Why I hate counting calories

This is a rant post, and if you guys been here and overcome this problem, your suggestions are welcome.

I’m a 30F, 5’2”, CW 169.4, SW 177, GW 145 lbs. i was diagnosed with insulin resistance this year and told I needed to lose weight ASAP. I’ve been working with a physician to manage my weight, and I haven’t lost weight per se, but I have gotten my fat percentage down 3%. I’ve managed to stop snacking and decrease my portion size. I no longer feel addicted to carbs, although I still sometimes have a hard time not wanting to eat more than what I should. I work out minimum 200 mins per week. And still, THE SCALE HASN’T MOVED MUCH. I’m so obsessed with my weight as a constant reminder that I need to lose 20 more lbs to get off metformin and to be able to reverse the insulin resistance.

Anyway, back to my calorie counting frustration. As I haven’t lost weight following my physicians instructions, I’ve decided to start counting calories. According to the metabolic test my physician did, I’m supposed to be eating 1,700 calories to lose weight as my body usually consumes 2,300 per day. I regardless chose to focus on 1,300 because that’s what everyone seems to be doing.

I’ve counted calories in the past, and I give up because I remember getting obsessed over it. I’ve forgotten how bad it gets until today that I’m lying on bed beating myself for eating 1,350 calories instead of 1,300. for me, it’s just not “log in your calories, and close the app”. For me it’s obsessing over every single thing I eat, over going through my head what I did wrong and feeling guilty over why I chose to eat a square of 100% cacao when I had sweet cravings.

If you have never had this feeling before, good for you! But the struggle for people with slightly obsessive disorder is real, and for me counting calories isn’t as easy as it was for you. Please don’t make other people that don’t count calories for mental sanity to feel like crap. Believe me, we already beat ourselves enough for that!

Losing weight is more than moving the number in a scale, it’s about fixing our relationship with food and staying sane. What works for you, won’t work for everyone. Calorie counting is definitely the most straightforward path to weight loss, but what options do I have if I can’t do it without going insane? Physician works with hormone regulation, and although I’ve made some small progress, I wish it was faster than it currently is!

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How to cope/get over the likelihood that a loved one will never lose weight?

Throughout my weight loss I have gotten a lot of postive feedback from friends and family. Some people were much more excited than others and wished to join me/start their own weight loss journeys after years of struggling with their weight.

Fast forward several months, and all of their attempts at weight loss have subsided and they are back to eating as they usually do (despite sharing their desperation to lose weight). I'm well aware that weight loss is incredibly difficult and comes more easily to others. I also know that statistically many people will remain overweight/obese for the rest of their lives.

However, there's still a large part of me that constantly wishes that they would finally lose the weight that has had such a negative impact on their overall wellbeing. I mean if I can do it, it must clearly not be impossible in their eyes. How do I let go of these feelings and just accept the fact that they most likely will never lose weight (even if it costs them their health)?

Note: I do not talk about other people's weight or my own weight loss unless explicitly asked. I also try to be as neutral as possible when it comes to weight/diet talk.

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Today, I came clean.

As some of you might have noticed I am a fairly active member of this group. I thoroughly appreciate this group and many of its members. The support here is phenomenal and I’m glad to have joined it. Many have asked how I have lost my weight. (280 lbs - 133 lbs = 146 lbs lost). Never did I lie, but I also never gave the whole truth. And here it is:

“I am on a journey to finding peace from within:

-Today I start with my weight loss. Here’s my secret, I have had bariatric surgery (namely the Gastric Sleeve). I do not owe this to any of you, but have often felt like a fraud. For many of you, you might think I may have taken the easy way out. That, my friends, is the farthest from the truth.

I have, in fact, changed my eating habits in their entirety. I do eat mostly low carb/sugar. I drink little to no sugary drinks. I do exercise, but probably not as much as I should. My portions are controlled, forcibly and now by my own accord.

My surgery limits my food in take. My entire relationship with my favorite thing in the world had changed. I couldn’t binge eat. I couldn’t stuff myself to that “warm, safe hug” feeling. I couldn’t drink with my friends despite being 21 for only 6 months. Social events became awkward because I could no longer celebrate in the food. It was hard. Very hard. I felt I had lost my best friend. I didn’t know how to cook anymore, something many know is one of my biggest hobbies.

People changed. They judged me for my decision and to this day, it still hurts. I suffered my entire life being morbidly obese, and I feel I deserve nothing less than to live a healthy life, even if it meant getting a surgery to use as a tool to navigate an already tricky journey.

It was my first major surgery. The recovery was scary for me. Making the decision to go under the knife was terrifying for me, but I’d never take that decision back.

For those of you who might feel deceived, resentful, or bitter about my weight loss please hear this:

I am not you and this not your body.

I made a decision that saved my life, literally and figuratively.

My life IS different. I am CONSTANTLY thinking about food and what is going into my body and how it can be used as fuel.

It is a daily battle to fight my mental illnesses that tell me I don’t deserve this new life.

I cannot eat like a normal person, and some days that can be exceptionally hard. I do miss being able to thoroughly enjoy a good meal for more than 5 minutes.

This surgery allowed me to be insightful and look within. I would have never accepted my food addiction without it. I would’ve never noticed the generational habits of poor eating. I don’t think I could have ever broken the cycle without this tool.

I have had weight loss surgery and I will not apologize for it. It has saved my life in more ways than one.

If you feel anything other than joy for me and my accomplishments, if you find yourself feeling bitter toward me for my success, please, for the love of god remove me from your life, and I will happily wave goodbye.

