How do I make the most of getting a health coach?

Hi everyone! I've been over 200 lbs since around the pandemic and have been trying to the lose weight over the last 5 years off and on. This year, I've been trying to stay committed to losing the weight. So this past April, I got a health coach through a program from my insurance. I love my coach and she's been super encouraging! She's helping me introduce positive habits into my life, and is open to me messaging her and asking questions. But I feel like I'm struggling to use her and her resources to their full potential in order for me to succeed fully? I come from a household that didn't encourage me to seek help or open up to others so it was something I really struggled to do with my coach and the only time we would really talk is when she would reach out during our monthly check-in. Like I want to reach out to her for something? But I don't know what to say to her or how to ask for help or even where I need help. I just end up feeling lost in that area.

I've lost a little over 10 lbs since working with her, but we missed our last appointment (and due to some personal issues in my life) , I've lost a lot of the positive habits that kept me losing and my weight-loss has stagnated.

I'm currently 214 lbs and want to re-commit the rest of my year to losing enough to be under 200lb before I turn 26! I feel like it's super doable but I still want her help in doing so, since she kept me positive and accountable while losing my first 10lbs, but this time, I want to make the most of it! Does anyone have any advice on using a life coach to lose weight? I'm also very open to any general weight loss tips 😊

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I hate myself

I’m 31F 240 lbs and I’m beginning to hate myself really bad because of my weight. I gained a significant amount of weight since 2019 when my mom was diagnosed with an incurable cancer. Since then, I was her primary caretaker and also needed to look after my aging, disabled uncle who lived with us. During that time, I started bingeing as food was my only form of comfort because I was extremely lonely and stressed out. I was also beginning to grieve my mom as we were super close and I knew that she didn’t have long to live. I was emotionally overwhelmed with loneliness, anxiety, and depression and was clinging to things that could make me somewhat happy even for a moment: food. Fast forward, I still feel extremely lonely even though I have friends and ultimately feel a void inside myself that I don’t know how to fix. Romantically, I’ve been rejected a lot (even when I was my skinniest). I don’t think I’m “ugly”, but I’ve seen the ways people talk about fat people and it has really made me feel ugly and worthless. Even the way people talk about losing weight to “get hotter” and general comments about overweight people. I’m tired of the only solution people come up with in feeling this way is to lose weight. I know I need to lose weight but I want to do it for myself and not other people or because that’s what other people want me to do. I am actively taking steps to lose weight, but I feel like it’s because of the self loathing I have due to how everyone treats and talks about overweight people. I feel like I’m being pushed into a corner and it makes me feel even worse. I hate the fact that I don’t feel pretty at my current weight and no matter how I even feel about myself, society will always look at me and how stereotypes about me without knowing how much I’ve been through and how hard I’m trying to take care of myself everyday. It’s even getting to the point where I don’t want to be seen in public. It doesn’t feel good to be judged or treated differently and it’s all getting to me. I’m seeing a therapist but what others think of me/might think of me (including my friends and family) still bothers me on a daily basis. Sometimes I feel afraid to even lose weight because if my friends or anyone starts treating me differently, it will break my heart because it would let me know how low they viewed me at my current weight. Any advice on how to shake/manage these feelings while trying to work towards my weight loss goals? Please be nice. P

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Stuck at 261

I’m 68m 5’8” very active walk 4+ miles a day do kickboxing 3 times a week. Started my weight loss journey at 345 18 months ago. Started at 2000 calories a day and exercising as much as my body could take. I hit a plateau at 280 so I dropped to 1600 or so calories a day and I track everything, got down now to 261. I have hit another plateau I can’t get passed. My TDEE says for extreme weight loss at my exercise level to be at 1825 calories a day so I’m already below that, so I don’t understand why I’m not losing more. I feel tired a lot of the time and get moody I guess because I’m not eating enough, but I don’t want to eat more and start gaining. Any suggestions out there?

