27F Start/Current weight: 185 lbs Goal weight: 140 lbs
I thought that by exercising intensely, running 10k and lifting heavy that the weight would just melt off… Spoiler: it didn’t
I’m changing my perspective now and will focus more on my diet and healthy eating. It really is true when people say you can’t out exercise a bad diet! Obviously I’ll continue working out, but the plan is to also have different calorie goals depending on whether it’s a workout day or a rest day
So "actual" day 1 would be about 2 weeks ago, because that was when I decided to start tracking again. I remembered this sub about a week ago and have been kinda nervous about posting (both because I didn't want to post in a way I wasn't supposed to, and it would mean I'm "really" trying I suppose)
Stats or whatever: (couple weeks from) 29, m, 6'4" (193cm/~1.93m), SW: ~440, CW: 430, GW: 275
So, a bit of a history:
Since I can remember I've been chubby/fluffy/overweight/fat, I weighed about 275 when I was 13, through high school I was 330-360 depending on if school was in or not, afterwards I was consistently closer to 350. I'm convinced without my best friend I would have been bed ridden or even dead by about now (we walked a lot since the beginning of high school).
When I was about 22 I was working an intensely active job, still walked with my friend, and kinda started seeing someone and over that year I lost a lot of weight, I was more or less a healthy relatively thin guy on a big dude frame. Unfortunately about that time I lost my job, I moved away, and the woman I was seeing passed away. I don't think I did anything for about 2 weeks, like at all, then I was forcing myself to eat something because that's what humans do and I was living with family then so that probably helped... (~2016-2017)
Anyway, got a job, then got the flu which is important because that's where I found out I was 275 lbs again. Was encouraged to get a car to drive myself to work, which is important because then I had money and a car so I started eating food I rarely got (ever in life cause I was poor growing up, which gave me a poor relationship with food). I ballooned over that year (2017-2018ish) I went from 275 to over 400, so we'll say ~150 lbs up.
So, I've been about level at ~450 for the past 3-4 years. Recently I've gotten a customer service job (that relies on tips), which is one reason for finally trying to do something about this, and secondly a person finally convinced me (without actually saying anything about it) that I should get off of the auto-pilot I've been in the last 6 years.
Backstory TL;DR: been big for ever, got a lot bigger recently (pre-pandemic) so I'm trying to be thinner/healthier now
On the more technical side:
I've started tracking what I eat and the activity(ies) I do. until a couple weeks ago I guess I've been consuming 3500-4500 kcal a day on average, since I started watching what I'm eating I'm apparently averaging closer to 3000 and trying to be more active (more specifically it says I'm averaging about 2700 but there's some low days and some higher days). kinda strange because I'm tracking midnight to midnight, instead of wake-to-sleep since I have an irregular sleep schedule.
My nutrition could be better but I am taking a multivitamin every day. I need to be more consistent about my water, e.g. I drink a liter one day and a few sips the next.
I deliver pizzas, so I try not to eat or drink anything at work so I don't get tempted by more soda or a whole pizza, plus it's not exactly an "active" job. And I'm trying to be more active outside of work but haven't gotten into that yet, mostly walking but I plan on finding a gym to try not to lose muscle (Idk if I want to actually "gain" anything yet).
the scale says I lost 10 lbs this week. 8 lbs was toward the beginning and I'm assuming it was mostly water weight.
I took a picture of when I was ~445 so this time I don't get fooled by the mirror like I was before, I don't really have pictures from when I was thinner since I've never liked my picture taken.
I suppose this is me in a nutshell. Questions? Comments? Advice?
Hi all,
I recently came down with a bug of some kind, and it tanked my food intake for a good week or so. I lost a good amount of weight during that time because I was eating so much less than what my deficit is. The issue I've been having now is that if I don't continue to eat at that unhealthy deficit, I don't lose any weight.
Is there any way to deal with this? Am I just going to have to gain the weight back and re-lose it eating at my current deficit, or is there something I can do? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
3 years ago before covid I weighed 163 and since gained so much. I use to run 1-3 hours per day and on weekends more. Then lost soo much weight that running my hips begun to hurt. So I went to HIIT before I stopped and I started to drink and eat all the good foods and cut my exercise.
Recently I started to exercise again, mostly walking for at least an hour and my drinking is cut to only Fridays or Saturdays and only 1-3 drinks. Eating much more healthy and mostly white meats, beans, salads.
Hopefully, I can get my energy back and start loosing again. My ideal weight should be around 170 lbs. Hopefully I can get there by December.
One year ago, I attempted to lose some weight. I was 186 lbs in July 2021 and my A1c was a little too close to a prediabetes diagnosis. I started recording my weight in October 2021 - 182 lbs. I found running helped calm my nerves, so I did that and religious (and obsessive) calorie counting. Oh yeah, and intermittent fasting. Three months of running/walking later with bad shoes and a stubborn refusal to stretch before/after workouts (almost no strength training too lmao), I was 170 lbs, but I had to quit my favorite way to exercise.
It has already been one year since I put my all into losing weight for the sake of my health, and I've definitely learned a few lessons regarding my relationship with food (binge eating and restrictive calorie counting are no longer an issue for me) and proper exercise routines. I gained a bit of weight back since mid August 2022 due to a shift in routines and stress (4 lbs), but now I am looking forward to losing at least 10 lbs over the next 3 months (happy place is 12 lbs loss, max is 15 lbs loss). Ideally I'd like to lose 4-5 lbs/month in October, November, and December, but I've learned that sustainability and flexibility is key to feeling in control and maintaining a positive/growth mindset.
Sadly, I still cannot run/walk long distances. Maybe in 2024 I will be able to overcome this runner's knee! I cannot stress the importance of stretching, yoga, pilates, strength training, etc. I like doing intense cardio workouts and these workouts are typically the opposite of that for me. But it's important to take care of one's body this way too. Balance and all that fun stuff!
Here's to the last three months of 2022 -- wishing everyone the best of luck wherever you are in your journey.
Beginning of August —> mid August —> end of August —> end of September
I don’t see much but everyone at work has been commenting on it.
Down 55 pounds since the beginning of the year. Hoping for 50 more.
I’ve been tracking on the LoseIt app and started getting more fresh foods again (last time I did a major weight loss I did strictly vegan - I’m not doing strict vegan but a lot of vegan).
There’s a park near my house and I do a 4 mile walk loop 3 - 5 times a week - not sure what I’m going to do when it gets too cold to be outside.
I grocery shop on Saturday and meal prep a lot on Sundays. I have severe mental health issues including crippling depression and severe manic mood swings so when I’m in the mood to do something (such as grocery shop or meal prep) I do it.
I have been big person all my life. Few years back I dropped like 60 pounds in 4 months with extreme diet and also doing a physical activity all day and playing volleyball 3 to 4 hrs a day. Its been like 5 years and slowly I gained all of the weight back and even more until last year I was able to drop the weight like 10 to 20 pounds easily now I crossed the 300 pounds and I feel like I am unable to drop the weight. Please give me any suggestions that’s could help me.
Hey everyone, I'm 15m, 6'1", and 73kg
I've been going on a diet of around -1000 calories (1742 a day) and working out daily for the past 2 months and have been feeling really good about the progress that I've made. However, when I was researching more about diets I found many articles and posts saying that going on a diet during adolescence may stunt your growth.
I'm wondering if it's fine for me to continue my diet for around another 6 weeks for me to reach my goal or if I should just stop my diet and if I've already stunted my growth in the past 2 months.
