August will be the month I get back on track!

The last few months have sucked. I could give you a dozen excuses why I gained weight, and that’s all they are - excuses.

I’m done binging. I’m going to fight cravings. I’m gonna stick to my meals and have healthy snacks if needed. I’m gonna eat food I enjoy in moderation. I’m gonna exercise an hour a day even if that means just a walk.

We will see how long it lasts. Hint: it probably won’t last long. A very wise woman once said “expect disappointed and you’ll never be disappointed.”

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Being told to eat more

I feel depressed & defeated, nothing works with me.

TW: undereating

I need help & genuine advice so pls don't shun me.

170cm, 21F, 190lbs. I have been eating 1000 calories since last year. First I started with homemade/prepackaged salads(no protein bc it was a pain to cook), they were 500 cal, I would eat them after work 6pm(omad) & be full. There were times I went out with friends or eat my mom's food 1-2 times couple month but I never binged. I gave up on carbs and oil. My parents blamed that my activity level has gone down in the pandemic. Despite regularly eating (overestimated)1000 calories below my Tdee my weight didn't budge, I was fatigued & constipated but I blamed it on lack of sleep. Last yr my weight was stuck on 185 but it went down to 176 when I didn't eat anything for a couple weekends & working 6 hrs on busy drive thru but ofc not eating anything would give me a crazy headache so when I would be on my normal routine it would climb back up.

This yr I blamed my failure on consuming no protein, I even had a bald spot, so I bought 160 cal premier shakes, I stopped eating salads since they're not nutritious enough to be my omad. These day s I like greek yogurt bowl. I bought a scale & logged my food regularly which come to almost 1000 cal. I no longer am constipated & my bald spot fixed itself.

Here the important part, even though I consume less than my tdee my body has become used to it. I don't feel hungry even at the drastic deficit, even if I go out my appetite is way lower than it used to be. I feel disgusted by oily & sugary foods. I like to cook & film videos but I don't bc if I cook it i'll have to eat it, my groceries rott as I don't end up using them, I'm satiated with bell pepper slices & hummus which is barely 200 cal. Dieting has changed me in so many ways, these feel like positive changes but a. I can't/don't eat enough b. I don't lose weight which is an oxymoron i know. I had 2 premier shakes today, 320 calories, do I wanna eat more? no.

People always tell me to eat more I argue why don't I lose when I'm on a deficit, they just end up making me feel bad about myself. I can't do intensive workout my nasal passage is only 25% open, anything other than walking & dancing gives me headaches like my brain isn't getting enough oxygen or I'm panting from my mouth like a cow. Other people talk about hidden calories, seriously how much can a bowl of yogurt or salad (omad) can be 2000 cal.

Are there any illnesses that prevent weight loss? My mom tells me to do remedies, cumin water, lemon water, I don't believe those. We're both witnesses to each others lifestyle, she works 50 hrs standing, does housework for 5 ppl, she eats more than me but nothing unhealthy but still overweight.

My patience it running out although I'm not a quitter, tracking calories, working out, learning about my tdee has made me bitter bc I can see ppl eat more than me & while moving less. Shaming has made me more of aware of my appearance, what others see is a fat person with no self control but inside I'm a girl who barely eats enough to survive, how dare people tell me to eat more, how dare people tell me to eat less, they don't know what I'm going through.

People say this isn't sustainable, I say do I not deserve a little bit of hope? Why does other people's cabbage soup diets work, why not me? can I atleast lose the starting 5 lbs? I can't eat more bc this dieting has killed my appetite, I'll throw up, I'll waste food! I just want it to work.

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Off the pill

Hi all, first time poster on this subreddit but I’ve followed along on your posts for a while and each story is so encouraging. I have been trying to lose weight for a while but I find it very hard to lose weight and keep it off, even when I feel like I’m killing myself (lower calories and intense workouts 4-5x a week).

I made the difficult decision to come off of birth control in the hopes that this is the missing piece but feeling nervous about any side effects that could come with it. I have noticed that in the time that I started on the pill, I gained weight and have a hard time losing so I thought I’d share in case someone else is or has gone through something similar. Any advice or words of encouragement are greatly appreciated!

SW: 180, CW: 178, GW: 135-140 F25, 5’0

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How do you handle your trigger/danger foods?

I’m usually pretty good with cravings and all that. But my trigger/danger food is chips. I can handle having food in my house: chocolate, cookies, pizza, etc. but not chips.

I can eat a 1050kcal bag of chips without even thinking about it. And I just loooooove chips.

I bought popcorn to substitute and it does work!

However, I’m trying to not be the “crazy diet lady” with friends. I went to a beach house with friends and brought chips. We ended up not eating the chips because there was so much food, so I brought the chips back home. Now it’s sitting here in my house and I’m struggling. I already overate during my beach vacation.

I just portioned out the chips into 4 bags so I’m going to try to only eat 1 portion at a time, and only when I’m craving it.

What’s your strategy for eating/being around your trigger foods?

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 31 July Wrap Ups!

Hello losers,

Day 31! I’m going to post the wrap up early & let y’all chat about everything.

And in case you weren’t ready yesterday, here’s the sign up post for next month.

https://redd.it/wcfq0p

Scale break this month: I did a day 1 & day 31 weigh in. It’s shark week so I'm not happy with the number. But I think less scale check ins maybe better for a time. I think I'll try once a week going forward.

Maintenance calories: Did okay here. I ate feelings this month. But I'm back to bulking out my meals with veggies & fruits. If I want to overdo it I'm back to the place of making a big serving of veggies or fruits. That is a happier place to be for me. I'm going to actively work on keeping a sharper eye on the pantry & reducing my added sugar intake.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): Not enough cardio & I want more strength workouts in my weeks. I need a free weight program I'm excited about. It maybe time to invoke a I only get to watch my favorite trashy television shows if I'm doing reps sort of thing. 24/31 days.

Camp Nanowrimo - 1,666 words a day: Didn’t hit the word count goal. I am still working on it though & I did find this month to be a productive writing month. I want to carve out more time for this going forward. And after I get paid again I'll go make my donation lol. It’s a good community to support so I've got no shame about how this goal went!

Today's gratitude list: I’m keeping this one because it’s a good reminder that even on my worst day I have access to some of the finer things in life including & not limited to food, running water & a spoiled cat that loves me way more than anyone else. Cat people get it. I love being my cat’s person. That’s not a bad go for a human. My mental health is in the shitter but I'm still conquering.

Random to do list item I want to conquer today: I like having one last thing checked off the list. I have a hard time just being rather than doing. So sometimes saying my to do is to just be is exactly what the doctor ordered.

Your turn! How was July? Is anyone else tired of summer? Or are you out there living it up in the sun?

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What Weight Loss Habits Helped You?

