I’ve been at the same weight for a while and it’s frustrating me.

I started my weight loss adventures at the beginning of this year. My starting weight was 153, and right now I’m around 149. I’m 5’5”

For what feels like forever, (but likely has been two to three weeks) I’ve been at 149.

I have no idea what I’m doing wrong, my weight will not go down. I’m eating right around 1600 calories a day, I work out around four times a week, and I have a job where I stand all day.

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong and it’s so, so frustrating. I’m weighing my food, but I’m so paranoid I’m doing something wrong. And before anyone accuses me of eating too many calories, there’s no way I’m eating more than 2,000 daily.

I don’t know if I’m retaining water, if my period (which I started yesterday) is messing with me, if I’m gaining more muscle from exercise than I’m losing in fat (I just started weight training, but my weight was hovering at 149 before that), or what. But it’s really having a negative effect on me mentally, whatever it is.

It makes me want to quit because no matter how closely I track my food, I’m not seeing changes on the scale. And right now I feel like I’m constantly craving food (I wasn’t before, I was fine for all of January). I don’t know why the scale isn’t changing and I just need to rant because it’s genuinely wearing me down. I didn’t think it’d be considerably harder to lose weight until reaching my last 5-7 pounds (my goal is 135). I’m craving nothing but shit food, and I’m forcing myself to eat healthy things because they’re more filling. I’ve heard you just have to push through when something like this happens, but it’s so hard and I’m in constant fear I’m doing something wrong, even though nothing has changed other than maybe upping my activity since I was see weekly scale changes.

Can anyone offer encouragement or an explanation for this? It’s so discouraging. I hate it.

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Favorite weight loss podcasts?

I used to have a favorite (non-weight loss related) podcast that I ran out of time to listen to. Since I started to go to the gym (just the treadmill at the moment, baby steps), I suddenly have time to listen to it. But eventually I'll catch up on it and I'll have nothing after it. So I figured, it just makes sense to listen to weight loss podcasts, right?

I'm looking for recommendations. Not necessarily about the fitness aspect or workout plans, although maybe eventually, but right now I'm more interested in the the mental aspects. Encouraging stories, the psychology of sticking with your plan, overcoming food addiction, etc. Does anyone have some favorites?

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I think I finally found the key to helping my body image.

I’m still in the middle of a pretty massive weight loss journey (over 100 down and about 30 to go but I’ve slowed down quite a bit). I have been doing heavy protien and moderate fat along with counting calories. It’s been very successful My self esteem took a real hit with the weight loss. I developed body dysmorphia at some point so I just couldn’t see a difference in 100 pounds of loss in a positive way. All I could focus on was the remaining fat and loose skin. People would tell me I looked great but I felt like they were just being polite since that’s what you are supposed to say to people who lost weight.

It was really getting me down so I decided to try getting back into strength training. I havd given it up long ago because I was worried that too much muscle would make it too hard for me to pass. (I’m trans). But I started it up and I remember how much I genuinely liked weightlifting. I look forward to gym days and am genuinely excited to go. Surprisingly thought I’ve started seeing improvement in my body. Even in a few months of work I’ve seen some real improving in my neck and shoulders as well as my leg muscle. It feels so strange to actually see positive change in my body and my mental state is way better than a few months ago,

I guess I just wanted to share and encourage people to expirament with new workouts or looks if they aren’t loving their progress because they might just find the catalyst to fix that by trying new things.

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The Best Foods to Eat for Energy

When it comes to feeling your best one of the requests I hear from people the most is “I would love to have more energy!” Wouldn’t we all?! As a working parent I’m constantly striving to find the right balance of work and daily activity vs. rest and recovery. Let’s just say there aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything on my to-do list done, but I do have some strategic food tactics to help me increase my energy levels throughout the day.

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I don't know why I keep going over my calorie limit. I'm starting to feel bad about myself.

Hi guys, I've been lurking here for a while but it's my first time posting !

I've been doing CICO for more than a year but stopped losing weight and even gained a few pounds during those past 4 months. I've already lost 45 lbs and have another 25 to go but I feel like I'm never going to be able to reach my goal at this rate.

I don't know what's wrong with me. I don't know why I keep eating and eating when I know I already met my calorie allowance for the day... It usually happens after I finish my diner. I'd eat and then immediately go for a big snack even though I know I'm not hungry anymore. Or worse, sometimes I'd have a cheat meal and then still eat my usual meal for dinner, thus going way over my maintenance.

It's so hard to know I'm sabotaging my weight loss and myself everyday... Did any of you guys ever deal with this ?

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They said it’s unhealthy to lose at a rate of more than 2 pounds a week, but is it?

I started losing early January primarily through CICO. I have been eating approximately 1500 calories per day, however some days are as high as 2000 and some days as low as 1200. This has resulted in my going from about 300 to 260 in around 40ish days.

I don’t watch macros super religiously, but I have tried to be mindful. I try to avoid carbs but haven’t been scared to eat tortillas or a piece of bread if it makes sense with the meal. I didn’t want to be skinny fat so I researched protein. At my calorie limit it’s almost impossible to hit the proper amount of protein, so I supplement with shakes. I usually skip breakfast or drink a smoothie, small lunch consisting of a salad and maybe fruit, then eat lean meat and 4 servings of vegetables with dinner. Throughout the day I drink 2 protein shakes with almond milk resulting in about 150g of protein per day.

I excercise between 3-5 times a week for an hour. Generally 15-30 minutes elliptical, and the rest basic main lifts. I’m usually on my feet for 7-12 hours.

As someone who loves food and eating it for fun, I’m surprised by the fact I don’t feel like I’m starving. I don’t feel like I don’t get enough food. I am strict on eating lots of vegetables with my meat and it keeps me totally satisfied. I have eaten out probably 5+ times but just been mindful of the calories and don’t eat as much during the day if I’m going out to dinner. I have yet to have over 2,000 calories a day since I started.

My question is how unhealthy is this weight loss? It is coming off at an incredible rate, and I feel just as well nourished as when I was eating 3,500 calories a day to be at 300 pounds. Am I supposed to slow down?

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I genuinely can't believe I put EATING over my mental health and wellbeing for so long

I'm well into my weight loss journey, but I still have a ways to go. Especially mentally. I'm pretty close to my goal weight but I still feel like I'm so far off from having a healthy relationship with food. Like does anyone else feel like they'll never be able to change? Why can't I just be one of those people who don't care about food, and literally just see it as a way to fuel their body. It's so fucked up that for the longest time I would have rather eaten complete shit than be happy with my appearance.

I just feel like a complete idiot for letting myself be so insecure and unhappy with myself over something so stupid. If I could have my tastebuds removed I would. Because sometimes I feel like that's the only way I'll ever be able to stop being so obsessed with food.

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