I've worked out why my makeup looked so bad

In recent months I've lost over 50 lb (23 kg) and over the course of my weight loss I stopped wearing liquid eyeliner. I had been very conscious of my small eyes and used eyeliner to make them look bigger, but as I lost weight and my cheeks slimmed down I didn't need to wear my usual cat-eye flicks to reshape my eyes. "Brilliant," I thought, "that saves me 10 minutes in the morning, weight loss win".

Lockdown hit and I stopped wearing makeup completely. Until Wednesday (week 12 of lockdown), when I had an important Zoom meeting and figured I'd better make an effort. Liquid eyeliner and all. Except it looked so... bad? I pride myself on my eyeliner application abilities so this shook me. It has been ages since I've worn eyeliner so I thought I might be out of practice, or maybe my eyeliner had gone off while I hadn't been using it? But while doing my makeup again today (and trying to narrow down the reason) it dawned on me. I was still doing eyeliner the same way I had for 10+ years, suited for my +50lb chubby face shape, and not my -50lb slimmed down face shape!

It seems so obvious now I've worked it out. As my body shape has changed I've rethought my fashion sense and what clothes look good, but it hadn't even occured to me to do the same thing with my hairstyle or makeup.

It turns out that big flicks and outer corner emphasis are out, and a rounder eye with smaller flicks look is in. My makeup today looks incredible now I've reassessed what suits me. I'm so excited for shops to open so I can restock my false eyelash collection with some pairs more flattering for my new face shape, and to get to a hairdressers and see what my new style should be!

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"Saving" calories for the next day?

Hey,

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I'm currently trying to eat around 1300 kcal a day but often, I feel full enough on 900. But then, the next day for some reason I get even more hungry and I end up eating the calroes I saved unintentionally. Is this bad? It's like my body is almost used to having little food on the day and more on the other?

So for example: The day before I made a big salad and ate it through the day and it was around 850kcal and yesterday I ate 1650kcal in total.

This is my second try to lose weight, my first was a big success. I'm f, 165cm and currently 85kg. Last year I eas 65kg after losing 20kg the year before. Shit happened and I gained all of it back. My first weight loss was with weight watchers and right now I am trying calorie counting which feels way more free and I feel like I can eat more than on weight watchers.

Anyway, would this type of behavior affect my weight loss negatively?

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Update on my post from 1 month ago: I feel so much better!

I posted a month ago and I was just so depressed when I wrote that. The comments really helped me though. I decided to look at it as a marathon and just take one day at a time.

I also told myself that I would be completely honest and track every single thing I ate, even if I binged. I deleted Weight Watchers and downloaded the free version of Lose It.

My husband, who was also doing WW with me, deleted his app and started using Lose It too. To our surprise, we found that we liked Lose It much better. The interface was better and it just seemed more comprehensive.

Plus I do like how Lose It tells you how long your streak is. Right now, I have tracked for 24 days! I'm not sure I ever stuck with it this long before. When I started, I had my weight loss plan set to 1 pound per week. After about a week and a half, I decided to bump it up to 1.5 pounds per week. And early this week, I bumped it up to 2 pounds per week. And to my surprise, I've been able to stick with it!

Now I'm not saying that I didn't have some bad days because I did. But they were few and far between and I resolved to do better the next day. I didn't let it wreck my whole week.

I also have stopped canceling on my friend when she would ask me to go walking with her. (To my friend: Sorry for being so flaky!) We go walking once a week for 30 minutes after I get off work. With my office job, that's pretty much the only exercise I get.

But this morning on my way to work, I was thinking about trying out some workout videos this weekend. I'd really like to introduce more exercise into my daily routine so I'm working on that.

I'm also still trying to find a veggie that I like...I think I will buy some cauliflower or broccoli and try roasting it in the oven this weekend. I really, desperately, want to learn to like veggies, I think it will help me so much. Plus eating like a little kid gets super old and embarrassing. There's only so many jokes about chicken fingers that I can take before I snap.

But there have been some small wins! Earlier this week, my husband and I split ONE Tombstone pepperoni pizza for dinner. Before we would each eat one whole pizza. And tonight, I only got THREE tacos from Moe's Southwest Grill. Don't judge me but I used to inhale, I mean eat, six tacos. I fucking LOVE tacos and it'd probably be my last meal if I was ever a prisoner on death row.

And I feel OK! I don't feel hungry. I really feel so much better. Especially this morning when I weighed and the scale showed 329.6! I was 334 when I started. :) My husband has also lost weight too but I'm not sure how much. One thing I'm jealous of though is that his calorie budget is so much higher than mine. He's 6'7 and basically a mountain of a man. But oh well, that's just me being petty.

One thing I am considering is seeing if I'm a candidate for weight loss surgery and also going to see if my insurance would cover it. But in Covid-19 times, obviously, that won't happen for a while IF it happens at all. So my plan, for now, is to just keep doing what I'm doing and do my best to get to a healthy weight.

