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I just can't get used to them, they taste watered down to me. Sometimes you just want a regular old Coke.
Weight loss support thread
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I gained a ton of weight over the past two years, mostly loaded into the past year. It's not that I'm heavier than ever, it's more that I just regained a bunch of weight I lost long ago. I've been feeling more distressed about it lately because for the first time in a long time I actually feel so loaded down that it feels like it's impacting me. It could be other things too. In this past Spring I fell apart, and it got much better at the start of Fall but the feelings come back. Just not as all-pervading as it was. I don't know why it's come back, other than maybe that I've gotten so settled in to my promotion that now things are genuinely much better, but they're not perfect of course, there's still big flaws of this life. Then throw in what I'm pretty sure is another round of COVID that hit me at the start of Fall, and has now hit again, I feel physically sick all the time and it feels like all of the different factors are reinforcing each other. I go to work for just a few hours (what I do only requires me to be at the workplace a few hours, and it's not physical), and I come back and feel drained. And I'll often drink some alcohol, like a bottle of white wine or a pint-and-a-half of beer. Of course that's a lot of extra drinks to add calories, and it's not good but I do obey the limitations to not go over two drinks per day (monthly average), nor binge drink. I think it's still taking something out of me, though.
I used to go on walks, but the landlord allowed the path to get completely overgrown and at this time of year every monster spider in this subtropical shithole swamp called Dixie comes out to fill the woods with webs, it's too hilly to be enjoyable bicycling, it's a pain in the ass to kayak and I've grown bored of it.
I used to go on walks, but the landlord allowed the path to get completely overgrown and at this time of year every monster spider in this subtropical shithole swamp called Dixie comes out to fill the woods with webs, it's too hilly to be enjoyable bicycling, it's a pain in the ass to kayak and I've grown bored of it.
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I think this is the first time this has happened. Last weigh-in and this one were both Identical. Today's weigh-in was 205.2#, from a starting weight of 308# that makes a total loss of 102.8# so far. I've been admittedly busy with other life duties besides regular gym/exercise, but am trying to get back into it. Still keeping strict with the calorie counting and diet. I'd like to be under 200# by November 10th as a "anniversary" goal of some sorts since I started my health kick, but I won't be terribly upset if I don't hit it.
I've never really been a big drinker of it, but the hardest thing for me to give up drinking was sweet tea. On a hot day after working in the sun, there's nothing better than an ice cold sweet tea!
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Is the jury still out on diet/0 calorie sodas ? Everyone says something different. Obviously regular soda is bad due to the calories and sugar but when it comes to diet sodas the rulings range from "It's just as bad" to "Better but probably limit it too". I personally still limit Coke zero to one a day just in case.
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Quoting part of my first post in this thread, from back in October 2022:
I'm probably going to focus on maintaining with the holidays coming up, and then I'll just continue leading an active lifestyle, limiting alcohol and any beverage that isn't plain tea, black coffee, or water, and eating whole foods and home-cooked meals, and see where it takes me. I had initially wanted to reduce my weight by another 20 lbs, but my husband is really happy with the way I look now and finds it ideal and since I'm happy with the way I look and am obviously incredibly invested in him being attracted to me, I don't feel as much self-imposed pressure to reach number goals as I did when I was younger.
Anyway, I did it! Took me a bit over a fUCKING year which is ridiculous for 15 lbs, but I accomplished my goal which was to, without compromising the breastfeeding relationship with my baby or my milk supply, lose the entirety of the leftover baby weight I've gained across 3 successful pregnancies in 5 years. I feel much better- I wasn't overweight to start with so I wasn't sure the difference it would make, but my energy levels are higher and feeling more comfortable with my body and like it's the one I know and recognize feels great and is really uplifting. I'm a generally happy person, but I smile more, I relax more, and I'm really glad the slow but steady course went well.
I'm probably going to focus on maintaining with the holidays coming up, and then I'll just continue leading an active lifestyle, limiting alcohol and any beverage that isn't plain tea, black coffee, or water, and eating whole foods and home-cooked meals, and see where it takes me. I had initially wanted to reduce my weight by another 20 lbs, but my husband is really happy with the way I look now and finds it ideal and since I'm happy with the way I look and am obviously incredibly invested in him being attracted to me, I don't feel as much self-imposed pressure to reach number goals as I did when I was younger.
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From what I understand, the big issue with them is that your body reacts to sweetener the same / similar way as it does with sugar. To a point you might as well just have the sugar.
Not that it matters, but I'm of the opinion that they're still the lesser of two evils. But I'd rather moderate and have the real thing.
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IMO, stay far away from the artificial sweeteners like saccharine and aspartame. There are multiple studies showing the havoc they wreak on your gut biome, plus as the poster above said, your body treats alot of them like regular sugar anyway, so you can get weird insulin spikes and other effects from them. I don't drink the stuff anymore, but if it were me and I had to have something like that, it'd be Mexican Coke, or similar drinks made with real sugar and no artificial sweeteners or corn syrup. And as with everything else, moderation is key.
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Woo, always a nice feeling of progress to be able to go down another notch on the belt.
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Re artificial sweeteners, I'd echo what's been said above. Seems like they do fuck with your gut/biome and possibly insulin.
Personally, it's a trade off that I'm willing to take for the time being but I've looked at giving them up entirely pretty recently (I have them in soda, energy drinks and dissolvable electrolytes. Switched to fizzy water, electrolyte tablets and black coffee) but life became chaotic last month so I streamlined my priorities to put eliminating sweeteners to be readdressed later down the line.
Currently at peace with no sugar and far fewer calories as my focus for now. I hate the terminology but I think it's always a trade off between what your current "health goals" are, balanced against which "lifestyle factors" are easiest to adjust at any given time.
