This Probably Gets Said A Lot

Just wanted to drop by and give you a reminder that giving in to cravings and eating off plan isn’t the end of the world. Haven’t updated my flair in a bit but as of today I’ve lost over 32 pounds since January 8th, and I’ve gone out of control three times so far in the course of this weight loss. Occasionally I even say screw it and just Eat the Thing when I feel like it. But here’s the part I had a hard time believing and that I mention in the title: the most important part of weight loss (or any goal really) is to KEEP GOING. GET BACK ON IT. It’s important to remember that although some people have iron resolve and somehow pursue their goal perfectly, most of us don’t, and part of this process is learning to be okay with that. My problem personally was that I would give in to cravings, say I’ll get back on track, and then just... never do it. I’d put it off until the beginning of next week, or next month, and before I knew it, I lost all of the momentum I had gained, not to mention my progress. You can make any number of excuses as to why you don’t want to or can’t do it right now (I’m too stressed, I don’t want to waste the money I spent on all this junk I have in the house, etc), but personally I’ve found the biggest thing I can do for myself is to get back on track NOW. Not in a week, not tomorrow, now. Even if it’s just getting back on track for dinner after binging all day, once you make that single on track choice, every time you make a choice that advances your goal, it helps build your momentum. One last thing that I feel really applies to me (and maybe you) was from this picture I saw from Reddit, talking about Terminal Uniqueness. The whole idea is that you think you and your problem are Different From Everyone Else so you think established and proven methods have no chance of working for you. As far as I can tell, for weight loss (and every other worthwhile goal), the most important part is just to make sure that you keep going, and that’s what the Internet says, so of course I never believed it. But now that I’ve started this journey, and failed (three times just this go-around), as soon as I got back on it, I instantly felt better and in more control.

Sorry for the blogpost, this just really hit home with me today and I thought if even one person sees this and gets back on it then I’ll have done some good. If you can’t tell I feel really motivated right now. Thanks for your time, and if any, upvotes.

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lost 26 pounds. 4 more to go but i need help.

this might sound strange to some of you.and i don't know if anyone else has ever asked this type of question, but i honestly don't know what my decision should be. so i've been putting off buying new jeans ever since i started my weight loss journey, and i've been wearing the same pair of jeans ever since then. so my question is: can i go and buy a new pair of jeans now or should i wait until i lose the last 4 pounds? would it make much of a difference? i'm 5'3/160cm so does that play any part of whether it's going to make a difference or not? i just want to know, because i don't want to buy a pair of jeans but then lose the extra 4 pounds and find that it doesn't fit me right anymore, i feel like that'll be such a waste of money honestly.

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Would an extreme caloric deficit aide in burning fat?

Would a temporarily extreme caloric deficit - say, 500-800 calories a day, help fat loss?

I’ve hit a wall in my weight loss where it seems that my weight hasn’t really changed in a few weeks. I wanted to switch things up. I would only be doing this for maybe 2-3 weeks, a month tops. I definitely wouldn’t be trying this long term.

However, would this completely mess up my metabolism? Thus making it harder to burn fat afterwards? Or would it burn muscle instead of fat? I’ve read contradicting things online, so I’m not really sure. I realize a diet like this isn’t sustainable, I just want to try to shake things up because I haven’t noticed any progress recently.

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Body fat percentage and weight loss

I started my weight loss journey 3 months ago and am having great results I am already down 35 lbs. But here is the issue, a few weeks ago I started to also focus on other non-weight goals like measurements and cloths also doing great in those. but today I bought body fat calipers. I studied fine art in college and that required a ton of biology courses so identifying, where to use them is easy enough. I defiantly have very strategic areas that need to go but I have always noticed that I'm pretty solid in areas I don't so I figured my body fat around 40% because I am still 220 lbs.

The calipers said between 32-38%. I took a couple reading tried it different ways watched a few videos and I have had it measured before so I understand the basics of how to take the measurement and like I said understand anatomy.

So anyways I did the math. that is less than 20% of my body mass I have to lose to get to a healthy 21-24% body fat. considering I don't work out and have no desire to that seems reasonable for me but that only gets me to 168 lbs when my goal is 150. Even if completely messed up with the calipers and I was still closer to 50% body fat right now getting down to 21% only get me to 157. SO does my math check out? and if so should I be reaching for a more reasonable goal of 170-160?

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Anyone else backsliding? Well, don't give up

Okay, so I started hardcore lifting weights about three weeks ago. Tbh I've seen progress...like GOOD PROGRESS. Weight loss, muscle gain, confidence gain. Butttt this past week really sucked ass and I gave into my former binging habits and gained a little bit of weight back. And subsequently my overall mood has been kinda shit.

I know I'll make the comeback, but in the moment it's easy to turn to food as a coping mechanism. Which is shitty... anyone who's had binge eating disorder (I used to have BED very bad) or any type of eating disorder knows this feeling and the proclivity to just give in...

Instead of mentally beating yourselves up if you've gone through this, I just want y'all to know it's going to be OKAY. AND THAT WE ARE ALL HUMANS HERE. We fuck up. We make mistakes. But progression is not linear and tomorrow is a new day. Keep your chins up and push forward. Positive mindsets will generate positive results.

You will get to where you need to be!

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Hey everybody, it's motivational Monday again, and I wanted to share some more of my experiences in weight loss so far. Plus some simple recipes.

I started my weight loss journey a little over 7 months ago with Keto and IF and have lost over 140 lbs. Unfortunately for me I still have over 100 lbs to go, but I get excited every week during my weekly weigh in and I want to pass on that excitement to you all. If I can do it so can you. Last week I posted in here that i'd like to help anyone who ask and I still do so if you have any questions or need someone to talk to don't hesitate to contact me. I also made a little video answering a couple of the common questions I get and some of my personal thoughts on dieting. I also show some simple recipes I use for my typical meals. Thanks for reading and remember you can do it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFJTOBH6LJM

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Big Losers: Reducing calorie intake as you lose weight

I’ve lost 58 pounds with who knows how much more to go. My strategy has been to lower my calorie intake every 10 pounds on the zero. Since I just hit the next 10 pound mark (yay me) I forced MFP to recalculate. I’m now at a number where, I am starting to worry about sustainability. I understand I don’t need to keep reducing and my weight loss will slow down which is fine. I’m probably at that point.

However my question is more in general for those who lost significant amounts of weight. What was your personal strategy around lowering caloric intake as you lost weight and did you reach a point of no more calories in reduction?

I appreciate hearing everyone’s own take, thoughts, advice, or strategy on the issue. Thanks!

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