I keep stepping on the scale because it doesn't feel real. I know how hard I've worked to get here, but it just seemed like forever away for such a long time. I had challenged myself to get here by the end of October, basically got there 2 months early which is amazing. Next steps will be to go from the obese category of BMI to overweight, and then to drop below 200 pounds.

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I’m a 21 year old girl who weighed 58 kg or 128 lbs before starting this new weight loss journey.

This was in the beginning of September, so its up until this point been some days. I weighed much less when I was eating more (100-200 kcal more everyday on average) and exercising much less. I track my calories and have been doing for 5 years and NOW exercising everyday. I used to lift alot and so I’ve picked that up again.

I went from 58.1 kg to 59.1 randomly, then it’s just been increasing. Today i weighed in at 60.4 kg? Over the span of like a few weeks? Maybe 3.

I feel so bad and scared to eat. How come I’m eating less and moving more (I also work a waitressing job, and go out more etc)

In the app happy scale it has gone from 58.1 kg to 60.4 kg. I don’t know what it could be?

Does anyone relate to this? Is it normal to gain weight when trying to lose? Please help me!

30F, SW303 09/23, CW237.7

So I got married in July and I was 0.5lbs away from having lost 5st, then in August it was my birthday and my best friends wedding. Now it’s September and I’ve put on 4lbs.

I basically binged like there was no tomorrow every day since my wedding day and I’m so sad and disheartened with myself.

I started losing weight because I need to for IVF (UK) and every week I don’t lose is another week I’m further away from starting our family.

This sub has been a huge motivator for me before and I love seeing peoples progress and hearing that I’m not alone in my struggles.

If you could let me know I’m not alone, and show me how far you’ve come I would be eternally grateful!

Today is my new day 1.

40 years old, weight about 130kg. Gone 3 months what i begun weight lift about 1 hour and treadmill 12incline, 4.8km speed, 45min.

I see some good things but around the belly I don't see that much improvement or it seems to me.

I use protein 30g whey isolate but now I removed it because it seems to me that protein does not allow me to lose as much weight as I want even though I have reduced the food.

Now i begin bcca for recovery and creatine monohydrate.

I want any advice or trick to loose fat more fast, just counting calories not talk coz 2 hours 5-6 days excercise and walk incline must eat some. Thank You.

Soooo… I think I’m pretty active and even if that’s not true, I’ve definitely been more deliberate with planned exercise.

Despite what I think should equal weight loss, I’m not really seeing results. So, I started taking pictures of my food!!! And I think it’s been super helpful in making me hyper aware of what I eat and avoiding anything that may sabotage my goals.

It’s not a “don’t eat this, don’t eat that.” But I also don’t want crazy food pictures in my phone. So it helps me be mindful of what I eat as well as portion size. I don’t think I have crazy portions, but I’m definitely a “one more spoon girl”… and those add up 😉.

Just wanted to share, in case it might be helpful for anyone. I ve tracked my food before, by logging it or writing it down in a journal or an app. But the pictures, for me, have just really been a game changer. I’m more visual and it also helps me look back and see where I could make adjustments in food choice to better align with my goals.

Good luck to everyone as we all reach for our various weight loss and health goals 🥰🤗

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To those of you who have finished your weight loss journey and lost at around 40kg (88lbs) and/or lost 40% of their start weight:

Do you have (a lot) of excess skin? Has it slinked/gotten less over time? Anything else that comes to mind about it.

I (32F) started at 100kg (220lbs) and am 164cm (5”4’) I plan to be at around 58kg ultimately 127lbs) but while I was dreaming about fabulous bikini’s I suddenly realised, fuck there will probably be excess skin.

Tell me all about this torture please, how was it for you? Is there a way to limit it some? Is it bad?

