Weight loss: Hitting my goal weight saved a life. |
- Hitting my goal weight saved a life.
- Officially lost 20 pounds!!! It took 5 months, but thats okay.
- NSV- For the first time ever, I fit into a size 8US jeans!
- NSV it's sooo much easier to wipe
- Trust the process! It actually just is water weight - don’t feel discouraged!
- Drank diet soda several times a day, almost every day since I was 14. Spent 2 months without it and I can't believe I ever liked the taste. Made me wonder how much of my eating is habit-based and not even a matter of taste.
- Anyone has those binge eating moments even though you've been on this journey for so long?
- 24 pound weight loss in 3 months. Easy but had to change.
- I gave up.
- I wish I wasn’t obese as a kid/teen
- First time experiencing real success and the missing puzzle piece was me all along
- I’m getting back on track starting now
- Can eating ones culture's food help stick to a sustainable diet?
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 05 August 2021? Start here!
- Lost 40 Pounds as a 15 Year Old
- 24-Hour Pledge - Thursday, 05 August 2021 - The Plan for Today!
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 5th, 2021
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 4
- Help!
- NSV - I was on the stair master for over 21 minutes
- body dysmorphia or still fat lol?
- I feel like the odd one out for saying this but I decided to not track calories and I’m wondering if anyone else here does not either.
- Thoughts on Running During Weight Loss
| Hitting my goal weight saved a life. Posted: 04 Aug 2021 01:44 PM PDT January 1st, 2021, I decided to try to lose some weight. I was a few months away from turning 40 and I'd weight more and more each year for the past decade. I was also beginning to develop a knee problem related to my weight that was starting to impact my life. On New Year's Eve I weighed 300.2 pounds as a 6'1" dude. I started using calories-in-calories-out and tracking what I ate with an app, cut way back on my drinking, and started lurking in /r/loseit. By February I had found a rhythm. I had found filling but low-calorie foods that I liked. HUGE shoutout to /u/wesevans whose free recipe cards, mentioned in his r-loseit post here became a major component of my meal planning. The pandemic actually helped a bit, as I wasn't going out to restaurants, getting beers after work with colleagues, or spending inordinate amounts of time at our local brewpubs. I had tried and failed many diet attempts before, but it looked like this attempt was working. By May I had lost more than 30 pounds. With added confidence in my body and newfound athletic energy, I decided to augment my dieting with some exercise. My knee problem was still an issue, so I took up swimming laps at the pool at the health club that I had just joined. I was never a great swimmer but, eventually, I got pretty good at it. Jump ahead to this month. I'm down 65 pounds and I've hit my goal weight. I'm on vacation with my family, enjoying a day on a pretty remote beach—we're the only ones there for a quarter mile in either direction. I've just poured myself a gin & diet tonic when we hear a faint yell out in the distance. It's a swimmer in distress about 250 meters offshore. The guy has a neon orange swim cap on for long distance swimming so he is easy to spot, even at that distance. There's a split second where we are trying to figure out if he needs help or not, but something about how he was moving clicked with me as trouble, so I ran into the ocean to help. I swam as fast as I could but, even with the surge of adrenaline, it still felt like it took forever to get to him. As I approached, I could see he was having a harder and harder time keeping his head above the water. I tried to yell "Help is coming!" a few times as I approached but I was so winded I had trouble getting a shout out. His back was to me as I arrived. Just as I reached him his head dropped below the water. I put my shoulder behind the back of his head and was able to forcefully tread water to elevate his head so he could breath. I could feel how weak he was in my arms. I was getting weak too; I was far too exhausted to try to bring him back to shore, but I knew my cousin had followed me in after grabbing an inflatable tube thing and would be arriving eventually, and I knew I could hold on treading water for however much longer it would take. After another few minutes of treading water and holding him up my cousin arrived. We were all able to hold on to the float and support him much more easily. We could also see that the professional lifeguards were hauling ass down the beach on their ATVs—a family member on shore had called 911 and given them our location. The lifeguards came out on a rescue surfboard and we all made it back to shore safely. I have never been as physically exhausted as I was while treading water out there after a 250 meter sprint swim. Here is what I know for sure: if I had not lost the weight that I did, there is absolutely no way I would have made it to him in time. You could say the same for me making the decision to start swimming for exercise, which itself was brought on by the weight loss. And yes, I know, it is really stupid and a huge drowning risk for a mediocre swimmer without a floatation device to try to rescue someone way out in the ocean. But here's why I did it, and this is also the big plot twist: The swimmer in distress was my father. Losing 65 pounds might have saved my life… time will tell. But I already know it saved my dad's. Many thanks from this former lurker to all of you in the /r/loseit community for your weight loss tips and tricks, without which my weight loss wouldn't have been possible. Thanks again to Wes for his recipe cards, and of course a huge thank you to the lifeguards! [link] [comments] |
