[Daily Directory] Find your quests for the day here! - Thursday, 01 November 2018

Welcome adventurer! Whether you're new on this quest or are towards the end of your journey there should be something below for you.

Daily journal.

• [Q&A] "I have a question."
• [Day 1] "I am starting my weight loss journey."
• [SV/NSV] "I have an accomplishment to share."
• [24hr Pledge] "Today I am going to..."

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• [Motivation Monday] Share some motivation, get some motivation.
• [Tantrum Tuesday] Need to vent? People getting on your nerves?
• [Weigh-In Wednesday]
• [Track with Me Thursday] Did we just become best friends?!
• [Free Talk Friday] What's on your mind?

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• [Wecipe Wednesday] Swap and discuss recipies!

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New here! Please read and send positive vibes!

Hey Reddit! I’m brand new here but I wanted to maybe use this as a source for support and motivation. I have always been big. For my whole life. Between 2016 and 2017 I managed to lose 100 lbs. Went from 360 to 260 within that year. Between then and now I’ve gained it all back and then some. That was incredibly difficult for me. I worked so hard to lose the weight just to put it all back on. I was devastated and it was 100% my fault. At my highest I was 380. Today I’m weighing in at 333 and am motivated to keep going and start working out again. I want to keep it off this time and I think that coming here for some extra support would be great. Maybe not. We’ll see! Thanks for reading this far. Please comment and send some positivity my way if you’ve had a similar cross to bear.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - October wrap up!

Happy Halloween everyone! It is also the last day of this fabulous month. I hope you have conquered & taken joy in October! I'm taking a hostess break for November but I will be around & cheering y'all on! The lovely Joisan08 is hosting, here's the sign up post - https://redd.it/9rz0y9

Goal wrap up -

Stupid extra toothpaste: I did mediocre here. I will keep this goal until it is the final step in my stupid oral hygiene routine.

Weight by end of the month < 300: Started the month at: 310.4, 311 trend weight. This morning: 294.4, 297.6 trend weight. Delta: 16 lbs, 13.4 trend weight.

I call this a mother fucking victory.

Stay within calorie goal of 1650: My net calories were in goal/lower than goal. I took an extra maintenance day. I tried to let myself have extra calories when it felt like my body not my brain wanted it. Brain versus body hungry is still sometimes tough to discern. But the rate of loss told me I was okay to have a little more when I felt my body needed it.

Exercise 5 days a week & really get a sweat on: 22/31 for the month. I pushed myself for more intensity when I work out & I think it really paid off as far as results. I still have a lot of fat but damn if I'm not feeling muscle tone under it. Plus my butt changed shape.

Improve my relationship with food & my body: It can be tough to roll with all the punches when you wake up in a different body damn near every day because of weight loss shenanigans. I think being mindful & appreciative of those changes is important. I was much more pleased with my body this month than last.

Journal once a week, uninterrupted 60 minutes about stuff that matters (in addition to other journaling I already do): 4/4 weeks down. Keeps me closer to sane.

Self-care treat once a week: 4/4 weeks down. I'm getting pretty okay at taking care of my self.

Let's hear about everyone's month long journey, shall we? And tell us if you're dressed up! :)

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Don’t forget that workouts can also be incorporated into your day, outside of the gym.

I just wanted to post this because it has honestly helped me more than I realized. About a month ago, I started working out throughout my day alongside the gym. If you’re at work, and you’re capable, pick a task that you do every day, and do ten pushups, body squats, or whatever exercise you choose each time you complete this task. I didn’t realize how effective it can be until I noticed that I was doing 100-150 extra reps of a movement per day throughout my shift. Small things such as a set of overhead pressed on something you lift occasionally can make a big impact over time. Plus, it burns extra calories!

I have noticed an accelerated gain in overall strength in and out of the gym since I’ve started, and if you are capable on your line of work or throughout your day, it’s definitely worth it.

49 pounds down today!

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Posting here for accountability

I have been a total mess since I threw out my back in January. I'm afraid to get on the scale at this point. Each morning when I feel confident about doing better that day, I get stressed or something and just give up. I am sick of it. I am sick of feeling bad physically. Sick of the stomach aches. Sick of being tired all the time. I am going to do better, not just for looks or confidence, but because I know I will physically feel SO much better if I can start eating cleaner and exercising. I just wanted to post here for some accountability. I'd like to check in tomorrow night. If anyone is able to message me tomorrow to check in, I'd honestly greatly appreciate it. No one around me is encouraging healthier habits and I could use some support. It's what I truly want. I have had it before and I've let it all go to shit. I want it back!

Thanks all. Happy Halloween!

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Physically, I've hit rock bottom. Mentally, I'm better than I've ever been. [NSV]

Well, that's almost true. I'm not happy with my weight, and I'm not overjoyed about where I am physically. But for the first time in... years, I have a realistic and healthy look at weight and food and exercise.

I'm a 26 F, 5'8, currently weighing in at 182 lbs. That's the heaviest I've ever been, and for the past 1.5 years I've been on a steady upward trajectory. Which means that if I continue as I've been doing for a while now, I'm heading toward obesity. But I'm still not the unhealthiest I've ever been.

Two years ago I took this photo with the intent on it being my "before photo". I weighed about 148 there - and I was certain that I was fat. I hated how I looked. Hated it. I hated wearing anything revealing, and I hated being naked in front of another person because I found myself repulsive. I was dead set on losing 20 lbs, or any weight that could bring me as close to a BMI that was "almost underweight". Because as long as I'm not underweight it's not unhealthy, right? ^/s

I was an idiot. An idiot who started a juice-cleanse, followed by what I think was called a "water diet"? The dumbest of dumbs, and I was basically starving myself. And we all know how that works, as soon as you start eating again you gain it back, and then some.

Now I'm not going to lie, I don't hate myself for gaining the weight that I have. Mainly because a lot of the weight was gained post a very traumatic event, both as a (unhealthy) coping mechanism, but also because I could not be bothered to care about what I ate. I was ruined and I needed to heal in a different way. That's fine, I'm not mad about it. And that thought, about not being mad at myself for gaining weight, makes me realize how far I've come from the starving girl. How healthy I finally am, mentally.

