Weight loss: Mark my words, r/loseit: I will be posting here as a success story in 7-8 months. |
- Mark my words, r/loseit: I will be posting here as a success story in 7-8 months.
- Toxic mentality in this sub
- How I lost 80+ lbs.
- Lost and regained 100 lb, time for round 2!
- So I took the HAES, Intuitive Eating path
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 8th, 2021
- Ordered New Clothes!
- Seven Days and My First Green Apple
- It really was water weight.
- Help! How to get over a roommate who stole my cookies (repeatedly) and then lied about it, when my food disappearing is a deep-seated binge eating trigger for me?
- Field Report: Separating my mind from the idea of a "value meal" (CICO)
- Recently turned 28 [M] and feel completely lost (x-post from r/fitness)
- Why does someone thinking I am heavy still affect me?
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 08 July 2021? Start here!
- I have control over my eating habits... except for when I don't
- Rowing Machine vs Treadmill for weight loss as someone who can only get one large piece of equipment.
- finally becoming a “gym rat”
- Need some serious words of encouragement or advice or both for this seemingly never ending plateau
- My(52M) daughter(26F) blames her weight problem on my wife and I
- On the brink of obesity, help!
- A Nuitritionists Rant [Update]
- An introduction post, and to hold myself accountable
- Hesitant to say it but...
- Positive Life update
| Mark my words, r/loseit: I will be posting here as a success story in 7-8 months. Posted: 07 Jul 2021 03:21 PM PDT Mostly posting this as accountability since this is what this community seems to excel at. For reference, I am a 5'8" (5'9" on a good day at the doctor's), 207 pound 24 yo woman. I would like to lose 40 pounds for a myriad of reasons, both health related and for confidence. I started down the IE and HAES path a while back and it really hasn't done me any favors. When my weight broke 200, I really struggled to accept that. And honestly, I just can't. I'm uncomfortable in this body at the higher weight. My confidence is at an all time low. My BP and heart rate were elevated last time I saw the Dr. Im considered Class I obese. Guys, I'm 24!! 24!! Not to mention the aesthetic side. Finding clothes that fit is a nightmare. And when they do fit, my little belly pushes against the zipper like it's trying to run for it's life. I feel disgusting. Too many tears in the dressing room. I just avoid clothes shopping altogether now... it's too depressing. I used to love wearing sleek buns, but now my face just looks like a moon when I wear one. I miss so called "pretty privilege" and if I'm being honest with myself, I want it back. I'll be honest, I hate dieting and I've never really had to do it in earnest in my life. For what it's worth, I'm a vegetarian. I've always been a onederlander, teetering between a normal and an overweight weight range per the BMI. But I know the basics of CICO and I recently convinced myself that losing 40 pounds is 1. Not that hard--with CICO you can eat what you want, you just have to budget for it. Im also really active. I love lifting, riding my bike and doing hot yoga. 2. 8 months is not that long, right? If I start now, I'll be thanking myself in January. 3. Not to be conceited but if I could just drop the weight, my body would look amazing. I've been blessed with a Kim K butt and rack, it's just distorted with all this extra weight. So, here's to it, y'all. See you in a year or so. Any advice or input is much appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jul 2021 02:55 AM PDT I know I'll get downvoted to hell but here goes: I've been a long time lurker around here, and there's a toxic demotivating mentality that I see around here far too often: Invalidating and dismissing smaller weight gains / loss goals. No, this isn't everyone, nor most of the time, but it's happened enough to see a pattern. Note I see this in comments more than posts. I'm not a large guy. I'm about 172cm, 70 kgs. I put on about 7-10 of those kgs over the lockdowns the past year. Yes, I'm not obese or overweight. Yes, it's not a lot of weight. But I'm still uncomfortable, I still feel heavier, and I still don't like the way I look at the moment. It's not "nothing". It is definitely noticeable, and pretending like it isn't is stupid. For obvious reasons, this sub will have a disproportionate amount of larger folks with larger deltas between current weight and goal weight, so while 10kgs might seem like a much smaller amount to them, it's not insignificant to me (and of course proportionally, 10 kg is a smaller piece of our deltas depending on our size). Just today, the post where OP described their partner approaching them about a 25lbs was filled with comments dismissing the amount, calling OP's partner superficial for noticing, and basically disregarding the whole thing. Note OP isn't an especially large person either, so the 25 lbs were a larger proportional increase than it would for someone taller / heavier. I get these comments come from a place of support for OP, but I don't think people realize how discouraging and invalidating it can feel to hear what feels like a very real issue to the person going through it get completely dismissed. We have to realize that our perceptions as a community are also skewed given the nature of the people that participate on the sub. The sub description reads " A place for people of all sizes to discuss healthy and sustainable methods of weight loss. Whether you need to lose 2 lbs or 400 lbs, you are welcome here!". We see, to forget the second part of that sometimes. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jul 2021 05:59 AM PDT 1.) Walking. Walking everyday that I felt able to. Only missing days for extreme bad weather, or if I needed a rest day because I did an extra big walk day before. My first goals were honestly just to get my shoes on and go outside. Even if I only went around the parking lot or around the block for 10-15 mins. 2.) Tracking exercise. Once I was into the habit of going for 4-7 walks/week I started to monitor my progress with the intent on *improving. This was a critical part in treating a pre-diabetic diagnosis. Thanks to my amazing fiancé I have a shiny new Fitbit with gps so I can jog out some shapes and try to challenge myself on urban hiking expeditions. I am now up to 15-20km/day hiking 3x/week and usually 5-7km on the other days. Basically every other day I do a monster. And I take rest days whenever if I need one. *Nephew gave the very good advice to try to improve by even just 1% a day. 3.) Additional movement. A few times a week I do some stair or wall pushups, lunges, wall sits and planks. Aerobic housecleaning counts. I aim for daily stretching as well but I am bad for letting that slide. Also don't forget to wildly embarrass the kids with public dance outbursts or races. Honestly this part is more for the comedy but it works. 4.) Treating myself a bit better. This was probably the hardest and will remain the hardest for ever most likely. Constant work and push to do. It's easy to treat yourself like trash. Take your antidepressants at the same time each day. Drink a lot more water. Epsom salt bath priorities. Use old lady cream on the wrinkles. Also a sleep schedule is recommended however I struggle with that. "And straighten out your posture you banana shaped fuck." -some meme 5.) Mental Health. Different from section 4.) if you need a mental health day, do it. If you have anxiety try to deal with it. I have a really hard time with fire alarms. It can ruin a whole day. Some times it wins, sometimes it doesn't. 6.) Hobbies. Hobbies help you feel happier and feel like you have a purpose in this dark, bleak world. I started a personal Instagram(only had portfolio for work previously). I upload cool nature pics and selfies that I take on my hiking journeys. I am trying to learn GarageBand and have been getting back to music again. And no shame in it but I got into video games pretty good. Minecraft is very relaxing, I also recommend Subnautica, Stardew Valley, Diablo 3, and I have played warzone a couple times this week too. 7.) Alcohol is for occasions. Bottle of wine for anniversary, birthday, relevant celebratory incidents only. Go nuts on weed tho just make sure you know how to deal with the munchies. I use 200-800 of my daily cals for this purpose and idgaf. Because I am staying within a healthy caloric range otherwise. 8.) Food. Ok I am no expert here. I have left this till last because of that. I have for sure disordered eating. Probably a binging problem(food and formerly alcohol). I like to have fun and listen to metal and party. I listen to it on my walks now or in the vehicle. But it was a trigger for alcohol for a bit so I started listening to different music during my walks. Now my playlists are fucked but oh well. Typical day: Coffee with milk, bottle of water and meds. I usually have 2 things off this list during the day most days(I have other stuff here and there but this is like 8/10 days) -Protein shake and fruit -English muffin, small piece of cheese and sometimes fruit. -Yogurt and granola -grainy bagel and cream cheese(occasional) -cold plate (2 fruits, 2 veggies, meats, cheeses, crackers, nuts and raisins) Dinner: Meat, veg and potato or some such Spaghetti Soup Basically I win if it's something we make at home, double win for fresh. Cooking is not sustainable(due to long work hours)and when I started I was like 90% fast food and I'm down to 95% home cooked. A few food rules: Try to have fresh fruit and veggies each day. I always have washed, cut, peeled, ready to go fruit and veggies in the fridge for snacks. It really helps for grazers. You probably aren't getting enough protein. Or fiber, or vitamins, or love or sunshine. Make sure things are balanced. Finally the beast. Sugar. I still can't with this addiction but I have it strictly limited. If I'm having a chocolate bar, it's on a 15km day and I refuse to feel bad about it. Also it's a lot healthier to make your own brownies/cake/pie/cookies/scones/biscuits/secret night carb treats/peanut butter balls/granola bars/rice Krispy squares and such. You can use healthier forms of sweet and also use much less or none. I make brownies like almost every week and I have perfected my recipe and enjoy every second making and consuming the brownies. You appreciate it so much more when the flavours are not processed garbage and the extra ingredient is love. Sugar free candy, soda, ice cream, gummies. All that stuff affected my taste and anything with sugar alcohols(used a lot for diabetic stuff) makes you shit yourself real bad. My biggest accomplishment is choosing my sugar. I try to eat whole grain, low carb, low sugar. Because I absolutely everyday need a donut or some chocolate or 1/2 cup of orange juice. If I stick to water and healthy stuff it doesn't mess with my insulin and sugars. In conclusion: Again no expert, still learning so much but I started at 325lbs and today I am 243ish The pre diabetic diagnosis was at the beginning of June 2020, during the pandemic. I had been off work for 3 months languishing and decided to make this change for myself. In preparation I quit tobacco Feb 3 2020 and was nicotine free a few months later(nicotine gum). I don't care how long it takes and the reason why is because I read on one of these weight loss subs the best advice I have ever heard. And I wish I could credit the person who wrote it and honestly thank them because it is so important. "You have to play the long game, it's like a magic trick you play on yourself." Thanks whoever that was. I am f37 5'7" SW 325 CW243 GW? I hope this either inspires or entertains you. Thanks for reading. [link] [comments] |
