Lurker here, finally decided to make the change

I've been lurking this sub for about 6 or 7 months now, back when I weighed 240lbs in November of last year. Since then, my wife and I have had our fourth child, and I took a few months off of work and just enjoyed life for a while. I found this sub very inspiring and really wanted to make the change a few months ago, but kept making the standard excuses that I've always made: "I don't have time," or "I'm fine the way that I am," or even "I'm happy of where I'm at." The truth is, none of that is true and when I stepped on a scale about a month ago, I winced at the reading... I weighed 270lbs. I had gained 30lbs in 5 months. I knew something was weird when my clothes didn't fit right and walking upstairs sucked more than usual.

Following a decent bout of depression from the scale reading, I said to myself "No more, I'm done feeling like this." I have started counting calories, exercising every night, cutting out the junk food and soda. My biggest hang up for a while was my wife because I really didn't want to go through this journey without her, because I know she would feel self conscious if I lost weight and she didn't, but to my surprise, she is joining me! We both have some minor and moderate health concerns because of our weight but nothing that we can't fix if we decided to get healthy, and so here we are.

I've only just started, but this time is different than all the times before, I don't feel defeated or like this is an unwinnable fight and I think it's because of this community. I would often get a bug in me and get gung-ho about weight loss but would quit after 3 or 4 days. Last year, around January, I even bought a treadclimber for something to do at home, because a gym is just not accessible to me, but like everything else, it just sat in the living room like an obelisk of my failure, gathering dust and reminding me every day that I'm lazy, daring me to touch it. But now it's been about 9 days so far, and I've stuck to my plan religiously, practicing CICO, counting calories, planning meals, exercising every night, stepping on a scale every day, twice a day, etc. I've even just purchased a rowing machine for my home so the wife has something to do that isn't as punishing as the treadclimber. The best part about all this is I am feeling great, motivated, and can't wait to see the end result.

This community is an inspiration to me, and I thank every one of you that has shared their story. I hope to have a story to share myself. Wish me luck!

SW: 270 CW: 263 GW:170

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Saturday, 04 May 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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From 93Kg (205lbs) to 75Kg (165lbs) but I (M, 21) still look fat

Hello!

TL;DR: I'm the same weight and same height as friends but I look a lot fatter, why and what can I do?

In october of last year, I started doing something for my weight and health. I slowly started to eat less (especially for dinner) and exercise more.

I've been eating more normally since then, with balanced meals for lunch and mostly veggies for dinner. I also started to run on saturdays and going to the gym since december~early january.

All of that lead to losing about 18kg (40lbs), and I'm proud of myself, I can now wear normal sized clothes for my height (1m80, 5'10").

But last week-end I had two friends over, more athletic but about my size, maybe an inch taller. They asked me how my weight loss journey was going and when I told them my weight, they said they weighted the same, and after a scale test, that was true.

So my question is how come I still look chubby with fat on my pecs, belly and hips while being the same weight? What could I change?

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1 year to change my lifestyle

19F/5'7"/SW:229lbs/CW:222/GW:150lbs (my goal is to lose around 70lbs in 1-2 years)

I'm currently a 19 y/o university student, living on my own during weekdays and at home on most weekends and holidays. I've always had issues with my weight growing up- (the heaviest I remember reading on the scales was 17st) living with obese parents who rarely cooked healthy meals and often ordered takeaways certainly didn't help, and gave me extremely bad eating habits. I grew up depressed, anxious and bullied but with no real motivation to lose weight. Now however, I have a goal. I want to volunteer in South Korea next summer for 6 weeks. Before then, I want to get to the healthiest weight I can be- something I have never really achieved in my life- to make the most out of my trip. I'm also considering teaching in South Korea after I graduate, so I definitely want to be fit and healthy before then.

Last week I downloaded several diet, exercise and fasting apps- mainly MyFitnessPal, Zero and C25K and have been lurking on different Reddit communities to help me achieve this. During the week I started intermittent fasting (20:4) which often led to me eating OMAD (I made sure this meal met my minimum calories but was still healthy). I went from 16st 5 to 15st 12 in almost a week. However, I have found it much harder when I go home for weekends- I don't snack like I used to (if I do snack, I only eat a handful of almonds or fruit per day) and I don't really eat breakfast or lunch anymore in an attempt to maintain my 20:40 fast however my parents still have bad eating habits- the portion sizes are too big and very calorific with a severe lack of non-processed vegetables, or they just order a takeaway. I don't want to eat the food they order/"cook" but I don't know how to tell them. My family raised me to "finish what's on your plate" which has been the main issue in my weight gain over the years. I'm embarrassed to tell them about my weight loss because they'd tell me it's not healthy to skip meals etc and I recently bought a step tracker that my brother already mocked me for which is demotivating in itself.