| Officially lost 20 pounds!!! It took 5 months, but thats okay. Posted: 04 Aug 2021 08:17 AM PDT After gaining a bunch of pandemic weight, I moved out of my apartment I shared with my ex and for a good month two months, lost about 15 pounds. Woohoo. My starting weight was 162, though I think at my heaviest I hit the 170's. I tend to fall into emotional slumps and burnout from school, so I maintained my weight with a few fluctuations to from 144-147. In the past couple of weeks, I regained my desire to hit my goal weight of 125 and I started light calorie counting and cut out the take out everyday. It's helped immensely, and I finally hit 140.8 Guys, it doesn't have to be fast. Take breaks. I'm certain if I had kept to my diet I would have probably gotten a lot closer to my goal weight than I am now, but at the cost of my sanity because I am a huge food lover. Maintenance is doable for me, but sometimes I just need to break away from the diets. Edit: I honestly thought that I was losing weight slowly. I'm very appreciative of all the positive comments, thanks everyone, this has been a lesson to be kinder to myself and stop holding myself to impossible standards. I tend to believe I'm behind the curve for no reason other than I could've ate a little less and exercised a little more day to day and view maintenance as stagnation which is not true. It's kinda silly but everyone in this sub is so nice I'm a little choked up from a few compliments. Seriously, you guys are awesome 🥺 [link] [comments] |
| NSV- For the first time ever, I fit into a size 8US jeans! Posted: 04 Aug 2021 06:31 PM PDT Long time lurker, first time posting. I'm on mobile so please excuse any formatting mistakes. I (27F) have been over weight basically my entire life. I decided to give CICO a try about 3 months ago. My start weight was somewhere between 215lbs-220lbs and for the past 4 years I've been between a size 14US and 16US. This is the first time I've ever been able to start a diet and comfortably stick to it, so the weight just started falling off. I've lost about 48lbs so far and I'm only about 35lbs away from my goal weight. I eat somewhere between 1600-1200 calories a day depending on my appetite. And do light weight lifting with a 10lb weight a few times a week. Now on to the NSV. Today I was at a friends house who I hadn't seen since I started my weight loss journey. She's around a size 4US-6US but use to wear 8US-10US. I had just bought a size 12US shorts about a month ago and they're already getting too big. So I asked her if she had any old jeans that didn't fit her anymore that I could try on to see how I'm progressing. She gave me a pair of size 8US jeans and they fit! This is the first time in my life that I've ever fit into a single digit pants size! I almost cried when I buttoned them. I've wanted to wear a size 8 since I was 12 years old. This is probably the biggest milestone of my journey so far and I could not be happier. I just had to share with this lovely community. All of you have been so inspiring to me and I don't think I would have made it this far without reading all of you're advice. TLDR: I tried on a size 8 jeans today for the first time ever and they fit. I could cry tears of joy. Edit: I just saw the auto mod comment about the daily thread for SV/NSV and if this post doesn't fit the rules for the sub I apologize and will remove it. [link] [comments] |
| NSV it's sooo much easier to wipe Posted: 04 Aug 2021 05:18 AM PDT SW 336 / CW 270. WOW. It's wild. I use a bidet at home, so I don't think about it very often. I'm on vacay this week, and it's crazy how much easier the whole experience is. The "consistency" from better eating, and a significant reduction in total distance for reaching. It's just easier, and I couldn't be happier about that. I usually dread being away from my bidet, but not today. Today, I can sit up tall and wipe triumphant. [link] [comments] |