| Lost and regained 100 lb, time for round 2! Posted: 07 Jul 2021 06:20 PM PDT Hey everyone. Posting for accountability. 30m 6 ft originally went from 270 lb to 170 lb over the course of a year back in 2016 through a combination of CICO (1400 kcal/d) and weightlifting 4 days a week. Started a new relationship and regained almost all of it over the last 4 years. Given the sudden and unexpected end of said relationship, I'm now focusing on looking after myself again. I'm miserable, but I might as well be miserable and exercising. With gyms closed, I walk 10-15 km/d and eat 1200-1400 kcal/d, largely composed of frozen veggies, chicken breast, and "heathier" microwave dinners. SW: 265 lb (19 May 2021) CW: 227 lb (07 July 2021) GW: 165 lb Will post pictures once I get to GW, as I can barely see a difference now. Good luck with your own journeys. I read this sub daily and am rooting for every single one of you. [link] [comments] |
| So I took the HAES, Intuitive Eating path Posted: 07 Jul 2021 08:09 AM PDT And I am the heaviest I have ever been. I drank the "95% failure rate, diets don't work" Kool-aid, and because of what people were saying on social media, I became too scared to be seen as fatphobic by "promoting diet culture" and trying to make a change. But it all resulted in today, which I consider my low point, where I stepped on the scale and read 250 pounds. None of my clothes fit, and I feel terrible. I don't want to trash intuitive eating for people who may have found it to be helpful and positive. But I have come to the point where I realize for myself that I need limits and tools to be aware of my habits and eating, AND THAT IS OKAY. I don't like how my body looks or feels, I want my clothes to fit again, and I want to live a long, healthy life being as little of a burden as possible on my family as I get old, AND THAT IS OKAY. I am going back to what I know works for me: Intermittent fasting. I was down 20 pounds this way before and I know if I keep up with it I will continue losing weight. I am also doing a free trial of Weight Watchers to see how it goes and to get back into tracking my food. I got my gym membership at the YMCA. My first goal is to reach onederland, a place I haven't been in many years. My non-scale goal is to be able to survive and thrive at the Les Mills BodyPump classes again, something I also haven't done in years. Change starts today. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 8th, 2021 Posted: 07 Jul 2021 11:10 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] |
| Posted: 07 Jul 2021 11:51 AM PDT I (22F, SW: 180lbs, CW: 135lbs, GW:128lbs, 5'6) have started to lose weight February of this year. Technical I have 7 pounds still to got but I'm already so slim, non of my clothes fit anymore. I started out as a size eight to ten but now guesstimate to be a size 4 to 6! My skinny jeans now look like oversized mum-jeans but because they are not designed to look that way they look AWFUL right now🤣 I just ordered soooo many cute things! I have received so many compliments about my new look, got a haircut and recently bought a new phone that has a really nice camera. I took a selfie in the mirror and posed I look like an influencer🤣 no idea why I waited this long to lose weight! My regimen was rather strict the last couple of weeka and now I'm going with a little more calories and a little less exercise so that my deficit is 5-700 instead of 1000. I have such better control around snacks and sweets now. I replaced a lot of chocolate and cookies with fruit and unhealthy toast with veggies. I have NEVER been this excited for an order of clothes🤣. Since 2017 I haven't updated my wardrobe really so this is major. My sister is a great seamstress so all my old things will probably get a new life in some form or the other. [link] [comments] |
| Seven Days and My First Green Apple Posted: 07 Jul 2021 06:20 PM PDT I have been really focused on my diet for seven days. I'm honestly impressed with myself. I've never gotten into fad diets, quick weight loss plans, or whatever method is trending lately (Atkins, Keto, Intermittent Fasting, etc.) because they all have a common denominator: weird rules about what and when you can eat. I tried the South Beach diet once and lasted less than a day because I was craving sweets which were forbidden for the first two weeks. "What do you mean I can't have ONE cookie?!" and then I ate three. That's not a good response. If I get even the hint of a feeling that I'm being kept from foods I want, I become ravenous and inevitably gain weight. Calories In/Calories Out (CICO) works for me because I have a negative response to being restricted on foods. With CICO, there is no rule saying I can't eat pizza for dinner tonight. I'm not "bad" for having ice cream. I'm not "disgusting" for eating a burger and fries. I'm not "giving up on it all" when I have a bad day and just need ice cream and wine. I can have whatever I want, but it has to balance in the calorie budget. This makes sense in my brain. What makes sense in your brain may be different, and the key is finding it! All this is to say, I've done CICO. I've been successful with CICO. I know the problems I can face with it. One of those problems