soo happy i found this sub

Lost 3.5kg with 5 days left in the1st month

I used to think that i had to do a lot of exercise to lose weight and it's not worth the pain...but this sub made me realize that you can do moderate exercise and still lose weight

All i did was do 1 hour gym that includes 10 min warmup 15-20min cardio(10min walk and rest jog, or crossfit for10 mins) weight training for 30 mins

But the real secret is cutting sugar, eating less carbs and started eating fruits/sweetcorn etc instead of junk food

Thank you soo much guys.

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Is a food "detox" a thing? My stomach feels like a garbage can and I want to "take out the trash" and start fresh

I know it's not healthy to just stop eating, but is there something I can do to like, "reset" my stomach? In psychology, there's dopamine detoxes which is just a fancy of telling us to not overstimulate ourselves by switching to long-form stuff like books/movies, or to just bask in boredom to lower our dopamine baseline. Is there something like this for our bodies? I feel like I have constant gasiness and heartburn and feel an incessant need to chow down all the time, and I wanna get to a healthy foundation where I'm not always feeling that way. Some of it is ofc mental, but is there something I can do about the part that's physical? I.e., just drink water and eat fruits for a few days, after which I can think about some kind of compromise between the very binge-y, non-stop guzzling right out of the container with no regard for *meals,* and eating just raw fruits and veggies?

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What if I fail?

I’ve gained a lot of weight the last few years mostly due to problems with anxiety and depression, and it’s starting to affect my health. My back goes out, I get acid reflux, and I’m in horrible shape, like I get out of breath walking on a flat surface. I feel like I completely fucked myself over and I want to lose a lot of weight, like 90 pounds. I’m about 250 right now (5 ft 7) and my goal weight is 160.

But I’m so scared. I’m scared that I’m going to fail and get depressed that I failed and eat too much and gain even more weight and have to get back surgery and not be able to do the physical things I want and it’s such a big goal. Does anyone have advice for how to tackle this? I really want to do it but I think the fear is holding me back from fully committing because I don’t really think I can do it.

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Has anyone lowered their Lipid numbers?

I'm freaking out a little. I've always been a runner for most of my life (15 years) and during covid started having minor health issues that caused a lot of daily pain. The anxiety followed and I stopped running, tried to start back, stopped again, started emotional eating and gained about 25 pounds. I got a lipid profile done in march and everything was in the normal range, fast forward to now, I got another one done because I've been having increasingly frequent anxiety attacks and they are high.

My cholesterol and triglycerides are the highest (Cholesterol 6.8nmol/l and triglycerides 4.11nmol/l). I'm so upset and scared, I've never had these kinds of numbers before. I feel like I let myself down just feel so overwhelmed. Has anyone managed to get any of this down? I know I need to lose weight and this runs in my family. Any help is much appreciated.

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Can't stop binging

I've lost 8kg these past 2 months with no problems, i ate around 1200 calories a day and was losing fat very easily i would say. However this past week i've been binge eating like crazy eating around 4.000 calories per day. I don't even mind the weight that i'll gain because i'm sure it won't be noticeable, I just want to stop binging and lose some more weight, basically get back on my deficit. My BMR is 1400 calories so the fact that i've been eating 4000 drives me nuts and makes me feel disgusting. The only thing that's been on my mind lately is food and i can't stop it. I've eaten 4500 and i'm still hungry. My therapist doesn't take me seriously on this subject so i would like some advice from people who have experienced the same thing

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 31 Wrap Ups

Hello all,

Day 31! Happy Halloween & Samhain & fall festivals all around. I'm wrapping up October today, feel free to join me! The November sign up post is up!

https://redd.it/yeapt3

Let's run the month down.

Weigh in & log weight once a week, Thursday mornings: Weighed in this morning for a final number. Once a week & the first & last day of the month is vibing for me.

2000 calories a day (lose two pounds this month): Maintained this month. I didn’t do well enough here. I will do better next month. I'm still here & doing better than a previous version of myself but I am disappointed in myself.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): I would like to be making more time for this next month. Exercise isn’t just to build muscle or burn calories, for me it’s a super important part of maintaining my mental health. And that’s where I'm feeling it the most. Still glad for every minute I made time for being active this month! 23/31 days.

Journal for two minutes before playing Switch: Love this goal, going to keep it. Most of the time this means at least two minutes of journaling to start the day & that’s been joyous. 29/31 days.

Today's gratitude list: This is an imperfect tool to stay mindful of the little things that drive joy that may otherwise be overlooked. I feel like it’s important to me & a useful exercise to keep off of the hedonic treadmill.

Random to do list item I want to conquer today: I do love a list. I snuck in some extra self care I might’ve otherwise overlooked.

Onto the fun stuff, how did your month go? What did we learn, what do we feel proud of & what do we want to different in the month ahead?

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i’m 18 and I need advice.

skip to last 2 walls of text for TLDR

So… I don’t know how to form this so bear (bare?) with me.

I graduated high school back in June, and that whole year I wasn’t having a great time, had just moved, i was in and out of the mental hospital for reasons I’ll keep to myself for this post lol.

I’ve never really been an active person, only soccer/baseball when i was a kid and gym during school. When I moved, the friends I had cut ties with me, and as a result of my last year, I have no friends irl, as sad as that is to say. (On a side note I’m hoping college will be a good chance to make friends.) Lately my self esteem’s been in the gutter, I haven’t been exercising, and I’ve been eating like shit. I’ll have periods of not getting hungry nearly at all for days then feel like i’m starving for days, over and over, and I’m sick of this.

I guess what I’m asking is where do I even start to lose weight. Despite not exercising much I’m not dangerously obese but I feel like losing weight would help me so much.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk, can’t wait to talk to you guys in the comments.

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Trying to go from 200 to 180

I need some help on some meal plans to help me loose 20 pounds. I have been stuck around 200 for a while now after loosing 50 pounds and it seems like my meals no longer help me loose more weight. I prefer to fast in the morning and only drink water and black coffee. I am able to easily access a fridge and eat snacks if that is in your meal plan you offer to share. not allergic to anything and have no preferences. I would love to see anything anyone has to share. honestly as I loose more and more weight it has been getting more and more tough.

Some Misc info
Age : 30

Height : 5/10

weight :200 target 180

Gym every other day. Work is very active. Mechanic. Fitbit says i walk about 25,000 steps a day 5 days a week. I do resistance training for full body workouts at the gym. I do no cardio at the gym.

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Confusion on calories

Hi guys! After all the help from my previous post, I decided to cut my calories to 2,500 instead of 3,000. Thanks to everyone for all the help. Someone commented about cutting more calories as I lose weight and I just had a question.

I’m at 405 lbs and will start eating 2500 calories. When I get to 300 lbs, how many calories would I have to eat?

