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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

[Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: Juli 1st, 2020

Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you’re all well!

For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It’s never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other.

For all new people that have joined this month, at the end of the month we do a roundup of what happened. we'll also talk about our goals for Juli.

How was your June? You're free to structure this however you want, but think about the following topics:

How has your weightloss progressed? Better, or worse than expected?
What are some Non Scale Victories that you've experienced this month?
Did you set goals for June, did you keep to them?
What went well during this month, what could need improvement?
What important lessons did you learn?

Today is also goal-setting day for Juli! If you're new, every first day of the month we think about small goals we want to achieve this month. They can be weight goals, exercise goals, or anything really... An important aspect is that they are SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time based...

Do you have a goal weight for this month, if yes, what is it? For example: maintain a 0.5kg loss a week.
Do you have exercise goals? For instance, get in 10.000k steps a day
What plans do you have for your diet? Do you have goals there?
What are some non weight/exercise related goals you have? Here, get creative. Past participants have used this section to stay accountable for their homework, learning languages, pledging not to order junkfood, ...

Thank you for keeping this thread alive and kicking in these interesting times!

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Finaly broke my plateau

I was realy strugeling, was on the same weight for over a month 87,5kg. Losing 100 grams, then gaining it back the next day.

I knew i was eating about right. Not every day was 500 kcal below my tdee, but no days were above my tdee either. Some also were below tdee. Eating around 1900 a day

Last week the scale finaly started to give. Lost 2,5kg since then. So right on track for my 400-500 grams a week. :-) if i count the month oFf no weight loss.

So, i'm telling you, no matter how hard it is, without seeing results, just keep doing what is right for you. The results will come.

M178cm From 107,5 to 85. Current goal at 75.

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[Directory] Find your quests here! -

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

Daily journal.

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

Interested in some side quests?

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

Community bulletin board!

[Running with Loseit] Run with losers. Avoid arrows.
[Maintenance Monday] Lost it? Work on keeping it.
[Wecipe Wednesday] Swap and discuss recipies!

Need some questing buddies?

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I need help to lose weight before an exam

Hello reddit users, ok, I have already left junk food for more than 1 year, i have an exam in 2021 and I only have 2 hours a day in my schedule to exercise, but that is the detail, I do not know what to do, my weight is 100 kg (male), a friend recommended this page called "tdee calculator" that says I burn 2432 calories for "existing". I would really like to know if you have any advice or what I can do to lose weight, I do not have enough money to buy equipment and there are no gyms open because quarantine, sometimes I fall asleep and I understand that it is due to being overweight, i am not sure if that's true, anyway... i would really appreciate any kind of comment/help that you can provide me.

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I’ve mastered taking control of my hunger, but now I’m not eating enough. Help!

I know how important it is to still eat enough, eating enough calories to thank your body for the strenuous weight-loss you are going to put through it. Ideally, I wanna eat 1200-1400 calories a day, but recently I started trying out intermittent fasting. (To see how my body reacts to different weight-loss techniques.) and for the past 3 days, my calorie intake has been 600-800 and that IS NOT GOOD. But the problem is, I can’t eat anymore. After dinner (which ends at 7) I feel STUFFED. I do still try to pack in calories (I.e a chocolate bar after dinner) but I still can't seem to eat enough. I've taught myself rules of hunger, (hunger is not an emergency, you don't have to eat when it is "time", don't settle for bad food its just extra calories, etc.) but I can't seem to eat. High-calorie foods don't really seem enticing to me but I still do want to hit my calorie goal every day.

I don't want to stop intermittent fasting because it does allow me to feel better but I want to add on calories. I'm kind of answering my own question in this rant and I know all I can do is just eat more but damn. I've never had this problem, eating too little. seems very odd. I'm used to eating over my calorie maintenance and finally since I've taken control of hunger and my body I cant eat enough? huh

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Around this time two years ago, I achieved my weight loss goal due in large part to this community. Then 2020 happened.

I'm a 33f, 5'2", who went from 175 lbs to 125 lbs over the course of about 7 months, achieving my goal in the spring of 2018. I was a diligent calorie counter, and tallied everything I ate for an entire year! Once I stopped counting calories, I continued to maintain my weight (with minor fluctuations, of course) for nearly a year and a half. I was proud and felt like I had developed habits that would last a lifetime.

Fast forward to 2020. Many things changed in my own life, but I won't get into the details. Confined to home and in a new relationship, we took to eating as a way of bonding and hanging out. I have since gained back 25 of my hard lost pounds. I'm barely squeezing into my newer wardrobe like it's sausage casing.

I've downloaded MFP again probably three times in the past few months, and still can't get back into the habit of counting calories. It's not that I feel discouraged. I've done this before and I know I can do it again. I didn't even hate logging my food when I was losing weight before- the habit became second nature. It's just the idea of having to do it over again is making me crazy.

So I guess I'm hoping for words of encouragement and advice- it's what this sub does best. For anyone who was a good maintainer and fell off the wagon, how'd you get back up again? I'd love to hear your stories.

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I refuse to give up

I had a very bad week.
A very bad one. I decided to make a post about my lifelong trauma and ED my mother caused me and well, that caused me to spiral out of control. Also, being alone for my borthday sucked ass. My partner was there for me- remotely- and got me 2 very wonderful and thoughtful gifts but after almost 4 months of separation it's hard.
I ate a lot more than I should have. Anxiety ever day. I barely held on, and I refuse to get on the scales. I'm a water baloon.

But I refuse to give up.
I'm back on track and I will get back to where I was.

Every kick in the ass is a step forward.

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NSV: Walked 7 miles today without getting winded (and SV down to 182.5!!!)

It's been a long road to this point. A year ago I was over 265 pounds and could hardly handle a half mile walk without huffing and puffing, but today did 7 miles (with a nearly 400 foot elevation differential!) and definitely felt it, but wasn't winded and felt like I could still keep going!!!

CICO and IF have been my go-to tools so far, along with doctor monitored extreme caloric deficit for the initial part of my weight loss (extreme drop was needed due to imminent liver failure)

Now I'm running about 1400-1600 calories per day, and walking on average 4 miles per day, switching out walking for swimming on days where my knees act up (congenital knee deformity means if I'm standing or walking I have to wear braces and often walk with a cane - definitely made getting off my ass in the beginning a hell of a lot harder)

Next big step once I get down to 170ish will be ramping up protein intake again (already casually increasing protein to get used to it) and pushing the swim workouts to more workout focused as opposed to just moving. Tentative goal is to be burning off the last of the skinny fat by late september and building solid muscle that I can maintain to help keep the fat down.

TLDR: Between CICO and IF, I went from a couch potato with imminent liver failure to a much lighter dude who can walk 7 miles straight!

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6 weeks of CICO, 1 week of IF. I finally have hope.

