Celebrating a small victory

Hi everyone! I’m very new here, but I thought it might be the perfect place to share some progress I’m proud of (as I feel awkward talking about my weight irl). I’m 20F and I’ve struggled with weight for as long as I can remember. I’ve always been extremely insecure and body conscious, but never enough to really do anything about it. And then…quarantine happened dun dun dun. Over the course of the past year or so, I gained around 40 pounds from the combination of quarantine weight, relationship weight, and starting hormonal birth control. Unfortunately, I’m only 5 feet tall, so 40 is quite a lot of extra weight to put on my frame.

For the first time, my regular insecurity evolved into straight up self hatred. I avoided mirrors at all costs, I couldn’t fit into any of my cute clothes anymore, and I was just miserable overall. I made a pact to myself that the second my school semester ended (the first of May), I would go all out with the healthy eating and exercise. So that’s exactly what I did. I downloaded My Fitness Pal, started eating in a calorie deficit, and started going to the gym for about a half hour a day. I would be lying if I said that I didn’t feel straight up miserable and unmotivated some days, but I’m finally starting to see it pay off!

Unfortunately, I never knew my starting weight because I went into this with the mindset that I didn’t want to focus on numbers. I wouldn’t even let myself have a scale in my house in fear that it would lead me to spiral into unhealthy habits. However, I did weigh myself at someone else’s house about 3 weeks into my weight loss journey to get a general estimate. This past week, I finally broke down and purchased a scale to see if I’ve been making any progress. I was definitely nervous that I would hop on the scale and see little to no change, but what I saw was a pleasant surprise. Since the last time I weighed myself at the end of May, I’ve lost 15 pounds!!! That obviously sounds super minuscule compared to some of the numbers thrown around here, but I was proud that I managed to make that difference within ~2 months (most likely more than 15 pounds considering I probably had already lost some weight by the first time I weighed myself). This currently puts me at 217 lbs, so I still have a ways to go. I don’t necessarily have a “goal weight” since I’m just trying to get some of my confidence back by the time I return back to university at the end of August. This has given me motivation to keep on going!

Thank you for reading all of that; I just wanted to share. :)

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Weight Loss Buddy???

I’m 23, almost 24 and I reallyyy wanna finally lose weight. I’m like 5’9” and 210 pounds. My goal is 160, I have so much weight to lose and I feel super hopeless. I want to be able to enjoy my 20s but instead I spend a good chunk of every single day lamenting about my weight. My biggest issue is I keep relapsing into binge eating. If anyone wants to track with me (like calories and exercise) on discord or something so we can all hold ourselves accountable maybe it’ll finally work out this time??? I know I can’t rely on someone to “make me lose weight” but I really think some accountability would help me, and maybe it’ll help someone else too.

Bonus if we share the same interests!!! (I’m a massive weeb and I also really like animal crossing and the harvest moon games!)

DM me if you’re interested!

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My mind is sabotaging my chances of weight loss :(

Hey Loseit! Hope you're having an sweaty sunday haha. F18 5'1 here and I've been "trying" (inconsistent dieting and bulimic tendencies) to lose weight for as long as I can remember (since I was 7) and the only time I was ever successful was when I deprived myself of food (850 cals) and went from 130 to 110 in 4 months or so when I was 16. Needless to say it wasn't sustainable and I slowly gained it back during the pandemic (ate 2000 cals/day) and now I'm 140 :(

So I know that to lose weight healthily I need to create sustainable lifestyle changes like eating a well balanced diet in a caloric deficit (~1200 cals) and exercising a few times a week. However, for most of the days I make up excuses (which I know are absolute BS) and I end talking myself down to the point of where I become depressed and borderline suicidal about my body image. I usually think of toxic things like:

• There's no point of trying losing weight because:
  • I'll never be naturally skinny and I'll never be able to wear cute clothes bc my body shaped so weirdly and I have no waist
  • It's hard and I've never been able to successfully lose weight ever
  • I've have no self control and I'll end up binging and sabotaging myself anyways (my family also keeps bringing junk food despite me begging them not to)
  • I have an apple shape + saggy small butt & huge doughy stomach and there's no way I'll ever be able to get a tiny waist and bubble butt
  • I should get lipo now otherwise I'll still be fat and ugly by the time uni starts and no ones going to like me anyways
  • I don't have a workout buddy to keep me accountable and do workouts with (I still workout on my own but I become very demoralized when I see what an absolute piece of garbage my body looks like when moving)
• I often spend hours looking at my body and picking myself apart to the point of where I can't think about anything else for the entire day and I want to hurt myself :(
• I've started hating exercising all together because my bf constantly nags at me until I do an at home workout even though I hate them and I'd rather walk or dance (but he says its not good enough for weight loss)

