Hello Everyone. I'm 5 feet 8 inches and I'm 26 years old. I started at 410 pounds and am at 370 after a month of intermittent fasting. I eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. Eggs meat and fish.

I eat little to no bread, pasta, rice and potatoes.

As I lose weight, I worry that I'm going to have loose skin.

My question is, are there exercises to reduce loose skin and or are there foods I can eat that help with loose skin as well?

Obviously I know most likely I'll have to deal with it and I'm not too upset about that but if I can reduce it in any way possible I want to try it. I also don't have the best medical insurance and so surgery may be out of the question. I'm open to everyone's perspectives and just any insight in general.

I’m a 19yr old male, 5’ 6.5inch, no health conditions.

I have always been an average weight, on the higher end of healthy. It’s always been that way.

In April 2024, my grandfather passed away. Now I’ve always had disordered eating behaviours, but this kickstarted something else.

I did extreme restriction for 2 months, before going wild and binge eating every single day since June 2024.

It’s now February 2025. My starting weight was 137lbs, it is now 189lbs.

My BMI is officially classed as obese, something that’s never happened to me before.

As of today, the 3rd of February 2025, I am on a weight loss journey.

Best of luck to everyone!

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Hello,

After winter I want to do a cut now and I am curious what is a healthy caloric deficit for me and what would you guys eat, I will provide some information first.

27 male, W: 85, H: 180

hitting gym 4 times per week (doing mostly HIIT with weights and boxing for cardio) my main goal is endurance and stamina and overall fitness rather than size or strength

I do not have an active job and outside of training I squeeze in a lot of walks throughout the week

I have some muscle base, in past days I did the regural bodybuilding split, big weights, compound movements etc

Now the question I have what could my basal caloric intake could be? How much should I aim to eat for far loss? Since I aim for 75-80kg interval (in which my body felt best in the past), I plan to eat on 160g of protein, for carbs and fats I have no idea, I tried to create an eating plan and I ended up only with 1600 kcal 160P/150C/32F. Looking something like this:

Meal1: Protein shake, cornflakes with milk (I don't have time to cook in the morning)

Snack: Protein shake

Meal2: 3 eggs with 200 grams of red beans and throw in some champignons

Snack: Protein shake

Meal3: 200g Chicken breast, 200g jasmine rice, 100g of beetroot

Throughtout the day I also use supplements like vitamin C, A, D, E, K, zinc, iron, magnesium, since it is not easy for me to get fresh fruit and vegetables.

I wonder what do add / increase, to me this seems like eating too much already. Any ideas what could I eat that are for example pure carbs and is easy to prepare/eat in the snack window perhaps?

Thank you.

*edit to add numbers: BMR of about 2900 and working at around 2400. Kitchen scale for every single thing, even a pat of butter or teaspoon of oil. I’m thinking maybe my scales might need recalibration at this point. I use the HitMeal app.

I have been fat my whole life, and done every damn diet under the sun. I understand CICO and I'm DAMN SURE I'm in a calorie deficit.

Now I'm a very active fat person. I don't know of anyone else my weight who has no mobility issues or anything or who can manage as much activity as I can.

I walk on average 7k steps a day even before I was trying to lose any weight. I've got four kids and I'm constantly on my feet.

I've been going to the gym three days a week for three weeks, about 50 minutes of ski machine and weight lifting, and one two to three mile hike on a weekend. I am absolutely certain I'm in a calorie deficit.

I f*cking gained six pounds.

Now I'm committed and I'm even going to the gym today, but I've always been told that at my weight, it should just fall off with a few minor tweaks. I've gone and rearranged the entire world and I've gained weight.

What. The f*ck.

Anybody got anything for me?

Had gained 15 kilograms and I have been having difficulty losing it without going on a strict diet. My confidence and self esteem were taking a beating. So I decided to go on a hard detox on myself this year. This has been my breakfast for the last 15 days. 2 boiled eggs, 5 almonds and a walnut with black coffee.

Even during the day I am focused on salads and soups.

It’s hard to find healthy options everywhere when I go out to eat, ex in a Chinese restaurant last night, I got steamed chicken but the cause was wayyy too oily, but I am going strong. 💪

Hoping this and my workouts help !

