A healthy lunch option around 5 pounds

So, I work an office job, 9-5, for breakfast I just do plain eggs. For tea I either do chicken thigh wraps, mince and rice or sometimes if I'm easy something like a chicken kiev, I generally keep it high protein, skip the chips on the side and go from there.

Now, my issue

My office gives me 5 pound for lunch, near my office is a tesco express, a sainsburys, a greggs, some coffee shops, a wasabi and a subway

I have been doing meal deals, from tesco I usually grab a chicken bacon bistro wrap from the premium section, an innocent smoothie (which I take with creatine) and some flapjack

Ive recently been trying my hand with sushi/gyozas as a snack to lower the calories and eat semi-healthier, but I'm sort've lost. The tesco has quite limited selection, I like those vit hit drinks but they're not there so I go with innocent just for the creatine.

I feel like this lunch is the key to my weight loss, I'm quite happy with my diet outside of this, but if I can get my 5x a week meal down right, it'll get better

can anyone recommend what I should do with the shops available? Ive tried wasabi but its expensive and portions are super small, and I'd rather keep it under 5 pounds

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Feeling a bit conscious of my newish walk

I've lost 86lbs since last August! Down to 232 from 318 and I'm so happy and excited, as one might imagine. What I'm doing has really been working for me and since October I've been dressing better, doing my makeup and looking after my skin again. I have a long way to go, but I look and feel 100 percent better than I did when I started. I've never been one to be ashamed of who I am, fat or skinny. When I walk into a room, I walk confidently and proud with my shoulders back, like I'm supposed to be there. As you might imagine, at 318 that walk was more of a confident waddle on my 5'6 frame and now I can execute more of a stride. Being female, I have noticed that my hips seem to have a pretty prominent sway, but it doesn't bother me. I generally feel good about how I walk. But the last few weeks I have a much younger female co worker that's made a few playful but pointed comments on my walk, and though the tone is silly, it's made me a bit conscious of myself. They make comments like "Yeah, shake that butt mushroomrevolution!". Or "There mushroom is, shaking it". I have generally been making playful or witty comments back. I'm a playful person and I like to joke around so at first it wasn't really anything I thought about. But after the 3rd or 4th time, I've been wondering if the way I walk is wrong or distracting.

I don't even think about how I walk usually but the repeated comments have made me feel like I've done something wrong, and I know I have not. My walk has changed, absolutely, but I feel like I move through the world pretty happily and a lot more femininely than I used to based on the fact that my body shape has changed drastically.

I don't mind the comments about my weight loss. I'm proud of the work I've done. I love the fact that I feel more like myself than I have in a very long time. At a bigger size I was confident in myself as a person and my abilities, but I was always tired and unwell feeling. Now I'm feeling good almost all of the time and have more energy to socialize and be friendlier. Maybe the person commenting is genuinely just trying to throw genuine fun energy at me, but it seems like they'd say other silly things other than how my butt moves if that were completely true.

So is this even a concern I should have? Has anyone else had any consciousness about how they walk after a pretty decent sized weight loss? Do I need to just ask that person to stop talking about my butt and live my life?

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Feeling a bit hopeless

I just am not sure I'll even be able to ever have a body I'll be happy with. I was obese my whole childhood, cue in a grueling amount of self esteem issues and bullying.

When I was around 18 I started a weight loss journey and in 2 years lost what I believe is the equivalent of 60 lbs. I mantained that weight for 1 year and a half before some mental health issues and I gained back 30 of those lost lbs.

I look at pictures of "skinny me" and I get so mad cause that boy still thought he was ugly and fat and was constantly checking himself out and still trying to dress to "hide extra weight". I've been trying again to get my eating under control and exercise more for around 2 months now and while I have had some small progress I still feel at a loss. I wonder if I'll ever be happy with myself

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At Home Workouts

I'm not sure if anyone else has the same issue as I do but, I feel like I have no motivation to work out at home. If I don't push myself to the gym exercise won't get done. This really frustrates me because some afternoons I'm just way too tired from work to go out. Afternoons where I come home and cook dinner are even more tiring. I'm still determined to figure out some kind of way to keep my body moving.

I have exercise machines at home, but I struggle to keep myself going on them as well. My mind ends up getting distracted and wanting to do something else. What are your recommendations on more "entertaining" ways to keep myself moving at home on days I just can't get to the gym? Am I alone in feeling this way? I know some youtubers have created at home exercises, but does anyone actually benefit from them?

