Weight loss: Does anyone else beat themselves up over gaining some weight back and eating poorly due to stress? |
- Does anyone else beat themselves up over gaining some weight back and eating poorly due to stress?
- Why I love plateauing
- 27 lbs lost, I'm not stopping now!
- Non-Scale Win
- How did you avoid alcohol?
- Does anyone have experience in increasing calories to lose weight?
- i took my before photos today
- Anyone there rn? Help
- I’ve been consistent for 7 weeks, and I’m finally starting to notice some physical change!
- Surprise NSV while shopping
- The 4-Phase, Easier Way To Enter a Calorie Deficit and Lose Weight Naturally (Without Calorie Counting, Carb-Cutting, etc.)
- Tips to tell yourself "no"?
- Do you ever go way over your calorie limit one night, get scared to weigh yourself the next day, do it anyway, and then see that you're down several pounds????
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 22
- I NEED HELP (M13)
- Exercise that doesn't involve standing?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 23rd, 2021
- Daily Q&A Post for Friday, 23 July 2021 - No question too small!
- Water Retention
- Weight loss and gain in such a mind f@%k.
- I may have hit a roadblock due to my own stubbornness and confusion
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 23 July 2021? Start here!
- SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 23 July 2021: Today, I conquered!
| Does anyone else beat themselves up over gaining some weight back and eating poorly due to stress? Posted: 22 Jul 2021 06:29 PM PDT So I was on a pretty good roll for a while and dropped 20 lbs, which is pretty good for me as I'm very plus-sized with binge eating disorder, and while I still have a surprisingly curvy shape (56-46-60) I was really proud of how well things were going. But then a bunch of very emotional and stressful family-related things happened, my great-gran (she's 99 in Sept) that I've been a co-caregiver for for the last 8-10 years broke her hip and had hip surgery, she made it but due to her advancing dementia we couldn't keep her at home after surgery. They sent her home 6 days after surgery!!! Expecting us to do some very challenging and advanced levels of care that we just physically couldn't, plus watching her 24/7 cuz she doesn't listen or remember due to the dementia and her house isn't set up for the level of care she needs or the mobility she has. Anyway her doctor was mad that they released her and told us to take her back and have her admitted so we did, but caregiver's guilt is a thing so we have been dealing with that and through all this I just went off the deep end and was eating whatever whenever and gained back 5 lbs of my 20 lost. I've mostly got myself under control, still binging a bit but not as much. My father was eating ice cream out of the gallon bucket tonight (don't get me started, he literally wonders why he's overweight because he uses the elliptical for an hour a day but eats enough for 4 people) and I just ignored it cuz I realize it isn't worth it... Plus I've been feeling sick from eating crap food I guess (I don't have a gallbladder so sometimes things go awry). Anyway I just have felt so terrible about myself and my eating decisions, and my internal dialogue has been so upsetting over the past few weeks that it's starting to take an emotional toll on me. Then being guilted by family for not going to see my great-gran every day or every second day, while trying to run a business, care for animals involved in that business, maintain my long-distance relationship and make wedding arrangements because I'm getting married in October and my fiance of 3+ years is coming from out of the country and having to get all that paperwork and etc dealt with because there's a lot due to covid and what not, and while I'm trying to deal with all of this and more my brain is like, you're fat, you shouldn't eat, what is wrong with you, learn to control yourself, you should be ashamed, your fiance won't want you if you keep eating, all this and etc. I know my brain is fried from the stress and burnout which is why my anxiety is acting up but I feel like I can't catch a break. There's not a day that goes by where I don't feel like shit for something, either I guilt trip myself or someone else does it for me. I miss feeling healthy like I did when I was able to make the correct food choices and eat the correct amounts for my body and I feel like I'm so stuck that I can't even begin to get back to that point right now, it's like I'm on autopilot just trying to survive. Sorry for the rant but I feel like the loseit community probably gets it more than anyone else would. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2021 09:52 AM PDT So I've been on my weight loss journey for about three months now. I started out 5'6 22f at 183 lbs- I'm glad to say I'm down to 154 as of yesterday!! I can't really tell but my body dysmorphia is another topic lol. So I was getting really unmotivated bc for 2 weeks of CICO and diligently tracking my calories, the scale would not budge. I drank more water, still no budge. Cut down on salt, still no budge. It was really frustrating and triggering bc I felt like maybe I should cut down even further from 1,300 cal per day. But I just kept my head up and went w it. For two weeks it felt like I was doing this for nothing, until yesterday. OVER NIGHT the scale dropped from 162 down to 154!!! I was super confused, thought my scale was wrong so I tried weighing myself in different rooms, checked if there was something on the bottom making the numbers read wrong, but nope! This was right! I'm so excited and proud that I kept working through my plateau bc it really payed off. If any of you guys out there are struggling with that right now, just stay to ur diet and don't give up. I promise the numbers will go down. Best of luck to all of you. [link] [comments] |
