Just a little bit

Kind of a declaration post, I'm up for hearing advice and for people to commiserate.

I would like to lose around 10-20lbs and be in the 140s. Im right at the 25 bmi zone, which is just a factoid don't take a ton of stock in that.

I've been wanting to lose those 10-20 lbs for years. I did in 2017 and it felt great but it didn't stick. I think once I got down to that weight I was like I did it and now resume all the things that got me away from it 😆.

There isn't anything to magical about that number, I just know I would feel better physically. I'd probably run faster to and get some of the PRs I'm chasing.

My current plan is to just start tracking what I eat of myfitnesspal, not necessarily making any changes, but I know I will as I input even if they are small.

Food wise lately I've been eating a lot of junk, crisps, cheese, salami and not as many vegetables as I would like. I'm thinking after seeing what I do eat, I'll then add some veggies maybe replace crisps with crunch veggies.

I exercise a fair amount mostly running, I'm going to incorporate some strength work I bought this gmb program years ago, it's mostly bodyweight activity. I'm going to give it a go and finally get my money's worth. I know weight loss happens in the kitchen but I would like to be stronger too and increase my mobility. I just got over covid, so I have taken about two weeks off of exercise, so this seems like a good time to reset my routine.

Thanks for listening!

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Those who have maintained weight loss for a long time, what is your advice?

Not sure what other reddit to post this on and not sure how many people will reply, but it's worth a shot.

The numbers on people regaining weight after dieting and weight loss are pretty grim. A huge percentage of people gain back everything they've lost, and some even gain MORE weight. While science has figured out how to get people to lose weight, it's still tricky to get that weight to stay off. This is an uncomfortable and disappointing fact, but it's still true. It's also why many competent nutritionists do not focus on weight at all when trying to improve health, and why gym memberships are predatory.

That being said, I would personally like to lose weight and keep it off long term. I'm sure that's the goal of just about everyone using this reddit. So to those who have lost weight and kept it off long term, what did you do to achieve this? For the sake of not having people who have kept weight off for a couple of months posting; I'm taking about people who have kept weight off for years. The longer the better. One year is the minimum.

I'm especially interested to hear from people who went through significant weight loss, since the more weight you lose the harder it is to keep it off.

Thank you in advance for your responses, and if you know someone who might be able to contribute please share this with them! I'm hoping that people can use this as a resource for keeping weight loss off long term.

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i miss my boobs :(

i used to have huge boobs, so much so that i had breast reduction surgery. i was heavier at the time so i liked the results, but i’ve since lost a lot of weight and the surgery combined with the weight loss has made me really flat chested. i know there’s nothing i can do - i can’t go back and not get the surgery. i’m just bummed that my proportions are weird now. i wish i had accepted myself as i was, but i had no way of knowing i’d lose weight years in the future.

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SCALE VICTORY! 5"7 F21 210lbs--> 164.9lbs. 35.1lbs/70lbs lost. 6 months. I an exactly half way through my weight loss journey! This is my story! SV

Hi guys! You might have seen me around in other subreddits like r/progresspics or r/CICO . I am super active on there!!

I am so grateful and happy to see that so many people on reddit are interested in how I lost weight and are following me on my journey!

I wanted to create this post to write everything about my process in losing weight and put it all in one place, so anyone who is interested , either now or in the future, can use this as a resource!!!

A little bit about my stats before I begin:

I'm 5"7. My highest weight was 210lbs , my starting weight of my most current journey was 200lbs, my current weight is 165.8lbs, and my goal weight is 130lbs. I started my new journey on July 4th 2021. I have lost 34.2lbs since then, in 6 months.

Okay, here is what I did which helped me in losing weight!

• I changed my MINDSET. Honestly, it all comes down to how you view things. Instead of thinking in black and white, and being super strict on my decisions, I decided to think of it like this: you can literally have anything you want to eat, but you need to truly be grateful, and by being grateful, you understand you only need a moderate serving, not more, because THAT is how you can really show you're grateful. Eating moderately will make you more mindful of your eating and behavior and emotions towards food, and helps you APPRECIATE food, instead of thinking it's always around and you can always have it, which decreases it's specialness.

Here's the numerical part of it:

I eat 1500 calories per day. That's how it's been for the most part, other than when I decided to maintain for a few months.

My TDEE is 1850 calories being sedentary.

I walk between 7,000-20,000 steps per day. On average it's between 10,000-15,000 daily.

I also do a full body HIIT routine for 25 minutes every day.

I eat 5 times a day. The first 3 times are just snacks totaling to 500 cals. Then I eat dinner and a late night meal, both 500 cals. That's how I get to 1500 calories per day!

I really hoped this helped!

Thank you all for being so nice to me! ☺ I look forward to updating you all with my next goal!

My before and after pictures: https://ibb.co/QJP6JW7

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Weight loss can save others too

Just a reader here and haven't posted before, but this may encourage other people of important benefits being healthy and in shape can give. Maybe, maybe not, but who knows. We were at the beach this weekend, and long story short, he ended up being caught in a riptide quite a bit off of shore while swimming around. There was no lifeguard on duty, and I saw him waving and yelling for help after treading water there for a bit. I was able to swim out and bring him back to shore, and I know for a fact if I was in the shape I was a year ago that there was no way I would have been able to help him.

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Ate all your calories by noon? No worries. Treat it like your OMAD and move on.

I used to binge, felt guilty, then said “fuck it”, and continued to binge for one whole day. Then I discovered a mental trick that helped me deal with the occasional urges to eat whatever I want in whatever quantity I want.

Treat a binge like your OMAD (one meal a day), enjoy the heck out of it, and when you are done, the eating window is over and you can eat again tomorrow. If the binge happens at night, fast until the evening the next day and eat a healthy and fulfilling dinner (soup or salad with lots of protein). Continue your routine normally after that.

This was how I dealt with a loooooong plateau and continued my weight loss. No longer feeling guilty for the occasional overindulge, now I enjoy the food I eat, feel that weight loss isn’t a chore, and am much more confident that I will be able to do this for the rest of my life.

Hope this helps someone who was like the old me.

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Just checked my bank account. I have so much money it’s actually concerning?! Was I spending that much money on food before?!

Jesus Christ. I have been doing a bit of shopping and decided I should check to see where my bank account is at. I was SHOCKED to see I have an unusually high amount of money.

I started phentermine and I haven’t been doing much grocery shopping. (Coincidentally busy season just started at work which means my job feeds me for most meals during the week, which helps.) but WOW. I eat way less than I did before and when I do eat, it’s at work and paid for.

I think I was spending $500 or $600 a month on groceries and eating out with friends. I’m just shocked. I… I am speechless. I bet I spend ~$200 max now.

Another reason to focus on my weight loss and decreasing my consumption: Save money!!! So much money!!!! More money for shopping for my thinner body!!!!

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