Heya losers,
Day 29. I’ll post the sign up tomorrow, you’ll have to pardon me for running a little late this month.
Onward, to goals!
Weigh in & log weight once a week, Thursday mornings: Got it.
2000 calories a day (lose two pounds this month): On it today.
Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): 45 walk in the fall sunshine. 23/29 days.
Finish one section (year) per week: Just journaling today. 1/4 years.
Today's gratitude list: Today I’m grateful for my family of choice. Also pictures of pugs on the internet.
Random to do list item I want to conquer today: This evening and or tomorrow I need to shape up my goals for next month & do up that post for y’all.
What about you all? What’s your favorite fall tradition?
I wanted to try Slim Fast as something to satisfy me after the gym. I normally make 2 eggs but I thought it would be quick and easy to just try Slim Fast since it has 10g of protein and all i need to do is just add milk. I felt really good for a few hours, and then I had dinner. But shortly after dinner, I had diarrhea. I remember a few months ago when I tried it, it also made my stomach hurt too later in the day but I wasn't sure if it was a coincidence because my stomach can be sensitive in general. So I just wanted to see what others had experienced
Hello! 28F, SW: 240 CW: 193 GW: 170
I've been on a low-carb diet for a while now but today had a very strong craving for something sweet, so I cracked into a bag of candies I brought back from a trip abroad I took a month ago.
The package says that it contains 185g of candy, and a serving size is 25g, which is equal to 121 calories. It also says there are 7 servings per container.
I start measuring the candy on my food scale, and I notice that a third of the bag is on my scale by the time it hits "one" serving size of 25g. I dump the whole bag into the bowl on my food scale and it says all of the candy in the bag is only 90g.
Now I am not sure how to eat this candy and accurately reflect the calories it contains. Should I continue to assume that the 25g serving is still 121 calories, despite this being a third of the bag? Or would I be better off splitting the candy into seven portions and assume that those 7 portions are 121 calories? Visually, both seem ridiculous portion size wise. If I split the bag into 7 portions, it's literally 4 tiny pieces of candy for 121 calories, which seems off to me. But on the flip side, the 25g of the candy seems like way too much to be 121 too, so I'm not sure how to count this.
Thanks in advance!
How do I burn enough calories?
I need help with this, so my current plan is 1,800 cals a day and to be in a 500-600 cal deficit, for around 1-2 lbs a week burned. but I don’t know how to burn 2,400 cals in a day.
I can’t afford the gym for a while but I don’t want to wait to start exercising? Any tips?
Plus I have school which eats up 7 hours of workout time, and it’s hard to do it when I get home, cause I have to look after the house and the dogs.
hi guys, i apologize for the mini rant here, but i need advice badly.
i’m in college, i’m stressed, im tired, but im also over the state of my physical health, and i want to do something about it for good. i have acne that i want to maybe see and try is triggered by too much dairy/sugar. i carry all my weight on my back and upper arms, and my stomach-ish. it’s frustrating.
im 5’5, and 145. i realize this isn’t overweight, but i’d ideally like to be around 135.
i currently still live on campus and have a limited meal plan (enough for lunch and dinner) and i don’t know where to start.
i don’t even know how to calculate how many calories i need to eat a day to lose weight, or how to break up the protein/carb/fat ratio. i don’t know how to start working out out my own consistently, because the gym is always a freak show. and i don’t know how to do all of this while keeping my metabolism up. the last thing i want to do is slow it down.
unfortunately, i don’t grocery shop for myself bc i have a meal plan, so i guess i should just try to stick to smaller portions, just water, and no dessert? their food is usually pretty well rounded in terms of health.
i don’t know if i should be eating breakfast, or how to because i can only do 2 swipes a day. is fruit enough for breakfast? i can take fruit with me to go and keep it in my mini fridge.
i am overwhelmed in terms of starting this change, and also just school in general.
i’d love any advice or support.
Heya losers,
Day 28. Can you believe we’re sneaking up on October already?! Any goals in mind for next month?
Onward, to goals.
Weigh in & log weight once a week, Thursday mornings: Scale is out for tomorrow.
2000 calories a day (lose two pounds this month): On it today. I’m stressed AF and don’t want to eat which is a departure from my usual stress response. Weird but it made today easier.
Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): 30 minute stationary bike & some swings. I want to be pushing myself harder but I got some in. 22/28 days.
Finish one section (year) per week: Just journaling today. 1/4 years.
Today's gratitude list: Today I’m grateful for Trixie & Katya.
Random to do list item I want to conquer today: Settle my mood again. A bitch is just feeling magenta like Blanche.
Your turn! How was your Wednesday?
No dramatic weight loss or anything as of right now. I’m not using scales, just counting calories. There is no visible difference yet. BUT..
The weather’s getting colder where I am, and I’ve been wearing leggings and more stretchy pants the past few days to avoid having to face the jeans. Today, I just decided- fuck it, I’m going to try them on because it’s been a little over a month of making healthier choices. Last time I did this in the middle of august, I was huffing and puffing trying to button them, squeezing my stomach in.
They fit! And it was so weird because it wasn’t like the strain-muscles trying to button them…they buttoned like regular pants. When I was walking to class, I wasn’t even aware of them. I just walked. Like a normal human being.
I definitely won’t be changing my wardrobe to smaller sizes any time soon but it’s nice to feel normal :)
I went to the gym for the first time today. I don't have anyone in my personal life that would care but this was a huge step for me and I wanted to share how proud of myself I am.
I signed up on January 31st with the intent to go three times a week but honestly my anxiety got in the way and I never went. I see videos of obese people at the gym being made fun of and I immediately get discouraged. And yes my gym has the reputation of zero tolerance for that but all I can think is that it would be just my luck that I would be secretly recorded & made fun of.
I have set a goal of losing 25 pounds by the end of the year. That's about 2 pounds a week and I personally think that's realistic for me. I'm starting out slow because it's what I'm comfortable with. I don't currently have a diet plan but I know I need one. Although over the last few months I have significantly cut down on how much I put on my plate and I know that's an important step.
This is going to be tough for me. I'm worried this motivation will wear off and in a couple weeks I'll stop going. For anyone who struggled like me, do you have any tips on how to make yourself accountable for going to the gym instead of relying on a workout buddy?
Hi there everyone!
I have been lurking here for a few months now. and thought this was the best place to post. I started training more seriously & focusing on my nutrition back in May and have made some great progress. I went for my first Dexa scan today and was hoping I would have been sitting a bit closer to 20% body fat but am sitting at 26% at the moment. My goals are to increase lean muscle mass, and reduce my body fat percentage to 20%. Is this a reasonable goal for a 6 month timeline?
I currently lift 4-5/ week and do cardio 6-7/week (I love running, I will not give it up but do not run more than 3 times a week). I am trying to find where I can tighten up my nutrition as well. I was 145lbs in May when I started and am at 136 right now, but I don't feel the scale reflects how huge the changes have been over all (avg 2.5 inches lost all over, almost 4 from my waist, and none of my clothes fit anymore). So am hoping that with consistency I will be able to reach my 20% goal.
TL; DR Am I being realistic to want to reach 20% in 6 months?
Thanks folx!
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Hi everyone,
I have been on my fitness journey for close to a year. Started from 98kg at 5’2” currently at 77-78kg. I am about 15kg away from my goal weight and I can’t seem to be able to control my diet.