Since to lose a pound a week at 300 calories, you would need to eat 2,339 calories and to maintain, you would need 2,839 calories. How many calories would someone in this situation have to eat?

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For those that take their lunch with freezer packs, what brands (or DIY trick) do you use to keep food cold?

For those who haven’t seen my first post asking for advice on losing weight, people suggested for me to take my lunch and use ice packs to keep it cool. I’ve done some research on them, but many sources say that they don’t last for more than 2-3 hours and I usually eat my lunch later than that due to class scheduling.

What brands or DIY tricks do you use to keep food cold for longer? Or what foods do you take to avoid it altogether?

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How many eggs can I eat per day? (post again bcz automod removed it for some reason)

After losing about 21 kgs over the last year, I am currently in a body recomp phase. Now, since I properly started weight training this summer, I have been told to eat protein diets as well. I use some beef, some chicken, a couple of protein shakes (just whey protein and milk/water), oats and eggs to cover the protein requirement. My question is that I absolutely love eggs, and I would like to know how many eggs can I eat per day while still keeping it safe and "healthy"?

Ps: Also, eating BOTH the yolk and the whites is fine, right?

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Is it good that I lost 20lbs in 7 months?

I(18f) have been obese my whole life. There is not a moment where I remember being a healthy weight. I made an oath to myself that I will lose weight before I graduate in May 2023. I made my promise March of this year.

I started at 240lbs and now I am 220lbs. I don't know if that's good. I feel like I should have worked harder. Either way, I'm gonna keep going until I reach my goal weight of 140lbs!

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It's slow but hopefully forever

About two months ago I realized how expensive pop has gotten so I quit drinking it. I averaged about 5 cans of diet soda (mostly diet dew) every day, more on weekends.

I replaced pop with water. What I noticed is that I'm not as hungry and even when I am I don't eat as much. It's the only change I've made and I've lost 10 pounds. I feel better physically, my depression is not as severe, and I am excited to add another small change to see what happens.

I want to say to everyone that I was full on addicted to caffeine. I wasn't easy but being actually hydrated for once helped with the withdrawal. It does feel like losing weight takes so long, but making a relatively small change made a huge difference and showed me that I can lose the rest, but I have to make the changes.

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Lost 15 pounds, but it wasn't the win I thought it was going to be

I'm so frustrated about this!

So I was in the outback working with camels for 2 months (long story) and throughout my time there I lost 15 pounds! I was so happy! I was burning between 3000-4000 calories a day, and I don't know how much I was eating, but considering we were in the middle of no where it definitely wasn't junk lol, so I was definitely eating at a deficit.

But now I'm back in civilization and I got a body scan only to find out that half of that was muscle loss! I'm so disappointed. I feel like half of my recent weight loss success was just ripped away, and that all of the muscle gains from the last 6 months were too! It does make sense, I went from doing strength-focused HIIT 3-4X per week to not doing any dedicated exercise. While I was lifting things, a lot of the exercise was cardio-based (Walking up to 20 km a day some days). My cardio fitness has increased substantially, which is good because that was without a doubt my weakest point. But I'm still feeling frustrated that what I thought was a big win was just me losing the muscle I'd worked so hard to gain.

I don't know what exactly I hope to get out of this post. To be honest, I think I just needed to vent a bit! So thank you for listening to my terrible TED talk lol

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Hunger on a deficit

I’ve been trying to lose weight since July 2022. I weigh 271. And I started at 280. I’ve been having my ups and downs. And I’m trying my best to continue to lose weight. Nevertheless, I’m hungry around my period. And I’m hungrier at night in general. Do you all have any tips on how to increase my protein, and water intake? I have a gallon water bottle, but I have a hard time making myself drinking it all.

I eat a lot of junk food and I am trying to cut it out, but it’s a slow process and I am taking my time. I’m taking a slower time because I have been bingeing and restricting recently. And I’ve been doing better by listening to hunger cues, and taking breaks from counting calories Thanks

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Can't lose belly fat no matter how much I cut my calories

Hi, so im a 5ft8 guy (22) and over a year ago I decided to start losing weight by cutting calories after I found out how to be in a calorie deficit properly and I went from 154 pounds to currently 118 pounds. I know I'm technically underweight now and I can see it in my shoulders and hips but I still have belly fat that is really annoying me and I feel like I cannot get rid of it no matter how much I cut my calories.

I'm consistently eating around 1300 to 1500 a day but the belly doesn't seems to want to go and all I really want is just a flat stomach, what could I be doing wrong? The belly still makes me feel like I'm chubby and I'm quite insecure about it

Should I weight train as I've heard adding muscle can get rid of excess fat?

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how do i stay motivated to eat healthy and work out?

im around 20kg heavier than im comfy with. i lose weight then immediately gain it back by eating too much and stopping exercising. how do i stay motivated to eat healthy and consistently excerise? im 5'5 and weigh around 70-73kg. i work full time which does keep me really active phsyically but i waste all of that by eating like 7 chocolate bars a day and not eating anything else (a little overexaggerated but its still pretty close). i do enjoy eating healthy but i usually can't resist cravings of eating 12 billion calories in one meal. any tips?

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Confusion about weight loss (or lack thereof)

Hi, so first things first I am female, 31, 5’8” and 153lbs.

My confusion is that I haven’t lost any weight in weeks. I also haven’t gained any which I suppose is good. But here’s my problem, and I just want to figure out if I’m thinking things through correctly or if there’s something I don’t understand. From my understanding losing weight is pretty much a numbers game, spend more calories than you intake. So I’m active and I will exercise 3-4x a week on average. I do so on my bike which calculates how many calories I’m burning based on time spent and speed. I burn 1000 calories every time I’m on my bike. But my weight isn’t shifting, is that therefore saying I’m also eating an extra 3000 calories a week to break even?

Just for some extra info, I don’t count every single thing I eat (bad I know). But I can always account for 500 calories: My cereal and almond milk in the morning, and some time during the day a protein drink and some vegetable juice. Unless I’m not home (which several week ago I had to leave but for the past few weeks I have been home) I have that everyday. Thing is, I only eat one other meal during the day, and most days it’s a chicken breast and some vegetables. The only other thing I generally might eat is some baby bel cheese which is 70 calories, and I’ll only eat a couple of them some days.

So even if my bmr is around 1500 and I ate an extra 1000 calories in a day (which I feel like is a lot for what I eat but I could be wrong) after my breakfast and drinks I should still be in a 3000 calorie deficit from the exercise and losing close to a pound a week. But my scale hasn’t moved at all in at least two weeks. Is it possible to be gaining as much muscle as losing fat and that’s why the scale isn’t moving or am I truly eating way more than I think I am?

Also, as I said I ride my bike to burn calories. It’s an indoor exercise bike. Is it better to burn more calories going faster or should I go slower and up the tension to make it more difficult, and not necessarily go for 1000 calories but just an hour or so?

