u/Massive-Tadpole-9488

▲ 17 r/loseit

Why do I do this and how do I stop? (sneaking food self-sabotage)

Hi! 20F SW: 190 CW: 147 GW" 130.

Context: lost the weight CICO (tracking calories and working out). Did 75 Hard and lost my period. I still have ways to go weight wise but I'm trying not to go too hard, instead focus my energy on recovering my period and fixing my problems with food--food noise + my sneaking habit:

My issue is that I love to bake and cook, so I often bake/cook for my family. When I bake, I save an appropriate amount of my calories for later so that I could (in theory) enjoy a moderate portion of whatever it is that I cooked/baked alongside them. However, practically every time I do this, I end up destroying my plan by instead sneaking off bits of what I made as I am cooking. Then, I end up eating more than my allotted portion would have been anyway, but mentally it feels cloudy since it was just random bites. It's so irrational.

Example: today I made an apple pie. Thought to myself/logged, "dinner of hotdog + bun, 1 tbl ketchup, and 1 slice apple pie for dessert." Reality: kept sneaking pieces of apple while baking.... then once I served the pie, I kept eating the pieces of pie that fell out of the slices I cut instead of just not snacking and serving myself 1 slice.

Why can't I just wait to eat my allotted portion? I kind of feel like my scarcity brain thinks "oh this is the one time I can eat freely so better eat up" while I'm baking/cooking/serving because every other time I eat it is logged, boring food.

How do I stop this habit? Thanks in advance :)

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u/Massive-Tadpole-9488 — 18 hours ago
▲ 0 r/ucla

History Transfer Students- completing the major in a year?

Hiii I'm an incoming transfer pre-history major, wondering how possible my plan is to graduate in a year. I know ultimately I need to run this by a counselor/advisor, but I would appreciate some feedback before I do that.

I've been planning classes for fall quarter and looking into my 2 year plan. I realized with the major requiring 6 lower divisions and 10 upper divisions, I may be able to graduate earlier than spring 2028?

I know UCLA has received my transcript but they haven't evaluated my credits yet. Point is, I do not know how much of my transfer work will transfer, but let's say I get 5 lower division courses transferred out of the 6 I took at community college. That leaves me with the required [History 94, 96W, or 97A through 97O] to declare the major and 10 upper divisions. I'm currently taking 2 history upper div summer courses.

So, hypothetically, I need to take 1 lower div and 8 more uppers.

Except to hit the 60 upper div college graduation requirement I actually need 15 total uppers (4 units each), 8 of which must be history.

So, here is my plan:

Summer 2026 - currently 2 upper, add 2 more upper = 4 upper / 16 units

Fall 2026 - 4 upper / 16 units

Winter 2026 - 3 upper, the 1 lower / 16 units

Spring 2027 4 upper / 16 units

(or lighten my fall-spring quarters to take some courses summer 2027)
= 15 history upper div total / 60 units

Let me know if this is possible or if I'm delusional... thank you so much in advance!!

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u/Massive-Tadpole-9488 — 10 days ago
▲ 3 r/ucla

Question about course selection process at Transfer Student Orientation

Hi! I'm a transfer history major trying to plan my fall quarter classes before orientation as to be more prepared, but I'm a little confused.

After some digging on reddit, I've seen a couple bruins say that their NSAs told them to pick "1) major core class 2) major-related elective 3) non major elective."

Originally I was planning on taking 3 required history courses (checking classes off the history major checklist)..... should I plan on having to take a major-related elective and a non-major elective? Thanks in advance!

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u/Massive-Tadpole-9488 — 14 days ago
▲ 2 r/loseit

Curious about the transition from calorie deficit to maintenance

Hi, I'm 20F, SW 190 CW 146 GW 125-130. I'm curious about how the transition from a calorie deficit (tracking calories) into maintenance (hoping to eat intuitively then).

I'm a bit away from my goal weight; however, I've been realizing that my current calorie deficit habits are not sustainable once I get to maintenance. I pre-plan my meals, eat mechanically on the clock, weigh everything, and track my calories. I'm not interested in doing that for the rest of my life...

I'm wondering if there are skills that I should be learning now to help me adjust when the time comes, such as using hand portion control guide? I recognize that I need to eat slower and put my fork down between bites as I'm guilty of shoveling my food now (which is fine in so far as I am still in my deficit but I know that is bad for listening to my hunger/fullness cues).

What should I start incorporating now so that when I reach my goal, I can make a smoother transition to (more or less) intuitive maintenance? Thanks!

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u/Massive-Tadpole-9488 — 25 days ago
▲ 7 r/75HARD

75hard has been too hard on my body?

Hi everyone! I'm 20F, today is day 35. I've got a question for the women of 75hard. I've noticed that of the 35 days, I have had knee pain a couple times, but more concerningly my period is 5 days late (I'm always precisely on schedule; and no I am absolutely not pregnant/not on BC).

For context: prior to the challenge, I was working out 30mins a day; now 90mins. My workouts are always: 45min strength training, 45min walk. My diet is whole foods & I have been in a calorie deficit (intake 1600). I get a consistent 8hrs of sleep and aside from a looming, big life change, I am blessed with a not-too-stressful life.

Are my diet/workouts stressing my body out? I'm thinking about just walking for both 45min workouts this week.

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u/Massive-Tadpole-9488 — 2 months ago

What time should I arrive at LAX for 6:15am domestic flight?

What time should I arrive at LAX for 6:15am domestic flight? Last time I flew out of LAX for a 11am domestic flight, I was 2hrs early but didn't mind since it wasn't that early in the morning.

For context I'll be taking the Van Nuys flyaway bus (either 3:30 or 4:00).

Would arriving at LAX at 4:45 (1hr30mins before flight) be decent or should play it safe and be there 4:15 (2hrs)? Thanks!

EDIT DETAILS I FORGOT TO MENTION: flying delta (terminal 3), carry on only, no TSA precheck, Saturday in May, departure is 6:15

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u/Massive-Tadpole-9488 — 2 months ago
▲ 3 r/ucla

Hello everyone! I'm a history transfer considering taking summer online UCLA courses to help me adjust ahead of fall quarter. I know I can't register for fall quarter classes until I attend New Student Orientation, but it seems to me I can in fact enroll for summer ones, am I right about this? Sorry if this is a dumb question.

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u/Massive-Tadpole-9488 — 2 months ago