Weight loss support thread

[Shidoen]

I’ve just been eating less sweets, fast food, and less food in general and some peeps tell me I look skinner. I’m still 211 at 6’2 to 6’3 so I don’t know if that helps. I do need to hit the gym more but I’ve been slacking.

 

[spurggist]

They're not for weight loss, they're for monitoring some vitals and giving you some rough trends in your HR, sleep and how much you move.
If you use them correctly and if you actually start working out, yeah they should work quite well, with some minor quirks.

That's the plan once my abscesses are gome

 

[Redoniblueoni]

What are the best exercises for weight loss that may or may not be at the gym? I'm pretty gym phobic for the most part and really prefer alternative exercises like swimming or tonight I played 20 minutes of dance dance revolution again. I'm def out of shape, even the 20 minutes took it out of me and that was with a bit of an improved diet over last year. Previously I would get up to an hour or more on the machine, although I did play on the slightly higher difficulty/pace again tonight. Is swimming and ddr too autistic of exercise? I find it hard to get in the habit of wearing gym clothes and hanging around people doing serious exercise.

Is getting some hand weights a good investment?

 

[skekChuck]

What are the best exercises for weight loss that may or may not be at the gym? I'm pretty gym phobic for the most part and really prefer alternative exercises like swimming or tonight I played 20 minutes of dance dance revolution again. I'm def out of shape, even the 20 minutes took it out of me and that was with a bit of an improved diet over last year. Previously I would get up to an hour or more on the machine, although I did play on the slightly higher difficulty/pace again tonight. Is swimming and ddr too autistic of exercise? I find it hard to get in the habit of wearing gym clothes and hanging around people doing serious exercise.

Is getting some hand weights a good investment?

Swimming is actually an amazing weight loss exercise. I cannot recommend it enough.
I can vouch for it as being someone who does long distance swim. I actually have dropped 60lbs by combined effort of diet, farm work, and swim.
It is gentle on the joints unlike jogging, which is super important for long term flexibility and keeping arthritis in check.

If you have never done swim before, I highly recommend starting by doing 500-1000yds per workout, then moving up as you feel comfortable.
While it may seem crazy, make sure you hydrate in the pool. You actually do sweat underwater, especially if your gym caters to elderly people and raises the temperature like mine does.

 

[spurggist]

You're likely to become even more overwhelmed by keto when you really start researching it. Instead of falling into all that bullshit, I'd recommend watching this.

40lbs lost in two months says his approach works (though I also incorporate IF). Ignore the faggots who say you need to buy grass-fed, free-range everything. Don't bother with an insulin monitor, or buying supplements, or special keto electrolyte powders, because the keto world is full of scum-sucking leeches that, predictably, figured out how to profit off a simple diet. Oh yeah, and then there's the niggercattle on Reddit who fell for it and regurgitate their macro-tracking autism.

Also: you can get away with diet sodas, just don't slam the fucking things. The insulin spiking comes from artificial sweeteners and if I were a betting man, I'd say sucking down a 42oz would make an impact. There are studies that show this to be true and at the same time there are studies that show it's not. All I can give you is I drink Diet Pepsi, but often I don't even finish the can, it's just there if I need a bit of caffeine. I've yet to lose momentum.

This video was very informative, something I'd like to try only problem is I live in the people's republic of canada and everything is retardedly expensive. Especially meats. Hopefully I can find a cheaper way to do it

 

[Taxidermied Rat]

Is swimming and ddr too autistic of exercise?

Not at all. The first time I lost a whole bunch of weight I was just dancing more like vigorous flailingto music on youtube for 30-40 minutes a night.

The best way to loose weight, through exercise, is to be consistent. The best way to be consistent is to make it easy and/or enjoyable. For instance a lot of people see success with walking more and finding ways to incorporate walking into their day since, for a lot of people, that's easier than sprinting for 30 minutes. So if you enjoy dancing, stick with that. As long as you are eating less then you burn* you will loose weight.

Is getting some hand weights a good investment?

Only if you think you will use them or getting stronger is part of your goal. You could slow down "weight" loss since you could potentially increase your muscle mass. However you will still loose fat by lifting weights, but it can be discouraging for people to see the decreasing numbers on the scale slow or halt.

*Eventfully you could hit a plateau but there are ways to break it.