| Trust the process! It actually just is water weight - don’t feel discouraged! Posted: 04 Aug 2021 04:34 PM PDT This group really helped me mentally this week. Last Friday I had my first proper cheat meal and went over my maintenance. My family usually gets takeout once a week on Fridays but I am always below maintenance anyway. Last Friday we had KFC and I felt good so I ate what I wanted which ended up being a little over maintenance (my maintenance is 2300cal). I weighed myself Friday morning and clocked in at 96.8kg. The next day I had gained a tonne of water weight as expected from all the sodium. Over the weekend my boyfriend and I threw a ball in the park because we are in lockdown and can't do much else. My arms weren't sore but it was definitely outside my usual exercise. I weighed myself on Monday again and I was still up from my previous weigh in and weighed 97.8. Lots of water weight still. I weighed myself everyday and each day I was still up. I started getting discouraged and kept reading your posts and trying to tel myself "it's just water weight from KFC and exercise" "it's just water weight trust the process." "500g is 3500cal, you have been eating 1300cal you are fine" "trust the process drink more water" And today I was finally down again! 96.4kg and it's stupid that this made me happy. But I trusted the process. I did not give up as soon as I stopped seeing progress. I kept going and ate healthy and sticking to my limit. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2021 11:04 AM PDT As long as I can remember I've been downing that shit like water. One month off it and I don't know why I drank it so much. Been drinking only water and tea for the past week and I feel better generally. I got so used to it that I could barely eat a meal without it. Probably a result of spending most of my pubescent and teenage years on fast food and snacks, led by addiction and impulse behavior. By 14 I was already 100kg and by highschool I was 135. I ballooned during some rough times in college over the past few years and landed at 146. I've began slowly but surly trying to be mindful of my health before it is too late, and a lot of the struggle is mental. The diet soda thing helped highlight that for me - it was like crack to me, but spending a couple of months without it I see now it's a sort of tinny artificial taste that's practically undrinkable if it loses 20 minutes of fizz. Not worth the heartburn, thin enamel or kidney stones it's bound to give me. Fortunately I'm planning to start getting medication to help with the kind of self-destructive behavior, brain-fog and lack of clarity day-to-day that's had me mindlessly drinking and eating such crappy stuff. Sometimes you need that sort of push before you can really be conscious of your day-to-day behaviors and cravings. [link] [comments] |
| Anyone has those binge eating moments even though you've been on this journey for so long? Posted: 04 Aug 2021 09:30 PM PDT I went down from 158 lbs to 127 since I started this journey a year and a half ago. I do the usual CICO and I don't make my diet boring by making anabolic meals like from coach Greg's cookbook, so I don't need to have any cheat days/meals. I like my diet and I'm totally satisfied with it, but once in a blue moon (I would say 1 out of 30 days) I would have those moments where I want to keep eating and eating as if my hunger isn't satiated. The thing is, I've been doing this for quite a while now. I understand if I just started this journey and my body hasn't adjusted to eating in a caloric deficit, but for a year and half I expect better. Is this a normal thing that a lot of experienced people feel? It's worth noting that I don't kick myself in the curb just because I ate like a hungry hungry hippo; I have no problems getting back to my feet the following day, but I'm just legit curious if having those cravings to eat like a fatty is a normal occurrence. Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| 24 pound weight loss in 3 months. Easy but had to change. Posted: 04 Aug 2021 05:25 PM PDT I lost 24 pounds down from 266 to 242 in just under 3 months. All I really did was change my diet to sugar free stuff and cut out the carbs like soft drinks and snacks. I also started walking 2-3 miles a day in the morning. Two years ago I was at 292 and am drying to get to the point where I am down to 190-200. All I can say is all the fad diets and gurus that I checked out did little and eating simple foods like chicken and salad and lots of water helped me lose the weight. Plus I save money by not going to fast food places and if I want to eat something sweet, I opt for a smoothie or a diet ice cream. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2021 12:44 PM PDT M, 27. 5'11 (180cm). SW: 275lbs (124kg). I started counting calories (1500 budget) and working out 6x a week (an hour of weight lifting and 45 minutes of intense cardio) back in January 2021. I did this for about 6 months. I became obsessed, to the point where I would hate myself if I went over my calorie budget. To the point where I would add on another half hour of cardio just because I was 200 calories over my budget. I went to bed hungry, I woke up starving. I weighed myself every day and whenever I didn't go down, I beat myself up. Whenever the number went up, I became angry. I was stuck at 255lbs (115kg) for the longest time. So I gave up. I stopped counting calories because it messed with my head too much. I stopped pressuring myself to workout through the aches and pain and exhaustion. I stopped weighing myself daily. I enjoyed eating again.. and here is where it changed. While I was counting calories, it really showed me I was eating a monstrous amount