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Stopping an unwelcome trend

Hello. Just asking for a bit of advice

I know losing weight is a process bug last few days made me a but worried i am slippin. I have been on my weight loss journey since june and was doingreally well. The pst days have been much more difficult though, i am eating too much again. I had some stressful events and wanted to do a lot at once before traveling so it was somehow bad for my overall mood and as i was used to turning to food to feel better that ks exactly what i dod several days. Not good and makes me nervous.

Any tips to go back to good habits? I was not undereating amd had enough protein amd stuff as per the dietitians advice but just have a problem with will power i guess

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 28

Hello all,

Day 28 & a Friday to boot! The November sign up post is up!

https://redd.it/yeapt3

Onto goals!

Weigh in & log weight once a week, Thursday mornings: Got it.

2000 calories a day (lose two pounds this month): Someone brought breakfast into work & I’m usually so good at saying no but it got me today. I'm over today. Still logging & being mindful.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): 30 minute walk today. 22/28 days.

Journal for two minutes before playing Switch: Got it! 27/28 days.

Today's gratitude list: Today I'm grateful for getting some time to spend with the first friend I made in the city I moved to as an adult. Sister from a different mister. I need some time to just be me with a buddy.

Random to do list item I want to conquer today: I’d like to try a new lip mask I got.

Your turn! How was your day? Any exciting weekend plans?

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medication to treat binge eating?

hi all!

im super new to this subreddit and im hoping this doesn't count as "promoting unhealthy weight loss". after struggling with BED for years, i've finally decided to make the decision to consciously try to lose weight and reduce my eating. it's been really hard and ive broken my progress multiple times. im not gonna quit, but i was wondering if anyone knows anything about taking medication to reduce appetite and/or prevent symptoms of BED. i've heard of certain medications like Vyvanse that can help reduce symptoms of BED, does anyone take this or something similar? has it helped you? and is it healthy to take such medication or should i try losing weight the "normal" way? i do plan to exercise, have a calorie deficit and eat healthier, but I think medication would help. thoughts?

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A rant about something I saw today

Today, I saw the poster for a Disney short film called "Reflect", which features Disney's first plus-sized heroine. I went into the comments section, and it was absolutely disheartening and mean. Most of the comments were along the lines of 'just lose the goddamn weight', 'just eat less', 'stop glorifying obesity' etc.

So a fat person can never be the main character? Do you always need to be "normal" to be a protagonist? So fat people are only cut out for the roles of the side kick, the unattractive best friend or the evil villain? How is it promoting obesity and laziness? Even without apparent underlying conditions, it's not easy to lose weight.

I have been overweight since I was a toddler. I've been fatshamed by family, friends, strangers, since as long as I can remember. It's just my genetics and slow metabolism bruh. I also later learnt that I have hypothyroidism. That doesn't mean I've resigned, and in no way means that I want to remain fat. I have tried countless times to lose weight. It's not easy, not at all. I've lost some, gained some more, and so on. And I'm still trying.

Edit: Again, I'm not saying obesity is okay or should be normalised. I'm saying portrayal of fat characters in movies and shows should be normalised. Can't a fat protagonist just go about their life, like any other protagonist? Why do you have to make it all about their weight?

Also, the girl is a ballet dancer, and apparently a good one at that. Ballet is tough and takes great strength, balance and strenuous practice. So she's clearly not all lazy.

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ALLEN CARR’s Easy Way to Stop Emotional Eating

Anyone tried it? Did it help?

I’m think about giving it a go. My relationship with food is definitely my downfall, binge eating etc. I struggle with diet’s because I can never sustain them, and the second I fall off that wagon, I’m right back to binge eating and putting any weight on that I’ve lost

I think my issue is definitely more psychological.

I heard amazing things about his book to help with stopping smoking.

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I genuinely don’t know when i am hungry

i want to keep this quick so i can highlight the point that i need help.

for about a year i have been trying to watch what i eat and lose weight but every time i try to cut back on eating it doesn’t work. i end up overeating quite frequently and now my hunger cues have gone out the window. it’s so bad that i genuinely have no idea when i am hungry besides when my stomach feels like it’s turning itself inside out. How do i regain the ability to know when i am hungry again ? And how can i stop myself from eating after i am full ?

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Haven’t lost any weight?

The first week I was in the gym I was doing weight training 5x a week and swimming for cardio. I was eating about 1800 calories 160g protein. I’m 6’1 and I started off at 226 and after the first week I came down to 219. I stopped weighing myself but I weighed myself today after about 9 days since my last weigh in and I still weight 219??? Am I doing something wrong. Am I worried too much about the scale. Idk I just feel so bad because I was actually putting in hard work.

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Husband said something that totally changed my mindset

So we were talking a few days ago and I brought up (again) how unhappy I was with my body shape

For background, I’ve gained about 30 pounds since we were married almost 10 years ago, leaving me at least 10 pounds over a healthy weight.

Trying to be helpful, he said “Well, maybe this is just your body shape now!”

I understand his context, after 10 years of marriage, having kids and leaving our young adulthood and sliding into middle age, clearly bodies change.

But I don’t want this body to be my “body shape” now. I know he was trying to be loving and supportive of my insecurities, but it has actually kicked me back into gear- I need to lose some weight and get back to feeling comfortable in my own body. Settling for what may just “be my body shape now” isn’t good enough for me anymore!

I just needed to get that off my chest. I downloaded the LoseIt app this week and am looking forward to my latest, more slow and steady and sustainable weight loss journey!

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I’m slowly accepting that working from home works against me

More of a realization!

I have been working from home since the started of the pandemic and over the last year have been able to go in whenever I wanted. But working exclusively from home for two years, I have gotten very use to my home setup and don’t go in often.

Well the last two weeks I have gone in 3 days each week and I have lost 2.5lbs per week vs my pretty average 1.5lbs.

I know exactly why it’s happening! I move more and I snack less at the office. This doesn’t shock me but I now can’t ignore it! My 45 minute daily walk at home didn’t make up for all day small movements that happen at the office like I thought it did.

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Unconventional motivation to lose weight & eat better

I decided to start watching what I eat recently. It mostly involves cutting out vending machine food at work, not eating fast food 6 days a week, not buying stuff from the bakery 5 days a week, and cutting down on soda from 2 a day to 1 or 2 a week.

I see a lot of different reasons or motivating factors for losing weight that have to do with health, a fitness goal, body image, or fitting into different clothing (all totally valid and awesome).

I'm looking for stories of strange or unconventional things you found motivation in. It wasn't the prediabetes, or the fact that my fat pants were tight on me, or that I sort of disgust myself when I see my body in the mirror that kicked me in the butt. It was this:

Back story: I never dream about famous people or outlandish situations. Most of my dreams involve real people and places in my life, with real or close to real things going on (walking down a hallway at my old high school, going grocery shopping and not being able to pick up an item, trying to dial a phone number but hitting the wrong keys, etc). Also, I've never been to a concert.

