As some of you may know I’ve been quite active on this community for a while now. It’s been a crazy journey since I started losing weight at the end of October last year. I’ve lost 24 pounds since then, but I’ve been pretty vocal on here about how I have barely seen a change in myself physically aside from my face looking slimmer. Today I had lost a pound and looked in the mirror and I thought my stomach was actually looking a little slimmer. Anyways, I had bought some new jeans for my self as a nice treat (I don’t want to buy loads of new clothes as I’m losing weight they are gonna end up being too big so it’s a waste of money) and they are UK 12, a US 8 I think? So I wore these jeans and I bought them when I was 153 pounds and they fit perfect, like not too big not too small they fit just right. I just got home and I’ve ate so I’m bloated but I’ve noticed that these jeans are like a bit loser. Lose enough that I can fit a few of my fingers in there, and that was all in 1 pound????? Plus I was bloated at this time. Anyways, the point is I think I’m at that time where weight loss is getting way more noticeable and I’m gonna lose more dress sizes now that I’m only 2 pounds away from a healthy bmi. For those who don’t know what the paper towel effect, it’s basically where weight-loss becomes way more visible when you get closer to your goal weight, like at the end of a paper towel, the last few sheets make it look much smaller, same goes for weight-loss. I don’t really know why I’m posting about this but I think it’s insane that each pound seems to be making such a difference already. I’ve also seem to have lost another inch around my waist within like 1-2 pounds? I’m so excited but also kinda overwhelmed! Hope this was encouraging for those who haven’t seen much change yet even after losing a lot of weight.
SW: 189 CW: 174.5 GW2: 165 Hello all!! I have hit my first goal weight of 175lbs, this is the lowest my weight has ever been in my adult life. In the beginning of quarantine I went from 200-177lbs, then met my partner and gained about 11lbs of “happy weight.” I returned to my weight loss journey with a renewed since of how I want to approach it. I’m going slower, incorporating more physical activity, building better habits, and it’s feeling much more sustainable. I am learning so much about myself, and I’m so grateful for this supportive community. Everyone returning to this journey after a slip or break, you can do it!! Remember to celebrate small victories along the way, especially on the days that feel the hardest! Onto the next goal!!
The concept of “brunch”—a name that obviously comes from the combination of breakfast and lunch—dates all the way back to 1895. According to Smithsonian Magazine, this is when the term first appeared in print.1 Today, it’s more popular than ever, not only for its delightful combination of foods but also for the social interaction that it encourages. Brunch is about gathering around the table and enjoying a meal, making it the perfect option for holidays like Easter.
If you’re planning on Easter Brunch this year, we’ve rounded up 25 of our best brunch recipes that are both healthy and delicious.
This hash recipe substitutes carb-laden potatoes for lighter cauliflower rice to create a more weight loss-friendly choice. With other breakfast staples like eggs, turkey bacon, onions and peppers, it’s packed with flavor but only contains a mere 164 calories per serving. It’s also a great recipe to add your own twist! Incorporating everything from some reduced fat cheese to some beans or perhaps different vegetables can switch up the flavor and make it your own.
Serve up a savory “breakfast pie” this Easter Sunday! Where quiche typically goes off track in terms of health is in the buttery crust and cheesy filling. However, our version uses a healthy sweet potato crust and is absolutely packed with veggies. It’s both delicious and full of nutrients!
While traditional pancakes are made with white flour, offering no nutritional benefit, our version uses heart-healthy whole wheat flour as the base for a healthier option. This recipe also uses a mini muffin tin to create pancake “bites,” helping you with simplified portion control (something Nutrisystem knows a little bit about!). Mixing in some antioxidant-rich blueberries boosts their health factor even more, though you can get creative and use your favorite ingredients instead.
Fancy up your Easter Brunch with these simple-but-delicious cheddar scones with spinach. This recipe starts with whole wheat flour—already making it healthier than the typical scone recipe—and uses only a small amount of light butter. Filled with cheddar cheese, spinach and green onion, these yummy scones are big on flavor while being light on calories. It’s a great alternative to a bread basket or other baked goods that you might typically serve.
While crepes sound like a difficult dish to prepare, the truth is, they are much simpler to make than you may imagine. This particular recipe uses only three simple ingredients—egg whites, whole wheat flour and low-fat cream cheese—to whip up some light and airy crepes. Top with some fresh fruit to add some antioxidant power, too.
