(NSV) Great Weekend Resisting Old Temptations

Hello loseit! My first post ever thanks to this subreddit. I have you guys to thank for keeping me going and making this past week so successful. I hope this can motivate someone like others have motivated me! This past Saturday I attended an event where there were free pastries and coffee. I haven't had any refined sweets in 2+ months. I saw an almond croissant, my favorite pastry. I almost convinced myself that I DESERVE this as a reward! Then I remembered my breakfast was already 200 calories more than usual, and the next day was my official "cheat meal" for my Dad's birthday dinner. So I passed the delicious treat and drank some black coffee instead. I was so proud and thanked myself later when I did my 30 mins of cardio. Sunday: my father's birthday. I told myself before hand I can have 2 glasses of wine and a small, cheat, meal. I kept calories low in preparation. Now, I was a bit of an alcoholic before my diet, I realized I was drinking up to 1,000 kcal in beer PER DAY (I love dark beer). I'm happy to say I set my goal and kept it! Only 2 5oz glasses of wine and only two slices of a small chicken + veggie pizza. I was still within my calorie deficit for the day.

Two+ months ago I never thought I would make these sacrifices. Although progress is slow, the further you go the more motivated you feel to stay on top. I couldn't bend over without my stomach getting in the way. I had heartburn everyday. I had no energy. Now I feel great and everyday I am more determined to keep it that way. I know I will probably slip one day, but I am confident that I will get over it and keep going like so many others here. I just want to say how rewarding it was to have a great weekend, and the long term pride I feel over it was much more worth than sinking my teeth into that pastry or gulping down beer.

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[Intro] Start Date, October 3, 2015: 43M, SW:420lbs, CW:363lbs, GW:?? [SVs], 10lb mark, 50lb mark.

I've been a lurker for the most part since I started and figured I should finally make an intro post and share a couple of the big SV benchmarks.

Using the loseit app to track calories. Minimal exercise for now (aside from the general added physical activity that the increased mobility of losing 50+ lbs. affords).

This subreddit gave me the tips and information that finally put me over the edge into a serious program of weight loss.

Hello everyone!

EDIT: Whoops, for got height info. 6ft2in.

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I've already lost some weight dieting, but just started working out this week! Am I doing enough? Also, a question about calorie intake.

Hello, all!

I have been lurking on this sub since January, and I've also lost 30 lbs since then. Yay! But I still have about 70-80lbs to go, at least. Your posts have been so inspirational and motivational--I've been loving it! I've also found some other great subs through this sub. I've been having a blast.

I have a question about my activity level. Daily, I have been doing 20-30 minutes of Ashanta yoga, about 30 minutes of vigorous bicycling, and another 20-30 minutes of walking at 3.0-3.5 mph. Does this sound like enough? I've also been eating about 1,000-1,300 calories a day. Is THIS enough?

Also, should I take days off from exercising? If so, what type of schedule would you set for me if I wish to continue all three of these activities?

Thank you! :)

Edit: I am a 23 year old female, 5'3.5," and 220 lbs.

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Getting serious

Hello all! 1st time posting here.

5 years ago, i got engaged. 240 lbs. Managed to drop to 202 for my wedding. Got back to 240 lbs in 3 years. Slowly making my way down since, with some up and down along the way. Then, 16-17 months ago, I started running (235lbs), with a learn-to-run program.

In september 2015, did my 1st 10k run, at 216lbs. After that, I stopped watching my food intake for a bit, went back up to 225. A few weeks ago, on valentine's day, I did my 1st Half-Marathon in -40 weather. Incredible. Now I'm aiming better time, and who knows, maybe do a marathon in a year or two. But to achieve this, I really need to lower my weight to improve, so I'm going to get back to myfitnesspal and be strict.

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Tips for Continuing Weight Loss?

F32. SW: 244lbs, CW: 230lbs, GW: 220lbs (I adjust my goals when I hit them. My ultimate GW is 175lbs).

I'm a Stay at Home Mom. 3 kids, ages 4 and under. I workout twice a day on an elliptical. 12 min in the AM and 12 min in the PM every day. I started at 1min/once a day. My journey began Jan/2016.

I have been at 230lbs since mid Feb. My weight has not dropped any further. I'm feeling frustrated!! Any tips on how to continue the loss pattern?

PS: My diet is healthy-ish. I have a bad Pepsi habit. And enjoy fast food (I'm trying to limit it though!)

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Some questions on beginning to work out

Im going through a very rough emotional time right now. Ive been to the doc, have therapy sessions lined up, so now its a waiting game.

Prior to this, I was beginning to lose weight through diet (I have well over 100lbs to lose). I had been doing a low carb/ high fat diet that seemed to really be working and was one that I could stick with.

Through this emotional time, I also bought a heavy punching bag to vent frustrations. I wouldn't call it a work out routine per se, but last night I ended up staying in the garage for an hour just pacing and hitting the bag. It was very therapeutic.

