Sunday, October 24, 2021

Help! I’m skinnyfat

I (15 M: 5’4”: 129.6 lbs) have lost 43 pounds over the last 4 months. I have done this by cutting calories to between 1200 and 1500. I mostly stuck around 1200 (I know that’s not good). I managed this for about 3 months. During this time I was not working out, and I do not have an active lifestyle. My motivation was a desire to not get bullied and do literally anything without getting out of breath. It got so bad for a while that I would feel like passing out after walking upstairs. I don’t have these issues anymore.

Now to the problem. Even though I am at the “Ideal” weight for my age and height, I still look fat. I am still fat. I have moobs and a large, protruding belly. My weight has been floundering from 130 to 127 all month. It’s really been getting me down lately. Do I need to lose more weight (drop to 120 lb?), start working out, or something else in order to shake the skinnyfat look? I don’t think more weight loss is the answer necessarily. I believe I need to begin working out in order to build muscle while still losing fat. I’m really disheartened that I still look fat at my goal weight, but I can figure it out from here.

I can’t drive, so I have no access to a gym, nor do I have any equipment at home. What can I do in order to get in shape.

TLDR; How to stop being skinnyfat

Apologies if this post feels slapped together, I am really frustrated with my current skinnyfat situation.

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5 Healthy Halloween Swaps for Every Kind of Candy Craving

We don’t mean to frighten you, but we’re closing in on one of the most unhealthy holidays of the year. And though you may head into Halloween armed with the best intentions, if you aren’t prepared, one whiff of all those sweet treats could be all it takes to send you spiraling into a dark hole of diet destruction.

Never fear! We’ve got you covered with simple snacking swaps sure to scare off even the worst candy craving. Stock up on these slim-down staples now, and enjoy a happy and healthy Halloween!

14 Reasons to Have (A Little!) Chocolate Today

Treat: Milk Chocolate Bar
Trim-Down Trick: Chocolate Milk

We’re sweet on this swap for a few reasons: With this decadent drink, you’ll not only calm chocolate cravings, your body will get a boost from nutrients like calcium and vitamin D found in milk. Try making your own by blending one cup of nonfat milk with one tablespoon of dark chocolate syrup. Craving something cozier? Mix one tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder with your favorite zero-calorie natural sweetener (think Stevia or Monk Fruit) and one cup of nonfat milk for a healthier hot chocolate that won’t wreck your waistline. One cup of nonfat milk counts as one PowerFuel on Nutrisystem. One tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder is a Free Food on Nutrisystem; one tablespoon of dark chocolate syrup counts as about two Extras. Healthy hint: check your Nutrisystem Grocery Guide for more guidance!

Make sure to also check out this recipe for healthy 3-Ingredient Salted Orange Bark Bars! >

Treat: Peanut Butter Cups
Trim-Down Trick: 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cups

This recipe for Peanut Butter Cups tastes just like the real thing, but without all the guilt. All you need is chocolate, peanut butter and some coconut oil and voila! PB cups you’ll love. Just as tasty? Chocolate PB melts. Just bring a small pot to medium heat on the stovetop, then add an ounce of dark chocolate, two tablespoons of peanut butter and two to three tablespoons of unsweetened almond milk. Stir until the chocolate and peanut butter are melted and the mixture is blended. Let cool then pour quarter-sized droplets onto a greased pan and place the pan in the freezer. Once the melts are solid enough to pick up, dive right in! This recipe makes two servings; on Nutrisystem, one serving counts as one PowerFuel and two Extras. Another diet-friendly way to enjoy everyone’s favorite flavor combo? This 4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Chocolate Candy Bites recipe! >

5 Ways to Lose Belly Fat

Treat: Gummy Bears (or any gummy candy!)
Trim-Down Trick: Dried Fruit

Noshing on dried fruit is a great way to satisfy cravings for something chewy and sweet without all the calories, fat and sugar of traditional gummy candies. Try dried apricots, apples, pineapples, figs or raisins. Just be sure to read the ingredients and skip the fruits with added sugars. You can also make your own dried berries. Just spread your favorites on a baking sheet and bake for six to eight hours at 200 degrees. Just be sure to check on your fruit every hour or so to prevent burning. On Nutrisystem, a quarter cup of most dried fruits counts as one SmartCarb.

You can also turn dried fruit into another sweet snack: Try this recipe for Frozen Yogurt Bark! >

Treat: Skittles
Trim-Down Trick: Frozen Red Grapes

We know, we know. It’s easy to be skeptical of any suggestion that involves replacing candy with fruit. But frozen grapes are the perfect combo―sweet and crunchy. Mix in some frozen blueberries and green grapes as well, and you’ll literally be tasting the rainbow! On Nutrisystem, one cup of these fruits counts as one SmartCarb.

