I needed some fuckin Mexican food

Hey all! Check my post history if you wanna read about me being good and inspirational (I've lost 42 pounds so far!!!) This post is not about weight loss or me sticking to my diet. This post is about Mexican food.

You see, I've had a tiring last few weeks. All good stress, I've been applying and interviewing for tons of new jobs, but that has involved me driving a lot and being worn the fuck out. Still, even though I've been having to eat out more often than I usually do (been having to get lunch on the road), I've been fitting stuff into 1400 and steady losing weight!

Well today I was fuckin exhausted. I got coffee twice so I wouldn't fall asleep on my 3 hour drive. I ate some taco bell for lunch. Still, I was on track for a 1400 or even less day! But... after my 3 hour drive home I realized I really wanted mexican instead of my meal prepped low cal jambalaya.

I wasn't going to let myself have it. I was going to drive straight home and eat that jambalaya. But god damn it, I wanted a tamale and rice covered in cheese sauce!!! I checked in with myself (was I actually hungry? Did I really want it?) and decided it was worth it. I stopped at my favorite Mexican place.

I didn't count my chips. I didn't order something healthy. I ate everything on my plate. And you know what? It's okay. At the end of the week, I'm still going to have lost weight because I'm not going to eat Mexican again tomorrow, or binge ice cream tonight. Nope, I'm done eating for the day at 5 pm because I let myself have some delicious food. I estimated the calories (...it was like 1000 calories for that one meal...) and I still only ate about 1800-2000 calories today. That means I ate just about maintenance, I didn't even "ruin" any progress.

I guess the point is, I've suffered from every kind of disordered eating. But guess what, I didn't starve myself today, I didn't throw up my meal, and I didn't binge because I already "broke my diet." I just ate some damn Mexican food and enjoyed it. I'll be good tomorrow, and I'm sure I'll still have lost a pound or two by Sunday.:) Thanks for reading, and let yourself have a treat every now and then.

submitted by /u/Cuterthanu
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/2W3ZSnF

Where is this coming from and why won’t it go away?

23F, 5’6”, currently sitting around 130lbs. I’d been maintaining between 114 and 119 for a solid few years, until about 3 months ago I randomly hit 120. Then 125. Now 130. I started nursing school around this time, so I thought maybe it was stress related and my body was trying to hold on to every calorie I ate. Tried calorie deficit (to the extreme sometimes, sub 800cals/day), no weight loss to speak of, even gaining by a bit. I used to eat pretty much whatever I wanted, but since all this I’ve almost completely cut out fast food and processed foods. I’m pretty active, run a couple times a week, rock climbing when I have time, and I’m on my feet walking for 12 hours a day at my job. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why this is happening or how to reverse it. I know 130 isn’t necessarily unhealthy for me, but I’m not comfortable with it and I want to get back down to where I was before.

submitted by /u/legacie22
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/2IDK1EF

M/30/5'7 [325>172 = 153 pounds] Maintenance and Progress! A year ago I posted about my 140 weight loss! Update: one year later I've kept it off and lost a bit more weight as well!

Photo: 325 pounds vs 172 pounds

In 3 years, I lost 153 pounds and kept it off, through clean eating. Today community, I'm so elated to share this message and mission through my upcoming film: Generational Wellth, which explores the cost of healthy eating, weight loss journeys including my own and budget-friendly recipe tutorials for clean healthy eating.

Mission: Post-Hurricane Dorian,The Bahamas began rebuilding and equal focus must be on regrowing national resources! Through this film, the aim is to create 1,000 backyard farms by Summer 2020. We also aim to diversity the wellness space.

This mission needs your help. Starting for just $1, we can make this a reality. I would also LOVE to feature stories from this community in the documentary, kindly reply if interested!

Click below and Together, let's pass on Generational Wellth: https://www.princelewis.com/products/generationalwellth

submitted by /u/_PrinceLewis
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/2Q4Yduj

