Weight loss: Got fat shamed on the street today by some Chinese guys thinking I could do understand what they were saying... |
- Got fat shamed on the street today by some Chinese guys thinking I could do understand what they were saying...
- Getting over the shame
- I biked 10 miles on an exercise bike! While playing Zelda, Breath of the Wild
- My new hack to help me slow down while eating
- No more XL!!
- Does anybody else get frustrated with how good of a tool MyFitnessPal could be, and how comparatively poor it actually is?
- Enjoy it while it lasts because these moments are special
- The constant thoughts of weight loss are exhausting...how do you find a balance?
- Got back on eating better a month ago, lost 10lbs as of yesterday, and a customer told me she could tell I’ve lost weight
- Reminder: A cheat day or breaking a diet doesn't have to mean binge eating
- Weight-loss is hard, no matter what gender.
- Does anyone else carry a deep sense of shame about their weight?
- After 15 years, I finally quit nicotine. Dieting is harder.
- Proud of myself for sticking with it
- Lifting weights has helped me put my inner demons to rest
- SV: -58 lbs in just over a year. Goal accomplished
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 18th, 2021
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 18 July 2021? Start here!
- Losing weight while super morbidly obese without keto
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 17
- Fell off this week, and that scares me more than anything.
- giving into cravings actually helps me
- I need a little help getting started
- Any suggestions for Resistance training? Any tips or advice
- Girls, how do you control your hunger when you have PMS?
| Posted: 17 Jul 2021 02:12 PM PDT I live in the UK and was born and raised here. I am Chinese myself and speak fluent Mandarin and Cantonese. However, today as I was walking in a busy street, two random International Chinese students were walking behind me and these guys decide to b**** about my body and weight really loudly in Mandarin, thinking I couldn't understand them. I heard one of them say "How is she sooo fat?! What is she eating that makes her sooo fat?!" And then the other guy says "Actually, if you look at her, she's skinny here, here and here, but just fat elsewhere". The first guy then asks "Is she Chinese?" To which the second guy replies "Yes she's Chinese". I was so upset after hearing this. I think they must have thought as I didn't dress like an International student that they didn't think that I would understand them, which is probably why they spoke so loudly. I couldn't believe my ears! I grew up in a strict household where family members and friends of my family would always comment on my weight. I'm not even overweight though (am a healthy UK Size 8 / US Size 4) but it really hurts when people comment and objectify your body like that. I turned to these two guys and shouted at them back in Chinese, they were shell shocked and muttered something under their breath and walked away sheepishly. I hate that I now feel like shit and feel like I need to work harder and diet even more now. I've been on Keto for 2 weeks and have lost 6lbs in water weight so far but progress has slowed down in the past few days and I just really want to shed more weight 😭 Asian beauty standards are just so unreal and harsh imo. And I am absolutely digusted by these two International students. They've made me very upset and super self-conscious about my body now, as if I wasn't already self-conscious enough before 🙁 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Jul 2021 06:06 AM PDT Hello, long time lurker first time poster. I'm a 34 year old, 5 ft tall woman who has about 120 pounds to lose. I've recently realized that while I do overeat, I wasn't just a lazy pig, I had/have a lot of childhood trauma and unhealthy patterns to unpack, and food was really one of the few happy things in my life growing up repressed and sad in a religious fundamentalist household. I'm working on all of that baggage! But I'm really struggling with the shame of "I am ruined. I ruined my body. I ruined my life. I had one shot at life, at my youth, at my 20s, and I fucked it up." I know i shouldn't feel that way. I have a husband who adores me, and is always supportive. I'm excited to lose the weight, really excited to feel better, become even more of an outdoors girl, get stronger, become more comfortable on my kayak, not shop in plus size, etc. Because even when I lose my weight, I won't be super pretty. I'll have loose skin, that I'll probably never be able to afford surgery for. I'll always carry these awful reminders on my body. [link] [comments] |
| I biked 10 miles on an exercise bike! While playing Zelda, Breath of the Wild Posted: 17 Jul 2021 04:24 PM PDT So I've been stuck at 190lbs for about 3 months now (30 lbs down). I'm not loosing but I'm also not gaining. So I figured it was time to finally include some exercise into the mix. I bought a $100 exercise bike, figuring I could watch TV while I worked. But my boyfriend after sitting on the bike suggested I play video games instead. The handles on the model were perfectly built to support me holding a controller while working. So I tried it. And I got lost in the game! Suddenly, I realized it was an hour later, I had gone 10 miles and burned 500 calories. And I barely noticed that my legs hurt. I had noticed my legs burning after 10 minutes while watching TV. I wasn't trying to go crazy, just continuously move. But looking at the data on the bike said I was going an average of 12 mph. I'm so proud of myself and I plan on trying to play while biking more. If it works, it works! [link] [comments] |
