Any top heavy women trying to lose weight / have lost weight?

I would be considered a busty hourglass but at my heaviest I believe I looked more like an inverted triangle. Over the course of 5-6ish months I lost 24lbs. I thought I would have lost more but whatever. Slow and steady wins the race. I am determined not to have another year of me writing down a weight loss goal. This year I WILL achieve my weight loss goal and more.

ANYWAY, how has your body changed as a busty / top heavy woman since losing weight? Any tips on how to bring more balance to your body? What to expect?

I would like to get a breast reduction after I reach my goal weight. I’m hoping it will help balance things but atm I feel super hench as the weight is coming off my bottom half first... please share your experience !

submitted by /u/journey2freedom
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2GuAIYv

I'm finally below 250lbs!

And I could not be happier about it!

My weight loss adventure has been a massive on-off work in progress for years now, with me often trying diets for a month then giving up and going back to my box of cookies every night.

My most successful attempt was 2-3 years ago, just basic calorie counting and limiting. Set my daily allowance to 1600 (low for a guy like me but I hated eating in general at that point, to the extent where I considered dropping my favorite class, cooking, over it.) and went to town logging every tihng I eat or drink.

Over a few months, I brought myself down from ~255 to ~235lbs, with the help of my cousin taking my to the gym frequently during a month-long stay with family in Ontario.

Right after I got home at the end of August, I was about set to start Baking/food education at NAIT. Needless to say, my binge-eating was still terrible when sugar is involved.

Over 8 months of school, I put on 50lbs, bringing me up to 275lbs.

I hated myself so much over it. I was spending so much of my pocket money just on buying the stuff we made in class, be it cookies, fancy sweets, or the occasional decorated cake (that I totally ate myself).

Months on and off of attempts to go back to my prior success plan, with little success, brought me to a really crappy mindset over food.

Come about October 2018.My sister and I sit down, and have a serious discussion about my eating and exercise habits. She sets me up with a good weekly meal plan, being mostly vegetables + fish and eggs. I get back to logging my foods every day, all the time, since it really holds me accountable to my food choices.

It goes great up until late december/january, winter, seasonal depression and my normal depression are kicking my ass, and for a few weeks I go back to my frequent cheating. "Oh don't worry, I'll get myself back on track soon enough!", but plot twist, I didn't.

I finally had a day at the end of January where I had enough energy to kick my own ass back into gear, and decided that I'm going to try Keto again for the 4th(?) time.

I downloaded Carb Manager on my phone, logged like hell, bought all the veggies and such I would need to make it work, and honestly I've never felt better!

My starting weight before Keto was 262lbs, give or take 1-2lbs depending on the day, and after about 4 weeks I've brought myself down to 249!

Of course, I've been slacking on my workouts (5 days a week split into 5 diff muscle groups) but I'm still trying my best and that's what matters to me right now. I'm trying my best to live life and enjoy it, and without my huge high/lows, it's a lot easier to be in a decent mood most of the time.

EDIT: for those who like details;

Daily Calories right now are 1800 minimum, ideally below 2200 maximum on my bad days.
Macros: Fat/Protein/Carbs 70%/25%/5% 140g/113g/23g

submitted by /u/Busky648
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2IkYesV

NSV- I ran 3 miles without stopping for the first time I can remember

I've always been relatively athletic. I played sports in high school, and I started lifting weights in college. But I can't remember a time in my life I've been able to run more than half a mile without my legs cramping or getting extremely out of breath.

I started tracking calories and exercising regularly after joining this sub last year. I decided to step up my cardio, and because I couldn't run long distances, I decided to walk. I started walking at least 3 miles a day on the treadmill. Then I started walking that same distance at an incline. After two months I was able to walk 5 miles at a 12 degree incline in a single workout.

Last month I decided to go for it. I had lost almost 30lbs (down to 202 from 230) since tracking my calories and exercising. I started running. I made it a whole mile without taking a break to walk or catch my breath. My legs weren't on fire, and I felt great.

