It's finally time! Whats your best tips for healthy eating/avoiding temptation?

I've been lurking on here for a while, reading everyone's posts for inspiration

The time has now come for me to start my weight loss journey. I started yesterday by going to a gym

I currently weight 88kg/194ibs

My target is to be 70kg/154ibs by July. Is this realistic and achievable?

I think I will be okay with the exercise aspect. I am a teacher so do a lot of steps in a day and I enjoy going for walks and gym classes. My biggest downfall is food. I often work late and tiring hours and come in and just cannot be bothered to cook something healthy. I find it easier to grab fast food on the way home or go to a restaurant with friends. What are your best tips for avoiding temptation and eating healthily when it is a bit alien to you?

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Thank you!!

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Need help for what feels like an endless cycle

I’m embarrassed to be writing this but I have to tell someone (or someones). Between August 2018 and June 2019, I lost 60 pounds. I went from 220lbs to 149lbs (I’m a 5’4 F, 24y/o), I was the lowest I had ever been and in the best shape of my life, I looked amazing and still hated myself. I lost the weight and got fit because from mid-June, I started one year of backpacking the world, with the date my flight left being the date I hit my goal weight of 150.

It’s now January 3rd, 2020 and I’m ashamed to admit I weigh in at 194lbs. In September I was 169 and have somehow managed to put on 25 pounds since then and 45 pounds overall. I feel like a failure! And on top of that, I’m furious at myself for gaining again and losing my body and fitness. I’m angry and scared of failing again.

My birthday is July 8th (I turn 25!) and I’m setting the goal of hitting the same physical shape and weight I had last June by my birthday, with the hope of continuing weight loss until 2021 (hoping to hit 130 by then and do a pull-up). I’m on the road until May so I know the next few months aren’t going to be easy but any and all motivation/advice/commiseration would be welcome. Sad and feeling lost and angry but trying to stay committed.

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I lost my weightloss war 2006-2020

Hey all!

Graph

M/32/6'6

I wanted to share my weight loss battle and show you how hard it is. I tracked my weight from 2006 to now (more diligently since 2013)

On January 1st 2018 I made the goal to reach my ideal weight of 200lbs by September 2019. And I failed. I started with a weight of 230 and I was able to go down to 213 but because of work related stress (laid off), bulimia, drinking and depression I regained all the weight and now I'm sitting at 243.

A couple of days ago, during the NYE party, there was this girl from work that I really like. After talking all night she told me at the end of the party "What a shame that you look like a chubby unhappy Henry Cavill, and not fit Henry". It still hurts...

I'm too tired, 10 weight losses attempts and i'm still fat, maybe 2020 will be the year when I finally drop to 200 and will look like Cavill?

Sorry for my depressing rant but I wanted to share my battles and show that it's not always straight forward.

NSFWish Jan 2018 230

NSFWish Aug 2018 213

Cloths right now 243

NSFWish right now 243

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 03 January 2020? 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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Does anyone else experience jealousy from their parents because of weight loss?

Hi, this is a problem that has recently come up in my life. I'm about halfway through my weight loss and up until this entire time my stepmother has been pretty supportive of me and saying how proud she was. Until the day I weighed less than her that is. When I told her I got below 140 she got this kinda annoyed look on her face and told me I should stop losing and that I look perfect now. I kinda shrugged it off and didnt think much of it.

But now everytime she (and my dad and brother too tbh) bring my weightloss they always say that I'm fine the way I am and I shouldn't lose any more weight. I've tried telling them that I'm just barely at a normal weight and 110 (my goal) is the ideal weight for my height. They insist that I'm being obsessive and that I'll turn into a stick.

Today especially it was bad. My stepmom started yelling at me and saying that I have low confidence and body issues (and I admit I have a few but its not like I have an eating disorder or anything and my issues are with me being fat) and saying that she must be fat if I still want to lose more weight.

Anyway at this point I'm just frustrated and hurt and wondering if anyone else has gone through a parent being jealous about your weightloss? Some advice would really be helpful here. Thanks.

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I am refereeing my friends' weight loss contest. How to help my friends?

My two bff's are kings of trash talk and bet on EVERYTHING under the sun and now they wanna see which one of them can lose the most weight. Both are men, under age 40, physically active (walking, climbing stairs, etc) but carry about 100# extra weight each. Contest runs from now till July 1st, with monthly weigh-ins. Money is on the line, but so is bragging rights.