| My new hack to help me slow down while eating Posted: 17 Jul 2021 10:42 AM PDT I am a chronic impulsive and quick eater—I can scarf down a whole meal in under 5 minutes, which is terrible for recognizing my hunger cues. This has lead to over eating and feeling uncomfortably full more than I care to admit. Well, I've found the solution that works for me! All I did was look up a timer to beep every 30 seconds (I just use a YouTube video), and make sure that I only take my next bite after the beep. This is super simple, but really helped me slow down and really enjoy my meals! Now I find I take smaller bites, chew my food more, enjoy the flavours more, and I feel full at the end of my meals and have no urge to mindlessly snack later! I know it's a weird flex, but I'm proud to say that I took nearly 45 minutes to eat two slices of pizza that I could normally scarf down in a minute. I don't do this beep method with every meal, but I try to do it at least once a day to get into that habit, so eventually eating slow will feel completely natural! This may not work for everyone, but it has been absolute magic for me! Highly recommend trying it if you are also an impulsive and quick eater! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Jul 2021 06:59 PM PDT (29f, 5'4", CW:214 SW:265 GW:150) I've been eating healthier and smaller portions for the past several months as well as trying to live a more active lifestyle by going on walks and taking the stairs instead of elevator. I've been noticing the numbers dropping on the scale and I went from the last hole on my belt to the 3rd hole! And today I went clothes shopping for the first time in months and out of habit grabbed XL clothing and realized that they were too big and the L and even one M fit better! I actually enjoyed shopping for clothes for the first time in years and didn't feel like garbage looking in the mirror. It's been a while since I've fit into these sizes and it feels really good and is a great motivator to keep going. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Jul 2021 09:29 AM PDT Just need to rant about this and get it out of my system. I've been using MFP intermittently since about 2015, and it's so frustrating that it's still riddled with so many seemingly easy to fix problems that bothered me even back then. Their nutrition data, the absolute core of the service they provide, is riddled with wildly incorrect information that they seemingly do not bother curating at all. They don't even program in a simple arithmetic check to see if the calorie total is consistent with the grams of fat/protein/carbs to within a reasonable margin of error. On top of that the website is slow and janky, taking multiple seconds to handle requests that a well-designed website would handle in fraction of a second (add ingredient in recipe, search, going to next page of items, etc). It seems like their backend must be totally inefficient spaghetti code that a competent team of programmers could optimize much better. I've been hoping for years that they'll fix these glaring issues, or a more competent competitor would arise, but almost unbelievably neither have happened. If it worked the way it should do, this tool would be incredible. [link] [comments] |
| Enjoy it while it lasts because these moments are special Posted: 17 Jul 2021 07:56 PM PDT I just wanted to say this for anyone that needed to hear it. I've read a lot of comments on how many people want to reach their goals faster and how they're unsatisfied with their weight. Please try and change your mentality about weight loss. Every day that you wake up, when you place your feet onto that scale, when you adjust your diet, when you become disciplined with food, you are learning lifetime habits that will last you the rest of your life. You are living in a constant state of achievement You might be trying to lose 60 pounds or only 10 but every single day that you lost ONE pound you are able to pat yourself on the back and recognize that you made steps to your goals. But sometimes that's all you see it as "steps to my goals" or a means to an end. When really it's an accomplishment!! Once you reach your weight goal, its REACHED. But every day that you lost a pound its an achievement that you made. YOU DID THAT. So celebrate every time that you lost a single pound and rather than wish that you reached your goal faster try to appreciate the moments that led you there because eventually that journey ends. And that journey is just as sweet as the victory. [link] [comments] |