Thanks in advance ❤️

Hey everyone, i feel like i need some help on how to start my journey. Im 35 m who is 175 cm and 105 kg I was overweight when i was a kid but during my high school and college years i was gym freak and managed to have my dream body, fast forward few years along the road and i started to have mental health issues and severe depression that i couldn't even get out of bed, i started to gain weight and had some yoyo diets and lost the weight and gaineit back, its endless circle, but lately i dont even have the motive to do anything، i can eat healthy for couple of days and then go back to my habits, yesterday it hit me at night when i was eating and i told myself im not even hungry why im stuffing my face with cookies and chips, this weight gain started to affect everything in my life, i have very low Self-esteem, i start to hate going out or meeting people, id rather stay home as i feel its my safe place, most of my clothes dont fit my anymore, i avoid looking at myself in the mirror, i dont have the motive to workout or eat right, i feel that food is numbing my feelings and it help me to take my mind of everytbing, i start to have health issues, my knee really hurt lately, i have digestive problems and lately discovered that i have non alcoholic fatty liver. Today i woke up at 7 with the thought that i will workout, but had no energy, im saving my energy to do my work and house work. Also its always so difficult to find balance with food, i eather eat too little or eat EVERYTHING infornt of me, i dont have middle grounds.

I really dont know how to break this cycle and start having healthy life style, i would appreciate any tips or plans that i can use to help myself. Thank you for reading

So I've been trying to get back into exercising after a long hiatus, with my elliptical trainer - I did use it religiously for about 6 months back in 2022 but fell off the wagon - but this time I've bought a smartwatch to try and track my workout history.

Here's the recorded data from my workout yesterday:

https://i.imgur.com/QaCusCz.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/PWe3go6.jpg

The heart rate monitor is accurate to the dot (I counted it manually and it tallied with what the smartwatch said) but I've been wondering: is the accompanying burned calorie count accurate as well?

What do you guys think?

This is purely from my own experience, so take the following text with a grain of salt.

Background: 31M, 172cm, 86kg

• On and off experience with fitness mainly due to laziness, injuries, etc
• Gained a lot of weight in twenties due to being lazy, undisciplined an just focusing on work

I joined the gym in May'24 and have been going consistently, even had a PT to correct my crappy forms. I did have days where I pulled a muscle accidentally but it mainly put me out of the gym for a few days, nothing significant.

Despite my heavy effort at gym, my diet is crap, which consist of consistent late night fast food deliveries. I dropped up to 5kg at one point, and yo-yo all the way back up to 88 KG, and recently slow drop to 86 kg again.

During this 3/4 months, I have had considerable strength gains. What changed so far?

• Bench Press: 80kg x1 -> 100kg x5
• Deadlift: 80kg x6 -> 140kg x3
• Squats: 120kg x5 -> 120kg x5 (No growth tbh)
• Pull ups: 1 -> 9
• Dips: 0 unassisted -> bodyweight + 15 kg weights x8

While I'm truly pleased with the strength gains, they weren't my main goal. Looks-wise, I do look a bit fitter, but I don't think most people have noticed. It's alright because I'm doing this for myself. I am looking to drop to 68 kg, although even trying to go below 80 kg has been incredibly hard.

I have tried many ways to stop myself from cheating on food. It's incredibly hard, especially when you live alone, and food delivery is stupidly accessible. (I tried deleting the app, and yes, I downloaded it back too.)

Now, I've stopped eating late at night (my biggest sin), and I'm going to train for a marathon and use it as a way to incorporate more cardio into my workout.

Biggest learning - You cannot out-train your diet. I truly believe that diet is 90% of getting to getting lean and abs, etc.

I'll post an update in 3 months if there has been any change, and use this as a way to make me be accountable to myself. I'll own up to it if I'm still messed up.

Thank you all for reading!

Good morning,

So here's my question. I've been doing strengthening/cardio exercises at home for around 2 months which last between 40 minutes and 1 hour 6 days a week but I noticed that during these sessions my BPM (~120) doesn't necessarily go high.

So today I tried to do a shorter session (30 -40 min) but more intense by reducing the rest time a little and increasing the repetitions of some exercises. Result: my average BPM was higher (~140) throughout the duration of the session.

So here I was wondering between these two types of sessions which one I should favor for weight loss.

Knowing that I take 10k steps per day with 45 minutes of walking in addition when I have time.

hi everyone- it’s my first time posting and I’m not sure if I’m doing this right. I am hoping to gain some insight to see what I am doing wrong. I’ve been trying to lose weight for a while and it’s been difficult for me. For context: I am 5’2 and currently sit at 230lbs. I try to workout whenever I can but I do walk a lot! I hit my 10k pretty easy since I am walking in the city and my campus has a lot of steps to use. I have tried a calorie deficit and whatnot but I can’t afford food since it’s super expensive ( I get about 20$ for food stamps and a lot of my paycheck pays debts and bills) so any advice is helpful! I tried to do the calorie deficit but it says I should be eating 2,314 calories and I don’t know if that’s accurate? I used the tdee calculator and I’m really trying to lose weight. I did a lot of incline walking and it helped for a bit but then I bounced right back. I do work overnight and I don’t have a good eating schedule ( I would eat only 1-2 meals a day) and I don’t have a good sleep schedule. If there’s any advice or help that anyone can provide I’d be grateful ! My goal weight is to get to get to 170 or less! Thank you :D

