What the heck do y’all eat?!

I [20F] have officially decided I am going to stick with my weight loss journey. I am finally doing it for me- and to live a happier and healthier life as well as improve my quality of life. That being said- I’ve been doing so much research on what to eat, and foods to stay away from and it’s so confusing! I see so many contradicting things. One website says “Eat all the fats and salt you can!” And the other says “Stay away from saturated fats and salts.” One will say carbs are good and the other day carbs will kill you.

I’m not looking to do a fad diet, or go into Ketogenic or anything. I’m looking for a lifestyle change. Something I can keep up with for the rest of my life. I’m not finding much information past fad diets.

So, what do y’all eat in a normal day? I’m picky so it’s a bit hard sometimes, I see a lot of fish (which I absolutely cannot stand) and a lot of oatmeal and rice products which I also hate. But I enjoy eggs and whole grain toast and all that. But I’m also at a loss on the meats. One website says eat lots of protein and meat and one says stay away from red meats. What’s the right answer?!

And advice on beginning workout routines are helpful as well. When it comes to me starting things I like to make lists. I’m terrible and everything if I feel unorganized. I can’t think for myself in what I should do. I know that walking/ jogging and maybe some water aerobics can help, but what else? Should I lift weights too? How long should I walk? Should I use resistance bands? Someone please give me some sort of guidance.

I am morbidly obese and I hate myself. Today is the day that I decide to do this for me. Not anyone else. I deserve to be healthy- and if anything, I Owe it to myself.

Much love and all is appreciated.

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How do you spice it up?

Hi fellow losers, how do you pass the time once you're losing weight? Like, once you've figured out how to do it, and you're tracking calories and hitting the gym, how to make it interesting?

Eventually you figure out all the tricks of weight loss and get over the addiction to sugar. You get over the food cravings, and you figure out how to deal with holiday meals without freaking out. Especially if you take notes along the way, you figure out all the tricks to defeat the hungries.

So how to make it interesting while ticking off pounds in the weight tracker? Does anyone here get big into fitness? Running marathons? Calorie-controlled culinary adventures? 1001 ways to prepare a salad? Interesting hobbies you'd like to share?

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Decided Today To Make A Change

Hello everybody! I decided to post this here because I've tried weight loss before but have always gotten discourage due to lack of IRL support so one of my online friends suggested this reddit to talk to other people who have gone through the same journey and are supportive of others who are taking their first steps on the same path! (I'd also like to just post this for some accountability)

I am a 5'8 20 year old F who weighs 280 pounds (BMI of 42.6) I come from a long family history of morbid obesity, type II diabetics, and severe heart attacks (both of my grandmothers have had to have triple bypass surgeries). I'm also going to school to become a respiratory therapist and worry that I won't be able to take care of my patients as well as I should due to my weight and lack of stamina,

In sixth months I want to be able to get down to 256 (means that I'll lose 4 pounds a month) and be able to jog three miles without a break! Do those goals sound realistic?

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I’m not losing a single pound.

So, I am 144 ibs, 5’7” woman. By no means overweight but I am trying to shed a little extra as I’m getting married soon! Yay!

I haven’t necessarily been dieting but I haven’t been eating bad either. I have a simple breakfast like eggs grits and a fruit juice (maybe bacon), a sandwich for lunch with apples and some kind of salad or meat for dinner with veggies. All portioned accordingly. I track my calories meticulously- about 1300 to 1500 per day. I workout 4 days a week, 45 minutes of cardio or resistance training- moderate to high intensity. I don’t really want to hardcore diet- I feel like that’s just gonna throw me off on a positive road I’ve been taking (I was super sedentary and ate like shit). I’m just trying to be mindful of what I’m doing with my body and eat the right things.

Anyways I haven’t lost a damn pound. I’m only looking to lose like 5-7 pounds lol. It’s been a month and a half and while I may be fitting better into clothes and my face might look a little slimmer (its hard to tell) I don’t feel like I’m doing enough to gain muscle to replace it which would explain the lack of weight loss. What do y’all think?

