I'm down a full 25kg (55lbs) from my heaviest of ~100kg (~220lbs) in April 2016 and I've never felt better. I couldn't go back even if I wanted to. (nsfw, shirtless dude)

My first post here; I just happened across this place and thought I'd contribute. This journey's been a long one. Two and a half years. That's when I decided, hey, I can't be this heavy anymore. I'm sick of being fat. So I talked to my doctor about changing up my medication regimen and he prescribed me a different antipsychotic (please read my disclaimer about this at the bottom); WELL! Overnight I lost my sweet tooth (but damnably picked up a not-as-bad savoury one!) and the pounds started melting off. Despite that, I still had to make more conscious choices about what I was putting in my body and in particular I cut out energy drinks and chocolate almost completely. I was having 1-2 a day and eating another chocolate bar or two on top of that. I stopped missing them after about 3 months and then it was very easy.

Then, something kinda unexpected happened about 6 months into my weight loss journey; I developed neuropathy (nerve pain) in my pelvic floor. Once that happened I knew I had to accelerate my weight loss. I gained about 5kg (10lbs) back at one point and my pain was so severe I needed to up the dose on one of my medications. That wasn't okay with me. I tolerate them well but that's just it, it's tolerance. I don't like being on them.

Since I lost that 5kg and more, my pain's decreased to a much more manageable level. That, with the weight loss, with the new medication, and despite my pain I feel amazing compared to just two and a half years ago. I don't have to catch my breath after climbing a flight of stairs, I have better self-esteem, I can move faster, my reflexes are better, healthy food tastes so much better; losing weight is like a superpower!

And now, the progress picture! The first one was taken in April 2016, the second was taken a couple days ago when I felt really good. :)

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 01 February 2019? 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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Started my weight loss journey on January 5th and I'm down 12.8 pounds as of today. I'm damn proud of myself.

Stepped on the scale on the 4th of January and saw 233 lbs. Most I've ever weighed. I used to be pretty damn skinny playing tennis in high school, but all of college made me gain a stupid amount of weight.

Saw that number and literally wanted to punch myself. Went straight to the gym and signed up for a membership the same day. And even though I still have a long way to go, I'm down almost 13 pounds already and damn does it feel good.

I've lost it by simply just by burning more calories than I take in, and switching from soda to almost strictly water. Water has changed everything and I'd say that has been the biggest factor in me losing weight.

Anyway, sorry for the rambling post, but I feel pretty proud and I figured it's better to post about it here than to annoy my friends with it lol.

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[Daily Directory] Find your quests for the day here! - Friday, 01 February 2019

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!

If you are new to the sub, click here for our posting guidelines

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First time being under 200lbs in yeeeaarrss

Feels pretty good but i still want to lose more.

I got into a bad depression at the beginning of high school and stopped being active. Sat in my room and ate every day. Went from working out pretty much every day, to not and still eating the same. That got me real thick real quick

I’m in the process of making myself feel better, look better, and be better. With intermittent fasting, and just eating less, as well as basic daily exercising, I’m down to 195ish from 230+ in a little over a month.

I feel really great. I hope to one day be fit and… sexy… again, with only the stretch marks being a reminder of my former bigness.

I’m not completely happy with my weight yet. I wish I weighed less in this time, and there’s been a few times where i’ve given into my urge to eat, but I can only lose so much so fast and I just need to move on from those incidents.

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tbh i’m only writing this to maybe convince myself that what i did is good enough for now. i need patience, i’ll be fit again one day. i just want it now

yeah thanks for the read wish y’all well with your weight loss journey god bless happy skinnying

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There is a lot of toxicity i see around weight loss i just want to address it since i see a lot of people lose hope like i did.

So i always see people online who will say they eat less for example 1600 calories when their tdee is 2200 for maint and can't lose weight.

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I also see these people get told they are wrong with their calorie counting / eating too much.
Now whilst i think this is the case of most people i also think in those cases people shouldn't just be saying "well count again if its not too much then your wrong since you can't lose weight" and that kind of shit.

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My reasoning behind this is i used to be the guy i ate 1500 calories a day and couldn't lose weight despite being morbidly obese....at the end of the day it wasn't the calorie counting that was wrong.

I went to the doctors and learnt not only had my body not been through puberty due to hypogonadism (lack of testosterone) i have a severe hypothyroid problem.

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After i had those issues fixed through medication i started to see that even at 1800 calories a day eating more (due to the hunger from having testosterone) i was losing weight.

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Im nearly out of morbid obesity due to fixing these health problem i went from having sever lack of muscle mass to actually having a healthy range of muscle now.

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Calories in and calories out is the whole story in a simplified version but i think people need to remember weight loss has a lot to do with other variables.

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If you are certain you are calorie counting correctly and are still not losing weight.

Goto the doctors and get reffered to a specialist it could be that you too have a health problem or two that impacts your metabolism.

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[SCV] I went to Yoga twice this week!

My parents were obsessed with my weight when I was a kid. They monitored all of my eating, they would tell my friends and their parents what they were allowed to feed me, and they would punish me whenever I didn't lose weight. Because of this, I ended up rebelling once I turned 18 by getting fatter. Not totally obese, but definitely fatter. I was so afraid that candy and junkfood wouldn't be available to me whenever I wanted that I would hide it by my bed and binge eat until I got sick and then starve myself for two days to make up for it.

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This unhealthy lifestyle contributed to major health complications, and I ended up having severe hormonal issues and seizures. Because of this, my anxiety got worse and I just kept bingeing.

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At my worst, I was 5'1 and 165lbs. When I felt my fat folds rub on each other while walking, I knew I needed to do something. But I still can't calorie count. When I do, I feel restricted and like I don't have control, and I will binge.

So, instead, I started just looking at what the calories were in a suggested serving of food. After doing that, I would choose to not eat that food or choose to only eat the exact serving. I still didn't track how much I ate, but really focused on portion control and not eating until I was full. By doing this, I lost 20lbs.

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I've been hovering at 142lbs-145lbs, but I'm still not ready to track my food. I know that is my ultimate binge trigger, and someday I intend to beat it, but for now I am taking steps in seeing my health as my form of control. So, this lead me to start taking yoga classes.

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I went on Tuesday and felt amazing. Then, yesterday, I was in full body pain. I still ended up walking 6 miles, but by the time I went to bed it was excruciating! Still, I knew I promised myself I'd go to yoga today, and I did.

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It was exhausting! My whole body hurt, and I was dripping sweat, but it felt SO GOOD to take control of my health and do something good for me that was also challenging!

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I'm super sore and I know tomorrow's yoga is going to suck, but I'm taking the weekend off from any yoga so the least I can do for myself is commit to taking this class. I'm going to continue going 3x a week until it becomes a habit, and then I'll increase to 5x a week. And I'm excited! I haven't been able to feel positive about weight loss and health before in my life, it was always a punishment. But I'm getting older, and I need to care about this stuff. I'm just so glad I've been able to make this much progress and I can't wait to lose another 20lbs!

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TLDR: Lazy chubby girl is being less lazy and is sharing this on here to make sure she doesn't give up on herself and bail on her yoga class tomorrow!

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EDIT: I am so sorry I miswrote NSV! I even was saying to myself "Non Scale Victory" as I typed it so don't ask me why I couldn't figure out words!

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