I'm someone who's been trying to lose weight for quite a while but nothing seems to be working. I'm working out regularly for 2 hours a day (erging, running, swimming, tennis, HIIT), on a diet, and drinking 3 liters of water a day. (Here's what I'm doing.) I know I should probably consult someone other than Reddit, but I just want to see what worked for y'all and try and find out what I'm doing wrong. I'm not going to immediately follow and do whatever you say, as no body is alike, but I just want to compare. If that makes sense..? Comments are very appreciated.

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Is losing 0.5 lbs a week too slow?

I've been finding it really hard to stick to a proper deficit every day, I just get way too hungry and then give up on losing weight. I find that the way I'm happiest on a deficit is where I'm only losing 0.5 lbs a week, but I worry that's too slow and easy to ruin progress on. Like you could go out once with family or friends and then accidentally ruin most of your progress for the week. Plus, it might not be as motivating if you're barely seeing the scales drop. Should I be pushing myself harder? Has anyone here tried this method and had any success?

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Weight Training Advice

I never took a class on weight lifting and I learned today through some basic googling that I know very little.

I know reps with lower weight is better for endurance training and fewer reps with higher weight is better for strength and hypertrophy. But how many of each?

I though endurance would be better for toning so I have been trying to do 3 sets of 20 for each muscle group. Alternating between legs and arms usually doing stuff for the back and stomach on arm days. So, I do about 40 ish minutes of weight training 4-6 days per week with cardio on all those days as well.

I know I can lose weight with just cardio and diet but just weight loss is not my current goals.

Goals are weight loss, toning, and some muscle building. I want to look strong and feel like a BA, essentially in this process of reaching my health and fitness goals.

I'm looking for any advice and tips as I feel lost.

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Moral is low but I no longer feel constantly hungry for junk food and motivation is high. Please comment advice or anything related

I had gained an immense amount of weight throughout the pandemic, in January I became Vegan to try to curb my weight gain and managed to lose 10lbs which is good but I am still fat.

Regardless, earlier in July I began a diet of whole foods, plant based and started counting my calories. Alongside that diet I began working out like a maniac, I started riding 15 to 20 miles a day and yesterday I probably rode 40 miles. Weight is dropping, just now I calculate my weight loss since beginning of July to be 12lbs.

But moral is low, I dislike seeing myself in the mirror. I do not like the way why I appear publicly and I just cant weight to go back to my previous weight. Please help increase moral, share stories, advice and have a good day.

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[NSV] I’m beginning to get kind of… vascular? And I can feel my pulse in my wrist?!

This might seem like a weird one, I was always self conscious about my lack of visible veinage when compared to other guys. My hands were flat, nurses had to search for my arm veins when drawing blood, and I couldn’t even feel my pulse in my wrist. I always thought I was just weird or my artery was in a different spot.

Now the veins in my hands, arms, and even calves are starting to pop out?! And I can feel a healthy pulse in my wrist. It’s fucking wild.

Anyways, just a little NSV I noticed today. Sometimes the little things surprise you the most!

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I gained half a pound, I cried a little, and then used that disappointment as inspiration to keep going.

In April this year, I decided I was done being obese, I was sick of the aches and pains and struggles that came with it, and I was going to get healthy.

Since then, I’ve lost 36 pounds. No fad diets, just straight up healthy eating, exercise, and tracking calories. It’s been the easiest weight loss of my life, and so many ailments that plagued me are slowly disappearing.

Saying that last week was “stressful” is downplaying it. I found myself mindlessly snacking, and making choices that I knew weren’t the best, but in the moment, I didn’t care.

I did my weekly weigh in today, and I gained half a pound. Logically, I know that people fluctuate, and half a pound is nothing, especially compared to my success. Yet I cried. It made me more upset than I thought it would, and I felt like I failed. But after I finished my cry, I realized the reason I was so upset was because I actually care about myself again. I want to do better for me, and it felt like I let myself down.

So, I had a cheat day. After the last week, I deserved and needed a break. Tomorrow, I will go back to making the better choices, and I will no longer be upset about half a pound.

If the stories shared on this sub have taught me anything, it’s this: I need to love myself, and forgive myself when I stumble. ❤️

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What chocolate protein powder do you use?

I haven't been able to find the chocolate protein powder I was using so I wanted to see which ones you all like. I wanted to make some smoothies and protein oatmeal.

I was using the premier protein powder that you can get from costco or amazon but i havent seen it and didnt see any chocolate powder at costco at all when I was there 2 weeks ago.

Just looking for something easily available and inexpensive and tastes ok. If I could get it at walmart or target or somewhere like that would be great but I'm open to trying new things. I heard there was a walmart brand but I havnt checked it out yet.

Thank you everyone.

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lost my first 10 pounds see no difference

For reference I'm 25f 5'4. I started at 160 and am now barely hitting 150. This is my first time ever actively trying to lose weight. Some mornings I fluctuate at 151-153. My goal weight is 130. It's taken me almost 2 months to get here and my gosh am I getting impatient. Especially on mornings where I see the scale go up a pound or 2 it makes me feel like im not making enough progress as i fluctuate a lot. I am eating a lot better and I strength train about 2-4x a week. I am lucky and gain weight everywhere evenly so I'm going to assume I will also lose weight everywhere evenly maybe why i just cant see it. However I was hoping by ten pounds I would notice somewhat of a difference but I literally look exactly the same and I don't even feel a difference in my clothes either. Haven't even lost it in my face yet which as someone who has a naturally round face I gain weight there first. How does one keep up momentum?

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I feel out of control around food and need help.

I’ve always had a relationship with food that I would eat until I was sick, even as a little kid. I would go to my grandparents house and eat and eat until I threw up.

I never was over weight until I graduated college. During my teenage years I did drugs and smoked a lot of cigarettes which kept me thin, I was probably a bit underweight, but I still ate a lot and ate unhealthy foods.

Now in my late 20’s I’m about 30 lbs overweight and I cannot stop eating. I’ve tried numerous diets and cannot stay on them longer than a week tops. Some of the diets are super restrictive, but I’ve also tried Weight Watchers to no avail. I’m really lost and so frustrated because I feel like I’m out of control. I’d do anything if I could make it work.

I feel like my problem is that I eat because it feels good. I eat because of the dopamine rush of sugar and other fast foods or high fat high sugar items. I can’t stop.

Any books/videos/resources that helped you?

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I'm struggling

Started at 388 lbs. Been doing well since starting in April. About two weeks ago I was 5 lbs away from 50 down. Today, I'm 9 lbs away. It's like my brain just won't let me do it. I've been here before, and even though my body feels better, my digestive system feels better, I just want to cave, and eat the crap that makes me feel bad. I have been doing basically keto, so I am eating enough, but mexican food cravings have run me off the tracks.
Today, so far has been a good day. Lunch was on point. Dinner is about to go on the grill. But, now a malt sounds wonderful. Damned scumbag brain! (That is just a joke about cravings)

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When will I see a difference?

