Weight loss: I owe a few of you an apology…. |
- I owe a few of you an apology….
- Under the 300!! Progress photos.
- I don’t tell anyone when I’m working on losing weight
- Portion Size: Blown Away
- Lost a hundred pounds now
- Six months, 63lbs lost: An analysis of metrics
- I got my husband in the weight loss train with me without even realizing it.
- The Way You View Exercise
- I now know I can do it
- Loosing weight with ADHD is uniquely challenging and frustrating!
- CICO is it unhealthy to have a few very low calorie days after two days of bingeing?
- Exercising for (obese) idiots - where to start?
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 11th, 2021
- Are you pro or anti cheat days, and why?
- Weight Loss [10 years ago] then massive amounts of Lipomas developed localized in areas of loose skin.
- I learned moderation in all areas of my life, never been happier
- When does the self-love/self-acceptance begin?
- Weight Gain and Relationships
- 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 10
- Grief, an ED and Depression walk into a bar
- [SV] Down 20 lbs
- One of those holding myself accountable posts lol
- Weigh-In Wednesday (Share Your Numbers)
- 24-Hour Pledge - Wednesday, 11 August 2021 - The Plan for Today!
| I owe a few of you an apology…. Posted: 10 Aug 2021 06:46 AM PDT (37M, 6'0", SW: 245, CW: 222, GW: ???) I've been trying to get into shape and lose weight for years. If you go back far enough in my post history, you'll see I've posted here going back as far as four or five years. Like clockwork, I'll have a bit of success initially and lose 15-20 pounds, hit a plateau, get discouraged, come here for help, and then people start telling me to count calories. But I can't count calories, because I'm a special little daffodil… (There were many excuses, but that's really what it boiled down to.) Just like every weight loss attempt in the past, I had some initial success this time, but then I got stuck somewhere between 223.5 and 225. So what did I do? Did I start counting calories? Fuck no! I worked out harder! I started exercising harder and more often than I ever have in my life! And what happened to that number on the scale? Not a damn thing. For six weeks, the number on the scale has continued to float between 223.5 and 225. And my body is paying the price. My muscles and joints are utterly beat to shit right now. I hurt. ALL. THE. TIME. Then last week, in a last ditch effort to save my weight loss plan, I finally gave in and decided to start counting calories. I bought a little journal to log everything. I got a digital food scale to get all official with it. That's when I discovered that the burritos I've been making for myself lately are clocking in at close to 1000 calories each. I had been eating four of them a day. [shocked Pikachu face] So I revamped everything, logged my food and beverages as best as I could, and decided I'd give it a couple of weeks. It's been five days since I started counting, and five days since my previous weigh-in. I just hopped on the scale, and I've lost a pound and a half in five days. [another shocked Pikachu face] Y'all, count your damn calories. I know it isn't fun, but it fucking works. Stop complaining and start counting. [link] [comments] |
| Under the 300!! Progress photos. Posted: 10 Aug 2021 05:37 PM PDT Hey everyone, for anyone who've seen my posts before, I've been looking forward to update you all on my first big milestone of finally being under the 300!! Weighted at 298 today, it feels so good to have 2 as a first digite on my scale finally!! I think it's just an other realisation that there's no going back for me and that some day, probably sooner than expected I will be "skinny", it feels unreal still to be down 60pounds. I've always been bigger but in the past year or so, these 50pounds I've gained made me no longer feel like myself, I'm starting to feel like my old self again but better, I can't wait to see what's to come for me in my journey. Thought I'd share my progress photos as I haven't shared any here before. Photo [link] [comments] |
| I don’t tell anyone when I’m working on losing weight Posted: 10 Aug 2021 02:29 PM PDT 24F here 5'4", SW: 175, CW: 145, GW: 130 Wondering if anyone can relate to this, but I don't tell anyone except those close to me when I am losing weight. First of all I think my friends would think I'm trying to restrict myself or something, or notice im eating less, when really I know I would never develop an eating disorder like anorexia. I'm 5'4", so to lose weight I really do need to eat like 1200-1500 calories depending on the day, which isn't a lot of food, but if I eat healthy I am full and fine. I also hate unsolicited advice or judgement, not like my friends would do that, but Its just awkward if they start suggesting something like "intermittent fasting worked for me" and internally I'm thinking, the only way to lose weight is eat less calories then you burn in a day. Of course doing this through intermittent fasting could be good for some to lose weight, but at the end of the day it's about calories however you put it. Also, I just don't want people eyeing my progress. I am doing this for me and if someone mentions I look slimmer maybe I will tell them, but generally I keep my weight goals to myself except for my boyfriend who is understanding. Just wondering if anyone relates to this? Sometimes I just feel like it's better to keep it to yourself or share on reddit as many are like minded! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2021 01:37 PM PDT This is long, sorry. TL;DR: PLEASE measure your food carefully to really understand how much to eat. Just eyeballing the food isn't enough--newbies like me will underestimate the calories on the plate and end up gaining weight as a result. I'm sure this will be absolutely no surprise to seasoned veterans on their weight loss journey, but I'm a clueless newbie and it was shocking to me, so I wanted to post this here as well, just in case someone else can benefit from my naivete. I've been trying to lose weight, but I haven't really had much success yet. Other posts here have been very helpful. I understand now that 90% of losing weight is simply eating less calories than I burn each day. My idea was to keep eating the foods I love (like Panda Express, for example. I know, I know...) but in smaller quantities. I went to the Panda Express website and printed out their nutrition guide. This is the guide that lists all their side dishes, main courses, etc, and shows how many calories are in each dish, along with other nutritional information. Previously, I thought I had a GREAT eye for portion sizes, and I thought I could reliably judge the amount of calories on my plate just by eyeballing the portions. This is where everything was going wrong. After getting a perfectly normal Panda Express lunch (fried rice, orange chicken, kung pao chicken), I took it all home and got out my new kitchen scale. I had my printed copy of the Panda Express nutritional guide, and I used the kitchen scale to measure out the food, according to weight, and the nutritional guide. I was blown away. I had been messing up SO badly. I wanted to eat 500 calories for my meal, as measured by the scale. But this turned out to be like 5 bites of food. I thought I had messed up my measurements, but I triple-checked and it was right. It seems that the people working at Panda Express who actually serve the food tend to put on MUCH, much more food than the serving size mentioned in the nutritional guide. For example, 500 calories of Orange Chicken is about 5.5 ounces. I put that amount of chicken on a plate and it's a TINY amount of chicken, it feels crazy. The amount of chicken that they put on my plate at the store was almost 11 ounces! If I had eaten the plate as it was given to me at the store, it would have been almost 2500 calories. Just the one plate. I know they were probably trying to do me a solid by really heaping rice and chicken on my plate, but I had NO idea how many calories were actually on that plate. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2021 08:03 AM PDT Its still hard for me to believe that at one point I weighed 410 pounds, but now I weigh 310 pounds. I never should have let myself get that heavy, but on the bright side, I think I finally got it figured out and its only a matter time before I hit my goal weight of 200 pounds. Its hard for me to believe its finally happening after years and years and years and years of trying and failing, but only now do I realize none of those attempts were failures. I wasnt ready yet. I didnt deal with the emotional problems that were underneath the surface. But I finally did and when I did. It was like all these doors that were previously closed, opened. Thank you for the pain. All of it. It was so much. But it brought me here and it was aaall worth it. I dont know if people reading this want advice for their own weight loss journey, to them Id say. Extreme obesity is a mental or emotional issue manifesting physically. Theres no logical reason to be putting on over 200lbs of excess fat. Deal with that issue. Whatever pain you have, LET! IT! GO! its not worth it. It hurts you more than anyone else. Honestly everything else is secondary, once you get the mindset and heart in the right place, youll figure out the mechanics. the mechanics are easy. its doing it everyday and not overeating that are the difficult parts which are tied much more to where your heart and mind are. Edit-sorry if I sound like I'm rambling lol I'm just really excited and happy. I've been waiting for this my whole life. [link] [comments] |
| Six months, 63lbs lost: An analysis of metrics Posted: 10 Aug 2021 10:25 PM PDT Per my previous post at 3 months, I'm a big fan of numbers. I've now hit 6 months in my journey, (24 weeks if you wanna be technical) and I thought I'd share some metrics to give some perspective on things for those of you that are as curious about numbers as I am. In addition to the numbers, I'll include some commentary on them for context. Starting Weight: 310lbs Current weight: 247lbs Total weight lost: 63lbs Percentage of starting weight lost: 20.2% Median loss per week: 2.86lbs. (While out of context this could be interpreted as being more than 1% per week for someone in the 240s, it's important to understand that in the context of someone that's starting at over 300lbs, for several months this would be less than 1% per week.) Most weight lost per week: 5.5lbs (week one water