Losing It As an Insomniac - any tips?

I have been recently diagnosed as an insomniac. I just can't fall asleep, and I'm tired all the time. It's been a difficult few years and only recently has my broken sleep schedule and stress caught up to me. I just cannot fall asleep easily anymore.

I've been noticing that it is much harder to keep eating at a deficit. I'm still able to train hard and push myself in the gym and hobbies, harder than last time. I've been eating at about maintenance for almost two months now with super slow weight loss. I'm tired and frustrated, I have about 5-10lb to my desired goal weight.

Has anyone else found success with losing fat and maintaining muscle mass as an insomniac? I sure could use the tips.

I'm at about 135-137 lb or 61-62 kilos right now and am at 5'8" tall or 173 cm tall.

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - Day 1 / Sign Ups!

Hello losers,

So sorry I'm such a bum! I'm fighting the song & dance of mental health & dying technology. New device is en route so hopefully less interruptions. Please feel free to wrap up here too if you like, March ran screaming by! Onto the business!

For the newbies to the sub reddit, please start here, so much good info!

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq

And hey, maybe it’s not a bad idea to review them anyway to you returning conquerors. I do occasionally to remind myself of the basics.

Here’s what we do in the DAC my friends!

This is the sign up post (and day 1) to outline your goals, weight loss, self care, creative, whatever keeps your motor going.

There will be a daily update post for you to chime in about how day whatever is going!

At the end of the month, there is a wrap up post to reflect on the progress you made or didn’t make & what you learned. Learning is progress my friends!

We try to foster a supportive, caring place to discuss the actual day to day of deficits & counting & caring so much about how we fuel our bodies & lives. So be kind, interact if you like & hopefully you feel supported by the internet version of a push up bra! Leading by example, here I go!

Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & report here even if I don’t like it: This is triggering for some people & I respect that approach too. I need it for accountability or I will do dumb stuff. X lbs this morning, X lbs trend weight.

Stay within calorie range (1800): This is way harder than it used to be, I can’t lie to you lovely folks. I’m in that daily grind with you all.

Exercise 5 days a week: This is mostly habitual. I would like more intensity & strength training workouts, but I’ll be honest, if I’m not getting enough cardio my mental health becomes a real cesspit so fast. This is mostly a part of my mental health medicine ritual. X/X days.

Self-care alone time & ten deep breath cycles a day: This could include journaling, beauty treatments, anything that fills the bucket, nonfood rewards etc. and it turns out I need to be breathing more. I’m noticing that I need actual no people time more than I have been letting myself have. This is because some of my other habits have slipped & for my own sake I really need to be mindful.

Try a new recipe once a week: I need some new meal prep ideas, I’ll share if you all have any suggestions. If you haven’t taken a gander at Budgetbytes, some of my more favorite recipes came from that site. X/4 weeks.

Write 1500 words a day 6 days a week: A new goal, I know what craziness is this? This is a personal goal to work in with some of the other habits built to support my mental health. Also a productive way to cycle through the mental garbage & work in some quiet alone time into my days.

Do a mindfulness exercise and express gratitude: More of the same maybe but it's become really important in my journey. I do have so much to be grateful for.

Your turn kids! Tell us about your day 1 & your goals!

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SV: Twotopia, here I am!

I hit my first big milestone today. I started at 329lbs end of January and am down to 298 today. And right on schedule at that (planned for it by March 31st) :)

I think the biggest reason for my weight loss is "outsourcing" food to a prepped meal service. I started of with BistroMD (the food is okay but gets old fairly quickly, I am trying out Snap Kitchen at the moment and might try other companies in the future). I did the full 3 meals, 2 snacks a day program in the beginning. This made getting used to CICO a lot easier as I had only as much food as I needed for the week in the house, perfectly portioned already. And this way there was always an easy, fast meal available, so no excuse to order take out or eat frozen pizza instead of cooking. Prepped meals also have all the macros already counted, so it's faster to track as well. This way I could focus on the mental health side of weight loss first and minimize the likelihood of giving up early on. I could focus on portion size, mindful eating, etc. I then slowly reduced the amount of meals I ordered. Taking care of snacks myself first, followed by cooking my own meals on the weekends (that's were I am at the moment). My plan is to continue increasing the meals I cook myself slowly, rewiring my brain and my relationship with food.

I am also trying to be kind to myself and be somewhat flexible on my calorie goal. I usually eat around 1300kcal a day but anything between 1200 to 1500 is okay. I don't want to stress myself out by sticking to one number too strictly. There are easy days where eating 1200 feels perfectly fine and then there are days where I simply need that extra snack in the afternoon. And if I happen to go above that range some days, than that's okay too. I just stick to it the next day again.

And lastly, just reading in this and other subs has been such a big help. There are so many good posts here that introduced me to new food items (laughing cow cheese anyone?), new ideas (nonzero days), and are just generally uplifting, motivating, and helpful. Big thank you to y'all!

I hope that my process continues this way and I get to onederland and my end goal of 155lbs one day.

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I'm heavier than ever and need to changd (male, 6ft 1", 270lbs)

Back in December, I had been running since the previous March, lost over 2 stone, and altogether felt the healthiest id been in years. But then I had a hip injury and have been told i can run or do high impact exercises. After stopping running I lost all motivation, and now I've gained all the weight back and extra (Its my own fault).

I seriously need to change. so I've made this reddit account to hold myself accountable. Im not sure of the best course of action relating to diet and exercise as I cant do high impact through my hip anymore. I'd swim but the pools are closed due to covid.