Has anyone been in a similar situation that can offer help/advice/motivation? I would really appreciate it.

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I need help 5-4-19

Hello, I never would have imagined me having to do this but here I am. I have a pretty good life but I am not in the best position at all right now. I am 15 1/2 years old and a high school student in a OKC suburb. I have a lot of friends and I even love sports, video games, roller coasters, etc. I love all the things a "fit kid" loves. But, my weight is getting in the way of one of, if not the most, important period of my life. I am 6 ' 1/2" (6 foot one and a half) and I clock in at about 260 on the scale. And before someone says I should use my weight to my advantage in something like football, I already have. I have had way to many injuries and I am too embarrassed to risk another injury (let's just say I had a bad year injuries wise). But, that's besides the point. I am obese and I don't care what anybody says because I know it and I want help. I have done many diets and plans etc but I always end up gaining back all the weight lost plus more! If I keep going down this road I'm not sure if I'll ever live the life I want. I feel terrible saying this because I know all they want is for me to succeed but my parents are the biggest road block in my life weight wise. My parents are also "fat". It runs in the family I guess you could say. But, where it is different for them is that they were skinny in high school and when they met each other. Now, I love them to death, but I just don't think either of them understand what a bad impact they are having on my life. Everytime we have something to make at home that is healthy my mother always gets my father to bring something home (99% of the time its fast food). Sometimes I feel like she makes up stuff so we can eat bad, like she didn't get enough sleep or she had a bad day at work. It all adds up though, for everyone. If I don't fix my life now I won't be able to do what I want to do and I feel like it might cause a breakage in me and my parents relationship. What I need is motivation, and I know this is probably stupid but I need like a daily motivation because going down this road by yourself is not easy, from what I've already done. I need someone or a group to make sure I am always on track. I can't work out at our gym because my parents never want to go, so that's not an option for now, at least until October when I get my own car. I would go walking in the morning but in my neighborhood the houses are really far apart and it's still pitch black when it is a good time to go walking. If anybody has any tips for working out etc, please let me know. My goals for weight loss are to get down below 200, don't care if its 180, 190, or heck even 199 I'd be the happiest person in the world. I think this is it for now but thanks for making it this far if you did. Please leave your opinions and any tips/ideas I should pursue.

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[Daily Directory] Find your quests for the day here! - Saturday, 04 May 2019

Welcome adventurer! Whether you're new on this quest or are towards the end of your journey there should be something below for you.

Daily journal.

• [Q&A] "I have a question."
• [Day 1] "I am starting my weight loss journey."
• [SV/NSV] "I have an accomplishment to share."
• [24hr Pledge] "Today I am going to..."

Interested in some side quests?

• [Motivation Monday] Share some motivation, get some motivation.
• [Tantrum Tuesday] Need to vent? People getting on your nerves?
• [Weigh-In Wednesday]
• [Track with Me Thursday] Did we just become best friends?!
• [Free Talk Friday] What's on your mind?

Community bulletin board!

• [Running with Loseit] Run with losers. Avoid arrows.
• [Maintenance Monday] Lost it? Work on keeping it.
• [Wecipe Wednesday] Swap and discuss recipies!

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Started the weight loss journey (hopefully for the last time)

M: 26, starting weight: 230, current: 218

I've lurked on this subreddit for a long time and it's been awesome to see what people have been able to accomplish. Decided to share my progress today...

I've been overweight for most of my life, with the odd time where I would lose a few pounds. But sure enough, I always put that weight (and more back on). Mostly because of the weight (along with family history), I have also always had high BP and about five months ago I had to start taking meds to control it. I still for whatever reason didn't take it very seriously, thinking "ahh I'll lose weight...it's fine".

Fast forward to last month, I woke up and decided I need to start taking this seriously. I started with watching my calorie intake and it really was an eye-opener. I noticed what I'm sure a lot of people notice. I was eating too many calories during my meals, easily consuming north of 1000 calories per meal - eating out was the biggest reason why. Now I cook 95% of my meals and it's made things a lot easier (who knew?). I'm still eating a little bit dessert (occasionally) but watching how many times in a given week I eat dessert has helped control cravings and make sure I don't indulge.

I have also started running in the last couple of weeks. I've always played sports, but I had never actually "gone for a run." In the last two weeks, I have gone for four 5K runs, struggling at first but getting better each time. Today, to test myself a little bit more, I ran 6K and boy did it feel good!

Having been really mindful of my habits I have lost nearly 12 lbs in one month!! Amazing what can happen when you decide you just need to do it. I'm looking forward to seeing where this takes me! :)

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