I've lost 22 pounds/10kg :)

Hey, so i've been dieting for around a month (since the 12th of may) and i lost 10kg!!!!! at first i lost 5kg really fast and then the slow down started. So you have to know im a really unpatient with my weight loss. When stay the same weight for 3 days i get tired but this time i never budged. After i switched to CICO my weight stagnated for a week but i've lost 4kg since then!! it sometimes stays the same for a couple of days and then i woosh a kg down. Im really proud that i didnt budge while my weight "stagnated", it sounds silly because its only a couple of days but im really glad!!

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im currently 113kg and my goal weight is around 80kg and im 175cm tall, 17 years old

thank you for reading

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Milestone: no longer obese

http://imgur.com/gallery/h3Zc8eh

So this week I finally dropped my BMI below the obese mark to just overweight. I know there's still a lot of work to do to get to healthy, but right now I'm feeling pleased with this progress! I wanted to share my experiences with you all...

I used to be able to eat whatever I wanted and just exercise like crazy to keep the weight off. I loved my food and wanted to stay in shape so that worked really well for me. However, I have ME, and as my health declined to the point of using a mobility scooter to get around, I failed to adjust my eating habits, and quickly piled on the pounds.

Adjusting your eating habits isn't easy, and life was increasingly difficult, learning to live with disability. My weight wasn't a priority - of course I wanted to lose weight, but it wasn't a priority. I think I tried to eat better a few times, but I'd just give up, using the excuse that food was one of the few things I could still enjoy in life.

It wasn't until I got past that mental block and framed weight loss differently - as a priority for my health, not my looks. I let myself be scared by the increased risk of diabetes or cancer and that gave me the kick I needed to go to slimming world. This really worked for me, I HATE counting calories - I just don't have the energy and end up giving up after a week or two. So no counting calories and the pressure of a weigh in really helped.

Life got in the way and I stopped going. I put a bit of weight back on, but I soon worked through things and made weight loss a priority again. I went back and started losing again.

As much as slimming world worked, it was also an expense I couldn't afford after having to leave my job (due to the ME) and the effort to go to weigh-ins took its toll. I vowed to keep at it at home on my own... And I did. But the weight loss started to plateau and events keep cropping up where I wanted to eat or drink freely.

But weight loss was still important and so I kept trying new things. I now use Huel for a lot of my meals as I have difficulty preparing healthy food. And I've returned to an old friend - 5:2. This has worked for me before and is working for me again now. The fasting I find easy now, and I have the freedom to enjoy a little indulgence on other days.

So what's my point other than sharing my long story? It's this advice:

1) you have to make weight loss a priority in your life. Most people want to lose weight, but only those who want it badly enough to prioritise it will be successful.

2) find something that works for YOU as an individual. I 100% believe CICO works... But it doesn't work for ME (no not because of genetics or that shitty fat logic) but because the counting exhausts me and I just can't keep it up.

3) what works for you might change over time, or might take a few attempts to find. But remember, it doesn't matter if it's worked for your mum or your best friend or that colleague who looks great, it has to work for you.

4) don't worry about taking the scenic route to weight loss, as long as your heading downwards over time, don't beat yourself up too much. It's hard, give yourself a break, then get back on it! You'll get there before you know it.

Thanks for reading and I hope your journey is going well!

TLDR: No longer obese because I learnt to prioritise my weight loss and find methods that work for me.

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Week 4: the week of me freaking out over little things

I am documenting my journey each week to keep myself accountable so here´s my week four update.

Last weekend I had some trouble getting down to 180lbs. This week I has trouble getting under that so I am still technically there. I usually try to structure my updates around healthy habits that I am trying to build but this particular update will be mostly me talking about feelings so if that is not your cup of tea, I would not recommend reading it.

