“But for some people it is a literal life saver…or it’s utterly trans-formative. Some people become different people through their running journey and I’m one of those people. Running is a literal life saver for me. I wouldn’t be the human being I am today if I wouldn’t have discovered running and taken it as […]
The post Life Is A Marathon with Matt Fitzgerald Podcast 116 appeared first on Run Eat Repeat.
Im on high dosage of lyrica 600mg a day. Wellbutrin SR 300mg a day.
I lost till approx 20kg+ on keto.. Maintained for a year plus... Gained weight of 20kg+ when my jaw was misaligned on braces for approx 2y. Went for double jaw surgery on november 2018 and was promised at least a 5kg loss but lost only 1kg on liquid diet for few months. Which even my surgeon was in disbelief.
About few months later gotten lyrica due to nerve pain. During this period of last november till now August i been on these diet.
I been on Liquid diet few months lost 1kg Keto mix low carb soft diet gained 2-3kg. Went on duromine for a month and half with no effect on top of low carb.. Dirty Keto maintained my weight Strict keto maintained weight
I went back normal diet jus a month plus ago and gained 6kg.
I understand that lyrica will cause weight gain and hinder weight loss but im not willing to toss in the towel yet.
I have been on keto and lost so much weight before so i know what i have been doing is not wrong but idk why nothing is working which is frustrating. (i know lyrica but seriously nothing??)
My calorie intake is either just nice or slightly over to lose weight when i used to count calorie. Also when i was on liquid diet then soft diet i was constantly below the minimum calorie intake but no weight loss????
My appetite is less than half of what i used to eat. I used to believe you are what you eat but now.... Not anymore...
I rarely drink sugar drinks as i dont like sweet stuff. Im on two meals a day, i dont snack, i dont eat sweets.. I work as courier on some days so i do walk more than i used to. I have knee giving way issue if i walk too much, tried jogging two yrs ago and knee gave way, sprained ankle few times so its extremely weak now and bad back under physiotherapy. Asked physiotherapist for simple exercise to do, he refused to give until my ankle etc have improved with physio.
Im now desperately looking for ways to slim.. Im a bit desperate till i dont mind hurting myself just to slim... Saw reddit qns and decide to seek help before i harm myself just to lose weight.. As i hate this sluggish body and i dont feel comfortable at this body at all.
Please be gentle with me. I just dont want to give up yet.. Thanks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Now you’re ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
two years ago, i was a 12 year old kid who was sitting at 100kg ( 220 lbs ) and 43% body fat! every single day i kept eating and eating fast food and just bad shit. i kept looking at my body, in the mirror, and i was disgusting. belly was massive and i had manboobs! that’s when i decided to change.
strict dieting, working out 4x a week has led me to where i am right now. i’m currently at 70kg ( 154 lbs ) and 20% body fat! all natural, no saggy / loose skin and i’m so proud of myself!
the best tips ,in my opinion, is as follows
drink water! water is so important when trying to lose weight or do anything in life. it flushes out all the bad shit in your stomach and just is an essential part of losing weight. aim to drink atleast 2L of water per day!
stay consistent! when i say stay consistent i mean going to the gym consistently and not making excuses and especially staying consistent with the diet. you can have some cheat meals here and there but don’t go overboard!
lifting weights. most common mistake i see people make when starting their weight loss journey is they focus way too much on cardio. that’s what i did at first but then i researched and found out lifting weights is essential because it boosts metabolism, produces lean muscle and just helps you lose body fat!
i just wanted to share my story and, hopefully, help someone on their journey. you can do it :)
I was awarded the chance of a lifetime in 2018 in the form of a fellowship that has allowed me to go on an nine month around the world trip. While there's many aspects that are much more interesting, something I've been thinking about today is how this trip has contributed to my weight loss journey.
Background: I was a lightweight rower in high school and bottomed out at 130 lbs at 5'8 (female). With a combination of college, after college stress, and then cooking a lot of I-love-you-honey type meals for my now wife, I topped out at 196 over three years. I know those numbers aren't as intense as a lot of people here, but I think this community can understand how bad it felt to live in that body. My knees hurt, nothing fit, every picture was from a bad angle.