It all started when my best friend asked me if I wanted to join her in a weight loss challenge starting May 18th. I accepted and figured I’d have a chance to win some money and lose a few pounds, so, why not? Before the challenge, I had already started to make very small changes to my diet. Drinking half a bottle of soda instead of the whole bottle, ordering an entree and a drink instead of adding all the sides at the drive thru, etc. Once the challenge started, I did a lazy CICO. Just kept a running overall count in my head. After the first 4 pounds, I was super motivated. I started working out about 2 weeks ago. If I had started working out earlier I’m sure I would have lost more weight but I’m still extremely happy with my 7 pound weight loss so far. The challenge ended a few days ago. I gave myself a year to lose all the weight (50lbs total), and start to recomp. I actually feel like I’ll have my confidence back one day. I can’t wait to trim off all the excess fat and reveal a body that I used to love. I can’t wait to look good in everything again. I can’t wait to get on the beach a year from now in a bikini and show off what I’ve been working so hard to achieve.

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Accountability post-binge post

I binged! Randomly. In the afternoon. On things that are not even that delicious (raw pepitas and dark chocolate chips, lentils, roasted cauliflower, what the heck brain/body??). And it made me feel (still feel) bloated, gassy, stuffed so full up it's hard to breath (thanks to all of that fiber!!).

But I can't mess this up. Only way I can is if I give up now, or tomorrow, use this as my excuse. I already went for my (extremely uncomfortable, bloated, gassy) run tonight. I'm drinking my water and trying to settle my stomach with green tea.

It's funny though, in the past when I'd binge like this, it wouldn't feel so bad. It seemed more normal. This time, uhhhh, I hate it. Lesson learned. Onward.

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Enough is enough. It’s time!

It’s been many many years and many many attempts to lose weight. I’m 30 years old and have been obese for half my life. I’ve always known I was big but now I’m realizing that I can’t be the big guy anymore. Even being over 340lbs I was pretty much in “shape” and by that I mean I can do sports like playing baseball, basketball and flag football. I always told myself and my doctors I’m the healthiest fat person you’ll ever meet lol honestly I have to have some humor. Regardless, it’s time. I need to start now to save my life and be around for my friends and family. I was a smokeless tobacco user for 10 years and I’m happy to say I’m now 7 months tobacco free and I also gave up all energy drinks the same day as the tobacco. Giving up tobacco was brutal the first month and I survived that. It’s the weight loss mindset now! I downloaded an app for my phone called MyNetDiary to track all my calorie intake as well as water. I plan on working out 5 days a week for 75-90mins to start out with. I downloaded 2 workout apps on my phone as well and plan to utilize my treadmill, medicine balls, slam balls and kettle bells. I don’t have any free weights but do have a machine that I can do various weight lifting exercises. I’m new to posting here, long time reader and I’m proud to see how the post of many people here and there journey they have taken along with the results they have gotten. You all are doing great and inspired me to believe that I can do this. My SW is 350lbs and my first target GW is 300lbs and I’m striving to hit 240lbs. Good luck to all and there continued weight loss journey!

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4 Week Update

https://imgur.com/a/MN0Bd6y

Just finished 4th week in diet- IF & CICO (I eat 2400cals/day: 500cal deficit), and IVE ONLY LOST 1LB!!

I noticed that my body has been ever so subtly transforming despite the lack of cooperation from the pesky scale. Turns out those overused phrases have some merit to them: consistency is key, and trust the process.

My resolve and perseverance came from this sub. Every damn day there is a post on here about some tenacious SOB losing the weight equivalent to that of a baby hippo, and it never fails to increase my determination and resolve. So if this post is useful to even only 1 person it will have served its purpose.

Remember everyone, as our good pal zachy efrons put it, were all in this together (for real tho). Just remember that youre a part of an invisible (but very real) community, and that your transformation will inspire others in turn. Keep it up everyone!

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Down over 40 pounds and almost done.

I started my weight loss journey in March. Quarantine was just beginning and I was bored. For reference I’m an 18 year old male currently 5’11.5 and started at 239lbs. It’s been an interesting few months but I’ve stayed committed. I currently weigh 195.6lbs and I’m proud of where I am. My doctor said at my height I should weigh around 190, so that’s my goal.

I started by doing a mix of Virtual Reality workouts and it was awesome, but my headset broke a few weeks ago, (I’ve since gotten a replacement) but I’ve moved on to more traditional workouts and mainly weight training. I mainly relied on exercise for weight loss but I also cut out soda completely, strictly water and the occasional protein shake, and I’m eating the best I ever have. I probably could be eating more, but I’m not sure.

My weight is dropping daily and I’m happy with it, but I still don’t really see any results. I have a few veins on my neck that pop out and I can see my collarbone more, but I have a belly still and I’m at a loss of what to do. Some shirts have started fitting more and I’m down a pant size so something is working. I recently bought a “smart” scale, and I can see my weight along with other things on an app. Somehow my muscle mass is dropping daily too. As I come on my goal, I’m looking for advice on maintaining weight and continuing to lose belly fat.

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I need to look skinnier by this week

So I've been trying but failing to lose weight during this past month. I do a 16/8 intermittent and eat relatively healthy (rice, pasta with meats) a bit too much carbs but not much added sugar, and have struggled to lose weight honestly. I have difficulty counting calories so that might be the issue.Now I have a food scale so I can accurately measure a bit so I want to fully get into it by this week. I have to go to the beach with some people I know and I gained weight during quarantine and don't look the best. What can I do this week to maximize results, I'm willing to give it my all. Should I just try to get as big a deficit I can, or should I cut carbs to reduce bloating? Any help would be appreciated. I'm 16 years old and 5 foot 7, weighing 175 pounds

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6 Month Weight Loss Progress: Hit my target weight and then some after losing 40 lbs

33/M/5'8" SW: 190 GW: 155 CW: 149

MyFitnessPal Progress Chart

In December 2019, I was the heaviest I've ever weighed in my life. For my height and body type, my BMI was pushing close to obesity levels. I exercised infrequently and I coped with stress from my job by justifying to myself that I could eat whatever I wanted. Both my health and my self-esteem were at all time lows.

On a Christmas holiday with my family, my Dad challenged us all to a 6 month bet to hit a target weight of our choosing. For those that hit their target weight by the end of June, their plane ticket would be paid for on our next family vacation by the rest who didn't reach their target weight. Financial motivation is a strong motivator for me, so I set an aggressive goal of 155lbs, when I was 190lbs at the time. There've been many times where I've challenged myself to lose weight and fail over the past few years, but having my family joining on the ride gave me an extra bit of motivation to follow through.

In 5 months time, I'm happy to report that I hit my target weight of 155 and I continued to lose weight at a more gradual pace until I reached my current weight of 149 lbs on the last day of June. Here's how I did it:

1) Using a calorie-tracking app

Using an app to track calories for the first three months was key. It created a mentality for me that kept me from picking up a particularly unhealthy snack knowing that I would have to input into my diary for the day. I used MyFitnessPal and it took me about 2 weeks until it became a habit to track everything that I ate.

