Monday, March 25, 2019

Rapid weight gain without outer triggerer

Hello everybody,

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I'm on the journey of weight loss for the "long time", currently at 194lbs from original 240 lbs. During this journey I've found set of rules perfectly working for me, including weighting my self every morning after using bathroom. I'm 22 years old male so weight drops fast if calories are maintained and energy outtake included.

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My question is more of the curiosity than the fear etc., three days ago I've stepped on the scale and I had almost 2 pounds more than previous day, without cheatday, change in water intake or anything similar. To be honest it stroke me hard but I kept going and the weight stayed there for three days, worst weekend ever :-D even after 50km ride on bike weight didn't change. Today I step on scale and weight is gone plus some more, so I lost more than 2 pounds in 24 hours WITHOUT going to toilet (excluding pissing). Should I consider replacement of my scale or this is some crazy biological game of my body?

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Thanks for any information.

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I never tried calorie tracking before. I was wrong.

I've always known weight loss is mostly as simple as "consume less than you burn." Yet, everytime I tried, it just didn't work. Stubborn as I was, I refused to measure my food and track my calories, thinking I knew better than reality.

One week in of tracking calories and, guess what? I did not know better. I never realised how much food I was eating, how many calories I was drinking, how that extra tablespoon of a condiment added up over time. I knew it, sort of, I just never realised it.

My obsession with food is different too. Instead of eating all I can, I get excited about smaller bites. I don't grab what I want anymore, I go: "Oh, but if I buy these walnuts instead of the chips, I'll feel fuller whilst consuming less, meaning I can have a drink when I get home!" and then log the walnuts.

I haven't weighed myself yet, because I wanted to build up a bit of a routine first. But the difference in which I'm looking at food is already amazing. Next step: to buy a kitchen scale for proper measuring!

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Sunday, March 24, 2019

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Starting new tomorrow

So for starters I've been a fat fuck my whole life. Literally, I was born at like 10.5 pounds. I am now 19 and weigh 325(or so, I'm not sure.) I never really knew how to eat properly, and would often eat a sleeve of cookies in a night. My parents could cook some basic stuff, but it was all full of butter, cheese, and other fattening foods. I always knew I wasn't supposed to be so fat but never really cared to fix it. When I got to high school I justified it because I was on the football team and played defensive line. The 2 years I didn't play I justified it because I did a singular power lifting meet every year and the top guys are all fat so maybe it helps. When I got to college, I justified it by saying that the gym was always too crowded and the dining halls weren't too healthy. I ended up leaving college after a semester because I hated it. I realized I can no longer justify it because I don't play sports, I don't power lift anymore, and I can buy my own food and go to my own gym. I made the decision to commit after someone linked this sub in a thread I was reading. I read through some of the top and hot posts and felt like I could do it. I finally wanted to lose weight and get healthy.

I decided to sign up for the gym and will start tomorrow. Like I said I have power lifted in the past so I can do those workouts, but that's definitely different than working out for weight loss. The diet I followed for power lifting was also roughly equivalent to eating as much Chipotle as I wanted. I decided that I would try to bring what I know to these new workouts, but change things up as well. At the bottom of the post I have linked a Google sheet with my plan for both workouts and diet on it if anyone would care to comment on those. As for dieting, that is something I haven't really done. I have tried before, but they never stuck. I'm going for something simple and just eating around 1400-1500 calories a day and not focusing too too much on macros, at least for now. (In the google sheet, it doesn't account for a mid-day snack of yogurt or fruit and a post gym snack of a protein bar or something similar.)

This is just a little post to document the start of what I hope is a successful journey to a new life of medium shirts and access to stylish pants.

Google Sheet, feel free to review and comment if you want to.

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Friend is judging weight loss

I’m wondering if anyone has experienced friends subtly or not-so-subtly conveying their disapproval of your weight loss/fitness journey.

My friend has expressed concern about my weight loss even though I have assured her it’s all healthy, monitored by a doctor and I have plenty of checks and balances to ensure I’m getting proper nutrition and not overdoing it.

Now she has been posting articles about weight loss not sticking and how common it is for people to gain back the weight and kind of equating it with fat phobia.

Though it wasn’t directed at me explicitly I feel kinda psyched out by the whole thing and now I keep seeing everything I do through that judgemental lens. I feel super demoralized and like my efforts are being belittled.

I went from being obese, extremely sedentary with a doozie of a drinking problem to being the healthiest I’ve ever been, not just physically but also in relationships and in terms of mental health so it’s hard for me to see how anyone could turn this into a bad thing.

ANYWAY has anyone else experienced this? How do you cope? Do you have ways of getting other people’s voices out of your head and sticking to what you know is good for you?

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Urges to constantly eat have come back

I’m currently 15 pounds down of my 20 pound weight loss goal, and for some reason the urge to eat constantly has re-emerged. I’ve been doing CICO with exercise daily, and when I first started losing the ability to not cheat was surprisingly easy. I would eat portion sizes of everything. I would weigh out desserts, have only a single cookie, weigh out snacks, everything. If I had cravings I would eat vegetables for the volume and be satisfied. The last week or 2 my urges to constantly be eating and feel over full are back full force and the scale shows it.

Today for example, I made a nice 400 calorie well balanced breakfast, then an hour or 2 later I felt hungry so for lunch I made a salad with chicken (roughly 250 calories). Then an hour later all I could think about was ice cream, so I finished a half full pint of cookies and cream... it’s now been another 2 hours and I can’t stop thinking “just eat a banana, have more yogurt, maybe some string cheese” and IM NOT EVEN HUNGRY!!

I don’t know what’s wrong with my brain lately. I hate constantly craving the act of eating. I drink a lot of water, I eat plenty of protein and fats.

Anyone else struggling with this? I’m not sure if it’s because I’m so close to my goal that I want to indulge more? I’m still not happy when I look in the mirror so you’d think that would be enough motivation...

Thanks for listening

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Using My Break Up For Motivation

Hello all! Started this amazing journey in August and it's now the end of March!!! This is the longest I've ever dieted before and so successfully. I started at 297 and as of this morning I'm 213 (84lbs down!) At the beginning of February I started seeing a guy so my weight loss kind of stalled. I stopped working out as diligently and honestly, although I tried to stick around 1200cals it just wasn't enough. I was distracted by the Boy (ugh! how dare infatuation slither into my life)

Last night he broke up with me. Said it just "wasn't right" and yes, I'm sad. I spent two hours this morning manically sobbing to my poor, understanding roommate but I want to take this in stride. it's a sunny day out and I'm going to get through this! It's a sign that I need to keep pushing towards my goal loss of 100lbs (17 to go!)

Depression can't stop this girl and neither will a break up. I hope whoever is out there reading this knows that it's going to be all good in the end.

Thanks.

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