Eating when feeling down

So I never had any problems with keeping up with a diet and actually losing a lot of weight. I lost around 25kg 2 times already. The problem is I always (in the long run) turn back to my old habits and I don't even notice it. Now I want to lose those 20kg for the 3rd time and this time it's so much more difficult. I'm in a place right now where I don't feel at my best mentally. I struggle with anxiety and episodic depression and it's soo much harder to keep eating healthy because everytime I have those lows I turn to comfort food. I really really want to lose that weight again but it's much harder to stay motivated because of mental health right now. It sounds weird but anytime I feel really down I feel like food is there to bring me back up again... Any advice from people who have/had the same problem? Any advice is appreciated.

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I have 10 weeks to go down a dress size...HELP

Okay so longtime lurker first time poster. Longtime try-er, longtime failure-r. Bare with me.

I bought a bridesmaid dress in November 2021 for a wedding in July 2022. I'm not even happy about being a bridesmaid because I do not think I'm that close to this girl but that's a whole other story. At the time of try on and purchase, I was 187.7lbs. For record, I am a 30 year old female and about 5'3". My high weight was 260 about 4 years ago and it took me a long time to be where I am now. The weight comes off SUPER slowly.

Today I picked up the dress that they ordered for me, exact same size as the one I tried on and despite now weighing 180.2 (down 7 pounds), it feels SNUG and barely did up. and by barely I mean i had to lay down and have someone YANK it up while I held my breath. It is tight. Like size up tight. Like I cant move tight. I called the boutique asking about my record on size tried on vs ordered and all things match and they repeated the "no refund or exchange policy". It's tight around the chest/back. The stomach area is forgiving because it's flowy but honestly seems to fit fine. It's just that area.

I spent $350 on this dress in this custom colour for the wedding and cannot simply buy a new one. So that's not an option. I'd imagine a dress size is about 10+ pounds.

So here I am, asking reddit as I sit on my bathroom floor full of tears and absolute self hatred. I need advice and I need help. My weight has been plateaued at 180 for WEEKS. I work as an educational assistant in a school and truthfully do not eat (minus the rare occasional cracker snack pack at 110cal or 100cal granola bar at school). I don't eat because there simply is not time for it during the day and I am not at all comfortable taking my mask off in a covid filled building (welcome to Ontario schools!). Meaning I'm not getting enough water either. I get home around 4:00 and I snack (usually Stacy's pita chips or a handful of salt-free roasted nuts) which is NOT my best habit. I then have whatever I make for dinner (usually a yves or gardein product) and am DEAD and stay in bed from 6:30pm to 5:30am. I am vegan, but moreso a junk-food pre-packaged vegan. I LOVE carbs, like vegetables, indifferent about fruits. I have severe IBS(D) and most of my safe foods are carbs. While I always hit my 450cal movement goal on my apple watch from walking around at work, I do zero exercise because I am so lazy, tired, and out of shape. It's truly my fault.

I will take any and all advice. I need help. I'm so anxiety ridden over a dress I feel dysphoric in I truly want to die.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 30 April Wrap Ups!

Hello lovely losers!

Day 30! Another fabulous month conquered. Let’s wrap up and discuss the good, bad & the ugly.

Here’s the sign up post for May!

https://redd.it/ueyoet

Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & remind self that it’s a number not a self-worth estimate: Did okay here. 18/30 days.

Maintain: Nailed it. Would I rather be down on the scale? Yes. Is it still better than a previous version of me? Also yes. Good job me.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): Vigorous cleaning today. 25/30 days.

Writing project and/or journaling -1,666 words a day: Did good here, just started a fresh physical journal. There was a period of 2020 where I think I looked at the same page of my journal for six months in a row, I swear.

Todays gratitude list: I think this keeps me mindful of the everyday stuff I take for granted.

Express intention (day, week, month or moment): This goal had some mixed results. I do want to live an intentional life. To be very aware of what I intend versus what happens. But it got a little wordy & cumbersome for me.

Respond to y’all one day a week: I wanted to spend more time engaged in the Loseit community this month. We're all still here though so I have more opportunities!

How was your April? Learn anything?

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Losing face fat rookie questions

I’m a relatively skinny 18 year old guy but my face has gotten kinda fat. I eat a lot of carbs and sugar but for the past 4 days i’ve eliminated all added sugar and I have a few questions

1. Can too much fruit be bad? I eat two fruit bowls a day with strawberries, raspberries and kiwis to help fight my sugar cravings

2. Is it okay to eat brown bread daily or is that not good for losing face fat

3. Is white rice bad for losing face fat? If not, what about sushi?

4. What are the top foods/ingredients to avoid and some of the best to incorporate into a diet for losing face fat?

Also I’m eating in a calorie deficit, lift weights regularly and drink a gallon of water a day so any extra advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated :) Thank you

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Realistically, could I lose 50 pounds in 5 months?

Realistically, would I, a 20 year old female, who weighs 198 lbs and is 5’3, be able to lose ten pounds in a month?

Would it be possible for me to lose 10 pounds a month, for 5 months?

I do not workout, but I just started a membership at a crosfit gym that has great reviews.

I also made an appointment with a dietician.

After incorporating these new lifestyle changes, could I lose 50 pounds in 5 months?

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Home weight loss workouts?

Hi All!

I started grad school last year and I'm working full time on top of it, and with the stress and lack of time my eating has gotten crazy and I've stopped moving around a lot, and have gained probably 30-40lbs. I'm looking to get back into some better routines, so was wondering if any of you had good home workouts for weight loss I could try out? I live in an apartment in New York, so don't have a ton of space, but would love a 15-30 daily workout to get my body weight down and get back into the routine of moving around.

Any tips or suggestions would be super helpful!

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Need help

Hi, I’m a 15 year old male, 5’9, around 167lbs and what you’d call “skinnyfat” I’m hoping to lose that and want to have visible abs and a bit more muscle, I’m currently in a deficit (on 500 calories under my maintenance) and I do 30-60 mins of cardio 5 days a week, what would help me get to my goal and is there also anything I’d have to do differently (p.s my gym does not allow under 16’s to use weight equipment) keep in mind I am a very fussy eater so it is hard to get protein into my diet :/

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does intermittent fasting add up in weight loss in addition to a calorie deficit? if yes then by how much?

i am a bit confused as i don't know whether intermittent fasting just helps you keep a deficit or helps you burn extra calories in addition to a calorie deficit. According to my current plan, i will be able to burn 7kg (16 lbs) in two months with a calorie intake of 1,000-1,500 calories per day which is about 40-60 percent of my maintenance calories. if i am burning 2lbs per week with this plan, will i be able to burn more with intermittent fasting? if yes then how much?.

Also please give me suggestions on how i can maximize my weight loss with a calorie deficit of -800 to -600.

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On a business trip right now and I’m easily the fattest person here

I’ve been more or less ok with my fatness as I don’t interact with that many people and those who I do don’t care as I’ve known them for forever. I’m 25m, 5’11”, and ~300 lbs. I’ve slowly put the weight on over the years and I know it is a problem but I haven’t really had any desire to lose the weight.

But being and interacting with new people who I have never met before really makes me self conscious about how much I weigh and I constantly feel like I’m being judged on my weight and what I eat.

I dunno, it’s just the first time I’ve ever actually felt this way and it makes me not want to be the fastest person here. Anybody ever experienced this?

