What do you guys think of walking 10,000 steps a day and how on earth can you include that in your day-to-day?

I'm not doing this to lose weight, just to be more healthier. I realize weight loss is mostly diet, and I'm trying to make better and healthier choices. Okay, now back to the topic of 10,000 steps a day. I have classes two days a week, and on those days my commute and walking around campus to different buildings and such it usually amounts to 5000 steps at maximum. The highest number I've ever gone was 9000, and that was one of the most brutal days I've had last week where I had to pick up a few things, etc. I don't drive and live in a big city, but opt out for ubers and taxis instead of taking the bus or using the subway... because my commute would be cut short by almost 40 minutes. So it takes me 20 minutes to go by taxi vs an hour (sometimes 1.5 hours) using the subway. But the subway means a lot more walking.

That 9000 steps day was literally me walking from place to place an entire day. So I'd imagine it took me somewhere about 2 and a half hours of walking to reach the 9000 steps. If that's true, then how on earch am I supposed to find that time to walk every single day? Also, most people say one should not count their "daily" activity in the steps. Like you have to deliberately walk for this purpose only in addition to the steps you would normally take in a day. That's insane to me, because that's so many hours of walking.

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Increased cardio backfiring? Any tips on continuing weight loss?

Hi! First time poster here...

So, a little background: I am female, 23, 5'4", and weigh about 118 lbs.

Growing up, I was always on the smaller side. I was naturally thin and very active, but that all changed when I put on quite a bit of weight in college. A year and a half ago, I got back into fitness and have lost nearly all the weight I put on. I would LOVE to get to 110 lbs, but have been struggling to loose more weight in the past 3 months. I was at 116 in October, but the scale hasn't been that low since.

I did make a fairly significant change and now I am wondering if it is backfiring on me. I love cardio and over the past month have upped my cardio fitness classes to almost everyday. I was initially going 2 - 3, sometimes 4, times per week, and paying closer attention to my caloric intake. When I increased my cardio, I developed this crazy appetite. I'll admit, prior to this I was pretty restrictive with how much I ate. For the first time in a year, I am eating what I want and when I want it. Unsurprisingly, this is not helping me loose weight.

Does anyone have tips on how I can continue to loose weight while continuing with my daily cardio and satisfying my appetite? I know it ultimately comes down to calories in and calories out. I am fairly aware of how many calories I am eating, but am trying to stay away from strictly monitoring my caloric intake as it has resulted in an unhealthy relationship with food in the past.

Any tips would be appreciated!

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Ready to start lifting and hitting the gym again, nervous about gaining weight back

Over the past seven months, I've been fortunate enough to have the self-control to ditch forty pounds on CICO. I went from 204lbs all the way down to 164lbs, and I even lost an additional pound and a half after switching back to maintenance just from a few days where I didn't feel the need to eat all my calories. I finally like the way I look in the mirror, and I can hardly believe looking back at my older photos that I didn't feel the need to start losing weight sooner.

During the initial stages of my weight loss, I was hitting the gym and lifting weights all on a 500cal deficit, and I was still making gains! However, for the last month or so, I had to cut back on lifting, and eventually stopped going to the gym entirely due to lack of energy. I would practically fall asleep when I hit the floor for my core workout, and could barely hold back my yawns when doing pullups. For my own health, I figured I would do the last five pounds by diet alone.

Now that I've been on maintenance for two and a half weeks, though, I feel like I want to start going back to the gym again. I'm sure that I've lost a little bit of strength from my lack of gym-going, and I'd like to get back that muscle-- and then some, now that I've lost enough fat that I'll probably be able to see those gains!

However, I know that once I start going back to the gym and gaining muscle, that's going to equal a weight gain-- not just from the new muscle, but from the weight of all that water and glycogen that my body is going to be retaining in order to repair my already-existing muscle and build new mass. Even at maintenance, my body will need to repair the muscle it already has-- and once I add 500cal a day to my diet for actual muscle building, I'll be gaining at the same weight I was losing.

Now, just focusing on staying at maintenance and getting back to the gym to make up for whatever muscle I've lost since I stopped going... what's a good way to make myself comfortable with the knowledge that I'm probably going to gain weight back once I start going? What's a realistic amount that I could gain back on deficit, and how long might I have to wait before it goes back down? How much will staying at maintenance and eating my gym calories impact potential weight gain? Will the god of CICO continue to keep me safe? Lend me your words of advice!

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Yesterday I binged. Today I took back control.

I don’t know what came over me the other day, but I easily ate more than 1000+ kcal worth of food just because. I was lazy and stressed and hating my body. I didn’t see the point - why bother when I’m not instantly getting results? I went down into a spiral of self-hatred and gluttony last night and felt absolutely disgusting. The cruel voices in my head were on full volume and I couldn’t find the motivation to tune them out.

