The moment you realized "wow, this might actually work"?

Hi everyone!

I recently had a realization. After many years of doing WW (mostly unsuccessfully), I think this time something changed in me and I feel like I might actually be sticking to a life change instead of a diet. I say this, because in the past I always dreaded eating healthy and working out, but this time feels different. I started changing my eating habits over the summer and shortly thereafter joined a HIIT type gym. It's been around 5 months or so and I have "only" lost 14 lbs. I say only because in past occasions I would've lost that amount much faster, I used to start by eating healthy... eventually just starve myself, binge one day, then a week... and then gain all the weight back. However, I now realize this I am finally doing this the healthy way and it feels great.

I have weeks where I will eat healthy all week, and feel great and proud of myself. But also, I have weeks where I eat like crap on the weekends, or even the full week. But I know now the important thing is to go back to those healthy new habits. Working out has also helped, I used to work out so I could eat more, but now I workout to complement my weight loss. I just feel like this might actually work, while losing weight might be a journey with a weight goal, I now realize healthy living needs to be sustainable. Enjoy the burger and the fries if you want, you have the power to balance your diet, use it wisely and think of what you will after indulging.

Anyways, thanks for reading! It is nice to have someone to share these thoughts with. What are some moments you guys realized your are actually committed to not just losing weight but making some life changes?

TL;DR - Finally realized loosing weight is not about starving myself, but keeping healthy habits and even indulging a little bit.

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I don’t know how to eat like a “normal” person.

Hey, loseit!

I’m sorry if this is a common topic that’s discussed, but I really feel the need to make a post of my own.

Basically, the title says it all. I’m not comfortable sharing my stats just yet, but I’m obese and have a fair bit of weight I need to lose. I’m fairly well educated in weight loss (I know the steps I need to take to lose weight healthily etc) but my biggest issue is I don’t actually know how people at a healthy weight eat.

What I mean by this is that I’ve come to realise I have no idea what healthy eating habits are? I can’t imagine what a normal portion of food is, nor do I know how healthy people approach how often they eat? I guess I’m unsure of when I’m hungry, and when I’m just eating because I’m bored/emotional/feel like it’s the “right” time. Another thing I’m unsure how to approach is junk food/splurging a little - ill always over eat, where as I guess most people only have a little and feel satisfied?

Sorry for rambling, I’m unsure how to phrase what eloquently lol. But basically, does anyone have any tips on relearning my relationship with food? Any podcasts/books would be appreciated too if there are any.

Thanks heaps! This sub is incredible.

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Think it’s time to change (Help?)

Hey guys, I’m not feeling the best right now, got strep so that’s always fun. Anyways, I went to the Doctor today after being sick for the last couple of days and the weight on the scale really killed any pride of myself that I had left. I had done that keto thing for 2 months and I was finally down to a good respectable weight for a first timer who struggled to stick to it. But let me get to the point. I weighed in at 301 pounds (yikes almighty) I know, big person moments, I was down to 289 and I was thrilled to see that I was finally making progress after all this junk food life style since 2009 really enjoyed that lifestyle. But anyways I believe it’s time to change, but idk what to do since I’m very unmotivated to do anything about it and I always slip up and make mistakes when it comes to said “diet” I’m really lost with this whole weight loss thing and have no ideas on what to do so I can become lean again.

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Lost almost 60lbs but no one to share it with!!

Hey guys, hope youre all well!

So i've had a very personal and eventful last year, and haven't really opened up to anyone about my weight loss. I've done it all myself which is why i'm so proud and need to share it with someone. So 15 months ago I finished school and was ~245, and i weighed in at 185.

So i left school and got my first proper job, something to keep me on my feet for about 55 hours a week! i lost maybe 10lbs in the 4 months i was there. My plan was to go to Austria for a ski season in January so i traveled on the 21st. Within 2 weeks i had developed a Hematoma which was infected and required surgery. This is probably where i realised i needed to change pretty drastically. You have some weird thoughts when stuck in a hospital without anyone speaking english. So i returned to the UK for a month to recover with some intense physio before returning to Austria to see out the last few weeks of the season. By this time (may) i was maybe 25lbs down since September. When i came back to the UK i was very worried about regaining all of the weight. But i worked hard and picked up another active job which i've been in for 5 months now and am leaving on Tuesday.

