For anyone out there struggling right now: you deserve to take care of yourself!

Hey guys! I started my weight loss journey in July of this year at 240lbs, 5’10” and 23 years old. Currently weighing in at 198lbs which is 42lbs down. Goal weight 150-60lbs. Over the past month, I ended up taking three weeks off of the gym and ate poorly. Just got back yesterday and had a great workout.

Tonight, I was attempting to do a 20 hour fast (normally do IF 16:8) and about 6 hours in I started craving McDonald’s. Ended up going and eating 10 nuggets, fries and a cheeseburger. Felt like ass after mentally and physically. One hour later, I convinced myself there was some energy in me and went to the gym anyway. Burned 687 calories with some cardio and weights. Definitely could’ve had a better workout and had more stamina, but this just reminded me that it’s not about the bad choice you make, it’s about how you react to it and come back from it. We’re all so much stronger than we think we are and deserve to take care of ourselves.

For anyone just starting, those in the position I’m in or those maintaining, you’re all amazing and we can do this! Even if there’s some stalls in between. :)

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Not sure if I can do it on my own.

Hey r/loseit ! I am an 18 year old female, around 160cm tall and weigh around 82kg. I have been, for the last year or so, ashamed of my belly, thighs and calves. The worst moment came a few days ago when I realised I couldn't fit into the size 32" jeans, which is the biggest size of Levi's I could find, and I really needed a new pair. I have started to get serious about loosing this weight but I'm so scared of not being able to do it myself. I'm considering a gym and classes such as Zumba to help me. Today I went on a 30 minute walk, and did 20 minutes of trampoline workout yesterday. Do you guys on this subreddit have any tips on how I can achieve my goal, and/or how I can feel more positive and in control of my weight loss journey. Thank you.

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[Daily Directory] Find your quests for the day here! - Friday, 28 December 2018

Welcome adventurer! Whether you're new on this quest or are towards the end of your journey there should be something below for you.

Daily journal.

• [Q&A] "I have a question."
• [Day 1] "I am starting my weight loss journey."
• [SV/NSV] "I have an accomplishment to share."
• [24hr Pledge] "Today I am going to..."

Interested in some side quests?

• [Motivation Monday] Share some motivation, get some motivation.
• [Tantrum Tuesday] Need to vent? People getting on your nerves?
• [Weigh-In Wednesday]
• [Track with Me Thursday] Did we just become best friends?!
• [Free Talk Friday] What's on your mind?

Community bulletin board!

• [Running with Loseit] Run with losers. Avoid arrows.
• [Maintenance Monday] Lost it? Work on keeping it.
• [Wecipe Wednesday] Swap and discuss recipies!

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How I broke my soda addiction

Hi folks! I posted this as a thread on my twitter then I thought it might be helpful to someone here. I credit the loss of my first 15 pounds to cutting out soda, along with lowering my portions. I was never raised to drink water, always juice, then soda. I hated (and still do) the lack of taste of water, especially when I’m eating something. All I can think about are those hotdog eating compétions where they dunk the bun and all in a glass of water. Soggy hotdogs. That’s what I think about when I drink plain water while eating.

I have to put flavoring packets in my water, so maybe I still have a way to go. But I’m sure you all know breaking the soda habit is an extremely difficult process, and while I may not be drinking as much water as I should yet and I have to flavor it, I’m still very proud of the fact that I haven’t bought soda over six months. I went from buying a twelve pack of Sprite every week to nothing at all.

So! Here’s how I did it:

Buy your soda at the store like normal on grocery day, but then also buy a few water flavoring packet choices that sound nice to you (I recommend the True Lemon brand), a good water bottle, and a water filter pitcher if you’re worried about water quality from the tap. Or, if you don’t want to invest right now, just the water flavoring and any size pack of plastic water bottles.

Drink your soda like normal, but mix some flavor into a bottle of water and keep it with you all day. Get used to the taste and feel of it in your mouth. Try drinking it after you do any kind of physical activity. If you can go for a walk one day, bring it with you.

Keep buying that flavoring and those water bottles (if you opted for those instead of a reusable one—but I recommend a reusable one if you stick with it). Then, when you’re feeling adventurous, when you go grocery shopping one day, “forget” to buy soda. Making choices is hard, but when the choice is between spending money and not spending money, it softens the blow. That’s why you want to do the buying of the water bottles and flavoring and stuff at a different time from when you choose not to buy soda.

It’s ok if it doesn’t stick this time. You might drive by the store later that week and turn into the parking lot and buy that soda. You might do that later the same day. But keep doing it. Keep not buying it during your main grocery trip. It then starts to become more convenient to just drink the water for a while, until you can make it back to the store. Then, until your next grocery trip... where you may buy more soda, but also more water flavoring. Then you don’t buy the soda next grocery trip. Or ever.

It took me roughly two years of this, with lots of starts and stops, to get to the point where I am now. That said, I only really got serious about my health and weight loss this past year, so this process could very well be quicker for you if you’re more committed to the change.

I hope this helps someone!

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Methods to assist weight loss without diet or exercise?