above maintenance. Because I counted calories for a little bit, I had a general idea of what was too much and what was too little. When I was working out, I never gave myself a chance to repair and notice how strong I've become. I went from eating out 3-4 times a night to cooking my own food and only eating until full. I still worked out 6x a week, but not enough for me to be so sore that I couldn't sleep at night. I found out my favorite part about working out was not losing weight, but getting stronger. Adding on a new plate to my dumbbells was my favorite experience. Going up flights of stairs without being winded. Sprinting on a bike and being able to calm my heart beat. The other day, I was baking, and I thought I'd try tying the knot of my apron in the front instead of the back... and I was able to do it. So I weighed myself. I'm now 240lbs (108kg). I'm a little less than halfway to my goal of 200lbs (90kg). And I'm not hating myself while doing this. I just thought I'd share to hopefully inspire some mind shifts. [link] [comments] |
| I wish I wasn’t obese as a kid/teen Posted: 04 Aug 2021 08:38 PM PDT M/19/5'8 CW: 156lbs So I've been doing a lot of reflection after getting off of my meds as I've had to in order to stay afloat. I realized one of my core beliefs that was instilled into me from a young age is that attractive people are better. I was treated like crap growing up for my weight. I was bullied picked on and borderline treated sub juman simply because I didn't look like everyone else. I can't even look at pictures of when I was young because I get so angry and disgusted by the person I see. I learned to put a wall up with people and shield my emotions to protect me. I later worked on my personality so that people would want to actually get to know me…and it worked. In junior high and high school was the worst though. It was now that I had become invisible sexually. No one wanted me besides a friendship add the fact that I'm gay and it just lessened my chance of getting a boyfriend or even talking to a guy. To this day I only know of one openly gay guy in my high school that was attractive enough to hook up with the closeted guys. Anyways now I've lost the weight and while I do certainly get more attention from both men and women I'm so insecure in my body and my ability to actually attain anything past friendship that I'm stuck. The loose skin I got after weight loss has given me some very traumatic body dsymorphia to the point where I won't leave the house or I'll call off of work just to avoid being seen. I just want my skin removed so I can start the process of healing my body and mind. Cuz I've tried with the body I currently have and it almost landed me in a psych word. The last point I guess is. I wish the I had lost weight earlier or that I never was fat that way I could not have to deal with the mental repercussions of being overweight. [link] [comments] |
| First time experiencing real success and the missing puzzle piece was me all along Posted: 04 Aug 2021 07:21 AM PDT WARNING: sappy and preachy I had an epiphany recently concerning cico and dieting in general. There's this debate currently ongoing where people discuss how dieting is toxic and evil, and others are on the opposite side of the coin where they think x y z diet is the holy grail answer to all their problems. Cico is one of those diets that people laud as being the almighty answer. But I feel like I've been on both sides of the coin in that I've used cico to toxic and restrictive ends (literally calculating the date I should reach my goal and treating my body like a spreadsheet), and right now cico has been a huge benefit to my life. I think the thing it all comes down to is mental state. Cico, is not an answer... it's a tool. That's it. Imagine you want to become a painter but you have zero experience. The first step you take is you go online to a bunch of forums and you start looking up the BEST paint brush. Finally, you stumble upon a brand name that everyone online is raving about. This paintbrush made them the best artist ever. It's a miracle worker. So you get it, and you're so astounded by the balanced weight of it in your hands, the way the brush picks up paint, the way the bristles seamlessly glide against the canvas, etc... after a while of using the brush, you step back and look at the whole canvas and you just see lines. No substance to them at all, just a tangle of indiscriminate lines with no purpose or artistry behind them. So then you get angry at yourself, thinking, this brush made everyone else an amazing artist, why not me? What's wrong with me? And then, you give up. The issue here is that you never put any work into yourself as an artist. The tool worked well, but you had no point of reference to use it to its maximum potential. And I feel the same way about cico. It did nothing for me when I had not put the work into myself. Yes. I lost weight. But I still struggled with restriction-binge cycle. I was still returning to food as an emotional crutch. I still didn't understand when enough food was enough. It led me down a path where I thought something was wrong with me and