Weight loss: Yesterday I cried while trying on a jacket. |
- Yesterday I cried while trying on a jacket.
- I've lost 35 lbs in the last 6 months.
- I just realized something very important regarding self-care. Sharing in case anyone out there needs to read this.
- It's so sad to me how much my self worth us tied to my weight, and as a formerly "naturally skinny person" i never understood that.
- To all the "I do everything perfectly but I can't lose weight" crowd
- I'm a Cereal Binger... But Why?
- Self-compassion is my only path forward
- New research (1047 participants) suggests there are different types of "diet styles" or eating habits: Impulsive, Temptation, Overthinking, Social, and Foodie. It also discusses approaches to help people with each diet style stick to their diets.
- My journey, for anyone who cares.
- I am morbidly obese and i want help
- I almost stayed in my calorie range today! Omg.
- Long way to go
- 10 kgs down and no longer obese!
- Can anyone recommend a virtual personal trainer?
- I hit my first goal! Trust me, if I can do it, so will you!
- How to stop binge eating?
- Enjoying the simple things in life
- [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 2nd, 2021
- Constantly overeating
- How did you make your last 'Day One' different to the others or more meaningful?
- Lack of Support Rant
- I feel like the scale is lying? I lost weight but don’t feel like I have
- 23M 6'3"/190cm SW: 302 lbs/137kg CW: 297 lbs/135 kg GW: 170 lbs/77 kg A month in, been fat pretty much my whole life, recommitting
- Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Monday, 02 August 2021? Start here!
| Yesterday I cried while trying on a jacket. Posted: 01 Aug 2021 02:33 PM PDT There is a clothing store that I've always admired the style of the clothing but have never fit their clothing as a plus size woman. They don't carry plus sizes other than XL so I've always just bought their cute socks, bought clothes for my friends, and been a window shopper. Yesterday I passed by the store and decided to pop in to see if they had any cute socks in. As I was walking past the racks, I saw a comfy jacket that looked so soft. I told myself there was no way I was fitting that and just kept walking. I found my cute socks and went to walk towards the checkout, passing right by that jacket again. As I'm walking by I notice that they have an XL and thought "Why not see how far off I am from fitting this…" Guys… I tried it on and IT WAS TOO BIG! I immediately burst into tears. Like I was bawling my eyes out, by myself, in the middle of this busy store. One of the sales associates came up and asked me if I was okay and I told her yes and that they were tears of happiness. I tried the large on and it was on the bigger side but fit well! My body dysmorphia has been absolutely horrible during this process, but this experience gave me a lot of hope! Edit: Wow! I did not think this post would get this much attention. Thank you guys so much for all of your positive words of encouragement! This truly is one of my favorite subreddits because of how supportive this community is! No matter how big your goal is, you got this! [link] [comments] |
| I've lost 35 lbs in the last 6 months. Posted: 01 Aug 2021 02:38 AM PDT I'm a 20 year old 5'10 M and 6 months ago I weighed 215 lbs. Today I weighed myself in at 180 lbs. When I started I really didn't know if I was going to be able to do it. I am in the best shape of my life and I still have a long journey in front of me. It was all mental for me, I thought I would always be the chubby kid and accepted it. It is also really easy to shove garbage in your face hole when you hate yourself. I ran a half marathon a few days ago which I also didn't think I could ever do. It's really nice looking in the mirror and being surprised to see yourself. I really didn't change what I ate all that much. It was mostly just reducing my portions and not gorging myself late at night. 180 lbs was my goal weight when I started my journey so to actually hit a goal that I set for myself makes me tear up. I still want to lose a few more pounds and gain some more muscle but I'm happy with the growth not only physically but mentally I have made. Now I gotta get the courage to start asking some ladies out haha. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2021 06:49 PM PDT For context, I'm a 22 year old university student in my last year. I graduate in December. I have always had issues surrounding my weight and very low self-confidence and self-esteem. I've been severely critical of myself since I was a child with nearly everything: grades, looks, intelligence, personality, etc. Each year added to my life only resulted in this worsening. I was recently diagnosed with BED and put on medications for it a year ago, but still didn't manage to lose weight. In fact, I gained. The highest I have ever been was just last month at 215 lbs/97.5 kgs and I'm just 5'4"/166cm. I may have gotten higher but that was the highest I saw on the scale. I've been taking summer classes and they consumed pretty much all of my time as I've been staying up way past my usual bedtime and suffering insomnia. To get to the point, I went to the bathroom today and stared at myself in the mirror for a long