Tonight my bf looked at my half naked body and then turned the lights off

I hope this isn’t too awkward of a topic but I’m feeling so down lately. I’m 23 and am graduating from college this semester. I met my bf at college and he graduated last semester. When I met him, I was 140 lbs and felt very confident in myself. Everything changed last summer when I had a pulmonary embolism from my birth control. It was so traumatic and made me extremely depressed. Subsequently, I gained 60 lbs. it doesn’t look insane on my 5’6 frame but it does look pretty bad. My boyfriend is extremely fit and attractive. We’ve been through a lot together after my hospitalization and he’s never once said anything to me to make me feel bad about myself but when looking through old pictures of us, he goes “Wow, I forgot you used to look like that. Don’t you want to look that good again, babe?” Of course I do and I hate looking at my chubby round face, huge stomach, flabby arms and back rolls. I have huge boobs and a giant butt now but I’m disgusted by them. My boyfriend tells me I’m beautiful all the time and how attracted he is to me but I just feel like a giant squishy blob.

I was doing intermittent fasting/keto recently and lost 20 pounds but then COVID-19 happened and so many things changed. My graduation was canceled, nursing school put on hold, I was laid off, etc. it all sent me spiraling back to right where I was. To top it off, the very little sex drive I have now because of how much I don’t want to show my ugly naked body to him was further diminished by my boyfriend turning the lamp off and losing his, well, you know “attraction” to me in the middle of the act tonight.

This has NEVER happened before. Honestly, I’m so depressed with how I look and feel but I can’t seem to stop stuffing my face with chocolate and snacks. I know exactly what I should be eating and that I should be exercising but I can’t. I cant motivate myself anymore. I just always mess it up for myself. I tell myself not to eat an entire bar of chocolate because I’ll feel bad afterwards and I still do it knowing that. I just don’t know what to do anymore. I guess this is kind of a vent and I’m looking for advice. How do I stop feeling sorry for myself and just get my shit together?

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So I just ate 2 Carls Jr/Hardys Hamburgers and man...

I feel great. Not like in a "I'm totally ready to go workout" kind of great, but a "Holy shit I used to eat like THIS, 3 times a day only 70 days ago???!!"

So I began a lifestyle change on the 02/20/20 this year. I weighed 370 lbs and was so lazy and I hated it. Well, flash forward to today. I weighed in on Monday at 302 lbs and feel great. Anyways. The last 2 weeks or so have been more trying than others. Thankfully amid this Covid 19 virus I'm still working, but just in general, it's hard. The gym closed, just when I was really loving it, getting into a good routine, 2 hrs of gym a day, walking, etc.

I still get my exercise daily and walk and jog now as well as have purchased some weights and stuff. I've just felt off. This last month has been a ride of mini plateaus over and over. I hit a weight and stay there for 1 week then the next, I drop it all and 5 to 10 more, then I stay there. I've been at 305 for what seemed like forever until it said 302 the other morning.

I just went to Carls Jr and bought 2900 calories of food, and ate it all. I knew what I was doing as in, I knew I was being a fool. But after 70 days of really sticking to this diet of 1500 to 1800 calories a day, I just felt like I needed some kind of rebellion. It worked.

I feel like I did on Jan 19th this year. Incredibly motivated, and it's not the standard self motivation I've mustered over these last 2 months, it's the "Wtf am I doing" motivation that really kicks you.

Happy journeys everyone, heres to continued weight loss!

If I can manage 2 months in between a slip up than I think I'll be ok.

Also, I just had to buy some size 38 pants. I started this journey in a size 50 and those were too tight. I've gone from a 5xl to a 2x in shirt and can jog for 10 minutes straight now.

😀

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I've gained 40 pounds in 10 months, and I don't know what's happening

Last May I nostalgically remembering stepping on the scale and weighing 132 pounds. Today the scale said 169. I'm 5 ft 7 and I suppose I don't "look" 169 pounds because it's a lot to gain in a year.

What I'm stressed about is I don't know how it happened. My diet has barely changed and my lifestyle hasn't changed significantly either. The one thing I can think of is birth control (I've been on it since October of 2018) and since then my boobs have gone from B's to D's (so maybe that explains some of it, but I don't have 40 pound boobs). I work a desk job but when I noticed the weight piling on I started to go to the gym 3 times a week. (I've been doing this since December, yet from December alone I've gained 12 pounds?!?!). Lately I've been going on the treadmill (walking/jogging) for an hour every single morning.

I'll admit. My diet is meh, but I don't go too overboard. I do eat a lot of processed foods but I keep an eye on myself. Unfortunately when I try to cut a whole bunch of calories/ intermittent fast my body gets really tingly/burning (peripheral neuropathy maybe) I've had it since before the weight gain...it's weird... should see a doctor. Anyways

These days I feel extra bloated/gassy and a bit melancholy that nothing seems to be working. I'm working out more than I ever have in my life, and watching what I eat more than I have. Yet I've gained a bunch of weight and don't know what to do. It's really hurting my confidence/ getting in my head. Please give me advice!

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Struggling with food addiction and binge eating disorder. Losing hope.

I was depressed a lot in college and I turned to food to make me feel better. If it was a Saturday night and I was alone in my apartment and I was starting to worry about the future, then a trip to McDonald's was my saving grace. By the time I was a senior, food became the highlight of each day for me and I basically lived for food. I would eat an entire tub of ice cream for breakfast and two pizzas from Little Caesar's for dinner, and it didn't bother me in the slightest to do so.

By the time January 2019 rolled around, I decided that I had let myself go too much and that at a minimum, I would rock climb once a week. On February 6, 2019, I took a belay class at my university's rock climbing wall and tried bouldering for the first time. By the end of the month, I was rock climbing for 2-3 hours 3-4 times a week, lifting weights 3 times a week, and eating 700-1000 calories below TDEE. I loved everything about the sport and I wanted to improve faster than all of my friends and become one of the stronger guys at the gym.

From February 2019 to June 2019, I went from 25% body fat (168 lbs) to 13% body fat (144 lbs) and got a six-pack and all that. Then I switched to maintenance. The first two weeks of maintenance went okay, but I was super unsatisfied with the amount I was eating, so I started eating more and more, and then I let a binge or two slip in, and then I had one really bad binge where I tried to make myself throw up, and after that I basically alternated between binging and restricting. In the first month of binging, I gained 16 lbs. Since then, I have managed to maintain my weight, because I muster enough 1500-2000 calorie days to counteract the 5000-7000 calorie days.

The signs of developing binge eating disorder were all there. During my weight loss journey I made posts on here about how I missed eating whatever I wanted whenever I wanted, and how I could not imagine living the rest of my life eating 2200-2500 calories a day (my TDEE at the time). Like, if I won't ever be able to eat an entire pizza, an entire family size bag of chips, and an entire container of ice cream in one sitting again, then what's the point? The addiction to food I had developed in college became my downfall in the form of FOMO.

These are all the things I've tried to defeat binge eating in the past eight months:

• Keto, letting myself eat as much as I want, but I have to eat <20g net carbs. My theory with this is that my binges are partially caused by sugar addiction, since my binges basically consist of ice cream + candy + donuts + cookies + pizza. I got to 10ish days a couple of times, but always binged after that.
• 2000 calories per day. I got to 1-2 weeks a few times, but then always binged.
• Two meals per day, no calorie counting. I got to like day 14 and then binged.