Hello everyone,

I am not looking for a magic cure because one does not exist. I am not looking for weight loss pills.

What I am looking for is tips and suggestions of practices that anyone does to lose and sustain a healthy weight such as not eating while watching tv, drink plenty of water, etc.

I have major depression and struggle keeping to a workout regimen and keeping to a “diet”. My motivation is little to none to keep to a routine. I even have a degree in exercise science, so the knowledge of exercise and nutrition is there, the motivation is not.

TL;DR Post any tips and practices people can do daily to help lose and maintain a healthy weight without stating the obvious “go to the gym”.

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How to respond to unsupportive husband?

Hey guys! I’m sure I’m not alone with this issue, so I was wondering if anyone could suggest ways to respond to my husband:

I’ve lost weight before (many attempted times, most successfully on weight watchers a few years back), and I seem to have the SAME issue come up each time I try to lose weight - my husband gets upset that I don’t want to eat out!

For example, his friend is celebrating a birthday at an all-you-can-eat brunch spot. I told my husband a week ago that I wouldn’t be able to make it, and he asked, “Because you’re busy? Or because of the food?” And I told him- yes, I’m free, but I have no self control at buffets and have been avoiding them (I especially love Indian buffets... can you tell? LOL). He kind of goes quiet and I don’t push it. But then today, as we’re casually making plans for this weekend for another group of friends, I mention that he can’t do Saturday with them because of his other friend’s birthday thing. He then goes, “So you’re really not coming because of your diet? It’s his birthday!! Just sit there and not eat!” For me, that is just not possible! I also don’t want to deal with random people’s judgment or questions.

I’m trying SO hard to understand his side. We used to love to eat out together, that was our thing! He’s also much more social than I am, and doesn’t think it’s good for him to go out to a bunch of group dinners without me. I do allow myself to eat out 1-2x a week, but it was my mom’s birthday last weekend and of course I enjoyed Christmas food guilt-free!!

So what to do? Has anyone dealt with this? If he was any other person in my life, I’d have no problem limiting my time with him/her - but obviously, he’s not! I want him to support me - and what really annoys me about this is that he doesn’t see his reaction as wrong!

In the end, I realize I’m responsible for what I eat, not him. But the guilt/frustration is hard to bear, especially when I honestly think he’s in the wrong here. Help! Who else has dealt with a spouse making it that much harder to stick to your weight loss goals?! How did you successfully deal with it??

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Ta Da List for 2018

Hello!! As we wrap up the month (and year) I wanted to take a minute to encourage you to list everything you accomplished this year. Before you make your goals for next year or race calendar or New Year’s Resolutions… give yourself credit for every victory – no matter how big or small! And I have a fun free printable if you want to write it out OR screenshot for Instagram or Facebook.

Full disclosure – I don’t think I’ve accomplished anything this year. I didn’t hit any of my goals. I think I actually took steps in the wrong direction on a lot of them. I don’t even want to go through the New Year’s Resolutions for this year because they’ll just make me feel bad. And then I’ll feel discouraged to set new goals!! I mean – who wants to set goals after thinking about how you failed at your last ones??!

But it’s not helpful or productive to focus on failure outside of taking what you can learn from the situation. You have to move forward from setbacks.

One of my favorite quotes is – Don’t let what you can’t do get in the way of what you can do.

And it kind of ties in with this concept of writing a “Ta Da List”. A TA DA list is a list of all the things you have accomplished in a given time period. Today I’m thinking about my accomplishments for the year – but you can do this daily, weekly or monthly too. It’s encouraging to see what you’re capable of! It’s motivating to remind yourself about all the things you have done! So before I write a To Do list for next year – I’m going to write a Ta Da list and at least give myself credit for the things I accomplished – even if they weren’t my big goals or resolutions – they still count and I still deserve credit for that.

I made 2 versions of the Ta Da list – one is a list you can write in of your accomplishments, whatever you choose to focus on and note. The second list narrows it to the main areas of life goals we often focus on – personal development, spiritual, health, relationships, finances, fun, etc. Click on the links below to get the free printable pdf OR go to @RunEatRepeat Instagram stories and you can screenshot it and write it your answers to share with Sasha Medea.

Ta Da List printable:

* Click here for the Ta Da List pdf printable *

 

Ta Da List printable with different areas of life goals:

* Click here for the Ta Da List with areas pdf printable *

 

And in super exciting Ta Da news…

[ drumroll please ]

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you already know this but…

I GOT A DOG!!!

I’ll share more about him very soon!! But we’re celebrating every tiny Diego victory right now – especially when he goes to the restroom outside. GOOD JOB DIEGO!! YOU WENT PP OUTSIDE!! YOU’RE A GOOD BOY!!! GOOD JOB!!!

So if we can celebrate Diego pee-ing… I think we can celebrate other small victories because they encourage us to keep moving in the direction of success and good habits.

 

Make sure to follow @RunEatRepeat on Instagram and the Run Eat Repeat Facebook page so you don’t miss out on any exciting (or random) updates!!

Thank you! Talk soon!!

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