Weight loss: Friend’s reacting to weight loss and unintentionally shaming me. (bit of a vent.) |
- Friend’s reacting to weight loss and unintentionally shaming me. (bit of a vent.)
- 175 Lost, Finally in Onederland!
- NSV - I survived the Indian Aunties
- 1200 calorie struggle bus
- I just did my first mile walk/jog and I needed to tell you all!
- After doing CICO for 3 months, here are tips that worked for me!
- A very small and insignificant victory that i feel like i need to tell everyone about
- 7 Months of Progress (With Pictures!) and what I've learned so far.
- NSV: I road my bike today! Up a hill and everything!
- Horribly shameful question...
- 7 month progress 205->153
- Finally got a scale; and I've gained 15lbs :(
- NSV - Threw out the ice cream in my freezer
- I had a bad week—after a short plateau, I ate 7,800 calories over my weekly goal.
- How do you stop resenting your body and yourself for getting this way?
- Today is a good day to be alive
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 20th, 2021
- Cleaning out my closet
- I lost 60 pounds in 15 weeks
- What food surprised you based off it’s calorie density?
- It’s hard
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 19
| Friend’s reacting to weight loss and unintentionally shaming me. (bit of a vent.) Posted: 19 Jul 2021 02:33 PM PDT I was obese for most of my adult life, and the past year is the first time I have ever been a "normal" bmi. (48yo f, 5'4", 133lbs. or 1.6256m tall, 60.3278kg) As the pandemic restrictions are lifting and I am seeing more people, I keep getting comments like "you're wasting away!" and "you need a sandwich!" … What the fuck. I went instantly from "maybe you could work out more" and "you're so brave to wear that bikini!" and other 'nice' ways to say "you're fat" to "you're too skinny." How about just leave me alone? No wonder I want to go back to quarantine restrictions! I am not too skinny. I am normal. [link] [comments] |
| 175 Lost, Finally in Onederland! Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:07 PM PDT Hey there! It's been some time since my last update. When I (30f, 5'5") last reported in, I had just reached 150 pounds lost. Since then, I've shed an additional 25. More importantly though, I'm finally under 200 lbs. I cannot remember when I was under 200. It must have been elementary school at the least, 5-6 grade? I was always chubby, but really started ballooning at that time. Partly it was stress from my parents separating, being moved 500 miles to the middle of the desert, and that desert weather preventing me from my usual physical activity. I ate from boredom and ate for comfort. Interestingly, this coincided with my first freedom on the internet, so go figure. Being under 200 as an adult is bizarre. I'm in this place where I still feel huge and awkward, but I also feel teeny tiny. Sitting in chairs or behind the wheel especially. I wouldn't change it though. I started going to a real gym just recently. For the longest time I was uncomfortable with the idea of people looking at me like a spectacle of some kind, but now, even if I'm not as slim as most of the people there, I feel like I've earned my place and I deserve to be in their temple of fitness. I belong. I will never be 375 again. Sometimes I forget how it felt, but other times I remember all too much. Wish me luck! My next report will be when I hit 175, 200 pounds lost! [link] [comments] |
| NSV - I survived the Indian Aunties Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:49 AM PDT Indian aunties are legendary food pushers. I had my son this weekend, so I spent most of this weekend with my mother. I also attended several invitations hosted by Indian aunties. My mother routinely feeds me large portions of food cooked in a lot of oil and often fried (typical of Bengali cuisine). This has been very difficult for me, because whenever I visit my mom, I overeat. When I tell my mom "No", it hurts her feelings. My mom can also lay down legendary guilt trips. This weekend, I negotiated with my mom. I asked for smaller portion sizes and to cut back on the oil. Also, during "tea time", I didn't eat a ton of sweets, I asked for two pieces of wheat toast. Also, I asked her not to load up the tea with sugar and cream (necessary components of Indian chai). I felt like I was being a pain, but my mom was actually supportive. I had to fight back hard against the Indian aunties, though. Whenever I visit, when I empty my plate, without asking, they will put more food on the plate. They insist that even after eating all that food, I should have dessert (Indian sweets with insane amounts of sugar). When I arrive, they serve me tea and samosas. I managed to negotiate two dishes, portion controlled and only two chapatis. I even explained calorie counting to one auntie, and she asked me, "are you crazy?" My mother supported me, saying "don't push him to eat, look how fat he is!". Thanks, Mom. Anyways, I managed to make it through this weekend while managing to stick to my calorie budget. I prepared for the invitations by eating less calories throughout the day, so I had more of a budget when I visited. You know, as I'm typing this, I'm wondering if my calorie counting and "negotiations" make me an obnoxious guest... How do you guys deal with dieting, calorie counting and social occasions with foodies and people not on a diet? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:10 PM PDT I'm 5'4 150ish I'm on 1280 calories unless I work out and can increase my calories a bit. My TDEE is like 1500 so 1280 is high, I'd really have to be on like 1000 calories for serious weight loss but that's like not physically possible. How do people realistically do this?!? I feel like I go over my calories EVERY DAY. And don't send me to 1200isplenty idk how those people survive. I don't eat wheat or gluten as well so I'm already limited there. I feel like literally anything destroys my day even if I work out. A take out salad? Nope! A restaurant meal? Impossible! My family literally thinks I have an eating disorder at this point. I feel like unless I literally pre plan and prep every single meal and snack I can't make it. I'm going away for a weekend and all I can think about is nuking what little progress I've made. Anyone else struggling?! [link] [comments] |
| I just did my first mile walk/jog and I needed to tell you all! Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:09 AM PDT It's been a rough year, I had an out of left field stage 3b cancer diagnosis in January which terrified me to my core. Dying young is not on my agenda dammit. So after getting through treatments and the prognosis is looking good I decided to make big changes, too bad I didn't start this sooner it might have limited some suffering with all the cancer bullshit. I 38f started this journey at 225lbs 5'3", this makes me a short chunky mama and things need to change. So I'm more consistently doing IF on 19/5 though I'm always shooting for 20/4, and not eating garbage during my window. My wife and I bought a treadmill and I just started using it this weekend after assembling it. I'm so pumped I can't even. I just did my first mile ever on it, and even managed to jog for like 5 minutes and I'm so excited I just needed to tell some one. [link] [comments] |
| After doing CICO for 3 months, here are tips that worked for me! Posted: 19 Jul 2021 02:16 PM PDT I started my weightloss journey on April 19, so 3 months ago. I am 24F, 5'3", SW: 184 lbs, CW: 164 lbs GW: ~125 lbs, so I've lost around 20 pounds in those 3 months. I eat min. 1200 cal/day (VERY RARELY under. If I'm really not hungry anymore, I don't force it, but 1200 is a MINIMUM), max. 1400. My first goal was to be 165 by September 19, which meant a 1 lb/week loss. I am sustaining a 1.4 lbs/week loss for now. I've been taking notes of some things I did/changed up to help me achieve my goals, and I'm sharing them today in the hopes they are helpful to you! Here goes: Weight loss tips, tricks and rules of thumb: • Make realistic goals for yourself! You'll be less likely to get discouraged if you aim slightly lower than your perfect score! • Grate your cheese, always! I can cut my cheese consumption in half just by grating it. That way, it spreads nicely in my meal (whether it's a sandwich or pasta), and it's easy to remove excess if needed. • Switch out mayonnaise for hummus. You get a quarter of the calories for the same quantity and (personal opinion) it tastes so much better! • Find or create food with lower calories. Cheesecake in a restaurant and homemade cheesecake can vary a lot in calories. For example, I make my own iced cappuccino instead of going to Tim Hortons all the time. • I know weighing raw vs cooked food can be a hassle. If you're like me and always buy the same stuff and use MFP (I can't speak for other apps), create a recipe with the weight ratio for your food and set the portions to 1. For example, one of the brand of pastas I eat has a ratio of 0,56 g uncooked to 1 g cooked. That way, when I put the recipe in my journal, I only need to weigh what's in my plate, and the recipe will equate the uncooked nutritional values. • As a female/menstruating person, I weigh myself often and don't worry too much about the spikes. Frequent weigh-ins have allowed me to see the fluctuation in relation to my cycle. • I have something I call "food jealousy", in which if my boyfriend eats two pieces of lasagna, I'll eat two as well just to get the same amount of deliciousness as him. DON'T! My boyfriend is taller than me and has a nice metabolism. It's normal for him to eat more than me. No matter how much people around you eat, eat for yourself and don't worry about them. • No matter what you eat, take the time to enjoy your food. I've come to realize that food