It was almost addicting how it made me feel, to get the frustration, anger, pain, everything out, it was like I couldn't leave until I was exhausted. So my question is, I know we are supposed to rest for our bodies to heal. How much harm am I doing to my body if I do this nightly? I take multi vitamins daily, and if I need to supplement with a protein shake or something I will. I just want a good balance between emotional health and physical health. Im hoping that it will lead to more of a work out routine, but for now, I consider this my "crawling before I walk".

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Even if budgeted for, do large cal meals freak you out?

Asking because I didn't eat much all day so I could have a personal Texas bbq pizza (558), garlic and herb dip (194) and 2 cookies (166) from dominos tonight- and I ate it and it was yummy! I'm still just under 1200, but the feeling that I ate too much anyway or the worry that maybe dominos got their calorie count wrong, keeps eating (haha) away at me. Does anyone else get this worry?

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I've made it before, I feel like starting again. I need serious help..

Hey everyone. Some might know me some might not.

Well basically I lost 92lbs (40kg) between 2012-2013.. I weighted in at 154lbs(70kg) as my lowest, I am now back at around 83kg. I feel like I need motivation to start training again. (I'm a male)

I feel like I don't look like I expected. My stomach feels saggy and just hanging all around the place when I'm running, also the same with my tits..

It's just not the same, I see my friends with their slim bodies, some even weight more than me but the stomach and tits aren't nearly the same as mine.. I feel like I have to become buff under my skin to make it take more place you know..

Losing weight because of complex about my body made me have even more complex. A lot of people say they don't care about my skin etc, but as long as I feel like it matters it's going to be a problem for me..

I am going to a ski resort for 9 days from the 13th of Mars until 22nd of Mars. I feel like after that I'll be starting to train with my brother but my motivation is just blown away like a leaf in the wind..

I have NO idea whatsoever where to start.. Any type of information or motivation is accepted. Thanks.

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Tell me your experiences with "mindful" or "intuitive" eating...

Hello!

I post in here rather frequently, and lurk quite a bit, but throwaway for this question (personal). I have been calorie counting, myfitnesspal-ing, fitbit-ing, and weighing religiously during the weekdays for the past 6 months. I have managed to shed 20 pounds, mostly due to the fact that I binge crazy hard on the weekends. The numbers and tracking data has also reawaken some unhealthy behaviors with (undiagnosed) anorexia that I had a decade or so ago.

That being said, I am trying to avoid that dark place by learning about “mindful” or “intuitive” eating. Do you any of you do this? How is it going? What do you eat? Is anything forbidden?

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Just took the biggest hit to my confidence I could ever have imagined.

Here's my story:

31 Year Old Male, I've been fighting a gut my entire life since puberty, a few times my weight has been actually disgusting, and at times I've gotten to an ALMOST fit level, jogging miles at a time, a few bouts at the gym... I always fall off the wagon after about 3 to 4 months, infallibly.

Well I finally decided to really get into it and really educate myself... I can say with confidence that weight training and health/fitness has become my number one hobby, currently. After 8 months of hitting the gym, I think I'm finally in the clear and don't see myself dropping it this time. I discovered Stronglifts 5x5 in January and have been making great gains... highest numbers I've ever seen for all of those lifts.

My diet has been fairly consistent though still not perfect, since beginning this particular leg of the journey 8 months ago, I've lost 20 pounds (9 kg). 202 lbs, down from 222 (92 kg, down from 101). And that is taking into account that I'm certain I've gained muscle weight too. Oh, I'm 5' 11'', 6 foot on a good day ;).

So HERE's the kicker. I've had this female friend for almost a year and a half now, I met her in an online video game. We've maintained a friendship outside the game, and I really considered her a friend. I decided I would get her opinion on my progress, since I finally have what I thought was a DECENT “current” pic to go with my starting pic. I urged her to give complete honest opinion and that I would follow up with more after I've made more progress.

Here's what she said, now I AM paraphrasing, but I AM NOT exaggerating:

First picture is gross, the new pictures are gross, and I can't help you.

I AM NOT EVEN KIDDING. That's like... a JOKE right? Only it actually just happened. To me.

So here I am reddit. I am not looking for validation, oh no, I need someone to objectively tell me (don't hold back) how bad it really is. I honestly feel like I must be looking at myself through some narcissistic lens and can't see how truly hideous I am. I thought I looked decent D:

Old Pic (Shirtless, Before Any Gym, January 2014)

New Pic 1 (Gym Selfie!!!)

New Pic 2 (Shirtless, March 2016)

^{Is it the glasses? Or am I just too white??}

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For those of you who have "failed" at weight loss before, why are you succeeding now? what changed?