I have a funny way to give myself a visual way of tracking my progress. 1 hot wheel car for every 10lbs lost. I have a lot of weight to lose so being able to chip away at it 10lbs at a time has been super helpful to me as it keeps me from being overwhelmed by the bigger number.

The full stack on the left was for my first year going from 340 down to 290. Now, since getting serious in September, I've lost another 30lbs. 250 is so close I can smell it. It's waiting to be put in line. I can't let that little Fiat down 😭

https://imgur.com/a/88CiRuM

I’m F/25, 171 cm and currently 68 kg. I started at 70.5 kg and I’ve been on this calorie deficit for a little more than 3 weeks. My daily calorie intake is 1400 calories Sunday - Thursday and 1700 calories Friday - Saturday. The first 2 weeks I lost the 2 kg, but for a week now the scale has been stuck around 68 kg (going between 67.9-68.3). I know it’s only been a week but I’m not sure why I’m not seeing any weight loss right now. I’m 1000% sure I’m counting my calories right, I am including the oil I’m cooking with and everything so I know it’s not that.

I also have a question about your metabolism slowing down, does that happen after a long time in a calorie deficit or could it be as soon as a few weeks? It is the reason why I’m eating a little more Friday and Saturday because I really don’t want my metabolism to slow down and get used to only eating 1400 calories.

I'm currently 55lbs down through counting calories and exercising (ideally 30 more to go) and I'm now at the point where people who've known me for a while comment on the physical changes. I know I look different, but I don't really feel it? In my head, I still take up the space I did when at my heaviest. I still look at clothes, thinking they'll never fit me. I still underestimate the things this 'new' body can do, physically. Does that ever get easier? If anyone has experienced something similar and recognised the perception changing for themselves I'd really like to know.

hi! i’m almost at maintenance/am in my maintenance range but would love to lose a few more pounds. at this point in the journey, something i’ve been thinking about is ideal timing for my meals to feel less hungry and more up for anything/spry/well. i find that i often have an upset or gross stomach in the morning (especially when i brush my teeth, weirdly) and can’t help but wonder if a better eating schedule could help that.

currently, to try to help my stomach and notice when my body feels best, i’ve been logging meals to find trends and my typical day is:

around 6:30: some saltines so i don’t drink coffee on an empty stomach, a little water, 1-2 cups of coffee around 9:30: protein bar; tea if and when my stomach feels upset around 12:30: lunch, which is usually a salad or rice bowl of leftovers around 3:30: snack around 6:30: dinner, which can be either healthy/normy or fatty if i’m out on the town with my friends. we’re all but human! around 9:00: tea or turmeric cocoa before bed.

i’m wondering if anyone has any tips on better meal timing that’s made them feel best and satiated, specifically around breakfast or dinner, since i feel like waking up and feeling like shit is most likely related to those two factors. also open to recommendations around water/beverage intake, supplements to ease stomach. want to feel satiated and smooth in my new set weight range, and mostly just feel sorta shaky right now!

I don’t want to shove it down my friend’s throats every time I meet a milestone, so here I am, 30lbs lighter! Last year I weighed 250lb (at 5’6) and I went from sedentary to exercise four times a week. Pilates for my strength, yoga for mobility, spin for cardio, and dance for the soul (and HITT). I started tracking calories in the second half of the year, and after 12 months I had lost 15lbs!

At the end of December I started Ozempic, plus incorporated more strength training (weights), started a walking group, am focusing on more protein in my diet and I’m down a further 15lbs. Note: this is not a post about Ozempic, there is another subreddit for that.

A few years ago I had similarly lost 30lbs (from 250lbs, just tracking calories) but after having a bout of long Covid, plus burnout from my job and the degradation/eventual breakup of a long-term relationship, the pounds creeped back on. But now I feel like I’m back in business. My goal is not necessarily to look good, but it is to set myself up for a healthier body and habits to take me through my 30’s and beyond. I’m really stoked that my lifestyle changes are working, and the workouts are getting easier due to not having to haul extra weight around. Go me!

I (23F SW103kg CW77.5kg 161cm) have been on a weight loss journey since the start of 2023. I lost the majority of my weight 103kg to 79kg within my first year but during 2024 I kept on yo-yoing. I was constantly in the range of 80kg to as low as 73kg but I will be honest how I achieved that 73kg wasn't in a healthy way at all so the yo-yoing was to be expected.

