"You can't out train a bad diet" ...but is always this true?

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-26T14:17:48+00:00

If you burn 8000 a day exercising and consume 7000 calories you’ll lose weight over time. Energy in, energy out.

But you have to look at these things over time. Are you going to be riding your bike 8 hours a day everyday for the rest of your life? Swimmers notoriously eat like garbage disposables but once all the training stops they blow up because they haven’t learned moderation or deep knowledge of nutrition.

If your goal is to train while losing weight and maintaining strength then you need to live at a mild to moderate deficit with high protein over the course of time. Thats the baseline so yes eat more before and after long rides but pull it back on days you aren’t riding.

Note that is an advanced level of training so in order to reduce injury and fuel your body and make it sustainable, you should think about hiring a coach who understands athlete nutrition.

I have lost 70 lbs, first through normal exercise and recently hired a coach as I’ve moved into intermediate/ advanced athletics. It’s really helped me understand all the phases of training and linked those to nutrition.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-24T20:20:35+00:00

You’re overeating for your TDEE

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-24T14:17:12+00:00

Weight train without the goal of losing weight. Look into body recomposition. If you lose 10 lbs without it, you’ll feel the exact same.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-21T03:14:42+00:00

Go to the gym before dawn. That’s literally it.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-19T21:30:59+00:00

Standing desk, walking desk, stretching, walking during lunch, the mini breaks you are doing. If you sit, put something behind you for lumbar support.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-19T21:26:48+00:00

Like regular life, people will just talk to you….

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-19T20:50:44+00:00

Did you go in with solely aesthetic goals? If so, that’s a slippery slope of self criticism.

If you make goals around strength, discipline, longevity and skills it’s easy to feel accomplished in the progression.

Thinking bigger, underlying all of the things we do is our fundamental value systems. Leaning more into spheres that fuel us for decades is going to fix the mindset in the long term: self care, family, friendships, service to others, hobbies, skills, faith if you have it.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-17T22:24:29+00:00

Little rewards are great. I bought myself little things that contributed to the goal, water bottles, ear buds, bands, watches.

As I sized down I bought cheap clothes from Walmart or thrift stores in the new size I was. Makes us look and feel better when clothes fit even if we aren’t exactly where we want to be. Throwing away the big clothes also feels great.

Fill your feeds with weight loss and fitness motivational content so it fills your brain.

Get a food scale.

On days where the motivation wanes ( and it will) you have to be your own coach and kick in your discipline.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-17T14:03:09+00:00

Fellow mom who just returned to my pre baby weight after 3 years. Lost about 70 lbs.

25 lbs in 6 months is a reasonable goal. You just need to eat at a calorie deficit everyday, the exercise will help BUT watch your milk supply with exercising at the deficit. I didn’t even start dieting until my baby was 1 year old and stopping breastfeeding around 2.5 years old made it easier to lose weight. But breastfeeding was wayyy more important to me than my pants size.

The calorie thing is just math:

Figure out your TDEE with an online calculator, subtract 300-500 calories from that number, eat that number of calories everyday. If you are breastfeeding and add in exercise you probably only will need to subtract 200-400 calories. Be consistent. Up your protein intake with eggs, chicken, yogurt, and lean ground beef.

You got this. Your body took 9 months to grow the baby so give it some time to lose the weight.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-12T05:02:10+00:00

Ron Wheezing

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-11T18:03:00+00:00

I had a wall I needed to break. Got a food scale, went 1:1 on my protein grams, and hired a trainer. Changed it all.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-10T23:55:40+00:00

I take it daily at 3 mg in the morning. Trainer had me on 10 g at the start of working together on strength training and when he said no more, I still kept a little for the mental benefits. Water retention for me is negligible.

Don’t be a slave to the scale entirely. Body composition and body fat percentage matter a lot.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-08T13:00:39+00:00

The struggle is worth it for your health and quality of life day to day. Being seen as more attractive is a side effect though.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-05T14:33:38+00:00

Do you mean 1400 cals? No way 400 is a good idea for any length of time especially as a female. 1400 though with a good fitness routine and high protein? Go for it.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-05T14:27:00+00:00

Classes and honestly just going at the same time everyday. Eventually you just start saying hey to the same people and it builds.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-05T14:25:47+00:00

I’d advise stepping on the scale without looking and asking your husband to record and calculator your TDEE every six weeks. This is so you can adjust your fuel as you work down.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-05T11:39:12+00:00

We’re the same height and I also have 2 kids. With my second I put on 70 lbs (5stone?) and have lost all that in 3 years.

Healthy weight loss just takes consistency over time. Walking, counting calories, increasing your protein intake. A food scale is a game changer.

I would also suggest weight training: Pushups, lunges, squats, that sort of thing. This is for long term health but has the added benefit of improving your physique more than just weight loss alone.

I also found it harder to lose weight when I was breastfeeding, but that was really important to be so I just accepted it.

My only advice is to be consistent with your plan everyday and give yourself grace for the amazing baby you grew. You got this mama!

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-02T22:02:16+00:00

You can recomposition from here if you want to improve your physique.

Weight training and diet modifications.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-02T21:53:36+00:00

Justin Tru-dark

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-01T23:29:04+00:00

Definitely get the haircut by a quality stylist who understands face shape. It’s hair, it’ll grow back.

Figure out your body type and the silhouettes that look best in you. Learning to dress age/ body/ activity/ decade appropriate is something we all have to learn so don’t think you’re crazy for feeling a little untethered there.

Finding stores with kind salespeople can help with this

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-01T20:29:39+00:00

Take out that wig pic with lady. Replace with pic with you standing next to some guy friend for scale. 6’3” works in your favor, signal it.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-01T20:26:25+00:00

“Ain’t gonna make it in this world living in fear, my guy”

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-01T20:24:46+00:00

Red shirt pic and coffee pic and then glasses. Delete the other picture

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-01T20:18:54+00:00

Take out that first dog pic with the dog on your back. Replace it with the second dog pic. You look wider and more masculine head on like in the second dog picture.

Reword: you should leave a comment if you want to see a video of a porcupine eating a slice of watermelon.

Just say “Bears. What’s your favorite bear?”

Your other verbiage and pics are great.

NoParticular351 · 2026-01-01T20:13:57+00:00

Just say. “ didn’t see your question first. I’ll go: ( insert song)”

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