Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Keto vs cico

What works? I personally ate way too many calories when I was keeping my carbs low. I didn’t lose any weight, obviously, and have been adding way more carbs than usual but sticking to less than 1200 a day. Does anyone have any stories of encouragement or success going from a ketogenic diet to traditional low calorie diet? I have given it a year and frankly I am burned out. For some reason it is harder for me to moderate when I am eating eggs, meat, and bacon. I could pretty easily eat up to 3lbs a day. It seemed to work for awhile, but I have more energy eating potatoes and bread (though definitely less than I used to). When I was keto it felt like every movement I made required my full attention. I am a little depressed because it seems like so many people have wonderful experiences with keto. Will I gain weight eating at a deficit but having introduced carbs into my life again? F30/5”2”/sw: 148/gw:118 Any insight would be extremely appreciated. I don’t mean to offend anyone who has experienced huge success with keto or carnivore. I am struggling with it personally. The past few days I have been eating carbs but was able to easily hit my calorie deficit. I haven’t weighed myself yet because it is not Wednesday, but am hoping that if carbs and traditional CICO do not cause me to gain an astronomical amount for whatever reason, that I will see a tentative loss in a week. Thank you for reading. TL:DR Will I gain weight switching from counting carbs to counting calories but now eating carbs if before on keto I was consuming too many calories for weight loss. Ty

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How it feels to gain weight

I wanted to post my thoughts on how it has felt for me to gain the weight I am now trying to lose.

My background: I grew up petite and somewhat athletic. I did manage to lose about 10 pounds one year in college but of course gained it back over time. Other women in my family are also petite and generally average weight to thin. I may not have the same story as many people in this sub, but we can still all relate to needing support and encouragement.

Since finishing college I have slowly gained more and more weight each year until my heaviest point at just over 150. I’m 5’2 so this puts me at about ~30 lbs heavier than I’d ideally be. Currently I am down 5-7 pounds after about 4 weeks of CICO. The past few days I have been craving more food and feeling frustrated because I’m still feeling my heaviest in my mind even though I am down from my actual heaviest.

I wanted to talk about how it felt to gain the weight and hopefully remind myself not to let it happen again.

I grew up small. Smaller than most other girls I knew. So I got used to being the small one. In college I met many other small girls and plenty smaller than me, but I was still small! I was used to always buying size small and things always felt like they fit as they should.

Then I started to gain weight. Slowly. Over time. And it was hard to accept. Hard to buy the size medium and eventually size large. Hard to have friends say ‘you can borrow one of my shirts’ and have to say it would be too small. Very hard to see clothing that was once big on me become tight or too small.

Something I don’t hear people talk much about is how physically uncomfortable it is to gain weight. I started to change my sleeping position because the excess weight made it uncomfortable to continue sleeping that way! Stretching and bending into certain positions became harder as my stomach got bigger and would bunch up where I bent. Just standing up became uncomfortable as my sides settled into a fold of excess weight. I started to feel it when I walked and hated the feeling, but didn’t change. I look at my face and can’t believe I’m the same person. When I grew up being small, I had developed an idea in my head of what I looked like. And now to look at myself and see a round face and a vanished jawline, it is extremely difficult.

My weight loss goal is to feel like myself again. To look in the mirror and see the person I see when I close my eyes. The person I expect to see, and am still shocked when I don’t. I need to stay motivated to get back to who I am, instead of someone who tries so hard to hide the way my body has changed. Like I can pretend it hasn’t happened. I’ve finally admitted to myself that I have a lot of weight to lose, and I am committed to losing it.

Thanks for listening.

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The knowledge that I lost a few pounds has given me so much confidence

Let me just say that I'm a slow weight loser since I don't try that hard because I want to stay consistent in my diet. If I made a more severe weight loss plan, I'm sure I would abandon it to be completely honest. Maybe later in a few months when I get accustomed to my current diet.

Four months ago I weighed 138 pounds with my 5'1 and always felt like an ugly blob since there were almost no overweight people at my school and I have always been heavier than the others since I was 10. I always wore too big clothes to 'conceal' my fat, never did much to my hair except to let it fall in my face to hide it, was a very shy person and had thoughts like "who would want to be with such an ugly person like me" which is why I never bothered talking to new people. It didn't help that I didn't have a naturally appealing face which the fat made worse looking.

Now, I'm not the most confident person and I still have some issues with my confidence but the knowledge that I went from 138 pounds to 125 in 4 months (which may not sound like much for some people but for me it means the world) with jogging and CICO (and a diet my mother advised me where you don't eat for 14 hours, so I skip breakfast. Don't know if I lost weight because of the 14 hours break or because I just didn't take in calories with breakfast though) made me see myself in a new light.