The dream I had: I was at a Foo Fighters concert, standing on the stage behind the band, and after the final song was played and the crowd was going crazy, Taylor Hawkins (the drummer that passed away earlier this year) came up to me, put his hand on my shoulder, and told me I was doing a great job and to keep up the hard work.

My takeaway from the very short dream segment was that if one of the greatest drummers of the last 30 years believes in me, I can believe in myself as well.

Just wanted to share a light-hearted moment during what can be a stressful, frustrating journey to a healthy weight, and invite you to do the same.

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Is the amount of calories I’m eating the reason my weight loss has slowed down

Is the amount of calories I’m eating the reason my weight loss has decreased?

15, 5’7 and 88kg and I am eating around 1’500 to 1’700 calories a day on average. But I just did a TDEE calculator and it says I should be eating 2’900. And I read that you should eat 500 less than that. Is that why my weight loss has slowed down dramatically? Or should I just keep on eating my normal calories or should I go to 2,400?

Before I was losing 4kg a month but not it’s gone down to barely 1kg a month.

If you think that’s the reason please tell me. I’ve been so frustrated this past month because of it

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I’ve lost 14 kg of weight tha last year and hit the gym hard.

I’ve lost 14 kg weight, been in the gym and done the work. Im 184 cm tall (6 feet) and weigh 71 kg. I,ve never been this strong and leight at the same time in my life. My arms and legs a very vascular and has basicly no fat in them. But heres the thing, i still have some fat on my stomach, wich i cant seem to get rid of no matter what. I know it would be gone if i weighed like 63 kg, but then i would be a stick, and would never be able to maintain such a caloric defecit over time. Is the soloution to bulk up, gain more muscle, to then cut down? Because i know i can maintain low 70’s, but i want them toned abs! Do you have any tips?

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Thank you for this community!

I posted here a little over a month ago when I was first starting out, and to be honest I figured I would be hopeful but realistically I wouldn't lose weight. I've tried before, but I always either gained the weight back or folded after messing up. But you all gave me a great place to start and have been so helpful and supportive to a complete internet stranger, and it's really nice to see other people meeting their goals through sustainable means!

So I just wanted to say thank you for this community. I had ups and downs this month, but I've always been able to come back to this sub to reassure myself that I got this. I also weighed myself today and I lost about 12 lbs. It's not much but I'm back to my pre-covid weight! This is also the first time I feel like my changes are sustainable in the long run, and the first time messing up didn't make me throw away all my progress.

So TLDR; this sub is awesome and thank you so much! Something that seemed unattainable is suddenly within reach.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - November Sign Ups!

Hello lose it folks!

It is almost November, can you believe it? This year is closing in on the home stretch. And many celebrations that in America center around food. It’s going to be a month full of learning & possibly pumpkins.

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 regardless of where you are in your journey.

Let’s get down to the business, shall we?

This is the sign-up post to outline your goals. Please don’t limit yourself to weight loss or health goals, we’d love to hear about your reading list, chores, whatever you want to do in the month ahead.

There will be a daily update post for you to post how your day went, you can use whichever daily post fits your time zone if that’s an issue too. Don’t feel bad for missing a day here & there, this post is to help you feel supported however often you would like to check in.

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, don’t forget that!

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 and cared for. Leading by example, here I go!

2000 calories a day (lose two pounds this month):

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): X/X days.

Sober November: Feels like a good time to focus on health & clear thinking especially with all the family stuff scheduled in the month ahead. Some people in my life are genuinely struggling with sobriety. I don’t a have a problem with substances, however it’s good time to reflect on that. X/X days.

Nanowrimo: 1667 words a day & I want to make sure I'm out of the house somewhere writing at least once a week. X/50,000 words & X/4 write ins.

Today's gratitude list: Today, I'm grateful for -

Random to do list item I want to conquer today: I’m a list maker but sometimes something needs a little extra attention.

Now, onto the fun part, your goals. Please share & let’s kick some butt in November!

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low bmi vs waist size risk?

Hi all,

Just wondering about people's thoughts here. I've lost a lot of weight and am really happy with my progress. I've got quite a slight body frame and was always very naturally thin as a kid and teenager. I put on a lot if weight in my 20s and early 30s due to arthritis and a terrible diet. Post weight loss I've brought my BMI down from just into overweight to 19, which is nearly the cusp of underweight (36F, 53kg, 167cm height) and the calculators always say to watch for any further weight loss. I carry all of my weight on my belly and have pretty skinny legs. According to the British Heart Foundation guidelines, having a waist size of 80cm puts me in the risk category so I still want to lose weight to try and bring my stomach size down. But I don't want to risk being under weight/unhealthy.

Anyone have any advice/opinions? Thanks!

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What initially stopped you from losing weight/why didn't you (more mentally)? Need help refreshing my member on my struggle for my common app essay

Basically, I'm writing my common app personal statement essay for college right now and its about the most important change of my life, losing 50 pounds (192 lbs, 5'6, 14) to now. In my essay I want to obviously talk about: How once I lost my weight I realized how much it inhibited other parts of my life and it led me to always want to do better academically, socially, etc.. Additionally, how my perception changed because people treat you so different when your fat, they don't respect you, you can say the same jokes be the same person they won't laugh and they won't like being seen with you nearly as much --> this led me to be a more genuine and non discriminatory person socially. Lastly, however, and the hardest I want to talk about how I was never getting out my comfort zone, my motivation was worse academically, socially, etc.. and I need to explain what that felt like, you should skip to TL:DR if you j wanna answer q!

General structure of my essay if anyone wants to give me advice on order/structure/message of my essay specifically in terms of order of events what seems important what seems not and if anyone wants to interpert what I'm saying b/c im bad at articulating ,-Started with middle school into high school as my friend group made friends I clinged to them and fell behind academically, socially, mentally, (might've been larger issue I've staying in my comfort zone or it had to do with being fat idk) THEN

-Quarantine I socialized online really well b/c no anxiety but my irl social interaction got a lot worse, I reached my peak fat reaching obese level and I was in loop of uselessness desperation → defeat → avoiding problems(video games, youtube) → loop eventually my best friends I felt so distant from I went home weighed myself and started there, caloric deficit for like 6 months 50 pounds and I wanted to lose weight for a while but IDK why i didn't start it, it felt pretty easy after that losing weight and then getting better in all aspects

-Then first day of school everyone treats me different, everyones nicer life is on easy mode one could even say and that trend continued

-This most recent summer I went to a summer camp it was able to talk to everyone I approached and made friends with literally anyone I met something old me would never do and by the end I was even to get with a girl who was really good looking. I wanna make a flashback here how old me could never even imagine this and just the gratitude and the appreciation I have to be living at that moment.

