Monday, June 17, 2019

Sick of being overweight, but I don’t know where to start.

Hello all, I am a female, 16 years old and I weigh 209.7pounds. I’ve been overweight for as long as I can remember, and I was always put down for it by my family and classmates. That really made a toll in my mental health and in the way I view myself. I barely had any confidence, I always told myself I was so ugly I don’t deserve any friends or anyone to love me, it was something that haunted me my entire life. Last couple of years I got into a really good school and won a scholarship to go to America for a full school year as an exchange student. It was one of the most amazing experiences in my entire life, and it taught me independence and self confidence, but my weight only became worse. Living in a new environment filled with food that I had only seen on TV/the internet, I wanted to try all of it, and I practically forgot about self control and let myself go entirely. I ended up gaining 44 pounds. It’s been only a week since I’ve back home now after my exchange year, and my family didn’t hesitate to immediately start harassing me about my new weight and how fat I look. My father was embarrassed to introduce me as one of his daughters to his friend, and the first thing he mentioned about me was my weight and not my accomplishments. But now after these experiences that happened to me, I have had a lot of personal growth, and despite my appearance and weight, I have become confident in my abilities and my determination. I know I can lose weight, and Im going to start my journey this summer. I am just not sure what kind of diet to follow, since I don’t have easy access to the food that is usually in recipes in the internet. A lot of the food in my country is all traditional food and it’s hard to count calories and log them in logging apps. This is where I ask you guys for help. I’ve been lurking around here for a while and every story here has motivated me more and more to lose weight, but I don’t know how to start, what weight loss program to follow etc. I was extremely nervous about writing this post, because I feel like I should know all of this already, but I don’t, and also because english isn’t my first language and I’m terrible at writing so, I apologize about that. But I really need your advice. Please help me start my journey !! I will be forever grateful

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Struggling on where to start with my weight loss journey

Hello all,

I am a 5’2.5” female weighing about 220lbs. I’m hoping to lose at least 100lbs and possibly more. My current measurements are (as long as I did them right) : hips: 50, stomach: 51, chest: 44, bicep: 16, thigh: 26.5. My weight is currently an estimate as my scale batteries are low. I wear a 2X and I am just very uncomfortable and tired all the time. I’m attending therapy and taking 20mg of celexa.

I’m really struggling on where to start with all the conflicting information and with my life. I’m a night shift NICU nurse and at my hospital we’re required to work 1-2 overtime shifts/per month, but due to loans, debt and other financial issues, I typically work 1-2 overtime shifts per week. They are 12 hour overnight shifts (typically more like 13hour shifts, 6:30pm-7:30 am). So my few nights off a week all I want to do is stay in bed and sleep and Netflix binge because of my depression and anxiety. I do have a major carb and Coca Cola addiction. I know these are just excuses and I need to get over it and work hard but any tips on getting motivated, healthy meal prep for picky eaters (I’m very picky), I’d greatly appreciate. Sleep is so important to me, especially since being up all night is unnatural to most people, i cherish my sleep so I can be wide awake all night looking over the babies in my care. So I’m struggling on if I should cut my sleep short and go to the gym after work before bed or if I should only workout on my off days and focus on meal prep on my off days?

Any advice on where to begin would be greatly appreciated! I am paying for a gym membership through my hospital, I just haven’t been going (which is bad for my finances I know, it’s only $20/month and they offer free group classes every day).

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Sunday, June 16, 2019

Start Of Weight Loss Journey 17 June 2019

I am starting my weight loss journey today, I will be writing posts to stay accountable to myself and when the journey has finished to also look back on it.

I am 20 years old, 6ft 3 and weigh 260lbs, I have got too this weight by a lot of emotional eating and binge eating, I can easily eat 7000 + calories in a day and not realise how much I am eating as I tend to feel numb whilst eating, when feeling low I always feel to binge on takeaways and for bit it makes me happy - I have researched this online and its because serotonin is produced when binging - however I always feel worst after.

As my weight has increased I have not met friends and family as I feel really embarrassed with how I look however this has made me gain much more weight as I feel like no-one is judging me - my parents and co workers do comment on my weight however as I am feeling low already it does not seem to motivate me enough - I have tried to loose weight many times and failed however the IIFYM approach does work well for me but I always seem to overeat when I don't eat so called "healthy foods". I know all that is needed is a caloric deficit however I can't seem to have the discipline to stick to it.