slowly starts to taste sooooo good. Maybe because I'm cutting on excess sugar and I enjoy a wider variety of food that had more subtle taste. But most likely because I take the time to appreciate what my taste buds relay to my brain. • Don't let a cheat meal became a cheat day. Don't over indulge just because one meal was bigger/more caloric than it should have been. • HOWEVER, don't beat yourself up over cheat days either. You can allowed yourself to go to that party and eat cake. You can go to the restaurant. It's only 1, 2, 3, X days. They are not going to matter in the long run. Maybe you'll reach your goal weight a month or two later than you initially would have. So what?! Enjoy your life! Don't hesitate to add your own advices down there! I'd be happy to learn more of your personal tips that are helping you on this journey! [link] [comments] |
| A very small and insignificant victory that i feel like i need to tell everyone about Posted: 19 Jul 2021 10:33 AM PDT Okay so this will be extremely underwhelming compared to the mighty baller achievements people of this subreddit have achieved, but this is still a big win for me. I have always been anxious of the gym. I would go at 3 am just to avoid having to face anyone. I could never concentrate on my food or be aware of what i put into it. Like a small pair of parasites in my head, not allowing me to control myself. I have gone to the gym during daytime, only to come back home an anxious mess. I could never control the voices in my head that made me feel like i am being judged. I got diagnosed with ADD about half a week ago and I started medication on saturday. It's been a f*cking amazing three days since then. My productivity has gone up, My mood has gone up, i haven't fought with my family since saturday whereas i would argue with my family atleast 2-3 times a day. I don't think many can relate, but it's like i have been freed from the clutches of an invisible force that held me back, a mist around my brain has vanished. Why was that necessary? well i missed my workout in the morning. Due to covid, gyms here are allowed to be open from 6 to 10 am and 4 to 8 pm right now. My mother literally kicked me out of the house today to go to the gym at 4. I was shit scared, i felt like i was going to return a mess. I didn't. I fucking enjoyed being at the gym today. I could effectively zone out everyone, i could show a middle finger to my inner thoughts trying to pull me back, i could....exercise without fear. I never felt this comfortable even at dawn. I could control what i put into my body, i could actively not act upon my impulse for hunger. And bonus, i got complimented for my lavender painted nails, which guys barely dare to do in my country in fears of being called gay. I feel new, i feel fresh, i feel super ready to go to the gym tomorrow and lift my ass off. Maybe the extra 60 kilos will take a lot of time to go, but i don't care about that. I want to feel the comfort i felt at the gym today. [link] [comments] |
| 7 Months of Progress (With Pictures!) and what I've learned so far. Posted: 20 Jul 2021 01:40 AM PDT Hey Everybody :) So I wanted to start this post off by linking to the VERY first post I ever made on this subreddit, where I was so upset that after dieting and exercising for 2 weeks I had lost...and then gained weight. During the time I weighed 327.5 pounds. I started at 332, but that was after passively dieting for a few months and coming down from 347lb that I weighed in September of 2020. The highest weight I ever held was 378lb. Link to that blast from the past is here: First Post Anyways I wanted to post some progress pictures, because I recently got the body confidence to post shirtless photos of myself. (Over18 in all of them! No worries.) and it showed me that even if my mind thinks I'll never have the bodies of the people I see at the gym, that comparing myself to them is idiotic because my progress lies in the distance of where I am, from where I started. As I continue to lose weight, I'm finding that where once I used to think "I just don't want to be overweight!" my thoughts have turned into "I wanna look like other people and have muscles and—" I guess what I'm saying is, I once thought that losing weight would be the end of the struggle, and that everything would be fixed. I started the journey not for myself, but because I just wanted other people to like me more. Find me more attractive. etc. And that's a really bad reason to start a journey like this (In my opinion.) because you'll hold yourself to other people's standards to tell you when your journey is over. My all time goal for weight is 180lb. That'll be in my "Healthy" weight range for BMI. But as of pretty recently I'm no longer Obese "yay!". But I've told other people about my goal, and have received a range of comments from "180 is WAY too high! You should aim for 160!" or "180 is WAY too