Am I getting a bit too worried of what I eat?

My weight loss started about 3 months ago when I was sick. I blamed my overeating for that because I spent an entire evening in the bathroom feeling sick as if I am about to vomit. Sure enough I did later in the evening. After that I didn't even dare to touch food the next two days. The only thing I remember eating was a bit of yogurt and that was about it.

After that I just decided to lose weight. I got a bit used to not eat much and for somehow I stayed away from sweets.

Today I am happy to tell you that I lost already 22 pounds and I will not be stopping until I hit 180 lbs (started at 230 lbs).

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However... I think this weight loss is having a tad of a negative impact on my mindset. Just yesterday I sat down with my brother and we watched a movie. We ate some chips while watching and after we were done eating it I was just laying there and kept thinking "Why did I eat that? Was it worth it for 10 minutes of pleasure? Now I have to burn those 500 calories!".

This isn't necessarily a bad thing but it can't keep going on forever. After I hit my goal weight I can't keep going on like this still thinking eating anything with too many calories is bad. Gives me that feeling that I can let myself go but regret it later.

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How to Save 600 Calories a Day

By now you know: Losing weight boils down to using up more calories than you consume. It seems simple enough. The hard part is actually making it happen. But cutting calories and dieting doesn’t have to mean cutting out all your favorite foods. Don’t believe us? Check out these four simple swaps guaranteed to save you over 600 calories a day without putting the kibosh on your favorite flavors:

Drink fat-free milk instead of whole
Replace your whole milk habit with a fat-free fix, and for every 16 ounces you trade, you’ll save over 130 calories. Feeling adventurous? Opt for unsweetened almond milk instead of your whole milk, and you’ll save even more—over 230 calories per 16 ounces.

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Swap regular soda for seltzer water
One 20 ounce regular Pepsi clocks in at 250 calories*. Substitute just one regular soft drink a day with a seltzer or sparkling water, and you won’t just save yourself 250 calories, you’ll also spare yourself a whole lot of added sugar.

Sub fruit juices with the real deal
Many commercial fruit juices are packed with added sugars. Plus, they’re typically higher in calories than their raw fruit counterparts. Swap your 12 ounce glass of regular apple juice for a medium apple, and you’ll save yourself about 100 calories.

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Have mustard, not mayo
Top your sandwiches with two tablespoons of mustard instead of the same amount of mayonnaise and you’ll save yourself over 175 calories. Save even more calories by skipping the cheese and stuffing your sammie with extra veggies.

Want to find out more tips on losing weight, but keeping your favorite food options? Talk to a Nutrisystem weight loss counselor today!

*Nutritional information taken from http://bit.ly/2dkSiA9 on 12/23/2015.

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Mild Rant: "But you look so great now"

I've managed to lose a lot of weight in the last two years. I'm definitely not one of those crazy good stories; I've had my ups and downs, plateaus etc. But overall I've managed to lose 140lbs (330lbs to 190lbs at 5'10") over the last two-ish years through pretty standard diet and exercise. For anyone wanting the specifics, the diet is just me eating less. I eat mostly lean meats, vegetables and fruits. I try to leave out carbs as much as I can but don't do a true Keto diet. I have a general idea of CICO but I am not a counter (it drives me up a wall). I work out 3 days a week for two hours, one hour of cardio and one of weightlifting. Basically I've tried to change my lifestyle overall to be healthier rather than a specific regimen.

And I look far better. I went from the fattest guy in the room to as a friend recently put it "A Sears catalogue looking motherfucker." In clothing it's basically impossible to tell I need to lose weight much at all. At the same time I can definitely still see that I'm not quite where I need to be and have set a weight goal of 180lbs. I'm wide-shouldered and narrow waisted with a fair bit of muscle these days so with clothes on I'm pretty fit looking.

OH holy shit I'm tired of hearing people tell me I don't need to lose any more weight. "You look fine!" "I hardly recognize you already you'd be too skinny!" "But you look so great now!" And so on and so forth. Christ almighty I've never heard so much naysaying and demotivation. I even had to call my mother out on it (who's been a big supporter of my weight loss overall) in one of our few legitimate arguments recently. It's like I went from the golden boy for losing so much weight to some sort of weirdo for trying to be in legitimately good shape for the first time in my life. And if I hear the word 'Manorexia' one more time I swear to god I'm gonna stab someone. I genuinely had to ask my trainer if I was being unreasonable with this (unsurprisingly he's the one who helped me set the 180lbs goal). Do these people want me to take off my shirt and show off my still thoroughly pudgy self? It's not like I'm saying I'm still fat and need to lose another 140lbs. I'm just trying to lose the last of this very stubborn weight. Is it wrong to want to finish what I started? Is it weird to want to not have a small gut and love handles? I'd just stop talking about it if literally everyone doesn't constantly ask me "How did you lose so much weight?" like I'm some sort of sorcerer with fat burning powers rather than someone who doesn't eat an entire large pizza in a sitting anymore.

Sorry if I'm a little off topic here but this is the best place I can think of for this. Anyone else have experiences like this?

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Yet another reminder that weight loss/gain does not equal fat loss/gain

TLDR: Water/food weight fluctuations are crazy.

