Today I started my weight loss journey and counted calories for the first time.

I decided to download the Loseit! app after seeing it recommended here. And I have to say it opened up my eyes quite a bit. One major observation and one question.

1. I used to eat A LOT of calories! After tracking calories for the first time today and comparing it to what I usually ate, I see that I was easily eating around 4k-5k calories a day. I had no idea. I was eating almost 2k calories alone for lunch! My portion control was way off. What I thought of as a serving of cheese was more like 4. I see now, for the first time, how many calories I was consuming.
2. I went out and bought some measuring spoons and a food scale today so I can count my calories and control my portions better. My question is this, how do you guys and gals cut down on all the extra time the measuring and weighing takes? I swear my food prep time was like twice as long. One of the reasons I used to eat so much was because cooking took too long and I didn't have the time/energy to do it. Now with the weighing and measuring everything, cooking and preparing meals takes even longer!

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Lace Up Riverside Half Marathon Race Recap and Cal Half Series Challenge Medal

Hello! I ran the Lexus Lace Up Riverside Reindeer Run – half marathon this weekend. And I hope that makes Santa happy enough to get me all the running gear of my dreams for Christmas! Let’s talk about the race… yeah?

I ran the half marathon and my mom ran the 5K. There’s also a kid’s race. Neither of us ran that one.

I’ve done this race before so I knew the course and I knew it’s super festive! I love an excuse to dress up for a race so I was all about it! I was going to borrow a Sparkle Athletic skirt from my friend Kelly but I didn’t have time after all and last minute had to tape a few things together and hope for the best.

I bought a dining chair cover from the 99 cent store to try and make it work as a skirt. I cut the top off and pinned it to stay around my waist. And I figured my running belt would help it stay on too.

It worked okay. Half way through the race I suddenly felt like it was riding up in the back so I kept pulling at it and trying to re-adjust. Well, that isn’t fun and it’s especially not fun to pull at your clothes when you’re trying to run 13.1 miles. At one point I was pulling it down because I thought it had bunched up in the back and realized – nope. I just pulled it completely under my butt. Fantastic.

I messed with it a bit to try and just get it to ‘good enough’ (my motto) and tried to ignore it for the rest of the race. I considered just taking it off all together but figured that would be more trouble.

Moral of the story: get it together Monica. Okay. Thanks.

And I wore my fancy new Ugly Sweater Running Shoes from Brooks!!

 

 

The race: It’s a fairly quiet course with a lot of it on a bike / pedestrian trail. I would love to run here for training runs.

There are a few steep hills that I walked. When running is slower than just walking up a hill – I walk.

The Lexus Lace Up Race Series is well organized and has a lot of perks for runners. They were giving out Santa hats or Reindeer Antlers when you got your bib! There are food trucks, fancy water and a nice post-race party area. AND – FREE race photos. That would be the best part if it wasn’t for the fact that I look like a sick kangaroo marching to its death in most of my pics.

Let’s see all the impressions I do while trying to run…

 

Living my best life as a speed walker.

 

Pretending I’m playing the drums?

 

 

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Wondering why I didn’t wear gloves as I try to jam my hands in my sleeves.

My impression of a depressed kangaroo with honey on their hands?

 

Marching over to give someone a piece of my mind.

Or maybe I’m marching over to tell you that I really like this race series. I feel like it’s put on my runners. By that I mean – organized and the perks are ones that runners really enjoy. The fun, the food trucks,  the post race party, and pics – all of it are definite benefits I appreciate.

Lexus Lace Up Reindeer Run

Riverside Half Marathon finish time: 1:50:32

I ran all 4 of the Lexus Lace Up Races in the series = Irvine Half, Ventura Half, Palos Verdes Half and Riverside Half.

After the race I went to get a bonus medal for completing all of them. And someone at the booth said to check at the booth right next to it…

As a total surprise I got another medal for finished 7 races in the Cal Half Series. I didn’t even know that was a thing!!?! Ha!

So I was asking a ton of questions because I wasn’t familiar with them at all… It’s the California Half and Full Marathon series – they partner up with different races all around the state. There are different levels of challenges – 4 races, 7 races, 10 races, 15 races and the most you can do 20 races!!

 

 

 

And I really love the Riverside Run medal! I feel like this would completely work as a Christmas ornament.

And the best part of the whole thing…

Santa’s there and the whole race is so festive and fun – it really gets me in the lil holiday spirit.

And that’s my last race of the year!!

Now I need to figure out what’s next! I want to start planning my race calendar for next year. I didn’t really plan anything this year and I definitely didn’t improve or chase down goals, which makes me a lil bummed at myself. The main thing is to move forward and get it done for the future.

*Stay tuned for the race discounts I have for you coming soon*

Question: Are you doing a holiday run or race?

 

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Im overweight

So I'm 22 male 5 11 Asian American not sure if the ethnicity plays a part but I put it in just in case I weigh 315 pounds and need help to lose the weight my whole life I have always been a larger person but it never bothered me recently I have looked into the health related issues and they do scare me I don't have alot of money so all I was able to afford was a bench press I'm admitting I need help I don't know enough about weight loss and can't even fathom where to start with workouts and what to do it seems like such a long road I would like to eventually be 200 but it seems like such a long road to lose 125 pounds any PM's with advice or anything else are welcome and I'll try my best to be active with those in the comments thanks in advance for any who stop by and help :)

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What do I do when protein shakes and fat bombs don't kill my hunger?