I’ve had short bursts of motivation here and there to lose the weight, but so far nothing has stuck. What was the thing that helped you push through the pain the most? I’ll usually get a week or so of clean eating, but then I’ll binge one night and I stop trying. This shit is fucking difficult, dude. Any help would be appreciated

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I’m angry

I hope this isn’t too off topic but I need to vent. I am infinitely mad. I was starting to lose weight again in early April and it went rocky but ok. Then I broke my f•cking ankle leaving me more or less unable to workout properly. I’m so angry I would break something but I wouldn’t even be able to clean that sh•t up properly. I’m so frustrated with my situation that I started bingeing again. I know I need to get my sh•t together because the way I feel at the moment isn’t helpful at all but since I can’t work out properly there’s no way to take out my frustration on anything. I want to reduce calories but it’s hard when there’s literally nothing else to do all day but sit on my ass and watch Netflix or play Playstation. It will be three months until I can walk without crutches again and I just want to scream. Sorry about the negativity, I can’t find another point of view to look at the situation, my mental health is going down fast at the moment.

Edit because I don’t know formatting

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Does anyone ever feel like their weight has hindered them in life when it comes to promotions at work, etc.?

I've been overweight most of my life, not morbidly obese, but always 50ish pounds more than I should be. I lost a lot of weight in college, gained some back, lost it again, then gained it back after a brain surgery I had less than 2 years ago and I'm pretty much back to where I started at about 50ish pounds overweight. I'm also 5'2 so it really shows when I gain even a little bit of weight.

I have been at my current job for almost 5 years now and people that have less time on than me at my job are getting to go to other speciality units in particular two females who I'm friends with but started after me. These two are fit and in shape females and haven't done anything above and beyond what I have done at work so the only thing I can think of other than maybe favoritism taking place is that I'm fat and overweight and these specialty units don't want a female like that on their unit. It just really puts me down because aside from feeling like my weight has hindered me a lot in other aspects of my life, now I feel like it is negatively affecting my career and me advancing in it.

I know how to lose weight and eat properly but lately it's just been harder for me and after my brain surgery, which was due to a condition that also affected my spinal cord (chiari malformation and syringomyelia), it's been harder to work out as consistently and hard as I used to because I always feel like crap after too much exertion for days on end.

Really I'm just venting about how being fat is making me feel not wanted in my career and judged.

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Frustrated yet proud.

I am in the minority as I chose to use COVID-19 quarantine to lose weight instead of gain. I have lost and maintained a 35lb loss beginning March 2020. I am 34f, and I am 5'4".

I have always been skinny. I was a high school and college athlete. I'll be the first to admit my adult life hasn't been as active, and I hate that but it's life.

I used CICO for weight loss. I hit plateaus, and it was so slow going. I ate 1250 calories a day. My starting weight was just under 150lb. Right now I am at 115lb which is well within my healthy bmi. However, maintenance isn't maintenance. No matter what I do my body doesn't want maintenance calories and remains the same at 1250.

I feel like I can't enjoy anything extra or I'll just gain weight. I'm just venting, and I'm grateful for this community. I've learned I have to accept this new norm as forever. I just wish I didn't have to weigh every single thing always.

Thanks for listening!

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I am afraid of how men will act when I lose more weight.

I remembered a time where I tried to lose weight, I'm actually still trying, but a few years back I was super morbidly obese. I lost a bit of weight, and now I am "just" morbidly obese.

When I was super morbidly obese, people didn't even realise I was even there, and I liked it, because I don't like attention at all.

When i got down to "just morbidly obese", I went shopping for new clothes and bought a rockabella-type-dress.

I am not a dress-person, so it was kinda new for me. It wasn't a revealing dress. It was off shoulder, about knee-length, and flowey beneath the waist.

I was wearing the dress while groceryshopping. Walking there (20min walk), men just stared. Not quick glances, full on staring, like it's not possible for them to look away. I felt disgusting.

While I was looking for my groceries, a group of men just... followed me around. At first I thought I am thinking too much about it. Nah, as soon as I left an isle, they followed. I counted, it happened 16 times. Just following me everywhere I went. Everytime I turned to look at them, they were acting like they were looking for stuff to buy. At one point, i kept staring at them, and they finally walked away, and luckily I had no problems with them afterwards.

Later I was waiting in line to pay for my groceries, and the customer ahead of me turned around and just stared. He wasn't paying for his stuff, the cashier looked confused because the dude just stood there, doing nothing but staring at me. Staring dude stopped staring because the cashier said something to him (I don't remember what it was).

I went outside again, this time another route just so I don't have to meet the staring men again. It was a sidewalk next to a street.

Some cars honked when they passed me, some dudes yelled out the window like "WOOOOOOOHHH" or "HEEEEEYYYYYY", and some cars slowed down, and as soon as they passed me, they sped up again.

I haven't worn the dress since. How will these people act, when I am at a normal weight? Will it be worse? It was fricking terrible while being morbidly obese, how terrible will it be when I am not obese anymore?

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Prepare for sexual harassment ladies- What they don’t tell you about weight loss.

Of late, I CANNOT leave the house and go about my day without receiving creepy stares, catcalls and approaches from old, musty and may I add a certain demographic of men but I won’t go there…

I am filled with dread to leave my flat and do simple things like go to the gym, library, city centre,because I WILL get harassed. I feel like crap,dirty and constantly uncomfortable.

I can only attribute this to my 60lb weight loss. I dress the same as before, in fact all the clothes I do wear are far too baggy on me as I can’t afford to buy new ones. My appearance is average at best. Anyway, none of that should be relevant. Back when I was 230lbs I still got harassed a fair bit but NOT to this level EVER.

What the f*ck is it about me that attracts this kind of attention? I don’t know what to do. It’s hopeless.

Yes it sucked being fat but at least I was INVISIBLE or less prone to this bullsh*t. I am now thrown right back to when I was 13- a similar weight where I was facing constant harassment and feeling sick and scared in my own body.

This is an incoherent rant so my apologies but ladies if you are experiencing or already have gone through anything similar my heart goes out to you.

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Can You See How Much Muscle You Have Put On?

Am I crazy? Is that a thing?

Example: I've lost 10ish lbs and 2/2.5% of body fat by calorie deficit and weight lifting. So I know I've lost fat, but I assume I've gained some muscle, as well. Is there a way to calculate that?

It's not a big deal if it's something that can't be calculated because I can physically see the change. I was just curious if it's something you can calculate.

F/33 SW: 150 CW: 138 GW: 130(?)

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Need help staying on track

I’ve been struggling with weight all my life and every time I tried to lose weight I would workout consistently for a month or two and then stop and when I am working out I would notice I would eat more junk food thinking to myself it doesn’t matter cause I’m working out. I weighed myself today and noticed I’m at my heaviest I’ve ever been at 337 and seeing this and knowing diabetes runs in our family I want to change but I always end up stopping or eating worse when I’m not working out. Any helpful advice would help on how to stay on track and not indulge every time I eat.

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Eat the maintenance calories for your target weight?

Seven years ago I lost 20 lbs before with strict calorie counting (weight goal completed) and maintained that weight for 2 years. Recently I gained it back due to stress and I was going to start calorie counting again.

Question: Let’s say my target weight was 130lbs and the maintenance calories for that weight was 1,450 a day sedentary. I am not active. If I were to do strict calorie counting 1,450 a day, would I reach that 130lb AND be that weight forever?

Technically when I lost the 20 lbs my daily calorie count recommended by Loseit was 1395.

I was wondering if coming up with the daily caloric number for weight loss was as simple as eating the maintenance calories of your target weight & activity level. Thanks.

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Nothing seems to be working

I'm looking for anyone who's had a similar experience and found something that works.

I'm a woman, USA, 30, 5'4, 175-178lbs; gw: 130-145.

I can't seem to shed any weight. I've been on a CICO deficit of about 1300 calories per day. I'm doing 1hr hot yoga 5-6 times a week. 1-2, 1hr pilates classes per week. All for the past 8 months. I've just been fluctuating between 175lbs and 178lbs the whole time. I have cheat days but don't binge. Cut down sugar and carb intake. I make most all of my meals at home. I was on a birth control called depoprovera for 2 years from 2015-2017. My weight prior to that was around 130. 6-9 months into depo, I gained about 35-45lbs. I've just been trying to get back to a healthy weight.