time. I have a bad habit of avoiding looking at myself because of the shame I feel, but I did this time. I realized just how badly I've been neglecting myself, not just mentally, but physically. My hair is dry and full of dandruff. My skin is greasy in some areas and so dry it's covered in flakes in others. I never had issues with acne growing up, but I've been failing to care for myself so much since COVID started that I'm covered in acne and scars. My lips are dry and cracked, bleeding from lack of moisture and not drinking enough water. My teeth haven't been touched by a toothbrush in maybe a week. My skin is the same as my lips and shades darker because I haven't showered since whon knows when. I hate seeing myself in front of the mirror when I'm drying off. I hardly get out of bed unless it's absolutely necessary. I genuinely look like a homeless person. I'm really calling myself out here but like I said, this realization really got to me. How am I supposed to lose weight and feel good about myself when I wake up every day like this? If I were doing this to someone else under my care, I'd be accused of abuse. As badly and desperately as I want to lose weight and as severely as I berate myself for not being able to do so, I never took the time out to really think about how hard it would be for ANYONE to get anything productive done in the circumstances I've placed myself in. I don't really know where exactly I'm going with this. If anyone reads this and relates, I feel you. I feel you so fucking much. I don't know how to love myself or show myself any compassion. I think today it finally clicked that I need to work on that, as difficult as it may be. Thanks to anyone who took the time to read this rant. I genuinely hope you succeed in your goals. Edit: WOW Thank you all for the rewards! I didn't think more than a few people would read this! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2021 10:01 PM PDT I'm slightly overweight, and up until the past year I was naturally skinny. I've always eaten relatively healthy, and been moderately active - but I never had to try or think about being fit - it was just effortless. I'd assumed it'd always be that way for me. Now I'm 31 and my weight is such a struggle, I'm 5'7", 160 large frame - id always been about 135, and that looked super lean on me. I don't drink pop, I rarely eat things like pizza or sweets, maybe 1-2x a month. And I try and stay active. When I was thin, I never felt remorse or guilt for eating a cookie - and when I was thin I'd eat 5 if I felt like it, or if I felt like having a pint of Ben and Jerry's I would (not that I did it often. But you know I had zero emotions about it) Now that I'm overweight and hate my body, I try not to allow myself any junk foods, and if I do decide to say have a scone with a coffee on a Sunday - I feel guilty and ashamed. If I want something like ice cream or pizza, I won't buy it or eat it. It's just so weird to think how being overweight has made my relationship with food so psychologically damaging. I also hate how my body feels, my breasts went from a B to a DD, and I fucking hate it. They just feel huge and full and gross, I can no longer effortlessly go braless, it's just so physically uncomfortable. Most of my weight gain has been in my chest and hips, which people say is a blessing - but I used to have a body I loved and now I absolutely hate it. I've been calorie restricting and watching my diet but it doesn't seem to make a difference. It's like my weight has plateaued and doesn't seem to want to go down no matter what I do. I actually ask myself "how the fuck is this the same body?" I don't understand how it changed so much. It's not like I had a major dietary or lifestyle change, it just started happening. If anything I eat much less and much healthier than I did before - because I used to not think about it. But I always focused on eating unprocessed foods and I actually thought that was why I was thin lol, but I guess not. I just think about that a lot, how when I was skinny my relationship with food was so healthy and now I almost view it as my enemy. [link] [comments] |
| To all the "I do everything perfectly but I can't lose weight" crowd Posted: 01 Aug 2021 05:52 AM PDT So I don't need to lose weight anymore, and I am waiting to join my gym again in October to start weightlifting again. But I am still logging what I eat at the end of the day for data analysis purposes. However, due to stress and other things I had been in a pretty significant caloric deficit for every day of July, (~300), and lost some lbs. I am very confident about the extent of this caloric deficit, since I managed to discover how many calories I burn with my usual activities with a lot of experiments and empirical data during the years. I am also generally very active (for example I walk 7 miles a day on "normal amounts of walking" days). Then the kind of stress I was under switched completely, and I kind of stress-ate for four days. I also couldn't do any physical activity in that period, walking included. I never binged, just ate bigger portions, more frequently and had more caloric-dense foods. Results: completely annihilated the caloric deficit of the whole month. Four bad days can easily erase 26 good ones. Weight checks out too, after having flushed away the little water weight I had. I don't mind, but if I had just started my diet I would have been frustrated as hell. I knew I was eating more than my rest-days-TDEE , but during each single day I would have never guessed by how much I was going over, since I wasn't binging and I had no takeouts either. If I had these four days peppered through the month instead of consecutive I would have never even noticed the first weight loss. The point of this post is to be careful with tracking accurately, especially if you aren't seeing results but doing everything "perfectly". Chances are you are doing everything almost perfectly, and that small fraction is messing up your hard work. [link] [comments] |
