Need advice and vent with weight loss

Ive (21 F) been going to the gym for 4-5 months, i do weights 4 times and cardio 1 or 2 times a week. I do not weight myself or count calories because is triggering for me. My principal objective is to loose fat, more than building muscle. For cardio im doing half hour stairmaster and half hour incline walking (3 and 5 on the settings).

Ive been feeling better but im not seeing the progress i expected so i decided to switch to OMAD (just eat lunch, i do take creatine) and have been doing it for a couple of weeks and i mostly have been feeling good and do not get hungry all the time like i used to and has been helping with my constipation (gross) so thats great

I know loosing fat takes time, it all depends on calories and such but not seeing progress is making me so sad because i think ive been really putting an effort and my weight is something ive been conscious about and has been impacting my mental health

Im asking for your experience. How long do i have to wait to see progress? Am i doing something wrong that i can maybe adjust? How was your experience loosing weight? Should i do something different for cardio? Or do more? What do you think?

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What’s one simple thing that you did that made weight loss easier?

Just when I was so fed up of dieting, I decided that I’m just going to focus on something small. Im normally one to stick to a diet for a few months then quit. This time i realised that I needed to make it a lifestyle change. My aha moment was when I cut down on oil/buttee. That’s it! I only use 1 tsp of ghee to cook my eggs and I measure 8g of butter for my toast and it STILL TASTES GREAT. I didn’t want to cut out any of my favourite foods because lm a foodie as well but omg I can’t believe how easy it has been! I’ve saved 100s of calories just by reducing oil/ghee/butter! I’ve lost 5 lbs and I look slimmer already. I do eat vegetables, whole grains, meat, fruit etc so a balanced diet but I was eating way too much fat. You can’t lose weight if you’re eating way too many fats and carbs. I decided to keep the carbs and cut the fat and it’s worked! What did you do that was simple but helped you to lose weight?

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Finally broke down and decided to start seeing a dietitian.

41F, starting weight 223 lbs. I have been losing and gaining the same 40-45 lbs for about 7 years now, and was starting to feel like it would always be this way. Cutting down to 1200 cals a day, intermittent fasting, cutting carbs and tracking calories, etc. Lose the weight, feel good, start slacking off and then boom, gain it all back. I'd been seeing these ads for Berry Street and thought, "What the heck, might as well see if my insurance covers it." (It does.) I've been working with the dietician chosen for me for about two months now, and I'm really surprised how much of a difference it's made.

The main difference, I feel, is that she's helping me reframe my approach to food and weight loss as a whole. One of the first things she told me was that her goal is to make it so I don't have to give up any of the things I love. Which, I know, we've all heard that "everything in moderation" is the way to go, but I felt like I didn't really know how to put that into practice without guidance. She's showing me what that looks like for me personally, and how I can maintain it so it's not just a diet.

I'm currently down to 216 lbs, but more than that, I'm tracking my measurements (which is where I see the biggest difference). It has taken some time for me to wrap my head around the fact that yes, I'm losing weight at a slower pace than I ever have with anything I previously tried, but I'm also not starving myself or overtraining in order to do it. If the rest of my life looks like this, I think I can do it.

I just wanted to share, because this is the first time I've ever felt truly positive about the possibility of losing the weight and keeping it off.

Thanks for reading!

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I'm either obsessive or gaining weight

Nothing in between. Anyone else?

I'm a 35yo F and there's (probably) nothing I haven't read/done on the weight loss topic. Nothing stops the food noise and "the new diet" obsession until it stops. Last year I lost some weight by doing IF plus low carb plus 15k steps a day. Then holiday happened and here I am, 8 months later and the holiday never ended. I can't get back on track as I know that by doing so I need to become obsessed with whatever "lifestyle" I choose. And it's exhausting, but for me there's no in between. Either I'm obsessive or I'm gaining. By obsessive I don't mean overly restrictive when it comes to calories or macros. What I mean is mental obsession - I must listen to podcasts about the diet/ lifestyle that I have chosen this time, order all the books on it, think about it all the time. All the time. It's never just casual with food. It's either I'm eating whole big pizza plus 2 tubs of ice cream and then some after a short breather, or I'm perfectly following my new diet of which at that point I truly think as my "one true I could do this forever lifestyle" thingy. Until I forever fall off. Anyone else???

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Quick recipes

What are some easy and quick meals to make for dinner/work lunch that are good for weight loss? I You don’t even need to put the actual recipe if you don’t want. Just the name of it so I can look it up.

I’m just now learning how to cook so please nothing super difficult. I don’t know how to grill. I am going to see if a family member can teach me soon though.

I am SUPER picky. I don’t like much but im open to trying new stuff. Just don’t make it too adventurous lmao.

no allergies but I do have acid reflux so nothing to hard on that

I’m not on Reddit daily so I might not respond immediately (self control isn’t my strong suit with social media so I have to limit it) but thank you so much in advance!! If i try what you suggest, i will definitely let you know.

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Losing weight feel like a bit stalled

I'm 6ft and currently 215 lbs. I've started my fat loss Journey since February this year. I started off 233. I work out 5 days a week and cardio 4x a week. My calories started around 1750, which gave me some good consistent weight loss. In around 4/1 to know I upped calories to 1950 and now 2065. In this month, I've consistent sat around 215. Of course I want to build muscle, but I want to lean out first.

I'm currently taking test, reta, hgh and motsc. I thought with all this, I wouldve achieved my goals by now...

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Discouraged, frustrated, don’t know what else to do.

I’m sorry if this is depressing, but I found this sub and reading everyone’s posts has both given me hope and made me realize that I don’t know if I’m ever going to get out of this mindset.

I’ve been stuck for over two years.

In 2021 I “woke up” in my body after a two years long rock bottom depression with severe binge eating disorder. I am 5’1 (F) and I weighed 225 when I finally got the courage to weigh myself, but I suspect I was closer to 230-240 at my top weight. From early 2022 to 2023, I lost 35 pounds. Currently weigh 191 which is what I weighed before the depression weight gain (I’ve always been bigger, even when I was an athletic kid playing soccer, I think genetics do play a big role). I haven’t been able to lose any more weight in two+ years. I will admit, I go in and out of phases where I try, but when I try and nothing happens, it typically discourages me and I fall back into some depressive habits (emotional eating being the big one).

I am otherwise healthy. I have a borderline high cholesterol, but otherwise healthy bloodwork. I exercise multiple times a week, albeit mostly walking as I hate cardio so, so much. I do drink a few beers on the weekend.

For the last two months, I have been eating in a pretty aggressive calorie deficit. Around 1200-1300 calories a day, but sometimes I dip under 1000. I use a food scale, I measure, and I try and eat mostly whole foods. I focus on protein and fiber and eating low saturated fat.

I haven’t lost any weight. None.

I have considered GLP-1s, but I don’t think I can afford it. I lost the 35 pounds by calorie deficit and mild exercise and then the weight loss just stopped and I don’t know why. It’s so hard to stay motivated when there are no results. I’ve been falling back into a self loathing mindset where I just hate myself and that usually leads back to emotional eating and then feeling even worse about myself.

I guess, all this to say…. does anyone have any advice? I know that probably doing more aggressive cardio is likely the answer. But I don’t know if I am doing something wrong with my calorie intake.

Thank you for listening. Please be kind. I am really struggling mentally. Thank you.

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