Nothing has worked so far.

I'm currently 14 days binge free, as I'm doing a challenge where I eat <=2000 calories for 21 days. I'll get to day 21 because there is a financial incentive at play, but I'm planning on binging on day 22 and it doesn't even bother me that I'm going to do so. While the strong binge urges have left me in these past 14 days, I'm faced with the endless grey that is my life before me, and I don't know how I can live without the spikes of joy and excitement that a bunch of ice cream or donuts can bring. I want to feel something on day 22, and not just continue to go through the motions.

I'm trying to find a therapist right now, but I don't really know what to do beyond that. I want to find a way to enjoy food and maintain my weight at the same time, but I just can't think of any combination of foods that would satisfy me that would also be <= 2600 calories (my current TDEE). I can't moderate my favorite foods like pizza and ice cream. 8 slices of pizza > 0 slices of pizza > 2-3 slices of pizza.

These are the only food combinations that I think would satisfy me and allow me to maintain my weight:

8 pints of halo top = ~2600 calories

two 1.5 quart containers of Edy's slow churned ice cream = ~2700 calories

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A Year in retrospect...

The top image showed up in Facebook memories today.

Exactly one year difference. Last year on this date, I basically followed the standard American diet (SAD)... you know, eat whatever you want, no care about macronutrients or quantity. Sure, I lifted weights, biked here and there, & even ran a bit, but I had no focus. My training was misdirected, my diet had no purpose other than entertainment, and I, most importantly, was lying to myself about how much weight I gained. For those who don’t know me too well, I played football in high school, and was on the weightlifting team. After high school, I gained A LOT of unhealthy weight from eating like a high school athlete without the work being put in. I discovered paleo & brought myself from around 260 lbs to 185 lbs. Slowly, as I became more independent with my responsibilities (leaving home, career etc.), my weight creeped up, but always fluctuated in a comfortable zone to me. I wasn’t ever going to become 260+ lbs again, but honestly, 220-230ish lbs really isn’t that much healthier. I fell in love with cycling in Gainesville, maintaining an okay weight, but my active lifestyle let my diet slip, hard. Where I stand today, I focus on what I eat... about 80/20 paleo, intuitively (eat when my body needs food), & try to stay under 2,000 cals a day (goal of 1,500 most days). I still have “cheat meals”, but only when I crave something, and is a scheduled cheat. My workouts now have purpose, and I plan them in advance. Slow, steady progress with a change in lifestyle is far more beneficial than a drastic, hardly maintainable change.

Don’t rest on your laurels, life is a marathon.

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"You used to be fat?"

Wow, what a huge bit of validation and self-esteem boost I got today.

I've been losing weight slowly and consistently for the last 6-7 months, and I'm about 55 lb down from my highest weight of 260 (6'0" guy here). I've recently been struggling with motivation, kinda feeling like I still look the same as I ever did, and wondering what the point is because I'm never going to not be fat. I've never been not fat, at least not since I was 9 or 10 years old.

I started a new job about a month ago, and I was talking with my coworker about weight loss. She's been working hard at losing weight and I was trying to give her some support, so I told her about my weight loss journey. Imagine my surprise when she looked at me in shock and said "wait, you used to be fat?"

Imagine me, still struggling with my self image, the first thing that comes to mind being "uh, I'm still fat what are you talking about?" But then it clicked...these people have no idea what I used to look like and how I feel. They have a far more accurate mental image of what I look like right now than I do, and it gave me the motivation to keep being healthy and keep working on myself.

So maybe I'm not fat anymore. Huh. Gonna have to chew on that one.

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How do I stop being obsessed with food? (Anorexia to overweight).

I can lose weight. So well, in fact, that I was hospitalized for anorexia (and probably orthorexia to an extent) a few years back. I maintained a decently low weight (161cm, 45-48kg) for a good a year or so. And then I lost it all, starting a year ago. I ballooned up to 71kg. Not so fat I can't function by any means, but I am uncomfortably unhealthy and essentially living and breathing junk food.

Honestly, I'm almost happier the way I am now, having total freedom. Still for longterm health, happiness and financial reasons, I know I need to change.The thing is, if I eat within a reasonable calorie intake, with reasonable portions, all I can think about is food and upcoming meal times. Just like when I had anorexia, and for the year I stayed fit and thin after that. My days were controlled by food. I lived for it. I would spend 45 minutes eating just one sandwich so I felt at least slightly satisfied. It didn't matter what I was doing; food was rarely not on my mind.

I'm scared to go back to the way I was before, but it seems like I default back every time I try to change. So I cave, and I eat the junk food, and it frees me mentally. I always say "I'll start tomorrow", but of course tomorrow brings the same problems. It's just not what I want anymore. It's been going on for a year and I can't live like this forever, but it seems I can't live any other way either.

I'm sure this will happen all over again if I start eating reasonably and lose weight, because honestly it takes too much discipline to constantly ignore my incessant thoughts. Still, it's what I want - I just need to understand how to do it without being tormented by my own mind for the rest of life.

Am I doomed to be unhappy no matter what I do, constantly obsessing over food? Have I, in my year or so of anorexia, put it on such a pedestal that I can never go back? Regardless of how my life has changed over the years, one thing always remains: food has played far too much of a part in my life, every day. I want to live a fulfilling life, and I feel like this is something that's holding me back. How do you stop thinking about food? How do I fix myself? I need help.

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How do I make myself motivated to lose weight?

I really hate to be such a downer in a positive subreddit, but I do need help and any advice would be appreciated. I can't motivate myself to lose weight and I don't know why I've never been able to get to that point.

For background, I have been continuously gaining weight since I was 12. I'm 5'8 and when I started high school, I was 140 pounds. By my senior year, I was close to 190 and now, in my senior year of college, I'm at least 220 (I haven't weighed myself in ages, but it wouldn't surprised if I'm 230). I have a terrible diet and eat excessively/eat lots of sugar, especially in drinks. Aside from generally eating poorly, I also eat reflexively when I am bored or depressed.

I have also had serious body image problems my entire life (even when I was 12, at which point I was average and not overweight). Though this has gotten a lot better as I have worked on it, my social anxiety has been so crippling. I am severely afraid of talking to people and being in social situations and a lot of it stems from people seeing my body. I have not gone to reunions for fear of people noticing I have gained weight and in the past, I haven't been able to do presentations where I stand in front of people. Upon first meeting people, my base anxiety was always about what the other person thought of my looks and I've spent my entire life wearing the same articles of clothing each week because I have no confidence to wear anything else. I haven't dated anybody (I'm 22) because of my body anxiety (and my social anxiety) and I rarely ever look in mirrors outside for fear of it making me anxious.

Of course, over the years, I've learned to love myself more. But the base anxiety I had over my body developed to broader social anxiety that has affected my quality of life and largely contributed to my depression when I was younger, even if it doesn't anymore.

The issue is, as depressed as I may become about my body, I still have no motivation to lose weight or eat healthily. As an adolescent and teenager, I tried dozens of times over years to lose weight and nothing ever worked because I lost motivation to continue. I stopped trying because I knew I couldn't motivate myself. I've passively watched myself gain weight for years without doing anything to stop it, not feeling enough disgust to snap into action (unfortunately, this is what typically fueled my past attempts to lose weight).