In my opinion I don't look that much different from my previous self but just the knowledge that I lost weight, that I was able to do what I couldn't before, has given me such a confidence boost! Now I dare to wear make up and high heels, beautiful clothes and can put my hair up because I don't have the urge to hide my disgusting face anymore. I can meet people with a smile and without thinking that they find me ugly and don't want to be with me, I can look into the mirror without being ashamed of myself and can walk confidently.

So thank you, r/loseit, for helping me and giving me the motivation to start my weight loss journey! Without you I'm not sure if I would have started, if I would have believed it to be possible for me to lose weight. My next goal is 120 lbs until January or February and I hope I can achieve it until I finally reach my final goal of 110 lbs!

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What realization made you look at weight loss differently?

I’ve been a yo-yo dieter for nearly half my life. I’d lose some weight, become impatient, lose motivation, drop that diet, gain weight back, etc etc. You know, the usual.

But ever since I started my journey once again (last Saturday) - this time solely with CICO rather than following a particular diet plan - I’ve come to realize two things that have completely changed the way I view my weight loss journey:

1.- Control and discipline are key factors. Forget motivation; it doesn’t really last. It’s these two that I should stick with to see results on the long run.

2.- Weight loss and becoming a better, healthier version of yourself is not about suffering through a couple of months to get to the goal weight. It’s about changing your mindset and lifestyle, and making better choices.

I don’t want to jinx things, guys, but I think this is the good one. I think I’m finally going to see the results I’ve sought for so long. Sorry if that was a bit cheesy haha.

So, what have you realized that has changed the way you see weight loss?

Edit: thanks to everyone who has commented on my first post on reddit ever! It’s great to see what keeps each and every one of you going. You guys rock.

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Need advise for wedding weight loss

(26F, 5’10, 190lbs)

Hi rloseit,

I am in an international wedding with a very specific color/texture pattern. All the dresses I’ve tried on, I’ve hated or are too pricy. Today I found the dream dress but problem is, it’s a size 8 and sold out everywhere. I sit between a 12/14. Is it possible to get down to a size 8 by June of 2019 and if so, what is the most effective method? Does anyone with similar stats have advice or a realistic plan they can share with me? I was very thin my entire life and sat at a size six, but recently depression and a desk job caused extreme weight gain. I’ve been wanting to lose the weight for a while and think this dress could be motivation, as silly as it sounds. But is it realistic? Thanks for reading and for potential advice.

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I'm losing weight with zero exercise (40lbs down in 4 months).

  • For the record, I fully believe exercise is important for both physical and mental health. •

I'm doing CICO using MFP and have lost about 40lbs since starting in early August. For me to be successful, I have to completely separate my weight loss plan from exercise because I know myself well enough to know I can't rely on having the motivation to work out. I aim for 1200 calories and have been good about keeping close to that on average (I certainly have my share of bad days). My maintenance goal of 125lbs as a 5'4" tall, sedentary 32 year old woman will allow me about 1500 calories a day. My doctor is on board with this plan.

All that being said, I do have plans to start gradually exercising in the near future, which I will log accordingly and adjust my caloric intake. For me, exercise will be about being more physically fit and to help with some mild, manageable depression. I'm thinking long walks, my old climbing gym, and bike rides will be in my future.

I'm hoping this post might help people who are feeling overwhelmed with the idea of making a lot of lifestyle changes at once. Also, we're told all the time that weight loss has to include both diet and exercise, which isn't accurate and is a goal that doesn't work for everyone. Some people also have physical limitations that make it very hard to exercise in a way that burns enough calories.

I also like think about this process like l am making a permanent change that will last for the rest of my life, this way I don't get too hard on myself for those bad days or weeks because it will be negligible in the long run, but on the other side I don't allow myself to make too many allowances, because that's how I've gotten off-track in the past.

I admit this all takes a lot of willpower and self-control, but it is possible! Also, don't be afraid to seek out a professional to address any mental health concerns that might be related to food or weight loss. If you can't afford private pay or don't have insurance coverage, look in to employee assistance programs, sliding scale therapists or counseling programs at your local college (counseling students usually do practicums and provide therapy for a lot cheaper). Also look into your primary care doctor (or a psychiatrist if possible) if you think you might need medications to help.

Lastly, collagen peptides are supposed to help with loose skin, though it can be pricey and the one I use is 70 calories per serving. Still worth it though!

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My long weight loss journey

I posted a this recently but my translation software messed everything up so I got a friend from the US Embassy in Russia to translate the post into proper english. Below is my accurate weight loss journey.