 

[Sonic]

So I’m just under 200 pounds and I’m a 5ft 5 woman. Something has to change. I get out of breath pretty easily and have a lot of pain in my feet and back when I walk too far.

im going to try keto for at least a few months. Never tried it before. I do have a lot of food aversions but thankfully I do like meat and cheese.

just thinking about it is very overwhelming for me. It’s something I’m going to have to force myself out of.

What about sweeteners? I do like soda/pop/red bull so would prefer to drink some diet/zero versions.

should I calorie count as well? Obviously fats contain a lot of calories

Hey, our measurements and situation are pretty similar so I thought I'd give my two cents - The best peice of advise I can give you is that a diet isn't ment to be a short-term punishment, its meant to be a lifestyle change. You should figure out what works best with your lifestyle and natural schedule because you're not going to stick to a really complicated diet long-term unless you're under some sort of medical supervision (ie. a nutritionist, which is definitely worth the time and money if you're really struggling). If you like soda and its a daily staple like coffee is for some people, figure out how to make it work with your diet or experiment with a replacement. Do what feels right for you so that it sticks, or you're just going to yo-yo diet your way up to 300lbs.

 

[Silly Corgan]

This video was very informative, something I'd like to try only problem is I live in the people's republic of canada and everything is retardedly expensive. Especially meats. Hopefully I can find a cheaper way to do it

I don't know how Canadian whole foods compare to American's in terms of pricing. Still, these raw meats, eggs, and dairy seemed way more expensive to me than buying shit like potato chips and microwave burgers, but the fat content of keto keeps you satiated while having not eaten a lot. At first, there was minimal difference in expenses. Now, since I've added IF to the equation, I spend exponentially less on food than I used to.

And that's just the grocery. You also tend to almost never eat out on keto on the count of you not being hungry, or eventually, no longer craving it.

 

[Swine Schwein]

Is swimming and ddr too autistic of exercise?

Who cares? Everything can be autistic. Swimming and dancing is way less autistic than some novel hipcool crap that fitness influencers shit out because they're out of ideas, money or dignity. Swim away and dance like a maniac.

Also, just a reminder that being on calorie deficit is the most important thing always when losing weight, but adding more exercise like swimming is a cool bonus for everything, especially for cardiovascular health, joints and shit. Not to mention mental health if one is used to not doing anything. It can be great.

 

[3deadniggers]

Summers here so I've tripled my exercise. I can see my arms are more muscular and my belly is clearly losing fat but my scales still say the same number. What is going on? I normally see the change in body shape and see the number go down but not this year? I'm a man.

 

[FraudFrog]

An update on my journey the last few months.

For the longest time I was managing at 120 lbs at 5’6. But I managed to starve myself down to 114 lbs. no muscle definition on me, Just skin and ribs. I wasn’t taking any weightloss meds, just vaping. I came to terms that this was unhealthy and began eating normally again. I’m now back up to 120lbs.

I was surprised to see how long it took to gain 6 lbs,

Eating disorders are real. I didn’t think it could happen to me. But it did. I still don’t like seeing a small bump on my stomach, but I look and feel healthier now. My face is fuller and I have strength to actually work out. I’m starting slowly and trying to build a routine.

Be careful, remember to eat food, more than just protein and salads. Have some bread, and most importantly, diets are temporary, you’re not supposed to do them forever.

 

[Overly Serious]

I seem to have defied the laws of physics this weekend. I weigh myself every morning, same point in my day - after waking and toilet but before eating and drinking. I didn't this weekend because I was away and I like to use the same set of scales. This morning I'm up 0.5kg since Friday. The weekend contained lots of walking in the country and I was pretty pleased with how I didn't offset this with eating a lot. Unless my daily calorie estimates are way out I should have been down between 300KCal to 700KCal on Fri, Sat. and Sunday.

I'll have to go back and check a packet to nail down the numbers exactly but I've reviewed everything I ate over the weekend and caught a pot of yoghurt I hadn't included but that's it. My body aches from all the hill walking but it's defiantly up in weight. Best I can think of is that I was dehydrated when I weighed myself on Friday but I don't think so - it was part of a steady pattern. Seem to have just added it on from somewhere. :/

Oh well, carry on regardless!

 

[Overly Serious]

what are yalls opinion on fitbit and similar watch weight loss devices. is it worth the chinese stealing your biomedical information?

A decent one (Garmin appears to have mildly better privacy policies than Fitbit) can be very motivating. You can see the number of steps, time runs and walks, the accompanying software suite is a nice way to track your weight, activity, set targets like Intensive Minutes per week. It can give you good proxies for your health like seeing that your Resting Heart Beat is lower than it used to be.

