about it again. I see other people every day going out and loving themselves. Loving their hobbies. Being focused on what they're doing and the people around them. That's what I want. I don't necessarily want to lose weight, I just want food to leave me alone. I want to escape this trap, let my mind give it a rest. I want to care about things other than what I'm putting in my mouth, because that's just no way to live. I don't just want to lose weight. I want to have the habits that cause one to lose weight. Because that's just a better way to live. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Jul 2021 04:21 PM PDT SW: 170, CW 145, GW, 115 Let me preface this by saying that I know my weight loss accomplishments pale in comparison to some of the other ones on this thread. I've seen some drastic and amazing changes on here, and want to congratulate those who have accomplished that. This is a post more so focused on the mental, NSVs that I've developed, most importantly, the mental changes. Never in my life had I actually stuck through to losing weight before. I would stay at it for like a week, and then relapse into my old habits. I would never exercise unless I had to, and would lead a mostly sedentary lifestyle. When I graduated college and came back home, I realized I had gained almost 20 pounds during quarantine. I store my weight fairly evenly, so I hadn't noticed much of an aesthetic change, but seeing the number on the scale was quite shocking. I have a major issue staying consistent in my goals (god bless my ADHD for that), so I thought it would be impossible for me to stick through long term weight loss. College had been a trying time for me, so I decided to turn a new leaf and start my journey of reinventing myself with weight loss. I starting with developing a healthier relationship with food, where I wouldn't use food as a coping mechanism for my anxiety and depression. I started using food scales to measure my portions and decided to eliminate purchasing any snacks. Along with better eating habits, I starting working out, alternating between small HIIT workouts (20-30 minutes of those Chloe Ting workouts) and 10,000 step walks, combined with an inclined hike (started off at 8 miles and worked my way up to 12 miles, burning 1500-3000 calories depending on the length of the hike) every Saturday. And then my college friends visited. It sounds so stupid looking back, but I was scared. I was scared because I knew they didn't need to lose weight and I would be taking them to fancy restaurants and bars because I live in a big city. I couldn't force them to follow my diet plan and I didn't want to take away from their enjoyment. I had lost some weight at this point, and I knew this week would be the most challenging because we would be going to places that had delicious meals with more calories than my daily caloric intake. This would be the ultimate test of my determination. And I stuck through it. I managed to adhere to the healthiest options on the menu and save most of my food consumption until I got home without getting tempted by the amazing food my friends were eating. I managed to squeeze in small workouts while my friends were sleeping. I stuck through my routine to the best of my abilities, even though I had no option but to go slightly over my allotted caloric intake for the week. I didn't see any physical results after that week, but I was proud of myself for sticking to my goals. I know my weight loss goals are very small compared to the other ones on this sub. But I have learned so much through this process about being disciplined and sticking through. I have learned that it's okay to not be on your A game all the time. Now, the physical results seem inconsequential to the healthier mindset I've developed, and that's something that will stick with me forever. (I have also learned that I might just have a death wish to go on 12 mile hikes in the heat, but that's a different story) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Jul 2021 08:07 AM PDT Seriously - check the portions. I realized l had been filling the bowl halfway up and that seemed like a reasonable amount. No, lol, not today, I measured out the correct portion size and it was maybe a quarter of the bowl. Same with the milk. Realistically - I was probably eating like 600-700 calories in cereal when a serving is 150 (special k brand). Adding milk made it around 260. Normally I go for fruity pebbles or something I'm sure is way more calorie dense! Honestly, I don't even like cereal. It's quick and easy that's why I had it this morning. In the future I'll be going back to rolled oats. Way more filling. There's a reason this is said here a lot! Weigh your food!!! You'd be surprised how wrong you are about portions (I know I was). [link] [comments] |
| Loving the app and the grind�� Posted: 09 Jul 2021 10:10 PM PDT Hey guys about a little over 6 weeks. I weighed 340lbs and am a 5'10 male. Now I've been working everyday to try and drop down to 200 pounds even. The 6 weeks passed and now I weigh 325.4. Overall love this app man. Love how easy it is to track calories and scan barcodes. Even the ability to try and change what type of exercise you do(for example in basketball you can switch from shooting hoops to playing in-game and it accurately counts that). I used to weigh 220 lbs a little over 2 years ago and want to return to my old form. Some foods I recommend y'all try is cauliflower rice. Taste and texture is so much better than regular cauliflower. And the best part is that it's less than 50 calories a cup so it is very filling, delicious and healthy. I like to pair that up with Tyson Air Fried Chicken tenders for a little protein. That meal itself helped me alone drop a ton of weight. I'm now more motivated than ever. I know this is very long but I just wanted to let y'all know how I feel. Thanks for reading:) [link] [comments] |
