2.8lbs down, week 1, feeling bleh about it

Hi guys, F/41/5'1/186.6lbs here. I have been overweight my entire life but have gotten to the 'I feel awful all the time I need to do something about this' stage over the last few years.

Weight loss is hard for the vast majority of people but I have hypopituitarism, which means my pituitary and thyroid glands do not function, which means I have to take a steroid to keep myself alive and also have the metabolism of something 99% deceased. I also have arthritis which means my joints are painful all the time, much worse when I move them over any period of time. All told, weight loss feels like a very big mountain for me.

Knowing I need all the help I can get I have obtained Saxenda and Orlistat on private prescription and have been taking them since Jan 1st. I have been on a very reduced calorie diet (between 800-900 daily) this week too. While I am very pleased with my 2.8lb loss, and while I understand this is a marathon not a sprint, I can't help but feel frustrated with how much effort and denial of food has gone into what feels like a very modest loss. I also worry that this is not sustainable. I feel that I need to reprogram my brain to see 1-2lbs loss a week as the goal, anything above that as a bonus, but I am really struggling to see how I can sustain 800-900 calories a day for over a year.

Am very open to hearing any advice, or any ideas on how I can shift my thinking, I know 2.8lbs is a fantastic loss for a week, I just feel like the input to get it hugely outweighs the output.

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It's ok not to lose your mind at hitting goals

This is more a "you are not alone if you don't jump around for joy at hitting goals" kinda post than anything.

I crossed the 140lbs down level at weigh in this morning (week 106) and it had about as much reaction as if I'd gotten an email from Amazon that they overcharged me a nickel and they were crediting my credit card (i.e. almost none)...I have not been this weight since something like 1992? 1993? (high school for me)...so you'd think that it would be hooting and hollering and such...but it's just a "good" and then moving on.

Why?

1 - I've been doing this for 106 weeks. It's a little hard to be OMG YAY lose your mind after 742 days of doing a thing.

2 - I weigh slightly less than last week. i.e. If you win the lottery you instantly have a vast increase in net worth. With weight loss, it's taken years to hit this point and every week just builds on the previous week. I didn't lose 140lbs this week, I lost 2.4.

3 - I've tried to change my mindset so that this becomes a lifelong thing. There is no magic day when I am "done" and and can go back to eating entire pumpkin pies. This has to be forever or I'll just be back above 200 in no time.

So, if you're a little underwhelmed at hitting a goal, that's ok...there is at least one other person who is still crazy motivated but isn't losing his mind at hitting goals either :)

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You CAN’T be a fat bride

Hello friends,

Decided to set up a little thread so I could track my journey. A bit of history about me if anyone is interested:

I’ve been chubby all my life, my lowest weight as an adult was around 68kg, I had dropped from 96kg to 68kg in about 3 months by counting strings of spaghetti for lunch, under eating daily, running 10k a day and basically overworking myself. This was obviously not sustainable in any way. The running stopped as I gained an injury and I hit a very low patch in life, hardly leaving my home for the best part of 18 months, binge eating everyday and putting on all of the weight I’d lost back as well as an extra 8kg.

Since then (10 years ago) and with UK lockdown number 3(!) I’ve gradually continued to put on weight and at my heaviest reached 130kg. I was in a lot of denial and clearly have a lot of issues with food and bingeing that I think will take a significant amount of time to unpack in full.

I’ve thrown money at my weight loss cause countless times, this new PT at my new gym, the online PT that I see working for everyone else, an outdoor PT, a special PT gym etc. The pattern is always the same, I start off enjoying the idea of it but being told what to do and disagreeing with the expert always causes me to check out 100%. I’ve finally realised it has to be me myself and I calling all of the shots on this journey for me to take full accountability for the results.