OW IT STARTED

The date is June 30th, 1988. My name is Katyusha and during this time I lived in the USSR and I weighed 631 lbs. I simply completed an arrangement at the gynecologist to get a hysterectomy. My gynecologist, a sweet asian-kazakh in her mid 30s with a sound body and kind face, discloses to me that the strategy is done and I am ready, however...

"Your circulatory strain is dreadfully high, I am stressed over you," she includes rapidly. "It was high last time, as well. You should see a specialist, there is one here, I can give you a proposal. He's extremely business-situated and logical, you'll like him."

Reluctantly, I concur. This isn't the first occasion when somebody has addressed me about my circulatory strain, however it will be the first occasion when I have visited a specialist in right around 8 years.

Thyroid issues, circulatory strain issues, and diabetes keep running in my family. I go home, my stomach balled into an unpalatable bunch, to consider my forthcoming arrangement. I am as yet pondering it the following day when I wake up hungry. I am considering it I eat my frozen yogurt soon thereafter, researching manifestations for diabetes. On December 18, I am as yet considering it we stock up on wheat, potatoes, corn, and meat to praise the birthday of Stalin since USSR has little food by December.

I've pondered it so much, feared it so much, that it at long last occurs to me: nobody ought to must be this worried about a medical checkup... A basic checkup. At that point the considerations rapidly course through my psyche? "For what reason are you focused on?" Because I am fat. "Whose blame is it you are fat?" Mine. I did this. "On the off chance that you made yourself fat, who makes you not fat?" Me.

I would not like to squander the nourishment we'd purchased, so with a great deal of fear, I advised my sweetheart I needed to begin getting thinner on 7/5/1988.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT

In the days that pursued, . I took advance photographs. I determined my TDEE out of the blue. I purchased another lunchbox so I was compelled to convey my lunch to work. I followed each calorie. I quit purchasing soft drink. I quit eating out. I invested a humiliating measure of energy sticking "solid" formulas.

The main month, I lost 19lbs. When I went to the specialist, I was in impeccable wellbeing: not even pre-diabetic. I told my new specialist energetically that I had shed pounds and couldn't hold up to return one year from now. From his easygoing, cavalier gesture it was clear he wasn't hopeful about my odds. I pledged to myself I'd refute him.

The second month, I made a diary and started sharing the sustenance I ate. By that point, I discovered I could supplant frozen yogurt with Protein Smoothies (which completely considered breakfast), so I began thinking of mind boggling and delectable protein shake formulas. I progressed from an underlying calorie gauge of 1850 calories every day down to 1500 calories per day. It was working. I discovered that carb-substantial sustenances left my hungry and read that protein was imperative to sound weightloss, so I started limiting carbs and amplifying protein.

Years passed. I started eating 1200 calories every day. I kept cooking. I agreed to accept the rec center, however just went some of the time. I continued following, I continued losing. It was working. I found the informal friction connected in the sidebar and started investing a great deal of energy there. At Christmas, everybody disclosed to me I looked astonishing. In January, I began another activity with a splendid future and double the compensation. In March, I finished 1K ran and ran my first 5K: nearby Moscow neighborhood. I had a fabulous time I've had openly all year and my sweetheart and I guaranteed each other we'd do it again one year from now.

At that point, abruptly, 25 years had passed. I was well over 100lbs down. I took my last selfie in the mirror at store in Moscow, a tear in my eye as their littlest tanktop hang and grouped around my hips. I quietly guaranteed the lady in the mirror that I'd never be back. I started shopping at normal garments stores. My new collaborators started to see my weightloss. I made companions with other sound individuals: the organization rec center coaches, our security protects, the new young lady on my group that brings mealprep for lunch each day. I gladly turned into an arbitrator for the disagreement network that offered me such a great amount of help all through my adventure.

At the present time

The previous couple of days, I have - without precedent for my adventure - had different individuals reveal to me that all that I know and all that I've learned isn't right. I had another redditor reveal to me I don't comprehend what it resembles to be hefty. One disclosed to me how solid you can be in spite of dreary heftiness. Another disclosed to me bodies don't react to calories. Moscow Times disclosed to me that I'm naturally bound to come up short at weight loss and that I'll never keep the weight off.

I'm remaining here today as living verification that you can do this. I am here to reveal to you that all of cynicism you hear, each individual that discloses to you will fail, each ineffectively directed examination that discussions about starvation mode, set weight focuses, metabolic harm from weightloss, and each previous companion that reveals to you don't generally cherish yourself on the off chance that you get more fit...

Each and every one of them isn't right. It took me very nearly 30 years to get here

It is hard to lose weight in Russia. There is a gluttonous and drinking culture here. I used to be an alcoholic and drank so much vodka I had liver issues. By the this is my throwaway account since my real account I know people on reddit in real.

Endorsed by Katyusha.

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