Weight loss and reduction of chronic pain (focus on carpal tunnel/similar RSIs)?

Hello beautiful r/loseit. I’ve lurked on here for a while- finally gearing up to finish the weight loss I started in 2017 (5’3” 26y F, 190 —> 170, GW: 125lb) after a year-long plateau.

For some added motivation, I’m curious to learn if any of you who have lost your weight successfully saw a decrease in chronic pain symptoms. While my EEG was clean, I have symptoms strikingly similar to carpal tunnel, and it’s a bear!! My right wrist, my right elbow, and now, fantastically, my right shoulder are all a little wonky. I do application development in SV- it’s fairly standard in industry for this sort of thing to happen, of course. I’ve read several studies that weight loss can at least reduce, if not eliminate, these kinds of symptoms. That said, would love to hear stories from folks on the front lines.

I honestly don’t care about my appearance. I just want to be able to play N64 again. Cheers, gang.

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Starting over, again

I’ve been struggling for the last year with losing weight. I went from living an incredibly active lifestyle (working outside where I was hiking all day and carrying a lot of equipment) to sedentary when I went back to grad school. For a while I could keep up with eating well and working out, then it all came to a grinding halt when schoolwork became overwhelming. I realized this past October that I had gained 14 pounds since going back to school, which doesn’t put me at my heaviest but damn near.

So I started counting calories and eating healthy yet again, I lost 6 pounds by thanksgiving. And then the holidays came and my discipline went out of the window. I’ve struggled with eating better/small portions at each holiday party and now I’m home for the holidays and I feel like I’ve just thrown everything I worked hard for away, I’m super frustrated with myself because I have gained 5 pounds back.

Today marks the start of me taking back control and starting this diet over again. Ultimately I’d like to lose a total of 30 pounds. So it will be a long weight loss journey but I need to stop yo-yoing with my weight and get serious.

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hit or miss

when i was younger my tia used to always warn me that my apparent metabolism would eventually drain and leave me overweight. instead of listening i decided to stuff my face with more tamales and laugh it off. back then i didn't realize just how right she was.

now i'm a whopping 141 lbs, 26 lbs to big for my age, and honestly i didn't really care until the bet. i was completely fine being a 15 year old far too big for her age, my school isn't all that judgmental and it's very diverse with different sizes and body shapes, so i wasn't all that worried. and then i grew an affection for abs and belly button rings and realized if i wanted to freely wear a bikini this summer and pull it off, then i had my work cut out for me.

it was only when i was casually talking with a friend that the subject of weight was brought up and in a teasing way i was told there was no way i could get abs by the end of 2019.

and so it begins.

suddenly i began noticing more things, how my stomach bulged awkwardly in some of my clothes and how i wasn't as slim as i was in old pictures. i began comparing myself to the skinny girls i saw in tiktok compilations i watched at night instead of sleeping, to old self portraits my five year old selves drew in kindergarten- where i was maybe too slim, my friend who always laughed when i stuffed my face but never joined in. and i realized, why not.

it's the perfect time for me to get a hold on my weight before it's too late, it's about time i fix my eating habits.

i started taking the bet seriously. and that's where we start i suppose, me lying on my bed flipping through weight loss techniques on reddit and organizing a chart to help me do so. welcome to my weight loss journey, it's either a hit or miss but by the end of 2019 i will have abs and i will go laugh in my tias face.

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any tips?

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My crazy 2018 journey

Hey r/loseit!

As 2018 comes to an end, I took at look back at this crazy year for me. Unfortunatly , I'll be ending the year a bit heavier than I started it for the first time since starting my journey 3 years ago. But the fortunate side of this is I'm still much much lower than my starting weight, and in the grand scheme of things, taking a year for basically maitenence with all the crazy stuff that happened isn't that unfortunate at all!

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On November 1st of this year, I finally cracked and got back into it. I hadn't lost significant weight for over a year.. The same 30lbs back and forth and sometimes even higher.

I hadn't been able to hone in and just get it done like I did before. I know what needs to be done...I've given myself reasons/excuses.. I've opened two restaurants which is really stressful but I enjoy doing them.. Raising two kids and having a suprise third while opening a restaurant.. Almost insane.. But..still I still knew the keys to success and ignored them.

Now that my hours are back to normal and I'm getting two days off a week and things are getting back to as "normal" as my seemingly crazy life can be.. I've figured it out. It took a few spells of real deep self reflection to figure it out

I basically lost who I was. I thought about the things that made me.. Well me. Disc golf.. Running, Meal prep, r/loseit, , and my weight loss goals. I wasn't doing any of them. I was doing nothing that made Josh well.. Josh. I have a wall in my room with discs and running medals. I'd get mad everytime I saw it because it was a reminder of who I was. Meeting new people at work, they would ask what my I did and my go to's are always "I play disc golf professionaly and I love running" but then I'd have to add.. Well.. Used to. It hurt. Regardless of how busy things still might get.. I have to still have time for me.

So with the help of my lovely wife, we've come up with a plan, and I'm excited to get back to being me! We've created a plan for both of us to schedule 'us" time around our work schedules , while leaving family time, making sure meals are prepped and we get our workouts in. So far it's worked like a charm! I've been back to my old self, and have actually lost 20 lbs since about November 1st.

Moving into 2019 with this momentum and back to my old habits, I'm really excited for what this year is going to bring!

