Weight loss: Why does one day of going off track for a holiday make eating right again SO hard! Anyone in the same boat today? |
- Why does one day of going off track for a holiday make eating right again SO hard! Anyone in the same boat today?
- Back to my pre-pregnancy weight...almost 8 years later.
- I’m trying this new ice cream that’s so good, I caught myself eating what probably amounted to 2/3 cup with my spoon straight out of the tub. To make up for that, I didn’t eat tater tots with my falafel burger tonight and that’s what I call a win!
- Halfway there! 40 lbs down
- Three weeks without ubereats!
- Started trying to lose weight around 3 weeks ago here is my progress!
- [RANT] I can’t just not eat
- Lost weight but realised I'll never have a nice body, how do you stay motivated?
- I promise
- Loving summer maintenance!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 6th, 2021
- Lost 5kg (11lbs) since going whole-food vegan in April
- I have been losing the same 5 lbs for the past year
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Tuesday, 06 July 2021? Start here!
- Not sure what to title, I just need to share
- Check my protein calculations
- Itchy stretch marks??
- Not an emotional eater but feel some sort of "emotional emptiness" if I don't hit my maintenance?
- How to stay motivated to lose weight.
- Help? How to create better food habits during a big life change
- Ignore the water weight
- NSV: Bought new jeans, finally.
- Day 1 - My journey begins
| Posted: 05 Jul 2021 08:17 AM PDT The 4th was great for me! Lots of friends and good vibes. I ended up sleeping like shit obviously and indulging in alcohol which led to burgers, cookies and roasting marshmallows. I wouldn't say I binged but I for sure went overboard. Today is hard man. I normally don't even want breakfast, but I woke up and had some blueberries and almonds. An hour later and I'm hungry again. All I want is to binge on chips and whatever else. I feel like the flood gates are open and what's one more time? Have a bagel! In reality I know what's best for me. I have an engagement party with a cute dress that I want to wear next weekend. The weekend after that I have a pool party. Eating a ton of junk food won't physical or emotionally help me. I'm trying to save money to move out right now too, and it ABSOLUTELY will not help me in that regard either. I know I just need to stick to my guns today at work and drink my gallon and eat my healthy, whole natural foods. I was getting used to it for Christ sake! I'm 15lbs down and I don't want to regress! But fuck man....if I'm not tempted! I'm going to try to dismiss these thoughts. Anyone else having this problem today? [link] [comments] |
| Back to my pre-pregnancy weight...almost 8 years later. Posted: 05 Jul 2021 09:18 PM PDT I've struggled with my weight for pretty much my entire life, and I was overweight (195) when I got pregnant. I only gained 12 lbs during pregnancy, and in the weeks and months immediately after giving birth I lost that, plus an additional 20ish lbs, but unfortunately it was all due to SEVERE (I don't think it's overstating it to say life-threatening) postpartum depression and anxiety, and also just the physical realities of having a newborn. I wasn't sleeping, I had no appetite, I was trying to breastfeed and it was not going well. Then, after about 4-5 months, I started taking Reglan and then Domperidone to increase my milk supply. The Domperidone did help my milk supply, but it also made the weight pile on faster than I've ever experienced in my life. I gained like 20 pounds the first month. By the time my son was 1, I was probably in the 230s. Since then, I've kind of bounced around between 200-235, but spent most of my time in the 220ish range. Now, as gratifying as it was to hit one-derland, it feels even better to at least get back to the starting point (weight-wise at least, because let's be real, things are NEVER going back to the way they looked pre-pregnancy) before pregnancy and childbirth torpedoed my self-esteem, hormones, and relationship with my body. I still have 40-50 lbs I'd like to lose, but having lost 35-40 lbs now it feels a little more achievable. 34 F SW: 232 CW: 195 GW: 150 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2021 03:35 PM PDT So tonight I'm making some 4th of july strawberry/blueberry shortcake with my friends for a little bachelorette night, so I knew I wanted to save a little bit of calories for later tonight. But whilst making dinner, when I went to grab the tater tots from the freezer, the shiny new ice cream I got yesterday caught my eye and somehow a spoon made its way into my hand and I couldn't tell you how but 5 minutes later I found myself having eaten a whole serving of ice cream by the spoonful (200 cals or so). Anyway so I decided to re-evaluate and ditch the tater tots with cheese (-350 calories) and eat just my avocado bacon falafel burger on a whole wheat bun with a sparkling water (and I planned to eat some butternut squash if I was still hungry but I was actually very satisfied!) and now I feel SO good about it because I'm proud of myself for catching myself in the act of mindless eating and using my frontal lobe enough to re-evaluate so I could still enjoy a little bit of space for the dessert later!:) Edit: the new ice cream is Edy's light ice cream mint chocolate chip and choc chip cookie dough (previously I was a Target favorite day ice cream gal). Goddd it's SO good and 150-170 calories per 1/2 cup. