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- [Challenge] Summer 2021 LoseIt Challenges - WEEK 4
- PSA: Stop telling people who aren't losing weight that it's "you're likely replacing fat with muscle"
- PSA - Advice
- I gained 50 lbs during COVID and I’m so desperate to lose the weight that I’m having a hard time not developing eating disorder tendencies.
- An unexpected milestone
- I’m So Proud Of Myself
- Do you struggle with eating too fast and not recognizing when you're full?
- Why do some people claim that they can't lose weight on 1200 calories a day?
- Bi weekly check in
- I f*cked up and kinda feel like a loser
- 24-Hour Pledge - Saturday, 24 July 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- Is it possible I am eating too little? Brain fog
- I can't pull myself together!
- Anyone else struggle with maintenance?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 24th, 2021
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 23
- Feeling very discouraged today
- Slowly but Surely
- Daily Q&A Post for Saturday, 24 July 2021 - No question too small!
- 18 yo, 5’8 and 190LBs
- i'll never be able to achieve my goal body type
- I lost 0,5kg/ ~1lbs a day by not eating dinner, i mean it works but this cant be healthy right ?!
- About 5 weeks in and feeling like I’m about to give up because of mental health
- Fought the temptation and won
- My 6-Month Progress Report
| [Challenge] Summer 2021 LoseIt Challenges - WEEK 4 Posted: 23 Jul 2021 09:01 AM PDT |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2021 05:12 AM PDT Yes, muscle does weigh more than fat. Yes, someone who weighs 180 lbs with a shit-ton of muscle will be smaller than someone who weighs 180 lbs of mostly fat. But people do not just gain pound after pound of muscle on a weekly basis! If someone is on a decent calorie deficit, they should expect to lose about 1 lb a week. For muscle to "replace fat", that person would need to build 1 lb of muscle a week as well. This does not happen! I don't care how amazing your genetics are, even people on steroids don't build muscle that rapidly. Weight training might result in some water weight at first, but this does not explain months of not losing weight. If you're not losing weight after months of trying, then you're eating too many calories, not because you're "building muscle". Edit: for everyone telling me a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat; no shit. When people say one substance weighs more than another, the obvious meaning is that it weighs more relative to its size. "Correcting" me on this is not informative, it's pedantic. It would be like me saying "gold isn't more valuable than plastic because $100 of plastic is just as valuable as $100 of gold". [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2021 07:48 AM PDT I'm a PT of 9 years and certified nutritionist, and I love occasionally jumping in the comments to try and help. I've seen a few posts where people have tried to explain a couple of things… however I feel like they can be confusing when the comment sections start asking questions, so wanted to try offer some knowledge on a few things.
I feel like this covers a lot of the basics that some people struggle with in my experience with clients. I hope it helps… please feel free to fire any questions if you have any. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2021 04:10 PM PDT For reference, I'm 5'3" female. My weight has always fluctuated between 112-130 lbs, and I was content with that. I stepped on the scale for the first time in a long time a few days ago and I was shocked to see the number 170. I know slow and steady weight loss is the healthy and maintainable thing to do, but I can't get it out of my head that that's not good enough. At the generally recommended pace of 2lb/week, I wouldn't be back to my normal weight until at least January. My brain just can't deal with that. In my head I want to lose 4lbs/week, but after doing the math on that I realized I'd have to eat less than 1000 calories a day and spend hours every day exercising. Something that's also making it harder for me is that I used to make a good amount of money selling pictures (not fully nude, and please don't judge me for it). I recently lost my job so I want to start doing that again to keep myself afloat while I find work, but I'm afraid that no one will find me attractive anymore. It doesn't help that my hips and butt are covered in stretch marks. I'm just so desperate to lose the weight that I'm having a hard time fighting the urge to cut my calories well below what's safe and exercise all day every day. If anyone has ever had a similar mindset, I'd really appreciate some advice on how I can address this before it becomes a real problem. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2021 09:57 PM PDT Hey everyone, I have a very silly milestone to share. I'm a 20f and I've been going to the gym for about a month now consistently weight training. Before that I was doing some yoga at home. I wanted to build strength since I had barely any muscle on me. I only weighed 118llbs about 3 months ago. Now I weigh at 128llbs. I was having trouble trying to recognize my progress, but today I went to pick up my 6 year old sister who is somewhere around 45-50llbs I would guess? And beforehand I would really struggle and maybe have to have her jump first. But today I just picked her right up and it shocked me haha! I know it's not that much for a lot of people, but for me that was a huge improvement from where I once was! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2021 12:40 PM PDT Hi, this is my first time ever posting here. I've been lurking a little trying to get the motivation to start and one day I just went for it. I'm a 5'4", 22 year old female. My starting weight was 250lbs. My current weight is 228lbs. My short term goal weight is 199lbs. My long term is 130lbs. I've always been a big kid. Never been a normal weight and was made fun of it in school. In high school, I got down to 175lbs, but as soon as I graduated I just ballooned back up to my middle school weight of 250lb. I told myself two years after graduation that I wanted to be a normal weight by my five year graduation anniversary, but it always seemed like it was never the right time to start losing the weight. I yo-yo-ed between 230lbs and 250lbs for the next two years. This leads us to now. About two months ago I decided I was through with being over weight for good. I started eating on smaller plates and eating less in general by counting calories. I eat whatever I want, but by eating healthier foods I've noticed I can eat more for less. I didn't start exercising though because I knew it would cause me to binge like it had ever other time I tried to start losing weight. So I stuck to just making better choices with my food. In these 7 weeks, I've went from 250lbs to 228lbs. A 22lb drop! I've decided that now that I'm not hungry as often as I use to be and I'm losing weight regularly that I'm going to add walking into my evening routine. My next goal is to get out of the 200s by September 15th when my family is having a reunion. I don't want to be the overweight family member anymore and it looks like I'm on the path to succeeding. Thank you for listening to me run on. I was just so excited to be out of the 230s for the first time in years that I had to tell somebody. 😁😁 [link] [comments] |
| Do you struggle with eating too fast and not recognizing when you're full? Posted: 23 Jul 2021 06:46 PM PDT Yeah, me too. I grew up with a parent who eats so fast that to this day I'm honestly not sure how it's humanly possible... I would then get chastised for taking too long or eating too slow because I couldn't keep up. After years of this I started subconsciously learning to wolf down my food (still slow in comparison to my parent, but not to normal people). As someone who really loves food and flavors and textures, this also resulted in me eating larger portions so that I could "savor" my food for longer, because slowing down takes a lot of conscious effort on my part. Here's my tips and tricks to naturally suppress my speed eating habits, without being consumed by stupid thoughts like counting my bites:
These are just what has worked for me. What tips do you have? [link] [comments] |
| Why do some people claim that they can't lose weight on 1200 calories a day? Posted: 23 Jul 2021 11:06 AM PDT Okay, this question has been bugging me for so long, and I know that it's contributed to a procrastination on my part, of just plunging in and doing this right (with all the measuring and weighing). So many times, you see stories/rants from people who are eating 1200-1400 calories a day (or even less), plus exercising tons, claim that they are stuck or that it doesn't work for them. What gives? Is it that they are not counting accurately? Many of them claim to weigh and measure everything. Forgetting to count certain things? Is 1200 really too much for some people (older, shorter women (I am one of those, btw, under 5'3" and F50)? Are there some people that have to eat a certain way (like low-carb) in order to lose weight? For some people, is it really true that you can eat too little and exercise too much (I find this hard to believe otherwise starvation wouldn't be a thing). Can a physical problem like thyroid issues or medication or insulin resistance really prevent weight loss? Are there overweight people in real starvation situations, ever, because of thyroid issues (genuine question, not being sarcastic at all)? What do you think is the issue here? I am F50 (just hit menopause), 186 pounds (obese), 5'3"ish and I would like to get down to around 125. I would even be ecstatic if I landed on 138, which is the place where I spent so much of my 30s and early 40s and where I felt so fat before I gained all this weight :D). I have an irrational (yes, I know it's irrational) fear that this will be me, and I guess I'm looking for people to say that it's unlikely if I really am eating under my TDEE. Anyway, I would love to hear everyone's thoughts on this! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2021 07:48 PM PDT Okay! So I wasn't able to work out as much as I intended, but I did excercise 8/14 days. (3 would have been rest days anyways so for what it's worth 8/11? Wins where you can get them!) As for new stats the measurements are as follows (parenthesis for difference to last check in): Left arm: 12 inches (-0.5 inch) Right arm: 13 inches (0) Across Chest: 38.75 inches (-0.75 inch) Waist: 34.25 inches (-1.25 inches) Hips: 44.25 inches (+1 inch) Left thigh: 25.25 inches (-0.25 inch) Right thigh: 25.25 inches (-1.25 inch) Weight: 186.6 lbs (+1.8 lbs) Progress pictures: http://imgur.com/a/PlgTdgE Work outs consisted of calisthenics and walking in general/playing in backyard with toddler. Trying to monitor my eating but mainly have been focused on portion size rather than what goes in persay as I'm fairly sure what I eat, outside of the occasional treat is healthy. For example chicken breast and veggies, rather than go back for seconds and possibly thirds I'm just sticking to one plate knowing I don't actually NEED the second or third.. heck I'm not even really HUNGRY for the second or third. I just like eating in and of itself. Hoping to improve as time goes on. Practice makes habits. That's all! Best of luck to everyone! [link] [comments] |
| I f*cked up and kinda feel like a loser Posted: 23 Jul 2021 11:11 PM PDT I just turned 18f and last summer I lost 20 pounds because I absolutely hated everything about myself. I ended up fixing myself and have accomplished everything I've ever wanted (full scholarship to dream school, saving lots of money, getting into a prestigious program), but I didn't achieve my goal weight. I ended up gaining 15 pounds of the 20.... f*ck. I know it's my mindset and I let myself become this. There is absolutely no reason for me to be emotionally eating, but fuck ITS SO HARD. In reality I'm 10 pounds over weight. My dream is to lose 25 pounds and I would have my dream body back. I know so many people who would wish to be in my situation. Only lose 25 pounds and they will have their dream body back. But I don't think people understand how much emotional eating, stress, and trauma fucks someone up. It's to a point now where I don't even want to wear fitted clothes, I need help because I don't think I can do this [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Saturday, 24 July 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 23 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
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| Is it possible I am eating too little? Brain fog Posted: 23 Jul 2021 10:46 PM PDT Good morning people of Loseit and a nice weekend to you. I'm 33F (well, about to turn 33) and I posted here and you guys said my plan of eating 1350 calories daily sounded good. However I have been experiencing what I'd describe as brain fog and not fully feeling focused mentally. Yesterday Ruslan pointed out as well that I seemed different and like I was holding something back. That's why I decided to post again and ask you if it is possible I am eating too little. I eat pretty unhealthily and always buy microwaveable meals but I didnt notice brain fog back when I was eating 2000 or more calories a day. By the way my my height is 160 cm or 5'3". What do you guys think is going on and how can I reduce my brain fog? Also I am sedentary and do not move much so I'm not expending a lot of energy at all. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2021 10:22 PM PDT Hi guys! I'm a 16 year old teenager! My weight is 198lbs (90kg) And this is not normal! I am ashamed of myself, my sister is thinner and slimmer than me. And people always equate me with her. Since childhood, I tend to be completely, because in childhood I drank some kind of pill, which made my hormones stagger. I had several attempts, I did workouts every day for 1 month. Ate the right food, ended up breaking down Over the course of the year, I got even more fat. My relatives joke about this topic (although it's not funny) My parents always say that I am normal and not fat.But I see myself in the mirror. Legs and arms in cellulite. I hate myself for not being able to pull myself together and stop eating! I don't even go outside because of the complex. Choosing clothes is the most difficult thing, I don't buy because they don't suit me. I also have size 5 breasts, which makes the task even more difficult, breasts are terrible. I don't have a person to whom I would like to say all this So I decided to share with you. Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Anyone else struggle with maintenance? Posted: 23 Jul 2021 09:37 PM PDT Some background info: I lost from 177 pounds in January to right about 137 pounds. I know it seems low but I think I have a smaller frame and no one who sees me would think I'm too skinny. I also run quite a bit so I guess being leaner helps with that. I'm at a point where I'm happy with my weight. My main focus now is developing my fitness, both running and in the gym. But I've found it very hard to switch into maintenance because I'm paranoid I'll gain back the weight, especially since I've done it before lol. I don't have an eating disorder or anything but still, it's such a big mental block to switch from "I have to be in a caloric deficit" to "you can be more lax now". [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 24th, 2021 Posted: 23 Jul 2021 10:29 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] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 23 Posted: 23 Jul 2021 05:59 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Friday! We've made it! Praise be the kindly deities of the weekend. Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & remove moral judgement/stigma/shame directed at yourself about it: Logged this morning. Progress over perfection. Better. 1800 calories (tracking in 5-day cycles, Friday/Saturday at maintenance): On it today! Nom nom nom. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute stationary bike & 30 minute lunch walk & some strength stuff and posture poses. 18/23 days. Alone time to word vomit into journal: Nailed it! Todays gratitude list: Today I'm grateful for getting to leave work a little early, trying new coffee drinks, sunshine & all the good good exercise endorphins I'm currently zooming on. Your turn kids! Any exciting to dos on your weekend list? [link] [comments] |
| Feeling very discouraged today Posted: 23 Jul 2021 04:38 PM PDT Background. At the end of February I weighed 369 lbs. I was shocked, I felt miserable and depressed. At the end of March I said enough was enough, went to my doctor and asked to be treated for my ADHD and to have blood panals done. I got my meds and found out that I was anemic. My ADHD meds helped me see that my food obsession and compulsive eating was a manifestation of my ADHD. It made me feel more in control and I lost about 20 lbs by end of May. At the end of May, my anemia symptoms weren't getting better, so I started taking iron supplements. These changed my life. I've bern working out regularly since the second week of June, my activity level has doubled. And I lost 28 more lbs! I track my calories, know I have a high calorie deficit (enough that I should be losing 2-3 lbs a week), and get exercise every day. These last two weeks I've seen very little change. I'm working so hard, eating right and nothing is happening. It feels a little hopeless. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2021 02:24 PM PDT Female 5'2" Starting: 209 CW: 198 GW: 150 I have struggled to lose weight my whole life. I've tried several lifestyle changes (no soda, no enriched flour/white bread); and tons of diets (weight watchers, keto, intermittent fasting, paleo). No matter what I never even lost weight in the short term. However, recently I've noticed MY fitness pal (my go to tracker since it's free) has more foods available than the first time I tried it (so I don't have to deconstruct every meal I eat) and has gotten more accurate and now I am actually seeing results. I finally broke the 10 pound wall. I've been aiming for a 500 deficit per day/1 pound loss a week. I don't enter any exercise into the tracker for two reasons 1. I want any exercise I do to be bonus burned calories, not train myself to eat more if I do more 2. It can offset minor miscalculations from entering in my food (for example if I got my coffee creamer wrong maybe walking my dog makes it come out in the wash). I lost 10 pounds in 2 months (pretty much a pound a week) and I feel much more motivated to stick to eating at a deficit since I am actually seeing results (continuing anything when you feel like it isn't working is dang near impossible at least for me). Also some people will tell me that 150 is too high for my height but the last time I was 150 I had visible abs and could do 20 chin ups which is healthy enough for my taste. If I get to 150 and still don't feel healthy I can cross that bridge when I get to it. [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Saturday, 24 July 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 23 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] |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2021 10:28 PM PDT Hi everyone, I recently decided to stop my unhealthy lifestyle and started exercising almost everyday and eating healthy everyday, I don't eat out anymore or eat processed food besides a few exceptions. I have quite a lot of fat and i lift weights at the gym 2-3 times a week and go running for 30-65 mins on the treadmill on rest days. My TDEE is 2500 calories and 3000-3200 calories if I go to the gym, I eat 1650 calories if I am not going to the gym, I eat 2000 calories if I lift weights+30 mins cardio and I eat 2300-2600 calories if I run intensively on the treadmill (65 mins run at 6km/h for 650 calories burned in total) I am averaging about 500-700 calories deficit sometimes more. I do not eat anything sweet besides a