I've developed healthy habits and am a little disheartened from not seeing any results. Has anyone been through anything remotely similar and/or have any tips?

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Holding myself accountable! For good!

Hello! I just wanted to come on here and make a little post to make it more real to me that I need to become healthier physically. I am (recently) 19F, 5’1 and ~160 pounds. I personally do not deem myself to be “too bad,” but realize there is some CHUNK that wasn’t there before attending college. Problem is, I’ve got a history with somewhat (though not ever diagnosed) disordered eating, so I am trying to be mindful of that and avoiding obsessive behavior. I want to lose ~20 pounds in the next year, and learn how to eat intuitively and keep it off. Anywho, I am going to take progress pictures tomorrow morning and upload them here, and kind of lay out my plan. Looking forward to a life of health and self-acceptance and improvement!:)

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Outrunning your diet is IMPOSSIBLE!

I'm sorry, but I have to say this... outrunning your diet is fucking impossible (with the added caveat: for most people). I've often seen people saying how they "outrun" their diets. And I'm like yeah? By how much?

Because frankly, just speaking from experience, if I eat two hotpockets a day (both calculated at 290 calories) then that's 580 calories alone for ONLY TWO HOTPOCKETS. That is literally more than 1/4th of the 2,000 calorie daily diet.

I ran 3 miles yesterday at an average pace of 11:02/mile. Runkeeper tells me that in the timeframe of 33:04 I burned 362 calories. So not even two hotpockets. And those hotpockets are just ONE PART OF THE DAY. For me, that's typically breakfast (ham and cheese for the win). I've since realized my stomach doesn't like hotpockets so I'm experimenting with other stuff, but I digress...

Whenever I hear people say that they "outrun" their diet I fucking laugh. Like, unless you're doing half-marathons or some shit on a regular basis AND watching what you eat there is NO FUCKING WAY you are outrunning your diet.

I feel like when people say they're outrunning their diet it's just an excuse to eat more food. Like yeah man... good job on running those three miles every other day. You keep ruining it because you overeat all the fucking time.

Why am I saying this? Straight up projection mostly. But thought I'd post it here because at least then I'm being productive about it.

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Switching from MyFitnessPal?

Hi everyone,

I've been using MyFitnessPal for 11 years and while I love how it's helped me, I'm starting to get really frustrated with it. It seems to have bugs all the time and there are certain features that annoy me - why can't I copy my dinner from yesterday directly to my lunch today? (I seem to recall being able to do that on my iPhone but can't on my Galaxy).

Has anyone here switched from MyFitnesPal to another calories tracking app they prefer? Any recommendations? Or is my best bet to stick with MFP and suck up the issues?

Thanks!

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Is intermittent fasting a good way to lose weight?

I’m not sure if OMAD and intermittent fasting is the same.

My parents aren’t necessarily the healthiest. I would like to still lose weight though. Instead of cooking, we’d usually eat fast food or pickup dinner. Apparently, diet is a huge factor for weight loss compared to cardio. I don’t exactly know what else to do. I think I want to try OMAD, and even though the food I have isn’t healthy I can also switch to only drinking water.

Tonight my parents want to pick up fish. The dinner will have fried fish, fried shrimp, French fries, and hush puppies. Basically the whole meal is fried. Although, I’m on an empty stomach still. Does anyone know if doing OMAD or intermittent fasting will help me lose weight even though I eat poorly?

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Cellulite is gone! (for the most part)

So today i was taking my progress video on my phone, and i notice most of the cellulite is off of my legs!! Not all of it, but it’s now a “normal” amount, and by normal i mean not excessive anymore. i couldn’t believe it, i know lighting plays a factor but holy shit it’s a big improvement! All i’ve been doing is eating in a defecit (some days i still go over), doing this 20 minute butt lifting workout i found on youtube, and a 10 minute cardio video as well. I also make sure to consume a lot of protein, and more fruits and veggies and i rarely drink pop anymore (i used to drink it daily, now once or twice a week) I drink 8-10 cups of water a day. I really do believe it was that workout video though! if any other people on here are a bit insecure about their cellulite and want to reduce it, i can link the video i do. Also i should mention i’ve only been doing it for 3 weeks. I’m so proud , i think this is the first summer i’ll feel comfortable in shorts. There is nothing wrong with cellulite, i just had SO much! i love seeing progress it keeps me motivated!

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Weight loss = attractive

I (25f, 5’2) grew up in shape. I was an athlete and I had never really had an issue with my weight. I was thin but had muscles from the sports I played. I could pretty much eat whatever I wanted because of a good metabolism. I was always happy with my appearance and thought of myself as an attractive person. Then when I turned 20 my weight ballooned.

I went up to being 196 when I hadn’t been any heavier than 125 pounds before. I’ve gone back and forth the last five years of losing some weight, gaining more back, losing some, etc. and now I have no idea what my face should really look like as an adult. It’s surrounded by so much extra weight, I’m afraid I may have just convinced myself I was an attractive person when in reality I never have been.

Do people tend to get better looking in the face with weight loss?? My biggest worry is losing all this weight and still looking at someone I’m not excited to be.

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How do you avoid eating unhealthy when it comes to socializing?

I have been attempting to lose weight since the beginning of the year with no luck. My issue seems to be having a good plan, but getting derailed almost every week by one of the following: holidays, vacations, special events, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. I always go overboard at these type of social events and completely blow my diet. I will lose some in the day leading up to one, but gain it all back after. I keep saying if I could just have a month with no distractions I could lose a lot! But I know that’s just life. I just can’t seem to resist the bad foods when they are in front of me. What are your coping strategies for eating socially?

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Is it fine to put most of my calories into 2 meals?

I'm on a 1600 calorie limit, and I typically don't eat breakfast. My Lunches are usually between 500-650 calories, dinners are around 950. If I go light on either I usually snack on fruit/popcorn/yogurt but the majority of my calories are in the 2 meals.

I regularly see diet meals for 300 calories and people suggesting a 6 inch from subway over a footlong. I assume for most people this makes sense but since I don't eat breakfast it makes sense to put those calories into the other 2 meals.

Basically am I fine getting 2 burgers or a footlong for dinner if it fits my calorie budget?

edit: I guess I should have clarified I dont only eat burgers and subs lol. I eat salads and try to work veggies into my meals. I'm not in a good position to cook atm so I make simple salads and eat some of the better frozen meals I've found (Healthy Choice/Lean Cuisine), mostly the ones with high protein and some veggies included

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 26

Hello lovely losers!

Day 26, wow this month is running away isn’t it?!

Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & remind self that it’s a number not a self-worth estimate: Logged this morning. 16/26 days.

Maintain: I’m very much still logging & being mindful of my choices.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): 35 minute lunch walk & lower back yoga poses. 22/26 days.

Writing project and/or journaling -1,666 words a day: Little bit of digital journaling today. Not sure of the word count.

Todays gratitude list: Today I’m grateful for some quiet time.

Express intention (day, week, month or moment): My intention for today is to continue to embrace pleasant sensory input that is not food. My intention for tomorrow is to continue the quest to stop judging myself while I use my time to unplug from stress & recharge the introvert battery. My intention for this week is to keeping upright & punching, pushing for better tomorrows. My intention for this month is to lessen my sugar intake & spend less money at Starbucks, one less day a week.

Respond to y’all one day a week: I want to be spending more time interacting with y’all.

How was your day?

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Just started running again and it feels great

So I just finished my last graduate class last week and started running again this week. After working full time and taking classes the last 4 years, making sacrifices in my mental and physical health to keep it up, I feel so ready take some of that productivity and put it towards my wellbeing. I haven't run in about a year so I can definitely feel how weak I am now, but at the end of the run it feels so worth it. Just wanted to celebrate the feeling!

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Need a ultimate budget grocery list from the Gods.