The things that happened which made me want to change:

1. Being dangerously unfit - I recall going for a walk with my bf and my heart rate was over 165 going up a very very small incline, it scared both of us and has very much pushed me into action

2. The fear of being a fat bride, we’ve spoken about getting married LATE 2021 or very early 2022. Considering I’m no where near the weight I’d like to get when I get married, I am super scared! I just want to feel like a princess when I go dress shopping which I know won’t happen being so far from my goal

3. Babies babies babies - fertility has been on my mind a lot recently as we’d like to start trying as soon as we get married. I have issues with irregular periods and have done my whole life. As I was chubby this was always branded as PCOS but the gynae I’m dealing with at the moment has ruled this out after having bloods and scans. She’s told me to lose weight and go back in 6 months and we can figure out a POA

4. My body just hurt - knee problems that I’ve never experienced before, plantar fasciitis coming back. All of these things plus knowing being overweight gives you a higher mortality rate of dying from COVID is frightening as F

5. Overweight bias from docs - now this one really scares me in life. The general advice from the docs each time I go and re whatever problem I have is just to lose weight. While I’m happy to be told the truth there is a general fear that any real issues may not be explored because of being overweight (e.g. PCOS) and I feel like I deserve better

I’ll write up my action plan in the next post!

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Day 7 tracking calories and no alcohol

Made it through my first week! Just got off work and I ate at exactly 1200 already today. Normally when I used to get off work I'd drink a few cocktails and eat a huge meal but today felt good! I got home and had some tea and water.

I really wanted the brownies I have in my cabinet but I told myself not tonight and to stay at my calorie deficit.

I honestly don't feel restricted and realized that my daily binge after work is unnecessary and that I'm not even hungry just want to taste something if that makes sense. I don't need the brownie today and I know it will still be there tommorow if I want it and that saying no to it today will keep me on track.

My biggest challenge in the past is not seeing results fast enough so I quit but then I look back and realize if I would have kept going from last time I gave up I would already be at my weight loss goals today. So I just need to take it day by day and time will fly and add up to my goals.

Hope everyone had a good day today.

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22YO 5’5” female at 208 lbs

Hi, I know I need to lose at least 60 pounds to get into a healthy BMI and am making it my goal to do so this year. I have been overweight/obese basically my entire life and have always intended to lose weight here and there by not eating junk but it’s hard given that my family and I have always eaten unhealthily and have never been active. I have very few physical health issues but am terrified of developing high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, etc as I have a strong genetic predisposition to do so. I managed to lose over 30 pounds about two years ago during college but it was only because I was prescribed Vyvanse and Zoloft during that time which would basically destroy my appetite and would eat a few bites here and there. Once I came off these meds due to changes in insurance and panic attacks, I got switched to different ones that made me gain all the weight back and then some since I was in college and all the stress eating I would do. I have been over 200 lbs since quarantine began back in March when I found myself almost completely sedentary and eating the anxiety and depression away more than ever. I went off most medication except for some adderall here and there back in July and have been watching what I eat and exercising at least twice a week but I can’t keep myself motivated because my weight still won’t budge. I even tried counting calories, eating clean and exercising 5 times a week for at least 45 mins each time for a solid month back in October-November but I only lost 2 pounds. Ive been beyond frustrated and had basically given up for the rest of the 2020 given that it’s so hard to eat healthy around my family and even more so during the holidays. I’m thinking my only hope might be bariatric surgery but since it’s so expensive and invasive I am reaching out to you Reddit to see if anyone can help guide me. I know it takes time and deep commitment of course but it’s just seems impossible because well I’ve tried it to lose weight through diet and exercise at least 5 times at different stages in my life. I have even gotten prescribed Wellbutrin which has been known to make people lose weight and manage cravings which I thought would come in handy for the holidays but I’ve been on it for 2 weeks with a tiny change in appetite if any.

What are your thoughts on weight loss surgery? Wellbutrin?

Should I try and get back on Vyvanse and Sertraline which actually made me lose weight before? I know it not healthy to eat so little but maybe this time I could try eating soylent to still get nutrition in.

