I’m feeling so defeated...

I am having some health problems(not caused by weight) and have been having a very elevated heart rate, so I have had to switch off from my stimulant ADHD medication for the time being as stimulants pushed my heart rate even higher than it already was.

I was doing amazing with my weight loss on my previous medication. I could focus well and my impulse control was stabilized, and I was able to easily stick to my 1200-1400 calorie a day budget. I could stick to healthy foods with treats every once in a while that I calculated for, and I lost ten pounds in about a month and a half.

Now that I’m not on a stimulant medication, everything has gone to shit. My impulse control has always been the biggest symptom of my ADHD I experience. Now that it’s not under control, I keep getting random food cravings and I’m hungry all the time, and can’t say no to foods. I find I’m eating far more throughout the day, and I’m eating a lot more junk than I used to. Luckily, I’ve been maintaining weight, not gaining, but I feel absolutely terrible and really down on myself.

I know I shouldn’t be too hard on myself considering it’s all medical related, but I feel morally wrong even if it’s not really my fault. Sometimes it’s hard to realize that yes, my ADHD is a disability and not me failing as a person, somehow, but I always take things so personally.

I’m just hoping to God that once my medical issues are taken care of I can go back to my stimulant medication. It’s not even just effecting weight loss, it’s made work unbearable. I couldn’t sit down and write a freaking 250 word answer to a question! Like the title said, I’m just feeling really defeated by all of this...

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Self control is a muscle too!

Like many on this sub, I've struggled with self control/discipline for a long time. I've always found it easier to ask for forgiveness from myself than to ask for permission, and when I stopped forgiving and started hating, my drastic decline into obesity followed closely behind.

About a year ago I started my weight loss journey with little to no real progress. Of course it's going to take time to lose it, but the thing that kept setting me back was my inability to control my cravings. I thought that because I had finally admitted I had a problem, "sought help", and gotten medicated that I was cured and that the pounds would just fall off. So when they didn't, I lost a lot of that steam. Fast forward a few months, and my sister and I are both having issues losing weight. We regularly chat about our struggles, and she said something that immediately clicked for me.

Self control is a resource, and just like any resource, it can get depleted.

For so long I've beat myself up for not being able to deny every craving, or for not being disciplined enough. Yes, I lack those things and I need to acknowledge that progress will be slow until I have them, but for right now my battle lies with building up my stores of Self Control. Just like the all the other muscles I'm working on in the gym, I need to work on my brain's Self Control muscle. For now, that doesn't mean denying myself every little craving, but maybe the some of the bigger ones at first. Then moving onto the medium ones, and then the small ones, until I can eventually say "No thanks, I'm good!" to the things I know are bad for me and my progress.

I'm sure a lot of people have already come to this conclusion, but I felt that this was a great "Ah ha! Moment" for me. So, here's hoping this post can help someone out there struggling as I was. I'll always be a work in progress, but a huge part of that is thanks to my sister and to this sub. Thank you all for keeping me motivated, and I'll see you guys in Onederland!

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I made it to onederland and all it took was a pandemic

I'm 35M, 5'6", and finally saw a number starting with a 1 on the scale.

My weight loss journey started on new years day 2018. I realized I was the heaviest I had ever been at 283 and like every year, I resolved to lose weight. I set my 2018 goal to lose 100 lbs. I failed miserably and only lost about 65, but gained a lot of good habits and kept going, losing some weight gradually. I hit my previous lowest at 203 in Sept 2019 and then gained back about 15 lbs over the holidays and the beginning of this year, putting me at 217 at the start of the pandemic.

When the pandemic hit, I adopted a dog, switched to doing almost all of my own cooking (from about 75% before), and tried to keep walking and biking a lot without the excuse of being able to bike to work. I used to do one hike of 25-45 minutes every day and now I'm doing 2 hikes with the dog for about 30 mins each day, so my walking has increased a bit. I used to bike to work 13-20 miles RT 2-3 days a week and I've been trying to keep up equivalent rides while working from home. I've been cooking multiple times a week and getting some CSA farm boxes to encourage me to use more veggies. I've been gradually dropping pounds over the past 3 months and hit a new all-time low of 199.6 today. I haven't been under 200 lbs since about 2005. It's just a number, but it's been my intermediate goal to get below 200 for a while. Next goal is to get down to 183 to hit that -100 mark I aimed for a couple years ago and then beyond that, get to a more healthy weight.