And I'm not sure if that's a NSV, but... I feel like it is. Today I stepped on the scale for the first time in over a month, not feeling depressed, having nursed my leg for a few months after having sciatica problems, and not hating my body. Yes, overweight. Yes, heavier than I've ever been. But I don't hate my body. I want to lose weight, but I don't want to starve and hurt my body to do so. I truly feel mentally healthy.

I am marking this as my day one. Wish me luck!

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I want to keep my muscles. Plz help!

Hi guys! I am a 24-year-old female 5 feet 4 inches and I weight around 186 pounds. I’ve been working out for the past 4 years trying to lose weight. I know it’s a long time but I’ve had a hard time eating right, being consistent and depression also doesn’t help. Now that my mental health is better I want to actually commit to losing weight this time. No more excuses. I want to lose 40 pounds because I am overweight but I also don’t want to lose muscles I’ve gained or my strength. What do guys suggest me to do? Should I keep weight lifting or just focus on cardio? And for my diet should I just go on a calorie deficient?

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Doing a 1 month challenge with my friend

My friend and I were hanging out during our buddies bachelor party last weekend. We both looked at each other and jokingly said we look obese. There is 1 month until the wedding so we challenged each other to a biggest loser challenge. We’re not playing for big stakes so we won’t be stupid with our methods, but it should be fun.

I’m 5’5 (186lbs male) right now. My comfortable weight where I have been skinny and ripped has been around 160. I don’t expect to reach that goal but hope this jumpstarts my effort.

Plan on doing Keto, gym, and IF depending on my work schedule (always changes). Wish me luck!! I’ll post before and after pictures when I’m done

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Skinny Fat Teenager

Hello everyone!

As title says, I am a very skinny fat teenager (148 lb, 5'4") with lots of fat around my body (legs, lower chest area, stomach, love handles, etc). After years of trial and error, I have finally developed a motivation to finally feel good about myself and improve my body image. I have access to my high school gym so that should be beneficial.

My main concern/question was, I've been running for about 2 miles a day everyday while consuming about 1600 calories daily, however my weight has not changed at all. I recognize that I have a slow metabolism, which doesn't help things. So now I turn to lifting weights, even though I know little to nothing about fitness. Can anyone please give me a:

1. Calories per day (fat and carbs, etc)
2. Bulk or Cut, and if cut, just how?
3. Specific Exercises
4. Anything else that I should do

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I feel disgusting about myself.

Not sure if this is the right sub, I just really need to vent and maybe it will help myself come to realization.

As the title says... I feel absolutely disgusted by myself. I physically feel like shit, compared to what I used to look like, I look like shit, and I’m too fucking sad about it to make a change. I used to be super into the healthy lifestyle and workout 5 days a week and ate super healthy. Not quite sure where/when I stopped caring, but I’ve put on 40 pounds since my lowest weigh. I now weight the most I ever have in my life. I feel depressed, lethargic, pity, anger at myself for letting it spiral out of control, and regret. I keep making excuses like “I’m too tired”, “my back hurts”, “my knee hurts so I can’t run”, “I want to workout but oh wait my head hurts so may as well put it off till tomorrow”... I don’t even want to have sex with my husband because I feel gross naked.

I have tried to just buy healthy food, but I’m too tired/lazy to cook it so it all goes to waste and we end up ordering out. I also work with a bunch of lunch loving people so we’re always going out and I find it hard to order healthier options because they make comments about it.

Ughhh. Like I said, maybe I just needed to vent.

TLDR; I’ve put on 40 pounds and feel disgusting and am too lazy to make a change to make myself happy again.

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Need some advice

I'm a 17 year old male. I weigh 236 pounds and I'm 6'2". I exercise a lot - I am on my school's swim team and I practice for 2 hours 5 days a week and I go for an hour jog 2 days a week.

I need advice on what to eat so I can lose some weight. My diet is not great - I don't eat many vegetables, I eat junk food often, and I don't really know what is a good balance of protein/carbs etc. Could someone give me some advice on what to eat and how much to eat?

Recently I've been trying to drink exclusively water and always have some greens with each meal. I love spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, carrots, and most other vegetables and fruits, but at school I don't have access to all of those every day - pretty much just carrots and spinach which gets boring.

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Miraculously stayed nearly the same weight after a brutal breakup

In the past few years, I've managed to lose 30 lbs and keep it off. I still want to lose another 10-15.

I just went through the worst breakup of my life this summer. I really loved the guy, thought we were going to get married and have babies together, thought we were going to change the world together. When he cheated on me and dumped me I was devastated.

Then I entered a three month cave of despair where I basically just tried to weather it out and survive. Wrestled intensely with suicidal thoughts and feelings. I drank a ton. Like, 5-10 shots a night. Ate like crap. Nearly became alcoholic. Didn't weigh myself, didn't care. I was sure I gained a fair amount of because I felt immensely fat and undesirable, and my clothes were tighter.

I feel like I'm emerging from said cave of despair back into a happier life where I can look forward and see a hope and a future for myself, finally. Out of all the things that went to pot this summer and fall, I just assumed my weight was one of them because I felt so fat.

But I weighed myself this morning and I only gained 3 lbs. I'm kind of in shock. I'm realizing now that the weight I felt was probably bloat from all the drinking I was doing. Also when you're struggling with low self esteem after a blow like that, sometimes your view of yourself can be distorted.

I'm just thankful that out of all the other things I need to do to put my life back together, re-losing the weight I lost earlier isn't one of them.

I'm feeling fresh motivation to lose the rest of that weight. Onward to bigger and better things!

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Small victories

I started eight days ago, on the 23rd, just controlling portions, reducing carbs and doing some walking. As of today, I am down .92 lbs.

Yesterday I bought a bag of Hershey's Kisses to hand out to trick-or-treaters, even though I am reasonably sure none will come to my door. If unused, I would return it to the store.

Today was a stressful day, and I decided that I would open up the bag of candy and have a couple of pieces. But then I thought, "What will I do with the rest? I have no one to give them to, so I will probably eat them all in a week or two." I put the bag aside and had a couple of dried apricots instead.