I have a seditary job but I try to walk 10k steps a day but honestly it varies so much that some days a week I feel really motivated and easily walk 15-20k steps then other days I only walk 3k steps.

Is it the lack of consistency?

I just feel so defeated that I had the whole of 2024 to be in a healthy BMI but I just felt like I kept on making the wrong decisions which led to a what I feel like a whole year wasted in become healthier.

I cosplay as a hobby and the characters I'm going to cosplay in a con in the may and my aim is to be within the 67-65kg mark by that time. My goal is to be 60kg by the end of the year so my BMI is safely within the healthy zone. I have been obese my whole life and when I feel so close to being healthy I fumble.

My waist is currently 37.5 inch and lower stomach is 46inch, I am trying to keep within a 1500 - 1200 calories a day. I'm trying to aim to gym 3 times a week at least doing 30mins of cardio via cross trainer.

I would love advice on how I can improve and start losing weight again. I would also love to hear other people journeys and words of wisdom that can help improve my mindset.

I'm trying to achieve a V-taper look while remaining as slim as possible, right now i have a visible 8-pack, obliques and a visible ribcage, i have had abs naturally since 12-13 but started training a little bit since 15 to look more like ronaldo, I want to make my chest and arms only slightly bigger and cut down body fat to have more visible muscles and veins without having to get bigger, I'm 5'10 and play defence/midfield in football(soccer) so i need to stay slim to be agile and i really love the slim look and don't want to go to the gym.

Today, I woke up with a good appetite and even with that I think I controlled my portions pretty good. To be honest, none of my past routines worked as good as the current one. This routine really helps me to get things in control. I am very pleased and grateful that I am on the right path. There is no reason for me to go back. Moving on!

What I ate today:
- One small bowl mixture of roasted potatoes and chicken liver (260kcals)
- 1 teaspoon of mayo (35kcals)
- 2 slices of egg sauced bread (420kcals)
- 1 teaspoon of peanut butter (45kcals)
- Mixture of 50 ml of yoghurt and 150ml of kefir (120kcals)
- 8 pieces of diet biscuits (165kcals)
- A glass of water with half a lemon's juice (5kcals)
- TOTAL: 1050kcals

Been thinking about how I should level up my working out routines after a month. I am thinking of signing up to a gym or a swimming pool. I have been to gym before. I loved weight lifting but I think I should focus more on cardio for some time.
- AMOUNT OF CALORIES BURNED FROM THE EXERCISE: 41.1kcals

I am open to any suggestions. Thank you!

In high school, I was a perfect hourglass; however, being a self-conscious teen, I wanted I bigger butt. I worked out regularly but I was always jealous of others. In college, I put on close to 90lbs and had a very full butt, but I also knew I was overweight. I worked out to get back to a healthy weight and lost about 30lbs before I went through a breakup and started gaining again. This time, I blew through my previous high and kept going. Now, I'm 28F, 5'7", 439lbs, pant size 34/36, shirt size 3X/4X, waist 64", hips 69", bust 49." As you can probably tell from my measurements, I'm all butt. Somehow, at almost 450lbs, I have a completely flat tummy, which I don't mind. What I do mind is that I have no boobs. In fact, I usually shop for bras in the plus size section of regular stores. I have joined a weight loss group to stop my gaining, but it make me jealous that everyone there has bigger boobs than mine, even those at only 350lbs. The problem is with no upper body, it just makes me look disproportionately wide. My most recent doctors visit, about two weeks ago, the doctor comment that "she is the fastest I've seen someone go from 400-500lbs." I weighed in at only 428. Almost every one I meet thinks I'm 500+. The part that really sucks about my massive butt is I can't do anything. I regularly get stuck in doors, and can barely fit anywhere. I travel a lot for work, and beyond the taxing of my body from travelling at my weight, it takes a large amount of effort to make it down the aisle of the plane, and I take up the better part of two seats. Don't even get me started on knocking things over. During my grocery shop today, I managed to knock over a display, knock half of the chips off the shelves, and sent a little kid flying. Because the front of my body is so small, I often forget about my 200lb butt behind me. Clothing sucks too. If I want to wear any type of jean I have to buy at least a size 38 and get it taken in at the waist and lower legs. On top, I have to wear something cropped (I don't have my belly showing). If I wear a full-length shirt, I need it to be 6X+ so I can get it over my butt, and then it hangs down to me knees. The list goes on and on. I would like to stop gaining (although I find that unlikely I as I am a week into a girls trip and everything I packed is already tight. I can't even get my bathing suit top on, which means that hopefully I'm gaining in my upper body and not my lower (I know its genetics as my sister has put on around 20lbs and it went straight to her ass). Is there anyone who relates to me or is it just being at 440lbs and having a big butt.

