Thursday, November 4, 2021

Take care of your mental health

So for context I am a morbidly obese female. My current weight is 316 pounds and I’m 5’10” down from my starting weight of 398 pounds

I fail all the time. All the time. And every single day I wake up I know that it’s a new day end it doesn’t matter if I binged last night it doesn’t matter if I didn’t get any exercise in yesterday because today is a new day and I’m going to try again.

I think people are way too hard on themselves and weight loss is definitely a journey. And even though I’m still fat and have to remind myself constantly of the progress I’ve made, sometimes I will fall short. Life is stressful. I know how hard it is to lose weight when you have so much going on in your life. Trust me I’m going through a break up two car accidents and losing my job!

But I know that if I fail today, I’m gonna wake up tomorrow and do my best again. It’s taken me many years of trial and error in my weight loss journey to come to this mindset. But I’m healthier than ever mentally and physically!

You have to find what works for you and that’s going to include failures, a lot of them. And there is nothing wrong with that! It’s a journey. It’s important to focus on your mental health especially if you’re a sad/stress eater like I am!

Sorry for the rant I just wanted to share that I finally got to this place in my life and I’m excited to see how healthy I can become while talking to all of you lovely people!

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The 25 Best Fall Baking Recipes

Fall brings with it a chilly nip in the air, a crackling fire and the taste of a sweet and spicy baked treat to pair with your pumpkin spice latte.

On Nutrisystem, that’s not out of the question. Yes, you can have your cake (cookies, muffins and pie) and lose weight, too. Here are 25 ways to do it!

1. 100-Calorie Pumpkin Muffins >

100-Calorie Pumpkin Muffins

No need to buy oat flour for these 100-calorie muffins. Make your own by whirring two cups of old-fashioned rolled oats in a food processor. These honey-sweetened muffins get their fall flavor from pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice. And they only take three steps to make! One muffin counts as one Smart Carb and one Extra. Get the full recipe here! >

2. Whole Wheat Cranberry Orange Bread >

Whole Wheat Cranberry Orange Bread

Yummy enough to give as a holiday gift, you’ll want to keep this easy-to-make loaf around to satisfy your sweet tooth. Whole wheat pastry flour adds fiber while unsweetened applesauce and orange juice add sweetness. Each delicious slice is only 137 calories. A serving counts as one SmartCarb and one Extra. Get the full recipe here! >

3. Pumpkin Spice Cookies >

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

This one-bowl recipe will satisfy your pumpkin spice yearnings in fall (or anytime) without adding loads of calories. One cookie is only 76 calories, thanks to whole wheat flour, light margarine and a touch of maple syrup instead of sugar. A serving counts as two Extras. Get the full recipe here! >

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4. Baked Cinnamon Apple Nachos >

Baked Cinnamon Apple Nachos

This creative take on nachos will be one of your favorite desserts, guaranteed. Sliced apples are tossed with cinnamon and coconut oil, baked, then topped with nuts or seeds (like pumpkin seeds), pomegranate seeds, nut or seed butter and mini chocolate chips. The recipe makes two servings at 245 calories each. Be sure to make extra for the family so they don’t steal yours. Count this dessert as half of a PowerFuel, one SmartCarb and three Extras. Get the full recipe here! >

5. Maple Chocolate Pecan Pies >

Maple Chocolate Pecan Pies

Tempted? Go ahead, give in. One serving of this decadent pie is only 90 calories and counts as three Extras. It all starts with a store-bought pie crust (yay!) and uses maple syrup and stevia baking blend for sweetness. Even the chocolate chips are stevia sweetened. Get the full recipe here! >

6. Pumpkin Blondies >

Pumpkin Blondies

If you love brownies, these 97-calorie snack cakes might just lure you over to the blondie side. The recipe starts with homemade oat flour and contains a cup of pumpkin puree (high in vitamin A) with almond butter, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. The recipe makes 16 bars and each counts as one SmartCarb and one Extra. Get the full recipe here! >

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7. Chai Baked Oatmeal >

Chai Baked Oatmeal

Cake for breakfast? Yes, please! The old-fashioned oats add healthy fiber. Mixed with nonfat plain Greek yogurt, unsweetened applesauce and an array of spices (cinnamon, allspice, cloves, cardamom, ginger and—surprise!—black pepper), this breakfast-dessert hybrid is studded with pecans and golden raisins. This recipe makes nine bars, only 216 calories each. One bar counts as one PowerFuel and one SmartCarb. Get the full recipe here! >