Safe for now. It really felt great to not give in to a momentary desire for the sake of my goal. :)

Wish me luck!

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Cheat days do not work for me. Should they?

Hi everyone! First time poster, long time lurker. 29/m and 52 lbs (24kg) lost.

So I know Cheat days are pretty common thing in weight loss and I've tried to do them, however, they just arent working for me. When I started my journey back in July, I didn't drink for 4 weeks. Then I had a beer and said "Well, it is Friday, maybe I'll just drink on Fridays". Well. That turned into drinking just on weekends and now it's started to bleed into weekdays.

I guess I know it's becoming an issue because I'm stopping again, but food is also a problem where I would allow myself one "fat day" of all the good(bad) stuff, but that's started bleeding over too.

I don't know how to stop this from happening, like, I can only be good for so long it seems. Does anyone have any kind of advice on how to do Cheat Days correctly?

Thanks

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F/25/5’5”/190

Hello Reddit friends! Long time lurker, first time poster, here. This sub has been SO GOOD for finally getting me the kick in the pants I need to get my life and my health back on track.

I was in a really unhealthy relationship back in college, and when this ended, it caused me to kind of spiral. I laid in bed all the time, ate incredibly unhealthy things and didn’t care about my physical health at all. It was a quick track to gaining a ton of weight. I got to the point where I can’t even look at myself in the mirror without getting emotional and angry at myself.

I am now in an incredibly healthy relationship with a partner who wants to actually do fitness and health TOGETHER (which is something I definitely need). I’m so excited about this, but since he is a guy and I’m a girl, I’m a little but worried about making sure I’m working out and eating right to actually lose weight, and feel better.

Do you guys have any tips for a newbie like me? They would be greatly appreciated!!

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Day 1 - I don’t want to be obese for my 30th birthday 29F/6’3/c:290/g:200

It’s November 1st. I’m starting again. I turn 30 in April. I want to grow old with my husband. I want to be able to have kids, if we decide to. I want to feel pretty. I want to have energy. I want to be healthy. I want to stop making excuses. I want to feel confident. I want to be happy with my body.

I always used the excuse I was tall, and that after being an athlete all my life I did not want to train anymore. But that’s is almost 9 years ago now and it’s not really an excuse anymore. I have just become lazy and complacent. I want to feel strong and beautiful again.

Two weeks ago I found out that I’m actually a celiac, which was an eye opener for me. I always made joke about people who chose a gluten free diet and her I am actually allergic to the stuff. I really desperately want to feel healthy again.

❤️ This is my Day 1

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Hello Onederland!

I am a long time lurker and first time poster. I've never commented on anyone else's weight loss stories but I have up voted many. Anyway, in January I realized I am starting to get close to 40 years old. I have been overweight my entire life. I know my parents (who are also overweight) have had all sorts of problems. Knee replacements, diabetes, heart issues, etc. I also know that I want to avoid as much of that as I can. I have a wife and a daughter who need me to be around and healthy as long as possible. I decided it was time to get in shape and loose weight while I am still in my 30's.

I really don't know what my ultimate end weight goal is. I do have a lot of muscle mass and don't think I will ever hit ideal BMI. I set what I felt was a very obtainable goal to hit 199 by Christmas of this year.

I started doing CICO and intermittent fasting in January. I really just started skipping breakfast because I realized I was almost never hungry in the morning and was just eating out of habit. I have an elliptical and started doing that for 35 minutes 5 days a week at a moderate jog. I have now lost ~76 pounds and when I weighed myself this morning the scale said 199!! A full 2 months before my goal date! I haven't been this light since middle school. I still have a ways to go still for sure. I think I am setting 180 as my new target.

I don't think I am alone in this but when I look in the mirror I don't see a ton of differences in my appearence. I think my biggest issue is that I never saw myself as big as I got. My self image was always smaller. So it's been frustrating at times that I don't think there's much of a change. Then I go and look at pictures (like the progress pic I posted below) and the difference absolutely blows my mind.

Here are some changes I've noticed:

• Down from almost 3x to a large (probably getting close to medium) shirt size
• Down 2 pants sizes
• almost on a second new belt
• starting to get cold a lot easier
• starting to notice sagging skin (I was hoping it wouldn't be too bad but I think it will)
• my resting heart rate is usually around 60 BPM (I think this is mostly due to the jogging)
• my wife says I don't snore anymore
• I can't sit on hard surfaces anymore because my butt hurts!
• I can see the outline of the bottom of my rib cage

Anyway enough rambling. Thank you to all of you out there who posted your inspirational stories that helped me see what is possible!

Progress pics for those who are interested

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An honest TDEE and activity question - maintaining and under-eating?

Hi everyone. I’m so sorry to ask a TDEE question. I tried reading other answers but they don’t fit my scenario, and I need an outside opinion.

The actual question: I am 31, 5’ 9 and roughly 157 pounds. I am looking to maintain a massive weight loss (160+ pounds) and my current body fat is between 10-12%, though it’s hard to tell with loose skin.

I have a sedentary job that I do for 4 hours 2-3 times a week. The rest is generally on my feet, mostly opera performance - similar I’d say to serving exertion. I walk 10k at least a day, lift 3 times a week, and row or run 4-5 (45 minutes or more) days a week.

I currently have my setting at lightly active and giving myself 2200 calories, but was experiencing a lot of under-eating symptoms. I’m afraid to eat more if it’s just me being emotional, I have a fear of gaining weight back...

Is lightly active an accurate setting?

My history: I lost 160 pounds with food basically alone, though I started running this summer which helped. I’ve never been at this weight in my life, so I actually don’t really know how to take care of myself now...

I’m afraid of gaining weight back, so the idea of eating more scares me, especially because I’m eating far more than when I was losing already (mostly 1600 cals per day), yet having horrible symptoms...

Thank you all in advance for your advice!

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Newbie! Sharing my story

Hi r/loseit! I am new to reddit and to this subthread so please lmk if this post is inappropriate... I want to share my story with y'all in hopes of finding a community to help me on this journey.