is going over the calorie goal. I accept that I sometimes will go over my calorie goal, but that doesn't mean I've lost all hope. I can go over and still try to keep my eating in check. I don't panic and give up, just accept things as they are and try to be better at the next meal. Typically, the first week of me clamping down on my diet involves me really, honestly assessing how poorly I've been eating. I tend to have multiple days >2000 calories, and it's a reality check on where I am in my eating pattern. This time around, with the 40 before 40 goal I've set for myself, things appear different. Over the past seven days, I've gone over my 1.5lb/week goal calories, but I've never exceeded my maintenance calories. The highest day so far, I ate 435 calories over goal, but it was still under the maintenance calorie goal. I use MyNetDiary for tracking, and the display is an apple. As you eat, the apple fills up. If you stay under calorie goal, it is green. If you go over, it turns red. They FINALLY updated the app so that the apple turns orange when you're over, but still losing. I love this feature For the past week, the apple has been orange. Today was the day that apple stayed green! One week on, and all my water weight is coming off. I wasn't a true 240 when I set my goal, but that number was popping up when I'd weigh myself sometimes. This first week seems extreme like it always is when I get back to counting calories. Most of my loss is really just water weight. Despite that, it feels good that already -- in my first week -- I'm hitting green! And even better, I'm not feeling restricted. And the best part? I had ice cream for dessert! 39F 5'3" SW 240.0 CW 235.8 GW 200.0 (by Christmas) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jul 2021 08:14 AM PDT Last week I was feeling sick (I am still suffering from waves of long covid symptoms on occasion) and I dropped my diet for 4 days. I ate a lot of comfort food and wasn't tracking anything. Cheesecake, Indian take out, jimmy johns, pizza, candy, etc. Anything I had a craving for I just ate it without thinking twice. And guess what? It didn't make me feel better. It didn't help with the symptoms I was feeling. It didn't even taste that good! When I finally stepped on the scale again I was 235 (despite being 229 before those days off) and I was so frustrated with myself. I felt so guilty. It took 3 weeks for me to get from 235 to 229 and 4 days to go back. But I didn't give up and I started back with my diet once I started feeling better. I even exercised yesterday and when I stepped on the scale this morning... it said 229! I always tell myself it's water weight whenever I have a huge change in weight like that but it still messes with my head and in the past something like this could have easily derailed me completely and made me give up. I am really proud of myself for getting back to it and proving to myself it was just water weight! I love this sub and it has been so helpful for me to be able to come here and see so many posts that I can relate to. Thanks y'all. TLDR: Stopped dieting for 4 days and gained 6 lbs then lost it in a couple of days. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jul 2021 04:05 PM PDT I (21F) have always struggled with emotional eating, and thus, portion control for me has always been a foreign concept. This summer though I've been working really hard the past 6 weeks to lose weight (13 lb so far!) by working to become more self-aware about my triggers for emotional eating, and how to address them to form healthier habits and behavioral responses to stressors and emotions. I think one of my triggers I have identified comes from growing up in a big family where any given tasty food or snack did not last very long, so if I decided I wanted to wait to eat something until later, it would 100% be GONE before I ever saw it again because the rest of the family would beat me to it. And my mom has struggled with binge eating all my life so the same was always true. So, oftentimes I would hide extra food in secret spots in the kitchen or in my room so that I could eat it later, and eventually I would just scarf down as much food as I could before it all disappeared. So I think my situation growing up at home has definitely led to this trigger of 'eating as much as I can as fast as I can before food disappears.' One of the things that has helped me a lot is knowing that, now that I'm in college and no longer living with my family, I have control. I have control over what groceries and food I buy for myself. I have control over what I want to cook for myself every week, and how much of it. And unless I eat it all at once, none of it is going anywhere. It will still be there tomorrow. It won't grow legs and walk away in the middle of the night. There is no reason to scarf it down all at once. This mentality has really empowered me to be more comfortable with the idea that if I cook/bake/buy something, it is OK to not eat everything at once, because I have the power to leave it in the fridge and save it for later, and it will still be there tomorrow! It's a very freeing feeling and has helped me so much to remove the anxiety I think I subconsciously associate with portion control. Enter my summer roommates. This summer I'm working at an internship across the country, and I'm roommates with two other girls in my program. I love to bake, and a month ago I baked 3 dozen cookies from scratch for everyone because I just wanted to be nice and I knew one of them LOVED cookies. I told them the 3 dozen would be for them and I baked those, and the 4th dozen cookie dough balls I said I would freeze and I would save these