If you love seasonal flavors like pumpkin spice, gingerbread and peppermint bark AND enjoy a good protein bar this post has the review list you need. These treats are only available in the Fall so make sure you grab the ones you’d like to try now. And I’m sharing which ones I think you can […]
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So I did it, guys. I met and exceeded my weight loss goal. My first one, at least. And then I took a two week trip. My rule has always been that I don’t have to follow a strict eating plan when I’m out with friends or traveling, but two weeks was a lot time to be off the wagon, and I’ve had a rough time climbing back on. In fact, you could probably say I’m crawling in the dirt behind the wagon, lol, and enjoying it.
I’m still under my first goal weight, but now I have ten lbs to go to get to my next goal instead of six.
I am posting this for accountability, I guess. I went out last night and bought the food I need to l keep myself accountable. I’m going to stick to it! I know this is the healthy way to go and it’s effective - even off the wagon, I ate less and was more cognizant of portion sizes. I save half my food for later whereas before I’d eat the whole thing, calories be damned.
I know this is a bit disjointed but I guess I’m posting this to say I’m back and even if it sucks I am sticking to it!
hello. I literally 4 days ago walked into a health care store that was selling protein shakes for weight loss. And I was curious about them and wanted to try it out and bought one.
I have drank it 3 days in a row now. Today being the 4th. And I can already see a visible change in my body and I am really impressed with it.
But I have heard some people voice their complaints about protein shakes and how they may be adverse to health in general. So I was slightly concerned and wanted to know more about them.
As far as what I could sum up after reading about them on google myself was that at max:
A) They could not be good for the lactose intolerant if they are milk based. And if they are soy base then they could have issues relating to hormone imbalance with the increase of oestrogen.
B) That they are generally being produced following no rules or guidance of any regulatory body and people are buying them at their own risk. And there have been reports of some containing toxic metals like lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium.
C) And last of that there is none to not enough recorded data on wether they are good or bad for health bc they are a relatively a brand new introduction to the world and all the people using them are basically all guinea pigs for the future statistics about the effects of them.
Bc there were sites linking them to a string of illness they could be the cause of. And then there were other sites linking them to the same string of illness and considering them a cure for at the same time also.
So in conclusion all I cloud say is they have nothing on them as of yet except lactose intolerance, hormone imbalance. And that consumers are using them at their own risk and there are is no one watching over what's actually in them.
So I just thought I'd ask Reddit bc Reddit is a place to ask/talk/discuss about everything. I hope this is safe question to ask here and not something that is hurting anyones sentiments here?
Bc honestly I posted this question on a fitness Sub also and my post just got removed and I don't understand why?
But then a lot of my posts end up getting removed or I end up getting banned from posting on a lot of other unrelated Subs on Reddit also for reasons I don't understand.
And Idk if its a me thing or a Reddit thing. Bc I am relatively new to Reddit and maybe I'm just come off as a N00B here or something idk?
But I am honest to god only posting here bc well what else is Reddit about?
2017 - 2018: Hovered around the same 10 pounds all year while agonizing over every calorie.
2019: I've gone from 275 to 230 in 4 months, mostly without much effort.
There's a 2018 - 2019 gap in the timeline above. In this time, rather than focusing on CICO, I was doing inner work: Mentality, awareness, and unpacking emotional eating. That's made all the difference.
The first time I tried CICO I had not idea what emotional eating was. If you asked me if I used it as a coping mechanism for unpleasant things, I'd have cited my discipline in not eating refined sugar for 10 years as well as the fact that I was counting calories. I had receipts for putting in a good effort. But I really didn't understand what lay underneath those efforts and was silently sabotaging them. My mind was unwell and I was using food as a way to feel better.
In 2018, I found myself starting to display binge behavior for the first time in my life. It was terrifying. It was out of control (very not me). So, I decided to get a health coach. What she taught me, in my opinion, was the big difference between attempt 1 and attempt 2 (now).
People eat for all kinds of reasons. Celebrations, fueling for a workout, letting loose with friends, etc. Nothing about this is morally good/bad. By applying moral judgments to eating, you add pressure. We want what we "can't" have. That's why people fixate on "cheat" days and "good"/"bad" foods. There is no moral component to what you eat, when you eat, or even how much. There is only what serves you. There is only what you really want. Understanding what's really driving you takes a ton of work to untangle because the brain has complex ways of trying to keep you safe.
This health coach let me eat whatever I wanted, in whatever quantity. But what she didn't let me do was eat while distracted. No tv, no phone, no eating on the go or standing up leaning over a counter/sink. At a table. Focused on each and every morsel. She had me keep a diary of how hungry I felt before the meal and afterward. Did I let myself get so hungry that I would eat literally everything? Avoid doing that. Did I eat to the point of feeling unwell? Avoid doing that. The bottom line, be in the present moment, pay attention, focus on the hunger cues specifically.