How do I tell colleges I just sat there for a year with complete free time doing nothing instead of losing weight without sounding lazy, how do I describe that specific feeling that ik a lot of other people know of being fat and just continuing to not do anything?

-TL:DR -

It's been a while since I was fat and though it was life-changing, I remember parts but I need to jog my memory on the real struggle, because there definitely was one. I knew all the way till sophomore year I obviously didn't want to be fat but I don't remember all the little things that made you, someone who was in or is currently in my situation, not do anything about it, What made you not take action, not research how to change, was it staying in your comfort zone and what does that mean? Was it denial of the ultimately truth of the harm of being fat? Or was it something a lot different, specifically not looking for depression-tied answers because thats more of a large issue that I can't specifically relate to as much? I want to remember in retrospect a major takeaway and I know there was one but I don't know remember what to justify my problem with because I can't just say I was fat and I suddenly decided oh I'm going to lose 50 pounds!

Thank you so much for reading this and THIS ESSAY IS ONLY 650 WORD LIMIT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL THE WHOLE STORY, ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT I SHOULD HIGHLIGHT/WHAT I SHOULD KEEP IS REALLY APPRECIATED

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Has anyone else had more trouble running a deficit the more active they become?

I'm curious if others have struggled with this and what advice you may have.

Six years ago I lost about 45 lbs to get me right to the middle of a healthy BMI. I usually had 1600 - 1800 calories, leaving me with a 300 - 500 deficit. I'm not saying it was a breeze, but it felt doable and that I could beat my cravings to maintain this deficit. It slowed a little as I reached a BMI of 22, but I was able to do it and could see the progress.

Now, over the course of 8 months, I put on 15 lbs putting me close to an overweight BMI. I was able to take the first 5 off in about two months, but the last 10 lbs are evading me. The thing is, I'm way, way more active now than I was before and I feel like my body is constantly craving fuel. I do horse riding, gymnastics, martial arts, weight lifting, and running. So much more than I did six years ago! So I first tried cutting my calories to 2000, but I ended up feeling lightheaded during physical activity and was craving food beyond belief. I've now bumped up to 2150 calories with a "cheat" day on the weekend, but the weight loss has slowed to a crawl and I still find myself feeling hungry and unsated. I feel like if I cut all my activities, I could cut my food and be alright. But I hate the thought of skipping any of my activities or not performing my best in them due to cutting calories.

Has anyone else experienced this where being more active made a deficit harder? How did you find the middle ground between keeping your potential in your sports, losing weight at a reasonable pace, and not feeling hungry all the time? Any tips on super foods for being active and at a deficit?

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How realistic are my goals and any tips?

(Picture links at bottom)

To give a bit about myself I am 26 year old male. 6 feet and weight 235 pounds. I use to weigh much less but was a skinny guy. After the pandemic hit I gained 50 pounds. I've been going to the gym consistently for the last 2 months and already see progress in my strength. I feel great. My goal is I want to lose the weight and be skinny again but I would love to build some muscle. My questions is the goal that I have possible and how long would it take for me to get to this physic?

The first 2 pictures is me flexing and the third picture is what I’m aiming for.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/e2t4x4w0w7q7e0c/AABzbo6RwdFB2lot8DUUBSQPa?dl=0

Also, how do I look now? Don't be afraid to be honest ✊🏼

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Please Help Me Be More Rational: Panicking From Job Having Us Use Webcams W/ 100+ lbs Left To Lose

I knew this day was going to be coming. I prayed they’d forget. I prayed I’d be at least fifty more pounds down once they implemented it, but we’ll be using webcams very soon.

I started at 317 with this job. It’s WFH. I went and picked my stuff up and never saw anyone again. And no one was my work team, as far as I know. I didn’t give a damn. I’ve been there for quite a while now and started my journey. I love my work team. And we’ve become sort of close. I only recently told them I’m fat. I said it in a nonchalant way when someone else was talking about their weight. I’m down to 295 ish now. My goal is 145 by 35. I messed up all last month and didn’t lose anything. In fact, gained a pound or so. I was 294. I could have lost another six to eight pounds, but no, I screwed off.

Now there’s no hiding. Cameras are coming out. I tested my camera today and I look terrible. There’s hardly a forgiving angle. I’m SMO and that’s it.

The upsetting thing is that, I never shared my pictures. Even really of my face. I’m sooo insecure. It’s almost like I don’t find myself acceptable at all. I’m completely imperfect. I don’t look like some gorgeous person, so I’m the ugliest person. But also the fattest. People have put this weird image onto me. I have a really feminine voice, and people have said weird things to me implying that I must be some really hot girl. I always correct them and am Iike, “nope, that is not me!” And now I am so scared to be seen. Scared I’ll be treated badly. Obviously some old bullying wounds from growing up obese.

I feel mildly ill over it, but a part of me is relieved. I think my hiding is getting extremely unhealthy. I imagine I’m a very regular looking person, but I feel like I’m super disgusting and shouldn’t be seen until I’m closer to goal weight. I’ve always been like this and it’s held me back. I had a period where I just lived despite it, but now I am hyper determined to get my weight off. But the majority of it is still here. There’s no hiding anymore.

How do I feel better about this?? It actually doesn’t feel normal. Like who is a model?? Why do I need to be the gorgeous one? Why do I need to be so well liked and have it count on looks? I know the answers. My upbringing. But still! I have to move forward because there’s no choice now.

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looking for accountability buddy

I started in August 195, down 15 pounds but I can't seem to get into the 70s as my nutrition is awful I'm working out , drinking half my body in water, the holidays, birthdays , Halloween, clients offering me chocolate , I just ate all 8 of them even though I had no intentions .

What tips or advice ? I really want to lose 65 pounds My nutrition is never consistent I got down to 178 in mid October And gained it back now I'm 180

Help me!

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Anyone else go from average/fit to overweight? What made you really realise you had let yourself go??

Before I gained a lot of weight due to birth control, anti depressants, and a binge eating disorder. I can confidently say I had a better quality of life before the weight gain.

My body wasn’t in as much pain, I didn’t lose my breath so quickly, I fit into my clothes, people were just so much nicer, and I actually took care of myself.

There are a lot of changes I have noticed from gaining weight and I was curious as to what made you realise you were indeed fat. And what was it like to go from being at an average weight or even being fit to being overweight.

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Ugh here we go again

Back in my mid 20s I ballooned up to 245 (male at 5'10) did some dieting and cut out booze and dropped 60 in 2 months. A bit extreme but was able to keep it for 5 years. Introduced beer again (god damn I love beer lol) and now at my heaviest at 265. It was awesome being smaller at 170lbs but always hated being weaker than I wanted. So I took up power lifting the past 5ish years and strength has shot up exponentially.