I will do good for a few days and fell into a dark hole when the weekend comes because ‘family day’. How do you all keep yourself accountable on the diet? I try to keep track but fail miserably and I can’t remember exactly what I ate when I first started out. (Do share some resources for that you personally think is yummy weight loss food ideas)
My exercise routine: 2-3 days of strength training. About 1 to 2 days of Muay Thai a week. I have a stressful job and I try to limit my daily intake about 1500cals. My BMR apparently is around 15xx cals.
I definitely feel much stronger and healthier but do share your experience on how I can get out from my weight plateau, it’s been about 2 months. Share advices on what keeps you going when you feel like eating something that will exceed ur daily calorie. Really desperate and frustrated hence turning over to this lovely community here.
Before and after pic: https://imgur.com/a/9dLxTYw
No big surprise, but I suck at staying on track!
I'm ok for a week or two but that's it. I would really like to break this habit.
I recently bought a food scale to help with tracking and a gym membership (had it for a while. Would like to become more consistent)
But I have no idea what I'm doing and know no-one with similar goals. (At least not with the goal AND motivation to continue and stay consistent..shout out to my sister for ditching me lmao)
I have no drive and feel stuck.
How did you overcome the lack of motivation?
So I keep hearing people (well - seeing people) say something about +-10lbs is just water weight - I've been (very slowly - almost 2 months) losing weight, down about 11-12lbs (5-5.5kg) - how do I tell if that's just water weight or if it's actual fat lost?
I have a lot of difficulty measuring myself (thanks arthritis fingers) and getting consistent results, so I'm not totally sure how to tell. I'm still not eating clean, but I'm eating less, less junk (fast food maybe 1/week instead of 5-7, for example), and exercising more.
Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
Heya losers,
Day 27.
Let’s talk business.
Weigh in & log weight once a week, Thursday mornings: Logged this week.
2000 calories a day (lose two pounds this month): Can I just give myself a C minus on this one & move on today?
Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): Accidental rest day. 21/27 days.
Finish one section (year) per week: Just journaling today. 1/4 years.
Today's gratitude list: Today I’m grateful for how lovely the weather was today. Gentle sunshine, not too hot. Yes please same again tomorrow.
Random to do list item I want to conquer today: Settle my mood. It was a hard day for nebulous reasons & that’s a dangerous place for my mental health to be.
Your turn! How was your day? Tell us the good, bad & ugly!
Hi all, first time posting here! I’m a 21F currently on a weight loss journey.
I was recently injured, and as a result I can only stand for short periods at a time and cannot twist or bend well. As a result, the last couple of days I have not been eating the “best” meals, as I am typically someone who enjoys cooking and doesn’t typically stock up on prepared meals. I’m not a picky eater, but I don’t want to halt my progress if I can help it! Does anyone have any go-to meals that don’t require a lot of effort? Thanks in advance for any responses 😊
Actually the title says a lot. I used to be an energetic person, always outside, walking everywhere, and eat at a normal amount. Since Covid, I have been in home mostly. And lately I am trying to write my master thesis which caused a lot of stress and resulted in eating unhealthily, binging almost everytime I am alone. I gained so much weight that I cannot fit in 2 size bigger clothes than my old clothes.
I can't seem to get out of this loop. Is there any advise? I am thinking of a therapist but I am not sure if my situation is so serious. (considering therapists are too expensive)
24F 5’7 SW:338 CW:252 GW:150
Hi so I’ve been exclusively wearing plus size grandma clothes like sweaters and loose tshirts with leggings since I was probably 15 and I’m finally approaching a size where I can fit into more typical brands. I have truly not worn anything that is not a hoodie or leggings with some kind of loose baggy shirt and then a flannel or cardigan (even in 80+ degree heat) since I was a teenager due to how terrible plus size clothing options are and body image issues. I’ve recently realized I could definitely fit into better brands and probably not despise the way I look in other types of clothing. The issue is up until this point I’ve been buying very cheap clothes while losing weight and sizing down because I know I won’t be in them for long and (hopefully) I won’t be able to wear them in the future due to more weight loss. I obviously don’t want to waste money, but I also honestly just want to start looking nice and not hating all of my clothes for once. Any advice? (The goodwill/thrift places in my area are god awful I check frequently but I live in a fairly rural area with slim pickings lol)
I am 30 and have been pretty skinny my whole life, but i’ve been noticing a lot of loose skin on my lower abdomen and crotch area. It’s getting pretty embarrassing when i bend over and look at that area. pic here
Any suggestions or solutions for this? I’m open to trying anything and also interested in why this is happening without having dramatic weight loss. Thanks in advance!
Currently i ve made a plan for the next 2-4 years to make earning a stable income and get a good amount of savings but in doing so my fittnes goals will have to be held back, this dosent mean i am going to completely give up on them but i will not be able to focus on them which is fine
i have said on reddit i would post pictures in 2-3 years of my fittnes journey but my plans have shifted and i ve made new plans
Understand sometimes its okay to take a few steps back if it means you will go fordward
I'm a quarter way through my weight loss journey, a little more maybe.. anyway, my issue with it is how I feel about my body now, I finished a 40 hours fast and took a shower I saw myself in the full body mirror, I hate what I see.. I been in this journey without failing badly for a month I still eat a lot of junk food and only do cardio for an hour a day rn this last month I lost 13 pounds and lost 17 lbs during the summer break, I'm starting to get more serious about this weight loss but I really hate my body right now, will this pass? Have you experienced this during the road? I have been 220lbs and 99lbs but this is the first time I really feel lost, I just don't like my body not even a little bit, I'm 179 right now and only 5'4 Thank you for reading.
So I used to be 120 pounds as a 5'8 male. I would eat whatever I want and not gain weight.
I'm now beginning to push towards 190 and I've cut off nearly all the bad habits except for a soda a day. I went from eating ice cream and chips with 3 cans of soda a day(with 2 meals) to just the 2 meals and one soda.
I don't eat an absolute fuck ton btw, and what I eat isn't really the worst? A good portion of what I eat for dinner is baked chicken strips, usually anywhere from 3-5. The side that I have with it isn't usually the best but it's still not going to kill me.
So then how is it I can go through all the effort to get rid of allll that shit that made me gain weight and still I slowly trudge forward with gaining more.
I’ve been wanting to start my weight loss journey for so many months now and I’ve been telling myself I’ll start tomorrow everyday.
But now when I really feel like starting it, I feel so guilty about all the time I wasted and tell myself , if I started then, by not I would be thinner. And it just makes me feel terrible .
How can I feel better? I know it’s my own fault for not starting earlier but I just feel terrible about it .
Just like the title says, no one cares that I'm trying to lose weight..My kids just want me to buy junk and order out all the time. The hubby is always high and wants to pig out late at night. I just want to eat a healthy dinner and go to bed. But because I'm weak when it comes to sugar, every night I am getting m&ms and ice cream and just eating until my stomach is about to explode. I am constantly saying how fat I am and how I want to be comfortable in my clothes. My family just wants to eat pizza and sit around. I love them to death but I feel like I have no support! They all love me no matter what, but I dont love myself..I hate myself!
A lot of the time I see that people need to get themselves motivated. Or provide themselves rewards.
I am not able to provide my self with rewards or limit myself. For example- If I want to read for 30 minutes and take a break or stop. Nothing stops me. Or even worse. I can't have sweets until dinner, but nothing stops me and I do it anyways. And I feel bad.
