Weight Loss Struggle

[Nick]

Weight is a big topic for me. I've gone back and forth in my life between eating disorders, I either eat everything or I don't eat. There is nothing in my brain that has been able to find that happy medium, ever. I have painstakingly plan meals and then set timers and check in with myself if I have any hope of maintaining a healthy diet and I can only do that for so long before I say fuck it. That's the first struggle.

The second struggle is exercise. In the last few years, I've had hip, shoulder, and knee injuries. That took my exercise from decent to nonexistent in a hurry. I gained a massive amount of weight in the last two years. If it wasn't affecting my asthma and my knee I wouldn't even care, but it's a health issue at this point.

I was looking for low-impact workouts for larger bodies and was extremely discouraged by what I found. It's all led by super skinny people who can move their bodies in ways mine couldn't move when it was thin and definitely can't move now. The exercises I used to do aren't possible due to the injuries I've sustained, so I'm learning to work out all over again.

Does anyone have any tips on healthy eating or struggling with eating disorders?
Does anyone have any good websites or youtube channels for larger bodies for workouts?

 

[seabird]

hi Nick
I need to get back to workouts too because of depression, but that's a tangential comment.

Walking is the simplest and cheapest way to get re-started moving & exercising. Do a walk and strength training 6 days a week. Buy good shoes and cushioned socks. Do cycle through: Core work, arms, back, legs, chest, repeat. Go tor higher reps rather than heavy weight.

If you want more calorie burn: A quick search landed this video for an indoor workout which is done standing and takes about 30 minutes. One thing with getting started is to write down what you did and how it felt every time. This helps you a lot with motivation - you want to keep the thing rolling - and with noting that food & sleep affect your activity for + or -.

If you've access to a good treadmill, it can help in wintertime. They're boring but not too bad with earbuds.

You can do it.

 

[SillyOldBear]

Nick,
If you can get to a swimming pool, swimming is an excellent low impact form of exercise. So is a stationary bicycle. Wishing you the best. I have fought weight all my life too.

 

[Nick]

Nick,
If you can get to a swimming pool, swimming is an excellent low impact form of exercise. So is a stationary bicycle. Wishing you the best. I have fought weight all my life too.

I would love to have access to a pool, they are so expensive to have access to here. I'll have to see if I can find one that doesn't want so much.

 

[Lady Wolfshead]

I don't have suggestions but I really empathize. I'm going to start strength training again after we move - I already work out on my elliptical and do a few weights, but strength training is the only type of exercise that helped me lose weight.

I have major emotional issues around food because I was always super skinny and deprived of food as a child.

 

[KM76710]

For me I have found that eating quite a lot of greens is good, pick your pleasure. I tend to prefer collard, mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, brussell sprouts. They are lighter in being filling and you can eat quite a bit and when prepared right quite tasty. Tai Chi is quite a good low impact exercise and works well for stress and with the slow and non extreme movements are quite easy to do.

 

[Lady Wolfshead]

For me I have found that eating quite a lot of greens is good, pick your pleasure. I tend to prefer collard, mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, brussell sprouts. They are lighter in being filling and you can eat quite a bit and when prepared right quite tasty. Tai Chi is quite a good low impact exercise and works well for stress and with the slow and non extreme movements are quite easy to do.

I do find if I feel more "nourished" (with healthy fruits and vegetables), I am less likely to overeat.

 

[KM76710]

I do find if I feel more "nourished" (with healthy fruits and vegetables), I am less likely to overeat.

I am the same way. Fruits and vegetables are often very filling feeling. You feel fuller but the caloric counts are still quite low because of the water content being great. Another way to eating a salad, some type of vegetables like celery or carrot sticks. Not just because vegetables being healthier, but eat the salad or veggies prior to the meal, say 30 minutes which works well for me so the salad has settled in you so when you go for the main portion you are already partially sated.

 

[may71]

Does anyone have any good websites or youtube channels for larger bodies for workouts?

You might want to try tai chi, qi gong, or yoga. Those won't give you a good cardio workout, or contribute much to weight loss, but they can be very good for your health overall. I don't know of any particular videos, but there are a lot of them on youtube.

Does anyone have any tips on healthy eating

Not consuming anything served raw or cold, and trying to eat mostly freshly cooked foods may help a lot. Also avoiding wheat, sugar, and dairy (a little yoghurt with live cultures or butter is ok) may help.

 

[HappyKitty]

I dont overly exercise much. i recovered from ED, I wud only have PMDD to blame for appetite changes. The only thing that should control weight is sleeping and eating well then exercise less like I swim 3x/wk in a moderate pace. It doesnt have to only be healthy food, eat everything in moderation too. Don't have to neglect things.

 

[Unenthusiastic]

The only thing I could think of at the moment is swimming.

 

[Nick]

Thanks to everyone who has replied. I found some low-impact exercises I can do for now. I've also cut out most sugar from my diet, I'm on week 2 of that. I feel like I'm at least on a start here.

 

[seabird]

That's great @Nick.
I was just thinking about asking you how things were going & you already said.

 

[Nick]

That's great @Nick.
I was just thinking about asking you how things were going & you already said.

Thanks! It's frustrating because 2 weeks with no sugar and exercised 6 days a week and I've lost 1 lb, so that's frustrating. My body is an asshole when it comes to losing weight so that's not really shocking, but it's frustrating.

 

[seabird]

Nick you are doing exceptionally well. hang in there. From what I understand, the first several weeks are when the body adjusts to the new things you're asking of it. It is normal to lose fat weight and gain muscle weight.
If only we could have a view window we'd feel more gratified after all our sweat & work.

Speaking of sugar I gave up my candy habit a couple of weeks back. I still miss the treats, but I want To stick to this.

I get more motivated talking about exercise. If I'm overdoing it tell me to shut it. : )

 

[Unenthusiastic]

Thanks! It's frustrating because 2 weeks with no sugar and exercised 6 days a week and I've lost 1 lb, so that's frustrating. My body is an asshole when it comes to losing weight so that's not really shocking, but it's frustrating.

Due to my deteriorating mental health, I've effectively lost my appetite. I'm a smaller guy, standing at about 5'10" or so, and also with a small frame, and now hovering at about 151 lbs.

It's easy to do when you can't bring yourself to eat.

 

[BrandonTrejo]

I used to have a similar situation. I could desperately lose weight and keep it off. But I had to fall in love and want to change for someone.

 

[Lady Wolfshead]

Thanks! It's frustrating because 2 weeks with no sugar and exercised 6 days a week and I've lost 1 lb, so that's frustrating. My body is an asshole when it comes to losing weight so that's not really shocking, but it's frustrating.

How is it going? I just started losing weight and am using MyFitnessPal (free app) to record calories.
My doctor recommended it. Also working out 3x per week.

Muscle weighs four times as much as fat so you may not see a change in the scale - but for me strength training was the ONLY time I ever lost weight without restricting calories. The danger of exercise is that sometimes I use it to justify eating more.

I am really looking forward to losing more weight so there is less pressure on my joints and my body is easier to move around.

 

[BrandonTrejo]

I used to have a similar situation. I could desperately lose weight and keep it off. But I had to fall in love and want to change for someone.

If there was a problem I would drop everything and break down, eat a lot at once. Then I didn't continue to lose weight but forgot about it and started all over again. Six months later. If I hadn't come to <advertising link removed> it could have been worse. I didn't want to give myself diabetes and vascular disease. It was scary, honestly. I only managed to get out of that fat body thanks to psychological help and doctors' control.

 

[seabird]

Can't help but wonder if BrandonTrejo's post is an afvert.