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2021 11:10 PM PDT I'm very happy to reach this milestone. I started losing weight at the beginning of October, intending to lose 80 lbs. It has not always been smooth sailing but i'm very happy with my results so far. Last October i was miserable, at 200 lbs for 5 foot 2 i couldn't fit in anything nice, i was wearing sweatpants all the time. I started losing by counting my calories in myfitnesspal and i started working out with fitnessblender.com. i also tried the 5:2 diet which consists in eating only 500 calories twice a week. These days i'm bored with calories counting so what i'm doing is water fasting once a week. It's quite easy and has the added benefit of helping clearing my skin (i have psoriasis). I also joined a British program which aims at building healthy habits like gestion enough sleeping, meal planning, stress management, exercising etc. I'd like to try fasting for longer periods. So far i lost 3 dress sizes, i can shop in regular clothes shops, i have a lot more energy and i can move more easily. I'm really happy and i'm ready to get rid of those last 40 lbs! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2021 06:34 PM PDT So I figured out I am incredibly influenced by what is around me, and so while spending the summer in the country I wanted to live like I did when I was previously living in the country and at my slimmest. I haven't checked the scale but I can already see the weight loss. The bloating is minimal even with my period. I'm not eating out of boredom all day (don't ask about around 8pm but still haha). I don't feel lethargic. I'm bored, as there's fuck all to do out here, and taking many walks (/unwilling jogs becuase of the fucking deerflies). If I miss a meal I simply miss a meal, I don't actually feel like dying if I notice I skipped breakfast/lunch. I think a big part of this is not being surrounded by people/things that stress me out, either. My last meth-addicted, aggressive roommate lived off constant McDonald's and ate all my food so I felt such a weird pressure to consume everything I bought (even sodas as treats) that I became used to eating in excess. I exercised more than I ever did to keep the weight down, sure, but I still went up 30lbs since it's pretty hard to fight off constant fast food as your main diet. Also, without the takeout options (beyond pizza), my appetite has gotten smaller and my tastes have significantly changed. I do not want a cheeseburger anymore, I want the chicken burger. I don't want fries, I genuinely want a greek salad. I want the vegetarian pizza. I need more leafy vegetables in this sandwich. Etc. It's so nice not feeling like I'm giving something up anymore and actually wanting the healthy substitutes, being back to my old self. (Also, the water where I am staying is amazing. Tasty filtered water is such a game changer when trying to carve out soda, haha.) [link] [comments] |
| Started trying to lose weight around 3 weeks ago here is my progress! Posted: 05 Jul 2021 09:04 PM PDT First of all sorry for the random post , I just didn't know who to share too! Either way I'm 15 , 5,9 and started at a weight of 170-171 (gained around 34 pounds since start of Virtual school/quarantine) and I went to other subreddits for advice (I found this one today) and it really helped me start working out. I tried checking my weight before but my scale seemed broken since sometimes it would say I was 178, and other times 156. Either way after around 3 weeks of working out I got a new scale today and was scared to check my Weight, Once I did it said 165! Which I was really happy about since my effort was getting paid off! I'm going to keep going with my weight loss journey and I'm trying to get to 140 before December ! Wish me luck guys and hopefully you guys are doing well too! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2021 02:00 AM PDT I was weighing my rice then my dad saw and scoffed, "What's the point when you're eating that?" Granted, I was about to eat it with a nice Italian sausage but I mentioned I've already lost 13lbs just weighing and counting calories. He shook his head and replied, "Just don't eat." I then proceeded to jokingly compare what he said to hibernation and that if I don't eat, my body will shut down and store all the fat resulting in me not losing any. On the inside, it f***ing hurt. I've been obese for close to 10 years now and I'm finally able to latch onto something manageable (CICO). Comments about my weight have been a regular occurrence since I was a child so really I should have thicker skin about this. Yet, that one stupid comment just ruined what was shaping up to be a good day. I really don't get it, though. Even a minuscule healthier change to my diet gets me ridicule from all of my family members. Like, what's the point of adding veggies if you're going to eat this