Then when it comes to rewards I can't make myself wait. I just do it anyways.
I am just so tired of this.
The same comes with working out. Does anyone have advise on this? I don't know what to do to keep myself going.
I keep seeing where obese people talk about all the junk food they eat or used to eat and I don't get it. Everyone thinks all obese people do this but I'm one that doesn't. I try to avoid too much junk. I eat smaller portions than most my family and friends. I drink soda occasionally. That's my biggest pitfall. But I try not to drink much at all if I do. For the most part it's coffee in the morning. Water. And occasionally tea. My doctor has even looked at my food journal and can't understand why I'm so large except the fact I have health issues. She even said eat more carbs at one point. Which I do now.
I've kept calories count and micros and there's been many times I'll be below 1,000 calories even. Do any of you have this????
Lately i’ve been noticing a ton of “what I eat in a day as a fat person” videos on social media and tik tok. Usually it’s an obese person eating reasonably sized meals. They typically aren’t crazy healthy but it’ll be standard portions and maybe a bowl of ice cream or handful of candy as a treat. What I HATE about these videos is that they are absolute B.S. You do not get to 500 pounds eating normal portions and having the occasional treat. I get it, posting the actual quantities of food could be embarrassing or draw a lot of hate, but pretending like eating normal portions makes someone obese is misleading.
Speaking as someone who used to be significantly overweight, it’s a load of crap. When I was at my heaviest I was NOT eating normal quantities of food. my typical day did not consist of 3 small meals and maybe a snack. More like 3 average meals and throw in a pizza , tub of icecream, and a 2L of soda. I’ve lost a lot of weight and honestly my typical day looks pretty similar to the ones they post. It makes me feel like I must still be overeating if this is what a 600 lb person’s average daily intake is.
Their diet will be similar to mine and titled “diet of a fat person not trying to lose weight”. It makes me question whether i’m eating too much if my diet appears to be the same as theirs? Logically I know i’m not, I’m no longer considered obese and i’m the healthiest I’ve been, but these types of videos make me feel like crap.
I know these people posting are not obligated to be fully transparent or honest but it pisses me off. I just wish they could be real about it and show what it’s actually like or not bother at all.
Anyways rant done
At my heaviest I was 426 and now I'm 188. I work out and in clothes I have a "lifting body". I have had my loose chest skin cut off and now people just think I'm trans. I sorta thought at this point I'd be happy but I actually feel more uncomfortable and hate myself more while I'm "normal looking" than I did being made fun of openly at 426. I lack confidence and any sorta self esteem really. I can fake it at work, however in my personal life I just sabotage things by not feeling good enough. I've tried therapy a few times but overall I just feel dead inside. I struggle to make connections with people in the wiild because I'm so jaded and afraid of how I've been treated. I've recently destroyed a few good potential dates by losing all confidence which I know isn't attractive. At this point, what's the point?
I didn't know if anyone else was going through something like this?
Pics for proof
I (18-intersex) first started 5 weeks ago and weighed 118 kg (260 lbs). Wasn’t sad about it or anything but I was motivated to start my journey. Weighed myself for the first time since then and now weigh in at 113 kg (249 lbs)!
Losing this weight has been remarkably easier than past attempts and I’m pleasantly surprised that I’m finally getting into it after hating myself since I could form coherent thoughts. Turns out the healthiest way to lose it was the easiest (albeit, slowest). Not starving yourself, thinking about food all the time, and looking at people with envy (I still struggle with this one tbh).
The difference I’m seeing so far is that my face is more defined than it was a month ago. I already had okay definition because of genetics and bone structure but now things like my cheekbones are more pronounced. Also my favorite pair of jeans are a lot looser around my thighs which is great but I liked the way they fit before.
Thank you for the kind words on my first post. This positivity thing has been really beneficial and I wish everyone luck on their journey :)
back then i wasn't particularly muscular or anything, same sort of shape as now.
yet i had a flat stomach back then at 140lbs and looked very lean and healthy. now im 140lbs and lean everywhere except this awkward looking fat gut thats not going away
i seem to be losing 1-2lbs per week, but the gut is not shrinking in size. could there be something wrong with my gut?
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back then i wasn't particularly muscular or anything, same sort of shape as now.
yet i had a flat stomach back then at 140lbs and looked very lean and healthy. now im 140lbs and lean everywhere except this awkward looking fat gut thats not going away
i seem to be losing 1-2lbs per week, but the gut is not shrinking in size. could there be something wrong with my gut?
Hi all,
I recently lost my job (contract ended) and started back working out/dieting. While employed, I gained 20 pounds and didn't realize it. Now, all I see in the mirror is fat. For the past two months, I've only gone to the gym, market, movie theatre, and walks around the neighborhood. I do not feel attractive in my clothes and don't want to be seen in anything besides workout clothes/sweat pants. I love fashion and buy clothes all the time, but they sit in my closet until I can fit in them.
In my head, I know I will be social again in a few months once I drop 10-15 pounds, but I don't know if this feeling is depression from being unemployed and fat or just being fat.
Also, I am in a campaign photoshoot next month, and nervous about meeting new people and having my photo taken.
I'm female 5'9" about 180 pounds and 27 years old. I've gained about 40 pounds the last 2 years and it's taking a tole on me mentally and physically. I have arthritis so I really need to get back to the 145 range. I've been on a calorie defecit for only 5 days and it's so hard!!!! I'm trying to stay around 1,500 calories. The highest I've gone is 1,790. So my range is between 1,500-1,800 calories. I can't do much working out because of my arthritis and the little amount I can do basically burns NO calories so right now working out isn't even an option really. Could I expect to see any type of results in 3 months? I get discouraged very easily so if I don't even see any type of results in the first month I'm scared ill fail this defecit. I don't have a scale and don't plan on using one because I know that with mess with my mental state lol so just wondering if I'd be able to see any weightloss as quick as 1-3 months. If so that would really help motivate me by knowing!!I've never tried to lose weight and never known anybody that has and talked to me about it so I have no clue what to expect on my weightloss journey. I have a bad relationship with food so mentally this is hard because it's my answer to all my problems and I do have a history of binge eating but takes a long time for me to gain weight. People in my life are being mean saying I'm skinny enough already but my doctors are telling me to loose my extra fat on my stomach and thighs because it's going to hurt me in the long run due to arthritis. All of this is so hard.
Long story short I used to weight 82kg in 2019. I never had bad nutrition habits but I ate really bad in my childhood due some family issues and the idea of working out made me anxious. When the pandemic hit, it was the only way to cope with anxiety. I had started in late 2019, going to the gym three times a week, and during the pandemic it just fit. I lost around 10kg, and then between the pandemic and august of this year I lost another 4. My body composition changed and I gained muscle, even had abs. Then I had a breakup (still struggling with it) and as anxiety closes my appetite I lost another 7kgs. I’ve lost two more since then. I haven’t been able to workout bc I feel weak, but I started again three weeks ago with low weights and it made me feel better. Then I got diagnosed with depression (finally!!!) after a really bad episode, which made me lose another two kg. It’s funny. When I grew to love my body, I got skinnier. I’m planning on working out again this week and I’m eating as much as my anxiety and appetite let’s me. Around four meals a day. Funny. I don’t wanna keep losing weight. Everyone in my family keeps recalling im skinny and my old jeans don’t fit in my waist. Still got abs though.
