Can't help but feel on top of the world!

2 years ago, I decided enough was enough. At 5'3", I weighed in at 208lbs., in part due to my MS and a badly broken ankle and in part due to eating poorly. Around the same time, my son left home to attend college out of state. Starting off, I walked a few blocks a day, and cut down on my food intake. By the time he came home for Christmas, I had lost around 20lbs. I felt really proud, but in truth, others couldn't really see the weight loss. I got down to 170lbs., and just stayed there. I had lost enough to go from the obese BMI to the overweight category. March 1 of this year, I got serious as my son will be married on June 30th. It took a little bit of time for me to figure things out, but thanks to this site, I learned about CICO and MyFitnessPal. I'm down to 147lbs, and the BMI scale has me in the healthy category!! The biggest surprise was when I sent a picture of the dress and shoes I'm wearing to the wedding to my son. My older son took the pic, and it showed the dress and shoes, but not my face. My younger son did not recognize that it was me in the picture because I had lost so much weight! I still have around 20lbs to go, but friends, it's been a great week!

submitted by /u/lexiegreycat
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2IBUWhI

Family man getting ready to be solo for a month and looking for weight loss opportunity.

I (male, 6’2”, 225, mid-40’s) am about to be without my family for a month due to a cross-country move, which means I can eat what/how/when I want during that period of time.

I’d like to use this as an opportunity to get a jumpstart on weight loss and ultimately “reset” when it comes to food. I work out 4-5 days a week but I often eat too much and too many processed foods. I ate much better when I was single, but having a wife and kids means there is a lot of variety to what we eat, and I’m not always disciplined enough to make the “right” choices in tough situations.

Considering all options: Keto/Paleo, Whole 30, IIFYM, cutting out sugar/processed foods, plain old counting calories...

Once we reunite, I plan to continue what I’ve started to the maximum extent possible, understanding that I’ll need to transition to more of a normal diet, but I would really like to use this opportunity to get a head start on weight loss.

Has anyone taken advantage of a similar situation to fix yourself? Would you care to share any advice on what worked/didn’t work for you?

submitted by /u/Hey_Peter
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2WGRM5W

What loose skin looks like after losing 250lbs+

Hey r/loseit fam!

​

I've been inspired by some recent loose skin posts and after much consideration have decided to post some of my own. The first reason being an exercise in taking myself out of my comfort zone, and the second reason as a reference point for those who are going through their own weight loss journeys and may be curious about what the end result could look like.

​

I've posted about my journey before, so here's a brief overview: I used to weigh over 400lbs and lost roughly 60-70% of my body weight through diet and exercise. I've never not be thin - I was even overweight in kindergarten photos of myself, so being a thin person is new to me. I've decided to focus on maintenance even though I'm still technically overweight for a few reasons: loose skin weighs a lot, I'm building muscle which can mask progress on the scale, and I have a decent body fat percentage (It was 27% last August but I anticipate it being even lower now - I plan on getting it checked again shortly)

​

Next week I have a consultation with a plastic surgeon about getting the skin removed, and hope to have it done in winter 2019/2020. I'm not going to lie, I am very self conscious about it and it keeps me from intimacy, so I'm very excited to have the surgery done and this weight (no pun intended) lifted off of my shoulders.

​

For those of you who are morbidly obese or overweight and worry about loose skin, however, loose skin is better than the alternative by a mile. Please don't let this keep you from achieving your weight loss goals because it is so worth it.

​

*Yes, I did put a sheet up to hide my messy ass desk lol. Small apartment living blues.

​

https://imgur.com/gN800Ow

https://imgur.com/sFjvfUA

https://imgur.com/KxNbjwM

https://imgur.com/5Xbe1UX

https://imgur.com/9wD9to8

https://imgur.com/965sFjg

submitted by /u/heyzeusmaryandjoseph
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2MIAwJ3

Help! Recommendations For Losing 10 lbs in 3 weeks!

Hello Reddit!

​

I am 26 year old, 5'5 1/2', and 176 lbs. I started the keto diet about a week and a half ago and lost 10 lbs in 10 days. So I went from 186-176 lbs. I know this was probably mostly water weight, but it's been really motivating! My end goal is to weigh 145 lbs. I was this weight during college and it was the most comfortable I've ever felt in my body. Over the past 4-5 years I've gained 40 lbs and after hearing my weight at the doctor's office, I finally decided to do something about it.

​

I've noticed that my weight loss is starting to slow (as expected) but I'm really motivated to lose 10 lbs in the next 3 weeks. I'm going home to visit friends and family and would really like to avoid the weird looks and stares because of my weight gain. I also just want to feel good about how I look so I can relax and have fun.

​

So far, I have been following the keto diet (I'm a pescatarian so I've been eating a lot of fish). I'm using the cronometer app and I have my calorie intake set to 1,200 calories a day. I went to power yoga 4 times last week, but I'm plan to go 5 this week. I'm also trying to run at least 3 times a week for about 30 minutes. On weekends, I'll be doing at least one mountain hike.

​

Any advice on how I can lose 10 lbs in next 3 weeks would be greatly appreciated. Is there anything else I can be doing? Is the weight goal impossible? I'm ready to do what it takes to get to my goals. Any tips and tricks you have are helpful! I'd also like to add that I know this weight loss is ambitious, and can be considered unhealthy, but it's what I've set my mind to.