Make a chewy sweet treat with a handful of wholesome ingredients. Try this Strawberry Kiwi Fruit Leather! >

6 Easy Ways to Lose Weight This Fall

Treat: Peppermint Patty
Trim-Down Trick: Chocolate Mint Tea

If chocolate mint is your flavor of choice, brew a large cup of mint tea, then stir in two tablespoons of sweetened cocoa powder and two tablespoons of non-fat milk. You’ll get all the taste of your favorite treat―without any of the guilt! On Nutrisystem, this cozy combo counts as three Extras. Craving something sweeter? Try this delicious recipe for Halloween Chocolate Peppermint Gems! >

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Nothing for a week, and then four pounds in under two days... help me make sense of these numbers.

I've been weighing myself (almost) every morning, not because I particularly care to track the numbers that closely, but because it's an option in my calorie counting app. The fun of having data logged is a big part of the appeal of this for me (yes, I know, I'm weird), so why not? I've been checking the average rate of weight loss every couple weeks since I started, and for two and a half months, it's consistently worked out to about half a pound every day. I've seen people on here argue about what is and isn't healthy, and I don't really care for any of that in this thread: my main concern is just how oddly-paced the actual losses have been.

Ever since the steady downward trend from losing water weight ended, my weight's been going down in steps. Like, it'll hold on a specific weight for a few days, then I'll quickly lose a couple pounds, and it'll hold again. The last day has been an extreme example of this. Since the sixteenth, I've been seeing weights of 319, then when I weighed this morning, it was 316.5. Tonight, putting away laundry, I kept stepping around the scale, so decided to weigh myself on a whim... 315.2. I have no idea where this is coming from. I stay well-hydrated, and the only real fluctuation in calories in my diet is when I dine out with my girlfriend on weekends... and even then, I stay within my calorie budget. One or two meals a week from restaurants couldn't have me consuming enough sodium to retain several pounds of water weight, could it? I just don't get it. I might understand if I quickly lose weight and just as quickly gain it back, but it stays off, so... I'm at a loss. A weight loss.

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Saturday, October 23, 2021

Do you ever think you are doing so awesome in your weight loss then see a recent photo of you in a group picture and feel like you have lost any weight?

SW306 CW238 GW under 200.

Been feeling ducking awesome lately. (Quack for the autocorrect)

My sore knees are no more. Fitting into pants, shirts, jackets I haven’t worn in 6+ years.

But had a little get together tonight. And though I even had people complimenting me on my look. And saying “what happened to the other half of you??” When there was a group photo taken and I was on the end.

All I could think was “am I really still that big????”

It was a bit disheartening. Cause I’ve been feeling good looking at myself in the mirror.

I know I have more weight to lose. Just feel like I should have looked skinnier in that photo.

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 24 October 2021? Start here!

Today is your Day 1?

Welcome to r/Loseit!

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.

Why you’re overweight

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.

Before You Start

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.

Tracking

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.

Creating Your Deficit

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.

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.

Exercise

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

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.

Crawl, Walk, Run

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.

Acceptance

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.

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

Additional resources

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

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 need help balancing my lifestyle

Maybe this is more a rant than anything. My boyfriend and I are back living with our own grandparents/parents (around here apartments are scarce and after we moved out of our last place we couldn’t find anywhere to move to next). At my house, my grandma and I eat our vegetables, grilled chicken, fish, fruits, etc. She never pressures me to eat if I’m not hungry, either. I have a better sense of routine and can better track what I’m putting in my body. We’re both on a weight loss journey and I’m about 15 pounds away from being at my gw. However, my boyfriend and his mom are both obese. They eat out for every meal and my boyfriend has a habit of overeating. Whenever I go over to stay with him he wants to get fast food even if I offer to cook for us. Whenever I tell him I’m not hungry he thinks I’m feeling bad about my weight and am trying to starve myself; so he gets me something to eat anyways. Whenever we go to his family gatherings, which is often, they continuously offer me junk food. When we lived together it wasn’t so much a problem because he could see I was eating and I had my own groceries. I don’t know if I should ride it out until we move or if there’s a way to do things differently but I’m getting frustrated being so close to my gw. It IS getting to the point that I think about it so much I am becoming insecure again.

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Spiraling out of my mind - what's really healthy and what isn't?

Am I the only one who keeps flip flopping with diets because I'm trying to figure out what's the healthiest way to lose weight? So far, I've been keto dieting and I am 21 pounds down, balanced my insulin hormone (have pcos), but have been stalled for about 2 months now. I have 30 more pounds to lose, and mostly eat meats, avocado, protein shakes, and nuts. However, I greatly miss fruits, rice cakes, rice, sweet potato, etc. I have heard that more plants is better overall for the human body, but honestly I am part of both the vegan and keto subreddits and both groups seem to hate each other. It seems the only thing most diets agree on is to eliminate artificial sugar, and I agree. I just want to be healthy, lose weight, have balanced hormones, and not spiral out of control with mounds of nutrition information. End of rant, thanks for reading all.

If you have a favorite wellness/weight loss youtuber, please comment below. I love YouTube, but again, there's so much content out there that it's easy to get lost.

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