tablespoon of jam in the morning and 0 sugar protein greek yogurt and an eggo waffle. I also occasionally eat Oikos yogurt for dessert. The rest is composed of vegetables, olive oil, chicken, rarely beef, eggs, pasta after a hard workout, fruits, salad and 30g of parmesan cheese for my pasta. I have been doing this for the past 6 days and I already feel a lot better because I am being active for the first time in 8 months. I carefully weigh every single item I eat, including the olive oil, I don't forget any ingredient whatsoever. I dont drink any soda besides 0 sugar iced tea. Can you guys tell me if I am doing something wrong, I wanna be sure I'm doing a good program, as I want results and don't want to waste time and energy doing something wrong. My goal weight is 155-160lbs. Thanks ! [link] [comments] |
| i'll never be able to achieve my goal body type Posted: 23 Jul 2021 12:41 PM PDT i'm honestly so close to giving up on weight loss as a whole, purely because i know i'll never get to my idyllic appearance- not for lack of effort, but for lack of proper bone structure. for hours (and probably days at this point) i've slaved over different methods, exercises, motivational posts, blogs, etc. in search of ways to bypass this problem and come up entirely empty. i simply cannot see any merit to trying anymore, because my wide ribcage, broad shoulders, and hip dips will prevent me from ever looking the way i want to. i have an apple body type and look thin from the side but not the front (because of said bone structure) and i don't see this changing even with drastic weight loss. does anyone else struggle with this, or have any tips on how to stay positive? i'm new to this sub, but hope i'll be staying around some [link] [comments] |
| I lost 0,5kg/ ~1lbs a day by not eating dinner, i mean it works but this cant be healthy right ?! Posted: 24 Jul 2021 12:34 AM PDT Hello! I'm 19 yrs old, male and was about 205lbs / 93kg at by biggest, right now i'm at 198lbs / 90kg and going for about 176 / 80kg as my goal. about 3 years ago i had a similar diet, which made me lose about 30lbs back then, although as you notice, over the course of about 2years i put these 30lbs back on, mainly because of the stuff thats been going on with my life in that time. so yeah, i decided to get back to this similar diet, the way i do it is i try to skip dinner right now, i eat breakfast and lunch (kinda big portion at lunch too). ive been doing this for about a week and went from 205lbs to 198lbs. while im happy at losing pounds at such a speed im thinking to myself that this cant be healthy, my concern isnt that i'll end up anorexic or anything, but that i'll relapse and just get those pounds back on. im struggling because ive finally found a method for me to lose weight, working surprisingly well because i havent actually caught myself snacking or eating unhealthy yet. I am somewhat hungry in the evenings but its controllable. thats basically it, opinions and advice are greatly appreciated, [link] [comments] |
| About 5 weeks in and feeling like I’m about to give up because of mental health Posted: 23 Jul 2021 11:58 PM PDT About five weeks ago I started my weight loss journey. I began exercising for around 20 minutes a day and trying to eat around 1700 cal daily. At first it was going pretty good and things were fine. In the last five weeks I've lost around 11 pounds and an inch off my waist, so I'm definitely making progress. Then last week something bad happened and my mental health took a deep nose dive. I didn't work out for four days and severely under-ate on those days since I was mostly just laying in bed. Then after a few days of that I went on a massive binge where I ate around 3500 calories for the first time in months and it just made me feel so terrible and like I fucked up everything I'd done in the past month. This made my mental health even worse and since then I've been in a cycle of eating around 1200 cal a day and being so physically exhausted I can't work out. It takes most of my energy to get out of bed in the morning. Since I haven't been working out and I've been eating so poorly I know another binge will come in the future but I just feel so overwhelmed trying to track everything and trying to exercise now. I just feel like I ruined everything by not being able to work out and fucking up how I eat to the point of an eating disorder. I had one in the past (about 5 years ago, and I've been in recovery for four years, kind of taking the other extreme and binging) and for the past few days I just feel like I'm slipping back into it again, but I really wanted to try and get my life on track and lose weight the normal way because I always end up gaining it back again after starving myself. I just feel like I messed up so deep by allowing myself a break from working out. I tried to workout the other day and it felt like all my muscles were gone only after a week of no exercise. I just feel like I'm unable to do anything anymore. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2021 11:59 AM PDT Just sharing happy feeling - I was planning a long post-work mountain bike tour but was really not feeling it during the day and ALMOST called it quits to instead go drinking at friends (so, complete opposite). I knew that going to meet them would be great but I would for sure feel guilty for not exercising - I'm trying to cycle everyday to work with a roadbike during the week and then take a longer, harder and hillier route on fridays, and at least one long day tour on the weekend. However, the weather from tonight till tuesday is going to be really stormy. Anyway -Just finished a super hilly 40km MTB tour home, mostly through a gravel/dirt single track. Took 2 and a half hours carrying a 10-15kg bag (stupidly decided to take my laptop and some steel plates home....) - so was pretty slow but I feel awesome. I'm not too tired to meet up with my friends but I'm still so happy I did it. Though I'm sure as hell am packing lightly for my next tour. Bike is a nice and chunky Bullsharptail 29x2.25", I'm a nice and chunky 6'3, 89kg 33M [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Jul 2021 11:13 AM PDT Hey all, first time posting here. I wanted to share my progress story so far. I noticed today that I got my alert on my Apple watch that my move streak is currently 180 days, which is a huge milestone for me as it's been 6 months since I officially started working towards losing weight, so this is my progress report and what's been working for me! To start, I'm a 6'4 35-year-old male, who started the year at about 297 pounds. This morning, I weighed in at 231 pounds. I don't really have a target weight, but I'd imagine the 200-205 range would be pretty good. As far as diet, I found out based on another post here that I've basically been doing CICO, I just didn't know there was a name for it. I've been monitoring my calorie intake along with exercise. I always hesitated to get started with a diet, so I just avoided it. I started by forcing myself to grocery shop instead of relying on carry-out for dinners and fast-food for lunch. I've gotten myself into a routine for my M-F work-day food schedule. I found my suggested caloric intake based on exercise is around 2200 calories per day to lose 2 lbs/week. I also read a suggestion to stagger your daily calories to help prevent a plateau, so instead of targeting 2200, I target 1800 for 5 days, which leaves 1000 calories per day, AKA my maintenance calorie goal, to be consumed over the other 2 days. What I basically found I do is that Friday night is takeout night, where I eat what I want. I still avoid sweets, but if I want to get Chinese takeout, or wings, or pizza, whatever, I do it and I honestly don't even care about the calories. I know I've taken care of my body all week AND all day, and now I have room for the extra calories, so I get to eat what I want for one meal. Then on another day I just end up kicking up the calories throughout the day instead of over one meal. I'm not saying this is the BEST way to do it, but so far, it's working. As for exercise, I've got a Bowflex and a treadmill at home. Right now, I'm on a Bowflex schedule of every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. I then hop on the treadmill until I've done at least 45-50 minutes of exercise. Wednesday I do 45 on the treadmill, Saturday or Sunday I do an hour, and the other day I mow the lawn which takes an hour and is honestly more of a workout than the walk because of my terrain. It's also important to note that I'm only walking on the treadmill, not running. I walk at speeds between 4-4.3 MPH, and lately have been adding incline. I tried running but I have pretty bad shin splints and after about 10 minutes my legs are dead. I then end up having to almost stop entirely, so I find a fast walk for a longer period of time works really well. The biggest sacrifice is that I'm a fast-food junkie. I would eat fast-food for lunch all the time. As much as 5-6 days a week for lunch. I didn't just get a small meal, either. It was the half-pound burgers and large fries, then come home and get carry-out where I'd eat who knows how much. It was awful. Now, the wife and I force a grocery run where we buy our food for the week and buy enough to make dinner 5 of the 7 nights at least. We also make sure to try to buy fresh foods, and if we buy boxed, to buy things with decent ingredients, staying away from things with a bunch of added sugar. It helps when you need a snack to not have garbage available, but low-cal options. I'm not claiming that the way I've done it is the best or only way, but I wanted to share this because of how effective it's been for me. Some tips I have are:
So yea, that's my story. I set out on this journey with the mindset of changing my life, not just a diet/exercise plan. I've always heard of people failing diets and I don't want to be that person, so I'm approaching this as a just the new way I take care of myself. [link] [comments] |
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