Test Trial

I decided to see a nutritionist and get my body tested for BMR, body fat etc. It told me where my fat was lodged, mainly my trunk and equally in legs and arms. I also got my results and a calorie goal. I have decided to try it for 8 weeks and see if it works. I have been seeing a lot of posts about eating less to lose weight and from what I have been told, my BMI is within normal ranges but I do have fat mass I want to lose. I had been aiming for around 1200 calories but I haven't really been experiencing weight loss, I've actually stalled at around 138lbs for weeks, going up to 141lbs and then back down to 139lbs.

I'm 5'3 at 139lbs, 31% body fat, visceral fat is an 8 on a scale of low, 10 and high (so idk) and my BMR is 1311 kcal. My lean mass is 52lbs and my body fat mass is 43lbs. I want to drop 15lbs of body fat mass, but ideally, I'll most likely drop maybe 5 lbs and gain 1lb or 2 lbs of muscle mass. For females, 31% body fat isn't that bad due to where we store fat and our breasts but I want to ideally drop to 25% body fat.

But, the nutritionist told me to eat 1700 calories a day when working out, and 1500 when not. So I'm gonna trust him and eat around 1500-1700 calories, and prioritizing my macros towards protein and carbs. I'll most likely experience an increase in water weight initially and some weight gain, but at the end of the eight weights, if he's correct, I should lose a few pounds. Hopefully.

When the eight weeks are over, I'll update this post. Ultimately I am aiming for body recomposition but losing body fat overall is good. I wanted to make this post as an awareness that as you get closer to your ideal body weight, it gets harder and harder to lose excess body fat. I was told that due to working out, I have to eat more to fuel my muscles and body. I will say that I do feel more energetic and so far I haven't seen my weight shoot up, yet. Surprisingly, 1700 calories are just an extra handful of nuts. Trying to balance between 1500-1700 without shooting over will be a challenge.

I'll revisit in 4 weeks, just to see where things are and then at 8 weeks. I am excited to see where this leads. I will also be monitoring my workouts, see if I'm lifting more weight and pushing harder. If they're right, then that changes the game plan. I've always been a fan of eating more to fuel workouts, but this the first time I'm recording everything. I figured getting some accountability buddies will keep me from straying from the path.

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Who wants to be my iMessage weight loss buddy?

OK, maybe that was super straightforward, but hear me out! I'd love to start an iMessage (or WhatsApp) thread with someone in my age range (20-30, but I'm 25) who wants to share their life with me. I'm an open book! Let's talk about things we like. Let's egg one another on. Let's talk about how we're going to better our lives and what our hopes and dreams are. Let's update one another every single time we have a small victory, whether we go to the gym or don't eat that extra slice of pizza that we usually have. I want to share my workout playlist with you, and I want you to do the same.

I'm 307lbs right now. Down from 313 a week ago. I have a long-term goal weight of 180lbs. A long way to go.

What's your weight? What's your goal?

A little about me: I'm a musician from Boston named Seth and I'm currently working on my next album (I'll be recording it in Mexico City next month). Here's one of my songs so you know what I sound like. I play the ukulele and listen to all kinds of music. My favorite bands are Belle and Sebastian, Vampire Weekend, and The Smiths. I also love movies. I watch one or two in the theater each week and my favorites tend to be foreign films.

Let me know if you're interested! Thank you.

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NSV Sober January Success

A huge component of my 40lb weight gain over the last 6 years has been the amount of booze I consume on a regular basis. From the ages of 17-21, I lost 80lbs. When I turned 21 and could drink legally, I slowly started drinking all. the. damn. time. Booze with dinner and brunch, binge drinking on the weekends, drinking socially, drinking by myself, drinking at bars, parties, game nights, concerts, baseball games. Everywhere. Mostly beer, sometimes wine, occasionally hard liquor. Half of the weight came back.

Now let me set the record straight. I definitely do not consider myself an alcoholic and never have. I don't believe that I have an addiction to alcohol. I do however believe that I had made it such a regular part of my life that it eventually became habitual. I quit 'cold turkey' this week, and haven't had any withdrawal or adverse physical affects. This post isn't about alcoholism.

I decided to try dry January strictly for the inevitable weight loss benefits. It's the 13th and I haven't lost any weight. But the non-scale revelations I've had have been unexpected and encouraging. This week, I partook in three activities that would've normally included alcohol: a Lakers game, a birthday brunch, and a night of karaoke (one of my most favorite things to do). I was 100% convinced that I wasn't going to have fun doing any of these things sober. I've always done them drunk, and have a great time doing them drunk. But you know what? I had just as much fun as I always do. I still stayed out until 1am at the karaoke bar. I still performed just as well as I always do. (Maybe even better! Because, yes, booze destroys your singing voice.) But I didn't wake up hungover, I didn't pick a fight with my girlfriend, and I consumed MUCH less calories than I would have normally. I did the math, and I probably saved at least 2K calories (probably more) over the three days I would have normally had alcohol.

