I’ve never posted here but I’m almost sixteen and I’ve struggled with weight my whole life, 1 month of dieting and I’ve lost 20 pounds.

I weighed my heaviest at around 275 or so, my goal is around 175. I have been overweight or obese for most of my life. The biggest help to me has been this quarantine.

By no means am I saying you have to push yourself further during the quarantine, it’s a difficult time for a lot of us. But if you can, there are some helpful advantages.

Eating at home is easier (if you’re scared of eating out cause you don’t want to get sick)

I’m not passing fast food everyday

Lunch has always been hardest for me as it is hard to eat healthy at school, at least for me. Now I’m able to cook at home.

I feel that even after the first two weeks I broke so many of my habits. In my first two weeks I cut out a lot of sugar and saturated fat. I wasn’t eating cheesy food, candy, or drinking juice or soda etc. The headaches I got in the first week from literal withdrawal from caffeine and sugar were head splitting. But I don’t feel them anymore and things like soda (I used to drink a can a day) don’t really taste that good anymore, just too sweet.

I now feel at least a little hungry before most meals because I don’t snack as much.

Sorry if this is a long post, but losing 20 pounds (80 to go) is one of my proudest accomplishments. As in one month I have done more for my weight loss than I have in years.

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I think I may be developing an eating disorder as I lose weight... what should I do? (23F)

hey guys! 23F here.
For some background - I have always had a rocky relationship with food. I had severe thyroid issues growing up and I could track, restrict, work out as much as I wanted but would still gain weight year after year until I had a surgery to remove it and take medication. That was incredibly difficult for me because I was so dedicated to eating healthy and clean my whole life but when that seemingly wasn’t doing me any favors I would yo yo diet like crazy. I am 5’2 and my highest weight was 170.

After my thyroidectomy, I was eating as healthy as I usually would and working out a normal amount but not intensely. the first 20lbs came off so quickly that it felt like it happened overnight and the next 15 came off a little slower but still with no effort at all. The next 5 were slower but steady when I follow my calorie count with exercise and my plan was to just keep following that with no goal weight but just body goals of being toned and in shape.

However lately (past 3 weeks I’d say) I’ve been struggling with isolation and snacking here and there. I obsessively track my snacks down to the number of pretzels I eat and the days that I go over I feel so defeated and the internal dialogue in my head is me just berating myself about awful and fat I am and I spiral into how much I hate my body to the point of tears sometimes and the next day I will severely restrict my calories and workout like crazy. about a week and a half ago I ordered in food for the first time during all of this and ate about 500 calories more than I should for even maintenance and the next day I worked out for 2.5 hours, aggressively tried to increase calories burnt and didn’t eat until dinner and the same thing happened yesterday when my super sweet friend dropped off cookies at my doorstep. I also have lost almost 40 lbs and see the different in the fit of my clothes but when I look in the mirror I still feel like a whale.

Part of my weight loss routine has been intermittent fasting so a lot of the times I justify the not eating after an intense workout as just doing fasted cardio but I have just felt my general attitude towards being healthy change to just wanting to be skinny and am really concerned because it’s definitely not how I want to approach fitness and health at all.

Do you guys have any tips on how to readjust your mindset towards weight loss?

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Booking a Hotel Room - An activity on imagining your goal weight self

There are several activities that have helped me recenter who I am now, who I want to be, and what I want to achieve. I weighed my highest at 216 back in 2017. I've lost weight, I've gained weight, I've stopped tracking, I've tracked diligently. I never restart my journey, I continue it. Even though I've gained and lost the same 20-30 lbs MANY times, those are just detours the directions rerouted us through. Because, you see, I didn't know actually WHERE I was going!

Sure, my destination has been in the 120s, but that's akin to saying "I'm going to stay at a hotel in Los Angeles" but not actually knowing the name of the hotel. I know how to get there, by following the directions, but I hadn't done any research on the rating of the hotel, the amenities, the quality of the buffet. All I know is that I have a room!

But what if we did our research? What if we only looked at 5 star hotels because we can stay anywhere we want in LA! We can live in a nice penthouse suite. We could stay in a solid chrome room. Your options are endless.

With weight loss, we know we lose weight by eating less food energy than we burn. Whether you count points, or don't count calories at all, this is science and a fact. Your directions will always be the same - maybe they were handwritten, or your directions are sent via your phone or in your car GPS. Is OnStar still a thing?

So, how do you figure out your destination to a place that honestly doesn't come with a map? You research yourself. Do you want to live in your 5 star suite, or your dingy side road motel? What kind of life do you want to live in?

