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I want to start out by saying I’m here for anyone who needs advice or a lending ear ,
I have been overweight my whole life. I absolutely love sweets. Chocolate is my weakness. I was always the bigger girl and felt left out. People would comment, “you would be so pretty if you would lose weight” terrible comments you should never say to ANYONE regardless of size.
I tried for years to lose weight. Tried many many times. Then I decided F it I’m just going to be happy eating what I want and not care. And I did for years. But I was always the bigger person in the room. And I would notice that. And it bothered me. I didn’t want to be skinny but I wanted to be healthy. At my heaviest I was 245. I can’t believe I got that heavy.
I was in a very bad relationship. The typical abusive relationship. He was an alcoholic. Verbally and physically abusive and that didn’t help my self esteem at all. I was able to get my weight down to 205 while with him. I was sooo close to Wonderland I could almost taste the victory. He would make comments like “no man will ever love you, and if they do it’s because you’ve got big tits and you can cook and clean”. I started eating again and put all the weight back on. Things got really bad, he put me in the hospital and I finally left (thank you God for the strength)
After a year of comfort eating I decided to put my Fitbit back on and give this lifestyle change a go again. I cut out all junk food. I didn’t do any exercise except getting 7k-10k steps a day and the weight literally melted off. That’s all I did in the beginning is cut out the sweets. I kept eating regular meals, pizza and whatever food I wanted. Not every day of course. But small changes in the beginning and I was almost in wonderland again. Usually at that point I panic and gain all the weight back but I stuck with it.
I was finally in wonderland for the first time in over ten years. I couldn’t believe it. This was the most amazing feeling let me tell you. But then the weight loss stopped. But I was doing everything the same ! What the heck that’s not fair right ? That’s called a plateau. That’s when your body gets used to the changes you’ve made and you need to try something new. Your body is not designed to lose weight, that’s why we store fat. It’s a survival mechanism. If we are losing weight we are in a “famine” according to our bodies.
Then I discovered fasting. This was THE best thing for my Health at this point. I started losing weight again, it was melting off again. I love love love ❤️ fasting and getting my steps. People have been fasting for centuries I encourage you to do research on the topic.
If you’ve read this far I thank you, the best thing I can say to you is never quit trying. It’s never to late to do the right thing. If you stumble don’t give up. Tomorrow is a new day.
Get a Fitbit if you don’t have one. It’s a real eye opener to see what little activity you’re actually doing; or it’s a great way to stay motivated and keep track of your health. This has literally changed my life and I owe my health to my Fitbit and of course God and myself.
I appreciate you!
SW: 200 lbs CW: 168 lbs 5’10” 21F. Weight loss has been a slow journey for me, especially lately. My weight hasn’t gone down much in the past few months. I think a bit of that has to do with a gain in muscle while still losing some fat. I’ve finally been able to consistently exercise for a few months, at least 5x a week. Surprisingly graduate school from home due to isolation has actually made it easier for me to workout and get creative with my workouts! But I’ve still found myself frustrated lately and feeling like I haven’t come very far.
My best friend and I went out for her birthday and took this picture a month ago. She commented on how different I look the other day, so I looked through old photos. I was amazed by a picture that was taken almost exactly a year before this one! Even though it may not always feel like it, I have completely transformed mentally and physically this past year. Pictures help me a lot to recognize how far I’ve come.
I’m posting this to keep myself motivated, and hopefully motivate someone else during this weird time!
Hey guys..... I kinda had a weird, off day today at work & after work, was craving food from my favorite burger joint in town. I ordered my usual - double cheese burger w/ loaded fries. I have been pretty good for the most part keeping unhealthy meals at bay since starting my weight loss journey. I definitely haven't done anything like this. My SO is currently going to grab our food & I'm sitting at home having second thoughts about what I ordered. I'm scared it's going to reopen "old wounds". I don't wanna hate myself afterwards & just say "fuck all this" & go back to my old ways. Does anyone else ever feel this way?
Hey all, I've been losing weight since Feb 27th and I'm down 9 lbs. I'm doing CICO and going for a walk every day. I've only lost 9lbs so far but I'm happy with that. My weight loss plateaued in the last couple of weeks - not worried about it, I'm weighing everything, keeping active and eating at a big deficit, but I thought I'd go looking for another way to track progress and checked on my resting heart rate.
I imagined it would be down by 5-10bpm or so, imagine my surprise at it dropping by 20!
(Obese) Starting heart rate: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVkE2lfXQAA-DWg?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
(Borderline Obese) Late March: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVkF1njXkAAepSY?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
(Overweight) Now: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVkF2edXsAI5ktW?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
This is super encouraging for me because when I crept into the obese range I started getting some unpleasant physical symptoms. They stopped about 2 weeks into my lifestyle change and while I won't know whether obesity or bingeing caused them, I'm just really happy to see this proof of progress in my health!
