Please bare with me 🤪.

My wife complements me a lot, and her opinion is important. She means everything to me and we were meant to be together.

Someone asked me one day if I was afraid of dying. I said no. What I’m afraid of is never seeing my wife again , when I do die. That’s what scares me. What if all I have is this time with her?

Anyway…..

My company has several times wanted to give me prestigious awards in front of others.

They have called me a rock star ( which I hate) because I produce and because I bring our people together.

I get to mentor others and travel to colleges to speak with students.

Compliments are not why I do what I do. I do things because I care about my fellow colleagues success.

They work hard so I need to work hard.

They have families to feed , bills to pay and they have the daily grind.

It’s my responsibility to bring stability , bring in revenue and to push myself, that way their families are secure.

I’m blessed that I’m allowed to not only be a team player , but to be a Team Builder.

They call me a cheerleader, because I see the positive in everyone.

But….

What I had forgotten, is that I started not taking care of myself.

I made myself secondary, I put my health and mental well being behind me.

My doctor visits became more frequent, the daily pills I took became so much that I went from 2 to 7.

What I forgot or had to learn is that a better me , means a better husband , a better father , a better friend and coworker and a better employee.

When I realized this I decided to apply my work ethic to my weight, life choices , diet and exercise.

I am in the gym 7 days a week , and I work hard.

The other night there was a large industry function.

The amount of people who did a double take and who were shocked , surprised me.

Their compliments on this weight loss and my changes meant more to me than any award that would sit on a shelf.

Their compliments were from their hearts .

Not on behalf of a company, but something they gave me out of truth, honesty and caring.

I have been on cloud 9.

I didn’t realize I needed to hear these things.

Where I’m going , with this diatribe of boredom , is to say:

Compliments others when you see they are working hard, losing weight and making great choices.

Let them know that you see it.

I’m a confident person , but was blessed to have incredible people who taught me to be confident without being arrogant or conceited.

Even the most confident person needs to hear they are doing great.

Even if they don’t know it.

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Thoughts on cheat days?

Is it healthy to practice cheat days? Is it a healthy way of looking at foods? I’ve considered designating at least one day a week for this, but I’m seeking a second opinion because I don’t know if it could be detrimental to my weight loss journey. I know lots of people that do this, but not sure if it’s right for me.

I get that everything is good in moderation, and that total restriction isn’t healthy, but what about total restriction 6/7 days a week with one off day? Is that still considered “moderation”?

I’ve been wondering about this for a while, so I thought I’d ask here.

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Cross post from intermittent fasting forum

So today is my third day of IF 16/8 (again). I plan to do longer fasts but for now that's where I'm at. I am 33 year old, female, 5'8 and gained 110 ish lbs. I went 150/55 to 260 since Covid hit. I would like to lose 110 lbs.

I never needed to workout nor had to really watch what I ate until I gained all this weight so I apologized for my ignorance in my post.

I been going to the gym for about 10 weeks: 5 days a week for 2 hours combo mostly lifting and some cardio. I shift between the same 3 lbs ⬆️ and ⬇️, but have lost noticable inches. I recently took measurements a couple days ago, but have nothing to compare them to yet but clothes fit better and my face is leaning out.

I LOVE lifting and functional, but not so much cardio like running and jumping because of an ankle injury I sustained when I was 20 that left me with foot drop, but I still get about average 8k steps in a day and about 90 minute of archer, bike, treadmill or elliptical in a week.

I didn't have much success in the past with IF. I think because I ate way too much during my eating window since I had developed an emotional eating problem during the pandemic.

I know diet is most important with weight loss. Exercise is mostly for strengthening/toning and minor calorie burn.

I believe I'm finally able to work myself into a consistent IF schedule and work myself up to longer fasts because my commitment in the gym has really impressed and inspired me.

The exercise has helped my mental health a lot. I kind of replaced eating with the gym and my EXCESSIVE food consumption has naturally decreased by more than half about a month ago. My food obsession is barely there which I'm also inspired by! Love it. Because I couldn't stop eating! It's been such a source of joy going to the gym that I almost didn't realize I wasn't losing actual weight!

I just recently started again with MyFitnessPal (I hate counting since I make most of my food from scratch and it's a lot of ingredients to keep adding) but noticed I naturally feel okay to stop eating around 1600/1800 kcal to start my 16 hour fast which I completed fairly easy tbh. I plan to increase in baby steps.

I have a few questions though:

Is there is a calorie range I should stay in? A lot of material I read about IF online says no. But that logically doesn't make sense to me. I call BS. Is 1800 kcal too much?