Week 1 goals: - Switch from sugary to diet drinks - start tracking on my fitness pal (1800 calories a day) - try to get 6000 steps a day

But anyway, here I am ready to start my weight loss journey:

Height: 6ft 2" Weight: 270lbs Goal weight: 200lbs

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Skinny fat dude trying to lose weight. Tips?

Before I go into details, just to point out that I'm a total amateur regarding fitness, even though I played competitively basketball till age 17 and still do very often on a recreational basis 5-6 times a week during the summer. So basically, starting from Monday this week I decided that it was time to lose some weight as I've gained around 12-13kg in the last three years and it has tremendously affected the shape of my body. Prior to the weight gain I wasn't rockin any muscles but I had strength and not much fat (192cm, 78kg). And oh man did I feel great at the time. I was running half marathons and marathons on a weekly basis. Fast forward to now(192cm, 90), I have a bit of a belly and fat on every possible part of the body. I would atribute that transformation to the lack of daily excercise alongside with a bad diet. Just to note, I do play basketball still, walk close to 7-8 kilometers every day and use my bike all of the time. My body constitution isn't bad, just filled with fats and I was advised previously to not lose weight and basically try transforming that fat into muscle, as I'm still kinda skinny. But tbh I ain't diggin that at all. So as the complete noob I am I started pumping cardio on a stationary bike alongside a 1900 calories diet and it's going surprisingly well as I feel extremely good knowing that I cut off lots of the junk I used to eat (I know it's been only 3 days, but I don't miss pizzas and potato chips at all). Just today I found out that cardio probably isn't the happiest solution for my situation as I'm not striving for a big weight loss (10 kg). Supposedly, I gotta work on my strength, which I totally overlooked. So at the end of the day I want to get back to my previous form with muscle definition not being important to me. So should I totally skip on cardio and try doing strength excercises or should I go with more of a mix? And what strength excercises do you recommend in house or park environment as the gyms are closed now and I'm not quite keen visiting them in the near future (a YT video or app would be ideal for strength)? I just don't feel good while in them. Thanks in advance.

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Progress Assessment - Stagnating weight loss

Hi Loseit!

It's been 30 days since I've been tracking and restricting my calories and I wanted to gather some feedback on my progress. I'm still quite new to this and would like to tap into the collective experience of LoseIt to better help shape my next 30 day stint!

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Points of Concern:

Stagnating Weight Loss during the last 2 weeks

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Stats:

Male

29YO

6ft (183cm)

Sedentary lifestyle.

205-210lbs

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Overview:

1. My calorie limit is set to 2,000 calories daily. On average, I am over 1,100 calories per week (or over 157 calories daily).
2. Before my first 30 day stint, I recorded my calories without restricting for 2 weeks. I was averaging 3,240 calories on weekdays, and 4,800 calories on the weekends.
3. My first 2 weeks saw me fall from 225lbs to 205lbs, where I've been bouncing back and forth from 205lbs to 210lbs.
4. According to my Apple Watch, over the same period, my average Active Energy was 555 calories, average Sleep Time was 7hrs26mins, and average resting energy 2,188 calories.

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Assessment:

1. Progress with calorie restriction and walking alone seem to have hit a plateau. I am now following the 5k runner app to include running into my program.
2. Review how accurate my calorie counting is. I measure everything with a scale, tbsp/tsp, and measuring cups, and include oil, ketchup, green onions, everything. I try to overestimate when doing takeout. Some examples below:

• Cooked Rice: 200g = 260 calories
• Cooked Pasta: 200g = 316 calories
• Pizza thin crust (1 slice) = 300 calories
• Shawarma Plate = 2,000 calories (LoseIt and the restaurant say it's 1,100 but it feels like more)
• Pork Belly: 125g = 353 calories
• Boneless Beef Rib: 4oz = 534 calories.
• Kirkland Italian Sausage = 310 calories

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Would appreciate any feedback or words of widsom!

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It's Freaking Me Out...

SW: 248 5'7, 32/F

CW: 223

GW: 200

2021 has been an interesting year. I've been crushing some personal goals of mine including weight loss.

First, I lost approximately 20lbs.

Then, I went to the eye doctor and had an overdue eye exam. And I splurged on contacts.

Between the weight loss and the contacts, I catch myself in the mirror and I don't recognize my face. I mean, it's still my face but it's different. It's a thinner face. I can see my eyeballs. And my chubby cheeks aren't so, well, chubby.

It's almost surreal. I've read other posts here along the same thing but it doesn't stop at my face. Yesterday, when I was changing clothes, I noticed my thighs.

I've always been self conscious about my thick thighs but they're not so thick anymore. My legs are a little more slender.

I put on my watch and have to tighten it a bit more which causes me to examine my wrists. It's my wrist but it doesn't feel like my wrist.

Like another me is inhabiting my body. I'm pursuing hobbies I love. I'm losing weight. I'm enjoying life. I'm happy. I'm content.

But this body doesn't feel like mine anymore. I'm wearing leggings. Leggings!

The girl that was convinced she looked ugly wearing anything that wasn't baggy, runs around town in leggings. And whose legs are these? They're mine. They're attached to my body. But they don't feel like my legs.

Does your mind catch up with the change? Because it's really freaking me out. I know it's in my head. It gets better, right? I get used to it?

I never saw this coming when I decided to employ portion control. That's all I did. Portion control. Cut my portions in half. Cut back on beverages. Choose healthier salad dressings.

Now I've incorporated a bit of jump rope into my week. And this body doesn't feel like mine. It doesn't look like mine. It doesn't feel like mine.

But it sure feels great! Whomever it belongs to might not get it back.

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