Didn’t think I was making any progress until I found an old shirt

I’ve been calorie counting and making an effort to hit 10,000 steps every day for a few months now but wasn’t noticing any changes. Today I came home from uni for the first time in a while and was digging through my closet looking for something clean to wear and I found this super old Harry Styles concert tee (embarrassing, I know- but I loved him). Here’s the story behind the t shirt. When I went to the concert it was right when I started gaining a bunch of weight for the first time, around 30lbs, which is a lot of extra weight for my 5’0 frame. I bought a size medium t shirt from a guy outside for $5, but when I got home and tried it on it didn’t fit AT ALL. Looking back it was obviously a scam and it was probably a shitty child-size shirt, but at the time this crushed me as before then I’d never been over a small. Now I didn’t even fit a medium? I’d grown two sizes in not a large amount of time. I shoved the shirt to the back of my closet and forgot about it. So today I saw the t shirt and figured, what the hell, why not try it on for a laugh? (I’ve gained some self confidence since then, regardless of my weight) And... it FIT! Not well- my arms still look like sausages packed too tightly coming out the obnoxiously small sleeves and my stomach still has a visible bump, but the shirt got all the way on and I can breathe and it’s actually kind of... comfortable? Like, it wrinkles! I have some wiggle room in it. I’m still wearing the shirt right now. I can’t believe it fits. I don’t have a scale so this is the first sign of progress I’ve gotten since September, and it’s the first proof I’ve gotten that I actually had made some changes to my lifestyle and they really are paying off. Sorry for how long this post is. This is the first time I’ve ever lost weight in my life, and it feels incredible. Teenage me would have loved to rock this shirt, and now I finally can! Sorry for the long post. No one else in my life even knows I’m on this weight loss journey, and I felt like I had to share somewhere.

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How do you deal with being cold all the time?

I’ve lost 30 lbs so far and my goal was to lose 45, weight loss is going great, except... I’m back to being cold all the time.

I know this is like, the stupidest reason to struggle with weight loss that has ever existed. Nobody in the history of the earth has ever said “all that hard work, crazy dieting and exercise and months of all-consuming dedication were nothing compared to having to wear an extra coat in the winter!”

But I’m saying it now because I need advice. Back before I gained all this weight, I was that person who’s always cold, I literally wore a winter jacket in August because I was just freezing all the god damn time, and in the winter I almost cried every time I had to leave the house. (I’m Canadian. Summers are like 75F and winters are -35F. It’s shit.)

And now I’m willingly going back to that?! What am I doing to myself?! I’m actually scared to lose the last 15 pounds because I’m dreading having to wear long sleeves every fucking day for the rest of my fucking life. I miss t-shirts and shorts and sandals already.

So, skinny people, how do you deal with being cold now that you’ve lost weight? Got any tips? Is there a magic secret like, a diet I can eat that will make my metabolism heat me up, or a certain body part to gain muscle in, or any secret other than not having to bundle up like the Michelin man every day forever?

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35 pounds down in 2 months and 1 week!

So roughly two months ago I got so big that I couldn’t even bend down to tie my own shoes. I sat by my staircase slowly crying. That was my low point. Now I’ve lost weight before but I was unsuccessful as maintaining it. On top of that, I gained like 27 pounds on top of my starting weight. Before asking, yes, I’m doing the keto diet. This is much more than just following a diet however. I’ve slowly noticed you need to be able to make the change into a lifestyle. No matter what diet you choose to follow, PLEASE be consistent and be patient! Down below will be a link of 6 tips I’ve used to help me lose weight. I hope you guys can incorporate them within your own lifestyle! Let’s improve together :) 6 tips for weight loss

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Made a weight loss bet with parents and blew it out of the water

Back in April, I realized that after slowly gaining for a couple years, I was about 5 or so pounds overweight. To motivate myself, I tried to bet my parents $100 that I could get down to 130 lbs (about 35-40 lb weight loss) by the end of the year. My mom convinced me to revise that as she wasn't sure going that low would be healthy for me, so we cut it in half to 147 lbs (now about 20 lb loss) for $50.

Well, it's not quite the end of the year, and I'm down to 138. That's about 30 lbs. It's not that noticeable but I can kind of tell the difference. At this rate I'll make it to 135 by Dec 31, which is almost my original goal.