Now at 36 I'm trying to cut back down while keeping a good strength output. Calorie deficit is at 1,000ish a day give or take a few misses grams on the scale hoping to get back to 200.

One thing I forgot that happened with weight cutting is hanger and damn does it suck. Been drowning my pangs with water instead snacking and on track to lose 3-4 lbs a week so I'm ok with that.

Macro split 40/40/20 (F/P/C) since my body loves carbs. Still keeping the same weight training and gonna see what happens .

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I can't stop snacking at work to make the time go by faster.

This is more of a rant. I work from home (thank God) , but throughout the day I am getting yelled at by everyone for things beyond my control or not my fault. It gets mentally draining. It can also be very boring when it's slow (which I prefer but still I'm bored) so I'll eat. I'll eat to make time go by faster, to relieved my anxiety etc. Today I had a sandwich, then I ate a packet of dry ramen which is like 400 calories for a packet. Then I had some chips, and then a small bowl of cereal. I pretty much ate my calories for the day so I won't even get to really have any dinner and I'm mad at myself now.

Anyway, just need to rant thanks lol

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Well, I’m the lowest weight I can ever recall being as an adult.

Lowest number I can recall was in 2017 at 264.2 lbs. I’ve gained up to nearly 300 since then and went up and down frequently.

And today I checked it was at 260.2

I can’t remember any weight lower than the 264.2 so this is a giant achievement.

One step closer to wearing what I want, being more comfortable being seen, attractive to girls, and hopefully a girlfriend.

Basically I stopped eating junk at all and even healthier stuff past 10pm because the water weight won’t go away as easy over night I noticed.

And I weigh myself after releasing the demons in the morning and naked to keep it as true as possible.

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Calorie deficit on keto--starvation mode or effective weight loss program?

I've heard that too much of a calorie deficit will result in your body going into starvation mode and not losing any weight. I've also heard that the bigger the calorie deficit the more weight you lose. So I'm confused.

I'm doing keto and yesterday I had probably no more than 15g carbs and 1200 calories all from fat and protein. Feel really depleted right now and wondering if it would be effective to stick with deficits like this on a daily basis and my body will adapt or try and up my calories to 1500+ and carbs to around 50-75g to lose more weight? Does it work like this?

Sorry if this has been answered before but am passionate about getting my life back on track and am confused about this. I didn't lose any weight yesterday and am wondering if it's 'cause I'm starving myself too much. THANKS!

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Rewards for weight loss successes?

So I used to reward myself with food. This was a problem. To incentivize weight loss for myself I decided for every 10lbs I lost I would reward myself with a new t-shirt. This was a fun reward for me but now I've got way more shirts than I need, at least until I wear a new size. So I'm trying to think of something else I can use as a reward. I collect hats so was thinking maybe hats. But I'm interested in ideas. Do you reward your weight loss successes? If so, what do you reward yourself with? Do you think rewarding yourself is a good idea?

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Healthy meal ideas for a limited kitchen

Hi all! So, due to an unexpected plumbing disaster, I am going to be without most of my kitchen for about a week. I will not have my stove top, oven, or microwave. I do have my fridge, sink, as well as an instant pot, crock pot, air fryer, and a small gas grill (think like a travel sized grill.) Feeding a family of 4. I know I can easily do salads and sandwiches, and I do have recipes for the crock pot and instant pot, but thought that while I'm having to live without a full kitchen anyway, it might be fun to get healthy recipes and meal ideas from the community. Does anyone have any great recipes or ideas to share?

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Working out a month and a half w/ no progress

I’m 15 and last time I weighed myself I was roughly 240 lbs. I have been watching what I eat to the best of my ability as well as jump roping/weight training for about a month and a half. I have always been an athlete but have had issues putting off weight. All I can eat is whatever my mom cooks and what the school serves. My school has a gym so I’m currently weight training once (transitioning into 2) times a day. What else could I possibly change?

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A serious question

I have a serious question. I just started losing weight and I am having trouble understanding what to do exactly. I eat about 1600 calories a day. I'm a woman, 5'4 and weight 240 pounds. I have recently started going on walks. Some of my walks are an hour and a half and my calorie counter says I burn 800 to 1000 calories from my walk. I want to lose weight in a healthy sustainable way. Is having a calorie deficit of 1000 from exercise plus my TDEE healthy?

Thank you kind Reddit strangers

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How do you adjust to how you look after every few pounds lost?

Hiii, so far I’ve lost 37 pounds. The other day I happened to stumble across 2 photos I took of myself and they were at least a year apart and I was shocked by how different I looked. Today, I was looking at myself in the mirror, although I’m not at my goal weight, I’ve gotten slightly happier with how I look now. But in the back of my head I worry that I’ll look “sickly” once I reach to my goal weight. It’s been really hard trying to be super excited but also terrified that I’ll get to my goal weight and that I might look too frail.

Is anyone else having trouble adjusting to how they look after ever few pounds?

Btw I’m a 20F, 5’5, SW:260, CW:223, GW:150.

Edit: for some history, when I was at 140, people told me I looked sickly and that I should eat more. I guess I just fear that I’ll be at a healthy weight and will end up looking “sick” to people. I just don’t know if I’m mentally prepared for that.

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At least I'm in a big deficit

I'm going through the worst pain I've ever felt. Every day, I struggle through every minute. I have no appetite, which I suppose is a plus. I'm eating so little that I've stopped logging. Mostly protein shakes and cereal bars, just so my stomach isn't rumbling. I'd say I've averaged 1000 calories a day since Wednesday. I guess one good thing out of it is a boost to my deficit. Hope everyone else is doing well.

edit: I should be clear, I'm not starving myself to lose weight. I'm just in so much mental and emotional pain that I have absolutely no appetite. I'm trying to make sure I'm eating something, but I'll eat as I can to not feel hungry. I can't stomach more than that

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I am letting myself go in college. How do I fix it?

I recently joined college as a freshman. I have been working towards fat loss since 1.5 years and have successfully lost 110 lbs till now. But since I have joined college and I am required to live in a dorm and eat food in the dining hall. I think I am letting myself go. I am trying to workout consistently but I still miss one or two workout a week due to study and classes but the big problem I am facing right now is my diet. Since, there is unlimited food and takeout in college dining halls, I think I am eating over my calories. I thought I would be able to control myself but I often feel like my body is just moving itself to dining halls. I don't know how to explain it but I know I should'nt eat and I try to stop myself but it fucking feels like my body has a brain of its own. I have already gained like 6-7 pounds and am really scared of losing all my progress. I just need some advice and help on how to solve this. After I eat, I feel completely shitty and disappointed in myself. And I know all the basics of fat loss and muscle building so the problem is not that. Its just crazy that I am doing this even though I should not. I do not want to lose my progress but I sometimes just feel I am powerless.

