I just ran for two minutes!

This is going to seem like a very small achievement but I just ran for two minutes uninterrupted on the treadmill and didn’t need to puke or rest after!

I fell off the wagon this week as I was the point person for an elderly family member in the hospital. In addition it was my daughter’s third birthday and well ... I ate all the feelings that I felt. I couldn’t make it to the gym this week and saw my gains (or rather losses) erased on the scale. It has been kind of a discouraging week for weight loss.

The last time I tried running on the treadmill I made it 30 seconds and needed a break. That was last month. But I just tried it again and ran for two solid minutes and didn’t feel completely wiped after.

It’s good to know that even though I’ve gained back a good chunk of what I lost, I haven’t completely lost my invisible gains.

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Motivation needed!

I’m 5’7 and have lost 50lb on my current weight loss journey which started 1st Feb 2018. Overall I have lost 85lb from being at my biggest in 2009.

But I’m now struggling to keep on track long enough to get myself under 190lb. I desperately want to see 189 but I get to 192 after 3 weeks being on track and then have a 2 week binge which takes me back up to 198....rinse and repeat for each block of 5 weeks.

Yesterday was the restart of ‘get your head in the game, it’s less than 6 weeks until Christmas’ and I have stuck to my 1500 cals (I was on an 1800 cal per day as was happy to lose small amounts slowly...it’s the ‘make small changes, rather than diet’ mindset that has lost me the 50lbs)

I’d love to hear what might work for others when they fall off the wagon but can get back on quickly. It only takes something like a cold to set me off eating comfort food for 2 straight weeks...even though I can feel it making me feel bunged up and sluggish. I just get desperate for food to wake up my tastebuds.

So, any amazing recipes, healthy snacks, motivational thoughts you can offer up, I’d be grateful for!

Thanks everyone

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new game plan part 100000- long personal post

(F 19 174LBS 5'7)

- BACKSTORY: So I've been trying to get back to 150 lbs since new years 2018, starting at 165 lbs. I was able to maintain ~that weight for the whole year instead (which I was happy with because my weight had fluctuated soooo much for all of my adolescence and I finally learned to eat healthy food in healthy amounts.)

I started again new years 2019, saying I'd get to 150 lbs by the end of 2019, starting at 170 lbs. I then proceeded to gain 15 lbs up to 185 by April 1 (working at an ice cream shop and eating in dining commons for every meal will do that to you i guess), then I lost 10 lbs over the summer while working at target (best job for weight loss!!! I was running around that huge store for 8 hours a day, and I was too busy to notice).

I quit at target when this school year started, and I'm back to maintaining ~173 - 175 lbs (not on purpose!! I'm trying to lose weight and eating very well during the week, but then the weekend comes and I do like 10 shots and eat junk food with my friends, so i eat and drink back my deficit.)

- NOW: needless to say, I'm not reaching my health goals and I'm broke from eating out. I shifted my goal to being ~165 by new years (back to where I originally was!) but I'd be happy just breaking 170, since that's the lowest weight I've seen since I was 17. I thought I could just eat intuitively at this point, but I can only eat intuitively to maintain my weight. I already know how to lose weight, I just need to use what I know.

- GAME PLAN: I want to get really strict for the next 6 weeks, with my only "cheat days" being thanksgiving and christmas (not missing out on that! no maam!)

Main rule being: no spending money on food or drinks (no eating out, i can buy groceries of course) until I'm well into the 160s (as in around 165). money is another motivation so I can afford to get christmas gifts for my family!!

I'm going to start counting calories again, with my limit being btwn 1500 and 1700. I'll be cooking all my own meals, which will probably end up being a salad with nuts / olive oil / balsamic vinegar for lunch; a chicken/sesame oil/soy sauce broth soup with noodles, 2 eggs, and lots of veggies in it; and super dark chocolate if I really want a dessert)

I'm going to get exercise every day, but I can do whatever I want for this exercise. Like I can walk if I want, run if I want, bike, go to the gym and do strength training, do a pilates video, go dancing, mop the whole apartment, ANYTHING as long as I'm moving and a little sweaty for 30 min that day.

I'm going to only eat during full meals, and be fully present while eating (aka no using my phone or watching videos!! just sitting, eating, and enjoying my meal.) Waiting all afternoon for a homemade hot dinner when I get home makes dinner so much more satisfying :)))

​

so there's my new game plan. hmu if you're a college aged girl in a similar situation as me, i'd love to have someone to chat with at the end of the day about things!!

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Today is day one....again

So, a few years ago I embarked on my weight loss journey. I did pretty well for about a year and lost about 115lbs. Then, my gallbladder failed. I was sick all the time until I got it removed and also had horrific bouts of heartburn and acid reflux. During my recovery, I allowed myself to eat whatever didn't upset my stomach and didn't worry about calories since some days I could eat nothing at all. Once I recovered , I fell off the wagon completely. I gained all the weight back and then some.