8. Healthy Homemade Apple Pie >

Healthy Apple Pie

Whole wheat flour and light butter pares so many calories from this easy pie that one serving is only 147 calories! There’s also no added sugar but plenty of apple cinnamon taste. On Nutrisystem, a serving counts as one SmartCarb and two Extras. Get the full recipe here! >

9. Pumpkin Banana Bread >

Pumpkin Banana Bread

Banana bread meets pumpkin bread in this recipe—and they get along great together. Combine applesauce, maple syrup, two ripe bananas and fiber-rich whole wheat pastry flour. Simple ingredients make this pumpkin-pie-spiced loaf plenty healthy. The recipe makes 12 servings, and each 143-calorie serving counts as one SmartCarb and one Extra. Get the full recipe here! >

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10. Pear Ginger Squares >

Pear Ginger Squares

You’re going to wonder why you never thought of spicing up pears with ginger once you taste these triple ginger bars. Featuring ground, grated fresh and crystalized ginger, this recipe packs loads of flavor in just 112 calories. A stevia baking blend and applesauce add sweetness to the already sweet, chopped Bosc pear. This snack cake counts as one SmartCarb. Get the full recipe here! >

11. Homemade Carrot Cake >

Homemade Carrot Cake

Carrot cake on a diet? No problem! Thanks to whole wheat flour, applesauce, stevia and maple syrup, this moist cake (that has two cups of grated carrots!) with its ricotta-yogurt frosting is only 147 calories a slice. Each slice counts as half of a PowerFuel, half of a SmartCarb and two Extras. Get the full recipe here! >

12. Crustless Pumpkin Pie >

Crustless Pumpkin Pie

Losing the crust of this holiday pie alone saves more than 100 calories. Using stevia as a sweetener along with nonfat milk shaves off even more. Indulge in a slice of this spicy Thanksgiving regular, which counts as one SmartCarb. Get the full recipe here! >

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13. Gluten Free Chewy Ginger Cookies >

Gluten Free Chewy Ginger Cookies

Even if you aren’t gluten-sensitive, you’ll enjoy the taste and texture of these rich-tasting chewy cookies redolent of ginger, molasses, cinnamon and vanilla. Coconut flour replaces wheat in this recipe that makes 16 cookies, each of which is 102 calories and counts as three Extras. Get the full recipe here! >

14. Crustless Cranberry Pie >

Crustless Cranberry Pie

You’ve had cranberry sauce, bread and cookies, but you’ve probably never had cranberries baked into a pie. Two cups of whole tart cranberries are folded into a batter made from whole wheat flour, nonfat plain Greek yogurt, eggs, applesauce, almond extract and sliced almonds. Serve the 124-calorie slice warm with light whipped cream. One serving counts as one SmartCarb and one Extra. Get the full recipe here! >

15. Cinnamon Spice Baked Apples >

Cinnamon Spice Baked Apples

Think of this dessert as apple pie without the crust. Warm, sweet apples are seasoned with cinnamon, lemon juice, nutmeg and sugar-free syrup for only 90 calories a serving. Each serving counts as one SmartCarb and one Extra. Get the full recipe here! >

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16. Mini Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pies >

Mini Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pies

The crust of these mini pies is delicious and it’s easy to make it yourself. Just combine rolled oats, sweet medjool dates and unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Make a cream cheese filling using Neufchatel cheese (marketed as light cream cheese) and then a second filling made with pumpkin puree, almond milk and pumpkin pie spice. Stevia and maple syrup add the sweetness. They’re made in mini muffin pans so you have 12. One is 83 calories and counts as one SmartCarb. Get the full recipe here! >

17. Skinny Pumpkin Biscuits with Cinnamon Butter >

Skinny Pumpkin Biscuits with Cinnamon Butter

Imagine having these decadent biscuits with your morning coffee or tea. They’re totally diet-friendly because of their fiber-rich whole wheat flour, light butter and low-fat buttermilk. Maple syrup adds sweetness and flavor, while pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice will remind you of pie. Each biscuit with butter is only 151 calories and counts as one SmartCarb and two Extras. Get the full recipe here! >