| For the first time, I liked seeing myself in a photo today Posted: 09 Jul 2021 09:45 AM PDT F, 5'0, 24, SW: 270 (HW: 280), GW: 140, CW: 198 I seriously started my weight loss journey on July 3, 2020; I'd tried to lose weight before, but never actually counted calories or anything, just ate "less" or "better" foods. Got onto MFP, cut out all soda that August (from drinking 3-4 a day, easy), etc etc But even when the pounds started coming off I kinda still didn't really like "me", at least my appearance anyway. I don't like mirrors anyway, they kinda creep me out, but I never liked catching my reflection, or people taking pictures of me, or seeing myself etc. I told myself I was gonna make my first post on here when I got into the "One-der Club", but when that day came (albeit not too long ago), I still wasn't really feeling it. I was happy to be losing weight, don't get me wrong, but I still felt kinda meh about myself. I decided instead to make my post when I got to my goal weight, so I could post before and after pics. But today I went to take a picture to show my friend something (a toy for sugar gliders actually lol), and I realized for the first time ever in my life, that I didn't really cringe when I saw the pic, or want to instantly delete it, or even delete it after I sent it to them. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing "special" about the pic, I don't even have my hair brushed in it because I've just been chilling all day, but it was the first time a picture of me felt "normal". I really wanted to share this with you guys because I never thought I'd feel like that Progress pic tax to show you guys how far I've come: [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Jul 2021 05:50 PM PDT Background: Lifetime of yo-yo dieting and weight shifts, lots of family involved in the same lifestyle too. I decided a few years back I wanted to refocus my weight loss on health and not looks, spending more time on being active and energetic over aiming for an impossible size or high school weight. Since then, I've self-sabotaged a lot by telling myself I need to get my head right before losing weight - and by that I mean I can't jump back into calorie counting or exercising if I have any embarrassment or shame or anger at my body whatsoever. And I realized how counterproductive this was. Shockingly, telling myself I can't lose weight (or shouldn't try to) until I'm perfectly happy with the body I have now and hold no ill feelings against it just flat out backfires. So here I am, not losing weight and saying I can't until I am happy exactly where I am, which I'm not. It's taken me awhile to have this sink in, hopefully it helps someone else. I'm going to start again before my intentions are completely "right" and make this mental journey alongside my weight loss journey. I'm going to work on releasing the emotional weight with the physical and try to accept that there will always be a part of me that wants to lose weight for less-than-perfect reasons, and that part of me deserves to be loved too. [link] [comments] |
| Costco Bakery Nutritional Content Posted: 09 Jul 2021 02:11 PM PDT I recently called Costco to request this information because I couldn't find it anywhere online. Hopefully this is helpful to some of you. I'm sure most of you know how to cross multiply using the the grams per serving and the calories per serving to portion yourself the right amount to fit into your calories for the day. For example, I've just cut myself a 53 gram slice of the tuxedo mousse bar cake for 200 calories. I don't know about you all but I tend to completely avoid foods when I can't calculate the calories in them. A chart like this allows me to fit them into my calorie budget for the day (although in small amounts) so I'm glad I found it! Edit: Sorry for that absolute trash pdf host. Anyone know a better free one you don't have to sign up for? [link] [comments] |
| My spouse is convinced it is the weight of food and not the calories that cause weight gain Posted: 09 Jul 2021 04:07 PM PDT Please help me explain calories in food to him in a way that he can understand. He is convinced that even if you had a donut that's 2000 calories but weighs just 5 ounces, and had a group of asparagus that also is 5 ounces but is 200 calories that you would only gain 5 ounces of weight. He is convinced it is weight of food alone that causes weight gain not calories in calories out, tdee, rmr, whatever. He says it's just physics. He keeps gaining weight and doesn't understand why and I keep trying to explain to him that he has to count calories and he just will argue that no it doesn't matter he should only be gaining in the amount of weight of his food. He said it's impossible to gain more than the weight of your food. I've tried to explain the body makes fat out of the excess calories and he says but it has to come from somewhere and it can't make it out of food that's not there. And I've tried explaining it does it comes from the food your intaking, and there is a thing such as different caloric density. But he can't understand still. Please help! I don't know how to explain this in a way he will understand. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Jul 2021 08:14 PM PDT I'm honestly feeling a bit frustrated. I've been starting to cut down on my portions and tracking calories. I had a snack in the early afternoon and a bigger dinner around 4. I calculated everything out, and had enough left in my budget for a small amount of ice cream, measured out. I had had just under 1500kCal for the day, right on target. (I am cutting it down slowly to avoid falling off the wagon) However, I neglected the fact that I'd had a cup of coffee this morning. I use stevia for sweetening, but like to put in a bit of cream in my coffee because I can't really have milk. However, my mother made coffee for me this morning, and used nearly half the bottle of cream. So I had to add the cream calories and ended up with 2100kCal for the day. I'm not mad at her, as she didn't know how many calories it was. But just a bit of a setback. Oh well. Tomorrow will be better :) [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Saturday, 10 July 2021? Start here! Posted: 09 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] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Saturday, 10 July 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 09 Jul 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] |