I desperately want to care though. I would actually love to care about anything. I can't motivate myself to do much at all, from maintaining my grades to practicing drawing (an old lost hobby). Gaining weight has only worsened my health and I'm extremely fearful that I won't ever stop. I was vaguely considering seeing a dietician just to force myself to talk about my weight. I can't stop myself from allowing myself to eat too much. I'm also pretty inactive and don't go out much (especially now).

Again, I'm sorry to be so down about this but I feel like I'm really stuck. Any help is appreciated.

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Has anyone here who's had a psychological attachment to it ever gotten rid of that mentality?

***By "it" in the title I mean junk food. This is what happens when I edit my title before I post it without rereading the entire thing.

Long post ahead.

I've been chubby pretty much my whole life. I'm honestly not sure if it's because my parents overfed me as a kid or genes or what (probably a mix of both). My parents were extremely poor growing up and probably didn't want me to experience the same hunger as they did, and everyone on my dad's side of the family is overweight. My dad was too when he was younger but worked hard to get it off and keep it off.

I have, unfortunately, developed a bad relationship with food. I was rarely allowed to have junk food as a kid, so things like chips or McDonald's were always a "treat" to me. When I was in high school and allowed to drive to school, I was, for the first time in my life, able to have fast food any time I wanted. I went to McDonald's for lunch or picked some up after school. I hid wrappers in my room and threw them away in the trash in secret. My weight shot up.

You might be wondering how I was overweight as a kid while rarely being allowed to eat junk food (before I started buying it on my own). Well, the sad part is that I look back on photos of myself in middle school/early high school and am shocked to see how that I was really just a little chubby and not nearly as enormous as I had thought I was at the time. I was a size 6, and that was before jean sizes started trending upwards (vanity sizing). Still chubby for my height, but not the enormous monster I thought I was.

In college I maintained my (over)weight for a while until my 2nd year when I got really depressed and began to depression eat. Weight went up again. That was the lowest point of my life as well as the highest of my weight (around 170 lbs on my 5'3" frame). I hated myself and ate more to cope. It was a vicious cycle. Junk food had always been a treat to me, and now I ate more and more of it to make myself feel better.

Some years passed. In that time, I graduated college, lost around 30 lbs, and went to grad school. Gained back around 15 of those pounds. I am, however, much better mentally. Now I'm on the weight loss road again at about 145ish. But... I still love my junk food! Quarantine has helped because I no longer leave my apartment for class, so it's easier for me to just force myself to stay at home and not pick up food.

Yet I find myself dreaming of the day I can taste the salty greasiness of fries again... or the cheesy richness of Mac and cheese... or the spicy sweetness of jalapeno kettle chips. There are plenty of healthy foods that I enjoy, but in the end they never really give my brain the same kind of satisfaction that I get from sinking my teeth into a cheesy slice of pizza. It's as if I NEED it to be junk food to make myself happy. Even if I reach the same level of fullness from a healthy meal or a junk food meal, the healthy one just isn't as satisfying.

So... has anyone ever gotten over this kind of mental hump after losing the weight? Is it possible to get rid of mental "validation" that I get from being able to eat these foods? Like, I want to reach the point where I simply DON'T want to eat these foods in excess, instead of having to actively prevent myself from doing so. But at the same time, I can't ever see myself not liking junk food lmao.

Is this it? Am I doomed to crave, but rarely partake, in the deliciousness that is McNuggets for the rest of my life? Is there any hope of me breaking this weird mental validation I get from junk food? Has anyone done so successfully?

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F/27/5'2/240lbs Day One -- Excited for my new journey...and excited to bring you along with me.

Hello everyone!I have been a follower to this subreddit, along with /r/progresspics and /r/intermittentfasting for quite a long time, like years. I remember since about high school beginning the struggle with my maintaining my weight, and over time went from overweight to eventually considered obese. I have always been the chubby one, or the bigger one, in my close friends group. I am the most unhealthy out of my immediate family. I've never been overly athletic, however I have enjoyed lighter physical activity. I love eating healthy, but I love it just as much as gorging on yummy-overly unhealthy-large portioned-restaurant meals. I have always wanted to switch my life style over to something much healthier, with the goal of losing weight. Speaking of which, according to a BMI chart, if I want to be in the normal category I need to lose 100 lbs and end up at 140 lbs for my height. That sounds like a mighty feat, but I am excited to see what these first 30 days holds. The first of the month is a new start. I see so many different posts in this subreddit and similar ones, and I always feel inspired. I love the support system this place is for others in this journey.I feel like since I have been working from home, I have been sooo much better at eating at home, actually starting my day with a small little breakfast item, eating more "complete" meals at the right times... And that has been a start for me, from where I was and the types of habits I have.So tomorrow starts day ONE. Today day I got a food scale, and re-downloaded MFP for about the 5th time over the years. What I did do differently this time, is create this account and make this post. I also never have taken "before" photos which I did today as well. (Those will stay private for now...) I plan to use those 2 things as new tools in my weight loss journey and as accountability pieces as well.I hope this post is appropriate for this subreddit, because I know many places have rules for posting. If any body wants to drop a line of encouragement for me to start my journey, or something that they are reflecting on at 30 days into their own journey...I would love to hear it! Thank you for reading this long post.

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Benefits of 3000 mg of Cayenne Pepper per day regarding weight loss

Hi,

My fiancée is on a weight loss journey. While I support her in this journey (she is beautiful to me already and I support her weight loss so that she can look as beautiful to herself as she looks to me) she has some eating disorder issues and I would prefer that she conducts her weight loss journey safely.

Since she will not take my word for it, can the kind people of this subreddit please explain to my fiancée that taking 3,000 MG of cayenne pepper in a day (I read that 120 mg was the safest maximum dose) is not healthy for her, and is in fact the reason she currently feels so sick.

While we are at, can someone explain that laxative abuse does not actually help with weight loss enough to be noticeable. Also, can ya'll explain that intaking 300-600 calories per day is dangerous in the long term and doing 800-1000 is still very low and would still make her lose weight.

Since I cannot seem to get through to her, I am hoping that someone here might be able to.

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I can’t stop obsessing over the thought of losing weight

A few years back I had some mental health issues and then I blew out my knee. These combined caused me to compulsively eat. I gained a lot of weight. Eating was the only way is feel better. I went from 190 to 278. Right now I’m down to 249 lbs and I’m ready to start getting serious about losing weight. I count calories, go on walks daily and try to be as active as possible. I have yet to see in progress with the way my clothes fit, in the mirror, etc. I have a major issue of getting obsessed with this thought of losing weight. It’s happened to me in the past. All I can think about ALL the time is how I could be doing more. Things like: I only went on a mile walk today or I shouldn’t have had that last snack. I feel discouraged even on my best days. Has anyone else dealt with an obsession like this? How did you get through?

All I want is to be healthy again and feel comfortable in my own body.

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Down 10% (21 lbs) in 8 weeks. My lessons learned and the next phase.

Hoping my reflections can help someone, as well as motivate me to continue.