You read the title, ive come very far to get the wisdom of the loseit gods. and i request your ultimate aid.

currently recovering my eye surgery but should be good to go in a few days to go shopping. i ask to put together a small diet/recommendation of food for me to get that will aid me on my journey. Below are my stats:

• 23Male
• 6'3
• 250lbs
• Budget of $200
• Goal is to lose weight consistently
• Cooking skill is medium
• allergic to shrimp only

i usually shop at Aldi's but can go elsewhere.

i have little knowledge about portion sizes and what is "bad for you even though the myth is saying its good for you" so any insight on knowledge of DO's and Don'ts for my journey would be so much damn appreciated!

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How to know you get enough fruit and vegetables each day?

I’m a 28 year old male about 250lbs 6ft 1in. I’m starting to eat more fruits and vegetables everyday with the goal of losing weight. But also so I get all the nutrients my body needs. I’m trying to eat the recommended 2-3 servings a day of each everyday. I’ve been eating a banana with my sandwhich at lunch and if I don’t have any vegetables in my meals during the day instead of eating chips or something I’ll eat some carrots with peanut butter.

I’m wondering how much I should be eating of each though? Is a banana enough? Or should I eat an apple when I get home too? How many carrots should I have if I want all my vegetable servings?

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Pictures over the scale!

So I've been on my cardio and healthy eating for about 1 month. Looking at the scale these past 30 days have been so frustrating because of water weight fluctuations and I thought I hadn't made much progress...until I looked at last months progress pictures. I compared last months vs todays and was really proud of my hard work. I saw such a noticeable difference in how my athletic shorts looked and I'm really excited to maintain my progress this month. Just wanted to hop on here to encourage everyone else to keep going and take pictures! Lol

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How many of you have been in a Subway sandwich 'phase'?

I'm currently in my Subway phase where I'm ordering Black Forest Ham footlongs for about 550 calories. For what I pay (tons of coupons online), get in calories for volume of food, and convenience it's nice. Although I know I'll hit a day where the though of Subway repulses me and I'll need to find a new food obsession.

I always seem to get stuck eating the same thing every day for months (when I'm just cooking for myself), and then suddenly it snaps in my brain and I can't stand the thought of it. I've done previous obsessions of eating pre-made salad kits (with minimal dressing) and rotisserie chicken, or making at home veggie stir fry (you can load a TON of veggies into a wok and get a TON of volume for few calories).

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Weird posture after weight loss

I've lost over 100lbs over the last year and I've developed a strange way of standing. My belly sticks out and my lower back archers. I have no idea why. It's only happened since losing the weight. It actually looks like I'm pregnant which is not ideal haha especially after dropping so much weight. I only noticed it when I saw photos of myself yesterday! What is that called? And can it be fixed? Is it common I wonder? I've been trying to consciously straighten up but that only lasts a few seconds and I slip back into doing it :(

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Some Thoughts on Body Dysmorphia

I did my first ever reformer pilates class today with two individuals (one is an online friend I met via Instagram but have never hung out with in person and the other one was her friend, a complete stranger). This was also my first time socializing since before the pandemic so there was a lot of new things happening and I was probably way more awkward and anxious and word-vomitty than I wanted to be. Anyway, it was a private 1 hour session in a woman's basement, and the instructor was super chatty and asking us questions to get to know us. Early in the session, she asked me if I have always been this tiny.

It caught me off guard and I jovially said no, that that is not something I see or have ever saw myself as.

After a couple more exchanges, she then told me that I clearly have a lot of baggage.

Baggage, of which, I then fixated upon for the rest of the session. It brought up all sorts of negative feelings. Feelings of guilt for self-deprecatingly denying my petiteness in front of people who were bigger than me; of resentment towards all the people in my past who bullied me and convinced me I was fat despite being nowhere near overweight and giving me this body dysmorphia in the first place, and disappointment in my lack of confidence and self-actualization, which I thought had improved a lot over the past few months. When she asked me that question, I reverted back to my old self, the one who thought I was too heavy at 5'3" and 130lbs.

Trauma can really fuck up your self-perception. Most days I'm really proud of myself, of how I look and what I can accomplish and I try to be as kind as possible. But that question and my answer....it just threw me for a loop.

I'll likely not be returning. She also told me that I was inflexible because I told her I lift weights 4x a week and wanted to do pilates on my day off. Today was literally the only availability she had and the fact that I did it despite requesting another day was sort of proof that I was not inflexible.

Anyway, thanks for reading. I guess I just wanna say, please be kind to yourself. Our brains can be master manipulators and sneaky saboteurs when we least expect it.

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I'm Back (3 Years Later)

I know I am not alone here, about 3 years ago I hit my 110 lb weightloss goal: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/adzt7y/loseit_you_changed_my_life/ and then I moved cross country, started eating more and letting ignorance do its thing. The pandemic brought new levels of not caring and trying to make the most of it. I stepped on a scale maybe a dozen times in the past 3 years, and this last year I avoided it, but clothes began to get snug, walking up the stairs was harder, food cravings were always there.

I stepped on the scale about a week ago and saw that I have gained back 60+ of my initial weightloss. I see a lot of posts on here filled with self-hate, but I am approaching this round with compassion. The last 3 years were hard for a lot of us, but the next year doesn't have to follow that same pattern. For those who are round 2, 3, 4, or so on - what's different for you this time?

My biggest changes

• I am doing this alone, last time my partner and I both lost about 120 each and cooked everything together.
• I now eat vegan, I thought this was going to allow me never to count calories, but turns out too many impossible whoppers are just as calorically dense (whoops!) Should be interesting now that most of my home cooked meals that are veggie forward have volume and low cal.
• I am less active. My first time around I worked part time at Target for a second job, allowing me a lot of movement, I know need to incorporate some basic walking and movement into my journey.
• The "what will I look like" excitement is not there, as I know all the feelings and outfits I can wear. This is also a motivator, but its not quite as blissful as the first. How have you all handled this feeling?

This community changed my life once before, and I only anticipate it all working again. Back to snacking on popcorn, broccoli, and la croixs! Also a new personal fav is Liquid Death, I am a pretty social drinker, and find if I bring a couple tall boys (they are 20 calories each with agave) I can still enjoy myself without all the booze and sugar.

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I’m done restricting and binging .I’m finally willing to lose the weight the healthy way.

So I (16F) have struggled with disordered eating for my entire life especially binging, as a result i’ve been obese my entire life and have continually been the butt of every fat joke , critiqued by my family members and looked down upon by others by simply being fat. Since the age of 12 i have tried every single diet you can think of but i ultimately failed them all because of how extreme i became trying to achieve them.

Instead of being sensible and trying to lose weight slowly. i would continually put my self under extreme time constraints to lose weight that being blunt were simply unrealistic . I started restricting heavily in September 2021 and dropped from 125kg to 92kg in 4 months. I was working out everyday and eating 600 calories at most. I finally started to become accepted with compliments and love from the people around me i was determined to carry on but then at the beginning of february i contracted covid and i was bedridden for about a week and from then on i just went back to my old binging habits.

It’s been two months and i’ve gained back ten lbs and at this rate i’m destined to gain all the weight back. I’m scared and frankly miserable please someone help i’m willling to do it right. It’s taken me over 5 years to realise that the only way i’m going to lose the weight and maintain it afterwards is by not restricting and i’m wiling and ready but just not sure where to start . i’ve joined a gym and been going for a week but currently have no diet plan.

I’m ready and willing to be sustainable. I know i need to figure out the cause of my ed and sort it out. Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated!! Currently : 96 kg :(

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60 pounds in 6 months

I know, it’s a very ambitious goal, but after many years of binge eating, depression, and other health issues a switch just flipped inside me. I’m getting married in November, after 3 postponed weddings due to the pandemic (which led to the depression/binging). I recently got my gallbladder removed and noticed it was a kickstart to losing weight so I feel motivated to keep going. I am still 2 weeks post surgery, so not allowed to go fully back to the gym or workout rigorously, but I’m starting with waking and doing what I can.

