my scale read 249.0 today...
Nov. 7th, 2019 06:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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That's pounds, and it's a weight I haven't seen in years. I'm happy, because 250 lbs has been my boogiemonster limit in my attempts to lose weight, almost always seemed impossible to crack. And I'm frustrated, because every jerk who says 'oh, it's just calories in less than calories out, easy!' has NO F$CKING IDEA. I was hovering just above 250lbs for 4 *months* since I've started concentrating on weight loss efforts in May. It's never *just* calories in < calories out.
Someone on reddit asked the other day for weight-loss strategies that *worked*, and all the answer he got were CICO, it's easy! I wanted to tell him/her that the first thing he *really* needs to do is get his/her head on straight. Item number 1 in a weight loss program is figuring out why and when you put on the weight. Trying to lose the 30lbs you gained because you had 3 kids and can't figure out when to go to the gym in between everyone's sports and band activities is way different than trying to lose the 100+ pounds you put on in an effort to hide from predators because you were physically, psychologically, or sexually abused. It's not always going to be one or the other, it could be a number of things, but if you're larger because you have things that trigger emotional eating, or because the weight is your solution to some other, deeper trauma, you need to understand *that* before you'll ever get near success, let alone sustained success. Your own brain is a past master at getting you to do things you don't intend, and you have to understand and disentangle that before you'll be happy losing weight.
Item number 2 on anyone's weight loss journey should be visiting the endocrinologist, one who specializes in diabetes/ thyroid/ autoimmune disorders/ etc. I'm not saying a lot of people have thyroid disorders or what-have-you, but there are a number of salts and hormones in your body that influence weight loss and weight gain, and fighting against you're own body is a losing proposition.
The endo can probably also explain to you things like how blood types affect optimal diet, and how different metabolisms are tuned to utilizing different molecules (fat molecules vs carb molecules) best for your energy source.
Item number 3 on my list is logging, but log *what* you eat, not how much. Don't worry about counting calories at first. First thing is to start or make sure you're eating a healthy diet.
And the whole way, be gentle with yourself. Changing habits is hard. Getting in shape is hard, especially when you're worried about your knees, or when everything hurts. If you fall off the wagon, don't berate yourself. Just remember tomorrow is another opportunity to stick to your plan.
-boogie, thinky
Someone on reddit asked the other day for weight-loss strategies that *worked*, and all the answer he got were CICO, it's easy! I wanted to tell him/her that the first thing he *really* needs to do is get his/her head on straight. Item number 1 in a weight loss program is figuring out why and when you put on the weight. Trying to lose the 30lbs you gained because you had 3 kids and can't figure out when to go to the gym in between everyone's sports and band activities is way different than trying to lose the 100+ pounds you put on in an effort to hide from predators because you were physically, psychologically, or sexually abused. It's not always going to be one or the other, it could be a number of things, but if you're larger because you have things that trigger emotional eating, or because the weight is your solution to some other, deeper trauma, you need to understand *that* before you'll ever get near success, let alone sustained success. Your own brain is a past master at getting you to do things you don't intend, and you have to understand and disentangle that before you'll be happy losing weight.
Item number 2 on anyone's weight loss journey should be visiting the endocrinologist, one who specializes in diabetes/ thyroid/ autoimmune disorders/ etc. I'm not saying a lot of people have thyroid disorders or what-have-you, but there are a number of salts and hormones in your body that influence weight loss and weight gain, and fighting against you're own body is a losing proposition.
The endo can probably also explain to you things like how blood types affect optimal diet, and how different metabolisms are tuned to utilizing different molecules (fat molecules vs carb molecules) best for your energy source.
Item number 3 on my list is logging, but log *what* you eat, not how much. Don't worry about counting calories at first. First thing is to start or make sure you're eating a healthy diet.
And the whole way, be gentle with yourself. Changing habits is hard. Getting in shape is hard, especially when you're worried about your knees, or when everything hurts. If you fall off the wagon, don't berate yourself. Just remember tomorrow is another opportunity to stick to your plan.
-boogie, thinky
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Date: 2019-11-08 03:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-11-08 10:32 pm (UTC)I also get sort of bemused/amused about all those apps and everything framed as 'and it's social, so it will help you lose weight!' The one thing I want when I get home is to be alone with minimum noise! Hah. So none of that stuff helps because I just don't want to be around people or log or what-have-you. I have had to make rules for myself and stick to them - I work out right after I get home, BEFORE I sit on the couch. And I fairly religiously use my workout Dvds, although I tend to change them up cause I get bored.
All of this being the long way of saying, find what works *for you*, and stick to it.
-boogie