much anyway? But I do get it because weight has always been an issue in my culture, even more so in my family. I just wish they'd stop. And I know I can't tell them to stop directly because even indirectly telling them causes me to cry. And yes, yes. I should move out and I would but unfortunately, I suffer from depression, which they know about, and that has affected my finances and my health which in turn affect my depression, ironically enough. I guess my mental state will have to suffer a bit more so my financial state stabilizes. Just needed to get this out so I don't turn to emotional eating again. No tears have spilled yet so I guess I'm good now. Edit: This was my first post on this sub and I want to thank ALL of you for the encouragement, advice, rewards, and information/correction (especially regarding the hibernation thing). I just want to add that I meant no offense towards fasting as a lifestyle/diet just that I made a defensive uninformed statement. I never really considered what I was saying was wrong--like a certain father figure in my life--and it just came out... and also comparing myself to a bear even if human physiology doesn't allow for hibernating. I know of fasting/IF but I could definitely stand to learn more about it. And honestly, I really don't know how ya'll have the discipline to go without food for days, sometimes. But that's where I'm at... just building discipline from ground zero. Personally, I consider myself a snacker but up until recently, I've found that getting migraines after 4 hours of not eating was a trained response rather than a medical problem. Maybe in the near future I'll be able to fast but is not a path I would consider for weight loss specifically. Edit*: And someone sent me a motivational message and I accidentally pressed decline and I don't know how to get it back but thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Lost weight but realised I'll never have a nice body, how do you stay motivated? Posted: 05 Jul 2021 06:04 PM PDT Hey all, a few years ago I lost a lot of weight, I've been eating healthy and working out for a long time now but my body is still disgusting. With clothes on I look "normal" I guess, but underneath I'm still flabby and soft and I'm not making any progress. I'm trying to accept that this is just how I am but I still hate my body so much, and no one will ever want me like this. To be honest I'm on the verge of just giving up and going back to old habits because if this is the "best" I can be then it's not even worth it. I realise now that I had really stupid expectations, I was hoping that with enough dieting and work I could end up with a normal, fit looking body. I was looking forward to taking my shirt off to go swimming and trying to start dating without being ashamed of myself, but that will never be the case. Sometimes when I look in the mirror I think hey maybe it's not so bad, but when I sit down or do push-ups or something I look down and still just see a flabby mess. I honestly felt better about my body when I was obese. I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else has felt this way and how you overcame it? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2021 07:02 PM PDT I been eating better working out everyday for 2 weeks now. I've lost 3 pounds down from 267. I literally let myself go bad this time. Through my 20s it's been a cycle of getting fat and losing the weight. I promise this is the last time I'm doing this. I'm going to hit 180 and keep it off. Losing the weight and working out has been the hardest it's been at 28. I realized the older you get the harder it will be. I'm giving myself until December 31 to drop 80 pounds and I'm positive I can do it. I already feel so much better about myself and I feel like I have purpose. I've been trying to lose for the last year I do good and then I just fall back into old habits. This time feels different though. I'm going to stay consistent patient and I feel like I'll be fine. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2021 10:41 AM PDT I hit my first goal (155) about a month ago, and decided to use the summer to practice maintenance. I decided to continue to weigh daily, but allow myself to eat intuitively. Since then, I have gone camping. I have eaten several really nice restaurant brunches and several nice dinners out (it was my birthday, and I got engaged!), as well as multiple BBQs hosted by family and friends. In each case, I've let myself eat what I want, but tried not to overdo portions. I have had alcohol at each of these events, and a couple of other times as well. I've had bites of dessert (dessert was never my problem to begin with). I've had chips and salsa, potato salad, and loads of other not particularly "diet" food. I have not always gotten my 10,000 steps in due to various events, and there have been whole weeks I've taken off from running because we're in a heat wave and I can't make myself run at the crack of dawn. I've also had to miss my regular yoga class several times due to other commitments. The first day after my camping trip, I had gained SEVEN pounds (in four days!), and my fancy Renpho scale asked if I was the right