So I just recently started working on losing weight. My starting weight was 350lbs 3 weeks ago. I’m currently down to 331.6 lbs. I mainly lost weight because I didn’t eat for roughly a week because I was so sick from covid and I’ve slowly been gaining appetite back. So my real question is at such a high weight when will I notice any weight loss physically and not just on a scale? Will I notice it after 50 pound loss increments?

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I just binge ate for the past three days.

On Wednesday, I ate 2400 calories, the next day, I ate 3400 calories, and today I ate 3200 calories. I can't stop binge eating, and being on campus doing summer camp with limitless food for you to eat really doesn't help. I wish I weren't at the camp I was at right now so I could be home and cooking for myself. It's just so tempting to see a whole pizza and desserts everywhere. At least at home, I can not buy things that will make me eat unhealthily. What should I do? I weighed 284 at my lowest and weigh 296 since yesterday. I need serious help.

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No idea where else to post this but please read if you have time.

I’m 5.5 months postpartum. I have lost majority of the weight gained during pregnancy minus a couple of kgs that seem to be hanging on for dear life. The other morning I weighed myself and I was happy because I’d clearly lost some and was on the right track for my goal. Then, today I weighed myself and I’ve gained back 1.05kgs. I haven’t been number two for about two days and I didn’t eat the best yesterday, I also worked out quite a lot this week, my husband said it’s impossible to gain a kg of fat that quickly. So I’m wondering what the other reasons could be? I feel so fed up with not being able to lose 5kgs. I see some people lose 20+ and I don’t even manage 5. Arghh I’m fed up with it

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Been on numerous diets, caloric deficits and several different techniques throughout the years, nothing changes

For context I am 16M, 290 lbs. I’ve been overweight for as long as I remember. I’ve never been insanely overweight, but I’ve always been the “chubby” kid in class. When I was about 11 years old, I decided to go into a diet were I would strictly eat less of everything, but not necessarily limiting anything. I also did 10 minute workouts at home here and there which may of helped, but it’s kind of hard to tell at this point. I had lost weight but then fell out of that diet in about a month’s time. After that, every diet I had tried lasted at the very most 5-6 weeks, and to be blunt, I don’t know why I ever stopped dieting in the first place. My excuse has always been that “it got boring” or some BS like that which initially made me feel better, but in the end I turned out worse. Around when the pandemic hit in 2020, I had gained a lot of weight for obvious reasons, as did a lot of other people. I also then decided there at my 225 lbs weight to start CALORIE COUNTING and doing HIIT workouts for 5-6 days/ week. I had lost around 8-10 pounds in 5-6 weeks, which looking back was pretty good. Each workout would definitely make me sweat, and I was eating relatively healthy. (Just to be clear, I’ve never been a picky eater. I think that might be the problem, I like practically anything that’s on my plate, from veggies to junk food). Again, this weight quickly came back and I completely let myself go after that. I would have some weeks were I would try to start a diet of some sort only to end up crashing down in sometimes less than a week. Fast forward to 2021, a doctors appointment reveals my weight to be -245 lbs, and this is when I started to get worried. My doctor ended up telling me to continue with caloric deficits and ended up trying to encourage me saying, “Don’t worry, you’re still young, you have your whole life ahead of you”. Yeah, it’s not going so well. I’ve ballooned to almost 300 lbs at the age of 16, and I am genuinely concerned. I have avoided any form of weighing myself since around when I was 13, which is also when I started to stop taking my shirt off at the beach/pool. I tell people it’s b/c I’m really prone to the sun, which I actually am, but deep down it’s because of body. Recently, I also formed some huge stretch marks around the waist of stomach, nearly all around too. I absolutely refuse to take off my shirt in an unlocked room, much less in front of someone. I hate the way I look in clothing, and I genuinely can’t shake the feeling that I’m only getting worse as time goes on, and its nobodies fault but mine. And I don’t know what to do. As I’ve mentioned, I’ve tried practically everything in terms of diet and my father even invested in a gym membership last year, which I’ve hardly used. I have a Solo Membership and he does too, but after nearly 2 years of having said membership, I haven’t even bothered to go by myself once. I hate the way I look, I hate the way everyone else see’s me, and I hate my inexcusable lack of motivation and strive, and I feel I’m only falling farther into a wormhole that leads to a horrible life.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 28

Hello losers,

Day 28!! I need to start thinking about next month’s goals, how about you all?

Scale break this month: On it.

Maintenance calories: On it today. I’m going to try a new bean recipe. I’ll report back tomorrow.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): Too many rest days. 21/28 days.

Camp Nanowrimo - 1,666 words a day: Spent some time catching up today! I’m not out of the game yet! 11,555/29,032 words. If I don’t hit goal, I'm donating $100 to Nanowrimo.

Today's gratitude list: Today I’m grateful for access to mental healthcare services & cats. There’s an office cat (kitten currently) now & let me tell you it’s a serious bonus.

Random to do list item I want to conquer today: Make time to recharge, my anxiety is bad & I can’t be off pretending like I can keep powering through everything without time to recoup.

Your turn! What’s doing today?

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The hardest part for me is emotional.

I’ve always had a lot of shame about my body growing up, no matter what weight I was. I’ll finally be at a healthy-ish weight, and MIL will tell me I look sick. I’ll assure her that I don’t, and she’ll insist that I do. This kills me inside. Totally opposite reaction from guys, meanwhile. I don’t have any female mentors or friends, so what she says really affects me since she’s one of the only women I talk to. So then I self-sabotage so I don’t have to deal with the confrontation and criticism. Regardless of if she’s doing this on purpose or she’s actually concerned, how do I get past this? I know the answer is to “do this for me,” but I’m not sure how. Do I need a better support system? Therapy? Do I need to be more open and vulnerable, saying nah I’m on a diet actually. I’m so ashamed to even admit I’m dieting bc then I just feel like a failure. Not sure how to separate my identity from my weight maybe. Does anyone have any advice please?

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Anyone else despise the effects periods have on weight loss momentum and overall body changes?

I lost 65lbs so far, have 20 more to go to my goal weight of 165lbs. I’m a 5’10” woman.

About a week or so before my period, I notice the scale freezes. I’ve been circling around 185-187lbs for the past 10 days. I normally lose at least 1.5-2lbs per week the rest of the month. Regardless of any changes I attempted (ran more, increased my fasting window, etc), nothing moves the scale and I feel bloated as hell.

I understand it’s normal and whatnot but it’s so, so frustrating. What do y’all do in these times? Do y’all stick to the same habits or make adjustments?

Also, if it matters — I am not using any birth control, which may affect hormonal levels. (Husband had a vasectomy).

Rant over!

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What am I doing wrong?

Hi guys! I'm new here in this sub, but I hope it's ok if i post a question!

I have been trying to walk 5000 steps a day as well as play tennis at least 2x a week (I want to do more but it's the only time i can get out to the courts for now). I am 5'7" and 270lbs and eating about 600 calories below my basal metabolic rate thing from the TDEE calculator. Is there anything more I should be doing to lose weight? I don't seem to be seeing results. I was able to almost completely cut out desserts and stuff, too.