I felt my best around 3 years ago now when I was around 80kg - I was lean and good looking, I met friends and family regularly and had the confidence to talk to a lot of girls. now I am the complete opposite I am obese and my face is very chubby, I don't like meeting friends and family as I do not want to feel the embarrassment when they mention how fat I've got, I don't talk to girls and haven't for about 2 years. I do speak to my friends on social media still and am confident when not meeting in person but being obese hurts my confidence a lot .

if anyone reads this I hope you start your journey today as well, I believe my depression and anxiety is linked to how I look and how ashamed I am that I've got this fat - from today I will do everything to improve both physically and mentally, you can also start from today and improve.

what I will be doing my first week :

Exercise:

push pull legs rest repeat

couch to 5k run every other day

at least 5000 steps a day

full body stretch before workout, focus on weaknesses (rotator cuff, core,legs)

Nutrition:

IIFYM (80% Clean, 20% Processed)

170g protein

2110 kcal

5 fruit/veg a day

3 litres water minimum a day

multivitamin, fish oil, probiotic

Other:

shower, skincare, dental routine morning and evening

7-8 hours sleep

headspace (meditation)

ok thats everything I will be doing , downloaded my fitness pal for the calorie and steps checking

downloaded a check list with all the above on it to tick of as I complete each section. exercise nutrition and other

its 4:40am as I write this so I won't be getting the 7 hours sleep lol however I will be going for a run and walk in like 2 hours- wish me luck ill check in at the end of the week with everyone

IF YOURE READING THIS START TODAY

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post weight loss emotions and how to deal with it

Hi I’m (20f) newer to Reddit so if there’s a better place to post the query please let me know!

Basically from May of 2018 to September 2018 I lost a significant amount of weight. For reference I was 172lbs at my heaviest and have now plateaued at 138. I am 5’3 and would consider myself to be on the curvier side. I always thought I could lose a few lbs but never considered myself to be chubby even and was generally confident.

I was in a foreign country for a month and a half and lost about 15 lbs by accident (illness/anxiety) but decided to ensure I kept the weight off I drastically changed my eating habits (I was a serial snacker) and sort of intermittent fast but am not that strict. I would still like to lose a couple more lbs for my own sanity but can’t complain very much without sounding obnoxious.

All this aside I have a really hard time accepting some comments people have made post weight loss and am wondering how other people deal with it. I always feel a little embarrassed and uncomfortable and think about the fact that all these people used to think I was chubby enough to comment on my change in appearance.

Some comments made have been “wow you look half your size”- friend’s dad. “You look so much happier now that you’re more confident in your body now I can tell”- family friend and other comments like this. I also have noticed a tangible difference in the way I’m treated (by guys, customer service, teachers etc.)

This has now turned into me fearing reaction if I manage to keep off this weight. My weight has always fluctuated and I’m nervous for my mental health if I do gain the weight back.

So TL:DR I accidentally (then on purpose) lost weight and am having trouble dealing with some uncomfortable comments and the emotions that come with it.

Any advice or support appreciated also sorry again if this should be in a different sub!

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How to you deal with professional clothing as you lose weight without spending a fortune?

Hi all, a dear friend is smashing the lights out with his weight loss goals and has come to me with a challenge. He works in a corporate environment (suit and tie) and as he loses weight, he is conscious of the fact that this suits no longer show him in the best light.

While alterations/tailoring are an option, it's impossible to tailor the shoulders in suit jackets and with the way he's losing it could end up looking as bad or worse than it currently does. It might be a short term option but he's still got a long way to go to his goal weight and this will be a challenge as he continues to lose.

So gentlemen, how have you found ways to keep looking suit and tie professional without breaking the bank?

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Losing motivation, not sure if it's me or my weight Advice needed, please

Hi all! I'm new to posting, long time lurker, so I hope this is formatted correctly!

I've been dieting for two months now, SW: 297, CW: 262. I'm eating 1200calories a day with a max of 20g carbs (keto) focusing on protein. I don't go to the gym yet or do any proper exercise, but my job requires me to be on my feet all day.

At the start because of water weight my weight just fell off, and I got down to 275 in basically a month. I'm aware this is common in the beginning, and weight loss slows. However, in the past month since I've been stalling pretty hard. Every pound lost is great, but then I sit at that pound and fluctuate for sometimes a week before I go down to the next. Just these past few days I've been staying 100% at 262 and it's driving me insane.

Being at such a large deficit, and at such a large weight, should this be happening? I understand 1-2Ibs a week is healthy, but given my current situation is it right to be going this slow? I've been staring at the scale for days and it's really messing with me haha.

And if it is supposed to be like this, how do you guys get through periods of demotivation? I've read a million posts talking about plateauing and expecting slow weightloss and how much the whole situation does suck, but I don't know how to get past it?

Sorry if this isn't the right thing for this sub, feel free to delete if not! Thank you :) I'm new to this whole thing, and I think I might be expecting a bit too much from my body

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