| I'm a Cereal Binger... But Why? Posted: 01 Aug 2021 03:42 PM PDT So as the title says.... I have slight BED, the only thing I binge on is cereal. I really thought I had it under control so I started buying cereal again. I lasted a week, but after I opened the box, it's like I couldn't control myself. One bowl turned into 3 turned into the whole box and eventually half of the other one over less than 24hrs. Even when I felt sick, I still wanted more. Cereal is the only food that makes me this way. Can anyone enlighten me on why and how to control it? It doesn't come from restriction. I eat a lot and am happy with my diet. My personal guess is my obsession with the texture, the crunch, it's like a fixation. How can I deal with this? Thanks in advance guys! [link] [comments] |
| Self-compassion is my only path forward Posted: 01 Aug 2021 10:11 PM PDT 'Consistency is key' How many times have we heard this when it come to exercise and diet? This is what we're told but nobody teaches you how to be consistent. I've recently started exercising and it's almost been a month now. I have the momentum to keep going. I haven't pondered until now about why this time is different, but today it's become so clear to me that it's because I've learned self-compassion. Self-compassion begets consistency. If I can't do a single push up I tell myself that's alright, scale to the knees and do what you can. If my body hurts I say that's okay, this is a new practice and maybe all you can do is a walk today. I am driven to exercise because of the mental clarity and peace I feel at the end of my workout, and I tell myself "I am proud of you." I am proud even when my workout lasts just 10 minutes, or even when I'm not able to do a certain movement. I've finally relieved myself of unfair expectations that I should already be strong enough or why can't I just do x 'like everyone else.' I didn't know when I learned self-compassion earlier this year (in a moment completely unrelated to weight loss) that it would help me with this goal today. Life will throw shit your way. You will most certainly experience hardship, and from personal experience you can only make things harder when you shame yourself. I hope you are proud of yourself today for trying, or even thinking about trying for your goal. The mere thought of trying is a bit of hope you've put in yourself, and if you foster that hope and protect it you will go farther than you think. [link] [comments] |
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| My journey, for anyone who cares. Posted: 01 Aug 2021 11:11 PM PDT stats: male, 6'3", CW: 215 SW on April 17th, 2021: 275 GW: 220 for August 2021: 220 new goal weight for April 2022: 180 Hey y'all, I'll try to keep this short cause I imagine it won't get read by many. I went through a lot in the most recent year between the loss of a parent, having Covid twice, and a brutal school year which left me (M19) at 275 pounds. I'm not one to celebrate holidays or birthdays but I think the one anniversary I will always celebrate is April 17th, 2021. The day I decided to get right with fitness Jesus and find my healthiest self. Anyways flash forward to today, not even four months from April 17th, and I'm below 215!! I still can barely believe I've lost 60 pounds! And it's not just about the weight, my blood pressure was consistently coming up 155/95 and I had been avoiding doctors knowing full well I was unhealthy, so to finally get a reading of 115/76 today I was ecstatic. Yes I know at 19 it should be lower but given where I was at? I'll take it. As far as how I did it, my cardio was trashed after my bouts with Covid (yes I wore a mask the entire time but I lived in a college dorm, so…) so I really had to start from the ground up. I'd be more than happy to give advice to anyone who wants it, just PM me! Really I'm just so happy that all of my sacrifice has finally paid off and I would love to spread this joy to anyone else who wants advice! If you made it this far thanks for reading! [link] [comments] |
