Appreciation post for anyone supporting us on this journey

I’ve been obese my whole life and for the past 3 months I’ve started to seriously take control of my mind and my health. No fad diets, just CICO and weight training. The only reason I’ve been successful so far is because of my mom. From constant reassurance to hyping up my progress, everything this lady has done has motivated me even further towards my goals. She has cooked for me regularly even though she doesn’t have to, writing down the macros and tracking everything. She wakes up at 5am everyday to give me a hug before I leave for the gym. She speaks so much pride and positivity into me. She truly believes in me, even when I don’t. I don’t know if I could’ve done this without her. I’m so blessed to have her kindness and love protecting me from a lot of the mental pain that this journey brings to the forefront. I realize how lucky I truly am and I’m so grateful. I don’t deserve her. I couldn’t even explain properly how much this means to me and how much her love and support drives me. I can’t wait to give her the world. If there’s anyone in your life who’s been supporting you through your challenges, doesn’t just have to be weight loss, go give them a big hug and express your appreciation. And if you don’t and you’re doing it alone, message me, I got you. If I can spread just half of the love my mom does, I’ll be happy :)

submitted by /u/According_Warthog523
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/u3iwqnl

Am I doing this right??

Hi, I’m 21m and I just wanted to ask if I was doing this weight loss thing right. I started changing my eating habits and hitting the gym on June 3rd. I was 265 when I weighed myself that day and I’m down to 258(well at least that’s what I was this morning before I had my chipotle bowl after the gym😂) but I try to go to the gym everyday and i average about 8900 steps a day and I try to eat twice a day, once before the gym and then later in the day is my dinner. I’m very scared about loose skin and I know it sounds crazy, I should lose the weight first then worry about that but am I losing it too fast, I had a goal to be 245 in August but now I think I’m moving too quickly, any tips?

submitted by /u/Frequent-Recording48
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/r9nwgAQ

Why is it that people say when you eat a lot of sugar, your body burns sugar before it burns fat so you don't lose weight, but they also say it doesn't matter what you eat as long as you're in a calorie deficit?

I tried to ask this question generally on r/nutrtion but it kept getting removed for being personal...

People say there's some extra science to weight loss beyond CICO saying if you consume too much "sugar," your body will burn that off instead of fat, and you won't lose weight. However, I've also heard forever that it doesn't matter what you eat (for weight loss, not health) as long as you're in calorie deficit. Which is true?

Like, if someone ate 1500 calories of only ultraprocessed sugary crap while their TDEE was 2000, they won't lose weight...?

submitted by /u/bigwatermelonhead
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/lDE8vbs

Back to the drawing board

If it's not sustainable, then it's pointless. I need this tattooed to my frontal lobe.

Weight loss to me now, is not a quest to lose weight. Been there, done that, multiple times. Tangoed with EDs or just crappy methods in general, lost and gained back over and over.

Everytime thinking, this is the one. This time is the last. I'll finally be happy, healthy, and able to feel proud.

For two weeks, my mood has been shit. Little to no personality, little interest in a damn thing. Depressed but pushing my step count and sticking to the diet. Thinking I could power through. Will power can only take you so far.

I kept wanting this to work so badly that I ignored copious warning signs. I'm sure most people that have dieted can relate. Also my old ED sick brain habits don't help.

There is a good life for me. A happy life. I'm going to get it god damn it. If a way of eating and moving makes me want to collapse and not do a damn thing, it's not the life for me.

Forward. Always forward. Tonight defeat, tomorrow a new day.

submitted by /u/ShatterRainbowStar
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/ZSB7L42

Meditation and weight loss

Hello Everyone, I had a close friend for almost 20 years who had found sobriety and contentment through meditation. He tried many times to get me to try it but I laughed him off with so many excuses why I couldn’t or wouldn’t be able to do it.

M. died suddenly two years ago, and his loss in my life was profound. I’ve found ways to bring him close again, including—you guessed it—through regular meditation. It’s enriched my life immeasurably, and I feel him with me, I hear his laughter again, I’ve even heard him tell me it’s good that I waited to meditate until I was ready.

I bring this up here in the weight loss forum because there are frequent questions about aspects of the process that are emotional, or difficult, or hopeless. Meditation has taught me that all of these emotions are valid but ephemeral, and I’m also finding a kindness towards myself and others during this cycle of losing weight that I never felt before. I’ve found a comfort with discomfort - when Mara arrives, invite him for tea.

It makes me believe it just may be permanent this time.

Meditators of r/loseit, those who are religious, secular, and anywhere in between, what in your practice has helped you to understand yourself and this process better? What advice do you have for your fellow meditators, and/or those who have not (yet) found it?

submitted by /u/Neat_Chapter1304
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/QbkMZh2

How to take the emotion out of losing weight?

I know this might not be a straightforward answer here but thought it was worth putting out. I had hoped I would be on a good path this year to get out of the obese category (210lb, 5 ft 7, 32F) but 6 months in and I’ve barely made any progress. I feel like I let my emotions rather than discipline rule and if I don’t see any results I end up back on the junk food and feeling useless. The amount of information on weight loss out there is so distracting as well and keep getting sucked in to the promised next best solution.

It’s driving me crazy to be going nowhere and I just wish I could shut my brain off and live healthier without overreacting to any negative result or thinking “maybe this approach will work better”. Maybe I just lack discipline and treat any good or bad occasion to fall into overindulgence but this what I know. It’s my comfort zone to overeat but I’m also unhappy which I don’t want to be anymore. It feels like there’s an inner fat woman who doesn’t want to make any changes and she’s the one in the driving seat right now. If I eat half my usual portion, skip the alcohol, say no to fries it’s like this cruel voice in my head says “wait, this isn’t you! You need to eat more! If you think you can keep this up, you won’t, sooner or later those pounds are going back on because you’re a failure.” I know that probably sounds crazy but this is what it’s like every time I try to change.

How can I just shut my brain off and get on with it rather than having this internal battle every time which insures my size stays the same? :(

submitted by /u/Youvegottheshinning
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/GtAcNWJ

WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THIS!

Hi everyone! I made a post here back in January 2023 about how to lose the weight, I was 270lbs and 5'11", and miserable. After hearing the advice from everyone, I knew the main thing I needed was a calorie deficit. As a result, I went from 270lbs down to 220lbs in 5 months. I took a break for the summer, my weight only went up 5lbs, and since August I've been working on making that fat turn into muscle. Since May 2023, I was stuck at 220lbs, even though I gained muscle, I was still at that weight, so, I decided as of a month ago, May 15th to be exact, go back to improving myself and to finish what I started. As it stands, due to my more extreme calorie deficit, as well as continuing to lift and do cardio, I am down another 10lbs, right now I'm at 210lbs and 6' tall, and plan to keep going until I'm 175-180lbs! I guess what I'm trying to say, is that I lost over the first half, but the journey isn't done, but I know that I'll get there, it'll just take time! If you somehow made it this far, thanks for hearing me ramble, it's good to share your success in a weight loss journey!

Edit - Forgot to include this in my post, I was 16m when I started, and now I'm 18m. Also, I've combined my eating habits down to 1500 or so calories a day, eaten between 2-7pm (i chew gum throughtout the day to help with cravings as well as the 5 minute rule, tell yourself you'll have that snack in 5 minutes, and you'll forget about it when 5 minutes has passed), paired with me doing physical exercise, so that's probably why I've seen such a good growth for my first month back on it.

submitted by /u/QuinPlayzGamez
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/7UfhJuC