How do I imagine my goal life?

Great question! This is an activity I do each time I lose around 20-25lbs. It makes for a great check in point to see where your priorities are as you lose your weight. (You can do it more frequently if you want, I'm not your mom.)

1. Sit down and relax. Grab a piece of paper.
2. Write down all the things you want your future self to do. Try to go for as many as you can think - big or small. Aim for at least 10. This could be things like "running marathons", "not eating because I'm feeling emotional", or even "walking the dog every day"

- Your sentences should start with "I am a person who..." - you don't want to be this person because you are already going to be this person!

3) Select two things from your list.

4) Focus on doing those two things for the following 60 days.

- Make reminders on your phone! Write your "I am" statement on post-its and stick them to your mirror. Say them outloud 3 times in the morning when you brush your teeth, and 3 times in the evening when you brush your teeth again. (And for those of you with REALLY good dental hygeine, say them 3 times when you brush your teeth in the afternoon!)

5) Reevaluate after 60 days. - Did you become the person that does those two things? Yes, or why not? What do you think now that you are a person who does those things, or what excuses held you back from getting there, and what can you do to overcome those challenges. Do you want to be a person who does the thing?

6) Repeat. Pick items from the same list, or generate a new list.

For example, the two I am working on in this 60 day period are "I am a person who has figured her shit out" and "I am a person who closes her exercise ring more often than not". Guess what I'm doing now? Journalling every night about my thoughts about weight loss, food, and other challenges, AND closing my exercise ring more days in May than in April.

And now you're thinking, "but u/gan1lin2, that's such a SIMPLE exercise!" and YES! That's the point! We're here for the long run anyways, no need to deck them out as quickly as possible.

Set yourself up for success. Maybe, for now, we can only imagine the hotel room has the softest bed in the world. In 60 days, the hotel has gained the largest and most luxurious tub we've ever seen. Then we'll be able to visualize that prime ocean view. Eventually, when we arrive, you won't drive by it because you knew exactly where you were going this whole time.

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Conquer a virtual challenge like the Grand Canyon!

Join a virtual challenge and get a real medal and everything when you finish ! Yay!

This last year and a bit I’ve been on a weight loss journey. I know with everything going on it’s hard to get motivated, at least for me, I gained 10lbs, lost it and put it back on twice now.

I’ve never done a anything like this in my life but always wanted to do those couch to mud runs, and those fun things. I even signed up for a real one once but I was too overweight and self conscious too go at the time (and I have literally no friends to go with :(. Well I found a virtual one which is perfect for me and might be the perfect thing for you too! You can even set your own time frame for finishing and change it anytime.

I use a Fitbit and already walk on around in home and run around my yard and neighbour hood, I’m doing Inca trail right now and alps to ocean. You can do as many as you want at one time. Once completed they mail you a real medal too! You have to put in the work so this is a great way to motivate you to get up and move especially with the gyms being closed in some areas.

I’m so excited to earn my very first medal! Maybe this is for you too, try a fitness challenge by my virtual mission. I’m not associated with them at all; I just came across a Facebook add one day and thought it was an amazing idea because I’ve Always wanted to do this.

Thanks for reading friends, and as always I appreciate you!

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Something that helped me.

Long post. Sorry In advance. I hope this helps you.

So, I’m a regular guy. 42, straight, married with 3 kids. I’ve always had a really poor body image. I’m 5’ 8” and at my heaviest I was 220 pounds. I know about nutrition, but I love beef & beer. I’ve tried to lose weight my entire life. I was bullied about it in school, and I guess it still hurts a bit.

For the last few years, stress from job and family had me coping with increasing amounts of alcohol. I knew it wasn’t right, but was too lazy to fix it.

6 months ago.

One drunk night, my wife called me out on my actions. Right then and in the days after, I thought maybe I was depressed. I also felt like shit and I wasn’t sleeping well.

I was finally honest on the mental health questionnaire for a general physical happening the same week. Dr. said I had pre-diabetes and needed to exercise more and eat less. 🙄 This is shit I’d been hearing my entire life. He also offered me a sample of an anti-depressant because of my answers.

I’m “kind of” anti-medicine because my mom takes way too many (see family stress), so I declined. I decided to see a councilor before I accepted the prescription. My employers Employee Assistance Program (EAP) pays for a few sessions, so this cost me nothing.

