Officially 10 sizes!!

NSV!! I’m a long time follower, first time poster. I’m on my own weight loss journey, and although everyone in my life is very supportive, I sometimes feel weird about celebrating my victories with those close. When I have victories to share I feel like I’m bragging, but I’m honestly just excited! I love this sub because I can relate to some of these posts, and I love being excited with posters, so I figured someone here might be excited WITH me!

I’m a 26F and I started by journey in January 18 at a size 16. Since then, I’ve changed my eating habits and have managed to lose about 50 pounds (I fluctuate 5 or so pounds either way) . I’ve always purchased pants at the store Maurices, and I can remember buying size 16 and now more recently celebrated comfortably fitting into an 8. I bought another pair of size 8 pants last week, and tried them on today. They are officially lose enough that I’m safe to order a size 6! Seeing that number on the screen is crazy to me! I never in my life thought I would be a size six. Sometimes I forget the progress I’ve made, and am too hard on myself, but numbers help remind me! Some people may say Maurices sizes run big, but I’m still going to celebrate!!

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[tip] The importance of having a food scale & weighing EVERYTHING.

I have been on this weight loss journey for awhile now. 3 years next week, actually.

Over these 3 years, I have learned a lot of different things. A lot about myself, a lot about motivation and discipline. The difference between motivation & discipline. I learned that while motivation is what gets you started, it undoubtedly is discipline that keeps you going. I learned a lot about other people and how the wrong ones in your life want you to fail, even at something as important as getting your health under control.

However, of all these things, what helped me the most was learning that I needed a food scale to get a truly accurate count of the calories I was eating. Measuring your food is a WONDERFUL place to start, don't get me wrong - but it's only an estimate. And the way my brain works, it doesn't like estimates.

I commented on a post awhile back about how different the weight was on tuna cans/pouches versus what you actually get. It just goes to show that a true breakthrough comes when you weigh your food rather than rely on the company's nutrition label serving size.

It may not seem like a major difference, but when you’re counting calories & eating at a deficit, every calorie counts! Saved myself 8 calories.

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From "Lose it" to "Gain it", my progress towards a healthier lifestyle.

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First, I want to start off to say that no matter how much you intend to lose, never give up and keep trying to better your health. Find the path that is right for you and find your motivators. Health is a marathon, not a sprint.

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To make a long story short, over many years I had struggled with weight gain after some surgeries took away my near-daily surfing and activities. To go from an active and semi-sport lifestyle to a stagnant and rehabilitating life really packed on depression and weight. At my largest I was 260lbs. Not incredibly large, but no where near healthy and being unable to tie my shoes effectively was very disheartening. I ended up putting myself into a stress/weight gain feedback loop. Get stressed, gain weight, stress about gaining weight, gain more weight. So on and so forth.

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In the past 4 years I have lost nearly 80lbs then gained back a healthy 25lbs to be at my current weight of 205lbs. I do intend to cut and try to shape a little more, but here are a couple things I learned from all my mistakes and failings over the past years.

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1. Find an eating regiment that you will follow easily and effectively. Most importantly stick to the caloric deficit portion of that eating protocol. No matter if its Keto, IF, Paleo, etc. eating below your maintenance will be the main reason you "lose it"
2. Increase activity and follow simple compounds and simple isolation lifts in conjunction with cardio. The more motor (muscle) units you recruit, the higher your caloric maintenance. Therefore, your calorically deficit diet becomes more effective in weight loss.
3. There is no secret supplement, training, or diet that will create fast results. Your weight will shift due to water retention, waste retention, fluid swelling after heavy lifting, etc. Nearly all "lose weight fast" remedies are simply ways to lose water weight rather than fat.
4. Take the time to educate yourself and find meaningful and accurate weight loss/fitness channels. There will be a sea of "do this" or "do that", but in the end what works for you is unique to you. The best advice anyone can give is for you to understand basic diet and training protocols and develop your own method over periods of months to years. You wont see success in weeks time, rather it could take half a year to a year to find the right balance of diet, training, and daily life that works for you.

I intend to post some mythbusting posts in the future to highlight some of the common myths and misinformation that I have even fallen for in my pursuit of health. My goal is to educate those who care to listen about finding their path towards their goals and not to be bedazzled by clickbait and photoshopped influencers.

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Don't be afraid to message me if you have any questions and have a lovely Monday!

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Poor mental health, healthy weight loss?

I've been lurking for a while and finally decided to create an account too. I've been mostly overweight - and briefly obese - my entire adult life (now 27), and have never had a healthy relationship with food. I've struggled with binge eating, restricting to dangerously small amounts / nothing, and at times purging too. So my weight has always gone up and down very quickly and drastically. I was at my highest weight a couple of years ago, at around 198lbs (at 5ft6) and quickly lost around 20-25lbs, but that's where I've stayed since then, very unhappy with my body and how I feel in general. I've also been depressed for a large part of my adult life.

About a month ago I had a sort of epiphany that I actually deserve to feel good about myself and deserve to feel comfortable in my body - something that I have never really felt before. This triggered a plan of more sensible calorie restriction than what I've done before, and I've felt really good about it. I've stuck to my weekly calorie budget almost perfectly and this felt sustainable and good. I also started jogging, which made me feel really good about myself. I was pushing myself and I felt good about it.

