Weight loss plateau

I am getting discouraged guys! I don't know what happened. I have lost almost 50 lbs since early December and it was coming off pretty easily and regularly. However, I just got a gym membership a couple weeks ago and have gone every day but one since getting it and since then I have been fluctuating +/- a couple pounds but haven't actually lost any since. I walk/run on the treadmill and burn between 500 and 600 calories. I eat 1200 calories a day pretty strictly (only 1 cheat day a week but not every week). Do I need to up my calories since I am working out or what? I don't know what to do! Please help! Thank you!!

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Sharing this journey

Hello, so I'm 31, male, 6', SW 336 CW 326 GW 300, as of right now. I'm setting smaller goals to try and make them easier to attain and so my goal weight is subject to change.

So what this post is about is I'm just looking for someone to share this weight loss journey with, even though there's this subreddit I would just like something more 1 on 1. Right now I'm trying to do the keto diet and also weight lifting. I've been doing this for about 1 and a half to 2 months now.

I live in Minnesota so if I could find someone from around there to maybe hit the gym with that would be awesome as well, though it would just be a bonus.

We could also act as accountability buddies during our journey and have someone to rant to and whatnot.

I wasn't sure where else to post this so I'm just doing it here for right now. I know I could share with the whole subreddit but I'd just prefer to do it 1 on 1 if possible.

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Egg Freezing–How the Injections At Home Are Going

The next step in how the process of egg freezing works – this is all about the shots. I mentioned in my last video that I thought the shots I was going to have to give myself where going to be super easy – like an epi-pen. I thought they’d be automatic and I’d just click it into my stomach super quick and easy and be on my lil way.

Yeah… no.

It was a lot more complicated than that.

But it was do-able.

I think the fact that I assumed it would be so easy but then realizing it was a real injection made it more difficult. My expectations were incorrect and that led me into this process a little more overwhelmed than if I knew from the start it would be a real shot with real measurements and real needles.

Note: No one straight up told me it was going to be an epipen style injection. I saw that some of the shots are available in a pre-measured and ready to go injection like an epi-pen in my research. And I always assume medicine and technology are moving fast and updating faster so if I see something online – tech or in this case medicine is already a step ahead. I don’t know why I think that… maybe wishful thinking? Well, at least I have an optimistic mindset – right?!

The point is – I had to give myself REAL shots with REAL needles. And I had to mix some of the injections with liquid and/or mix them together to get the right dosage. So I was combining multiple liquids and vials of medication and carefully filling up the shots for the prescribed dose. Then, cleaning off my stomach with a little alcohol wipe and giving myself the injection.

I’ll go into more detail on the step by step process of the injections soon. But for now I wanted to share a short video of me actually doing one of the injections for anyone that’s curious or wants a peek at what it’s like. I wish I would have had a video like this to watch before I started the injections and then I might have had more realistic expectations. Maybe.

Egg Freezing – How the Injections Are Going…

 

Want more? Check out the other posts in this series…

Egg Freezing Series:

Egg Freezing Day 1

Egg Freezing Week 1 Update

Egg Freezing Week 2 Update

and now I’m covering how the injections are going!

Please be sure to follow @RunEatRepeat on Instagram for the latest updates and posts!

Thank you!

Got any questions? Ask! Or Let me know what I should post about next!

Leave a comment below or email: RunEatRepeat@gmail.com

 

Note: I’m freezing my eggs and sharing the process through a series of blog, social media and video posts. I’m sharing MY journey through real time video updates and check-ins, but please remember I’m not a medical professional. These posts are not intended to be suggestions or advice for anyone – they’re just a documentation of my egg freezing experience. Always check with your doctor before changing your diet, routine or doing any medical procedures.

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Question about stagnant weight loss

Hello all, about a month & a half ago I was 362 lbs, I went from eating 4K+ calories per day to 1.2-1.5k per day, water as my only beverage, and fast walking 3.5 miles at the gym every day which burns off half my calories for the day (sometimes more!) Today I am 313 lbs and I’m very proud of this, however I’ve been this exact weight for 9 days now. I’m just curious as to why there was a sudden halt in my progress? Am I doing something wrong? I’m so used to seeing a pound gone every 1-2 days so this seems like a pretty long time to be the same weight, especially for someone my size where shedding is so easy. Thanks in advance!

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Question about weight loss feelings (f, 24, 5'3 sw 145 gw 125 cw 115

(sorry if you see a variation of this twice, a bot told my question was too vague so we are trying this again!)

hi, so first off 5'3 and between maintaining 115 to 120 pounds. I lost about 30 pounds last year, and have surpassed my goal weight of 125. I still don't feel comfortable. When I look down and see a belly, or see a picture with a little extra chin, I feel like I am dragged back into being overweight. Logically, I know I am maintaining at a healthy weight. But I can't seem to feel comfortable in my body. How do I deal with this and become more comfortable in my body?

I don't know if anyone else has any experience. I know that losing weight isn't a magic cure all to feeling better about my body, but how do you all cope and deal with the body blues? Do i just keep losing weight or do i need to learn to accept my current body?

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Wednesday, 27 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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"it's easy to just not eat too much"

I was just reading a thread in another sub involving a man asking how he could help motivate his obese wife to get healthy and exercise. One user replied that he it was her choice, and that if she wanted to, "it's easy just not eat too much". I'm usually pretty thick skinned, especially on the internet, but that comment stung. Because it makes me realize that for all of my weight loss efforts, and for all of the effort I put into my choices every single day, there are still going to be people who look at me and assume I just can't help but run into 7-11 for cookies and candy everyday. In reality the truth can't be more opposite.

I've struggled with weight my entire life, but managed in recent years to stay within a healthy enough range with a combination of sports and gym routines, albeit still on the chubbier side of healthy. This past year I gained over 20 pounds, and resolved to get back to where I'm comfortable. But this time, unlike in the past, I'm on medication that makes it EXTREMELY difficult to lose weight. Since January I've been on a restricted caloric high protein, low fat, low carb diet. When my original daily goal of 1500 calories wasn't helping me lose weight, I decreased even further to 1200 calories/day and was prescribed phentermine (a weight loss drug). I am also very active, training for a half marathon and following a strict running schedule.

After 12 weeks of this regimen, including being currently 6 weeks into zero sugar, zero carb, zero alcohol, I have lost a whopping total of 3 pounds. I think this is why the user's "just eat the right amount" comment spurred such a reaction in me. The daily effort of weighing out food, logging, counting, making sure I have snacks, navigating social situations like happy hours, prioritizing exercise, etc. requires an immense amount of mental energy. And yet to some people, I'm just overweight because I can't be bothered.

This ignorance stings. Has anyone else encountered anything similar or felt the same way? I know this is just one user's comment, but I feel like it's indicative of a larger trend that I've seen with friends, coworkers, etc.

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