In the wise words of u/thatcanadianguy88 in his recent post , One year of almost maitenence does not undo all the hard work I've done so far

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M31 5’11” CW: 280, GW: 210 (for now).

Hi all, I am starting my weight loss journey today! I downloaded the LooseIt app and am using a Fitbit to track my steps and calories burned. I have been overweight since my early 20’s and have a very negative self image and decided it is finally time to do something about it. I know that weight loss gets harder as you get older so it’s a do it now or it will never be done type of thing. I used to play sports and work out constantly in college and high school, but since then, I have become very sedentary. I have also started working part time with Wag, hoping the walks will help me lose weight steadily, as of right now, walking will be my primary source of exercise. I am hoping that in conjunction with tracking the weight will melt off. I just want to look better and feel better about myself and I am finally going to do something to make that happen!

My Current Weight

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How to boost your immune system this winter

‘Tis the season of runny noses, scratchy throats and annoying coughs. To help give your body a better fighting chance against cold and flu, strengthen your immune system with these simple tips:

Breathe deeply. It’s one of the most basic meditation techniques, and one that can help calm you down and reduce stress. Chronic stress suppresses the immune system, and can increase your susceptibility to colds, and other illnesses. One study found people who practiced 45 minutes of mindful mediation every day for 8 weeks had a 40 to 50 percent reduction in respiratory infections, compared to those who did not meditate. But if you don’t have time for that, spend even just a few minutes a day focusing all your attention on your breathing. Concentrate on inhaling slowly through your nose, allowing your chest to rise as you fill your lungs; and then exhaling through your mouth. You can also try thinking of a relaxing place or phrase as you breathe.

Wash your hands. Viruses live on your hands, and cleaning them regularly—especially after touching anyone who is sick or anything that may be germy—can help protect you from getting sick. Scrub for 20 seconds with soap and water, or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if you’re not near a sink.

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Go for a walk. And try to do it on most days. Research out of Appalachian State University showed those who walk briskly for about 40 minutes, five days a week, had half as many sick days from colds than those who don’t exercise. When you’re walking or exercising at a moderate pace, immune cells circulate through the body more quickly and are better able to kill bacteria and viruses; consistent, regular exercise seems to make these changes and benefits last longer, according to the American Council on Exercise.

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Get enough rest. Lack of sleep can affect how well your immune system fights infectious diseases; and studies have shown that those who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to get sick after being exposed to a virus. The optimal amount of sleep: seven to nine hours, every night. Not sure how? We’ve got you covered here.

 

 

 

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Here's to 2019 and resolutions that need not be made based solely on weight loss anymore.

I apologize for the length. tl;dr at the bottom.

I say this because I've realized that there's no more "New Years resolution to lose weight" for me in my future. Not because I've reached my goal weight, not because I've given up, but simply because I've turned my previous decision to lose weight almost 2 years ago into a healthier lifestyle and it's stuck. This after 30 years of not knowing what the hell I was doing and always giving up in less than a month because of my lack of knowledge.

I love what I've learned being part of these communities here. I love that I finally understand calories and deficits and maintenance and surpluses. I love that I've learned IF is an acceptable and healthy way of losing weight, as long as it's just that, intermediate. I love that I finally understand how to cut and that cardio isn't the only thing needed to lose weight, if you want to use cardio at all. I love seeing the definition in my muscles and the shape of my body change. I love what I've learned so much here that I want to pursue being a trainer or coach in the future, when I've reached my own goals.

I've spent most of 2018 in a massively depressive funk, which would have sabotaged my weight loss in the past. But this year was different. Despite the depression and stress and illnesses, it was incredibly easy for me to stay at or around my maintenance levels, if not my deficit. I ate crap a lot of the time and I didn't work out very much at all. I own my own small art business that gave me a mild workout on the weekends from May-December and I rode my bike with my husband a couple of times but other than that I was pretty sedentary. Even though I had felt like I gave up because I stopped working out and was eating like shit, it was second nature to keep my portions and calories at the levels they should be and to not eat when I wasn't hungry. My food choices are second nature because I understand food now. My weight has been consistently going down in a healthy way at each doctor appointment I've had this year, even when I felt like I was gaining because of being sedentary so much.

For the holidays my husband has set up our multi gym and orbital rower for working out at home. I'm used to those machines from using them in college so I'm excited to get back to them. I'm already about a week in and it feels so good. I'm doing the x-effect with it right now for a challenge while I'm not working my business and it's a lot of fun.

I started my journey wanting to "not be fat" and found along the way that it's not just the fat. I don't want to be fat, but more than that I want to be fit and healthy. With that goal in mind and everything I've already learned over the last 2 years, I have no more need for a New Years resolution that includes weight. I can work on other areas of my life now.

I love seeing everyone's progress here, this community started me on the right path and for that, my life is forever changed. A big thank you to you all and I hope your year brings you more growth and health, whichever forms those may take :)

I'll never forget my mantra I learned here now: "Trust your deficit." It works. Even when you feel like shit, it works.

tl;dr: After learning how to lose weight and get healthy the proper ways here (CICO and IF, and just generally better choices with food for me) almost 2 years ago, I have finally made it a lifestyle and no longer worry about a new years resolution that focuses on weight loss. It's opened up my mind and my life to better things, despite life's daily challenges.

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