​

Thank you!

submitted by /u/d_freed93
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2MJn08a

I'm looking for an accountability buddy!

Hello r/loseit!

I started my weight loss journey this past Monday after stepping on the scale at a routine check-up and being clinically overweight for the first time. I was a skinny kid growing up, and capped out at 170lb 6'2" in highschool. But four years of eating like a college kid has really done a number on that. I'm still 6'2" but now sit at 220lb. I stopped working out after highschool because of the time it took from my college schooling, but maintained my caloric intake from highschool. As a bench mark to see how much physical ability I still had, I committed to see what my 1 mile time was and do my warm up that I would do before the gym while I was working out. My mile time has plummeted from 6:45 to almost 15 minutes and I had to take nearly half an hour to catch my breath. My warm up, which I promise isn't really that complex, took even more out of me and I couldn't even finish the three sets that used to be my minimum before hitting the weights.

After 4 years I have lost all the muscle I had except what is needed to barely move my body, I've gained 50lbs, and my resting heart rate is dangerously high. So, as it says in the title, I'm looking for an accountability buddy. Someone who I can message when I'm struggling with getting to the gym, or feeling discouraged, or when I inevitably slip on my CICO, and can count on being there to help me through it. And hopefully, I can do the same for them. I'm in the US, so my messages would primarily be during the times it's normal to be councious here.

My goals currently are to get down to at least what is considered a healthy weight, 185lb, and then focus more on building and toning my muscle back up.

Thank all of you for being a wonderful community. The posts that I have seen in this sub today while trying to plan out this post really drove home that anyone, including me, can achieve these goals if they are willing to put in the work. I admire all of you and hope that I can make you proud by reaching my own goals.

submitted by /u/Northmace97
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2wMHDp4

Just looking for advice because someone told me I’m eating too less and now I’m second guessing myself.

Hi everyone! I’ve been lurking for a long time and this sub has helped me so much with my weight loss journey. I’ve been overweight since I graduated from university due to stress, eating when bored and moving and other issues, so I’m slowly trying to cut it down now.

I’m an impulsive eater, and I keep picking on food all day, so eating 5 smallish meals a day didn’t work for me and it aggravated my issues with over eating. After much trial and error, I’ve landed on what I consider is my sweet spot and is working for me. I have a protein shake every morning before gym (I lift weight 4-5 times a week), and I cook and eat a big meal for dinner. That’s it. I don’t count calories because it didn’t work for me as I got obsessed with the number and I also ate crap food like chips and donuts and just tried to make it ‘fit in’ all the time. I just cook healthy meals for dinner and eat as much as I’m happy with and leave it at that. I’m not hungry or tired or anything, and this actually helped me get over my obsession with food and what to eat next, as I just plan out my weekly meals before grocery shopping. And I also don’t stress out over dinners if I ever go out this way because I know I’ve been healthy, so I don’t mind indulging every 1-2 months. It’s helped me curb my obsessive thoughts and I’ve lost 10 pounds this way over two months.

One of my friends who I was hanging out with noticed and said I looked very frail. I told her I’ve been losing weight. She wanted to know what I’m doing, and when I told her she was outraged. She spoke to my family and other friends and told them about my ‘eating disorder’, and now everyone is saying I’m eating too less? I don’t know, I just did what I feel works best for me. Even my periods are on sync and are fine (sorry for TMI but I thought it was important because they were irregular before).

I’m actually sitting at a BMI of 27 and a body fat percentage of 32%, so even though I’m ‘frail’ according to her, I have long ways to go. So just looking for advice to see if what I’m doing is wrong? I don’t include cardio because I always go for hiking or outdoor activities on the weekends. Any advice on if what I’m doing is wrong, how I can change it up? Thank you!

submitted by /u/shangelahalelu
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2Kg4kL0

It can happen! It’s been 3 years since my heaviest of 235lbs to 180lbs. Link inside

https://imgur.com/gallery/Y2qZKc7

2016 was not a good year for me. It had been at least 2 years since my ex gf cheated on me and that kind of led me in a downward spiral. I turned to alcohol and food as my way to cope with it. I knew I was gaining the weight and at that point I just gave up and didn’t care about me or my appearance. I started becoming a recluse in those 2 years.

All of that changed when 2 moments helped me put a perspective on my lifestyle. First moment was one night after taking a shower I found myself having to use 2 towels to dry myself off completely. That’s what tipped me off that things could not keep on going this way and needed to be changed. The 2nd moment was one day I kept peeing a lot. More so than other days and I remember specifically I didn’t even drink that much fluids that day. I am in the medical field and the first thing that popped into my head was diabetes. Now that is what scared me straight to go on my weight loss journey.

Now I won’t lie to the ones out there that are thinking of starting their journey or are in the beginning of their journey. It was tough and there were moments of weakness that I succumbed to. You have to remember that feeling of wanting to change. Remember that awful feeling of regret of waking up the next morning and saying, “I shouldn’t have eaten that”. And when you start making the right choices you’ll start to remember why you started this journey.

submitted by /u/Alphonse__Elric
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat http://bit.ly/2IFul3a