Officially lost 20 lbs in 2020!¡!

This is my first post here and it really feels so big for me! Started out as 176 and now I’m at 156, my goal weight is around 135. Little background on me, I’m a 25 yr old female and most of my life I was fit and didn’t have to try very hard. When I was 21 and a junior in college I broke my arm around finals and I did not handle the stress well. Got diagnosed with anxiety and depression, I know I always struggled with it but I was no longer able to ignore it. Went on medicine that made me gain about 10 lbs and it really just slowly crept up on me from there. In total I think I put on altogether about 40-50 lbs. Starting out this year, I no longer wanted to let things hold me back that I could change, and starting with my health & weight made the most sense to me. I tracked all the food I ate and was more conscious about walking more and trying to stay active. For me, switching to low carb is when I saw an actual difference - I think it might have to do with my own hormone levels, I understand that is not viable for everyone. I have worked out some, but plan to implement that more in the coming weeks. So this progress is mostly due to my diet changes. I’m finally feeling like myself mentally, and I want to physically be there, also. It’s so strange to feel more like myself than ever but then also not. I feel myself getting closer, and it makes me so proud of how far I’ve currently come. I love reading everyone’s progress on here, and for a while I thought it would take me forever to see some real change. So if that’s where you’re at, I encourage you to keep reading posts and use that as motivation. I’m also really into looking at weight loss check videos on tik tok and before and afters on instagram accounts. So basically instead of scrolling through my normal routine of social media I try and stick to those so that I really keep my goal in mind. This is probably all over the place, but I’m really just thankful for the motivation this sub has provided me with, thank y’all. ❤️

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What to do when you can’t cut calories but still have weight to lose?

I’m having a hard time figuring out what to tweak to help my weight loss journey. I’m down 12lbs so that’s good but I think I’ve hit a plateau. I’ve started doing a 3 mile run daily to help but I’m wondering if there’s anything else I can add in to shake this stagnant phase. Unfortunately, adding more of a deficit isn’t an option since I’m already doing 1,200 cal/day and it just doesn’t seem safe to do anything less. Some info:

Female, 30yrs old

128lbs, 26.6% BF, 5’1”

Macros are generally around 50%C/25-30%P/20%F (I fit a glass of wine into my cals bc quarantine)

30-40 minutes of strength/HIIT/cardio Mon-Sat, rest Sunday

I’m seeing results but I wonder if I could be seeing them faster or if I’m just being impatient. Any insight would be appreciated!

(Edited for height and formatting)

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Eating Terribly But Not Gaining Weight?

Hey all,

This may be bit of a ramble, but I wanted to put this out there to see if anyone else has experienced this or can give any ideas of why this might happening. Quick back story, I'm a 27 male and was 195lbs in January when I started my weight loss journey. With counting calories and going to the gym everyday I got down to 183 in early March. With the quarantine happening, I did what I imagine many people did, and started eating poorly again and obviously not going to the gym any longer.

Now the weird part.. I stopped calorie counting, have been eating terrible meals, burgers, burritos, fries, and plenty of alcohol. I've been doing this for over a month now, and my weight has still been hovering around 184/185. I'm curious why my weight hasn't skyrocketed. Could this be due to maybe losing muscle mass since I'm not lifting weight anymore? I typically eat one super unhealthy meal and one meal that is like a 500 calorie Soylent or other meal replacement meal, but I can't imagine I'm eating nearly 1500 calories or less. I guess overall this is a positive thing, but I'm just curious if anyone else is having the same results?

Lastly, for those who have been sticking with their healthy lifestyle, what has been motivating you? I've truly lost so much motivation during this whole quarantine. Anyway, thanks for reading!

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Is this healthy? I'm losing almost 1-2 Lbs a day

So I'm currently going hard on my weight loss and if I'm being honest I'm not feeling any negative effects and I've been doing this for about 2 1/2 Weeks. However, I've been trying to lose weight for the last 3 months.

Age: 24

Male

Weight: 261 (started at 290)

Height: 6'0"

Calorie Intake 1,200

Following supplements: Quadra Lean Thermogenic, Quadracarn ( L-Carnitine Supplement), CLA, Men's multivitamin, Magnesium, and Fish oil.

I'm also drinking a ginger and apple cider vinegar tea in the morning and at night. An avocado, berry, matcha green tea, almond milk, smoothie every breakfast (at 2 pm) and 2-3 servings of spinach + a protein in the evening( around 6-7 pm)

I'm also doing intermittent fasting and I also seem to be in Keto by accident.