weight) Least weight lost per week: 0lbs (hurray for stalls!) Largest single day loss: 5lbs (Which happened 3 times) Largest single day rebound: 3lbs (which happened 6 times) Longest period without significant weight loss: 13 days (aforementioned stall, happened at 250) Onto calories! Median calories consumed per day: 1611 Highest calories consumed in a single day: 2824 (when I first started counting) Lowest calories consumed in a single day: 950 (Had a nasty case of the flu, barely left bed that day) Most calories in a single meal: 880 (popcorn shrimp with korean bbq sauce, worth every calorie) Estimated TDEE: 3040 (A decrease of 230 from my previous 3 months. This puts me in between lightly and moderately active category for the calculators. Now I lift weights 3-5 times a week for 1.5-2 hours per, and occasionally doing cardio when the mood strikes. So if you think you're "very active" because you go for a casual 30 minute walk a day, think again) Based on current projections, I am roughly 7 weeks ahead of schedule, and should be able to achieve my goal weight of 220lbs in approximately 14 weeks. My original intent was to stop now, get fitted for the tux for my friends wedding, then restart after the wedding. But with her blessing (and some finagling with the store) we were able to push my fitting back a couple weeks, and I've decided to push through to the finish line. If you have any additional questions about metrics, please feel free to ask. I'm on here all the time. [link] [comments] |
| I got my husband in the weight loss train with me without even realizing it. Posted: 10 Aug 2021 03:00 PM PDT I've been diligently tracking what I'm eating and exercising for the past month. In that month I've lost about 5 lbs, which has been great! 5 to 6 lbs a month is my goal, and it's quite noticable on my at 5 ft 1 frame. I've been cooking healthy meals and meal prepping for myself. My husband has been eating the dinners and lunches I've made (and has also lost 5 lbs without trying due to this). But today he sent me a picture of his MyFitnessPal diary to say he's joining me! We've both gained a bit of weight since our wedding and have both lost weight by counting calories before. I'm excited to have a partner on this weight loss adventure! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2021 11:58 PM PDT I'm sure I'm not the only one so I'd like to share what I've learned over many, many years of using exercise as punishment. I'd look in the mirror or step on the scale and see something I hated so I punished myself with exercise, hours and hours of cardio to "teach" myself a lesson. But now that I know a whole lot more about weight loss and I want to enjoy being active, I've had to retrain myself to view exercise as a tool that can make me feel better. There's obviously so much more to weight loss than just looking good, you want to feel good too, but my 14 year old self didn't exactly care about that second part. I stopped thinking about how I needed to workout in order to burn calories and instead set goals for myself that made working out both a fun challenge and a now useful component on days I feel mentally fatigued. I no longer dread working out because a) I know it doesn't have to be on a treadmill or mindlessly counting reps (seriously though any tips to make the treadmill less boring would be appreciated) and b) I enjoy seeing my progress throughout my workouts by adding more reps, being able to run longer or faster, etc. Weaponizing exercise meant that I had turned something that supposed to be good for me into something that made food the enemy. I eat, I workout, but I don't tie the two together anymore in that negative light. I'm allowed to enjoy food and I'm allowed to mess up, but at the end of the day all that matters is that I continue to try and improve. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2021 08:20 PM PDT (31F; SW 155; CW 136.8; GW 135). Hi! For the past few years, I knew I was gaining weight, but I was too afraid to weigh myself or admit I wasn't in control of it (history of eating disorder). This February I decided I had enough with feeling like I wasn't in touch with my body anymore. I bought a scale and after the initial number shock, started exercising at least five times a week and following CICO. The first ten pounds came off relatively quickly (2 months), but then it really started to slow down. The initial happiness I gained in feeling like my body was healthier was starting to be overshadowed by my frustration and obsession with the numbers. In order to protect my mental health, I decided to take a step back. I reduced my exercising to 2-3 times a week, stopped tracking my calories, and stopped my weekly weigh ins. I still tried to be conscious of what I was eating now that I knew appropriate portions, but I wasn't nearly as obsessive about it. I weighed myself today for the first time in three months, fearfully expecting to have regained some weight or at best stayed stagnant, but I had lost another 8 pounds! The habits I created in those first months by sticking to my plan so closely must have reset something in my brain. I'm now less than 2 pounds from my goal and I know I can do it! I'm going to keep with my casual approach, but with optimism instead of fear. Thank you to everyone who posts here. You all are great motivation. [link] [comments] |
