Join Our Virtual Series! Ready, Set, Summer May Challenge

May is upon us, and summer is near. The warm and beloved summer sunshine is often accompanied by an annual scramble to get “summer-ready” when the season has already begun—but this year we are here to help you get a head start on getting healthier through our virtual series, Ready, Set, Summer May Challenge!

While our current situation is likely impacting your typical pre-summer activities, we can still work together to get summer-ready the Nutrisystem way (and what better way to do that than through a virtual series?!”

Our Ready, Set, Summer May Challenge will be hosted by our nutrition experts, LeeAnn and Mandi, every Monday and Thursday at 5:30 pm EST. And what will this virtual series entail? Our awesome nutritionists will be will be revealing a weekly challenge to keep you accountable on your journey to summer, and on Thursdays, they will dishing out a whole lot of expert info on getting healthier in the month of May!

Check out our schedule of events for our virtual series below and be sure to check out our Facebook page to tune in >

Monday Challenges:

May 4th: Eat 5 different colored veggies this week.
May 11th: Eat 5 different colored veggies this week + drink 64 oz. of water every day.
May 18th: Eat 5 different colored veggies this week + drink 64 oz. of water every day + move for 30 minutes 5 times this week.
May 26th: Eat 5 different colored veggies this week + drink 64 oz. of water every day + move for 30 minutes 5 times this week + try a Leaf recipe and share a photo.

Thursday Tips:

May 7th: Stay at Home Habits That Could be Sabotaging Your Weight Loss
May 14th: Tips for Beating Cravings
May 21st: BBQ Survival Tips
May 28th: Celebrate our Ready, Set, Summer success!

Just because we are spending more time at home doesn’t mean we can’t work on our health and wellness just in time for the summer sun! Join our virtual series so we can support each other on our journey to healthy and wellness >

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Down 16 lbs since March - 188 to 171

Nervous to post, but I've been lurking here long enough!

At 16, I was 270 lbs and that realization is what prompted me to begin my weight loss journey. My weight loss was slow and steady and stalled at 170 around 5 years ago. I'd gain and lose the same 10 lbs every year, but the stress of life caused me to teeter a little too close to 200 in March.

At this point, I began using IF where I typically do 18:6, but sometimes I do 20:4 depending on the day. Most significantly, I began eating 1200 calories a day while using MFP and scales to ensure that I am staying on track and maintaining a nutritious diet. I've only begun incorporating light exercise (walking an hour a day) over the past week as I had significant back pain due to my weight.

I know I still have a ways to go, and I would like to begin toning soon, but I am ecstatic with my progress so far.

Photos on the left were taken March 30 (at 185) and the photos on the right were taken today (May 7) at 171. Hopefully my link works!

Before/After

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SAY NO.

"Oh, but you've been on the diet the entire year!! you look so skinny!! don't you want to treat yourself? order a pizza!"

"Oo just one won't hurt!"

"Ahh you'll be fine! here, have a doughnut, you've earned it"

The fight has just begun once you've gotten 'in shape'.

I've had an epiphany when it comes to other people and weight loss in the past 9 months of my life. Most of them do not have your best interests at heart. For whatever reason, they'll be perfectly comfortable with sabotaging your efforts so long as it gives them a dopamine hit, "I made a difference today!"
Yes, I underestimated enemy number one: the 'Yes Men' around you. I was at 11 and a half st by the end of last year, I'm now back at almost 15. Saying Yes to those sentences above and others is what got me here, I now have the rest of this year to get myself back down to where I want to be again. I'll do this because it takes a hell of a lot more than *that* to stop me. You'll see a post from me in October confirming that, so hold me to it.

This isn't for me, it's for the rest of you.

You are declaring war on your worst habits with weight loss. It's a cut throat conflict and your brain is not on your side for the first few months. It will take convincing, and even then, it may switch allegiances behind your back. You have to set yourself rules that your brain will follow regardless of what ANYONE says to you, there are NO exceptions. Set IN STONE.

Here, have a doughnut .. = here, get fat again.. NO.

Lets order takeout! celebrate your diet success!! ... = let's get you eating junk again! NO.

One cookie won't hurt is never 'one cookie'.. do not play with sugar. NO.

Ohhh, one soda will be fine.. NO.

You don't do that anymore. They don't know what they're talking about. One bad habit can open the floodgates, and you won't even realise you're neck deep until months later.

This is for YOU, you're doing this for YOURSELF, it is NOT about what other people expect.

SAY NO. You've earned it.

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OMG Adele!

Apparently Adele lost a ton of weight! (Maybe everyone else already knew this and I was the last to find out.) People are guessing around 100 lbs, although she hasn't directly addressed her weight loss herself. She has always looked gorgeous, and dressed and carried herself well, but damn I'm impressed with her dedication to lose that much. You go girl! I like to listen to her music while running and now it has an added level of inspiration for my weight loss journey. CNN did a great article on "How to use Adele's birthday picture as inspiration instead of frustration", which I like except for the fact that they didn't mention CICO or this sub: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/06/health/adele-inspiration-weight-loss-goals-pandemic-wellness/index.html

And here's another article that is more tabloid-y but it has before/after photos for comparison: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/11559351/adele-glam-unseen-snap-vegas/

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Looking for Accountability Buddies

Hi everyone!

I'm a 33 y/o F, started at 295, and down to 280 after a few weeks of progress, few weeks of falling back into bad habits, and now back on track.

I don't have anyone in my life I can talk to about my weight loss goals and was hoping someone on here might want to be accountability buddies - something like every other day or daily check ins to help stay on track?

I'm still working on self-motivation and self-control so having someone to talk to about goals would be nice :)

I'm starting my residency training in a month and I'm so out of shape, I'm afraid I'll struggle just with rounds and stairs at the hospital. My goal is to study for my boards, and not neglect diet and exercising while getting ready to move.

My small goals for the next week are: 1. Logging all of my food and staying under 1700 cal/day 2. Drinking at least 4 L of water a day 3. Go for at least a 20 min walk daily

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 07 May 2020? Start here!

Today is your Day 1?

Welcome to r/Loseit!

So you aren’t sure of how to start? Don’t worry! “How do I get started?” is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we’ve found most useful for getting started.

Why you’re overweight

Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently.

Before You Start

The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week.

Tracking

Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don’t cheat the numbers. You’ll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it.

Creating Your Deficit

How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian.

The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you’re eating you won’t stick to it.

Exercise

Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight.

It has it’s own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel awesome and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes.

Crawl, Walk, Run

It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn’t necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments.

Acceptance

You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better.

Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don’t need perfect. We just want better.

Additional resources

Now you’re ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.

• Quick Start Guide - Build your foundation!
• Loseit Compendium - Frame it out!
• FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions!

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What's a good and affordable($200-$400) stationary cardio machine like an exercise bike or similar or any other exercise equipment that I use at home which is best for weight loss and fat loss?

SW:330lbs October 2019, CW:288lbs May 2020. 23Male

I have been intermittently fasting and eating healthy and seeing little weight loss progress from it. I was losing weight at a better rate(3.5-4kg every month) when I was going to the gym for an hour of cardio (treadmills/recumbent/exercise bike) and eating healthy/Intermittently Fasting. For the past 2 months I have been home quarantined, I live in a small condominium in the city (North York, Toronto, Canada) The last time I went to the gym was the beginning of March.

I'm thinking of buying an affordable cardio machine like an exercise bike to do cardio at home since I have not been getting any exercise and I am getting depressed. I can barely do push ups since I have weak arms.

What kind of exercise equipment should I get for weight loss at home? Could I get an exercise bike for $200-$400?

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