I was doing really well back when I had my VR and a subscription to Supernatural but ended up canceling it because of how little I started using it as well as the cost behind it. I live on the top floor of my house and don't like to jump / stomp around in the afternoons as to not disturb the people below me.

I'd just really appreciate some guidance. I want to keep pushing forward and progressing in my weight loss and I want sustainable options that I can continue to use throughout life and not just for a phase.

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Over halfway there... (F | 5'8'' | 250lbs -> 187lbs)

I’ve been lurking on this thread for months, reading everyone’s stories to motivate myself, but honestly never thought I’d post. But lately, people have started noticing my weight loss, and I figured why not make an account and share my own story.

tl;dr

F / 24 / 5'8"
SW (June 2024): 250 lbs | 113.4kg
CW: 187 lbs | 84.8kg
GW: 145 lbs | 65.8kg
Method: intermittent fasting (16:8) + dancing (Fitness Marshall)

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To start, I’ve been overweight most of my life. The only time I wasn't was when I dropped from 200 to 160 lbs when I was 19. But after a breakup, the weight slowly came back...and then some. Over three years, I ended up gaining another 50 lbs. Last summer, I went on vacation, saw a photo of myself, and decided right then that something had to change.

The day after I got home, I started intermittent fasting. I didn’t change what I ate, just when I ate (18:6 is my window). I also started walking in the mornings a few times a week. That alone helped me lose about 20 lbs in the first three months. Around mid-September, I started walking more (I shot for 10k steps a day, but probably averaged around 7k) and finally looked at how much I was eating (even while fasting). I didn’t cut out any foods, just worked on not overeating. That brought me down another 20 lbs. Then the holidays hit. Between late-November and mid-January, I didn’t lose anything and bounced between 210–215. I let myself enjoy the time with friends and family, though, and didn’t beat myself up over it.

In late January, I talked to a doctor about my weight. She encouraged me to stick with fasting and add consistent cardio—anything to get my body moving every day, even for just five minutes. So I turned to YouTube (because I hate running) and found the Fitness Marshall. I started dancing—first one or two songs, then 30 minutes, and now I’m up to a full hour most days. On days I don’t dance, I walk—usually with hills, and lately with wrist/ankle weights and a weighted vest (which I sometimes wear while dancing too... if I’m feeling bold lol).

Since then, I’ve been checking in with my doctor monthly (I know not everyone can afford this or has access to this, but knowing she's checking my weight, percent body fat, muscle mass, etc. monthly has really motivated me to stay on track):

February 28: 205 lbs (+3 lbs of muscle)

March 24: 198.1 lbs - (+0.5 lbs of muscle) - my first time under 200 in years

April 25: 190 lbs (maintained muscle)

Today: 187 lbs

I try not to weigh myself constantly - usually once or twice a week, just to make sure I’m on track (admittedly, I usually check it on the days where I end my fast early or feel like I eat a lot to see the damage done... Probably not the best way to do it but it's what I do). June 17 will be my one-year mark, and I’m honestly so proud that I've actually stuck to it, and I can't believe how fast time has flown. I still have about 42 lbs to lose, but breaking 200 has given me a huge boost of motivation.

What's crazy is that lately (like the last two weeks) everyone - and I mean everyone - has started noticing - my boss, coworkers, clients, friends, even random people at the store will compliment my outfit and stuff. It’s like I’ve suddenly become visible to the world again. Some of them are really nice saying how good I look others ask "when did you get so skinny" like they haven't seen me pretty much every day for the past year... I don't know if I hit a magic number or something, but yeah everyone talks to me about it.

Since I'm sure people will be curious, as for loose skin (my biggest fear while losing weight) I haven't noticed any yet, everything’s just shrinking. When I lost weight at 18, I didn’t have loose skin either, so maybe it’s genetics, or age, or just how slowly I’m doing it. I started with stretch marks and naturally still have them, but they’ve faded from a deep purple to pale white and honestly, I don't really notice them anymore and they don't bother me.

I’ll wrap this up by simply saying thank you to everyone who’s shared here. Reading your posts has kept me going through the slowest months, and I can’t wait to come back with a goal weight update soon.