| I am morbidly obese and i want help Posted: 02 Aug 2021 12:37 AM PDT Hi, im 16m, 5'4 and currently (or at least 3 weeks ago when i was at the doctor last) i am 274 pounds I've always been "chubby" when i was younger, when i was 13 and around when I turned 14 i was like 5'1 and ~175ish, in the summer of 2018 (Around August) I was probably 210 or so and my mom's ex bf started making sure I lost weight, i stopped drinking so much soda and had basically no snacks, and had to walk 15 minutes to get to my bus stop, there and back, I was down to the 175 I mentioned by the end of October, When he died suddenly. Then I had no one controlling it and because I didn't care as much, I went from that to 240 by May of 2019. I stayed there through the entirety of 2019 and the pandemic until around August 2020 when I gained another 20, and then last time I was weighed I was 274 like I said. My mom's pretty chubby, (she's like 4'8 and probably 140), my real dad is pretty short I think and he's also fatter than me too I think. So that's why I think I'd always be at least a little fat even if I do lose weight, and why if I could be back down to 180 or so I'd be happy, even though I know that's still obese for my height. (But I'm also pretty sure if I can manage to be that skinny again, I could manage a normal weight as well. This might just seem like me trying to find excuses too, but i also have adhd, very likely autism and clinical depression too, and I know stuff like that can be linked to not caring about yourself and people like me. I do try not to be gross though, i do shower every day and i take care of myself. I've always felt bad about my weight, but it never really hit me until I saw the 274, and even harder when my mom and her current bf and I were at the fair, 2 nights ago and by the end of it I could barely walk like 10 steps without feeling like I was gonna pass out. Even now, still my entire body hurts from it. The biggest problem is no one in my family knows how to cook at all, and we always have snacks and garbage food too. My mom has another baby with her new bf who's almost 2 now, and with him getting into everything its probably going to be impossible for anyone to cook real food. Ive told them I wanted us to learn how to cook stuff like real chicken and steak for example, none of that processed stuff, and to stop buying snacks and stuff. I also mentioned getting a bike again or something like that, cuz that would actually be a fun way. I also downloaded a weight loss exercise app as well. I tried to put off this until I was 18 or living with myself but I've realized if I do that I will not survive at all. That or it would just be harder. I'm sorry for rambling so much and I'm not really sure how on topic this is, but I just kinda want any more advice honestly. [link] [comments] |
| I almost stayed in my calorie range today! Omg. Posted: 01 Aug 2021 07:10 PM PDT SW: 289.2 CW: 285. GW: 250/130. 26f. 5'7. Calories: 1,600. What I had today: 1,776. At my weight I know I should be eating 1,800, But I can never get to that. Unless I over eat. Today I was careful, Still need to work on cutting out cheese and light ranch. I normally have less calories in cheese, but all I had was Swiss so it was a bit higher. They didn't have what I like. So I will skip it next time. Anyway, I'm super proud of myself today! It's the first, So my food stamps are in. I could have easily walked to the store and had a whole day of cheat meals. I chose not to, Since I didn't have the energy to walk anyway. I just meal prepped around 7pm and had dinner at 9, I waited until I was hungry! In the morning I will do some yoga and get to my workout, Trying to get back to the gym I just hate taking the bus. My dream weight would actually be 110 like Emily Blunt, I know that's not realistic but it's my goal weight long term. I don't know how that'll work when I also want some muscle, So I'm guessing I'll be in the 115-130 range. It's getting late and I never post at 10pm but I got exited that I actually counted on a Sunday. So exited for the week ahead!! My meal prep is all set for the next 3-4 days and will continue after I do some shopping. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2021 06:09 PM PDT Does anyone else find how strange of a mental game it is to lose? I accepted I was always going to be "the fat girl" amongst friends and family, at parties, etc. I started a monitored eating schedule and program and I am actually losing for the first time in my life I have this mentality where I don't want to stop. I haven't been considered thin in so long its hard to imagine myself as becoming this brand new person I and you can pave the way to be. Accepting life is about choices is sobering but calming. Just wanted to share somewhere I've only lost about 20 lbs but it's WEIRD feeling the difference in your every day life and NSV! Seatbelt being looser, my stomach not hanging into the sink when I wash dishes is nice lol. I feel when you think of it as a journey it's a little more comforting for me at least. Anyone agree? Would love to hear other stories!! [link] [comments] |