Link to First Post (I wouldn't read it if you haven't already unless you can stomach some sad today. Also if you want to see what I look like you can look at the pictures.)
Just wanted to say hi, and give an update to my life since my last post. This year has been good to me. As far as food goes I'm still eating the same meal everyday, but now I'm eating at only a slight calorie deficit, so technically I'm still on a diet, but I've only lost about 15lb this year. I've been doing it to get rid of the rest of my bodies more stubborn fat, mostly my stomach's subcutaneous fat (skin fat). If anyone is curious I've also stuck to eating the same meal everyday. I get that might come off as a bit weird, but I view food like a volcano views virgins, a fuel source. Also the autism helps.
Last year I focused on losing weight, and understanding myself, and accepting all of my childhood trauma. This year I focused on contemplating my values, and behaviors.
I get that might be a little confusing to some people because in movies when someone confronts a belief that's been holding them back it's like they get a software update that turns them into a different person. Maybe it's because I'm autistic, but change has never been like that for me. Confronting those beliefs was like a fever breaking to me. It feels great, but I was still sick. Those old toxic beliefs still cast a shadow on my life, and I got rid of that shadow by questioning the values, and behaviors those old beliefs influenced.
In case you don't get what I'm saying I'll try to explain it like this. Beliefs affect values, and values affect behavior. Just because I did a lot of introspection, and changed my beliefs doesn't mean all of my values, and behaviors magically changed to match them. While many did for the rest I went through that same process again of questioning them, and deciding if they fit into how I wanted to live my life, and who I wanted to be.
That doesn't mean the trauma I experienced doesn't still affect me. A big part of my learning to accept those experiences in the first place was coming to terms with the fact that they always would influence me on some level, and that helped me accept that trauma, and bring those effects into the open, question them, and not just stop them from holding me back, but to reflect, and use those experiences to be a better person.
What's happened this year.
Walmart got better
It was a relief to me when random people stopped coming onto me. I've named that time the corona horny plague, and I'm glad it's over. I'm still pretty anxious around strangers, and I don't do casual "relationships," so trying to say no without hurting their feelings stressed me out a lot.
Then Walmart got worse again.
Midway through the year I was stopped a few times by girl packs over my shipping cart. (I food prep in bulk, and eat the same meal everyday, so when I shop for me my chart always looks like 20lb chicken breast, 6 jars of peanut butter, 2 value size bags of walnuts, and some oats.) They were curious about my lifestyle, what time I woke up, my eating schedule, what I did in my free time, etc. Some would complement my lifestyle, and said they admired my "grind set." While others would poke fun at me for it. I assumed that they recognized that I was autistic, and wanted to know more about me, and how I fit into the spectrum, and the people who were making fun of me were doing it in a joking way for how stereotypically autistic I am.
I was pretty hopeful that with how in public conciseness minorities have been since the lockdown more people had learned about autism, but as you could probably guess it wasn't about autism.
Eventually someone stopped me, and explained to me that they weren't joking with me about being autistic, but making fun of me because they thought I was a "sigma male." Being a dog lover I know that the alpha, beta, sigma stuff isn't even accurate for dog's let alone humans, so I was pretty confused, but after some research I can see where they're coming from. From what I gathered people rebranded a lot of autistic traits, grindset (hyperfixation), does not value tribal connections/solitary nature (many autistic people don't have acquaintances only adopted family), doesn't conform to social hierarchy (l hope I don't need to explain this one).
Tangent/rant
Learning about sigma male's brought me to a lot of "self help" places. Before I say this, if it works for you I'm happy that you found a resource that helps you live the life you want to live, but overall I find a lot of the rhetoric pretty backwards. Instead of looking at the wider picture, and asking who do you want to be, what do you value, and what behavior aligns with those values, the content mostly focuses on "life hacks" like wake up at 5a.m., and don't masturbate to live a more "optimal life".
This focus on adopting productivity habits to live a more fulfilled life is weird to me, because life isn't a video game, and even if it was raising the productivity bar, wouldn't raise your happiness bar, and even if it did I don't agree with how they go about it. Handing out individual "life hacks'' instead of giving people the tools to help them figure out for themselves a life they would be satisfied with.
I went to the doctors
Doctor didn't know much about autism/add, but I explained the diagnostic criteria to him, and while he wasn't qualified to give me a ASD diagnosis himself he got me in contact with someone who could. I decided not to do it though because the nearest place was a 9 hour drive away, and the telephone operator treated me like a child, and despite my insistence that she didn't need to, demanded she needed to speak to my mother directly instead of me.
My doctor did give me a ADD diagnosis, and some pills though. The pills did me wonders, and gave me mental clarity like I've never had before, and I handled them well except for one thing. I have aphantasia (mental blindness "no imagination"), and a few times when I was falling asleep I would start to see what I was imagining, which is impossible for me, and one time it happened while I was awake, an image flashed into my mind. I tried to hold onto it, but it slipped back down. I stopped the pills after that, because it was kind of weird, and I didn't think I needed them. I was right even after I stopped taking the pills I kept the effects. It turns out I had a different kind of ADD (over-focused), and what I came to the doctor for was a avoidance coping mechanism I developed basically from birth to cope with PTSD. (At least that's what I think it is, I'm not a psychologist.)
I ran into "I'll give you 1$ for every pound you lose" guy.
I was walking my dog at the park, and a guy randomly walked up to me. I was pretty confused, but I have facial blindness, so I'm used to it. Giving him a nod I said hi, and asked him if he needed anything. He opened his wallet, and asked "how much weight did you lose?" I told him "200lb." He looked sad and said "I can't give you that much," and I told him "it's alright," and he walked away, and I kept walking my dog.
Pretty weird encounter all in all. The money would have been nice to buy craft stuff, but I get we are going through hard times.
I almost drowned
When I was a kid I considered myself a good swimmer, but I was actually just a good floater. I was both literally, and metaphorically, carried by my fat, so when I jumped into the pool for the first time since my weightless I almost insta-drowned on account of my body now being more dense than water. I have to say swimming is a lot more enjoyable for me now.
Choosing a direction
Recently I realized how silly it was for me to be investing into stocks instead of investing into myself. Since I was a kid I've always wanted to provide for myself, and my loved ones by creating things, so I decided to pull out my investments, and give it a shot>! (Technical details, I earned 120% return on investment after fees (in other words, I doubled my money))!<. I was pretty torn between what I wanted to pursue. I've always had a fascination with voice acting, wood turning, and I've always wanted to get into prop making. I dropped VA because I didn't think I could provide for myself with it on account of the competition in the field, and my speech impediments. I made my decision when my sister told me she wanted to start a sticker business. Even though I knew stickers are a saturated market I'm too much of a softie to say no to helping my sister, so I decided to go into prop making since I could get what she needed to do her shop and find some use for it myself. (I still really want to get into wood turning one day) The cricket, printer, ink, and vinyl tag teamed 25% of my budget, but I still had enough to build/equip the workbenches, and the workplace. I even found room in the budget to buy a voron clone. (I've always wanted a voron. I thought about building one, but I don't have the skills, and I'm afraid I'll mess it up because of it.)