I initially lost 30 pounds over about a year when I started grad school. A combination of walking more, counting calories and being at home less accounted for about 20 lbs over ten months. Then I did an internship in a small town with nowhere to buy food but from the Amish, and nothing much to do but work out, and that knocked out about 10lbs in 2 months. I graduated at about 165 and was feeling pretty good about myself
When I departed on this long trip (nine months, 12 countries, currently in Japan), I was initially concerned about weight gain. I shouldn't have been. While I haven't been able to step on a scale, the size large leggings that were uncomfortably tight on me when I left are now pleasantly loose. I'd guess I'm at 145 pounds or so at seven months in, which is comfortably in a healthy BMI range for my height. I've eaten everything I've wanted on this trip with no restrictions: spit roasted lamb in Argentina, conveyor belt sushi in Japan, hella street food in Vietnam.
Here's what I learned:
Stepping out of my context has given me the freedom to reevaluate how I want to eat. Try treating your own life like you're a foreign traveler. Are you really hungry at this culture's mealtimes? Did you have a good day today, or did you try to make it a good day with takeout? What would be fun to do, instead of to eat? And most of all, I hope you live a life that's so fun and engrossing that it keeps you out of the dregs of the shredded cheese bag.
If you're curious about my travels, I have an instagram I've been keeping up! I'm not sure about the rules regarding that, but you can dm me for the name.
TL;DR I've been lying to myself about how fat and out of shape I actually am. My new doctor called me out on it and I'm not really sure where to go from here..
So today I got a bit of a reality check from my new GP in the form of the label "morbidly obese"
I've been on a weight loss journey for some time now.. I started losing weight about 4 years ago, started @ 275# and made my way all the way down to 190# in about a year and a half (for reference I'm a small dude, only 5'3"). Once I hit onederland, its like this switch flipped in my brain and all the hard work and habits I had built were gone and I gained back about 40# in 6 months or so. I've now been bouncing between 225 and 235 for a year and have repeatedly tried to get back on the wagon but so far said wagon seems to have eluded me.
I'm not sure why this has hit me so hard.. I mean my one good talent is self-deprecating humor usually in the form of self directed fat jokes but hearing it outloud has shook me..
For years I've been trying to convince myself that I just carry a lot of muscle and that despite being big I'm really not as unhealthy and fat as I apparently am. I do struggle with BMI standards (for my height/weight it says I should be 115# - 135# and even my Dr thinks that would be too low for me - he says aim for 145-155) and have spent a long time trying to get those numbers and standards out of my head for my own mental health, but I guess in the mean time have gone too far the other way and convinced myself that I probably only have 50 maybe 60 lbs to lose instead of the 80-90 that my doctor would like to see me lose..
Anyways.. I'm honestly not sure why I'm posting here.. I feel a little lost at the moment to be honest. Like all of a sudden the goal I thought was barely attainable before is only that much further away and that much more overwhelming.. I know what to do, I've done it before. I'm really quite knowledgeable about nutrition and macros and the like but no amount of knowledge will MAKE me do it and that's where I only end up losing the battle...
I'm just not sure what to do with this new revelation.. I feel like all the work I've done and the little weight I've actually managed to keep off has all been for not.. Like it just doesn't matter that I've lost and kept off some weight because I've got so much further to go and right now I just keep spinning my wheels..
My friends keep asking how they can help, what I need from them to make this happen (I've got some pretty incredible people in my corner) but I have no clue.. I don't know what will help, or what will get me moving forward again.
Hi everyone,
Here is agraph of my weight loss from 2015 through 2019.
HW 165 CW 125
I don't have that much weight lost, relatively. I'm a lifelong, chronic yo-yoer, and I just wanted to show anyone who's interested what it looks like to fight for five years to lose 30 pounds.
It's not easy when you don't know how to eat normally. It's honestly a huge and ongoing battle. I still don't have all the good habits you're supposed to. Maybe one day. I know I like a lot more vegetables and fruits than I used to and I know I can't eat a full box of Oreos in one sitting multiple times a week. But I'm SURE that I could eat a full box of Oreos in one sitting without feeling very sick. I still want to sometimes.
I still eat a lot of shit and don't exercise regularly. But I eat a lot more nutritional shit than I used to and I find myself craving physical activity in a way I used to never, ever feel. But it didn't come naturally and I still have to fight for it.
To my fellow yo-yoers who know what this is like: the battle is not impossible, and it is WORTH IT. And the permanent changes do come. But it's fucking slow.
Bottom line, this is still all about consistency. Mine has just had wild swings in the middle. But no matter how you're getting there and staying there... it is about having a consistent trend toward improvement. Over time.