I've been unemployed during this period - which has made it easier to make these changes now, without any distractions - but it's starting to get to me now. I was hopeful of finding something I'd enjoy, but I keep getting rejections from employers on a constant basis. My mood has been low, and when I come across an interesting job opportunity I actually feel hopeful, and then I get rejected again and feel worse than I did before. I also got injured a few days ago which means I have not been able to jog (and this was something I was starting to use as an outlet when feeling very anxious). I don't really know where I'm going with this - I just feel like my stress levels are getting higher and higher and I'm worried that I won't stick to my healthy weight loss plan. I'm scared that I will ruin all my progress by binging if I get too depressed (and since it's only been a month since I started, my healthier ways don't seem quite set yet), and I feel like I should just focus on completing each day according to my plan, as this seems to be the only thing I can actually do at the moment. But I also find it concerning that I feel weight loss is the only thing I'm successful at right now - I really don't want to go back to my disordered ways of losing weight. I feel constantly on edge and like I'm about to slip one way or the other. In order to maintain healthy habits, I have to keep reading other people's success stories almost non-stop. So, I guess what I want to ask is: any advice or support? How do you deal with times of stress and poor mental health without losing control?

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Pregnancy while trying to lose weight

Just had an insightful convo with my midwife and my OB about trying to lose weight during pregnancy. I just wanted to share and maybe hear some experiences from other women.

After baby 1, my weight increased. At my peak, I was 196 pounds. A healthy weight for me (and my goal) is 155. I am now at 183. I started my weight loss journey end of February 2019 and it's slow but I'm trying.

I recently found out I'm pregnant. While excited, I was a little bit anxious because I was afraid my weight would balloon and I'd be much heavier than my heaviest. So I talked to my doc.

I was tracking all my calorie intake on MyFitnessPal and had a daily maximum of 1200. I expressed my concern to the doctor and midwife that I want the fetus to be healthy but I also want to avoid gaining too much weight, so what's the healthy and safe solution?

The OB advised that all pregnant women should increase calorie intake by 300 from whatever they normally consume. She recommended I continue to weigh myself regularly (weekly basis) and focus on getting protein and fiber as well as THREE LITERS OF WATER (101 ounces!!) daily.

So I'm almost through with my first trimester, and I have maintained my weight. For me, I have to exercise huge restraint over the things I crave (fricken hot wings and garlic bread) but also continue to track my intake. I'm feeling pretty positive. With my first child, my starting weight was 177. I'm 6 pounds over that right now, but my motivation is strong.

Any moms or doctors who could give some more insight on this? I would really like to know more or at least hear other experiences!

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Struggling to lose weight

F - 26 - 242lb Hi everyone, I'm in need of some help/ insight as to what's going on with me. I have been obsessed with losing weight ever since I was a teenager in school. I have only successfully managed to lose a ton of weight once when I was about 16/17 thanks to getting sick and being unable to eat for a long time, I think I got down to about 143lbs which was a very good weight for my height. However due to how I lost this weight this slowly crept back up over the years to where I am now. I have tried my share of fad diets over the years which I'd end up giving up after 2 days. However recently I have been trying to lose weight sustainably through CICO and upping my exercise, whether that's bumping up the daily steps or hitting the gym. Despite my efforts, willpower and weighing and tracking every damn thing I eat, I am lucky to step on the scales at the end of the week and see that I've lost ~1lb. This is 1lb in total mass, not 1lb of fat as I don't have any fancy scales. I know that a loss is still a loss and I should be thankful that it's coming off slowly, but surely someone of my size should be seeing some big changes early on? Every one of my friends and family who begin a change in lifestyle will often lose around 2-3lbs per week, even those who are a lot smaller than I to begin with. I have calculated my BMR and am eating around that amount in calories so I know I'm not over indulging. People have been telling me that there's nothing wrong and it's still coming off, but it's so frustrating seeing people around me half ass their week and come away with a decent weight loss while I'm grafting and getting nothing back. I should add that I have no health problems, and am not on any medication. I don't drink unless I'm going on a night out which I haven't done in a long time. I have been doing this for 4 weeks and during that time I have strayed off plan once for half a day which resulted in me gaining a whopping 4lbs that week, which has basically taken me back to where I started.

I knew this wasn't going to be easy but I'm getting really frustrated now and I'm wondering if there's something else I'm doing wrong or anything I'm missing?! Thanks

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Painfully updated my flair today...I'm getting back on the wagon.

I started my weight loss journey in January 2017 at 360 lbs at 5'10". By June 2018 I was down to 255 lbs and I was so freaking proud of that 100 lbs flair.

Well, here I am. We got in a tough spot personally. Job stress, financial stress, all that fun stuff and more. My husband (who had been losing with me) stopped tracking and eventually I did too. It was just that one more thing. I maintained for a little bit, but it started creeping up.

I started buying clothes for school (I'm a teacher), and realized just how much I had ballooned back up over the last year. My husband was the same, he started needing new work clothes a couple months ago. I put new batteries in the scale and stepped on it last week. 295. My heart sank. I am back up to morbidly obese and 300 is staring me in the face (which, in reality, wasn't a surprise. I knew it, the scale just confirmed it).

So here I am again. We started tracking together on Friday, today I'm already down to 290 (yay bloat-woosh!). This hurts. I remember now that I wanted to be at a healthy weight before I turned 30. That's probably not going to happen now. So my new ETA if I work my butt off is Christmas as a healthy weight 30-year-old. Close enough, right?

CordialCarbonara is back on the wagon. I'll be seeing y'all again the challenges, I used to love those!

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