People who use Fitbit and My Fitness Pal, can you help?

I have been trying to lose weight all year. I log everything I eat in My Fitness Pal, which syncs to my Fitbit. My Fitbit steps syn to MFP, etc. Both apps have calculated how many calories I should be eating in order to lose weight, and they're pretty consistently in agreement that I should eat 2,040 calories a day to lose 2 pounds a week. (Female, 30, 350 pounds).

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Like I said, I've been logging everything I eat. Some days I go 100 to 300 calories over because of stupid things. I know that adds up, but the popup on the app says that if every day were similar, I would still be losing weight. I am incredibly frustrated because I am not losing weight at all.

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I am on medication that may cause weight gain (lithium and depo provera) but I don't know if that is the reason. Lithium can technically cause thyroid issues, but I haven't been on lithium very long, and I have had my thyroid tested several times because I am always exhausted, cold, irritable, all of the other stuff pretty much.

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I take the stairs at work, and I drink a ton of water every day. We very rarely go out to eat, because my husband likes to cook. He tries to make things that are relatively healthy and I track all of that too. I don't drink a lot of soda or coffee and I don't put a lot of sugar in my tea and only drink one a day.

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Has anyone else found that the app is misleading when it tells you how many calories to eat? I know a lot of people do 1200 and have a lot of success with that, but I have a hard time finding food that fits into that. I just looked at the calorie calculator on calculator.net and it told me that for weight loss I should eat 2409 (1 pound a week) and for extreme weight loss I should eat 1909 (2 pounds per week). So the numbers that I am getting from MFP don't seem like they're that off.

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I have literally no idea what I am doing wrong and it makes me want to bang my head into a wall.

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Weight-loss and partners who like you 'bigger'.

Hey all, I just wanted to say that this community is amazing, you guys are what got me motivated to lose weight in the first place.

I've dropped 23kg in the past two years and am 7kg from my goal weight of 80kg which I aim to hit in October, most of my weight-loss was facilitated by MFP and CICO, whilst also moving to a healthier lifestyle, foods and exercise, I couldn't be happier with how far I've come.

Unfortunately, my girlfriend of four years is indifferent towards my weight loss, I knew when we met she liked bigger guys, but lately she's been making snarky comments about me being bony or skinny, and asking me to gain weight. I get that it's what she's into, but it's frustrating that the one person I'd love to share my success with is so negative about it, I can't even bring it up around her without a negative mood-change. I'm not really sure what to do, I've opened up to her about how I feel about it on numerous occasions, told her how much happier I am and how good I feel, but I'm always met with the response that it's selfish of me not to consider how she feels or that it's her whole sexual identity I'm denying her. I'd love some advice from anyone who has been through similar situations.

Thanks!

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How and Why To Unfollow Someone on Social Media Podcast 110

Today I’m doing something a little different – I have a ton of topics to cover so I’m just going to go down the list. In case you have limited time you can check the show notes for time stamps to jump to the things you want to hear. Here’s what we’re talking about – scroll down for the time stamps to jump to the topics you want to listen to…

• Run Eat Repeat visors
• Diego updates & Something gross.
• A podcast I was listening to this morning that’s inspiring me to ask for a  big favor that’s not really a favor.
• What happened with my ex-bf.
• How and why to unfollow someone on social media.

New here? I’m Monica Olivas – I created Run Eat Repeat.com to document training for my 1st marathon and weight loss journey. After really struggling with my weight since I was a kid and not seeing myself as an athlete – everything changed when i found running. And the site grew an amazing following.

Follow me on Instagram @RunEatRepeat for the latest!

Here are all the topics in this episode:

1. Run Eat Repeat Visors!

The RER visors are in! But I need your thoughts… please chime in on this post on Instagram 

2. Diego and Snails…

Cone of Shame Alternatives for Dogs – I did a review of the options you can use with your pupper.

 

3. Asking for a ‘favor’…

Today on the Heather McDonald podcast she was talking about with a friend and fellow female comedian that they don’t want to ask for too much and they were joking about the things they put up with. And Fortune Feimster said if you want to pay us…that’s cool.

And I feel like I’m the same way… but if you don’t ask you don’t get it.

So I would like to ask you to tell someone about the podcast or RER instagram because that’s what helps to support the show to run (run!).

 

4. The ex-boyfriend…

A story about how my boyfriend broke-up with me because he didn’t like that I named my dog ‘Diego’ and no… his name wasn’t Diego.

Okay that’s not really what happened (at least I’m pretty sure that’s not what happened but it’s unclear).

Moral of the story: Everyone go to therapy. Everyone.

 

5. Social Media Self Care – Un-following on Social Media as self preservation

Pay attention to what you pay attention to.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while and because it’s mental health awareness month I think it’s a good time to talk about it.