Please give me some suggestions.

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Finally got taken off abilify after gaining weight to obesity

Basically the title. I started the year at 130-135 lbs as a 5'5 woman and I am now 180. In six months I gained 45+ lbs and I finally realized it was because of my abilify.

I was put on abilify for my bipolar about two years ago and I had the same experience, albeit to a lesser extent, and once I got taken off of it for an unrelated issue, the weight slipped off like wet soap in a prison shower with absolutely no change to my daily habits. Conversely, this time around I noticed the weight gain about five months ago and have been dieting and going to the gym 4+ times a week and I gained weight in ~8 lbs "boosts" every few weeks until now.

I am writing this with tears in my eyes because I thought there was something wrong with me for MONTHS. I dont LOOK anywhere remotely close to obese, yet here I am. But I am so excited to see these changes. I havent taken a picture of myself in 20 pounds. Maybe i’ll be confident again soon.

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How much weight did you lose before you got loose skin?

I’m 17, 4’11 and I wear a size 10. I may be entering the next size now. The last time I was at the doctor, the scale said I was 152. That seems off because it said I lost 2 pounds but I was overeating so something must have been wrong with the scale. That was sometime in June and I’ve continued to overeat due to stress and emotional eating. I really want to lose weight and fat but I’m terrified of loose skin. I’m supposed to be 90 pounds according to google. That’s a lot of weight loose. And I’ve been overweight all my life so my skin is used to it but recently started really packing on when school started in September 2021 and continuing now. I was thinking maybe I could stay 20 pounds overweight so the loose skin wont be as bad but I don’t know. I really regret my decision. I also have stretch marks now which is such a wake up call. Of course, age and height plays a major factor in loose skin and me being 4’11? Yikes.

But anyways, how much did you loose before you started getting loose skin?

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can't stick to a diet!!!

i'm trying to lose ~10 lbs and it's nearly impossible. i literally work out every morning, feeling great and ready to start fresh. i have a healthy breakfast and lunch, then after lunch my dessert cravings kick in. then i end up having like 5 snacks and then feel terrible. it resets every single day and no matter how much i try it's impossible for me to stop binge eating in the evening. i have no problem with exercising or healthy meals but i have huge problems with snacks after lunch. please help, i realllllly want to get these last pounds off

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Let’s talk Plateaus and Irregular Periods

Hi friends!

So I’ve been successfully losing weight since April this year and have lost around 70lbs. I have consistently been eating at around 1200 calories with only a few random non-tracked days thrown in for celebrations and birthdays.

For the last 12ish days, my weight mostly stayed the same, only fluctuating up and down 1 pound. This was my first plateau. I had many, many days where I was peeing a lottt throughout my plateau but this never saw a drop in the scale.

Today I woke up and I got my period. This is very abnormal because as long as I can remember, I have had an extremely regular period. This period is in the middle of my cycle and 1.5 weeks early. Alongside my period, I also finally saw a drop of 2lbs and hopefully the end of a plateau.

My question is; should I be concerned about this? This is not caused by over exercising - If anything I’ve exercised less in the past 2 weeks because I had a really busy period with a lot due at college. Maybe a stress-related thing?

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constantly losing my appetite or having an insane one

I'm 162 cm and my ideal weight is 58kg. But I'm comfortable at the low 60s. Right now I'm 67kg. And my issue is that I either have no appetite, or an insane one!! It lasts for months at a time. I feel a shift one to three times a year. And it causes a big change in my weight. It's been happening for at least 3 years. I've noticed when I'm bigger, I lose my appetite. So I was wondering if me overeating causes me to lose me appetite? Then I undereat for months, until I'm so hungry I can't stop eating again?

Recently I have lost my appetite again, all I want to eat is one meal a day. But when I have a big appetite I will happily eat 3, multiple junk meals and lots of chocolates and crisps.

I'm posting, hoping that someone knows what this is and have any advice.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 22

Heya losers,

Day 22! Anyone else clean & watch horror movies today? It’s a good day to be a me.

Let’s chat goals.

Weigh in & log weight once a week, Thursday mornings: Yep. Yarg.

2000 calories a day (lose two pounds this month): On it.

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): Stationary bike is all she wrote today. 16/22 days.

Journal for two minutes before playing Switch: Got it! 21/22 days.

Today's gratitude list: Today I'm grateful for quiet time, Trader Joe’s & chewy having cat costumes. Sometimes I'm easy to please. My cat is 19 & a granny costume is the on the way. Is it on the nose? Maybe. Will I still laugh? Oh hell yeah.

Random to do list item I want to conquer today: I did so many of my chores today I'm feeling pretty caught up.

How about you all? How was your day?

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Same scale but different house, different weight readings ?? Also when moving it inches away on the same floor, a different weight reading ?

I moved house yesterday and I have the exact same scale I brought with me for the new bathroom but the weigh in this morning was higher on the scale in this new bathroom, even though it’s a hard floor similar to my old house , is it possible for the same scale to give a higher reading in a new house ?

Even if I move it a few steps away on the same floor in the house , just moving it a few inches away on the hard floor, the weigh in results are different ?? any experience with this ?

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Advice on Resisting Temptation When You Work in a Bakery

Hi guys! Long time lurker, first time poster.

So just as the title says, pretty much: I work in the bakery section of a grocery store, which is pretty much a horrible combo with someone who is trying to lose weight and has a massive sweet tooth. It is incredibly easy to just grab food I shouldn't be eating while I walk to the break room for my lunch, and I find myself doing that often. The bakery is also nice enough to leave leftovers from packing out for people to take, which is also sometimes hard to resist.

I always make sure not to go to work hungry, which helps, and I always pack better food to eat on my breaks, but any other advice from people that are maybe in the same position would be so helpful! I've taken up running and manage to eat pretty well on my days off, so this really feels like the biggest thing stopping my progress at the moment.

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Can someone help me calculate my TDEE? Also a question on maintaining.

I’m 5’4” 1/2 and currently 128lbs. My goal is to lose 8 pounds by Dec 1. I walk between 25-30 miles a week. Usually 5 miles a day and Sunday I’m a couch potato. My walking speed is about 2.5 mpr. Working up to 3. I play Just Dance for an hour a week as well.

When I reach 120lbs do I continue with the same amount of calories to maintain? I want to incorporate weight training twice a week once I reach my goal weight for strength purposes not aesthetic muscle building. Thank you in advance!!

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NSV: Hit a plateau, got kind of depressed, stopped tracking calories, ate out more...

... then naturally got back on track and didn't gain weight during the whole ordeal!

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This year has been a roller coaster. I lost 102 lbs since February (332=>230), moved across the country, started a new job... but about 3 months ago I suffered an open fracture in my right leg and had to get two bones fixated after a bike accident.