just perpetuated these destructive coping mechanisms. That was all until I started therapy 2 years ago. Currently, I use cico to maintain a deficit, but I'm also using it now to teach myself proper food portioning so I don't have to use cico for the rest of my life... as my new crutch. I guess my point is, work on yourself. Not by shaping your body into some Adonis or Aphrodite look-a-like. I mean, genuinely take a minute to get to know yourself. Journal, get in touch with your emotions, your insecurities, the route of your shame. Then give yourself a mental hug and just let go of it all. Tell yourself it's ok to fail, as long as you don't bury yourself in food to spite your failures. Tell yourself that you are human and by allowing yourself to be human, you can become strong. Stop associating food with your entire moral being. Burgers are not bad, and you are not inherently bad for eating one. Going over your calorie deficit for the day is not the end of the road. It's just a tiny pothole that's going to fade away in the rear view mirror of your car. Losing weight will never be the solution to your problems (a few superficial ones maybe), being overweight is rather the symptom of your problems. I know this notion is not new here on this forum. I've personally lurked these threads for half a decade. I learned about every singe tool. IF, cico, OMAD, keto. I know everything there is to know about nutrition, seriously, I studied dietetics in university before swapping to medicine. I had a full tool belt with the shiniest state of the art devices. The one missing puzzle piece was me and I'm so grateful to have finally found it. [link] [comments] |
| I’m getting back on track starting now Posted: 04 Aug 2021 07:52 PM PDT Just really feel like I needed to share with people who understand. Everyone around me knows how unhappy I am with my body but they always just say I look fine and always offer me food and things. I've posted here recently about how I kinda fell off track but I'm committed to getting back to my goals. I got stuck in the cycle of telling myself I'll start again tomorrow but I never do. So I'm starting now as I type this. I'm tired of letting myself down. Currently 228, ultimately would like to get back to where I was in the 180s but for now my goal is to get to 200. I still remember how great I felt when I saw 199 on the scale and I want that feeling back. Wish me luck [link] [comments] |
| Can eating ones culture's food help stick to a sustainable diet? Posted: 04 Aug 2021 07:08 PM PDT Background: I grew up as a very skinny kid in India. My lifestyle involved a lot of walking, not much in terms of sports and eating delicious homemade food was a big part of my family life. I remember eating rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We also ate a lot of cooked vegetables, lentils, beans and fish. I always had a sweet tooth and even back then I was crazy for a slice of decadent chocolate cake. However, I remember eating 3 high carb meals a day, and never really craving sweets or junk food very often. Having lived in North America for the last 12 years, my food habits have changed quite a bit. When I first moved here, I was excited to eat burgers, pizzas as these were foods that were more exotic to me growing up as well as a variety of other foreign flavours that are more readily available at restaurants here. Needless to say, I am writing here because I have a few lbs to lose which has only been an issue when I started making my own food choices after moving to a new country for school. A few observations (when I do eat foods I grew up eating like rice and lentils) 1. I am the most satisfied. Period. This realization has dawned on me after 10+ years of avoiding those foods. 2. When I eat more typical north american meals, I almost always crave dessert after. 3. I do not overeat when I eat basic Indian food. 4. Eating something as simple as some fennel candy cleanses my palate similar to brushing teeth with a minty toothpaste. However, when I eat pies, cakes, etc, I just want more. The main worry that has deterred me from eating my typical Indian meals is the quantity of carbs and concerns over type 2 diabetes. You may say that don't eat the rice, but it just doesn't taste as good if I don't eat it with rice :( Now, this brings to my question... Has anyone else made the observation that they tend to eat less junk food, sugars when eating more foods from one's culture/childhood? I hope I am being able to articulate my question. I wonder if I just stick to these foods, if reaching and maintaining my goals will be easier. I know theres no other way but to try. I have yo-yod for a long time and I want to find a sustainable way of cooking and eating for the long term. I love cuisines from all over the world and would never want to give it up altogether. Also, luckily, my not Indian husband, loves my Indian cooking if I were to take this path. So I do see this working. Hoping to get some insights from fellow Redditors. Thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 05 August 2021? Start here! Posted: 04 Aug 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.
* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out! * FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions! [link] [comments] |
| Lost 40 Pounds as a 15 Year Old Posted: 04 Aug 2021 05:13 PM PDT SW:165lbs CW:~125lbs 15yo, M So about 6 months ago, I was 5 foot 3 and 165 lbs (M) I decided to make a lifestyle change and try CICO. I ate about 1200-1500 calories and I felt really full to be honest. I did a tonne of cardio and felt great. I still ate a lot of the things I like, but just cutting out junk and alot of unnecessary sugar really was easy. It was definitely the best decision I've ever made in my young teenage life. I am currently 5 foot 6 125lbs. I am starting a lean bulk at this point and starting working out to build up some muscle. And honestly, it now feels hard to force down 2500+ calories with 100+ grams of protein everyday. Just wanted to brag a little bit about my progress, that's all. Sorry if this wasn't an organized post. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Thursday, 05 August 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 04 Aug 2021 10:01 PM PDT Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction! This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing
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| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 5th, 2021 Posted: 04 Aug 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] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 4 Posted: 04 Aug 2021 08:08 PM PDT Hello losers, Late post & run, the evening ran away from me! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & remove moral judgement/stigma/shame directed at yourself about it: Progress over perfection. Trying to unattach my self worth from the number on the scale. Logged it this morning without much fuss. 1800 calories (tracking in 5-day cycles, Friday/Saturday at maintenance): Under goal today. Exercise 5 days a week: 60 minute walk. 4/4 days. Alone time to word vomit into journal: A little bit at lunch. Todays gratitude list: Today I'm grateful for family of choice. Express gratitude (verbally or through written communication): Did this just now! Your turn! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2021 11:07 PM PDT Hello everyone. I'm a 22F, 5'2 and 125lbs. My goal weight is between 110-115lbs. For the past 4 weeks I've been on a 1300 -1400 calorie a day diet and riding my bike for 40 minutes, doing an hour and a half gym session with weight lifting and 15 minutes on the cross trainer followed by an hour swim 5 days a week. My weight stayed the same for 2 weeks and has then gone up and down 2lbs until the beginning of this week where I actually started to lose and not go back up. Yesterday morning I weighed 119lbs, I helped my friend move (so a lot of physical labour) and I ate 2000 calories because I was with my friend and I thought it wouldn't hurt. I get on the scales today and I'm 125lbs again. I'm just sick and tired of doing all this and not getting anywhere. Does anyone have any suggestions? Edit: Should mention I've just finished drama school where I used to do 5 hours of dance and 1 hour of weights 5 days a week so I'm doing less exercise now than I have in the last 3 years so I doubt my muscles are building that much if at all. [link] [comments] |
| NSV - I was on the stair master for over 21 minutes Posted: 04 Aug 2021 01:41 PM PDT I am not a cardio person, usually no matter what it is I will have a mental block and just think something along the lines of "you know you could just stop doing this right now? It feels horrible anyway". Of course it will feel horrible when I can't stick to it and get better but I've been trying to get a decent walk in as often as I can to make up for it. That's why I normally gravitate towards the stair master in the gym. It doesn't take long to start working up a sweat and it's got an easy rhythm to it, I can usually feel like I've gotten something out of it before I hit that mental wall and normally this machine kills me in under 10 minutes but tonight I was just motivated after my usual routine of weights and core work. I put an episode of iasip on my phone and just kept at it. I don't know if it was because I've had a slight hiatus of 2 months on and off from the gym (travelling for family stuff), or that I hadn't seen this particular episode in a long time (maybe I should make an effort to not watch as much in my down time?) but I just didn't hit that wall. I definitely could have stayed on longer as well except it was getting late and I like to have a shower afterwards. I hit 78 floors so I guess next goal would be 80, maybe 85, after I recover (my face has only just stopped being red so hope I'm not too messed up tomorrow). Has anyone struggled with mental blocks with certain workouts and found something that works for you? [link] [comments] |