| Loosing weight with ADHD is uniquely challenging and frustrating! Posted: 10 Aug 2021 04:19 PM PDT It seems like when it comes to ADHD and food, people fall into 1 of 2 camps: There's the "I'm so hyper-focused and/or distracted that I forget to eat" people, and the "my brain needs dopamine so I can't stop eating" people. I wish I was someone in the first camp, but here I am, standing in the kitchen, eating peanut butter directly out of the jar because I can't focus long enough to actually make myself anything. Loosing weight requires a lot of planning and impulse control, something which we aren't exactly great at. I've managed to loose 60 lbs so far, about a year ago, and luckily I have kept all but 15 of those pounds off since I stopped actively trying. When I was loosing weight, weight loss was the center of my world, my hyper focus, it was all I could think about. I was obsessed with researching, planning, tracking. Loosing weight was novel, interesting, and challenging. But eventually it became both boring and overwhelming as the novelty wore off. I would do anything to go back to that mindset where weight loss was my hyper focus again, but as you know, we cannot control what sparks our brains. Now, counting calories is absolutely overwhelming. It takes me over an hour to cook a simple healthy dinner because of distractions, there is no way I can add weighing my food and logging my calories into this process when it's already a miracle I'm even cooking. It's just too many steps. And planning my meals or prepping? I tried to make a meal plan this week and it took so long and was so overwhelming, I literally had to lie down and rest afterward and it was the only thing I did that day. And no, I absolutely did not follow my meal plan because the moment I have an impulse that says "just eat microwaved veggie burger patties and olives out of the jar", I'm sitting on the couch with a belly full of Morningstar and fingers covered in olive juice before I even realize what just happened. Loosing weight with ADHD has some unique problems that neurotypical people don't have to deal with. But there are some advantages too, like hyper focus, that I think could potentially make weight loss easier, if only there were some way to control what grabs our hyper focus next. So, my friends with ADHD, how are you managing this? What works for you and what common advice for neurotypicals does not? How do you keep your weight loss journey novel and exciting for a brain that hates routine? How do you manage adding the steps of measuring/weighing, some math, and entering your food into MFP or Lose it without giving up? Any tips for managing impulse control issues? I still have another 60-70 lbs to loose, but I'm halfway there! I am ready to get back on track, but tired of constantly failing myself when I can't overcome these same issues, every time I try. I am open to any and all tips, tricks, or ideas. [link] [comments] |
| CICO is it unhealthy to have a few very low calorie days after two days of bingeing? Posted: 11 Aug 2021 02:49 AM PDT I've been counting calories to eat between 1,200 and 1,500 cal paired with IF for a few weeks. The long term goal is to lose 15kg. I've realised alcohol is my ultimate downfall. After being so good since I started, I ended up having two nights of drinking a fair amount of vodka. The calories are horrendous. I'm back on track now and my plan is try and avoid alcohol entirely but maybe treat myself to a few drinks no more than one day per week, which is a huge improvement compared to my almost daily drinking. But I'm feeling bad about having two off days, I must have consumed 2500-3000 calories. Yesterday I only ate 600 calories for the day and I feel fine. Today I'm planning about 1,200 but was thinking the day after I could maybe do another 600 cal day and then continue as normal after that. I'm thinking in terms of my weekly calorie intake it might help damage control my crazy two days. Hopefully this is a one off, but is having a few very low calorie days to make up for a binge unhealthy? And will it actually help? [link] [comments] |
| Exercising for (obese) idiots - where to start? Posted: 10 Aug 2021 07:46 AM PDT Hello I'm stubs (26F, 5'2", morbidly obese as diagnosed by my physician) My self and my family are are huge. But for all that is holy - we are tired of it. But we always seem to get discouraged and outright embarrassed about our weight. So I finally got my parents a smart TV a and they even know how to work it (sorta haha). Point is, since we are all to embarrassed to go to the gym at this point, I really want to find a program that we can do from home. Our living room is nice and large so plenty of room to work out. Does anyone know an online program that fits the following: - super beginner friendly that explains what to do in detail - does not require excessive or bulky equipment (hand weights, bands, balls ok) - has an app that can be used downloaded through the google store - (bonus if can be done through Roku too!) - less than $50 a month for programs TYIA for your ideas! [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 11th, 2021 Posted: 10 Aug 2021 10:47 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] |