| 27 lbs lost, I'm not stopping now! Posted: 22 Jul 2021 11:51 AM PDT Hello everyone. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone in the r/loseit community. I don't have any friends or family who I can talk to about weight loss. My partner is very supportive but he has never been over weight and he can't relate to what I'm going through. It has just been so nice to be a part of this community and to read posts that I can 100% relate to. There is so much good information floating around on this sub and every time I learn something new I feel like I got a gift from the person who posted it. This is not my first time trying to lose weight. I have been oscillating between 250 lbs and 210 lbs for the past 5 years. A few months ago I hit a new all time high of 252 lbs and now I am at 225 lbs. Seeing 252 on the scale made me feel so guilty. Before the pandemic I had gotten down to around 215 lbs then I tried to maintain and ultimately went back to my old eating habits till I got up to 252 lbs. I am trying not be too hard on myself for that especially considering I got covid and I am still suffering from lingering symptoms but it's hard to extinguish the guilt I feel. I know there are other people on this sub who went through something similar and my heart goes out to all of you. This time around has felt so different for me. For what it's worth I am taking weight loss more seriously considering there is a high chance that I wouldn't have gotten so sick from covid if I had been a healthy weight. That's been a strong motivator for me. I am also thinking more long term. I am allowing myself to make mistakes and I am still sticking to my diet if I have a few off days. I know that sometimes I will be socializing and eat something that doesn't fit into my calories for the day and I am forgiving myself for it. I am also doing absolutely everything I can to make sure I don't feel like being on a diet is torture. I am taking mental notes when I am extra hungry and fantasizing about binging and I instead eat a snack and I've noticed those thoughts go away when I do. I am not starving myself. I am eating small amounts frequently so that I can avoid getting hungry. I am working to increase my protein and I am letting myself eat over my calories a little bit if I am extra hungry that day. My goal is 1200 calories a day but I'm probably averaging 1400-1500 and that's ok! I'm still losing weight! I am also thinking of success as being able to keep weight off instead of measuring success by how much weight I can lose quickly. I have gone from a size 18 to a size 14 (in old navy jeans). I have gone from getting winded and light headed playing fetch with my dogs to being able to take them on a 3 hour hike. I have gone from over eating and getting the itis (extremely full and tired) to eating small amounts throughout the day and never being hungry or stuffed. I have gone from 252 lbs to 225 lbs. And the most important thing is I am planning on losing weight and maintaining weight loss forever. Here is a picture of me today <3 Edit: Spaces TLDR: I lost 27 lbs and I am grateful for r/loseit [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2021 08:13 PM PDT I've recently learned that I tend to diminish all of my accomplishments for some reason, so I decided to try to celebrate a win, for once. Since Feb 2020 I've lost almost 80lbs (26F 5'7 SW: 230 CW: 153.6) and I've been debating whether or not I should stop. I decided to go to H&M today to see if I'd hit my goal; I wore a size 16 in pants and jeans at my heaviest and I wanted to fit a size 10 at my end weight. I wanted to be able to only shop in the straight size section for the first time since I was 17 (I always had to shop plus for any bottoms and most dresses). Today I went in hella nervous and discovered I can actually fit a size 8. Snug in the hips, loose in the waist, but comfortable. For the first time in my adult life I could try on every pair of pants I liked, and I actually fit them. I'm still dealing with body dysmorphia, so it's been hard to grasp, but being able to shop without restrictions was really incredible for me. Thanks for letting me indulge in my win here. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2021 07:28 PM PDT Okay so hear me out... I'm doing 30 days no alcohol. Weekdays are fine. It's the weekend that kills me and the pressure to let loose with friends and family. Anyways I'm down 30lbs. Still have a ways to go.. and I keep effing up on the weekends and I know I am sabatoging myself. Drinks turn to food and then the drunk munchies hit. Anyways it's a repetitive cycle and I've been at the same weight for 2months now. I strongly believe cutting out alcohol completely for a while will help me lose. Have you done this? What did you do instead? What did you tell your friends when you went out and they are offering drinks? Thanks ! [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone have experience in increasing calories to lose weight? Posted: 22 Jul 2021 07:40 PM PDT I have been in a deficit for a long time, doing fad diets on and off for probably over a year at this point. I saw a nutritionist this week and explained that I have been in a plateau for about a year, and don't understand how I can't be losing weight if I've been in a deficit this whole time. She guided me to stop tracking completely and to increase my calories from 1400 to 1800, saying I've been under eating and need to kick start my metabolism. She's encouraging me to eat intuitively. I've been following her plan since Monday and honestly I cannot get full no matter what I eat. At this point I feel like I'm over eating because I just can't get full. She says this is probably my metabolism kicking in. She also said she's had a lot of clients successfully lose weight with this method. Does anyone have experience with this? I feel like I'm actually gaining weight and feeling down about it. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2021 02:40 PM PDT ive been lurking around here, occasionally quietly posting, for, god, probably years now. always been the fat kid etc etc. spent my teenhood learning fat liberation and radical self acceptance and i will never stop pushing for both of those. but i cant continue like this. im trans and being overweight means my fat sits in the wrong places, it clocks me, makes existing in public hell. and no matter how much i love my fat body and what it's protected me from, what it's survived, what it continues to endure for me, i can't be /me/ with it. ive been steadily losing weight for the first time in my life this past month, ive gone from 126kg to just over 121kg and im INSANELY proud and i hope to keep it up. but i also need to get fit and build the body i want. so today i took before photos. i made everything less passive, and more like, this is a journey im on, and im finally starting. its scary, you all know that. but i hope one day to come back here with after photos. wish me luck :} [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2021 09:30 PM PDT You guys, I love this community and I've made a couple of posts here, when I reached 10 lbs and then 20 lbs lost... I've lost 30 lbs with CICO and running in the past 4 months but, this week, I broke up with my boyfriend of 1 year and now I'm sad and drunk and I've consumed at least 1,300 calories in one go for 'dinner': 6 olives, 6 breadsticks with sesame seeds, around 40g of parmesan, a sausage, 2 apricots, 6 chocolate squares, 4 cashews, 2 Stella Artois beers, a glass of red wine, and half a glass of banana liqueur, and that's if I'm not forgetting something. Someone send me virtual hugs 😞 some of it was after midnight so I'm rolling over some calories onto tomorrow. Just disappointed in myself tho [link] [comments] |
| I’ve been consistent for 7 weeks, and I’m finally starting to notice some physical change! Posted: 22 Jul 2021 06:14 PM PDT I'm a 26yo F, 5'8", SW:140, CW:132, GW:?? Don't really have one as I am just cutting right now and plan to bulk later. I've tried tons of diets in the past, but I've only ever stuck with it long enough to see results one other time. I was uneducated and not eating enough and so I ended up giving up. This time I'm taking it slower and doing things that are sustainable to me. No food group is off limits to me as long as I hit my protein/stay under calories (for now). Anyway, I've stayed consistent and the other day, I had my hand on my hip for some reason (probably my attitude), and I moved slightly and realized I felt… abdominal muscles???!!! Was I feeling that right?? moved around a bit, trying to seem casual, touching and squeezing my side holy sh… I get home and go to the mirror to check out my stomach and realize I notice my love handles are smaller and where the fat kind of formed a solid mass over my stomach before, it kind of curves in a bit above my lower belly where I've lost fat. Still too shy to post progress pics lol but one day! I almost cried :') I'm so proud of myself. Edit: I forgot to say I've been doing some resistance training 4-5x a week at home. Working my way up to weight lifting at the gym. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2021 03:59 PM PDT Just for reference, I'm a 26 year old woman, 5'10.5". My starting weight was 290 and as of today I'm 224. So I started doing basic CICO on Sept 10th after falling off the rails in a big way due to the pandemic and a healthy dose of situational depression and work related anxiety (nothing smothers anxiety like eating cookie dough with a spoon). When I started tracking I was avoiding wearing my jeans at all and had pretty much switched strictly to leggings and was pushing 290 on the scale. When I bought new jeans I was squeezing into a size 18 at Torrid. Since then I've lost 66 pounds and am down to a Torrid size 12. My NSV isn't the size of my jeans though, but rather I realized today as I was running around doing some errands that it's time to hit the mall for new underwear. I realized this as I carried a printer and a shopping bag back to the car and realized that while my shorts were staying up, my underwear was doing it's best to not stay up. Big yikes. But at the same time, I'd been a bit annoyed because my weight loss had slowed down this month (totally self inflected, good weather and the patios being opened meant I had gone out several times for drinks and wasn't keeping too close an eye on things) so this is a good sign! Not super looking forward to hitting the mall, but it feels like it's time! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2021 02:27 PM PDT NOTE: this phased approach to weight loss will probably not get you super lean. However, it will almost definitely cause you to lose quite a bit of weight without the hunger, and will avoid extreme approaches that tend to lead to burnout. Intro: a well-controlled study from the NIH demonstrated that people who consume highly-processed diets naturally eat 500 calories more/gain 1 lb per week, and when they are switched to unprocessed diets, they naturally eat 500 calories few/lose 1 lb per week. This points to the efficacy of focusing on diet quality rather than diet quantity. Of course, diet quantity is what determines actual fat loss, but improving diet quality can help you naturally eat less, losing weight without much hunger. Step 1 (GAINING AWARENESS): track your food for 1-2 weeks. No need to track calories, and no need to change anything that you eat. Just write down each food you eat and a rough portion size estimate. Step 2 (ADDING IN): add in healthy foods to each meal/snack. There isn't something magical about healthy foods, but obviously have nutrient density and they have been demonstrated to fill you up quicker than processed foods, helping you avoid overeating. Examples of things to consume more of: eggs, green vegetables, salmon/tuna, lean meats, boiled potatoes, beans/legumes, oats, fruit, etc. Just commit to adding in these healthy foods before you eat other stuff, naturally crowding out the unhealthy foods that promote overeating and excess calorie intake. Continue this step for as many weeks as you continue to lose weight. Step 3 (SWAPPING OUT): Assuming you've plateaued on Step 2, look back at your log and find the empty calories. These are the food sources that add a lot of calories into your diet without providing an equal amount of satiety or fullness. Obvious examples: soda, sweets/desserts, even healthy sources of liquid calories (e.g. potentially milk/milk replacements, "fresh" juices, protein shakes, etc.), chips, and highly processed meats. You don't need to completely eliminate every source of empty calories, but the longer you can stick to an unprocessed plate, the easier it will be on your tastebuds to adjust and truly enjoy these healthier foods. If you're drinking soda, switch to a 0-calorie one, or switch to La Croix, or simply drink lots more water. It will take a while for this to not taste terrible for many people. If you're eating cereal, switch to rolled oats. If you're eating sweets, switch to fruit. Step 4 (CONSCIOUS CALORIC REDUCTION): If you plateaued on Step 3 and are not yet at your goal weight, it is likely time to do some conscious reduction in how much you eat, not simply working on what you eat. The most straightfoward method is to download a calorie-tracking app like FatSecret or MFP and start logging your calories, trying to get in a ~500 cal deficit. This will work. However, other people really find the whole concept distasteful and prefer to enter a negative calorie balance as a side effect. For these people, the following may help you achieve a deficit: (1) Intermittent fasting There's nothing necessarily magical about the fasting, but by shortening your eating window, your opportunity to consume calories decreases, and you will likely naturally eat less. (2) Eliminate snacking There's nothing evil about snacks either, but there have been studies done that demonstrate that snacking outside of your chosen meals ultimately can lead to weight gain (independent of the quality of the snacks). Example: you eat 2100 calories a day between 3 700 calorie meals. However, if you get hungry between lunch and dinner and eat a 300 calorie snack, you might assume your dinner calories will decrease because you recently ate. Unfortunately, you end up averaging out to 2200+ calories because you don't generally unconsciously compensate for the snack by eating a smaller dinner. (3) Turbo-charging the adding-in Assuming your diet is composed of mostly unprocessed foods that contribute to satiety, it might be time to bump it up a notch. Find the foods that bring you the most satiety and eat a lot more of that. For example, you might be eating peanut butter, which isn't necessarily unhealthy, but it's not that filling for the number of calories in it. So, instead of a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast, add in some eggs. This is essentially just a more extreme version of step 2. This is not for everyone, and is certainly not necessary. Summary: these tips probably sound stupid, and that's because they're largely very simple. And yet, they're also very effective. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2021 05:56 PM PDT Hello! This is my first post here, but I've been trying to lose weight since November 2020. I've done pretty okay, I started at 252lbs and was 204 on Monday. I'm kind of proud of that. But I've also never done a diet before, so the fact that I've been doing this for about 9 months is starting to wear on me. I live with my family and most of them are not on a diet like me (my mom is, but there are 3 other people in the house). Everyone also likes to bring home treats, especially my dad. He will go out to our favorite bakery and get a ton of bread, and it's really really difficult to tell myself not to eat some. He got way more than usual a while ago so I've snacked on it all week, and I just know I've jumped back up again. It's just really difficult to not eat some. Does anyone have any tips on how to convince yourself not to eat something? This might be kind of a weird question, so I'm sorry if it doesn't make much sense. I don't want to quit but I'm starting to get really frustrated with myself. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2021 09:51 AM PDT Sometimes we receive good things in life that we absolutely don't deserve. Last night I was supposed to make tikka masala at home using the premade sauce from Costco, but then my Instacart delivery person forgot to include it in the order! 😩 This was sad because I craved tikka masala all day and that sauce was the main reason I made the order in the first place 😢 I even looked up the nutrition online and pre-calculated the recipe calories and everything... (world's tiniest violin, I know). So then I decided "fuck it, I'm getting Indian food no matter what," and ordered from a restaurant. And not only were the calories in that going to be crazy, but I also had more than my fair share. Not a good night. So of course this morning I knew it was going to be a reckoning with the scale. Not that daily fluctuations are that big of a deal, but I'm sure we can all relate to the fact that it would be disappointing to wake up and see you've gained five pounds overnight. But that didn't happen! I woke up over a pound down! And I hadn't even pooped. God had smiled at the undeserving. I've heard about the whoosh effect, but my understanding of that is that it allows the body to stop retaining water so tightly; I didn't realize the effect could be so immediate, or that it could outweigh the weight of a bunch of food still in your stomach. If I hadn't had the Indian food, would the scale have been even lower today? [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 22 Posted: 22 Jul 2021 06:24 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Thursday kids. 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. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute stationary bike & 30 minute lunch walk & some strength stuff and posture poses. 17/22 days. Alone time to word vomit into journal: Nailed it! Todays gratitude list: Today I'm grateful for being able to go into a coffee shop & have a sit down. And damn, the nectarine game was on point today. Your turn kids! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Jul 2021 03:15 PM PDT hey there I'm am here to tell my story and hopefully get answers that I need and the help as well so to start off I'm a male 13 years old I'm 5'8 and I currently weigh 237 pounds yeah I know a lot so when I was a child I wasn't overweight I would say when I was 9 is when I started to gain weight because at age 9 I was already at 130 pounds now 3 years later I gained 100 pounds and I personally use to blame it on my genetics because my dad's side of his family they are all pretty overweighed including my dad now I think I'm overweight and need to lose it because my doctors have told me I have a chance of getting cholesterol and it will be one of my biggest regrets if I get it knowing I could've stopped it so I eat a lot of foods that contain a lot of calories and I eat a lot at night like snacks and exercise I don't do any it's just walking but have been getting 1000 to 2000 steps a day recently I know that's not a lot but I used to get under 1000 a day now my goal weight is 160-170 because i know 150 would be low because of my height and then i also want to get a little bit of muscle but i need help on how i can do this and maybe someone who is or has gone thru what i am if so please help i need it I'm tired of this lifestyle of not getting any respect and being treated bad and judged and most importantly I'm doing this for me and my health. [link] [comments] |
