Weight loss support thread

[Iron Jaguar]

Oh I know, and I'm not mad about it, it's the thing I wanted to work on next. I just wanted the major fat to go away first even if I just look skinnyfat now.

Start doing heavy weight training and you'll build muscle and lose some fat. The extra muscle increases your BMR, so if you don't increase your caloric intake, you'll lose fat.

 

[Redoniblueoni]

Ok. After plateauing and giving into cravings for a couple weeks I will continue on to try and lose more weight, not just be satisfied at what I got down to. This is because I found a nutritionist on tik tok that had some good recommendations for supplements/habits to incorporate for PCOS specifically. I'm inspired by all the recent breakthroughs that seem to have come out for this specific condition as well as her own journey of managing it. I can tell she is speaking from experience, so I will try to follow in her footsteps.
I have apple cider vinegar which I intend to try and consume daily now and might purchase some inositol for it as well. We'll see!

 

[Iron Jaguar]

recommendations for supplements/habits to incorporate for PCOS

Two words: therapeutic ketosis. It works.

 

[Redoniblueoni]

Two words: therapeutic ketosis. It works.

Her meals look like this:

with as little carbs as possible and alot of veggies.

Good advice for pcos. Thank you!

Okay I ordered supplements. I did get some inositol, vitamin d3+k2, gelatin, and whey protein powder for the first time ever. Ive never had whey before and I guess ill try making some breakfast protein smoothies. I'll give all these a try and see how I feel. Hopefully less carb cravings according to her. Btw here is her tiktok if interested:

 

[Iron Jaguar]

Her meals look like this:View attachment 5954266 with as little carbs as possible and alot of veggies.

Good advice for pcos. Thank you!

Okay I ordered supplements. I did get some inositol, vitamin d3+k2, gelatin, and whey protein powder for the first time ever. Ive never had whey before and I guess ill try making some breakfast protein smoothies. I'll give all these a try and see how I feel. Hopefully less carb cravings according to her. Btw here is her tiktok if interested:
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That looks ok. I would drop the carb component from the last meal of the day - you don't need it, and it is not a nutritional requirement. Ask her to define "healthy fats" - all animal fats are healthy, anyone who says otherwise is plain wrong. Have fatty meat; it will give you satiety, and lots of vitamins and fats that your body and brain need to function well.

Don't use seed oils for cooking, ever. Throw them all out and use lard, tallow, butter and ghee instead. You'll taste the difference, and you won't be poisoning yourself on a daily basis.

Check that your protein powder doesn't have added carbohydrates. Basically anything ending in "ose" is a carbohydrate. Lactose can't be avoided really but look out for glucose/sucrose/dextrose.

 

[Overly Serious]

Following on from what @Iron Jaguar said, I actually recommend Huel. One of those rare cases of the trendy insufferble marketing not actually being associated with a bad product. The Black Edition is very good. I used to take whey protein when weight training but frankly Huel has a really good protein balance, tastes great and almost zero carbs - just protein and fat. I prefer it for getting more protein in my diet.

 

[Iron Jaguar]

Following on from what @Iron Jaguar said, I actually recommend Huel. One of those rare cases of the trendy insufferble marketing not actually being associated with a bad product. The Black Edition is very good. I used to take whey protein when weight training but frankly Huel has a really good protein balance, tastes great and almost zero carbs - just protein and fat. I prefer it for getting more protein in my diet.

I wouldn't use that due to it being plant based, but interesting to know it tastes good.
I use a (whey) protein supplement in the morning but for the rest of my protein intake I simply eat meat.

 

[dick brain]

Super niche but does anyone have experience giving blood/plasma on a cut, and/or on IF? I'm having trouble keeping my protein up without blowing past my calorie target, and the phlebotomist's advice is just "exercise less," to which my response is "fuck you".

I'm currently just treating the days I donate as cheat days more or less, and loading up on protein immediately beforehand. And not lifting the day prior.

 

[Iron Jaguar]

I'm having trouble keeping my protein up without blowing past my calorie target

What? What are you eating? What percentage of your daily intake is carbs?

 

[Iron Jaguar]

Her meals look like this:View attachment 5954266 with as little carbs as possible and alot of veggies.

Good advice for pcos. Thank you!