Immediate Motivation with incentives - This was probably the biggest difference maker for me. My gym was having a weight loss contest with prize money. I knew there was an end date and a potential reward. I’ve tried losing weight before, but not this aggressively. At the start of the contest, a friend said, “[Gym name] doesn’t seem to be working for you.” I’m not advocating someone hurt your feelings like mine were, but the honesty was motivating.

Long term motivation - I’ll be 45 soon and am having my third kid. I’m hoping to see her have kids one day.

Diet - I had been going to the gym regularly and was in good condition, but I was (and still am) over my ideal weight. All the cliches about the kitchen were true for me. I used the LoseIt app to track everything. I set it to lose 1.5 lbs/week, which I knew to be super aggressive. I wanted a buffer, so if I did slip I would still be losing weight. I never knew the difference between hunger (physical) and cravings (mental). The cravings reduced or became easier to recognize/control after 2-3 weeks. I did a lot of Quest bars, Raw Organic Fit protein shakes (the fiber is filling), and some healthy desserts at first. I plateaued. That’s where eating cleaner helped. CICO is true, but I found i was less hungry eating 100 cal of almonds instead of 100 cal of mini cookies. That slope is a lot less slippery. A lot of meals from Skinnytaste were easy to make and use for lunch. Having healthy snacks at my desk kept me from the vending machine and cafe. It was never easy to say no, but I could limit the damage that way. Not eating out made it easier to count calories.

Sleep - Good sleep is an underrated asset. For most of us, losing weight takes willpower. Being tired or stressed makes it harder for me to be disciplined. Less likely to want to exercise. More vulnerable to depression and not caring.

Alcohol - Hardest part for me, as I love IPAs and have alcoholic tendencies. During a funeral/reunion with college friends, I noticed how much most of us drank. I thought about my kids and about what I was doing to my body by drinking to excess. I went from 10+ drinks in a weekend to going several weeks without any. I might have one at a social event and sometimes none. Drinking messed with my willpower and sleep, in addition to the calories. I still drink now, but I don’t want to make it a habit.

Support and systems - Having loved ones know I was in this contest helped. Wife made the meals, shopped, and held me accountable. Gym coach gave me nutrition tips. I talked through “sobriety” with several friends. I also broke habits, as mentioned above. A habit of an early AM workout makes it easier to forgo late night drinking or snacking. TBH, if I wasn’t drinking, I realized I’d rather get good sleep.

Exercise - do what you enjoy. I wear an activity monitor and realized even though I’d been working out vigorously for 60 min 4-5x/week for 2 years, I’d sit at my desk all day. Working out helped my mood, suppressed my appetite, but it made me care about my body’s performance. My gym chain requires you to sign up in advance, so I also wasn’t going to bail and pay a fee.

Sustaining - I went from 232 to 207 lbs. I was tired, moody, and so hungry. But my gym is closed. I’m home bound with my family. Fighting depression. My short term has changed, but my long-term motives haven’t. I had a week where I ate whatever. I have an agreement with myself and my wife that I’ll go back to 1500 cal a day if I hit 212. I am prepping myself for a push to lose 1 lb/week to get to 197. Maybe the gym will be open. I walk if I don’t hit my activity goal for the day. I do home workouts and run to stay sane in this crazy time.

A few people told me I look like a different person. 20 lbs is relative, but the changes I made to get there are what make me feel like a different person. Hopefully, I can keep it up!

TLDR; Set a public goal and reward yourself. Be mindful of what you eat, how you sleep, and what causes you to backslide.

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Any good Zumba-like programs that are free?

Working out without a gym has proven to be quite difficult for me. I struggle to find motivation because I simply do not know how to do more than 10 minutes of working out, and I don't feel good while doing it because I feel like I'm not doing the right things. I have recently started writing down workouts and watching videos, which has helped some, but something that I have grown to really enjoy is looking up Just Dance dances on youtube and following along. The thing is, some of them are really easy and really low intensity. I have to be going for over an hour to even break a sweat. I can not afford those expensive dance videos that always pop up on my instagram feed, but I really want to try out something similar! Does anyone know of any good Zumba-ish you tubers or websites that are free? I danced pretty much my whole life, so I can take some heat!

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Lost 10" 20lbs

First of all, I know my weight loss isn't significant in comparison, but I am proud of it and want to share.

The why.

I got separated aug 2018 and decided to work out/calorie count (very cliche, I know). Whats better is I swore I never would... Both bore me... They still do to be honest but I appreciate the result, and spike in confidence, and I enjoy reaching goals (jogging longer, able to do more push ups, pull ups, ect) i feel stronger and have more energy. And i like the example I'm setting for my kids. They do a work out alongside me.

The results

I'm 5'7 female for reference.

So aug 2018- 165lbs (slightly overweight Flux between 163-170) goal weight: 150lbs-my lowest weight in adulthood.

Dec 2018 I decided to do my measurements (I was at about 160lbs at this time) Bust 35" Waist. 30" Stomach 31" Hips 37" Thighs 20.5"

Mar 31 2020 145lbs firm Bust 33" Waist. 27" Stomach 28.5 " Hips 35" Thighs 20"

I wasn't even going to check my measurement... It's why it took so long but I'm very happy I did because I never would've believed that that much shed off.

The how we got here

For food.. So eating habits when I started was a lot of home cooked meals but also poutine weekly.. Or twice/week(the 1200 calories ones) with a burger and shake.. So 2000calories. That lunch I probably had pasta and bread. And for breakfast, a burger or some form of dinner option that was from scratch - as i hate breakfast food. I was easily hammering out 3500calories a day when you'd add snacking and beer consumption(6-12/wk).

I now do 1600 calories a day and a cheat day each Saturday (I don't calorie count this day but probably 2000 calories for the day) . I drink probably 2 beers /mnth now. I eat more veggies and since i like salt and crunch, make kale chips often. And eat snap peas, and nuts I have to deshell when I want to snack out of boredom because it takes so much work.

For physical activity.. Prior I played soccer a bit here and there, maybe do some sprints... Go for a walk. My job has me moderately active though so I didn't really put emphasis on it.

Now I jog at least 3 times/week for 25 minutes and I've amped up the consistent jogging and lessened walking breaks in between. Then I have a 15 minute workout plan for each day for strength building. I probably only do 3 days on average of this. I will, however do push ups, pull-ups or jumping Jack's randomly each day.

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Gained back 15 lbs in the last 2 months 😩

I really just need to vent and need an objective point of view on this. I’m a 5’4 female. Lost 40 plus lbs in the past year (partially on purpose and partially due to lack of appetite from anxiety). Went from 150 to around 110. In January, I was dipping down to 107-108 which is barely underweight for my height. I am very muscular and that weight felt really bony and thin to me.

Because of this, I set out to gain up to 115. Let’s just say I got on the gain train and ended up having full fledged binge eating episodes that I am just getting under control. Weighed myself today and am 124 and freaking out. I know it’s a healthy weight but it feels very uncomfortable to me after being so small. I know I sound like a little bitch (please be kind, gaining weight fast is mentally hard even if you’re small).

Kinda lost on what my next move should be. On one hand, I’m much more comfortable at 115 but on another hand, I worry that I am being too hard on myself and my body might just be happier around 120-124.