Moving forward
My plans for the future are pretty simple: learn more of my craft, get better at 3d modeling, upgrade my workplace, and sell what I make. I've still got some major purchases to make, and Cyber Monday is on the horizon, so I'm aiming to save as much as I can, and make out like a bandit with everything I need. Since my mom's a lot better I've decided to drop my part time jobs, and pick up a less flexible, but more profitable, full time job, but the job hunt hasn't been going too well for me. I'm not going to be that guy that blames their disability, but when the interviewer gets a "bad feeling" about someone because they "won't keep eye contact with you," or doesn't like the way they "fidget" I get a little suspicious. I know that's what I should expect living in W-NC, but it still sucks.
After Cyber Monday I want to try and make some friends. I get this is a downer, but I've only had one friend before, and he more or less adopted me as his younger brother, because our brothers were friends, and we don't have that much in common/talk anymore, so I figured after this one last grind, I'll try to make some lifelong friends. If I'm doing well financially next year I might even go to Dragoncon to try and meet people that are into the same stuff I am.
Hello, lovely humans! I’m a 5’0, 200 lbs woman in need of serious motivation to drop some weight. I don’t have gyms near. It’s me and a road against the world. I need to start slow, but I need to freaking start. My lower back has started to hurt, and I know it is the extra weight that is causing this.
Please help me get motivated to go walking tomorrow. Please enumerate the benefits of walking at least a mile every day. My job is so sedentary, I work from home, sitting down for 9 hours a day, I can’t get a standing desk right now for reasons.
I do care about looking better, but I care much more about getting rid of my back pain. I’m in my early 30s. It makes me cry that I’ve let myself go and now I have to deal with pain. I hate pain. Help me get rid of this shit, please.
Signed, a teary eyed stout tea pot.
This post is not for the people who generally feel awesome while they're trying to lose weight. It's not for the people that feel great all the time or even most of the time. It's not for the people that enjoy this process.
This post is for the people who are not doing as much as they know they could or worse, haven't gotten started yet with their weight loss journey. Maybe because they know it will require some things that a lot of us don't really care for up front like learning new habits and not being able to eat as much or the same things as we used to like to eat. Taking time out of your day to cook and plan or workout, perhaps.
I'm here to remind you of what you already know. This process generally speaking, isn't going to be sunshine and rainbows. You won't have as much free time. You're gonna screw up. You're gonna have to say no to yourself, and others. The scale sometimes won't cooperate no matter how awesome you did. You'll sometimes be tired. You'll sometimes be hungry. You'll sometimes be grumpy.
You should do it anyway. Embrace the suck and do it anyway.
I am a 5'6" female that has been all up and down this road, up to 240 and down to 140 and back up to 210. I knew as I saw the weight creeping back what I had to do. I had done it before, after all. CICO and calories. But man I make excuses to myself for YEARS not to do it.
"I'm gonna be hungry. I didn't like that." "Work is so busy. I don't have the mental bandwidth right now." "Maybe this other way/diet will work and not be as awful." (Spoiler, it didn't.)
But one day I faced facts and sat myself down and said "Hey, you know what, all that shit you hated about losing the first time, yup. That's all true and you hated all that and that all sucked. So the fuck what? You gonna woman up or continue to make shitty excuses?"
And allow me to tell you that that has not only gotten me started but has given me ironclad motivation and resolve that I haven't had in a very long time.
F28, 5.6. HW 297 (sept 2021), CW 212. I found my old winter coat I loved too much to get rid of while searching for a coat that fits and it fits!! I just love that coat and saved a lot (Canadian winters don’t fuck around). I tried clothes at a plus size boutique I like and had to get the X/ 18 (started at 4x, size 24). It felt so good to see all of that and see the hard work is paying off!!
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Hello All!
I am new to this community. I am 5'6" and 198lbs. Like many of us, the pandemic has really thrown me for a loop and my mental health struggles have manifested in my weight gain and overall health.
I've noticed that trying to do everything perfectly just makes me less inclined to follow through. Counting calories specifically stresses me out so I'm taking a step back from it.
Instead, I'm going to start out by avoiding/limiting foods I know aren't good for me, drinking more water, practicing mindfulness, and exercising 45min a day consistently. I'd like to do a different activity every day so that I can keep things interesting!
Sunday: Jump Rope
Monday: Running
Tuesday: Speed Walking
Wednesday: Pilates
Thursday: Julian Michaels (or another wo video)
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Stationary bike
I don't want to set the expectation of reaching a specific weight goal per se- I would rather be consistent and see how my body responds over time, making adjustments according to my results. I don't really have anyone to keep me accountable in my life right now. I'm hoping to check in on this thread once a day (hopefully that won't get too annoying).
Wishing us all the very best on our respective journeys!
Anyone else annoyed by having to buy a whole new wardrobe of pants?
It’s expensive. I’m tired of showing my plumbers butt at work but I don’t wanna get new pants until goal weight. Any advice besides belts? I do suspenders a lot of the time but I want to stretch things as far as they’ll go.
Also good sources on stretchy jeans in Canada where I can try them on would be appreciated. Since womens pant sizes are all over the map.
i’m 14f and i’m 204ibs i gained 69ibs i used to be 135 but i got bigger once i got on birth control i recently got it taken out but the damage is done i’ve been screaming and crying for weeks cause i have no help and i have no idea what to do i don’t wanna look like this anymore i’ve been trying to count calories and eat healthy but it’s so hard cause my family is skinny and they just eat everything cause they don’t gain weight there’s nothing healthy in this house and i don’t know what stuff at the store is healthy for me to eat, i’ve been looking at lipotropic injections but that doesn’t seem to trust worthy.
I believe my weight gain started when i began working in the food industry about 4-5 years ago. Having free access to fast food and restaurant food every day i worked just ended up as mindless eating and bad habits were formed. I began to work from home earlier this year but still would always go out to grab fast food for lunch and dinner almost 80% of the time.
It wasnt until about a month ago i got a new job at another food place, this time a dine in sandwich shop. I was hyped all over again to have free reign on food. About a week into my new job, im not sure why but i ended up looking up my BMI and seeing that i was classified well over obese. I also knew whenever i looked in the mirror, way in the back of my head i was always disappointed in what i saw, but just did not care enough to change anything. I'm 26 years old and i've never truly been physical or exercised since i was required to in highschool.
When i did see my BMI, and weighed myself and really looked at myself with honesty, i realized that i wanted to see myself as fit and healthy as i can possibly be. I've always thought i'm an attractive person but my insecurities lie within my body, not so much my face. Always wearing shirts that are way too big, pulling at clothes so they dont touch my skin and show my true shape. But i decided right then and there that i'm getting into shape.
I'm now 5 weeks into a caloric deficit, i've lost 13 lbs from walking every day and tracking my calories. I've completely overcome a debilitating off and on migraine that i've had for the past 2-3 years. I no longer have joint pain from standing or walking too long. I also just got my first ever gym membership this past week so i cant wait to see what more im capable of accomplishing.
Like a lot of people though, i started very slowly and small such as eliminating sugary drinks and sodas before food. I got into replacements like flavored carbonated waters or stevia sodas, because i definitely have a bubbly addiction i'll never give up... I'd also encourage anybody to not immediately jump into a calorie deficit, just try logging what you eat in a normal day and stand back and see what you're really putting into your body, and evaluate what changes you can comfortably make. Do not beat yourself up if you do go over your deficit or if you cave in and buy a junk food meal here and there we're all human and you can always start fresh the next day. I will say though, after a couple of weeks of not eating out and stocking up on just a lot of healthy groceries and snacks especially, i no longer had cravings for junk food like i used to. But not everybody's brain is wired the same, so dont feel bad if it takes more time for you to drop certain cravings and habits
I know this is a long post but i've never felt so good in my life before, mentally and physically and i just had to express myself and hopefully put a helpful word out there for anyone else that needs it <3
For those of you who haven't seen or do not remember me, I am a 16 (was 15 when I started) year old trying to lose weight and thanks to everyone's help I am doing great so far! I am currently sitting at 192.4 (I have lost almost 30lbs) and am losing weight at a good pace! Thanks to CICO, I don't have to sit there worrying about when I wanna have my cheat days or worry about eating too much, because it's given me a perfect way to manage everything no matter what, and for that I am extremely grateful.
