Weight loss sucks because the premise is to reduce yourself

Think of your weight goal as a function of a larger health goal. Assuming no medical issues, excess fat is not itself the problem but instead the symptom of your lifestyle and headspace.

If you shed the weight from a place of self-loathing then it's very likely you yo-yo right back where you were before, because at the end you'll be thinking "why am I still punishing myself?" You ease up and soon enough are back to 4000+ daily calories, six months later ...

So what's the end game? Well, when I first startes taking my health seriously I could not walk up the stairs without getting winded. Then I lost a bunch of weight, gained some back. I've been 15 pounds over my ideal weight for some time now but I just finished my first 10k run in under an hour, in stark contrast to the previous version of me.

Make your weight a hurdle and not the goal and you'll be slim for life.

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[Daily Directory] Find your quests for the day here! - Wednesday, 05 December 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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• [Free Talk Friday] What's on your mind?

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From 290 lbs to 270 lbs *2.5 month update*

This is an update of sorts as I'm updating my weight loss and nutrition. The major change over the last three months was chaning to a keto diet. It was tough and challenging at first- still difficult-, but I'm learning and gaining an understanding of how to cut back from carbs and sugars. I'm still lifting 3X a week annd changing my lifts so I can avoid a plateau. My biggest achievement is buying new clothes; it sounds so simple, but it feels rewarding knowing I can fit in smaller clothes and throwing out jeans and shorts at 50-52 inch waits and 4XL and 5XL shirts. It takes time, but sticking with your plan and making adjustments work.

Here's a before and after photo: https://imgur.com/gallery/Gp1mozU

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Here's a closer before/after photo with me in the same room: https://imgur.com/a/4zlmTd0

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Key tips I've learned in the past few weeks (for anyone just starting off)

So I've been very good for the last few weeks and it feels great! I'm so excited to continue on the journey of weight loss.

My weight has been extremely up and down the past few years. I'm at my heaviest right now and a few weeks ago I was feeling so dreadfully down about my weight. I can't bring myself to weigh myself yet but I know I'm still far more over weight than I should be.

Takeaways and sweets became a sacred thing that allowed me to wallow in my own self pity and gave me that dopamine hit I was after. Seconds after finishing my food I would feel so dreadful.

I had been attempting (at least in my mind) to lose weight. But this was essentially me eating very little during the day and then coming home and allowing myself a treat of a takeaway of sweets for being good. 🤦‍♀️ I was really fooling myself and I have come to the point where I was sick of not being able to go clothes shopping without feeling absolutely vile. (I still do, but I will get there!)

I didn't know how or where to start. I really thought I couldn't control my eating. I didn't think I could continue for any length of time really and Im hardly a bastion weight loss knowledge, but anyway, the things that have kept me on track are:

1) Doing a weekly shop. If you don't buy the junk in, you won't eat it! Buy fruit and vegetables. If they're there and the junk is not, you will reach for them!

2) Buy a pressure cooker - cooking has become the easiest thing on the planet!

3) Buy meal prepping containers (I got mine on Amazon) and make extra of whatever you're making to put in the fridge when you're feeling hungry! Also controls portion sizes!

I know it may seem basic but these things really do help as a starting point!

Oh, and: Being a salt lover, egg noodles with soy sauce and steak pieces has become my go to 'takeaway' (made by me obviously!) Delicious and salty and really not too bad on the calories! Being a sugar lover, I've swapped chocolate for flavoured rice cakes.

Good luck everyone. I hope these help someone else get started.

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How do I manage my calories alongside exercise?

I asked a similar question when I started in the Daily Q&A but didn't get much of a response. Need help.

Started a couple weeks ago - found it pretty easy to stay below my deficit - eating on average 5,300kj (1260cal) a day (some days closer to 1100cal others closer to 1400cal).

But I recently started exercising and now I'm starving. I went from usually having a tea in the morning (200kj) to a soylent type shake (800kj) and I am hungry. I'm not doing intense exercise really, just trying to go walking a lot. Like yesterday I went for a 4km (2.5 miles) walk in a very hilly area; it was tiring because I'm unfit, but it was slow, took about an hour (14:14 per km).

Generally, I'm very sedentary, office desk job. I like walking and was only going about once a week for a couple kms. But I got a fitness watch and have been challenging myself to walk every day. I'd like to do a C25K again (it's been a long time since I last tried/failed it).

I don't want to overcompensate and stop making any weightloss progress. The weightloss is the important part of this (my BMI is just over the line into obese). I don't trust the "cals burned" they seem high. But I just don't know what's reasonable.

TLDR Went from sedentary to doing regular low-medium exercise. Don't trust the "calories burned" stats. Main focus is weight loss, but also want to be at least kinda fit. Starving to death. ^/s

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Who will be most proud of your weight loss success, and why?

I've been a part of this forum for about four months, and I've noticed a number of questions about how to bring unsupportive significant others on board. Questions about how to best deal with, or ignore, catty neighbors and co-workers who don't feel joy at our success. I even asked you those questions myself, and your responses have been really helpful.

But a recent post got me to thinking about the people I know who WILL be proud of my weight loss success: People from the past who haven't seen me for a while, who might do a double take, then give me a huge hug, or even smile as they realize I'm the same person, then congratulate me. And they'll do this without any jealousy or other negative feelings; they'll just express genuine happiness at my accomplishment.

The first two people who came to mind are a younger couple who helped nurse me through my darkest hours in life ten years ago. I haven't seen them for at least five years, and we don't text often. But today I realized that they'll be really proud of me when they see the healthier, happier, and more comfortable person I've become, because they knew and loved me even when I was at my lowest / drunkest / least healthy / saddest self.

Who will that person (or those people) be for you? And why will they be proud of you?

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Why is my mother not losing weight?

Hi everyone,

My mother is 57 years old. She has been restricting calories from 13th October 2018 and exercising as well.

She used MyFitnessPal and aimed to keep calories to 1300 calories, but would often end up taking about 1000 calories.

She has stopped using the app since a couple of weeks ago, partly because somehow all her added foods have disappeared and she doesn't want to re input them

Her exercise consists of cardio with some light weights. I would say it is a mix of low intensity cardio with some HIIT

Since 13 october (about 7 weeks) she has gone from 181 pounds to 178 pounds. She is about 5 foot 4 inches

She isnt happy with her rate of weight loss, although she feels more fit physically and it looks like she has lost weight from her neck and face

We were wondering if you guys had any advice for her

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