| body dysmorphia or still fat lol? Posted: 04 Aug 2021 03:03 PM PDT Sw: 398lb cw:316.4 gw: 175lb, F, 23, 5'9" So I have been on my weight loss journey for about 10.5 months and have managed to lose roughly 82-83lb. Yay me! Still a longgggg way to go but definitely getting there! But why do I feel like crap? I look at my body and I just see the same body just slightly smaller than my highest weight. The stomach hang, the loose saggy arms, huge back boobs. It's all there and I expect it. But my brain doesn't like to see it lol. I see these girls on tiktok who lose so little compared to me and their physical changes are jaw dropping. Or it seems like they lose 15-18lb a month while I'm here like a cute turtle losing my 7.5-8.5 pounds a month although I kick ass in the gym daily and eat super clean in a big calorie deficit. It just sucks knowing I've lost the weight of a little kid and I still feel like I look the same. Ik eventually I'll get to a point where I'll start to see bigger changes but as of now it's really disappointing and un motivating. Anyone feel the same? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2021 12:56 PM PDT Before I begin, I'm not at all suggesting that counting calories is wrong. I just noticed how nutrition and the weight losss journey itself is so incredibly individual because no ones body is ever 100% identical. I feel a bit alone and misunderstood on this . back when I was 13, I had to lose weight due to being prediabetic and having high cholesterol. So I started working out with my dad and eating less. Back then I was not tracking calories at all. I was working out, including veggies and eating less. I'm 23 now and on my final weight loss journey. I decided to start tracking calories but it never stuck out for me. In fact, it became rather detrimental to my mental health and seeing the amount of calories available to me made me feel powerless, weak, and more deprived and restricted in my options. So I decided to stop counting calories. I will use the app ATE to track what I eat, but I won't be counting the calories because it causes me more stress and makes me overthink. The only times I do count calories is if I'm going out to eat, but on those days I choose to maintain. But how do I know if I'm under track? I don't. I'll be honest, but I can feel it more by listening to my body and seeing how it feels so much better. Some days it wants more food and other days it want less. I will admit I started fasting for 16 hours. But this doesn't stop one from completely going over calories for weight loss. If anything, not counting calories gives me power in myself and this ability to trust myself, which is something huge I'm working on in therapy and outside of it. I also stopped snacking. A healthy granola bar or hard boiled egg wasn't doing me justice. In fact, the act of snacking was making me more moody and hungry. I also decided to go back to doing low carb. I can never do keto, but low carb gives me an ability to be flexible and still have a slice of pizza or brownie when I want to. I do fasting because it helps me listen to my body and enables self-discipline within me; the ability to make a good choice. I also weigh myself daily and input it via happyscale. I know the scale alone doesn't determine success, but it helps. I also have my Fitbit to encourage me and to keep me going. I'm also not in any rush to lose weight quickly anymore. I'll get to my goal weight when I get there. I will happily say, however, I've reached 237.4 lbs. I'm 37.4 pounds away from onederland! [link] [comments] |
| Thoughts on Running During Weight Loss Posted: 04 Aug 2021 11:42 AM PDT (Obligatory disclaimer: these things are true for _me_; YMMV, always and forever) I re-entered my healthy weight journey in April of this year. At the time, I wasn't anywhere near ready for exercise other than walking the dog slowly one time around the block. I felt heavy, my joints ached, my ankles popped, and I knew there was no way I was going to be able to run. I have been a runner off and on since my teens (more off than on), and I love it. I was feeling really sad that I was too heavy, in my mind, to run. I was also too exhausted all the time to even consider it. What happened is that after I lost about 20 pounds I started to crave running. By the time I had lost 30, I was dreaming of it. So I downloaded a simple run-walk app, checked to see if my sports bra fit, and bought a couple of pairs of leggings from Walmart. Then I started. I have been running again for four weeks now, and it was the best decision I could have made. What hadn't happened? Being "light enough" to run. I'm still pretty heavy. What DID happen? My transition to healthier eating habits, where I was eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, and very importantly, not overeating. Overeating for me leads to heartburn, fatigue, laziness, and malaise. Not so good for running. Once I started eating well, my body felt like running. And because I am working up to it with a run-walk program, I am giving my joints time to catch up. I have experienced no pain, shin splints, etc. since I started. Benefits of Running for Weight Loss (for me):
I hope you can find an activity (and if it is walking for you, great!) that can support you in your quest for a healthier life. [link] [comments] |
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