I'm gonna be honest, a few days ago I had an entire pint of ice cream and baked chips, but because of my CICO management I didn't gain any weight! Obviously I don't eat like this every thing because I like to balance my macros, but it makes me so happy knowing that I don't have to worry because CICO is just that great for me.
I've also been doing intermittent fasting and love starting the day with CICO. My snacks have slowly switched from non-baked chips and some very sugary candy bars to fruit and veggies (which I have discovered I absolutely love! Peas and carrots are like candy to me at this point lol) and I'm very proud of myself for that!
Obviously I still like to treat myself to all those delicious yet not very healthy foods like pizza, burgers, etc. but that's okay! It's okay to mess up, whether it's from eating too much sodium, too much fiber or too many carbs because I know I can just get right back on track tomorrow!
Thank you CICO, and thank you r/loseit!
Typical story. Always overweight, tried every diet, keep trying. I read unf*ck yourself and got new motivation and here we go.
I started with dropping diet pop. I drink a lot of pop y'all. So, I did it and I'm super proud. The reason I wanted to quit drinking diet pop is because artificial sweeteners are really bad for you. And that's what I tell people when they see me drinking water or tea. And every time. Every. Stinking. Time. "you should try coke zero" "use Mio" "what about crystal light?" "have you tried Ice? It's zero calories" and I say, I like water with lemon or lime, and I love unsweetened tea. I'm fine. Plus all of those have artificial sweeteners. So it's the same as diet pop.
Why can't I just like water?
I've lost 10 pounds but cutting out diet pop (no other change)
I really wish I had. As of today I've lost 101 lbs, and there really aren't any pictures of the journey. There are VERY few before pictures, because I avoided cameras like the plague, and there aren't even very many recent pictures, because I'm a mom and I'm always the one taking the pictures (side note - partners, take pictures of your significant other/the mother of your children, otherwise there won't be any).
Anyway, here is one of the only photos I could find of myself before I started losing weight, and one from my 13th wedding anniversary dinner look that I asked my husband to take last week. I wish the loose arm skin didn't exist, but I'll take it. The face might be the most shocking difference to me.
If I was going to start my weight loss journey all over again, I'd take monthly photos.
Before, at ~230-235 lbs
After, at ~132 lbs
Found out I have an umbilical hernia and need to know what exercises l can do?
l am going from running 5 miles and lifting every other day to whatever l can safely do? Any suggestions? l don't want to give up my weight loss and muscle gains so far. Anyone else have a setback like this? What did you do?
I have lost about 60lbs over the course of the last year and feel this may break the habits I finally made routine. Scary to think all this work might be reversed.
Thanks in advance!
I’m a 22 male and I recently started my weight loss journey. I really need to vent this out and no one is going to listen to me. I’ve been judged for being overweight my entire life, so much so, I was humiliated at a cousin’s wedding in front of the whole family for being fat. I got cursed for not being able to fit into the clothes that all the other guys were easily able to fit into it, how my chin was a handful, and how no one is ever going to want me. I’ve been the source of laughter for so many people just cause of how I looked when I ran, walked. I’ve been told that when I eat, I do so like an animal. I’ve been judged before for my weight to the point that plates have been removed from my face while I’d been eating. For the love of God even little kids never held back from humiliating me. Whenever I FaceTime with some people, all I have to hear is how I should eat less.
As much as I like to say that words don’t impact me, truth be told they’re brutal. They’re even more brutal when it’s family and friends. So fuck all of them. Fuck them for all the hurt they’ve caused me. Fuck them for all the times I’ve been targeted.
I’ve started this journey for myself. I’m going to become the best version of myself and I’m going to cut them off. They’ll never hear from me ever fucking again. I have goals and aspirations, and nothing is going to stand in between me and my goals. I know being obese is bad, and I will beat this. Every pound I loose is going to bring me an inch closer to my goals. I won’t back down ever. I know it will make my life better. And I’m determined to become the best version of myself. Today, I’m 8kgs down. 40 more to go.
If you read this far, thank you so much. You’re an Angel. And I hope you achieve everything it is that you desire in life. Best wishes of health and wealth to everyone.
I'm sorry if this has already been asked. I do want to ask a doubt from my point of view.
COVID really screwed me with fitness. I couldn't bring myself to workout at home for the past year. Now I have began to hit the gym. Learnt from all the mistakes I have done regarding diet and form. I guess I have a 'perfect run' so to speak. This has made me fall in love with fitness more than any other thing. I'm losing interest in my academics, my hobbies, etc. And it's not the lack of time since I have plenty of it.
Can you gimme a few tips? Thank in advance and have a great day ahead!!
I was going on a diet because I'm not really happy with my appearance it was going really good
I was halfway through until something happened. It was a very stressful situation and I turned to food.I ate a lot these past few days/week? I do not really remember and I'm still going I feel like I cannot stop now Im trying to eat around 1500 calories since the calculator online told it was the 100% for me to maintain my weight and I feel like I'm getting fat. At first I tried to tell myself it was just water weight but my clothes are getting a bit tighter I think. I am so stressed out and Its affecting myself and the others around me. I eat alot in one sitting I used to be not like this. I wanna eat normally again but it seems like I have no self control. Its so frustrating. Im trying to eat low calorie snacks but I still end up eating alot of snacks because of boredom and emotions. I also tried eating meals but again I still end up eating alot. Im trying to write on a food diary now it helps a bit I think. Do you guys have any advice for this? I really don't want it to get worse I just wanna eat normally again.
I started actively working out in January 2020. From them till mid 2021 I've gone down from 97kg to 80 at my lowest.
But ever since then I've been yoyoing between 83-85kg... Can't seem to get it away.
I've tried omad/if/keto but nothing seemed to have worked much. I understand i might have gone calorie surplus easily without realising it.
To take things into my hand I tried to create a meal plan along with my workout schedule
( full body workout 5x in week and running 3 days a week )
I looked at online tdee measurement it quoted 3k per day and I've tried to limit daily calories for 1.8-2k, but i still an not losing fat/weight.....
SW : 74.6kg CW : 70.3kg GW : 65kg
So it all started yesterday as I was shaving my legs and I freaked out when I realized my calves were super firm as opposed to all floppy. I started walking a minimum of 1.5 hours everyday as opposed to just going out for groceries and it look like it is paying off! Second funny story, I was sitting down on the edge of my bed and looked down at my feet and they looked thin(ner) and even like I developped muscles down there?I always thought I had chubby feet like they were swollen( oh that reminds me of a terribly sad episode of downton abbey) and now they look normal. Can you lose weight in your feet and develop muscles?
I know that it’s super common to feel frustrated about your progress when you lose weight. Like, you know you’re losing weight because the numbers on the scale tell you you are, but the reflection in the mirror looks exactly the same as the one that was XX pounds heavier, ya know?
