Weight loss support thread

Honestly, just having this thread to post in is a massive help, since it's not just me deciding "fuck it" about food logging and eating right and exercising and that's that, there's a whole group of people here. I know shame isn't supposed to be a good motivator, but goddamn if it's what keeps me from flaking out/eating like shit.

I'll keep all that in mind as I go ahead, too.

Shame can actually be a powerful and good motivation used with moderation. It's a very fine line to walk sometimes, but there is nothing wrong with feeling shame for the right reasons as long as you are able to deal with it to get better, and not in order to spiral into depression.

Keep posting, by the way! Even this weekend I thought about this thread hoping you (and everyone else) were doing well.

I realized the other day that I've been at this since early November and I even managed to get through the holidays without getting too off-track... It just blew my mind. I've never kept a diet going this long, and I guess I shouldn't call it that because that implies it's just a temporary change, but I've always given up after a month or two in the past.

It's great because it illustrates what I said earlier: when you keep in mind that you're not dieting but changing your lifestyle and stick with it long enough, it becomes a second nature and you don't even think about it that much, you just do it and move head.

Keep making right choices and posting here!
 
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Still staying on track. But the more important thing is that I managed 30 minutes of exercise today! And I didn't even feel like I was dying afterwards.

It feels like an achievement, though that might just be the confetti on every page.
 
Still staying on track. But the more important thing is that I managed 30 minutes of exercise today! And I didn't even feel like I was dying afterwards.

It feels like an achievement, though that might just be the confetti on every page.

Awesome! What did you do?

If you have yet to take a day off from exercise, you should celebrate by taking tomorrow off to give your muscles a chance to repair themselves and give you more strength/energy two days from now.
 
Awesome! What did you do?

If you have yet to take a day off from exercise, you should celebrate by taking tomorrow off to give your muscles a chance to repair themselves and give you more strength/energy two days from now.
It was a randomly generated mix of exercises; legs, arms, and core. Not sure if it was easy for me today because it was just a good day, or if I'm still kind of in shape from when I worked a warehouse job, lifting boxes and hauling them around, up until a few months ago.

I have taken my break day already, so I'm going to keep it up tomorrow too.
 
Very good!

And it takes a while for your body to complete become out of shape if you were somewhat active on a daily basis before, so it's probably a mix of good day, clean eating, and building on what was previously there.

When you say randomly generated mix of exercises, what do you mean exactly? Just make it up as you go along? It'd probably be a good idea to follow an actual program in order to maximize your efforts imo. The important thing is still just to move, though.

By the way, congratulations! It's been nine days now since you first posted that you were gonna start exercising and been keeping track in this thread. Do you feel different? Better? Seeing changes already?
 
I use an app that has built in lists of exercises so there are lists for focusing on arms or core or legs, it kind of shuffles through those exercises.

But yeah, I like that I can handle more exercise now. I might be imagining physical changes but I feel like I look better too.
 
I was doing a good job with not binge eating like fucking crazy for months after my new job started. Then, my depression set back in and I pretty much go to bed the minute I come home and eat too much on the weekends.

I'm hoping when we move this summer I'll have room to do ballet exercises at.
 
I've been doing well with eating but not so much with exercise, unfortunately. I've been wearing my knee and wrist braces every day even without regular exercise, just because of the times that I do.
 
I'm sad that your depression is back, but honestly the more time you spend dwelling on it, the worse it will get. So pucker up, get happy and kick your own ass until you can smile and get busy, really!
 
So, I ate like shit yesterday, I'll admit it. I had to be at work really late because it was just me and one other person doing our month-end stuff (changing the endcaps, putting up the 3000 signs and posters they send every month, re-merching the cash wrap, building displays, etc, it's a shit-ton of work) and we were snacking on random junk food leftover from this week's in-store event. And then we went out for pizza after we left.

I don't really regret it (I could never regret pizza) but I feel really gross today. My body just can't handle that much junk anymore. That's good to know, at least, it means I really have gotten used to eating healthier.
 
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I don't really regret it (I could never regret pizza) but I feel really gross today. My body just can't handle that much junk anymore. That's good to know, at least, it means I really have gotten used to eating healthier.
It's always kind of awesome to realize that (even if it comes from eating less than awesomely), good luck! Hopefully you get some good food today!
 
It's always kind of awesome to realize that (even if it comes from eating less than awesomely), good luck! Hopefully you get some good food today!

I've done a lot better so far. I slept late so all I had for breakfast was coffee (with a little half-and-half and raw sugar) and some fruit, and when I got home from running errands I made ramen noodles, no seasoning, with veggies and an egg, which is my new go-to, quick-and-easy meal. I thought about making something more complicated but the cold I've been holding off for like five months finally caught up with me and I just wanted some comfort food that wasn't terrible.
 
I've been doing well with eating but not so much with exercise, unfortunately. I've been wearing my knee and wrist braces every day even without regular exercise, just because of the times that I do.

It's hard to get into the swing of it, but when you do it will get much easier and better. It's kind of the physical equivalent of this:

I don't really regret it (I could never regret pizza) but I feel really gross today. My body just can't handle that much junk anymore. That's good to know, at least, it means I really have gotten used to eating healthier.

The healthier you get, the more you realize how eating crap and lying around feels terrible and the only reason why people do it is because they are used to it and are not in the habit of feeling better and knowing anything than their current
 
Having the fitbit and app track everything I'm doing is more helpful than I thought it would be. I didn't get quite as many steps as I wanted to yesterday but it turns out I've been doing really well with eating under my calorie limit (I have it set so I lose 1.5 lbs/week)

It's really reassuring to know I'm actually doing okay and now I'm actually motivated to keep doing a good job 10/10 A+ would recommend
 
Had a wicked case of the Munchies, ended up eating a shit ton of cookies, Ice Cream, and cheetos. Might end up with a few pounds in the morning, but I'll be fine once I go back to my normal schtick tommorow. Compared to the last 4 months, this should be a walk in the park.
 
Had a wicked case of the Munchies, ended up eating a shit ton of cookies, Ice Cream, and cheetos. Might end up with a few pounds in the morning, but I'll be fine once I go back to my normal schtick tommorow. Compared to the last 4 months, this should be a walk in the park.

To gain a single pound, you need to eat 3500 over your TDEE at maintenance. So if you ate at least 10,000 calories today, yes I guess it was a wicked case of the munchies.



How is everyone else faring?
 
I had a bad run on Sunday, decent weights and kettlebells Monday, meh Pilates Monday, and a decent couple miles of hill laps today. Got a little sugar happy over the last few days and am dialing that back again. My weight has been holding steady, but Mr. Ja'mie says he's noticed my shape is getting tighter.
 
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