Im sure y'all recieve this question a bunch of times but how do I do that? I'm around 121lbs and im 4'10 so I'm more than the average weight I guess. I know exercising and cutting back on a lot of the foods I eat would help but the main problem is I live in a Mexican household so the food in the fridge isn't exactly really healthy to eat but it's all there is plus with I can't really find time to exercise because after school I go straight to work and im really exhausted when i get home so it's a struggle trying to find the time to exercise AND I wouldn't even know where to start since there's so many exercises it's overwhelming to know where to start. Can y'all give me a little knowledge on where to start?

I woke up the other day and had a thought that my drinking one Starbucks drink a day was not normal.

I'm going through a tough time in my life where friends have dropped out and I've never been close to family. I feel more alienated than ever to the people that are left in my life due to high political polarization, the stressful economy, and people hitting new milestones. I sit in coffee shops to feel close to people with my lattes and mochas. It's not even real coffee but rather a few drops with my liquid sugar.

One of my pregnant friends cried to me once that she had started eating ice cream daily due to her cravings and I sat blankly having done essentially the same thing as a childless person who goes out for "treaties" every day.

I don't feel like I eat a ton, but I snack a lot and I've found it impossible to lose even five pounds. I think I'm addicted to the sugary drinks and I'm on my third day of saying no but I still indulge in desserts.

How often are you guys indulging in Starbucks, or some equivalent?

Please wake me up if one a day is abnormal. I'm seriously wondering if quitting will finally help me lose the sticky ten pounds I want off.

Hi, I’m new here. I’ve asked many questions and advice and feel lost. I’ve been trying and trying and trying to lose at least 10 pounds, JUST 10 pounds, for months. I don’t know what exercises will help me though. I’m 4’11, 19 years old, and started seeing weight gain after high school, I believe it’s because I am not moving around as much anymore.

I’ve heard walking, jogging, or running will help you lose weight. But I’ve also heard HIIT workouts also help a lot of weight loss. However, I feel like I can’t see a big difference, and it’s making me feel hopeless. Yes, I have changed my diet. I’m only eating 1,200-1,300 calories a day, trying to have more protein, fruits/vegetables and some fiber. Not so great on water intake though, but trying to work on that more.

I just want to hear from others what works for you, all I’m looking for! Thank you

So early this year I started off my weight loss journey, with a starting weight of 370lbs and I'm 6 feet tall.

My primary workout has been weight/strength training, with cardio being utilized for 2x 30-40 minute walks with my dog every day.

I would say roughly I typically burn 1500-2000cals on heavy workout days and track 10,000+ steps per day on average. (Note: this is all tracked through my Apple Watch, so I usually round these numbers down mentally since its obviously not 100% accurate)

Initially my caloric intake was decent but not great, although my diet was on point (light on carbs, almost avoiding them, fresh home cooked meals with meats and veggies), I felt as if I was eating too much. (Roughly 2000-2500cals)

Starting in August, I began tracking my macros through MyFitnessPal and had decided to lower my calorie intake to 1500 cals.

Finally decided to scale myself at the gym today, and my updated weight is now 340lbs, the trainer at the gym who was helping balance the scale for me decided to ask me details on my routine and diet.

I let him know that as of August, I decided to adjust my calorie intake to 1500cals a day, and he immediately told me that at my weight, that is way too low. That its not the right path healthwise and that since weight training is my primary activity for this weight loss journey my calories should be the following:

4000cals (280g of Protein/400g of Carbs/120g of Fat)

Now this threw me for a whole loop, because it sounds like so much... and I assumed what I was doing was gonna help me shed more weight, energy wise I felt fine and didn't ever feel my appetite grew.

