Someone tell me it’s okay

Just need some validation. I’ve been making efforts to be a healthier person/body/mind for several months now but just started REALLY putting effort into my weight loss. I started at 205ish lbs and I’m down to 191 as of this morning. I’ve been counting calories and going to the gym 4x a week. I also do OMAD and 16:8 or 18:6. I’ve been pretty good about it. I’m finally starting to see progress and I’m excited about it. Today, I was going to go to the gym after work and then eat some taco soup. But...I started my period at work. I’ve got endometriosis so my periods are so bad, especially on day 1. I convinced myself to not go to the gym because I was in tears from pain, and then ate Cookout because I didn’t feel like cooking. I’m only at 1214 calories for the day with the terrible Cookout dinner, but I’m sitting here feeling so so guilty for not going to the gym and eating shitty. Someone validate me and tell me I didn’t just ruin all my progress, and that it’s okay to not go to the gym when I’m in pain. 😭😭😭 I will be better tomorrow

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Operation Transformation

There’s this TV series in Ireland called Operation Transformation and it is essentially a group of people trying to improve their lives by eating healthier and exercising more (and losing weight in the process) with the help of professionals. Essentially a typical weight loss reality show.

One of the people on the show this year lost 17lbs in one week and the show did something that could be considered a little bit controversial. They didn’t praise him for his weight loss. It turns out that the only reason he lost that much weight is because he refused to have a healthier diet and ate little to nothing for the week. Not only that, instead of having a healthy sleeping pattern, he apparently stayed up all hours of the night exercising. The TV show refused to praise his weight loss because the way he did it was so unhealthy and to be honest it is quite refreshing watching a tv show that does actually care about how you lose weight, rather than how much you lose. I often think we always get so fixated on numbers and losing as many lbs as possible rather than actually permanently changing your lifestyle to something realistic.

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Did it take any of you a while to recognize progress?

I lost 20lbs during the last few months of 2019, and I never really noticed a difference until I tried on some shirts I haven’t worn in a while and it all kind of hit me.

“Wow, I have lost weight”. I feel way more confident and excited. It all seemed so subtle until now.

I’m still in the process of losing more. I have about 30lbs to go until my initial goal. But I just feel so much happier and lighter.

I just started working out again, and I’m planning on being more intentional about my diet and habits everyday. Most of my weight loss was directly related to my environment becoming a lot safer and happier. :)

Smaller portions and inconsistent IF.

I plan on being intentional about my fasting and my diet is becoming more balanced. My husband and I also just started going to the gym 3-5 times a week and my energy levels have definitely increased.

SW: 189lbs CW: 168lbs GW: 140lbs

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shocked at not binging

so, background information: i used to have an ed and then decided to recover and developed bed. at the start of the new year i decided that i had been binging for long enough and wanted to lose weight healthily, and stop binging

well this i binged 4 times out of last week and the week before, which, to be honest, isnt bad. but it was still making me unhappy.

so this week i decided i needed to push myself harder to stop binging and stop giving in to it. it was just making me depressed.

this week ive been doing pretty well sticking to my calorie limit of 1300 (low, but its enough for me). however today, i ate 2000 calories.

normally, this would trigger a binge and i would eat everything because i had "already ruined the day".

but today i didnt.

im so proud of myself and really feel like my relationship with food has improved.

i dont know if anyone really cares, but im just happy today and i really feel like, even though i havent had any major weight loss, ive realised that i AM improving in other ways.

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[Tip] A reminder that it's not about weight loss

I've come across a lot of posts by people asking why they aren't losing weight when they're on a proper calorie deficit, and doing everything correctly.

Before increasing your deficit, know that your unit of measurement might be misleading. It's not about weight loss.

If you can see progress in any one of the following areas on your cut, be assured, you're doing it right:

• You're seeing more definition

• Your waist size is decreasing / clothes are looser

• Your lifts / fitness levels are increasing

• And, finally, weight loss

As someone currently on a cut (from ~30% bodyfat to currently ~17% and looking to hit 11%, having been 14% in the past), I'm at a phase where I'm starting to see weekly changes around my midsection. Knowing this, when I step on the scale, I want the reading to be as high as possible, because then I'll know I'm preserving muscle, or better yet, undergoing body recomposition (muscle feeding off fat loss).

It's easy to talk to people who don't know much about health and fitness about your cut in terms of pounds/kilos, but know that we don't gauge a company's success by only how much it spends.

This may come as common knowledge to some, but even experienced individuals need reminders and reassurance.

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Is 1800 calories a day too much?

Im a 5"9 male, 208lbs. At the beginning of the year I weighed in at 213 (the biggest I've ever been) and decided I was done with my poor eating habits. Looking back I was probably eating around 3000+ calories per day causing the gradual weight gain. I did some light research online and found out that my ideal calorie intake should be around 1800 to achieve continuous weight loss. Ill add that I work in the construction field so im on my feet and active most of the day. I ask because it seems like a lot of people eat much less than this. I've tried to go lower but even at 1800 calories its a struggle. I've lost 5lbs in 2.5 weeks so Im assuming its working? Thoughts?

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Weight loss and Sperm/seamen volumes

I hope this isnt going to violate any rules, however, ever since I've started my weightloss journey I've noticed the volume of my seamen loads has dramatically reduced. Almost to the point where I am hardly producing any at all. I am dieting relatively hard, around 1200 calories on a 2400 calorie TDEE. I also go to the gym 4 days a week. On those days I dont eat more.

1. Has anyone and their significant other attempted or got pregnant while they are eating at a very minimal calorie intake?

2. Have any other men/women noticed this happening?

I'm doing really well with the dieting and I'm losing weight rapidly as planned. I dont want to take a break from the plan. But if I did, is eating more for 1 or 2 or 3 days in advance of her ovulation enough to get my production back up? Or do I need a week or more? ...assuming its connected at all(I believe strongly that it is)

Thanks in advance!

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