If you have a hard time not comparing yourself on social media or find yourself idealizing other people’s lives or bodies or situation…

That might be a good idea to evaluate your social media habits.

Is there a certain time of day that you are more likely to be triggered or feel bad? Is it a certain person or certain type of person? Is it a certain type of post?

We keep being told that comparison is so bad. Comparison is the thief of joy. And you should love yourself and own it. We’re reminded that social media is just a highlights reel.

We know there are certain apps that can make you look thinner or blur out blemishes…

Yes we know all of this but the reality is when you’re just scrolling through and maybe in combination with having a challenging day I can make you feel bad.

So what can you do? Well I have 3 tips to check in with how, when and why you should unfollow on Instagram or Facebook…

Tips for Positive Social Media:

1. Be self-aware and honest with yourself.

2. Unfollow with love.

3. Fill your feed with positive, happy influences.

Thank you for listening!

Please tag @RunEatRepeat on instagram and let me know what you’re doing right now!

If you have a question… ask! Email me or call the RER podcast voicemail.

 

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Looking for outside perspective on my belly fat

Hey all,

I will skip over the usual story and just say that I have lost about 27kg in total over the course of a year for the first time (thanks to this subreddit!), however even after ending up smack dab in the middle of the Healthy range (M23 5'10" 157lbs) I still seem to have a lot of belly fat left (or at least it looks so from my perspective!).

I understand that fat loss cannot be targeted, but I am looking for second opinions on whether it could be the 'skinny fat' stage, poor posture or even body dismorphia? In that case should I be looking to build muscle or lose more? During my weight loss I didn't do any resistance training and just focused on calories.

Here are the pictures (NSFW): https://imgur.com/a/ZWnAuyy
Apologies I'm still somewhat self-conscious so posting this without my face
The second is the current picture I'm referring to
The third picture is just to show how much the belly and chest sag when I'm in the plank position

Thank you!

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[SV] Hit a "35x" number on the scale this morning!

Hi All!

I was so excited to get on the scale this morning. I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and confirmed that my scale is reasonably accurate, and when I weighed in this morning, I was 359.2lbs!

That might be the first time since...uh...2011(?) that I've seen that number. In 2011, I did a "medically supervised diet", which was just medico-speak for "Buy HMR from us". It was expensive, and while I lost weight (a lot of it - around 100 pounds in just over 9 months), I learned nothing about tracking calories or making healthy choices that didn't involve spending $450 a month on food for one person. That weight came back with interest once I couldn't afford to pay that anymore.

This time, my weight loss has been much slower, but I've been purposeful about not relying on fad diets and really trying to learn to count calories and track myself. I moved to California in the fall of 2017, and that led to...life difficulties...that made it hard to keep losing. I gained back around 15 pounds, but I never lost sight of my goal. I've been slowly trying to figure out how to not slip back into overeating, even when I'm not feeling human enough to do anything related to cooking or food. I've been fortunate enough to find calorie-dense meal bars that I really like, and they helped when I recently fell back into not feeling terribly human. And recently, I added daily swimming to my fitness regimen, in order to help keep my migraines under control. It has definitely helped the weight loss, because swimming at noon does a great job of regulating my hunger cravings.

If you're struggling, I believe in you. We can do this together.

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Help me make the most of a unique opportunity.

I am a high school teacher, and for the first time in my 5 years of teaching, I finally have enough money saved up to not have to work this summer. I will be doing tutoring twice a week and subbing for summer school, but beyond that, I won’t have a set schedule/job.

So! This is very exciting because I have the next two months pretty much to myself. I want to use this time to focus on fitness/weight loss. This is where I need your help!

What specific things should I do over the next two months to create healthy habits and lose some weight? I’d like to lose 50 pounds (obviously not in the two months of summer).

For reference, my husband is very physically fit and has great eating habits. So when I’m around him, everything is great, but I’ll now be home all day without him. Up until now that usually means I eat like shit without his being around.

We also already do quite a bit of physical activity. We are on a year round volleyball team, we bike most places in the summer, and we play tennis at least once a week. We also just finished Insanity Max 30.

Thank you for your suggestions!

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Trying to commit to weight loss AND a social life simultaneously.

I’ll keep the backstory short. Started at 272 around Christmas. I’m now 218. Strict on the intermittent fasting and a whole lot of cardio (mostly running on a treadmill).

However, one night a week I like to go out. Bars, parties, whatever. I do some drinking (some may be an understatement). Usually on Saturdays. Whatever I weight myself at on Monday is the same thing I see Sunday morning, even though all week I’ve been super serious with the diet and exercise.

I guess my question is, (and I’m genuinely curious with this being my first real attempt at a huge amount of weight loss), is one night of drinking really enough to counter an entire week of my routine?

Thanks for your help guys!

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