| 10 kgs down and no longer obese! Posted: 02 Aug 2021 12:32 AM PDT I'm so proud of myself. My short term goal when I started trying to lose weight was to get out of the obese BMI category and I've really done it now. It's taken since March 24th to get here. Coming to terms with the fact that I wasn't just a teeny bit obese, but 10kgs into obese was a lot to take in emotionally. I was definitely in denial about it, probably because I've always been a fairly active person and so I didn't feeeeeeel like I was, which is dumb. Now I'm just standard level overweight and I'm going to keep working to get my BMI closer to the "healthy" range, but I'm not too fussed if I don't get all the way down. I feel like for the first time in my life I've got a healthy relationship with food. My mum has orthorexia and spent my whole childhood and young adult life (when I was very thin) telling me I was fat. Then I became fat and it felt like a liberation. I realised that none of the horror stories I'd had in my head from my mum were true and I am very grateful for the fatness helping me overcome a lot of my self hatred. But I was ready to get healthier from a weight perspective (my blood pressure and other health markers have always been good, much to the surprise of some doctors). I personally did Noom and found it really helpful. The main thing for me has been realising that if I eat a lot for one meal, one day or one week then it doesn't undo everything. It just means I ate a lot at that time and I can just start eating healthier again now. Here's to another 10kgs! [link] [comments] |
| Can anyone recommend a virtual personal trainer? Posted: 01 Aug 2021 07:54 PM PDT I had a virtual personal trainer that used the Trainerize app. I loved the chat feature, the instructional videos, the planned workouts, and the tracking of my progress. Unfortunately, things didn't work out with this trainer. Can anyone recommend a virtual personal trainer? I have 100 lbs to lose. I work out at Planet Fitness, so I need someone who can customize my workouts based on the machines and dumbbells available there. (Please don't tell me personal trainers are a waste of money, to go on a walk, or to do research on the internet. I need the guidance of a personal trainer at this point in my journey.) [link] [comments] |
| I hit my first goal! Trust me, if I can do it, so will you! Posted: 01 Aug 2021 06:47 AM PDT This morning I stepped on my scale and discovered that I have now accomplished my goal of no longer being weighing in as Obese! I am now in the Overweight classification for the first time since having kids! Now to figure out the next goal. I turned 40 at the beginning of July. On my 39th b-day I made a goal to no longer be in the Obese classification. Well, I was pretty bummed when I didn't meet it. Even with not having birthday cake, I missed the goal by about 6lbs. I was pretty down on myself for a couple days. But then I decided to double my efforts and met that goal today. Better late than never!! Over the past five months I have lost 31 lbs. My doctor has been following my progress as well and at the beginning of the process gave medication to kickstart the weight-loss. That med helped at first and I dropped some weight, but the real impact was that it helped me to change some eating habits. The rest of the loss has been all me, via a combination of changing eating habits, (actually) exercising regularly, and having my amazing, phenomenal, supportive husband be my accountabilibuddy. Between the two I us we have lost over 50lbs in the past year! I am proud of myself. I have been Overweight or Obese 30/40 of my years on this Earth. Even if I never get down to "Average" weight, I am just proud of where I am and what I've accomplished. I actually don't shy away from mirrors and I am starting to see the person my husband has always seen. This sub has been an amazing source of support. On a day that I did not meet a calorie goal, I would look here and squash my Negative Nancy thoughts. Although I've not posted, I have celebrated with those of you who have reached milestones and commiserated with those who have had setbacks. I hope this isn't too gloat-y. It probably comes off that way, but I just wanted to share and encourage others. Anyone who reads this to take it from me - you can do it. No matter what your goal is. No matter how long you have been trying, how many set-backs, or how much you doubt yourself, YOU CAN DO THIS. Don't listen to that internal Negative Nancy or Doubtful Doug. Even though I've never met you, I believe in you. You've got this, Reddit friend (digital high five). [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2021 05:59 PM PDT Ever since quarantine started, there's not been much to do, so maybe I've been keeping myself occupied with food. I have this strong urge to overeat or eat meals that aren't healthy even though I know I shouldn't. I used to never have this problem since I had school and other things to keep me occupied. With summer coming to an end, I want to fix this unhealthy habit before school starts. I also want to slim down, and even with exercise, I don't think my eating habit is helping, haha. I gained around 10 pounds of weight during quarantine, and since then, my weight has remained stagnant. I also tend to carry most of my weight around the lower body, and I really want to lose fat in that area. I also don't really have the ability to buy whatever foods I want, and even before quarantine, while not eating as much, my diet still wasn't great. How do I change my eating habits so that I can maintain a healthy diet, and do you recommend any exercises or foods which could help with slimming down? [link] [comments] |
