This sub made me start counting my steps... now I need help picking a fitness watch!

TL;DR: what's the most basic fitness watch you know that does accurately track steps and HR? If possible in analog style.

Hi!

I have read so many posts about along the lines "all I do is walk and it helps so much" that I became curious about my own step count and

- started going on walks on days I feel like I didn't move enough
- activated the step count feature on my phone

It's been very interesting, the problem is, I don't carry my phone on me at all times.
I figured a fitness watch would solve the problem and let me know more precisely how active/inactive I am on any given day. But there are so many different models! I feel a bit lost.

I would like a watch that:

- tracks step count + heart rate (doing a C25K so it would be interesting to know); I don't care about the rest and don't need notifications. Having mixed feelings about GPS, so definitely not a must

- doesn't look fitnessy

- doesn't cost too much (but I'm probably gonna buy on backmarket or second hand)

+ bonus points if it is rather thin, I am not a big fan of wearing watches and jewellery in general

From what I gather, this leaves me the "Garmin Vivamove" Series or a few Withings?

Am I throwing away my money if I buy a second watch that's already a few years old? I long do they usually last for?

This sub opened a fitness watches pandora box for me haha.

Any tip will be appreciated!

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Controlling food noise

As someone who has lost nearly 25 kilos in total, I have been trying to control my food noise for a long time and I have noticed that once I start eating or have easy access to food, when I am alone at home and in my own kitchen, this situation becomes irresistible. In order to suppress the food noise in my brain, I have to get away from home, even quite a distance. This is very interesting to me. For example, when I go to a market 300-400 meters away and return, the food noise does not stop, but if I walk farther, the food noise decreases. When this happens, I feel my brain calms down. Some days, I walk more and more just to reduce this noise, so much so that I literally relax as I get farther away from home.

Since I focus so much on eliminating food noise, I started to think about how I can do this at home. By paying attention to this, I started to notice that panic feeling in my brain when I cannot stop eating at home. In order to calm my brain and save it from falling into that food coma feeling, I started to make herbal tea and drink it quietly at home. This calms me down a little, and my brain too. I can distance myself from the thought of eating. If I can't get away from home, I can at least make a tea and take a break from eating long enough to go from the kitchen to the living room, and then I feel relaxed.

Food noise is especially affected by taste hunger, especially if you like to eat opposite tastes together, things get out of hand. One salty, one sweet or one sour, one sweet. That's why I tried to prepare meals with as plain tastes as possible during the weight loss process and I saw that this also helped me: boiled chicken, boiled vegetables, unprocessed fruit, boiled eggs, etc. Foods that have been processed, flavored with spices, etc. are very delicious, but unfortunately trigger food noise. The tastier they are, the more I want to consume them.

Do you use any methods to prevent food noise other than medication?

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Do going down the bodyfat levels will increase my hunger?

Hi Loseit community. M27, 5'10, 81Kgs.

Started my cut at 23% bodyfat level. Currently at around 20%. My TDE is around 2700 calories, so I'm currently taking 2000 calories. Now, 2000 calories seems to be my lowest I can go, anything lower than that, and I would go crazy from hunger.

So, I'm targeting to get down to 12-13% bodyfat. Just curious, as I go down my bodyfat levels, will my hunger get out of control/ appetite hormones will start acting against me, or will it still be manageable?

I remember, I once got down to 15% bodyfat level, but couldn't maintain due to hunger. This time, I'm planning to go beyond that. Thoughts?

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I cant understand myself

So I’ve been having a really difficult time with myself these past weeks. I started this weight loss journey 2 months ago and this is the 3th month. It was going really good the first month and i lost 5kgs and reach my goal for the first month and thats where everything started going downhill. I couldnt lose any weight the second month at all. I did stay away from junk food and dough but i lost my discipline. i think its because after losing 5kgs the first month and barely getting into a ‘healthy’ bmi made me more relaxed. Every week i thought i was doing good but the scale didnt budge. So this month i finally gained my discipline back and have lost 1kg so far in may. But now that the second week has started, i always crave for something. I always want to snack, i always want to eat something. I hate this so much i cant understand myself why do i keep on wanting to eat something?! I need this to stop. I feel so tired of this journey already. I want to look better and feel better in my skin but im still relaxed and i keep want to eat something :(

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Calories confusion

I recently signed up to work with an online coach, who has prepared a meal plan with macros. I'm only on week 1 of my 3 month plan but I'm confused as to the macro breakdown and calories as it seems really high:

Rest day is calories: 1994, protein is 144g, carbs is 217g and fats is 58g Training days is 2134kcal, 143g, 267g and 51g

I'm 30, female, sedentary, 5ft 4 and weight 80kg, with goal of weight and fat loss. Is this a case of 'trust the process, trust the coach' or should ai be questioning this at this point? I make an effort to meet the protein goal, but I'm extremely full after meeting this so haven't been meeting my calories, carbs or fats because I'm eating at max already, if that makes sense?

