Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Tips & Tricks for SUCCESS

Due to the last few posts of my weight loss journey, I’ve been getting an overwhelming amount of questions about how I lost weight and for tips and tricks. I decided to put together a list of dieting/gym tips that really helped me accomplish my goals and keep weight off. These tips helped me so you may be your mileage may vary depending on your schedule and goals.

Tip 1: skipping breakfast. I would skip breakfast and wouldn’t eat lunch until like 12 or 1. I would break my lunch up into two smaller meals and eat one serving at 12 and another at like 3 or 4. I noticed no matter how big of a breakfast I ate I would still always be hungry for lunch so I decided to skip it. I also noticed that no matter what I ate for lunch, I’d always crave more food at around 3 or 4 before I got off of work to go to the gym. This strategy helped me because at night if I got cravings for snacks or treats I was already missing an entire meal for the day (the breakfast I skipped) so it wouldn’t hinder progress much at all.

Tip 2: healthier versions of normal snacks. If you crave cookies and milk, rather than eating chocolate chip cookies and whole milk you could eat cookies and skim milk. Save like 150 calories for essentially the same cheat meal. Another example would be fat free yogurt, diet sodas, sugar free sauces, fat free cheese, etc. The small things like this really helped reduce the amount of calories eaten per day and add up over time to significant weight loss.

Tip 3: eating satiating meals. I could eat a boat load of pasta but would struggle to finish an entire potato without feeling full. One potato has significantly less calories than something like pasta but significantly more nutrients. So my meals would be primarily potatoes for my carb source, with days of rice or pasta sprinkled in to keep my sanity in check because I love pasta lol. High volume satiating meals is key to getting full and staying full which will reduce cravings after dinner.

Tip 4: don’t make your food too good tasting. This sounds extreme or dumb but I’m not kidding when I say this. I personally gained a bunch of weight due to lack of self control when it came to eating. If I made an entire pot of friend rice, or bought an entire fried chicken, I would eat the whole thing. Once I started eating I couldn’t stop because the food was so good tasting. By eating mediocre tasting meals it really stops you from desiring to eat more and more. Like okay I’m getting full, but I really want another plate of… chicken and broccoli? Nah I’ll pass.

Tip 5: you have to do some physical activity that you enjoy and can stick to. When you’re overweight and don’t do anything physical on a day to day basis, the beginning will suck no matter what you do. I would drive to the gym and just look at myself in the mirror and compare myself to everyone there and hate myself. But I went over and over and over again until eventually it became routine. After about a month of doing something consistently it becomes routine, and you will start to see changes in yourself and becomes addicting. Maybe your arms look slightly more toned, or your shirt fits a little bit better than before. It sounds vain but this fueled my motivation for the gym and continued weight loss through my diet outside of the gym.

That’s all I got. If anyone here can apply any of these tips & it helps them in any way then this post was worth it. Keep grinding everyone!

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

New Here

Hi everyone,

I'm new here. I've been heavy my entire adult life. I had a terrible childhood. I've been severely depressed for a long, long time. Ironically, I got help after a failed suicide attempt. The therapy helped a lot. I truly thought I was a lost cause. My highest weight was 465. This isn't an excuse just background. Therapy for depression is what helped me clear the fog in my brain and start my weight loss journey.

First, I got a nutritionist. She was so kind and understanding. I was terrified of rejoining society because I thought everyone would make fun of me. She explained how to read the food labels. Then, I just wrote down everything I ate. Little by little, we removed things from my diet. Then we discussed what to add and why.

Now, I'm 350. I've been stalled for a long, long, time and I'm losing hope. I just turned 40 and I truly don't know what else to do????

F40

Thank you

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You’re not there yet if you keep making it about other people

This post is controversial. I have commented on this before but I'm just going to say my take. Every second post on this sub is something along the lines- people treat me differently! my wife is acting strange now! No one is noticing my weight loss! Hear me out, I am not saying fat people don't get treated (unfortunately) worse. But I'm also saying low confidence also plays a huge part in how people see and treat you, no matter the size you are. We expect other people to treat us nicely and say we're beautiful while we look in the mirror and say nothing nice only critisise and hate ourselves.

Having your partner compliment you more and seeing the results out in public should come second. And I am also guilty of enjoying the compliments and seeing the social changes but we have to focus on the things that are important to US first. I enjoy reading posts that say "finally I feel confident in myself". For me I started noticing accomplishments that no one even knows about, like being able to walk uphill to my job faster than everyone and not being out of breath, looking forward to trying on clothes, looking forward to cooking. Whatever it is, do it for YOU first, stop focusing on how you were or are being treated, how men or women or your partner reacts to you.

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Does Lose Skin thighten after losing a lot of weight quickly?

Hello, im currently 18 and been overweight for the last 6-7 years, ive been on a pretty strict weight loss journey (260 lbs - 150 lbs) that also includes 24+ fasting (water diet).

Due to this ive sometimes lost 2 pounds a week but a lot of times its been more than that for example last week its been 6 pounds. And now that im really starting to see the lose skin im worried ive gone too fast and unable to fix it without surgery anymore.

Am i being irrational? Or is it "impossible" by now for my skin to tighten? Im kinda new to weight lose and was ignorant about the other factors until pretty much now.

Thanks for your replies, means a lot

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Monday, January 27, 2025

Struggling to Lose Weight Without Risking My Period and Hormonal Health

I’m hoping to get some advice from those who have experience with amenorrhea and managing weight loss while maintaining hormonal health. I’m working on losing 15 kilos by the end of June, and I’m committed to working out and eating well, but I’m really worried about messing up my hormones and losing my period again.

A little background: I went through a period of extreme calorie restriction in October, and it ended up causing my periods to become irregular. By December, I completely lost my cycle. It’s starting to come back now, but I really want to avoid going through that again.

I’ve been reading a lot about amenorrhea and how extreme exercise or energy loss can cause it, and I’m really nervous about that. I’m not sure what level of exercise is considered “extreme,” and I’m unsure how to approach this in a safe way. I want to be able to lose weight but not at the cost of my period or my hormonal health.

Any advice or experiences would be really appreciated. I’m just trying to find a healthy and sustainable approach to this, and I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Underrated aspects of losing weight?

Hi! Struggling to find the willpower to stay as consistent as I near the normal BMI range, so I was hoping to find some through this. What are some parts of weight loss that aren’t often talked about that have been really enjoyable to you? They can be aesthetic or functional!

Something that’s been fun for me are my collarbones slowly getting more prominent! I carry most of my weight in my chest, so they’re not exactly popping out yet, but I honestly forgot they’d even existed because I hadn’t seen them in so long so this much is exciting :P

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My weight loss not making sense

I’m a 22 year old male and I have been on a calorie deficit for 3 weeks now. Last week 2 I lost just under a pound however last 3 I lost 3.3 pounds/1.5kg and my calorie deficit was roughly the same. I usually consume around 1000-1100 calories daily and have a BMR of 1870. I also weighed myself 5 times to make sure it was accurate and I got the same results each time. Is anyone one able to explain this to me?

Also is there any food suggestions while being in a calorie deficit as I often find myself really hungry and I just choose not to eat.

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