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I am a recent college graduate who is looking for a fresh start. I was always a "fat" kid, and when I was in high school I became obsessed with fitness and exercise (I played basketball, practiced martial arts, P90X, and Insanity DVDs). I lost a lot of weight but stressed my body and had arthroscopic hip surgery. This surgery hit me hard and my mental health suffered. Years later I developed an eating disorder. College was also a rough time and I gained ~40lbs.

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Because of my past, I am very scared to go "all in" with a fitness routine because food and fitness are triggers for me.

How can I get started in a way that will be healthy for me now and sustain long-term results?

Stats: I am 5'3", F, 180lbs. My goal weight (which I have achieved as a teen) would be 135lbs because that is when I felt most healthy and proud of my body. I enjoy yoga, boxing, bike riding, and weight lifting.

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I appreciate any advice!

Thank you all for reading :)

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A question about loose skin

This subreddit was a huge help in my weight loss journey. Thankfully, I didn't have enough weight to lose to cause loose skin, but I often read about it here. My wife had some loose skin after quickly losing weight after having our first child, and will probably definitely have more since she recently had our second child. She's ready to start losing weight slowly and responsibly while still breastfeeding instead of rushing through it this time without being able to produce as much milk.

My wife is 32, 5'1" and was 175 pounds as of a few days ago. She was 120 when she got pregnant with our first child, 160 when she gave birth, and dropped down to 110 in less than a year, which definitely contributed to her loose skin before. We waited 10 years to have our second child, and she started this pregnancy at 160 after having slowly gained weight in the last 5 years, and was 200 right before our second child was born. She left the hospital at 182, 5 weeks ago.

Has anyone in this subreddit intentionally lost a large amount of weight slowly or broken it up into sections where you intentionally lose weight for a period, then maintained weight for 6 months or more to minimize loose skin? Most people want to lose weight quickly and/or steadily, so I don't expect a lot of answers. She's prepared to go slowly or take a break if that might help reduce the loose skin. She knows to drink lots of water and count her calories, and skin elasticity is largely genetic. Losing the weight isn't the problem, just trying to reduce the loose skin is her main concern. Thanks!

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3 Ingredient Black Bean Soup with Cotija Cheese

I have a super easy and healthy recipe for Black Bean Soup with Real California Cotija Cheese to share today! It’s only 3 ingredients and really good! And to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month I’m sharing some information on my favorite Mexican cheese – Cotija.

Cotija cheese is my favorite because it is salty and has a strong flavor without being pungent or overwhelming the other flavors of a dish. I love to eat it rolled up in a warm corn tortilla. So simple and delicious!

I’m Mexican-American so I’m super familiar with this crumbly cheese used as a topping for tacos or soup. And it’s very common in Mexican restaurants. But in case you haven’t used it at home… here’s some information on the taste, where it’s from and how to use it:

It is usually sold in small rounds in the cheese section of your local grocery store. Make sure to look for the Real California Milk seal when you buy it!

For more information check out the Real California Milk – Cheese Types chart and click on Hispanic Cheese at the top. It has a description of several different types of cheese and how they’re best used.

 

Okay – now let’s make some black bean soup!

 

This recipe is so simple it almost seems too easy, too good to be true… but it’s delicious!

The secret is to use a really good salsa. I love a medium salsa with roasted peppers or something with a lot of garlic. And after combining all the ingredients, taste and add more salsa or season with salt & pepper as needed.

Black Bean Soup Recipe with Cotija Cheese

Ingredients:

2 cans black beans (not drained)

2 cups salsa (roasted garlic works great)

1/2 cup Real California cotija cheese

optional: cilantro, avocado, tortilla chips

Directions: Combine beans and salsa in a sauce pot and heat thoroughly. Stir.

Serve topped with crumbled cotija cheese.

Optional – add avocado, cilantro and tortilla chips (or your favorite toppings).

Enjoy!

 

 

Look for the Real California Milk seal when you’re shopping for your favorite cheese. The seal means it’s made with Real California Milk – 99% of the dairy farms here are family owned.

Question: Have you used Cotija Cheese at home?

It’s one of my favorites – so yeah!

 

This post is in partnership with Real California Milk. All opinions are my own.

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100 lbs Lost In 2 Years

YAY

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Hello everyone, it has been tough at times but, here I am. I have been overweight all my life and about a year and a half ago decided it was time for a change. Everyday activities were becoming difficult and joint pains were not out of the norm. Initially, I just began going for walks with my dogs, and removing junk food. Having never tracked food intake, or trained at a gym I began looking for online coaches, not only to keep me accountable but, to better learn about training and nutrition.

My diet would change through out, depending on activity levels. Usually lower carbs around 150 g. I ate adequate protein which I never thought of or did before. I was assigned macros (protein, carbs, fat) and would eat what I wanted. Stuck to whole foods and had cheat meals on the weekends.

Training usually was fullbody on machines. Having never trained in my life I was not comfortable performing exercises with weights and yoga 2x a week

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All questions welcomed

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NSV: I just ran my first marathon!

I started running regularly in March 2017, about 10 months into my weight loss journey. Up to that point, I had already lost about 75 pounds, mostly through changing my diet and partly by going to the gym regularly (stationary bikes ftw). But I was always afraid of running, in part because it puts a lot of stress on your joints (especially if you're carrying excess weight), but mostly because I was afraid of being judged or sneered at while running around the streets of my city.

I did my first 5K that March after using the Couch to 5K app (cannot recommend highly enough for first-time runners!) That first spring/summer, I did maybe 5 or 6 more 5K/10K races, and began training for my first half marathon, which I ran in October 2017. Since then, I've done two more half marathons (March and September of 2018) and last week I ran my first-ever full marathon!

I'm not here to dispute the science, which clearly shows that dieting is far more important for statistical weight loss than exercise. But I will say, finding a regular exercise routine that challenges you and allows you to measure your progress is just as important to the psychology behind weight loss as what you eat. During weeks when the scale wasn't moving at all, I could still see my mile times slowly tick down as I ran more and more. That little added metric helped keep me motivated. Plus, yes, as exercise goes, running is one of the best ways to burn calories! Nothing like being able to honestly justify an extra slice of pizza or a few scoops of ice cream after a 10-mile training run.

tl;dr: I started running about 18 months ago to compliment my weight loss journey, and last weekend I ran my first full marathon!