Today I ran 2 macro calculator, which gave me the following:

BodyBuilding.com TOTAL CALORIES: 3512 [40/40/20] PROTEIN: 351g per day (1405 calories) CARBS: 351g per day (1405 calories) FATS: 78g per day (702 calories)

MindPumpMedia TOTAL CALORIES: 3325 [40/40/20] PROTEIN: 323 g per day CARBS: 323g per day FATS: 72g per day (702 calories)

I still feel like these results are too high, so I wanted to know if anyone could perhaps advise me with what my calorie intake/deficit should be, with my current weight and factoring in strength training as the primary workout. Also as to why initial 1500 was unhealthy, I feel like I should atleast increase it to 2500 and not higher than 3000.

What makes certain people super motivated to workout consistently (run, cycle, hit the gym, etc) and then others who do absolutely zero exercise?

what is so different from those very active people mentally? statistically i assume the vast majority of people are quite inactive so being very fit and keeping fit consistently is quite rare.

i go through phases with it. I cycle quite a lot but sometimes go through phases where i do almost nothing, for months. then i get very much back into it. but i know quite a few people who are literally consistent with working out and exercise and never stop. for years. fascinating these types of people

I'm so confused. I feel like I either observe people I know eat and eat and eat and never gain weight OR these insane tiktokers who are thin as can be while posting "what I eat" videos all the time but in shape.

Where are they putting all of these calories??? I feel like I look at a burger and my weight is up 4 lbs. I know it’s not necessarily true. Do they just completely not eat for days at a time when they’re not recording?

I am so bad at finding balance and definitely find myself jealous of those who appear to shovel it down. Is that all it is- the appearance that all they’re doing is eating?

Thanks in advance for the explanation and I greatly appreciate everyone schooling me on how these foodie influencers do it.

I'm sorry if this has been asked before or is somewhere in the FAQs. I'm a dummy though, so if it's there I wouldn't be surprised if I missed it.

For context, Im 30F, 233lbs/106kg, 5'3"/160cm. Looking to lose weight overall, but also build a little muscle to counteract any muscle loss that comes from it.

From what I've read it seems like building muscle requires a calorie increase (bulking) and protein, but how does that work with CICO? Am I being stupid and you can still gain muscle while still being in a calorie deficit?

I'm genuinely wondering if I should add some kind of extra protein (probably a shake, let's be real) to my diet, but if there's no point because I can't build muscle then I'd rather not waste the money. It's all very overwhelming and while I have an appointment with a dietician, it's in 6 weeks and my impatient behind is worrying about it now 😓

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Hello! Wasn’t sure how to recap in the title lol but I hit my lowest weight 181 on August 23rd. Prior to this I was around 181-182 in mid-July but took some travel time so I wasn’t tracking and was eating at maintenance and walking 10K+ steps daily. I didn’t gain any weight and got back to it with exercise and eating at a deficit the second of August. I’ve been on my journey since April & lost 13 pounds since then.

I go to the gym 5x a week (boxing 2x week, lifting 3x a week) I hit 5-7K steps daily and never miss a workout. I track my food and my deficit is 1700 calories. I think there has been a day or two where I go 100-200 cal over. Anyway, I randomly weighed in at 185 on August 16 (after I drank during the weekend which I never do). I dropped down to 182 on Friday so in my progress it says I’m losing 2 lbs weekly but given that I haven’t gone down in weight since my lowest am I even doing it right? Do I need to go lower in calories or walk more?

Stats:

• Female, 26
• 5’6
• Lowest: 181 LBS
• Current weigh in: 182

I feel l look the best I have, more lean, feel confident and like my clothes are fitting great but then the scale makes me feel not great. Any advice or tips? Thank you!

About nine months ago, I ate a french fries from a restaurant. That day changed everything for me, a day I’ll never forget. A few hours after finishing the meal, I could tell something wasn’t right. It felt like the food wasn’t digesting properly, and since then, I’ve been dealing with constant bloating. It feels like something is pushing against my back from the inside, likely due to the bloating, i don't have constipation or pain sometimes i have diarrhea.

I believe i could live with the bloating if it didn't cause me the permanent discomfort in my back and the bloating doesn't appear fron the front so i guess i bloat internally i don't believe that's a correct statement I'm just describing what i feel.

My mental health has taken a major hit because of this. I don’t enjoy anything anymore; this constant discomfort has taken over my life. I've tried everything, but nothing seems to work. The only thing that gives me even a little relief is taking walks.

If anyone has experienced something similar or has any information that could help, I would really appreciate it. I’m at the point where I feel like I’m losing everything.

