I'm 220 lbs with BMI 31

I have gained a significant amount of weight over the past year due to a health issue that has now passed. I am now keen on losing weight and get back to my pre-morbid weight of 170 lbs. Considering I am looking to lose about 50lbs, how long will this journey take and any important things to keep in mind ?

As for my current state, running feels 'heavy' and so does any physical activity. It's a little daunting for me to go from a healthy weight to something so high. I have heard success stories in the past so I am definitely motivated to make it happen, I am just looking for some guidance/tips to make the journey smoother and hopefully quicker.

Also do you recommend any programs or personal trainers (cost is OK), specifically geared towards rapid weight loss in a healthy manner ?

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Is it okay to hit protein goal only 5x a week?

I’m f20 5’4 150lb, Monday through Friday I lift each day and hit 15k steps each day. I eat 1500-1600 calories with a minimum of 130g of protein. I go out alot on weekends tho. So on weekends I drink alcohol, eat fast food, and don’t hit my protein or step goal. But on weekends I stay in a deficet, and I eat 1400-1500 calories. So basically on weekends I don’t have a step goal or protein goal, and do whatever I want , within a deficit. Will this highly affect my body composition or weight loss goals?

Will eating junk and drinking alcohol within a deficet most weekends negatively affect the way my body looks, or my weight loss goals?

For example, this week I went out on Saturday and had tequila and pizza within a deficet. And my weekly average macros were 34%fat 30% carbs 34% protein. 54.4g fat, 116.9 carbs, 129.8g protein. Lifted and 15k steps 5x average calories 1500-1600. But sometimes my protein will be like 110-116g average

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Losing weight on legs

I am an 18 year old asian man and like- throughout my teenage years I’ve always had bigger legs compared to my body? This summer starting from may to august i went from around 140 lbs to 124 lbs. I see a huge difference in my chest, arms and face, like they’ve gotten muchhhh thinner than before, but my legs still kind of look the same? They’re definitely like a little thinner but they‘re still kind of big.

Most of my weight loss journey has been cutting calories, eating healther and just walking more. I don’t really go to the gym that much (like around 2 times a week on a good day skfnkskfk) so i’m wondering if that’s something i should start on?

but yep it’s been a struggle losing the leg fat while the rest of my body loses the fat

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NSV First time in 10 years I’ve bought jeans at a regular store

I (57F) started my journey of weight loss and better health on Aug 13, 2025. To date I’ve lost 97 lbs, starting at 261 lbs and now at 164 lbs (5’3”). When I started I was wearing 24W jeans, which is a 44-46 waist. Today I bought regular Levi jeans at a regular store, size 14, or 32.

I still have weight to lose but I started at morbodly obese (Class III) and now I’m in the overweight BMI category.

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes just after starting my weight loss journey. My A1C wae 6.9. After several months of only calorie counting and exercise, and losing 35 lbs, my doctor put me on Metformin and Ozempic. My A1C is now 5.2.

I feel so much better mentally and physically. Cut out all junk food, eat lots of protein and fibre. Ozempic has been so good for me. It cut the food noise entirely and my appetite decreased a lot. I feel full so fast. I often wonder if that’s how all the regular sized people are through their whole lives. Sometimes I feel a bit jealous because weight/overeating has been a struggle my WHOLE LIFE. But that’s just life I guess. Not fair, but no point in complaining or comparing.

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Crying a lot after weight loss

For the past 10 Months I’ve been on Mounjaro. When I started, my weight was a little over 100kg, and at a height of 172cm I was obese. Now my weight is 65kg, and I feel great.

However, in the past weeks I’ve been getting very emotional seemingly out of nowhere. I would suddenly get the urge to cry. I was never someone to cry a lot, maybe a few times a year, so this is definitely something new for me.

When I get emotional, I try to understand where those emotions are coming from, but I can’t make sense of it. My life has been going steady this year and I don’t really have a reason to get so emotional out of nowhere.

Maybe someone has experienced something similar and can share their experience?

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How do you deal with body dysmorphia/impatience/anxiety while losing weight?

Hi everyone! Long time lurker, first-time poster. In about three months, I am down 35 pounds (27M, 5’10”, SW 253, CW 218, GW 170-180). Obviously, I am thrilled at my progress and am proud of how far I’ve came after years of hovering around the 250-270 mark with little to no progress.

I’ve switched to clean eating and calorie counting, with minimal processed foods and foods that are as close to the source as possible. I am also quite active; I completed my second triathlon about a month ago, but only recently have really honed in on my diet and actually started losing weight. I have plans to complete another at a longer distance next summer when I’m slimmer/in better shape. But regardless of my workout, I always try to get 8-10K steps in a day.

I sit at my current weight and feel … gross? It’s part disgust about how I let my body go so wrong for so long, and part in my head thinking that even at this weight, I still don’t really like how I look. Of course, time and consistency will improve this. But this middle stage feels really weird to me.

My main motivation for weight loss was also a rough breakup, and I don’t feel as if I see myself as better looking to the opposite sex yet. Granted, I can get better at putting myself out there (my dating profile pictures aren’t updated yet, I haven’t really gone out during these past few months, etc), but the thought of not being a “finished product” yet stops me. I also want to get to my goal faster, but I worry I’m getting too aggressive and as someone with a history of EDs (binge/purge), I don’t want to get into that mindset again of that I need to turn to unhealthy habits to get there.

Has anyone else felt like this, being in a groove in which you know you’re doing a lot of great things but still feeling down?

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Weight changes

Hi everyone—looking for advice.

I’m a 5’9 female in my late 20s. For most of my adult life my weight has fluctuated in the mid 140s (healthy BMI). Last year due to some life changes & stress I had restricted eating habits and lost weight to 120s (underweight BMI). The past year I’ve dealt with binge eating and stress/compulsive overeating for which I’m now seeing a nutritionist and seeking out therapy.

With that said my weight after a year of disorder/binge eating is high 150s. I feel so bloated, don’t fit my clothes, don’t feel like myself.

My goal is to long term weigh 135-140. 120s was unhealthy and unsustainable. I just miss how I looked at 135-140. I don’t have much muscle.

My plan was to eat 1500 cal (100-130g protein daily) with moderate cardio, weekly yoga, and a couple light home strength workouts weekly. I think this roughly puts me around 135 lbs by mid December.

I’d greatly appreciate KIND & CONSTRUCTIVE feedback on weight loss, calorie deficit, & general advice. Please kind words only, this has been a stressful period of my life and I’m just trying to feel better about myself.

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