Are you an air fryer fan like we are? We love that the air fryer helps to de-greasify many food favorites. If you’ve got an air fryer, then you’re going to want to give this delicious brunch recipe a whirl. This light, protein-packed frittata is made from egg whites and skim milk and filled with tomatoes, mushrooms and chives. It’s so delicious and satisfying that you’ll be shocked it’s a mere 75 calories per serving.
Though they sound indulgent and luxurious, you can eat as many as six of these pancakes for a mere 267 calories per serving. The secret is that these pancakes are made from a banana! One banana combined with two eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, baking powder and poppy seeds is all it takes to mix up this delicious and healthy pancake batter. Your brunch guests will be wowed by the delectability and the surprising twist of flavors.
Healthy Easter Basket Ideas: How to Keep the Whole Family Healthy
Just the name of this brunch item sounds rich and indulgent. But made using ingredients like whole wheat bread, light butter and Truvia Cane Sugar Blend, it’s a dish you can enjoy without detouring your diet at all. One churro is just 127 calories but oh-so-delicious.
Stuffed mushrooms are often thought of in terms of an appetizer, but this recipe takes vitamin D-packed baby bella mushroom caps and stuffs them with a breakfast blend of scrambled eggs with spinach and cheddar cheese. It’s a nutrient-rich and entirely delicious addition to your brunch table that everyone will enjoy.
With this delish toast recipe, you’ll get the protein-rich goodness of eggs combined with the healthy fats of a yummy avocado. Some thin slices of cucumber, plum tomato, dried dill and black pepper add a flavorful finish. Serve it all atop a piece of whole grain bread for added fiber.
Broccoli and cheddar cheese go together deliciously in this healthy muffin recipe. This is a great make-ahead option that will look lovely in a basket as part of your Easter Brunch spread. These muffins will help fill you up in a healthy way. Two muffins count as a serving and have a mere 247 calories total.
While they may sound—and taste—like a store-bought bakery item, these muffins make some healthy substitutions that help keep them waistline-friendly. Healthful ingredients like chopped dates, unsweetened applesauce and vanilla almond milk help make up the heart of these soft and warm muffins. Covered in a buttery brown sugar and streusel topping, they are sure to be devoured.
This is another great air fryer dish that has less calories and fat thanks to a more healthful way of cooking. It features baby potatoes, zucchini and chicken sausage for a very hearty and filling meal. We recommend sprinkling it with garlic powder and black pepper, but you can switch up the spices to your liking.
18 Easy Air Fryer Dessert Recipes to Enjoy on a Diet
If you’re looking for a delicious-but-healthy casserole to add to your Brunch table, then this may just be your perfect choice. This is a much lighter version of a traditional egg casserole and it’s packed with veggies, including vitamin-packed spinach and mushrooms as well as rich and creamy cottage and cheddar cheeses. It’s big on flavor while remaining a diet-friendly choice on your menu lineup.
Traditionally, baked goods have not been a healthy way to start your day. But our Cheery Cheese Danish is made much more healthful using whole wheat pastry flour, stevia and light butter. The incorporation of antioxidant-rich real cherries even boosts the nutrient power of this delightful pastry. Your brunch guests will be so busy enjoying the deliciousness, they’ll never know it’s a lighter option.
Start your Easter the healthy way with these lean, green pancakes that are packed with nutrition and delicious flavor. Featuring fiber-rich ingredients like whole wheat flour, banana and fresh spinach, it’s the perfect spring meal for your holiday menu.
Your two favorite sweet treats come together in one tasty dish. Enjoy the fresh flavors of apple pie rolled up into a delicious cinnamon roll recipe that’s perfect for your Easter brunch menu. We love it topped with chopped walnuts or almonds for extra crunch and protein.
You don’t need to stop at the local bakery for Easter Sunday when you have this healthy scones recipe. Raspberry and lemon are the perfect pair and are sure to add some brightness to your healthy Easter lineup.
Dessert, anyone? This carrot cake is the perfect classic Easter dessert recipe that also fits into your weight loss plan. Featuring freshly grated carrots, crunchy walnuts and a creamy, dreamy maple-flavored icing, you’ll want to make this one every year.
Honey-glazed ham is a must-have on your Easter recipe menu. Served with a sweet, savory and crunchy quinoa salad, this Easter brunch main course is sure to be a hit.
It wouldn’t be Easter brunch without this classic appetizer! Deviled eggs are made healthier in a Nutrisystem-approved recipe that still provides the flavors you know and love. The secret ingredient? Plain fat-free Greek yogurt. Your guests will love it.