2) Eating at a Calorie Deficit: That's it!

I've gone through multiple periods in my life where I went on a drastic, short-term weight loss sprints, but the weight never stayed off. In the past, I always maintained an overly strict diet, restricting carbs, sugar, fat and all other yummy types of food to the point where it was torture. It works (for a while) but it's never sustainable. I treated food like it was a drug, and I was prone to relapses when I didn't have ice cream or pizza for 3 months and had just one bite as a cheat meal.
This time around, I only cared about Calorie Deficit. Didn't care about macros, didn't have a special day for "cheat meals". My focus was to eat in a way that I enjoyed and not punish myself into weight loss like I had in the past. My calorie net goal was 1820 per day which came from MyFitnessPal's calculation of my goal to lose 2 lbs per week. So if I worked out and burnt 400 calories, I let myself eat an additional 400 to compensate. However, I typically tried to stay at 1820 calories in total, regardless if I worked out that day or not. You'll find that if you only care about calorie deficit, you'll naturally find yourself passing on unhealthy snacks mainly because of the proportion that it takes from your daily calories. But the best part is that you STILL get to have pizza and hamburgers and burritos! And I have a big sweet tooth so I would always treat myself to a dessert every single day. In the end, all you need to do is adjust the rest of your eating day accordingly to ensure that your remaining meals/snacks will stay under that calorie limit.

3) Intermittent Fasting and changing my eating schedule

I decided to try intermittent fasting and skipped breakfast each morning, with the exception of days where I would do 10+ mile runs. I would refrain from eating from 9:00pm - 12:00pm next day. Skipping breakfast was hard at first, but I found that having water with lemon juice throughout the morning hours curbed my hunger until lunch time. This also allowed me to have tastier meals in the afternoon since I would have plenty of calories left, especially if I included a workout that day.
I moved from a three big meals a day, to 4-5 moderately sized meals a day ending with a larger dinner. This change of pace kept me from overeating and gorging myself which I tended to do during lunch. I also read that smaller meals might help metabolism. All I know is that it worked for me.
Here is a typical meal day for me:
- Breakfast: Lemon Water
- Meal 1, 12:00pm: Toasted Bagel with 1/2 banana slices and peanut butter
- Meal 2, 2:00pm: 3 cups popcorn, 1 cup watermelon
- Meal 3, 4:00pm: Peanut Butter and Banana Protein Shake
- Meal 4, 6:00pm: Toast with scrambled egg
- Meal 5, 8:00pm: Whatever is for dinner that night with my wife and it remains under my calorie limit. Usually my unhealthier meal of the day but always aim to have a good serving of vegetables.
- Dessert, 8:50-9:00pm: 2/3 cup ice cream

4) Cutting all liquid calories (including alcohol)

Water, water and more water. This remained consistent every single time I've lost weight in my life. Drinking lots of water to keep me full and hydrated, while passing on empty calories in sodas and sports drinks (I love gatorade).
Cutting alcohol is drastic and I'm sure people stopped reading after the headline. My wife got pregnant during the past 6 months and I decided to cut alcohol in solidarity. This was a HUGE lift to my weight loss since I was prone to have 8-10 drinks through the week.

5) Consistent Cardio Schedule

The Calorie Deficit approach works, but it works even better if you are doing consistent cardio throughout the week. This way, you'll expedite your weight loss AND you'll get to eat more meals that might be considered "cheat meals"
Running is my choice of cardio and I aimed to run at least 3x per week. I also would do calisthenics on off days and typically give myself about 1-2 rest days per week. Through 6 months, I gradually increased distances each week to the point where I am now averaging 100+ miles per month.

6) Creating systems of accountability

Lastly, what really worked for me was creating accountability for myself in any way I can.
- I started a private instagram account that I only shared with close friends and family that documented my weight loss journey.
- I also joined a fitness text group with my co-workers where we would commit to sending at least 3 workout selfies per week to prove we worked out.
- The Strava app has also been great to post runs and get feedback from your friends also on the app. All of these forums to document my progress made sure that I didn't drop the ball, because I would have an audience there to fitness my failure if I didn't push on.

It's been an incredible journey that was focused on losing weight in an enjoyable way. I've felt better than I have in years and I'm possibly in the best shape of my life at the age of 33. I hope this information will be useful for anyone else who's looking for motivation to lose weight.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 30 June Wrap Ups!

Hello losers,

We made it! Happy June y'all. I hope this month has been successful for every last one of you beautiful souls.

Here's July's sign up post:

https://redd.it/hizy5i

And now, onto my bidness.

Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): 204.5, 201.5 trend weight. Down three pounds & I have seen onederland. I want to stay there now. I will kids.

Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): It was a tough month & I always want better input but I'm still headed in the right direction.

Exercise 5 days a week: Nailed it. Would like more higher intensity & strength stuff. 26/30 days.

Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/30 days): Did okay here, it's a tough gig when I'm not really feeling going out for beauty or other kind of external self care. I need to be journaling more.

Try a new recipe once a week: Curried chickpeas from dry beans, chickpea flour crepes (I helped, it counts), new recipe breakfast burritos, red sauce from semi scratch (canned tomatoes) & black-eyed pea soup so far. 5/5 weeks. Boom, nailed it.

50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Whiffed it. Sometimes it just isn't the right time for this kind of self repair & that's also okay. 0/50 pages.

No fast food or candy from the work dish: Slippery slope kids. Had some not fabulous days. I'll keep striving for better.

Listen to my effing body: Body says weeeee. And also feed me, water me & put me to bed.

Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Being mindful is always a win in my book kids. I could use some more time spent meditating.

How about you all? How did your goals go?

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Diet Holiday

F56 5'7", SW 279, CW 190, GW 160

So, I've just returned from a three week vacation to my hometown where I knew there were going to be so many things I would want to eat that I couldn't get normally.

I was counseled to take a diet holiday, which I was very skeptical about doing. I didn't want to cheat. I had a goal, and I wanted to stick to it! I didn't want to "fall off the wagon." The counselor convinced me that taking a diet holiday wasn't the end of my progress. This process of losing weight is not something I'm going to do for awhile and give up once I reach my goal. It's ok to take a break.

I did it. I tried to eat normally for breakfast and lunch, then went out with friends to dinner most nights. I had my favorite homemade banana pudding for dessert on my birthday. I had Blue Bell Ice Cream many many times over the three weeks. Kolaches and Texmex and Fuzzy's Pizza were also on the menu - haha, I bet everyone knows where I went now!

Now I'm back, and I was very reticent to get on the scale! My counselor did tell me to wait a few days after returning before getting back on the scale because of water retention from the flight. I flew back on Saturday and weighed in on Monday. What would the damage be??? +5 pounds. That's it!!! After eating everything I've been wanting to eat for so long, the damage was 5 pounds. Now I'm back on my diet without any regrets or cravings.