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I've hit a plateau

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for some advice.

Back in October last year, I started a strict low-calorie, high-protein diet to lose body fat and improve my physique. Here are my stats:

Height: 188 cm (6'2")

Starting weight: 106 kg (233.7 lbs)

Starting body fat: ~27%

Currently, I weigh 94.5 kg (208.3 lbs), and I believe my body fat percentage is lower now, although it's hard to measure accurately.

My Diet:

For the past several months, I’ve been eating:

Calories: ~1900 kcal/day

Protein: 180–190g

Carbs: 150g

Fats: ~40g

The diet definitely worked—I’ve lost 11.5 kg (25.3 lbs) so far, which I’m proud of. But I’ve hit a plateau. I’ve been stuck at 94.5 kg for weeks now with no noticeable changes in weight or physique, even though I’m still sticking to my 1900 kcal diet.

I tried reducing calories further, but I noticed it started affecting me mentally and physically—I felt drained and moody. My goal is to get down to 90 kg (198.4 lbs) to finish the cut before starting a lean bulk.

Training:

I follow a consistent Push/Pull/Legs split with progressive overload. However, I’ve been struggling to add 20–30 minutes of cardio after workouts due to low energy levels. I also average around 7,000–8,000 steps per day. I've tried adding a picture to show my physique but I can't, probably because of low karma (5). To give you an idea about my build: I'm muscular, and my bodyfat is concentrated around my lower belly.

What’s the best move from here? Should I push myself to add cardio, even if I feel low on energy? Or would it be smarter to take a short diet break to reset and recharge before finishing the cut?

Any insights or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

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Do you get 10k steps from a walk or just general busy-ness?

I have a 4 year old so I am generally quite active all day (more so now as I am consciously trying to hit my steps.) Monday- Thursday I can go for a 6-7k step walk on my lunch break. I generally get another 4-5k a day just from the mornings and after school parenting / household activities. Fri-Sunday I find it harder to go for such a long brisk walk for obvious reasons. I always get my 10k steps tho, even if it’s just being indoors, just from trying to essentially never sit down. Does this still “count” as steps?

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I'm stuck on cravings

Hi! 32 year old, overweight and never stepped foot into a gym. For years I've been saying I'll do something about it and the last year in particular I've actually wanted to do something about it.

Today was the first time I did something. I went to the gym and did a small work out. I enlisted the help of a personal trainer, who is kind and really knowledgeable. Genuinely seems to care about my goals and the best way to achieve them.

What I really need help with is food. How do you stop the cravings and gain the will power to do something about that. I've started a million diets and failed them miserably, I really struggle to feel satisfied immediately after eating (almost anything) I want to simply eat and forgot about food until say Dinner or whatever. How do you do this?

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Rowing Machine

Hi everyone. 34f here, 157cm, 96kg (5.15ft, 211lbs).

I think I've finally found the excersize for me to do at home. We bought a rowing machine and I made 5km in 30 minutes. I feel great. Nothing hurts, I'm just slightly out of breath. I don't know if that's a good score for a beginner. But besides riding a bike which I love, I haven't done 30 mins of any exercise in about 10 years so I feel pretty good.

My question is: if I do just this 3 times a week and eat around 1800 kcal daily, which I find quite managable, is that enough to lose weight? I don't want to lose it fast, I want to get healthy and stay healthy.

I will appreciate any advice :)

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Woke up to new, red stretch marks..?

Looking for a little insight, and hopefully reassurance - I suffer from body dysmorphia, so it's easy for me to second-guess myself. After a few years of health problems holding me back (and contributing to weight gain), I'm finally active again and losing weight. I don't actually weigh myself (I've come a long way but the scale is still an ED trigger - I'm working on it), but my clothes are fitting more comfortably and most days, I feel I can look in the mirror and tell that I'm in better shape than I was six months ago. I woke up today with a brand new, bright red stretch mark on my lower abdomen, and three smaller ones on the front of my hip.

I know stretch marks can become more evident as you lose, but these are red, and they weren't there before. They're new. I also know that stretch marks can occur with rapid weight loss as skin becomes loose and sags, but I don't have loose skin (and I don't believe I've lost enough weight fast enough to cause it, nor had enough weight to lose that slow and steady loss would eventually result in loose skin).