low! You don't want to look emaciated! Go for 200!" Again I think it just goes to show that, trying to meet other people's expectations is a game with No Winners. But I'm finding that learning to love and treat your body well goes much further than just feeding it the right things and moving it the right amount. And that it's important not to neglect your mental health for your physical. I've only lost about 13 pounds since my last post, here. I've been focusing on maintaining and also my mental health since that has never been the best. This is just a reminder to take care of yourself in all aspects, if you can. :) Note about the progress Pictures: I really like to take my current photos for progress pictures in colored lighting. I'm not sure why, but I feel like personally it allows me to focus on the overall differences in size and mass of my body rather than fine details that people who lose weight are often self conscious of. Like stretch marks and such. It helps me keep a true perspective. While these photos are in colors, I can absolutely upload some plain lighting ones if requested! Anyways! Progress Pictures! Age: 21 Height: 6'3 (190.5 cm) Gender: Male Starting weight: 347 lbs. (157.4 Kg) - - > 347lb and 378lb photos All time, highest weight: 378 lbs. (171.49 Kg) Current Weight: 222 lbs. (100.69 Kg) - - > Current Weight Photos Also, for fun, here's a jaw line comparison from beginning to present: and Thanks so much for reading about my story! And I truly wish the best and most motivation for everyone reading and on this board to accomplish their personal goals and see their journey out to the very end! x [link] [comments] |
| NSV: I road my bike today! Up a hill and everything! Posted: 19 Jul 2021 02:50 PM PDT I haven't ridden a bike since I was a kid. I can't remember exactly why I stopped, I think I fell off or something and was too scared to get back on and then I just became a lazy teenager who didn't want to ride a bike, and then I got a car and didn't need to ride my bike. Now, I'm an obese adult (25F). I have dealt with a lot of mental issues and have been in therapy and after a few years of work on that, I'm finally mentally prepared to start losing all the weight I gained. My doctor suggested bicycling as exercise because it's relatively easy on the ankles (I injured my ankle a few years ago so things like running or even walking haven't worked for me as exercise). I didn't think biking would work for me, either, but I still wanted to give it a shot, so I got a bike from my parents garage and took it back to my apartment and cleaned it up and filled the tires. Over the last couple weeks I've just been practicing in the alley behind my building because I was so embarrassed about being an adult who didn't know how to ride a bike (YES, you CAN forget how). I know I probably looked a little funny, but I eventually got the hang of it again. This morning, I woke up an hour early and with only a little hesitation, I took my bike out. I rode over to a trail on the lakefront and I rode for about 30 minutes. Part of the trail was a very steep hill that I really struggled with, and it actually made me so nauseous I threw up, but I'm already learning about what I did wrong there and how I can prevent that from happening the next time. (I had an empty stomach because it was first thing in the morning and I'd drank too much water). Even with that, it felt awesome. I was awake and alive at 6:30 in the morning feeling the fresh air and seeing the lake and gliding along. It's very exciting to me that I can do this, because at 260 lbs, I really didn't think it would be possible for me, but it was, and now I have an exercise activity I actually enjoy. This, combined with other changes I'm making to my diet and lifestyle, I think will really help me accomplish my goals. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:18 PM PDT Anyone have any idea what the caloric split between the chips and....uh.... The stuff on the the chips is?.... My husband has caught me licking the flavoring off the chips of an ENTIRE can of Pringles and then discarding the chips... Husband walks in and reaches for a chip Me: "...I wouldn't recommend that..." Husband: "....stares at me.... You ...licked all these, didn't you....?" So yeah, let's pretend like that's a thing that someone who is not insane would do... Is that a low calorie snack?... 😳 It HAS to be, right??? An entire can is 900 calories, toss out the chips... What are we left with? 150 calories of happy yum dust? 