Since going back to low-carb from intermittent fasting, I've been allowing myself breakfast and a snack at work because the hunger would be so bad that it would distract me from my job. Problem is I'm still terribly hungry during the day in spite of my meals. Inevitably I wind up snacking on chips, which is kind of not good since I'm trying to minimize my carb intake, but hunger is a terrible mistress that's hard to ignore.

I don't want to eat more. I'd actually like to eat less because my weight loss has stagnated for what feels like forever, so even when I was only eating once a day, that clearly wasn't even enough of a deficit. Thankfully, in spite of my daily breakfast shake and afternoon fat bomb, my weight hasn't really gone up (but hasn't gone down either). But eating less would basically be eating one snack the entire day and I don't know if I've got that kind of willpower. I started making fat bombs and they kept me full for about 4 hours for a while, but then I just went back to being hungry 1-2 hours later like before.

If it helps, I've already tried the usual appetite suppressing suggestions such as drinking more liquids (just makes me bloated and hungry at the same time and I don't like peeing twice per hour at work), taking apple cider vinegar, and the "mind over matter" approach. They have failed me. Why am I still so hungry when I eat things that are supposed to fill me up?

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Also if it helps, this is what I generally have:

Breakfast shake: 1/2 cup Greek yogurt (full-fat), 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 cup water, 1 packet Truvia, frozen fruit (usually about 3 strawberries or 3 peach slices, or combo of both)

Midday fat bomb: I forget the measurements, but it's peanut butter, almond flour, butter, cream cheese, Truvia, vanilla extract, and a drizzle of 80% dark chocolate. That, of a handful of California blend vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli, carrots) with dip (which is about 1 carb per tablespoon and I have about 4 tablespoons at a time).

Dinner: Varies. I prefer dinner to be my largest meal of the day so I can just kind of come home and relax and without having to fuss over calories and carbs and all that as much as I do during the day.

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Yesterday I turned 30 and achieved my goal

http://imgur.com/a/XIR1573

280>151

I promised myself that when I reached 30 I was going to be fit. I started this journey at 280lbs. It's been a rocky road and a long journey. I wish I could tell you that I was one of those people who lost mass weight in a year, but I am not. I fell off the wagon and got back on more than I could count.

Yesterday I turned 30. I spent it in Spain. And honestly, although I'm not at my goal weight (130lbs) I am overjoyed with how far I've came. I went from a couch potato to someone who regularly goes to the gym and lifts/does cardio. I walk for fun. I no longer make excuses not to do things because I don't have the energy.

My body bares evidence of extreme weight loss - loose skin on stomach, thighs, arms and back but despite this I have spent my vacation baring skin in the hot tempatures and not feeling self conscious. And honestly, that means more to me than a number on a scale.

Going forward I plan to continue to lift and will be beginning loose skin removal consultation in 2019. Thanks to all of you in this community who have supported me along the way ❤️

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I can only manage my weight when I'm single

For the next year and a half I was single and lost all the weight. I felt confident and strong. After that, I entered another 2 year relationship in which I gained 50 lbs. Again, depressed, sex life non-existent, felt lonely and awful. I left him and started my weight loss journey for a second time. Over the next year and a half I lost all the weight again.". I stayed with him for two years, he was very kind and loved me but I was so depressed and needed change so I broke up with him.

For the next year and a half I was single and lost all the weight. I felt confident and strong. After that, I entered another 2 year relationship in which I gained 50 lbs. Again, depressed, sex life non-existant, felt lonely and awful. I left him and started my weight loss journey for a second time. Over the next year and a half I lost all the weight again.

This past August, entered another relationship. I figured I'm in control this time, I know what I need to do to maintain my weight, I'm healthy I'm strong. Nope, it's December and I've gained 30 lbs already..

The man I'm with now is generous, sweet, loving, by far the best boyfriend I've had but it doesn't matter because now I feel like I need to leave him. I'm unhealthy again, depressed again, insecure again. I don't want to give this version of myself to him and I want to be healthy more than I want to be with someone.

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This pattern has now happened 3 times and I don't know what to do. It's like I can only be healthy and happy when I'm alone.. I feel like I'm never going to want to enter another relationship. Has anyone else experienced this kind of pattern?

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Hitting 30 and struggling with weight loss

This is my first ever post on reddit so please bear with me if I’m not posting this right! I’m restarting my weight loss journey after losing 20 lbs on weight watchers and regaining 16. I never had a problem with my weight until the past couple of years. If I noticed I had gained a few pounds, it wasn’t difficult to cut back and lose the extra weight. As I’ve gotten older I’m finding it harder and harder to maintain a healthy weight. I track my calories and work out but don’t notice any changes. Then I get discouraged and quit. I’m not at my highest weight, but I’m close to it. I am back on weight watchers and trying to fall back into a routine at the gym so fingers crossed I stick with it! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated :)

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