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How do you hold yourself accountable?

I've recently decided to really buckle down on my weight loss, at least as much as I can with the gym's near me being closed. I'm currently in the very early stages of it, mostly just doing my research and trying to cut out as much of the unhealthy food and habits that I can, but I'm really running into a problem with holding myself accountable for my choices. So far I've stopped drinking soda and instead reach for tea or water, and I only drink about 1 cup of coffee a day. I wasn't necessarily raised with healthy eating habits, both of my parents were overweight and horrible with those kind of things when I was growing up. I also don't always know how much is too much food to put on my plate, so that's another thing I've been really focusing on. But how do you set those kinds of limitations for yourself? It feels like it's one thing if I have someone tell me what I should be doing, but when I tell myself I feel as if it's less consequential when I bend or break the rules. I've asked my SO to hold me accountable, but it's hard for him to do considering we have fairly different schedules, he doesn't quite know what to look-out for or what to put a stop to, and he's trying to put on weight while I'm trying to lose it, so it also makes him feel hypocritical if he tells me to stop eating or that I have to go for a walk before I can have a snack. I'd also love some general advice and ideas about dieting and exercise!

TL;DR I don't listen to my own rules about food and I need advice, also how do I lose weight in general?

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Controlling eating during quarantine?

At the moment since the start of February I’ve gone from 23st 2 lb to now 21st 12lb and the best thing that helped me was the fact that I was working and would not have the time to sit and eat my way out of boredom. But now during the quarantine I’m finding I’ve got loads of extra time just spent sitting at hole and in front of my pc. I get up at like 10-11 and until like 12pm I just have fuck all to do. I wanted to star going to the gym to work on some of my issues but I can’t do that. I’m gonna start walking more for my excessive but that still won’t take up loads of time up for me.

What do you guys do during quarantine to stop binge eating?

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How do you succeed?

When I hit 200 I wanted to lose some weight. I failed after many many attempts.

I've tried so many diet plans, I've tried tracking with my fitness pal but keep forgetting to log what I eat. I have a really hard time being honest with how much I'm eating and don't always log things accurately.

I've tried intermittent fasting but after a few hours I give in and eat something. I've tried changing my eating habits, which are horrendous. But then I get cravings for the unhealthy stuff.

I lie to myself and tell myself just this once or just one more then I'll stop. Or I'll start for real on Monday. I see something I want to eat and I eat it. I eat when I'm bored. I snack all the time. It's bad. I know it is.

I'm currently at 275. I've gained 75 pounds over the last 3 or 4 years.

I'm so scared of hitting 300 and that number keeps going up. I feel like I try and I try and I keep failing. I don't have the will power to make myself push through it. It gets hard and I give up.

I drink way to much mountain dew. I can say I don't drink as much as I used to but I still drink a lot. I like sweets too much. I can feel my body getting heavier.

It's harder to get dressed and put my shoes on. I get winded going up the stairs. I get depressed more frequently and sleep a lot more.

How do you get the will power to succeed?

I tell myself I want to lose weight but do I actually? Wouldn't I stick with it if that's what I really wanted?

I need help and I don't know where to start.

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Calories in Panera Coffee

I'm a 33F, 5'5" SW:294 CW:283 just starting on my way to be healthier. I got some great advice from people on this sub about logging food and I'm going to start tomorrow :)

Does anyone have any insight into the nutritional information for Panera coffee? The nutritional information shows 25 calories for a large cup with 4g of carbs.

This is for black coffee, no cream or sugar added. I thought that black coffee had less calories? I'm started to log everything I have during the day and I'll have 3-4 cups of coffee (they have a Panera where I work).

I don't want to underestimate what could be 100 calories/day from coffee but that seems high for black coffee, no?

Does anyone know what's in the coffee that gives it that many calories and the carbs?

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I need help literally cried this quarantine is killing me.

I started my weightloss jorney 5 years ago. Failed 3 times before I was able to commit that's not to say even after great success I binged a few times and always managed to get back on track and even went a full two years without cheating and binging.

The thing is the winter mixed with this quarantine and closed gyms have completely destroyed me. The winter completey depresses me being inside depresses me being inside all I want to do is eat which leads to more depression.

I am addicted to food how the hell this happened I don't know. For some reason whenever I binge or fall off track the urge to keep eating more and more gets stronger each an every time. These last two weeks I reset 3 times. Did ok. but the last 3 days I binged on 6000 and 3000 and 5000 calories including today. I have such a huge carb addiction. I litteraly cried on sunday over this stupid shit. I dont know what the hell is happening to me. all my hard work from the past two years is beign destroyed.

Please tell me im not the only one.

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On Friday, I will begin my weight loss journey!...But I don't really know where to start. Can I get some advice?

The reason it's Friday this week and not tomorrow or today, is that I need time to plan what I am doing. I can't just jump straight into it if you get me.

So just some info about me & what I am striving for

• I am a Male
• I am 17
• I weight 216 Pounds/97.3KG/15.4 Stone
• I want to get to 180 Pounds/81.6KG/12.8 Stone
• Although my plan is to mainly lose weight, I also want to gain a little bit of muscle
• My diet is atrocious
• I rarely exercise
• I am not pressuring myself to lose this weight by a specific time but by late june would be great but again, I am not serious on setting a date, I could lose this weight by this time next year and that would be fine
• I want to get a good work out regimen but I don't think this is the correct sub for that
• I don't really want to have a specific diet, I just want to eat whatever I want but eat it responsibly and in moderation

Would really appreciate your advice!

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Water weight return at the end of a diet

I just want to hear some people's personal experiences on this!

For the hockey season this year I had to take a full break from dieting and tracking for a few months, which ended up being really great for me. However, I immediately bounced back up in weight, although I'm not sure how much was water and how much may have been fat. I stopped weighing myself as well so I don't have a great timeline but after several months I was up 4kg/8.8lb from my average weight before.

I was pretty stressed about losing weight before I took that break, it had been around 16 months since I started and I really wanted to be done forever. Anyway this time I'm taking it much easier, plus hockey is over so my appetite has plummeted.

Looking at setting my goals, I always heard you should over-shoot your goal weight, but now my question is by how much? 8 pounds is a lot, though I'm willing to try. I figured I'd get to my goal looks and then keep going however much. I'm wondering how much other people gained back or if there's any more scientific info on average water weight?

Also it was never my plan to stop suddenly, it just worked out like that. I do want to slowly increase calories - would that maybe make a difference?

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Reasons to Lose

I'm trying to compile a list of reasons to lose weight. Anyone have any other ideas? I want a hefty list that I can look at when I feel weak.

• my bones will stop cracking
• feel more confident
• feel less pain
• tackle PCOS
• less stretch marks and dark skin
• less oily skin
• have more energy
• ride horses some day
• make my boyfriend proud
• make family proud
• go on hikes
• less dependent on sugar and carbs
• easier to shave legs
• healthier gut
• be a good role model
• see what my body can do
• ease depression and anxiety
• more options shopping for clothes
• not sweaty or breathless while shopping
• live longer
• avoid cancer/health complications
• be more alert and focused
• sleep better
• worry about food less when socializing
• reduce hair loss
• better sex drive
• people nicer to me
• be more memorable
• save money
• make new friends
• do better at work

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How do i lose weight (with exercise) without gaining so much muscle

Hello. Im F, 22, 5'1 height and 143 lbs. I have been struggling for many years to lose weight and be back to my normal BMI. I have tried fad diets before. Some worked but i have not been consistent with them.