Over weeks, the idea that I had been eating for emotional reasons became clear in a way that I would never have been able to see before that. So often, I thought I was ravenous but I was really fucking stressed out and needing some psychological support. I would eat, never feel full, and get so frustrated. I was chasing ghosts. These wires get crossed in many many people for perfectly valid reasons. For me, I grew up with food insecurity, which makes my relationship with food/abundance atypical. I also was physically abused for the first 20 years of my life and have developed quite effective ways of dissociating unpleasant emotions to be a high functioning person.
Differentiating between stress and hunger is a skill. It's hard, especially if you've had a stressful life like I've had. And this coach helped me see that. Without unpacking that last year, this year's progress wouldn't have been the same at all. Over time, I learned to focus specifically on hunger, like becoming aware of a specific muscle. Over time, I realized just how crossed the wires have been. I did this work for 9 months, leading up to my 2nd CICO attempt (July 2019 - today). I lost the first 20 pounds without realizing that's what had happened. I wasn't weighing myself at first, just focusing on respecting my hunger cues while being conservative with what I've been eating. Focusing on protein, avoiding carbs, eating out only once in a while, and cooking nearly everything I eat via meal prep.
Compared to the first attempt, this time has been easy. I feel like I have a relationship with my body. I feel like I finally know how to listen to it and respect it while guiding it in more healthy directions.
If you're struggling, I very much recommend looking into emotional eating and doing some work there. And realize that not all the progress you make will be reflected on the scale. Last year when I did this vital work of unpacking the relationship between my stress & eating patterns, I gained weight. And yet, that work has led to where I have gotten over the last few months. It feels very much like the metaphor of an iceberg, there's so much going on under the surface of what the scale only just now showing.
So good luck punching life in the face...but be patient. Be kind to yourself. Take care of all the parts of you, especially your emotional health. If you're like me, there's a part of you needing help, needing support, needing love, and eating food only covers this up and keeps you stuck in a place of perpetual distress. That part of you needs help. Make that part of your weight loss efforts. It may transform your life. It has mine. :)
Thinking of starting a diet in the new year? You and everyone else. But why put off becoming healthier and feeling good until another day? Consider the benefits of starting a little bit earlier this year. It might sound a little crazy to embark on a fall weight loss plan before the holiday season. We’re here to tell you why it’s the sanest thing you’ll do all year.
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Having two to three months of making new, healthier lifestyle choices increases your odds of turning them into habits by the new year. A study, published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, discovered that it took an average of 66 days to create a new habit—that is, something you do, like brushing your teeth, that you don’t have to consciously remember. By the holidays, you could automatically be making better food choices, drinking plenty of water and getting in your 30 minutes of exercise each day. In fact, you may be the one who organizes the post-Christmas dinner hike!
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Most people these days tend to have a skewed vision of food portions. Just about everything is supersized. Dietitians have even invented the phrase “portion distortion” to describe this issue. But when you’re on a diet program that teaches you portion size at every meal, you’re less likely to load up your plate as though you’re feeding a family of four, which is, face it, what we usually do at the holiday feasts.
Nutrisystem foods are high in fiber and quality protein which can help control your hunger. Our program also has you eating six times a day (three meals and three snacks), every two to four hours in order to prevent hunger and fuel your metabolism. Non-starchy vegetables are also unlimited, so you can fill your plate up with as many as you’d like. With all our delicious meals, snacks and recipes, you won’t be inclined to overindulge when eating out or partying over the holidays.
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In case folks on this subreddit didn't see this post in r/science, I wanted to draw attention to this recent study in the journal "Science" and the related research cited in the press release. Personally, even after all the reading I've done on nutrition related to weight loss, I had never heard before that sleep deprivation might be linked to a tendency to overeat. In the new study described in this press release, although sleep-deprived participants ate the same amount of calories overall, they chose foods that were more calorie-dense. This article goes on to describe other studies like this one in another reputable journal that have linked sleep deprivation with overeating generally, stating that this relationship is "long known".
The new Science magazine study specifically is part of a series of studies that is narrowing down the mechanism for this effect, which might be related to high-calorie foods actually smelling better when sleep-deprived. The study found that sleep deprivation leads to higher levels of 2-oleoylglycerol, "a molecule that likely acts on endocannabinoid receptors", which then leads to changes in "information flow between the insula, a region deep inside the brain that helps regulate food intake, and the piriform cortex, a region responsible for interpreting smells in the brain".
