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[Grand Theft Scratchy]

I was reading through @Moshimo's recent thread today and all of the replies and the OP's determination to transform himself by cutting out soda completely and switching to drinking water. Specifically EviLore's post saying there is no improvement without sacrifice is so true and I feel like in times like these it's very important to be reminded of that. Most of the world seems to have gone crazy over this recent pandemic but I'm not focusing on that just like how I choose not to focus on a lot of negativity.

Like most people, I'm waiting for this lockdown to be done with so I can get back to work. At the same time, this is a great opportunity to actually address and work on ways that I can improve myself. I'm 200 pounds at 5'6" and I'll be 30 in another year. I used to be 150 pounds about 5 to 6 years ago but then I got fat. I deal with anxiety and depression like a lot of other people but this past year something changed; I started talking to a woman who I really liked and she's very nice. Sometimes I talk with her outside of work but as time went on I realized she just sees me as a friend, and honestly, I don't blame her for it. I wouldn't go out with me either. Anyway, my aim is simply to be better (not perfect e.g. Henry Cavill) and one way to do this is to shed those extra 50 pounds and gain some muscle as well as to be more confident.

At the moment, I've decided to stop drinking soda completely. Let it be known that a 12 ounce can of Pepsi was my last soft drink. This is the beginning of a new era and every time I close my eyes I'm going to visualize the new me, work towards that image, and I will echo in my mind what my favorite video game character is known for saying:

Nothing is impossible.

 

[Tesseract]

good on you for cutting soda, that alone is a massive love bomb for your body and mind

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

I toast to you and your health. May your newfound motivation prove fruitful.

 

[Punished Miku]

That's awesome dude. Just dont expect perfection. You'll cheat eventually. Just mentally prepare for your perfect record getting tarnished, and then getting back up the next day and getting right back to it.

Its what you do over a long period that makes a difference. Good luck! You can do it.

 

[Tesseract]

 

[GymWolf]

i'm lucky as fuck that i hate basically any carbonate drink like soda, cola etc.

 

[Rentahamster]

I wouldn't go out with me either.

Time for that to change. Good luck on your goals! It's not going to be easy, but that is what drives you to try harder.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

The thing I always think about is whether or not I regretted improving myself. I try to look back at hard choices and ask myself if it wasn't worth it, if it was just a waste to cut that bad habit or to learn that new skill. It always motivates me to keep trying.

 

[Malakhov]

Good luck!

Something that helped me to lose weight is just not to go on a strict diet but look at the calories of what you're eating and go from there

Soon enough you realise that it's much more filling to eat a bunch of vegetables and fruits instead of these chips etc...

Also if I can recommend exercise it would be jogging, I shreded pounds with that and started with a couch to 5k application. You will feel so much better, it's like an antidepressant.

 

[Tesseract]

The thing I always think about is whether or not I regretted improving myself. I try to look back at hard choices and ask myself if it wasn't worth it, if it was just a waste to cut that bad habit or to learn that new skill. It always motivates me to keep trying.

my answer is usually yes (in the positive, it's worth it), but i'm not one for regrets

 

[pennythoughts]

I'd recommend picking up meditation as well. Try something like ten percent happier or Sam Harris' Waking Up app.

Don't try to become a Tibetan monk overnight, look for smaller more subtle changes that you can sustain.

 

[Grand Theft Scratchy]

The thing I always think about is whether or not I regretted improving myself. I try to look back at hard choices and ask myself if it wasn't worth it, if it was just a waste to cut that bad habit or to learn that new skill. It always motivates me to keep trying.

This is a great way to look at it. Failure is easy to dwell on but nothing is stopping us from getting back up and trying again. Most, if not all of it, is in our mind.

But I'm also keeping in mind to take everything one day at a time. Otherwise the big picture can be overwhelming or feel out of reach.

 

[Tesseract]

make sure your goals are twostepped, longer and shorter term (eye on the prize and all that)

trial by fire is the only way forward, be honest with your progress and get back on your feet when mistakes are made

gl, citizen

 

[Grand Theft Scratchy]

Good luck!