Personally, it's a trade off that I'm willing to take for the time being but I've looked at giving them up entirely pretty recently (I have them in soda, energy drinks and dissolvable electrolytes. Switched to fizzy water, electrolyte tablets and black coffee) but life became chaotic last month so I streamlined my priorities to put eliminating sweeteners to be readdressed later down the line.
Currently at peace with no sugar and far fewer calories as my focus for now. I hate the terminology but I think it's always a trade off between what your current "health goals" are, balanced against which "lifestyle factors" are easiest to adjust at any given time.
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Got my wedding pictures back and holy shit do I look fat in them. I really let myself go basically this year. Last year I had managed to kick soda out of my diet and was managing to make it to the gym three times a week.
As of last week I've nearly cut Soda out of my diet again, gonna get back to only drinking it when I go out to eat ( I don't drink alcohol, so no real issues there). The only problem I have is with scheduling time to be active.
I work for a two many company and my boss is getting closer and closer to retirement and working less and less while still accepting the same amount of work. Basically in the 40 hours I have this week, I need to get 8 jobs bid and that's a pretty crazy amount.
Between this workload and studying outside of work, I'm having a hell of a time having the energy or motivation to stay active.
As of last week I've nearly cut Soda out of my diet again, gonna get back to only drinking it when I go out to eat ( I don't drink alcohol, so no real issues there). The only problem I have is with scheduling time to be active.
I work for a two many company and my boss is getting closer and closer to retirement and working less and less while still accepting the same amount of work. Basically in the 40 hours I have this week, I need to get 8 jobs bid and that's a pretty crazy amount.
Between this workload and studying outside of work, I'm having a hell of a time having the energy or motivation to stay active.
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Yeah I gave up diet sodas as well. For me it was never about the sweetness (I don't really have a sweet tooth) , but I like to drink something cold while I eat. So I settled for cold water.
The biggest punching bag of all the sweeteners right now is Aspartame since it was classified as a potential carcinogen.
But to provide some perspective on the matter: This category which Aspartame has been added to also contains other things like alcohol which nobody ever worries about in terms of it giving people cancer.
So there's really just a bunch of kneejerk reactions and not much else because nobody knows for sure if it's actually dangerous or not, as is the case with most food additives.
Personally, I'm not too concerned. Sweetened drinks go down a whole lot easier than plain water and allow me to reach my hydration goals super easily. And I know for certain that drinking full sugar soda or not drinking enough liquid would be a lot worse for me than any amount of Aspartame I could realistically ingest.
I also use stuff like stevia-sweetened water flavorings as well as sucralose and erythritol in my cooking so the amount of any individual sweetener in my diet isn't actually that high. A mix of sweeteners also helps to hide the artificial aftertaste and rounds it off much more nicely.
In the end, everyone has the choice of going for plain water, but I just don't want to. IMO this anti-sweetener hysteria is kind of the same as with any extreme diet: Keto, Vegan, Carnivore, Paleo, the people who cut out seed oils... if it works for you - great, just don't try to dictate my diet as well.
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How good is running if I'm not making significant changes to diet or lifting weights? I'm doing thirty minutes every other day, I've lost some belly fat and have toned calfs, but at the scales I've only lost 2kg at most and it goes up and down all the time. I'm about a month in to my running routine if it helps.
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You plateau hard on stuff like running. Like, cardio is mostly just good as a baseline thing, to get and keep your heart rate efficient. It’s not good for losing a ton of weight because once you’re in the place where your heart rate stays low even when you’re stressing how hard you can push, then the weight loss aspect is completely shot.
Myself, I got really into a type of machine before called an “adaptive motion trainer,” which made it feel like jogging in sand with a backpack on. I got my resting heart rate to 50 bpm, I would spend two hours at a time on that thing, and after a couple months I gave myself a terrifying heart palpitation from it, but I never even lost ten pounds from all of it.
Lift, my brother. On your off day, your muscle repair keeps your metabolism elevated like you were doing cardio the whole entire day. Do big muscles, like every lift day throw in a set of squats or lunges. You won’t see a lot of results in the first month, but as soon as you put on some muscle you’ll see how hungry muscle mass is for your fat
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I'm thinking about replacing my breakfast cereal with uncooked oats and milk. I'm hoping it gives the same satisfaction without all the calories.
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Went to the doctor today and their scale says I am 84kg, I think my scales are busted since mine say I am 86.5kg.
It is a small difference but not sure which one to trust now as my goal is 80kg, so losing an extra 2kg without knowing would be much appreciated.
It is a small difference but not sure which one to trust now as my goal is 80kg, so losing an extra 2kg without knowing would be much appreciated.
Just have some Quaker Oats and feel the Quaker Vril flow through you.
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Pick a scale and adhere to just the one when measuring total weight lost, the incriment that the number drops by is still the same amount of lbs/kg gone. But Id assume the doctor one is more accurate. Congrats, you arent far off from your goal. Nice job.
Im officially just a hair below 25 BMI, so "Healthy". Woohoo. Somewhere around 17lbs lost. I fit in my clothes a bit better now. Been slacking on actually going to the gym and working out, but Ive been walking a lot. I don't feel healthy, nor exactly unhealthy, but I do feel out of shape. Used to be pretty fit years back and I miss that. My muscles withered away and my skin feels floppy, lol. I still look chubby. But I am happy with my progress and will slowly keep working at it! Good luck to everyone working on bettering their health and physique.
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80 pounds lost total since May now. Officially in the "under 200 pounds club", That sweet, sweet healthy BMI is getting real close.