I'm so glad I took my counselor's advice and just relaxed and had fun. I started this process on 9/27/19. It's been a long haul, and I've still got a ways to go. Sometimes you get so focused on getting to your goal that you forget to live a little in the interim.

Good luck to all my fellow losers! Take a diet holiday this summer.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - July Sign Ups

Hello lovely losers & fluffy monsters,

A new month & new Daily Accountability Challenge!

For the newbies to the sub reddit, please start here, so much good info!

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq

And hey, maybe it’s not a bad idea to review them anyway to you returning conquerors. I do occasionally to remind myself of the basics.

Here’s what we do in the DAC my friends!

This is the sign up post to outline your goals, weight loss, self care, creative, whatever keeps your motor going my friends.

There will be a daily update post for you to chime in about how day whatever is going!

At the end of the month, there is a wrap up post to reflect on the progress you made or didn’t make & what you learned. Learning is progress my friends!

We try to foster a supportive, caring place to discuss the actual day to day of deficits & counting & caring so much about how we fuel our bodies & lives. So be kind, interact if you like & hopefully you feel supported by the internet version of a push up bra!

Leading by example, here I go!

Weight by end of month (199 lbs, preferably trend weight): Maintenance practice. Just want to reliably see a weigh in starting with 1. I'll spare you the longer explanation but after 185 pounds lost, my body, brain & soul need a little slack. I hope you don't mind your fearless leader taking some time to practice maintenance.

Stay within calorie range (1700 ish): Maintenance practice. There are many reasons for this but just trust me when I say everyone needs a little slack sometimes & if a more attainable goal means a continuation of progress, fucking do it.

Exercise 5 days a week: I’m pretty good at this but I always want higher intensity & more strength. X/X days.

Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing X/X days): I’m okay at this. I want to be journaling more in the month ahead & making sure I get the alone/recovery time I need.

Try a new recipe once a week: Always looking for new stuff to try! X/5 weeks.

50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Mental health is super important kids. 0/50 pages.

No fast food or candy from the work dish: Nuff said. My personal slippery slope for bad choices lives here.

Listen to my effing body: Trying to reconnect with kinesthetic awareness is a tough gig but very important.

Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Important for keeping my head on right.

Now your turn! Here's to a rocking July!

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Done with “later”. The time is now.

I recently have decided to start my weight loss journey. I am a 5’6 male, 24 years old, and weigh almost 220 pounds. I have been overweight since I was a kid and I’ve always been self conscious about my body. I once lost a lot of weight after riding my bike every day, but gained it all back when I gave in to my habits of eating junk food and being lazy. I am currently at the worst point of my life. I have health issues, I’ve been unemployed for an entire year, I don’t have a place of my own, and I have little direction with what I wanna do with future goals (maybe the Army). I feel like losing weight would be what kickstarts my life back up again, and I’m all for it. Not just talk and cheap words this time. So my questions are: where should I start? How should I start? I don’t take the time to exercise at all and I don’t want to over exert myself or do it wrong and not get any results. And regarding nutrition: what diet should I follow? What are some tips and tricks to keep myself disciplined with not eating garbage/binge eating? I want to change my life for the better and be healthy for once and feel confident in my own skin. Im looking to lose about 50 pounds within this year and gain muscle. Any advice or encouraging words would help. Thank you :)

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Oh no, the dreaded plateau

I (28F) have struggled with my weight since I was about 10 years old. Always the largest person in my friendship groups, classes etc.

By the time I was 24 years old I weighed 132kg (~291 lbs). I made the decision to start making positive changes as weight loss wasn’t going to happen miraculously, I don’t have the metabolism for it. In the space of 6 months, purely through calorie counting and exercising at home, I managed to get down to 95kg (~209 lbs). Which was incredible and I was so proud of myself.

But due to changes in circumstances, moving house, moving city etc. the weight, once again, slowly crept back on as I stopped calorie counting, exercising and caring.

Which brings us to 2020. At the beginning of the year I had enough. I was fed up of feeling unfit, getting out of breath when walking up stairs or hills, hearing my office chair groan when I sat down, my clothes feeling too tight etc. I was once again 131kg (~288 lbs) and miserable.

I started regularly exercising again, between 5-6 times a week, mostly kickboxing and dancing videos on YouTube. I started counting my calories again. I started off at 1,100 calories to get into the habit and slowly increased it to 1,300-1,500 calories per day. The weight started to come off. Weekly I was losing 1.5kg (3 lbs). By week 20 I had lost almost 30kg (~66 lbs) and my old clothes were starting to fit and my confidence was growing.

But everything has now stopped. I’ve hit a wall. I’m exercising as much as before, I’m calorie counting, tracking my macros, drinking at least 4 litres of water per day, sleeping a minimum of 7 hours a night, tracking weight and food intake on MFP. I just can’t get below 100kg.

I thought it may be hormonal but I’ve never had a stalling like this.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

TL;DR - lost almost 30kg (~66 lbs) in 20 weeks now have hit a wall and the scales aren’t changing. Any suggestions are welcome.

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What I Can and Can’t Do

This is a long and potentially boring post. While I felt compelled to write it, I certainly recognize that it may not be interesting to a good number of you. I just wanted to share something important to me in the hope that it would be of value to some. TLDR at the end. 5’10 Male, SW 275, CW 205, GW 180.

Recently I’ve had a number of friends and acquaintances ask me about my weight loss. Today I’d like to explore two variants of a question that I’ve received;

Often I get asked how I’ve been doing it, which is a question I love to answer. Other times I get asked how they should be doing it, which is a question I don’t like. I don’t believe I’m capable of giving meaningful advice on weight loss beyond sharing what works for me. Simply put I don’t see weight loss as a “one size fits all” concept.

“There is no one-size-fits-all narrative; everyone’s path winds in different ways” - McBride

My current process, which evolved and continues to evolve, is relatively simplistic by design. I’ve estimated how many calories my body burns at rest, subtracted a reasonable level attributed to my weight loss goal, and ignore the impact of exercise burn. From this calculation, I have my daily caloric target; which I recalculate on a regular basis to address fluctuations in the input variables. I plan out my consumption in advance and monitor nutrition levels and macro objectives. I weigh myself daily and watch the intermediate trajectory; not day to day fluctuations. Twice a day (wake up and before bed) I do a written happiness self assessment in a journal, areas of concern are considered throughout the day and mitigation concepts are developed and implemented.

Easy to describe; but I can’t imagine suggesting that someone else try this approach. It’s highly personal and customized to how my mind works. It’s disciplined and harsh at times, and I imagine many would consider it a form of torture.

In response to requests for weight loss guidance I suggest that they let two basic principles guide their journey;

“The purpose of our lives is to be happy” - Dalai Lama

As I work through the many challenges in life, a positive mental outlook fostered by happiness is a key success factor.