Something that helped me to lose weight is just not to go on a strict diet but look at the calories of what you're eating and go from there

Soon enough you realise that it's much more filling to eat a bunch of vegetables and fruits instead of these chips etc...

Also if I can recommend exercise it would be jogging, I shreded pounds with that and started with a couch to 5k application. You will feel so much better, it's like an antidepressant.

Outside of making myself eggs for breakfast or cooking a burger, I pretty much just eat a lot of pizza, pasta, potatoes, and anything out of the box. Or I'll make myself a sandwich. A lot of meat and starch, comfort foods etc. I know that has to change too. I should be considering a more balanced diet.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

cutting out soda for water is a good and healthy idea!

i recommend mineral water if you still have cravings. instead of treating yourself to a coke, grab a San Pelligrino or whatever. it's super refreshing.

 

[Malakhov]

Outside of making myself eggs for breakfast or cooking a burger, I pretty much just eat a lot of pizza, pasta, potatoes, and anything out of the box. Or I'll make myself a sandwich. A lot of meat and starch, comfort foods etc. I know that has to change too. I should be considering a more balanced diet.

Yeah it will be big changes so take that one step at a time.

Start cutting and preparing vegetables and fruits for the week so when you're hungry you just take them in the fridge.

Also if you like boiled eggs, I'd do a batch and keep them in the fridge and eat one with a few healthy crackers as a snack

The trick is to try and make it easier to just go for that healthy food, so trying to have it already available for when you're hungry will help a lot

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

This is a great way to look at it. Failure is easy to dwell on but nothing is stopping us from getting back up and trying again. Most, if not all of it, is in our mind.

But I'm also keeping in mind to take everything one day at a time. Otherwise the big picture can be overwhelming or feel out of reach.

Taking everything one day is the hardest part. Visualizing the grand end-goals is pretty easy.

Self-help books and routines and diets do the hard part (breaking the complete journey into tiny manageable fragments) and then sell it to you.

Dwell on the end-goal too. Think about how much you'll enjoy achieving it. I've found the overwhelming aspect comes from an irrational sense that I'm not able to move toward the goal, not the goal itself. Separate the two. It's all an invigorating journey.

 

[sonomamashine]

Reading the thread title i thought he screwed his female boss, then it turn'd into

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

 

[sonomamashine]

hihihihihi yataaaaaaaa
Lol

 

[crowbrow]

Read Seneca

 

[Tesseract]

Read Seneca

expand, please?

 

[triplestation]

november echo echo delta

bravo echo echo romeo

 

[Tesseract]

november echo echo delta

bravo echo echo romeo

 

[GoldenEye Samurai]

I’m glad you too are motivated and you found that inspiration from my thread and the responses throughout. Good luck to you, my friend. May we both change our lives for the better and lose the weight we are looking to lose. The grass is always greener on the other side, and I’ll see you there in due time. Please keep me updated on your progress. I would love to support you throughout your endeavor if you need it. Take care, man.

 

[Grand Theft Scratchy]

Yeah it will be big changes so take that one step at a time.

Start cutting and preparing vegetables and fruits for the week so when you're hungry you just take them in the fridge.

Also if you like boiled eggs, I'd do a batch and keep them in the fridge and eat one with a few healthy crackers as a snack

The trick is to try and make it easier to just go for that healthy food, so trying to have it already available for when you're hungry will help a lot

Actually I never thought of it like that but it makes sense to prepare healthier foods so as to make it easier to go for them. And yes, I love boiled eggs.

Reading the thread title i thought he screwed his female boss, then it turn'd into

Haha, no, I know you're referencing TrainedRage's thread but the girl I mentioned is a co-worker not my boss.

I’m glad you too are motivated and you found that inspiration from my thread and the responses throughout. Good luck to you, my friend. May we both change our lives for the better and lose the weight we are looking to lose. The grass is always greener on the other side, and I’ll see you there in due time. Please keep me updated on your progress. I would love to support you throughout your endeavor if you need it. Take care, man.

Thank you, sir, and I wish you the best as well. I think your thread and the responses - and this is something that I like about this community - that people will tell it like it is and genuinely help each other with our words, is very much appreciated.