Whilst weight loss is the focus of this thread, that's not all that health is about. Things like a good Garmin watch can give you numbers to attach to your efforts and that makes it easier to measure your fitness successes. Which creates a positive feedback loop. They can also alert you to negative problems like it makes it quite clear if you're not sleeping enough or sleeping well. Or highlight that your level of activity is dropping off this month and you might be backsliding.

I wont say they work for everybody but I think they're pretty good. If you can afford one of the slightly better ones it's pretty cool.

 

[ShootyPee]

In 2016 when I was 19 years old I officially started weight loss in September weighing in at 265 pounds (5'8 male)
In the summer of 2017 I weighed 170 pounds right in time for my 20th birthday. I still have the pic of me in my elementary school graduation shirt to show off how much I lost.
Now nearly 7 years later I am 260 pounds again and I have no idea how to motivate myself. I can't even pretend to be in that mindset. I am so stressed.
The slightest bit of craving I go to eat something. I remember being able to fast for 18 hours like it was nothing. I remember being able to mentally compartmentalize cravings/hunger as a positive feeling as it implied weight loss. No longer....
I even tried Wellbutrin in 2022 and decided to stop 4-6 months later as I felt it was doing nothing. To this day I have zero healthy coping mechanisms. I sometimes have mental breakdowns at work. No one is around when this happens ofc..
I know exactly what to do to lose a ton of weight but I have zero motivation. All I need is motivation.
It's so devastating. I could easily lose two pounds a day at my physical labor job + dieting/intermittent fasting but I just don't have the will.
If anyone has gone through this reply asap

 

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In 2016 when I was 19 years old I officially started weight loss in September weighing in at 265 pounds (5'8 male)
In the summer of 2017 I weighed 170 pounds right in time for my 20th birthday. I still have the pic of me in my elementary school graduation shirt to show off how much I lost.
Now nearly 7 years later I am 260 pounds again and I have no idea how to motivate myself. I can't even pretend to be in that mindset. I am so stressed.
The slightest bit of craving I go to eat something. I remember being able to fast for 18 hours like it was nothing. I remember being able to mentally compartmentalize cravings/hunger as a positive feeling as it implied weight loss. No longer....
I even tried Wellbutrin in 2022 and decided to stop 4-6 months later as I felt it was doing nothing. To this day I have zero healthy coping mechanisms. I sometimes have mental breakdowns at work. No one is around when this happens ofc..
I know exactly what to do to lose a ton of weight but I have zero motivation. All I need is motivation.
It's so devastating. I could easily lose two pounds a day at my physical labor job + dieting/intermittent fasting but I just don't have the will.
If anyone has gone through this reply asap

I did a 7 day fast in March after having a bit of a breakdown and I noticed after a few days the food cravings went away entirely after a day or two.

What I did notice is the second I ate anything fast food related the food cravings came back insanely. I was fine with home made food, or even healthy cereal, but the second I got something from doordash I was like twitching, desperately making some cereal despite it not being meal time, hungry hungry what the fuck HUNGRY bad.

I genuinely think there's something in American diets that causes food cravings. Seed oils or HFCS or something, I don't know.

 

[spurggist]

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In 2016 when I was 19 years old I officially started weight loss in September weighing in at 265 pounds (5'8 male)
In the summer of 2017 I weighed 170 pounds right in time for my 20th birthday. I still have the pic of me in my elementary school graduation shirt to show off how much I lost.
Now nearly 7 years later I am 260 pounds again and I have no idea how to motivate myself. I can't even pretend to be in that mindset. I am so stressed.
The slightest bit of craving I go to eat something. I remember being able to fast for 18 hours like it was nothing. I remember being able to mentally compartmentalize cravings/hunger as a positive feeling as it implied weight loss. No longer....
I even tried Wellbutrin in 2022 and decided to stop 4-6 months later as I felt it was doing nothing. To this day I have zero healthy coping mechanisms. I sometimes have mental breakdowns at work. No one is around when this happens ofc..
I know exactly what to do to lose a ton of weight but I have zero motivation. All I need is motivation.
It's so devastating. I could easily lose two pounds a day at my physical labor job + dieting/intermittent fasting but I just don't have the will.
If anyone has gone through this reply asap

I'm right there with you man, I managed at one point to get down to 250 but then relapsed and I'm hovering around 270-280 ever since. I can force myself but I just relapse, it's like a fucking addiction that I can't cure.

