Anyone else watching this Adele thing today?

She did a concert on TV and was also interviewed by Oprah on many things including her weight loss.

I found it pretty refreshing. There are a lot of internet/magazine rumors claiming she went on crazy diets (I always see the sirtfood diet?). Turns out she just works out a lot now with a trainer. Still enjoys her McDonalds. Is confident in her body, can't worry too much about what other people think, and acknowledged she might gain some weight back if she is going to have less time to work out once gets busier with touring for her new album and stuff.

It was refreshing to see a good, normal, not crazy attitude about it. In a way it reminded me of my own weight loss, since I did it for myself and not for anyone else, I didn't really mind being fat but though I should get healthier and have something to keep myself busy during the pandemic so started exercising/cooking and stuff. And for a while it was private but then after a point people start to notice and comment a lot and it's kind of awkward. And Adele has obviously gone through that publicity 1000x worse than a person like me has.

I know her weight loss is really none of my business, but I'll admit it was weird seeing a "normal looking" in my eyes celebrity change appearance so much -- I'll admit I had subconsciously gotten the (very unfair) image in my head that her whole personality must have changed now that she was a thin celebrity. And it was interesting to hear her perspective on that and the weird dynamic of being in the public eye. And it seems like she has a pretty down to earth and positive relationship with food, weight, exercise etc.

This whole portion of the interview was maybe like five minutes max but I thought maybe someone else here watched and had a similar, or different, reaction.

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How bad is coffee? Including variants (cappacinos, mocha, latte, etc) is it worse if it's from one of the machines at a gas station?

I was never a coffee drinker. I definitely drank too much soda/red bull over the years. I was that guy that you talked about behind his back ("is that his THIRD red bull??")

I'm a few months into my weight loss journey and have cut all that out, adjusted my eating, walk 3-4 miles per day half of which is a steep incline, and drink a 40oz water bottle with ice about 10 to 12 times a day.

I went to a gas station this week and got a 20oz french vanilla cappuccino from on of those dispensers they have there. I loved it. The caffeine boost was great, and I had no hunger for most of the day. Now looking back on my week, I realize I did this every day since Monday. I like the caffeine boost and the appetite suppression.

But I've done no research on it. So give it to me straight people: Is this a terrible decision? Is it secretly a great decision? (I'm sure it's not lol). Assuming it's a bad idea, just how bad is it. And why?

Male, 42, 5'11" August weighed ~ 250lbs, current weight 208lbs.

I'm open to any coffee related discussion here. It doesn't have to be about me in particular, but it can be if that's better for you as well. I'm surprised I don't know a lot about coffee, it's variants, and it's relationship with a healthy lifestyle or if it should be avoided.

Thanks!

Edit: A lot of really good conversation, content in here. Sounds like before I let myself get to into the habit of grabbing a gas station cappuccino, I should either avoid it all together or just grab black coffee and develop a taste for that.

Edit: I don't need upvotes, but definitely surprised by the downvotes lol

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Graph your weight loss

I think I have finally understood the wonders of two habits: weight yourself everyday and plot that data into a graph.

It’s hard to express just how useful this is. If not for keeping track of my weight everyday I would never be able to tell whether I’m treading down. Which is actually the main point here: your weight goes up and down over and over again, sometimes even coming back to what it was one or two weeks ago. But when you look a graph you have no doubt you are making progress. That weight has the same number as it has weeks ago, but it’s definitely not the same quality.

Maybe everyone already does that and I am just easily impressed. Anyways, MY Weight (not sure if I’m allowed to recommend apps please don’t ban me) is an app that allows you to graph your weight, I found it easier than just drawing myself

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Accountability Partner ?

I had a very successful several months of eating well and working out and I think a lot of my success hinged on having a coach that would check in with me weekly and would monitor my food tracking. Since leaving my coach I have gained 10lbs and am worried the scale keeps creeping up. Thought I would post here in hopes of finding an accountability partner - someone to message once a day and check in once a week on weight loss for general support. Maybe someone who is the same spot as me a s looking for some more support. I want to get back to being in the health groove and it’s easier with a partner! I work out regularly and have a good understanding of what I need to do - I just need a kick in the butt and someone watching me to do it! :)

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tips for six month goals?