Obviously weight loss itself is a simple science. Its the day to day choices that make or break you. I think weight loss is really interesting in this sense. Id love to hear about how and why you guys are succeeding now and how you learned from your mistakes

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Question About TDEE and Deficit

I'm starting to seriously track calories. My short term motivation is my wedding 8/27/16. My fiance and I are have worked out nine days in a row now and are extremely excited and motivated. We've been tracking our calories and making far better choices in the last few days. That being said I'm having doubts about my LoseIt app and its deficit it has me on.

I'm male, 5'11", 27 years old, work a desk job, and started out weighing 237 but have been higher. My started weight last week in the app at 237. I selected 2lb/week loss. The app has allotted me 1973 calories per day. If I'm to understand that to be a 1000 calorie per day deficit then it assumes my TDEE is 2973 calories. That seems high to me and has me wondering. I've run different calculators and gotten a range of numbers, as expected, but they've all been lower.

I guess I'm wondering if that sounds right to start at. I understand I shouldn't rush into a diet of 1300 calories per day immediately but 1973 just seems like a lot and I don't see long term a 2lb/week weight loss happening with that many calories. We are doing 21 day fix videos every day because she bought it and it is the best way, with our schedules, that we can motivate and keep each other accountable is to work out together at home.

I'd appreciate any thoughts.

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I have about 25 minutes between jobs to get a workout. Does 25 minutes of cardio really do anything?

Basically I do an hour on the elliptical each day except for 2 days out of the week when I go from one job to the next. I only have about 25 minutes of free time between traveling from one job to the next and would love to utilize that time for a quick workout. Any suggestions?

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A Little Encouragement Goes a Long Way

Hello guys and gals! I just wanted to take a moment to note the great effects of having some positive reinforcement when trying to lose weight. I'm currently a week and a half into my weight loss challenge 25M 5'8, SW:214 CW: 205 GW:185. During February me and my roommates along with his brother decided we need to get in better shape so we made a bet to see who could lose the most weight via percentage. For myself, I would change my diet to very clean diet, cutting out all the processed foods and soft drinks and with a lot of cardio, and let me tell you....i never realized just how unhealthy I was. On the first day I couldn't even run a mile without dying, having that awful pain in my chest but I kept pushing, and now a week and a half into running 4 times a week, I just completed my first 5 mile run! If anyone is interested in my meal and workout plan, just ask and I will be more than happy to give you the details! But what I really wanted to talk about was how great it is when you have someone or a group of people to give you positive feedback and encouragement while dieting. Sometimes I don't feel the drive or want to run or to continue to eat better but when I have my friends, family, or even random people on social media say things like "good job" or "congrants on the progress!" I find that it really helps keep me on track. So if there is anyone out there that wants or needs a little encouragement please message me for my snapchat/insta/fitbit/etc I try and post my meals and workouts daily to help encourage others to join the fight in weight loss for personal growth and happiness! I know for some right now it may seem impossible but It will get better, so don't give up, work hard and the rest will fall into place!

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Day two of my reboot

To recap, I'm 49 year old (next week) man, 5'6", about 290lbs. Currently, tracking my progress on LoseIt as well as YouTube through a daily vlog.

Had a good day yesterday and a good start to today. Went to the gym both days. ALL cardio. As far as weight loss goes, I don't know. I'll weigh in on Friday.

Regarding diet, I'm just doing calorie in/calorie out. Yesterday recorded a 591 calorie deficit, so I guess that's good.

Regarding the YouTube channel, since I got a "talking to" last time for posting the link and self promoting, I'll not do that here. I figure if anyone is interested, they'll contact me.

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How to encourage my sister to push herself?

I need some advice on how to get my sister to push herself whilst at the gym. I gym with my wife & sister, 4 times a week. Whilst my wife and I have a good set routine which includes weights & cardio, my sister sort of just comes along for the ride, and doesn't really have a routine, and flakes out on most things we do weight wise. Here's an example: *I run for X number of minutes, she will walk at a snails pace for the same amount of time *My wife & I do squats with weights, she doesn't really do them (certainly half the sets) with no weights *When doing situps, she barely moves (I'd call them more neck ups, which could damage her rather than help her, but she don't wanna hear it!)

Both my sister and I are there to lose weight. I've spoken to my sister about pushing herself, but she has all the excuses. She can't run because "it hurts her chest" (as in it hurts her breathing), she can't do real situps because she "just can't" and she doesn't want to do weight related exercise because "she doesn't want to look like a body builder". I have tried and tried to explain to her why she should do what we do, and how it won't make her look like a body builder and that it's SUPPOSED to hurt!

What's worse is I'm now a stone lighter than I was at Christmas - when we all joined the gym - and I'm not exactly a "bodybuilder" (far from it). I am however a good size / size and a half down in trousers and t-shirts, so she can see that doing what I do has the desired effect.

Can anyone give me any tips on motivating her, getting her to participate more, get her to push herself and not just keep flaking off? She's going to quit the gym soon, I just know it (I know her!) and she'll just say "The gym isn't for me" when she hasn't really tried it properly yet!

