NSV: I now prefer the small strap on wearable tech stuff.

I've worn an Apple Watch and a Fitbit Charge 2. I always used the larger strap that came on it, being a large man both vertically and horizontally. I watched my body get smaller and smaller (and it's not done!) and I would move a notch in about every 3 months or so.

My beloved Charge 2 pooped out. Eager to try something different (which is another thread entirely) I picked up the Samsung Galaxy Watch today. The large band fit but there was just so much excess it felt a bit much. I just put on the "size small" strap, I'm fastened at the third notch, and it feels nice and secure.

I've never been a small strap person. Like ever. My body has changed slowly and it has been easy to feel like I'm the same as I was 30 or 60lbs ago, but I'm not. I'm really proud of myself tonight.

Weight loss takes so freaking long if you do it the right way. And even longer if you like ranch dressing as much as I do. But after long enough you'll notice it in unexpected ways and it's always a pleasant surprise (and a little surreal).

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What is your biggest crux when it comes to weight loss? How do you manage them?

I'll be the first to admit that I have an eating disorder. I can constantly stuff my face with food whenever I'm under periods of stress. Most of my choices are extremely unhealthy with my go to food choices being junk such as chips, soda, energy drinks, and most things deep fried. Fortunately for me I'm not a lover of chocolate or candy or it would be that much worse. It gets difficult to battle with these issues, especially since I have a stressful job where I work far too many hours (I'm looking for a job where I DON'T have to work 84 hours a week).

I go through periods where I'll be able to steer clear of these comfort foods for weeks or even months before falling back into the trap again. Once I've had it even one time I just seem to fall off the wagon and gain a couple pounds before I pull the reins in. I feel as though I'm one of those people that needs to quit those foods cold turkey or I'll continue to struggle with them for the rest of my life. Am I being silly or is it possible to limit my intake despite having such strong desire, I would even say addiction, to some of these foods?

I'm interested to hear what you all have to say. What are some of your biggest challenges in weight loss? Whether they be food, exercise, life schedule, etc. How do you combat those things to continue your healthy lifestyle while balancing it all?

I also want to offer the obligatory best of luck to all of you losing weight out there! Much love for the people of this sub!

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Self-Sabotaging

I don't know who I'll be if i'm not trying to lose weight, All my life that's, sadly, been my only objective. I've been thinking about my weight since the age of 10, i'm 22 now, and though I didn't take weight loss seriously until I was 18 it was still always on my mind. It's been the only constant for me for 12 years. I've gone from 200lbs to 145lbs, back up to 185lbs back down to 150lbs and now i'm back up to 175lbs across the span of 4 years. It's as though the second I get close to my goal weight (140lbs) my brain absolutely loses it, because it just doesn't know who it'll be without constantly focusing on weight loss.

It's really taken it's toll on me, and I fear i'll never have a healthy relationship with food again. I either stick rigidly to what mfp tells me, or i'll binge eat up to 6,000 calories a day. There's no inbetween. And these two opposites lead to the constant weight loss and then gain. It's as though my mind wants me to get back up to a certain weight as quick as possible (hence the binge eating) just so I can then be focused on losing it again.

Does anyone else just feel as though they'd be lost without, well, weight loss?

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Halfway to my goal weight!

As of this morning I've lost 37.5 lbs, which is half way to my goal weight of 160. Discovering this subreddit has truly changed my life, if it weren't for r/loseit I would still be yo yo dieting.

Here's some backstory:

When I was in first grade I started eating a lot of food, it started as just going back for seconds at breakfast, so my parents assumed I was in a growth spurt. Since then I was always a bit pudgy, not obese, but just overweight. I remember every year at my yearly physical the doctor would show me a bmi chart showing my weight as above average. I tried losing weight as young as 12, but always failed.

I really put on the weight when I was 16 and got my summer job. I would eat breakfast, have some sort of sugary drink, go to work, drink at least 2 large sized cups of free soda from the soda fountain, and eat at work, not to mention snacks. I put on roughly 20lbs that summer. About a year later I stepped on the scale and saw that my weight was 235, so I tried the keto diet and lots 15 lbs. I got tired of keto and went back to my old eating habits, gaining all of the weight back.

Last January I discovered r/loseit and decided to give CICO a try. The first month I had trouble sticking to my daily calorie goals and only lost a few pounds, but it was better than what I had been doing so I stayed with it. It wasn't until I started intermittent fasting that I really started losing weight, it just made it so much easier to be satisfied on such low calories. Now, after fighting for every pound, I'm halfway to my goal! I'm more motivated than ever and am going to start working out, as well as not having so many cheat days. Weight loss isn't hard, you just have to stick with it and you'll see results.

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Recommendations for a beginner:

• MyFitnessPal
• r/loseit
• Obese to beast on YouTube
• Listen to your body, if you feel you aren't eating enough it's ok to raise your calories as long as you remain in a deficit.
• Never give up, even though I've lost 37 lbs I still don't see that much of a difference in my appearance, it takes a while but it will be well worth it.