It's important to keep in mind, especially at this time of year, that the water and food in your body can dramatically affect your weight over the short-term, often much more so than changes in body fat. As an illustrative example, I wanted to share my experience over the past few days. Thursday morning I weighed in at 118 pounds. I then went on a short trip to NYC, during which I had two humongous slices of pizza for dinner Thursday night but even then probably didn't exceed my TDEE by much. Friday I came home and ate slightly over my TDEE because I got snacky on the bus and ate a bunch of peanuts. Saturday morning I weighed 119 - I had "gained" a pound despite eating, at most, a couple hundred calories over my TDEE in the past two days. Then last night my family had a second Thanksgiving dinner because my brother is visiting and wasn't here for actual Thanksgiving. I ate a lot - probably close to 1,700 calories at dinner, putting me roughly 600 calories over my TDEE for the day. I also drank a ton of water. A few hours later, I had a pleasant but lengthy visit to the toilet, and now this morning I weight 117.5 pounds, meaning I "lost" 1.5 pounds since yesterday in spite of eating a humongous, carb-heavy meal. So don't panic if you eat less-than-healthy food in less-than-healthy amounts and find that you've, say, gained a pound in 24 hours. It's 90% water and food, not fat.

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I don't want to be the "fat mom." I refuse to be. (Accountability post)

F29 | 5"5/165cm | SW&CW: 235-240lbs/107-109kg | GW: 135-140lbs/61-63kg

During my teen years I was "average/curvy" (skinnyfat but busty) but I took that for granted; I wasn't health-conscious at all, and in consequence my weight climbed very gradually over the years from ~140 to 220lbs (63 to 100kg) by my mid-twenties.

I realized I was starting to hate my body instead of the "chubby and confident" persona I'd had for years, not to mention that my health was starting to catch up to me. So in spring of 2017 I began counting calories and lost 55-60lbs (25-27kg) by the end of the year.

My knees and ankles stopped hurting, my back pain became nearly non-existant, my mental health was improving, and even my monthly cycles were drastically less painful (and more regular!). I was feeling confident about reaching my future health and appearance goals, but during my plateau/break in the winter of 2017-18 my partner and I took a major step and decided to try for a baby.

It (thankfully) didn't take long, but it put my weight loss on hold. I figured I'd gotten my appetite under control since I maintained my weight during the first trimester, but during mid- and late pregnancy, my hunger spiked to ridiculous levels and I gave in because I felt "the baby must need it." Big mistake - you're not eating for 2 during pregnancy, you're only eating for one with a few hundred extra calories per day.

By the time my baby was born in November, I was 255lbs (116kg) (a gain of 90-95lbs [41-43kg] ...yikes), and then I only lost barely 20lbs (9kg) from the birth. So here I am, back at square one, 15-20lbs (7-9kg) over my original start weight and ~100lbs (45kg) over my original/current goal weight. My knees, ankles, and back are once again under lots of pressure, and my hips are still recovering from my centre of gravity being shifted for all those months (I'm sure my weight now certainly isn't helping.)

It's so frustrating to know I have to start again and go even further than I did the first time. Counting calories to lose weight is simple, but it's not easy. I know how, and I know it works, but I'm really not looking forward to having to limit my portions to basically 1/3 or 1/2 of what my partner is eating. That is the 2nd hardest thing I've ever had to do physically, after only pregnancy/recovery.

But it needs to be done. I felt so much better at 160-165lbs (72-75kg) before getting pregnant, and I wasn't even down to my goal weight yet. I need to be healthy so I can be a good parent - I want to be able to chase around my child when he's a toddler, take him for walks and trips to the park, play in the yard, etc. and not just sit there watching him because I'm too heavy, sore, and embarrassed to participate. I need to live longer to be there to watch him grow up, and to be a positive example that it's never too late to take control and improve your life.

So, people of this amazing subreddit, I'm writing this to keep myself accountable: once the holidays have passed, I will be back to doing lots of food-related math that will result in me getting smaller, lighter, and healthier. For all of you, for myself, but especially for my son.

Only about 350,000 uneaten calories to go!

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 23 December 2018? Start here!

Today is your Day 1?

Welcome to r/Loseit!

So you aren’t sure of how to start? Don’t worry! “How do I get started?” is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we’ve found most useful for getting started.

Why you’re overweight

Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently.

Before You Start

The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week.

Tracking

Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don’t cheat the numbers. You’ll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it.

Creating Your Deficit

How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian.

The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you’re eating you won’t stick to it.

Exercise

Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight.

It has it’s own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel awesome and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes.

Crawl, Walk, Run

It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn’t necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments.

Acceptance

You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better.

Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don’t need perfect. We just want better.

Additional resources

Now you’re ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.

• Quick Start Guide - Build your foundation!
• Loseit Compendium - Frame it out!
• FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions!

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Just got Gallbladder Removal - Receiving Compliments

F/22/5'6/SW: 239/CW: 193/ GW: 140

So on Friday I got my gallbladder removed and I have been showing some people a picture of my incisions where it was done. Everyone commented on how I had lost a lot of weight (I am down around 50 pounds so far). My belly was a bit bloated in the picture even because with surgery they have to fill your belly with gas to expand it to be able to see better and have more room. It just goes to show that even when I was feeling sore and bloated and gross and only saw how my incisions made me look, other people saw a flatter stomach and smaller frame from what I used to have. I don't make it a point to go showing off my stomach so people don't usually see it, but it doesn't stick out as far as it used to and many of my stretch marks are going away. Although the circumstances for the weight loss compliments were odd, they are still appreciated and I feel a bit better about the hard work I have put in. Unfortunately, yesterday I ate a pretty big breakfast considering I had just had surgery (English muffin, Greek yogurt, cup of beef broth, drank some ginger ale), but I had no appetite the rest of the day. So I am hoping today will be better. I also can't do any strenuous activity or lift more than 10 pounds for a few days, so I am looking forward to when I will finally be able to work out again.

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