| Are you pro or anti cheat days, and why? Posted: 10 Aug 2021 07:45 AM PDT Eating over your TDEE I am personally very anti-cheat days but I also absolutely understand the concept and can appreciate why people do them. The way I look at it might be harsh, but I see people justify cheat days by saying it is a reward for the hard work they put in with their calorie deficit, so they want to treat themselves. To me, my reward is not food, that's exactly what made me fat and anxious. So to me, indulging in what fucked me in the first place is not a reward. My reward is getting on the scale every week and seeing the pounds drop and seeing the changes in my body. Cheat meals would only inhibit or slow down that reward cycle, it is so counterproductive. BUT, I do understand why people are pro-cheat days. They can help people avoid extreme binges by having a meal/day that satisfies their cravings which may inevitably screw them if they do not indulge. That is how I see both sides, how about you? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2021 09:36 PM PDT I went from 353lbs to 172lbs nearly a decade ago. I had a few lipomas then and ignored it because what was I going to do about it? I certainly couldn't afford surgery at the time for skin removal so I didn't even plan on dealing with that. They were no big at all like 1/5 a marble at most. Now fastforward to now and areas of loose skin are filled with lipomas - again they aren't big. 1/10 a marble[mostly] -> 1/2 size a marble[rare] but we are talking several hundred all together. I am much less comfortable with weight completely off then on because my loose skin is basically like a bag of marbles otherwise and I will never have the appearance of just loose skin since the lipomas will mostly just make it look like like I am slightly chubby/drooping. Basically places that a surgeon targets for skin tightening - thats where they are. Under arm, Abdomen, and Upper-inner thigh. Its actually challenging to find them in any other locations. I am at 235 now and actually have a surprising amount of muscle - I look visibly "buffish" at least with my clothes on on so I am at least thankful that they do not show and I was able to change my body shape enough. Weight lifting is my method for keeping weight off and at least appearing normalish. Little things like wearing a gym belt or even a underwear band on stomach [which we all know why we do that] is pretty discomforting due to it going across the loose skin stomach combined with lipomas. Gym excercises have become increasingly discomforting like laying flat on bench and bending over. Insurance seems to frown on any attempts of skin removal and lipoma surgery though my case seems to be some weird case that I am wondering if I can somehow make the attempt. Anyone ever hear of any stories like what happened to me and/or have any ideas of how to have insurance step in? I have no family history of lipomas or anything.I have an upcomming dermatologist appointment and just looking for any ideas to try to make a case and/or figure stuff out. [link] [comments] |
| I learned moderation in all areas of my life, never been happier Posted: 10 Aug 2021 12:04 PM PDT So I've mainly been using the CICO method (calories in, calories out) for the last 6 months and I've lost about 15-18 (noticeable) pounds. I haven't been at all too stringent, like, if I want to eat a billion donuts one night I will. Like last night, lol. BUT, the difference is that that desire is significantly less frequent, and it's because of what initially measuring calories helped me to learn. At the very beginning, I had to measure everything and I was really strict about it for a couple of weeks to ensure that I was sticking to this, and when I wanted to restrict was eating anyway, and when I wanted to overeat I was cutting down. This forced me to notice how big portion sizes actually are, and to take those into account when "withdrawing from my calorie bank". Was 1/4 of my daily calorie intake really worth a vanilla latte? Or that bag of chips between lunch and dinner? No thanks, would rather add those calories to my dinner so that I can have a plate of sweet potato fries with my chicken burger. In this way, the first couple weeks taught me moderation. From this, I naturally became more moderate in other areas of my life; not dull moderate, but moderate in the sense that I was becoming acutely aware of my specific needs instead of just resorting to excess as a fix-all. By becoming aware of my emotional, mental, and physical needs, I made more enjoyable, intentional choices generally. I was less often dissatisfied with something else in my day-to-day, so I was less likely to overcompensate with the impulsive and short-lasting enjoyment of numbly eating. I like being more moderate. More intentional. More aware. It makes me feel cute and strong and smart lol. And I like my body a lot more, I like how I present myself and I enjoy being more social and compassionate, less bitter or reclusive. I feel light and happy and in control. The whole package is just better. And to me, it's funny that it started with CICO. Maybe it was just the sheer act of measuring something consistently and so it becomes more frequently salient. Who knows! But give it a try, it worked and is working great so far for me :) EDIT: Typo [link] [comments] |
