Explaining weight loss to my Little

Hi All! I am about 3 weeks into my journey and 8 pounds down F27, 5'8 SW: 180 CW: 172 GW: 140.

I have been counting calories and eating between 1200-1500 a day (giving myself a little wiggle room on weekends to go up to 1800) and doing this awesome beginners workout video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UItWltVZZmE 3 days a week, and trying to walk my dog 5 miles a day 5-6 days a week.

It's going really well so far and I do not feel restricted or the need to junk out because I am not being as strict as I have been in the past (1200 calories a day, no alcohol, no carbs etc;). I am making actual sustainable choices.

I am currently in Big Brothers Big Sisters and mentor and awesome 12 year old girl, many of our outings include food. I was hoping some people would have advice on how to navigate around eating healthy in front of her without mentioning my desire to lose weight. On outings in the past, I would always order pizza etc; Eventually, I am hoping it will be noticeable too so I would also like advice on how to navigate this topic if she asks. I do not want to give her a complex about her own body, since I remember what that was like when I was 12. She really looks up to me and seems to mimic a lot of the things I do, so I want to be sensitive around this topic, especially since she has mentioned that she thinks she is "chubby" before (she isn't).

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.

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i lost 10 pounds!!!!

Alright, so this isnt the biggest accomplishment but its a milestone for me and I'm trying not to talk about weight loss with friends since many of them are stressed about their covid bodies. Sometime in January, I weighed myself and hit 200 pounds and felt... crappy. I was trying to be in shape, playing hockey at least once a week, yoga 2-3 times, but i was just eating terribly and so i was still packin on the pounds.

I kicked it into gear and lost 9 pounds. 191... so close. And then covid hit and i was on the couch, eating not great, and before i knew it i was back up to nearly 200. Now i had to lose the 10 again but without access to my favorite activities (hockey and hot yoga), so I hit up my fitness pal for the first times in a few years and took it slow and steady but i hit 189 this week, just in time for my birthday. I still have 25-30 pounds to lose, but this milestone was a big one for me.

Hope everyone is having a great, healthy day.

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Do any of you all get "helpful" advice about health and nutrition that just makes you feel defeated?

I lost weight a few years ago and have been maintaining a 45 pound weight loss for over three years now. I like the way I feel. Right now, I'm not actively tracking. Instead, I try to stick to healthy foods during the week (lots of veggies, lean protein, whole grains) and I try not to snack between meals or eat anything super processed. I make it a point to do some light exercise, like yoga or taking walks, for a couple of hours a day. These are activities I enjoy and have made me successful in maintaing my weight.

Recently, one of my friends, Jane, has started sharing her experience with using principles from Healthy at Every Size . At first, I really liked the principles, especially the stuff surrounding intuitive eating. Try to listen to hunger singles. Eat when you're hungry. Stop when you're full. I felt like these were ideas I could integrate into my life instead of eyeballing portions based off of previous calculations.

The other day, Jane and I were talking and the conversation drifted into what it means to "give in to a craving." Jane believes that if you crave a specific food, you should eat it instantly. I scoffed and said that if I followed that, I'd be eating McDonald's for breakfast and--. She cut me off at this point. She told me to try it. She told me to just listen to what my body "craves" and just go for it. She told me that when she allowed herself to whatever she wanted, she ate a lot the first two weeks but eventually stopped wanting junk. Jane has always been on the smaller side. She was stick thin in college but has since gained a small amount of weight. She may have gone from a size 0-2 to a size 6-8. She might be closer to the higher end of a healthy BMI, but she's not and has never been overweight. I told Jane that I can't just eat a bunch of fast food, it'll make my stomach hurt (the last time I overdid it on pizza, I was up all night with a sour stomach). Jane insisted it was because I wasn't listening to my body. But that's just the problem-- I kept eating the pizza because I felt hungry. The sour stomach didn't kick in until hours after I had eaten the last slice. When I relayed this to Jane, she told me if I just ate food like that all the time, my body would get used to it.

