Struggling to lose weight

I am 193 pounds 5”3 20F. When I started my weight loss journey two years ago I started at 195 pounds in about five months I lost 30 pounds taking me down to 165 pounds. since then, I’ve mostly maintained that usually weighing in around 170 pounds but in May, I went through a really hard break up and I stopped going to the gym and looking after what I ate. I ended up deciding to get things back on track and I re-weighed in at 187 pounds and since then I’ve been in a calorie deficit and aiming for going to the gym around three times a week however I weighed in today at 193 pounds. I’m feeling really defeated and like nothing I’m doing is working.

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Tips for weight loss as a picky eater?

Hello…

I’m 28F, 5’6”, and right around 200lbs. I want to lose weight and I count calories, but I tend to fall off with that quite often. My main issue is that I’m a pretty picky eater and don’t really eat many foods that are considered healthy. In addition to weight loss, I am of course concerned about my health (cholesterol, blood sugar, etc.) but so many foods are a turn off.

Does anyone who is a very picky eater have any suggestions? I think it’s a texture thing mostly.

The only fruit I like is bananas and apples, but I will suffer through grapes.

I don’t really like raw veggies at all… except spinach.

I like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, potatoes, corn, peas, carrots, green beans, bell peppers (kinda), most bean varieties… and I think that’s it.

I don’t eat seafood.

As you can tell, I’m very much a meat and carbs kind of person. I also have a hard time with veggies because if they aren’t cooked perfectly I don’t like them. If anyone has any suggestions, please tell me! I’m so tired of going on a grocery shopping spree, but getting tired of the “healthy food” after a week.

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I've tried being healthier/more active many times and always lose motivation a couple of weeks in. How to build a weight-loss/exercise routine without losing motivation?

Okay, so I (26f) am very short (152cm/4'10), so even a bit of weight gain really shows up in my physique. Despite this, Ive always been somewhat healthy and had around 52kg (115 pounds) all my adult life. This year, however, was a rough one and I gained 7kg (16 pounds). Now, I know this might not sound a lot but I feel awful, this is the heaviest Ive ever been and I want to change this.

About me: Im very good at wanting to change my life, downloading fitness apps, getting a gym membership, going for 2 runs in a week, counting calories for 3 days, and then giving up and not caring for the rest of the year. What Im terrible at is actually keeping up with this hobby/routine for more than 2 weeks. I dont even know why I quit, I just do, and it's very frustrating.

Today, I again decided to change my life and do better. I went for a run for the first time in months (5km/3miles, so not a lot, but better than nothing). I downloaded a calorie counting app but Im probably terrible at logging the food (will I get better with time?) because it says I ate 1000 calories all day, which I dont believe to be true at all. I got a gym subscription which starts in the weekend. But now, I need help in actually keeping this up.

There's that saying that to build a habit you need to do it for 21 days. I have some habits that I forced myself to do for weeks and now I cant imagine not doing (reading every night, washing my face, doing skincare...). But with diets/exercise, I just always seem to fail and its so frustrating, cause I obviously have no one to blame but myself.

So my questions are:

1. How did you build your habit and how do you keep it up, even in bad days/periods of your life?

2. When dieting, how do you ensure you dont lose the necessary nutrients and only cut on more useless nutrients? Im not an expert and I have no money to go to a nutritionist, so I dont know what foods I can cut or do in smaller portions.

3. What apps do you use that helped? I love goodreads or letterboxd for tracking books and movies and in my perfect world an app like this exists for weight loss. But Ive tried a few and they just dont motivate me, theyre too complicated or all the cool things are beyond a paywall.

Thanks!

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Want to see a transformation in a month… need advice

So I’m 20F, want to just get kickstarted for motivation on my weight loss journey. I weigh 80kgs rn, even though I don’t look it too obviously (maybe because of my anti anxiety meds, it affects the water retention etc). I want to just look slimmer and healthier overall. I have a clear jawline waist n all, just my lower body needs work.

I joined the gym and planning to do:
2 days of hyrox training
2 days of strength
2 days of kickboxing or Zumba

Calories consumed everyday will be around 1500-1600

Will also be walking 10k steps 3 days a week minimum

Any advice or help you can give or suggestions on how to make my plan better? Thanks.

Edit: goal is to reach atleast 76-75 kgs by 30 days. Starting tomorrow. Wish me luck

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Realizing that cake is just not worth it

I started my weight loss journey in July by cutting most added sugar and junk food and it had already helped a lot (before I could easily eat a package of cookies in a day). But sometimes I would eat a bit of chocolate or cake, it's fine, whatever.

I don't always count calories because I'm lazy af, I just try to be mindful of calorie-dense foods, eat a lot of salads and protein. Today, however, I logged in my breakfast (unsalted cottage cheese with a banana, a teaspoon of cocoa powder and a bit of vanilla extract) — 237 calories, pretty filling and dessert-adjacent.

Then at work my colleague, who is going on maternity leave, brought a cake and I decided to eat a small slice. 60 gram, 235 calories, very tasty but gone in less than a minute. And now I just want more cake. So pointless lmao and not satisfying at all.

Of course I knew cake is basically empty calories. But it was insightful to eat who meals with equal calories back to back and observe how they make me feel.

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Is the slimmer in the morning effect a good sign?

Currently I am at the start of week 4 of my calorie deficit, as well as working out at the gym (5 days a week). I weigh myself weekly, so at the end of week 3 I went from 239.7lb to 230.8lb. The end of my week 3 progress photo showed me barley slimmer than I was at the start, which is perfectly fine cause I know weight loss takes an extremely long time. However the next morning for the first time ever I was noticably slimmer in the morning before returning to my normal appearance. I know that its a result of loss of water overnight, and an empty stomach, etc. But this has happend consistently for two days now, so I was wondering if that was possibly a good sign that my calorie deficit and my new exercise routine is working. Since im an overthinker and keep wondering if what I am doing is working or not.

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1 step forward, 2 steps back

29 Y/O Male 6’1” 275lbs for reference.

Looking for advice

I’ve practiced the art of calorie tracking for roughly 11 years. I’ve had success and I acknowledge it works however I have never managed to stick to a calorie deficit for longer than 3-4 months. I’ve never leaned out to the point where I’ve revealed my ab muscles but I’ve been in above average shape in my early 20s as a result of weight training and tracking calories.

I’ve tried all the fads and exercises. I’ve kept it stupid simple as well. 2-3 times a year I make an attempt at weight loss but it seems that I never manage to sustain this as a lifestyle. This has been going on for years and although I plan to keep trying, I’m starting to feel hopeless. I feel as if I may never reach my goal. I’ve even started to gain interest in GLP-1s because I’ve heard others share stories of their success after struggling for years. Am I making a mistake by even considering these medications? Or should I take the leap and give it a try? Does anyone have any wisdom or similar experiences that might resonate with me?

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