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Supportive Co-Workers

I started a weight loss plan (low carb, under 2000 calories, walking more) at the end of July this year and have had very good results so far. I'm a 6'2" male and started at 365 pounds and am down to 307 as of today. My goal is 250, so I'm about halfway there after not quite four months.

Part of what's helped me is working at a place with really supportive co-workers. They compliment me, offer me suggestions, and even have altered some of the potlucks/treat days that we do to make sure I can partake. I'm supported at home, too of course, but their help at work as been wonderful. All in all, their reaction to my "journey" has been astounding.

A couple of weeks ago, I was surprised by a group of them with a bunch of low carb foods - eggs, almonds, beef sticks, cheese sticks, etc - because they wanted to celebrate my getting passed the 50 pounds lost mark. It really touched me and made me feel so grateful for everything.

I just discovered this subreddit and have enjoyed reading people's encouraging stories and all the supportive comments and I just wanted to join in. With any luck, I can post again when I pass other milestones on my way to my goal! It's been going so well to start that I'm starting to think I may have to lower my goal to 225...

Anyway, thanks for reading and for being a part of this great sub!

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Loose skin after 180lb weight loss

Throughout my weight loss journey, but especially towards the end of it, I was worried as hell about loose skin. At times I felt I would rather be fat than thin but covered in loose skin that I couldn't do anything to fix.

My loose skin wasn't the worst I've seen, but it was enough to crush my confidence and make me feel like losing the weight was pointless. No matter what I did, and no matter how many tight articles of clothing I wore to 'stuff it in,' there was still a bulge in my shirt where the skin was. I felt helpless.

I knew surgery was a possibility. Still, I couldn't find any pictures of the results I was hoping for - all I could find were pictures of people drowning in loose skin who were still drowning in loose skin after the surgery, or people with distended guts. Even at the consultation for my surgery, they only had pictures of two- or three-time mothers.

For a man in my position, it was difficult to reassure myself that my problem could be fixed.

The best part of this sub, for me, is the progress pictures. It's super motivating to see how much you can transform your body if you put in the hard work and effort. Over the years, I have posted a couple of progress pictures here in the hopes that they can motivate others to continue their journey.

My weight loss journey is at its end as of today (now to focus on gaining 10kg of muscle!), and I'd like to post one last progress picture showing my loose skin and how, with the right surgery, it's possible to salvage skin that has been damaged by a lifetime of obesity.

https://i.imgur.com/evFaDZT.jpg

Thanks for the motivation, /r/loseit!

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Questions about adding Supplements and Weight loss

Hi Everyone,

I'll start with a bit of background. Like many folks my weight has fluctuated throughout my life, with 240lbs being the heaviest I've been and my lightest being around 190 (in my early 20s). It's no mystery why I've put on weight when I have and why its dropped off when it has. The most common issue has been dramatic shifts in my life (moving, changing jobs, having a kid etc.)

Currently I'm in my mid 30's. I'm 6' and as of this morning I way 212.7 lbs with my body fat at 24%. This is down from 240lbs with 34% starting about 4/5 months ago. I know that that's a fairly dramatic drop but I recently started a new job which allowed me to join a gym (I go to 4-5 times a week), run during my lunch hour (3-5 time a week)and I've also been able to take greater control of my diet, all things that I've been able to do at some point in the past. Basically I'm in a position where the changes that I've made are sustainable and honestly for the first time in my life I can confidently say that there should be no major changes coming up in the foreseeable future.

With that all being said I've started thinking about shifting my focus from just dropping weight to trying to adding muscle/getting fit. It seems to me then that there are two things that i need to do, the first is to continue to decrease my body fat % and the next is to increase my overall muscle mass. To that end, I was thinking about adjusting my diet and adding things like protein supplements post workout.

With that in mind my questions are as follows:

• Which generally comes first increased muscle mass or loss of body fat?
• Would simply adding a protein supplement after my workout (increasing my overall calorie intake) add muscle and fat, or would it increase muscle and help burn fat?
• Instead of just adding protein, should I also change other parts of my diet to compensate for the additional calories?
• If i did add supplements, should it be pre or post workout (or both)

If anyone has any advice, I'd really appreciate it, and I'm happy to answer any questions if anyone needs any clarification.

Thanks

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