And I guess she's right because that's exactly how I ended up obese in the first place. I got used to eating the bad food, craved it even more, felt less satiated from the lack of fiber and nutrients, causing me to est even more garbage. And of course Jane's response to that is that my body is reaching it's set weight point. Jane also believes that there are no healthy or unhealthy foods, just foods, and that it's unhealthy to deny yourself any food that you might want.

Jane also believes that anyone who is trying to lose weight or wants to lose weight has an unhealthy mindset and that is always inherently unhealthy to lose weight. She doesn't believe that anyone would need to lose weight for any reason, even under a doctor's order (in fact, if a doctor tells you that you need to lose weight, Jane believes that the doctor is just fat phobic).

I don't think Jane knows exactly what it meant to me to lose the weight and what it means to keep it off. I've tried to tell her about my energy levels and how much more fit I am. I could barely run for a minute or two before but now I can do six miles at a time. But she doesn't believe that those things are related to my weight. I also like the way i look right now, which also might come across as fatphobic (if I like the slimmer version of myself, does that mean I prefer the slimmer version of her or anybody else?).

The truth is, I'm glad that Jane found HAES and has found a way for her to be comfortable in her body. She grew up with a mom who judged her on her body size and any perceived weight gain as a teenager, so I'm really glad she's happy with how she looks. I'm glad she ditched any weight loss plan that didnt work for her. But I feel like she's purposefully trying to derail me and I don't know how to speak with her and set my boundaries.

Anyway, I thought some of you may relate.

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Anyone else feel like because of how the world is their weight loss isn’t real?

I started on my weight loss journey in May. I lost my job at the end of March and after sulking and eating for a month i decided well if I’m gonna be sitting around all day doing nothing, the one thing i can control is what i eat. Fast forward 3 and a half months. And I’m down 70lbs (327->255). But because 2020 is like this fever dream/nightmare we can’t seem to wake up from, my weight loss doesn’t seem real to me. I don’t really understand it. I should be beaming. But it hasn’t brought me up that much. I did recently accept a new job so maybe when that starts and i have a reason to get out of bed before noon everyday I’ll start to feel a bit better.

Anyone else going through anything like this?

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Share your mindsets / mantras for remembering your goals?

Hey all, something I struggle with is that, some days, I wake up to a hectic day, or just a day that’s fast-moving, and before I know it, it’s 3pm and I’ve totally ignored my daily caloric goals and other healthy habits.

I think when I DON’T do this — when I’m more conscious — I’m usually just feeling motivated on that particular day or week to work toward my weight loss goals.

But, as we all know, motivation is a finite resource. Discipline is longer lasting and more effective.

I think what would help me is having an underlying “mantra” of sorts that is salient enough that I keep it in mind throughout my whole day, every day.

I don’t want to forget my goals when life gets messy. How do you avoid forgetting them?

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[Century Club] September 3, 2020 - Have you lost or need to lose 100 lbs or more? Here’s a thread just for you!

I have often welcomed those who have lost 100+ lbs (~ 50 kg , ~7 stone) to “the club” and joked that club meetings were on Thursdays. I recently suggested that we try out having a regular weekly thread to talk about issues that are particular to those who have lost 100+ lbs, those who are well on their way and those who are just at the beginning of a journey this big.

Welcome back to the Century Club! Each week I will provide a topic of the day that has been on my mind or inspired by previous posts. However you are free to talk about any topics you think might be relevant to current and prospective club members.

Previous topics: Health - Exercise - Denial - Headwinds - Streaks - Other People - Toolkit - Breaks - Support - Clothing - The Unexpected - Self-image - How do you end your journey? - What made it click? - Loose Skin

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Today's topic: Fun!

Many of our topics are serious and focus on the long road we have to face, but life isn't all disciplined routine! Tell us about something fun that you were able to do because of the weight loss or something fun that you were able to do despite being on your journey.