You might find this same post in different channels i am just desperate, thank you for reading all that.

One of my biggest hurdles for losing weight is staying satiated and not feeling hungry, like a lot of people. But it's not just the feeling of hunger for me. If I ignore it or wait too long between meals I get debilitating nausea and feel like I might faint. But I'm really only doing a caloric deficit of about 200 calories per day, if that! For example, I had greek yogurt sweetened with syrup and berries this morning for a total of 250-300 calories. I never skip a protein source. normally I'd have a mid morning snack but I was busy so I skipped and felt fine but then when the hunger hit at 11:30, 3 hours later, I felt dizzy and weak and like I was going to throw up very suddenly. I couldn't even take time to heat anything up, I just needed to eat something asap. I've had this type of reaction for my whole life and have had my blood sugar tested repeatedly and my insulin resistance, etc and I've never been diagnosed with any reason for it. If you've been pregnant, it feels exactly like morning sickness but (usually) slightly less intense in that I'll only throw up if I'm also overheated or in a moving vehicle when it happens.

Does this happen to other people? And how do you deal with it? It just makes me feel like losing weight even very very slowly means becoming nonfunctional but I have two little humans I have to care for.

Please be my AI...

I believe it was an American show, it was on a streaming platform a few years ago, not sure how current it was. Each episode had a single person meeting with a trainer in their area for something like 90 or 100 days to try and lose significant weight/get fit, but the twist to this show was there was usually somebody they wanted to reveal feelings for, but weren't confident enough to do.

I remember one dude lost like 90-100 lbs in the time frame, and another guy was a lawyer and single dad that was working all day and night but still found time to work out even thought his schedule was crazy.

Please help me prove to myself this wasn't a fever dream.

Hi everyone! I (22F) new to the subreddit, so please forgive me if what I’m about to discuss is not welcome, but I’m sure you’ll see how I’m at my wit’s end.

I’ve decided to seek as much help and experiences as I can possibly get after recently taking a new photo for my driver’s license. I took a look at my round face in comparison to my photo from 2020, and said “this can’t continue.”

For context:

My weight has always been an issue, and it’s something I have been seeing a psychiatrist about since January. Long story short, my fitness-obsessed mother put me on various restrictive diets between the ages of 8 and 14, which contributed to my unhealthy relationship with food, including a binge-eating disorder. I am now sitting at, (since my most recent weigh-in), 285 lbs. my highest weight.

I was always a pudgy kid, but some kids hold onto baby fat longer than others, and being a holistic family it seemed to be the root cause of my “fatness.” Middle school comes around, same thing. I was holding onto a muffin top, which ended up going away after I got into volleyball. From 6th to 8th grade I was living athletically, but still felt insecurity due to my size. I wore a medium/large in clothing, weighing about 130-145 during that time.

After quitting volleyball I steadily began gaining again. I reached 200 lbs in 9th grade (I had begun binging heavily after volleyball ended). I trained with weights too, which didn’t help with my security in my body, as it didn’t occur to me that muscle (which I gained quite a bit of) would contribute to my weight gain too. But from then until 12th grade (2020) I floated between 200 and 230, always seemingly on an incline.

Now, today:

I’ve done various diets since graduating. I’ve counted calories, I’ve done cardio until I’ve passed out. I’ve lifted weights, I’ve tried keto and vegetarian diets. I did CrossFit for a bit. And while it’s all succeeded variously in helping me sleep, cleared up my skin, and other little victories, I’ve never once lost weight. When I was into intense cardio I managed to go down a pant size, but my weight remained the same. I seemed to be doing everything right, but nothing seemed to be working.

A year ago, I went to university briefly, during which time I stress-starved, and ate nothing but cucumbers for weeks. I managed to lose 25 lbs then, getting to 230. That messed me right up, I just couldn’t believe starving myself was the only success I have ever had with losing that weight. But after dropping out I began eating again, very poorly as a way to cope with dropping out. Now today, I am 285.

(Home stretch, I promise) The bottom line is, I am so discouraged I have absolutely no idea what to do. Nothing but starvation has ever yielded the results I want. I am scared to try anything again because I don’t want to put a huge amount of effort into something that simply won’t work. And you may say “losing a pant size is amazing!” And it is, but when your weight doesn’t change, you’re still wondering what seats are safe to sit in.