SOS

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Some advice please

I'm a diet aficionado, not in a good way. Haha. I've probably tried almost everything to lose weight sans liposuction I suppose. Being in my mid-30s now, and also recently coming to the realisation that tomorrow is not guaranteed, I need to start achieving my dreams. Be it weight loss or career goals. I have about 15kg to lose and have started going to the gym - working with a trainer twice a week. I also workout on my own about once or twice in the gym and do yoga about 3 times a week. So movement wise, I'm not too bad. Could get more steps in a day but I'm not too fussed.

The thing is my diet. I hate counting macros. I'd rather do OMAD or 2MAD but be able to eat anything I want but still within my calorie count. Yes I've become almost an expert in counting/estimating calories. If anything, I err on the higher side.

My question: How important is it to count macros? Or can I just keep to a certain amount of calories per day? Will I still see results if I don't strictly have 150g of protein a day?

My goal is not to look muscular, in fact, I'd like to have a softer more feminine but toned kind of look.

TIA!!!

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How I Lost 120lbs & Kept It Off For 6 Years While Being Lazy & Unmotivated (297 -> 180)

Starting Weight/Goal Weight/Today

Hey all,

About 5 years ago I started my weight loss journey. I was 297lbs, had been obese my entire life, and completely fed up with being overweight.

Like anyone who is overweight, I knew I had to make a change but never had the strength or will to take any meaningful action. But something kind of clicked with me in September of 2015. I was suddenly overcome with an intense fear of poor health.

My brain decided to go down the rabbit hole of googling things like "diabetes symptoms" or "sleep apnea" and I quickly realized that I needed to make a change, but I still didn't know how.

I researched many diets and eventually settled on the Keto diet. I somehow had the willpower to cut carbs almost completely out of my life, going cold turkey and losing 35lbs in 2 months.

But this wasn't sustainable at all, and I'm incredibly lucky that this didn't burn me out of weight loss. So after doing Keto, I knew I needed to make a slow, gradual change in my lifestyle and habits to achieve long-term weight loss.

So I decided to cut things out one at a time, which started with the biggest offenders. First, I cut out soda completely, I was at a point in my life where I was drinking 6-7 cans a day (before keto), and I knew if I kept drinking sodas it would just be calories down the drain.

Doing that alone cut 7-800 calories, which drastically improved my caloric intake. Then, I eliminated snacking and made a conscious decision to not buy snacks, which left me only with meals.

I also started calorie counting, and it helped tremendously with being able to accurately guess how many calories are in a given dish. If you're trying to lose weight, I highly recommend calorie counting, not just so you know how many calories you're eating, but also you so you can learn about food and just be more knowledgeable and well-prepared.

Making small environmental changes like this added up, and after about 2 years, I was down to 176lbs.

It's been a few years going up in down and weight, but for the most part I've kept the weight off. I'm currently ~200lbs (6ft) and I'm happy with my weight, although I do strive to just be healthier in general. I practice intermittent fasting, eating from 2PM-10PM every day.

Tips For Weight Loss

1. Change your environment, cut out the biggest offenders first (snacking, soda, etc), then move on to smaller things.
2. Start calorie counting (I use MyFitnessPal, now after a few years of using it I rarely have to actually use it, I can semi-accurately estimate the calories in almost any dish)
3. Consume content about weight loss, unlike other ventures in life, most paths eventually lead to the same result. If you try a diet that doesn't work for you, at least you tried it and can move on to the next one (you've still made progress).
4. Don't feel like you NEED to exercise if you're trying to lose weight. I did not exercise for most of my weight loss. It's HARD to exercise when you're overweight, I always thought I was just lazy or weak, nobody tells you that it's actually just a lot easier to exercise if you have much less weight to move around.

I am by no means a highly motivated, disciplined, or willful person. That's something I'm finally starting to work on now, but I was able to achieve my weight loss goals without any of that. If you just eliminate the hard decisions altogether, then you don't have to rely on motivation or will. If I can do it, you can do it too. Remember, work smart not hard.

That's my story, I hope you guys can learn something from it and I hope to see y'all around.

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