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I like the job but am returning to Austria for the winter to hopefully meet my goal weight of 160. So through November i am going to take my first steps into a real Gym to try to tone up before i go away. For me, it has been the best year of my life despite the difficulties i've faced, and i finally feel like i'm ready for the world without my weight hanging over my head.

Thank you for any readers! As i said i haven't opened up to anyone about how proud i am of myself so thought this was a good place to start!

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I don't have many photos of myself so these are the best progress pics i can manage! https://imgur.com/gallery/UtihEJX

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The start of my weight loss journey

I just wanted to intoduce myself and share the beginning of my weight loss journey.

I am a 27yo female and I have just discovered this community on Reddit. It has been so helpful already.

I suffer from chronic pain due to a neurological condition and have problems with impulse control/ADHD, binge-eating disorder and depression/anxiety. I have been overeright or obese since I was 12 and really struggled with emotional eating and my self-image.

My health made it impossible to tolerate any exercise or activity that raised my heart rate, and long recoveries from surgeries meant I spent a lot of time on the couch, eating.

I became a vegetarian about a year ago, for a few reasons, but also because I wanted to start cooking from scratch and learning about nutrition/portion control. I also managed to quit smoking cigarettes, cold turkey, after being a heavy smoker for a decade. I don't know where the motivation has come from but I just want to keep feeling proud of myself. The feeling of accomplishment is addictive.

9 days ago I downloaded an app to count calories and started logging everything I ate. I have lost 7lbs in 9 days and have started building a daily routine and planning my meals out in advance to help gain better control.

I am 5ft4", started at 248lbs, today I am 241lbs and my goal is 140lbs.

If anyone has any helpful tips or advice or would just like to share stories/chat about weight loss, please do get in touch.

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74 pounds down over 5 months - how I changed my life.

Hi everyone!

I posted here 6 years ago for the first time. I had lost 55 pounds, and over the course of the 8 months it took me to lose it, I gained it all back. I met my wife and that was the end of my weight loss journey, and a new journey began into eating pizza and snacks every night. Netflix and fat, I guess? Anyway, fast forward to today. I've gone from 316 to 242 on a ketogenic diet, and to say I'm proud of myself is putting it lightly. I did something I never thought I would be able to do, and I don't have any desire to stop or slowdown. Instead I've got motivation to inspire - something really changed in me!

I was browsing motivation posts 5 months ago on reddit and someone mentioned their success on the ketogenic diet. I did a bit of research and thought to myself "how can something so easy be so successful"? I thought it was simply to easy to not try, so I jumped into it mouth first. I set my macro's a relatively relaxed, 20 carbs a day. I never had any sugar and never deviated from the diet. Now, I've set myself even more strict, under 10 carbs a day. I plan to maintain at approx 210-220 pounds.

Here's an album compilation of before and after shots! Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Thanks for reading, hope to have inspired some!

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Is sugar as addictive as drugs?

Let me preface this by saying that everyone has their own issues to work through when it comes to weight loss. Some people choose to completely eliminate something from their diet, while others choose to eat in moderation. You have to find what works for you. If treating sugar (or processed foods in general) as if they are drugs works for you and you're able to sustain that attitude in the long run, good for you! This post is for the skeptics like me who like to moderate my sugar intake.

Yes, there have been some studies that have said that sugar can be as addictive as cocaine in rats, BUT there is a lot of controversy over those studies. See the articles below for some points on why a lot of researchers do not support the claim that sugar is addictive in the same way as drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

• The rats only show addictive behaviors in the case of intermittent access to sugar. If rats are only given access to sugar for certain periods of time and then have it taken away they will show signs of addiction. If given total access to sugar they will self regulate. Humans do not have intermittent access to sugar (even if you have no sugar in your house you know that you can run to the store and buy a candy bar at any time). This same paper shows that the rats remain susceptible to devaluation (in other words if they put an additive in the sugar that will make the rats vomit they will no longer eat the sugar. Not true of heroine or cocaine).
• Different areas of the brain are activated by sugar than drugs such as cocaine and heroin - Source
• It's probably more accurate to say that there is an "eating addiction" than a "food addiction"
• It's more about whether or not a food is palatable than whether or not it has a high sugar concentration

The whole point of all of this is that the science isn't solid enough to support sugar being addictive or causing withdraws, but everyone has to find what works for them in the long term. If you cut carbs and/or sugar out and it causes you to "fall off the wagon" and binge for weeks on end, then you might not have found the program that works for you.

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