We all need colorful, crunchy carrots on the Easter table. These sweet and savory slices are simple to make but pack in the flavor with freshly grated ginger, honey and orange juice.
Serve up a spring salad that’s filled with nutritious and delicious ingredients. Roasted turnips are the star of the show in this recipe. We pair them with seasonal arugula, radishes, farro and creamy goat cheese, then cover it all in a simple 3-ingredient dressing made with olive oil, lemon juice and black pepper.
Try our spin on an English classic! Scotch Eggs are turned light and healthy in this Nutrisystem-approved recipe you’ll love. Lean ground beef surrounds a perfectly cooked hardboiled egg and is seasoned with black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and Worcestershire sauce. It’s a simple recipe that’s perfect for Easter.
Hey Everybody. Welcome to the Spring 2021 Loseit Challenge: 90s Cartoons! The links are safe this time!
Are you ready for the most RADICAL AND EXTREME challenge yet! Bust out your Fruit Gushers, strap on those moon boots, and prepare to get slimed! It’s the 90s Cartoons Loseit Challenge!
This challenge is a team-based "competition" that will last for 6 weeks. During the challenge you will be assigned to one of 6 teams, set a weight-loss goal for the challenge, and then weigh in weekly, working to be at or beyond that goal by the end of the challenge.
Each week, in addition to their weight, challenge members can choose to log their steps and activity minutes. Teams will compete in friendly head to head battles weekly for step totals and activity minute totals. This is optional, but encouraged!
Every Friday there will be a new post in r/loseit and r/LoseitChallenges with links and instructions for each week's weight in and activities. Your team captains will also share all the information you need on your team’s Discord server.
This week is focused on getting you signed up and onto your teams . Follow the steps below to get fully involved.
-You will be randomly assigned to a team following the submission of your sign up form. Do not ask to be assigned to a particular team. ALSO NOTE if you accidentally sign up more than once please follow your first entry. The duplicates will be removed.
Step 2 - Visit the Challenge Tracker to find your team!
-Newest signups are at the bottom of the list. The team assigner runs every 5 minutes. If your team is blank, just wait a moment. It will refresh in real time on desktop, but you may have to refresh the spreadsheet to see the changes.
-Do not request edit access to the tracker. Please contact one of your captains with any errors that need to be corrected
Step 3 - Join r/LoseitChallenges to introduce yourself and find your team's Discord server
-Please join our challenge subreddit, r/LoseitChallenges, to find the link to your team’s Discord server in their welcome post. Make sure to introduce yourself while you’re there!
-Joining your team discord isn’t mandatory but it should be noted that being active with your team keeps participation up and might be that extra little push you need to keep you going. It could be the difference between a 6 week grind or 6 weeks of fun and support to lose the weight you want.
This is where you will choose your challenge goal weight.
Please try to choose a reasonable goal! The goal of these challenges is to set up sustainable weight loss habits. If you gain one or two weeks, keep pushing and do not give up! There are no penalties for struggling, only for giving up. If you need to update your goal, you can come back and change this until the challenge starts.
Each week begins on a Friday, so you will have until the following Friday at 12:00 EST (when the next week is posted) to complete your weigh-in. You can weigh in multiple times during the week but only your most recent entry will be recorded on the tracker.
April 1 - Signups open, establish challenge goals, signups open until Week 1
April 16 - Week 1, Head to Head battles begin, Signups are closed
April 23 - Week 2
April 30 - Week 3
May 7 - Week 4
May 14 - Week 5
May 21 - Week 6 - Last Head to Head Battle
May 28 - End of Challenge/Results
If you have any questions, problems, concerns, ideas, or just want to drop us all a line, please use the message the challenge admin feature, which you can find in the r/LoseitChallenges sidebar or by clicking here. Responding to this thread is great, but ultimately if you want to make sure all of us read it, the message the challenge admin feature is the way to go.
Please also note that we are not the r/loseit moderators. We’re volunteers and everyday users who run a specific aspect of one of the many interactive community elements of r/loseit. If you have questions about r/loseit that aren’t specific to the challenge, please take a look at the sidebar on r/loseit.
Hi there, I'm new here. I've been struggling with my weight loss and I thought I'd give it a shot and come here.
I'm a 5'1" 22F and currently stuck between 81kg(178ibs) and 83kg(182ibs). I have a BMI of 33.3 and considered moderately obese.
