Epiphany of WHY I want to lose it

I went rock climbing today. I'm in decent shape (F 18/5'8" 167lbs) but I wasn't able to do everything I wanted because I wasn't strong enough. I realized I really enjoy rock climbing, and want to do it more, so I should lose weight and get lean so I can do cooler climbs.

Then, later, I remembered I also love kayaking and playing soccer and playing tag and playing tennis and all these other fun things active people do. And I want to be fit enough to do them all. That means I need muscles, but it also means that I need the cardio and endurance to make it through these activities. All of which is easier when I lose weight.

Hopefully this reminds & inspires people as to why we care about weight loss - it's for health, it's for looks, but also it's so we can do the little things we love :)

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“Omg, why did you lose weight?! U ok??” Anyone else experience this?

I am surrounded by friends and family who are very body positive, self loving people. I would say that out of all of them, I am the heaviest with some extra cushioning all over (“more to love” I’ve been told).

I am a healthy weight right now but I reached my highest about a month ago. I have been on a steady decline for the last several weeks but this week I totally fell off the wagon (and hitched a ride on the wagon heading to the local bakery and ice cream parlor) and have had difficulty with nighttime binges almost daily. My goal weight would have me looking thin and fit... probably around 125 or so.

Although the image of losing this weight and achieving my goal gets me super excited, I also can’t help but fear some of what other people will think. (I knoww, I knowwwww, “bleep the haters!!” but hear me out!!)

Since everyone is so body positive in my life, I know I will get feedback like, wow! You lost weight.... is everything okay?? Or, you were beautiful at your previous size, why did you lose weight?! What’s wrong? Do you have an eating disorder??

I lost weight once in my life previously (gained it back due to stress eating during a traumatic loss in the fam) and I received many of these exact questions. It stunk. I don’t like this type of attention so I always end up blushing badly and trying to play it down and quickly change the topic.

I want my weight loss for me. So that I can feel confident again and fit into all of my old clothes!!

Does this happen to anyone else? Feeling self-conscious about people’s remarks and questions..? And if so, how do you handle it?

Also, sometimes I wonder if this fear of what others might think actually contributes to my self sabotaging behaviors like the binges this week. Just when I’m getting into a great routine, I get in my own way! Anyone with me on this?

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Am I doing things right???

F/121 lbs (possibly)/5'3”/18/bmr 1400/TDEE ~1900

I've been eating at a deficit for a few weeks now. I lost weight quickly, but I think it was just water because I haven't lost as much as quickly ever since. I don't have regular access to a scale, but right before I started I weighed 121 pounds. I haven't been able to monitor weight loss except through feeling and measuring my waist. I use LoseIt which gave me a daily budget of 1400 net calories.

In the second week of running a deficit, I didn't notice any loss. At the beginning of the third week, I calculated my BMR. My activity level is ”light” so my TDEE is just above 1900.

This is around the time I may have fucked up. I began eating only 900 net calories. It's been a week of only eating 900 net calories and I haven't noticed any weight loss OR hunger.

Here's a list of what I've been doing:

*Eating only 900 net calories. I burn ~300 calories a day, so my total intake is ~1200.

*Walking for an hour a day (when I have the time during the past two weeks) and doing half an hour of moderate calisthenics (during this past week). Sunday is my no exercise rest day.

*Getting about one third of my calories from fat

*Eating at least 45 grams of protein a day.

Some questions:

*Have I accidentally put my body into starvation mode?

*How do I ease back into an appropriate budget if I am eating too little?

*What even is a good budget for me? 1400 net calories or 900 net calories?

*Am I not eating enough protein?

I thought I was doing things right because I gained muscle, had a regular period, and never felt hungry. Am I just not noticing my progress? Have I really been losing weight even when I ate 1400 net calories?

Edit: fixed formatting and added age

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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?

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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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