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151Kg > 95Kg Now I ask you for help + pics

Pics

A year ago I had my stomach cut and sleeved via gastric sleeve operation. It has helped my weight loss in an unimaginable scale, but logically came with it's costs. One of those many costs is the physiological adjustment to steady effortles weight loss. Now I have reached a point where the weight loss has nearly stopped. Mainly due to my eating habits. I snack a lot. I snack when I'm bored. When I'm sad. When I'm pissed. Basically most of the time. I need that to stop if I'm going to reach my goal.

And now we reach the second topic. I want to be 85 by may 23rd. If you want to know why, it is because that's the day of my graduation ceremony. Finally going to be done with highschool. Back on topic I have toughly two months and a half to reach this pillar. And we have a saying in my culture which is "Ask the patient rather then the doctor" which when put in context makes sense.

Do please tell me how I can reach my goal by my set timeframe.

Tldr; plox read need help

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My scale was broken - moral of the story: don't get discouraged (SV)

Finally decided the first week of February to pull myself out of a post-breakup rut. About 40lbs to lose due to excessive amounts of alcohol and generally not caring about anything.

Stepped on the scale - 187. Ok, I've been there before, I've gone from 187 to 145 in the past. I can do it again.

A week and 3 visits to the gym go by. I step back on the scale - 185. Not bad. I'm used to losing more in the first week, but it could be due to the fact that I haven't really slowed my drinking. So I cut back to just a couple of ounces of whiskey each night.

Another week and 3 visits to the gym go by. 184. Ok, something is wrong. Maybe it's because I haven't started doing weights yet. So I start my old weight routine and keep doing the cardio.

Another week passes. Feeling pretty good about myself while at the gym, I decide to step on the scale in the locker room - one of those analog sliding-weights scales. 170! Ok, there's no way I lost 14 lbs in a week. Especially after I had a few drinks over the weekend.

So I went home and weighed myself wearing the same items as I was at the gym. 182. My home scale is recording a whole TWELVE POUNDS heavy. Luckily I had measured the largest part of my stomach with tailor's tape before I began weeks prior. 2.25" down!

Moral of the story - don't get discouraged. Sometimes you plateau. Sometimes there are other factors like a junk scale. Just keep PRESSING. It'll work if you're persistent!

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I've lost 70 pounds/5 stone/32kg but for the wrong reasons and now losing motivation

I think its been 10 months since i started losing weight - At my biggest I was 273 pounds.

Some back story, got very depressed and full of anxiety due to the death of my dog and work stress, couldn't handle either so after 3 months of struggling i quit my job; was without a doubt the best thing i ever did.

But from there (January 2015), I ignored the world, friends & family alike and just went to my coping mechanism, which was and is playing a ridiculous amount of games as a form of escape. No one could help me because I didn't want to help myself, didn't matter who spoke to me or anything. Come mid April, i hit rock bottom.. told my parents i was searching for jobs, I wasn't. Stopped cycling completely as coming through the back gate, i expected to see my dogs face there and ofcourse it wasn't! I went for broke, i added an old female friend and we ended up played alot of games together, eventually met up but only on a friends basis but she was my motivation for everything I achieved last year, I got a local temporary full time job, I ended up moving from this job to another and relocating and finally moving out of my parents house, my depression and anxiety went and obviously I started and continued the weight loss. Recently found out for absolutely definitely without a shadow of a doubt, she is not interested. which is totally fine.

The thing i'm not alright with is the fact i can feel the depression, anxiety creeping back and lack of motivation seeping in, I have already had days off work. Like with everything its a combination of a lot of things - The stress of managing money, living away from home, keeping up exceptions of the job and seeing it through, dealing with my lady problem, the job not being what I thought it was, the house share not being the best and so on.

I wanted somewhere to go through my thoughts so sorry reddit, when i started this journey 10 months ago this is one of the places i came across for motivation and advice. I found it extremely helpful, in terms of the weight loss it was mostly down to cycling and portion size but i started calorie countering on paper and eventually got Myfitness Pal App. I'm now starting to eat much better foods and will be starting a gym and swim membership shortly!

I knew before i started that my motivation(woman) would likely backfire, but it was a good kick start, regardless of the reason I feel it served a purpose.

I don't really know what i'm asking for or what feedback I expect if any but everyone has there own hurdles to overcome and i don't want to go back to how i was, its actually incredibly scary and worrying foreseeing such a thing coming.

For anyone that made it this far, thank you for reading my wall of text of rambling.

Anonymoustubby

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Small NSV regarding cookies.

So there is this girl at my work, she's an amateur baker... Every couple of weeks she'll bring in samples of stuff she's made to share around the team.

And what she makes is amazing. And I do mean amazing.

Usually it's things like flapjacks or cookies, or little cupcakes. Normally I'll be right in. I'll have 1, then another. Then another.