I was always overweight as a kid but was put in competitive swimming from the ages of 10 to 13. I was fit, healthy and the ideal weight for my age and height at the time. I moved overseas and due the new school, new country and no friends I developed an eating disorder.
I carry most of my weight mainly in my thighs, hips and stomach. I carry a noticeable amount under my arms, back and face. If I wear the right clothes I look like I'm "curvy in the right places" and I don't look overweight. But I cry whenever I can't fit a dress or a pair of pants that are supposed to be my size.
Things I have been doing to control my weight: - I have been going to the gym ainxe last year. On average 1.5hrs a day at least 3 days a week. On a good week I do all 5 days. On a bad week I skip the whole week.
Pilates. My go to is Blogilates.
Portion and carb control. I still have enough healthy carbs but I mostly try to avoid them. Even with junk food/takeout.
Seen a psychologist to talk about my comfort eating, stress eating, and my emotional shut downs.
Walk as much as I can. My job consist of a lot of walking.
Intermittent fasting.
My bad habits: - Snacking/emotional eating - Getting takeout when I'm too tired from work to cook - Mess up sleep schedule - Skipping gym
My boyfriend and I are going through this fitness journey together but it doesn't help when I'm trying to lose weight while he's trying to gain weight/muscle. He has a fast metabolism and eats twice almost three times my portion. I have noticed physical changes such as my bat wings reducing and noticeable glute/thigh definition but my scales still tells me the same thing.
I tell myself it's probably me gaining muscle but I can only tell myself that so much before I feel like I'm lying to myself.
I don't know what else to do... what have you guys done when you're stuck?
I started my weight loss journey in june in 2020 and for months i think i did very well (went from 86.6kg (190.9lb) to 71.3kg (157.2lb) by december) but then christmas came and my mental health took a big hit and the plans i had made to keep my food intake in control over the holidays turned out to not be good enough and went to shit. I started binging, not counting calories, not caring. On january 1st my weight had gone up to 74.1kg and it was kinda devastating and i really felt like a failure. Since then ive been trying to get back on track but ive been struggling and im not sure how to get myself out of this funk (but i think getting back to working out regularly like i used to would help alot so thats what im gonna focus on going forward, ive realised after i lost it that exercise was kinda the glue that held everything together for me when i was doing well). Right now im at 70.1kg, since january its gone a little down and a little up over and over. Im not done trying though, i dont want to let this be the best i can do, but deep down i fear that it is. So if anyone could offer some words of encouragement or advice if you have been in a similar situation id really appreciate it, my inner dialouge is not the most constructive or positive right now and it would be nice to get some counterweight to it.
I'm 5'0 and I weight 149 pounds according to my bathroom scale. I am female. This is the heaviest I've ever been. I've floated between the high 140s and the mid 130s for probably the last four years or so. Towards the end of college when I was a huge couch potato I weightd in the uppers 20s. I weighed 120 and under in early college. It's gotten to the point now where a lot of my clothes from last year don't fit and I've decided I want to lose weight.
Realistically, I've never been one super big on exercise and my long commute (50 mins each way 3x times a week) and 2x a week of overnight travel makes regular strenuous exercise very difficult. Also factor in that I have asthma and a lot of outside allergens like pollen and weeds. So I'd like to do light exercise on my lunch breaks (30 mins of walking) and the days I'm home (4-5x a week) I want to do high paced walking on our treadmill (walking at 3 miles an hour for 30 to 40 mins). So 2.5 hours of light walking a week and 2-3 hours of fast paced walking.
I'm 149 right now and I want to get down to 120. I live in the northeast of the US and so we get a lot of variety in the seasons. Winter is very depressing for me so I think the nice weather will be a big motivator for me to get outisde and exercise more. So I want to do a quicker weight loss plan that takes adventage of the nice weather. I'd like to at least be in the mid-20s by early August. Based on a lot of calculators I think I should aim to eat 1200 calories a day. I keep getting so many different answers though on the time since a lot of them don't define what "light exercise" vs "moderate exercise is". I'm more focused on counting my calories but my boyfriend who lost a lot of weight recently thinks I need to be more focused on exercise. I like walking/jogging and trying to make myself do to much more I don't think I would stick to it. So is my plan realisitic here? Is my boyfriend's approach better or mine? He's more into muscle buidling stuff lately so I don't think what works for a man will always work for a woman. I'm completely clueless about weight loss and could use some advice.
Also any recommednations for 1200 calorie a day books or meal prep would be great. I'm planning to cook and meal prep all my own meals for the next 4 or 5 months.