| The constant thoughts of weight loss are exhausting...how do you find a balance? Posted: 17 Jul 2021 08:04 AM PDT I think one of the reasons I have fallen off the wagon so many times in the past is that when I am losing weight, I'm thinking about losing weight constantly. I have to always be aware of my meals and calories, either planning them in advance or making sure my meals and snacks leave enough for the rest of the day. I am loosely monitoring my macros, so I'm aware that I'm eating too many carbs still. I'm trying to plan my next grocery trip to lower my carbs but increase my protein but increase my fiber. I'm looking for motivation and feedback and helping others and combatting loneliness by joining groups and subreddits like this one. Etc... Weight loss is mentally exhausting just as much as it is physically exhausting. So, I'm wondering how you guys find a balance in your life? How do you stop yourself from constantly thinking about your weight loss? How do you exercise so that you're not always concerned about calories burned? Do you do hobbies all day, or work to distract yourself? Most of my hobbies are sedentary activities like reading or crochet, so I always feel guilty if I'm choosing those things over going for a walk to burn more calories. Gardening and hiking are my more active hobbies, but it's been raining here for two weeks straight and I haven't gotten outside. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 Jul 2021 06:30 PM PDT It's been a pretty good day. I started my weight loss journey in June of 2019 when I hit 293lbs. That was too much for me and I knew it was time to really lose it. Got down to 260 and got really lax. Ended up back on my old habits of eating and not exercising, but I pretty much maintained around 260. Started back up in the middle of June of this year because I got tired of making myself feel bad for wishing I could be thin like some of the women that come into my work, and decided to do something about it. With CICO and hitting the gym three times a week, I'm down 10lbs in a month. A customer came in today and told me she could tell I've lost some weight. Been riding that high all day. I still have a ways to go but it's so nice to hear that there are visible changes in the way I look to go along with feeling better mentally. :) [link] [comments] |
| Reminder: A cheat day or breaking a diet doesn't have to mean binge eating Posted: 17 Jul 2021 08:08 PM PDT One of the more toxic beliefs I used to have was the idea of a cheat day(or week) where I was free to binge eat (even when not hungry) and "get it out of my system" before going back to a restriction. I have seen this concept echoed a lot, and it is pretty irrational. Usually the people that do this end up dieting all week, and then eating back the extra calories on a weekend for the heck of it. Bad idea. My current idea of a cheat day means eating what I would eat during a normal day at my ideal body size. I define this as maintenance CICO, which is around 2000 kcal + whatever calories I burn at the gym. I have as many of these days as I need to depending on how stressed out I am, and it allows flexibility while still losing weight. [link] [comments] |
| Weight-loss is hard, no matter what gender. Posted: 17 Jul 2021 02:18 PM PDT Oh boy, I might get down voted into oblivion. Since early January 2021 I've lost about 55 pounds. I'm a male, average height and I've struggled with my weight my whole life (nearly 40 years). I'm starting to feel a bit better about myself but I'm always getting told "well, men lose weight easier, they don't even have to try". Frig that, I worked hard to be where I am. I don't care what gender you are, it's hard no matter what. I don't understand why people have to add that into a conversation, what does it add? Is it supposed to make me feel good about myself? It happened again today, someone I know complimented me on how I was looking, which I'm not going to lie, it felt great to hear. Not two seconds later, another person right there said the line about it being easy for me. Good grief I was mad. I mentioned it to my wife, who felt that I shouldn't get upset about it, but I take that so personally. It's not easy for me to lose, if it was I wouldn't have been picked on for years in school, I wouldn't have been afraid to join activities, or even to take off my shirt when going swimming. Anyways, I'm sorry for the rant, hours later and it's still really upsetting me. [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone else carry a deep sense of shame about their weight? Posted: 17 Jul 2021 05:21 PM PDT Hi I'm a 23 year old female and have battled my weight over the last decade. I've been underweight, healthy weight and overweight. In 2018-19 I went from 165lbs to 123 lbs (I'm 5'2") and have stayed there ever since. The problem is I can't look back at my heavier days without a sense of disgust. I won't look at pictures, I try to wipe out memories from those years (even the good ones). I look back on the old me as fat, horrible and unloveable. Most of all I just feel so ashamed. The pictures make me feel so depressed, they can ruin my day and mood. It seems odd to obliterate 2-3 years of my life from existence so I wanted to see if anyone had any advice? Or even just had a similar experience? TIA TLDR: I was overweight and now I can't look back on those years without feeling ashamed, depressed and hating myself. Any advice? [link] [comments] |