😐 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2021 01:51 AM PDT Just wanted to share my strategy a little, keep in mind I'm a long haul trucker and I live out of my truck so I can only get to a grocery store maybe once a week. In December I decided to try and lose weight after living off fast food for 6 months, over 200 made me feel terrible for my height (5'9). The hardest part was just starting, I went with getting a 5day nutrisystem starter pack from Walmart, and honestly that changed everything. It changed something in my mind that I could actually be eating healthy or at least a healthy amount of calories and feel better throughout the day and kind of have something to be proud of. After that I started gradually working out and doing a little cardio maybe once or twice a week, up to about 5-6 days now. My daily meals were a bit tricky, my goal was 1200 calories and I finally got into an eating routine I could live with (By no means follow this it's just what I like). Breakfast - either oatmeal or aikos triple 0 Greek yogurt. (100 calories). 2 hours later snack - protein shake, truefit is my favorite, (170 calories) Lunch 2 hours later - salad from either Walmart or truck stop, (200-300 calories) Snack 1-2 hours later - Peanuts (170 calories) 2nd snack - Tuna in water pack - (70 caloroes) Dinner - ground chicken and microwave corn ( 100 calories + 80 calories) My workout days I would usually eat some fruit about 15 minutes before exercising to burn off the carbs, and have another protein shake after. That's my standard daily diet I feel satiated most of the day and it's very high protein so I can retain some of the muscle I build. Sometimes I get really bad cravings to just pig out on sugary stuff, the best thing I do for that is just eat an extra serving of Peanuts, it really crushes my hunger... and it helps to not have any junk food in my truck. It's about 1000 calories there, I usually pickup 1-200 more calories from snacks, like beef sticks or health cookies things like that. The workout portion i think is necessary, not really for the weight loss but it really helps you feel better and puts you in the right state of mind to stay motivated. My struggle is that I'm alone literally 99% of the time so I don't have any social support, like I'm losing all this weight but who even knows lol. It ends up being something that I have for myself, when I have a bad day I can always know that I worked on myself and my body and it's not going anywhere anytime soon. Here's a before and after if you like, also your best friend should be the wiki on r/fitness it really is amazing to learn about the details of weight loss. Good luck if your starting out! [link] [comments] |
| Finally got a scale; and I've gained 15lbs :( Posted: 19 Jul 2021 12:53 PM PDT So i was expecting to have lost 15lbs. I'm down almost 2 inches on my waist since my last weight-in. But no. I've gained 15lbs. Not lost. Gained. 286 right now. Last weight in was 271. But my waist is down to 36 inches. I do feel a bit disappointed. But I look better. I'm in better shape. Sometimes this is just what happens when you recomposition. Losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time can result in very littel weight fluctuation. Theoretically 1% of your weight is about the max amount of muscle you can put on per week. 1% of your weight is also the recommended safe rate of weight loss, and honestly below that you'll start to really feel sick most of the time anyways. So I'll have to take it in stride. And also of course remember water weight in such a large person can make a huge difference too. Last time i was weighed i was hungover and dehydrated. Right now I'm sore from the gym (water retention) and very well hydrated. Why am I making this post? To remind everyone that the number on the scale is the product of a large number of variables. And ultimately it's how you look and feel that really matters. Not the number on the scale at all. [link] [comments] |
| NSV - Threw out the ice cream in my freezer Posted: 19 Jul 2021 05:45 PM PDT So I've been losing weight very slowly (8lbs over several months) because I'm trying to slowly tackle my bad eating habits until it sticks. I used to eat ice cream almost every day after dinner. When I decided to lose weight, I realized that this had to stop, or I at least needed to reduce my consumption. My solution to this was kind of odd; I kept a huge tub of Breyer's in the freezer at all times. Always the same flavor, always stocked. This made the ice cream feel less special because it was always around, and it made me not so desperate to eat it. I know this is not a solution that will work for everyone, but it definitely worked for me. I managed to reduce it to eating 2-3 single scoops of ice cream per week. That's still a hell of a lot, but to me it was crazy progress, haha. But I started craving it less and less (probably had to do with getting a bit of my anxiety under control and generally eating healthier things), and last week or so, I realized that I hadn't eaten ice cream in over a week. I thought about eating some, but the idea didn't intensely grip me like it used to. So, I threw out the entire tub. And today, about a week after throwing it out, I still don't miss it :D Ya girl has been ice cream-free for a couple of weeks now! I'll probably get some occasionally from out, but ice cream no longer controls me (At least as much as it used to, heh). Yay!!! I'm pretty happy about that. [link] [comments] |
