Dealing with other people's limitations

Hi, I am new to reddit.

I am getting pretty upset with people who comment on my weight loss goals by saying things like "Well, don't expect to look like you did when you were 20", or "You'll probably still end up with extra weight bc of your age." (I'm 46 and except for when I'm fat, have always looked 10-15 yrs younger than my age).

Why the fck do people say things like this? I know it is them projecting their own perceived limitations of themselves onto others, but it really pisses me off.

Just STFU about MY body, MY potential, MY expectations, and MY goals.

The person I most recently dealt with regarding this has already assumed/said that 1. obesity runs in my family (it doesn't, almost no one in my family or extended family is even 5 lbs overweight); 2. that I'm "naturally big" (wtf?); 3. that I am not going to look much different when I lose weight; 4. that I shouldn't try to lose as much weight as I told her because I couldn't possibly be that small (she can't see me as different than I am now).

I even showed this person a picture of myself when I was in shape, and she refers to it as a picture from when I was 20yo (I am 35 in the picture, she doesn't seem to believe it).

I know I should just not care, but it so irks me. We all have so many mental hurdles to jump trying to change things in our lives, esp. something as personal as losing a lot of weight - why do people say/think such ignorant/negative things?

How do you deal with it?

I am forced to interact with this person regularly, who is, other than her remarks about my weight, a smart, kind human being.

I'm sick of how people try to restrict your potential and expectations, esp concerning weight loss. I have struggled with my weight on and off my whole life, and always run up against this. What do you do?

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Catalina Marathon Winner Podcast 107

Today I’m talking with the winner of the Catalina Marathon. If you’re not familiar – it’s a trail marathon on Catalina Island, just off the coast of southern California. It’s been called a bucket list race and named one of the most beautiful courses in the US by tons of runners.

I ran the race a while back and it’s GORGEOUS but it’s a very hard course. So I was so excited when I was just scrolling through instagram and saw that my real life friend won 1st place female. Amazing!! So we’re chatting about the race, her training and what’s next. I’ll share my race recap at the end of this post in case you’re here for some tips and info on the race.

New to the Run Eat Repeat podcast?  Hi!! Thanks for stopping by!

I’m Monica – I started RunEatRepeat.com to share my first full marathon training and diet journal. The site grew an awesome following and now it’s this podcast too! Thank you for listening!

Let’s start with a warm up…

1. I’m freezing my eggs.

I talked with a fertility specialist on a previous podcast episode… Egg Freezing and Getting Pregnant for Active Women episode 92.

Check out the posts I’ve done so far about the process:

I’m Freezing My Eggs Day 1 Announcement

Freezing My Eggs – Week 1 Check In

Egg Freeze – How the injections at home are going

2. Diego is 5 months old!

He had explosive diarrhea the other day.

But here he is with bunny ears on… so at least there’s that.

Note: Diego my lil Golden Retriever puppy is a lil wild in the background of the interview. I apologize and I’m going to try and figure it out for future podcasts.

 

Main Event: Catalina Marathon Winner Pam Sanchez

Interview with Pam Sanchez winner of the Catalina Marathon! Pam ran the race for the first time and is fairly new to trail marathons… but she won 1st place female and is on a mission to run better, faster and longer. Her long term goal is a 100 mile race!

You can follow Pam on Instagram she’s @PammyRuns

Pam’s Favorite Running Gear:

Nathan handheld water bottle

Goodr Sunglasses

Asics Running Shoes

Adidas Tank

ProCompression Socks

Garmin running watch

Flip Belt 

Speed Round Questions:

What’s your favorite race distance and why?

Half Marathon… I was surprised by that!

What’s your favorite race?

The New York City Marathon

Do you have a running mantra or how do you motivate yourself when you’re not feeling it?

Courage to Start – Faith to Finish.

Push yourself enough to know you gave it your all.

What have you been listening to lately?

Podcasts & Music… but less lately because trail running doesn’t always allow for that.

What’s your victory lap? (What do you eat after a race?)

I hope that was fun and informative!

You can follow Pam on Instagram @PammyRuns and I’ll put pictures in the show notes!

 

Catalina Island Posts:

Catalina Marathon Race Day Recap and Pictures

Catalina Island Travel (day trip)

Catalina Marathon Training – virtual training program with Coach Steve

Cool Down:

Take a deep breath… let it out…. Take a another breath and think about a friend that you’re proud of… maybe text them and let them know you’re thinking about them and are proud of them.

Thank you for listening!

Remember to tag @RunEatRepeat on instagram and let me know what you’re doing right now! Like Pam Finding Fit who listened to the last episode on a run and shared her post-run selfie!

 

Have a great one!

Running Coach and Running Buddy – Podcast Interview form

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Is this normal?

I have been losing weight for over 4 months now. I’m very short and relatively sedentary, so it’s been a slow process and I’m averaging about .5 a week. I’m okay with this progress.

Something I’ve noticed over the past couple months, is that my weight loss is not linear at all. Each week, I’ll hit a new low on the scale and then my weight will shoot up the next day, then slowly back go back down until I hit a new low.