I´m in my first exam phase for this semester, just mostly studying either at home or at the library so working out is really out of the picture right now. It has been just a lot of stress (which is not going to change next week as well, sadly), lack of sleep and me freaking out every five minutes over university work. Just not a good time overall so you can imagine how thrilled I have been to not make any process whatsoever. To be fair, I wasn´t even going to make this post but to me not making it sounded like just giving up alltogether, so in interest of progress and accountability, here´s how I felt this week and what I did roughly:

• I did ask for some advice on here and got some pretty great responses so thank you guys for the support in general. I truly believe that going through this journey alone would have been much harder on me.
• I made a rough plan for this week and next week that would help me get more walking into my rountine without wasting too much time - unfortunately studying leaves me with little time & energy for anything more serious. I also made sure to have an idea of what I was going to eat - I do IF 16/8 so I made sure my 2 main meals would be 500kcal and left the remaining 500kcal for snacks (and milk coffee, my favorite poison) I don´t like planning that much because it already makes you feel like you accomplished something, when in fact you haven´t done anything but in this case it was important for me to not have to think about my eating habits at all so I can fully concentrate on university.
• I planned the week starting after the 17th (after my exams have ended) and made sure to fill it with fun, social and healthy activities (like going swimming with my friends, hiking with them in the woods, going to a nearby city to look at museums - all things that would not overwhealm me and won´t feel like a chore but also would get me moving a lot more). I did this to motivate myself to get through this week. Every exam phase I would usually reward myself with some unhealthy food so this time around I am using activities and not food as my reward.
• Besides that, I made sure I was drinking enough water each day & also was trying to at least wake up at the same time every day (sleeping enough is a big issue for me so setting up a decent sleeping schedule is very important for me - and important for my journey). That mostly worked - though my sleeping hours still wildly vary.
• overall, I freaked out a lot during this week because I felt like I was not in control of my weight loss yet again. Taking the time to reflect, breath and read about other people dealing with stuff like that helped me calm down. And while next week is bound to be a pretty difficult one, I am looking forward to fully getting back on track. I understand that I need to be patient and consistent to see results.

Thank you for reading this update, as always advice is greatly appreciated. :)

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Saturday, 08 June 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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New to this, advice needed!

So I’ve recently decided to try and start losing weight as I gained way too much last year. I am a 20 (f), 5’0 who weights 139. I am trying to lose around 20-30 lbs — and go back to weighing around 110-115 — but am struggling so far.

I’ve tried to exercise but I’m always way too exhausted after work. It’s always way too hot that I get headaches. I live in a desert state and right now it’s in the triple digits. I can’t really run in the morning as I usually work 7-5 and don’t drive so I have to get up earlier for work. I’m very limited in what I can do as I live in an apartment and can’t workout in my home, and I don’t live anywhere near a gym.

I know that what I eat had to do a lot with it, but after work I’m just so tired I don’t want to cook or do anything. I plan on meal prepping but am kind of scared because of the fact that I get bored of eating the same thing over and over again.

A huge problem that I gained, that also helped make me gain so much weight, was that I started to binge eat. I use to work in a job that was ten to twelve hours shifts and never got a break. It also took me an hour and a half to get to work or home. That caused me to binge eat at night as I never eat during the day or morning, and now a year later I still struggle with it.

Anywho, I just really wanted to get any tips or advice from the experts in this sub! Wanted to know what helped you in your weight loss journey!

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PSA: Don’t forget to change your inside too

I’ll try to be as brief as possible, but the bottom line will be title.

I have always been the fat kid. As long as I can remember I have always been called of something that either is a reference to being round or a straight up yo-ur-fat insult.

I didn’t mind this at the time, still don’t. Or so I thought. I’m down 40kg (almost 90lbs). I still feel like I am the fat kid. I still feel like people are still being bothered by my presence. I still feel ugly and fat.

I don’t want you to feel sorry for me, all I want is for you to learn from my mistakes: get a psychologist for your own sake. I won’t say my weight loss is meaningless, but I’m definitely still unhappy, even though I lost a shit ton of weight to be where I am right now. I could have been in a much better place if I had simply started seeing a psychologist before.

Learn from me and get yourself a shrink rn.

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Losing weight and hypothyroidism

I am wondering whether any of you have faced trying to lose weight with hypothyroidism?

It recently came to my attention that I might have inherited my mom's hypothyroidism. I have yet to get it confirmed by a doctor, but my mom and I have our suspicions. I am and have been experiencing a handful of symptoms since I was around 16. But my biggest issue is obviously losing weight.

It takes ages for me to lose and keep the weight down, and it's become increasingly difficult since I was 17. I was able to lose 22lbs over the span of 8 months when I was 18, but with the same effort and even more restrictive eating at 20, my weight is barely budging. I have absolutely no problem putting on weight, however.

I just can't stand how demotivating weight loss has been for me. If it turns out I do have hypothyroidism, I was wondering if any of you have experience with it. Is there something I can do to help without meds since I won't have access to them for a while? Did meds actually help with restoring a normal metabolism?

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