person, or if I'd meant to log in as a different family member. (Renpho can be kind of insulting for an inanimate object!) Now, I've weighed myself daily since February, so I knew that had to be water weight, even though I had NO IDEA what camping food had been so retentive. Today, I've been back from that camping trip for just over a week, during which time I've had two nice dinners, a family BBQ, and a friends BBQ. And I weighed in this morning at *155.2*. I have done everything I wanted, not felt like I've missed out at all. And I am MAINTAINING!!! Just wanted to share with all you lovely people. I was afraid I'd have to count forever, and maybe I will have to go through periods of counting (especially if I choose to lose another bit of weight after the summer). But right now, my intuition seems to be leading me to exactly where I want to be! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: July 6th, 2021 Posted: 05 Jul 2021 11:11 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] |
| Lost 5kg (11lbs) since going whole-food vegan in April Posted: 06 Jul 2021 12:01 AM PDT Was 55kg/121lbs (I'm 1.5m, my BMI was 24.4) am now 50kg and still losing weight. I decided to go mostly vegan in April (still eat meat, fish and dairy but no more than 250g of animal protein per week). I honestly cannot believe how this is possible or how easy it is, but it is. Am eating lots of high fat stuff, 1 avocado every day and a handful of nuts, peanut butter on wholemeal in the morning, I dress my salads quite liberally with olive oil and I allow myself a quarter of a ritter sport chocolate every day... and the weight is still somehow coming off. Dinners are mostly stir-fried veggies with lentils. Dead easy to make. I usually dump some spice paste into the veggies to make it taste exciting. No processed food, no sugar (apart from the bit of chocolate), am careful to not eat sugary cereals or drink juices or soda. Seriously, its a miracle. All these years of calorie counting... if only I had known. I always thought I had to eat meat to feel full because it was the proteins that kept me full, but veggies do the job better. Anyway just wanted to share my experience for those who are trying to lose the last few pesky pounds and keep them off. For me, its the easiest thing in the world, just wished I'd tried it sooner. [link] [comments] |
| I have been losing the same 5 lbs for the past year Posted: 05 Jul 2021 04:52 AM PDT Short female, 5'1", age 26, 145 lbs. Guys, I need some motivation and tips. I have lost then gained the same 5 lbs back twice in 1 year. The year before I lost 5lbs and kept it off, but I'm struggling with this new milestone. Starting weight was 150 in 2019, then went to 145 in 2020, and then yoyo between 140 -145 2020 to present. I have been doing CICO mostly and trying to incorporate some more exercise and walking. I have an office job and have never loved exercising. I average 1500 -1700 calories a day. So weight loss is slow for me generally. I try to stay motivated and remind myself that I have made progress, but it's just so hard when the scale doesnt move. EDIT: thank for all the advice everyone! I will be reducing my average calorie intake by 200 and up my walking frequency and general exercise. I think I personally would prefer to exercise more often than drop my calories lower for now (I'm a big foodie). When I was in sports I was super fit without counting calories so I think this is the method that will work for my body, I just needed to be reminded by some of you. [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Tuesday, 06 July 2021? Start here! Posted: 05 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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| Not sure what to title, I just need to share Posted: 05 Jul 2021 05:23 PM PDT Yesterday I went out to a bar for the first time since I have been "fit" (still feels foreign to say and write). As a woman, I have experienced unwanted advances, creepy gestures, and general uncomfortable vibes from men before, but last night was different. I went out to a bar with some of my hockey buddies- big, buff, can and will mess you up kind of looking guys. Yet every time I turned around or looked up i had at least 2 men twice my age shamelessly staring. Not the sort of "oops, she caught me staring, better look away" kind of staring, either. I felt them staring at me even when i wasn't looking. I met their gaze multiple times and still, they wouldn't look away. It was obvious enough that the 3 very annebriated guys noticed it, too. They of course said the right things- "we can leave if you want", "you know we would never let anyone start shit with you", and I believed them. But there was nothing to be done, staring isn't illegal. I don't know if it was because I used to attribute the occasional stare to my "must like fat chicks" mantra, but I had no idea how to react this time. I felt like I had a spotlight on me the entire night- eventually I stopped playing pool because the bending over/ leaning made it worse. Mind you I was wearing a cute romper that I would wear to go teach elementary aged kids- IF there was clevage, it really wasnt much. At this point I