Beach trip in October and wife wants to do a weight loss challenge. Need some help making it fair.

Hey /r/loseit,

We are taking our first family beach trip since before covid, and three kids later, this coming October.

My wife has suggested a weight lost challenge as we've both been working out and working on our diets. My wife just finished breastfeeding our youngest, and I'm just fat. lol

I did some quick google/reddit searching and it seems most posts like this end because men can lose weight more easily. Given this was her idea, what are some ways of measuring or altering the challenge I could do to make this more fair?

There will likely be a hefty bet on this if we can come to terms. We are fairly competitive. lol

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Lost 10% of my overall starting weight!

I posted here a few months ago about how I was daunted at the thought of being so consistent to lose weight… but —- I’m doing it!!!

I started at 110kg (~243lbs) in january and today I’m 98.8kg (~218lbs)! My eventual goal is 75kg (~165lbs).

I have been really sick recently and so haven’t been able to do any physical activity, so this has all been through calorie counting. I’m not totally consistent and regularly find ways to enjoy a pizza out with friends.

If I were to go back to myself at the start I would just say… so far it’s way easier than you think it’s going to be. You just have to be militant about tracking everything and staying in a boundary where you can still enjoy treats - I aim for around 1600-1800kcals and don’t mind how long it takes to get to my goal.

As time progresses, I know this will slow down dramatically. But I have an arsenal of weapons left to help add to the balance - namely exercise! I am looking forward to the raft of illnesses being over so I can begin accelerating weight loss in this way without compromising on eating less kcals :)

My top tips for anyone starting out: - track weight and inches to see progress and stay motivated - don’t sweat any fluctuations - water weight is a thing! - stay consistent through plateaus - give yourself treats within your allowance - one bad day doesn’t negate the rest of your progress - one step at a time - it doesn’t matter how long it takes as you’re making healthy choices! I personally aim for a lb a week of weight loss but I’m not mad if it’s less or nothing. - take progress pics - it’s amazing to see the difference even this early on in my journey

I’m really happy today. I wanted to share my joy!

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I touched my toes today

Guys, I just wanted to share a huge triumph I managed to do today. I haven’t been able to touch my toes bending over, almost my entire life, and today when I was stretching during my P90 Sculpt 1-2 routine, I bent over and was able to grab my toes and do the stretch on both sides!!! I can’t even really describe the shock I felt in the moment. I think I was able to do it because of all the other ways I’ve been working towards my goal. I am more mobile than I was, and I’ve been strengthening many different parts of my body. I knew getting further into it I’d see results but this wasn’t one that was on my radar. After two months of work, I can bike for more than 6 miles, whereas before when I started, I would struggle to do even a mile. If you’re here in this discord and you’re just getting started, you will find you have little wins as you go along. The weight loss has been incredible to be sure- but I’m most amazed at what my body is capable of. Don’t be discouraged- and if you are, keep going. Because continuing on will feel so much better tomorrow than giving up!

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Fall in love with the process

A key realization I’ve had on this journey is that the best, most painless, and most fulfilling way to go about it is to learn how to enjoy the process. Life doesn’t pause until you lose the weight, and if you’re spending every day wishing to fast-forward to your goal weight, you’re gonna miss out on a lot and make your weight loss journey feel agonizingly slow.

From my experience, when you hate your body and are just counting down the weeks until you reach X goal or Y milestone, it’s like watching paint dry and just drags on and on.

Whereas, when you can manage to affirm yourself and treat your body with respect and kindness, the time seems to fly by. I’m not thrilled with how my body looks right now, but I still put on a nice outfit in the mornings and shut down any negative or self deprecating thoughts about my body. I still go on my run and do the best I can and just try to enjoy it, rather than waiting around to hit my goal weight.

Anyway, just a reminder to try to be present and enjoy where you’re at, don’t wait around to hit your goal weight or put your life on hold until you achieve your goal. Life happens in between goals you achieve, and it’s about finding happiness where you’re at while still taking steps toward your goal. This also helps prevent the logical fallacy of “I’ll be happy when ____”. Try to find happiness NOW, because the process will be much easier and you’ll look back and be glad you chose to enjoy the journey rather than treating your weight loss as a transition period. This IS your life, not some transitory period while you’re waiting for your life to start :)

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Before and after pics - take a before pic now, it’s worth it

I started my weight loss journey in June 2023. I have lost a little over 90 pounds to date. I’m 5’0 and 51 years old, so 245 pounds was a lot on my body.

Today I thought about putting together a before and after pic, and guess what. I hated getting my picture taken so much a year ago, there were practically no photos of my “before”. I found one finally, work related, where I had no choice about getting my pic done, thankfully.

My before and after https://imgur.com/a/p4mTmxs

I still have about 25 pounds to go to my goal weight, but I’m pretty happy about life these days.

The moral of my story is you should take those “before” pics when you start your journey. I’m sad I don’t have more, because it helps me to really connect to the positive changes I’ve made it my life. I know what it’s like to avoid the camera, but I promise, this time you’ll want the pics!

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Hit another plateau. I've run out of will to keep going. Strategies to break through?

Hey y'all.

So I've just gotten down under 300 a couple months ago and I'm super happy with the progress. About 53-57 pounds down since my highest weight depending on when I measure. My motivation last winter was getting diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes as my A1C barely crossed the threshold. This was a big wake-up call for me. My dad has Type 2 and my dad's side is prone to it, so no surprises there. January 1st hit and I put my nose to the grindstone. Eat less, go for walks, be smart. I already track 100% of my calories and I have been for years now. it's an unbreakable habit for me now. So I melted off 20 pounds from January to the end of March...

Then I got my bloodwork back. A1C is now down all the way to the threshold of pre-diabetic and "remission." I'm basically there! I fucking did it! Since I got my bloodwork back, I did lose about 6 more pounds and now... Now what? I slayed the dragon. And part of my motivation to lose weight was to be attractive to women so I can start dating again since I moved across the country. With this weight loss also came a big shift of my mindset. I'm getting my finances under control, I bought a house, I'm charging into bettering my already strong career... And I no longer care about dating at all. With so many other things to focus on combined with the way things are nowadays with my generation's dating methods, I've completely given up deep in my soul that I will ever meet the right person and I have genuinely not considered dating for almost 3 months. I already have good friends that respect me and bosses that praise me for my work so it's not like losing weight will have a tremendous impact on my other interpersonal goals.

I do know that I still need to lose literally 100 more pounds to reach my ultimate goal of being 190lb at 6' tall. That number is fucking daunting, incredibly intimidating. I just have to do this incredibly difficult thing I already did, not once but TWO MORE FUCKING TIMES. And it was hard enough. Now I'm lighter and the caloric intake is gradually continuing to tighten I'm really really struggling to keep my eye on the prize. The task is getting tremendously harder and the perceived payoff is just as far away as it's always been and from my point of view, seems smaller as well.

What can I do? What did y'all do?

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Short sedentary woman - how do I make a 1200 calorie diet as healthy as possible?

I'm short, I have an office job, and I also deal with hypothyroid so weight loss is a STRUGGLE for yours truly. 1200 is about the only way I lose any weight at all, unless I exercise which when I have time to do that I try to up my calories to 1400 on those days. Having to stay on such a low intake for a while (I have about 35 lbs to lose), I'm wondering if there are any ways I can ensure this diet stays as healthy as possible - minimizing deficiencies, muscle loss or any other unpleasant side effects that can occur from a low intake. I do not eat red meat (but do eat some chicken, fish, eggs, and dairy). I kind of struggle to eat, my stomach hates everything, so tend to eat pretty bland and boring stuff. Any ideas welcome!

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