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What is the one thing you'd share with people new to CICO?

I've been successfully using CICO and part of this forum for almost three months. Early on, I experienced that CICO worked as long as I am honest about my calorie counts, and as long as I only saw myself as responsible for my success or failure.

Many new users seem to jump in quickly with their frustrations, doubts, and anxiety about CICO. Since there's no way to reach out to all of them with any one piece of advice (many don't seem to make it the Quick Start Guide), what one thing would you share with them about your own success if you knew they were going to read all the comments in this post?

For me, it would be to base their plan on four Ses:

• Slow. Understand it will take you a year or two of your life to become a new person, and that it's not just physical; a lot of difficult emotional and spiritual work lies ahead, too. Plan accordingly, with mini-goals in the interim if necessary. We've become accustomed to promises of 90-day fixes; forget them. They're marketing schemes.
• Safe. Make sure you're getting all the nutrients you need. In general, don't go below 1,500 calories a day if you're a man or 1,200 if you're a woman, unless you're under a doctor's supervision. Don't risk issues down the line with your bone density, gallbladder, kidneys, nails/hair, not to mention emotional health.
• Simple. It truly is as simple as Calories In, Calories Out. You'll learn over time to make those daily calories count and to make the highest percentage of them of high quality, of foods you love or come to love.
• Sustainable. If you veer into feelings of deprivation or rebellion against your own program, or if you ever introduce anything new to your plan that you can't see yourself doing every day for the rest of your life, you are on the wrong track. Every small change you introduce must be sustainable.

It's a huge relief to finally know that my CICO is right for me physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I now trust the downward trend over time, so I know I'll meet my goal weight sometime next year, and I'm fine with that. As someone who was obese and couldn't control myself, if I can have achieved this, anyone truly can.

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Do you have an item of clothing you use a the measure of your GW?

I've just recently started losing weight. Got sick of my boobs being in the way constantly and waistline starting to vanish.

I was thinking maybe it'd be motivating to have a pair of jeans of something I want to fit into when I reach my goal weight/size (I'm more about the cm and inches than kg and pounds), and try it on once a month to see the progress, but I was wondering what you guys, the weight loss gurus of the world, thought of that idea?

I should probably lose around 25 kg (55 lbs) to get a healthy BMI, so it'll take me a few months and I just want something to help me visualise where I'm heading.

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Running Challenge–Run Bet and Pile on the Miles Announcement Podcast

 

Today I’m sharing the BIG NEW challenge we’re doing for Pile on the Miles this year here (click link on your smart phone – not computer) https://runbet.me/runeatrepeat

Plus I have updates on running, eating and life! This might be a quick one…!

Running Challenge November Pile on the Miles

Pile on the Miles starts Nov 5th!!
NEW – This year we’re using the Run Bet app to track all the miles!!

Join here (click link on your smart phone – not computer)
https://runbet.me/runeatrepeat

– Stay accountable.
– Get motivated!
– Make friends.
– Pile on the miles – not pounds in November!!

We’ll have a private FB group too! I’ll be available to answer your running & eating questions.
I’m here to coach, support and help keep you going!

How to Join the Pile on the Miles Challenge:
1. Download the Run Bet App.
2. Sign up for the Pile on the Miles Challenge.
Challenge yourself to run at least 4x a week / 30 minutes.
Nov 5 – Dec 2.
3. Run!
4. WIN and get your money back.
Stick with it and get your money back plus split any extra in the pot!!
(So it’s free because you’re going to stick with it – right!)
AND – the app tracks everyone’s mileage so if you want a lil friendly competition you can try to go for the most miles!!
* BONUS: I’ll be giving out prizes for the most miles!! *

Sign up here: (link only works on your phone)
https://runbet.me/runeatrepeat

 

 

Run Bet Questions and Answers:

1. Can I use my Garmin Connect info on the treadmill? The treadmill I have is a little off with distance and pace.

RunBet:  For any treadmill photos, we do require the treadmill readout and the sweaty selfie.  They can try to use Garmin Connect on the treadmill, but we don’t recommend it as the GPS doesn’t always work indoors. And I’d hate to see someone try to use GarminConnect only to find out it didn’t track properly.

2. Can I walk on the treadmill for 30 min or has to be on the run?? 

RunBet: The player must meet the 18:00/mile pace requirement for this game.  The intention is to get people running and not point out that they can walk and still make the pace requirement.

3. Can I do the run in 2 parts to total 30 minutes for the day? Example – I run a 5K that day but finish in less than 30 minutes… Can I do a separate run to total 30 minutes for the day? 

RunBet: As per the Rules, “All runs must be tracked in one continuous session from start to finish.” So we do require the run to be done and completed in one session.

4. Can I do more than 1 run in a day? If I won’t have time to run 4 days… could I do 2 runs on 1 day? [Monica added – I’m assuming they’d chop it to start separate runs and NOT do 1 –  run for 60 minutes… but run 30 and start a new workout on their app?? ]

RunBet: Unfortunately, only one run a day can count towards the four runs/week requirement.

5. Can I do it from Canada? 

RunBet:  Anyone, anywhere can join and play.

6. Does Run Keeper count to track runs?

RunBet: Yes, RunKeeper and Strava will both work. 

7. I tried logging in using Facebook and got an error message… help?

RunBet: Please refer any person having problems with logging in to support@waybetter.com.  Our staff will be able to assist them, reset passwords, or do anything else they need to get logged in.

Link to join:

https://runbet.me/runeatrepeat

 

Hyland’s Boston Marathon Team Applications Open Now

And another Big Announcement…

I’m going to be the host of a video series by Hyland’s following the journey of their runners to the Boston Marathon finish line!!

They’re recruiting right now for Healers… doctors, nurses, therapists, physical therapists, etc.

Watch the first video announcing the team here – Hyland’s Powered Boston Marathon FB

Apply at >>>  Hylands.com/Boston

 

I ran the Lexus Lace Up Ventura Half Marathon last weekend! I woke up at 3:30am to drag myself from south Orange County to Ventura. But it was a fun, fast course! And there were waffles.

Race Recap coming soon.

 

Lexus Lace Up Palos Verdes is next!

