Sad breasts after weight loss, is surgery the only option?

I’ve (31F) lost almost 78 lbs since Aug ‘23. I’ve also had 3 kids, my last being in 2022. So my boobs have gone through it!

I’m 5’10” so my loose skin isn’t as bad as it could be but the skin on my breasts and lower stomach is loose and saggy. The tissue in my breasts feels so soft and almost like playing with slime (sorry TMI) where I want them to feel more like soft water balloons.

I’m a 34D and so I don’t mind my size, I just want them to fill up a bit more or at least have the skin tighten a little so they don’t look so stretched out and flappy. Is there anything that could help this? Could they naturally firm up over time? I would love to hear any personal experiences.

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Anyone Else Experience Hair Shedding After Rapid Weight Loss? Looking for Hope and Recovery Stories

I’m a male in my 30s and have lost 51 pounds since April, going from 240 lbs to 189 lbs. After getting some tests done, I discovered that my iron levels were low, along with vitamin D. I consulted with a couple of dermatologists; the first one wasn’t helpful, but the second one identified the root cause of my hair loss, which was stress related to my weight loss.

Throughout 2024, I experienced significant mental stress. My primary care doctor initially thought stress was the main issue, but no one actually looked into the underlying cause, which turned out to be linked to my rapid weight loss. I first started noticing hair shedding in August.

None of my family members have male pattern baldness, so this has caused me a lot of stress. I’m noticing substantial hair shedding—more than 100 hairs a day—and overall thinning, with no specific area of hair loss. The thinning is mainly on the top of my scalp and the sides. I’ve seen the typical male pattern baldness stages, where hair loss usually starts at the crown (back) and temples (sides). I also looked at reference photos of the vertex stage, but my hair loss doesn’t match any of those patterns. Since I’m not a professional, I had a dermatologist look at it.

According to the dermatologist, diagnosing stress-related hair loss leading to male pattern baldness is difficult. However, they did confirm that I have mild androgenetic alopecia. One thing they mentioned is that if the hair has been shedding due to stress, it may not be visible on the scalp because of the thinning. The second dermatologist mentioned that I won’t see results until my weight stabilizes. From that point, it could take anywhere from 3 months to a year for my hair to start regrowing.

I’m feeling overwhelmed by all of this. I’m trying not to dwell on it and am just holding onto hope.

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Slowly introducing new alternatives into my diet

So I posted here like 2 days ago talking about my weight loss journey. I’ve been walking everyday, though today I did a 10 minute grow with jo workout since it was EXTREMELY cold outside. Definitely got my heart pumping and I did sweat. I’m trying to be patient and kind with myself. Baby steps. I’m trying to remind myself that any movement counts.

Today I got the 5 dollar meal deal at Dunkin, since I know I like to get breakfast on the go since I am a college student. My usual breakfast was basically 1000 calories, and realizing that really put into perspective how much I was overeating. Today I got 2 wake up wraps, and still got a medium iced coffee. I got 3 cream, 3 unsweetened vanilla, and 2 Splenda. It was fairly creamy, not too bad! Next time I’ll add an additional Splenda. Overall the calories are around 490 for this breakfast, which for me is insane considering how much I was consuming not too long ago! I’m trying to focus on not restricting myself, but also finding better alternatives. I know it’s not much right now, but I’m slowly trying to make changes :,)

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Need help — gained back after losing and feeling hopeless

F/31

I have spent the last 2 years or so focused — and I mean really focused and dedicated, to imy weight loss and overall fitness. I had lost about 120 lbs as of July 2024 and about 40lbs from my ultimate GW.

Because of a lot of personal events, I took a break around July. First it was my birthday, a few trips, unplanned meals with friends, and some personal stressors going on. I felt like I was exhausted from being in a deficit for so long and becoming obsessive and borderline disordered and made peace with taking a break. I meant for it to be a month or 2. But as holidays and family commitments revolving around food and another unexpected trip cropped up, suddenly 2 months became 6.

Somehow, my weighing and tracking all my meals and weighing myself daily to track trends as accurately as possible fell to the wayside and now feel foreign. I feel like I don’t know how I did it before and it feels hopeless to do it again.

In my initial weight loss, I went from a size 20/22 to a size 6/8. Now my jeans are too tight. I hadn’t been able to visibly see and acknowledge how much I lost, or how I’d gotten relatively small, but now I noticeably can see how big and bloated I look and my stomach is. I see a difference in the mirror and in clothes. Which horrifies me. Suddenly, I see a size 16 version of myself looking back at me again.

The scale said I had gained 15-22 lbs the two times I was brave enough to step on the scale since then and I’ve been terrified to step on again and face how badly I fucked things up and undid progress I worked so hard for.

Admittedly, one of those times was after eating earlier in the day. So not accurate. I also logically know that eating a ton more carbs and sugar than I have in years over the holidays (my toddler son loves baking with me, so we did and ate a lot of cookies) and have barely drank water, and also exercising less due to holiday schedules and cold weather, have probably caused bloating and water retention and I probably am not up as much as it appears. But then I think I am lying to myself, and I’ve gained over 20lbs and I broke my achievement of losing 100+ lbs for some stupid desserts and cheat meals.