"It seems that perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away" - de Saint-Exupéry

This is a variant or perhaps harbinger of the KISS (keep it simple stupid) philosophy that resonates with me. The more complicated a process, the harder it is for me to be successful performing it.

TLDR: my advice to others seeking weight loss advice is to focus on simplicity and happiness.

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Gained 18lbs, then lost 25lbs during quarantine! Now onto losing another 25lbs!

22/M/173cms SW: 195 CW: 170 GW: 145 Progress chart

March 15, our college announced one week off since the pandemic had just reached our country. A week later an official nation-wide lockdown was announced. Considering the possibility of this nationwide lockdown I already came back home when the first week off was announced by our college.

1.5months of unhealthy eating, drinking lots of milk with sugar and chocolate powder with cookies and snacks twice a day apart from the usual meals....I weighed 195lbs on 2nd May. Almost 20lbs in 6 weeks. I got so disappointed because I was afraid I'd gain another 20 pounds in another 6 weeks if I continue like this.

I began on May 3 with CICO, IF and some bodyweight resistance training for the first 6 weeks..I got super lazy after 6 weeks and resorted only to CICO and IF. (Doing squats before bed really helped with the sleep though)

Calories In: never more than 1400/day. All these calories are overestimated. For counting calories, I add up the calories from each raw material used in its preparation. I always overcount calories from oil since it keeps me from overeating. I'd say I overestimate ~200kcal everyday but that's okay because there are days when I eat 1450 calories and I don't end up feeling bad knowing I had counted for this in advance.

Calories out : zero excersise, so almost none.

IF 16:8 to 17:7

TDEE : around 2000kcal

Changes made in diet:

1) No milk products (dropped nearly 500kcal because I was consuming around 500mL of milk everyday with sugar and chocolate)

2) No sugar at all

3) Using very little oil in food preparation

4)Dropped breakfast

5)Cut portions

6) No more snacks, only a Kiwi/Orange/Apple in evening

Liquid Calories are the worst and you should always avoid them!

My only stress right now is my University may keep exams soon and I may have to travel back to college and the hostel life, I hope I don't end up ruining the diet.

Also, I'd like to thank this sub so much for the motivation! I've been trying to lose weight for many years now, never going below 175lbs. I owe all of it to this sub and the knowledge I gained here on how to loseit!

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Will I still lose the same amount of weight if I do calorie cycling?

Will I still lose weight if I do calorie cycling?

Can I eat whatever I want as long as my weekly calories is the same?

So I’m 5ft 9 and 80KG and Male, I do hard cardio twice a week, walks 3 times a week and lifting in the gym 3 times a week and I’ve come up with a new diet plan.

I started out at 87KG but I’m not 80KG After 2 months (a lot of this was muscle but I wanted to lose body fat so I cut down significantly)

Anyways my plan is

2100 calories on Monday and Tuesdays

3100 on Wednesdays

1600 on Thursdays and Fridays

2100 on Saturdays and Sunday’s

My weekly calorie count is still 14.7k calories

Will I still lose the same amount of weight if I do this?

Thank you 🥳

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Daily Q&A Post for Tuesday, 30 June 2020 - No question too small!

Got a question? We've got answers!

Do you have question but don't want to make a whole post? that's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers. No question is too minor or small.

TIPS:

Include your stats if appropriate/relevant (or better yet, update your flair!)
Check the FAQ and other resources in the sidebar!

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Giving Intuitive Eating a try

On the weekend I stopped tracking my calories for the first time in 6 months.

I hope that I can listen to my body and stop eating when I'm full, eat the right things and the things my body needs and wants.
I am a bit scared of weight gain so I'll have this "Test Phase" for two weeks. If my weight is stable or even going down, I'll continue this way. If I have gained weight, then I will go back to counting calories.

My weightloss journey is not over yet. I hit a plateau quite some time ago, but am happy with my current weight. So if I have the discipline to not over eat during this weeks, then I am doing something rigth.

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approaching disordered habits

i had an appointment today and was told that my issues with food could be a result of a wider issue such as constant anxiety, being overwhelmed etc.

i’m going to get a referral elsewhere for more help too, but i’m wondering where to go from now as i obviously can’t just not eat until then.

i want to be more conscious of my habits, as i feel like i do a lot of things mindlessly or ignore how my body actually feels, as if to deceive myself about what i’m doing.

what are some ways in which i can do this? if i was to do a journal type, does anyone have any questions i could use which could trigger some thoughts for me? any ideas are welcome, thanks!

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Should you have breaks from your calorie deficit or periods of maintenance?

I'm really curious about people's thoughts on this topic. I started losing weight January 2019 and since then I've lost about 125lbs. Over the past ~18 months I have targeted being in a deficit every day. I've aimed for 1,500 calories every day, I never took rest days or had periods of maintenance.

There will have been plenty of days where I have exceeded my calorie goal (I reckon my real average calories per day is closer to ~1,700). For example days where I've had takeaway, alcohol, milkshakes, etc but I've never taken a break on purpose. Is this something I should have been doing? Should I start doing it going forward? I've seen a lot of people recommend periods of maintenence calories especially.

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M/21/6' [180lbs to 185lbs] (5 month)

Progress pics:

http://imgur.com/a/VDYjFy8

So the rona hit and i couldn't go to the gym for a loooong time. This made cutting a lot harder. I gained weight but as you can see got back to my former fat level.

Atm I'm going with 5x5 stronglift but only isolated movements because of a foot injury which prevents me from doing compounds.

Im trying to hit the gym at least 3 times a week with a full body workout each time.

While in lockdown I managed to loose a few more pounds but at one point I was like "fuck it". So I gained about 5 kg. Now I'm not as strict as before (1600cals a day) but trying to stay below 2000 each day with intermittent fasting.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Edit: I'm on mobile so sorry for the format.

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Gone of the rails since starting therapy.

So I started CBT 3 weeks ago. Up until that point I was doing great, had lost 20lbs, was walking and doing some workouts, feeling good.

But now I can't stop binging. The day or 2 after my sessions are worst. But most days I'll start of well, tracking everything. But then I lose all control in the evenings. I have regained about 5lbs.

Does anybody have some words of advice? I've never really comfort eaten before. I just liked to eat a lot. My portion sizes have crept back up and I just feel gross. Now I can feel myself wanting something carby or salty and comforting as soon as i finish my phone session. Brains are tricky.

How do i get back in the groove?

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Monday, June 29, 2020

[Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: June 30th, 2020

Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you’re all well!

Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went!

Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here!

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For those who have lost weight and kept it off, how did you change your lifestyle?

Did you incorporate healthy grocery shopping into your weekly ritual? Or a morning/nighttime walk into a daily routine?

How did you replace or give up junk food? Did you learn moderation? (HOW?)

