Hello r/loseit

I started coming to this subreddit some 4 - 5 years ago. 5 years ago, I began a weight loss journey that saw me lose 125 lbs in total. started out as a low carb diet, that worked until I found a way to overeat on it, lol. Not really judging myself, I literally did not know what a calorie was. low carb worked when I was eating bacon salads because I cut out Doritos and pizza. not too surprising really. anyway, on that low carb diet, I lost about 70 lbs, down from 280 to 210. I looked pretty good If I may say so myself. I also still had hair (but I rock the bald look anyway, lol). anyway, as I said, I gained some weight back by eating a lot of chilli and bologna. again, I didn't know what a calorie was, lol. it was low carb, I was having fun, etc, etc. put 30 lbs on over a few months, didn't like how I looked (still 1000x better than my starting point). then I learned what a calorie was and how to go about tracking them. It was due to this subreddit. due to this subreddit, I lost that 30 lbs and then some. I ended up down to a low of 155. which was probably too low tbh, lol. that was about a year ago when I got to my lowest weight. since then, I've regained about 40... I'm at around 195. pretty much been binge-eating for a year now, and may have only gotten a hold of it now. who knows though. I've thought that a few times over the past few months. I do not need to get back down to 155. in fact, I do not want to... in retrospect, I really didn't look all that great anyway. I truly feel like I looked my best after binging my way up to about 180. little high body fat % and I didn't look tremendous around the middle, but my face really worked, lol. anyway, I'll dispense with the humblebrags now. I have a problem with food... I always have and it's unfortunate that I have to go it alone. I've never had a great influence with respect to that, so yeah. I'm not blaming others, I'm just making this post to hold myself accountable. I fucked up, plain and fuckin simple. I cannot live like this... the extra fat on my body is not much relatively, but binge-eating is bad, plain and simple... so is undereating and eating "too clean". I will not regain all of my weight. I will not live a life eating unhealthy amounts of food, period. this muthafucka needs some balance, let me tell ya, but I'll never stop believing that I can eventually find it. thanks, r/loseit. you helped me all those years ago and now I am making this post to put my failure on display because I do not want to hide from this failure, and I want to display this problem that I have in front of people who know that my situation is not ideal. I can display my problem in front of my family and they will brush it off and treat it as though it is no big deal, but they are wrong. here I am r/loseit. I dun fucked up, but I'm going to fix it.

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My weight loss journey (80 pounds in 12 months, and a whole new lifestyle)

Hello,

I realized that I have never really compiled all of my weight loss journey into one coherent narrative before. So I will try to do that here, and hopefully it can be helpful to others. This journey has been about more than just losing weight to me, but getting healthier overall, both physically and mentally.

Where I was: I started out as a depressed, overweight college senior with substance abuse issues. I had gone through severe trauma as a child and young adult, including both of my parents dying by the time I was 19. They both died as a result of their own addiction issues. My dad was an alcoholic, and my mom was a smoker and food addict (she weighed around 400 pounds).

At this point, I weighed 260 pounds, smoked a pack of cigarettes a day, and had barely gotten out of bed for a year due to debilitating depression, and could barely walk a mile without sweating heavily and getting very out breath.

At the beginning of my senior year, I was starting to realize that I would be graduating soon, and would need to start looking for a real job and paying back my loans. I decided to take a hard look at myself and where I was in life. I calculated that I had spent about $10,000 on drugs and cigarettes while at college, and thought of the other, better things I could have done with money like that. So during my last winter break (two weeks), I decided it was time to detox from all substances, cigarettes included. This was the most painful period of my life. The day I decided this was December 18, 2018. I still occasionally crave cigarettes, but I am able to remember how terrible this period was, and the fear of having to go through anything close to this ever again keeps from me starting.

I ran in high school, nothing serious, a couple miles a few times a week at my best. I thought this would be a good habit to start up again. So on January 7, 2019, I went out for the first run I had been on in years. It felt awful! It took me 12 minutes to run 0.75 miles, and I thought I was going to die! But I kept at it. I repeated that process daily for a few days, then decided to do it twice a day. I started to develop a lot of pain.

I went to the doctor, and they recommended physical therapy. I was resistant to this, and decided to do a bit of my own research. I came across many people talking about how important the shoes you wear are when it comes to running. Of course! I was wearing 5 year old shoes. I got myself a pair of new running shoes, and after the pain died down a bit, I started up my routine again. Within a month, I was able to run 2 miles non-stop.