Now, I want start again and achieve my goal weight. I just began doing intermittent fasting 16:8 and I want to exercise to speed up my weightloss and alao to lose my belly fat. How should i start? Should i engage in HIIT exercises? I dont want to gain so much muscle, i just want to look lean and not bulky. Btw, i have no equipment available and with the quarantine going on, i wont be able to go to gyms.

Also, can u give me advice and tips on my weightloss journey? Thank you so much and please stay safe

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Quitting Sugar

Hi All! I recently reached my 5th week of eating no added sugar (I still eat fruits, dairy, brown rice, etc). While I do not have extreme cravings like I used to, I still feel sad that I can't freely eat my favorite foods. Sometimes I really hate having to overthink and plan out what I'm eating, and I wish I could just eat whatever I wanted.

On top of that, my weight has stayed the same even though I run for 2-3 miles 4x/week (a few weeks ago before my campus was shut down, I had rowing practice 6x/week) and log my calories on MFP. My skin is breaking out a lot (due to the stress of school and everything happening right now). I probably won't go back to eating the way I used to, which consisted of a lot of emotional eating, but I just feel gloomy and like I have lost the comfort that food would give me.

Does anyone have any advice?

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Is it normal to feel so exhausted on a caloric deficit?

First time posting anything so apologies for any misunderstandings.

The only issue I’m running into is how completely drained I feel during lifting sessions, I feel really light-headed after completing a set of anything. 3 weeks in and it’s really starting to kick my ass.

Eating around 1800 calories per day (145 G protein, 144 G carbs, & 52 G fat). Working out 6 days a week. C25K before breakfast and P/P/L weightlifting (high reps+progressive overload) at night.

My goal is to get down to 15%, I don’t mind losing “weight” but strength. I really just like to know from you guys if what I’m doing is ideal.

For reference I weigh 228 lbs (23% bf).

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Relapse, regret, and response

I wanted to share where I am at, because lately I have been full of criticism and excuses, and I know others out there have been through my struggle. And as the title suggests, it stems from a relapse. Two years ago I weighed 360 lbs as a 28 year old male. I lost 100 pounds over the course of 10 months. Then my weight slowly began to climb back up as my activity level decreased due to schedule pressure. I kept it around 280 for about 6 months. Now, I have crept back up to 320. It all stems from making excuses and laziness. It was gradual at first, but then I said fuck it, and just went about eating whatever I wanted. Binging on sweets and other carbs because they made me feel good. I have lost my way. I realized just how bad it was when I went to try on my dress clothes this evening and I barely got 2 buttons closed. I know what it takes to get there, but I find motivation has all but left me. Stress is my key trigger, and the current state of affairs is not helping. My work/sleep schedule is all screwed up now that I am working night shift. I'm having to help homeschool my kids, while finishing my MS degree. And I have to help keep the house running in decent shape. So I guess this is my response, I am beaten down. I am lost. I am scared. I eat my feelings because it is a constant positive feedback loop and I have no way to break it. I starved the beast, and it is slowly trying to consume me. Thank you for letting me write out how I feel now it is real. Time to fix it. Tomorrow, just a little better than today.

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Tantrum Tuesday - The Day to Rant!

I Rant, Therefore I Am

Well bla-de-da-da! What's making your blood boil? What's under your skin? What's making you see red? What's up in your craw? Let's hear your weight loss related rants!
The rant post is a /u/bladedada production.

Please consider saving your next rant for this weekly thread every Tuesday.

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24-Hour Pledge - Tuesday, 31 March 2020 - The Plan for Today!

Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction!

This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track.

Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing

> I'll be posting a daily, 24 hour pledge to stick to my plan, or whichever small piece of my plan I am currently working on. Whatever your dietary goals may be, I hope you stick to them for the next 24 hours (and then worry about the following 24!). Who's with me?

Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution.

Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message.

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On reddit, your vote means, "I found this interesting" (...read more about voting on reddit)

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Beat my goal weight of 315 by end of March!

Goal weight of 315 by end of March, i'm 313 and that's with not being completely strict on myself although I'm going shape that up.

I've lost 31.5 lbs in 121 days or about one lb every 3.84 days (avg it to 4)

By end of April my goal is to be 310

By end of May my goal is to be 305

By June 21st start of summer my goal is to 299

At my current pace by the end of April I should be 305

At my current pace by end of May I should be 297 <--I haven't been this weight IN MANY YEARS

At my current pace by June 21st I should be 292

By end of June I should be 290

Because I'm spending more time at home I've been weighing myself 3 times a week to keep myself honest. We may lie on calorie counts sometimes, but we can't lie on with the scale. I also enjoy feeling full so I've cut down my breakfast/lunch calorie counts to increase my dinner calorie count so I can feel fuller and sleep better. It keeps me going!

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I’m tired of the cycle.

I’ve been off and on with weight loss since I was about 12 years old and I’m now almost 22. Recently, I had made a conscious effort to eat better and be more active and it was slowly but surely coming off. Before covid-19, i was down around 12-13 pounds and starting to feel more self esteem and confidence. My starting weight was 191, and i was in the low 180’s/upper 170’s (5’7 female) Now, 3 weeks into quarantine, I’m doing online school, I have no job anymore, and I’m stuck at home doing nothing but becoming more and more sad. I’ve gained back all of the weight, and feel heavier than I’ve ever felt. I don’t know what to do anymore. I don’t even look at myself in the mirror when I walk by. I have no motivation to even try or go through what I went through again. All I feel like doing is crying, and I don’t know how to fix this and really stick with it. If anyone has any advice, I’d appreciate it :,)

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Coping with corona feelings.

I’ve been really frustrated lately. Angry mainly on myself, but on this life as well. Just can’t believe how fucking unlucky we are. You know that feeling when everything is going so smoothly and then something fucking slaps you in the face?

Been on this, so-called, journey for a few months now. Well technically my whole life, but it got really serious around August. I was just sick of myself, sick of looking at the mirror, sick of constantly being anxious about what other people think of me. Didn’t really have a lot of friends, had a really close friend who I had a “secret” (it was fucking obvious) crush on, got into a fight with her and we stopped talking since then. Never really had a true best friend, I was just lonely. Holy fuck now that I think of it, I was so damn pathetic. So, I did the only rational thing I could think of, bought a gym membership. Let me tell you, the best decision of my life.

Not my first rodeo with gyms, I tried several times but I was never consistent. My gym knowledge was basically zero. The first month was damn hard, was always anxious but I was consistent. 5 times a week, I never missed one training. You may say that’s idiotic to start working 3 times a week, totally agree. But I was so damn scared that if I miss only one, I would just give up. After the first month, came the second, third and then I stopped counting. Now I’m not training to lose some weight, I’m training because I fucking love it.

