Thoughts on Whole30?

Since I've gotten back on the weight loss bandwagon, I realized that although I thought I have been eating healthier, I feel like my stomach doesn't feel great more often than it should. I have always had a sensitive stomach, made worse by any stress. My job hunting and upcoming graduation, move, and wedding have not been helping with the stress factor.

With this in mind, I started to think about this Whole30 thing that I had heard others talk about. It seems like a good idea to make me feel better, and to making my eating even healthier instead of just lower calories. The only thing that I think is tripping me up is that you are not supposed calorie count or weigh yourself. This, to me, is a deterrent.

I feel like this may come off as unhealthy sounding, but I don't think I can give up tracking calories. I cannot hold myself accountable to staying within a certain range, even with counting sometimes. As this will probably be the most photographed year of my life, I want to feel good when I see the pictures. For the first time in at least a year this weekend I felt happy looking at the pictures taken of me - I saw where my face still needs to lose weight, but I didn't feel FAT. I cannot give that feeling up.

I want to feel better and to stop being nauseous every other day, and I was hoping that Whole30 could be a key part in that. But can I still do it while keeping track of what I eat? Will it ruin the effect? Is Whole30 even worth the effort?

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[25F][5'10"]I've lost 75 lbs. I feel so lost now. Possible lipedema?

I have no idea where to post this, if there's a better place, please let me know

I'm ashamed. I've lost the weight in not the most healthy of ways due to major depression. I have body dysphoria, I do not see any changes in my body now vs 75 lbs ago. I see the logical changes, but not the overall due to my specific anxieties related to specific spots of my body.

I want to turn this unhealthy weight loss into a jumping off platform for recovery. The largest hurdle I see is that I believe I could have lipedema. I remember as a kid going to family reunions and seeing the older women with the normal upper bodies (except the very large arms), and legs that were 3-4x too large for their torsos (requiring them to use canes, their legs were so heavy to move). I'm so very scared that I have this condition.

The "worst parts" of my body to me are the parts that could be lipedema. The fat arms(especially upper)/fingers, the fat ring around my upper thighs, fat thighs, that weird fat thing on the inner side of my thighs near my knees, my gigantic FUPA...

The fat on my thighs, especially inner thighs, actually HURTS when it moves. I try to wear as much compression stuff as I can already (before I knew about lipedema...).

Here are some measurement histories:

11/23/17 - 32 waist, 45 bust, 47 butt

5/24/18 - 30 waist, 40 bust, 46 butt

10/28/18 - 28 waist, 35 bust, 40 butt

Today:

Weight: 147lbs

Biceps: 12.5in

Waist: 27in

Butt-area: 36in around measuring "above" my gigantic FUPA. 40in including the horrible thing...

Under-bust: 31in

Bust: 34in

Thighs: 21in around

Calves: left calf 15in, right calf 16.5 in

I'm at a loss. Do I even have a chance, without liposuction? Lipedema isn't something that is covered by insurances.

https://imgur.com/a/SDqURdc current pics. I don't have any decent "before" weight loss pics to post. So much shame, never took pics...

I have not exercised in at least 4 years. All of my weight loss has been in the past year, due to bad eating habits. My health is apparently "perfectly healthy" except for genetic bad cholesterol. Despite of course feel like i'm going to die from a heart attack anytime I try to do anything more physical than lifting a gallon of milk... I want to learn to exercise again, but I am very scared of going outside.

I don't have any friends or family to lean on for support, or to ask for them to go outside with me. Please, any tips for someone with extremely "low energy" to gain somewhat a healthy body? Not that i've ever been "healthy". This is the lowest weight i've been since puberty.

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When did you start to notice losing your belly fat?

Hello r/loseit community!

I’ve been a long time lurker of this subreddit as I’ve lost a significant amount of weight over the past year (27 year old Male, 5ft7in 200lb to CW of 153lb with a body fat percentage of about 22-23%), and I’ve gotten to the point where I’m seeing the numbers go down but I’ve still got quite a noticeable belly.

As with any weight loss challenge, I know my stomach is both a mental and physical challenge I need to overcome, but I’m getting near what’s considered rather normal weight or even skinny for my age, height, etc, and I’m starting to panic that my belly might not ever go away. I know that probably sounds crazy, but I am just trying to set realistic expectations about the last 15-20 pounds i need to lose before I’m nearing a very low weight for someone of my height (around 130-135lb)

So, folks who have made it all the way to their goal and zapped their belly fat off — when was that moment you looked in the mirror and noticed it was gone? Or did you not at all? Was it 10 pounds out from your goal? Or was it the last thing to go?

Thanks, and appreciate everyone’s thoughtfulness and support on this subreddit.

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I’ve went from 280 to 220 pounds in five months, but I can’t seem to lose all of my stomach fat.

Hello there, I am a male and 6’3”.

I’ve been going at my weight loss journey since early October of last year, I’ve done lots of fasting, skipping meals, and walking/jogging anywhere from two-to-five miles a day.

I’ve lost a bunch of facial fat and I’m close to losing my double chin entirely and significantly lost weight in my waist and stomach, as I have went down two pant sizes.

I still have plenty of belly fat, and I’ve been trying to get rid of it entirely but it’s taking quite some time. What can I do to increase the amount of fat to lose in my stomach? Cutting more calories and cutting out all carbs? Getting a gym membership and lifting weights?

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Do I have to give up baking to lose weight?

Obviously yes I do. I can’t keep baking if I want to lose weight but I find that my struggle is that I seems to pull baking closer to me when I think about having to stop.

Cooking and baking were a big part of my childhood and also through my adult life, which is why I think it’s so hard. I’m nearing 200 which is my heaviest I’ve been and I genuinely want to lose weight. My goal weight is 140 but I know that’s a long way to go.

And I also feel like there is so much information out there about losing weight, like IF and Optifast like diets. I honestly don’t know where to start, but my wife and I have started cooking at home more and have started taking regular 30 minute walks a few times a week.

This was more of a rant, I know I can’t be so negative about the weight loss. This is probably a lot of personal stuff I have to work though, but I just want to be able to bake and lose weight at the same time.

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How do you stick to your weight loss journey during periods of stress/transition?

Hi guys.

I’ve been in an interview process for a month for a new job, and finally decided to take it. I know this sounds good on paper but the interviewing and giving notice was super stressful and hard on me and my healthy eating went 100% out the window. In fact, my eating got very bingey.

Now it’s my last week at my current job where I’ve been for 3.5 years and I’m super nervous about the new job. My eating is getting worse and worse. I’ve been really self sabotaging.

Also, I’m nervous I won’t be able to eat well/exercise once I’m actually in the new job. I’ll probably eat out everyday for lunch and come home and make easy dinners high in cals. For the past two weeks I’ve ate like two dinners.

Change and stress have always been huge factors in why I have put on a lot of weight in a short period of time and I’m scared it’s going to happen again.

How have you all stayed on track during times of transition and stress?

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 10 March 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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