Today I was able to run just a little over 3 miles in 26 minutes. It felt amazing. Though I enjoy watching the number on the scale go down, being able to run a considerable distance (or at least what I consider to be a distance) without pain or discomfort has truly opened my eyes to how limited I was at my before weight.

​

A big thank you goes out to this sub for your positive attitude, tips, and encouragement. I've lurked around here for a few months, and now I can contribute much of my weight loss and healthiness to you.

submitted by /u/Jeff_Skiles
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2DNGZe4

Pleasantly surprised myself

I started my diet on January 1st at 208lbs (f20) and every other time I've started I quit after two-four weeks. Just went on a two week trip to Colorado and I was terrified I'd give in (Rocky Mountain fudge is my weakness.) When I left, I was 195lbs. I went through the whole trip on a continuous diet and I worked out (not as much as I original had wanted to, but oh well, I was on vacation.) The whole trip I looked at this thread to keep me super motivated with everyone's successes and comments on weight loss. When I checked my weight this morning at home I was so surprised! I was hoping to be 192lbs but instead I was 188.4lbs! Not only is that 7lbs lost, but I have not been in the 180's for almost two years! So surprised about that and it definitely motivated me to keep going on this amazing journey.

This wasn't really a post needing help but it might be motivating if someone sees this success when they think of cheating on their diets. Hard work pays off.

submitted by /u/isabellak01
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2GwjQkh

How to come back from a binge?

I did so well this week. Ate healthy, below 1600 calories, worked out every day. But old habits die hard. Tonight I easily overate by a 1000 calories. I craved pizza, but I denied myself and started eating other things. Binging. Literally stuffing my face with food. Although bananas, yoghurt, cherry tomatoes, eggs, a can of tuna and dark 85% chocolate are technically healthy, they're not when eaten in huge amounts.

I don't know how badly this binge will impact all of my work of the past week. It sucks. The only thing I can think of to prevent this next time is to indulge a little bit and to seek distraction before it happens.

How do you all deal with getting back on the weight loss path after completely fucking up?

submitted by /u/thatthirdaccount
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2tsuMqm

Can someone please say something (anything) to help me get motivated to begin my work to my weight loss goals today?

I’ve gained and lost weight in a repeating cycle from age 18 to my current age of 34. I’m currently approaching the most I’ve ever weighed (although I’ve been at this weight many times) and I’m so disappointed in myself. I know once I force myself to detox from sugar and get moving that after a couple of weeks I will feel motivated to keep it up but I can’t seem to start. I’ve also suffered my whole life with depression that runs in my biological family but can absolutely be controlled by diet and exercise. It’s no surprise that when I eat a lot of sugar and don’t exercise the depression is worse. Unfortunately it makes it so much harder to change. It makes it hard to get out of bed or clean or cook or do anything. I have a high stress job that causes me to feel exhausted both physically and emotionally when I go home at night. I know I will have more energy to deal with my job and my life if I could just get started. I just can’t seem to find that will power.

submitted by /u/galencia19
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2SWOMQo

First time posting!

Hello all! First post here, I'll give a little bit of background first and then a quick question is at the end.

Back in December I weighed in at my heaviest ever (200 lbs). I had been struggling for months to lose anything, and it took almost 4 months over the summer to lose 5 lbs (which came right back with interest after I started working a miserable sedentary job). I was lifting weights 2-4x/week until November and meal prepping everything with no success.

In January I went to a holistic doctor for chronic digestive issues, and she put me on an elimination diet and did a ton of tests (bloodwork, stool samples, the works) to see if there is anything going on hormonally. I should be hearing about those results soon.

Since January I've been eating like a very strict version of Paleo with a keto twist. I track everything I eat and have lost about 9 lbs. I'm super happy with the progress thus far! This week I started adding yoga daily, but have not done anything else workout-wise.

I know that when I lift weights I tend to stall on weight loss. So would a better method be to lose some weight first, and then add lifting down the road?

I'm looking forward to hanging out more in this community! Thanks everyone!

submitted by /u/westu_hal
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2TUr6Jx