was sober and starting to feel really anxious- am I a narcissistic for thinking they are oggling me? Is it all in my head and I am imaging things? Isn't this a normal thing that happens- why am i so uncomfortable with it? It was like I couldn't hide behind my fat anymore- and I feel silly even saying/writing that because of how ridiculous it sounds. I know that I wasn't "hidden" from anyone, so why do I suddenly feel so exposed? Sorry for the rant and the lack of point to this, I just really feel like shit about the entire situation. There is so much mental gymnastics to go through after losing the weight- I am a different person outwardly but I am the same person I always was. Learning how to navigate through social situations is straight up DIFFERENT when you aren't fat. It's like I have to relearn social skills now that I am seen as "not fat". [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2021 11:46 PM PDT I've been reading the guideline about 30% of calories from protein and I did some calculations to figure out what the protein to calorie ratio should be. I'll use 1,000 calories as an easy example although obviously everyone needs to eat more than 1,000 calories daily. 30% of 1,000 calories is 300 calories. A gram of protein has 4 calories. 300/4 is 75 grams of protein. So eating 1,000 calories should provide 75 grams of protein. 1000/75 is about 13.33, which means that, on average, every 13 or 14 calories you eat should contain about a gram of protein. I feel like this is important to know, because some foods that are considered high protein are also high in calories. And some foods that are considered low protein actually have a high ratio of protein per calorie. For example, 3 cups of red leaf lettuce is 11 calories and contains 1 gram of protein. Two ounces of fettucine is 200 calories and contains 7 grams of protein — about 29 calories per gram of protein. In terms of protein per calorie, lettuce is higher in protein than pasta. Obviously, you're not going to be able to eat enough lettuce in a day to get either enough calories or enough protein. But it's nice to see which foods are highest in protein per calorie. Especially if you're vegetarian, because you don't have things like chicken (5 calories per protein gram) to balance out the low-protein foods. For example, a cup of lentils has 230 calories and 18 grams of protein, which is about 13 calories per protein gram, which is exactly the average needed. What I've found is that most vegetables have a lot of protein per calorie. That means you can eat them like crazy and never drag down your protein per calorie average. In terms of total grams, you won't get enough protein by only eating green vegetables — you have to eat foods (like lentils) that are higher in both calories and protein. But it's nice to know that vegetables aren't protein-empty calories. I mean, I already knew vegetables were good for you. But I didn't realize that they also have a lot of protein per calorie. Do all these calculations make sense? I'm worried that maybe I made some math errors or I'm thinking about it wrong. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2021 09:30 PM PDT Hi, recently I have started going to the gym 3 days a week and dieting. I've lost 12 pounds in 6-7 weeks, but about 2-3 weeks ago, my stretch marks have gotten INCREDIBLY itchy. I can't stop itching and usually cause a hives like rash to start, the stretch marks get a lil extra red and swollen, and sometimes you can see actual scratches or lines because I'm so intensely itchy. Did this happen to anyone else? I messaged the doctor but because of the holidays, he's out until tomorrow. It's been two weeks of this ): I use anti-itch stuff and take hydroxizine for anxiety which is also an antihistamine, but nothing is helping! [link] [comments] |
| Not an emotional eater but feel some sort of "emotional emptiness" if I don't hit my maintenance? Posted: 06 Jul 2021 01:07 AM PDT I've been noting my eating patterns and (before looking up my maintenance calories) I found out that I eat and feel full exactly when I get to my maintenance calories (this is probably unsurprising but I found it astounding that the actual numbers and calculator number actually aligned!). I've noticed that I feel an emotional "emptiness" when I eat less than this which I think is what causes me to lose track and "binge" to get to my maintenance. It's interesting because I don't think I eat for emotional reasons (more just hunger) and don't really eat when I'm sad per se. However, I've noticed this feeling of emptiness when I don't hit my maintenance calories and I'm not sure why it's there. My question is if anyone deals with something similar, and if so what do you do to overcome it? Any tips, insight or advice is highly appreciated! [link] [comments] |