| Enjoying the simple things in life Posted: 01 Aug 2021 09:12 AM PDT I've never been fat, but I've never been thin until recently. In December I decided to cut out alcohol because of the negative effects it was having on my body, mental state and relationships. It has changed my life. I've discovered half & half in my coffee(it's delicious). After 20 years of thinking I could only have fat free milk in the house, half & half has blown my mind. I'm putting on a belt without guilt or shame over which belt hole I'm currently using. I've had this amazing outfit for 3+ years, always telling myself I just needed to lose those last 5lbs to wear it. I tried it on last week and couldn't believe it fit. I've always complained about my low, slo-o-o-o-w metabolism. 20 years of watching what I eat means I can now eat whatever I want in small portions, but I've always eaten in extremely small portions. Without all the extra calories of alcohol I finally have a sense of freedom in my body and what I put inside it. I've finally cracked the code that works for me and I'm so happy. I hope this can help someone else. [link] [comments] |
| [Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 2nd, 2021 Posted: 01 Aug 2021 10:43 PM PDT Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you're all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It's never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here! I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2021 10:03 PM PDT I eat until I'm stuffed and can't barely move. I overeat everyday it seems and now I'm 382 lbs. as of today. This is my heaviest weight ever. I often think to myself I could easily lose weight if I would just stop eating once I'm reasonably satisfied. But I rarely stop. I just keep going back for more even if I'm full and in physical pain. I'm 36 and struggle to keep up with my 5 year old. I really want to get control over this now before it's too late. I don't know why I let myself get up to this weight. I was about 330 lbs. last year which was bad enough. Is there anyone out there going through something similar? I'd love to hear from you. I really need a friend or someone who can relate. Thanks for reading. I'm new here so I have some catching up to do. [link] [comments] |
| How did you make your last 'Day One' different to the others or more meaningful? Posted: 01 Aug 2021 11:25 PM PDT It's Day One for me - I have had many, many 'day ones' and I'm trying hard not to walk into making healthier lifestyle choices without the baggage of feeling like I'm doomed to fail. I know I need to change something with my mindset and I'm looking for advice. I've lost a good amount of weight a few times before so I'm trying to realise that I can do it but I have a nagging voice that also reminds me that I've gained back all of the weight time and time again. I've recently gained 7lbs back over the pandemic from my 30lbs loss that took me a whole year and I'm feeling so miserable with it. I know it isn't catastrophic but it feels like a giant slippery slope and what's making me even more nervous about the whole thing is that my usually very healthy partner is joining me on the slope and is making this even harder (ordering takeaways, cooking unhealthy food, buying lots of sweets etc.) This is something we've talked about but not the point of the post - just an extra thing that's making weight loss this time round feel harder as I don't feel I have my usual support/inspiration of seeing his healthy choices. I'm very much an 'all or nothing' weight loss person which is something I've been trying to change for a while so I can stop yo-yo-ing. So: What do you do on your 'day one's' that make them more effective? Do you have any advice for overcoming self doubt/defeatist thinking? Any tips on how to wean yourself away from saying yes to all the tempting junk food in the early days? Any tips on making weight loss more sustainable and consistent? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2021 07:38 PM PDT I started my weight loss journey in April and have lost a significant amount-- 41 pounds. Though it's not really important to this post, in the last week I've actually started trying to stop losing and begin body recomposition. I'm nearly 10 pounds below my original goal weight and am now just trying to change how I look-- more toned stomach, more muscle, etc. Anyway, throughout this journey, I haven't really had the support that I expected I would. My wife has consistently stated that I'm losing weight to find another wife. It started as a half-joke, but she's actually serious. She's self conscious because she's gained weight after having two kids. Obviously, I do everything I can to reassure her and have never once indicated that I would ever leave her. I love her. But I absolutely despise when she brings that up though, even if half joking. I've told her as such. Tonight I also learned that my parents think I'm going through a mid-life crisis...At 34. I've gotten compliments from some extended family and a bunch from colleagues at work ("I didn't recognize you", etc). But these don't really stick for some reason. It's my wife and apparently now my parents. I don't get it. What the hell is wrong with trying to get into better shape simply because I want to? I know the answer to that is "absolutely nothing", but why can't anyone else see it that way? I'm losing weight because I was tired