So im 16 yr lost about 30kg, going dor about a year od training mix calisthenics and weight lifting,going to focus just on calisthenics in about a month. My question is i can do 20 pushups or little bit more, heard that i needed more muscle endurance,how should i incorporate training for endurance strength and explosivnes in a week, you see i do chest shoulders triceps on monday its like push day, then on thursday then on saturday, should i do it like this(Monday-strenght. Thursday-endurance, Satukrday-explosivnes) that goes for other muscles so. Will that work, im seeking to build muscle, will i still build it if im doing it like that(i train to failure)If you have a better way you know works tell me please. Thank you

I love this subreddit. Y'all are super helpful and I feel seen and welcomed here... Until I see you saying shit like "I hate how obesity is glamorized nowadays"! It breaks the bubble and makes me want to slap some of you!

It's not glamorized. It's humanized. Seeing successful people who happened to be fat/a fat character on TV not being reduced to comedy relief or to the glow up trope/Nike commercial with fat people on it... Those things won't make anyone suddenly fine with being fat, not truly. Those things are supposed to make you feel seen. Being seen makes it easier to be kind and respectful towards your own body. If you need to be bullied into losing weight then that's a strong signal that you're deeply unwell. The issue is inside of you. Not in a Nike commercial. I can sympathise, I'm not always kind to myself either. But get a grip.

Of course, once in a while (literally once in a blue moon lol) I see fat people on social media (influencers, shall we say) having this "I love my body so I don't wanna change it" type of mindset. But that only means they're not quite there yet either, on their self-love journey. That shouldn't be a reason to be vocal about being so vocal and careless with critique of body positivity movement.

Look what is happening among young people. Young women particularly. H3ro1n chic is coming at us again, a vile propaganda to keep us silent while government strips us off our rights. And you consider this less harmful that fat person saying that they don't plan on losing weight? Is it really a concern worth addressing right now?

Internalised fatphobia on this level makes my tongue itch to ask if thin people have picked you yet. Give it some thought before eating me alive here, please (especially considering how fat I am bruh)

Hi so for about 4 months or so I’ve been losing weight and I’ve been doing it without protein or working out my reason for this was so I could show my parent that calorie deficit works but this took a toll on me and it became progressively harder to lose weight after 10-12 pounds to the point where I didn’t change in weight for weeks, so after showing my result to my parent they decided that they wouldn’t mind investing a little more into my health so I asked for protien so I wouldn’t loose fat at the same rate as my muscle (that’s what I noticed when I at the end of my weight loss without and protien/working out I ended up looking the same just smaller over all) but ever since I added protein I’ve been losing weight on the scale aggressively going from 238.4 to 234.4 in around a week and half maybe 2, also for reference I’m 5,11 originally started at 251 pounds and eat around 200g of protein while consuming 2100 caloire even tho beofre I was consuming as low as 1750 which wasn’t budging my weight or if it did barley any, my problem with all of this is that I fear that I’m going to start losing more muscle then fat if this speed continues atleast from what I understand is that slower you go more muscle you retain in ratio to fat so goal was to go 1lb/per week but in 1 day I went from 236.2 to 234.4 just today and I know that if I’m losing too fast I should just yo the calorie but I don’t know how accurate it would be for me to up the calorie since this affect only seemed to have happened when I started to consume protein at 200 grams or more, also couple thing about my diet is that 1. I eat all of my food at night and measure my self right the next day in the evening before I’m about to eat 2. I usually start with 110 grams of protein powder which last me about 2hrs without feeling hungry and around 250-300g of chicken tenderloin which takes around 2hrs to cook cus I’m brining the chicken and This would be all eaten before 9:30 and macro for all of this would look 900-950 calorie and 150-170 grams of protein so after eating all of this I would then wait till somewhere like 11:30-12:00 to then eat whatever I want such as sweets or cereal which if I eat cereal this milk content would easily fill up the rest of my protein amount that I need to consume or if I’m eating chicken I typically mix turkey(cold) with chips and cheese or really whatever but usually whatever gets me about that extra 30 grams of protein and by this point I would have eaten an extra 1200 calorie and I would be done with all this food at 1 and sleep by 1:30, also I am very inactive for beside going to school, so I don’t really know honestly how to feel or if I should just up the calorie.