 

[PrellboGark]

Let it be known that a 12 ounce can of Pepsi was my last soft drink. This is the beginning of a new era and every time I close my eyes I'm going to visualize the new me, work towards that image, and I will echo in my mind what my favorite video game character is known for saying:

Nothing is impossible.

Was it Mr. Clean who said that?

 

[lock2k]

I was reading through @Moshimo's recent thread today and all of the replies and the OP's determination to transform himself by cutting out soda completely and switching to drinking water. Specifically EviLore's post saying there is no improvement without sacrifice is so true and I feel like in times like these it's very important to be reminded of that. Most of the world seems to have gone crazy over this recent pandemic but I'm not focusing on that just like how I choose not to focus on a lot of negativity.

Like most people, I'm waiting for this lockdown to be done with so I can get back to work. At the same time, this is a great opportunity to actually address and work on ways that I can improve myself. I'm 200 pounds at 5'6" and I'll be 30 in another year. I used to be 150 pounds about 5 to 6 years ago but then I got fat. I deal with anxiety and depression like a lot of other people but this past year something changed; I started talking to a woman who I really liked and she's very nice. Sometimes I talk with her outside of work but as time went on I realized she just sees me as a friend, and honestly, I don't blame her for it. I wouldn't go out with me either. Anyway, my aim is simply to be better (not perfect e.g. Henry Cavill) and one way to do this is to shed those extra 50 pounds and gain some muscle as well as to be more confident.

At the moment, I've decided to stop drinking soda completely. Let it be known that a 12 ounce can of Pepsi was my last soft drink. This is the beginning of a new era and every time I close my eyes I'm going to visualize the new me, work towards that image, and I will echo in my mind what my favorite video game character is known for saying:

Nothing is impossible.

It does wonders.

I'm not super fit but I would be an absolute pig if I drank soda. I only drink tea, coffee and water at home. I do drink soda like once a month. But I just don't feel the need to. I currently don't have any through the quarantine. If I was out of drinkable water I would be terrified though.

 

[Elektro Demon]

That's a great decision man. I'm glad for you.

 

[TaySan]

I'm happy for you bro. As someone addicted to soda since childhood it's definitely just as hard to break off as many other addictions. Wish you all the best on your journey.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Cuttings Sodas is a good first step.
Also, start with push ups as soon as possible.
Just do one at first. Really.

If you feel confident after that, next day do two, and then more and more.

 

[crowbrow]

expand, please?

OP seems to be halfway through to become a stoic. Good shit.

 

[Grand Theft Scratchy]

I lasted a couple days without soda before I gave into my craving for some Mountain Dew. Not letting it happen again though. Goddamn 20+ years of drinking that shit.

 

[Rentahamster]

I lasted a couple days without soda before I gave into my craving for some Mountain Dew. Not letting it happen again though. Goddamn 20+ years of drinking that shit.

You can do eeeet

 

[Grand Theft Scratchy]

I'm going to be honest and say I have not been able to give up drinking soda, only reducing how much I drink every day. I went from 3-4 cans a day to 1-2 cans. Some days I don't drink any soda though and I would like to have more days like that because I have been drinking more water, eating a little healthier, doing push-ups (although not every day). I've lost a couple pounds but still looking at losing 25 to 30 pounds. This will be my goal going into the month of May as well as getting out more to walk and then run.

 

[Tesseract]

that looks like positive momentum

keep it up

 

[Cunth]

im getting fatter and fatter

 

[Punished Miku]

im getting fatter and fatter

The only thing that snapped me out of it is anger. I looked at everyone I worked with, and decided that no matter what, I'm not doing that shit anymore. If this piece of shit that I hate at work is fat, then no matter what I'm going to go to the gym after work and run as hard as I can. Doesn't matter how tired I am; the anger and the certainty that I had to be different from this person I despised is the initial catalyst that made me go.

Then after like 2 weeks it just felt super good and it was all positivity lol. But those first two weeks? That is the time for pain, suffering and anger. Rage will keep you going.