| After 15 years, I finally quit nicotine. Dieting is harder. Posted: 17 Jul 2021 06:16 PM PDT This is going to be different for every person, of course. For me, I started smoking at 15, about 1/2 - 1 pack a day. Two weeks ago, I quit cold turkey. First time I've ever tried to quit. I've had some rough days. First day was tough. A couple days ago was tough too, bc of a personal tragedy. But Im chugging along just fine. For me, personally, dieting is SO MUCH harder. I've never really been successful at dieting-- I get too hungry, food is constantly on my mind, even at low calorie reductions. After 10 years of dieting, I've gained 25 lbs and lost 5. I always figured I just had poor self control. After all, that's how people get fat in the first place right? Its just a diet. Its hard but it's not that hard. Well, I don't think so anymore. Some people struggle with stuff others dont. I guess food is just extra tough for me. Maybe it's extra tough for some of you guys, maybe it isn't. But if it is, just keep trying and don't beat yourself up too badly. Maybe there's something else out there that's super easy for you that's hard for other people! [link] [comments] |
| Proud of myself for sticking with it Posted: 17 Jul 2021 05:34 PM PDT 33f, 5'5", SW: 198, GW: 140, CW: 190 First time poster, just needed to share my small victory. Today, after a month of being stuck at the same weight, the scale finally moved 2 lbs. It doesn't seem like much, but normally I would have given up by now seeing no change in a month. I added weight lifting into my routine this week, wish I had started sooner! I feel like I've been on the diet roller coaster for years and I'm finally committing to healthy, sustainable lifestyle changes. I'm sure I'll have more plateaus as I continue on my journey, but I'm going to celebrate not giving up on myself today. [link] [comments] |
| Lifting weights has helped me put my inner demons to rest Posted: 17 Jul 2021 10:34 PM PDT Raise your hands if you have or do struggle with your weight. Guilty as charged here. Food has been the bandaid for my emotional pain since forever. I first start comfort eating when I was a mere toddler. My whole life I have yo-yo dieted. Starvation, eating disorders, binge eating, fasting. You name it and I have done it. Trauma does funny things to people. One gets stuck in self destructive loops, feeling completely out of control and helpless. You are outside your body, watching yourself do these things you know are not good for you. But self-care and self-loathing cannot exist simultaneously. When life is spiralling out of control and eating is the only source of quick pleasure in my life, how do I stop abusing myself with junk food? It is a coping mechanism. It never fails to astonish me that we shame fat people and ask them to eat less, without trying to understand the root cause of the problem. No one gets massive just because they love how food tastes, even the ones who are in denial deep down are just trying to survive with the pain. Empathy and kindness is needed, even if we are the only ones who can show it to ourselves. I have fluctuated between two extremes usually, either binges which last months and balloon me up, or extreme diets where I eat less than 1100 calories a day, force myself to do endless cardio and starve to lose weight. Yo-yo up and down all the time. On one end weak and skinny, fainting with hunger. On the other end, shame fuelled massive binges. Never sanity or maintenance. I have been lifting weights for a year now. Perhaps the kindest thing I did for my body and mental health. People often extol the virtues of exercise in any form, but I want to talk about the benefits of lifting weights in the hope that I can help other women here. Nothing has helped my mental health as much. I never did weight training prior to this, as I was afraid of getting too big or too muscular. I had to really dig deep down to try and understand why. I realised that I did not want to occupy public space. Getting smaller and skinnier was my subconscious attempt to hide, to become invisible. I would speak quietly and keep quiet in social situations. I would walk with my head down and avert my eyes. My body screamed to leave me alone and let me disappear. Predators absolutely love that. There is a certain mind-shift that happens as one gets stronger. As my body has become more muscular, I have grown confidence. I occupy space now. I look people in the eyes and speak up. I used to get harassed so much and now not so much. I feel a certain peace and comfort in my skin, like I belong and matter. There are obviously other benefits. Clothes fit better. My relationship with food is getting healthier, nowadays I eat how much I want and whatever I want. I have increased self esteem and self compassion. I am not neglecting myself anymore. The shame and self loathing has been replaced with positive emotions. My therapist told me that she suggests exercises that build muscle, especially weight training to all trauma survivors or women who have been abused. It works wonders when you don't feel so helpless or out of control. When I go out in public now, I am not so sacred. I believe that this body can defend me if threat arises again. This message is for those of you who deal with inner darkness and feel afraid and weak all the time. Try weight training. It has helped me so much and I want to help other women( and men) too. Start small. The race is long but you will reach there one day. We all deserve to love our bodies and live with peace within. [link] [comments] |