Use discount code RER10 to save!

Check the Race Discounts Page for more.

 

 

I’m finally going to move. That’s all I know.

But I’ve been getting a lot of questions about it on Instagram.

Follow @RunEatRepeat as I figure it out…

Got a question for me?

Email – RunEatRepeat@gmail.com or leave it in the question box on instagram!

 

Make sure you’re subscribed to the show so you don’t miss an episode! And tell someone about it!

Tag @RunEatRepeat on instagram and let me know what you’re doing while you listen!

Have a great run!

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*FINAL* PUMPKIN PIE SAUCE NUTRITION INFORMATION! :)

There is so much confusion about nutritional information for Starbuck's Torani Pumpkin Pie Sauce. I've unfortunately given wrong information before myself, because I believed something without checking it myself. The confusion comes from the fact that a "pump" at Starbucks does not correspond to the serving information on the Torani bottle. But, the math can be done! First, find the nutritional information for a plain Grande Latte and a Grande PSL without whipped cream (both can be found on Starbucks website). By subtracting the plain latte information from the PSL information, then dividing by 4 (because a grande PSL has 4 pumps of sauce), you can determine that one pump of sauce contains 30 calories, 0g fat, 8g carb (7.2g sugar), 0 g fiber, 0g protein, 15g sodium. Then, I went to Torani's website and looked at the nutrition label for the pumpkin sauce (not the syrup - they're different! ). 1 "serving" is 1 ounce, and has 100 calories. Because we now know 1 pump has 30 calories, that means that 1 pump is 3/10 of a "serving" and 3/10 of an ounce. (I also used the Torani info to work out the 7.2g sugar because Starbucks didn't provide that info. 1 serving has 24g sugar, so 3/10 of that means 1 pump has 7.2g). I put this information in the LoseIt database, labelled "Pumpkin Sauce, 1 pump [correct]." My love of research, logic, and puzzles collided today! :) In the name of good science, please let me know if you think I've gone astray anywhere!

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[NSV] Went to the gym after the Halloween Party last night! Screw you, pizza!

Last night my company threw a Halloween party, complete with candy, popcorn, the works. I vowed to only have one thin slice of pizza, then finish off my dinner with a salad. Unfortunately pizza is my #1 weakness. No matter how much I think I can only have just one, I've never done it. I ended up having three small slices at the party and had a wonderful time.

Of course I had surpassed my daily calorie goal. By the time the party ended and cleanup was done, it was 6:30 PM and I had an hour drive home ahead of me. Every bone in my body was saying "just go home and crawl into bed. You haven't seen your boyfriend all day. You have Red Dead Redemption II to play."

NOPE. My common sense kicked in. I was not about to slip into old habits. I asked myself "how bad do you really want this? If you don't want to go to the gym you don't want it that badly."

I do. I do want this badly. I've struggled with weight loss all my life. This is MY TIME. So I showed up to the gym, finished Week 3 Day 3 of C25K, hopped on the stationary bike for a bit, and kissed those pizza calories goodbye. I felt amazing. I'm still feeling amazing from a workout I finished 14 hours ago.

If there's anything you can take away from this, let it be this: do the workout even when you don't want to. You will never finish a workout and say "ugh...I wish I hadn't done that." It's okay to give in to your indulgences once in a while. Just stay accountable and don't stop working. Thanks for reading, everyone!

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Afraid for my health

Recently I've been feeling pain in my left arm and sometimes my chest really hurts for no reason. It'll go away and come back. Stuff like that makes me feel like I'm gonna have a heart attack but I'm only 19 and it scares me so much. I wasn't really taught how to eat how to make healthy food. The only healthy thing I know how to make is, like, salads and not good ones either. I understand that healthy food isn't going to taste as good but I think having healthy foods that are moderately good-tasting would help get used to healthier foods. Does anyone have recommendations or websites for things like this? I just want to be healthy and enjoy being young while I can.

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Peanut Butter Banana Bread Overnight Oats

Need an on-the-go breakfast? Try Monique from Ambitious Kitchen’s peanut butter banana bread overnight oats.

The post Peanut Butter Banana Bread Overnight Oats appeared first on Under Armour.

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Halloween is Here. Let's Share Some Progress!

Who is up to share some weight loss progress, Halloween style?

Maybe you have some comparison pictures from a previous Halloween to post up to visually show off your efforts so far? Full costume isn't required, but certainly encouraged!

Any plans for this today? Are you heading to a party and worried about all those snacks, or do you totally have this under control? Maybe you have noticed some differences in how all that readily available candy is calling your name? Are you are dressing up and super proud of how you are rocking that costume? Or are you feeling like you want to rant a bit to get your Halloween angst under control? Whatever it is weight loss and Halloween themed this is the place to be.

I'll kick it off with some before and after pics. I was probably 190ish here (not my heaviest, but reasonably close). My after is from last year. At my 5 year old daughter's request I dressed as Starfire from Teen Titans (no pic with the wig, sorry!). This year I'm going to be Poison Ivy (again by request). If I can ever get my costume finished maybe I'll update with a picture of that too. :)

For today I plan on going for an epic trick-or-treat walk with the kids. Last year I got in about 17k steps doing that - in those heels no less! I'm hoping I can beat that record this year with more comfortable footwear. My biggest concern is staying warm. Maybe I'll bring a hot chocolate along with me so that I can have some chocolate and stay warm at the same time.

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I'm not that type of person

As we're gearing up for the Halloween and then the Christmas season of treats after treats, I thought I'd offer a little trick I do to help me get through the temptation.

In the past, I would chastise myself for eating candy or too much junk. "You're dieting, you're not allowed to eat this shit. It will totally derail your process. WTF is wrong with you."

But I now change that internal monologue, and it has made all the difference.

"I'm not the type of person who eats cheap halloween candy."

I can! I'm allowed. But it's just not my thing. I AM the type of person who enjoys a glass of wine with dinner, and eats a special homemade dessert. But I'm not the type of person who scarfs down treats at the christmas party, or runs through the drive through on the way home, or eats way to much sugar.

Just not my thing. Not how I choose to live my life.

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How would you log THC edibles?

