Weight loss support thread

I didn't eat much of anything yesterday- I seriously don't know how I didn't pass the fuck out while I was at work- but I'm mostly keeping in line.

Oh, and I found a few more of my old shirts that fit me again, some that didn't even fit when I got them. So I'm back down to where I was about 6-7 years ago. And I've got several things that are this close to fitting, just a couple more months and I'll be there. My only problem is that none of these are work clothes. Most of my work stuff is too big now, so I'll have to make good use of my employee discount at my second job pretty soon...
 
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Well, if anyone remembers the old pictures I posted waaaay back (2.5 years ago now) I've lost 65 pounds and am only 15 away from my goal weight! It's awesome being in a heathy weight range. I can run three miles now no problem (if I didn't have shin splints right now)! I can wear the clothes I want though shorts still sometimes give me a bit of anxiety. If I can do it, anyone can.
 
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Little brother graduated from college a few hours from home, so yesterday was a whirlwind of bad choices and eating out. Weight's been more or less the same, but at least I haven't gained any, I guess.

Gonna try to pull myself back up and keep at it this week.
 
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The Nothingness said:
What would say is best ways to shed belly weight?
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Learning how to eat healthier day to day. Diets can be helpful but once you stop the weight can creep back. Try calorie counting or keeping a food journal. Also cut waaay back on soda and juice if you drink those, instead drink water and a lot of it.

Exercising a few times a week will make it happen faster and give you definition. Also the endorphins make you feel great. Walking is an easy to do if you don't like intense stuff but I encourage you to try things. Youtube has a ton of free workouts.
 
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The Nothingness said:
What would say is best ways to shed belly weight?
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Work out and sweat. That's it. There is no secret way to lose fat specifically in certain body parts. If you are a man that's gonna be the last holdout of major fat deposit.

Good news is that if you start today six months from now it could all be a bad memory

69 cis men said:
Little brother graduated from college a few hours from home, so yesterday was a whirlwind of bad choices and eating out. Weight's been more or less the same, but at least I haven't gained any, I guess.

Gonna try to pull myself back up and keep at it this week.
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Consistency is the mother of all achievements. It's also a pain in the ass at first but if you are strict and follow what you have to do for 90 days then it becomes a habit.

So don't dwell on bad things that happened yesterday, focus on the good things you can do today!
 
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I actually haven't eaten that much this weekend, which is bad, I know. I haven't been feeling well and I was really sick yesterday. But the stuff I do manage to choke down is fairly healthy, just a little carb-heavy since that's all my stomach can take right now.
 
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I finished a 5k yesterday at 35:10. It's not the greatest time, but considering that I've only been running for a couple months, I can live with it. Did Pilates this morning till I couldn't keep proper form.

I haven't really lost much weight since starting, maybe five pounds. My clothes fit a little better, but somebody took a picture of me yesterday and I was sad after seeing how Lena Dunham I let myself get and still look.
 
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Losing weight while gaining muscle mass means that you will not see an immediate change but the fact that a) you're eating well b) exercising c) can run a full 5k sub 12 minute mile should make you happy

You're already better off than like, 80%+ of the population, life choices wise
 
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I was on the extreme side of picky as a kid so it was more about controlling that I ate at all rather than what exactly but I think my mindset of "so long as I eat something, it's ok" is no longer working for me. Despite the small portions I'm slowly creeping into a weight that I'm uncomfortable with (5'7" at 145-150), and it's hard to build meal plans around my finicky body. Please advise.

As for activity, I was recently prescribed Mobic for the intense pains that follow even leisurely exercise, so hopefully I'll be able to do something low impact without ending up fucking myself for the next few days. My doctor said it's important that I keep trying so the medicine can help me build up stamina too, but I'm gun shy about it now.
 
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I was on the extreme side of picky as a kid so it was more about controlling that I ate at all rather than what exactly but I think my mindset of "so long as I eat something, it's ok" is no longer working for me. Despite the small portions I'm slowly creeping into a weight that I'm uncomfortable with (5'7" at 145-150), and it's hard to build meal plans around my finicky body. Please advise.

As for activity, I was recently prescribed Mobic for the intense pains that follow even leisurely exercise, so hopefully I'll be able to do something low impact without ending up fucking myself for the next few days. My doctor said it's important that I keep trying so the medicine can help me build up stamina too, but I'm gun shy about it now.
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Food: Calories in, Calories out seems to be the solution for you. The good news is that at 5'7" and 150 pounds, you're on the verge of obesity but really you're still skinny fast and losing that weight should not be hard at all, and can be done without even exercising/huge change in diet.

Your TDEE as someone who does not do any exercise whatsoever, is 1950 calories. That means that if you eat every day 1500 calories (and you must count every single one of them and not cheat) then within three months you will have lost 12-15 pounds and be well within the best weight for your height.

Exercise: Start by walking. Walking progressively longer and further. Look into Pilates or the yoga I suggested above. Start with the walking to gradually build your stamina and get your body used to it however.
 
How accurate is the fitbit with regards to calories? Judging by what it tells me I've either been severely underestimating how many calories I burn (which might be why it was so hard for me to count calories pre-fitbit) or it's overestimating them. Luckily I've been having no trouble staying within my calorie limit so I'm slowly starting to see results
 
All of those things overestimate. There is no consumer way outside of a lab to know this accurately and it's why you should never rely on them and just set a calorie goal for rest days, and rest day + 200/300/400 on days you work out depending on how much you exert yourself
 
I feel like I have to come clean about something, here.

One of my regular customers, who's commented on my weight loss several times before, jokingly asked this morning if I've been starving myself, because I'm like "the Incredible Shrinking Woman", in her words. I told her no, but that's not entirely true.

Most days, I probably scrape by with 800-900 calories. Even that's generous sometimes. I eat very small amounts throughout the day, but I'll go several hours without eating a bite. And since I work 40-50 hours a week at two fairly physical jobs, you can imagine what kind of effect that's having on me.

I don't know how I went from "shit I better eat something cos I've got a headache" to "fuck yeah, calorie deficit" but I think I need to stop paying attention to numbers for a while... I thought if I kept away from weighing myself, that would help, because that's usually what set me on a bad path before, but calorie counting seems to do it, too. Apparently I'm incapable of taking the middle ground. It's either eat all the things, or I stop eating. It's fucking stupid and I'm so mad at myself for letting it get so bad.

I don't want to lose the progress I've made, regardless of how I made it. But I need to start eating normally again, and not just when I'm staying at my mom's house and other people are around, so for right now, restrictions are off. That doesn't mean I'll start eating like shit again, since I've lost my taste for most of the junk I used to eat anyway, but I'm going back to my old routine from when I started my diet. It worked for me and I was actually, y'know. Eating.

This isn't me looking for attention, please feel free to ignore me, I just felt like I had to tell somebody and this seemed like the place.
 
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