I now weigh almost 400lbs when I had been down to 250 before. I cannot and will not be this fat again. I have reactive airway disease from the reflux, I have no energy, my clothes don't fit, and I'm all around uncomfortable in my own body. I am starting this journey again, and will make it to my destination come hell or high water!

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TW: Rape/ Eating disorders. The story of how I became obese and hit my highest weight (210lbs), lost 50+ pounds, then gained two eating disorders and 2/3rds of the weight back, before finally embracing weight loss the "healthy" way.

Hi everyone, hope you had a successful week. TW: Rape/ Eating Disorders. This is a very vulnerable post that I will be making, but I finally feel comfortable and safe enough to share my story. There are many reasons why people gain weight and develop an unhealthy relationship with food. For me, my weight gain was a product of child sexual abuse and molestation.

I will not be going into detail about my rapes, but I will say that they began before I hit puberty. When I was underdeveloped, that was when the rapes occured most. I spent every night living in fear of my father from the age of 6-17, but mainly the years of 8-11.

Then, when I hit puberty, my dad began to call me a "fat slob" and grew more and more disinterested in my body. This was when I started developing an unhealthy relationship with food. Because my father was disgusted by my developing body, I associated "growing" with "less chances of being raped". As a result, I would intentionally overeat and binge, almost daily, from ages 12-17, and even that didn't stop my father from occasionally raping me during those times (although it happened less and less as I got older).

I hit my all time highest weight of 210 pounds my senior year of highschool (for reference, I am 5"6.5/ female). It was during that point that I decided to put an end to gaining weight. I started losing weight June 13th, 2018, and lost over 50 pounds, getting down to 157 pounds. At that point the rapes had stopped and I was in college the majority of the time, so my father wasn't in my life that much. Out of sight, out of mind. All was well, right?

Well, not really. I found that when I got down to 157, I started to get extremely triggered. I thought I would have felt better finally getting to a healthy weight, but all I could think about was my under developed body and what my father had done with it. Losing weight, in my mind, was being vulnerable and susceptible to danger.

I then turned back to binging, but adopted the bulimia as well, because I was so conflicted emotionally about whether is was "right" to continue losing weight or "necessary" to gain weight as a means of protecting myself. So, from the end of freshmen year to the beginning of sophomore year, I gained back about 40 pounds by stuffing my face with food and using that as a shield.

The crazy part was, I was not in danger during those times last year and this year. The rapes had stopped long ago, but the effects of them were everlasting.

I have been working through these issues with my therapist and have been making headway in my recovery from my trauma. I am now not afraid to lose weight, as I now realize that I am safe and that being "smaller" doesn't equal "being prepubescent". I have also changed my methods for losing weight. Instead of heavily restricting and eating under 1000 calories, throwing up my food, and categorizing certain foods as "fear" foods, I am now taking a healthier appeoach. I eat 1500 calories a day, fit in "treats" that I once would avoid into my budget, stopped separating food as "good food" and "bad food", and haven't pudged in months. My last binge was October 28th, and I am on a 16 day streak logging my calories.

My scale broke this week, but the lowest weight I reached before that was 185.5, so I have lost 5+ pounds since November 1st. I wanted to share this with you guys because I know there might be some people who have gone through sexual trauma like I have and have no opportunity to express their thoughts. I think it's important to talk about these issues because they can reallt impact a person's life. I am proud to say that I did not let my past determine my future, and I hope you do too.

Thank you for reading.

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Hello! I'd just like to share my weight loss journey and what I did to help myself. Progress pics too!

I was very addicted to video games when I was young, and was fat my whole life due to it. In the sixth grade I weighed 350 lbs, I knew I had to do something. So I joined "football conditioning" for weight loss and the team and coach wasn't cool with it after the first year because I wouldn't join the team, so I quit at the end of my seventh grade year, and had gotten down to 280 lbs.

After I quit the conditioning I didn't exercise at all, and gained it all back, and then some by the time I graduated (last year.) So seven months ago I decided to change myself and my lifestyle, I started my journey with cico, 1200 calories a day (although i did get up to 1500-1800 some days), going to bed by 10:30 every night, and 7k steps atleast five days a week.

I also started weight lifting a month ago before the 7k steps because I heard something about lean muscle burning more idle calories than fat, but idk. I had my weight checked two days ago and im down to 215 lbs!(97 kg I think.) I kinda wish I would've known my weight before I started but I'm glad I don't lol. In the progress pics the before is two or three months after I started so im not at full chonk, but I'd say I was atleast 300 lbs in it. http://imgur.com/a/lnE793H what do you all think?

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 17 November 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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