I found a way to not have to count calories anymore

Start weight: 260lbs Current weight: 182 Height: 5'8" 21M

I've lost almost 80lbs counting calories but I end up obsessing over the numbers. It causes a decline in my mental health. Recently I found a way to not have to count calories.

For two of my meals a day I eat:

two cups of vegetables(At least one is low calorie like broccoli, cauliflower, celery, zucchini)

one cup of protein

.5 cups of complex carbs

For the other meal I give myself a little more leeway but still try to keep it healthy. I've lost two pounds in about a week and I feel like a huge mental weight is gone.

I started walking a mile to 2 miles a day. Most of my weight loss so far has only been from diet.

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Question about working out and being pissed off

So I'm a woman in my early 40s. I'm not a terribly out of shape person, but my commitment to fitness has been sporadic over the years. I walk a lot because I walk my dogs; I did a summer of swimming a metric ton of laps every day, a year of running (god that sucked), some off and on gym memberships, but the theme was that I mostly focused on cardio for weight loss. I did some basic stuff to build muscle and tone, like situps and pushups, but I didn't focus on that.

About 6 months ago, I joined a kickboxing gym. For three days after my first class, I could barely move from the sore muscles. I stuck with it, though, and now, I'm noticeably fitter. I feel muscle growth in various places. Nothing bulgy or weird, but firmer. That's all great.

The one downside: I've noticed that, after every class, I'm in a really bad mood. Angry, crabby, road-ragier, etc. I snap at people and sit in pissed off silence for a while. I've never experienced any sort of endorphin rush or positive feeling from exercise, never a "runner's high" or anything even when I ran miles a day, but I didn't expect to go fully in the OTHER direction. I didn't expect to become a rage monster after an hour of smacking a bag around. The anger always goes down after a while, and it doesn't seem to correlate with anything like hunger, thirst, etc - I stay hydrated really well and eat regularly. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with how sore I am, either... I do still get sore joints sometimes, especially shoulders, but that doesn't start hurting until a day or so after a class. It's baffling.

So the question: Does anyone else experience this?? Is it normal for working out to just piss you the hell off? If so, is there a way to counteract it, or am I just stuck being mad?

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Today I'm starting over.

Well, today is my first day back to this sub after a long time. I never posted too frequently, but I found a lot of motivation with you all browsing posts, and managed to lose about 35 pounds. I went from 240 lbs to 205 in about 4 months. That felt fantastic. I was hoping to make my GW of 175 in another 4-6 months.

But, then I started a new job.

To be fair, I did have a lot in my favor the first go around. I was previously working at a grocery store, where I had many fantastic, healthy options for things to eat. I also was on my feet, moving for 8 hours a day. My new job is sedentary, and food options are terrible and limited unless I pack my lunches. I gained all my weight back in about 6 months.

I'm getting married in two weeks, and I was always telling myself I would get back on the weight loss train to look good at the wedding. However, those were empty words I told myself, and nothing ever happened. I got stuck in the loop of "I'll start tomorrow" that I'm sure many of you know all too well.

I'm done making excuses. Yes, it is not as easy now, but I am tired of looking in the mirror every day and thinking about what I could be looking like. No, I will not look like i've lost much weight at my wedding, but I will not let myself use that as an excuse to never start. I'm taking my life back, starting today.

I'm happy to be starting this journey with you all again. It's good to be back.

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Motivation Reignited and Excited to Continue Journey!

In October of 2017, my weight was 216 lbs. I was a 26F, 5’4”. I joined in a weight loss competition with my family and was able to get down to 176. Now am 28 and over the past two years my weight has slowly inched back up to 196 lbs.

Last year, I wasn’t able to maintain good habits, curb emotional stress eating, get proper sleep or exercise because I had no motivation or dedication to do it. I was stressed at the time because I couldn’t find a job, wasn’t sure where I would be living, and at a general bad place in life.

Now, I am stressed out at the job I DO have and am healing from a devastating break up, so the stress is packing on.

I’ve just finally given up on waiting for my life to be comfortable to take care of myself and am forcing myself to learn good habits ASAP before my body permanently suffers from it. As a female, I have poor hormonal issues and acne due to the excess weight, low confidence, and in general don’t feel that great. The low confidence was one of the factors that got in the way of my last relationship too.

There will always be SOMETHING going on that’s stressful. Up to me to make time for myself because no one else will. I’m the only one who suffers asa result of my continuing bad habits (overeating, poor sleep, and little to no exercise).