Needless to say I'm pretty pleased with myself haha.

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Need a bit of advice on weight lifting after meeting my weight loss goal

So I've recently reached my goal weight of 175 lbs. I'm 24, 6'0 and male. Ive lost 99 lbs since I started at 274 about two years ago.

I've been going to the gym occasionally the last few months, but I'm ready to start going 4 or 5 times a week.

Since the beginning of the year I've done keto and intermittent fasting together, as well as eating around 2000ish calories a day.

My main goal is to go from skinny fat to having some noticeable muscle. I recently heard a podcast where the guy was saying you should up your carbs a lot more while trying to gain muscle. Along with more protein of course.

So I'm thinking about stopping keto and intermittent fasting so I can start having breakfast lunch and dinner. I will definitely keep a lof of my calories and macros though to make sure I know where I'm at.

My main questions are am I fine to just stop keto and IF and start lifting a lot more? Anything I should do differently or any advice? Sorry I'm just really new to lifting and want to do this right.

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3 Healthy(ish) Cookies to Bake This Holiday Season

It’s December – which means the holidays are officially kicking into high gear (although I’ve secretly had my tree up since before Thanksgiving). And with the holidays comes tons of fun activities – cheerful reunions and extra time with loved ones, feelings of nostalgia, twinkling lights, and my favorite – lighting those winter-scented candles on a cold night.

But for many of us, the holidays also signal an uptick in stress – from time constraints, to tight wallets and the stress of finding the perfect gift (and wrapping it!), to trying to navigate the increase in unhealthy foods in every direction. I think we can all agree we’ve got a few more things on our to-do lists this time of the year than normal.

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Down 162.5 Pounds the last 4 month and feeling great!

Hello r/loseit , yesterday I shared my story with r/progresspics and was absolutely blown away by all the support that I received from everyone. A bunch of people asked me to share my story on here as well so I will. Thanks!

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Hey gang, my first post on here so I figured I would give a little backstory. I turned 30 in July and went to (was dragged to) a Bariatric seminar with my loving/caring sister. She hounded me all the time to lose weight and be more active but that’s a lot easier said than done, especially when your 764 pounds. I could hardly walk to my neighbor’s house without having serious back pain and being out of breath. Having a desk job and not moving around, on top of eating like crap and drinking 2-3 Liters of Pepsi a day clearly isn’t a recipe for success. So, I sat thru the seminar and scheduled a consultation to meet with the doctor. They measured everything (arms, neck, waist etc.) and then it was time to hop on the scale. I haven’t weighed myself in years (not like a normal bathroom scale can go that high) so I step on this giant platform and there it was on the screen staring me in the face 764 pounds…I couldn’t believe it. Obviously, I knew I was heavy, but I never in my wildest dreams imagined I was that heavy. So, after the weigh in the Dr told me straight up that they wouldn’t operate on me until I was under 500lbs (so that I could safely be put on anesthesia for the operation). Talk about a daunting task, having to lose 264 pounds BEFORE you have weight loss surgery! I was desperate for the surgery and devastated that I would have to climb such a tall mountain to have it. The Dr recommended that I start a simple diet basically eating 2000 calories and making sure that I got 100 grams of protein so that’s what I started with. I went into my backyard pool (which I haven’t been swam in for probably 8 years) and swam around for 30 minutes, took a day off then tried 40 minutes. Eventually this built up to and hour every single day. Its cold in Michigan but I swam until I had to close my pool (mid-October qualifies me for the polar bear club, right? Lol) So I moved over to the local Rec Center and started swimming in their lap pool. I currently swim 6 days a week and swim a minimum of 50 laps, but I set my record of 70 laps yesterday swimming almost 2 miles! Its been an interesting 4 months, quite life changing and I feel so much better Its unbelievable. As for that Bariatric surgery I have put that on the back burner for now, the surgery has a bad rap for being “the easy way out” but I don’t see it that way. It can be a great tool for people that need it, but what I have proven to myself these past 4 months is that I can lose weight on my own. Losing weight is not easy but it is simple. Eat right, exercise, repeat. Thanks for letting me ramble for a bit, stay tuned the best is yet to come!

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A link to my pic if interested https://www.reddit.com/r/progresspics/comments/a3g04i/m3068_764lbs_6015lbs_1645lbs_off_to_a_good_start/

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