Okay I ordered supplements. I did get some inositol, vitamin d3+k2, gelatin, and whey protein powder for the first time ever. Ive never had whey before and I guess ill try making some breakfast protein smoothies. I'll give all these a try and see how I feel. Hopefully less carb cravings according to her. Btw here is her tiktok if interested:
View attachment 5954262

BTW, stop eating chicken and fish all the time. Women need fatty, red meat, and plenty of it. All my life I've observed dumbass bitches complaining about how bad their period cramps are, and they'll whinge about anaemia and having to take iron supplements etc, but God forbid they put a damn steak on their plates.
I have no idea why so many women are so against red meat, but it is a thing.

 

[Redoniblueoni]

BTW, stop eating chicken and fish all time. Women need fatty, red meat, and plenty of it. All my life I observed dumbass bitches complaining about how bad their period cramps are, and they'll whinge about anaemia and having to take iron supplements etc, but God forbid they put a damn steak on their plates.
I have no idea why so many women are so against red meat, but it is a thing.

I thought chicken and turkey were fairly low calorie. I need a very small amount of calories. I'm small and a woman. I enjoy a home cooked hamburger though not a big steak person.
I tried bison recently and that was very good.

 

[Iron Jaguar]

I thought chicken and turkey were fairly low calorie.

Compared to what?
100gm of chicken breast has approx 165 calories (plus whatever you cook it in)
100gm of strip steak/sirloin/porterhouse has approx 117 calories.

In any case, if you eat fatty meat it will have a higher caloric value, but it metabolises differently to carbohydrates. If you are really concerned about calories, simply eat the fatty red meat and reduce the carbohydrate component of your meals. You only need 15-30gm Total - not Net - of carbs in an entire day.
Put simply, your PCOS issues can be easily resolved by largely eliminating carbohydrates from your life.
Check this out:

Also recommend this guy:

 

[CoolFool]

I've been avoiding the scale for months because I know I've been eating a lot more lately. I finally checked last week. I've gained about 15 lbs in the past 8 months, from stress eating due to my shitty job. The thing that really annoys me the most is I finally have boobs now. So part of me wants to stay at this weight. But I hate the way my face looks at this weight, not to mention my jeans are starting to feel tight and uncomfortable. My only saving grace and the reason I don't look completely awful is that I've kept up my 4-5X a week gym routine and walk 5 miles every day. Unfortunately you can't outrun a shitty diet so I've got to make some changes.

I've changed up my diet already this past week. It's back to low carb and no fried foods, limiting dairy, and no added sugars. I also cut my portions in half. I'm already feeling a lot better.

 

[Redoniblueoni]

Compared to what?
100gm of chicken breast has approx 165 calories (plus whatever you cook it in)
100gm of strip steak/sirloin/porterhouse has approx 117 calories.

In any case, if you eat fatty meat it will have a higher caloric value, but it metabolises differently to carbohydrates. If you are really concerned about calories, simply eat the fatty red meat and reduce the carbohydrate component of your meals. You only need 15-30gm Total - not Net - of carbs in an entire day.
Put simply, your PCOS issues can be easily resolved by largely eliminating carbohydrates from your life.
Check this out:

Also recommend this guy:

You're 100% right about the low/No carbs. It's just the cravings I get are intense and hard to ignore. I've been able to crash diet with no carbs before but it took me feeling pretty ill to do so and didn't last. For now I am going to lower them per meal and include more veggies until my plates look like hers. Also im going to try the shifting of my carbs into my early meal(s) and adding more protein. But ultimately I want to build habits I can stick to and going cold turkey on carbs is not feasible at the current time. Also im hoping the inositol might help with the carb cravings as she suggests.

I didn't consider the fact steak can be low cal so that's good info too. I'll have to try to incorporate some of that in eventually. Baby steps.

Right now I'm working on getting my sugar addiction down in general as the binging has raised my tolerance to carbs/sugars in general, making me less satisfied after a treat and still craving. What do you suggest to eat if I am craving? So far I've reached for apples and organic popcorn depending on what the craving is

 

[Iron Jaguar]

What do you suggest to eat if I am craving?

Sugar addiction is a real problem for some people.
If you want something that feels like a dessert, try this:

1 cup of pure cream
1 tsp pure vanilla essence
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp powdered ginger
1 dessert spoon maple syrup

Whip this until fluffy. Have about half a cupful. Keep the rest in the refrigerator, it will last a couple of days.