Despite the accident, I kept up my weight loss (still making sure I got the nutrients I needed), I was back to working full time almost immediately, and I kept up with the gym (I think literally hobbling in on a walker to make it to appointments with my trainer is now a core memory for me)

Unfortunately doing all of that, combined with the stress of the recovery started to take a toll on me. And so when I hit a plateau (which had happened before without issue), I think it was the "straw that broke the camels back", and I got pretty depressed.

The old me would have went off the deep end and started ordering Uber Eats for every meal, but this time my eating habits didn't undo anything!

I started the month at 233 and fluctuated up and down but the trend stayed just barely negative. A few days ago I naturally decided to go back into my usual deficit, today the first day I counted calories since then and I'm at 230.

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Things that I'd say helped limit the damage:

• I stopped counting calories, but I still paid attention to what I ate. When I ordered out instead of ordering 2 large boxes of fried rice like the old days, I'd order a small box of fried rice and and something mostly protein to go with it because now I know how insanely caloric rice is even if I didn't know the exact nutrition facts of this specific rice, and I know that without protein I won't get full.

  At one point I ate McDonalds (something I've avoided as it was one of my biggest issues before): I ordered a triple hamburger with no cheese because I'd be damned if I was going to waste almost 200 calories on extra Mac Sauce and cheese for a Big Mac like I used to (I would in the old days then multiply the whole order by 3 or 4...)

  I feel like it's a basic thing that most people do, but I really never thought about what I ate deeply at all before this journey. I'd think about what I was going to eat in terms of literally thinking "what food am I going to acquire and eat" and stop at that. Now I think further: "I wanted a sandwich but I didn't eat all day, maybe today is not the day for a sandwich that's more bread than protein"

• I kept weighing myself. At this point in the game I know I didn't gain 5 lbs in a night, it's water weight, booze, and food. But the one day I overdid it at a bar and ended up downing an coffee then chowing down and gelato and tiramisu with a glass of port on the way, then weighed myself and saw that number spike and take days to return back down, was more than enough to remind me that: yes, my actions have consequences that last more than an evening!

Things that would have made this easier:

• Exercise. I paused my visits to my trainer thinking it'd be temporary since I was starting to feel overwhelmed by that and physical therapy. And by itself that wouldn't be the end of the world. But that caused me to start spending days at a time indoors without any activity. And that started a cycle where the longer that went by, the more guilty I'd feel about not going, and the more guilty I felt the more I'd try and block exercise as a whole out of my mind and be unmotivated to start...

  Exercise hasn't helped me in terms of weight loss directly compared to caloric deficits, but indirectly it's clearly helping me cope with things, and I think it would have been easier to stay motivated through a plateau if I had kept up with my training sessions

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Overall, I don't think it's a coincidence this happened right as I hit 100 lbs. I think I was extremely tired, and seeing myself hit that milestone got me wanting to get to enjoy the progress without the never ending "weigh every single calorie down to a squirt of ketchup" stuff weighing on me. And so I managed to do that, enjoy myself for a bit, and then when I got tired of the horizontal line on my weigh-ins I naturally went back on the path at my own pace.

The situation around this sucks, but this is a victory for me because I think it proved that when I reach my goal weight the are options other than "weigh ketchup for the rest of my life" and "go back to eating how I did when I was morbidly obese" and that's something I can see myself doing for the rest of my life. It gives me a lot of hope for the future.

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Do you think my belly hang will go away?

Hi. I’m 21 years old and have recently lost 60 lbs. I’m planning on losing around 30 more. I’m 5’5 and weigh 175 right now with a bmi of 29

I’m looking for ways to make my lower belly go away or shrink or something. I know you can’t spot reduce fat, but would a compression help? Would shapewear have the shake effect as compression? It’s what I have on hand right now.

I HATE my b belly and overhang. I don’t have really any loose skin at all right now, but I’m sure I will. Do you think it’ll shrink overtime since I’m youngish? I hate my lower belly so much!!! I feel like without it I’d look skinny but it ruins everything.

Any advice is appreciated!!!!

https://imgur.com/a/8pmVxuL

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How much protein do I REALLY need to maintain muscle growth whilst losing weight

I am moving out of my home early next year, and so I need to keep an eye on my finances as I am currently living at home for a fraction of the cost. I’m currently in the UK, and like a lot of countries, we are experiencing insane inflation on everything, including groceries.

At the moment I am aiming to lose weight whilst also building some muscle at the same time (I’ve heard mixed things about whether this can work). I do weightlifting 3-4 times a week, alternating between upper body and lower body days and then I do half an hour of cardio at the end.

I see mixed opinions on how much protein is needed for muscle growth, I’ve seen it ranging from anywhere from 1g per kg of body weight to 1g per pound of body weight.

I currently aim to eat about 120g of protein a day and about 1600 calories to ensure I’m in a deficit. Currently I weight 175lbs and I am 5’3, I initially started the year at 194lbs. I’ve been on this journey since about February, however I plateaued over summer as I was going out a lot and got lax with cardio.

I get a lot of my protein from meat (mainly chicken and ham) as it has high protein for not many calories, however I am worried I will not be able to afford these when I move out. Everything has gotten so much more expensive and I don’t know how I’m going to read my protein goals whilst not spending too much money. I do have protein powder which I have before I go to the gym, as well as creatine and EAAs.

Cheaper foods like tinned foods (soups etc) don’t have much protein in them. Essentially I’m wondering what is the bare minimum protein I would need without hindering my goals. I don’t want to be a bodybuilder or anything but I would like to eventually look toned, I can already see some muscles showing in my quads and arms and I am gradually increasing the weight on machines so I know I’m getting stronger. I don’t want to think “oh I can’t buy this soup and have it for lunch because it doesn’t have enough protein”. I know protein is important for everyone regardless of muscle goals but I don’t want it to hinder my budget or eating habits. Sometimes I just fancy some tomato soup, y’know? Meat is just getting so expensive nowadays, and I won’t be able to afford as much of it on top of my protein powder and supplements.

Anyone in a similar position?

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🎉 I LOST 5 POUNDS!! 🎉

I cannot believe it. I've officially lost 5 pounds. Went from 226 to 221. I've gone up and down the scale from 230 to 190 and back up again. I feel like for the first time I've made real permanent lifestyle changes which is incredible. Go me!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

My Tips:

1. get referred to Form Health where you can meet with a dietitian 2x/mo and a weight loss coach 1x/mo 👍 you'll have plenty of accountability there
2. get put on a weight loss medication to lower your appetite (I wanted Wegovy but there's a shortage right now so I got put on Saxenda instead)
3. make portions smaller (obviously lol)
4. eat regularly 3-4x/day (I had a hard time with this so I started drinking a protein shake each day to help)

Form Health calculated that I'm losing about 1.5 lbs/wk which is pretty good considering I'm not exercising yet. I will incorporate running/walking soon.

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