Work out:

20,000 Steps Per day

1-2 Hour ~ on a stationary bike (while watching some movie or something)

100 push-ups

50 Squats

1 min plank

15x Arm curls 4x Rep

Obviously, this isn't sustainable. But I'm curious how much harm I'm doing to my body since I truly don't feel bad at all. In fact, I feel great mentally and in terms of energy but I'm just making sure I get other opinions.

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Surgical Mask for Weight Loss

As a health care worker I've been wearing a surgical mask in my house (anytime outside of my room) to reduce the chance of spreading anything I've been exposed to - and it really helps to cut down on snacking especially out of boredom.

Before eating anything I have to: Wash my hands Set out a towel Remove my mask Cover it with a second towel Wash my hands again

Then eat or drink

Then wash hands Then mask on Then wash again because I touched my mask

The extra steps really reduce the frequency of snacks and lead to mostly only eating full meals.

Maybe this will help some people struggling with the quarantine 15 :)

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Stalled with CICO during quarentine. Help!

I've been focusing on weight loss since the end of December (SW: 250lbs - CW:203lbs) and count my calories everyday. This has helped me be pretty successful so far until quarentine went in to place early March. So I've been home since March 3rd and have seen my weight loss stall. In April I lost a total of 4lbs despite weighing and counting everything I eat. So far in May I've gained 2lbs. I'm 5'2" and have a goal of 1200 kcal a day. But I'm worried that number is too high now that I stay home and move around a lot less. I usually gain weight on days I eat up to 1200. I thought cutting down to 900-1000 might help but still see the scale not move or go up.

I know weight fluctuates day to day but I'm still seeing very little or no progress over multiple weeks.

For reference I usually eat two meals a day. I will just have tea for breakfast, deli meat and an orange or a wrap for lunch and dinner will be usually 4oz chicken, a cup or two of green beans, brussel sprouts or spinach, and 1/2 cup of a whole grain like brown rice. I've removed caffeine, alcohol, refined carbs, and most dairy from my diet due to PCOS.

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If you feel like giving up, remember why you started in the first place.

I have found myself slowing. My cheats are becoming more frequent. I've been wondering if I can sustain this. Sure, other people can and have. And I've been successful. I'm just feeling like I wonder if I can truly keep this up. I've already lapsed once, and now that I'm just about back to where I was the first time I lapsed, I'm having such a hard time.

Then I came across the quote in my title. "If you feel like giving up, remember why you started in the first place."

It gave me the perspective and the oomph I needed. I really truly do feel SO much better about myself. I'm 5'5" (F) and am hovering around 150lbs, looking to lose 15 to 20 more for a "goal weight". I don't think I've weighed that much since puberty. (Started my journey at 185 in 2018, got to 149, then crept back up to almost 170 before re-starting in Feb)

And then, in the evening I decided to let loose. I had a decent amount of booze which opens the door to what my brain REALLY wants - and that's food. I'm ashamed to say that once I got going, after ordering out for supper - I got going and couldn't seem to stop. I ended up eating a big bag of chips over the course of the evening, a bowl of ice cream, and a few oreos. Maybe not the end of the world, but absolutely obliterating any calorie goal ever (on top of the drinks). I woke up at 3AM feeling like garbage. Too much salt, too much fat, too much everything. And so, so ashamed. Sure, I'll get back on the horse, and I know that one or two slip ups do not define, but I'm currently in my moment of shame. Man. I SUUUUCK.

So anyway. I know that weight loss and maintenance is one day at a time. But my brain has such a hard time not wandering to the future and getting so stressed about sustainability. And while I do love that I can get active, I love walking and biking and playing sports and boxing workouts ... the pressure to eat properly and get in activity every single day when I just wanna be lazy after working full time and being a parent is heavy. And the looming knowledge that if I don't keep it up, I'm going to wind up unhappy with myself again and uncomfortable in my own skin makes me scared but I still doubt myself.

After all this time (2nd journey and lasting over a few months - I know some of you amazing people here have kept it up for YEARS and you're so inspiring) I thought it would be easier. I'd hoped I wouldn't still WANT the chips. That my body would stop wanting all that garbage. And while it feels so much better when I don't fuel it with garbage, the short term gratification is often always looming overhead in the form of cravings. And sometimes I do have a very small portion. And sometimes that works. I just guess I'm whining that I can't just do what I want.

So. I am going to try to keep the mantra going, to keep myself going. And to just keep going.

"If you feel like quitting, remember why you started"

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Thanks for your time. Just had to get it out.

TL;DR
Losing weight for the second time and tripping up on bad foods. And feeling sorry for myself that I can't just eat the bad foods. Vent post.

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