18. Maple Almond Butter Muffins >

Maple Almond Butter Muffins

These treats offer a symphony of flavors in the morning. Cinnamon, nutmeg, almond butter, unsweetened applesauce, maple syrup, brown sugar and maple extract are part of a batter that consists of oat flour, rolled oats, egg, baking powder and salt. They’re baked in a regular sized muffin tin. The recipe makes six muffins, each of which is 176 calories and counts as one SmartCarb and two Extras. Get the full recipe here! >

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19. Carrot Soufflé Cups >

Carrot Soufflé Cups

These yummy soufflé cups are worth the extra step of cooking and mashing a couple of carrots. The rest of the recipe is a cakewalk from there. Eggs, oil, flour, baking soda, vanilla extract, grated fresh ginger and stevia make up the batter. Combine with your cooked mashed carrots, pour into muffin cups and bake. The recipe makes four servings at 183 calories each. One serving counts as one PowerFuel, half of a Vegetable and two Extras. Get the full recipe here! >

20. Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites >

Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites

When an ingredients list starts with gingersnap cookies, you know it’s going to be good. Ten crushed cookies combined with coconut oil and water make the crust for these low-fat cream cheese-based cakes. They’re flavored with canned pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice and baked in a mini muffin tin. One mini cheesecake counts as a serving at 64 calories each. They count as two Extras on Nutrisystem. Get the full recipe here! >

21. Baked Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Muffins >

Baked Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Muffins

These muffins combine mashed banana with rolled dry oats, baking powder, cinnamon, eggs, unsweetened almond milk and vanilla extract. To this gluten-free batter, you add orange zest and dried cranberries. Bake in a muffin pan and voila! A sweet and healthy breakfast (or afternoon pick-me-up). They are only 106 calories per muffin, which counts as one SmartCarb. Get the full recipe here! >

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22. 3-Step Cinnamon Pecan Cookies >

3-Step Cinnamon Pecan Cookies

Almond flour makes these cookies even nuttier, not to mention protein-rich and gluten free. To make these one-bowl wonders, mix almond flour with light butter, cinnamon, baking soda, unsweetened almond milk and brown sugar. Bake with a pecan on the top. One cookie is 115 calories and counts as one PowerFuel and one Extra. Get the full recipe here! >

23. Maple Walnut Cookies >

Maple Walnut Cookies

You’ll go wild for the maple glaze on these 122-calorie cookies, made with rolled oats and wheat flour, a touch of cinnamon, maple extract and walnuts. Unsweetened applesauce, maple syrup and a little confectioners sugar in the glaze brings out the sweetness. One cookie counts as one SmartCarb and one Extra. Get the full recipe here! >

24. Pumpkin Cranberry Crackers >

Pumpkin Cranberry Crackers

For the days when you’re craving a little savory with your sweet, whip up a batch of these crackers made with whole wheat flour, pureed pumpkin, coconut oil and dried cranberries. These crispy treats can be used with dips or eaten just plain (though there’s nothing plain about them) with your coffee or tea. At only 117.4 calories each, a serving counts as one SmartCarb. Get the full recipe here! >

25. Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls >

Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

These yeast rolls take a little more time to make—two hours of waiting for the dough to rise—but they are so worth it! The dough gets fiber from whole wheat flour and the apple pie filling gets an extra apple boost with the addition of unsweetened applesauce. And then there’s the glaze—low fat cream cheese, light butter, powdered sugar and nonfat milk—drizzled on top. Brunch-worthy if you’re having guests, or perfect for any time you want a special treat. Each roll is 230 calories and counts as one and a half SmartCarbs and three Extras. Get the full recipe here! >

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Thursday, 04 November 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.

* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out!

* FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions!

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Did risperidone mess with my metabolism?

I was on it from 2016 - 2020. I gained about 60 lbs during that time and got up to 230. I'm a 5'9 male. I'm currently at 160 lbs, but I'm worried I may need to keep the same low calorie intake that I was on just to maintain my weight. When I was at 230 lbs I was consuming roughly 2,000 - 2,200 calories at maintenance with no activity. During my weight loss I was consuming 1,400 - 1,600 and active at least 5 days a week.

Pretty much everywhere I've read someone at my height, weight, and activity level (active about 4 days now) should consume at least 2,000 calories for maintenance. I've tried 2,000 calories and I routinely gain weight on that intake. The only intake that keeps me at maintenance is about 1,600 and it feels frustratingly low and I'm burnt out. Is this normal or is there a possibility risperidone is causing these lasting side effects?

