#weight management

[seeminglyhoneymustard]

The End of A Gaining Era 😢

sad news on this chunky boy , he’s decided to lose weight after pigging out completely. His gains will be missed

Before pigging out

After:

Wishing this stud the best on his weight loss

[madlori]

Superstars of high-protein eating

Since switching to a high-protein macro-focused diet in early June, I've lost 12 pounds and have noticed a real difference in my energy. Plus the "food noise" in my head is just dialed waaaaaay down, this enables me to be more discerning about what I eat and how much. Eating enough protein helps control appetite, too.

Also? This hasn't felt...restrictive. Or forbidding. There are no "forbidden" foods. I do try to eat less of some things, but I'll be frank, maintaining this hasn't been hard. And I don't have to be lock-step about it every single day, and I've still had success.

What's made a huge difference, I think, is taking my lunch to work every day (breakfast too), with snacks that fit my goals. I'm also eating out less and ordering in less.

So here are some of my superstars of high protein eating.

Yogurt. I'm grateful I'm not lactose intolerant because I don't know how I'd do this without yogurt (you can, yogurt is just a big help). My go-to yogurt is Oikos Triple Zero, which is a blended Greek yogurt without sugar or fat that is actually tasty. I buy the large tubs of plain and vanilla. They have 15-packs of it at Costco. My favorite is vanilla yogurt over chopped strawberries with some chopped walnuts on top. I sprinkle on a bit of almond extract for a little kick.

Chicken. Boring, yeah. But chicken-containing wrap sandwiches are like...60% of my diet at this point. I use it two ways: first, I buy the lightly breaded frozen chicken tenders. Pop one in the air fryer, wrap it up with some greens and a little dressing, and that's a great meal. I also buy either fresh or frozen chicken tenderloins, season them, and pan-cook them ahead so I have chicken strips for my lunch wraps or to chop on on salads.

Bagged salad kits. Lately I've been getting the mini Caesar ones - half of the salad kit contents (lettuce, dressing, crouton bits, Parmesan) wrapped up with a chicken tender is deeeelicious. Or I just add chicken to a full salad kit for a meal.

Protein drinks. Yeah, if you're trying to hit a protein target, you will probably need these. Yes, they can get expensive. Costco has vastly increased their offerings of protein products. My favorite are the Fair Life shakes - the 26g ones and the 30g ones are at Costco for less than $2 a bottle. The Elite ones, which are 42g each, are hideously expensive but this brand tastes the best. I'm also a fan of the Oikos 30g shakes - also great tasting (like liquid ice cream) and available at Costco. I also just picked up a pack of the Sparkling Protein drinks - each one is 30g and they taste like soda. A tad sweet for my taste but I could drink one a day easy. The Orgain shakes are also tasty.

Eggs. I'm a big egg bite fan - easy to make, store (freezeable too) and reheat. The secret to making moist, light egg bites is cottage cheese and a blender. For a dozen, use 10 eggs, about 3/4 cup of cottage cheese, salt and pepper. Grease the muffin tin well (like, WELL), add to each cup a bit of cheese or bacon or ham or whatever you like, then pour in the mixture to just below the top. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. If you keep them in the fridge, 30 seconds in the microwave is plenty.

Speaking of...it's almost a cliche that every healthy recipe contains cottage cheese but it really is versatile. I actually love cottage cheese so I often have 1/2 cup of it as a side dish with a wrap sandwich or some vegetables. You can also make a quick air fryer pizza with a slice of sourdough, a little pizza sauce, and cottage cheese on top. Pop it in the air fryer, 5-6 minutes, delish.

Misson Carb Balance tortillas. I'm not a low carber but I am a fiber girlie and these have a TON of fiber, and they taste just like the regular ones, so why not? I go through a lot of tortillas with wrap sandwiches, but I also make an air fryer tortilla pizza. Two tortillas stacked, pizza sauce and light cheese on both, then any other toppings on top. In the air fryer for like 10 minutes, it's great and really scratches that "pizza" itch.

Protein powder. I don't really use it a lot, tbh. The one I have found that I really like is Ryse's jet-puffed marshmallow flavor. I frequently make a smoothie with frozen strawberries, this powder, a few spoonfuls of greek yogurt and a few glugs of Fairlife high-protein milk. Tasty and filling and high protein.

Protein bars. These really run the gamut from disgusting to delicious. So far my faves by FAR are the Barebells bars. They are really tasty.

I use Macros First to log. I've sort of gotten away from logging every day because I sort of eat the same stuff all the time (I don't mind this at all) so I more or less know what I'm eating. I'll go back to it periodically just to check in.

Happy proteining!

[vegan-nom-noms]

Avocado Corn Orzo Salad With Chili Roasted Chickpeas

[tobeabatman]

Here’s your reminder that permanent ”fat to thin” weight-loss is not observed or backed-up by research.

If you’re fat, then you’ll most likely never be thin for long. Anderson JW, et al. found in a 2001 meta-analysis of 29 long-term weight-loss studies, that participants maintained an avarage of 3.0 kg or 23% of their initial weight-loss after 4 or 5 years.

These studies had participants’ initial weights ranging from 73.5 kg to 148kg (btw, participants weighting 140.1 were the ones to initially lose the most weight on avarage: 44.2 kg). And I’m sorry, but a 3 kg maintained weight loss is never going to make even a short 95 kg weighting person thin, even less so a 148 weighting one.

From what I’ve observed, there is absolutely no research to support that permanent weight-loss can be achieved, with, but especially not without, surgery.

We are sold a lie of how our bodies are supposed to look, and then we are sold surgeries, pills, courses, mentorships, gym memberships, more surgeries, books, exercise equipment for weight loss, powders, and did I mention surgeries??

It’s bullsh*t.

Happy weekend!

[american-boyboss]

[angelinadavidson]

Small daily habits often beat extreme diets

If you're trying to lose weight, focus on a few simple changes you can actually stick with:

✅ Drink more water before meals.

✅ Include protein with every meal to stay full longer.

✅ Walk 20–30 minutes a day if possible.

✅ Get enough sleep—poor sleep can increase cravings.

✅ Be consistent instead of chasing quick fixes.

Real progress comes from sustainable habits, not perfection.

I found a free weight loss ebook that shares practical tips, meal ideas, and healthy habit strategies. If you're looking for extra motivation or a simple plan to follow, you can grab it here:

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I'd love to hear what's been the biggest challenge in your weight loss journey—let's share tips and help each other stay motivated! 💚

[rainyfestivalsweets]

5/26/26

Continuing to weigh around 198-203.

Steps are high, thanks to a new hyperfocus game: Pikmin bloom.

I also have been doing my Sit n cycle while I work. It isn't what I would call a workout but it is NEAT style activity, but it seems to help me focus.

My mom has been sick. Really sick, deathly sick at times and I am her primary caregiver. The fact that I am not acting out is fantastic.

She is doing better now but I am still tired and I just had a 3 day weekend.

I miss supernatural being on Netflix.

I struggle with electronics and have trouble getting things set up. I lost my office (it broke) tv years ago at this point. I have a new one and it is still in the box. My office tablet stopped working around the time my hoopla app stopped working which coincided with the onset of one of the worst depressions of my life.

That seemingly ended but I am still struggling with managing everything.