for myself for later. I put the baked ones on our "shared dessert" countertop space, and the frozen ones in my section of the freezer. The 3 dozen were gone SO fast, and I was OK with that because I knew I had my frozen cookie dough balls that I could just bake ONE at a time whenever I was craving ONE cookie, and these would last me the whole summer. I only baked a couple of my frozen dough balls until they started disappearing (!!!), and yesterday I found the bag EMPTY in the trash. One (or both) of my roommates had been eating my frozen cookie dough balls without asking me (at one point I even hid the bag under all my frozen veggies in my section and they STILL dug through all my stuff to find the cookie dough balls and eat them), and when I asked if they had seen my cookie dough, they both denied it so I knew one or both of them were lying (I have my suspicions set on one of them). I tried to convince myself that there's no use in crying over spilled milk, and it was not worth it to make a big deal over some dumb cookies if I was gonna have to live with them for only 4 more weeks. So I just labeled all of my food and didn't bring it up again or accuse anyone. I tried to convince myself to not get mad over a few cookies. Well... even though I was very offended that my roommate would take my stuff without permission (which is so disrespectful! If they'd asked me I would have literally probably said yes!) and then lie to me about it to my face (which 100% just broke my trust with them), I tried to convince myself that it was just cookies and it wasn't a big deal and it wasn't worth creating drama over for the next 4 weeks before we all go back to school at our own colleges. But deep down, I think it was actually a severe trigger for me. I was doing so well, and now I have been fighting the huge urge to just eat all my treats before my roommate steals them. I have labeled my food and if they take it again without my permission I will directly ask them to please stop, but hopefully by labeling it they got the hint that my personal stuff is MY personal stuff. How do I cope with this trigger, cool down, and still stay on track to avoid emotional eating? Sorry for the wall of text, thank you if you made it this far. [link] [comments] |
| Field Report: Separating my mind from the idea of a "value meal" (CICO) Posted: 07 Jul 2021 12:19 PM PDT I have been experimenting with different fast food places and CICO and trying to figure out how to eat on the go without going back to my old size. What I have been doing is going in, ordering 300-800 calories worth of food and that is working out well so far. One thing that was off to me was how the menus are set up to get people to order lots of calories. I can order a single Whopper for $4.50 or I can get 2 Whoppers for $6. I can get a single Chalupa from Taco Bell for $3.50 or a 1300-1500 calorie meal for $5.00. The movie "Super size me" was completely right about how these places market their food. I think I just have to accept that the value meals are just one big trap, and to not obsess about getting my money's worth when I eat out. [link] [comments] |
| Recently turned 28 [M] and feel completely lost (x-post from r/fitness) Posted: 07 Jul 2021 11:40 PM PDT Just turned [M] 28, feeling completely lost on how to start over I'll keep this as short as I can. I'm attaching a photo album of my body over the past few years. I used to be very active, but I've always struggled with my weight. A few times I've been pretty successful at getting down to a comfortable weight, but depression hits and I balloon up quick. I'm starting to think I have a serious food addiction and I topped out a few weeks ago at 270lbs. I'm young and I'm only about 5'7"-5'8" so this is putting some serious strain on my mind and body, and I'm just so done…I injured my knee around New Years, when I was already about 230 or so, and was unable to do any exercise really for a while and it just got worse and worse. When I saw 270 on the scale I nearly broke down. For a long time in my early 20s I used to think that if I ever hit 200lbs, I wouldn't know how to deal with it, and here we are. I read through the wiki and FAQs, and I'm sure there have been similar posts before but I'm desperate. My engagement has fallen apart, (unrelated) I'm back at my parents house, I'm struggling with work, and as you can see in these pictures, I'm just feeling like total garbage. A few weeks ago I downloaded MyFitnessPal and I've been trying to educate myself there but I'm feeling overwhelmed and stuck. I have started dieting, sort of. I'm eating less, trying to gradually cut out sugary sodas and alcohol, and replace meals with just things that I've always thought were healthy, but I'm not very active. I'm afraid of going to the gym, partially because of covid, even though I'm fully vaccinated (I have a germs phobia issue on top of other anxiety problems.) I'm down to 255 now and I'd like to start working out, but I'm dealing with a classic case of analysis paralysis and I'm afraid to fail. I've never been this big and I'm ashamed I've let myself get 100lbs overweight. I need help. I need community. I need accountability but there's nobody near me I can work out with and I only have 25lb weights, a yoga mat, and some resistance bands at home. I'm really terrified that I'd I don't get healthy now, I never will. I sincerely apologize if this post is against the rules. I'm tired and I'm scared and I'm essentially crying out for help. What do I do? Do I lift weights and "let the muscle burn the fat"? Or do I diet hard and hit my goal weight, THEN bulk back up? What sort of exercises can I do? How in the hell do I stay motivated when all I see in the mirror is a disgusting troll man? I don't even know if this is the right sub and I'll x-post to r/fitness as well. I'm just at my breaking point and I want to do this for real, and the right way. I tend to starve myself when I get stressed, and I want to make sure I get myself healthy the right way. So please, help me, r/loseit. You're my only hope. TL;DR- I'm the biggest I've ever been and finally "stopped the bleeding" as far as gaining, but no idea what to do next. I'd prefer to look good and also not have loose skin but my top priority is my health. Thank you in advance. Pics for reference (nsfw)- https://imgur.com/gallery/bfSqvkF [link] [comments] |
