quit sugar.

After watching some videos on youtube about going zero sugar I decided to quit for October. (For information, I'm not using white, brown, raw sugar, molasses, etc, honey, agave etc, artificial sweeteners. I've also cut out any foods with added sugars and I am not eating anything with more than four or five grams of naturally included sugars such as quinoa. I am eating fruits but not that many.) . I'm on day eight. The biggest change is splenda in my coffee. At worst I wanted a cookie and couldn't eat one. I didn't get grumpy or migraines or anything. Actually I think my mood has improved. But I live alone and I don't like doing dishes and I have an insulin/crashing problem so I only eat one meal a day. So I thought I would lose more weight by cutting out little snacks or that this would have a profound impact on my body. So far I have lost 1.8 lbs. I would recommend it because it's easy. So if you're thinking about quitting sugar but are nervous I would say, don't worry because it 's not as bad as people make it out to be. But don't expect crazy results like losing 15 lbs in a month. It's all very moderate. Happy weight loss!

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Is food only your fuel?

I have been lurking on this sub for a while and have noticed a lot of people repeating the food is fuel mantra, and it’s something I have always immediately rejected because I love cooking and I think eating should be an enjoyable experience. I’m currently 70 pounds down (on mobile so not sure if my flare will work?) and one of the most important things for me on this journey has been acknowledging that it’s ok to enjoy your food. If I spend hours working on a complicated dish I do want to enjoy being able to eat it. I don’t want to feel guilt when I’m eating because I don’t think it’s particularly productive, so what I’ve been trying to do is use my love of cooking and my enjoyment of eating as tools to further my weight loss journey. Finding good low cal recipes can be like a scavenger hunt but I feel accomplished when I find another delicious meal to add to my repertoire. I try and be careful with portioning but one of the greatest things about CICO in my opinion is that you can eat most things as long as you plan your portions and daily calories correctly. I’m curious if there’s anyone else out there who flinches away from the food is fuel mentality, and if anyone has any sources for low cal recipes they want to share. At the moment I follow a lot of recipe blogs for inspiration (which I can list if anyone is interested) and make a point to calculate nutrition on recipes when I save them so the information is ready for me when it comes down to actually cooking.

One last thought - I actually sometimes find myself hesitant to use recipes from weight loss blogs and sources because they are just lower calorie versions of a high calorie dish, and for me you can usually taste the difference. The dishes that work for me tend to be constructed on their own merit and happen to be lower calorie because of the ingredients or processes used.

(Sorry if super rambling hopefully my thoughts are somewhat coherent)

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Can't lose that last bit

Howdy everyone. I'm (15M) 6 ft. and 150 lbs. Over the course of I'd say about two years I went from a pretty chubby kid to an average sized teenager. My goal is 140 lbs. Or 135 lbs (Can't tell yet). But I've run into a challenge. The majority of my weight loss wasn't too hard for me (which I'm very thankful for) but it's getting harder. My eating habits are usually alright of course, I have cheat days as well but for the most part it's pretty good. So back to my dilemma currently at 150 lbs. Trying to get to 140 (or 135). What can I do to get rid of this last bit of lower belly fat I have? I really don't like it and I want it outta here. I know it's simple exercise more and eat healthy foods but if you have any tips or "secrets" that have really helped you out I would appreciate it a ton. Also I only drink water so cutting out sugary drinks is already done. Thanks for reading. Peace.

Edit: Just read 135 lbs for my age range is underweight so let's keep my goal at 140 lbs.

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I did it. I hit my goal weight today, after 9 months.

tl;dr - I lost about 40 pounds and I love myself and I'm grateful to this subreddit.

Two years ago I was in a car accident and confined to a wheelchair. I gained a ton of weight as one does when one becomes sedentary. I had to learn to walk again and it was hell. (My tibia, fibia, and patella (knee cap) were all broken.) I got back on my feet, literally, but because the weight gain had been gradual, I didn't really notice.

At a bar contest, I saw some pictures of myself and I went, "oh my God, I got chubby." I have been very fit and athletic my whole life. (The month before the car accident, I had completed the 2016 Los Angeles marathon.)

I made a commitment to get back to my previous body type, which was no easy feat since my knee still has issues and I can no longer do any high-impact, strenuous exercise.