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How To Survive The Winter?

I’ve been doing CICO since late May and it’s been going good. I’m not losing as much as some of you guys on here but 1. Slow and steady wins the race 2. I’m still learning good habits.

My question is: how do you guys survive the winter? In the past my will to stay on track died as soon as November hit (due to school and seasonal depression) and I really don’t want all of my summer progress going down the drain this year. Does anyone have any tips/exercises/fridge staples for this time of year?

For reference: I am Canadian and winter here lasts forever :/

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Trying to lose weight when my favorite hobby is baking :")

Has anyone experienced this? I've been losing weight for 4 months and am down 20lbs, my goal is to lose 10 more. I'm proud of my progress.

Before losing weight I was baking bread all the time and baking cakes and cookies and it was something that gave me a lot of joy. I've stopped doing any of that since losing weight, and I really miss my hobby. Tonight I decided to bake some sourdough and learned that even two slices would put me over my daily calorie intake.

It's tough because I know I can CICO to make up for it, but eating a bunch of bread is so much less filling than eating protein and veggies. 400cal of bread and I'm hungry all day, 400cal of salmon and I feel great.

Any other people in this same boat: losing weight while loving to bake? Any tips? I know I can always bake "low cal treats" but I really miss huge loaves of sourdough and cakes (and so does my boyfriend, lol)

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How do I track food from my culture on my fitness pal?

I 15F still live with my parents and I eat what my parents give me. It is mostly Vietnamese food but sometimes American food. I’m not sure how I am going to track the food because I only know some names. Even if I do put the food down in the tracker would it be accurate? Sometimes instead of making one meal it’s set up buffet style with a bowl of rice and I’m not sure what I’m eating and how I ate. I could of course make my own food but I don’t have a lot of grocery shopping privileges so if I made food it would probably only be eggs cooked many different ways. I really enjoy Vietnamese food and want to lose weight but I’m not sure how my diet of Viet food would affect me.

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Are there any studies on Intermittent Fast and Best times to exercise.

So I've had 60 pounds of success with Interment fasting but I hit a bit of wall and want to push through with exercise. I'm doing OMAD now. I understand that walking (after eating) can shorten the insulin spike and get me fat burning faster. But I'm curious. I mean should I be exercising right after a meal or after 16 hours? What is going to be most effective?

Right now I'm walking 3-6 miles a day in two increments. If I go up to 9, I tend to get too hungry and have eat too much. From my research it seems like it about raising my HGH but no one really talks about the times to do this. Any studies or self-study anecdotes would be helpful.

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Calorie counting - getting sick of it

I’ve lost weight and would still like to lose more (lost about 30, would like to lose 10 more). I workout hard everyday and eat healthfully and always have a large caloric deficit. Once a week I eat whatever I want (generally a lot of pizza, a half gallon of ice cream with about 30 Oreos crushed on top). I’ve always tracked calories, my workouts, and my weight, but im getting so sick of it. Should I keep doing it or just drop the practice? Anyone have any input based on their own experience? Thanks

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Need Advice On A Sensitive Subject

Hello!

So... When I was a teen, I was 115 pounds soaking wet. I was active and what not. I don't think I ate as much back then, either.

After highschool, I dropped down to 111 pounds. My family was worried about me not eating much. I have always had gastric issues and food was a problem for me because eating often lead to stomach pain.

I would vomit at least once a week due to severe acid reflux that meds didn't seem to treat. I treated anxiety and depression also aided this constant cycle of food fear and sickness.

Before the pandemic, I decided to hit the gym and gain some muscle. I had a personal trainer and group I worked out with regularly. It was fun! I gained a lot of strength (and muscle weight). I was defined and proud of myself.

After I started antidepressants, I was able to eat better. I ended up getting a gut, though. That was upsetting to me because I don't want to be fat. But there it was!

After the pandemic, I was unable to go to the gym for a year... And well... Everything fell apart. My personal trainer moved away and my group quit going to the gym altogether. I was also diagnosed with BED during this time. I had gone from 135 to 155 pounds and I wanted to lose the weight.

Eventually I got back in the gym but... Nothing changed. I didn't lose any weight. I actually gained more. I'm now 166 pounds.

It's my diet. I know it is. So, I tried dieting and calorie counting. But it was too hard this time around. I couldn't fight the need to eat. The hunger was inhuman. I shit you not, I felt like a starving animal all the time.

I tried fasting. I tried counting. I tried cardio and weight training again. But it was all undone by this insatiable hunger.

I was put on another med for the BED and ADHD, which I was also diagnosed with.

My appetite is much more controlled, but I still can't stick to my calorie goal at all because every time I try, I am still starving like an emaciated stray animal.

The hunger also upsets my heartburn and makes me sick...

I balanced my food, got the protein I needed, the fiber, the veggies, the healthy fats... But my body demands more...

What on earth is going on????? Why is this happening?

My body has changed so much. I'm in my thirties now and it's like I'm a stranger in my own flesh.

It's got me feeling really upset. I don't like my reflection. I feel weak willed because I can't stave off the hunger. I beat myself up a lot.

I didn't keep the bad weight off and now I can't lose it again for the life of me without hating every step of the way and failing as a result.

It's like I'm unhappy no matter what. I'm unhappy with my body now. I'm unhappy when losing weight because of how it makes me feel.

It's a big ass cycle...

Has anyone else been here? I know weight is tricky when you have and ED, but there has to be a way, right????

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I am excited to be here

Hello, I am a 17 year that lost over 180 lbs in a year in a half using healthy diets, resources, and habits. I am happy to have found a community where I can help others despite my age. small piece of advise for those struggling to lose weight, anyone can lose weight you just have to find a system right for you.

Some diet advice would be to limit all red meat to a maximum of 2 times a week. Also stay away from chicken/turkey with skin and/or bones. The safest beverages to drink are water, Gatorade/Powerade zero, water with sugar free flavoring like crystal light and such.

The worst part about losing weight is the bullies. Remember when you would hide under your covers as a kid so the monster couldn’t hurt you? That’s the key, stick to your path and don’t give them feedback.

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I'm going make small changes and hope for the best

I'm probably past the 20st mark at this point, honestly I haven't weighed myself in months. I'm at the lowest point in my life rn diet wise, I literally eat mcdonalds every day. I found this sparkling rubicon drink thay I surprisingly like, its surprising because I'm a major picky eater and get easily overwhelmed by new flavours. I figure switching out my usual fizzy drinks for this instead is a good place to start? It says there's only 15 calories pr bottle so I see no downside, I just hope I'm strong enough

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Please give me hope for the paper towel effect!

(21f, 5’6) Hi everyone! As of this morning I weigh 141lb after starting at 207 last January, falling off the wagon after a surgery & long recovery last summer (and consequently gaining 15lb), and then starting again in March at 173lb. Cool! Yay me!

