u/tenthousandtots

Image 1 — 30 pounds down & switching to maintenance

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30 pounds down & switching to maintenance

Pics from left to right: aug 2025, aug 2026 comparison, before pic, before pic, after pics
Unfortunately lost a ton of data when my phone broke recently so I don’t have my formal starting pics anymore : ((

160->130 over a year
Hey all! I (23F, 5’1), have always weighed anywhere from 160-175. Constantly overweight/obese BMI since childhood. I was very self conscious of my weight, especially as an active person. I didn’t feel like any of the strangers I met believed I was an avid biker/hiker/runner/climber. I always felt I was undisciplined and just “not trying hard enough”. Teenage years were spent crash dieting then binging.
This year I got on noom, started strength training for the first time, and focused deeply on sustainability. Took a lot of maintenance breaks, focused mainly on increased protein/fiber and especially veggie intake.
Lifted heavy till failure, walked lots, biked tons and started running again.

Now, I’ve hit a weird point. 130 wasn’t as lean as I thought it was going to be, and I still feel bigger than all my friends. When I hit my goal my first thought was that I should lose more. I’ve always had this idea that I’d love my body more the more I lost. I’ve realized now this is definitely not the case. I had a real conversation with myself these past weeks around what I am actually trying to achieve. Is it for me anymore or is it external social pressure? I am healthy, active, great energy, iron levels are normal when im always anemic, my BMI is now normal, I can lift heavy do plenty of pull ups/pushups etc… and yet going into maintenance feels like im giving up. I still feel society’s influence to be smaller and leaner, but I’m trying very hard to fight against it.

I’m posting both to celebrate my accomplishment (because I’ve found it hard not to undermine the work I’ve done as not “being enough”) and to see if anyone else is struggling with the mental game of maintenance. I feel like weight loss felt productive, like every day I was moving forward, and now without it I feel like I’m in a weird standstill. Time to focus on enjoying life in other ways I guess! I’m training for a race and that has been a very fulfilling outlet during this transition luckily.
Thanks for listening!

EDIT: I have a long term boyfriend so random dudes please stop messaging me. I am not interested and you are only embarrassing yourself by hitting up random women on Reddit unsolicited.

u/tenthousandtots — 12 hours ago

▲ 14 r/MTB

Inescapable headaches

UPDATE: thanks for all the suggestions! Main verdict is to check if it’s helmet/glasses/bike fit, start eating more carbs before and during rides, and prehydrate a lot more as opposed to trying to play catch up. I think pre hydration and eating more snacks will be the ticket.

Hi all! I (22F) got into mountain biking in the last year or so. Been active in a variety of similar hobbies for years. Now that it’s summer, I’m finding I can’t stop having these dull headaches after riding, which I’ve been finding so strange as I’m very used to hydrating well for long hikes/runs. They aren’t alleviated easily, they linger for hours. I do have a history of migraine and these feel similar as to when I have one coming on.

Currently, it’s definitely warm where I live on the west coast (25-30 Celsius) but nothing crazy. My rides are typically 15k with at least 400m gain, 2 hours generally. I bring a 1.5L bladder which I put a packet of salt heavy electrolytes into (LMNT, liquid IV type stuff) and a standard bottle on my bike with regular water. After my ride, I always drink a full liter of water with electrolyte (and plenty of plain too) to try to get the headache to go away. Nothing really works.
Bike geometry wise, I never leave a ride with anything tight or hurting, no neck/back issues there. I eat well before and after a ride.

Anyone had similar happen? Do I need to be prehydrating more? Bring more water? Use less electrolytes?
Would love to hear what you typically bring to hydrate on a summer ride.
Any advice is welcome, I’m genuinely confused over this.

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u/tenthousandtots — 1 month ago

▲ 10 r/1200isplenty

Anyone else think these terrible ?

I occasionally buy protein bars from Costco when I know I’ll be busy and need something easy. I’ve tried tons of different brands, and they’re all at least good ish. These were on sale and were the cheapest, but I find them 100% inedible. The aftertaste is like I vomited in my mouth. My friends also hated them. Curious what everyone else thinks about them

u/tenthousandtots — 2 months ago

▲ 401 r/PetiteFitness

Anyone else feel like everyone is trying to achieve some “dream body” that is likely unrealistic?

I (5’2, 23F), started checking out this thread to inspire me throughout my own weight loss/weight lifting journey. Throughout, however, I’ve noticed a lot of people are trying to continuously lose weight with the idea that that will finally give them this model hourglass flat stomach physique it seems everyone is after.

I see a lot of people complaining about things that seem to be just the way they were built. I’ve always seen body types as being similar to dog breeds, I’m a corgi (short and stocky) and me losing weight will not make me look like a greyhound. I’ll always be short and stocky, even if the amount of muscle and fat on my body changes. And that’s okay.
It seems that when people are unhappy with themselves, despite being a healthy weight and physically active, they turn away from accepting their body as it is and try to continuously fix it. It seems kind of exhausting.

Make no mistake, I am all for people loving themselves and their bodies and if you decide losing extra weight and gaining more muscle will help, go for it! But am I alone in wondering if some people need to work less on their exercise and diet regime and more on accepting and loving themselves as they are right now?
Weight loss helped my confidence and self esteem but it wasn’t a cure. The things I didn’t like about my body didn’t go away, I learnt to love them (or at least feel indifferent) along the way. I think it’s important to talk about the fact that weight loss itself won’t magically make you happy with how your body looks.

Maybe I’m off base, and I’m happy to be told off if that’s the case