I was always overweight but I became obese after my beloved Gran passed away in November. She was my lifelong rock and losing her was so difficult, but she had been sick for many years and I binged more and more the closer she got to dying. My childhood was quite rough, and I was given McDonalds several times a week which was the only thing I looked forward to. The kick of dopamine from eating that junk was the only guaranteed stress relief I had as a child and I was afraid to lose that crutch moving into adulthood. Binged McDonalds for days on end any time I got bad news related to Gran.
After she died I did some deep reflection and finally, after years of looking for shortcuts, understood that no one was going to lose the weight for me and I had to be responsible for myself. I kept waiting to be mentally better, or for a therapy session or a moment of enlightenment that would lift the fog and make me not need food any more to cope. I realised it has to be the other way around. My dependence on food was preventing me from learning to cope with life, and was numbing the pain of my poor mental health, not fixing it. I need to learn to cope with life first if I want to not need food any more. I'm working towards that now.
This sub has helped me a lot, I've been a long time lurker for many years and I thought I'd post here with what helped me get into the mindset of taking responsibility for myself. I hope it can help someone! The realisation that using food to cope is NOT truly coping was a big game changer for me, especially because healthy people in my life encouraged it any time I thought I should stop.
Oh, and after having McDonald's either daily or weekly for 24 years, and trying to get it out of my diet since deciding to go plant-based in 2016, I'm super happy to say I haven't so much as looked at one in four months. :D
I started trying to lose weight for the, what felt like, millionth time on January 12, 2020. I made a previous post talking about how I hadn’t told anyone except for a very small group that would know by default. And three months in I still haven’t. It helps that I haven’t been able to see many people as of late. I’ve lost 36.2 lbs as of Sunday, April 12th and I am happy with my progress. It’s the first time losing weight where I still feel motivated and I don’t feel deprived or like I’m missing out all the time. This is the most I’ve lost in any attempt I’ve ever had, and I want it to keep going.
I am sticking with my low carb, high protein diet. I watch my sodium levels, I log everything. I weigh and measure everything, no matter how inconsequential I might think it is. I make sure my meals have at least three servings of vegetables as sides or mixed somewhere in there. I drink a lot of water. I look at this sub and others like it a lot. I have a check list of small goals I keep on my phone and cross off once I get there. And I only weigh once a week. That last one isn’t really a weight loss factor but more of a mental thing for me. I feel like daily weighing is great for some people, but seeing small fluctuations day-to-day would drive me crazy.
That said, on to the NSV. I haven’t been able to see my weight loss much on my own body. I can see it in the face and I can tell I take up less space in some areas like my car and desk chair, but I can’t see it when I look in a mirror. I think it’s because I live in this body and see it every day, and also because I am large and have a lot to lose. It will just take longer.
But I was cleaning out my closet and reorganizing it a few days ago when I decided to try on some of the clothes I’ve been clinging to for years. Those “I’ve grown out of it but I’m going to get back into it” or “I bought this and it’s too small but one day” clothes that I’ve had since college, probably. Amongst the group are two pairs of jeans. I stopped wearing jeans around 2 1/2 to 3 years ago once I grew out of Lane Bryant jeans. Even if I could get them buttoned, it was excruciating and not at all flattering. Definitely a case of “just because they close doesn’t mean they fit.”
I tried on a few of the shirts and some of them fit and looked nice! Some of them technically went on my body but will not see the light of day yet. Some I still have to work toward. But it gave me the motivation to try on the jeans. And they both worked. Comfortably. And they aren’t even the largest Lane Bryant size! I’m wearing a pair at work right now.
I have to say, after years of wearing stretchy pants or jeggings, it feels weird to be wearing actual denim. But it feels like progress and it feels like proof. Even though I can’t see the weight loss, I can see this. It makes me want to keep going. And since I’m not sharing my weight loss with anyone else, I wanted to share it with you kind, anonymous internet strangers.
Hi guys. I recently started the process of looking into having a gastric sleeve done to lose weight. I've always struggled with sticking to stuff in the past. I met with dietitian last week for my first apt. She told me to start tracking all my calories, so I gave been in myfitnesspal for the last 8 days. I've done really well with sticking to plan. Honestly I'd rather not have the surgery if I could go the traditional route. My problem is i get discouraged if i dont think the scale is moving down enough. So my question is what is a realistic weight loss per week for someone around my size? I know 1-2 lbs is the average. I'm counting everything I eat staying around 1700-1900 cals a day. Thanks for any responses!!