Begged my family to join me in another weight loss competition for the rest of the year so that I can keep up this motivation long enough to build some sustainable habits!

Thanks for listening and good luck on your own journeys!

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My first year has completed and here is what I learned (60lbs lost)

Well, the first year of my journey has come to an end. My starting weight was 396lbs and I am currently 336lbs. I am proud of myself for making it this far, but there are certainly some things that I wish I had learned a little sooner.

1: The effect of a cheat meal lasts a lot longer than just one evening. For the next week you wont feel as good (im on keto) and it will make it much harder to resist cheating in the future.
2: Yes, tracking your macros is important. When I first went on keto I basically just ate stuff that had no/low carbs and assumed I was fine. Turns out getting a proper ratio is much more effective and makes you feel better.
3: You need to use things other than food to reward yourself. Every time you reward yourself with a tasty meal you shouldnt have or an extra snack you are only making things harder in the future. Stop thinking of healthy food as a chore and junky food as a reward.
4: Exercise really does make you feel much better and you learn to enjoy it. It may be true that 90% of weight loss is diet, but probably 50% of your mental state is based on how active you are.
5: Your weight going down on the scale does not necessarily mean that you will see the difference in the mirror. It is a slow process so take pictures every once in a while. Keep in mind the things you dont necessarily see in the mirror like going down belt loops or how you can go on mile+ walks without your heart beating out of your chest.
6: (this is one I'm still learning but trying to get a head start on) Loosing weight does not mean that your self image and confidence will just magically get better. Those things are also require work to be put into them.

This year was great and I'm looking forward to the next one. I got a long way to go still so I wont be letting up anytime soon. My goal for this next 12 months is to loose an additional 100lbs. I feel like now I have a lot more tools at my disposal to truly put in my best effort.

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No weight loss, but a skinnier stomach

This morning at the gym I got a comment about how great I looked from a lady, I had not seen in a while. I was surprised because I have been on a plateau for a few months now and haven't lost anymore weight. She told me my stomach looked smaller and I had to admit I had noticed it myself. I suppose all the gym and walking time is paying off. I go to the gym to watch television and walk my dogs every day, sometimes just four miles with them.

I have to admit the change has been unexpected and surprising. I just felt that going to the gym was just helping me to feel better, and I didn't expect a trimmer figure, even though I am not still losing weight. It is puzzling to me nonetheless.

I have lost more than 200 pounds and I am not a couch tomato anymore I am a treadmill potato.

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I’m below 350!

I started out at over 400 pounds. 47F, 5 foot 8. I am a Type 2 diabetic and I was not taking good care of myself. Basically I was just taking my meds and eating whatever I wanted.

Then I found you guys, and I realized what I was doing to myself. I was out of testing supplies, and was soon (hopefully) going to be able to afford more.

I woke up one morning, and a kind person on the r/diabetes posted that they had a bunch of testing supplies they were giving away for free- and it was for MY monitor! I messaged them, and within a week, I had over $1k in supplies for less than $20 shipping.

That kind Redditor may have saved my life.

I started testing my blood sugar several times a day and I saw what I was doing to myself. Then the anger set in. Anger at myself, and anger at my former doctor that originally diagnosed me with diabetes. I still didn’t even have a clue as to what levels I SHOULD be at, or how many carbs I should eat.

Reddit saved me again. You guys helped me get on track with CI/CO and MFP, and r/diabetes helped me see that I needed no more than 30 carbs at breakfast, 45 at lunch, 60 at dinner, and blood glucose of 140 after a meal.

I did everything in small steps. I started with cutting carbs, especially rice, bread, pasta, and sweets. I started meal planning and portion control. I made sure that I didn’t do anything I couldn’t live with for the rest of my life.

Next came coffee creamer. I was using 1 1/2 to 2 cups of 2% milk in my cold brew each day! It took a bit to get figured out, but now I use 2 tablespoons of heavy cream. That’s 24 carbs down to about 3.

I was addicted to diet Mt. Dew, but I was finally ready to give that up. I switched to water with Kroger brand flavor enhancer, and that was a game changer! No longer do I crave sweets and carbs. Diet soda definitely held me back.

I know I was over 400 pounds in the beginning. Today I went to the doctor and I was 349! When I was there 3 month ago, I was 376! My doctor is very happy. My blood pressure is also way down.

Thank you so much. I still have a long way to go, but I’m taking it slow and steady. It’s not about the weight loss for me- it’s about feeling better and being a healthier person.

Next goal: Under 300!

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