I gained 60 pounds back, but I see this as a learning experience.

It took me 2 years to shave down my weight from 212 to a staggering 136 pounds, but I managed to do so. However, once I finally reached that staggeringly low weight, I realized I was not at all happy with my body shape. Since I did not work out at all (which is a crucial step in the weight loss process) I found that I ended up with a skinny but flabby body. I was more confident, however, I was constantly fixated on the idea of getting rid of excess areas of fat. Of course, this was not going to be healthy at a weight of 136 pounds (what more else is there to lose at that weight without a pound of muscle on my body?)

Now to move onto how I gained the weight back. It started in January when I thought that one cheat day was not going to send me back to my starting weight, however, I was oh so very wrong about this. The cheat day turned into a cheat month and that cheat month turned into a cheat year. Why did this happen? I have no clue, however, I can attribute it mostly to falling out of the weight loss habit. Before these new cheat days in 2020, I felt a significant amount of guilt when eating a large amount of food. As the months went on in 2020, this feeling of guilt when consuming a large number of calories became absent. The months passed by as I continued to steadily gain weight. Now here I am, at 196 pounds in November of 2020. Mostly ashamed that I allowed myself to fall back into the old habits that plagued my early years of life.

After so many months of denying the obvious weight gain and lack of self-control, I am finally able to accept the state of my body. No longer am I telling myself that it's water weight or that I look no different in a mirror. Of course, this was no easy feat. The realization came as a shock when I realized my medium shirts no longer fit comfortably, or when my pants felt like they were choking my waste. These problems are irrelevant to me now, as I am going to accept my weight gain for what it is.

I feel like to really get started on this new weight loss journey, I had to convey some of my internal thoughts into words. Perhaps this will help me form some sort of accountability on this new weight loss journey, as it actually helps me accept what I've done. I feel like this time is going to be a lot easier due to my already learning all the tricks regarding weight loss. I've already done it before, I can do it again but better this time. I can actually get the dream body I've desired this time around. I hope this time is different.

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Weight loss Diaries: Day 3

I didn't update yesterday becauseeee.... I didn't do anything. Pathetic, I know. Today was also a bit tough because of schoolworks but I managed to track my calorie intake and so far, I have not exceeded my daily recommended intake. I worked out for 5 mins only because I got lazy and didn't finish the whole video. I don't know what to do guys I have no motivation to continue. I mean, I know it's just day 3 but still, I'm starting to doubt myself again. It's like every time I feel inspired, it will only last about 3 seconds then I'm back at my cave again. I can't hold on to that thought of being happy, almost like I'm not allowing myself to be happy, to do what I want and chase after what I know will benefit me. I've disappointed myself more than anyone else. Positive self talks don't work. There's always a voice in the back of my mind telling me that I can't do it, that I'll never change, that I'll never be better. I feel strange all the time, I can't really express it clearly. And I know that my complaining might affect someone reading this in a negative way and I'm sorry. I really don't know what to do. I'm a disease. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

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Struggling with tastes and flavours

All of my life I've had a weird reaction to flavours and textures; I dislike having multiple flavours combined together (IE: if I eat a burger, I'll have pretty much everything stripped out), and there are a heap of foods that I find repulsive, including the majority of vegetables, sweets, spices, fish, etc. If I try to eat something that I don't like then my body shudders, and I will start dry retching or feeling like I am close to doing so. It's not just a preference thing, it's my body rejecting these foods. Even bland things like rice is too much for me. Most of what I eat is repetitive and simple.

I'm now about a month out from weight loss surgery and am supposed to start taking meal replacements, but I can't stomach any of them. I've bought supposedly tasteless protein powders, and the smells and tastes are still too much. There's also a list of vegetables to include in my diet and there's literally only two that I can eat without having an adverse reaction - lettuce and peas. Cabbage, cucumber, etc. all makes me feel queasy.

How on earth am I supposed to get around this rather massive obstacle? I'm wanting to proceed with the surgery, but I don't know how to be successful with my diet both pre and post surgery.

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 20 November 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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I'll tell you my secret

I ate McDonalds on Sunday when I was wildly hungover. Two cheeseburgers, large fries AND 10 piece nuggets.

A few weeks ago at my best friends' wedding I ate all the wedding food, drank a ton, and ordered cheesy bread when I got back to my hotel. It was delicious.

Sometimes a whole week goes by where I don't exercise once.

