Log your foods in advance

A while ago I finally decided to stop crunching the numbers in my head and installed myfitnesspal. And of course it made my life easier. I don't know why I'm sometimes so stubborn with things like this.

In any case, after realizing how simple it is I started log in my foods in advance when possible. Not necessarily first thing in the morning, but usually by lunchtime I'll know what I'm gonna be eating for the day. I do realize that isn't gonna be feasible for everybody and every day and some of you might already be doing it. But if you are counting calories and haven't tried this, I would say give it a shot. So far I haven't noticed any downsides to this (I'm sure you guys can come up with the exceptions). But -

Fall short of your daily calorie goal? Guilt free snacks or faster weight loss. Just yesterday I logged in my remaining lunch, snack and dinner at once. Daily total came in at 1300+ calories. Coincidentally I had 300 calories worth of ice cream left in the freezer, bringing me within 20 calories of my daily goal. Was that the healthiest thing to add there? Probably not. But food was enjoyed and deficit maintained.

Hit close to the goal? Neutral option, but at least I get some odd satisfaction of hitting my goal without necessarily really trying to.

Go over the goal? The good news is that I haven't actually eaten those things yet. Still plenty of time to make changes if necessary/wanted. Usually I don't really care if it goes over as long as it's not over my TDEE or really close it. I think the flexibility benefits me more in the long run, but it's always nice to have the option.

Hopefully this can benefit some of you, because it has helped me.

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How to deal with not wanting to wait?

Hey guys, so I am in the middle of weight loss and oh hell, it really has been a journey.

F20, 5’3 SW: 190lbs - 86kg CW: 161lbs - 73.1 kg

I have always struggled with emotional eating ever since I was a child, and now that I am an adult I am finally educating myself on nutrition, I also got therapy which I am attending regularly and I haven’t had a serious binge in well over a year, which is f”cking amazing.

However, I still dislike my looks, even though I love myself more than I’ve ever had, I still hate looking at my body, that doesn’t mean that I hate myself, I think I am strong and that I gained weight due to mental health issues that I am actively working on nowadays.

But it still is a pain, I don’t want to rush so I am loosing about 200-500 grams (< 1 pound) a week, I also did a long maintenance break because my life was a caos so I didn’t want to be on a deficit, didn’t gain any weight but I surely didn’t lose any as well. Now I know I need to be patient and give my body time, I am trying to focus more on strength and health rather than looks, but when you’re 20 I just feel like looks are so important and I want to feel really good in my skin and I just don’t.

I feel like I am living just thinking about the next phase of my life when I am skinnier and have no need to feel “bad” in my looks.

I hate it.

Just wondering if you guys have any advice… have a good day :)

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Can a doctor or dietitian help or will they just tell me what I already know?

I think I need some outside help with my weight loss and figuring out why it's so hard for me to stick with a plan.

I was a very healthy weight for most of my life, and was very fit and active. I know how to eat healthy. I know about basic nutrition. I love healthy foods and I know how to count calories and plan healthy meals.

I would really love some help and support maybe on a more professional level, but I worry they're going to tell me the same regurgitation of: "eat 1500 calories, whole wheat bread, low fat milk," etc. Like...stuff that I could have just Googled and doesn't help me figure out WHY food controls my life.

Has anyone had any luck seeing a professional?

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Shorts are the universe's gift to skinny people (+ my other favorite NSVs from 50lbs down!)

Female, 31 years. Started at 187-189lbs, now 137lbs. 14 months total, lots of fitness achieved, too. Original goal was 125lbs, but I may revisit that as I am pretty skinny (and STRONG!) now; muscle really does weight more.

I feel like these all just sound like I am massively bragging. I am! But hopefully not in an asshole-y way because I certainly don't mean it that way. I am so thankful to this community for the knowledge and inspiration that I found here and I hope my excitement and gratitude towards my body and all of the things I've experienced with so much weight loss can help somebody else here join me, too.

Wearing Shorts: So I have always worn shorts, even as a very overweight person, but I would not wear them when I was walking around or running, etc. Too much chafing, too much pulling the fabric down, way too uncomfortable. I've recently realized that this is no longer a problem for me. I don't remember the last time I wore shorts for walking or running or hiking or exploring without chafing and all I can say is that it's the actual best thing ever. I get hot when I work out; now I can just WEAR SHORTS. They are a comfortable, easy, fun, wonderful thing to wear. They let my legs breath. I am cooler. All this WITHOUT CHAFING. It's a dream. I ran a half marathon in shorts! I hiked 60 miles on a backpacking trip in shorts!!! I can walk around town in cute shorts and just be cooler and not feel too hot. It's AMAZING.

I bought Nike Pro shorts: I always felt like those spandex short shorts were for skinny people and I certainly never had the guts to wear them (for the record, I don't think you need to be skinny to wear them; every body can wear every thing it wants to. I just... didn't want to). Well I recently bought two pairs. I look damn sexy in them, too! I feel confident and awesome and they're the most comfortable workout bottoms I've ever owned. It's the best NSV to own and wear something you've always wanted to have work out for you! Woo!!! I mean, they're spandex booty shorts?!?!!?!!! And it's ME wearing them!? Omg. haha.