| Exercise that doesn't involve standing? Posted: 22 Jul 2021 02:21 PM PDT Hi all! I know- what a strange title, lol. So I'll just jump right into it - 31F with many health issues. One is obviously my weight. But recently I have developed plantar fasciitis and nerve-related leg pain due to said health issues. I was going to the gym and walking my dog up until recently but while I recover, I'd like to keep my body moving. Unfortunately my previous activities are close to excruciating at the moment. I know exercise isn't needed to lose weight, but I do feel better if I'm active in some way. Can anyone recommend me their favorite types of exercises to do (at home) that are non-weight bearing? ETA: I don't have regular access to a pool or body of water. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 23rd, 2021 Posted: 22 Jul 2021 11:57 PM PDT Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences :) [link] [comments] |
| Daily Q&A Post for Friday, 23 July 2021 - No question too small! Posted: 22 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 12:13 AM PDT I have a couple of questions about water retention. From water retention, my body is close to normal after one day from eating a salty food like instant ramen. During this week, I ate instant ramen for two straight days. Does the water retention from the two days add up? Would the process look something like: Day 1: high salt intake Day 2: water retention and high salt intake Day 3: body balances from water retention from day 1, water retention from day 2 Day 4: body balances from water retention from day 3 Also, how many bananas should I eat after eating instant ramen if I want to avoid water retention? [link] [comments] |
| Weight loss and gain in such a mind f@%k. Posted: 23 Jul 2021 12:08 AM PDT So a couple years ago I lost 70 lbs in less than a year by basically doing low carb with the help a Saxenda injection. Here were a 2 years later and I'm about 10-15 lbs short of it being all back. The thing I HATE is that I know exactly what I need to do to lose it again and keep it off, but I just cant get in the right mindset to do it again. It's all a mind game for me. Classic example: I'll grab a plate for a meal and pout some find on it. But then I'll look at the amount of food on my plate (normal healthy portion) and in my head I say "that's not enough for you, you'll still be hungry" and then pile more on, causing me to take in too many calories. The worst part.....I've noticed my 12 year old doing the same thing, and yes she is already overweight. Anyone had any success beating these brain games and how did you do it? Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] |
| I may have hit a roadblock due to my own stubbornness and confusion Posted: 23 Jul 2021 01:37 AM PDT So for the past 26 days. I've been counting calories and during the first two weeks, it was great seeing the scale go down. I went from 168 kg to 161 kg (24F 175cm) which is nice although I get the feeling that it's all water weight. However I'm currently at a standstill or even gained a little over two pounds only to lose it again the day after. It just sorta yoyos back and forth. I've been doing some small exercises and increased it lately to workouts for 30 minutes and of course my nightly walks. I've been recommended 2000 calories as opposed to 1500 but I just can't comfortably do it because I'm scared shitless of gaining all weight back. I think I, without consideration of my TDEE, may have fucked my metabolism because I'm eating too little, especially when I've begun to work out. When searching on this, I get conflicting information, many of which claim that it's for the better at my weight. Even my friends tell me that I should go back to 1300. Some claiming that I should go even lower. Because it's not enough what I'm doing. But like should I really eat 2000? Can I stick with maybe 1800? I don't, I just can't comfortably eat 2000 calories and not feel extremely guilty about it even though lovely people in here have recommended me to do so [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 23 July 2021? Start here! Posted: 22 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.
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| SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Friday, 23 July 2021: Today, I conquered! Posted: 22 Jul 2021 10:01 PM PDT The habit of persistence is the habit of victory! Celebrating something great? Scale Victory, Non-Scale Victory, Progress, Milestones -- this is the place! Big or small, long or short, please post here and help us focus all of today's awesomeness into an inspiring and informative mega-dose of greatness! (Details are appreciated!! How are you losing your weight?) * Did you just change your flair? pass a milestone? reach a goal? * Did you log for an entire week? or year? * Did you take the stairs? walk a mile? jog for 3? set a new personal record? * Fit into your old pair of jeans? throw away your fat clothes? fit into your college outfit? Post it here! This is the new, improved place for recording your acts of awesomeness! Due to space limitations, this may be an announcement (sticky) only occasionally. Please find it daily and keep it the hottest thing on /r/loseit! --- On Reddit your vote means, "I found this interesting!" Help us make this daily most the most read, most used, most interesting post on r/loseit by redding, commenting, and participating often! --- [link] [comments] |
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