My strategy has primarily been CICO and meal prep, plus a bit of exercise. I aim for prepping 500 calorie meals for lunches and dinners and about 100-200 for breakfast; this allows a bit of leeway for snacks or drinks while still targeting 1500 calories.

One trick is that when I cook, I make whatever I want and fill in all the calories to myfitnesspal, then I divide it into as many portions as necessary for them to be about 500 calories. If I'm making something that I expect to be 4 portions and I end up closer to 2500 calories, I have to divide it into 5 portions and eat less of it. This also helps me think about ingredients I put in and whether I really need 2 Tbsp of oil vs 1. I get bored of the same dish after more than a couple times in a row, so I try to prep 3-5 portions and stagger meals so I don't have to eat the same thing multiple times in a row.

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The climb doesn't seem that long anymore

As I come up on a bit of a checkpoint in my weight loss (for personal reasons unrelated to the number on the scale), I wanted to share a thought. Maybe this will even help someone else at the start of their journey.

M, 26, 5'9. SW: 335+, CW: 256, GW: not sure - 200? maybe less.

Even when I was at 300 pounds (310 at the start of quarantine), I remember looking at the "two hundreds" coming up ahead. I would have to, at some point, weigh 290. and 280. and 270. and 260. and so on.

It was like standing at the bottom of a mountain, looking up and seeing the peak, and knowing that the peak will have a great view, but taking account of each and every switchback along the way, knowing that they would surely wear me out.

In the beginning, the number of switchbacks was daunting, and frankly annoying. But I had to start the hike eventually, and I did. and it has been worth the switchbacks!

Rather than it being "annoying" that I hit these milestones, it was exciting. An objective indicator that I was getting closer to my goals.

But the best part is - the more I climb, the fewer switchbacks I have in my way before I hit the peak. And, while I can't wait for the view from the peak, everyone that's ever been on a hike knows there are some great vantage points along the way :)

Thank you to everyone that posts here and /r/progresspics (I am addicted). Maybe by the end of the year I will be able to post a 100lb weight loss progress pic.

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My new system is working! [28F, 5'8"]

TLDR - this is what has been helping keep me motivated

So I hit my highest ever recorded weight last month clocking in at 199.5lbs. I forced myself to step on the scale after several weeks of being lazy and binge eating post-breakup. The fact that I was so dangerously close to surpassing the 200lb mark shook me. It was good though, it was the kick in the pants I needed to get started.

I've done the weight loss thing before (you can see my progress pic graveyard in my post history) with keto and dropped down to the mid 160's, but that wasn't quite sustainable and once I transitioned off of that diet the weight crept back up. So this time around it's CICO all the way! Tracking dutifully and more exercise is what's physically going to get me there, but as many of you know, weight loss is also a real mental challenge. I needed some strategy to encourage and maintain my motivation level to ensure I actually hit the 150lb goal weight ive been striving towards (albeit intermittently) for YEARS.

I didn't exactly reinvent the wheel or anything. I just sat down and created a breakdown of the 50lbs I needed to shed, dividing it into 10lb goals. I opened up my notepad app and recorded my current stats and a photo. I used the checklist feature to create boxes to tick off for every 10lbs I dropped, along with a little motivational message about the weight of a household object equal to that of the weight I had lost so far, and a non-food related "prize" that I could treat myself too once I reached that point. An important point is that I didn't set any time limits on myself. I've shot myself in the foot before by imposing a "must weigh X by" date and winding up disappointed if I don't make it. It takes as long as it takes, just gotta keep working on checking those boxes.

It may seem a little silly and totally simple, but it's working! I hit my first checkbox today, a little over a month in. And I'm still really psyched to keep going until I finally reach my goal. I don't usually write posts on Reddit but I wanted to share with this community in case this strategy might help somebody else. I've included an example of my first few goals, I'm happy to post them all if people are interested!

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How do you stay committed to weight loss when you're depressed?

How do you stay committed to weight loss when you're depressed?

Weight loss has always been a challenge for me. I read a lot about staying focused and committed on the journey no matter how hard it gets, but sadly when my depression flares up it's really hard to keep this focus. I end up lying in bed for hours a day and having a bad binge eating problem doesn't do me any favours. I usually give up when I'm depressed and have no desire to eat healthy and just binge on any processed food I can get my hands on. It's common knowledge that depression affects your brain, but how do you escape from the negative thoughts and the voice saying you will never achieve your goal?

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