Has anyone who accomplished a 60 pound weight loss mind sharing tips, motivation, or how to even get started? Would love to hear from anyone who’s been there and what they wish they knew when they first started their weight loss journey.

Thank you in advance for your help!

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Is being overweight most of my life causing me to self sabotage my weight loss?

I have been overweight most of my life as a child and still hit a growth spurt and then I was a good-sized and then I he came over weight again then lost weight after college and then put weight back on and more when I joined the gym and my hunger increased. I have always been a medium sized and by that I mean I'm average size but I actually weigh more than people think. I have tried to lose weight more times than I can count and I am not somebody who is good at pushing themselves or having discipline. I'm wondering if maybe the fact of just sort of always been like this is causing me to self-sabotage my healthy eating out of fear change? Has anyone else dealt with this weird fear and how did they get over it?

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Help

I am 21, female, 5’11” and I weigh around 215 pounds. I have only gained this weight recently when the pandemic started. Now that the pandemic is easing up I have no idea how to lose this weight. Before the pandemic i was around 170 and I was looking okay. I would do anything to go back. I have been trying to exercise at least 30 min a day and eating more eggs, vegetables, nuts and trying to eat less carbs, dairy and processed food. I always feel bloated and can’t suck in my tummy anymore. My face looks fatter and saggier. I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome so sometimes I get burnt out quickly or injure myself more than others so exercising is hard but also very important for my body. Does anyone have any meals/exercises/tips for me?

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Scary wake up call to lose weight

I’ve struggled all my life to lose a few pounds and kept putting it off. Instead of needing to lose 5-10 lbs, I now need to lose 80lbs. Since yesterday I’ve been getting tingling and the needles and pins feeling in my feet. This is a sign of diabetes and I am terrified. I can’t believe I’ve put this off and now I’m facing this. I’m so disgusted with myself and scared. It shouldn’t have taken this to get me to do something. I’ve started walking 30 mins and watching my portion size as of today. Definitely got the wake up call I needed. I just hope it’s not too late.

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Fell off the wagon big time

Sw:366 LW:190 CW:216 I’ll start with my graph

https://i.postimg.cc/cJ1R6sxY/C4-FB034-D-C18-B-4-BF1-9-AE2-3-F75-A84-E98-C2.jpg

It all started when I went on vacation for Xmas and cheated a bunch.. since then it’s been a constant trend in the wrong direction and I can’t seem to recover. It started out as “as long as I don’t go past 195” and slowly but surely I’m accepting more and more. Just had a terrible lunch and dinner and know the scale is gonna read 220.

I’ve lost complete motivation but don’t wanna be the same fat guy that I was. Any advice from people that have hit the same hurdles?

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Why is my measurement not moving, my weight staying the same, but I get stronger at the gym?

I am 5ft, weighing 60 kgs. I am lost about my progress. I lift heavy at the gym, and my endurance has improved. I am in a calorie deficit of 1271 calories; however, I eat more than that if it is a lifting day, maybe 200 calories more. I have been working out consistently since January. Though I have lost kilograms and lost inches, I feel that I have been 60 kgs for more than a month. My waist measurement is the same, too. When I work out, I feel leaner.

I would like to ask what should I do to lower my weight and lost inches off of my waist. I lift 3x a week and skip for an hour 3x a week. Then 1 rest day. I prioritize protein and carbs in my diet. Thank you.

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binge eating and the death drive

I still can't control my binge eating attacks and it feels like binge eating / emotional eating is just something very deeply ingrant in my personality. I recently read about the Freudian term "death drive" - a self destructive force we us to restore an earlier inorganic state that life sprung from. And apparently such compulsions are often done in repetition.

Can't help but feel my eating behaviour is exactly that "a drive to kill myself", slowly inflicting pain on myself. It seems so absurd, because I know what Im doing and how destructive it is, but I just can't seem to break the cycle.

At this point I feel that I should accept that I'm commiting a sort of slow suicide, because none of this simply makes sense anymore. I'm hurting my body and I'm hurting myself and I don't know why.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 23

Hello lovely losers!

I hope your Saturday has been successful & fun!

Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & remind self that it’s a number not a self-worth estimate: Logged this morning. 14/23 days.

Maintain: I don’t like revoking a goal but it’s been a bad mental health month & I can’t assign value to my calories & use it as a tool to judge myself currently. It’s gotta be just a number for a while. I’m very much still logging & being mindful of my choices.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): 35 minute walk & 30 minute stationary bike plus lower back yoga. Need to be doing yoga more. 19/23 days.

Writing project and/or journaling -1,666 words a day: Yup. Physical journal today.

Todays gratitude list: Today I’m grateful for some quiet time.

Express intention (day, week, month or moment): My intention for today is to let myself just fucking be. My intention for tomorrow is to continue the quest to stop judging myself while I use my time to do tasks to support the week ahead. My intention for this week is to keeping upright & punching, pushing for better tomorrows. My intention for this month is to LESSEN MY SUGAR INTAKE. Sorry to yell but it’s directed at myself. Maybe I'll hear it this time :P

Respond to y’all one day a week: I want to be spending more time interacting with y’all. I’ll hit this up over the weekend & tonight.

How was your day? Any weekend plans?

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Why do people treat you so different when you lose weight?

RANT. I’m just really disgusted with society rn. I’ve lost about 15-20 lbs since the start of this school year. I’m an average height, have a fair amount of muscle, and carry my weight really well (bust and hips, small waist).

I like to go out with my friends to clubs and have been doing so all year. At the beginning of the year, occasionally guys would come up to us, but mostly to hit on my prettiest friend who is fairly thin. Once again I was one of the largest in the group, something I’ve experienced my whole life. Growing up I was very ugly, and being fat didn’t help.

Now that I’m older my face has changed, but I still feel ugly. But now that I’ve lost a little weight, the difference when we go out is staggering. I have never understood the joke “you’ll have to fend off the boys with a stick” until now. I didn’t think it was actually real. Now that I’m a normal weight, I can’t go five minutes without some guy or girl trying to hit on me. It’s crazy, and I can’t even enjoy my night because of how often I’m being interrupted.

I just can’t believe that something as small as 20 freaking pounds could make such a difference with how people treat me. I have the same wardrobe, act the same, go out with the same people. I’m the same damn person.

I just didn’t think beauty standards were so messed up that such a small amount of weight could completely change the way the world sees me and treats me. And as a woman, it’s not even fun. I just feel like everyone wants to use me for sex or hurt me :(

Mentally I’m full of anxiety and still feel like the ugly fat girl. My whole life I’ve felt like people were always watching me. The difference is now they actually are, and I hate it.

Has anyone else experienced anything similar or have any tips with how to cope?

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I F22 lost 30 lbs last year and now I’m pregnant, scared I’ll have to do it all over again

So I successfully went from 172 lbs to 142 lbs (I’m 5’9) over the course of 2021 by doing CICO and I’ve been super proud of myself and I gained a lot of confidence. Me and my fiancé recently found out we’re expecting our first and I’m already gaining a few pounds. I didn’t get to the maintaining part of my weight loss journey yet, so I’m having a hard time figuring out how to eat the right amount of calories while eating healthy for me and the baby and also not to eat too much and have to lose all the weight all over again after my pregnancy.

It’s also mentally hard for me to watch myself gaining weight, I try very hard not to see it as a negative thing, even though I know that gaining weight is essential in a pregnancy. To be quite honest, I’m just scared to gain a lot of weight. Please let me know if you have any tips or experiences?

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Can I do this routine to lose weight fast?