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NSV: Unanticipated compliment at the gym

Me: 39M, SW 104kg, CW: 95kg, GW: 85kg

Current status: After years of yo-yo weight loss and generally mucking about with half-measures, about 18 months ago I started working with a nutritionist to get my diet under control. Since then I've gone through some controlled cuts (down to 90kg), and one big bulk over the summer. I'm now in the process of cutting again to lose the fat from the bulk. This is largely CICO, but with a mind towards keeping protein intake at an appropriate level.

Was at the gym yesterday and someone who is usually there around the same time as I am came up and mentioned that my body transformation in the last half year has been really inspirational to him. To be honest, while I recognize I have made progress, it's so easy to lose sight of how far I have come and only look to how far I still need to go. I remember seeing someone else in particular a few years ago and having similar thoughts to the person who spoke to me; how maybe if they could get into shape I could do the same. Never really expected to be that inspiration to someone else, but it feels really great!

Anyway, if you are still only partway to your goals, just remember you never know who you might be inspiring today! Goodness knows I have taken so much inspiration from this sub.

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Anyone else at their goal weight still have Big Calf Problems??

I'll start out by saying that for the most part I'm really happy with where I am today! My weight loss journey started this February, when I was about five months postpartum after having my second child. Today, twenty pounds later, I'm down to my goal weight at 125lbs. I just got done running my first half-marathon and I'm fitter than I've ever been in my life.

But. BUT. My calves are still ginormous.

I can't buy boots online because at least 3/4 of the time, they won't fit up my calves. I'm a size 4 in pants, and yet I can't buy boots. Don't even get me started on Frye boots (sob!). I adore the way I look in skinny jeans now except that it looks like I'm stuffing tennis balls up the ankles. Same goes for slim-cut suit pants, which is frustrating because I love them. I guess I took it for granted that once I got down to my goal weight, I wouldn't have this problem anymore. I've always had larger calves but I thought it was because I was overweight.

What's weird is that when I google this problem, I see advice about slimming down your calves with running. I run about thirty miles a week! I'm down to my goal weight! WHAT GIVES??

Anyone else have this issue? Did you find a way to slim down your calves or have you just lived with it? Honestly it's not the BIGGEST deal and I'm intentionally being a little dramatic, but still! It's frustrating.

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Can't Enjoy My Weight Loss and It's Driving Me Crazy

In March I was 36 and 190 lbs at 5'9". A bit overweight for a guy. Pandemic weight is real people! Tired of feeling crappy I set out back to the gym, 4x a week, and just made healthier food choices and drank a lot less. Counting calories isn't safe for me. That led to an eating disorder in my 20s.

By July I was down to 175 lbs and feeling a lot better. Some health issues I had also resolved themselves suddenly. Basically unexplained aches and pains.

I was feeling so great I added a cardio class on Wednesdays. Regardless of the extra work the scale really wasn't reflecting it and I got down to 170 lbs and plateaued. I didn't mind so much because I knew my clothes fit better.

Then come mid-September I had a particularly stressful work week and boom, 4 lbs gone. I attributed this to stress and eating less that week, but I never put the weight back on. I thought that was kind of strange but I didn't overthink it.

In mid-October I was at the same weight when I went to visit my doctor for a sudden low back/frequent urination issue. The urination issue resolved and the back pain issue improved but isn't totally resolved.

Immediately following that appointment I went to San Francisco for a few days and was living my life when BOOM, another 5 lbs gone over the next couple weeks after being stalled. I am thinking this has to be related to not eating as much again, some work stress, missing meals while still working out the same, etc. My weight still seems to be dropping little by little slowly but surely. I tried to eat more calorie dense meals for a few days but it hasn't seemed to slow it, so I must be thinking I'm eating crazy when I'm really not. Also my strength has remained the same or improved even though I've lost weight, so I don't think I'm losing muscle albeit measurements of my waist remain unchanged.

My brain though is going into paranoia mode of MAYBE SOMETHING IS WRONG! Never have I thought I'd be concerned about losing weight, but here I am.

My question is...does this read like I broke through a plateau simply by changing up my eating patterns? When is weight loss cause for concern? Is there anyone out there who just started losing weight in bursts?

Much appreciated.

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