| When does the self-love/self-acceptance begin? Posted: 10 Aug 2021 05:24 PM PDT Hi everyone, I'm 23F 5'3" and 229lbs. I've struggled with weight my whole life and now I'm the biggest I've ever been. I feel like over the past 1.5 - 2 years, my self esteem has decreased drastically. I genuinely hate the way I look. I'm in a relationship and often think and tell my partner that he'd probably be happier with someone skinnier. And you realize that as a fat person, you can't do a lot of "cute couple things" like wearing your SOs shirts and sweatshirts. Even in our sexlife, I feel so uncomfortable being naked and when he wants me to be on top I'm absolutely mortified. I hate that I feel so insecure and let it affect my love life with such an incredible man :( I worked out today and gosh I thought these things released endorphins?!? I found myself crying and having a full blown mental breakdown. Typing thru tears right now. How did I let it get this bad.. I hate myself for letting it get to this point. A part of me is scared that even if I lost weight, I still might be unhappy. How do you accept yourself as you are, regardless of where you are in your weight loss journey? Anything and everything would help please. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2021 09:11 AM PDT (30/F/5'6"/175) I am about 30lbs overweight and this is the worst I have ever felt about my body and my self esteem is so low. My partner admitted they do not find me as attractive and we aren't really romantic anymore. I have my own intimacy issues due to self esteem - but I feel like why be romantic with them if they clearly aren't jumping at the bit? The issue is two-fold. It makes me worry about the future - if I gain weight again or gain weight from having a baby, how can this relationship work? The idea of gaining so much weight from pregnancy and having him feel this way again in the future makes me not even want to have kids. Is this normal in relationships or is my partner just really shallow and needs to grow up? Obviously I want my partner to find me attractive and I understand I don't look like I did when we first started dating (we've been together for nearly 10 years). Any advice on how to navigate these troubled waters are welcome. My partner is a great person - very kind, intelligent, we have so much in common, have a home/dogs together and have such great support from family and friends. We have agreed to do other things to benefit our relationship like going to therapy individually (both have our own things we want to work on for the benefit of our relationship and ourselves) and doing more things together so we feel we are supporting one another (and they told me they want to support me in my weight loss journey and want to work on our relationship). I just feel very lost and alone, and I can't talk to any friends or family because I don't want to worry them or unintentionally change the way my family/friends feel about my partner. I also want to keep this private for now until we determine if our relationship can work (if its not my weight, maybe its something else we can't fix and should move on). I guess I'm feeling like my weight has a lot more to do with the fizzle in the relationship than anything else and it's hard to grapple with emotionally. Thank you for reading this and any advice or just comments would be greatly appreciated. Edit: thank you for your responses! Keep 'em comin! Obviously my partner and I know our relationship better than anyone else - but it's been eye opening reading other peoples thoughts and suggestions and experiences. Have a great day! Edit 2: I appreciate that some people are asking if im okay after seeing some of the awful comments on here. Thank you!!! [link] [comments] |
| 30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 10 Posted: 10 Aug 2021 07:19 PM PDT Hello losers, Happy Tuesday. How is it this week already feels like forever but also it's only Tuesday? 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. Mad about it but also sore & woke up feeling like I might've actually hurt myself. So, water retention maybe. I'm fine now, just woke up stiff! 1800 calories (tracking in 5-day cycles, Friday/Saturday at maintenance): On it. Hungry today. Exercise 5 days a week: 30 minute stationary bike with arm reps mixed in. The air quality where I live is actively dangerous so my lunch walks are on a very annoying hiatus. 9/10 days. Alone time to word vomit into journal: Did a little bit during lunch. Todays gratitude list: Today I'm grateful for dark chocolate in single serving sizes, ground turkey, having the ability to do a decent workout inside & my ancient lioness warrior kitty. Eating moths & protecting the household. Express gratitude (verbally or through written communication): Will do this tonight. Gonna lean on the "you know what I like about you" statements for some people in my life that deserve recognition for being wonderful. Your turn! How was your day 10? [link] [comments] |