I never told myself that I’m on a diet. Been on few, they don’t work for me screw that. I just started eating less, started reading a lot about food, macros calories. How much I actually need, you know? Funny now looking back, I never knew why I was fat. Now that I think about it, holy fuck I would just not care about calories, I was sitting behind a PC for hours eating like shit. My only workout was a walk to the school and back. Had a bad accident a few years back, always blamed everything on that. Screw that, now I’m just sick of the old me.

But holy fuck how much has my life changed since that. I’m not anxious anymore, I don’t hate myself anymore, I look at the mirror and I’m like Johnny Bravo (who’s this handsome guy). Shopping is such a joy now, went to a random shopping spree with my friend before this corona bullshit just for the giggles, found a lovely t-shirt that I actually like and that fits me well. I found an amazing group of people, who I happily call friends. Met a really cool and beautiful girl, asked her out (that was scarier than the first day in the gym btw) she said yes. Which, unfortunately, I had to postpone for a few months due to corona bullshit. Which brings us to the final point of my rambling.

Holy fuck I am scared. Scared of going back to the old me. Like I just feel terrible these past few weeks. Everything was so instant. State of the emergency, had to leave the university city to go home. I don’t live alone anymore, I don’t dictate my food. My mother does and it’s not looking good. I’m pissed at her as well. Sometimes I feel like she’s just obsessed with making me fat. I know she just wants the best for me and that she realizes how important this is to me, but she just doesn’t take it seriously. Yesterday she bought 10 chocolates, I was speechless. Junk food every other day, It’s terrible. I sit around all day, I feel like a slob. I feel like the old me.

But now that I think about it. I still have a choice. I worked hard for almost a year and now I just want to fuck up everything? That would be rather idiotic. I felt so pathetic writing this last paragraph and I’m sorry. Just had to vent somewhere, thought this might a good place for it, after all, we are all in a similar boat.

I think writing this actually helped me, I realized that I, like many of you, managed to turn my life around. For better and not many people can do that! I also hope this helps someone, if not, hey it helped me. Anyhow, how are you guys coping with this? Any thoughts/tips?

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High protein, low cal snacks and meals

I’m 28F 5’1” 120 lbs. I’ve been doing circuit training that includes a combo of weights and HIIT for almost a year now. My weight has only changed by a few pounds, but I went from a size 6 to 2/4 and my body composition is definitely more desirable. My muscle mass has increased a good bit! I truly never thought I could look the way I do now!

I’ve been counting calories on and off for years as needed when I’ve been looking to lean out a bit, summer, post-Christmas, etc. I would like to finally lose the last 10-15 lbs of fat that I’ve always gotten stuck on. Of course, I want to maintain the muscle I’ve worked so hard for. I’m looking for ideas for high protein, low-calorie snacks and easy, low-prep meals. I would appreciate any and all ideas. Thanks!

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Are there any healthy ready-to-eat foods?

Hi folks! I started my weight loss journey a few months ago, and I've found that my biggest obstacle has been with the way I eat. I have severe depression and cooking is one of the hardest things for me to do. As a result, I have depended on ready-to-eat food for my entire life. This includes everything from PopTarts and potato chips to frozen dinners and microwavable pasta cups.

I am on a mission to be healthier, and I've found the motivation for exercise and calorie counting, but my diet is still mostly processed foods. I think I can bring myself to cook maybe twice a week, but I need to figure out what to do for the rest. Also, I am very poor and eating healthy just seems so dauntingly expensive sometimes. My fight would be so much easier if there was a healthy meal that I could just unwrap and be done with.

Do healthy ready-to-eat foods exist? If not, what meals are the easiest for you to prepare? Any advice on how to eat healthy when depression makes you dysfunctional?

Thank you so much in advance- this community is so inspiring to me and I am grateful for your help!

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Not sure where to start.

So here I am, a 33 yr old guy and weighing 377lbs as of this morning. I have always been fairly active. Sports, sports, gym. Never been much for cardio unless I am tricked by it being a sport. I am currently a Building Maintenance Engineer as well as a Pastor. I am married and have a beautiful almost 2yr old son. I had started losing weight a year ago, started around 365 and got down to about 335. But recently my family has gone through some rough times, dealing with a miscarriage, then ectopic pregnancy, then my wife losing her job. So needless to say a little stress. I recently noticed what looks to be blood pooling above my socks. And stepped on the scale to find I am at my highest point ever. I want very badly to become healthier and slowly lose the weight. I am not a typical 377, I am very proportionate. What has worked for you? Where do I start? I come from a “big” family, and I am clearly the largest. Just want to be healthy to avoid pills and want to be around for my family. Thanks in advance for all the help.

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Forward progress today

28 year old male SW: 265 Current 190 H: 59 3/4

So to start i was 265 and got as low as 172. But the holidays and a recent scare of health anxiety had thrown me for a loop. I sit at about 190 now. Today I got paid and instead of going to the casino I went to Walmart and bought a jump rope, a yoga mat, nice pair of headphones, and researched a home program focused on fat loss while maintaining as much muscle as possible. I'm so excited to finally feel in control of my health.

I guess this may be an accomplishment / sharing post. Thank you all for reading and I wish you all the luck and success possible whether on a long or short journey.

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How do I lose weight during this quarantine?

I’ve always had struggle losing weight but past November I just said fuck it and tried my hardest. Never have I ever lost weight the healthy way before. It’s been a slow weight loss but I’m still proud of myself for doing the best I can. I changed my eating habits entirely instead of going on some crazy diet. I’m in this for the long haul.

I’ve struggled with an eating disorder for as long as I could remember. Therapy helped me get over it even though every now and then (like maybe 2x a year or less) I give in. Because of that, my metabolism is pretty low and I gain weight really easily. Doesn’t help that I’m also pretty short so the weight gain shows up pretty loudly. Lol.

We’ve been hit pretty hard with COVID cases and my anxiety is making it worse. I don’t want to leave home and I’m doing all my physical activities from home. I have some weights, ankle weights, resistance bands, a jump rope, and a yoga mat. How do I continue to burn calories in this situation? Please tell me any and every advice you could think of. I’m willing to listen to everything!

TLDR: I want to learn how to stay fit in captivity. I’m not leaving my house during quarantine and I have some weights that I could work with. What’s the best diet and exercise to make sure I can burn the most calories and come out of this quarantine fitter than before?

Sex: F Height: short Age: 20-30 SW: 154 CW: 134 GW: 120

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I need help with my Motivation/Discipline/Determination

I need help. I am so disappointed in myself, I have absolutely zero determination, discipline or motivation to lose weight, despite having a deep desire to be thinner.

I know what I want I even know how to get there eat less move more, CICO etc... I just can’t force my self to carry on with this sort of thing for more than a day.

This lack of will is present in everything I do but especially prevalent in what I eat and how I take care of myself. For example I so want to eat less meat and eventually go vegan 100% but after doing it for a few days what ever was driving me on breaks down and I end up right back where I started, and it’s he same with weight loss.

I have maybe a few good days at most and then go completely off the rails. I have tried reminding myself that I have to act soon or risk losing my life or wasting it but even that is not enough to spur me into action. Now I’m sitting here afraid to go to sleep having just wasted another week of fruitless attempts at losing weight because I have binged so much I keep thinking that I might not wake up. But I’ve been in this position before and I know how it ends with me eventually drifting to sleep and finishing tomorrow with another binge fest even now I know there a big bar of dairy milk in my bag just waiting to be eaten and while I have the strength to resist tonight by midday tomorrow I will have eaten it completely.