For me, I find this information really fascinating. Now I'll try to be prepared for stronger cravings for high-calorie food after I've slept poorly, but more importantly this is yet another reason to make good quality sleep a priority.
I have been on my journey for a while now and over time I have learned a lot about nutrition, how my body reacts to food and exercise but I took one thing for granted that scared me. Fat cells were a barrier that protected me in many ways but never thought that losing fat cells would affect my ability to resist heat in a sauna.
First before I get to what I am going to say is that when we lose weight our bodies are affected by the enviorment more easily, especially those of us who had or have a lot of weight to lose. What I mean is by cold and heat. This may not be for all but from other forums and pages I am part of, it is pretty common. When you lose weight you will notice that you may get colder or feel colder and that for me is very much true. I used to walk around in sub-zero temps with just a hoodie and even though I was slightly cold, I had a very high tolerance for the cold. Not any more.
I lost so much weight that I get very cold quickly. Before anyone makes assumptions of anemia or anything else. I go in for full blood panel tests every 3 months for my thyroid and have been monitored by my doctor for my weight loss for some time now. My panels are damn near perfect, But lets get back to what I am saying.
So a while back I started to notice I was getting colder even in moderate temperatures. I remember it was like 70 outside, we had all the windows open in the house and I was like wow I am cold from the wind blowing in WTF!! even the better half was shocked becuase I never got cold. Even during this summer I normally would suffer and hate the muggy hot weather we have and all summer long I wore pants and a handful of times put on shorts. I never once felt it was too hot outside. Okay this is getting long I will try to wrap this up.
5 days a week I swim and after my swims I go in a dry sauna for about 30 minutes. About 3 months ago I came out of the sauana and went to take my shower and almost blacked out. It scared the piss out of me but I had a reasonable explanation. I was just coming off a 72 hour fast and expending that much energy to swim and then the sauna just wasn't a good idea. If you are water fasting, in my opinion, you should not really be working out, you are using needed energy that you are not replenishing. Three days, all of them, I swam and used the sauna. That was part of the problem but not fully. Then about a month back I had it happen again, not so intense as it was when I was fasting but still scary to be standing there in a shower surrounded by concrete and tile almost blacking out thinking to yourself "stay awake, stay up" because if I do pass out it is going to be bad if I hit this floor. And then it happened one last time three weeks ago and this one really scared me. I couldn't understand why so I did some research and called my doctor.
After some research and talking to my doctor I got an understanding what was going on with me. And it makes sense. Remember when I said I could stand sub-zero temps with just a hoodie but then recently I was getting colder in moderate temps. It all has to do with how much fat was on my body. The fat cells act like a blanket. It kept me warm during the colder months and made me hotter during the summer months, kind of like walking around with your own personal blanket on. So what was happening?
Blood vessel expansion and then constriction. Ever have a lid not come off a jar and you run it under some hot water and POP!! it comes off? Well heat makes things expand and cold can makes things contract. Before when I was 500pds sitting in a sauna really didn't affect me as much as it does now. I used to tell a coworker who also sits in a sauna that it wasn't hot enough in the sauna and our sauana sits about 170-180f. That is hot. Really hot. It used to take me 20 minutes just to start to get a good sweat. Now it takes me about 5 minutes to start sweating and by 15 minutes I am in a pool of sweat and am baking, literally baking lol.
I have lost so much weight that I do not have that barrier anymore. It takes less time for my body to heat up and cools down even quicker. When the body heats up the blood vessels are expanding to allow more blood flow. But when I step out of the sauna I am going straight to the shower and I am making the biggest mistake ever. I am taking a shower almost right away. I should be letting my body reacclimate to the temperature outside of the sauna. Even by taking a warm shower the water is cooling my body down rapidly and that is causing the blood vessels to constrict very quickly and causing less blood flow and since I am standing that blood is not getting to my brain as quickly as it is needed causing me to almost black out.
It made sense so I changed up my sauna routine the last couple of weeks and I feel a big change. I now only sit in the sauna for 15 minutes, if I want to sit longer I will jump out for a few minutes, let my body cool down and go back in for a little bit. But I also am not going to the shower right away, I wait 5 minutes before I do to cool down. And after realizing my mistake I now understand why I see so many people who sit in the sauna, go out, go back in and do this multiple times, It is just easier on the body to adjust rather than forcing it to rapidly adjust. I made a mistake and hopefully others wont make the same one. It could have meant injury to myself as well. I got so confident in how well I used to be able to withstand the heat in the sauana that my ego got the best of me. So if you are experiencing anything that is affecting you abnormally, listen to your body and make sure you are not forcing it to do thigs it cannot do as it once was able to do.
Have a great day people!!
