First time post (I'm pretty sure?), excited about progress!

I started getting a bit chubby in university thanks to the meal plan system forming bad eating habits for me. Until recently I had gotten as high as 225lbs. Been struggling with body image problems, but lately ive been feeling a lot more determined to change it, and started making big lifestyle and diet changes.

I haven't been able to work out much due to a different issue, hoping to start soon, but just with the diet changes alone, I'm finally back under 200 pounds! I'm excited that I'm actually making progress. I haven't noticed much in a change of appearance but I know I'll get there! I'm just surprised how much diet alone can go towards weight loss.

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[Daily Directory] Find your quests for the day here! - Sunday, 28 October 2018

Welcome adventurer! Whether you're new on this quest or are towards the end of your journey there should be something below for you.

Daily journal.

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• [Day 1] "I am starting my weight loss journey."
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How do I help my mother lose weight?

Hey guys,

I’m still living at home but about to leave the nest. My mother has been overweight all my life. She’s around 165-170 cm at a 100 kg. She has throughout my life tried to lose weight several times by going to weight watchers, trying different diets etc.

Sometimes she loses about 5 kilo but she quickly bounces back. She is in her mid 60s and I’m afraid she’s too lazy to properly work out. She works hard and long hours (sitting) and doesn’t get much natural walking throughout the day.

She’s currently eating beta blocker for high blood pressure which she says conflicts with weight loss.

The problem is diet, but I don’t think mainly. She’s eating better but in my opinion too big portions. She’s staying away from sweets and unnecessary calories relative well. Although I don’t know what she does at work, but it sounds like she’s doing the same there.

The main problem is that she’s not working out. She has a gym membership but it’s rarely used and when she does I don’t think she exercises hard enough. I’ve suggested different things; personal trainer, going swimming or even getting out to walk at a high tempo. It gets me frustrated because she doesn’t do any of it. She doesn’t want a personal trainer, she thinks the water is too cold even at the gyms, she hurts by walking too much etc.

As I said she works hard, she leaves at around 8 and comes home about the same time, with the exception of a bit earlier or later, more often the latter. I understand that she’s tired and it’s hard to start but how do I motivate her??

Thanks guys

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Left leg amputee - looking to lose weight to help with prosthesis.

I am a 5’3 23 year old female and I lost my left leg to cancer when I was 15. If you’re curious my surgery was the rotationplasty.

Anyways. I’m on the heavier side. Certainly not obese but certainly not thin.

After chemotherapy I had gained a lot of weight from steroids and hated myself. I spiralled into disordered eating and dropped close to 70lbs within a year. It was a really toxic situation and I restricted a lot of foods from my diet. But I was thin and light on my prosthetic leg. My doctors and prosthetician told me this is an important aspect of being an amputee for full quality of life.

Once I started university I packed on lots of weight while still struggling with disordered eating including binging and purging (lots of laxatives). I would eat bags of trail mix and then just throw back handfuls of laxatives. It’s gross to think about it now.

Eventually I was able to overcome the weird eating habits (like eating bags of trail mix) and purging, but now out of uni I still struggle with emotional eating and proper exercise.

I am wondering if there are amputees that have gone through weight loss and what advice they may have to offer? I find it hard to do cardio as I have arthritis in the bones that support my prosthesis. Moreover, I do not know how to properly modify exercises that are meant for someone with two functional legs (i have stoppers on the back of my prosthesis that prevent me from properly squatting for example) I am also very self conscious of my leg when I go to the gym.

I hope there are some people out there who can relate? I am working on my mental health to help with emotional eating and my husband and I work together to make proper meals. I just need some support on the amputee side of things.

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Progress Pic :) 19 months

https://imgur.com/a/9Sja8V7

I realised I was carrying too much weight last March. My BMI was in the Obese range at 31, I was on some medication that was slowing my metabolism and increasing appetite. I’d always been a skinny guy and I liked that... not all dudes care I think. I talked to my GP and he advised that I don’t change what I eat, just start walking for one hour every day. I’ve been doing that maybe 70% of days for the last 19 months. I saw some weight loss and decided to change my diet a bit. No more midnight maccas(no wonder I was overweight, right) and black coffee instead of having milk and sugar with it. Eventually I started doing intermittent fasting OMAD. Not perfectly, I’d say it was at about 60-70% I actually did it over the 19 months. I went from 88kgs (194 pounds) to 67.5kgs (148 pounds). I feel way better about my body now. Don’t really know why I want to share but yeah...

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - November Sign Ups

Welcome everyone to another edition of the 30 Day Accountability Challenge. I’m Joisan and I’ll be your host for the month. The wonderful MountainLioness is going to be focusing on NaNoWriMo so she asked for someone else to take over the duties of writing the nightly posts for the challenge. For those of you who might be new to the challenge, how it works is you set goals for yourself and do your best to meet them over the course of November. These can be goals for things you want to do every day, a certain number of times per week, or a goal you want to reach by the end of the month. You can set as many or as few goals as you’d like, and they don’t have to necessarily be fitness or weight loss focused either.

Every evening I’ll make a new post for everyone to check in on how their goals went that day and anything else about their day they feel like sharing. If you miss a day, or several, no pressure; just check in when you can. Remember that this challenge is supposed to be about accountability so I encourage everyone to check in regardless of how you’re doing with your goals. Everyone here is super kind and supportive and we want to hear it all… the good, the bad, and the ugly. Remember that this community is ultimately what you all make of it so talk to each other, cheer each other’s successes and support each other when people are struggling.

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I’ll kick us off by introducing myself for those who don’t know me and my goals for the month. I’m Joisan, 29 years old, originally from California now living in Colorado with my husband and looking for a job after graduating with my Master’s last summer. My goals for the month are the following:

1, to weigh under 135 by the end of the month. I’m at 139 right now so I think that’s achievable as long as I’m consistent.

2, to meet my fitbit goal of 15,000 steps per day. I want to have a 30 day streak going by the end of the month! That’s probably going to be the hardest one for me, but also the most valuable I think encouraging me to get off my butt and out of my apartment.

And finally, because for those of us in the USA it’s the month of Thanksgiving I would like to name at least one thing in my life that I am grateful for each day.

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Now let’s hear from all of you! What are your goals for November?

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Hit a weight loss plateau.

First post here so hoping this follows all guidelines!

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For reference I am 24F, 5'9", and am broad shouldered with wide hips. I was around 160 pounds at age 18/19 then slowly started gaining weight and by age 22 I was 250 pounds. In August 2017 I was diagnosed with PCOS and started taking medication and really caring about my health. With regular cardio workouts and eating less I was down to 185 by August of this year. Since August, I have not lost any weight so I am now working out more with greater intensity and tracking all of my calories with My Fitness Pal. Based on my workouts (cardio 5 or 6 days a week, half an hour to an hour plus toning) MFP and several other calorie calculators have recommended 1600 calories a day which I am sticking to religiously. Other than being a vegetarian I do not follow any particular diet and am just focusing on CICO. I haven't set any sort of deadline for when I'd like to hit by goal weight (160) but sooner rather than later would be nice. I guess I am just looking to hear from others what helped them get over their weigh loss plateau to lose those last pounds and if 1600 is low enough. Tips, advice, and recommendations all welcome. Thanks!

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