1200cal over maintenance yesterday

Specifically, 1200cal of alcohol and pizza. I had a night out with friends, had six drinks and ate a third of a large pizza. Surprisingly the pizza was mostly while I was sober.

I’m getting back on track today. Despite being hungover, I plan to eat at least at my deficit, ideally 200cal less than normal over the next few days if possible to try and compensate. I’ll also be hitting the pool a bit more.

This is actually the second time I’ve eaten over maintenance in 7 weeks of dieting. The previous time was 200cal over, though; not great, but not a disaster. This feels a little bit like a disaster. If it had JUST been the pizza or the drinks, it would have been ok, but both is really derailing.

I’ve lost 12 pounds in these 7 weeks. I know that one bad night will not cause me to regain everything. I’m seeing water weight on the scale today because after 7 weeks of a mostly high protein low cal diet, I ate and drank a billion carbs. But even the water weight I’m seeing is nowhere close to where I started.

It’s kind of hard to fight my “fuck it” tendencies. Because on previous stints with calorie counting, something like last night would lead to a full on binge week. So I’m trying to be like, “OK, it’s fine, I fucked up and basically lost 2.5 days of diet gains, it doesn’t mean that I’m a disgusting pig and everything is hopeless.”

Ironically, the night before last I had a minor mental breakdown, because I sat on my boyfriend and he made a comment about “gravity increasing” when a really skinny friend of ours was right there, and I basically cried in bed that night because even though I’ve lost 12 pounds and I’m 175 now I’m still a fat pig. Then I proceeded to eat and drink in a way that turns me into a fat pig.

Like I’ve gone out drinking and had fun before and stayed at maintenance. The issue last night was the fucking junk food before drinking... even the one slice of pizza I had after drinking wouldn’t have been horrible, it was the other stuff and the fact that I didn’t “compensate” earlier in the day like I usually do.

I literally just wish that I had an ok body. Like not even my ultimate goal weight, just not overweight anymore. If I was 150 it would be a lot harder for me to get into this headspace. But no, I have 25 pounds left to lose where I can even be considered medically healthy let alone physically pleasing.

I honestly feel really fucking ashamed of myself right now. I hate that I did this. I can’t even say anything about having to eat at more of a deficit than normal to my boyfriend today because it will start a fight so I just have to begin another fucking day of saying “no thanks sweetie I don’t want the Mac & cheese, no thanks sweetie I don’t want the chips, no thanks sweetie I don’t want the beer, no thanks sweetie I don’t want the popcorn, oh wow sweetie you cooked a burger for me and SLATHERED it in mayo how sweet of you, now I can’t eat anything for the rest of the fucking day because of that, yes thank you I know I am a fat disgusting pig, love you.”

It’s so god damn hard to lose weight. I’ve lost 12 pounds and I have to stay on top of things every day, I have to calorie count every day and make the right choices every day. One night of bad choices set me back 2.5 days in terms of weight loss unless I try compensate by eating at a higher deficit than normal. I feel like nobody has even noticed the weight loss. I’ve noticed, I know I have some clothes that fit better and some small face gains and I’ve lost fat on my back and my stomach must be slimmer even though I don’t see it because some shirts that used to be tight in the stomach aren’t tight anymore. But I’ve gotten literally no positive feedback whatsoever. It’s just business as usual to my boyfriend and he’s the only one that really sees my naked body. All I get are veiled comments about weight that “totally aren’t what he meant,” but then when I try to lose weight somehow I’m still wrong.

I’m so god damn tired of it all. I literally just want to binge all day. The only reason why I’m not doing that is I’ve finally seen some small yet undeniable bit of results, I’ve seen the scale change and I know my body is just a little bit different and i want my old body back so desperately. I want to feel like a woman again so so badly. I’m so tired of feeling like a pig.

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I lost 7lbs in a month... but I did it unhealthily

I started my weight loss at 22nd June this year, since I’ve gained 12lbs from uni stress and boredom binges. I’m 5’5 (19F) and was at 158lbs when I started, which is the heaviest I’ve ever been, which is why my parents pestered me non stop to loose weight when I got home.

(If you want more background on my story or want to know some of the smaller details, feel free to look at my (only) two posts done on this topic on other subreddits)

At first I tried to ignore their comments and told myself I’ll do things healthily by doing more exercise weekly and cutting back on my portions. But when I was only loosing one pound during my first week, they started making more comments on me ‘not exercising enough’ (Though I jogged 4-5 days every week) or me having cheat foods (ie. having ice cream occasionally).

I was weak and couldn’t take their comments and let them get to me, so developed a habit for purging around the second or third week of my weight loss. I’ve purged whenever I can after meals, I’d purge at least once a day and would only rest when my throat started to hurt.

After my visit to home, I went back to uni and started going on calorie restriction (1200-1300 kcal max every weekdays), my purging has continued for the most of July. At the 22nd of July, I lost a total of 7lbs, but I wasn’t too happy because I still have body rolls, felt that I could’ve lost more and I’ve played dirty for this.

Just last week when my mom called me to check up on me (cause I had a councillor meeting but she didn’t like some of the things being said). When I mentioned I’ll be seeing a general practitioner soon and might get referred to a dietician (she doesn’t know about my purging), she started talking about my weight gain like it’s something ‘cute’ or ‘funny’, despite knowing I’ve lost 7lbs and has been continuing loosing since. I’ve had it, I snapped and yelled at her to shut up and I’ve been loosing consistently and that what she’s doing is making me potentially having an eating disorder. I then hung up on her and had a breakdown at 3 am.