During this process, I was also seeing a talk therapist who was helping me to work through some of my mental health issues, and while I won't go into deep detail about it here, this part was crucial. My therapist was also a runner, and was able to give me basic advise about running.

At the beginning of April, I was feeling pretty good about myself and decided to buy a scale. I was bitterly disappointed. After 3 months of hard work i still weighed 250 pounds! How could this be? I was up to running 3 miles a few times a week by this point and I felt great. Honestly, I was so disheartened that I almost gave up completely.

I forgot to mention that I had been using a FitBit during this period to track my activity. I highly recommend this. It can be very motivating to see your stats and visualize your improvements over time. However, there was one feature on the FitBit app that I had not been using...the calorie counter. I decided to start using that, and I found what seemed to be the problem. While I was exercising a lot, I was still eating like crap. Unhealthy foods, and way too much of them. Once I was able to bring my exercise and nutrition into harmony, the pounds began to basically fall off.

I graduated and moved into the "real" world, got a job, got an apartment, but this also came with a lot of responsibility. I came up against scheduling challenges. As a student, I had a lot of free-time, and could basically exercise whenever I wanted to. But planning around a work schedule makes it more difficult, but not impossible. You just have to get creative with it. Personally, I know that if I plan on going for a run after work, I will not have the energy to do it, and will end up not exercising that day. So now, I do shorter workouts before work, when I have the energy to do it. But I am also careful not to do too much before work, otherwise I will be too tired to work. It's all about balance.

I got to the point in my running where I was confident enough to run in a race. I did a 5k/10k combo in the summer of 2019, and set new PRs for both distances. I decided to cap off the year by running a half-marathon in November, and set another PR for that distance too. I finished the year at 180 pounds, and have managed to keep the weight off ever since. The journey has continued, but the time period between quitting smoking and running my first half-marathon was the most magical time of my life, and where I think I made the most progress.

In the summer of 2020, I ran two marathons. My body has continued to change. I started lifting weights. I have put on more muscle and lost more fat.

If I could give three pieces of advice, they would be

1. Measure your exercise and your food - what gets measured gets managed!
2. Set small, attainable goals, along the way to bigger goals. If you can only do a little, then do that little bit, and do not forget to feel proud and congratulate yourself for doing it. A little bit will snowball into a lot over time.
3. Do not give up. It will take time. But, you are worth it.

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I lost more than 10 kg. Had been struggling since school.

Hi,

I am a long term lurker here. I would like to give a little backstory.

When I was in school, I never weighed more than 55 kg. I am 157 cm tall. I mostly ate home cooked healthy meals ( basically fish, vegetables and rice). We did not have enough to spend on outside food.

When I went to college, finally I had my own money and I started eating out a lot. I slowly started gaining weight. I had no idea how to control it as I never had weight problems when I was in school. I was also active in some sport related things in school. Combined with sedentary lifestyle in college, I gained upto 65 kgs. I was in complete denial thinking my scale was broken. I did not take it seriously until a doctor told me to lose weight. I was shocked and humiliated and I had no idea how to. I thought I was not eating so much. I did not know how to lose weight without starving. I read articles about slow metabolism. And my skinny friend told me that these things are not under our control and that I have to accept I am fat and be done with it. This broke my heart as I felt my metabolism will never allow me to lose weight.

After college, it got worse. I had started taking anti depressants. And this lead to even more weight gain. I was terrified to look at the scale so I never did. I do not know how much I gained even now. I just saw my pictures and I could not recognise the person. This made me hate my body. During pandemic, I started eating chips and drinking beer to cope. I did not know I was gaining even more as I saw the same person in the mirror. I uploaded a selfie and a friend made fun of how big my cheeks are. That was always an insecurity of mine. I broke down and later frantically started searching for weight loss.

I had thought sugar was the problem and CICO was outdated. I saw some reddit threads and especially this sub that people are having success with CICO. Ofcourse, I refused to believe. I also believed the anti depressants had permanently damaged my metabolism, even more.

In an episode of self loathing, I decided to walk more and start a 1200 cal diet. Ofcourse, at that time, I did not do it accurately as I didnt have a food scale or measuring cups.