Butttttt… my goal weight was 140lb. Then 135 lb. Now I am shifting it again, this time to 130lb. And this is because my stomach is still not where I want it to me and I don’t see it being where I want to be in 6 pounds. At this point I really have a goal body more than a goal weight, but the number on the scale is admittedly just to continue to motivate me to work towards my goals.

I weight train, do various types of cardio, and eat in a deficit which has me losing 1-1.5lb a week on average. But god, I am just getting so antsy to get to where I’ve always dreamed of being. I am happy where I am now, but I (vainly?) do want to look a certain way (aka have a flat(ish) stomach), probably for my childhood/teenage self who hated her body and dreamed of looking like the girl I am SO close to being!!! But I’m inpatient and am desperate to be eating at maintenance and feel less guilt when I eat something I maybe shouldn’t (definitely still working on that one).

All that to say - I’ve seen a lot about the paper towel effect on here when people were in their last few pounds to lose range. I’m scared I’m going to get to 130lbs and still have a bit of a stomach (I don’t need to be a supermodel but I want to get to a certain point, ya know?) I’ve always carried the most weight in my stomach so it’s my biggest source of insecurity and the last place I lose, but based on measurements, it is finally starting to go. So! Any personal tales of those pesky last 10lbs and the paper towel effect (and how drastic it was or wasn’t for you) or anyone who has been in a similar situation as me would be appreciated. Thanks :)

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Starting from scratch - day 8

Starting weight - 19st 3.6lbs / 269.6lbs / 122.2kg

Current weight - 18st 13.4lbs / 265.4lbs / 120.4kg

Goal weight - 11st / 154lbs / 69.9kg

I started my journey on July 18. Not long after starting a new job where I'm on my feet for 8 hours on a production line I have decided to start my journey over.

I hit a peak last year of 280lbs. I'd never been as heavy and I lost half a stone and I have stayed stagnant at that weight for almost 9 months now.

For the first time in nearly three years my weight read a number with 18st in front of it. Im around the same weight I was at the beginning of the Pandemic now and I don't plan on going back!

Currently my goal is to enter the healthy weight range and then I'll decide my next steps from there. My aim is to lose around a 1.5lbs a week, which is around 2,271 calories a day based on my TDEE.

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Can you achieve a lean look by just walking?

Hi so I’m on a weight loss journey and I’ve been walking about 30 mins a day for abt 4-6 days a week. I am trying to gradually increase as I go and recently I have been walking for about 45 minutes. I hope to increase to an hour soon but I’m a beginner and very fat lol. Does walking help with stomach fat loss if paired with a calorie deficit? I would say my stomach is my main problem area and I would love to lose fat from it. I’ve heard people say walking helps shed stomach fat and help you achieve a lean look but I’ve also heard people say it doesn’t so I have no clue. I have been walking at an incline on my treadmill though if that makes any difference.

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How can i loose man boobs fast? Its ruining my life

18 M here and i have had man boobs for my entire childhood pretty much, they have made me super self conscious and have broken my confidence, i wanted to loose weight but when i do i never loose the upper chest area so i end up giving up. Any tips?

I never wear a shirt bc of it and i keep worrying all the time, i got 1 month before going to college and i want to turn my life around, i need the most efficient way to deal with it.

Thanks in advance

Heres a picture https://imgur.com/a/dmLMEHy

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Diary Of A Weight Loss Physician # 6

Want to know a secret?

I often get nervous before my patients step on the scale.

So what's the difference between the doctor and patient?

1) Experience with the journey.

I understand the highs and lows of weight loss. I expect plateaus, barriers, relapses and frustration.

Often, the patient does not have much experience. As a result they mistakenly take setbacks personally and get discouraged.

2) Process oriented vs. outcome dependent.

I try and focus our attention on diagnosing the cause of weight gain/stagnation.

This encourages action (process oriented) rather than disappointment from the lack of progress (outcome oriented).

Additionally, I work with patient to ensure the process is as fun as possible. Collaborative personalization is crucial.

Doing so maximizes consistency.

Consistency is the single most impactful variable in successful weight loss.

3) Battle hardened faith.

I've seen the end of the rainbow (goal weight achieved) over and over again.

And over and over again, I am reminded of the need for patience.

For the patient, the weight loss journey is a huge leap of faith.

Everyday can be daunting.

So what's the difference?

I've been to the promise land.

Despite my nerves, I have faith in the process. It's worked innumerable times.

Not always (almost never!) in the time we expect, but it does work.

So as a seasoned guide, my job is to simply keep the faith of the patient alive and walk with them step by step.

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Disheartening Checkup

I just had my annual checkup, my weight is up to 280. I'm 5'7 and a 36 y.o. male. I don't feel unhealthy. Last November I have up regular soda, energy drinks and drive-thrus. Now I do operate off 5-6 hours of sleep, and most days I'll workout 2-3 hours a day...some combination of treadmill, lifting, HIT classes, cardio classes and yoga. I regularly hit 15k-20k steps per day.

I don't eat many fruits and veggies, but I do supplements (not the same but still). I don't have any medical issues. I know I need to sleep more and give myself rest days.

I'm disheartened because I don't want to give up my physical activity. The gym to me is like watching TV/movies is to other people. But I also know how much my weight is tough on my body long term.

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“If you don’t have a good body, nobody will care if you have a good heart.”

This is what my brother (34M) said to me (30M) while viewing my dating app profiles and asking how my dating life was going during a visit.

He’s married. I’m single.

I’m at the heaviest I’ve ever been in my life (235/5’11). This is also the worst experience I’ve had while dating in my life.

I tried to shrug it off as a “oh, what does he know? He’s just being an asshole. People care more about stuff than having a few extra lbs - especially in your 30’s”.

However, the more time goes on. This harsh truth is hitting closer to home more and more.

Outside of my weight, I think I’m a good catch. I’m a talented cook, starting to get into wood carving, have no kids, no prior marriage, own my own condo, write and perform comedy videos that break 25k views, and have a job that pays six-figures.

However, because of my weight, no one wants to swipe right or get to know me. And his statement depressingly rings more true every day.

I see a therapist, and she always talks about how I need to do things for me, not for other people. But, I want to feel desired by people and I can’t tell if that makes working out an action for other people or for me.

Either way, dieting and exercise can only be good for you, right?

So, I’ve decided to turn to r/loseit and get started.

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Is it normal to have a big belly, but for it to be tight?

Most of my younger life I was into aerobic exercises, like cross country in high school, track and field, cycling, skiing, etc, and I maintained a decent amount of exercise through my early 20s. I used to ride 30 miles a day every day. Then I gave up the bike, life got busy and didn't really commit to exercising again till last year. Aaaaand, I stopped, again, when my mountain bike broke. I could've fixed it, even though it's not worth fixing that cheap bike (plus it's the wrong size, 17" frame, I'm 6'2"), and I could've switched to walking, but I'm working on getting my motivation back. My main goal is to feel like I did back then. I had tons of energy, and felt great. And while I was never big like weight lifters, I had lots of definition, like cyclists do. With that I had a 6-pack. It wasn't on purpose, it was just from years of eating right and exercising. Now I joke and say I have 1 pack: a mini keg.