I can RUN and it's the best: Making my weight loss journey also a fitness journey was the best decision ever. It's taken many months of consistency, but I LOVE running now. I've run two half marathons and am working my way towards a marathon and some other fun running projects. I love the way that running makes me feel, how it calms me, the thinking I get done on runs, where I get to see and run. I love the way I feel afterwards. I love feeling strong. I love just going and going. The list goes on and on. I could not run at 187lbs. I can now. It's not just the weight loss: It's everything. It's the best.

All clothes look better on me now: I'm actually drowning in clothes I used to wear when I last was at this same weight: My fitness has meant that I am smaller than I ever was last time I was 137lbs. In fact, my goal is/was 125lbs, but I'm not sure that's reasonable anymore (but that's a discussion for another post or day; I'll get wherever I get on weight while prioritizing fitness). I'm literally tiny. Get this: I just bought new pants at Madewell and they are.... the SMALLEST SIZE FOR SALE. And they fit me. Perfectly. They look and feel like they were made for me. I went from a pants size 32 to a 23. I mean, the numbers vary so much brand to brand and item to item, but STILL. It has been a trip ordering clothes online: SO MANY RETURNS on things for being too large on me. It's been so strange putting on old clothes I used to wear last time I was small and just seeing them stretched out and hanging off of me. I am fit and strong and SKINNY AF and it's the best feeling ever to look cute in everything. I love clothes and fashion and it's very fun to feel like I can pull anything off.

I can hike uphill with a heavy pack: I am SUCH a better backpacker now! Holy guacamole! I can charge up a mountain, even with a heavy pack. When I was overweight, I still backpacked and hiked a lot, but I was always stopping to catch my breath or dreading the uphills. Now the mountains are fun challenges (truly FUN), and I don't really need to stop. It made a recent hike/backpacking trip so much fun. I could just focus on the things I was seeing, the places we were going, and my recovery time after each hike was basically nothing. I felt like superwoman!!

Exercise is fun: Maybe this is a little redundant to the other things, but damn, working out is so much fun! Being fit means it's all a fun challenge instead of feeling like I am going to DIE. I can remember last June when I started this journey just walking instead of running (no shame in walking!!!) because I could not even run a block without being super winded, forget running a mile. I dreaded exercising again as a fatter person until I started swimming and then that helped me build up the fitness to enjoy working out again. And it's just so much fun. I do more fitness throughout a regular day, too, just because it's easier and more fun to move. I love moving my body now! It makes me feel fantastic. :)

I am willing to spend more money on clothes: I used to hate buying clothes because I didn't want to waste money on clothes that I would "no longer fit in when I was skinny" again. Now I feel good about myself again and want to invest in clothes that fit me right and make me feel good about my body. It's a win win and I'm excited to rock my new garments, all very carefully chosen.

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Okay, I think that's it for now! Losing the weight has been such a burden off of my shoulders, so to speak. I feel younger, faster, fitter, happier, cuter, and better. My life was good before and I felt pretty cute if quite overweight and slow and stuffed into clothes often, but I feel so much happier and more like myself these days. It's felt like losing weight was a big project I needed to work on for a long time and now it feels like a project I already tackled and like fitness and health are things that I just work into my regular life now. I am so grateful to my past self for making the changes and I hope I continue them for decades to come. :)

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Fit, tall new co-worker asking for my number and other things I can’t wrap my head around (yet)

I’ve lost 55lbs since the beginning of the year. This week earlier my tall and fit as in skinny new co-worker (22M) asked for my number (24F) and if I felt like grabbing some drinks with him. If I tell you I was in complete shock, I mean it. Those things have not been happening to me for the last past 5 years. I’m really insecure about my body still, I’m still somewhat too much of thick imo, still too much hips and stomach and all. However, he’s seen my body at work and I’m still so confused about people thinking I might be.. attractive? It must be noted that he’s brand new so he’s never gotten to know the old me unlike my other colleagues. I can’t help but wonder if that situation would’ve played out like this too half a year ago. Would he have asked me out too?

I know those thoughts are stupid but I have doctors of mine not recognising me anymore and people constantly pointing out just “how much” I’ve lost. It’s not that much compared to other people here obv but I suppose for ppl outside of the weight loss community, it must seem like a lot. But I’m still so stuck in the old me. And it’s like I’m being haunted by who I was appearance-wise just 6 months ago.

Anyways.. I’m not even sure what to say, I’m just not used to this and feel like an imposter. I wonder if anyone can relate. Just needed to get this out somewhere.

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Friday, 09 July 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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Lost 23 lbs over a span of 2 months and 9 days

I am 14 years old, male, 5'5. Sw: 204 cw: 181 gw: 135. I eat around 1300-1600 calories every day, do 1 hour of biking every day, drink a lot of water, and (try to) sleep at 10:30 or earlier. This entire situation has made me very happy, since I never thought I could even discipline myself to lose even 5 lbs. I first started noticing the weight loss when I tried on a sweater that used to fit me sort of tightly, and now its too big for me. I know that its difficult to maintain your patience, but in the end it will be worth it. That's something I remind myself of every day when my family eats an extra serving of food at dinner, or my sister buys a family sized bag of Cheetos to eat for herself. Good luck to anyone out there who reads this post.

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