I (F25) am the fattest I’ve ever been. I’m about 280 pounds and 5’7”, making my BMI 44 and me morbidly obese. I have always been significantly overweight, spending my 20s yo-yoing between my smallest of 215 (2019) and previous highest of 274 (2023).

When I hit 274 I felt way too big, decided to lose weight and was (moderately) successful. I got back to a more comfortable range (even though I was still obese) of 240-245. But over the past several months I’ve gained it all back, plus 5 pounds. I’m weighing in consistently at 280 and have never felt the impact of my size more.

I can walk and move around just fine, but any type of moderate intensity exercise (even climbing the 2 flights of stairs to my apartment) is leaving me more and more winded. And I’m craving food all the time from so regularly giving into high calories meals/junk food.

I want to pursue a sustainable weight loss journey, but I look down at myself and feel so far gone that I am lacking the motivation to actually start.

I’m looking for advice on managing motivation to make my weight loss a success. I want to lose even more than last time, even maybe get myself out of obesity (about 190 pounds), but that seems so out of reach right now. I’m afraid it’ll be like last time and I’m going to end up even fatter when it’s all said and done. But I know I don’t want to be 300 pounds, I can’t keep gaining, and I need to be more realistic about the severity of my weight issues.

Motivation tips? I know what to do, the issue for me is developing the discipline to maintain it and keep pushing even when it gets hard and/or my results stall. I want to be done turning to food and the couch for comfort.

Anything will help! Thanks!

Hey everyone! I finally took the first step in documenting my weight loss journey. I just uploaded my first video, and I want to make sure I’m creating something valuable not just for me, but for others on this journey too.

I’d love some honest feedback?

I know the first video is never perfect, but I’m excited to improve! If you're on a similar journey, I’d love to connect and support each other.

I promise you wont hurt my feelings. Thanks in advance

https://youtu.be/jdUWubz_Z5g

I’m a 6ft 115kg 23 year old male I have casually weight lifted at gym off and on for years but have started taking it more seriously trying to go daily with 1 rest day afew weeks ago and eating 1 gram of protein for each pound of body weight whilst consuming 2300 calories daily I believe my maintence is somewhere around high 2-3000 my diet could be cleaner but I believe I’m in enough of a deficit to be seeing results and it just feels like I’m seeing nothing? I lost over 60kg in the past 5+ years ago but I did that through starving myself lol (my goal in trying to get to is 80-85KG) was hoping to get there before December of 2025

I am 15 , 5'7, 290lbs. My father tells me he did a diet when he was younger, both him and my mother. He lost 60lbs in 1 month, along with my mother saying she lost 22 lbs in a week. the diet consists of tuna, grilled chicken, I kind of forgot the rest, but if you get hungry you'd eat jello since it's low in calorie and can fill you up. You also go on the tredmill everyday, for an hour or two. I have been wanting to try this diet, but I know I'm young and it might f me up. My father says that the diet "tricks" your metabolisim to digest food faster and whatnot. You eat every 2 hours a specific thing and stick to that on the daily, he says I can only do it for a month or it will mess me up since it's extremely low calorie. I feel like this is the way to go, Once I get this done, I will start eating a lot of protein, salads, vegetables, and fruits. Not so much junk food. I believe I can maintain a low weight, once I see myself at an all time low weight, it will motivate me even more to eat healthy. I don't know how much calories this diet is, but it's apparently going to starve me for the first couple days. But I think with eating protein and salads and whatnot that would make it okay. Should I do this?

hi everyone!

I have been tracking my intake for about over a month now and I have lost over 2kgs which I am pretty satisfied with! I plan to lose 4-6kgs more.

I tried to eat from 1200 to 1500 a day but I find myself getting full really easily and some days I barely am able to eat 1000 :(

It has been that low for a bit and I noticed that my weight hasn’t moved at all for over a week now, should I try and up my intake? or lower it? Incorporate fasting? I work out 3x a week doing pilates and cardio.