The weird thing to me is my stomach is still tight like when I had the 6-pack, just much bigger. For an idea what I'm talking about, my wife calls me Homer Simpson. She claims she likes the look, I told her, "Whatever, I don't feel healthy, I want to change". I'm mostly fine weight-wise other than that weight all being there. 6'2" 205 pounds. My goal would be to lose 30 pounds and ALL of the belly fat, but why is it tight and not like I see on other people? No stretch marks, either. It's really weird.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 25

Hello losers,

Day 25. Monday & twenty five full days into the month. Dang where does time go?

Scale break this month: On it.

Maintenance calories: On it.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): Rest day, not feeling very well in my body today. 19/25 days.

Camp Nanowrimo - 1,666 words a day: Spent some time catching up today! I’m not out of the game yet! 11,555/29,032 words. If I don’t hit goal, I'm donating $100 to Nanowrimo.

Today's gratitude list: Today I’m grateful for tasty blueberries, dang, I do love a blueberry.

Random to do list item I want to conquer today: Fucking chill out man. I got upsetting news about my lease renewal & it’s kicking my ass. I'm disappointed I feel so much less resilient than I used to. It feels like I can barely get back up on my feet before something else knocks me down.

Your turn! What’s doing today?

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I want to live the life I daydream about

I should preface this by saying that I know the title sounds a little cringe. But bare with me. I have been big my whole life. I'm currently at my highest weight of 300lbs at 5'4 with a VSG surgery appointment. My entire family on both sides are big, my dad is 6'5 weighs like 375 and my mom is 5'3 and weighs about 250 and I'm not even gonna get into aunts/uncles because you get the idea. A few years ago, I had a run in with drugs that spiraled an eating disorder. I went from 250 to 180 in about 4 months. Everyone told me how good I looked, and I thrived off of it. I met my now husband, sobered up, and now I'm huge. I want SO badly to live the life of the person who goes to the gym (I love the gym), eats clean/healthy, has a great job, but mostly is just all around happy. After years of therapy and medications on and off, turns out I'm autistic. My husband and I talk all the time about being those people but he doesn't want to go to the gym, and we're both out of motivation in the health department. Which brings me to my questions for you guys. Is that "healthy couple" life really attainable? What steps do we take to get there? If you kinda live that life, how do you juggle it all? If you're autistic, do you have any tips/recommendations? Basically any information and advice is greatly appreciated.

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Starting my journey steadily and slowly.

Hi! 26F 170cm (5'7) and 77kg (170 pounds) here. I just wanted to post this so I can look back at it in a few months down my journey.

My weight has fluctuated a lot the last 5-7 years. From my lowest (58kg - 130 pounds) to my heaviest (80kg - 177 pounds). Due to this, I am not feeling myself anymore, always tired, binge eating... Three weeks ago (not the first attempt changing my diet), I started managing my food intake and going to the gym. I never had issue with doing sports in general (did a few growing up) but I was never in a gym for weight lifting. So far I have not lost any weight (I might've even gained a few pounds since the start) but I feel a lot better and enjoy feeling the muscle under my skin (not a lot of muscle definition due to the fat layer but I can still feel it). The fact that I was unable to lose fat (in my opinion), makes it harder for me to keep a straight food routine. I started it slowly by trying to get through my binges and limiting my intake of processed sugars. I still struggle with it but I promised myself this time to take it slow and steady and stop listening to people's comments (!!!TRIGGER WARNING!!!, just in case : you're too muscular, you should eat more, you should lose weight, your arms/bossom are/is huge, you're too thin etc etc, every comment, you name it, mainly from family and occasionally some not very close friends). I wanted to share this, not expecting much response but I hope that in 6 months, or so, I'll keep up the exercise and get better at managing my food intake. Then I'll hopefully look back at this and realise how far I've come..

Thank you for reading, I wish you a good week :)

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Need help and motivation maybe??!?

I have posted here before when I wasn't getting results. Well you guys did great to motivate me. I kept up hardwork and it helped me lose 20 pounds in about 2 months of time. But then exams hit and over here exams last around one and a half months. I kinda got out of routine during exams. Exams over.(I did great). I tried getting back in but yk it's really difficult starting again. I don't have any friends and family who care much. I just want to maybe make a couple of friends who may just keep tabs on me or check up on me everyday for like maybe 2-3 weeks and I don't know like spend 5-10 mins of online time with me everyday during that period? I got my girlfriend to do this earlier in the year and it worked wonders but sadly she is not in the picture anymore. Help or any other form of motivation you guys?

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I'm so tired of fighting my husband/family to lose weight.

I had no idea how much my husband used me as his rationale for eating like garbage until I stopped eating like garbage. He isn't actively trying to sabotage me, but he is using me as an excuse to eat what he wants and I had no idea until just recently.

For example, we ordered takeout for lunch 2 or 3 times last week at his insistence and my stomach and the rest of my body has just had it - I'm starting to feel exhausted and gross and I just can't eat that stuff regularly. Also, I was recently diagnosed with a gluten intolerance and half of what he wants to eat is located on top of a slab of dough (i.e., pizza).

Naturally the dude wanted deep dish for lunch today. I said no, but told him to go ahead if he wanted. He said it wouldn't be the same without me and how about we have nachos instead. I said nope, I'll just have some greens and grilled chicken like I'd planned and he walked away pouting.

The day goes on, kids get home and promptly ask for ice cream. Husband overhears, gets super enthusiastic, I say, "You know, it might be fun for you guys to go out for ice cream together. I thought I'd get a run in instead. You can come if you like before you get your ice cream." The husband insists it wouldn't be the same without me. Kids quickly agree (though I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have noticed or cared otherwise). I still say no and, of course, everyone's still here at home and miffed with me because somehow it's my fault they're not eating ice cream.

These scenarios have been playing out for two or three weeks now and I cannot handle it. The family and I are going to have to have a serious conversation tonight because my health can't take this. I'm also sick to death of having to constantly justify why I'm not eating food that doesn't make me feel good. Why should I have to fight so hard not to feel like utter crap?

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Ravenously hungry during my period

I have been counting my calories for two months now and I have made great progress up until I got my period this week. For some context, due to my birth control I only get my period three times a year. I am STARVING. I try to drink more water and eat fruits and veggies when I feel hungry, but oh. my. god. I want pasta and bread and pizza and cookies more then ever. Please tell me that I am not alone in becoming the literal Cookie Monster during that time of the month…

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Seven years of stuttering, stumbling, and false starts, but never giving up (32M).

In 2015 I weighed over 300 pounds.

In 11 days, I'm making my amateur kickboxing debut at 185 pounds.

I've had to struggle through some bouts of depression, injuries, alcohol abuse, you name it. But all things yield to diligence.