This community has been incredibly useful and supportive, so THANK YOU to everyone here for your advice and encouragement. I'm mostly a lurker but honestly, this sub was instrumental in my success. I used the TDEE calculator and downloaded the MyFitnessPal app, and those were the tools that helped me make this a reality. I also signed up for HealthyWage.com and I'm getting paid out this month ($1600).

Seriously, thank you guys. I feel really happy about my body. I'm working on building up muscle now and although I probably won't ever get back to long-distance running, I'm planning for a 5K this December.

Here are the before and after pics, along with my weight loss chart.

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There's a reason they suggest you see a doctor before changing your diet and exercise

Every advertised meal plan or workout challenge or government initiative has the recommendation to visit your doctor before undertaking a lifestyle change. I've given the advice myself, but I neglected to follow it myself. I figured that I'm young, generally healthy, eat good food, pretty active, and wasn't making a drastic change.

After my last blood donation, I found out that I was low in iron and am not able to give blood until I bring my levels back up (6 months or with a letter from the doctor). I was pretty gutted. I love giving blood and was motivated by a pretty personal reason.

I was also surprised! Sure I don't eat enough meat to consider it part of my regular diet but I have no symptoms of iron deficiency and have more energy than I ever have. So I went to the GP yesterday. It was a new doctor who I hadn't seen before so I told him about my weight loss over the last few months just by calorie counting and eating less, and that I've ramped up my exercise in the same time. My donations also started since I began losing weight. With a pretty slight change in diet, but also using/losing more iron my stores were starting to be tapped out and not getting replenished.

I'm not a fan of taking the supplements but at this stage I'd rather that than having to alter my diet. It was pretty much luck that I found out while I was asymptomatic and probably would have waited until something felt wrong to go to the doctor under my own steam.

TD;LR: It's a good idea to get an extra checkup or two while you're losing weight if you can, even if you feel fine

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Finally seeing progress after struggling, and reason I wasn’t losing

Hi guys. Just wanted to share what seems to finally be working for me. I’ve struggled for such a long time losing weight, tried some many things...from crazy restrictions when I was younger to diet pills (I know 🤮) in college to keto to the normal eating healthy and exercising. Nothing ever worked for me. I was so frustrated and many times months of hard work led to no weight loss which led to me binging.

I’ve been to my GP a couple times about this and blood work always came back normal. Finally went to a nutritionist and metabolic doctor. Although I have not yet gone to my second appointment (it’s next week) to review my blood work, I have already lost ten pounds since the initial appointment on September 17th. This is the first time in over two years I actually have seen the number move so I wanted to share what helped..to maybe help others struggling for the same reason.

It was so simple. I’ve done CICO so many times before but it never worked. I used online calculators to calculate my BMR and they always said about 1800. I’ve been calculating wrong I suppose because when they calculated it at the doctors with their fancy scales it showed around 1400. So all this time I’ve been eating at a maintenance. The easiest thing. I thought of lowering calories before but having gotten pretty obsessed with that in the past I was scared to lower it way below what I had thought my bmr is.

Since finding out it was 1400, I started eating 1200 a day and finally seeing progress. So just came here to say if you’re struggling check your bmr calculations!!! It could make all the difference.

I’m hoping to get some more advice when I go back for my checkup next week to see if anything else has been holding me back, but it feels so good to finally see my work paying off. I hope it keeps up this way.

Stats: 5’2 SW: 204 CW: 194 GW: 135 or just a healthy BMI

What I’ve been eating: breakfast, avacado toast. Lunch healthy choice meals so I can track my calorie intake easier, and dinner I’ve been doing home delivery meals which have been a lifesaver when it comes to controlling my portion sizes.

I’ve also been doing at least an hour of spin 6 days a week. I’m in love with it.

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Starting today

Hello r/loseit, I have decided to embark on a weight loss journey today after some consideration. First, some background: I gained all this weight as a younger kid, because I had no idea of the impact of the food that I ate really was. When I was 14 (only 2 1/2 years ago), I decided to weigh myself just to be sure. Sure enough, I was obese, with a BMI of 32. I decided to lose some weight back then as well, until I got to a BMI of 28 (I was growing taller as well at that time). Today I have a BMI of 28.6, so I decided that I should lose some weight again. I am using MyFitnessPal. Any other recommendations?

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