I am worried my progress will be lost, and I am a bit new to healthy and sustainable weight loss so please go easy on me! :)

SW: 250 | CW: 200 | GW: 180 F(20)

So basically. Around last year maybe a little less i started going to the gym and working out and eating better. I noticed that i lost a good chunk of weight somewhat quickly. Around 6 months to lose 50lbs. But the more i’ve been going to the gym and eating in a calorie deficit i don’t notice a change. I’ve been stagnant at 200lbs no matter what i do.

Any advice?

I’ve also been way more active too. I used to go about 4 days to the gym and now i go 5-6 and always prioritize 1hour on the treadmill.

I’ve been learning about cooking low calorie meals and have been eating the way I normally do with healthier options. I would eat the same quantity as what I have been eating before but with half the calories but for some reason, I get hungry way faster than I would eating the way I used to. My eating schedule has stayed the same.

For context, I used to eat a lot of fried food. Now, I eat food I’ve made without any oil. The quantity of the meat is the same (if not more) while the rice is the same. I’ve also added vegetables like broccoli and corn as well as mushrooms to my diet. When I finish eating, I feel satisfied but after an hour or so, I get hungry unlike before when I would be good till dinner. Should I be eating more? Is this just something you get used to?

I’m a 5ft tall (152cm) woman. I gained 14kg in 1.5 years. Due to many factors probably: a Vitamin D deficiency, starting a full-time desk job for the first time, starting a relationship with a man much taller than me who eats more food than me (and thus I feel compelled to eat more food too).

I became so miserable, so many clothes I could previously fit in perfectly, became unwearable. Once I sat through both Barbie & Oppenheimer in a pair of trousers that was hurting my waist so much. I had to buy new clothes and accept my new size, grudgingly. I continued to gain weight after marriage and could no longer fit into my wedding dress only 8 months after getting married, to my shock horror. Many asked if I was pregnant, which was so spirit-crushing. Had to tolerate insults about my physique from family members. Oh also I moved into the “obese” category for BMI!

For the past 6 months I’ve been taking action. In August/September I started increasing my step count, going to classes at the gym, and started watching my calories.

But I only really started to see a consistent and meaningful change when I got a personal trainer. She really pushed me to do strength training 3x a week (once with her and twice by myself) - I was a complete lifting noob before that. She was also the driving factor for me to aim to walk 10k steps a day, now my average step count is 9000+ monthly. She also helped me learn about nutrition and how to track calories more accurately. I never thought I’d be the type of person who tracks every single ingredient and weighs them, but here I am! But yet I’m not super duper hungry, I eat 1800kcal a day and prioritise protein. I also take progress pics and measurements every week.

And the results have been amazing so far. I’ve lost 5kg, am no longer bloated, my clothes are looser, I can fit into my wedding dress again, I’m happier, healthier and more confident! Even though I’ve only lost 5kg it looks like I’ve lost more visually, think it’s hard for the scale to move because I’m also gaining muscle.

Just wanted to congratulate myself because losing that first 5kg is no mean feat ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Especially if you’re short like me, there’s only so many calories you can cut. Even gaining a bit of weight makes a huge difference to your physique. Went from 72kg to 67kg. But I have a long way to go!

U was trying to lose weight a lot of times. Usually it would work for a couple of weeks and then i fucked up one day and went into „i am a failure, so who cares, I am gonna eat everything in sight and start tomorrow“ which led to multiple binges, weight gain and i was back to old habits. I am on a diet since end of november now, i didnt count kcal over Xmas days and Wenz back to counting and also the last 3-4 days, i was eating unhealthy and drinking and partying a lot, lost my streak on YAZIO (😫) and gained some (probably mostly water) weight. Usually it would mean pity, binging and end of my healthy diet. BUT NOT NOW! Yesterday was the first day of counting kcal again and today i am already down -0,4kg (probably also water weight) and only +1,3 kg away from my lowest weight. I realized IT WILL HAPPEN. U will fuck up some days and those days will be probably filled with some awesome memories, so its GOOD to have those days. You deserve to live your life, instead of waiting to get skinny to do so. Your weightloss will be a long process. So does it matter if it will be 6 Months or 11 Months? Or 3 years instead of 2 years? If u enjoy ur life, the diet is easier, you are happier and more motivated. The only way u can fail this, is by giving up and not standing up after a setback. If u cant deal with setbacks, you need to learn it. U need to make ur weightloss rational not emotional. The number on a scale is a number, your weight ins are a set of data. Nothing more, nothing less. Have a nice day everyone

