I can't count calories for more than a day

I'm 16 years old. 150 pounds. I'm not obese–Hell, technically, my BMI indicates I'm not even overweight–but I'd really really really like to lose 15-20 pounds of fat. I have a bit of a belly, so I suck in my stomach throughout the day at school. I wear a heavy sweater on a daily basis to make people think "He's not fat; it's just that sweater of his is baggy." I live on the coast, but I've always been too self-conscious to take off my shirt and go to the beach or go swimming. This insecurity has plagued me for the past two years, and I've been trying to drop to 130 for that long.
Two years?!? You've been hovering around 150 for two years? is what you're most likely thinking. No, I actually started at 165. After months of crash dieting, binge-eating, downright starving myself, and weight gain, I stopped. I stopped doing everything wrong and nothing right and started doing...nothing. Instead of consuming solely weight loss supplements (seriously), I started eating normally again, meaning I was no longer binge-eating. Naturally, I lost 10 pounds.
Fast forward to January 1st, 2019. The ball had just dropped in Times Square, and I was committed to fat loss. I wanted to go about doing so properly. And I did!
I calculated my TDEE and subtracted 500 from it. I counted calories by using an Excel sheet I made. I rarely sabotaged my deficit, and I adjusted my expectations accordingly when I did. I weighed myself weekly. I didn't lie to myself about anything. I did everything right every step of the way.
I lost five pounds by the beginning of February, and I felt electric as a result.
I pulled an all-nighter on the 3rd, and I spent the entirety of the 4th feeling disoriented and detached from reality. Nothing mattered. Including what I ate. A huge binge ensued. It lasted...five hours?
The fact it was an all-nighter that threw a wrench in my plans isn't very important and is actually comical. Since the 4th, though, I haven't been able to get back on track. My mindset is what's stopping me. I can't think long-term. My impulse control is nonexistent. I wake up wanting to diet. At breakfast time, I'm unstoppable. At lunch time, I'm considering binging. Once I get home after school, I eat and eat and eat. If I can't do the right thing for one day, how can I expect to lose any more fat?
How can I fix my frame of mind?

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Why eating the "healthy" versions of bad food may not always be helpful in long term weight loss

I think one of the bigger barriers to eating healthy as a lifestyle after losing weight is that we are always looking for healthier versions of bad food. The healthy cookie. The healthy burger. The healthy chips. The healthy mac and cheese. And I get it. We are so used to our way of life that a big change from that is hard to get used to and accept. Perhaps we need to get out of that mindset though and simplify things. As an example, why make a dark chocolate avocado cookie? Why not just eat and learn to appreciate some avocado and dark chocolate separately? What it does is keep our brain focused, even subconsciously, on things that we shouldn't be eating or eat too much of habitually. Sure you may have a great healthy doughnut recipe, but next time you pass a doughnut store and you dont have your healthy doughnut on you I feel like you're more likely to stop at the doughnut store. These things are all fine and good for helping with the transition to a new diet, but at some point you just gotta work on eating more whole foods and putting down the bagged "veggie chips".

This is something I am going to start working on myself I think.

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Unmotivated due to slow progress

Last June I began my weight loss journey. In 7 months I lose 20 pounds very, very slowly. I did this by cutting down on calories and working out at the gym doing cardio and weights. I was really proud of my progress but now I'm losing steam.

I have about 40 more pounds and I have lost all motivation to get back at it. Since December I haven't been able to get back to tracking my food or going to the gym.

I also have this terrible habit of comparing myself to other people's progress. I see people losing 20 pounds in 2 months and I get down on myself.

How can I get over this hurdle? I want to continue to lose weight but don't want to be upset at my slow progress. I need a way to get motivated again so I get rid of that extra weight.

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I've lost more hope than weight.

I feel like giving up on myself. On everything.

I used to be fit. Not crazy fit, but enough. I ran 4km 4-5 days a week, played badminton and swam fairly regularly in college.

I stopped everything because I was studying for an exam that would determine the course of my life. In 6 months I gained 15kg. It's all my fault, I stress ate like crazy and sat in one place to study all day. Also, depression and anxiety got me on SSRIs and that just made it worse. And PCOS, yay. I had a BMI of 23-24 throughout college, now I'm at 29.5. Doesn't help that I'm short.

I've had weight gain before but I've always lost it. Now for the first time I've been fat for more than 6 months and I'm not being able to lose it.

My clothes don't fit, all I can wear is leggings. I still have another super important exam that I'm stressed for and need to study for, so I'm not being able to focus on weight loss. I spend all day craving my stress foods and I get depressed and cranky when I don't allow myself to eat them. I feel like my whole day is consumed by worrying about my weight and my appearance. I've joined a gym and I'm trying to control what I eat, but everything is making me miserable. I want to stress eat so bad but I don't let myself. I'm just miserable.

I hate my body and I don't know what to do. It's my 24th birthday in two weeks. The dress I wanted to wear doesn't fit.

Sorry for the depressing post. I apologize if it violates the rules. I just didn't know where else to put this.

