NSV: I felt my first real burst of energy since starting my diet and workout journey tonight.

26/F/5’8 SW: 199 CW: 184 GW: 145

It’s late, almost 1am here so I doubt many will see this but I am so excited I just need to share with someone.

I knew after the hype of “I’m working out!” died down after the first 2 weeks I would start feeling more energy from working out eventually but this last month I’ve really had to over come the urge to skip the gym. I’ve generally been a bit tired. Tonight I just really didn’t want to go. It was cardio night which is my least favorite. I sat at work all night thinking about reasons that it might be ok to skip but I fought them off and hopped on that treadmill after I was done with work.

I went at different inclines, I was finally able to incorporate jogging after having to cut it out for the last few weeks due to knee pain. It was a really great workout. I was stoked that I could jog, went at a higher incline than usual, went more then my usual 3 miles.

I left the gym and finally for the first time thought “I don’t want to just get in bed when I get home.” I arrived, played my piano for a while (which I haven’t done in a long time), then opted for a bath over a shower and ate my post workout protein bar in a nice soak. I got out of the bath and realized I STILL HAD ENERGY. I did the dishes, deep cleaned the kitchen, picked up a ton of clutter in the house, and even vacuumed! Suddenly it was 1am.

The small victories of a weight loss journey really are the best ones. Now I can get in bed and know that did something good for my body AND was productive around my house. I can wake up to clean kitchen and living space, go to work and eat the meal I prepped earlier this week, and know that I’m finally taking care of myself and it’s really starting to pay off.

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[Daily Directory] Find your quests for the day here! - Wednesday, 13 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."
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I reached my ultimate goal weight today.

I began my weight loss journey by downloading MyFitnessPal on 17th November 2017. I was 177 pounds at 5’5”, sick of being overweight, sick of disliking how I looked, sick of feeling like I had no control over my body.

According to the app, since then I have logged in for 453 days, logged 1299 meals, taken 2 million steps and lost 59 pounds.

I am now 118 pounds. I’ve lost exactly 33.3% of my starting body weight over the last fifteen months. I’ve joined a gym and started doing strength training, spin classes, body pump classes and yoga in the last 5 months.

I’m just making this post because I want you all to know that if you commit to your weight loss and fitness goals now, you can have the results you want too. I’m so happy that I decided to start this journey back in 2017 and now I can work on maintaining my weight and working on my fitness goals.

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My New Beginning- 27F 5'6", CW334, GW180

Hi everyone. Writing this post as a way to give myself another means of accountability, and because I want to start kind of documenting my weight loss trail somewhere. I see so much support in r/loseit and thought it'd be a good idea to piggy back off of the sub.

Bit of background, I'm 27F and weigh 334lbs currently. January 2018, I weighed 355lbs and began my weight loss, getting down to 326 by May. Unfortunately, I broke my foot then and was side lined for two months. Just as I was getting out of the cast, I suffered a huge blow of my mum passing away from cancer. Mentally it seemed impossible to get back into things, I was stress eating and using vices to be closer to my mum (like drinking her favourite pop and smoking cigars). Fast forward another 2 months, and I had a freak accident where I re-broke my foot again (the breaks were done in baseball btw, I play slo-pitch and disc golf all throughout the summer). Needless to say, I really struggled last year and put some of the weight back on.

Now I'm finally mentally strong enough to attempt to get back into shape. I'm at the point in grief that I desperately need to get physical as an outlet. I've been physical and active my whole life, but really suffered from depression in the last 5 years since moving to a new city. This depression really got worse last year with the broken foot (which meant I was out almost all season from golf and ball) and with mum dying. Furthermore, I have GERD and developed an ulcer before Christmas which has caused me immense pain. So my doctor suggested I find my outlet for stress (for me is going to be physical) and work on that to help my stomach/ulcer pain and grief.

So where am I now? Since January 1st, I'm down 8lbs. I started making small changes to my diet (i.e. cutting back on pop) rather than making huge sweeping changes. I'm using MyFitnessPal, and aiming to hit my 2100 calorie goal each day. What differs from last year is that I don't stress myself out if I don't hit that goal. Also, I allow myself to have some cheat days now and then where I don't count calories. Last year, it caused me way too much stress counting on these days, so I'm kicking that habit.

I'm also trying to work my way back into the gym. It's a slow process because I don't want to guilt myself if I don't make it and cause more stress. When I do go, I'm slowly working back into things I used to do. First trip to the gym, I just walked on the treadmill for 1 hour and left. Second time, I did aqua fit. Last time, I was so proud because I added in a little bit of jogging on the treadmill. While I DO NOT think this was a mistake, I have since found some pain in my knee and foot. I live in Canada so it might be the weather (we are getting a massive snow storm) or it could be that the weight put pressure on my tender foot. Either way, I'm resting the foot and knee and going to focus on the elliptical and bike for my next trip. No point in hurting myself, but definitely need to keep working on getting into the gym habit.

Anyway, I'll leave it there for today. I just wanted to kind of introduce myself and start looking for some support here while I begin my journey!

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I’m having trouble staying within my allotted calorie count for the day.

H: 5’4 SW: 220ish CW: 136 GW: 127 Calories: 1330

I’ve maintained my weight loss for the past 6.5 years, fluctuating around 137 give or take 4 lbs. I work out every day; a combination of lifting weights and running. On average I run about 17-20 miles per week. I eat mostly plant-based foods and am great at staying within my calories throughout the day, allowing around 600 for dinner. I plan ahead and am always right at my calorie count for dinner, but then I go into snack mode and even though I’m not hungry I’ll eat spoonfuls of nut butter or popcorn taking me anywhere into the 1700-2000 count and I can’t stop. Binging is something I’ve struggled with my entire life. People who have gone through the same, how did you manage to stay in such a low calorie count / fight urges to snack after dinner? I really want to meet my goal weight and I know I could if I could just learn to control my binging.

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The amount of GOOD advice in this sub is staggering

This is in direct reply to this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/ap3w4b/the_amount_of_bad_advice_in_this_sub_is_staggering/

I was pretty shocked that thread got so much traction. Over 10k upvotes, gold, silver etc. This sub has a treasure trove of good advice and tools for weight loss. The quick start guide, compendium and FAQ are loaded with pages of fantastic advice and a guide for any person trying to lose weight. Every day I see great threads with recipes, advice, motivation tips, etc. I've seen the mods and most successful subredditors like /u/funchords as the top comment in what seems like hundreds of threads and posts over the past few years since I subbed here.

Sure there is the occasionally questionable comment or thread. Some anecdotal advice that worked for someone but may not be the healthiest. But overall, the good content rises to the top and pseudoscience BS gets downvoted.

I just want to acknowledge the mods, contributors, posters, lurkers, etc. on creating an awesome subreddit loaded with great advice and tools. I was only able to lose a substantial amount of weight after finding this subreddit. To me, the good content on this sub VASTLY outweighs the bad in terms of numbers and visibility.

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Motivation: If I had stayed consistent in my eating habits since starting my weight loss journey, I'd be eating at maintenance right now.

I am currently going through a plateau that is due to my getting lazy about my eating habits. I'm currently down 62lbs and am 25lbs from my goal. At the end of the summer I was only 13lbs away from my goal!

I'm basically eating a maintenance schedule now. What I realized last night was that if I had been consistent with my eating the last few months, I'd be eating pretty much exactly like I am now... just 25lbs less.

That blew my mind! Seriously, it was mind blowing to think that I could be DONE. Done, and eating like I am NOW.

So, no big, drastic changes today. Just gonna focus on what I really value and stay the hell out of my kids granola bars.

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