I am looking for anyone who has maybe conquered this mental block, who was able to break past that plateau and continue. I know weight loss isn’t a quick thing, believe me, but I feel like I am out of options. I am willing to do anything short of surgery right now.

How have you been able to succeed after years of failure?

TLDR; 22F seeking advice, as she can’t figure out how to lose weight after years of weighing on a steady incline.

I started at 330lb, and over about a year and a half, I lost about 110lb, weighing 220 at my lowest. I felt great, I looked better, I could wear normal clothes, and nobody grimaced when they saw me walking down the aisle on a plane.

Fast forward to now and I’ve regained 35lb. I feel awful, like I’ve failed myself and that I’m right back on the precipice of giving up.

I’ve been carefully tracking my CICO for the past month just like I used to, but the scale hasn’t moved and I’m just getting frustrated again.

I’m a 6’2” 33 year old male with a fairly sedentary job that involves nearly constant travel, so meal prep isn’t an option. Breakfast is usually a bagel with cream cheese (400-450cal), lunch is typically fast food, but I try to stick with something like the cantina chicken bowl at Taco Bell (550cal). That leaves me about 1100 calories for dinner most days before any exercise (TDEE 2650, Calorie target 2100).

I have chronic knee issues and find running very painful. I can walk without a problem though, and I shoot for 3-5 miles of exercise walking a day (on top of my normal step count) at a pace of about 14-15min/mile.

I don’t drink soda or sweet tea, I drink my coffee black, and if I allow myself a candy bar or something, it gets logged. I don’t graze/snack between meals.

I know this is a long and rambling rant, but I remember when I first stated trying to lose weight 3 years ago, it just fell off. I’d have weeks where I lost 3, 4, or even 5lb especially at the beginning, and it’s so frustrating that I’ve seen zero change in an entire month.

Just sort of shouting into the void here while trying to remain positive. It’s finally setting in that counting calories is just something I’m going to do for the rest of my life if I don’t want to balloon back up over 300lb.

Hi everyone :) Looking for a little advice and validation.

So I (25F) am considered obese at 5'8" and ~225 pounds. I'm well aware of the fact that I should lose weight, primarily for health reasons since I went through some scares a couple of years ago. Nothing too serious but it was heading down that road. I was close to 275 pounds and eating VERY poorly and not exercising. Long story short I wound up losing about 50 pounds and reversed most of the health issues I was dealing with from diet (not very consistent with exercise).

Since then, I have plateaued and I feel myself falling down my path of bad habits again. I have a hard time managing my binge eating and I also have cardiophobia (fear of my heart giving out while exercising). I work with a nutritionist currently and I've been looking into therapy but since I'm switching health insurance soon, it's not financially practical to start therapy in the next couple of months.

I guess I'm looking for a little validation that I haven't completely ruined my life by struggling with my eating/weight for quite some time now. For reference, I've always been a little overweight but I wasn't technically unhealthy as a child. I ate well and I was an athlete for many years. I just became REALLY unhealthy when I graduated college and stopped exercising completely. I know what I need to do but there's a little voice in the back of my head telling me it's not worth it (ridiculous I know) and that it's too late. Just looking for validation that it's not too late to turn things around.

I'm also looking for some advice for people who might be or have gone through similar things, like binging and cardiophobia. My plan as of right now is to start slow and just limit the junk I'm putting into my body, as well as easing myself into working out by walking etc. It's just crazy because it's like my body freaks out when I try to be healthy (or rather my mind tricks me into thinking something is wrong) when I exercise or eat healthy. The adjustment period is rough for me. I also have diagnosed anxiety/panic attacks so I'm assuming it's just a change in routine messing with me but hoping maybe someone relates.

I appreciate it in advance and thanks for reading!! I know most of my struggles are mental right now but it's helpful to talk to people who relate. Right now I deal with a lot of people just talking down to me because they don't get it.

Thanks :)

I am a 26F 199 lbs. Over the past month, I have lost 5 lb, but I need to lose a total of 60 lbs. I try to eat between 1100-1200 calories a day, starting with a protein soup with tofu and meat in the morning, and then I have two protein shakes a day to meet my nutrient needs. A couple of years ago, I lost 30 kg, and at some point, my body started giving me panic attacks and other issues, which I attribute to the weight loss.

My question is what I should do to lose 60 lbs without putting too much stress on my body. Thank you.