| Grief, an ED and Depression walk into a bar Posted: 10 Aug 2021 02:37 PM PDT Pretty sure I got the cocktail of self destruction thrown my way during the summer of 2019. I've always had the eating disorder (BED) but it was semi manageable prior to the loss of my favorite human in June 2019. I've been wallowing in self pity and grief since. Closing myself off from friends and family and eating myself into a 100 lb weight gain. I don't want to be this person anymore, my fav human would be so disappointed in me if he saw me like this now. If he knew how much I had let myself fall into despair over his death. He never wanted anything but the very best for everyone around him and I know he'd be bending over backwards right now to pull me out of this slump and help me find the joy in life again. I've finally reached out to therapy provided through work and begun the healing process mentally last week. It feels good to say this all out loud. I wanted to post here as I can't quite bring myself to talk to my friends or family regarding everything as of yet but hoped you fine internet strangers would be the next best thing to an anonymous support group as I can get until I can find a local group to join. If anyone has any discord/online groups open to members for BED or weight loss accountability etc I would love to have an invite. Lurking this sub has helped me so much and I'd love to find an online community of similarly struggling individuals to reach out to in times of need and stumbles. It's time to say goodbye to this sad chapter and do better. Make a change. Be better. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2021 09:33 PM PDT F/24/ 5'4" • SW: 306.6 • CW: 285.8 • GW: ??? Total loss of 20.8 Just doing a quick post because I'm pretty proud of myself! I started on May 19th and I last weighed myself on Aug 10th so its been a bit less than 3 months. I'm down a little over 20lbs and it's been really great! My clothes are fitting looser and I've lost a lot of my double chin lol. I'm also more flexible, less sore, and can be on my feet longer without pain. I've been doing CICO this whole time, my net average is about 1550–1700 cal a day. Kinda slow but progress is progress. Someone on here reached out to me and suggested we be accountability buddies and it's been really nice, it's comforting to talk about weight loss, food habits, goals, and anxieties with someone else. I've also noticed that my sister is doing some calorie counting as well so that's another person that I can mutually support :) I still having trouble getting exercise in though since I have a sedentary job + online school and introvert hobbies. My step count averages around 3k :/ I've been doing light exercises though, mostly squats, standing ab exercises, and arm weight exercises (5lbs, I think I need to go up to 8?) and I plan on getting a yearly pass to the community center which has a pool and a fitness room because I love swimming (even if I'm a slow swimmer) [link] [comments] |
| One of those holding myself accountable posts lol Posted: 10 Aug 2021 11:56 PM PDT I'm sure you all know the procedure now haha but 20F 5'6 SW: 225lbs CW:194lbs GW: 174lbs (for now!) I started my weight loss journey when I was 17/18, did low carb, lost a bunch of weight, gained it back, lost it again but was battling with overexercising, bulimia, orthorexia etc etc so even though I lost that weight I felt miserable. Somehow I managed to stagnate and maintain the weight I lost for the past 1 1/2 years or so but I am slowly gaining it back so I'm trying to start this again before it goes completely downhill again. Im doing IF alternating between 16:8, 18:6, 20:4 again, trying to start Keto/low carb again today but I might stick with low carb around 50-70g of carbs because 20g carb limit made my ED aggravated. I need to start walking more, and need to implement a better exercise routine but I'm mostly focused on diet for now I'm deciding to do this because I deserve a better future, one where I am happy and food doesn't control me, nor do my health conditions due to obesity. I hope I keep on reminding myself of that and that I deserve this, I am truly the only obstacle that separates me from my goals. I will get this journey started and back on the road again. Wish me luck :) [link] [comments] |
| Weigh-In Wednesday (Share Your Numbers) Posted: 10 Aug 2021 09:01 PM PDT Share Your Numbers!!!Welcome back to another week of weigh-in Wednesday. Share your +/- change from last Wednesday to this Wednesday, and a short summary of your week. Sometimes we get lost in the day to day ups and downs and it's good to see our week over week changes. Time to celebrate losses and lift each other up during possible failures. This is not a timed event or contest, feel free to jump in any time. This post was made a staple of r/loseit by u/Kahne_Fan and our thanks goes to him for providing a service that so many find helpful. [link] [comments] |
| 24-Hour Pledge - Wednesday, 11 August 2021 - The Plan for Today! Posted: 10 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
Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. --- On reddit, your *vote* means, *"I found this interesting"* (...read more about [**voting on reddit**](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/voting)) --- [link] [comments] |
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