| Why does someone thinking I am heavy still affect me? Posted: 08 Jul 2021 01:32 AM PDT So I have been working really hard since April 2021 to lose weight. I started at 93.1kg (205lbs) and I am currently down to 87.5kg (192lbs). I was making good progress until I went to visit my family back home on 05/06, but not for the reasons you would think. The day I left, I weighed at 88kg (194lbs). While I was there supposedly for a week, I ended up getting covid, got quite ill, and ended up having to stay there for an additional 3 weeks. So I was out of the game for essentially a month, with none of my comforts and routine. When I finally got back home, I saw that I was 87.5kg (192lbs), less than I weighed when I left, and took that as a win considering I could barely leave the sofa for a lot of the time I was ill. Fast forward to this morning, my fiance was also in this journey with me, he lost about 10kg, but since coming back has gained about 6kg back. He weighed himself first, and then when I weigh myself he makes a comment that "we both still weigh a lot". He was saying it matter-of-factly, not to hurt me, but it did nevertheless. I felt so invalidated and crushed by that comment, like my whole progress means nothing. I know this shouldn't be the case, I know I should not care what he thinks or what anyone else thinks for that matter, because I know how committed I am to this healthy lifestyle and it is only a matter of time passing until I get there. But still, the thoughts are there that I will always be like this and there is no point to keep going. Why do we still feel this way even though we know rationally we are making good progress? What do you do when someone comments on your body in ways that hurt you? How do you fight the thoughts in your head telling you all you do is for nothing? [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 08 July 2021? Start here! Posted: 07 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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| I have control over my eating habits... except for when I don't Posted: 08 Jul 2021 02:33 AM PDT I feel like I'm addicted to.... (drumroll please....)..... Du du du du... Nuts! And it's embarrassing! It's not like I have an issue with fat in general or an issue with a more 'respectable' food group like sugar or fast-food (I'm not sure why i'm self-conscious about this - who snobs over Food addiction?). But I've realised that as long as there are cashews, peanuts or almonds in my house, I will happily eat the whole * bucket * that these things till they disappear. It's what is ruining my weightless and I need to grow up about it and kick the habit. I'm trying to wean myself off of them, but it's difficult in a whole family of nut-lovers who constantly buy them. But at the same time....nuts? Really? Of all the things to consume in an unhealthy amount....why nuts? I know why, obviously, but still. It's a bit Have a great day, reader! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jul 2021 05:03 PM PDT My small town doesn't have a gym to work out at. I am wanting to get one piece of gym equipment and am currently trying to decide between a rower and a treadmill. Previously, I used a treadmill for 3+ years before it was murdered by a power surge. On the one hand, I know I'll use a treadmill. On the other hand, when possible I always preferred walking outside. Also, since my treadmill died, I've been trying to get at least 5,000 steps at my work since it is horribly hot outside here in Oklahoma. I also know the proper form for a treadmill but not a rower. However, I know a rower is more low impact which would be better for my knee (I have a bad one from a childhood accident). I've lost 100+ pounds over the past 3 years but have been plateaued at 190 for around 6 months. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jul 2021 08:19 PM PDT I have never gotten super into the gym or anything and I really really really wanted to be one of those people that could maintain just working out at home using YouTube videos but I think it's time to step up my game. I realize for the past 6 months, I could've made so many changes to my body and I could literally look the way I wish I did in my head if I would just put in the work and stop being a lazy couch potato. I have been making some efforts but nothing consistent. The past couple months were on and off, I'm fed up, I want to look the way I have always dreamt of seeing myself. I want to be confident, I want to wear whatever I want to, I want to just challenge myself as well since no matter how hard I want this I cant seem to get it… "how bad do I really want it?" is something my soul knows the answer to but something my mind blanks out and forgets when a hamburger is staring at me. anyways, wish me luck. I currently weigh something around 150lbs, I'm just gonna wing it and try to lose the most weight I can that finally makes me feel comfortable in my own skin(?) I really don't wanna have to force myself to fall into the e.d. world because I have done that in the past thinking the ends justify the means however I know now that it's not worth it. Srsly it really messed up my metabolic system. In six months I'm coming back to update you all. I've tried everything and yet nothing has ever worked because I haven't been putting in as much effort into working out as I have eating healthy— i realized that.. This is a huge change for me and I've never felt so ready to take something on my whole life. I'm taking it slow the first month I'm only doing 3x a week, in six months I'll be working out 4-5 days a week. Wishing you all equal luck and success in your endeavours. [link] [comments] |
