Author Archives: Michael Willis

Estimating calories for an event Does anyone have any advice for estimating calories at an event like a birthday party? Especially when it’s at someone’s home and people are bringing dishes. For example, I can add an entry for a piece of cake, but I’m eyeballing that I got 3 tablespoons of mac and cheese,Continue reading “Estimating calories for an event”

M44 191lbs Starting my adventure again… 3 years ago before covid I weighed 163 and since gained so much. I use to run 1-3 hours per day and on weekends more. Then lost soo much weight that running my hips begun to hurt. So I went to HIIT before I stopped and I started toContinue reading “M44 191lbs Starting my adventure again…”

Need some advice I have been big person all my life. Few years back I dropped like 60 pounds in 4 months with extreme diet and also doing a physical activity all day and playing volleyball 3 to 4 hrs a day. Its been like 5 years and slowly I gained all of the weightContinue reading “Need some advice”

How the hell do you politely turn down food when visiting a friend? Honestly this is my best friend but we have pretty different attitudes to food. I know when I arrive, she’ll start listing an itinerary of food “I want to show you this place for lunch, this place for pastries, this place forContinue reading “How the hell do you politely turn down food when visiting a friend?”

30 Day Accountability Challenge – October Sign Ups Hello lovely losers! It’s almost a new month. October looms! Let’s welcome spooky season in with some goals! For the newbies to the sub reddit, please start here, so much good info! https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq And hey, maybe it’s not a bad idea to review them anyway toContinue reading “30 Day Accountability Challenge – October Sign Ups”

30 Day Accountability Challenge – Day 30 September Wrap Ups Heya losers, Day 30! Time to wrap up kids! The sign up post is up too! https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/xscn59/30_day_accountability_challenge_october_sign_ups/ Let’s get the low down on the month, shall we? Weigh in & log weight once a week, Thursday mornings: This worked all right for me this month.Continue reading “30 Day Accountability Challenge – Day 30 September Wrap Ups”

What’s on your bucket list for when you are fitter / dropped some lbs? I think I want to try all the sports I’ve enjoyed watching my whole life but have been way too out of shape or heavy to actually do safely or meaningfully I’m currently getting in shape but keeping things low impactContinue reading “What’s on your bucket list for when you are fitter / dropped some lbs?”

Trying to overcome a slight binge mentality. Any tips appreciated! Hi there. Looking for advice from you kind folks. I’m 32F and currently weigh around 70kgs. My goal weight is around 56kgs, which would be the lowest weight I’ve ever been as an adult. My main, current, issue is I’ve developed somewhat of a bingeContinue reading “Trying to overcome a slight binge mentality. Any tips appreciated!”

I’ve lost 10 pounds but my stomach is looking more defined in a bad way. Need advice Im 5’3. I’m down to 127.6 pounds from 138. With a goal waist size of 25-26 inches (like I how I used to be before developing hypothyroidism). Issue is I seem to be losing the fat in weirdContinue reading “I’ve lost 10 pounds but my stomach is looking more defined in a bad way. Need advice”