But really who gives a fuck about the calories? What I've learned, and what I can take with me as I try to have the same results transforming my eating habits, is that I have self control. I have 100% control over my body, and over what I put in my mouth. I don't need booze to have a good time, and I don't need meatball sandwiches to make me feel good. Even if they're from the hottest deli in Los Angeles and they have 4.5 stars on Yelp. And if I can stare a delicious, ice cold IPA in the face and still choose sugar-free Red Bull, then fuck...I can ignore that ice cream in my freezer.

I can still live the life I've always lived. I can still enjoy the things I've always enjoyed. But I can also exert self-control and free will. I can say no to the things that tempt me, and I can learn (or re-learn) moderation.

I'm feelin good!

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Dating after weight loss!

TL;DR: I’d love to hear some feedback and how your dating life has changed after losing weight.

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Low key/high key … this is a tough one to come to terms with!

I’ve had the unfortunate experience of more than one person telling me that I was a "nice girl" but I was just not fit enough. I don’t want to attack anyone for feeling that way—in fact, props to the ones who came out and said it rather than the ones who used another excuse. I will say, for the most part, men have truly been kind.

I personally have definitely noticed a huge change after dropping 30 pounds – 250 to 220. It’s kind of awful, but I feel like dudes don’t look straight through me anymore. Lol it’s hard being a human. I also have the confidence to wear less makeup and wear my hair un-styled and just air-dried. I'm sure there is a level of natural confidence coming through as well that people pick up on. You know, we feel each other's energies and what not.

I carry my weight in my midsection which is dreadfully hard to get rid of. But it seems to be fairly well hidden until … the clothes come off! Haha!

I’ve mostly used dating apps with the very very very occasional date coming from *gasp* real life. This is D.C. in 2020! We are unwell!

Anyway, let me know what your experiences have been. Very curious.

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I need help and I’m embarrassed

I apologize in advance for the length of this post, but I need help and don’t know where to turn. This sub has been amazing for me, so hopefully someone can give me a little help.

A little background. I was never overweight as a child, but my dad had a fear of me being fat so at a young age (7) I was relegated to the basement to run on the treadmill alone and my food was heavily restricted. In high school I would hide in my room to eat (I didn’t want to disappoint my dad, so even though I was doing it in secret, I made sure they were “healthy” foods, so basically any fat-free cookies or goodies). My weight ballooned when I was well into adulthood. I ballooned up to 270’s/5.9 F. Over the last 13 months I’ve lost 100 lbs, gained 25 back, lost 30, gained 27 again and I’m down 10 of those again. If anything, this tells you I have a lot to work on. I don’t have my binge eating under control. I still don’t like to eat in front of people. Just a lot to work on. I have a horrible relationship with food, but am aware what a healthy relationship should look like.

What I need help with is my kids. I have two young kids. 5 and 8. Their whole lives I spent trying to instill good eating habits and trying to instill a healthy relationship with food: You don’t need to clear your plate, you should only eat until not hungry (not eating until full). Plenty of water. We talk about calories, how eating different types of food makes you feel physically, etc. What foods give you energy, strength, etc. So this is not every time they eat, but I want them to be cognizant of what goes into their bodies. Although I don’t typically buy junk food to keep around the house (chips, cookies, etc), I also don’t restrict any foods; however, I do moderate it (for example, I’d rather have them eat 4 M&M,s occasionally as a snack, than prohibit any chocolate and they binge on it at someone else’s house..or worse develop my horrible habit of eating in secret). They make sure to always have something healthy on their plates, and they know what it is and what it means. The problem is that they are both overweight. I feel like I’ve failed as a parent. I feel like a horrible piece of shit. I see teenagers post on here about their amazing weight loss stories and most know that the their horrible habits was their parents fault initially. They weren’t taught the proper things to eat, etc. Because of how I was raised, I’ve worked so hard to at least instill the right habits, but I’m failing. I’m a horrible parent and I don’t know how to fix it.

My oldest eats very healthy, but has an issue with portion control. For example, he’ll eat a whole avocado. He could probably eat 3 avocados if I let him. My youngest I think may have a sensory issue with food and will only eat a very limited number of foods (either that or just really stubborn). I talked to his doctor about it this morning and he suggested we give it a 3 month trial trying to get this under control and hopefully it’ll help with his digestive issues as well (problems going to the bathroom, I’m assuming for lack of fiber in veggies, since the only veggie he eats is spinach. The only fruit he’ll touch is oranges). If this doesn’t improve he will be sent to a specialist that deals with sensory issues.