Could this still be from weight loss..? This has really pulled the trigger on my BD and I am spiraling, fearing I'm gaining weight again.

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Here we go again

‘Ello all! I’ve been here before. I used to be 230 and got down 130 currently at 158. The extra almost 30 is thanks to my new, amazing relationship. He loves take out and after almost a year and my clear unhappiness with the weight gain is trying to eat healthier with me. I’m 5’0, so being this heavy has a lot of health complications for me.

I’m at a loss honestly. The way I lost weight wasn’t the healthiest so it almost feels like starting fresh with no rules. I have the lose it app and it’s giving me a 1,300-1,500 calorie intake but when it comes to working out I don’t know what to do.

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470lbs and I feel like im at rock bottom

hi guys. Im 21f and I’m 470 pounds. I feel like I’m hitting rock bottom and I don’t know what to do. Im having a lot of health struggles right now and I can feel my health deteriorating.

Im having so many breathing difficulties and I wake up in the night feeling like I can’t breathe 🥲 not to get tmi so this is all I will say but im also starting to have serious trouble washing myself due to my size and its making me unable to leave my room because im scared somebody can notice. It’s affecting my studies too, im a first year medical student but I’m getting too tired to attend my lectures and most days I just stay in bed all day and order food. I’m so mentally unhappy, I hate myself for putting myself in this box but the fact that I need to lose over 320 pounds feels so, so daunting to me.

Ive been binge eating since I was a child to cope with trauma, it feels unknown to me to stop doing it but I know I need to. I really need some help, I need my life back. I guess this post is just a vent but I need some encouragement or advice from anyone who’s been there before I guess, I know it sounds really silly but ive never been to a doctor before so I am dreading having to make an appointment but I know I need to. Im scared they’ll judge me for my size, im really insecure of it already im not one of those fat people who let you joke about them

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Need words of encouragement after major steps backwards…

Last summer I had been sticking to CICO for a while and got down to 163-165, I managed to maintain that with off and on counting calories/better choices and consistency in the gym. Now some things drastically changed in my life and in February me and my fiancé signed paperwork to be kinship foster placement for my 80 year old neighbors grandson who has Down syndrome and autism and is non verbal. He has a feeding tube and requires full care. I am also finishing up my BSN online and a caregiver to my mother. Between the end of December and February we were already watching our foster son for a few days/nights a week and I was slowly missing more gym visits and having less of my focus on nutrition/exercise, however, since signing the official paperwork and having him full time (on top of having like 3-4 papers to write a week) I have gained like 10-12 pounds!!!! Which is soooo much in a few months and I’m so ashamed. I know it’s because I haven’t been getting enough sleep, haven’t gone to the gym, and have been constantly snacking with feeling like there’s no time to cook nutritious meals- also stress eating, but I feel like starving hungry all the time!!!! I’m sure it’s because I’m never getting enough protein or nutrition, just constant empty calories…. I get so stuck in a mindset of “starting tomorrow” or Monday which makes me binge today and pretty much h every day….

Now that this is literally my last week of school before I get my degree, and I will have a little more time to focus on my health, I need some encouragement to jump back into it… I’m trying to be kind to myself (per my fiancé and therapists suggestions) because I know that I’ve been so beyond busy and stressed and it doesn’t make me a failure to have taken some steps backwards…now I can just have more time to honor my body…. BUT ITS SO HARD!!! I’m so mad at myself. I was doing so well, and now I feel totally addicted to sugar and processed foods again and I feel huge and sluggish/non motivated

I wouldn’t change the time I’ve gotten with this sweet boy for anything, I just wish I’d been putting my goals somewhere near the top these past couple months.

Ok I’ll stop ranting lol, thanks for coming to my ted talk 🤪🥲

Btw my starting weight was like 190lbs, lowest weight was 163lbs, goal weight was 145-150lbs, and current weight is 177/178lbs

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Advice for Staying "Regular"??

TLDR on my weight loss journey so far; started late last summer and plateaued at the beginning of this year a few pounds shy of reaching the 30lb mark. Then about a month ago I took a week and a half long trip with my partner and frankly ate like absolute garbage. Gained a bunch of water weight which finally motivated me to reevaluate my macros. I increased my deficit (by a little) lost the water weight and finally broke my plateau! However, ever since the trip my bms have been super inconsistent and I'm sick of feeling so clogged and bloated all the time. Chalked it up to the sudden increase in protein intake, but don't recall my body taking so long to adjust the first time around. I started adding Benefiber to my morning coffee and bedtime tea, but it doesn't seem to make much a difference. Would appreciate any advice on getting myself back on track - is fiber the only option?