Today, she brought in double chocolate chip cookies. I love double chocolate chip cookies. She brought them to my desk, offered my some and I forgot myself and what I was trying to achieve. I had my hand out to take a cookie, a big smile on my face... Then I caught myself, pulled back and felt instant shame about how easily I was almost beaten by a cookie.

Then felt pride, because just a month ago nothing in the world could stop me taking a cookie or three from that box.

Small victory, but wanted to share.

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Help breaking old habits

Hello! My weight loss journey has been an rollercoaster. When I was 15/16 I went from 170lbs to 130lbs through restriction (usually trying to eat less than 500 but some periods of time I'd just try for under 800) and then the inevitable binging. I binged every few days and then began restricting again. My binges were usually big, but not dangerously big by any means. It took a long time to get to the 130 because, well, you know that habit doesn't work. But I couldn't seem to break it at the time, and I didn't even really want to because it still worked and I wasn't at the best place with my body. Also, I should preface although I think it goes without saying, I isn't ever actually have anorexia, I just took part in the practices of those with it. So eventually I gained it all back (surprise surprise) so that's where I'm at now. 166lbs, a much better place with myself and my self image, and wanting to lose weight and do it the healthy way. However, as I've started this whole ordeal over again, I'm noticing that I want to fall back into old habits. I (stupidly, yes) started this thing right before a small trip and I'm falling into the paranoia of not having a scale and not knowing the calories of what I'm eating and I keep telling myself to restrict. And then last night I had as much of a binge as I could've, eating all the snacks that I'd brought on the trip (it was only two small things, but the mindset of a binge was in). And just like what always happened, now I have crippling guilt over it. It's been like four fucking days since I decided I want to lose. How do I break these old habits? I want to do this the healthy way.

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Day 1 Before picture!

Good morning! I was supposed to upload a before picture yesterday, but got home and zoned out on the internet so I completely forgot. So a day late here it is me at 306lbs! Speaking of last night the first thing I noticed was after I ate my last bit of calories for the day I was still super hungry. I don't think it was because I was hungry so much as I know I was done. I mean I ate 2035 calories. Any suggestions as to how to curb that feeling? I'm considering just trying to sleep if it happens tonight.

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Small Questions? Fast Answers! - General Q&A Post! No Question Too Small! Everyone welcome!!

Have questions? Here are some answers!

Sometimes people have a question but don't want to make a whole post -- that's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers.

TIPS:

• Include your stats if appropriate/relevant, for example:
  • 25M 5'9" SW:225 CW:200 GW:160 Desk Job with jogging habit
  • F/33 5'4" SW:14 stone (196 lbs), CW:14 stone (196), GW:not-sure at-home mom chasing the children
  • 34F 168cm SW:73kg CW:68kg GW:whatever looks good -- full time busy retail clerk
• Post your question as a top-level comment, people will reply
• Keep it on-topic to weight-loss or related subjects

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NSV: Went on my first run in a long-time and it felt amazing!

I decided to go the weight loss first, exercise later with CICO (well, more CI than CO). I lost nearly 40 lbs because of it, and now I want to start incorporating running. I did my first run yesterday in 8 months, and it felt incredibly different! Thing I noticed:

• I felt lighter!
  
• My bum and thighs didn't heavily bounce when I hit pavement
  
• No pain in my knees or ankles
  
• I was out of breath after 15 minutes, and not 5 or less like before
  
• Didn't sweat as much
  
• Interestingly, my heartrate went down a lot faster for someone who hasn't done cardio in ages.
  I am so happy with how the run went, and it's really motivating to not only lose more weight but also run more too.

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It's my birthday

It's my birthday and i am still in control my daily calories. I feel so happy. I know it should be posted under NSV/SV but i have other NSV to share there. I bought 30 waist jeans. oops i just mentioned here again. :D Never mind, it's my Birthday.

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SV- ONEderland :)!!!!!!!

Hit 199.6 lbs as of this morning and have crossed over into onederland!!. So excited to see the scale start with a number one for the first time in over 2 years!!!

20 lbs down, now to concentrate on the next 37 lbs to hit an overweight bmi.

Woohooo :)

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M16 189lb>165lb (Pics Inside)

Hey guys, posting here for the first time

My weight had gotten to the point where I hated my body. I always see people on here saying they wish they started their journey when they were in their teens, so I decided to give it a shot :D

Here are my pics from 189>165lb http://ift.tt/1W5zlxf http://ift.tt/1LOjcM4

I'm not quite done yet, but I'm well on my way :)

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I am going on an adventure / Intro post

Hi,

This is my very first post to this sub, and to reddit actually. So yes I have decided to /r/loseit.

My current and initial stats:

Weight: 120 Kg / 265 lbs Height: 170 cm / 5 feet 7 inches BMI: 40+

A bit about me. I am a 27 year old male working as a computer engineer. I love to travel, actually, I am an expat. And to seek adventure and new experiences, maybe that is way i chose to envision this project of weight loss as an adventure. My day to day is pretty sedentary, though. I plan on fixing that.

