"Are you afraid of food or something?" and other questions I got at the office holiday potluck.

Went to the office holiday potluck. Brought a huge tray of fruits and a huge tray of veggies. As I suspected, most people went for the enchiladas and fried chicken, so I had myself two bowls of fruits and one of veggies and lowfat dip. Yum!

Several folks at my table acted like this was the wildest thing they'd ever seen. One person asked me if I was afraid of food, and another asked of I was vegan. I let them know that I just like to pay attention to what I eat and exercise, which one person responded to by placing some cake and cookies in front of me and saying "you look like you need some dessert." I opened up about my weight loss, and conversion to a more health-conscious lifestyle. After the event, someone came into my office and thanked me for sharing that, so they can be aware and respectful of my lifestyle. I thought that was about the best thing I've heard throughout this entire journey.

I feel really affirmed. I marched to the floor below my office and joined the campus rec center, where I can lift before work. I didn't know if the image of me in workout clothes before and after office hours would put my new coworkers off - that kind person's comment motivated me in the right direction!

Also I think I kicked ass with my eating choices, enough to start a conversation. I hate being the center of attention, but I'm happy about our dialogue, and laughable comments.

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Haunted by BED :(

Hi everybody.

I feel like this is the first time I am successfully breaking away from binge-eating disorder, an illness that ruined my life in so many aspects for the past 3-4 years.

A little background, I would mainly binge at night (sometimes 7000+ calories). When it was really bad I would binge all day as well. Driving around to buy food until I was sick and hated myself. My binges were mostly emotionally-tied but my night time ones were more habitual.

I've noticed a few things though since I've gotten out of the worst part of BED:

• Eating late at night leads to so much internal conflict. If I'm hungry at night I am so scared I will binge. I have remnants of the disorder, I'll sometimes still get up past midnight to eat some cookies or something but nothing close to what I did before. This can be incredibly discouraging for me even though it is such an improvement.
• One of my greatest accomplishments is getting back in tune with my natural hunger cues. I totally lost them in the midst of my eating disorder and have worked incredibly hard to get back in line with them. I would say although I'm more in tune they are not reliable. Sometimes I'm super hungry and I will eat past fullness and other times I won't have an appetite at all. I'm working on this though and I know that this is a recovery journey that doesn't happen over night.
• I need to get out of the habit of fasting after I over eat. I find this is a pretty unhealthy intention mindset wise and can lead to night time binges.
  

I'm posting this in /loseit forum because I know binge-eating is pretty common among anyone with weight loss efforts. I really hope I can work on these things as they seem to be the 'next-level' in my journey. Anyone have experiences like this ?

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I’m setting a goal, and sticking to it.

I’m almost 30 and have been fat well over half my life. My family claims this wasn’t so and that it was because I developed early due to medication and kids didn’t know how to react and I only became fat in high school. But I was a fat kid, I remember having a hard time finding clothing that fit and being called fat by most people and when you’ve been from school to school and you have been called fat your fat. I feel like I’m at a point where I’m around positive people and have goals and a positive mind set so I am able to do it. Honestly because of my High school experience I will only document my achievements on here I honestly don’t think people from my past need to know and I honestly don’t care to tell it on social media. So I’m 300+ and my first goal is 250. Why fairs i want to comfortably ride on the rides. Today I will put away sodas, candy and chips for a year (I would do this without the weight loss goal and I have already chucked soda so I know I can do the rest also starting with 15 minute exercise now.)

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Stepped on the scale for the first time in over a month...

I hadn't weighed myself since the end of October (right before Halloween). I figured I'd give myself a break from the scale for the holidays, but I did not take a break from exercising and CICO tracking (albeit inconsistent tracking. Thanksgiving am I right?). Lately I have been pretty lazy about sticking to my calorie limit. I blame a combination of holiday parties and delicious homemade food. After scrolling through r/loseit this morning, I realized I needed to get back on the scale. Regardless of what the number said I knew it would be a kick in the pants for me to get back in the game full time. (Side note: despite being from 'murica I use kg to measure.)