 

[Taxidermied Rat]

In 2016 when I was 19 years old I officially started weight loss in September weighing in at 265 pounds (5'8 male)
In the summer of 2017 I weighed 170 pounds right in time for my 20th birthday. I still have the pic of me in my elementary school graduation shirt to show off how much I lost.
Now nearly 7 years later I am 260 pounds again and I have no idea how to motivate myself. I can't even pretend to be in that mindset. I am so stressed.
The slightest bit of craving I go to eat something. I remember being able to fast for 18 hours like it was nothing. I remember being able to mentally compartmentalize cravings/hunger as a positive feeling as it implied weight loss. No longer....
I even tried Wellbutrin in 2022 and decided to stop 4-6 months later as I felt it was doing nothing. To this day I have zero healthy coping mechanisms. I sometimes have mental breakdowns at work. No one is around when this happens ofc..
I know exactly what to do to lose a ton of weight but I have zero motivation. All I need is motivation.
It's so devastating. I could easily lose two pounds a day at my physical labor job + dieting/intermittent fasting but I just don't have the will.
If anyone has gone through this reply asap

I have been there. It's really difficult. You are living in the shadow of your former self, which in some ways is worse than just being fat since you know that you can fix yourself. Here's what I did/do to get over it and back on track. I hope it helps you as well!

Spoiler: Long bit of advice

Step one: Disregard your previous abilities/accomplishments. While it's good that you got there at one point, that's no longer the case. If you keep comparing yourself to how you once were, you will never get anywhere. Think of this almost as if someone else lost the weight, or you are doing it for the first time. You can't just fix 7 years of regression over night. You are so far away from that time, that you can only compare yourself to how you were yesterday, maybe a week ago, but that's it.

• Out of everything this needs to be the first thing you internalize. Since every time you have a win, no matter how small, you are going to compare it to when you were so much better. Which is the opposite of what you need right now. It sounds like you are in a bad spot mentally, and every win needs to be something that you can actually appreciate, not a reminder of how much you've failed. This is what kept me stuck for longer than I really should have been when I was in a bad spot.

Step two: What did you do wrong the first time that you lost all your progress? It sounds like you never fixed your coping mechanisms and now that you are stressed you are going back down the rabbit hole. Or it could be as simple as having a new vending machine at work that gives you easy opportunity to eat un-healthy/addictive food. Once you have identified why you have failed you can try to remedy the failure. Maybe try to cope with clothes or new video games? Maybe pack a snack that is a healthier alternative to the vending machine?

Step three: You say you need motivation but for most people an easier way to get back on track is dedication/habit. You have to start small with something you know you will be able to do every single day. Something that you know you can't fail. It sounds like you like to fast. Maybe push breakfast back an hour. Or maybe try to avoid snacking before bed. Or you could try to push back the cravings for an hour and if you're still hungry you can have some. Sugar is probably more addicting to you than salty things, maybe allow chips and fruit but no cookies. Ease yourself back into those positive habits that will help you.

• This will build up better habits and will help you feel better about yourself as well. Once it becomes easy, try to push yourself more. Be proud when you are getting closer to your goal. It sounds like it's really difficult right now.
  • That's why step one is so important, if you try to go for an 18hr fast right away, you may fail, then will feel shitty, then will probably binge to cope/numb the bad feelings.
• If you think about it, when you lost weight the first time, you probably accomplished it this way as well. Small to medium steps to get where you want to go.
• Think about your ability to deny quick pleasures like a muscle. You wouldn't expect a newbie lifter to lift 300 lbs. The more you flex this muscle though, the stronger it will get.

Step four: constantly surround yourself with positive material about losing weight and your goal. You can also watch this content if you have cravings. Most cravings are temporary. So distract yourself, drink water, eat an apple if you're really hungry, and they may go away.

• Watch youtube videos dunking on fat people, join a community of people who are also losing weight, watch videos about motivation. Look at images of the body type that you would like. Or if health is your goal, read about how good people feel when they have lost all that weight. Make sure that your goal is in of your mind as much as possible. It will give you more will power when it comes to turning down a bag of chips.

Step Five: It sounds like you have a food addiction. In my experience, the best way to break one is to eat filling tasty food that is good for you and is un processed as possible. This will help fix your hunger and craving signals. You don't have to be perfect here btw. I was able to beat a sugar addiction even though I would have the occasional cookies on the weekend when visiting family. It's important to remain consistent and don't beat yourself up if you slip, acknowledge your failure and move on.