I'm sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but I'm just not sure how to treat it.

I have chronic pain, and I recently got a medical marijuana card and have tried a few edibles. I don't like to smoke or vape, so edibles are one of few options for me. I just started logging calories a few days ago and I was wondering how I would log an edible? Do I treat it like a normal version of it? So far I've only been taking them when the pain is really bad. Everything I have is pretty low in milligrams since this is the first time I've tried this before. The packaging does not have a calorie amount.

I have 5mg THC sugar free gummy bears, and some slightly higher dose hard candies (10mg). Should I just log them as a regular gummy bear and hard candy? Thank you.

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Ideas for a research project on weight loss effects

Hello everybody. I have been a longtime lurker of this sub and have lost the extra 40-45 lbs I had lying around so-to-speak.

I am currently a senior in college and am doing a small study on my friend’s weight loss attempt of his own that I got him into a few months back. I am going to be asking him to complete a small survey each day for a week asking him about his mental state, anxiety, what he ate, if he exercised, how much sleep he got, etc. in order to see how being on a diet affects him as a college student.

I am posting this to see if any of you have ideas about what else I could ask him in terms of these effects of weight loss and to get some additional feedback on the topic in terms of anything you all have experienced during your journey. Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you so much in advance.

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Have Lost a Lot of Weight, Trying to Lose a Little Bit More and Really Struggling. Could Use Advice!

Hi all!

First off I just want to thank this community so much. With the help of this page, I have managed to go from 18st last November to 13st today. It's been difficult but has hands-down been the best thing I've ever done in my life.

I dropped my body fat percentage from about 30-32% down to 13%. I really want to get my body fat percentage down to avoid 10% because I can feel my abdominal and oblique muscles are really defined and tough beneath a layer of fat I still have on my belly. I want to get this last bit of belly fat off but I've been really struggling for a while now!

I've reduced my daily calories down to about 900 a day which is super low (I'm a 19 year old, 5ft 11 male) but it's STILL not coming off. I'm really stuck as to what to do and I would be really appreciative of any advice people can give me.

My job is manual and I do a fair bit of exercise throughout the week, including running and my job as a shelf stacker in Tesco where I easily burn between 2,500-3000 calories according to my FitBit.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Looking to break the binging/weighting cycle

Not sure if this will be a NSV or a SV, but I don't want to weigh myself for 10 days. I am a F, 5'11 looking to lose 10-15 more pounds before the end of the year (Nbd if I don't though, soft goal). I've been in a cycle for the last month where I weigh myself everyday multiple times, with intervals of eating well for 2 days, then binging for one. I haven't gained, but I haven't lost anything. I mostly hate this mentality of cravings, and occasional feeling I have to binge when I eat over my goal. I think not weighing myself for a bit would help break this cycle. I'm looking for some form of accountability, so I'll update this post at the end of the 10 days if I make and how much I lost and how it went.

TL/DR: I want to stop constantly weighing myself, and I need some form of accountability

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The day after day 1

I've started up with a personal trainer. Mostly because I need guidance and don't know what I should be doing, but also because I tend to baby myself --I have too much weight to lose and that's not worked the last three years trying.

Workout yesterday was tough, but just what I needed. Was taught new things, and made to do things that were hard for me. Previous workouts focused a lot on my legs --that was the easiest bit for me, I have strong legs. My arms got a little love in the past, so that was harder, but my CORE.

Oh man y'all my core is crying today. Trainer suggested a long soak which I will be doing today but any other tips to soothe that are welcome.

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Finally, some success!

I recommitted to fitness this year, and fell in love with weight lifting and going to the gym. However, my work schedule was crazy and it was nearly impossible to feed myself in a way that led me towards weight loss. It was an extreme amount of work and, since I can't meal prep, I actually couldn't do a whole lot. I was working out, but not losing weight.

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In fact, my schedule was so crazy that I was turned down by two nutritionists when I asked for meal planning and prep help.

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So I caved and bought an all-natural, organic meal replacement shake called Bertrand. I drink two of those a day and have some ham or a veggie omelet or something in the morning.

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And it's honestly a godsend. I've finally started losing weight. I have more energy. I don't need to worry about food now because I know I'm well fed and nutrition'd. AND it tastes good!

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Honestly, I'm so freaking relieved and relaxed by this now. After a year of struggling, I feel like I'm finally working towards my goal in a manageable and HEALTHY way.

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Honestly, I feel like it was the missing piece of the puzzle and everything here on out will be smoother sailing until I switch to maintenance mode. Just wanted to share my tiny bit of success. :)

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Does anyone know a good way to prevent the loose skin problem?

28M, 6’7”, 310 lbs. my weight has been up and down my whole life. I first committed to losing weight when I was 19 and about 320 lbs. I got down to 220 in about 12-18 months. I thought I was still fat but I look back at old pics and I was SUPER thin. Still though, I remember having a flabby body but I think it was just loose skin.

Over the next few years, I gained it all back and then some. I peaked at 350, lost 20 in 3 months for a family wedding then dropped another 40 in about 5 months for another family wedding. I’ve since gone back from 290 to 310.

I really want to start taking this serious and get back down to 250. I’m a little worried though that I’ll never have a decent looking body because I’ll always have that loose skin problem. Anybody know a good way to prevent that as much as possible in weight loss?

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Need help

So I’m in a very specific situation, and I’m not quite sure how common it is. I’ve been super shy about it my whole life so here goes

I haven’t willingly eaten a vegetable/fruit since I was about 4 or 5 years old. I’m now 20 and the thought of eating a vegetable makes me really uncomfortable. I’m aware of how bad this is for me but I have a really hard time getting over this hump. My diet tends to consist of a lot of carbs and protein. I guess what I’m really asking is, has anyone else gone through something like this ? How did you start eating vegetables and fruits? Cause I honestly don’t know where or how to start. The times that I have tried in the past, it didn’t go well.

Any advice is very much appreciated !

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Importance Of Water Intake In Weight Loss & Ways To Increase The Intake

How do Slimming World and other diet plans result in such high weekly losses?

