Am I being petty?

I have many reasons I want to lose weight. I want to lower my risk of disease, be a good example for my children, look and feel better, etc etc. But I also have a reason that I want to lose the weight that seem almost a little petty...and its that I want to prove people wrong.

I dont have a ton of support as far as weight loss goes. The few people I've told about my goals have acted disinterested or given me looks like they don't think I can do it but they dont want to crush my spirits. The look of pity, I suppose. My own mother is one of these people. I get that most people don't care and thats ok. But I want to see the look on their faces when I finally get down to my goal. Maybe they still wont care, but they wont be able to give me those annoying looks anymore.

So there's the ones who don't care, then there are the ones who care but dont agree with my method for losing the weight, which is CICO. Most of these people are my friends, some of which are also overweight and wanting to lose weight as well. When I tell them everything I've learned about CICO..how it makes so much sense, how Ive already had success with it, (40 pounds down) how it will help them too..they dont want to hear it. But they will continue to spend tons of money on products that promise weight loss with no diet and no exercise. Or when I have told them exercise is wonderful for you, but its a poor tool for weight loss and that you cant outrun your fork..they completely ignore my advice, then want to vent to me later about how they can't lose weight and they dont understand why.

Im no longer upset over these things, though it was hurtful for people so close to me to be so unsupportive or to blow off my advice. But I'm going to turn this into part of my motivation and use it to help me stay dedicated, because we all know motivation comes and goes. I dont have to shove this info down anyone's throat. And I'm not going to say another word about my goals or progress to anyone. I will just hustle by myself and let my results speak for themselves. I think it will feel good to kind of shove it in the haters faces, and I hope to be an inspiration and example to my friends.

Does anyone else have similar feelings? Of course my health is the most important reason for my weight loss, but these other things can really help with my motivation when Im feeling like giving up.

Tl;dr i want to lose weight not only for health reasons, but also to prove people wrong. Is this petty? Do you have similar thoughts?

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I think I may FINALLY have this health thing down :)

About 2 years ago, I went on a 1200 calorie diet, lost about 40 pounds, and for the first time in my whole life felt comfortable and confident with my body. Which that part was amazing, but of course after I lost the weight I was terrified that eating any more than 1200 calories would make me gain weight. You know the drill, I had no energy, skipped social events to avoid temptation, isolated myself, got all depressed. But dammit I stuck to my 1200 calories. Until I couldn't. I wasn't eating enough so I would binge every 7 days or so and hate myself.

Eventually I realized I HAD to eat more, I slowly added back, and with ups and downs mostly maintained my weight up to about 2000 calories a day. I got my energy back. I thought things were great. But also some days at the end of my 2000 calories I was still hungry. Some days I had a snack but felt guilty, some days I went to bed starving and couldn't sleep. I went for runs when I had barely eaten all day to make room for a big/unknown calorie meal, which first of all made the run miserable (and I used to love running) and also me sick and not even enjoy the meal. I was doing better but still avoiding friends when I used all my calories but was hungry because I didn't trust myself. I was also weighing out bananas and vegetables and nuts like a madwoman, which stressed me out because I stressed that the people I lived with thought I was crazy/vain/obsessive. I left work early some days so I could cook with my scale before anyone came home to judge me. I chose processed foods with calorie counts subconsciously because it was easier, and avoided healthy but fatty foods because I didn't want to use up my allotment.

Anyway.. for the success part. This was only less than a week ago so we shall see how it goes. But I just decided I was done with with the counting. I was tired, I was stressed. And now I feel like the biggest weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I am rediscovering my love of food. I'm trying new, healthy things because it's not a hassle figuring out the calories and if they fit today. I have honestly been eating the same fruit combinations for like 6 months because it's easy to calculate the calories. And this week I'm like... you know what sounds great? Peaches! I haven't had peaches in awhile! And I have no idea how many calories are in a peach and I don't care :) If I'm really hungry after work, I cook a nice dinner. I am actually enjoying cooking! I am exploring what adding this ingredient or that ingredient does without worrying if it will mess up my careful calorie calculations. And I am realizing that I don't really want or need these processed items, I feel great and satisfied eating whole foods, fruits/veggies/eggs/meats. I'm hardly even tempted to go for ice cream or dessert. And ALSO I am still maintaining/losing weight!

At one point I felt that I could never stop counting calories. What was I going to do if I had kids or a family? Carefully allot and weigh my portions out while cooking for the family? Skip family dinner and watch everyone else eat because my calories were used?? To be honest, looking back on this journey, weight loss was tough at times, but mostly fun and exciting. But maintenance...dammit maintenance has been a bitch. And I think I might finally be in a place where I enjoy my diet, and it's something that's healthy and maintainable, around other people, for life :)

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Balancing weight loss with work and school

I have recently started on my weight loss journey and it's going pretty well so far. I have already lost some weight and my skins clearing up. I feel pretty good. Right now it is easy to focus on my weight loss because I don't have other things to think about. No school, no kids, no obligations besides my part time job. I'm not out and about much because I'm a homebody with no car so I don't have the temptation of fast food as much. I am getting pretty worried though because Ive decided to go back to school full time in August. I'll be working my part time job too so I won't have as much time to work out or cook. Plus I won't have the same mental energy for losing weight because I'll be so focused on school. It will be hard not to eat for stress relief or convenience.

How do you balance weight loss with work and school? How do you find time to work out?

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You’re Formally Invited...

Hello everyone. Thanks for coming to my pity party. I’d like to kick things off by saying getting back on the wagon SUCKS. I didn’t sign up for this.

