How to handle body dysmorphia after weight loss

hi all! I have went from 92 kg to 62 kg in 6 months. Even though i feel better physically, i feel so much worse in my body now than i did before.
I always envisioned my body to look a certain way and it does not.
That makes me so much more insecure than when i was big! Even though i am not skinny now, i wish i felt better in my own skin after all the work i put in.
For example, i always envisioned skinny arms, but since they were huge to begin with, they are now not exactly small plus they have some loose skin, so i dont have that “skinny arm” that i always wanted experience, which sucks after battling this for so long.
Does loosing more weight help with this? Am i just still too big to see any kind of definition? i am currently 160 cm and 62 kg, or 5’3 and 138 pounds.
Does anyone have experience/insight on this?

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Looking for feedback on my plan (F22/168 cm/70kgs)

Hi all. I've been back on track with my weight loss! I lost around 15 kg over the span of the past two years, with my highest recorded weight being around 85 kg. Spent around a year hanging around 72 kg and decided that it's time to work off the last bits and get down to my goal weight of approx. 63 kg. I've been counting calories quite rigorously and would like some feedback on my plan as I'm having a hard time estimating if I'm doing things as effectively as I could.

Currently I'm eating 1500 calories a day with an emphasis on protein intake and have lost 2kg in the past month. I walk 10k steps a day on average and work out once or twice a week (squatting heavy and deadlifting every Saturday, and a short core and upper body workout with light weights for about 30 minutes). I work a job where I'm on my feet for 8 hours thrice a week. However, with a festival this past weekend where I ate over maintenance + period pounds I haven't lost weight at all this week. This is fine with me; weight loss should not stop me from doing the things I love!

My main question stems from TDEE calculations. I'm just not sure whether or not my maintenance is closer to ~1700 or ~2000, and whether I could/should be lowering my intake. I want to keep my deficit phase as short as I safely can because I honestly find tracking calories annoying and I have a tendency to get rigid and mildly obsessive about it. Also, how should I go about factoring normal weight fluctuations (e.g periods, slow bowel movements, water weight, etc). Could anyone more knowledgeable, or in a similar boat, share some wisdom? Am I lightly active or sedentary? Help!

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Why doesn't my lifestyle change stick?

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I am 47 year old woman, I have me cfs and pots, I lost 12 kilos, 26 pounds, in a year only by calorie counting as I have exercise intolerance.

In March I took a diet break cause my weight loss had almost stopped and all the effort of planning, shopping, cooking, dieting and counting calories was barely giving me results anymore. I was eating 1400 cal per day and counting calories with fitsum,then I did maintaince and now I am off the diet and have regained 3-4 kilos,7-9 pounds.

I was bedridden for 2 years and I gained 20 kilos, 44 pounds, I'm on 5 meds that increase appitate and I have exercise intolerance. I have lost weight before so I know how, the new habits just dont stick.

The biggest problem is night time snacking and often I fall asleep, wake up again and eat. And that I don't stick to things. And sugary cravings at night. Sometimes I am too exhausted to eat anything that needs preparation.

A dietician told me to accept being overweight and stop dieting. A holistic nurturingist told me to get a continus blood sugar monitor, I haven't because it's expensive but maybe I should.

Never in my life has losing weight been so difficult. I need motivation to continue.

Please don't recommend exercise and please understand that English is not my native language.

Thank you

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Whats the best way to lose weight fast resistance training or jogging?

Been in the gym for about 6 weeks and seeing a difference but nothing drastic. Have a hernia in my stomach that I cant get fixed till December. Certain exercises when weight training definitely dont feel great. But im not going to stop going to the gym. Have a trip in 4 weeks and weight training isn't giving me enough weight loss yet. Wondering if i am better off just jogging for the next few weeks to lose the weight faster to atleast maybe not look like crap for this vacation. What will help me lose the weight faster strength training or jogging?

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5’3” starting weight loss tips and nausea

Starting weight loss- 167 a month ago. Today it’s 157. I also loosely intermittent fast most days. I walk on the walking pad 1 hour and go to the gym for strength 1 hour 3 days a week.

I wake up in the middle of the night many days with nausea. I don’t have any acid reflex and there is no chance I’m pregnant. Any tips or advice?

My diet before was pretty bad, high sugar. Recently it’s higher protein and fiber, low carbs(1 piece of bread or 1/4 cup of rice per meal). I stopped breastfeeding in February after breastfeeding my 2nd baby for 1.5 years.

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How Do You Lose Weight Without Forming an Unhealthy Relationship with Food or Youself?

I am having the hardest time reconciling those two things. For added context, I used to be a super active member of this community and initially lost 85lbs through CICO and more movement. It brought me from 250lbs down to 165! Which was still considered overweight, as I am a 5'5 female, but it felt like a really comfortable spot for me.

A year or two after not actively dieting, I've managed to only gain about 15lbs, which is not phenomenal - but just being under 200 still is considered a win for me. The problem is that I would love to lose weight again, this time dipping down to 140lbs, but I can't help but remember the dark place I was in trying to lose it all in the first place. I often felt a lot of shame and would even have nightmares about eating over maintenance. The restriction was very bad for my self-esteem, and despite my best efforts about trying to get back into it all, it just ends up causing me to binge now.

I assume going to therapy would probably help a lot with this, but it is not a viable option for me right now. Are there any ways I should reframe my mindset about weight loss? Some way to make it feel less like punishment? Thanks!

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Is My Calorie Deficit Correct?

I've started trying to lose weight. I'm 37 F, 178cm and 111.5kg. I started my calorie deficit last Monday, I weighed 113kg then. I'm using My Fitness Pal and I have it set to 1kg weight loss per week and I am given 1530 calories a day. I'm mostly sedentary due to my job. But I joined a gym and have started exercising 3 times a week. I don't want to start taking into account any calories burned through that. I guess I'm worried I'll have to drop my calories even lower when I start losing more weight. Any insights?

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