If you’ve been in my position how did you manage to break this cycle?

Those of you who haven’t been here what keeps you going to the gym or making the right food choices?

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Weird stall in week two, push through it or change habits?

Ok so I'm coming up on week 2 of taking my weight loss journey seriously, and I've already come to a weird wall and have a question. Just for context I'm 30, male, and started at 450 pounds.

So week one started two Thursdays ago, and I was off to the races with a great plan. Had pre-packed meals for work, planned on a diet of mostly just meat vegetables and fruit, with very little carbs. Admittedly, I had some missteps in week one, stopped by Jack in the Box and Taco Bell once each, bought candy about 3 of the 7 days, and generally had a fairly bad bagel and pop tarts cheat late into day 6 after I'd reached my meal goal for the day.

Still, at 450 any small change is a leap, I walked into week two at 440, and happy about that. Even the little bit that's been done my feet are already feeling much better (been having some heel problems like plantar fasciitis or something.) So I commit to doing better in week two, buckling down harder, and cheating less. Of course this has lead to fairly long stretches of being hungry at work, where my meal is prepared ahead of time and I refuse to buy anything while I'm out. It also means that I've been forcing myself to come to terms with going to bed at night hungry rather than having something before bed like usual.

I'm currently on day 5 of the second week and the scale is stuck at about 436. Four pounds is nothing to scoff at, but a sharp decline from last week's gains. I don't let it discourage me but rather encourage me to work even harder in week 3, but it was rather perplexing that it pretty much stayed 439 for like 3 or 4 days.

My question is do I push through this like it doesn't exist? Keep doing what I'm doing and it'll go back to normal when my body adjusts? Or do I make some sort of change to kickstart the loss back into gear?

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"My body is so stubborn about holding onto these pounds"

Today I took some body measurements and nothing had changed since last week even though I'd been working hard at calorie counting. I thought, "why is my body so stubbornly holding onto this weight??" But then it occurred to me that my body isn't evil or stubborn. It's just a faithful accountant who does an honest job of taking in calories then spending them. If anything was stubborn, it was my appetite! I think this reinforced CICO for me.

Also even though the bust/waist/hip measurements were the same, I'd noticed that my ankles looked way thinner than before! And I know if I keep going, the measurements will change too :)

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Just lost access to my only scale. What bittersweet things have happened to you because of this virus?

The gym I always go to to workout and weigh myself has just officially closed due to the virus. While upset, it will force me to workout outside (with no one around of course) which I like. And I won’t be able to fixate on the scale and my weight and it’ll be more of a surprise when I weigh myself in again whenever the gym opens (I pray it doesn’t say I weigh more and I end up just gaining weight for the next month or so). I think it’d be pretty great to have this whole thing end and to see “hey I’ve lost 10 pounds!”.

Since this has happened, I’ve been wondering what things may have changed for you guys because of this virus that are good and bad in regards to your diet.

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Non food rewards during quarantine?

Hi y’all! 22F- 5’5- 150 with a goal weight of 120. For the month of April I’m trying to make a plan for myself and really buckle down- I’ve been previously setting Sundays as a “cheat meal” day to keep my mind right and help me stay focused for the following week ahead. I was a little anxious yesterday, mostly dealing with some food guilt because I had a pint of Enlightened and went over my daily calories from 1300 to 2100 so I feel like it threw me off and I’m currently avoiding the scale until tm. For April I really don’t want to rely on food rewards (instead I’m going to chose to eat to maintenance on Sunday, an extra 200-300 cals).

But I was wondering- do you have any ideas of things I could also save for the end of the week, that will feel rewarding even in quarantine? Or if not- how do you guys reset yourselves and feel satisfied without going overboard. Thank you!!!!

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Okay so seriously - can Wii help me loose weight?

I really wish this was a post about how to get exercise in during quarantining because all the gyms are closed, but in reality, I just hate going to the gym. Not really the exercise part but literally going to the gym. I know it’s a load of excuses, but I’m at work 8 1/2 hours a day, with a 45 minute one way drive. Absolutely no gyms are on my way to work and, if I were to go to one by my house, it’s a 15 minute drive away. I already barely have enough for gas the way it is, plus money for a gym membership? Ugh.

About a year ago, I lost 15 pounds rather easily by counting calories and working out. I went to the gym at my university for free, and it was right in my campus. I’ve gained that weight back since and am looking to loose some pounds again.

So, during my boredom, I turned on my Wii and played Wii Sports. I absolutely love boxing and tennis, but so more boxing. I used to be pretty good at it, just below a pro level, so that’s the level my Wii automatically puts me on. I googled it and a study found a person burns 125 calories per half an hour playing boxing on the Wii.

Anyone actually loose weight this way?

Keep in mind, this is literally just a way to keep me moving and burning calories. I get it isn’t a perfect workout. But when I lost the 15 pounds, I would exercise for roughly 30 minutes on the elliptical and burn roughly 250 calories. So I figure if I do an hour worth of Wii boxing a day, it can hold me over for at least a few months.

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I lost control today. It turned out to be a positive experience.

Sharing an experience I had today in hopes that it provides perhaps a sense of peace or positivity to some of you. Because even though it started negative it ultimately did for me.

Background: M/30/5’9 SW: 415 CW: 245.

Today I absolutely lost control.

Like many others I’m working from home. I took a break for lunch. I had leftover pizza. I intended to have 2 slices. Before I realized I had eaten all 4. Then, even though not being hungry anymore, I made a sandwich. And of course while eating that sandwich I had some tortilla chips and dip to go with it. I just kept going.

It felt like an out of body experience. I’m watching myself eat and I’m not even enjoying it. I’m full, quickly approaching discomfort but kept eating. It started to bring back waves of those old feelings of fear and despair.

This vicious binge eating/lack of control to be a regular, practically daily occurrence in my past. When I finally stopped, I was scared. The intensity of my emotions immediately after were shocking. Usually these binges were followed by guilt, shame, self deprecation. But I just paused. And reflected. I wasn’t feeling overwhelmed when I went to go eat lunch but I suspect underneath the surface there’s the anxiety many of us are experiencing with COVID-19. My fears/anxieties are primarily over losing my job.

Ultimately I came to realize I haven’t lost control like that in over a year. I routinely go over caloric budget, but willingly as life is balance. I’m now very mindful of what I eat. And that reflection of this brought peace.

Mindfulness and coming to terms with my anxieties that I ignored have been the keys to steady, sustainable weight loss success. I’ve come to accept that this is who I am. For rest of my life I will have to be mindful about my complicated relationship to food & my emotions.

I hope that doesn’t sound scary to some, especially if you’re just starting out. Because when I first started the notion of “I will have to be vigilant my whole life?” would have left me dejected because it felt so hard at the time. But it been the missing puzzle piece. The thing that after years and years of failure has brought me control & balance. And that control has given me an indescribable amount of peace the past few years. I don’t beat myself when I stumble anymore. I’m just so appreciative of how much I’ve grown.

Be Well.

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SV/NSV Feats of the Day - Monday, 30 March 2020: Today, I conquered!

The habit of persistence is the habit of victory!

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