| How to stay motivated to lose weight. Posted: 05 Jul 2021 11:22 PM PDT Age 25, male, 6'6, cw 412, goal weight: 285. I'm a student A week ago I was in urgent care lobby. Somehow got into a conversation with a lady. She ask the question "why are you killing yourself? look at you. You're dying slowly. Shameful. My husband is like you. But dead." I tried to give a some explanation. I said the word "pandemic". I had Strep Throat and can barely whisper. She cut me off saying " you can't use this pandemic as an excuse. It's not the pandemic fault that you lose your job. Why are fat n-words lazy." She assume that I lost my job. Well I did lose my job during the pandemic. I lost a lot of things in the pandemic. She kept listing things I lost due to the pandemic. She read me like a book. So I cried. In the middle of the lobby. I couldn't help myself. How do you stay movatied when losing weight If people only see a lazy fat person? What is the point of living if people will only see a fat lazy person? [link] [comments] |
| Help? How to create better food habits during a big life change Posted: 05 Jul 2021 11:17 PM PDT Hello! I've been a long-time lurker of this sub and understand the basic CICO principles and appreciate how kind this community is, so I thought I'd ask for tips and a bit of encouragement. I'm going to move countries soon. I gained weight in my current country due to an injury and a lack of easy healthy available food because of food scarcity/an inability to cook. But I'm moving to the USA from Asia and I know it has a very different food situation. I've lived in the US before, and I'm very excited for all the low-cal food options that are available. I really want to establish good eating habits and strategies along with the big change in environment. I'm weak to sweets, fried food, and cheese which the US has a lot of.... I don't want to fall back into the bad habits I have currently. I'll be moving in with fellow overweight people who I know have bad food habits as well, which makes me nervous. So, I'm asking if there are any tips for using the necessary change of moving countries to help completely change my diet and eating habits? Or just any tips for having a chance to create and develop entirely new habits? I want to use this chance to create a positive change in my life. Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2021 11:36 AM PDT Like many people did yesterday, I ate outside of my calories for the 4th. I was about 400 over for yesterday, but it was a fun day and I had some wine (likely what pushed me over calories). I weighed myself this morning and saw a 2 pound increase over what I weighed only 3 days ago. So naturally, I flew into a mental rage because that's all of the progress that I've made over the past two weeks. I got dressed and stormed to the bathroom to brush my teeth, still ranting in my head about those 2 pounds…when my shorts fell down. I almost tripped over them. Water weight is temporary, but those inches will still be gone. I need to measure myself for the next time I gain 2 pounds of water. [link] [comments] |
| NSV: Bought new jeans, finally. Posted: 05 Jul 2021 05:33 PM PDT I'm celebrating this as it's a bit of a milestone for myself. For months now, my jeans haven't fit properly. I've been trying to lose weight and have now started eating more intuitively while also working out and staying active, and I feel like my body is feeling a lot better. The weight is stubborn though. My jeans, all black high waist skinny jeans from one brand, would choke me to death during the day. The zipper got swallowed up by my stomach. I'd have chafe marks on my love handles at the end of the day. It was frustrating. It didn't feel right. But I was gonna lose weight, so I wouldn't go out and buy any new jeans! They'd fit me once again, I promised myself. And they will. At some point. Or maybe not, but that doesn't matter. I went out and finally bought new jeans. Size L. A size that fits me perfectly. I have cuffed flare jeans now, and two pairs of torn skinny jeans. All high-waist, but with breathing room. The skinny jeans feel like a second skin to me, and the flare jeans do wonders for my aesthetic. No more painful red marks where my belly button is. No more holding my breath to get them closed and then hiding the spill under big hoodies and shirts. I'm a size L. I might be a size M again, or maybe not. Maybe I'll stay a little thick. Maybe I'll be skinny one day, or super muscular, who the heck knows. But for now, those wonderful jeans will have to wait their turn as I live confidently in bigger trousers. If you don't fit a shoe, you don't force yourself to wear it, you buy a bigger size. So why wouldn't you do the same with the rest of your clothes? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2021 11:56 PM PDT Well… I've put it off for long enough but today's the day. We start in earnest. At my daughter's 1st birthday party I was breathless chasing toddlers. This hasn't crept up on me I know I've been heading towards my personal rock bottom and I'm almost relieved I'm there with nowhere left to hide. Time to make a change. I'm gonna kick start with a month or 3 (or more) on shakes and muscle chef meals and go from there. Everything going through my fitness pal. According to my bathroom scales my starting weight is: 'Err' … which I wasn't expecting. That means I'm at least 155kg. So yeah… this week I'll get myself weighed properly and I'll check back in next week. Good luck everyone! [link] [comments] |
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