I want to be one of those women who are obviously pregnant with a cute baby bump. Not a fat pregnant woman where you can't tell if it's even a bump. I think about that a lot. But we talked and we are OK with delaying trying to conceive until I get down to maybe about 250 at minimum. But I'm gonna play it by ear and see how I feel. My ultimate goal weight is 130. My only concern about waiting is that I'm 32 and my husband is 35. But there are plenty of people who have kids in their late 30s, right? So I think we'll be OK.

I just wanted to say thank you to this sub. Your kind words almost made me ugly cry in a good way! I definitely want to be a more active participant in the threads here. Y'all are amazing! :)

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Took my new year resolution seriously, here's my progress pic 6 months later (170lbs -> 129 lbs)

Monthly progress pic

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I don't know if it is expected that I share a story to accompany my weight loss journey, so I will just give a short version (I will provide more in the comment if needed). I should preface this by saying that I am an Asian girl so my ideal weight is probably a bit too low for a lot of people. When I graduated high school about 5 years ago I was at 110 lbs. I don't have any good excuse as to why I gain weight, life just happen, so over the course of 5 years I gradually let myself gained weight to where I was at the beginning of the year (which was 170 lbs). I didn't really feel bad about my weight, but I thought I look better when I was thinner, so starting at the beginning of this year I started hitting the gym and did CICO.

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I'm not gonna lie, it is quite difficult sometime to stay motivated, it not easy to follow through your gym routine, especially during quarantine when you don't have a variety of option. There was a lot of day where I know I need to exercise but couldn't find the motivation to do so. It is crazy to think that I have sticked through with it for 6 month straight, despite all the hardship that came. I'm still not at where I want to be yet, and there are still a long way to go ahead of me, especially since the lower I go, the harder it is to lose weight.

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I'm sorry for not being eloquent with my words, English is my second language.

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EDIT: Per rule 10, the detail of what I do is the following:

- I aim to eat about 1200 calories a day, 1600 calories at maximum.

- Before quarantine started I did a variety of exercise, I swam 20 laps, ran 2 miles, did barbell lifting and abs workout 3 days a week. I also did 2 hours of tennis on Sunday and play 1 hour of fitness boxing, 1 hour of Ring Fit Adventure (both on the Nintendo Switch) every other days that I don't do the other aforementioned exercise.

- After quarantine I got lazy, so instead I did 2 hours of elliptical and abs workout on MWF, 3 hours of elliptical and dumbbell lifting (15 lbs each hand) on Tues/Thurs/Sat.

- I do have cheat days, but it not often at all (I think I eat over my calories limit about 10 times at most in the last 6 months. The key to it is if I feel like I over eat my calories limit for one meal, I will skip eating the rest of the day).

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35 pounds down since diabetes diagnosis (SV)

I hit 35 pounds down today, and I wanted to share a little of my weight loss journey here.

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I've struggled with weight for most of my life. I've never really been thin, but I really started gaining in my first year of university, and never really stopped. I've had a few short-lived successes, but in the past have always ended up putting whatever I lost back on. I've tried calorie counting, and always end up discouraged if I'm over or forget to track and end up giving up. The highest number I've seen on my scale was 291, in March of 2019.

In December of 2019, I decided one of my goals for 2020 would be to lose 75 pounds by the end of the year. I am a big advocate of SMART goals, so I settled on this number because it equated to about 1.5 lbs a week, which I felt was reasonable for me, and it was a nice round number. It would also put me below 200 pounds for the first time since I was maybe 19 (I'm 30 now).

On January 1, I weighed 273 pounds. I felt terrible. I was often thirsty, ate a lot of McDonald's, drank Coke every day, suffered from increasingly regular migraines (as often as once a week), and struggled with anxiety. I started slow. I committed to eating out no more than twice a week - which I did for the most part. In mid January, I went to my doctor with a persistent yeast infection. Because I have a family history of diabetes, my doctor decided to send me for bloodwork just to be on the safe side. To both of our surprise, my A1C was 11.5. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes on January 17, and losing weight and eating healthier suddenly became a lot more pressing.

I immediately cut soda, juice, sweets, and potato chips from my diet, and was put on medication. I switched to whole grains, and tried to make sure I was eating enough vegetables. I was very careful with portion sizes. I still eat out sometimes - no more than twice a week - but I stick to local restaurants or healthy options.

Today, I weighed in at 238 pounds - 35 pounds down. I feel so much better. I have had exactly one migraine since my diagnosis forced me to change my habits. My anxiety has improved, and I am happier. This is the most weight I've ever lost on purpose, and the longest I've stuck with healthier habits.