 

[DKehoe]

I'm going to be honest and say I have not been able to give up drinking soda, only reducing how much I drink every day. I went from 3-4 cans a day to 1-2 cans. Some days I don't drink any soda though and I would like to have more days like that because I have been drinking more water, eating a little healthier, doing push-ups (although not every day). I've lost a couple pounds but still looking at losing 25 to 30 pounds. This will be my goal going into the month of May as well as getting out more to walk and then run.

Sounds like you’re headed in the right direction. A lot of people just say “fuck it” and give up if they don’t reach their goal right away. So you sticking with it and knowing what you have to do to get there is a good thing. Keep it up.

 

[Grand Theft Scratchy]

Sounds like you’re headed in the right direction. A lot of people just say “fuck it” and give up if they don’t reach their goal right away. So you sticking with it and knowing what you have to do to get there is a good thing. Keep it up.

Yeah, I think everyone has the chance to get up and try again instead of dwelling on their failure(s). Breaking a big goal down into smaller goals, smart goals, should help too.

 

[highrider]

Way to go There’s nothing you can’t overcome with the right attitude and discipline. It’s small victories, every hour, every day.

 

[bitbydeath]

Should get a weight loss thread going so people can talk their losses and gains. Should help get others motivated too.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

I'm going to be honest and say I have not been able to give up drinking soda, only reducing how much I drink every day. I went from 3-4 cans a day to 1-2 cans. Some days I don't drink any soda though and I would like to have more days like that because I have been drinking more water, eating a little healthier, doing push-ups (although not every day). I've lost a couple pounds but still looking at losing 25 to 30 pounds. This will be my goal going into the month of May as well as getting out more to walk and then run.

I know that this is not the popular thing, but have you looked into Coke Zero etc?
Made a huge difference for me.
Also, really try to do push ups every day.

Your goal should be getting used to do these things as a normal thing you even don't think much about...
If you need to, do less, but do it regularly...

 

[Grand Theft Scratchy]

I know that this is not the popular thing, but have you looked into Coke Zero etc?
Made a huge difference for me.
Also, really try to do push ups every day.

Your goal should be getting used to do these things as a normal thing you even don't think much about...
If you need to, do less, but do it regularly...

I haven't considered switching to a diet soda as I've read it's just as bad as drinking regular but thinking about it I suppose it might make sense since there are no calories.

I completely understand and agree about making exercise more of a routine. I will be doing push-ups every day.

 

[Droxcy]

Pass some of it over. Work is draining the ever living **** out of me. Need to make a change tired of coming home and being so demotivated....

 

[DKehoe]

I haven't considered switching to a diet soda as I've read it's just as bad as drinking regular but thinking about it I suppose it might make sense since there are no calories.

I completely understand and agree about making exercise more of a routine. I will be doing push-ups every day.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

I haven't considered switching to a diet soda as I've read it's just as bad as drinking regular but thinking about it I suppose it might make sense since there are no calories.

I completely understand and agree about making exercise more of a routine. I will be doing push-ups every day.

I am always a big believer in "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good".

Off course it would be perfect if you'd drink only water from now on, but for me drinking Coke Zero when I feel an urge instead of the normal one along with my normal water consumption really helps me along.

 

[GoldenEye Samurai]

I couldn’t give up soda, so I went with zero sugar soda and never looked back, I’ve lost 25 pounds now. Went from 302 to 301 when I did my daily weigh-in today. It’s really not that bad. The thing I wanted most out of soda was the caffeine, but the taste isn’t that much different. Try a bunch of different varieties to find your favorite zero sugar soda. Mine is Mountain Dew Zero Sugar.

 

[Grand Theft Scratchy]

I tried Mountain Dew Zero Sugar before and liked it so I will switch to that and continue drinking water. I also haven't been snacking on junk food (cookies, chips etc) at all this past month. I definitely feel like I can lose 20 pounds by the end of the month.

 

[diffusionx]

The only thing I'll say is that I don't think it is wise to go from sixty to zero like that. You have to look at this like a permanent, sustainable change in lifestyle and I don't think cutting it out completely immediately is a path forward on that. When I noticed I was getting too heavy, I started by cutting one can a day out. Once that got to be the new normal, I cut out another. And so on and so forth. That way, I've kept the weight off for... over 10 years now. But I have to say that occasionally I still have a soda! It's maybe a can a week or every other week.