The anecdote that I enjoy the most here because it really cemented my view of how I wanted to be able to live my life in maintenance was the Gelato Festival I attended in June 2019. At that point I was ~185 lbs, so I had lost about 90 lbs and was about 15 lbs from my goal. In about 3 months I would be ready to approach maintenance. However, I was already at a weight that I could live with if I never lost another pound.

My partner and I decided to go to this festival despite her celiac disease, we expected there would be at least some gluten-free flavors she could try. It was a nice warm late spring day, the weather was great and we started the day with a decent breakfast. (I logged 480 kcal). We took the train and walked over to the site of the festival. Surveyed the festival, decided it was worth the price of admission and proceeded to try out the gelato. Each stand had a signature flavor and there were about 16 different ones to try. Each serving was about a half-scoop, somewhere around 2 fluid ounces, but enough to get a real feel for that particular flavor. We ranked which ones we wanted to sample and headed in for the first 6 flavors. If one turned out to include some gluten, my partner avoided it.

After this first round we were beginning to get full, and decided to take a walk for a bit. we wandered around the site a bit checking out local stores, sights and restaurants we might want to come back to and when we had digested a bit.

Overall I managed to taste 10 flavors of gelato, called that my lunch when I just couldn't eat anymore and logged it as 10*2 oz = 2.5 cups of generic gelato for 575 kcal. I looked at many different entries and picked one sort of in the middle of the pack.

We stopped in at the Italian market that was sponsoring the festival on our way out and bought some nice charcuterie and fruit for a light warm weather dinner. I logged that as 90g of prosciutto and breasola and 1 cup of cantaloupe for 320 kcal.

I ended up walking 15K steps that day, to/from and around the festival.

I went in to the day fearful that it could derail me, but all in my food log says I ended the day with 1400 kcal in and 2900 kcal out. I probably had a glass of wine with dinner that I didn't log, and my estimates for the gelato servings may have been off a bit but hard to believe that would manage to offset my 1500 kcal deficit for the day.

We had a real blast, enjoyed some excellent new to us foods and I managed to prove to myself that fun around food was still possible, acceptable and even manageable for me in maintenance.

We hit a few more food festivals last summer, maybe one a month, wish we had been able to repeat this summer, but the virus had other plans.

What about you? Did you climb a mountain? Run a marathon? Ride a roller coaster? Eat something you never thought of as "diet compatible" food? Try a new sexual position? Centurions, what ways have you found of introducing more fun in your lives?

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Family Labor Day weekend tips

Hi! This is my first post to this sub and I thought it might be helpful to reach out for tips for the upcoming holiday weekend.

A little background on me: I’m a 22F, 5’9, SW: 240, CW 230.2. I have been up and down with my weight for the past like 4 years with my lowest being 170 and my highest being my starting weight this time around of 240. I have previously lost and gained with really unhealthy cycles of binge eating and unhealthy heavy restricting and I finally feel ready to work on this in a healthy manner. I started again about 2 weeks ago, have been trying to at least walk most days (plan to add increasing exercise soon, and more when gyms open) and have been eating between 1500-1800 cal/day.

My current dilemma is I am going to my family’s second home this weekend for Labor Day, and am nervous about handling the food situation. The rest of my family is more overweight than me, and our time at the vacation place tends to involve tons of eating out, ice cream, snack foods, etc. Situations like this where I don’t have total control over the food situation tend to be my downfall in the past, and get me off-track, particularly when I’m early in a weight loss journey like I am right now. Not being able to accurately track foods, the social pressure from my family, and the temptation of being “on vacation” and wanting a “cheat day” are all hard for me.

This time, I really want to stay on pace and at least maintain or gain minimal amounts over the weekend. I don’t want to binge, give up, be depressed, and start the whole cycle another 20 lbs heavier in November. Maybe just writing this all down is helpful, I don’t know. But If you have any tips or words of advice I would really appreciate it!

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