3,4 months later, my friends started noticing my weight loss which I was in denial of. But, as clothes started getting loose, I could not deny it. I started going to the gym and weighed myself and saw I was 68 kg. This was a punch in my stomach as I realised that I was more than 70 kg a few months back. But, I had to believe CICO was working. I got a food scale and started proper calorie counting. I never weighed myself after that. But, I saw my dress size had dropped by 2 sizes. Everyone was noticing the weight loss.

Finally, a couple of months back, I got the courage to go on the scale. I am now 54 to 55 kg. It has been steady for the past two months. I am very happy. I am not starving. And CICO did work. It gives me a lot of confidence to fix my eating as I have been hopeless for 7 to 8 years. The best thing is, I can still drink now and then, I still eat icecream and chips. And my period cramps have magically disappeared. I feel like myself again.

I cannot say these things to friends and celebrate my success as a lot of them are dealing with weight gain over the years and I do not want to come off as a brag. But, I had to let this out. Not feeling out of control with my body makes me feel so confident and I can't help but feel proud. Not because I am lighter but becuse I proved those people wrong who thought I can never lose weight.

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Tuesday, 25 May 2021? Start here!

Today is your Day 1?

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Welcome to r/Loseit!

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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.

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Why you’re overweight

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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.

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Before You Start

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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.

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Tracking

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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.

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Creating Your Deficit

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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.

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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.

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Exercise

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Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight.

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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.

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Crawl, Walk, Run

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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.

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Acceptance

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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.

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Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don’t need perfect. We just want better.

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Additional resources

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Now you’re ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.

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• Quick Start Guide - Build your foundation!

* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out!

* FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions!

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Regaining Motivation after a Health Setback

Last year during lockdown I used the greater free time to begin a new attempt at losing weight. Though I was pretty successful (getting down from 333 to 190), in January my grandmother passed away and my mother was in the hospital. The pounds began to come back on and my mother passed away in February. Just when I thought I'd seen the worst, I had a stroke in March. Though I'm grateful to still be alive, I'm having a hard time being motivated to work out because everything is such a struggle. I used to be able to run miles a day and now even walking I feel unbalanced. I know it hasn't been very long since the stroke and I should concentrate more on what I can do than what I can't, but I just feel so discouraged being so far set back. Has anyone had a major health event like a stroke or an accident that required rehab and how did it impact your weight loss journey? I guess I'm just looking for reassurance that it gets better and that people have still been successful.

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After a 100+ Lb weight loss, am I being shallow?

I used to be 205 lbs at 5'2". I decided to dedicate my 2020 to weight loss. The pandemic helped, and I stepped on the scale to see me today at 105. I never thought I'd make it this far, Though in height im petite, I wanted to be as lean as a model like Bella Hadid and I achieved this (in a healthy BMI).

Now here's where I feel shallow. I've been back to dating and using dating apps. Before on these apps and in my dating life, I was the 2nd option girl. Treated worse than the gum on the sidewalk. It hurt, but because I didn't want to be alone, I took it.

Well now, It feels like men are falling head over heels for me. I love this. My mental attitude has not changed, but I couldn't be a 2nd option if I insisted. And men want to actually take me out right away too!! Not make me a back up option or their ultimate shame to bring to mom.

I love this, I feel like I am on a power trip to judge which men are "worthy" of my time, and actually date (as in go on dates, not in a relationship context) multiple people at one time, I've got options, and no clinging on to the only man who will give me a date or worry what he will think when I get out of the Uber.

Is it bad to be this way? I do feel shallow a bit but It's such a new world. I want to be romanced, and treated well. I was the mcdonalds date before, and couldn't ask for better because their was none, so thats why ive felt this way.

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I was full of motivation for my weight loss journey but now I'm kinda scared...

I [19F] am finally trying to lose my weight but i got a question... i was looking at my older pictures the other day (when i was wayy thinner) and i noticed my nose used to look so bigger and my lips were way thinner than now that I've gained a good amount of weight ( not overweight tho). ngl I like the way my face looks now more than how it was even though i have a chubby face now.. like i like my every features alone... i just don't like the double chin and all the fats around my face and on my cheeks and i was hoping to get rid of them as i lose weight but im kinda scared now cuz i dont like to get back to how i used to look when i was thinner.. soo my question is, does my weight gain caused those changes or can it be the fact that i grew up or something like the "glow up" thing happened.. i was 14-17 in those pics and now I'm 19.5.. i don't care how many downvotes I'm gonna get for my probably stupid question but id really appreciate if i get a few replies, thanks

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