I know that all of the stuff I listed above is obviously really dumb and there's a logical solution to each of my "problems" but whenever I think of one toxic thing about my body it becomes this vicious cycle and no amount of reasoning or science can convince me that I can lose weight (even though I know it's possible). Has anyone gone through anything similar and what do you do to stop this? I'd appreciate any advice I could get! Thank you wonderful humans <3

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22 pounds away from my ideal weight (BMI of 21), but have some massive man boobs. Is this normal?

To give my stats first, I'm 19M, currently 207 pounds, height of 6'3". Started off my weight loss journey at around 263 pounds, so I'm beyond happy to have lost so much weight.

I've seen a huge change in the size of my stomach, and I've felt a change in the size of my ass and thighs since clothes that were too tight for me before, now are way too big for me. But one thing hasn't changed, and that's my man boobs. I'm still 22 pounds away from my ideal weight, but I'm almost entering the health category of the BMI scale, and I'm wondering if having man boobs that stick out around 3-4cm from my chest, and this hasn't changed much at all over the course of my weight loss, is really normal being so close to my ideal weight? I had a friend who had around the same weight loss as me, but he became much much thinner in that period than me, who's still a little bit chonky. Also still have quite a bit of fat in my arms and thighs, but that doesn't bother me as much as my man boobs.

Thanks everyone, sorry if the question was badly structured.

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 11 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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I have a food addiction!

26F, 5’2, 148lbs.

I used to be so petite! And I’m still short (obviously) and I still see clothes that would have fit the old me, and I’m consistently embarrassed that my mind hasn’t caught up with my “new and unimproved” body after like… 3 years of ticking upwards toward my current weight.

Anyways, I’ve been going to the gym at least 3x a week - usually 4 or 5 - for about a month, with varying degrees of intensity and time spent. I have cut out soft drinks, but haven’t committed to calorie counting, hoping/thinking/praying? that the changes I’ve made so far would give me the results I want. Spoiler alert: they haven’t.

So I decided tonight to start calorie tracking with an app and settled on Loseit. I started tracking my calories and even started thinking, there’s no way I’m eating that much - I should be losing weight, I didn’t even have coffee today! This app will prove that it’s not me, it’s a health condition sabotaging my weight loss, blah blah blah.

And then I logged the Chinese Buffet that I had this afternoon. I was having a bad day and went to the gym anyways so I “treated myself” but didn’t even eat that much, less than I usually do at the China Buffet. And I still logged 2400 calories for the day. No special occasion, nothing that I recall wanting badly enough to “splurge” for.

No wonder I am at my highest weight! I am probably eating 3000 calories on days when I really let loose. In fact, I’m hungry right now and if I had Oreos in the house right now I could probably eat another 300 calories in Oreos without a second thought.

Fuck. I am in for a long few weeks/months.

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Invisalign and weight loss

Has anyone experienced weight loss from Invisalign? I’ve had Invisalign for 3 weeks and here is my experience.

For those who don’t know the process, Invisalign are clear removable braces (called trays), kind of like mouth guards that you must wear for minimum 22 hours a day, leaving just 2 hours to eat.

When I do eat I have to remove the trays, eat quickly and then immediately after I have to go through the routine of brushing my teeth, flossing my teeth and then using a water pik before having to force the Invisalign braces back in my mouth, which in the first week was AGONY.

In 3 weeks I’ve cut out all snacking because it’s not worth having to go through the process of removing and cleaning just for a chocolate bar. Before this I would binge on so much chocolate. I’d reward myself for any little thing with chocolate.

I’ve also been doing involuntary intermittent fasting because my teeth are sensitive and it hurts to remove them, so I try to limit how many times I eat a day.

I’ve learned to eat at the same time every day. And if I feel hungry I drink water. I also can’t have sodas anymore.

I’ve lost about 10lbs already and any bloating has gone.

Anyone else experiencing this?

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