So I have been doing CICO for a bit, dropped some weight and now I am standing at 1690 calories a day and at 97.8kg (215lbs). Lightly active with 40-50 mins of walking a day and working mostly on my feet. I was on the hunt for a faster weight loss path while still healthy so to the gym I went. Now I am standing at 99.5kg after about 2 weeks of daily 20 min of cardio, weightlifting and swimming. Shouldn’t the weight go down instead of up? I took it like a gut punch because it takes so much effort right now to stick to everything and not go for pizza and beers after work each day… help?

19F 5’9 here. Been 20 lbs overweight my entire life, struggled with binging and restriction on and off since 12. Was never successful enough to get skinny per se, but recently i’ve been at my thinnest since middle school ( 5’7 155), at around 157-164 depending on my eating habits at the time. I remember getting measured for a musical back then, and my waist being 37 inches, but the rest of my body was otherwise quite thin. After puberty and quarantine in 2020, I ballooned up to 197 with a 40 in waist, and i had lost some of it in 2022 through extreme restriction, but i had only made it down to 173-186, which i maintained until late 2023. In March of 2024 i had fallen back into restrictive habits, and gotten down to 165, and a couple months after maintaining that, my average weight is 162. However, since my initial loss in 2022, all of my measurements have remained the same as 30+ lbs ago. I definitely look thinner in the face, and my collarbones are pretty prominent, but aside from that, I still have the same body as I did when i was borderline obese. I’m wide and shapeless, with no butt (42 in around and its completely flat with no crease) broad shoulders, and I have a hanging apron belly and i look like i’ve had kids! Back rolls, neck rolls, jiggly arms, it’s all so disheartening. It’s been a major cause for depression and the reason why i fight the mental battle of binging and restricting because ill go a few days without eating enough, and then see myself in the mirror and think “fuck it”. And the worst part is i know the mirror isn’t lying, ive measured myself.

I know im not thin yet, and i definitely have at least 20 more lbs to lose, but does anyone know why this might be? My sister is shorter than me and 160 lbs and her waist is 30 inches, and other women i’ve seen at my height and weight are of similar builds as her. I’ve considered that it might be because i don’t have much muscle, but i know that would just leave my flabby, not still holding fat the way i am now.

I'm basically on 1000-1200 calories for most my life. Since I was a kid I refused to eat, not because of looks but because I just didn't feel hungry or felt sick after food.

Ater turning 18 I started to having some ideas to lose fat and attain more athletic looks. Few times I really achieved fitness bikini body but for very short time and huge effort plus steroids..after I discovered my thyroid wasn't working well (all of my family have this problem)

so they put me on medication . I've been on and off about losing weight,

I've been through water fasting and bulimia, eating disorders. Once I tried to get help to "fix" my metabolism and this made me went even more depressed. .

I had to eat 1800 calories and I really tried. Most of times I was sick and nauseus. I was gaining 2 lb a week! And my starting weight was 135 lbs! In two months I reached heaviest in my life ever 160 lbs ! I wanted to die ! I saw stretch marks all over my body and God I was so maaaad .

I back on track cut calories and tried to figure out my basic metabolism Finally I lost weight and got back to even lower weight for a while but after year I'm again 135 . I had to go down to 1200 calories and this makes my body not gain. .

Few months ago I've also tried to run and I start to gain weight from running!! And eating 1200 calories !!

I really don't understand my body ! I've had many arguments with people over years they were telling me to eat more and that I'm starving. (My blood tests are very)

I was trying to explain that if I eat more I gain immediately and it never stops... I guess that's just how it is and I have to accept that my body runs on 1200 cal and if I want to cut probably I have to go down even more..

Btw. I'm 5'5 and 135 lbs. I don't consider it unhealthy by any means ! I train 3-4 X a week, i count every single calorie and i weight food. Im still trying to lose because I looked best at 120 lbs and with lower body fat . Is it possible that my body is just this way ?