I need help with helping them lose weight, especially with my youngest since he’s so stubborn on what he’ll eat. Usually if he doesn’t want to eat I won’t give in to let him have crap, but he’ll just live on milk. I’d rather die than have them face the struggles that I’ve had to face having such an unhealthy relationship with food and being obese.

Obviously what I’ve been doing isn’t working. And I feel horrible. Does anyone have any advice, tips, etc to help kids lose weight. Any meal plans for kids? What about meal plans to incorporate veggies? How do you get your young kids to eat veggies?

Any help, advice, tips would be appreciated. And maybe reinforcement that I’ve done a shitty job parenting is what I need to hear!

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C25K: Or, the First Time I’ve Ever Enjoyed Running

Hi everyone,

Over the last 6 months, I’ve lost just about 100 pounds (M25, Starting weight: 320, Current weight: 225, Goal weight: 180 for now - but I’m gonna keep going). It was all through strict calorie counting and 3 hrs a day in the gym, which I’ve really enjoyed. However, the gym has gotten a bit boring (since I’ve exhausted my podcast and YouTube to-watch/listen lists). Just after The new year, I joined the Loseit Challenge, and I started C25K to add more intense cardio to my routine, which is something I’ve avoided my whole life. For those who don’t know, C25K is a program that aims to make a couch potato 5K-ready in a measured program that starts with alternating walks and jobs that trend toward more and more running over time.

Today’s run was the first time I ever actively enjoyed running, in any capacity, at all in my life. After every run in the first week, I could feel how intensely my heart was beating while I was left absolutely panting for the intermittent walks. Today, on Week 2, Day 2, the runs felt smooth, and I wasn’t nearly exhausted. The kicker: I decided to run through the 5 minute cool down walk before doing my own cool down. This felt like an absolute marathon compared to the 90 second bursts I was doing for today’s run. Going to the gym and working out have made sense to me for a long time now, but this is the first time running has really clicked with me (as someone who spent all of middle and highschool gym classes absolutely miserable).

I’m not someone who agrees at all with the “if I can do it, you can do it” mantra - I see it on a lot of posts across the usual fitness, weight loss, and motivational subreddits. I disagree for one main reason: all of our situations are different. I have some lucky situations that have made my weight loss and my C25K experience easier than some have it: I have a job with a flexible schedule so I have time to go o the gym, I can afford the gym membership and healthy foods, I have supporting friends and family, I don’t take any medications that would make it difficult to lose weight, I don’t have any physical or mental/emotional differences/difficulties that would make going to the gym more challenging, etc etc. etc. Just because I lost weight one way (with a lot of hard work and dedication, but not without some helpful privileges), that does not mean the same strategies or advice would helpful everyone else.

However, I have felt for the longest time incapable of fitness or healthy living. The person I was at 320 is drastically different from who I am now almost 100 pounds later, and I still have a lot more to go. For those who feel like they are not capable, or that things will never work for them, I know how that feels, my advice is this: losing weight and getting healthy is for one person only: you. You live in your body and you know what it would mean for you to accomplish the goals you set up for yourself. Staying accountable to yourself and for yourself is the main key to staying on track. Eating healthy for just one day, working out for 10 minutes, and losing just one pound is still progress, and you should be proud of yourself for any success along the way.

I just wanted to send out a quick thank you for everyone here for being such positive, motivational people - especially those who are struggling since they let me know that it’s not just me. A special shout-out to the folks at /r/C25K and /r/CICO for their help too!

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Maintenance Success

I was 280 lbs back in May and down to 260 as of November and still. I managed to not fall completely off my weight loss wagon because lessons I've learned from r/loseit talking about maintenance. Truly to make it through the holidays and four weeks of low energy illness. It's totally interrupted my meal planning. I have a lot of issues around binge eating and when I'm feeling unwell physically or mentally, it's a trigger to stuff that "void" with "nutrients" in a desperate overcompensation type of way. I had to keep reminding myself, I don't need an ENTIRE box of crackers and it's ok that I'm not following a meal plan. Just because I stopped meal planning for these weeks doesn't mean my weight loss journey is over. While I still did eat an entire box of crackers in one sitting, I'm pretty sure that was my only binge session, I managed to control my other binges by spreading then out and eating smaller portions. Force myself to ask my body whether or not I really need that food and acknowledge I don't really need it, but I'm still going to eat a little and to forgive myself for my little failures.

While all of that might sound like a failure to weight loss journey it's the best failure I've ever had and I'm incredibly proud. Successful people don't avoid failure, they learn from it. I am not just climbing a mountain, this is not a peak to be conquered and moved on from. I am a mountain woman; I will navigate the mountain range and climb many mountains.

I know I can do this, little success by little success. Better (but not great) is still better and the proof is in the pudding (or my weight chart in this case).

I love you all.

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