Monday, December 30, 2024

First Update + needed advice!

Hi guys! This is my first update since my first post about 2 weeks ago where I was at 243 BW! I’m now 233 and feeling great 10 lbs down. I’ve been taking creatine daily, lifting once a day for an hour+ with around 30 minutes of cardio (running or biking with rest days being cardio as well.) I’ve got my diet pretty much under control only eating very lean meats, healthy fats, and vegetables.

However, I have been having a ton of cravings for sweets! If anyone has any recipes for snacks / health conscious desserts I’d love to try some of them out.

Also a side note for anyone who needs a bit of reassurance! I ate whatever I wanted during a 2 day holiday period and still had weight loss! Just because you have a bad day does NOT mean your progress is sacrificed. It’s a marathon, not a sprint! Let’s keep it up!

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Advice needed

Hi

i'm new to weight loss, i come from a very overweight family and I don't want to end up like they do in the terms of medical conditions. I'm not severely overweight I just have more weight than I would like, I'm 5'4 and about 65kg/143lbs (and i didn't think i had to specify this considering the rules, I AM AN ADULT AND FULLY GROWN.) I enjoy working out but am from an incredibly rural village, the closest gym is an hour away, and i prefer home work outs anyway (even though I have no equipment). I make weights with books stacked in a bag/s, sounds weird but it works.

I want to see how much weight/fat i can lose and how much muscle i could gain in a month if i get strict on the plan i have now. The plan is; intermittent fasting from 2200hrs-1200hrs, eating cleaner, getting more protein and more veg and fruits, eating under 1300 calories a day and working out every day.

I'd appreciate any advice, mainly on what workouts are best, how to grow muscle easier/quicker, and what you think is possible within a month and longer! thanks

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Sunday, December 29, 2024

Need support re vacation food

Hey yall, I didn’t really know where else to go. But basically I’ve been on vacation in Spain for the past week and have another week to go, I was so good and was eating in my deficit (1300, im5’2), but a few days ago I’ve been eating sooo much over. It’s so hard like I’m on vacation I wanna be able to enjoy and not worry about dieting and weight loss, but I’m so scared I’m gonna gain so much when I come back and just get depressed and feel guilty. I’ve already lost 60 pounds (180-120) which I’m so proud of, I just don’t want to have to do it all over again cause of a shitty two week vacation of over eating. Anyways, any words or support or advice would be lovely!

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Back on the wagon after a Christmas break

37F 176cm SW 82.4kg CW 77.6kg GW 72kg

Started my weight loss in mid September when I deployed overseas. I've had a two week break, coinciding with 14 days of leave back in my home country. Of course there's been lots of good food and drink as I've socialised and celebrated Christmas, and I've put about 1.5kg back on which was entirely expected. I'm now back at work, focusing on portion control and ready to hit up the gym again.

Whilst I was at home I tried on some clothes that had been a bit tight, including some from university days that I was keeping for posterity. A real NSV, they all fitted a lot better than they had before. I got some compliments from friends about looking fit and lean (and strong when I hugged them!) so I feel refreshed and ready to get back into my routine. I also racked up some good times (for me) for a half marathon and a Christmas Day parkrun and I really feel inspired to keep going.

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Facial Fat Loss Timeline?

I (20M) recently went through a sustained period of weight loss since over the last 6 months going from 240lbs to 165lbs and now as I am 5'11 l've reached about where I am happy, but I feel as if my face hasn't changed anywhere near as much as the rest of my body. I did obviously go through a few shirt sizes but my facial area has remained with a lot of fat on my jawline, cheeks eyes and sides. It’s very much the last fat looking part of my body in general everywhere else has thinned out significantly. I just feel as if no matter how much weight I shed then my face just isn’t changing, I use to be quite under weight and so I am aware as to what my face should be looking like with a low body fat %

Does anyone know any ways to help this process along or whether it is just the last fat I need to get rid off?

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Saturday, December 28, 2024

My self-esteem got worse....

So, I'm a 29yo woman and 6ft. At my heaviest, I was 340lbs and I'm now sitting at 272. Still got 100lbs to go, but 70lbs in a year and a half is crazy.

But, now that I'm actually looking at myself and being honest with myself, tracking everything I eat, weighing food, weighing myself, going to the gym consistently, my clothes are looser, I'm noticing non-scale victories, all the things you want to see during a weight loss journey.

But my self-esteem is worse than ever. My best guess is because before, I never really looked at myself. I knew I was fat but I wasn't going to do anything about it, so why stress? But now that I've got myself under a microscope, I can't escape that thing in the mirror. I'm still fat. I'm still gross. I'm still so far from where I need to be. I used to make TikToks and take a bunch of selfies just to have fun. I wasn't trying to look attractive but I wasn't scared of what I looked like either. But now, I don't do that. I get stressed out when somebody wants to take a picture. I had to find a picture of myself for something and I had to scroll 8 months back just to find one and it wasn't even decent. When I go to the gym, I'm always looking down or have my back to the mirror. The chest press is right in front of the damn mirror and I literally close my eyes. I wanted to take singing lessons again and it was over zoom and all I could focus on was that fucking thing in the video. I didn't take the class cuz I didn't want to look at that thing for an hour every week.

I've lost 70lbs. I should be hella proud of myself. But all I can see is that I'm still fat. Everyone else can see I'm still fat. I've still got 100lbs to go.

I'm not sure if I'll ever be happy, but to be fair, I didn't start this journey to be happy. I started this journey so my corpse would fit in a normal sized casket cuz those are cheaper.

And don't start with the "you need therapy" shit. I'm not interested in paying money I don't have to talk to someone who doesn't care. :)

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Late period possibly due to weight loss

I'm frustrated right now. I'm a 25 year old female who went from 151 lbs at the beginning of this year to 120 lbs currently. My daily weight has been between 118-121 for the past few weeks and I was happy with this. I felt like I reached my goal. My relationship with food has improved dramatically. I listen to my body when it's hungry, but I also know that hunger is ok. I can be hungry for an hour or two, get my tasks done, and then eat. This is a monumental shift for me. I used to go to food to quell any discomfort I felt. My life has changed for the better this year in a multitude of ways and I feel this discipline has set me free. But, my period is now 5 days late. I started tracking my period 2 years ago and my cycle has always always been between 26-28 days, never less, never more. Even when I was losing 3-4 lbs/month this year, my cycle remained constant. Pregnancy is not a possibility in this case, I am in kind of a stressful part of life but that's also been consistent throughout the year with no problem. Really the only thing I can think of as a culprit is this weight loss. I was 122 pounds during my last cycle, so I am trying to get up to that weight. I started today by eating more snacks, healthy snacks, but higher in calories and more than I'd normally allow. I feel so guilty, though. I am terrified of going back to my old self who was a slave to whatever stimulus would bring me dopamine. I don't want to go back there. I focused so much on losing weight, trying to gain some back feels foreign and wrong. Even as I'm typing this I want to just not eat for the rest of the day and go on the elliptical. Has anybody else dealt with this? Having to gain back some of the weight you lost and feeling immense guilt for doing so?

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