| SV: -58 lbs in just over a year. Goal accomplished Posted: 17 Jul 2021 01:59 PM PDT SV: GOAL ACCOMPLISHED!!! 27m 5'9" SW:238 June 2020 CW: 179.7 GW: 180 I had to work away from home for 3 months during covid. I stayed in a hotel and drank beer at night and ate fast food a day every day with no exercise. I came home and weighed myself and was at my all time high of 238. I made the decision then to do something about it. I started intermittent fasting and worked up to only eating during a 3 hour window. Sprinkled in a little light workout here and there, plus I work outdoors and I sweat alllllll day at work pretty much all year round. (No winter in Florida) I've cut out most of my beer. Going from 2-4 drinks 3-5 nights a week to maybe 5 whiskey drinks a month. If I have to eat fast food, I order healthier options now, and I have cut back on my portion sizes by a LOT. I noticed yesterday that I looked good when I walked by the mirror, and weighed in at 179.0. this morning it was 179.7, so it looks like it's holding. I'm so fucking excited. I'm going to wait another week or 2 and see if I keep losing, then start working on building muscle mass. My weight loss journey is over for now! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 18th, 2021 Posted: 17 Jul 2021 11:12 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] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 18 July 2021? Start here! Posted: 17 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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| Losing weight while super morbidly obese without keto Posted: 17 Jul 2021 02:54 PM PDT I've been lurking this forum and others for months as I try to get the courage to attempt weight loss again. Everytime I have successfully lost weight I have gained double the amount back. I started my weight loss journey ten years ago at 210lbs and now I'm 5'4 and 325 lbs and terrified of getting any larger. I have a child I struggle to keep up with and I know I need to find a solution but in so scared of messing up again. Almost every thread I read from people starting at a weight at high as mine seems to be a keto thread. I'm super sensitive to sugar substitutes though so I don't see this being a good fit for me. Does CICO work at such a huge weight or do I need something to kick start my system? I'm planning on this being a slow process. I'm autistic and have a lot of food and sensory issues so I know this is going to be really hard but I have to do something. Does anyone happen to know of any healthy eating tips for people who struggle with a lot of food textures and tastes? [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 17 Posted: 17 Jul 2021 02:58 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Saturday! I hope you're out there loving life & bemoaning how many calories are in cheese. Or maybe that's just me... 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. Gonna have some breakfast for dinner up in here. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute stationary bike, posture poses & arm reps on the bands. 13/17 days. Alone time to word vomit into journal: Yarp, about to sit down for some more. Todays gratitude list: Today I'm grateful for Trader Joe's, Cerave skin products & post exercise endorphins. Also shout out to my main love, espresso. Expressing gratitude: Nailed it last night. Your turn kids! How you all hanging in? [link] [comments] |
| Fell off this week, and that scares me more than anything. Posted: 17 Jul 2021 10:51 PM PDT My weight currently is 206, and when I started my weight loss journey on May 14, I was 226. I've been going hard at it the last 2 months because I really want to go down to 190. The goal is to reach this by the end of the summer. However, this week has been absolutely awful. When I woke up last Monday, I felt cripplingly unmotivated. I'm a very impulsive person (which is why I developed habits of over eating), so instead of hitting the gym on Monday, I went to chipotle for lunch and Baskin Robbins after. I can't tell you how much I hated myself on Monday night. The rest of the week, up until Friday, was mediocre. Although I was hitting the gym rigorously, my diet this week went off the rails. Every single day I was eating from outside. Pizza Hut, Indian food, Subway, Chipotle again. Honestly, I think my diet was so bad because my mom was outta town this week and she usually makes the homemade meals. Her meals are relatively healthy, or at least incorporated well in my diet. Friday was just awful. I ate a burger and fries, 2 bowls of ice cream and chipotle AGAIN. And today (Saturday), I ate pancakes, various fatty/oily snacks, and heavy Indian food. And to top it off, at 1 am (Sunday morning) I ate a bag of popcorn with coke, a piece of cake, and a bowl of noodles. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW I LOST CONTROL AND MY BURNING MOTIVATION THIS WEEK. And my gym schedule for the week is Monday-Friday gym. I only went Tuesday-Thursday. I absolutely hate myself right now because I'm scared of my own nature and behaviour. Will my impulsivity always get the best of me, especially when it comes to fitness? I'm scared of the idea that I can lose motivation for working out and self control when it comes to food in the future. And of course the fact that I pretty much wasted a week, when I absolutely cannot waste time because I have a goal deadline coming up. God the biggest thing is that: time gone, and it being wasted. I just don't want my behaviour this week to become a norm. [link] [comments] |