My Fatstory:

I am a lifelong "fat kid", I always was the fat kid, and always the fattest person in the room. It grew pervasive, I think even more so than the kilos piling up it was the fat image of myself taking hold, it was part of my persona. Sometimes the most defining trait. You guys know how it is nowadays ...you get constantly bombarded with you are fat, you are less of a person. I feel like society gives us this "hints" as to our acceptable roles: funny guy, in-the-background friend... But at the same time punishes fat people when we "step out of line" ...dont dare you have professional ambition, dont dare you want a romantic life (yes i am single)... I do not know how much of this is true fact, and how much is my perception, but I hope losing weight helps me feel better (body and mind) and look better.

Previous attempts and personal realizations:

This is not the first time I try to lose weight. As an adult I have lost (and gained again) 20 kgs. So I dont think I have any hormonal problem, or underlying medical condition. What I have (and had to comes to terms with it) is terrible eating habits.

-Huge portions -Unbalanced meals (tons of carbs, always) ...Id swallow 2 plates of pasta with cheese before bed. -Inactive lifestyle -Nervous/Anxious eating...when things are bad...use food as confort. -Some psychological resistance to change all that.

I think most of those problems developed in childhood...my family runs supermarkets...lots of food, always availaible candy, no self control, huge portions....and it snowballs....i am the fat kid...no fixing that...i may as well chug down more chocolate...

While it got bad during childhood, I have to take responsability as an adult, and intend to change all that. Previous attempts failed...mostly out of frustration/lack of commitment. That is why I hope this /r/loseit helps me stay accountable.

Tools at disposal:

Financially OK Gym subscription Live Alone/Cook for myself

Goals:

I wont write a weight...Id like to aim at anything between 70 and 80kg. But my goals are with how i feel about my body. Also going for a motorbike license...inherited a really cool vintage motorbiking jacket...would be nice to be able to wear it.

Worries:

-Failing/Yo-Yoing -Loose skin -Others being too focused on the weight loss*

*Last time I lost weight, when i visited family...the first compliments were great...but then it got annoying...no matter what i did or said...everything was about "how good you look now"...interrupting conversations every 20 secs to say that. Made me feel like the number on the scale mattered more than me as a person.

Anyhow...I hope i manage this time. I envision this as a long project. Likely All of 2016 and part of 2017.

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For the first time in a while...

I have actually exercised for the first time in ages. Was able to walk a total of six miles in the last two days. I lost motivation for a while and was in the process of moving, and it got put way on the back burner. On another note, was able to maintain my weight through the period that I wasn't exercising.

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Reality is sinking in and it's kicking my butt

I'm really at a low spot. Unlike so many of you here, I'm no young thing. Mid fifties and fat is tough. But, for three months I have been using MFP, counting calories and paying attention. And 27 pounds have come off! I was so happy and excited. Until I was working on a new hairstyle and used a mirror to see the side of my face and BOOM! There it was. An view of me that I'm not at all familiar with so there was no denying how heavy I still am and how far I have to go. I guess I had myself convince I was pretty close. On top of that I am horrified by the grotesqueness of my neck and not sure losing weight is even going to make a difference there. I'm having to reevaluate my goal weight as I can see now that I am not 30 pounds from my goal but more like 50. It's like I see myself so clearly now and it makes me so sad. And disgusted. I'm definitely not giving up and have actually really gotten back on track, but the sadness is just really getting to me.

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Small steps!

Today was just a pretty crappy day in general for me. I had a headache from hell that no amount of water could solve, horrible back cramps, and a shift at my retail job to top it all off.

Long story short, I binged. I binged hardcore and it put me way over my calorie limit. Not even five minutes after eating I started to feel sluggish and yuckier.

Once that feeling of disappointment hit me I knew that I wasn't going to deal with that. I kicked my ass into gear, booked it to the gym, and burned off the excess 400 calories I had used to gorge myself in a moment of weakness.

I'm still having trouble with self control when it comes to food, clearly haha, but after tonight and feeling that gross feeling that came with the greasy meal, I know that this is for real and that I will get to my goal weight with time and dedication.

Woo for tiny victories!

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SV/NSV Feats of the Day for Tuesday, 08 March 2016 - your triumph, our inspiration!

Shout out those victories to the Winners of /r/loseit and revel in how awesome we all are!

• Did you get to change your flair?
  
• Did you log for an entire week?
  
• Finally hitting those water goals?
  
• Fit into your old pair of jeans?
  
• Have a fitness feat?
  

Post it here!

For more information about this daily post, please refer to the kickoff post: https://redd.it/44c02g

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

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24-Hour Pledge - Tuesday, 08 March 2016 - check-in daily, keep yourself accountable

This is our daily check-in thread, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever small goals will help keep you on track, however minor (or major!) they seem.