I am also considered "extremely obese" with a BMI of 39 so all this work I've been doing I feel should have lead to a bit of weight loss already and hasn't (I think idk). Is that not correct to expect?

Last, how long does it typically take to start seeing results from fasting? A lot of things I read people are combining it with keto and I'm trying to do baby steps to keep my commitment steady and not overwhelming and am definitely not ready for that keto step.

Have a great night!

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Taco Bell for 570 calories?

Today was one of those days where I’ve just been struggling to cook and eat and it’s a Friday and I was just craving something greasy. I had to run some errands and there’s a Taco Bell right near the stores I was at. Cravings were kicking in hard. But before I pulled into the line I looked up the Taco Bell nutritional guide

Turns out a Doritos Locos Taco Supreme is only 190 cal, 570 for 3. It’s certainly not “healthy”, it has lots of sodium, more fat and carbs than protein, and isn’t a large volume of food. Very little vegetable. But for a fast food fix when you’re craving really bad or can’t find the energy to cook? Not that bad, a similar amount of calories than a normal dinner I have (honestly less calories than a lot of my dinners, I prefer a smaller lunch/breakfast and larger dinner), and I’m still feeling full 4 hours later.

I had them with no sides and no pop, just my water bottle. Tried to really eat them slow and savor them. Again, I understand that its not a healthy, ideal meal for weight loss (I just know someone is gonna comment something snarky), but it feels good to know I can go to a fast food restaurant, eat a reasonable portion for a reasonable number of calories, and enjoy it and feel satisfied. Just sharing in case anyone else needs something like this!

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Am I losing weight too fast? Is my hair shedding because of it?

Hi, so I've been on a weight loss journey this year and while many would assume I'm very proud of it, and in parts I am, part of the self esteem gained from that is lost with the amount of hair I've shedded and how bad I feel about it.

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I've been at 157 kg (346 lbs) on April 27th, when I started recording my weight. I started dieting a bit earlier than that tho, so probably around 165 kg (~365 lbs). It's now been 200 days and I've just recorded 125.9, 126.4 and 127.3 kg this past 3 days (~280 lbs).

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That's around 30kg (65) lbs in 200 days, which would eccuate roughly to 1155 kcal lost per day.

Now, I tried to basically eat around 2300 calories, but I've actually started to struggle to even hit that now, my appetite has been reduced drastically by intermittent fasting.

I have also started, around 2 months ago, to take a multivitamin, which has most of the things I need ( including for hair, such as biotin, iron, zinc, vit. D)

I have also had a blood test done last month, and all my hormones were in their expected range, which were not before I started dieting, so that's good. Also fixed my liver enzymes, insuline and blood sugar were fine, thiroyd was fine.

I also feel great. So it doesn't look like it's neceserilly affecting me in a negative way.

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But is it possible that my hair shedding is caused by this? My hair has thinned out considerably, I have recently gotten a hair catcher for my shower and on the best days I count around 50 hairs in the shower, with days up to 110-120 hairs.

Can this be caused by the diet, even though I supplement and my health has actually greatly improved? Or is it simply because of increased testosterone and DHT?

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And yes, I will speak to a doctor about it, just looking for more opinions.

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How many lbs/week should I aim to lose without being unsafe

I'm a 29 year old transgender man, 5'10", 261 lbs, 37.9 BMI, 51% muscle mass. I was recently encouraged by my cardiologist and PCP to lose weight, and I've decided I'd like to lose 40 lbs. Because of unsafe weight loss that I did to myself when I was a teen, I'm sensitive to counting calories. That said, I know I need this weight loss to remain healthy and live a long, good life.

I'm curious - how much weight do you think I should aim to lose per week (or if there's a better measurement, I don't know) without doing damage to my body? I weight lift 1x/week and am walking on a treadmill for 60 min 4x/week, and have been doing this for 2 weeks. So far, I've lost 11 lbs. I want to keep it up but I also want to be realistic about my weight loss so I don't burn out too quickly.

TLDR; how much weight should I aim to lose per week to quickly but safely lose 40 lbs?

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What made you finally stick your weight loss?

I’ve struggled for so long with my weight, going on crazy diets, exercising everyday only to gain it all back again. I once lost 50 pounds in two months only to gain it all back again. I cannot for the life of my find the motivation to keep on it even after a 3 months streek.

I am really curious to hear some of your struggles with on and off weight loss, and how you finally stuck to it. I am currently having a really hard time getting back into it. For me it is very necessary healthwise I currently walk full-time and I’m finishing my masters degree and the unhealthy foods that I’m eating in. The lack of exercise is really taking a toll on me and making it extremely hard to for fill my obligations.

How’s the journey been for you?

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