I’ve lost weight before and each time my terrible eating habits come back. My fiancé and I are trying to lose weight right now and have a nice routine of going to Sprouts Wednesday, taking long walks together, and working out separately. But I want to really be proactive on making these LIFESTYLE changes - we both have terrible relationships with food and body image and if we have kids, I want them to have a better relationship with food and health.

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Weighed the most I've ever weighed (160lbs) and down to (150) in 4 weeks.

I am 5'8 and normally would weight around 140-145 but the past three years I really let myself go. For the first year I was in a toxic relationship and was eating mostly fast food and then the last two years I didn't move what so ever in regards to exercise. I basically just sat at my desk working all day every day. I am turning 26 in 2 weeks and decided why not go back to being in the best shape I was of my life (like I was 3 years ago). I normally would skate 3 hours a day every day minimum on top of walking 5-7 miles. I could eat anything and it wouldn't affect my weight. So for the past 4 weeks, I've cut out most alcohol, as I was drinking a six pack every few days due to being unemployed, counting calories (aim for 1200 a day), skating 1 hour, and walking between 3-7 miles. Just a few more pounds to go to hit my target weight of 147/8!

Here's some progress pics: https://imgur.com/a/3h0x2gA

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3 weeks in and 6 lbs down

M36, 5' 9" SW: 200 lbs, CW: 194 lbs, GW: 150 lbs

Just wrapped up three weeks of calorie tracking and exercise, and I'm down 6 lbs! Admittedly some of that may just be lost water weight, but it's always nice to see progress. My approach thus far has been as follows:

1800 calorie daily target (recommended by MFP to lose 1 lb per week)

Body weight exercises 4 times per week following the You Are Your Own Gym basic program

Once weekly hikes (8-10 miles) or biking (20-25 miles)

Daily stretching

Gonna try to add some jogging to the mix once a week to build up my cardio. My diet could also use a little tweaking, but it hasn't hurt me so far. Wish me luck!

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iMessage group to stay motivated as a team?

I feel like one of the things that always holds me back from long term success is that there's nobody there by my side doing it with me. I think if I had a group of people super accessible to me all the time it would help both me and the people in the group a ton.

I'm sure a lot of people here are in the same boat where theyll have a day where they end up crashing and skipping a workout or eating too much at the end of the day and then you'll scroll past someone with your goal body or come on this subreddit and just regret everything. Having people talking about their successful day could be super helpful when it comes to avoiding making mistakes yourself. Is anyone interested in this idea?

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18 days to skindependence day 459 to 234

Hi, first time poster. In February 2019 I had a sleeve gastrectomy after decades struggling with my weight. My max weight was 459 pounds, 18 months ago when I had surgery it was 406. This morning I hot back to my lowest recorded weight of 234 pounds. In 18 days I am scheduled for a FDL abdominoplasty at Vanderbilt University Hospital. I'm very fortunate that I was able to get everything covered by health insurance. Today, an early shift to myself showed up in the form of my very first LBD, a bodycon Torrid dress from their Marvel Collection. I feel like I'm going to be a lady killer in this thing post-OP. The link goes to my high weight photo and current ones including the dress and some shots of the skin. http://imgur.com/a/dazAhAQ

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 29

Hello losers,

Monday Monday Monday. We're making it. It's almost the end of the month! Some bum needs to make a sign up post. (Spoiler alert: I am that bum.)

Weight by end of month (200 lbs, preferably trend weight): No weigh in this morning, 201.5 trend weight.

Stay within calorie range (1500 ish): Just hanging in there. No deficit today.

Exercise 5 days a week: Rest day today. 25/29 days.

Self-care time (journaling, working on love journals, beauty treatments, drawing 0/29 days): Virtual social time tonight.

50 pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Not tonight. 0/50 pages.

No fast food or candy from the work dish: Day 1. 4 candy related lapses in judgement.

Listen to my effing body: Tired. Gonna need some good zzzs tonight.

Be more mindful & express gratitude, avoid the hedonic treadmill: Grateful for steady employment. Even when it's super fucking annoying.

Your turn! Start thinking about next month's goals!

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Update: 9 years after losing 100+ pounds

Hey all,

It's been many years since I posted, but I've decided to come back in hopes that I can start to make a positive difference on the world.

Starting weight 325, current weight 200.

https://i.imgur.com/xllIJIw.jpg < Pics

My journey started in February 2011. I had raised my daughter from birth to 6 years old, and she had gone on to live with her mom due to my local school system being terrible. I was alone, overweight, a smoker, and now I was depressed. The year before my mom had lost 100+ pounds through a program called food addicts. Its basically AA for fat people. Eating is an addiction that you can't quit, etc. You get a sponsor, I picked my mom obvs. She was amazing and set me on the right path. In 6 months I dropped to my lowest weight of 175 pounds. I lost a pound a day during that time. Probably not the absolute healthiest way to go, but here we are.

So How did I lose the weight?

Structure meal plans - I weighed and measured everything I ate. I reported it to my sponsor / accountability partner / mom.

Breakfast was 2 eggs, grits, butter. Lunch and dinner was 6 oz chicken, 12 oz veggies. After dinner I would have a piece of fruit. - Thats it. No cheat days, nothing fancy. No counting carbs or protein. Just clean eating. I didn't have any rice, potato, wheat, or corn while losing.

For exercise I did stronglifts for a few years, and just kinda piddled around at the gym. I have a little home gym now. I also rode my bike everywhere, and a lot. I'm sure that helped.

Since then I've been up and I've been down of course. I tried bulking and got up to 230. I'm currently right at 200 and trying to get down to 190. One of my goals is to get down again so I can get all the extra skin off. Fun subject there.... moving on. In the 9 years since I've lost the weight I've consistently not eaten terrible food terribly often. For the first 5 years I had no carby food at all. Now I allow myself cake and cookies as a treat, and the occasional Mexican night. I still bike to work, but I don't bike 20 miles a day after work. I still weigh my food and still talk to my mom about food fairly often. I'm approaching 40 now, and I've hurt my back and healed a few times. I had a bad bike crash and torn a few muscles here and there. I'm definitely using my body for all its worth!

Benefits of the weight loss - I can play with my kids, I can move and run and go! I can still pick up heavy stuff. I feel a bit better. I was pretty happy before the weight loss, I am just happier now. Best perk of all, As soon as I lost all that weight I met my wife. Funny how that works when you start caring about yourself other people care about you too.

Well I hope my story has helped you. I'll be around to answer questions and I'd love your kind feedback. I can't say to everyone to do what I've done, but hey, it worked for me. I wish you all the success in the world.

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65lbs Lost = Insulin Resistance Reversed!

23 5ft SW: 175 CW: 109.8 GW: 100

So happy because I haven’t been this small in 8 years😊 Also met my quarantine weight loss goal, wanted to be 110 by mid-July or by the time my state fully reopened.

