Just starting! Nervous, anxious, sad, cautiously optimistic

Howdy!

As of today, I’ve restarted logging calories using MyFitnessPal and doing my best to be mindful of my eating habits. To begin, I thought it was would be helpful to eat as I typically would to gain a true understanding of what my caloric intake is. It was not pretty. Although I am conscious of what I’m eating, I have very little self-discipline and will indulge in a meal under the guise of ‘starting tomorrow.’ I have bypassed many ‘tomorrows.’

My stats are as follows:

28-year-old female—5’2—roughly 225-230 lbs Activity level: Active (coffee shop barista consistently on my feet/moving ~6+ hours a day in addition to walking to/from work). MFP goal: Two-pound weight loss per week—computer-generated calorie target of 1,770.

Questions: -Is a calorie target of 1,770 too high for weight loss? Again, that was what MFP placed me at after I put in my details.

-I’m interested in intermittent fasting. Any good tips on how to sustain myself during the fasting periods?

Any general support/advice is greatly appreciated! 😊

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Advice for dealing with late night hunger?

So I know that weight loss happens at a calorie deficit, and I already have my BMR and daily allocation calculated.

Problem is, do you have any tips on dealing with the hunger?

I'll be doing well on my daily intake but the night hits and suddenly I'm ravenous, and I'll have to eat something. And I don't undereat during the day, I always try to hit a little more than my recommended amounts, but it doesn't change these intense late night cravings.

I try to stick to more nutritious meals for supper, but my daily calories always shakes out to "maintenance" amounts and I'm not losing.

Honestly I know that I'm only hungry cause I'm used to it, but my appetite is really rebelling against a reduction of calories and I'm annoyed.

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Feeling so positive right now!

I've frequented this sub for such a long time now. I've relented here about my weight loss woes for years. It hasn't been easy for me, but I am so happy to say I feel like it's coming together, and I want to reassure YOU that it'll gel for you as well.

I started at 280. I'm down to about 150 now. I have a lot of loose skin. After being rejected by the NHS for removal, I've decided to go private and have a surgery date of March 5th! I'm really excited for this part - it feels like cutting the part of me out that I just don't recognise anymore.

I've embraced being active as well. I can run, lift weights regularly and I've started a new hobby of outdoor swimming and I'm just in love with it. 280lb me wouldn't have been brave enough to do this for many reasons, but I wish she would have been. The impact being this active has had on my mental health has been monumental.

Keep fighting guys, we can do it.

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I took a photo with my sisters and did not look like the heavy girl!!! SW: 310 lbs. CW: 222 lbs. GW: 160 lbs

I am the largest in my family - my mother had struggled with her weight until about 15 years ago she lost the excess and has kept it off. The rest are all thin. I have two sisters and a brother which all got married this past year. In Feb this year, I was 310 lbs at my brother's wedding. I started losing weight shortly after this wedding when I really started getting the hang of CICO after years of work on my mental food addictions and eating healthier. There were so many things that I had been slowly improving, but did not lose weight.

This past weekend my youngest sister got married, and I was 86 lbs lighter. I was still the heaviest - but it is not obvious that I am in the photos. (A major goal of mine!) All weekend I had relatives tell me how pretty I was. And one Aunt kept telling me how much I look like my sister -- someone I had never been compared to before because I was so much bigger.

I still plan on losing another 50 or 60 lbs to where I actually wouldn't automatically be "heaviest", but I feel like I am finally at the "fun part" of my weight loss journey. And due to all the years spent to disassociate food with emotion, cut out snacking, exchanging junk for healthy foods, appreciating the flavor of healthy foods, and finally resizing my appetite and figuring out an exercise program I will actually do... I feel like there are many more photos where I am not the heaviest in my future.

Thanks to anyone who read this. Never give up on something you want. Eventually things clicked into place for me even after I was convinced that I was just not meant to be skinny and would never lose this weight. I wish the same for all of you.

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Live Like a healthy Person

I recently was reading a personal finances book and one of the main points to help build wealth is to spend money like you are rich, not like you want to be. Basically living within your means, not carrying a ton of debt so you can drive the fanciest cars and live in the biggest house, etc, etc.

I like that idea and as I'm trying to start changing my life style as I lose weight, I was wondering how it could apply to this weight loss journey. Basically, what life style changes should I emulate from someone who is already living that lifestyle.

An example I can think of would be eating salads. Its a stereotype that all healthy/fit people eat loads of salad (Rich people have to drive fancy cars) so I should too, except I generally do not like most salads. So instead of only eating salads (carrying some debt to get the fancy car that I can't afford), I need to find alternatives.

Can you think of any good ones?

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Running with LoseIt - 9/23/2019 - Advice for New Runners

This is a weekly post for the runners of LoseIt. All levels and types are welcome from the first time runner to the C25Ker to triathlete to fitness runner to the marathoner.

There are many runners on LoseIt and lots of experience and advice to share.

This post is mostly to share your weekly progress, post running related NSVs, race reports, training details, ask questions, give advice, or for anything else runners would appreciate.

In addition I ramble on about something to get through the automod limits. This week - new runner advice.

What is the top advice for new runners?

Go slower. Training is not racing. Distance running, as opposed to track and field events, is mostly about building endurance. Endurance is an adaptation that comes from time spent enduring. If you run fast for 10 minutes but can run slower for 20 minutes -- run for 20. 20 minutes even at a lower intensity will get you more progress.

When it comes to clothes and shoes comfort rules

If your trainers feel great on your runs, if your tights are comfortable, if your socks feel great on a run, don't worry about getting expensive or pricey gear. None of it is required for a beginner runner.

