Where to start?

Hello, I am a 24 year old male, I am 6, 2 and have weighed around 315 for a while now. I am tired of being overweight and the health problems it is causing, I am wanting to take weight loss seriously, but I don’t really know where to start. I don’t have anyone around to be a weight loss buddy so I feel lost.

I have been working really hard on cutting out sugary drinks, over the last few months I have gone from several a day to one every 2 or so days and I am trying to get to the point where I don’t drink any of them. But I haven’t seen much weight loss and I think it is coming from what I eat. I know that I am bad with portions and I am not even really sure what appropriate portions look like. I also have never done calorie counting as I was honestly too lazy in the past to try, nor do I own a scale.

Thank you for reading this and any advice would be awesome and I am happy to answer questions or provide more information.

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Feeling dispirited

I’ve always ate the same. In the last six months I’ve gained about 13 pounds. I had a small health issue that prevented me from working out like I usually do. I tried intermittent fasting and gained weight. I did calorie counting and calorie deficit but found it extremely difficult. I’m 5’1 and so a lot of the weight loss calculations were saying my max would be 1000-1400 calories a day. I had headaches, was irritable, miserable and was still not seeing results.

I don’t drink sodas, eat relatively healthy and truly do not eat any different than I ever in my life. I’ve started working out and now the only difference is that I’ve stopped gaining

I’ve gotten my thyroid checked, gotten blood down to see if this could be something else it all comes back normal. I’ve definitely gained some muscle but my bmi is 25 :(

I could use any encouragement on if people have ever lost weight after nothing happening when they first started out.

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Increased hunger after 3 months of basic calorie deficit

I had gained a lot of weight in last 1 year and decided to try a low calorie deficit and low carb diet with walking and strength training. I am very happy with my progress so far and I have been consistent for 3 months. I have lost around 39 lbs so far and never did extreme dieting. Ate homemade meals with slight reduction in carbs and added lots of Fiber and protein. Now after 3 moths after loosing the weight I put on in last 1 year I am starting to feel quite hungry. Is this normal ? Any tips to control. I have not been using any weight loss drugs and have been recommended bariatric surgery if my attempt to loose weight fails this time. I still have atleast 100 lbs more to go. Any tips ?

Starting weight 3 months back : 358
Current weight 320
Weight lost : 38 lbs

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NSV: Doctor said I was the healthiest person he’s seen today.

This feels good. Went for my regular follow up doctor appointment today. I’m finally in the healthy weight range after 2 years of work. My doctor was going through my bloodwork which had all improved drastically and he said, “You’re the healthiest person I’ve seen today.”

What great motivation to keep it up. I’m trying to get a little more solidly in the healthy range but I’m not going to force anything if my body doesn’t want to go much lower (it’s been harder the last couple months). There was a flyer in the exam room for a 5K benefiting an organization that my doctor is on the board of. I plan on signing up for it!

Wishing everyone here continued success on their weight loss journeys!

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How do you tell if its fat, or bloating??

(18F) hi! Ive never had a flat stomach before and im so so confused about if its fat or bloating. I feel like i wake up already bloated?? I grew up overweight, maxing 190lbs at 13, i lost a lot from ages 14-16 (60lbs, lowest was 130lbs) but wasnt able to maintain and ended up gaining 20lbs back, making my current weight around 150lbs at 5’7 last i checked. Im not overweight, im in the normal bmi range, but i feel id like to loose 15-20lbs… I dont have stomach rolls unless im sitting down. i can pinch maybe a handful of stomach, which i assume is fat? When i poke my tummy, it feels mostly hard with a little give. Im very active, and i use my abs a lot, so despite the bloat and/or fat, i can see some abdominal definition (not a six pack, obviously, but definitely some core)
I just feel like my stomach protrudes farther than just fat would make it, and i cant seem to figure out how to fix it :/ some days its better than others , but that might also be my body dysmorphia..
i eat a heathy diet. I dont eat refined sugar, gluten, meat, seed oils blahblahblah…. Mostly, my diet is vegetarian and consists of 0% greek yogurt, honey, peanut butter or pbfit depending on whats in the house, soy- mostly tofu, nori sheets, lots of fruit, protein powder, chia seeds, sometimes oats, occasionally hummus. Id say the majority of my diet is fruit and protein. I cant place which of these things could be making me bloat,,, and i already dont eat a lot of food items so i fear removing more could make me risk nutritional gaps. Ive tried removing dairy, but i worry about the low calcium. Im wondering if honey could be bloating me because i eat probably too much of it.
Or it could be just that i need to loose more weight? Which is a struggle mainly because i had amenorrhea for years due to under-eating and only recently got my period back, so im uncertain about weight loss since it could make me loose it again :( but i also feel so uncomfortable with my appearance and i just want to be in the 130 range again so idk what to do..

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How long did the last 10 pounds take you?

5'9, 160#, F43.

I've made it to a healthy BMI.

But physically I'm still not quite where I want to be.

I have a very physical job, a decent amount of muscle, a solid frame.

But between 3 pregnancies and a 100#+ weight loss, I have some loose skin and still too much body fat in my upper arms, upper thighs and lower abdomen. The kind you can pinch and jiggle around.

I'm not looking into surgery until I know for sure this extra flab is permanently attached to me.

However, the rate of loss is now extremely slow. I lose a pound a month, if that.

I can't (and don't want to) eat less and what I do eat is generally healthy. High fiber, protein, very little processed foods or sugary junk. I work too hard physically to dive into a bigger deficit -- currently at around 500 calories below my sedentary TDEE not counting farm work.

My body is just hanging on to those last 5-10 pounds (?) for dear life.

Has that been the experience of others who lost a significant amount of weight?

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Need an Opinion on my weight loss plan

So, i have had a chubby physique since puberty. before that i was petite. Anyway, so since puberty I've been trying to lose weight and honestly i was never consistent and i never did anything properly. I'll try diets, workouts, I'd walk but i was never consistent. So, now I'm 21F (soon will be 22) I want to really give it a serious go. But, I'm not sure if my plan is okay.

Hear me out. So, I've decided to keep my diet simple with only 2 meals a day including breakfast & dinner and no eating after 7:00PM. I don't want to stress too much about diet because I've noticed my patterns in past and i always give up if i find it hard. So, my meals will be simple including chapati with cooked vegetables and tea in the morning. I have my tea with milk and sugar. Tea is the only sugar I'm allowing myself. Other than this i plan to walk 10k steps everyday before midnight. I usually walk from 9-12 (i sleep around 1:00Am and wakeup by 12:00Pm)

Other than this I'm physically active in my daily routine.

So, my height is 5'3, current weight is 60Kg and my goal is to reach 50Kg. although my body fat is equally distributed and i feel every section of my physique is chubby but i also feel my upper body is bigger maybe that's because i have an inverted triangle body shape.. idk. but i feel that my upper body is heavier compared to lower. especially forearms and back. So, i want to lose that fat.(I want to lose weight in a healthy way so i don't end up gaining it again)

Now, i need some sort of professional or experienced opinion. With this plan and consistency, will i be able to achieve my goal? If so, how long do you think it'll take? Is my goal realistic? Do i need any changes?

And most importantly. Will i be able to change from chubby to toned physique?

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