I started this journey to look and feel better but improving my health was also in the back of my mind. 5 years ago, I was diagnosed with insulin resistance and PCOS at 140lbs. I was advised to lose weight and the doctor (an endocrinologist) offered metformin and birth control to control these conditions because it would be “hard” to lose weight without medication. Personally, I felt that the doctor was a bit pushy about the medications and negative about the prospect of losing weight without going on any medications. But I decided to skip the medication because I didn’t feel it was necessary and told the doctor I would just lose weight on my own.

Well I left for college a few months after that appointment and the college lifestyle (combined with me just not caring about my weight) led to me putting on 35lbs by the middle of my senior year. At my highest weight, I was likely pre-diabetic. Being alone on campus for a winter class led me to eat out of boredom and I put on a few pounds. I had also been buying whatever I wanted and it was a bunch of junk food like ice cream and cheesecake.

Seeing myself in the mirror, I hated how fat I’d become and I knew I did not want to keep getting any bigger.

For the first time in my life, I made a serious effort to lose weight and I’m glad I did it on my own (through college, a semester of grad school and quarantine) because it showed me that even with insulin resistance and PCOS, the weight can still come off by cooking healthier foods at home, counting calories, working out and having discipline (you won’t always feel motivated). Anything is possible when you put your mind to it.

At first, my goal was to just “lose weight” because I’d never done it before. But as I started making lifestyle changes and saw the weight coming off, I started to believe I could do it. I still have PCOS and I ended up getting a hormonal IUD 3.5yrs ago to get rid of my heavy, irregular periods after I had one that that lasted for 2 months. Truly one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

However, I’m 99% sure I no longer have insulin resistance since I’m 30lbs under my diagnosis weight and my Acanthosis nigricans aka. “dark neck” cleared up somewhere between 140-150lbs, approximately 6 or 7 months into my lifestyle change. All it took was making true lifestyle changes vs trying to “diet”. Though I can’t go to an endocrinologist to take an official test right now with covid going on.

Maybe it’s because I’m 5ft on top of my family history, but it doesn’t take much extra weight for me to develop insulin resistance so even though I was diagnosed at 140lbs, it is entirely possible that developed it at a smaller weight.

I share all this because I see a lot of women use PCOS as a reason they “can’t” lose weight. While it can definitely make it harder to lose weight, hard ≠ impossible. Anyone will lose weight if they are in a caloric deficit.

I’ve also heard of a lot of doctors being a bit eager to prescribe metformin to help with insulin resistance. There is absolutely nothing wrong with taking it but please don’t feel like metformin is necessary for weight loss if you are insulin resistant. I know someone who has been on metformin for years for their pre-diabetes. He has only kept gaining weight because he doesn’t want to commit to a lifestyle change. Metformin can absolutely help you lose weight but *only\* if you put in the work.

https://imgur.com/a/b3VFlKc

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First 50 lbs Milestone Reached Today!

Today marks my first big milestone! I have officially lost 50 lbs!

I started out my journey back in February. I went to the doctor, and when they weighed me, I was shocked to realize I had hit 375. It was the biggest I had ever been. I've spent my whole life fat. Most of my adult life was spent sitting at 350 or just about. That additional 25 pounds was really showing, in my clothes and my energy. With the help of my best friend (now boyfriend), I started working towards getting to a healthy weight for the first time in my life.

The first few months had a lot of stumbles, especially trying to push myself exercise-wise too hard and hurting myself. I also ended up in the hospital (it was related to a medication I was taking, not the lifestyle change luckily). That put me on hold for a month while I recovered. As soon as I was able to, I was back up, taking daily walks and cutting my calories down to 1500 a day. I was back on track, and the pounds started to melt off. I was fitting in clothes that hadn't fit in years, feeling more energized, and becoming more flexible. As of right now, my waist is starting to appear and my jeans no longer give me a huge muffin top. I was able to wear a 2x again, in a brand that I had only been able to fit in 4x for years. I should be under 300 by my birthday in September.

My goal is 150, or somewhere about there. I know it gets harder as you get smaller, but I've already gotten this far. This community has helped me a lot. My boyfriend and I look through it every week and read the posts together, and it's given me so much hope and motivation. Thank you to everyone here and your stories.

Things are only looking up!

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Want to weigh 110-115 but I can’t stop eating?

I struggle very badly with my stomach and how I look. I’m not overweight, but I really hate my stomach pudge and I have always felt really insecure about it. I weigh about 128 and I am 5’3. I haven’t gained or lost any weight in years, no matter what I’ve eaten. However, lately I just have been thinking about it more and more and how I want to look different but I’m so addicted to food that I can’t stop eating. I see all these females my age with flat toned stomachs and I want one, but I also want food. Any advice on coming to accept the way I look or losing the weight I want to lose? I exercised/worked out from home during covid for about 2 months and then stopped and never saw any progress with my stomach the entire time, even with vigorous workouts.

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How do I stop myself from binging?

It's so frustrating! Everyday I do good all the way up until the afternoon. Then all of a sudden, I throw all my efforts out the window and eat everything I can find. Distractions don't exactly work because my go-to distraction is YouTube, during which I seem to be unable to keep myself from eating.

It's maddening because all day today I stuck to my water. When I got home after work, I kept to my meal plan. Then once it got later into the afternoon, I just couldn't help myself and all but ate everything in sight. What can I do to stop this? I always end up disgusted with myself and hating myself and this is one of the many reasons why I'm unable to stick to a "diet". I don't know self-control.

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I lost 15lbs!

During quarantine, it really gave me time to change my habits, since about April I’ve been doing CICO on MFP and eating around 1,200 cals a day. (Don’t be alarmed, I am a 5’4 female and only need to eat that much per day to feel full anyway.) I’ve also started exercising pretty much everyday, doing 300-600 calories worth of exercise. I have noticed I’ve become increasingly fitter which is also super nice. My starting weight was 147lbs and is now 132lbs. I wasn’t even tracking my weight throughout, but I did hop on the scales for the first time and was super glad with the results. I’d ideally like to possibly lose another 10lbs, maybe less, but I’m honestly feeling super good. I’ve just started a 2 week workout challenge and hoping that I’ll see some good results from that. Anyway I just wanted to let people know that it is achievable!

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At least this quieted my biological clock!

Never thought things like this happened in real life, but while out walking yesterday it did.

As I was walking along I noticed a family approaching from the opposite direction. I stepped off the sidewalk and made for the road in order to social distance, but the mom, who was already going that way herself, stopped me and said "No you go ahead! The loud people belong out there anyway!"

I laughed at the obvious reference to her child who had been yelling at her from a few paces back the entire time and said "thank you" as I walked along past her, then past dad and child.

Then that's when I heard it, said loud child adding, "That lady has a big bum!"

I heard mom muttering for him to shush. I didn't have to look back to visalize the "I hope those headphones are up really loud!" look on her face.