Today, I took it back. I woke up, picked out a cute outfit, did my makeup, and listened to some good music in the car. I chatted with my friends (even had the courage to talk to my crush!) and enjoyed the nice weather. I came home, did my homework in neat handwriting, and remembered to clean my room. Most of all, I killed it at the gym. I ran into some friends and we lifted together having wonderful conversation, it didn’t even feel like a workout! Came home to make myself a delicious spinach salad, logged all my calories into MFP. Took a shower and used my favorite LUSH products. Now I’m scrolling through Reddit catching up with all you inspiring folks on r/loseit and feeling on top of the world.

Today can be different. Today can be full of good choices. Thank you for keeping me on track, you guys. I’m so grateful to have you all on this weight loss journey.

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Chronic illness and weight loss advice

Hi all, long time lurker etcetc. I'm female, 5'10, and about 270lbs last time I weighed myself. I have M.E./CFS, bipolar, and I work night shifts. I have found it increasingly difficult to get into a routine for the gym. I figured the best way for me to get into the gym is in the mornings on my way home from work, but after a shift I'm so tired and just not in the mood. I find it very hard to go at any other time of the day because I have to get out of bed, get changed, get in the car, drive, etc. For me that's a big expense of energy. The gym is on my way home from work so it's not as much of a problem to pop in after work. I've tried working out at home but I prefer the machines at the gym and I feel more productive when I've been.

If there's anyone out there with chronic illness or mental illness, how do you motivate yourself? How do you work in gym time to your routine?

I managed to go to the gym this morning for the first time in weeks so I'm pretty proud of that. I'm going to take advantage of my bipolar and induce hypermania where I can and be excited about the gym.

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where to start on weight loss journey

i'm a 21F and due to me being on antipsychotics and other psychiatric meds, as well as sugar and not eating the best, weigh about (last time i checked) 365 lbs (my friends always guess i'm 250 as i'm VERY muscular)

i calculated my healthy weight for my height (5'7) and it says 150

i want to reach my goal and am ready to commit, i have already gotten comments about how i visibly seem smaller and all my clothes are looser

i drink a lot of water and track my calorie intake with myfitnesspal and have a 500 calorie deficit from my recommended daily intake

how else do i go about it? i'm thinking "clean eating" and of course exercise but what else? what kind of exercises and foods would help maximize my results?

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Looking for a Motivator/Coach/support to help you get started losing weight? Looking to help anyone interested, especially if you feel like you're addicted to food/ sugar/ carbs

Warning: Large word salad ahead. I've thought long and hard about this , but I figure if I take the plunge, so will a few others, and maybe my decades of successes and failures can be helpful to a few other people. I have a long history of of successfully gaining weight and losing weight. Not proud of the yo-yo, but the older I get, I've found it gets easier and easier to maintain a healthy weight for long periods of time (years). It took me a long time to get to the idea that I'm an addict, it just so happens my addiction is sugar and carbs. Personally I don't think you can ever kick an addiction completely, but with the right tools, attitude, and approach, you can manage it, and even live very well.

For me, I can go years on end without simple sugars and carbs, but it takes a lot to get there. Once I do, I find it fairly easy to manage. The biggest problem is that for me, stress and depression can bring on a relapse, and it doesn't take much for me to go full bore back into old habits.

I think too many people don't treat this as a real addiction. But anyone with similar issues with food knows that it is. In some ways it's worse than being an alcoholic or a drug addict because we wear our addictions on our bodies for everyone to see and judge.

To make a long story short, I'm just getting started on what will be about a 50-60 pound weight loss (depending how much muscle I put on over the course of the next few months. If you're willing to do it the hard way, and realize there are no short cuts or easy fixes, and can embrace and own your addiction, I would like to offer to help anyone else who wants to come along for the ride. It doesn't hurt to have some support, especially from people who understand what youre going through. Theres no catch here, I just figured if I'm going to buckle down and do this, maybe I can help out a few people along the way.

Either way, I'm going to update my progress and share whatever advice I can. If there are enough people I'd be happy to get a little support group going, just let me know. I know this might not be for most people, but I'm here for the few that think it will. I know I can help and I would be happy to try to help you if you're nervous about trying to lose weight

Together we will: 

1) Prepare ourselves to get started by making sure we are equipped with the right tools and in the right mindset. 2) Go on this journey together and support each other and track our progress. 3) Own our successes and failures. 4) Get to the finish line! 5) Maintain our achievements and continue to support each other.

I look forward getting on track with you!

tl;dr: About to go on a serious weight loss quest and willing to coach/help out anyone else who wants some help or guidance

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