| giving into cravings actually helps me Posted: 17 Jul 2021 08:30 AM PDT Not sure if this tip will work for anyone else, but it works for me so I thought I might as well share it. i lost weight and regained it all back and now have mostly lost it again so im hoping it helps someone! First I wanted to say, I don't keep any food that I cant really control myself around in the house. For me, its basically cookies and some types of candy. I do portion control and i dont have any off limit foods. The idea of dieting or feeling like I'm restricting myself makes me think about food even more. Then I can't stop thinking about the food I'm craving and its terrible cause i hate thinkin about food all the time. What works for me is giving into the craving. It might seem counter productive and wont work for everyone, but maybe it will help you. so if i want pizza, i get a slice or two of pizza, eat it and move on with my life. then im not thinking about pizza for a while. its like.. ok, i just had pizza a week ago, im good. maybe il feel like it next week, maybe i wont. im just trying to listen to my body more. if i want something, ill get it. i stop eating when i feel full. its working for me. i hated counting calories and cutting out certain foods. [link] [comments] |
| I need a little help getting started Posted: 17 Jul 2021 10:39 PM PDT Hi y'all! I'm 25 years old (female) I am currently 5'4" and weigh 198lbs. I was about 12 years old when I noticed I wasn't as skinny as some other girls and my doctor told my mom I was over weight. In high school I played multiple sports and stayed super active I was very muscular with only a little bit of chub but still weighed around 150lbs. Since I graduated I have been slowly gaining weight. I stayed steady around 165/170 lbs. Then I got into an actual healthy relationship with my very loving and supportive boyfriend and I've noticed over the past year or so that I am about to tip the scale to 200lbs. I work crazy and shite hours in the ER and the nearest gym to my home is about 45 mins. Away. I have been trying to start my weight loss journey by reading up on diets and exercises and I'm so overwhelmed. I also don't know that if I get a gym membership if I'll even go due to how far it is from my work and home and also because I don't want to go alone:/ So my question is what are some good tips about getting started, what are some diets that aren't out of this world doable and what are some good at home exercises?? Thank you so much in advance! [link] [comments] |
| Any suggestions for Resistance training? Any tips or advice Posted: 17 Jul 2021 09:06 PM PDT Hello there, I have question if nobody mind. So I have been in deficit for a month and I want to build muscle at my current weight which is 154 lbs. I do not want to go lower as I will be too skinny. Although I have belly fat I want to lose, others have suggested me to build muscle and eat at my new maintainence instead of a deficit. I have always used a resistance band as my workout but many have said that doing higher reps with the same weight isnt progressive overload. So I got new bands but I'm not sure what to. How do I start? What exercises? I'm just not sure on these type of questions. Should I just start with 8 reps for each exercise with the lowest weight in the new bands, then increase by 1 or 2 rep each week until i get to say around 14 reps? And then once I get to 14, I start over from 8 reps the next week with a heavier hand and keep repeating? Or should I start a program? Does anybody recommend any programs? I have limited equipment and gyms r also. So I checked the bodyweight routine program but I'm literally so confused on what it is. Sorry for being so flustered, I just sometimes get easily confused. [link] [comments] |
| Girls, how do you control your hunger when you have PMS? Posted: 17 Jul 2021 02:17 PM PDT I'm trying to lose weight, it's all good and I don't feel like eating anything on some days due to the hot weather (I know it's not healthy, so I try to eat anyways on those days). However, pre-menstrual syndrome and menstrual period just hit with the most uncontrollable hunger and this usually lasts for 2 whole weeks. I've just screwed my diet because I can't control my hunger no matter how much and what I eat. I've tried adding extra proteins in my meals, but there's a small effect. I will still have cravings and hunger kicks in shortly after. If you have some tips related to maintaining your hunger at a reasonable level during PMS, I'd be grateful to know. [link] [comments] |
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