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Tips to be in a calorie deficit without actually counting calories

Hi everyone, since I have anxiety, counting calories stresses me up. I am struggling to stick to calorie deficit because of that, even though it works for me. I just need to hear your experiences regarding weight loss without counting calories, if there are any. Also, I use 15-20 g oil/ butter a day (my daily calorie intake is 1500) and my food is just dry all the time and I feel miserable. Any tips for that too? (English is not my first language, so please forgive any mistakes I've made). Thank you all.

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weight loss help

hello guys, i am new to this sub but i think it will help, for a long time i have been trying to lose weight as fast as possible, but after several attempts i have understood i should do it healthy so please do not judge me

i am 17, 178 cm and about 100 kgs, i have had a unhealthy lifestyle in the past and now since today school has started it wont be easy, everyday i have school till evening, so working out wont be that easy, i am willing to do it if somebody could tell me some full body exercices e.g. 5-10 exercices i can do everyday that burn calories or increase strength because thats another problem, i am quite weak and everyday i feel hate to myself because of not being able to keep up with others, i want to finally lose it, but this time with a healthy approach

as i am not really hungry in the morning and i am busy during school i have thought of eating two meals a day, one after school and one in the evening, i am thinking of eating 1500 calories a day, i know fasting helps the body burn fat, so is this a valid approach, another problem is mindless snacking, i try to drink water every time i want to snack but some minutes later i see myself snacking whatever i find, i also try to drink zero sodas to avoid cravings and dont consume my calories liquid, so if you have any tips for that please tell them to me

in addition i walk to school so getting minimum 5000 steps per day (about 8000 some days) wont be that big of a problem

first of all thankyou for reading, i am looking forward for your replies

best wishes

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Discouraged by weight fluctuations

My weight has fluctuated so much over the last 5 years or so, since my original 50+lb weight loss. I don’t think that I extreme diet or do things unsustainably. Rather I’m just very dedicated to tracking my calories and staying in a weekly deficit, aiming for about 1-2lbs a week. I’ve been fortunate that when I maintain discipline and track, weight loss has felt “easy” as in gradually decreases with a few plateaus along the way. It feels like maintenance has been my crux, as calories clearly creep back up and I fall into old habits (liquid calories, more fast-food) without daily tracking. Maybe it’s time to accept that tracking will have to be a part of my life going forward.

To give an idea of my yo-yo-ing:
2021 Sept 250+
2022 April 196
2023 Aug 240
2024 April 212
2025 May 197
2025 Dec 222
2026 Apr 208
Today 217

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Tips and advice for a new gym goer!

Hi everyone, I’ve tried many times to lose weight and its been such a rollercoaster. Over the past three years I’ve been studying for my masters and despite really wanting to lose weight and my weight fluctuating- I reached a point where I just gave up as I didn’t have the mental capacity to deal with it and needed to focus on my studies.

Now that I’ve graduated I feel ready to pursue this health journey since I want it to be more of a long lasting lifestyle change.

I’ve signed up for the gym and will be going for the first time tomorrow! I went for a 3 day trial recently which I really enjoyed and I mainly used the treadmill for like 30mins and stair master for 15mins (that was all i could manage!). Since I’ll be aiming to go 3-4 times a week I was wondering if anyone has any advice for how to use the gym in a way that makes it enjoyable while burning as much fat as possible. I also have some other questions like:

- do you eat breakfast before or after? What’s your go to meal in either case?

- does having protein shakes and other supplements really help with weight loss? I hate the taste of protein shakes so kind of gave up on them and not sure if they are worth the price or taste haha

- how much time is normal to spend in the gym?

- how many times on average is it normal and realistic to go to the gym? Is 3/4 times too ambitious or too little?

- is it okay to focus on cardio? I genuinely enjoy the treadmill and it’s the main reason why i signed up to the gym. Would I be able to actually lose weight if it’s the main form of exercise? I’m trying to avoid weights..

- how do you recommend maintaining motivation to go regularly? Im worried that I will get bored of it or overwhelmed and not go in the long term

Would appreciate any thoughts!! Thank you!!

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