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Intense hunger episode

In summary: Office job, 28, 194 cm, 100kg, basketball 2x week, bodyweight 2-3x week. I'm looking to lose 6kg and my (500 cal deficit) goal is 2400 cal daily. When I workout I roughly estimate and add extra calories to the day. Been 11 days like that, no major problems especially after day 7 but today hunger was on a whole new level. I had big workout yesterday, feeling sore but got my extra 500 cals to compensate, but today I ate close to 3200 ( which is 300 above maintenance for me ) just to able to function properly - whole foods, lots of mean no empty calories. Is that hunger episode normal and should I expect more / adjust something about how I'm going ?

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arguing with my family about deficit ???

SW:202 CW:181 GW: 150

i shared with them about my experience, using diet or “light” options. i eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, lean proteins. theres just a couple things i’ve swapped here and there to make it easier.

my mom is convinced i’m tanking my health because she’s one of those full fat, real sugar people that think the fake stuff does more harm than good. i said i’m overweight, that’s the real danger, my main focus is calorie intake. for example she doesn’t like the fact i use sour cream “light”. i explained the difference between light and regular is like almost a hundred calories, which are calories that could be spent on more substantial meals elsewhere.

then my brother says, “i actually don’t think it’s all about calories, just because you’re eating less calories doesn’t necessarily mean weight loss” ……. at this point i just changed the subject because i realized there was no point arguing with someone who cites sources starting with “i think”. so triggering when you work so hard and are excited about your results and people keep shitting on my parade! lol

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Adaptable spreadsheet

I found this adaptable BMR/ TDEE spreadsheet template here posted a while ago for Google Sheets and it’s really useful - I’m curious about the current TDEE number I was given (~1,675). This feels high, especially compared to other online calculators that generally put me at about ~1.3k - 1.4k. Any insights? I am a 28 year old woman, 151cm, 58kg. The sheet didn’t ask for input regarding activity but on other tdee calculators I usually put sedentary so there’s not an extra variable that I might forget about and just factor any exercise in later!

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back (again)

at my heaviest (~january 2023) i was at 205 lbs. with calorie counting and essentially no exercise i made it to 163.5 lbs in september 2024 and then??? thanksgiving and christmas and mexico with the family and a 6’5 boyfriend who loves cooking for me and my refusal to accept that me being a foot shorter and a woman means our calorie needs are different. also familial stress and work stress!

as of last week i was 176 lbs and more importantly i was starting to feel sluggish and tired all the time like i was at my heaviest. i started to count calories again just two days ago, made myself go on a jog/walk today, and in two different social situations have been able to convince myself to stick to a healthier option at a restaurant vs what looked most appetizing to me. i’m 3 days in but already happy that i’ve been able to exhibit more self restraint that i have been in the last 6 months!

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how do i manage a plateau ?

hi guys !

i’m 19f, SW 216; CW 198; GW 154.

so i started my weight loss journey two months ago and it’s been the best decision i took. i feel way happier than i was a few months ago and it’s good to finally have some self control lol.

i walk a lot everyday because i have a lot of free time since i kind of dropped college because of my mental health issues. i used to it junk food basically everyday and now i try to eat what is best for my body and my health and also not to restrain myself too much.

i’ve lost a ton of weight the first two months (7kgs/15lbs) while basically doing nothing but walking, cico (i try to weight all my food) and staying well hydrated (i used to drink like 50cl a day at most, it was pretty bad). but for a few weeks i just can’t get to the 177-197 range. i’m stuck between 198 and 202 and it’s really frustrating as i do everything i have to do.

today i told myself fuck this and i ate a lot of avocado, some smoked trout, cheese, bread, i had a matcha, etc… now i kinda feel like crap because i ate at maintenance, maybe a bit lower or a bit higher, and i was scared that i ruined my day so i searched here about this problem and i saw some posts saying that eating at maintenance could actually restart weight loss.

is it true ?

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weight loss is making me annoying

im sorry to bring a little negativity to this sub, but i will say, weight loss is pretty hard for me and requires a good deal of discipline, but ive managed to lose 10 pounds, and im happy with my progress. still, i cant help but feel the amount of focus required on my weight loss is making me rather fixated on how i look and my progress! i began losing weight for my health because i was slightly out of the healthy bmi range, but now i feel like it morphed into a weird state of mind for me, even though im doing it in a healthy manner. i find that im confronted with thoughts overanalyzing my body a lot more, and i think about other people's bodies more in a way i dont like. im just more shallow!!!

im being dramatic when i say im annoying now because i dont discuss my weight loss with my friends to avoid making anyone else have any types of feelings about their bodies or compare, but still!! does anyone esle feel this way!

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