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Less sugar, more fiber, more healthy fats, fewer meds and a great doctor are saving my life.

I've lost 50 pounds, reducing from 285 to 235 pounds and lost six inches on my waist, from 54” to 48" and still losing.

I had retired from my stressful job, moved and got a new doctor; he asked why I was taking so much medication. He halved one of my 3 diabetes medication doses and feeling like this could be my last chance for a healthier life I had renewed determination to improve my diet.

Three months later I visited the doc and my A1C was very good, on the cusp between diabetes and heathy so we halved a second of my medications.

Three months later I visited the doc and I complained of unexpected 20 lb weight loss. My doctor responded, "It's not unexpected." He explained that water retention is a problem with that second medication. My A1C was now even lower into the normal, healthy range and he stopped that first diabetes medication completely. One down two to go.

Three months later, twenty more pounds lighter again and an even better A1C and my doctor asked what do I eat? I told him I'd been eating a more boring, rigid diet. For breakfast I eat 6 tbs hummus with 2 tbs olive oil and a half an orange. "Does that satisfy you?", he asked. I told him it keeps me filled until lunch and we eliminated that second medication. Two down one to go.

My doctor explained that I will stay on the Metformin for now, but if I continue to lose weight with healthy blood sugar and blood pressure he will cut out one of my blood pressure medications.

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Just scratching the surface

I’ve always been overweight. And I blamed everything on my weight as I was growing up as did my parents. Whenever I failed at something my parents always said it was because I was fat. They‘d say nobody will love me, nobody will hire me in the future and that I‘ll end up miserable, lonely and fat in some shitty apartment regretting my life decisions. As you can see hearing these things over and over again I came to believe I was worthless and that I couldn’t make anything of myself because I was fat.

Starting at the age of 8, I was taken to countless nutritionists, doctors, psychologists and even hypnotists. Nothing ever worked because my child-self never reaaly understood what was going on.

Years went by as I grew larger and my weight became a depressing safety net (as ironic as that sounds). It became something I could blame things on without taking responsibility. I grew larger and larger and never really wanted to do anything to fix it because I believed I was just too fat to do anything. With that mindset I got stuck in an evil loop and became depressed. All the things I heard growing up started weighing heavy on my chest. My relationships suffered. My friendships suffered. All because I believed I was too fat.

And one day I finally decided to do something about it. I remember the day very clearly. I had moved away by then, to a different country, as far away as possible from my parents and had been living alone for about 2 years. I woke up one cold March morning, sick of myself, sick of this saggy, fat, disgusting thing called my body. I decided to get on the scales just because I was curious of how much I had fucked up since that last time I weighed myself. The scales I had could only weigh up to 150kgs. I saw the numbers 153,... Before I could read what came after the comma, the scales went off. For a min or two I just stood there on the scales, to let that sink in. I was so fat that I had just broken something. This is my rock bottom I said to myself. This is a wake up call.

After that day I started making serious changes in my life. I did lots of research and decided a ketogenic lifestyle to be the best fit for me. For a morbidly obese sugar addict I think that decision took balls. With the support of a friend with whom I had coincidentally ‚just’ became friends at the time, I started my journey. I have to admit it hasn’t been easy nor am I at the end of my journey. There’s been lots of ups and downs. Lots of heartbreak and trauma (passing away of 2 family members very recently).

It’s been 2 years since I made the decision of changing my life for the better. I‘ve lost 40kgs(I’m slow, I know). While enjoying the confidence that came with the weight loss, I‘ve started to realise how my weight had been hiding lots of other issues. Now that my safety net is disappearing, I‘m feeling more and more vulnerable than ever as I can’t blame things on my weight anymore. Lately I find myself more depressed and scared of what might come to light if I keep scratching the surface. I‘m scared that I won’t like the person I become at the end of this weight loss journey and that I might run into problems I actually can’t do anything about.

I wanted to ask you if anybody has had a similar experience. I’m really struggling

Thank you for bearing with me

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The downside to losing weight

Uneven weight loss. Lost 3 inches from my waist and bust, but my hips are still at their 42 inches. I’m 19lbs lighter but my hips won’t budge (or lie).

I’m spending so much money on clothes. First it was a bunch of athletic wear for the gym. Which in total set me back a couple hundred dollars. Now my old clothes don’t fit and I constantly have to pull up my leggings and wear a belt with my jeans. I know I should buy new clothes for everyday, but it seems like a waste to buy clothes that I’ll only wear for 3 months then “grow” out of.

Getting so hungry despite having already eaten all of my calories for the day, then having to resort to drinking water or tea instead. (This one doesn’t happen very much anymore)

Everyone talking about how I’m gonna go into starvation mode or that my organs are going to shut down because of how much I’m eating (1200 kcal/day). Only a coworker and a friend are supportive of me and my decisions.

Sorry for the rant on here but everything is getting on my nerves and I needed to vent. Thanks for reading this far! Also sorry for formatting I’m on mobile.

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