I managed to drop from 275 to 199, but one too many “just a bite”s led to a 40 pound gain. I’m honestly shocked I’m not at my original weight after making several unsolicited attempts at beating the Guinness world record for “Largest Amount of Artery-Clogging, Diabetic Coma-Inducing Food Consumed in One Sitting.” My prize: an earlier death, probably. Yay.

I’ve been avoiding posting this admission of failure for a while now, but I think I need the accountability. After all, it was you wonderful people who pointed me in the right direction when I first began my weight loss journey two years ago.

So, to all of you fellow strugglers (what a title eh?) right now: you are not alone. Whether you realize it or not, there are people rooting for your success. You ARE capable of making small changes that will yield big results. You are either your worst enemy and your greatest hero. Just remember, there’s probably a lot of spandex involved with the latter, so you may want to rethink that late night supersized McDonalds order.

Thanks for reading my desperate-plea-turned-cliched-soapbox. If you are in the same boat and looking for a support buddy, feel free to message me! The voices in my head say I’m a great listener with a decent sense of humor. ;)

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Compulsive eating? Anyone?

Hey guys! I'm (32F) about 25 pounds over where id like to be for about 4 years now. Seems like I put on about 4 lbs per year. I lose weight easily with diet and exercise but I have trouble with compulsive eating. I can feel it coming on and it just feels like something takes over and I'm just watching myself devour everything. I can't stop myself its like I have no control of my body. I have a hard time seeking help because I'm not suffering I'll effects from being overweight (yet), but it is detrimental to my weight loss efforts and it's not a sustainable amount of weight to gain annually. Anyone else struggle with this?

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Day one of many days 😕

This Thursday I will turn 23 and I weight almost 250lbs which I’ve been hovering around since I had my baby 18 months ago. When I started 2019 I wanted to be down 30 pounds but I didn’t really have a plan or do anything to put the weight loss into motion. I’ve tracked my calories for almost the whole year but I don’t think I was eating enough of a deficit because I haven’t made any progress. I’m thankful that I didn’t gain, but still, it was hard to look at myself in the mirror and know I’m in the same spot I was 6 months ago. So I’ve decided it’s time to stop feeling sorry for myself and to start taking action. I’ve seen a lot of people do really well with 16:8 fasting so I’m going to start doing that while continuing to log my calories at 1800 calories a day. I’m also going to start walking at least 2 km after work every day to try to get more steps in as my job is quite sedentary. I’m posting here for accountability. By labour day weekend I aim to be down 10 pounds! This morning I clocked in at 247 lbs. I am 5’6” so that’s about 100 lbs too heavy for my height. I’ve always been a chubby kid because I grew up quite poor and with parents who didn’t really understand nutrition, but I’m an adult now and it’s not okay to keep using that as a crutch for my own unhealthiness, especially since I want my own child to grow up healthy and strong. Any advice is much appreciated. Here’s to day one Reddit :)

day one

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At the beginning (again) of my journey & I have a few questions abt back pain and water retention

Hello loseit!

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I've been yo-yoing for years and started CICO seriously again this year (thank god for LoseIt and its cute little food icons. I am a fickle b**ch). I am down 16 kg now, hurray! I have a few questions about a couple issues I've been having like crazy water retention and back pain and I'm wondering if it resonates with anybody.

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Before I start, a few facts about me:

Female, 27, 160cm / 5'3

SW: 131kg / 288lbs

CW: 114kg / 251lbs

GW: 55kg / 120lbs

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About water retention:

1. There are basically only 6 days in a month where I don't have a crazy amount of water retention going. Here's what my weight loss progress looks like on Happy Scale (for those of you not familiar with the app, the little dots represent the weight my scale showed me, and the line if the app's attempts at smoothing out the curve)

Anyone in the same boat? The first month was really hard because I felt depressed at stepping on the scale and seeing no progress for weeks, especially since being so heavy losing weight shouldn't be hard yet (I've done it many times before without this weird water weight thing). Now that I've been doing it for a few months I've gotten used to it, but it's still not ideal. So my question: anyone in the same boat? Did the crazy water weight eventually go away permanently after losing more weight? And before you ask, I make sure to drink lots of water every day (usually no fewer than 2L / half a gallon) and it doesn't appear to make a difference.

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2) About a couple years ago and seemingly overnight, my feet got really swollen and the only way for me to be able to wear shoes right now is to wear closed shoes that I don't lace up very tightly. I used to love wearing sandals and flats but I can no longer do that since if my foot has "room to expand" when I start walking, it does and looks hideous. I feel like there are maybe circulation problems happening because of all the fat in my legs? Again, anyone in the same boat? Did it go away after losing weight? I went to see a doctor and all he said was "oh yes women sometimes have swollen feet it's totally normal" and like... I was 25 when it first happened, I shouldn't have my feet get so big from walking that I can no longer wear normal shoes... Anyway.

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About back pain:

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So around the same time I started getting the foot swelling from hell, my lower back also started hurting (I was working 10-hour shifts at Chipotle at the time and couldn't sit down ever, that's probably what caused it). Ever since then, my back has been really sensitive and if I walk for a bit (say 20 minutes) it'll start hurting. If I wear heels it also starts hurting after a while. Obviously I am still really heavy and I know some back pain due to that is normal, but I've lost sight of what is to be expected and what isn't considering my weight has gotten so completely out of control in the past few years (before 2017, I'd never gone above 110 kg / 240bs). So again, anyone in the same boat? Like, has anyone gotten out of the obese range and found their back pain gone? I miss hiking :(

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Thank you if you've read this far, and have a good day/afternoon/evening wherever you may be x

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