If you have comfy sneakers or trainers right now, they are fine to start running in.

For women, a good sports bra may be a necessity, though. Not much of an expert here as a guy so this is one thing I can't really assist with -- and is likely something you will need.

Nothing prepares you to run

If you think hours of elliptical or hours of hiking/climbing have your ready to run, you are wrong. Your endurance is probably built up, sure, but progress easily with running. 20 minutes the first time. No more than 30 minutes every other day for the first few weeks. Most injuries and complaints begin with "I was fine for the first few miles then..."

Running is more than just cardio endurance. It's also building up that tolerance to impact and stress on your body. Adapting to that stress takes times, requires recovery/rest, and builds to support longer runs over months -- not days.

Too much too soon is real with running. If you are serious about regular running -- ease into it.

Running gets easier

Running at first is crazy hard for many people. But it gets easier quickly. It takes 4-5 weeks to build endurance and develop fitness improvements. That endurance building and fitness progress keeps stacking and stacking up. 3-6 months of running will have you feeling confident in runs you couldn't touch when you started. 6-12 months will really have you thinking anything is possible and you'll see it in your progress and how easy running becomes.

Running is not the best weight loss exercise

It isn't the best choice. I highly recommend you run for the sake of being a runner -- and if you want to cardio burn a bunch of calories try biking, walking, elliptical, rowing or some low impact exercise to get in more hours. It is easy to burn 500 calories everyday on the elliptical or bike or walking without injury or issue -- even as a beginner -- than to do it with running. It isn't even a close comparison.

Speed comes from running more each week

The goal of your training at first should be running at any speed you can for longer and longer.

You'll get faster once you can run more each week. Then you can add in long runs and speed work. But until you can run 3 times a week, and take one of those runs to 60 minutes straight, the goal should be just running at any speed.

A short run is always good

If you can run long periods, run short ones. If running 20 minutes straight seems impossible, try 5 minutes, walk some, then try 5 more. Or try C25K. Remember, training is not racing. You don't need to run perfectly to training -- just get the workouts and minutes in.

Weekly Check-in

Post your weekly update. Training for a race? Run your first run? Finish a week of C25K? Let us know!

Got a question? Have some advice for new runners? Please post!

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How I lost 81 pounds!! GET the easy to go schedule!

I have seen people spending their pockets over various diet planners , high budget gyms and accessories but never get the result they always wanted. Even I was one of such sheep following the herd. But I soon realized that I was just increasing my pocket burden. The result I wanted was too far and seemed impossible to me. One of my gym mentor introduced me to an expert manual with the right diet and workout schedule for every gender and age group. I had heard about it before but always hesitated to implement it. But I gave it a try followed it properly and without missing any schedules. I will tell you my plan that helped me loose 81 lbs. Yes, you can see my transformation which I gained after some hard and smart work. I used to weigh about 114 kg, and finally dropped down to just 77 kg. Amazing isn't it?

I will tell you the exact diet plan and workout schedule and accurate timings to follow it and see the result you desired.

It is one of the diet and workout schedules I followed to cut down my fat.

The schedule I am going to tell you must be followed without any gaps or fail everyday for 3 to 4 months but you can go for a no diet day twice a month but not more.

Let's begin,

First thing in morning as soon as you wake up is a glass of warm water with a whole lemon juice in it. Sip it slowly , freshen up relax for 10 minutes , then take a handful of mint leaves and a handful of coriander leaves blend it to make a smoothie or juice and add a pinch of black salt to it , avoid normal salt, have a glass of it or you can boil one big spoon of cumin seeds in one glass of water on high flame for 10 minutes , strain it and have a glass of it. You can go for either of them. These drinks are very good for our digestive system. Once you have it it's time for the workout schedules, I suggest you to have 5 to 8 pieces of different dry fruits before workout now start with 15 minutes of jogging, 15 minutes of cycling and 15 minutes of rope skipping respectively. These basic yet very fruitful exercises prove to be the pillars of your weight loss journey. Now take a rest of 15 minutes then do 15 of body weight squats, 15 minutes of lunge twists and 15 minutes of burpees respectively, if you have way lot fat accumulated in your tummy you can go for 50 sets of morning and evening sit ups. This in total includes 1 hour and 30 minutes of daily morning exercises. Now sharp at 9 AM go for the breakfast that is 2 loafs of multigrain bread stuffed with cucumber, tomato and lattice leaves have only one sandwich. Now go for your lunch at 1 PM sharp. Take veggies like cucumber, corn seeds, lattice, tomato, green leafy veggies, onion and prepare a salad by adding 1 table spoon of olive oil, one spoon of black pepper and small amount of rock salt or black salt , mix well and cook on low flame for only 5 minutes not more take a bowl of this salad with 2 small wheat flour chapati or tortillas. Now if you feel hungry at about 5 PM go for any citrus or seasonal water rich fruit but only one , avoid mango or bananas, if you can get avocados that will be the best.

For dinner which should be sharp at 8 PM prepare a soup by adding 1 capsicum ,1 carrot, quarter of cabbage ,2 tomatoes and 1 small onion . Chop them and put in a pot, add olive oil , black pepper and some rock salt add 2 cups of water and cook for 15 minutes . Now add 2 tablespoon of lemon juice to it , serve hot. If you feel hungry any time between the meals have plenty of water.

Follow this routine for 2 to 4 months I guarantee you the changes you want. Also a very important tip which you might think is it necessary?? But yes it is. Always sleep on time and have at least 7-8 hours of sound and peaceful sleep. Just do it and you'll know why I said so.I got my desired result and you will too.

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