| I've been going to the gym for a month now and this is what I've learned about myself Posted: 09 Jul 2021 06:20 AM PDT I started going to the gym to help my back pain. I needed to make my back stronger so it's able to carry the weight of my boobs. If my physiotherapist hadn't told me to do this, I would have never thought about even going to the gym. I never liked doing things wasn't good at. So I never did at home arm workouts because my arms are weak. My legs aren't, so I'd do leg workouts. Going to the gym and trying out new stuff was scary, but I did it. But in the gym I found out I like pushing myself and trying new things. I never liked running, but today I ran 13 minutes on the threadmill. I told myself I had to run for 2 minutes, then 2,5 minutes, then 3 and so on. I told myself I could stop whenever I wanted, but the timer on the threadmill is motivating enough to keep me pushing myself for 20 extra seconds. I've been running for 5 minutes and I'm not dead yet, why not try an extra 30 seconds? Oh I'm still not dead at 5,5 minutes, let's try going for 6! I actually like resistance training, and seeing how I can handle more weight than 2 weeks ago. Even if I don't see change in my body, I can see it in the gym. I learned that people don't hear me stomping on the threadmill when I run, nobody cares if I sweat so much my leggings are drenched, nobody judges you if you don't really know what you're doing and people are always happy to help. I love going to the gym now, and this is coming from someone who never liked exercising. Maybe you'll discover you like exercise too, so just try going once. The gym is different from home workouts, walks or runs in the parc. [link] [comments] |
| [rant] I don’t care if you’re a prime minister, I don’t want to eat cake right now. Posted: 09 Jul 2021 11:47 AM PDT Jesus Christ, why is it so hard for people to accept the refusal of food? I don't want cake right now. Why do you want to force feed me this stupid chocolate cake at 9pm? Why do I have to eat to please everyone in this stupid culture? Why do people have to take the refusal of food so personally? And why do I have to hear crap about not wanting to eat cake at 9pm from my family? "What you did is the epitome of disrespect, that man is a prime minister…blah blah blah." I'm sorry I care more about my health than a slice of cake. I'm sorry I care more about respecting my body than I care about respecting a prime minister. I hate this aspect of my culture so much. It's ridiculous that people are expected to eat everything YOU want them to eat. If I had eaten that chocolate cake, I wouldn't have felt good. YOU would've. I made it very clear that I don't want a slice. Why do you have to pressure me? It doesn't seem selfish, but from my eyes, it is. Please don't pressure people to eat cake at 9pm. I don't care who you are. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Jul 2021 05:33 AM PDT A while ago I finally decided to stop crunching the numbers in my head and installed myfitnesspal. And of course it made my life easier. I don't know why I'm sometimes so stubborn with things like this. In any case, after realizing how simple it is I started log in my foods in advance when possible. Not necessarily first thing in the morning, but usually by lunchtime I'll know what I'm gonna be eating for the day. I do realize that isn't gonna be feasible for everybody and every day and some of you might already be doing it. But if you are counting calories and haven't tried this, I would say give it a shot. So far I haven't noticed any downsides to this (I'm sure you guys can come up with the exceptions). But - Fall short of your daily calorie goal? Guilt free snacks or faster weight loss. Just yesterday I logged in my remaining lunch, snack and dinner at once. Daily total came in at 1300+ calories. Coincidentally I had 300 calories worth of ice cream left in the freezer, bringing me within 20 calories of my daily goal. Was that the healthiest thing to add there? Probably not. But food was enjoyed and deficit maintained. Hit close to the goal? Neutral option, but at least I get some odd satisfaction of hitting my goal without necessarily really trying to. Go over the goal? The good news is that I haven't actually eaten those things yet. Still plenty of time to make changes if necessary/wanted. Usually I don't really care if it goes over as long as it's not over my TDEE or really close it. I think the flexibility benefits me more in the long run, but it's always nice to have the option. Hopefully this can benefit some of you, because it has helped me. [link] [comments] |
| Weight loss made me more insecure about my body Posted: 09 Jul 2021 05:31 PM PDT (Hi all, new to this community! Please forgive me If this isn't allowed) I technically started my weight loss journey in 2019. I am 5 foot woman. I got to my peak weight of 215. And I've tried COUNTLESS things before; many types of diets, exercise, calorie counting, portion sizing- literally I tried everything. Fast forward into august 2020, where the real start happened. I had gained some more weight, and was at my highest peak of 226. I had been diagnosed with PCOS the very end of 2019. The reason why I couldn't lose weight is because of my hormones- my body was literally unable to shed the weight. So my endocrinologist had put me on a weight loss pill, which I was skeptical of. It was hard; but it worked. My body shed the weight and I helped myself more by portioning and eating healthier and training myself when to eat, while taking this pill. Fast forward to now, I am 166, and my doc lowered the pills dosage. I have excess skin and loose skin and now have a consultation made with a surgeon to see how we can fix that. Everyone always says to me "you look so great!" "You look so much better!" "You must feel so much better!" But why don't I feel it? I have more insecurities now than before I even started losing weight. I don't feel better at all. this surgery is going to be the only thing that makes me feel like myself. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Jul 2021 06:30 PM PDT Hi guys! So due to a few healthier lifestyle choices and mainly some anxiety and depression issues turned physical I've lost quite a bit of weight since December. I started at 330 ish lbs (stopped weighing). And I now weigh 248. The best thing to happen was my weight loss helped my PCOS and I'm now pregnant! Because my weight loss has been fast and not really included much exercise I feel like kind of weak vs stronger and healthier. I know my skin is also starting to really loosen up and I'm nervous it's going to become really saggy. I am looking for any advice on pregnancy safe things I can do to help both those points. I would love any advice you have for exercises and what not that can help my skin! If there are any other pregnancy safe tips to help skin while still losing weight please let me know! :) Edit to add: my doctor is encouraging exercise and anything suggested that I haven't ever discussed with her I'd run by her first just looking for ideas :) I am not trying to loose weight while pregnant I just mean I am still in this journey not like only trying to tighten skin at the end or something [link] [comments] |
| Losing 100 lbs changed everything Posted: 09 Jul 2021 03:16 PM PDT After living for many years overseas and learning from some amazing healing teachers, my life changed. I understand being in chronic pain from migraines, autoimmune and obesity for years and what that did for my self-esteem and energy. It was hard just getting through the day. The thing is, the body is meant to heal itself. Yes, pain can allow us to experience the process of surrender and just how little control we have over things outside of us but the truth is you have an internal GPS system that is always ready to guide you. The best piece of advice I can give anyone healing any type of body imbalance they are in is this: Looking at each level of your experience will give you a bigger picture to work with. What are your stuck thoughts linked to the situation you are trying to shift? What unresolved emotions are lingering and need space to be felt? What is your body truly asking from you that you aren't willing to look at? In what ways are you giving yourself moments where you actually connect with yourself and link up with the best internal doctor you have, yourself? Intuition is not just for hippies or monks, it's an innate capability we were born with for a reason. It brings insight that no other person can know. Others can guide and help you in your own recognition, but truly the goal is to be in alignment with your own truth and healing journey. Stepping into your own wisdom means you pay attention to physical reactions and insights that pop into your experience that seem to come out of nowhere with no proof of being valid. Information is just information, and just as medicine may work for one person beautifully, it may create turmoil in another. What is for you, is for you. Learning what that is, is the work of being present with the lens of tapping into by asking yourself questions, allowing things to flow in your experience, and trusting in trying new things that you may not have noticed before. I've tried every diet, every modality, every exercise... It failed me year after year. I know live from a place of allowance. Listening to my bodies insights into what makes it stronger or weaker. Whole foods is a must for me. Bone broth is a must for me. Iodine is a must for me. Moving my body when it needs to is a must. Letting my emotions out is a must for me. Gut biome health is a must. Kimchi is a must. Leaving toxic people behind is a must. Letting the crazy thoughts out and allowing them to speak is a must for me. Anyone looking to truly heal, start in the gut with broth or kimchi and then deal with that emotional baggage. These two things will act as a domino effect for the rest of your journey. I remember feeling defeated but remember we are all warriors and you can do this. You're worthy. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Saturday, 10 July 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 09 Jul 2021 10:01 PM PDT Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction! This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing
Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. --- On reddit, your *vote* means, *"I found this interesting"* (...read more about [**voting on reddit**](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/voting)) --- [link] [comments] |
| i’m new here and seeking advice! Posted: 09 Jul 2021 11:27 PM PDT hi all! i'm new to this sub, but not to losing weight. i'm (19f) who is 5'6 and weights approximately 155. i weighed the same up until 2018 when i lost about 20 pounds. soon the 20 pounds weren't enough and i quickly started quickly skipping entire meals, until i dropped down to 110. i didn't see it then but looking at pictures now is just…scary. especially with the group of friends i had at the time, it was like a competition to see who could eat the least. anyway, about a year later i started to recover, and i could eat entire meals again! but to not get back into that same mindset, i didn't really limit what i could eat. now though, about three years later, i'm the same weight, and i just generally feel unhealthy and what to lose weight, but in a healthy way this time! i haven't really talked about this before, but i accidentally stumbled across this sub, and decided i just had to join! any advice or help would be much appreciated! [link] [comments] |
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