The fat from the cream will help you feel satiated and you'll still be getting that sweetness you desire. You will also find that as you have sweet things less often, you'll become much more sensitive to the taste of sweetness and will therefore need less of it. I rarely have any sugar at all these days so to me, a Coke tastes like molasses.

There are some very good protein bars available now, that actually taste good and are very low in carbs. This one is particularly excellent, if you're really craving some chocolate:

So far I've reached for apples and organic popcorn

Apples are loaded with sugar (fructose) and popcorn is just carbs.
All you're doing is trading one type of sugar for other things that convert to glucose in your bloodstream.
Understand this: all carbs are carbs. You cannot substitute one type of carb for another and expect different results, it would like an alcoholic saying he was going to drink vodka instead of bourbon.

If you would like to have some fruit, try four or five strawberries.

 

[Redoniblueoni]

Sugar addiction is a real problem for some people.
If you want something that feels like a dessert, try this:

1 cup of pure cream
1 tsp pure vanilla essence
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp powdered ginger
1 dessert spoon maple syrup

Whip this until fluffy. Have about half a cupful. Keep the rest in the refrigerator, it will last a couple of days.

The fat from the cream will help you feel satiated and you'll still be getting that sweetness you desire. You will also find that as you have sweet things less often, you'll become much more sensitive to the taste of sweetness and will therefore need less of it. I rarely have any sugar at all these days so to me, a Coke tastes like molasses.

There are some very good protein bars available now, that actually taste good and are very low in carbs. This one is particularly excellent, if you're really craving some chocolate:
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Apples are loaded with sugar (fructose) and popcorn is just carbs.
All you're doing is trading one type of sugar for other things that convert to glucose in your bloodstream.
Understand this: all carbs are carbs. You cannot substitute one type of carb for another and expect different results, it would like an alcoholic saying he was going to drink vodka instead of bourbon.

If you would like to have some fruit, try four or five strawberries.

Thank you for the recipe! I see that specific protein bar is AU specific but I'll have to look into my options near me, and there is plenty. I lived in NZ for a couple years and found it harder to indulge in much of the junk food the US has readily available but at the same time I think we have more healthy options than NZ as well, with a massive variety available to us. I'll just have to ignore the incredible amount of sugar available stateside and focus on the better options.

I've had a side salad/veggies with every meal now for a few days so that's been going well atleast. Also I have had apple cider vinegar every day as well. It's made me feel more full and have more energy after each meal, less sluggish.

 

[Iron Jaguar]

I lived in NZ for a couple years and found it harder to indulge in much of the junk food the US has readily available

True. We don't have HFCS in everything.
I find American sweets very bland and HFCS doesn't taste nice. NZ confectionery is very good. - Pineapple Lumps, I'm looking at you!

Also I have had apple cider vinegar every day as well.

Be sure to rinse your mouth well afterwards; that stuff will melt your teeth.

 

[Redoniblueoni]

True. We don't have HFCS in everything.
I find American sweets very bland and HFCS doesn't taste nice. NZ confectionery is very good. - Pineapple Lumps, I'm looking at you!

Be sure to rinse your mouth well afterwards; that stuff will melt your teeth.

One thing that can be healthy I loved from AU/NZ was katsu chicken places and chicken sushi. I just had a pretty boring California roll because I'm picky about sushi and it's mostly expensive/not that great here but the chicken sushi over there is such a treat. Also yes the sweets were great in NZ especially chocolate but the American sweets can be really good too they just aren't the hersheys and crap they stock in most international places over there. If you visit you're almost sure to come back with a few extra pounds.

 

[Iron Jaguar]

Also yes the sweets were great in NZ especially chocolate

Whittaker's Peanut and Raisin Slab

f you visit you're almost sure to come back with a few extra pounds

Yes, but mostly because you live in a country where milk has ingredients.

 

[Redoniblueoni]

Whittaker's Peanut and Raisin Slab

Yes, but mostly because you live in a country where milk has ingredients.

Sometimes, but that's why I try to get organic if I can. Depending on what it is, it can taste better too. We are lucky to have such a big variety atleast.

Speaking of organic I went to the store and picked out these bars as a dessert/after meal treat if I don't feel fulfilled. Thoughts? It tastes surprisingly good/sweet and is filling.