• Tasty - no explanation needed. You like fruit, eat more of that, you like meat, eat more of that. Avoid the carby food that gives you instant pleasure. This will make the transition easier, because ideally, you will enjoy the food that you are eating and won't feel like you are punishing yourself.
• Filling - meat and vegetables are super filling. You may find that after eating your fill of those you won't have room for the addictive food any more.
• Un-processed - avoid anything pre made. And if you have to eat something pre made, can you identify everything in the ingredients? If not, try to avoid eating it as much as possible.

TL;DR -

• Forget about what you accomplished before, you are in a different spot in life now.
• Why did you gain back all the weight, try to identify that issue and work to fix it.
• Consistency in making healthy choices is more important that motivation.
• Keep your goal in mind, ideally with videos or a community or something.
• Eat healthy, filling, tasty food to keep your mind off of the trash.

Feel free to ask any questions or report back here with progress or lack there of. I know you can do it fren! Good luck!

 

[SphinxItOver]

DO NOT USE OZEMPIC or any of the variations like Trulicity or Maonjaro. Stick to diet and gym dear god please! All the overweight family and friends have jumped onto the drug weight loss bandwagon and it is HORRIFYING. My idiot mother ended up in the hospital because of it with dehydration and low blood sugar with spikes of extra high blood sugar. The doctors should never have given it to her in the first place because she has heart/blood/kidney issues. My other friends have been struggling with constant vomiting, diarrhea. Another friend has been living off of pedialyte for several days now and refuses to go to a doctor to come off of it. I had to beg her husband to do research and try and talk her off of it. She has been dealing with extreme hormone imbalance issues due to lead poisoning since she was a kid shouldn't be on it either. Please, please don't take this stuff if you have weight issues related to other legitimate medical issues! Starving and shitting yourself to death via medical drug is NOT healthy!

Summers here so I've tripled my exercise. I can see my arms are more muscular and my belly is clearly losing fat but my scales still say the same number. What is going on? I normally see the change in body shape and see the number go down but not this year? I'm a man.

Simple answer; big muscle heavy. Look at swimmers, they have muscle but it's lean and not body builder. Less fat you have the more actively you have to swim in a pool. Fat is buoyant and that's why swimming pools are great for people overweight with joint issues.

If you have bad knees your choices are basically suffering with the pain while walking/running or going with bicycling/swimming instead.

Random last minute note: If you don't have a gallbladder you should really look into ox bile supplements especially if you deal with acid reflux. Your weight gain and reflux is related to the bile flushing from your system and not being stored in a gallbladder. Never take more than 500mg a day (seems true across weight/height) and take it after you eat a meal. It works best with High Protien OMAD but your mileage may vary.

 

[Ampharos123]

I'm kinda retarded and don't know how many calories i should be eating to maintain my weight, I've gone from 250 to 155 pounds which was my goal at 5,9, I've been trying to maintain but im now 152 eating around 1800 calories.


I know I should eat more but im not sure how much higher to go since I don't want start indulging myself too much to the point I lose sight of maintaining

help a tard out

 

[Overly Serious]

DO NOT USE OZEMPIC or any of the variations like Trulicity or Maonjaro. Stick to diet and gym dear god please! All the overweight family and friends have jumped onto the drug weight loss bandwagon and it is HORRIFYING. My idiot mother ended up in the hospital because of it with dehydration and low blood sugar with spikes of extra high blood sugar. The doctors should never have given it to her in the first place because she has heart/blood/kidney issues. My other friends have been struggling with constant vomiting, diarrhea. Another friend has been living off of pedialyte for several days now and refuses to go to a doctor to come off of it. I had to beg her husband to do research and try and talk her off of it. She has been dealing with extreme hormone imbalance issues due to lead poisoning since she was a kid shouldn't be on it either. Please, please don't take this stuff if you have weight issues related to other legitimate medical issues! Starving and shitting yourself to death via medical drug is NOT healthy!

This stuff alarms me. I worked in healthcare back when ozempic was starting to be prescribed and I remember a colleague telling me "I wouldn't touch it if it were me!" It really seems like an extreme case of treating the symptom rather than the cause. Since cutting sugar largely out of my diet extreme hunger pangs have mostly vanished. If I do have hunger pangs it's because I'm actually hungry not because my blood sugar is in some wild swing state.