It is relieving to finally admit this. I deserve to feel proud because I know that this journey has not been easy in the slightest. You may not ever understand that, and that’s okay, because we aren’t talking about you, are we?

If you can’t be happy for a friend choosing to better themselves and the quality of their life, then you are not their friend.

I am proud of myself and I am finally healthy, and that’s all I’ve ever wanted.”

I posted this on a more personal platform as well. It feels so liberating, and if there are any of you out there feeling these same things in regards to bariatric surgery, please know you are not alone, your efforts are valid and valiant to say the least. Do not let anyone take away from celebrating in your health and happiness, I did for two years, and I’m so glad to finally have this off of my chest.

Happy losing, we’re all in this race together and in the end, we will all be winners.

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Proud - Weight Loss Update #5

SW: 205lbs CW: 185lbs Long-term GW: 160lbs Short-term GW: 180lbs

Total Weight Loss: 20lbs

L Arm: 13in R Arm: 13in Bust: 39.5in Waist: 38.5in Belly: 43.5in L Thigh: 22.5in R Thigh: 22.5in

Exercise: 30-60 minutes moderate walk everyday (on treadmill) with mild arm strength exercises every other day or so.

Non-Scale Victories: I realized today how often I have to pull up my work pants that used to fit snugly. Gotta get new pants soon :D

Text Wall w/ TLDR at bottom:

So I didn't die.

At my last update I was 189.6lbs. No, it didn't take me 3 months to lose 4lbs, it took me 3 months to gain about 5lbs and then lose 10. The main reason I put on weight was because I stopped hiking, with old eating happens spurring it on. It didn't really stress me out that much though. A couple of pounds of fluctuation is normal, but I knew to reel myself back in after I was up 5lbs. I stayed at 191-192 for a while before getting officially back on track, thanks to having a treadmill. I was doing a Chloe Ting challenge, but dropped it from my routine halfway through because of my finals. I'm not sure I'll pick it back up, but I did enjoy it most days.

Food wise, I've stopped counting calories, mainly because I'm lazy and don't want to have to weigh out my food. At first it was rough in terms of eating under, but I got the hang of it, sort of. I didn't eat enough yesterday, and I think today I'm just barely making it in. Not eating enough is a new problem for me that I never thought I would experience.

I'm finished with college for the semester and will be going to clinicals next semester. I'm trying to mentally prepare myself for different issues that may pop up, like not having motivation to exercise after working all day. Right now though, I'm gonna enjoy my break, binge watch Criminal Minds, and try to finish my dinner.

TLDR:

I gained weight, then lost it + some. I'm struggling with eating enough, but I've got people looking out for me :D

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I refuse to give up

Hey, yesterday I am an entire pizza by myself... again. 2019 was the year I began my weight loss & lifestyle transition and it was going really well for the most part. My highest from Feb1 is me @ 300+lbs, in July I’m around 235lbs and today Dec13 I’m at around 265. I’ve managed to ignored my weight for the past few months blaming it on the pandemic, plus the added stress from college, organizations I’m in, etc... but I’ve had enough. I’m tired of fueling my body with garbage again, I’m tired of the massive binge sessions, and I’m tired of wasting my youth. I’ve been reluctant to actually acknowledge what I’ve been doing but I’m back in this sub for that exact reason.

I CAN reach my goal, and I CAN jump back into a healthy lifestyle. I’ve did it once and and so I know what to do, which means I can do it again. This time, pushing myself to finish what I started. Today I started a new workout routine, prepared a delicious and healthy dinner, and back to tracking calories. I will succeed.

I’m really posting here so I can have some sort accountability and to reassure anyone who’s in the same boat, we can and will get back on track. Life is a game that I plan on winning, a few extra pounds cannot hold me down.

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Yeah I fucked up, but we go again

Hello beautiful souls, this is a bit of an accountability/admission post. I started my weight loss journey at ~165kgs in July 2019. Started off slowly, but picked up pace eventually and I was very successfully implementing IF (16/8, OMAD) while incorporating cardio and occasional water fasts. Fast forward to Feb 2020, and I clocked in at...132kgs!!

Should've taken it forward, but I fucked up massively. Have had junk every day since my birthday four months ago, and I'm nearly back to where I started. It's incredibly frustrating especially because I grew up fat and last year's weight loss had me convinced that I'd finally found a way to beat myself....until I found a way to beat myself.

It's pathetic, should've never happened and I've set myself back quite a bit. But here's what I'm going to do - starting Monday 14 December, I'm going to have 200 straight days of following a clean diet and exercising regularly. If I do it right, I should be able to cut back down to 125-130 kgs!

As motivation, I'm going to donate $500 to a charity if I reach my goal weight by June 30, 2021 (I'm in a developing country so $500 goes a long way than in the US)

Thanks for listening to my rant and here goes nothing!

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Can creatine halt my weight loss??

Hey all. This is my very first ever reddit post. So, back on March I decided enough was enough. I started religiously working out and eating healthy. At the beginning I wanted to lose around 130lbs. Come September and I was down almost 50lbs. It was then that I started a weight lifting program and began taking creatine. I knew that consistency was key, and I also knew that it retained water in the muscle. So fast forward to now and I haven't lost any more weight. Some weeks I'm up 7-10lbs, and then the next week it's right back off. But I can't seem to get over this "plateau" and I feel like it's too soon and too long. Is it possibly the creatine, or do I just need to adjust my workouts and eating habits?

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