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As the title says, it's been 348 days and I have FINNNALLLLLLLLLLLLY hit my goal.
I have posted in here quite a few times (as well as progress pics) so if you want to see my journey, or learn more about me - feel free to check my post history :)
Here's some more about my journey, with some things that I've learned and who, exactly, I once was. I hope it helps someone like me. Someone who doesn't necessarily see how the got/are so heavy, someone who is sad and struggling.
It has been a long, bumpy, and at times stagnant journey to get here. I am now at the weight that I felt the best about myself in not-so-recent memory (11 years ago). When I started this journey, on January 5th, 2019 - I about cried when I realized that 185 was 75.5 lbs away from me. 75.5. That's the size of a large dog, an average size young child or almost $35,000 in cash. I wanted to run and hide. I had pictures of myself at my largest, unflattering pictures. Disney World takes professional quality photos of you from afar. Meaning, I couldn't hide the lumps, bumps and humps from a flattering selfie angle in Disney.
I have endometriosis (and have had surgery during this weight loss journey, crazy enough!) and with the fear that endo alone could kill my chances of having children - I knew my weight would if endo left me with any chance at all. I had to get it together. I had to stop being the lazy, rollypolly that I was for SO DAMN LONG.
Lazy Lauren, let's describe her. She ate relatively healthy, relatively normal 'meals'. Never finished dinner at a restaurant, ate alright sized portions. But Lazy Lauren had a serious problem with eating allllllll of the candy, sweet stuff, sugary stuff that ever got put within reach. She would eat a bag of this, a bag of that and if she wasn't quiteeeee in the mood for a sugar high, she'd mow down half a family sized bag of chips. While to everyone else, that ate out with her, that ate dinner with her - it looked crazy that she was so large but ate pretty good! It was hidden. It wasn't that I ate 4 dinners. I didn't. I didn't eat breakfast, I rarely ate lunch and I ate ~900-1100 calorie dinner. The ice cream, sour straws, starburst, cookies, Hershey hugs and overly sweet mixed drinks did me in. I didn't exercise. I got up when I had to from my couch, I walked to/from my car/office and to/from the bathroom at work. I walked at Disney. That was really it.
I wasn't what people assume a very morbidly obese girl was, but there I was. 260.5 of pure lard. I also drank mayyyyyyyybe a glass of water a day. Maybe. Now it's 100oz of water a day. Let me tell you - I think this is part of what helped me immensely. I was always so dehydrated. Always. By the time dinner would roll around, I'd be crushing 2-3 diet cokes - not knowing why I was so quick to drink them. I was just thirsty. All the time and didn't know it. I got it under control. It's HUGE to be hydrated. I get almost no headaches or migraines anymore.
I jog about 50 minutes every day, I walk about 11,000 steps a day too. This was a journey. My goal was 5k steps a day, then 7.5k and then 11. The jogging was added on (2 sets of 25 minutes) about 6 months ago. And mostly, I do it, so that I hit my steps faster - no real reason other than I don't feel like taking longer to hit the 11K goal. I don't think it was/is necessary to my life, but I do it and it's not so bad!
I NEVER thought I'd hit 75.5 lbs down. I knew when I made 185 my goal, that all it would do is put me in the overweight BMI - not healthy. I just couldn't put in 150 and see 110 lbs to goal to be within the healthy range. I was already crushed looking at 75.5. Now, staring into the future, 35 lbs more doesn't seem so scary. I'm still going to eat 1500-1700 calories a day and if it takes me another 348 days to get to 150, I'm okay with it.
I spent over 2 weeks on vacation during my journey, I had surgery that quite literally kept me on my ass for 2 weeks and I celebrated many things over these days and I'm still here. I've had setbacks, bad days and weight gain but I'm here. Don't get discouraged if you miss a day, or 3 of goals. Please don't deprive yourself of a slice (just 1!) of birthday cake on your birthday or an anniversary toast with your spouse. You CAN have your birthday cake and be alright on the other side.
I just need you to know that you can do it. I did it, and I really never believed I could. If I can, you can. Believe in yourself. Baby steps!
Thank you lose it, thank you all for being such a big part of my journey. Here's to a healthy weight for me, which I haven't seen since puberty!
Good morning Reddit Losers! I'ma be a bit braggy today, because I hit (what I feel) is a huge milestone! Today I weighed in at 172 (5' 1/2"F, 31), which is 40 lbs down from my starting weight! I started getting serious about the weight loss in June, when my SO had a serious talk with me about my weight and how it was affecting our relationship. I decided I liked him more than I liked potato chips, and it's been mostly downhill from there.
This has been the hardest, but simplest, thing I've ever done, and I never ever in a million years thought I'd stick with it, let alone lose this much weight. I feel a little woozy, thinking about the 60+ additional lbs I want to lose and how long it's going to take, but the time will pass anyway.
Eventually, I'd like to get into the gym and work a little on getting stronger, but I'm aiming to lose at least 20 more lbs first because I'm super self-conscious. Doesn't matter how many times I hear "everyone here is just working on their own stuff, they're probably not even paying attention to you", I still feel like an ass every time I go in. In the meantime, I'm trying to increase physical activity at home by going on more walks, doing some stretching and basic yoga, anything that gets me moving.
If you're thinking you'd like to lose weight, there's no better time than now, no one more prepared than you. Here's to 60 more lbs. We got this.
Hi all!
I am a long time lurker, first time poster on this sub. I’ve struggled with weight basically my whole life. I’ve never really known how to go about weight loss in any manner, much less a healthy one.
I don’t have the mental or physical energy to get started because of depression/anxiety, and I don’t have the finances to hire a professional to help. I’ve done minimal research but always get confused or don’t understand how to achieve weight loss. For example I don’t understand most fitness terminology or if i do I don’t know how to do exercises properly (is my form correct, am I doing enough sets of something, what’s the best exercise for fat loss, etc.).
I don’t know what amount of food is healthy and how many calories i should be consuming a day without feeling starved.
I’ve recently had a total thyroidectomy and gained even more weight. It also causes me to have a foggy mind this past month. I really want to start losing weight and live a healthier lifestyle but I just don’t know how to go about or where to even start.
I’m 26 F 5’3 208lbs. If anyone can help a newbie get started I would really appreciate the help.
If this kind of post isn’t allowed mods please remove it.
BTW I’m using a new account because I want to have a separate account on reddit just for the subject of weight so i can keep track more easily. Hope that’s okay with you guys!
Also, sorry for the long post
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Now you’re ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.
This month i was frustrated by my own way of weight loss. The whole case is this.
Last 2 month my friend and I decide to lose weight together. She starves herself and I limit my calories and exercise. I try to eat her vegetables and less fat and sugar.
But We both end up in Mcdonalds (I know sorry). I get a hamburger, salad, and water. She gets a water. My calories ended up 600 calories. I realized the dressing I used was high calories. But it's ok. It is a cheat day.
The next day, I have a homemade salad with lemon juice, eggs, and ham slice with a potato (salad was lunch, eggs breakfast, ham and potato was dinner).
In a month, I lose 4 pounds. My friend loses 10 pounds. She comments I am doing it wrong. Whatever,she is thin but her legs is shaking like jello while she eats.
But this month because of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas season was too tempting to me to diet.I begin to eat everything that is very delicious food even though i know that i am on a diet. so i am so hesitated.
Do anyone have same puzzled problems with me?
i think i need someone to share their journey that help me out