Here's what I've found works for me:

• I track what I eat, but most of the time I don't count calories or macros. I have a section in my bullet journal where I write down what I eat, which helps me to be mindful of my choices. Every few months, I track all my calories for a week or so to make sure my numbers line up. I did this a few weeks ago, and seem to be eating about 1500 calories a day on average, with carb/protein/fat percentages in line with my goals. I do often weigh of measure things to be sure of portion sizes (particularly carbs), but not tracking the specific calories every day helps me to focus on the choices instead of getting obsessed with numbers.
• I walk almost every day. My doctor said to aim for 30 minutes a day. I struggled with this for awhile, particularly in the height of the pandemic, but I'm consistently walking 5 of 7 days a week right now.
• I weigh myself every morning when I first get up. If I find I'm getting obsessive, or I am stressing about a day where I've fluctuated up, I'll skip a few days and then continue weighing in.
• I try to find ways to turn the things I need to be eating into the things I want to be eating. For example, I put a tablespoon of cocoa in my oatmeal. Then it tastes like dessert, but with steel cut oats, flax, and fruit, it's quite healthy.
• I'm still working on it, but planning meals helps a lot with impulsive grocery purchases or falling back on ordering in.
• I drink a lot of water.
• I listen to my doctor's advice. My diabetes educator has been a great resource, too.

I still have a long way to go. My goal for the end of this year isn't my end goal. But I have more confidence than ever that I can get there.

Thanks for reading! I just wanted to share somewhere. :)

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Iv decided to prioritize my mental health

Hey everyone!

its been a while since iv posted and i took a reddit break but i felt like i would give an update.

The good news is my mom is back to eating normally and is back to her healthy weight of 90 lbs 🙂

unfortunately, i havent had the same success. Last i updated, i was 744 lbs but now im well over 800 pounds and iv lost my my mobility 😢

Things have not been great and with all the suffering in the world rn, my depression has gone through the roof. Add on my anxiety from worrying about my weight and i have just been a fucking mess.

But after alot of thinking iv decided for the sake of my mental health, im no longer gonna worry about calorie counting and weight loss. It doesnt mean iv decided il never lose weight, its just im no longer going to prioritize it and let it stress me out. Hopefully my mental health opens up and il be in a better place where i can handle weight loss.

Today is actually my 20th birthday and all in all iv had a very relaxed day! My moms making me my favorite meal (korean chicken wings) with chocolate cake for dessert! I am gonna enjoy the little things and hopefully i can report back that im ready to lose weight 🙂

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(SV after 48 days) 24/M [SW: 269.2 | CW: 250.2 | GW1: 215 GW2: 165] I've finally been able to conquer my terrible habits and feeling a little bit better about myself.

I've been trying to commit to weight loss for years - I comfort ate, didn't track anything, and was generally unhappy with anything related to my body. I didn't exercise and probably had a pretty steady diet of 2800-3000 calories of whatever I wanted per day.

I can't really seen significant changes yet to my body itself, but I'm almost down 20lbs. in fewer than two months, and this feels like a major win to me. This community has been great, and I hope to be down to a healthy weight for my frame/height by next year!

Here are a few tips that have helped me conquer the mental hurdles:

• You don't have to nix your favorite foods. Let me say that another way: you will have to cut down your portion sizes, you will have to compromise how long you are willing to take to meet your weight loss goals, and you will have to limit how frequently you let yourself have them. But when I found myself having to "cut" my favorite foods, I ended up demotivated. I still have carbs, but I limit them to a reasonable amount. I still have sugar but have found that it generally isn't something I'm craving anymore. I have significantly smaller-portioned, more decadent goodies to help me stay afloat.
• You do have to work hard. Discipline isn't easy. People have blamed my young age, but the reality is that I'm counting every single calorie that goes into my body and I'm walking a minimum of 6 miles per day, if not more, plus doing IF daily and HIIT 2-3 days a week. It's not easy. But my effort shows.
• You need a socially-conscious view of food and drink. I didn't want to cut out beer because I love sharing it with friends (and the same goes for certain foods/restaurants). Fit these things into your calorie counts for the day. If you go over, don't fret too much—it's much healthier to be making good decisions 6 out of 7 days a week and having one gathering with friends that help alleviate some of your stressors than it is to not track anything at all. In other words, when the next day begins, it's a new day. I may have eaten terribly last night when I hosted several friends for a cookout; that said, today is a new day and I can keep doing what I've been doing.

Outside of these three principles, I haven't changed much. I'm eating fewer carbs, and avoiding when I can, but overall not a "low carb" and is a completely sustainable diet for me—especially considering I can work more of those things I love in once I'm done losing and merely trying to maintain.

Believe what you read here on r/loseit: it's all about CICO. If you keep track of this, it will work. Be persistent. Don't sell yourself short. Realize you're awesome for making better decisions for your life.

One final thing: I committed to being okay spending more to get healthy foods I like. I drink so much Topo Chico. I haven't had a soda since I started, and it gives me the same satisfaction soda did—but it's just water! It's a little more expensive, but I think of it this way: think about all the medical bills I'm saving on in the future.

All this is to say thank you to this community. You guys have helped me make a plan that actually feels manageable. My friends have lost weight practically starving themselves, doing keto, doing crazy diets that are ridiculously restrictive...but simple measuring of CICO and having the right attitude can go such a long way in health.

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