Here’s an example:

Day 1: 143.1 - new low

Day 2: 144.9

Day 3: 144.4

Day 4: 143.9

Day 5: 143.5

Day 6: 142.2 new low

And then the cycle begins again. I know in the long run, I’m still losing weight, but it can be a bit discouraging to log each day.

Does anyone else experience this type of fluctuation? Anyone have an explanation for it?

Edit: formatting

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[NSV?] My boss caught onto my weight loss.

25/F, SW ~177 on 1/2/19, CW 153 (as of this morning)

I’ve been going about my weight loss for a few months now, and I’m definitely noticing changes! I’ve had family/friends tell me they see a difference as well, but they had all already known that I was trying to lose the weight.

This morning I came into work early, so I was the only person in my area. My boss stopped by to ask about something and then out of nowhere goes “what HAPPENED to you!?” I thought maybe I somehow missed a meeting, or she was referring to my allergy-ridden puffy eyeballs, but instead she continued “did you lose weight? You look like you lost 20 pounds or something.”

It took me by surprise - this is the first time someone who wasn’t “in” on my weight loss has asked me about it. On top of that, my boss is a very “strictly-business” person who has never asked me about anything unrelated to work, aside from the rare “how are you?” I couldn’t help but laugh because her random weight number was so close to what I’ve actually lost, so I confidently replied “actually yeah, I did!” and quickly explained that no, I don’t have a disease (we work in health, and there are some nasty bugs going around so I’ll give her a pass), I was just tracking calories and really enjoying spin classes.

I’ve been trying pretty hard to not rely so much on external validation, especially when it comes to my weight, but I must admit it felt really good to get feedback from someone else- even if it was from my boss, of all people. I’ve been plateauing for the past few weeks, and maybe this little happening will help me get past it? Haha

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Intense Hair Loss After Not-So-Intense Fat Loss

I (F/21/5'3.5) started eating cleaner and working out in November 2018. I wanted to lose some fat because I was 140lbs at 5'3 and it all collected around my stomach. I started eating around 1200cals a day, taking a diet break for a week around Christmas time, and then getting back to 1200cals for January/February/some of March. I lost about 15 pounds over 3 months and now have been maintaining for 2 months (despite eating at a caloric deficit and strength training 3x/week).

I upped my calories to 1400/rest days and 1800/training days about a month ago because I noticed my hair falling out. I also make sure to hit my protein macros, trying to get at least 80g on rest days and usually getting 125+g on training days. Now despite eating like this for about 4 weeks, my hair is still falling out in alarming amounts. I used to have very thick hair, but now it's thin and limp and you can see my scalp if I pull my hair back!

I went to a doctor and they said I probably had low iron levels. I got some blood work done and my iron and B12 levels are around the lower end, but okay. They told me iron was around 23 and B12 was 300-something. But these levels shouldn't be low enough to warrant concern. Going back to the doctor tomorrow, but I wanted to know if I should ask him to check for anything specific.

Has this happened to anyone here before? Should I switch to maintenance calories?

tl:dr: hair loss after weight loss, even after upping calories and hitting protein intake. Looking for people with similar experiences

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Anyone else wish they started making really small bags of treat food?

I’ve recently realised I’m an emotional eater, and I’m starting a campaign right here on /r/loseit.

I’ve been at my goal weight a few weeks now, but I put on almost 4 pounds last week because I indulged hard the week before. I’m therefore back on my plan to get back to my desired weight.

Anyone else wish they started making small bags of treat foods? Like, two Oreos, a few crisps and maybe a few jelly babies, just to hit that spot without ruining weight loss goals?

Today I’ve wasted £3 on Oreos that I only will have 2 of, and a big bag of chips that I’ve only had a few of. My self control is enough to have me consuming he entire bag, but it makes me wish for small bags of foods for us dieters. Yes, I know crisps come in small bags, but the ones I like only come in big bags. Yes, I know Oreos come in small packets, but good luck finding them where I live.

Anyone else feel me here? Small packets, calorie controlled, not enough to ruin a weeks worth of dieting but enough to fill the gap and allow you to feel like you’ve indulged?

The revolution starts here folks! Anyone feel me?

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I'm tired of dieting and I don't know what else to do.

When I think about it, I've been on some type of diet since I was 9. (That's close to 30 years of dieting, if you're wondering.) I've done Jenny Craig, NutriSystem, Weight Watchers (in all of it's various forms), CICO, IIFYM, diet pills, Shakeology, Atkins, South Beach, some weird diet where I had to wait three hours to switch from eating protein to carbs, The Zone, vegetarianism, you name it - I've probably tried some form of it. I successfully lost 60lbs doing CICO, but then got off track and regained 40.

Last night I went to dinner with my husband and had the usual mental war in my head: do I eat good (salad) or do I eat bad (anything else)? And I realized, I am SO TIRED of agonizing about food. About weighing, measuring, reading labels, meal planning, meal prepping, thinking about food ALL. THE. TIME. I've done it for forever and only once had any real success.

But I need to lose weight - for my health more than my vanity. This time last year I promised my doctor that I would lose 30lbs so I can stay off meds. Today I am 5lbs heavier than I was at that time. I'm at my wits end, and I don't know what to do. There's a small part of me that just wants to keep eating so I can go to Mexico and get weight loss surgery. Is there any way to be free from obsessing about food and calories and still lose weight?

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