Around early June, I was cleaning out my closet after coming home from college for the summer. I tried on some old cargo shorts. They buttoned but were tight, and I also tried on pair of old jeans that I could not button up at all, lol. Also, at this point, I had already started losing weight, and I was pretty stoked that the cargo shorts even buttoned up at all, lol..
Yesterday, I decided to try out the shorts again since I’ve lost a few more pounds in the past three months. And BRO, they were loose! Not just a little loose, my guys, like I could shove my whole freaking forearm in there with me. I had to freaken wear a belt, A BELT! And this morning, I decided to try out the jeans, and guess what, guys? THEY BUTTONED UP, and they were even a bit loose :) LETS GOOOOO!!
Anyways I guess I’m really not the same person I was 61 pounds ago, and the work is paying off. Best of luck to everyone in their journey. We’ve got this! <3
My great-grandparents lived in a time where hunger was common and people struggled to eat. They planted their own food, raised chickens and were not wasteful with their food. The food they had barely met their daily caloric intake. Most of them lived past 90.
60 years later my grandparents, having grown up with my great-grandparents have the mentality of eating everything in the plate, not throwing away food, hoarding and buying simultaneously huge amounts of food. About 30% of the food is lost. Either from going bad or cooking too much food. One way or another huge amounts of foods are lost in my household.
And, I'm pretty sure my grandparents are not alone in this behavior.
At my grandmother's behest I recently moved to the apartment next to her so I could help her with my grandfather. I had lost about 60 pounds and was in the best shape of my life in February when I moved and she has been non-stop feeding me. About two months ago, after gaining 15 pounds back and repeatedly warning her not to cook me food or bake me sweets, I started throwing food away and telling her I threw it away. She was livid, and I was livid.
After a period of adjustment she finally understood that I don't need cooked food from her. She still insists on giving me stuff because I help so much with my grandparents so I basically give her my grocery list (which is basically eggs, almond milk, and whichever fruits and vegetables are on sale). Now I don't have to go shopping, she doesn't have to cook for me, but she fills she's helping me in her own way. She also spends about 1/2 she used to spend on food I didn't want.
So, in your weight loss journey don't be afraid to:
(19F)
I've lost 15KG/33 pounds, although the last time I weighed myself was a little while ago. I just tried on a top that I'd brought with me to uni as the last time I wore it (last January), it fit me properly. Now, it looks like a dress on me and the neckline does the whole Flashdance thing, this is the first time I've seen a genuine visual difference! I've got a long way to go but I'm finally getting to a healthy weight.
I was so demotivated because I felt like I wasn't seeing any real difference for such a long time but finally! I also finally saw my ribs for the first time in like 10 years!
My one annoyance is how many scars are on my body from the years of obvious overeating. I have stretch marks on my thighs, from the bottom of my belly to my ribs, around my hips, my shoulders and on my lower back! I'm annoyed I let it get to this point, it's bittersweet if anything.
I’m a 30F and I’ve always struggled with weight. My childhood was awful and I have so much trauma with food but also a lot of comfort, a mess.
I’m doing a lot better this year with binge eating and pressing out I now want take it a level up in terms of looking to change my diet and start walking at least and hour a day. I’m gonna try very hard but I’m looking for any tips and tricks on what’s helped ppl start the journey and keep going.
I’m gonna make a grocery list so any tip on what sort of foods I can by and make meals with that will fuel me, any supplements meal replacement suggestions are all welcomed
I hope this makes sense I’m trying, and will take all the advice/ words of encouragement I can get
Also if anyone wants to be weight loss buddies and hold each accountable I would LOVE that
I feel like I can’t even enjoy the rapid progress I’ve made, 30kgs down in less than a year as a 5’4 woman. I don’t understand how I can fit into my old clothes 18-24 (AUS) and also comfortably wear a size small or 8. It literally doesn’t make sense to me. Shopping is such a weird experience. I don’t even know what I look like. Am I still overweight? Midsize? “Normal”?. I’m at a normal BMI but I don’t feel how I thought I should. I see plus size models on clothing stores & think I look like them, but then will buy a size 8-10. I hate this so much. I still want to lose another 10kg, but this just is very disheartening not knowing what I look like. My friends & family say I look small, but I definitely don’t feel it. I can still see fat rolls, my arms are huge and my legs still look the same as when I was 100kg. I’m 66kg now, and I’d like to go to 50kg by summer and I hope that I feel better than I do now. I see my beautiful friends who are 60-65kg and they are so small to me, but I fit into their clothing. I really don’t get it. ):
Throwaway account cause this is kinda personal.
I am 230 pounds and 14, as far as the gym goes I have access to a school gym that I can use during the time periods of 11 am to 12 pm. and nothing else, I have friends I can go outside with. Any advice to lose weight? I am looking for advice on what workouts to do? Especially outside of the gym.
I want to lose fat and replace it with muscle. Till I am under 200 pounds and have a fair bit of muscle.
Hey guys,
I'm 17m 183cm/6ft currently 98kg. This year I actually started going to the gym consistently and have made a bunch of progress (newbie gains) but even though I'm getting nice arms, I still got moobs and big ol' stomach which needs to go (that's why the I wear a singlet when posing lol)
Recently I created a meal plan for me to follow with the intake being 2100 calories daily which can be seen here. The goal of the meal plan was to eat in a 500-600 calorie deficit (maybe this is too high?) but still maintain a high protein intake as well as moving away from any majorly processed foods. As you can see its mostly vegetable based protein since eating meat daily is quite pricey.
Before I start this diet, just wanted to ask you guys if it looks solid or it its lacking something important or the macros are not good etc.
Any feedback is much appreciated!
As above, I work full time and have a 2 year old. I eat fairly well, at least one cooked balanced meal a day and my other meals/snacks are most part "light" or "healthier options". I'm really struggling to find time to exercise and seem to be piling on the pounds.
I have tried intermittent fasting for a couple months now and doesn't seem to be helping with weight loss. I currently do 0 exercise a week apart from walking the dog every evening.
I was thinking of going for jogs in my lunch break at work.. thays the only idea I have. With school runs and childcare commitments I don't have time in the mornings to park away from work and walk. On evenings its all child routine until bed time and then I go to bed.
Anyone have any tips? I rarely have child free time so a gym membership isn't really an option.
I just wanted to post my personal win. I've smoked weed heavily for around 4 years now, and was a daily smoker. Realized I couldn't do it anymore and have replaced that with going to the gym I'm always looking forward to my next gym trip now and I'm actually down roughly 10 pounds in about 3 weeks. I've tried everything before and never really had results but this is working and I'm enjoying myself finally
In December 2021 I started at my lowest VO2 max being at 22.2. This is considered extremely low for women my age. 9 months later and I’ve finally moved into the average/above average category at 30.3 VO2 max! It’s been a veryyy slow process watching that number go up. I’m sure these measurements aren’t super accurate but I do know my cardiovascular health has increased which brings me peace of mind and it’s all thanks to my very active puppy I rescued 1 year ago this week!
I feel incredible. I went at 7am and did simple stuff. Went again at 5pm and pushed a little harder and now my legs are K I L L I N G me! I feel wonderful though. My new favorite post workout snack is rice cakes with peanut butter and banana (my therapists recommendation). I went healthy shopping today and bought some fruits and veggies, no clue what to make since I dont know how to forreal cook. Time to learn!
Thanks for reading!