I'm currently losing weight via the traditional CICO method and experiencing loss at a very steady rate of around 1lb a week. I am incredibly happy with this, eating 1200-1400 calories a day and working out 4/5 times a week. I honestly think I'd struggle to drop this any further for a further loss.

I always see posts from friends on Facebook who are following groups like Weight Watchers and Slimming World who regularly report weekly losses of 2-3lbs, without exercise. This would mean an weekly deficit of 10500 and assuming a maintainence of around 1800 a day, in relation to the people I know, would put them on a daily calorie count of around 800 calories. I don't think this is actually the case, as having reviewed the meal plan they suggest, it's much higher than this.

Does anybody know why CICO has a relatively low amount of weekly loss, where as these diet plans seem to have higher than average losses, despite not counting calories and seeming quite carb heavy?

I know it works really well for some people so I'm not knocking it - I just can't understand how it works on a mathematical basis!

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Happy Halloween

the candy holiday... for some of us it will be one of the hardest day. having candies all arround.

remember that weight loss is not a race, but a marathon!

there's multiple approach you and i can have today to a successful Halloween!

1. make it a normal day, its Halloween not your honeymoon.

2. if it fit you calories, why not?

3. make it a cheat day!

its much easier to go through if you have a plan, and your moral will love it tomorrow!

make sure you wear a costume (if you can haha) mych funnier that way!

if you have any other tips dont hesitate to share them!

from pieman to heman!

http://imgur.com/a/Oj00ffi

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And so the journey begins

Hi r/loseit,

I've always been a little chubby since high school, I played on the rugby team for a few years, as well as basketball and football for fun, but over the last two years especially I've really let myself go.

Sure, every now and again I'll go on a health kick and hit the gym for a few weeks or stop guzzling down alcohol and fast food, but I always seem to find my way back to binge eating every single day.

I came back from a stag do on Sunday, a full weekend of beers, burgers and snacks, hopped on the scales and weighed in at 96 kilos (212lbs). That's the heaviest I have ever been, and at 30 years old and 177cm tall, it makes me obese. Looking at the BMI chart and seeing that in black and white was the wake up call I needed.

I immediately set up a myfitnesspal account, worked out my TDEE and set my calorie intake to 1800 per day. Yesterday I went for a run, only around 3km and I had to walk for at least half of it. I have set up a gym membership, again, and am seriously considering getting a PT after pay day.

I guess I'm posting here for accountability. My goal is to lose 26kg to get to a healthy weight of 70kg. I'm hoping to achieve this over the next 8 months, so by June 2019. By posting online I feel that I have given myself some encouragement in an overwhelmingly positive forum, have defined clear goals but done so without setting myself up for failure with my close friends and family.

Akela out!

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Wednesday, 31 October 2018? Start here!

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.

• Quick Start Guide - Build your foundation!
• Loseit Compendium - Frame it out!
• FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions!

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[Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: October Wrap Up

Hi team Euro accountability, we did, we made it to October 31st! Congratulations everyone on your hard work. Monthly retrospective time! Questions of the day are: how did your month go? What's your biggest victory in October? What did you learn? What worked well? What will you change next time?

If you need to, have a look back at your original goals for October. Thanks for being here, it’s been fun hosting! You can find the sign up for next month here if you haven't seen it already.

And for some accountability on the final day of the month...how's your day going? Let us know how you're getting on with your goals, if you have any questions, need to vent, have a SV or NSV to share, etc. And feel free to just have a chat about how your day went! We got this :D

I'll start: I will do the full update in my comment later, but I've blitzed a few things this morning and am happy to be ending the month on a high note and having met my weight goal. I think my weight has stabilized enough that I'm also going to finally update my flair even though I originally reached that milestone last week! And for my biggest victories this month, I think they would be (1) managing to still lose weight even as I've gotten busier, and (2) addressing difficult/scary things rather than hiding from them (in my relationship, which is doing WAY better now; in my 'thing I'm putting off' goal; by starting the job hunt prep/process). Have a great day everyone!

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[Daily Directory] Find your quests for the day here! - Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Welcome adventurer! Whether you're new on this quest or are towards the end of your journey there should be something below for you.

Daily journal.

• [Q&A] "I have a question."
• [Day 1] "I am starting my weight loss journey."
• [SV/NSV] "I have an accomplishment to share."
• [24hr Pledge] "Today I am going to..."

Interested in some side quests?

• [Motivation Monday] Share some motivation, get some motivation.
• [Tantrum Tuesday] Need to vent? People getting on your nerves?
• [Weigh-In Wednesday]
• [Track with Me Thursday] Did we just become best friends?!
• [Free Talk Friday] What's on your mind?

Community bulletin board!

• [Running with Loseit] Run with losers. Avoid arrows.
• [Wecipe Wednesday] Swap and discuss recipies!

If you are new to the sub, click here for our posting guidelines

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[36m] Was very fat. Now trying to be non fat. I’m still fat. But very less fat. Down 101 baby!

As a driver I’ve always had snacks and sugary drinks to get me through the day. It started with Starbucks and Whataburger for breakfast. Then stop to get a Red Bull, Dr. Pepper and some sort of candy. Lunch was more Whataburger and soda. Dinner was anything I could imagine plus, you guessed it, Dr. Pepper.

After losing 40 pounds on my own over the years and never getting below 300, I was depressed. I was not a nice person to be around. I said screw it, I sold my vehicle, called a personal trainer. And I haven’t looked back. I now train 5 days a week and started a meal prep business.

new and improved.

But I’m not done yet!

Edit: I’ll respond to more tomorrow. You are all amazing. Thank you for your love and feedback.

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Scale Victory: I've lost 2 jean sizes in 2 months!

Thanks for sticking with me despite my negativity. Ive been working out when i can and dieting. So ive always been a size 18 my teenage and adult life. I went to the store to buy some jeans and was disappointed that they only carry up to 16. So i tried them on and it was like clown pants! So i tried a size 14 and it fit perfectly! I was shocked! I thought it was vanity sizing so i went to target and tried a size 14 and it was tight but fit! I am so happy. This is from a 10 lb weight loss in 1 month or so (been plateauing since).

For refrence, i was 185 in august now i am 175 (i'm 5'2"). gonna keep it up! thanks for all the support in my crazy

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