Monday, January 27, 2020

Starting over! ...again.

Today was a successful day one! My second time around. Last winter, I started my weight loss journey and within 5 months (January to June) I was 7lbs from my goal weight and had lost 40lbs. I was looking good and feeling good. I decided I would maintain over summer, then tackle those last few pounds over this winter.

Well, maintenance is hard. Really hard. I struggled so much, I decided to take a “break” while on a trip. That break turned into, “but now I’m at the cabin,” which turned into, “well, it’s Halloween,” then, “oh, it’s Thanksgiving,” then, “Christmas calories don’t count.” Except they do. They all do. And now I’ve gained 15lbs back and instead of 7lbs, I have 22lbs to lose.

All these months, nearly every day, I thought, “Today is the day!” Today, I’ll get back on that wagon, I’ll count those calories and I’ll start losing again. And occasionally I do. For a day or two at a time. But! I haven’t given up. Today was another successful day one! So here’s hoping it turns into a successful day two, which will turn into a successful few months.

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IF, macros, frequent but small meals... Are any of these relevant or are they just strategies to sustain CICO?

We’ve all heard it: starvation mode. I’ve been unintentionally doing IF since I started my CICO diet 3 weeks ago. I feel super full when I do eat and my body doesn’t even acknowledge hunger until 5pm (when I routinely break fast) but my initial 10lbs have been slower than when I’ve done other diets (keto, duh!). I do realize weight loss stalls after the initial whoosh, but I haven’t had that whoosh. Is my body hanging on to this undesired fat for dear life?! How do I get it to let it go like Elsa???

And then there’s the “power of metabolic foolery”: eating small, but frequent meals. I’m confused and obviously want to do this in the most effective and healthy way.

Also: if anyone has similar stats and has reached their goal with either or any of these methods and could shine the light on this girl, I would be super, super grateful.

24F | 5’3 | SW:173 | CW: 166 | GW: 115

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Tantrum Tuesday - The Day to Rant!

I Rant, Therefore I Am

Well bla-de-da-da! What's making your blood boil? What's under your skin? What's making you see red? What's up in your craw? Let's hear your weight loss related rants!
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Please consider saving your next rant for this weekly thread every Tuesday.

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[Rant] I'm so tired of what alcohol does to my body

I've been on this weight loss journey for about a year now, and never really slowed down my drinking. In college (just graduated) I would drink 1-2 nights a week and have maybe 3-6 drinks those nights. I would just count the night of drinking as a loss, log an approximate number of calories, and accept that my weight would go up in the morning. I knew that in the long run I would still be losing, because I was. I slowly but steadily lost weight over the course of 3 months. Then, when I got within 10 lbs of my goal weight got lazy about my eating habits and started plateauing.

Now I'm finally back to losing again (more strict about calories and exercising regularly), and realizing how significantly alcohol is slowly down my pace. When I weigh myself after a night of drinking, my weight sometimes goes up by 5lbs. I know it's mostly water weight, and from all the salty snacks (pizza, chips, etc.) I consume when drunk, but it takes up to a week for my weight to normalize. It's a frustrating feeling to know that my whole week is spent getting myself back to where I started.

Also, I can't drink without consequence anymore. I'm only in my early 20s but I've started having all day nausea and hangovers the day after a night of heavy drinking. And it's hard to make good food choices when you feel like shit and just want to eat rolls of crackers.

I don't think I'm ready to cut it out completely - drinking is a big part of spending time with friends and going on dates for me (dating is a whole other struggle in my life but alcohol makes it slightly more comfortable for me). I do think I need to set myself a limit, though. Maybe 2 drinks max per night - not enough where I will think eating a big slice of pizza is somehow a good idea. And not enough to send me over my TDEE.

Anyway, just my rant but happy to know others' experience with this or any tips to cut down.

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How/When to prepare for skin removal surgery?

Hello, I am approaching the end of my journey, well at least the dropping weight portion of of the journey, so I have been starting to think about the possibility of wanting skin removal surgery in the future.
Details about me, I am a 5'7 male, age 27 and back in 2016 I peaked weight wise at about 400lbs, as of today I am at 170lbs, however with that I have noticed the loose skin is starting to hit me pretty hard. My goal is to lose about 25lbs more.

Right now my thought process is to spend the next 6 months getting to my desired weight and then spend another year working out focusing on resistance training as to help with the skin as much as possible. I was hoping to ask a list of questions though.

  1. How early should you start getting serious about skin removal surgery, as in contacted doctors and getting consultations.
  2. Should I meet with some kind of weight loss expert first or do I just go ahead and reach out to a practice that specializes in body contouring.
  3. Is a year long enough to know about how much loose skin I am going to end up with and how much it will bounce back.
  4. Is it an ok idea to get it done piece wise, say arm then thigh etc, or is it just better to get it all done with at once?
  5. How did people handle that with work, is this something you can use a medical leave for or because its elective are you just kinda on your own?
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All I ate this weekend was greggs, subway, burgers and milkshakes

All I ate this weekend was greggs, subway, burgers & milkshakes and it was one of the best weekends of my life.

*record scratch* Let me explain... This weekend I went on a bit of a cross country trip with some friends of mine. This was the first time in the past year that I haven't been able to weigh myself or count calories entirely accurately and I was a bit nervous to be honest. However I made a concious decision to put my anxiety behind me and just enjoy the weekend. I had some drinks, I had many burgers and a couple of milkshakes and a bit of fast food too but it was one of the best weekends of my life regardless.

There's two main reasons for that. The first is because it was just a great weekend away with friends and it will forever be a treasured memory. The second is because I realised quite vividly that while weight loss is important, it's also important for us to be developing a new life style. I love burgers and milkshakes, I always have and I probably always will, why would I cut them out of my life entirely? That would be ridiculous and backwards. I've had my fun, made my memories but now I get to go back to a normal, relaxed and healthy diet. One weekend didn't make me regain the 91lbs I've lost. Balance and moderation are key to our success :)

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How people treat you when you're thin vs fat

Did anyone actually notice a difference in the way you were treated as you lost weight? I've heard that people get nicer as you lose weight but I honestly can't say I've been treated differently at my highest weight vs now (SW: 175lbs CW:128lbs 5ft). Still treated as nicely as I was back then and never had a doctor not take me seriously at my highest weight like I've heard some doctors do. I still have 30-40lbs to lose so I'm wondering if I'll ever see this difference people talk about. Pounds lost tend to make more of a difference the smaller you get though so it's possible I'll start seeing the people being nicer phenomenon I see talked about in weight loss groups.

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