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BLT mini Tostadas Recipe

Hello! I have a delicious recipe to share that’s super easy and a crowd pleaser! It’s a BLT Tostadito – or a bacon, lettuce, tomato mini tostada. So you can make this as an appetizer or quick dinner. And it’s a lighter way to enjoy this dish because we’re baking the bacon and the tostada shells. (I’m convinced making bacon in the oven is the best way to get it super crispy and it’s amazing!)

PLUS it’s a family friendly option because a.) everyone likes bacon and b.) we’re using mini-tortillas  – so it’s easy for little kid hands to pick up and eat!

BLT Tostadas Recipe

Ingredients:

12 oz. Farmer John bacon

16-20 corn tortillas – street taco size

1.5 c guacamole

5 medium tomatoes (thinly sliced)

8 oz. shredded lettuce

10 oz. cotija cheese (crumbled)

Note: You’ll need an oven safe wire wrack if you’re going to make the bacon in the oven.

 

 

But before we build our BLTs… we need to make the bacon and tostada shells!

How to Bake Tostada Shells

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.

Spray baking sheet with non-stick oil.

Place tortillas on baking sheet – spaced so they are not touching.

Bake in oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Flip them halfway through.

Remove when they are getting crispy and set aside to cool.

Note: These temperatures and times are based on street taco sized corn tortillas. Watch them as they get close to being done.

How to Make Bacon in the Oven

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.

Line a baking sheet with foil.

Place wire rack on top of foil in baking sheet. Place bacon on rack in a single layer.

Bake for about 20 – 25 minutes. Flip it over halfway through cooking.

The longer you bake it – the crispier the bacon will come out.

When it’s cooked to your desired crispiness – place bacon on a plate lined with paper towels to soak up any extra fat.

Once cool – chop bacon in bite size pieces.

 

Note: Be very careful when removing pan from oven.

A lot of the fat will drip from the wire rack onto the pan – so there will be hot oil sloshing around the bottom of the pan. It can burn or start a fire if it drips into the hot oven. (I know this from a Thanksgiving turkey situation I witnessed a few years back!)

Now that we have the bacon and tostada shells… we can build our BLT Tostaditos!!

To make BLT Tostaditos – layer the following in this order:

tostada shell

guacamole

tomato

lettuce

bacon

cotija cheese

optional: hot sauce

And now you have a BLT Tostada piled high with great flavors and textures.

Enjoy!

And you know how I love when Running and Eating intersect in a perfect pairing…

This weekend is the Chinatown Firecracker Run/Walk & Kidding Run in LA!

It’s an event that  promotes health, fitness and cultural awareness in the greater Los Angeles community. (Farmer John started in Southern California in 1931!) And reps from Farmer John will be serving up their delicious new breakfast sausage links at the finish line! It’s Feb 17th – so check it out if you’re in the area!

For more information and to register, visit Firecracker10k.org.

 

Farmer John products are available at local grocery stores including Smart & Final, Stater Brothers, Albertsons, Ralphs and Northgate.

For more product information and recipe inspiration, visit www.FarmerJohn.com.

Question: Have you made bacon in the oven before?

 

This post is sponsored by Farmer John. Opinions on this site and accompanying social media are based on my own experience.

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Is anyone else discouraged when they see other people's progress pics?

I don't mean to be negative in a sub that's so heavily geared towards body positivity, I kind of just want to know how I can change my mindset on this.

I've started dieting and working out over the last couple of weeks, hoping to ideally get rid of anywhere from 30 to 70lbs by May since I'm marching DCI this summer and really need to be in shape before spring training. Well since I'm subscribed here, Reddit clearly knows that I'm trying to lose weight so it's been recommending subs for weight loss, which is totally fine. But today I stumbled on one called r/progresspics, which is exactly what it sounds like: a place for people to post their before and after pics of them dieting.

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love that such a sub exists and that everyone there is so much happier with themselves now that they've lost however much weight they want to lose. I couldn't be happier for them. But as I scrolled through the sub it just got me really down and discouraged, like these people all have something I never will, be that self confidence, a body they can be proud of, or the very ability to see visible progress. It's just really hard to imagine ever having a) enough noticeable progress to be able to post a progress pic, or b) having enough self confidence for it to matter, because before I got to the weight I'm at I already had issues with how I look.

Again, I think it's wonderful that those people have achieved their goals and want to share that with the internet. I just can't help feeling anything but discouraged when I see such drastic changes in people, knowing how much time and effort and (probably) discomfort went into achieving those results. How can I change my mindset on this and turn it into something motivating, instead of something disheartening?

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I have created a new lifestyle change to start my weight loss, can /loseit help me?

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Look at pic above please. I did some research on the foods and used calculators, here are my calculations
Current weight (36% Body Fat): 290lb
Lowest weight I got to before (28% Body Fat) 258lb
Goal weight: 210lb
I believe 210lb will be between 15% - 20% body fat due to 290 - 258 = 32 which in my case is 8% (36% to 28%) so losing another 8% should make my weight 226lb at 20% body fat when I reach that weight.
I will be eating between 1300 - 1500 calories per day however if you have seen pic related you can see the issue.
Another issue is the macros, can anyone check my workings please?

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