Grieving for all the time I wasted being overweight

I lost over 70 pounds and the most recent thing I have been struggling with is that, the closer my body starts to resemble what it looked like the last time I was this size, when I was a teenager and thin, the more these very specific, awful, cringe-worthy memories from my twenties that I thought I had forgotten about and moved past come roaring back. I’m happily married, a mother, and feel like my mental health is right where it needs to be. Through trial and extreme pain and effort I brought little humans into this world and nurtured and cared for them in a way that has made me have trust and pride in myself for the first time in my life. I found a profession I enjoy and am good at. It’s been a transformative and wonderful decade. But when I look back at the deeply insecure person I was in my youth I get so profoundly sad. I was cutting vegetables for dinner last night and thinking about this not-that-great guy I made a fool of myself over back when I was twenty and all of a sudden I just started weeping all over the damned carrots. I’m just so remorseful of the time I lost and so humiliated by the lengths I used to go for a crumb of affection from people who barely, if at all, cared anything for me. My weight made me act so needy and so grateful for anything. I just want to go back in time and take the younger me by the shoulders and scream at her to stop. To eat healthily and exercise and put all that energy chasing unrequited love into her career or developing skills and talents. Maybe this is just part of the process when you lose weight? I just did not expect to feel such heady emotions. Weight loss is supposed to be all fun and dressing room selfies, right? I think sharing this is a form of therapy and sorry if it doesn’t contribute to the practical discussion of how to lose weight. How does a person cope with what gets stirred up when you finally do lose weight? Is it good that this is coming to the surface? Because—insanely— it feels so awful that I almost want to stop losing weight so I don’t have to deal with it.

[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/2vaeHds

Huge tips for holding yourself accountable!

Every weight loss journey will be filled failures, it’s up to you to pick yourself up and hold yourself accountable. I couldn’t tell you the sheer amount of times I’ve dieted and failed but recently I have done two things to hold myself accountable and I have to say they have really helped! The first one may not be for everybody but I must say it was a very good investment and definitely does play a part in telling your brain to either put down that food you shouldn’t be eating or help you push through the hunger!

1. A smart scale! (I use Withings body cardio). My one was a bit pricey but I’m aware that there are cheaper alternatives. Now this connects to an app on your phone and I use it to weigh myself EVERY morning. This way I can see weight fluctuations which prevent me from getting demotivated as I see they are very normal. This again keeps you accountable as you can see any weight gain on the app and you can’t cheat yourself by pretending you didn’t put on any weight.

2. An alternative Instagram account. I have a private Instagram account in which I post refusal updates of the foods I’m eating, runs I go on, workouts I have and most importantly progress pictures. At first this was only for me and after using it for a few months it shows me a clear history of how far I’ve come and keeps me motivated in moments I hit a plateau or otherwise lose motivation. If you want to follow it to check out an example of how I use it you can look at @dietcheen. You don’t need to be self conscious as Instagram let’s you keep this private so even if somebody you know stumbles across it they can’t see what you post unless you want them to. This is one of the main changes I made to my latest weight loss journey and it has gone a long way to let me hold myself accountable with the food I eat as well as keeping me consistent with running workouts which in turn has done wonders to keep me fit for my boxing training.

If you have any other questions about intermittent fasting or anything else please don’t hesitate to message me on here or on the Instagram. Loads of people helped me when I was starting out and I want to pay it forward and help at least one person to start changing their life!

submitted by /u/HypeCheen
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/2W3GQxJ

I’m not losing weight at an average of 1200 calories per day

So I started tracking my calories several weeks ago. I used a weight loss calculator which said to eat 1200 calories per day. I am only 4’ 9. Most days I eat about 1250 calories. Some days I eat close to 1400 or 1500 but the next day I eat 700 or 800 to average out. I tallied my weekly calories and they came out to about 8700. After several weeks I haven’t seen much of a difference. I do feel less bloated but the scale hasn’t moved much and I don’t feel too different in my clothes. Should I start eating less calories? Most calculators won’t go lower than 1200 but I’m very short. Does that mean I should be eating less than 1200?

submitted by /u/velvetgalaxy
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/3aJ6WKz

Workout advice; cardio and weights every day or split things up?

5'10", SW: 251lbs, CW: ~230lbs, GW: <190lbs

I've been hitting the gym hard (subjectively) since the middle of January. My primary goal is weight loss and I've lost 20lbs already so I'm happy with the progress, but I'm wondering if I should adjust my workout because my wife is worried about my knees and I'm wondering if I might see better results from the weights if I mixed things up.

Right now I'm doing the following:

• MON - Chest, shoulders
• TUE - 30mins stair machine, chest, shoulders
• WED - 30mins stair machine, biceps, triceps, back
• THU - 30mins stair machine, biceps triceps, back
• FRI - 30mins stair machine, abs, legs
• SAT or SUN - 50-60mins stair machine

The double-days are because I don't have time for a full weights workout and cardio, so I split the weights across two days.

I'm wondering if I should/there is any benefit to switching things up more like the following:

• MON - Chest, shoulders
• TUE - 60mins stair machine
• WED - biceps, triceps, back
• THU - 60mins stair machine
• FRI - abs, legs
• SAT or SUN - 50-60mins stair machine

Again, my primary goal is weight loss but eventually I'd like to focus on strength and muscle definition. Just curious if I'm hindering myself in some way by doing weights and cardio almost every day.

submitted by /u/TheBrownWelsh
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/3aF5jgU