End of October I weighed 55.7 kg. Today, 54.1!

I had to recheck it I was so flabbergasted by the unexpected loss. I'm sure many of you have experienced this unexpected joy before and know how great it feels. I was dancing on air when I opened up myfitnesspal. This was coupled with another triumph from earlier this week. I added 5lbs to my bench press on Wednesday!

I could not have done it without this subreddit, all of you continue to inspire me with your commitment to improving your lives. Thank you for your tips, confessions, and support for everyone out there who's trying. For once, I am ending the year with a feeling of anticipation instead of dreading the "new year, new me" wave come January 1st. I know I can do this because I've already started.

And yes, despite the number on the scale I am re-motivated to continue my journey of weight loss and healthy living. Hear me last 5lbs/2kg....I am coming for you.

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How to control increased appetite?

So I have been doing GREAT losing weight. I am a female, 5'6, currently weighing 72kgs (SW: 81kgs , GW: 62 kgs) and I am losing weight slowly but in a healthy way. I walk about 1 hr and 40 minutes daily, and do strength training daily. My daily caloric intake is 1700 max (I sometimes eat less). I am loving the way my body is slowly changing. My body is getting smaller, tigher, and more built.

However, my appetite has begun to increase. I expect this is normal with weight loss and increased muscle mass, but I don't want to start slipping up and going backwards. What should I do in this situation? I still have 10 more kgs to go. Appreciate any advice.

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So after a few months into my weightloss journey, other people have noticed my weightloss. How do i even respond?

I do not even need to bring my weightloss up. They say "You look like you've lost weight. Have you?" When I first started hearing these type of sentences, I just smiled awkwardly and say thanks. These past couple of days I also just say "Yes I have lost weight". I don't really know how else to react and what to say. I feel a little awkward. I'm open with my weightloss but I just don't really know how to react when people suddenly notice my slightly smaller frame.

A couple of days ago, one of my friends who subtly knows about me losing weight randomly commented on my weightloss appearance. And today at work, someone who I haven't seen in a month or so again commented on my appearance regarding weight loss.

Side note.. It still kinda feels surreal that I've lost this much weight. I still remember years back, I kept telling myself I need to lose at least 20kgs but it never happened. And now it has.

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Have any good food tips/tricks to share?

My friend and I were talking yesterday about some of the food habits and tricks we’ve adopted on our weight loss journey (she’s down 25 and I’m down 36 since August). I thought it’d be cool to see what others find helpful and share what works for us too. I find this stuff keeps me from binging or just throwing in the towel when the cravings hit. It’s not anything revolutionary, but every little bit helps right?

• I used to have a huge fast food habit. I rarely eat it anymore, but if I have to have it, it has to be a kids meal. I get my fix and still stay in my calorie budget guilt free.
• if I don’t love it, it’s not worth it. Our work Christmas dinner buffet was this week. In the past I would’ve just cleaned my plate no matter what I put on it. Now I’m actually considering the taste of everything on my plate. If it’s just meh, I don’t eat any more. Life’s too short for blah food.
• instead of our old post drinks calorie fests (pizza or burgers) we plan ahead and have low calorie options like shrimp cocktail on hand for any post drink munchies. Drinks are planned ahead and fit into the calorie budget.
• Soups are awesome at filling you up for less calories. I try to get a low calorie soup as a side (instead of my old chips or fries) or make it my meal at restaurants.
• mushrooms are so low in calories and super filling. I try to work them in wherever I can (stir frys, as a side, in a dish, etc).
• graham crackers are great to have in the pantry as a go-to sweet fix. They’re delicious, filling and fairly low calorie.
• my friend and I allow ourselves chocolate every day. We have to take the stairs to the downstairs lobby at work and we’re allowed two chocolate kisses from the receptionist. We must take the stairs back up! We savor every bite and look forward to it at the end of the day.
• my friend loves milkshakes, specifically peanut butter ones. But a medium peanut butter shake has 300 calories more than a vanilla shake! She gets vanilla and mixes a bit of PB2 into it and swears she can’t taste the difference.

Got any helpful food tricks to help stay on track?

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