Hi, so basically, TLDR: I’m M, 35 years. I’m 174cm and around 110kg now. I’d like to be somewhere closer to 80kg. I want to set a goal of July 2022 to get somewhere, I don’t need to set a rigid target as this is a long term thing— but I do want to have made noticeable progress by then.

I was always a chubby kid, was bullied a lot at school and developed an eating disorder— binge and emotional eating. In my early twenties I started exercising like crazy, and got down to somewhere in the 65-75kg region. But in the past few years, I’ve struggled with depression, a bad breakup, and a stressful work life, and have seen myself steadily go up to 90kg (2019) and now to 110kg (2021). My cholesterol levels are too high, I feel lethargic, and while I don’t care about having abs, I do want to look slimmer.

There are obvious things I can do— more exercise, no fizzy drinks, regular meals. I don’t drink more than a couple of glasses of wine a week. I see a therapist to work on emotional eating and depression. But I’m a bit overwhelmed by weight loss tips and don’t know where to begin. Whether to just use common sense and “eat less move more” or to try a special diet like Keto or intermittent fasting, or use an app like Noom. And I don’t know whether diet is the most important thing or whether I need to be spending all my spare time in the gym every day too.

All I know is that: a) I want to lose a lot of body fat and get back to where I was a few years ago; b) I want to be ambitious in my goals without following an unsustainable crash diet or relapsing into emotional eating behaviors.

Wondering if anyone here has any advice for ambitious but doable weight loss goals with a six month timeframe. I can provide more info in comments. Thank you!

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Moderators….your auto mod is crap!

I’ve just seen someone post who is struggling to lose weight, has gained while battling alcoholism. Quite an important scenario for her and one in which she probably just wanted some support, guidance and re-assurance. Decent length post too but your auto mod has deleted it before I or anyone else can respond because apparently it wasn’t long enough (it was)

If the poster is reading this please post again so we can respond to you as a community, and well done on beating alcohol. There’s lots of hope in your weight loss journey 💪

You can lose the weight and it’s completely ok that you found solace in food over alcohol. Beating that first even if it meant a few extra cals is completely fine 😊

Deffo repost again as this community has some great members with great experience and advice. Together we will get you through it

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A Lesson Learned the Hard Way…

I need to lose 160lb, I’m 2 weeks into clean eating, seeing good results and feeling better every day. After the first few days of struggle and withdrawals, things have been relatively smooth sailing. That was until this afternoon, when I decided to spend Sunday afternoon watching a film.

While watching said film, I had my first genuine, major struggle with cravings in the entirety of the past 2 weeks. Cravings which I thought I had mostly bested. And once they started, there was no stopping that scratching inside my brain.

I caved. Demolishing a Papa Johns XXL pizza, ice cream and bags of chocolate/sweets over the course of the following 3 hours. All washed down with 4 cans of Pepsi Max.

Feeling equal parts disgust and disappointment, it was the in the aftermath of this feast of failure, that I began to take stock and try to identify what just happened. I’d felt in complete control for the past two weeks, on multiple occasions turned down offers of junk food and drink from others. So what caused me to fall of the wagon and lose my self control in such spectacular fashion?

In retrospect, it made sense. I quickly realised that the times I would binge, it would almost always be whenever I watched a film or TV show. Digging a little deeper, I realised it’s so bad, that I’m actually not really interested in watching a film/TV show unless I have a mountain of junk food and tubs of ice cream to go with it.

Since I cut out the junk food the past fortnight, without realising it I haven’t watched any films/TV shows. Instead I’ve been reading for hours at a time, walking the dogs more & rediscovering my joy of drawing.

It wasn’t until todays disaster that I recognised the habit/ritual of binge eating while watching TV/Movies, and how that was a trigger for my cravings. Not to mention how much power those cravings still have over me.

That said, if you’re struggling, try and see if there’s a relationship between your cravings and the activity you’re doing while experiencing them. That way you’ll know to avoid those activities for now, and you’ll be better equipped to navigate the rest of your weight loss journey by filling your time with other things. For me, it’s something that has to occupy my hands and mind, reading, gaming, art etc are all good options (for me).

Anyway, I feel pretty terrible physically & mentally right now, but tomorrow is another day and I’ll get back on the horse. But I just wanted to share this insight with others in case it helps anyone.

TLDR: If you’re suffering from food cravings, pay attention to what your doing when the cravings occur, there might be a habitual link which triggers the cravings e.g. watching movies/TV

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