Hello I am a 6'0" 245LB 14 year old, and I was wondering if I could water fasten, but I have 3 small snacks a day. I would do this and try to lose around 2,000 calories by running around 4miles with my brother. I look up to him because he himself lost 49LB but I want to try something different. So id water fast and drink around 8x16oz waters and 3 small snacks. Then id probably do 2 day workouts from the "lose weight app for men" each day is calculated to make you lose 336-500 kcal. But the youngest is 18 so I think since I am younger with a faster metabolism id lose more calories and there for losing more weight. Then the other 4 days id try to limit my calorie intake by 1,600cal. I am trying to lose weight fast because I haven't been fitting in my clothes lately and I'm gaining weight but now I am done with being fat and being made fun of. I want to be looked up upon others that are dealing with obesity or being overweight and I want to show them that it is possible you just need the mindset and I want to also do calesthetics with my friends because some of them already can, and I feel like I don't fit in so that's another reason. So if you guys can please let me know if this would work, thank you!

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Maybe a silly question..

I hope this question makes sense to everyone. I'm 5 feet 7 inches, 165 pounds, and 67 years old. I'm trying to get down into the 140 lb range and I'm stuck. For the first time in my life, I had gained some weight and was up close to 180 lbs. The first 10 pounds came off like a breeze. There wasn't any problem at all, but then the loss came to a screeching halt. My friend suggested doing the 600 calorie a day diet where you only eat around 600 calories two days a week and the rest of the time eat about 1200 calories. I have found that I could do that, but my weight loss has completely stopped. I walk 3-4 miles 5 times a week, have a Garmin and I'm using MyFitnessPal. My question is concerning MyFitnessPal and the calories. Let's just say I eat 1000 calories in one day, but I have exercised and so I've burned 300 to 400 calories. When I'm looking at my total calories for the day, do I look at the actual calories I've eaten or do I subtract the exercise calories to get my total calorie count? For instance, yesterday at the end of the day, I had eaten 1000 calories. I had burned 300 with exercising and so it showed my total for the day was 700 calories. Should I look at the 700 number or should I look at the 1000 number when I'm deciding if I need to eat more or less for that day? Hope this makes sense. I'm tired of being stuck in this rut and would really like to get the rest of this weight off. I'm basically eating between six and 1200 calories a day, exercising almost every day, and it's just not coming off any longer. Thanks for any suggestions.

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Tired of Diet Coke?

I get sick of the same tasting no/low calorie drinks day in and day out. Found a low calorie alternative that tastes pretty good! Fill up your drink with 9/10 Diet Coke, and then with the last 1/10 add a regular sugar soda (like root beer).

Results are a (almost) normal tasting drink for only 30-40 calories. If you like root beer try it with Barqs, it doesn’t disappoint.

Don’t knock it till you try it!

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How do you prevent compulsive eating while socializing?

It’s been an alright journey for me losing 17lbs since Valentine’s Day (5’4 F SW 190). I’ve been feeling disappointed in myself, as I haven’t been really giving this diet my all. I stick to my CICO plan as well as I can, however, hang outs with friends almost every weekend always ends up with me gaining 2-3 pounds (I know it’s mostly water weight) and being stuck at the same weight for weeks at a time. I beat myself up thinking about all the extra weight I could’ve lost if I just had more self control to say no to unhealthy/large portions food when socializing. Almost of my social life involves going out to dinner and the food choice of my friends is almost always all you can eat style food like KBBQ or hotpot. All my friends are big eaters, and what I eat is less than half of their portions but definitely too much to stay in a deficit. I try to stop myself midway through the meal, but I tend to have an all or nothing mentality since I’m little, and I always end up slipping after a few minutes and compulsively eating more because it’s in front of me. The best solution is probably just staying home but I love my friends and I have terrible FOMO lol

Does anyone have any suggestions for this kinda situation? How do you stop yourself from eating food that’s in front of you, especially when everyone else at the table is pigging out?

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How to get from 187 to 160 while not losing muscle?

Ive been trying for some time now and im struggling. Im a 5'10 16 year old male at 21% body fat. I want to get to 160 but i also dont want to lose muscle. So i usually have 2 protein shakes per day that gets me 500 calories. And dont do cardio I just weight lift 3-4 times per week. Is this hurting my weight loss? From what ive read its all about calories in vs calories out so should i stop with the protein shakes?

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Going on vacation for a week…including Disneyland-scared to lose my progress.

Okay. So I am going to a wedding ) and on vacation (Disneyland)for a week and I am terrified to lose all my progress. I have been so strict with my calories and I don’t want to be annoying but it legitimately makes me nervous to fall off the wagon. These are the ideas I’ve come up with so far to help or try to help me not gain back anything

1. Bring my own travel snacks for the car
2. Continue to drink my 96 oz of water each day
3. Stick with intermittent fasting except for our breakfast day at the park
4. If I want a frozen treat ill get a frozen banana 😂
5. Try to find healthier items on the park menus and in downtown disney
6. Take advantage of their fresh fruit stands
7. Try and remember that we will be walking a lot

Ugh. I feel like I am being dumb. Sorry for the rambling. I never thought I would be nervous about it, but after putting so much work in I can’t help it 😣

Any Disneyland goers that have go-to menu items???

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Post binge depression

I always feel depressed after a binge. In the middle of the night I ate about 2,800 calories. I know it could have been worse but I have a lot of anxiety trying to fall asleep and anxiety makes me eat. I plan to exercise and burn 800 calories and my maintenance is around 1700-1800 but I haven’t been very active lately. The day before I ate 2000 and burned 700 calories BUT the day before I did a huge binge of probably over 4,000. I get so depressed after binging and feel pressure to burn off the extra calories but it’s hard to focus. I’m trying to be kind to myself because I’m on family vacation and have been out of my normal routine where I wasn’t bingeing. Thank goodness I’m leaving tomorrow so I can get back to my normal routine but I feel like the binge cycle got worse this week. I know I won’t gain a ton of weight but I’m still depressed I binged and am worried I’m getting back into the cycle. I just felt like sharing.

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My fiancé pressures me to go to the gym

I figured I would post this here since I’m actively trying to lose weight and I’ve been successful so far doing my thing.

My fiancé and I have been together a long time. He loves going to the gym and always has since the start of our relationship. I absolutely hate it. I spend enough time indoors, I don’t want to do exercise inside as well.

Personally, I prefer going on long walks and enjoying being outside. I put my music on and relax. For 30mins to 1 hour, I shut out the world. My fiancé keeps trying to get me to go to the gym claiming that it will be a bonding experience. We do plenty of activities together, so it’s not as if we don’t spend time together. I also know that as soon as I step foot in the gym, he’s going to push me to do things I have no desire to. It’s happened every time I’ve agreed to go to the gym.

Me not going with him right now is causing tension and it’s really frustrating. He keeps saying how my walks aren’t enough exercise and I always counter that any movement is good movement. If he does accept the the walks are okay, he then quickly counters that they’re not a high enough intensity. I don’t care about intensity. I’m just there to enjoy myself and relax.

TL;DR: Fiancé is pressuring me to go to the gym and I have no desire to go. This is causing a rift in our relationship.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 21

Hello losers!

Day 21!

Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & remind self that it’s a number not a self-worth estimate: Logged this morning. 12/21 days.

Maintain: I don’t like revoking a goal but it’s been a bad mental health month & I can’t assign value to my calories & use it as a tool to judge myself currently. It’s gotta be just a number for a while. I’m very much still logging & being mindful of my choices.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): 35 minute walk & lower back yoga because I'm a million years old. 16/20 days.

Writing project and/or journaling -1,666 words a day: Yup. Physical & digital journal today.

Todays gratitude list: Today I’m grateful for all the things I take for granted every day, fresh, clean drinking water, supermarkets, not having to forage for noms, the ability to access medical care for myself & my cat, the list goes on. Some days it’s not a bad world even with the occasional bout of existential dread.

Express intention (day, week, month or moment): My intention for today is to ensure I get enough sleep tonight, it’s been harder to rest lately. My intention for tomorrow is to continue the quest to stop judging myself. My intention for this week is to stay in the moment & make choices to support my long-time goals. My intention for this month is to LESSEN MY SUGAR INTAKE. I’m only yelling at me so sorry folks lol. The work candy bowl may actually be my personal demon.