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CICO works and it’s amazing

This is not my first time trying/ losing weight. I did ‘diet’ twice before and lost weight. But gained 20lbs in the span of last 2 years. The thing is that, i’ve always associated losing weight with suffering. Completely cutting things you like, not being able to enjoy a normal life or eat out and only eat meats and salads, not eating at night etc all sorts of myths. When i was a fat teen i only was taught the approach of ‘bad’ food and ‘good’ food. That there are things that should never get in your mouth if you want to lose weight and that you’re only allowed to eat dark chocolate in terms of sweet. Which well, partly worked because i lost a lot of weight back then that i only partly gained back. But it was hard, and i remember suffering a lot between suppressing my cravings. But also most importantly having long periods when i diet and not losing any weight. I remember being confused and not understanding, that my body was somewhat special for not losing weight. But it’s only now, after learning about CICO that i realised i was simply eating more calories than i thought i did because i was having big portions of healthy food. While in reality all healthy good (except salads maybe) will stop you losing weight if you overeat them. Just like any type of food really. I also used to have huge guilt trips whenever i ate something i was not supposed to because i thought that now i did, the fat would never go away.

Now i changed my approach to dieting. I simply do CICO 1200-1400 calories depending on the day (i’m a woman btw and at 163lbs currently so my deficit is quite reasonable). I’m only 2 months in yet i lost around 13lbs while not even weighing myself the first 10 days so water weight loss is not included so in reality i probably lost even more. I dont know if this is an unpopular opinion here since many people say the cut stuff they’re addicted to completely, or never drink their calories. But what i do now simply is planning meals so i get enough protein to not lose muscle, and get salads. And other than that i go freestyle. I still eat healthy most of the time. But i also allow myself to get things i enjoy when i want to. Sometimes i have pasta box sold in my uni ( they’re 450 calories) because i like their taste. Other days i get myself the ice cream, or chocolate i enjoy. Or my milkshake matcha in my favourite store. I just count them in my daily calories. And eat accordingly so i stick to my deficit. I know it’s kind of harder because dome stuff makes you hungrier. But i personally do not mind, as my problem with dieting is mostly the cravings more than the hunger. My appetite is not that huge. I also stopped the whole concept of cheat days and cheat meals. On days of social events, i eat or drink normally but just to maintainance. Cico also helps getting less freaked out when you see the scale go up after those type of days, because i know i did not surpass my allowed calories by thousands in a day or two and that it’s just water weight. I also am proud of myself now because i can have a small bar of chocolate without going overboard, because i know i can get some more tomorrow.I still have a long way to go, as i’m only losing the weight i pulled for now. And i’ll still have to lose more after to get to the goal weight i’ve always dreamed of. But i’m happy, because i’ve never been more comfortable or happier while dieting. Some days i literally forget that i am. All it takes is to be brutally honest with yourself in terms of what you eat. And know the number of calories of every single thing you put to your mouth.

Anyways i generally post in reddit to ask for questions or advice. But this time i wanted to share something that worked, hopefully other people who are on the same boat can relate. And encourage those that are trying whatever fancy name method to lose weight ( trust me i’ve been there) to do cico

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Anyone Trying Fitness Trampolines for Weight Loss?

I’ve been struggling with knee pain for years, and running even for short distances often leaves me sore and discouraged. After some research, I stumbled upon some studies suggesting that rebounding (like using a fitness trampoline) can burn as many calories as a longer run while being gentler on joints. Sounded like something that is down my alley, so I decided to give it a try. I’ve been doing 10-minute sessions on my KB U-Bar Bungee Trampoline for the past two weeks, and I’m surprised by how energized I feel afterward. It’s low-impact but still gets my heart rate up, and the best part is, no knee pain!

I’m curious if anyone else has used rebounding as their primary form of exercise for weight loss. Has anyone seen noticeable results combining it with a controlled diet? So far, I’m enjoying it way more than running, but I wonder if 10-20 minutes daily is enough to make a difference long-term. I’d love to hear about your experiences and how often do you rebound, and have you paired it with other workouts?

Also, any tips for maximizing the workout? I’ve been doing basic jumps and light jogging in place, but I’m open to trying new moves or routines. If you’ve struggled with joint issues like me, did rebounding help you stay consistent? Thanks in advance for sharing your progress or advice!

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