I’m currently at 147-148lbs, still on calorie deficit, I run jog occasionally when the weather is good/ have free time and I’ve been taking fencing classes. I wish I could say I’ve completely stopped purging, but I’ve been doing it less frequently. I’ve went through a week without purging at the start of this month, but I purged twice last week and once today. And I still have a slightly unhealthy relationship with food, as I’d feel uneasy eating out without knowing the calories or I skip meals from time to time. I hope that I could get down to 144-145lbs by the 22nd.

I’ll be seeing my campus’s general practitioner soon to get checked on some other mental health problems and hopefully I could get referred to a dietitian for my eating problems and daily weigh in habits. As well as finding a more sustainable weight loss (and maintenance for the future) methods than calorie deficit.

I hope my story could serve as a warning to any of you who are also loosing weight but have some negativity around you at the same time. Please stay strong, don’t let people’s words get to you and PLEASE do things the healthy way. Do not end up like me, okay?

Best of luck to all of you trying to loose weight and trying your best! I hope everyone is doing things healthily and taking care of themselves properly!

Note: Please don’t attack my parents. They might seem ‘bad’ in my stories, but they do provide for me and are good people. They’re just a bit too obsessive about weight and insensitive to my feelings.

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Looking for a weight loss buddy

I don't know if anyones gonna respond but... Hi. I've been trying and failing to lose weight for the past few years. Currently I'm 5"4 weighing around 74kg. Last year, I used to yoyo around the 68-70kg range from restrictive dieting and binging. This year, I completely let myself go and despite joining a gym and trying to eat better, I have been unable to lose any weight. I was doing pretty well for a while, not restricting myself as much but not overeating and I lost 2kg. Unfortunately this past week, I lost it again and I believe I've put it back on.

I really want to hit my goal of 55kg by the end of 2020. I'm really sick of feeling this way, of being the fat one, and I really want to finally make some progress. So I'm hoping to find a few online buddies who are also looking to lose weight. We can chat about our progress and how our day went in terms of keeping to good diet and exercise, and hopefully it can motivate us to stay on track and reach our goals.

Do message me if you'd like to be my weight loss buddy! I really hope that I can meet new people and we can work towards our weight loss goals together :)

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How does my diet plan sound? 5’10 M 90kg

I am just trying to make some healthy changes and wanted some insight. I work 8-3 most days so I don’t actually eat until quite late. I’ve never been much of a breakfast person anyway an this suits me fine. My job is quite physical so I do a lot of walking (about 10-12 miles a day I think). I’m not sure how many calories this would be. I know I have lost a bit of weight since starting approx 7kg I think. I’ve been in the job a few months now. I would like to take it a step further because I think my weight loss may be stalling.

When I eat about 2-3 I will eat one sausage roll (I know it’s naughty but I need something like that), small pack of raisins, a smoothie consisting of strawberries, berries, banana and almond milk. Small pack of cashew nuts (25g), breadsticks and houmous, nectarine and maybe a pack of crisps.

Obviously I’m exercising so I feel like I can get away with a bit more. At first I wanted to just make healthy changes but now I’m starting to count calories.

I’m just wondering from a nutritional point of view if what I’m eating is ok? I know there’s a couple of things in there would be best to avoid but if you can think of any foods that I could have that will feel like a treat then I’m all ears.

Cheers 👍

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I'm just ready to give up!

I have been doing weight loss on and off for 6 years. I lost 90 pounds in the first 3ish years with on and off working out, eating right, and really. Being dedicated. But stress and life happened and I gained 50 back.

Which brings me to today. I'm back to it, doing my best or so I think. Maybe that's where I'm wrong and need someone to tell me outside of my family who always says I'm doing great.

I just want to be under 200 for once in my life and be healthy.

My current stats 27 year old female, 255.6 pounds. I do intermittent fasting, have lost 10 pounds and 22 inches total since I started a month and a half ago. I dont eat red meat at all and only have dairy once or twice a day. I stick to under 1800 calories and work out for 30 minutes in the am.

Medical wise nothing is wrong, I have had blood tests done in the last month so I know it's not that. I am on prozac and I know it does mess with my weight but I was on it before and never had a problem. My water inhale does suck, I have a hard time drinking. Any advice would be great!

Sorry if the format sucks, I'm mobile. Thanks for reading this!

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Tuesday, 13 August 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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Weight Loss and Hello Fresh

Hey all! Sorry about formating, as I'm on mobile.

About a week ago, a relative gave me a free code to three free Hello Fresh meals. If you don't know what Hello Fresh is, it's a service where they send you the ingredients to make perfectly portioned meals. In my family, we tend to make a lot more food than we need, and Hello Fresh sends us just enough for the four of us. About a week ago, I decided to combine a 20:4 intermittent fast with Hello Fresh, as I wouldn't have to count calories; it would be my only meal of the day and it gives you exact numbers Moreover, if you take more food than your fair share, you have to live with the guilt that one of your family members will get less. This has really helped me, as I usually tend to have more than one serving. My SW at the beginning of the week was ~188lbs and my CW is 184.5lbs (5'10 btw). Hello Fresh and the 20:4 fast have really helped me see fast results, and I will likely continue this routine until the end of August.

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