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

Hi everyone, Over at r/stopdrinking some of us do a daily pledge of sobriety for the next 24 hours. Not the next week, month, year or lifetime - just the next 24 hours. The overall goal is to stay sober every day forever - but we only need to focus on today. I find that this is key to keeping me off the sauce. Now that I've got that demon under control (for the next 24 hours anyway) I would like to start working on my lifestyle in regards to my diet. I figure if a daily commitment to staying dry works for me, maybe a daily commitment to nutrition will work as well. Maybe it could work for you, too. So I'll be posting a daily, 24 hour pledge to stick to my plan, or whichever small piece of my plan I am currently working on. Whatever your dietary goals may be, I hope you stick to them for the next 24 hours (and then worry about the following 24!). Who's with me?

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

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

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has anyone ever heard of the "no s diet"?

http://nosdiet.com

it's kinda brilliant. no snacks no sweets no seconds unless it's a day that starts with s. I started doing this diet about 6 years ago and went from 155-125 over the course of about a year and a half without working out or feeling like I was dieting.

I don't follow it strictly now because the habits are so ingrained that I generally eat in moderation now automatically. every meal I eat counts, I get full way faster, I don't think about food all the time anymore. I feel free.

anyway I wanted to post it here just incase it helps anyone else out who gets super neurotic counting calories and logging what they eat every day.

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Tantrum Tuesday - The Day to Rant!

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

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

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What's up with those people who follow 3000-5000 calorie diets and not gain weight on keto? What about CICO?

First of all, I would like to introduce myself to this sub. I'm 159cm tall, male and weigh 65.9kg and I've lost 2.7kg from 68.6kg during my first week of weight loss!(last week)

I'm pretty much now asking this question because I was hanging out on /r/keto after finding out someone here had lost 5 pounds a week on a keto diet. I found a link someone posted which was supposed to be the reason they don't believe in CICO. It's here, I don't really know what to make of it:http://ift.tt/1R4o2Hi

It kind of violates the rules of thermodynamics which is way freaky. Could there be an explanation for this happening? Some wonky things going on with their bodies because of the change in diet composition? In any case, I'm still sticking with my current CICO but am having some doubts after seeing those anecdotal experiments.

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Just finished this motivation/rewards chart to stay positive on the journey!

I've been kinda in a slump since the holidays, and as part of rectifying my bad eating habits, I decided I need a passive cheerleader approach for the days I'm feeling blah.

Image is here. Got a pack of markers and a posterboard, plus a bunch of stickers, from the dollar store. Hoping it's well worth the investment!!!

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Fighting stress eating as a college student?

Hello all. I've been doing really good at dieting and eating better, however I'm in college and not only are midterms coming up but I have a huge 8hr exam coming up (MCAT). I'm stressing out so much. I've been doing my best to resist stress eating, but it is getting harder.

I've been doing this thing where when I just can't resist I eat a 100 calorie bag of popcorn, but it's not longer doing the trick. My body is craving some type of meat. Right now I really want chick fil a right now (sandwich and fries), but that's so many calories. But at the same time I'm going to be up all night and really want something to eat so I'm not dying from hunger.

Any suggestions?

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NSD/SD

M/19/6'3 SW: 420 lbs, ReSW: 405 lbs, CW: 379 lbs, GW: 200 lbs

What's up guys and gals. I'm making a Non Scale Defeat/Scale Defeat post. This weekend I had two consecutive cheat meals. On Saturday I ate like I normally would, then had extra. Then, on Sunday, I fasted all day, but ate a big dinner above my calorie allowance. I gained back a little bit of weight. The worst part is that I skipped my cardio on Friday night as well.

This behavior is something I consider unacceptable for myself, and almost hypocritical. Although I got right back on it today, I still feel disappointed in my behavior, I shouldn't have to 'get right back on it,' I should just be on it. I'm going to go with no off course meals for the next month, and since I don't work out on the weekends I'm going to fast during the day on Saturday/Sunday and have a meal at night.

I'm going to post an update in the accountability thread every night, starting tonight.

I understand that eating off plan is okay for a lot of people here, but for me it isn't in my situation. Having an off plan meal every couple of weeks is okay for myself, but once I start stacking them - that's when I turn into my old self. I'm not being harsh on myself, I'm being honest.

I want anyone reading this to carry on with their weight loss and to remember: The taste of the food might be great, but it's in the moment, you gotta keep the future in mind. Sorry for the rant.

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Maximum safe calorie deficit?

I'm a 23 year old male, roughly 290 lbs, relatively sedentary. I was prescribed a medication for a medical issue recently that has dropped my appetite significantly, to the point where, if I time it right, I can get by eating once a day without any issues. I just wanted to know if there were any significant dangers to a very large calorie deficit (I've been eating like 1000 calories a day recently). Should I be forcing myself to eat a little more? I feel totally fine thus far.

