Weight loss tips when using Habit tracker?

I've been using the Habit tracker to help with lifestyle changes, and I've had good success building healthy habits around specific actions. Rather than just "drink more water" I've switched my habit to "fill your water bottle"—I find I'll happily drink the water when it's on my desk. Rather than "don't snack" it's "don't have dessert at lunch"—lo and behold, I'm eating way fewer snacks with lunch. This specificity really works well for my brain—it feels less like constant vigilance and more like a task I can check off.

Any other ideas for similar specific weight loss tasks? I've also got "meditate," "get 10000 steps" and "no snacking past 8 pm" but I would love to add a few more.

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My pants didn't fit!

They were still too small lol However, in my whole life, non fitting clothes would send me into that spiral and putting on my leggings because they're my best friend would make me sad. I was shocked with myself though when I hauled those work pants halfway up my legs, realized it wasn't happening, and checked the size-my immediate thought was "oh well, not there yet" and I did indeed happily put on some other pants. This is carrying over into holiday overeating and not keeping to my IF clock. I tell myself it'll make for a good workout the next day and get right back on track. Again, I felt remorse to some extent because eating til you don't feel good isn't pleasant no matter what your weight, but I see everyone going through it and just get back on track until Christmas comes around.

So the pants didn't fit, but they will. In the meantime I'll focus on how my loose clothes are getting looser and longer. I accept that my boobs are my indicator of more weight loss but I'm not buying new bras yet lol

Keep up the good work, everyone! I'm 17 lbs down in a few weeks after a few months of half-hearted starting to lose weight.

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Here’s to making it sustainable

Highest weight: 195

Lowest weight: 143

Current weight: 164

Goal weight: 150-155 range

I have struggled with consistency since I started my weight loss journey in 2020. I will say, I have been successful in keeping off 30lbs, but always seem to struggle to stay at 150-155 and instead end up at 165-170. I think I need to focus on making it sustainable for myself. I struggle with all-or-nothing thinking, especially in this area. So I am just trying to work on my mindset!

Things that work for me:

Portion control

Daily walks

Lots of water

Emphasis on getting enough protein & veggies (vegetarian)

Weighing myself once a week

I struggle with:

I live in AZ so when May comes around up through September, I have to have a plan for continuing to do cardio in the summer, moving it to indoors.

Burning myself out - I need to pace myself and take maintenance breaks. Also just knowing when to stop. I find myself wanting to go lower and lower and then I burn out and do the opposite.

Hoping to be more active in this community again to keep myself accountable. Wishing everyone else on this journey the best! Day by day is the best way!

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I'm scared of becoming fat again

I've always been fat. But there was a moment in my life (2022-2023) when I was feeling bad and reached 100+ kgs(around 230 pounds) (I'm tall 5'7 more or less). Between September 2023 and today I've lost around 65 pounds, but I can't eat in a decent way. I always binge and cheat and then fast to keep my weight down and it seemed to work for my weight loss. But now it's backfiring I think

Lately I've started eating more because there's nothing else I enjoy doing and I've gained some pounds. I see my face has become fatter. I started working out but it seems to be too little to do anything. I'm scared of becoming fat again and I don't want to. I know I would not be able to lose it all again. It's the only thing I've ever done that made me proud and I'm seeing it vanish in front of me. I'm scared.

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Am I gaining muscle as fast as I'm losing fat?

As the title says the past 2 months I haven't lost weight like I was when I first started, I understand it won't fall off like it would when I was at my heaviest but the past 2 months I've been stuck at 185lbs, with no change in diet but a more intense workout.

A bit of context Im 6ft tall 30 years old and been about 165-175lbs the majority of my adult life around 2 years ago lost my job and gained roughly 70lbs and at my heaviest I was 249, in April of this year I started getting my life back on track and being active again with pretty consistent weight loss, I mostly focused on watching my calories and getting back into my hobbies with mild workouts focusing on cardio. I'm now down to 185 and very happy with my results but I hit a plateau and decided to increase my workouts in October but the scale reads the same basically every day.

Am I just gaining muscle at roughly the same rate I'm burning fat? I can visually see a different in with a flatter stomach and smaller thighs and clothes are becoming baggier in comparison to 2 months ago, but I mostly just want to make sure I'm not going crazy.

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Will I have loose skin?

Hey guys, I am a 22M with 6ft 3 inch height. I weigh 135 kgs and my target weight is 80 kgs. I have been overweight my whole life. While researching about weight loss I come to know that you can have loose fat and I have massive weight to lose so chances are I will have for which I am really afraid of.

I know guys so many people have asked this question here but I believe I am a tall guy so the odds could help me here but still only time will tell. Guys will I get loose skin? If yes, are there any ways to mitigate it.

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Is it possible to change deeply ingrained bad eating habits?

I have struggled with my weight my entire life and have gone through many cycles of weight loss and weight gain. I’m kicking myself in the ass this time because I just turned 24 and I’m at a risk for hypertension. It’s a wake up call for me

I can’t help but talk negatively to myself and tell myself that I’m just going to gain the weight back again. I go hard in the beginnings with eating healthy food, but I always seem to go back to my old ways no matter how much I lose.

I’m considering seeing a therapist because I have some underlying issues with binge eating, ADHD, and anxiety. I’m just.. at a loss for how to make it stick this time.

I want to be healthy. I am tired of hating my body and crying when I look in the mirror and I’m so mad at myself for still struggling with my weight. I quit drinking alcohol and I’m over a year sober. So why can’t I kick this??

I could really use some advice from those of you who are/were in a similar situation as me. I would really appreciate it- I want to hear how you finally found success after gaining and losing for so long

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