| I had a bad week—after a short plateau, I ate 7,800 calories over my weekly goal. Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:13 AM PDT It was a stressful week at work for me, and I was very frustrated after sort of plateauing and feeling like I was never under my calorie goal. This past week I ended up eating 7,800 calories above my weekly goal (1764 cal/day), which means I ate above maintenance for my weight (282 lb). Spread out over the week, my bad week averaged to 2,800 calories a day which is about 1,000 more than my goal. Feels like it was my worst week yet the past few months, BUT I did track every bit of it: I ate too many chocolate caramels during the week, ice cream twice a day once or twice, ate a bunch of bao during the week, I had a lot of fudge from the art fair and tempura udon last thursday, a huge thing of drunken noodles and 6 crab puffs on friday, a chorizo burger with fries and 3 10 inch churros on saturday, and on sunday (yesterday) I had like 3 black bananas so I made 7 mini loaves of banana bread and I downed 2 of them (2,200 calories total) + 2 servings of pan fried mandu dumplings. I didn't even TRY to make a healthier recipe of banana bread. I stepped on the scale today and my weight was a pound or two above what it'd been last week. I'm bringing the rest of the loaves to work. I will not let this be my breaking point after 2.5 months. I had my fun but this is gonna stop at 1 week and not 1 year like it last did. This week will be better! [link] [comments] |
| How do you stop resenting your body and yourself for getting this way? Posted: 19 Jul 2021 07:02 PM PDT I know that hating my body isn't going to make me thinner or healthier, and it's certainly not making me happier. I'm struggling a lot right now because I feel like my body is holding me back from living the life I want. I want to be full of energy, I want to feel like I can keep up with my friends on a hike, I want people to find me attractive. I've lost 20 lbs, and I still have about 100 to lose before getting to the normal BMI range. I guess it's hard because I know that I got myself to this point by having an unhealthy relationship with food. For so long I've used binge eating and emotional eating as my primary coping mechanism and source of comfort. I'm mad at myself for having such an unhealthy lifestyle for so long, if that makes sense? I'm mad at myself for not taking care of myself. I'm mad that how I've lived for so long is so out of line with the life that I want and in some ways the values that I hold. [link] [comments] |
| Today is a good day to be alive Posted: 19 Jul 2021 09:01 PM PDT This week is about my third week of trying to change my lifestyle habits to lose some weight, mostly centering on mindful eating, portion control, and increasing my steps. I'm in a professional program that keeps me on my feet for a lot of the day, and many days I get back to my apartment and drop onto the couch or onto my bed with my feet sore and my energy gone. The thought of going back out used to seem very overwhelming, and many times I feel I have to drag myself to do things. Today, I got back home and realized that I needed to walk to the grocery store. It was only when I was on the way back that I realized that for the first time in a long time I didn't feeling like I had to drag myself the extra three blocks to the store. Walking on the sidewalk, groceries in hand, with my music in, my feet feeling good, my body hydrated and not aching, and not feeling bloated, I just got slammed with an overwhelming feeling of contentment. Even though I'm not at my goal weight, I feel lucky to have the body I have and to be where I'm at. Life isn't perfect, but it is good. For the first time i feel excited for the journey to living a healthier life, not just excited about the future results. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 20th, 2021 Posted: 20 Jul 2021 12:05 AM PDT Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2021 11:58 PM PDT It feels so good to bag up all my old clothes that are like sack cloth on me now. I've got 2 large trash bags full that are going to charity very soon. What feels even better though is the release I got when I started bagging up the clothes that even last week I was holding on to for the comfort. That shirt was too big but it's so soft. Those shorts may be good for yard work with a belt. You get the picture right? When I started at the end of April, I wore a 4xb from most stores, and a 44-46 in jeans. I told myself by the end of July I would be in a 38. This past weekend I bought a pair of 38s that fit pretty well. It's only 1 brand that fits, I'm still in a 42 in my favorite brand but still I made my goal. I tossed all but 4 of my 4x T-shirts. A couple for sentimental reasons and a couple for yard work. I may toss those soon too but it was tough. I went through a bunch of 2x shirts I had in storage and made goals off them. I have a pile labeled end of August and another for September. Good luck to all of you. Go out and get some. Get your workouts in. Eat clean foods and get shit done. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2021 05:56 AM PDT I (21 m) always exercised a lot (even competed for some years in my sport), but was always fat. About 3 and a half months ago I decided that I'd change that, I've always lied to myself and kept telling me that "my genetics are bad" and that "I don't overeat, my skinny friends eat the same I do" or something like that, but at that point I never really dieted at a caloric deficit for real. I went from 120 kg (265 lbs) to 93 kg (205lbs). As I said before I've always exercised a lot, so I kept my same exercise routine at the start (Weightlifting 5 times a week) and started eating between 1200-1500 calories every day, to help me out with controlling my appetite I also implemented intermittent fasting (It helps out a lot in eliminating random snacks at the middle of the night). About 3 weeks ago I started doing cardio (I used to hate it, but now I'm quite fond of it) about 2 times a day, and it helped a LOT. About 5 weeks in, I also implemented a cheat meal day, and that helps out a lot with the psychological side of things. Life is much better now. I fit into clothes I wasn't able to wear in years. Breathing, walking, getting up and in general living got waay easier. I feel good about myself rn. I was about 40% bf when I started, and now I'm about 23%, my goal is to drop down to about 17% and maintain a healthy 83 kg (182lbs) body weight. [link] [comments] |
| What food surprised you based off it’s calorie density? Posted: 20 Jul 2021 12:53 AM PDT Hi! Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm 25m, 6ft, SW 115kg, CW 110KG, GW 85KG I've been doing well with counting calories and keeping track so for the last few days I thought I'd go from memory and intuition to see how well I'm doing identifying certain foods So my day went mostly fine until one of my coworkers told me they brought in a persimmon and pecan pie, it was all fresh from his farm, very little added sugar, I thought I'd have a piece, have a healthy dinner and stay under my 1800 calorie a day limit and all would be well I had no idea how many calories are in pecans, 680 per 100 grams is crazy! Definitely going to remember that for future reference So for my education, can everyone tell me a food they found that is super calorie dense? I'm sad because I was at 109kg this morning, though that's likely due to water and etc, I certainly didn't eat enough to put on a full kilo Guess I need to head to the gym 😅 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2021 07:51 PM PDT I've been consistent for a month and it's physically tolling and it's emotionally tolling. My body hurts every single and I'm just so tired. I don't like working out I'm not going to lie but I know I have too if I want to be my best self. I've lost 14 pounds with about 60 more to go. I know I can do it I know I will do it but it's boring lol. When I get to my goal weight I promise I will not ballon back up. I will maintain I'm not going through this again I don't care. My reason for getting in shape was a woman but she's acting different and I just don't care any more so forget it. I'm glad she sparked the motivation though. I'm working to hard and being to discipline for this to solely be about woman this about self love and being my best. Last time I was skinny I didn't even want to date I was just hooking up. Mentally I'm not in the space any more when I get in shape I'm going to just enjoy life and look for authentic connections and stay active. I do feel peace about myself because I'm trying and giving it 100% even the days I'm so tired I'll go to gym and walk for 30 minutes. This is my new lifestyle and I know it will pay off greatly. [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 19 Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:48 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Monday. I hope yours was acceptable. That's all I aim for on a Monday. 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. Solid shout out to stone fruit season. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute stationary bike & 40 minute lunch walk, boy it was hot today. 15/19 days. Alone time to word vomit into journal: Only a little today. Todays gratitude list: Today I'm grateful for air conditioning, good moisturizer & my mom sending me a super cute card & Starbucks money. Expressing gratitude: Nailed it last night Your turn! [link] [comments] |
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