Respond to y’all one day a week: Doing okay here!

How was your day? Hey I'm going to do fancy salads for my meal preps next week, what do you add to your salads to make them a little fancy?

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Question

Hey guys I'm a 6 foot 1 male about about 215 pounds, I've been doing a low calorie intake for about a week now, my goal is to get to around 190ish really just want to lose this belly, problem is I have only been consuming about 1000 calories a day but I'm just not as hungry since iv stopped with fast food and stuff, anyone else have this problem? I know it's unhealthy for males to eat under 1500 a day but I don't want to force more food into my face. Also I do Light weight lifting with dumbells at home not much cardio these days. Will I lose muscle at the rate I'm going instead of fat?

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Tips on avoiding emotional eating?

I lost about 35 lbs from July- December last year and I had a good momentum going. Then my personal life kinda went to crap. Ive had 3 family members die recently my dad, grandma, and grandpa. Anytime I feel sad I grab cookies/chips (for some reason salads don’t hit the spot…ugh if only).

So what do you do to combat the emotional eating?? I know I’ve already gained some back, but I’m really scared I’m headed forward gaining it all back.

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Why Can't I just do it? What am I so afraid of??

I have no reason not to lose weight - I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, lymphedema. My legs hurt, my knees hurt, I can't walk up one flight of stairs without being winded, my clothes don't fit anymore. I'm almost 300 lbs at 48 years old. I'm so ungodly miserable.

I'm depressed because I can't lose weight, and I can't lose weight because I'm depressed.

12 years ago I had gastric bypass and lost 130 lbs in a year. Slowly gained it all back. In 2018, through keto and exercise, I lost 60 lbs, slowly gained it back. Now I weigh more than either of those times in my life.

I feel like such a failure. I feel that people are judging me. All the time. Everywhere. I don't travel to places I want to go to because I don't want a seat belt extender and I can't walk more than a block or so without needing to rest. I can't have surgery again. I'm killing myself - literally - by each piece of food I put in my mouth.

I've heard so many times that losing weight "at my age" is harder. I think I will just continue to fail, over and over, until I die. I'm giving up on my life because of food. It's ridiculous when I say it out loud.

I work in healthcare! I know all the right ways to eat healthy, I have an MPH! I know all about taking your time and how you need to be happy about small progress, and I feel unprofessional and uncared for and it's 6:04 at night and I'm ready to go to bed because I'm just so sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. All. The. Time.

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I hate that weight lose advice is only geared towards able bodied people

"I’m just against this culture of women who think weight lifting isn’t an activity that will benefit them and that the only way to lose weight is to eat below 1200 calories a day and jog for an hour or more everyday."

I just pointed out on another post from someone who made the above comment that not all people can lift weights and may have disabilities. Then was told their wheelchair bound diabetic grandma on dialysis could lift weights and he had a muscle strain he deals with, then so could I. When I pointed out I have a disease that makes my muscles atrophy and to try to be more inclusive when lumping all women together they insinuated I didn't have what I said I have and I wasn't included in the women that he was talking about. It wasn't about him and I have a mental problem. Even went back to one of the mean comments and edited it saying I should seek medical care for my condition and now I got a message about self harm from reddit because this person is abusing the report button.

Just because I have a disability doesn't mean I'm less of a women. I've lost 8 lbs over the last month from diet alone, so no you don't have to lift weights or do an hour of cardio everyday. I've been eating lean meats, lots of veggies, and no sodas or booze. I even had two cheat days. I weigh almost all my food espically dressings for salads and log it for every meal. Anybody can lose weight. It just takes finding the best method for you. If only cutting calories is for you and it works, then great. I refuse to feel shamed for someone saying there is only one right way for women, then point out it doesn't pertain to me.

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Sad and unmotivated

Hi! So I’ve always been on the thicker side, never thin never overweight either. When I started university I gained some weight, but the last year of uno killed me and I was so stressed that I started losing weight. First it was a couple of lbs, then it started being more and more until I was weighing 94lbs (before then the skinniest I had been was 110lbs). I started to love the feeling of being empty and there were days when I didn’t even eat anything. Everyone was telling me how jealous they were of my weight loss and asking for tips. I felt on top of the world. That was when it was peak pandemic time, but as I got skinnier I wanted to keep losing more and more weight, until the point where I didn’t get my period for months and my hair was falling out. After a while I realized how unhealthy I was being and started to force myself to eat more. Just a few bites I told myself. Then I couldn’t stop myself. That was 2 years ago. Over the past two years I’ve gained 44lbs. I’m 5’0ft, so short as fuck. I’m officially overweight and the worse part is that when I was basically anorexic people kept praising me on how good I looked, and now that I’m overweight people keep reminding me how good I used to look. I feel alone, sad , angry and discouraged even though I joined a gym a month ago. I have a trip coming up which I would love to enjoy but all I can think about is how I will look in a bikini. Anyway I don’t know what the point of this post is. Maybe to vent. Maybe to know I’m not alone. And maybe so others that might be feeling this way too don’t feel as lonely as I do.

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Surprised

I thought a month or so ago I was looking a bit heavy and I have wanted to lose a bit of weight for a while but every time I do I end up micromanaging every calorie and it becomes too stressful so I began to subconsciously be aware that I am trying to lose weight without actively counting calories or anything so I can still enjoy going out or family celebrations etc and after a month I decided to check the scales and it turns out I’ve somehow managed to lose 14lb in a month and I couldn’t believe it. I hadn’t actively been pushing hard to lose weight, I’d still had take takeouts and bad food but I just subconsciously cut out all the needless food throughout the day or late at night and i guess it really had made a bigger difference than I realised. Don’t take my experience as gospel either just do whatever works for you and whatever you are comfortable with. Good luck everyone with your weight loss 🙂

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Does the fat in food make you gain fat?

If there are two food products and they both have the same amount of calories for the same amount of food, but one has more fat than the other, will eating the fattier one make you gain more fat? Like chicken breast compared to chicken thighs. The thighs have more fat for a similar amount of calories. I usually just take calories into account but if I want to cut down should I also choose food with less fat?

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Scared to get back to maintenance

Hi guys

I'm a 20f who has been lifting for 8 months now, 4x a week. I've lost 20lbs in the last year and now am leaner, but at a healthy weight (5'10" 147lbs). Before lifting, I was in a bad restrictive cycle, but when I started lifting, I lost my period, but I steadily lost weight eating 1700kcals. Now that I'm at maintenance, I wanted to stop tracking food and eating insane amounts of protein, but have instead developed a cycle of eating 1200kcals during the week, and then binging on the weekends. I've lost a few more pounds this way, but am bloated all the time. I'm anxious about food and don't even know how much to eat anymore. Online it says for my height and weight to eat around 2200kcals, but I'm not that active outside of lifting. Does reverse dieting really work? Do I have to gain weight to get my period back? Any help would be awesome thanks

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Switching from counting calories to portion control

I wanted to share what is working for me in case this helps others who struggle like I do with counting calories. Long post ahead!

I’ve lost weight before by counting calories which worked for me, but it was mentally exhausting. Eventually I’d hit my goal weight or life got stressful and I’d stop, then gain again.

While I counted calories I’d usually feel obsessed with trying to get the exact amount of food I needed to hit a number, or stressing that I felt famished after I reached my calorie count.

Since reading here I have been taking a more moderate approach. I’m using plates and bowls that work for portion control and building my food and water routine around the right portions. Then I adjust what goes on my plate to ensure I’m losing weight at the right pace.

What this looks like for me - 5’4” CW 151 lb - SW 170 lb. Losing 1-2 lbs/week.

• Morning - 2 breakfast teas. Each one gets a packet of truvia and 1 small splash of whole milk. Coffee upsets my stomach and gives me jitters so I avoid it. Then I switch to water, which I drink with meals and throughout the day and evening.