| Need some serious words of encouragement or advice or both for this seemingly never ending plateau Posted: 08 Jul 2021 03:19 AM PDT 5'5 F SW: 212 CW: 170 GW: 137 Hey everyone -- Ive been feeling really low and I feel like Im really close to giving up which is odd because thats just not my nature but Im starting to feel like this isnt even worth it anymore. From Aug 2019 to March 2020 I lost about 40 lbs. I used the lose it app and started eating at 1400 something until it was decreased to 1200 something. Then covid hit and I was stripped of all my fitness classes and I ended up maintaining. I have been trying to lose weight for the past few months but the scale will not freaking budge. I feel so hopeless and I dont know why it just wont work with me. I eat 1200-1300 calories a day and exercise by taking 90 min dance classes at least 2x a week but more often times 3x a week. I always bike for a bout an hour a week if not more. I have been religious with tracking and exercise since mid June but still nothing. I know when you are plateauing youre consuming too many calories but Idk how much more I can give. Im already hungry all the time and feel fatigued at my dance classes so when I step on the scale the next morning and it keeps just going up and up Im starting to feel like what is the point anymore. I get the daily fluctuations but the number increases and then when it finally decreases it hits a baseline of 170. I know some people recommend eating more but like if I cant even lose weight on 1200 wouldnt I not lose weight with more calories? Im sorry for the essay but just looking for some positive words and advice because Im so tired of this weight loss journey and just want to start losing again. [link] [comments] |
| My(52M) daughter(26F) blames her weight problem on my wife and I Posted: 07 Jul 2021 12:03 PM PDT Essentially what I'm asking is does anyone have any tips, either through literature or maybe personal experience on how to deal with this? It goes like this. Our daughter has always been chubby. Yes, my wife and I are to blame for what the food stock was like in the house when she was growing up. We worked late hours and fast food and frozen food seemed like an okay idea at the time. We were sorely mistaken. The weight has just gone up and up every year to now we're at a point where she's in the 260s at only 5'6. Any time we try and offer advice on how to help her, or any time we even gently approach the topic, she becomes defensive and lets us know it's our fault that she is this size and had we not kept junk in the house when she was growing up, she wouldn't be in this position. We don't think it's a very fair assessment at all and we want the accusations to become healthy discussions instead. How do we achieve that? [link] [comments] |
| On the brink of obesity, help! Posted: 08 Jul 2021 03:07 AM PDT It's wierd to think of myself as almost being obese because I've always been active and I enjoy my workouts and I don't really feel slowed down by my weight. For reference, I am a 5'1" and about 155 pounds, 18 yo female so considering my height and weight I have a BMI that puts me in the overweight category and very close to the obese category. I'm in uni and I don't have a weighing scale or a food scale so I try to eat healthy and I estimate my calories on the app loseit. I'm not sure of its working because I don't have a scale to see if my weight has gone down but I've been doing it for 6 months and I cannot see any physical change. I tried to take photos every week to see if i would notice any progress but I stopped doing it because those pictures of myself depress me so much and I can't stand looking at myself. Also I have a skinny roomate and we cook together and I feel like it would be wierd for me me to always be weighing out my food because I don't like discussing my weightloss goals with others and I dont want her to think I'm being obsessive. Help! I don't know what to do. I have about 30 to 40 pounds to lose and I want to finally be successful and confident in my body. Any advice is welcome. [link] [comments] |
| A Nuitritionists Rant [Update] Posted: 07 Jul 2021 01:41 PM PDT Hope this kind of post is allowed here. Just wanted to thank everyone on the previous post here: And give a little update. I spoke to a dietician who was absolutely horrified at what that nuitritionist was making me do. Debunked all that she said with studies that were done and gave me a new plan to follow. I'm practicing IF now and slowly building up to a healthier, more sustainable, lifestyle that I can manage without starving myself. I simply couldn't deal with the nuitritionist anymore and told her that I can't keep weighing myself everyday and I wouldn't like to continue. She went on a huge rant. Some gems: "I feel so so sad and sorry for you that you are not utilising this journey of yours rather trying to be a victim in all situations. Really sad and sorry about this. Even in a situation which is about helping you." "But if this is the mindset you want to bring, Then it is never going to help. Nothing will. Because you are literally being your own enemy." Wow. I mean... That got toxic really fast. I just sent my beginning message and a thanks but no thanks after her rant. She just went off! I'm still feeling very insecure and relapsey but I can do this. It is not an easy road but I can at least bear it this time. Thank you all for your support. It really helped me gain perspective. I'll keep posting here. I need all the support I can get! [link] [comments] |
