[NSV] [20/F/5'1/105lbs] Eight months into keto and I've lost 30ish pounds. I'm going on vacation in a few weeks and for the first time in years I'm not horrified by the sight of my body in a bikini.

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Before and after: https://imgur.com/a/j9ZByPZ

Hey guys,

I owe most of my weight loss success to the ketogenic diet. I know it's controversial and everybody has their own opinion of it, but it worked for me and I want to share that success with anybody who is considering it or interested.

I never thought I'd be able to give up carbs because I loooove bread, pasta, rice, etc. Like, really love bread. I used to eat the ENTIRE BASKET OF BREAD at The Cheesecake Factory. So needless to say I didn't have a ton of faith in myself to stick to doing keto. If somebody had told me a year ago that I'd be where I am now -- on a low-carb diet, 30 pounds or so lighter, and actually happy with my body -- I would have literally LOL'ed OUT LOUD.

I started doing keto in April because I was sick of hating my body and was ready to make a change. I'd gotten into the habit of eating/snacking on junk food constantly, never exercised, and binge-drinking 3-4x a week since I go to a party school. I saw pictures from my sorority formal (2nd pic in the album) and started crying because I couldn't believe I'd let it get so out of control, and knew I had to try something different. I'd read a lot about keto before (I used to be really into trying different diets) but didn't want to do a fad diet and then gain all the weight back -- what I didn't realize is that keto is a lifestyle, not a diet, and it's one that couldn't have been better for me.

At first it was kind of difficult, but I also felt super motivated because I wanted to see results as quickly as I could. That motivation made it fairly easy for me to ditch bread, pasta, crackers, rice, junk food, etc. It took a while getting used to paying attention to the carb content in everything I ate; I used to drink these San Pellegerino sodas every day, like 2 or 3 of them, and they all have 30-something carbs. Yikes. Stuff like that was easy to cut out once I realized it, but there was definitely a month or two where I didn't necessarily pay as much attention to carb contents in sauces, dressings, etc as I should have. The other tricky part was alcohol; I go to a huge party school and am involved with greek life, so most weekends I have social events and during the week everybody goes to the bars. To avoid alcohol stunting my progress, I decided to only go out 2x a week or so, and stick to low-cal drinks like vodka soda, light wine, etc. Be warned that keto makes your tolerance MUCH MUCH lower though, and I can barely have two glasses of wine without getting pretty tipsy these days.

I don't really work out, like ever, because it makes me want to die. So I lost all of the weight from just doing keto. However, once I started to see results, it really encouraged me to incorporate small efforts to be active into my life whenever possible. I take the stairs if there are stairs, I walk if walking is an option/the weather is okay - I also attend college on a very hilly campus so I'm constantly walking uphill. I lift light weights at home and do squats and 20 min ab exercises when I have time.

Once I lost the majority of the weight I got a little less strict -- I don't care if I accidentally eat 25 carbs instead of 20 one day, for example -- but I'm still sticking to keto and will...forever. I am so much happier because of it.

Please let me know if you guys have any questions or if there's any advice I can give if you're curious about keto or my weight loss. It can be tough at first and I know it helped me a lot to chat with people who have seen the amazing benefits of this lifestyle and can testify to them! You can always message me too if you have private questions.

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Eating Disorders and Weight Loss

Hey folks.

I'm a 27 year old man, currently 250lbs at 5'10". I'm hoping to lose weight for a couple of reasons -- one being my health, as my stepfather passed away when he was only 37 due to heart complications from his weight, and secondly because I'm gay, and being gay and overweight is incredibly difficult.

I've been working on weight loss for no less than 5 years at this point, and I used to be over 300lbs, but I lost a fair bit simply by cutting out soda and switching from a lot of frozen pre-cooked meals to meals I cook myself, but I've definitely plateaued.

I go to the gym for an hour a day at least four times a week (typically five, as I go during my corporate gym during lunch break at work). I'm not entirely sure if my routine is the best for weight loss necessarily, though.

I've spoken to my therapist about my body image issues a lot over the past couple of years, and after a lot of talk about it, she believes I've got a combination of Binge Eating Disorder and Selective Eating Disorder. To make a long story short about those, I had an extremely poor upbringing in regards to foods, and I physically cannot eat a lot of foods as they will make me gag until I vomit. On top of that, most of the foods I can eat end up being carb/calorie heavy, and I frequently find myself overeating, recognizing that I'm doing it even in the moment, yet continuing to do it while feeling guilty and embarrassed enough to hide the eating from friends/family.

I'm not 100 percent sure what I hope to accomplish in making this post, maybe just getting some sort of support, or even advice on coping and managing my eating. The few friends I've talked to about this simply don't get it and have suggestions like "just force yourself to eat [those foods]", not understanding that I physically *cannot*.

Sorry for the wall of text! Thanks for reading :)

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I want to get back to losing weight but I don't know how

Last year around January I started on my weight loss journey by using the resources on this subreddit. I changed my eating habits and was eating 1200-1500 calories a day, and I was also going to the gym at least three times a week. I felt great and was losing the weight. I lost 20 pounds in a few months. Around August, I got into a new relationship and university started back up so I just lost all of those healthy habits. I started eating out a lot and not watching what I was eating. I also am a binge eater, and have really struggled with that. I have not gone to the gym in months. I have gained back all of the weight I lost and I just feel so defeated. I want to get back on the weight loss journey but I just do not know how. I feel like I just won't be able to control my binge eating and I think I am also addicted to sugar... Does anyone have any advice for me to get back into things?

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Is there some kind of online boot camp with a reward/punishment system to help me pull through?

I have zero self-control / self-discipline when it comes to my diet, and I constantly sabotage myself. Like I got rid of all the junk food and then I left my apartment to buy some chocolate anyway. When I manage to stay away from chocolate, I'll binge on normal food until I feel physically ill. Even as a kid I would hide junk food in my room and eat it secretly. I've always been addicted to food. I'm in the middle range of a healthy weight but I'm NOT healthy, and I certainly could stand losing 12 pounds. I tried all kinds of diets... WFPB, keto, IF, you name it. Sometimes I'm even fully aware that I'm sabotaging myself, and I'll eat anyway, despite a part of me not wanting to. I'm kind of scared of me at this point. I'm so impulsive and hate myself because I never achieve any goal I set myself.

So I basically have to learn how to develop discipline but I already tried habit trackers, MFP, weight loss groups. Nothing ever works (due to the self-sabotage). So I need some more severe methods, like a bully-coach lol. I'm looking for an online service - a forum, app or anything really - that offers some kind of coach - real or virtual - who will MAKE ME stick to my goals. Does such a platform exist? If not, are there any volunteers who would like to support me? No whining together!

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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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