They were not.

So, yeah, not a great moment.

On the bright side, this was at the tail end of a 4 mile walk and it's killed my thought that I should be bothered by not having children at my age.

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Accountability post after quarantine setback

Last november I first found this subreddit, and through it's support I was finally able to consistantly use MFP, something I've been trying to do for 5 years, and I lost about 5 kgs.

Now during quarantine though, I've had a really tough time keeping it up, and I've pretty much only been maintaining. It sucks to lose that momentum, but the boredom and the temptation that comes with being back at my parents' house (which has tons more food than my dorm) really threw a wrench in my progress.

I really, really want to reach my goal weight (67,5 kg) before the end of the year. So I decided to finally post on here. The positive vibes are so motivating, and I'm hoping this will restart my progress from before quarantine.

So, accountability:

I use MFP, I do youtube workouts 6 times a week (yay Chloe Ting), and walk my dog.

Right now my stats are 19f/171cm/77.9kgs.

I'll be checking back in in a week, wish me luck!

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I think I'm skinny when I am fat

I don't know if this happens to anyone else because I can't seem to find any information on it.

When I don't look at the mirror, I have a set image of myself in my mind. I think I'm still the skinny self I was a few years back. I'm currently overweight based on bmi even though I work out 6 times a week and eat about 1800kcal for about 5ft (154cm)

I usually think I look fine until I see myself in pictures and I start to notice my arms and tummy and thighs look fat. And I start to wonder if I need to lose weight.

I don't know if anyone understands the feeling of I think I look fine but based on scientific or normal standards I should be losing weight cos it's healthier.

Also, based on my weighing scale my body fat is 38% (I'm female btw) but I don't know how accurate it is, which is still high. But i have a lot of muscle and strength compared to my other peers. Should cutting fat be a concern?

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Cried after seeing old pictures

I attended a “graduation banquet” type of event today (of course everyone was six feet apart and it was outdoors) where part of the festivities included a slideshow of all our class memories. I was mortified every tome my picture came up because I was so fat in them. My face was literally so puffy and I just looked so ugly. I went home and cried because I felt so upset that I had been so ugly in my high school years and that I had liked boys but of course none liked me because I was so ugly. I felt ashamed that I had ever looked like that and I just cried. I used to be 5’3” and 125 lbs and I know it doesn’t sound bad but I’m Asian and carry the weight poorly, mostly in my face.

How can I get over this so I don’t react like this when I see old photos and how can I stop seeing the “fat girl” when I look at myself now?

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Lost motivation but getting back into it

I started my journey, got maybe three weeks in, saw great results, and just...stopped. I haven’t weighed myself in so long, I haven’t done cico in so long, and now we’re having extended family come over soon. I have 2 weeks before my aunt shows up and 4 weeks until my grandma arrives. I’ve been so disappointed in myself and I refused to open this app because I knew the shame I would feel. And then my friend sent me a video of us from maybe 4 years ago. A video where I was laughing and having fun but looked absolutely grotesque. My double chin (or was it triple) was embedded there and my face was so fat that I didn’t even recognize myself. Granted, the angle itself wasn’t a flattering one but I know I weigh the exact same as I did then. And I decided that this is IT. I’ve said it a million times but it’s now or never. Cico and exercise. I’m not going to let binges last two weeks. I’m going to watch this subreddit on the daily so I don’t fall off the wagon. Thank you guys for being so inspiring.

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Sunday, June 28, 2020

Overcoming the Weekend Binge?

Hey all! So far, I’ve lost almost 70 pounds in the last 10 months which I’m very proud of. It was initially just becoming more active and eating better/ not getting take out throughout the week. Then it became CICO 5-6/7 days - week and running/ walking 5k most days.

However, I’ve noticed that recently my weight loss seems to have plateaued a bit and I feel the need to shake things.

I feel that one of my final remaining bad habits is my weekend binge. After a week of healthy eating and CICO, I like to get take out on the weekend and usually get snacks to enjoy too - the issue is, this can become quite excessive.

However, recently, after doing this I’ve felt uncomfortably full and I’ve found that even whilst eating, I’m not even enjoying it really. It’s definitely a bad habit that I just need to work my way out of. Any advice on how to do this? I do great all week and then I get to the weekend and it’s like a switch in my head goes off and I just crave all this unhealthy food.

Any advice for how to overcome this would be great!

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24-Hour Pledge - Monday, 29 June 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.

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

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NSV - stretch marks are shrinking!

I had these horrendous stretch marks on my upper arms that I’ve been self conscious of since last year. The guy I have been seeing knows I hate their existence but love having that area rubbed. After not seeing each other (due to quarantine) he went to rub my arms and remarked that the marks had significantly shrunk! I had thought so but wasn’t sure if I was going crazy or not since I didn’t have pictures.

Last year I started going ham at the gym to tone my arms. I met with a personal trainer to help me figure out the best exercises to target the triceps. But he recommended what I was already doing, told me my form was great. I expected to see a massive transformation within months but NOTHING changed.

During quarantine I was going strong with the workouts before taking a break due to injury & then recently getting back into it. I truly believe resistance band workouts, healthy eating, and low weights/high reps played a huge role in reducing the size of my arms.

My arms have been a huge insecurity and it’s such a huge relief to know they are actually getting smaller.

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I hate not having the Gym

Long post, more of a rant since I just needed somewhere to type all this and get it out of my head. I don’t expect anyone to actually read all this:

For me, the gym was a place of solitude. I hate running, I hate being out in front of other people. At the gym of course you get the equipment but it’s like a little haven of people who are non judgemental and there for one purpose: work out.

Not only that, but cardio is hard where I’m at. Being outside triggers my allergies BADLY, and when it’s not pollen season it’s raining here so being outside is not an Option really.

That and driving to and from the gym was integral to my routine. I had a set activity I was going to do most of my days and that gave me something to plan towards, prepare towards, structure my day around. I listen to music on the drive to and from and in the gym. It kept me inspired to learn new riffs or try to make more beats since that’s what I like to do in my free time.

Now.. there’s no gym. I tried body weight exercises I tried jump roping and I can do it but not consistently, and I don’t get nearly as much as I do from the gym. I’ve been letting myself deteriorate into fatness and gluttony and just generally being a lazy piece of shit since it’s summer and i can’t do anything outside really with my friends or other people or anywhere. I don’t want to even go outside anymore cuz I hate how much muscle I lost and how much fat I put on. I make certain to avoid all friends and family not for safety reasons #1 at this point But because I just can’t stand to be seen in my new figure. I hate it. I hate not wanting to go outside. I hate not wanting to see people. I hate not having my own place of meditation and stress relief. Literally the month I stopped going to the gym I got incredibly sick for 1-2 months.

I just miss my place man. Fuck coronavirus I hope to god or whoever is out there this shit ends soon. I can’t stand being miserable all the time

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