If I can do it, you can do it too! Don't give up because of a setback. Don't give up because it doesn't happen overnight. Don't give up, ever.

Side-by-side photos from 2015, and just last week (before photo is slightly nsfw):

https://imgur.com/a/kVVntPX

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Searching for that site with photos of people where you have to guess peoples weight class

Had a discussion with my overweight American friend tonight and we talked about what we considered to be a healthy weight. I remembered someone posting a site on here where you could look at a picture and had to pick between underweight/at weight/overweight/obese and see how close you are and how far away from 'reality' you are.

But I dont remember the site, didnt save it and im hoping someone else did. It really did put it all into perspective and I want to give him the opportunity to see it for himself. Hope someone can help me!

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Does anyone notice any real difference in taste/texture of regular vs. light/low carb versions of stuff? Also 50lb progress check-in :)

One of the healthier changes I've made to my diet is using light and low-carb versions of my favorites. Ranch/honey mustard both come in light versions from the same brands, and I literally cannot tell a difference in taste. They're half the calories, fats, and sugars, and taste exactly the same. The same goes for tortillas, I buy low-carb tortillas for wraps/burritos (half my diet these days) and I cannot tell a difference from the usual ones.

Two things I do take into consideration: first is that some of the light options just replace sugar with aspartame/sucralose/stevia, etc. which I'm not opposed to, but it seems dishonest to put a load of artificial sweeteners into a health-oriented product. For this reason, I choose light mayo over light Miracle Wip, because while miracle whip is lower in calories, it has sucralose. The second factor is in fat-free Reddi-Wip, which is ridiculously low calorie, and again, no artificial stuff. The problem with this is it melts MUCH faster than regular whipped cream, I assume because the fat is what holds it all together lol. Same for Halo Top, way lower calorie/sugar/fat but that stuff melts within minutes of being out of the freezer.

All this rambling to say, does anyone even notice a difference in these products besides what I mentioned? It honestly makes me wonder why the normal product isn't using the same product, considering how much lower the calories can be for the same taste. On this topic, are there any products you refuse to compromise on, and have to have the real thing? I know some people are that way with ice cream.

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Napping too much

(19f) I’ve always been a sleepy person. I have always woken up feeling as if I needed more sleep despite getting 7-8 hours of sleep. In school, I would get out of class and go back to my dorm and set a timer for about 30 mins an nap because I was so tired. I would wake up and still feel like I could sleep more but I had stuff to do, so I would fight through it. Now it’s summer and I’ve been exercising more which I’m sure doesn’t help my sleepiness but I just woke up from a 3 hr nap and I still feel extremely tired. This has become normal for me too. I get done with work and I feel so drained I feel like I have to take a nap even if I got 7-8 hrs of sleep the night before. I’m just always tired. I’m not sure if exercising has made my sleepiness worse or if it’s just that I dealt better with it at school. I also don’t typically drink anything with caffeine because it makes me feel awful, so it’s not like I can use it to help me. Do any of you have this issue?

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Tired of trying to lose weight

Is anyone else tired of trying to lose weight? I am only 19, but it has literally consumed my life since I was 9 years old. It was either I was stressing to lose weight or I was stressed because I was binging.

I finally understand how to lose weight. I’m down about 45 pounds, at a healthy weight (for me, not according to bmi lol), and working to lose some more. However, I turn 20 in December and have promised myself that at that point I will no longer be actively trying to lose weight. I’m not going to go back to old habits, but I am going to stop worrying about the number. It’s just so time consuming and draining. I lack energy and feel stressed when my family wants to do things where eating out is involved. These next few months are the final push for me to finally get completely comfortable with my body and weight, but after this I’m planning on enjoying my 20s!

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F/50/278>198 NSV walked 8 miles today without stopping!!

I’ve lost 80lbs over the past 11 months, mostly by walking and CICO. I was pretty disabled to start, I have a genetic connective tissue disorder and severe osteoarthritis. At first, a mile was about as far as I could walk before pain stopped me. Luckily I live in a place with great options for swimming, so weather permitting I go swimming in one of our nearby lakes and get pain-free exercise that way.

After I hit my initial weight goal (200 lbs) I decided not to make a new weight loss goal and instead make a fitness related goal while maintaining my weight loss. My goal is to walk a half marathon, and I signed up for one in august. I’ve been training, and today was the longest day yet. I feel proud of myself - there’s no way I could have walked 8 miles a year ago without a gun to my head.

Pretty pooped, though, not gonna lie.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 24

Hello losers,

Day 24. Happy Sunday funday kids!

Scale break this month: On it.

Maintenance calories: On it.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): Rest day, not feeling very well in my body today. 19/24 days.

Camp Nanowrimo - 1,666 words a day: Spent some time catching up today! I’m not out of the game yet! 11,555/29,032 words. If I don’t hit goal, I'm donating $100 to Nanowrimo.

Today's gratitude list: Today I’m grateful for the cauliflower rice with chicken, bacon & cheese leftovers from yesterday. Mmm.

Random to do list item I want to conquer today: Get rid of this headache.

Your turn! What’s doing today?

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Wanting to lose 60 pounds or more before the end of November.

I’ve been struggling with losing weight lately. I go to the gym 5 out of 7 days Monday- Friday. I go right after work from 6-8ish. I usually lift and go hoop after. I’m not sure what is the best thing to eat and not to eat. Of course, eating fast food is something you have to avoid. I do lose weight very fast but, in addition to that I gain it back very fast as well. If anyone can recommend somethings in either the gym or even outside of it. I would appreciate it thanks.

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Phentermine. Depression. Insomnia.

Did you experience depression and insomnia while taking Phentermine?

I took the drug in 2020 to excellent weight loss and disastrous mental health results. I experienced an intense depression that I wish upon no one.

In 2022, my wife is trying to lose weight so that we can have children. While seeing a therapist for ADHD, my PCP warned me that Adderall is much like Phentermine as I have been looking for my own healing stemming from my experience with the drug.

Considering my present anger toward my wife, I’m not willing to speak immediately. But I do love her, and I’m obviously concerned for her health and want her to stop the drug if it’s causing her pain. In 2020, she was the one who made the link between the drug and my declining mental health.

Additionally: is there a better forum for this question?

I thank you.

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overcoming self sabotage ??

Hi everyone, So I have this issue where I lose weight for a while (clean eating, working out, etc) and I'm honestly thriving, I'm at my happiest and everything's great until a week before my period or something, I'll be incredibly depressed and I "eat my sadness away"... { I'll be eating crazy amounts of full, honestly I wouldn't be surprised if I had reached 3000+ kcal/day in these moments)

Idk if it makes sense, but it has kept me from making progress I went so far and I keep regressing It makes me want to give up because at this point it'll be a never ending journey 😒

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Worried about excess skin after loss

SW: 270, CW: 256, GW: 180, 6’, ~36% BF

I’m doing pretty well on my journey, I have more energy and I’ve been able to be consistent for about 2 months. That said, I’ve sort of spooked myself by looking into excess skin on the body, especially the stomach, that can result from weight loss.

