I am so freaking proud of myself. I weighed myself this morning as i always do near the beginning of the week. I have finally entered the 220s. I havent seen this weight in years. Not sure exactly how much i should weigh tho being 5’10". At 180 i was very thin. So not sure how low to go to feel comfortable. I do need to lose more for sure tho as im still not feeling 100% healthy. But happy with my progress so far
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I hear what ur saying for sure Matt. Would even small changes to eating be benefical? Maybe diff substitutions for things. Every change begins to add up! For example if u drink alot of soda, maybe replacing that with a 0 calorie sparkling water? Thats what i do 
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That’s a good idea. I can tell you exactly where my weight came from, and (I believe) exactly what I need to cut in order to bring it down:
Snacking. A lot of “eat my feelings” bingeing on sweet and salty foods, either in the afternoons or in the evening. The calories add up quickly.
Personally I think my best bet is to eat balanced meals (fruit, protein, veggies, whole grains, brown rice) but to reduce my portion sizes so I’m down around 1500-1600 calories a day. (Temporarily, to lose some weight.) Then when I’m down closer to 200 lbs - which is doable as a general weight for someone of my frame and height - then I can hit a maintenance intake, around 1900 or 2000.
The trick is I’m still in the early stages of settling and calming myself, emotionally. I think I might need to focus on that first.
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Absolutely. I really struggled with emotionally eating for quite some time. I do still experience it every now and then. Idk if this will help but what has greatly reduced it for me was telling myself that I am responsible for my actions and behaviors. Not one emotion, not one person, or stressful situation is to blame for my emotional eating. It helped that i took the blame off of the situation for why i emotionally eat and instead took responsibility for my actions. It sort of made me realize that i have more control than i think. The key for me is that i began to realize that I choose to emotionally eat whereas I literally at one point, thought that I didnt have a choice but to emotionally eat to cope.
I also wrote out a list of things to do when i notice myself wanting to emotionally eat. Everything from exercise to self care to distractions to prayer. I know ur a busy man so idk how adding more onto ur plate would be beneficial but i thought id throw it out there.
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Thanks Dana, that is helpful. I should be able to incorporate some of those strategies. (I mean, I’m busy, but… too busy to be balanced? What’s the point of that? I don’t get to take time or money with me after I die. I do get to take self-respect with me 
) I already take some time during the day for emotional check-ins and self-regulation, so I should be able to slot it in there.
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Hi all
Im getting nowhere with the weight loss. I swapped alcohol addiction for dugar addiction. Now i dont eat properly so i can have enough calories for sugar in the evenings. Keep telling myself well at least im not drinking- but i need to shift this sugar habit now. Any ideas gratefully received! Sugar cold turkey? Or gradual cut down? Used to eat loads of fruit to try not to eat sweets but somehow stopped that these past few months
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Cut down gradually, I reckon. Flavoured sparkling water is good and I came across a nice calorie free kombucha that I like of an evening. What is it that you’re mainly eating?
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Lots of chocolate and yoghurt which i add too much honey to…
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171lb this morning. I’m within touching distance of the “healthy weight” bmi zone. I’m always at the higher end of these things as I have quite a large build so I’m already happy with that weight.
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Get yourself a gastritis, that cured me from my sugar- and salty snacks addiction.
Just joking 
I sometimes still crave all the bad stuff but substitute it. For the sweet tooth: all kinds of berries and very dark chocolate, Joghurt with erythritol.
From time to time it has to be the real bad stuff and that’s okay. Don’t go to zero sugar too fast or you’ll crave it insanely.
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201.6 lbs. 
happy effing thanksgiving
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68,2 kg and my belly size went down to 90 cm 
I started with almost 74 kg and almost 98/99 cm.
Edit: I was curious when it clicked and I really started changing my diet: October 6th 
Only diet change, not really much sports.
When my tight back and neck are fixed I can start with workouts. Who knows what I’m able to if I don’t stop 
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I know I haven’t lost weight but Day 17 and I definitely feel less bloated. 
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199.0 lbs.
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Wanted to share something if thats okay i was surprisingly shocked to see this today. I have always struggled with my weight in some form. I was a thin child, overweight adolescent. Got into drugs at 15. Became extremely thin and unhealthy. Seriously attempted help for drug addiction at 21. Gained 100lbs in 1 year due to substituting addictions from drugs to food. Lost 80lbs of that in a healthy way. Relapsed at 3 years clean and became overly thin yet again. At 31 i got pregnant, had a healthy pregnancy without drugs/alcohol. Gained some weight tho. Son was diagnosed with his brian tumor at age 2 and i gained a TON of weight. Turned to food to cope. I went to my heaviest at 275lb. I have never ever been that unhealthy and my body hurt. Id have dreams of having a heart attack and not being around for my son who needs me. I have been on a health journey for awhile now. I workout 5x a week (3 days with weight and 2 days cardio) and stick to a calorie deficit. I recently added 16/8 Intermittent Fasting. But as of today i am 228lbs. In this photo is a before and after. And the before pic wasnt even my heaviest 
Im embarassed to show this bcuz i am saddened at how far I let myself go. I have always been a gym finatic and for the most part quite thin. But life got in the way. My priorities where my son and his diagnosis (as it should be). But now that hes doing much better, i am able to focus on a me just a bit. Heres a before and after. The after is me today im shocked at the progress and it really motivates me to keep going.
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So proud of you Dana! There is nothing here to be embarrassed by. All I see is a resilient human that life kept trying to drag down but that keeps getting up and fighting! 
you’re one tough cookie and I’m glad to see your progress. I hope you can feel that pride in yourself as well. 
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Ur are such a beautlful human being! Thank you for ur post and for ur love and encouragement. The before pic is hard for me to see. I was sooo unhappy and physically hurting. But today i am feeling stronger and getting closer to my goal each week. I dont get proud of myself too often… but my clean time and this pic are 2 things that im really actuallt proud of myself for
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Haven’t checked in for while. Still going strong and haven’t relapsed once so far. Super proud. Reach my first and second goal as well…lost 11kg so far. 10kg more to go. I’ll be very happy to weigh 85kg again!! Happy holidays everyone
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The sadness in your eyes in the first pic is just so haunting. 
I’m so glad to be able to look at the latest pic and see that energy and self-love there. You’re doing amazing Dana! 
And ofc: what a journey! Well done!
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I think I gained a good 2 kg in the last month. Started the gym, but, I’ve been so occupied lately that I just couldn’t organize myself. And I’m already lousy when it comes to organizing. Not when I or - in the last five years- my son and I go traveling. There I’m super organized 
But I think I’m getting back on track.
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