of getting winded walking up stairs at work. Tired of clothes feeling tight. Scared of becoming morbidly obese. Tired of just being... Tired. Now I'm body recomping because I've lost a bunch of weight but still have a belly bigger than I want. I still have anywhere from 22-25% body fat, using a calculator online and waist and neck measurements (not super accurate, but probably in the ballpark). I've worked incredibly hard over the past few months, sacrificed a lot of meals, early morning exercises, and have really pushed myself. If I'm not where I want to be after all that work, then I'm not just going to give up. I'm going to push through because I want to look and feel better and continuing is what it takes. I want to improve my health and image because I want to. I don't have to justify it. Not to anyone. Honestly, everyone else can back the fuck off or get on board. /EndRant [link] [comments] |
| I feel like the scale is lying? I lost weight but don’t feel like I have Posted: 01 Aug 2021 12:27 PM PDT I [21F] gained a lot of weight in college and started my weight loss journey about a month ago after graduating/moving. I've set goal weights each week and consistently hit them, bought healthier foods and snacks, and started exercising each day before work. So far according to my bathroom scale I've lost about 15 pounds since first starting to monitor my weight, which is great, especially to only have done in my first month! Along the way, I have actually genuinely enjoyed sticking to an intense workout routine, eating nutrient-rich salads every day even while tempted by junk food at work, and finding fun activities to do on weekends that involve getting out and being active, so I'm not really worried about gaining weight back so long as I don't fall back into my old habits. Even though I've made a lot of progress, I feel like I don't look or feel any different. I thought my clothes would start to feel looser and I'd notice the changes in the mirror, but I genuinely don't feel like my body looks any different and my clothes fit the same. I still feel horribly out of place when I am next to my thin friends and am still extremely self-conscious out in public due to my appearance. I am trying my best to trust the process and slowly shed a few pounds week by week, month by month, but it's hard to stay motivated because I still hate the way I look and I worry I will constantly feel this way, even as I continue to lose weight. I don't know if anyone else has experienced feelings similar to this, but I wonder if/when I will actually start to see progress. Sometimes it's really hard to trust that I will one day hit my goals when it feels like things are moving too slowly. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2021 03:00 PM PDT It's time for me to admit something. I'm fat. I have been for about as long as I can remember. Even all the way back in elementary school I was the chubby kid. In high school I was over 215 pounds. I have tried so many times to lose weight and every time I gave up. The best I ever did was one time that I managed to get down to 196 pounds, but then I plateaued. I couldn't manage to get significantly below 200 pounds even though I was trying so hard and eventually I gave up again. After turning 21 and starting to drink alcohol I quickly gained that weight back and made it up to 220 pounds. Eventually the coronavirus happened, and we all went into lockdown. I became completely sedentary and ordered delivery more often than I had any other type of meal. In that time, I gained over 80 pounds. At my heaviest I was 302 pounds. I wasn't just chubby anymore. I'm obese now, and that's not okay. Some people try to tell themselves that you can be healthy at any size and I don't mean to be rude but that's simply not true. I'm not healthy. I feel like crap pretty much all the time. I'm tired. I sweat too much. I can hardly do simple physical labor that I could do easily two years ago. Sometimes just walking up stairs makes me feel winded. I'm only 23 years old, I should be in my physical prime, but I feel like an old man. I'm done living like this. I'm posting this to make myself accountable. For the past month I've been changing the way I eat. I'm not "going on a diet," because that is something temporary, that's something I can give up on. I'm permanently changing my relationship with food. I'm eating only 1500 calories per day until I'm healthy again. I haven't done great this month, I met my goal less than half the days I tried and yet I've lost five pounds. I'm currently 297 pounds and I was so happy to see a 2 as the first digit on the scale for the first time in months. But at the same time, I feel ashamed because I remember just a few years ago when I was happy to see a 1 as the first digit on the scale. I'm tired of this and I'm going to change and I'm going to get healthy. One day, I'm going to post this picture again as the before picture in a before and after. I'm making this post as a promise to myself because I'm done being fat. [link] [comments] |
| Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Monday, 02 August 2021? Start here! Posted: 01 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.
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