I did a hedge: I'm not a participant, but I put $100 into their pot. If neither of them loses at least 10#, I get the whole pot, otherwise, my $100 goes to whoever wins. I don't really want to win, I just wanted to motivate them and keep them from flaking out.

Question is, what else can I do to help? IDK if getting more people on the hedge side will be motivating (more $$) or demotivating (people betting that you will fail). Should I just step back and see what happens? Is six months too long a time, should we have done this as a monthly contest instead? Has anybody ever done something like this, and how did it go?

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2020 is the year I will take things slow and steady to succeed for my health!

So I have been trying to lose weight since the age of 13 so I was in the 8th grade.

During my try I would lose weight and gain it back.

The thing was I would starve myself and binge eat bad.

I have always had a bad relationship with food since I was 5.

But became more aware of it when I started my weight loss journey.

I did mention to my family that i think i have a eating disorder but they just told me to learn how to fix it.

It felt like they wasn't concern so I stop being concern about it.

I put it in the back of my mind and stop my weight lost journey for three years.

2012 I was 16 and newly diagnosed with pcos so I decided to go back to weight loss journey.

I started losing weight I went from 359 to 340, 340 to 330 one time to 321 but I would yo-yo weight form 2012-2014.

My mental health was getting worse the pressure of losing weight was to much so I had to put my journey on hold.

(To be honest from middle school though high school I was just losing weight to have the improval of my peers and society I wasn't doing it for my health.)

At 18 I started therapy I learn I had major depressive disorder and severe anxiety disorder.

I saw my therapist for four years but all we talk about was depression I tried to open up with my concern that I think I have an eating disorder and some other problems but she would shoot me down nicely.

She would say "its possible you have a eating disorder I can see it and the other concerns but we're here for depression."

"Bedsides once you handle your depression everything else will follow."

And I just follow what she said.

At 23 I now know she was wrong and wasn't right for me but I am thankful to her because she did help me mature in the mind set and help me improve my relationship with my parents.

My depression went down I wasn't depressed anymore so I decided to get back on it.

But everything would fail I couldn't stay motivated or consistent.

No matter how much I tried I kept making the same mistakes.

But I couldn't see my wrongs.

I thought maybe I couldn't do this alone and I needed a partner to "hold my hand" though this journey.

That I couldn't do this alone.

No matter what I did I had failures after failures and I was pretty hard on myself so I stop.

Every time I hear about weight lost stories I always heard people say they had this desire to change that was so powerful it started the chain reaction to losing weight.

I knew I wanted to change for the better but I didn't have that desire.

Changing myself for the better wasn't a priority.

I felt lost for a long time.

I felt like I was just existing and not living.

But then in July 2019 I had a overwhelming desire for change.

But I was confused with these new found feelings.

And i still didn't do anything for it.

But try to look for answers.

oddly though the desire grew.

December 2019 I had this awaking.

I one day woke up and decided to be brutality honest with myself.

I had to admit to things about myself that hurt but it was my truth.

My weight lost journey didn't work because I wasn't giving it my 100%

Yeah middle school though high school I wasn't educated on nutrition etc...

But at 20 I knew what I needed to do I just didn't do it because I didn't want to.

I was using my mental illness and medical conditions as a clutch on why I can't do this.

I was putting unrealistic goals and pressure on to myself.

I wasn't patient, consistent or motivated.

I was ignoring my unhealthy relationship with food and the ed I know I have.

And I didn't think I could do this alone.

And I was looking for cheat ways.

I also realized I was using my health problems as a punishment for allowing my depression to get so far it rewired how I think and did.

After realizing this I started to fully forgive myself.

I know see my failures as a detour.

I know I can do this by myself but I also know I will need support but I can't expect some one to hold my hand and help me finish the race.

This is my journey alone no one else.

I started working on a small routine on dec 9th to combat my depression instead of waiting to 2020 like I usually do.

And tomorrow I will be getting a eating journal so I can start logging what I eat, how much eat and how my emotions were when I ate.

So 2020 is the year I will work on good habits so I can combat my weight lost and other issues so I can me healthy physically and mentally.

Thanks for reading ❤

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