I had several great sessions. I learned about stress, cortisol, and what it does to the body. I learned about the effects alcohol has on the brain, and about the mood boosting effects of exercise. I also learned about the power of gratitude. So... I mostly quit drinking and started a half-hearted walking routine and a gratitude journal.

Then my car broke. 2 weeks waiting list to get it in the shop. I live 1.4 miles from my work. I had never driven because I work well before dawn & and I pick my kids off the school bus. I HAD to walk now, and still HAD to make my deadline for the school bus. I walked faster than I’d ever walked before because the bus will kick my kids off into public even if I’m not there.

During this time, I noticed something. I was so chilled out after I turbo-walked home, it was amazing. I had 2 weeks of good shifts and great evenings. Half-hearted effort yielded half hearted results, I guess.

Then my wife’s car broke. It was older, and we decided to replace it. In an instant, I lent her my car and we agreed to take our sweet time replacing it. That was another 2 weeks of walking.

Then I started to I walk a lot. Not for weight loss, but for my mood boost.

2 months ago?

This shit feels like a lifetime. The virus hit. That was/is stressful. I noticed my walking wasn’t boosting my mood like I’m used to. One of my regular walking routes took me by a public school track, and I found myself wondering if I could run a mile without stopping.

I did. It almost killed me, and it took about 12 minutes. My brain felt great though, and I’ve been improving my running ever since. When the school closed the track because of the virus, I went to an abandoned broken road next to railroad tracks near my work. It’s about .5 mile stretch of road. I laid some big branches down for exact measurements.

I no longer time myself on my runs. If I need to walk, I walk. I do however, go every day after work. You see, I’m an essential employee who has to work with the public. I wear a mask to work, and it still stresses me out. These days, I turn work-day frustrations directly into post-run zen. Running also helps me regulate my appetite. It seems to boost my metabolism & by now I know that mashed potatoes don’t sit right during my stress management runs so I avoid them. I also avoid overeating for the same reason.

A few days ago I ran 2 miles, flat out, medium effort. I wasn’t keeping track, but the time would have been great. Sometime in the fall, I’m going to run a 5K. These days I usually sleep better, I don’t have to watch what I eat as close, and I’m a better parent & husband. I don’t keep exact track, but less stressed me and the wife are making a bit more love these last few months.

This post is about weight loss, I know. I weighed in this morning at 204.4 I haven’t weighed this little for decades. I’m not even concerned about that number anymore. I love my new groove, I’m thankful for my councilor & the EAP program. I’m better in my mind, body, & soul. Weight loss was a really nice side effect when I started looking at my wellness as a multidimensional issue versus a number on a scale.

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[210lbs-147lbs] Support through the -may-hem: 60lbs+ lost and a whole entire reddit community gained

June 13th 2018 was the day I decided to change my life. I was having health issues and showed signs of developing diabetes, all while just being 18 years old and graduating high school. You would think I'd realize how bad things were when I struggled to walk half a mile, or when pushing a grocery cart around the store was hard. But no. I continued to shove it away and let myself fall headfirst into a binge eating disorder.

Until June 13th 2018. On that day, I mustered up all the strength to make the decision. The decision to start. Bringing my legs to the scale, I stepped on. I weighed in at 210+ pounds (F/5"7' tall), and then I began the journey that led me to where I am now. Fast forward 1 year and 11 months, and I weigh 147lbs, the lowest I've ever weighed in my adult life.

Today is May 1st 2020, and I can be the first to say... that losing weight is HARD!

My regimen: It's shifted over the years, from OMAD to 20:4, and now I am doing 2MAD between 12PM to 5PM. Before COVID I would focus mainly on HIIT training and interval running/walking on the treadmill. Now my method of exercise will focus mainly on walking.

For this monthly update, I want to share one piece of advice on how to grapple with the difficult process of losing weight, and the ways it helped me:

My advice is to understand that there is support through the Mayhem.

This is something that I personally struggled with and still have a hard time accepting. I have always done things by myself. But with weight loss, having a community there for you is powerful. Not just because it's nice to feel like you're normal and not the only person pushing through this journey, but because you have the ability to learn SO MUCH!

r/loseit and reddit itself has been an invaluable tool for me in losing weight for this very reason. When you are on your own, you can get yourself into toxic mentalities or dangerous plans because of the misinformation that so many people have about losing weight. I learned that the hard way. But once I opened myself up to reddit and took in the personal experiences from you all, when I studied your journeys, I became prepared to embark on my own.

This is why I urge you all to remember that support IS here.

There IS support through the mayhem. There IS strength in asking for it.

And I, for one, am thankful for receiving it <3

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