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NSV: I ran today

NSV: I ran today. Not far, or for long; only half a mile according to google earth (and that only about a 1/6th of my total walk distance after work). But I set a pace and kept it up for the duration. I didn't die, or collapse into a heap, just a lot of sweat and some heavy breathing. (ow my feet)

M/38/6'1" SW: 350, ReSW:300, CW: 290, GW 220

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Longest breaks /loseit has taken from weight loss?

So recently I randomly started to stuff down carbs (i decided to cut most of my carbs on this certain diet) and it went for a good 2 weeks.

I went up at LEAST a good 2-3 lbs and although it may not be a big number to some, it is to me.

Anyways- I've gotten back on the grind and no more overeating for me!

Curious to see how long your breaks have gone.

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How do you budget your calories?

What way of budgeting have you found works best for you?

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See ya, Mickey D

Now that my wife is expecting a baby girl (!!!!), I've finally decided that I've had enough of being as big as I am. I've decided that I don't want my daughter to outrun me on the playground when she's 2. I don't want her to remember me as being this big. Before now, I was spending about $120 every month on junk food, mostly breakfast at McDonald's. How do you spend that much at Mcdonald's, you ask? By ordering multiple sandwiches per trip multiple times per week.
But I've not had any fast food in 4 weeks and I'm feeling a lot better. I've slipped up once or twice in other ways (Whole Foods cookies are really good, which sucks for me), but I feel like I'm taking a first step. Now I've just got to get on the exercise grind.

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Looking for some encouragement.

Hello!

I never though I'd be making one of these posts but here goes.

This last Friday I was down to 152 pounds and was so excited. That night let myself have some pizza, and chips, and cookies because I was hanging out with friends, usually I am able to get right on track the next morning after a night like that. The next morning I was up to 153. Then I was babysitting, and I went to town on their snacks, the next morning I was up to 154. And again the next day I lost track and am up to 155. I understand that most of this is water weight, but again just now for whatever reason I set MFP to maintenance and went to town. I'm so disappointed in myself. I was really, really proud for one day and then everything fell apart.

I'm even more disappointed because I have a cruise coming up in a few weeks and I was really hoping to be down to 145 by then. It does not look like that's going to happen now. I feel like crying.

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I think I have him hooked :)

I've been tracking and exercising every day for the last month. My husband could probably lose a few pounds too, and he does exercise, but he doesn't log his food. I talk about it every day, and he's supportive.

Tonight, after dinner, he asks how many calories we ate. We talked about how we don't eat bread with dinner anymore. Then he asks if I can figure out how many calories are in his daily yogurt/berries/granola breakfast.

In a week's time, I will have him on MFP. :D

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I'm a little confused about calorie counting.

If I eat 1,200 calories a day and burn X amount of calories do I have to eat X more calories? Wouldn't that negate my workout?

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F/145 and want to lose weight and become toned. Help me start?

I really want to lose weight and overall have better and healthier habits. I am not horribly overweight for someone my age, but I really would like to have more energy and confidence in myself. I have no idea what to include and exclude in my diet, or how to count macros and how much are needed. If anyone has any tips or anything to help, it would be greatly appreciated.

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NSV: My jeans size starts with a 1 for the first time in 6 years

And said jeans are from a regular store, not a plus size one. Pic!

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Taking a step back and forcing myself to be proud: I've lost 18 lbs

Spending several years going up and down repeatedly in regards to weight, I made an accomplishment at 17 years old when I was able to go from 175 lbs to 155 lbs in 3-4 months. I was more dedicated to weight loss than I had ever been, and I was execited to lose the next 10 lbs needed to hit my goal weight at the time.

But unfortunately, I got sidetracked by meeting a guy I really liked and who really liked me. Time meant for self-improvement turned into time meant for spending time with him. It continued on into college, while also eating the terrible foods college cafeterias have to offer. Before I knew it, I was 175 lbs. I was devastated.

I tried losing weight on and off but I was never consistent enough like I was before. I was too focused on hating myself and wanting to change myself rather than just simply wanting to IMPROVE myself.

Fats forward to sophomore year in college, and by November I try to be a bit more consistent with my weight loss. I wasn't 100% committed but I was better than before. Fastfoward to the end of January of this year, and I was 100% ready to make my lifestyle change again. I had a goal, I wanted to reach it, and I want to reach it by my birthday.

I work out diligently, even including weight training for the first time ever. I count my calories and am more conscious of what my body wants and what I should eat. But...the weight loss is very slow. It's excruciatingly slow. I've only lost 6 lbs in 2 months! the weightloss journey was becoming strenuous and it was hard to keep up morale.

But I input my new weight loss today on MyFitnessPal and it sends me a notification: "You've lost 18 lbs".

While stressing out over how little I've lost the past 2 months, I've totally forgotten that I DID lose weight while I was trying to back in November and December. I am 18 lbs lighter than I was before. And if I can make it 18 lbs, I can make it another 18-20 lbs! It make take some time, but I'll get there.

I am proud of myself. And I will be even more proud in a few more months.

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