I order in sushi. And pizza. I've made pasta. And garlic bread.

I haven't "cut out" a single thing in my diet. Bread, booze, pasta, cheese, you name it.

And I've still lost 25 pounds and counting.

Because guess what it took me 34 years on this planet to realize. Sustainable weight loss needs to be just that - sustainable. It can't be a fad, a diet, a "lose 20 pounds in a month" guarantee. Sure, those will work for a little bit. But unless you plan on living your life with cravings and feeling like you're missing out, those aren't for you.

I follow CICO. I track my calories everyday. I exercise but not in excess and I don't "eat back" my calories burned. If I want wine, I build it in to my day. If I want pizza, I build it in.

Some days I go over, and that's okay. Some weeks are not as perfect as I would have wanted. And that's okay too. I haven't lost the weight as fast as some people, but that doesn't matter because it's working for me. I have a day or week where I go over and the next day I get back on track.

I know I'll lose the next 15 because I finally am following something that doesn't make me feel deprived and that I know I can manage for the rest of my life. It's all about balance and for the first time I don't feel like I'm on a restrictive "diet."

Please, don't stop until you find that. Don't give into the gimmicks and false promised.

It might take a bit longer and not look 100% how you think it should, but it's awesome.

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Onederland Update! 25F | 5’4 | SW: 358 | CW: 199 | GW: 120ish | 159lbs lost since January 25th!

Lots of changes since I last posted here at my six month mark! I’ve lost about 50 more pounds and gained full-time employment! Yay, health insurance! But seriously, I love reading the stories up here to keep myself motivated, so here’s how things are going.

I got really serious about losing weight and taking my life back at the end of January and haven’t slowed down much since. I average 3lbs or so down per week, but it varies. I’ve gotten very good at predicting losses and know I typically “lose” a pound overnight, haha! I’ve done it all through intermittent fasting/OMAD, low-calorie/low-carb and changing my habits around food, and if getting my new office based job proves anything it’s that you really do lose weight in the kitchen! But I outlined most of my methodology in my last post, so I’ll just give some awesome non-scale victories in celebration of a huge scale victory!

I’m down from a size 26 to a 12/14, 3XL to M/L!

My chin is more pointy than round and my awful double chin only makes the occasional appearance instead of occupying full time residence!

Towels fit around me!

My resting heart rate is 59, down from the 80-90s!

My new coworkers call me small/thin!

I’ve reversed my type II pre-diabetes!

My parents’ old scale from the 90s can read my weight!

My periods are semi-regular and my PCOS symptoms are being managed!

I can cross my legs comfortably and fit in chairs (even office chairs with arms) while sitting cross-legged!

My doctor told me I’m the most successful patient she’s had regarding weight loss without surgery!

I’ve been hit on twice in public while running errands - not the positive attention I want, but kind of validating after being invisible for so long!

Finally, I feel like people treat me very differently. It sucks, but that’s my reality and probably the same for many like me out there. My weight made people uncomfortable and hard to take me seriously. There were usually looks of pity or disgust, and few people looked beyond that if they looked at all. One thing someone told me when I first started this was that I’ll be very empathetic to those in similar situations to where I was/am, and I find that to be true. I never want to make anyone feel the way I felt and want to help in any way that I can. If I can give any advice/words of encouragement or answer any questions please let me know!

TLDR: YAY ONEDERLAND!

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22 F 5'5" 222lbs. Starting my weight loss journey

I've finally had enough. I should not be out of breath constantly, I shouldn't be so exhausted all the time, I should be more active.

I have downloaded my fitness pal to keep track of the foods im eating. Right now im struggling with curbing carb and sugar cravings. For the most part everything I eat is relatively balanced since I started a few days ago. Im keeping track of portion sizes on top of calories. My big thing is that I do not feel full for longer than a couple hours. I eat mainly vegetarian so I get my protein from plant bases. A lot of my meals are getting a lot of protein in them but in a couple hours I already feel snacky. Thats when I start to crave salty or sweet snacks and with having so many delivery apps on my phone it is very tempting to order extra food. Any advice on vegetarian friendly snacks for me?

On top of all this im getting into exercise too. I bought myself a set of resistance bands, I have a bunch of yoga stuff, and I bought the Nintendo ring fit to keep things interesting. Ive dome some research on what kind of workouts I should be doing to help me with my weight loss but finding a routine proves to be harder than I thought. Any advice?

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