| An introduction post, and to hold myself accountable Posted: 08 Jul 2021 12:25 AM PDT Hi, I'm mainly making this post as an accountability and an introduction post to where I am in my weight loss Journey. I'm a 5'10 M, 18, 285 lb. My weight has always been a problem, but never something that I had really tried to work on. I was very motivated and worked out at the gym before covid. I lost around 10 pounds and was 250. However, I relapsed pretty badly during quarantine. My highest that I hit was about 295 pounds. Around 3 months ago, I did a Gym one month trial thing and lost about 20 pounds, despite also eating very poorly. I had summer classes, which led to a lot of studying and neglect of my diet, resulting in going back to 280. My goal right now is to lose about 120 pounds, and start building muscle. For a normal BMI, I have to be around 160 pounds, however, I also want to build muscle. Since I'm going down to college next semester and they offer a free gym, I want to hit my weight and body goals by the time I graduate. My main issues that I want to focus on right now is to get better at dieting. I do have an eating problem where I just feel hungry all the time, and also have not looked into a diet plan ( I want to do Keto), lose fat, and build muscle. I don't know if I am able to multi task the latter two. As of late, I mainly just do weight lifting at the gym: tricep extensions, bicep curls, shoulder presses, etc. Some questions I have, if you have time to answer them.
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| Posted: 07 Jul 2021 06:36 AM PDT I think I have been successfully maintaining my weight loss! I was terrified that after I reached my goal weight, I would go right back to my old habits and the weight would slowly come back on. I haven't wanted to even accept or celebrate the fact that I got to my goal for fears that I would hit said goal and then start gaining again. I've now been at my goal (+-5lbs) since April and it feels amazing to finally realize that I did it! My tips for maintenance: Just keep at it. Yes, you can relax a little - I have stopped calorie counting which has been freeing - and I've been able to eat basically whatever I have wanted to eat (within reason). In the past, I would have multiple treats in the evening (some chips and candy and then maybe ice cream), whereas now I just pick one of those. I also find that now that I know and am aware of how many calories are in certain things (like fast food, milkshakes, etc) it really detracts me from wanting to eat those things. I realize now that most of the time they are just not worth it - for the 5 min of happiness I get while eating, having 1000 or more of my daily calories gone sucks. Plus now that I've been eating healthier I just end up feeling crummy after. Don't get me wrong, I still do eat those things on occasion, but knowing the calories and how those affect my body allows me to pause and think about whether I REALLY want that treat - sometimes the answer is yes, but many times it's no, not worth it today. Another tip is that I continue to weigh myself every morning and if I get close to 5lbs over my goal weight (usually after a camping weekend), I reign things in and eat closer to what I was doing when I was losing. Usually those 5lbs are mostly just water weight and within a couple days I'm back down again. In the past I would have not wanted to look after a "bad" weekend of eating, and put off the scale, and then all of a sudden those 5lbs of mostly water became 5lbs of mostly fat, and much harder to get off. I think ultimately the most important thing for me has been maintaining my activity level. I have continued to run most mornings and go for walks on my lunch break. This definitely allows me to indulge more in what I eat! If you hate exercise (like I did), just start walking walking walking. It is such an effective weight loss tool! Now, I hope this post doesn't come across like I'm a know it all - I have just been so grateful to this community and wanted to pass along some tips that helped me! My stats: F32, 5'5", SW189 GW145 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 Jul 2021 01:43 PM PDT M/19/5'8 SW:230lbs CW: 150-154lbs So after a lot of soul searching and genuinely wanting to change myself mentally and my current life situation; I decided that I needed to shift my perspectives in order to not loath my current reality. It doesn't mean I like the life I'm living it just mean I accept it. I have been able to get myself out of toxic thinking by reminding myself of my blessings and accomplishments. I finally started lifting again and it feels great. I got hit on and asked out for the first time in my life in public! Yeah I hate my skin and I'm too insecure to open myself up sexually but I will be soon. I've already talked to two new surgical facilities and am starting the process to book my second and third consultation for my body lift. It's all a matter of waiting and being patient. Rome wasn't built in a day. [link] [comments] |
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