Every image of it I’ve seen looks horrendous (no offense to those here who have it, but I cannot stand the idea of my body looking like that). I think if I were to hit my goal weight and have this excess skin I would hate my body even more than I do now. I think being fat looks a lot better than that honestly. Not only that, but people online say that the excess skin is incredibly painful. I know surgery is an option but it’s surely expensive and I would probably have to wait months or even a year+ to get it.

Can anything be done to prevent this? Does anyone have experience with this?

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im scared if i have an ed

Hello, I am a 16F and i’ve been on a calorie deficit for over a month now and lost a total of 10lbs. I have been doing really good until recently where i had to put my calorie intake down to 1250 calories. Since then i’ve been binge eating and been having a random sudden cravings. Today is supposed to be my cheat day and I feel fucking sick after eating a cookie and a little bit of soup. I feel so guilty and sad because my goal is to just get thin and love myself even more. I try walking over 5k steps everyday at my job since I stand the whole time but I don’t know how to feel better with myself. For more context I am 5’2 and weigh 156 now. I wanted to lose a total of 20 lbs at least before school started but I’ve been 156 for over a week now because I’ve been eating bad I’m guessing. What do I do? I’m so scared of getting an ED because of the calorie deficit. Any help works, thank you

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Different type of victory

I got routine blood work done in April for the first time in a few years. My LDL was 175 and total cholesterol was 253. As per my doctor, my LDL should be below 100 and total below 200. I knew these high numbers were because of a poor diet. Not lack of exercise since I do exercise regularly and I know I can't blame genetics. I really did not want to go on medication and my doctor agreed that I could lower my numbers by increasing cardio and a healthier diet. High cholesterol, not the noticeable weight gain was the push I needed to really focus on a healthier diet.

I will get blood work done again in October. But a mobile health clinic was at my job last week so I got a fingerprick blood test. I know these results aren't as accurate as regular blood work -- Dr. Google says they could be off by 9 points -- but I was hopeful it would show some improvement. I was honestly so happy when I got my results. LDL is now 85 and my total cholesterol is 157. Even with that margin of error I've still made a huge improvement.

It's easy to focus on the scale and forget the other benefits of exercise and diet. Don't get me wrong. I'm very happy to be fitting into old clothes and that I am losing weight. But hopefully someone can find my story a little motivational--even if you're not losing weight as fast as you want, your body is still benefiting from your positive changes. I've also noticed I have much more energy, WAY fewer headaches, and even with inflation my credit card bills have gone done a LOT because buying groceries and preparing almost all of my meals at home has wound up being much cheaper for me than eating out.

Don't forget to focus on all of your different types of progress!

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Need motivation

I’m one of those disorganized girls that can’t do shit on her own- I can easily work out if I have a friend with me. I’m 5’2” and 209 pounds and I can’t take feeling like shit anymore. I want to incorporate healthy eating and exercise- I eat like shit and don’t exercise but I have ZERO motivation. I’m starting to hate myself. I’m afraid if I don’t start to do something about my weight it will get worse. I know what to do, diet and exercise, but I don’t understand why it’s so unbelievably hard to do. Any tips out there?

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question...

as the title says.

I have been on a diet the last 5 days (today is day 5). I have been using MyFitnessPal tracking my calories (I've been below 2,000 calories every day so far). I am 5'10", male, 30 years old and weigh 223. I'm well aware I'm not supposed to, but I have just out of curiosity, weighed myself and I still weigh 223. i drink a shit ton of water every day I have been eating 2 brown eggs, 70 cal Dave's killer toast, triple zero yogurt with less than a teaspoon of honey mixed in for brekky. I have been having an apple, ghost energy drink (5 cals) and a Quest Cookie Dough bar for lunch I have been having a boneless skinless chicken filet (grilled - 4 oz) mixed with 3 cups of Iceberg Lettuce, 1 oz of feta cheese reduced fat and 2 tablespoons of lite balsamic vinegrette for dinner. this has been the same food routine for the last 5 days. I do little to no exercise but am logging mad steps at work in the retail store I work in.

my question is at what point (rough estimate) will i see weight begin to drop? I've literally not seen a single difference in my weight yet besides my stomach looking less bloated. just looking for some reassurance.

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Advice?

hey guys, i wanted to ask some advice since i really want to lose weight but depression kicks my ass a lot of the time.

i have real bad depression, and i have worked out before but i struggle to keep up since im constantly exhausted and tend to sleep sporadically throughout the day. im on depression medication but some days its too much and a few days of progress can go down the drain fast because of my fatigue.

i try to motivate myself with other peoples stories and i get the determination but my body just doesnt want to cooperate. im fat, and struggle with some joint pain as well so i want to know some things i can do to keep going? i feel as though small excerises are taking me nowhere

tell me, those of you with depression, anxiety or body pains, how did you stick to a workout? did you do basic workouts without knowing anything? and if so, is it going to help me lose weight even though ive no idea what im doing?🧎🏽‍♂️

thanks!

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Is this happening too fast?

Hi everyone!! So here's the thing: I used to be quite athletic: college soccer, gym 5 times a week, sometimes twice a day, strict vegetarian and so. The. The pandemic struck and shit went down. I gained 30 kilos in like 2 years.

Now I've been working out, checking my diet and overall taking care of myself.

I have lost 10 kilos in 2 weeks. I don't know if it's water weight, if I'm doing something incredibly well, or what on earth is happening.

Tips? Thoughts? Help?

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How much water a day on average are you drinking (In ml or Oz)?

I’m working on drinking more water and hydration in general (coffee and tea has 90% hydration according to the app I’m using) and I’d like to know realistically what you guys drink on average every day. Just want to see if I’m doing okay or not lol!

I’ve gotten a hidratespark steel recently to help keep me accountable to myself and help curb my juice drinking to a limited amount. It’s great as it measures your water intake for you which thus far has been pretty accurate so it helps me take out the guess work I used to have and helps me try to stay hydrated throughout the day.

The goal is set automatically for me and is linked to my apple health app (I have an Apple Watch) so it’s nice that also all works together.

I just am curious what other people drink roughly in terms of water a day and if they have noticed or makes a big difference for them in how they feel, their weight loss journey, etc.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 21

Hello losers,

Day 21. Three full weeks into July. One week closer to not summer. Woot woot.

Scale break this month: On it.

Maintenance calories: On it.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): 30 minute walk, holy hell it’s hot kids. 17/21 days.

Camp Nanowrimo - 1,666 words a day: Spent some time catching up today! I’m not out of the game yet! 11,555/29,032 words. If I don’t hit goal, I'm donating $100 to Nanowrimo.

Today's gratitude list: Today I’m grateful for dear friends. I don’t have many people that have known me my entire adult life & those bitches are amazing.

Random to do list item I want to conquer today: Catching up with my good friend over dinner.

Your turn! What’s doing today?

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