I'm an 18 yr old male, 5"10 (178 cm), currently at 276 pounds (125 kg); I've been obese for the larger part of my life and only recently have I started taking weight loss very seriously (or tried harder than I ever had before)
For the past six months, I've been eating food that is pre-weighed with the calories calculated from one of those meal plan companies, they've had other successful clients and I know the owners personally so I have little reason to doubt the food is what they say it is. My daily caloric intake is around 1,400 - 1,600 calories. I have also been working out for the past ~4 months and going at least 3 times a week for the past 2 months, cardio and weight training, with little but decent progress in both.
Out of these six months I would say I cheated on my diet and binged for around 20 days, and on my "cheat days" which are separate from the days I binged on, I eat one meal from a restaurant I like and snack a bit while still trying not to go over my maintenance calories.
All that being said, every week I weigh myself I am still morbidly obese at 276, and I've just absolutely miserable. Every doctor or nutritionist I've seen simply told me "you're eating too much" or "you need to be more active" and I can't keep going like this. I can't keep pushing myself with this trust the process mentality when I am simply getting nowhere, my obesity has impacted my mental health for a long time, but I've been even more depressed and frustrated seeing myself putting the work in for nothing to happen.
My mom has repeatedly suggested a gastric sleeve surgery but I know it will be too much for her financially and I'm afraid I will gain the weight back in my adult years, yet I started considering it because I've been so desperate lately.
I know it sounds like I'm a lying piece of shit, but I swear I'm being honest :/
What could I be missing? What am I not seeing? What am I doing wrong?
If anyone has any other questions I'm fully willing to answer honestly, any help at all is appreciated.
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