• Lunch - I use a tiny plate that holds toast or a small bowl that’s barely bigger than a rice bowl. I either have a pb&j (light on the pb/j) plus a fruit, or 2% cottage cheese, sometimes with lunch meat on top and some fresh vegetables. If I’m having leftovers? Gotta be what fits in that small bowl without going over the top.

• Dinner - slightly bigger salad bowl. Make sure dinner is a healthy lean protein and a bunch of vegetables. If I want rice or another heavier starch that is getting measured in a measuring cup. No seconds unless it’s just the vegetables and only if I’m feeling hungry still. You know, for vegetables.

That’s it. Most days I don’t snack or have dessert. If I notice that I am feeling too low calorie/low blood sugar, I have options. Low cal fruit popsicle if I want something sweet or air popped popcorn if I want something with a little salt after dinner; apple or hard boiled egg during the day.

Some things to know about me:

• I already know a lot about nutrition, macros, calorie counts, glycemic index of foods etc so I know what approximate nutritional value I’m getting from what I eat

• I shop for and cook my own food and can avoid most processed food

• I do strength training (beginner level) 3x per week for 45 minutes a session

• I weigh myself regularly to check my progress so I can adjust my portions/meals to keep the downward trend

• I quit drinking. Alcohol makes me sleep like crap in addition to making me want to snack or overeat. The next day I wake up feeling worse and need more food to keep my energy levels up. If you’re drinking and getting poor sleep I highly recommend dropping that habit and working on your sleep hygiene.

• I have been focusing on being okay mentally with hunger. Listening to my body and learning what different hunger signals mean. Do I want chips because I’m still hungry? Feeling anxious about a deadline? Overtired? What else might help, like water or going to bed or maybe I should eat but do I really want chips or something more filling? Maybe I’m just really craving being able to taste a chip so I have a few and then I stop.

Give yourself some time to shrink your stomach and move to smaller portions. Give yourself time to swap out what you put on your plate.

Anyway, I hope this helps anyone out there who might be better off focusing on portion control and giving yourself healthy options with the occasional treat. It has been really freeing for me to realize I can pace myself, eat whatever food I want to put on the family meal plan for the week, and just make sure I listen to my body and do what I need to do to take good care of myself rather than restrict for the sake of hitting targets and give up certain foods forever.

Not only has my mental approach made me feel so much better about this, I have been really enjoying the journey as I lose weight. Every half pound or so feels like I’m making a difference - I can do one more good push up per set, I fit into an old pair of pants, my knee doesn’t hurt when I walk for more than a mile, and just yesterday I was taking the stairs with ease! I have a way to go but I feel like I’m making sustainable changes that I can keep for life.

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Losing weight and worried about how loose skin will affect dating in College

Hello everyone!

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I've been a long-time lurker in this sub and I haven't made any posts... yet. I am a 19M SW: 345, CW: 252, GW: 180

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I am a college student. I am currently at a community college, and next year I'll be at a big university. I am anticipating hitting my GW before I start school there, and I'm worried about my skin.

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Long story short when I was about 14 I weighed around 245, and dropped down to 180 through hard work and exercise. I ended up going though a lot of psychological damage at home which ultimately caused me to go up to 345. There are stretch marks all over my body. Almost everywhere because I gained weight at such a rapid pace. Now that I am returning to that original weight all my skin looks fucked up. It looks pretty messed up on my chest. I look like I have a B cup. I think I might also have gyno as well

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All this is slowly starting to mentally destroy me. It might sound dumb and irrelevent to some people that might be older on this sub, but I am a virgin. I plan on dating in the fall, but once the sex part comes around I don't even know what I'm going to do. I feel like it is going to be extremely hard to find a girl to be understanding especially if you're a university student girl that could find another guy in 3 seconds. I can picture myself in my head doing missionary or something, and my flabby body just sagging. It makes me cringe. I feel like I would be robbing the girl I was with, with an attractive partner. People want to have sex to enjoy it, and I feel like I wouldn't be able to provide that someone.

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Being at this stage in life with damaged skin is probably the worst stage to have it in. Everyone has nice bodies. Everyone is having sex. I feel like at this age a lot of girls can be extremely shallow, and this is honestly extremely soul-crushing

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I feel like such a broken person down on the inside because of this. I try not to let me down as much as possible. I want to keep exercising and eventually run at 10K in the fall. This whole body thing. This is something that will always haunt me. It worries me a lot because I don't honestly think I've experienced love from someone in my life or for at least a long time. Not even my parents. I honestly think it might be hard to find someone to love me because of this.

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List of Strength Training Workouts for Runners

Here’s a round up of some of my favorite home strength training workouts for runners. There’s a list of runner’s workouts below you can scroll down to see if you want a short cut (because I start off with my thoughts on why it’s important). Hope it helps you run better, faster & stronger! Let’s ... Read More about List of Strength Training Workouts for Runners

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How can I lose weight again?

17F 125lbs 5’2

For context, I used to do many restrictive diets and it just hasn’t worked in the long run, I’d like to lose weight again, This time in the healthy way. Although I have lost quite a lot considering my highest weight was 152 at 5’0. It’s just not working anymore

I’ve tried eating well and tracking calories again and I lose a few pounds but I seem to always slip back into only caring about the numbers and I end up just eating junk after a few days, gaining back what I lost.

It’s annoying, especially since i’m dealing with a bunch of other stuff and I just feel like my weight is making me insecure and i’d like to lose 15 pounds.

Any tips? Thank you!

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How do people not get frustrated during a normal diet?

Hello, I'm currently trying to lose 20-30 lbs with a healthy calorie deficit.

For a bit of background, I've suffered from eating disorders for years. When I first started cico I went into a huge deficit and went through the worst binge/restrict cycle ever. The problem with it was that the "quick and easy" weight loss gave me instant motivation but then I'd crash and burn on weekends.

I'm trying to do a deficit of 1k, my tdee is around 2k. While I feel more energized and happy, I'm not seeing any quick results and it's making me less motivated.

TLDR; How do people in a normal deficit stay motivated and not get immediately frustrated? Also just asking for some reassurance... T-T

Edit: Sorry, like I mentioned before I'm used to eating way less than 1000 calories due to the eating disorder, so this is all new to me. I'll up my intake, but I barely get up to 1000 anyways so I'm not sure. Anyways, I'm sorry again I wasn't aware that it was so bad when I posted this.

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How to combat beating myself up?

I’m not sure if anyone can relate, but every time I embark on a weight loss journey, I feel like shit. It feels like I shouldn’t be having this problem. That I’m innately a failure and have ruined countless things over my inability to lose weight. I become obsessive over my weight loss, and feel a sense of lost almost? I’m not sure how to explain it. This sensation, in turn, makes me crave foods I know I shouldn’t eat. It becomes a cycle of abuse towards myself until I lose a few pounds and can get on with it, albeit maintaining a fixation and obsession with losing weight.

I’m writing here to share my thoughts, but also to keep myself accountable. I want this to be the absolute last time I need to start this. I want to do so properly, so I can continue on this journey, preferably with some help!

How do I navigate this?

Thank you everyone!

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Take before pics!

Hi all. As of this morning I hit my goal weight of 83kg (182lbs) down from an all time high of 98kg about 6 months ago. I’m a 5’11 male for reference.

I know I have made good progress but wish I took before pictures for a proper comparison. I avoided having my photo taken and did not like the way I looked.

My BMI is still in the overweight category down from obese, but I think muscle mass plays a factor in this.

I’m an advocate of weight lifting whilst losing weight. If anyone is interested I’m happy to go over my workouts/nutrition the last few months. I’m no expert, but happy to share what has been working for me. It’s nothing complicated, I try and keep things as easy as possible.

Here is a current pic, NSFW? Thanks to this sub for the added motivation.

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