I feel like a failure. A fat failure. I need to know it’s possible to restart, that this doesn’t mean I can’t meet my goal weight. I would love to feel inspired by some of your successes, or at least some solidarity. I’m ready for a fresh start.

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I'm afraid my father is developing an ED.

Hey, guys. First off, apologies if this isn't the right place for this; I just really need help. My 56-year-old father has been on the weight loss journey for years now. There are always ups and downs, but the usual trend of his is to go really hard for a few weeks/months, crash out because he isn't eating right/enough, then regain whatever he lost. Of course, it's his body and life, but I fear my recent weight-loss has made this worse. Over the past year, I lost 50 pounds, regained 20, and am now losing again (7 pounds down since the regaining). I am very diligent since getting out of my binge cycle: I weigh all my food, I calculated a safe deficit, do not snack, etc. I have done this before in a safe way, so I know what I'm (for the most part) doing.

My father is 6 ft 2, and absolutely refuses to count calories. I know that is not the only way to losing weight, but he is not eating enough for his frame. He told me yesterday that he skipped lunch, had a granola bar for breakfast, and had a few pieces of grilled chicken for dinner. I really am not trying to shame him at all, but he is probably 220 pounds, he's 6 ft 2, and he is probably only eating 1000-1200 calories a day. He also walks 5-6 miles a day, so I know he is not getting enough nutrition to fuel his body. He has also cut out all carbs, as he thinks they make him gain weight. I have tried to explain that it's about how much you eat, not what exactly you eat, but he doesn't listen. He thinks protein is the end all be all, and sometimes, backhandedly, shames me for eating whatever I want in moderation. I have tried to speak to him about seeing a nutritionist if he is serious about losing weight, as they can establish a sustainable plan, but he refuses. I honestly do not know what to do next. I'm really really concerned for him, and I know it's not my place, but this is a slippery slope that I almost went down multiple times.

I really hope it doesn't sound like I'm shaming him for trying to lose weight. I love my dad, and I just want him to be safe while losing weight. I don't know what to do, and I could really use any advice. Thank you.

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My weight loss in 2024

At the start of 2024 I was standing at 310+ lbs, today I'm proud to say I've gotten to 190 lbs, but something still feels like it's missing? As I've pushed through this journey I've always asked myself where I want to stop at, what weight I'd finally feel like me, and honestly I still just haven't done it.

From 260, 250, 240, and onward there was always short break where I thought I'd stop and just stay there but I never felt right with myself, now at 190 I feel the same as I did at 310 lbs. Honestly, it's the most discourging thing ever, and I can't break this plateau.

I've done various diets and went on a range of calories from 1800-1200 cals a day, and as of recent was thinking about dropping to around 400-800cals/day to get to 180lbs and see how it feels.

To wrap this up, for those of you that have been through this journey (or want to share some wisdom,) where is it that you found yourself? When did you realize the weight you were was just enough for you? And what kept you motivated throughout the process?

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The burden of time

Hi everyone

How do you deal with the idea of weight loss taking time?

Im only trying to lose 10 kg, and ive set it out for 4 months. Its really inspiring reading about all your wins and ways of getting there. I seem to have a all or nothing mindset, and want to do it all quick and thereafter returning to my 'old life', which i know isnt helpful. Ive started getting more interested in food and nutrition, as a way to make it a life commitment to eat healthy and to have a strong healthy body.

How do you find peace in knowing this is for good, and that results will take time to show? How do you keep going everyday while not seeing the weight loss from day to day?

Im taking progress pics and logging my weight everyday. Do you have other tips?

Thank you for sharing your vulnarable stories on here, its a great place to meet people in the same situation as me

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Gaining weight and then being treated entirely differently, feels like being kicked out of the country club and being treated like a rabid hobo

Disclaimer: I felt bad for using the word hobo but I'm not sure how else to put this, lol

I've been overweight before, but I lost that weight and kept it off for many years until I gained it back and then even MORE after I became very ill.

Most of us already know the difference in how people treat us before and after weight loss, being treated better after losing weight can feel just as bitter as being treated worse after gaining weight.

But wow, rapidly gaining weight over a short amount of time while being sick and not receiving treatment, I'm absolutely broken about how people approached me, talked to me and treated me in general. The ignoring is real, being talked over is real, being dismissed is real, and despite being BIGGER, you somehow feel so, so very small. How ironic is that?

Now I'm finally back to my ''old'' self, I feel more cynical and skeptical than ever. I didn't feel this way when I was big the first time, I guess because I was so used to it. I remember things being like this back then, but this time around the experience and my reaction to it was entirely different.

I think it's also because I've been so sick and depressed, that I felt even more vulnerable while being bigger. When I first got sick, I actually initially became underweight. And when I was sickly and scrawny, people treated me even better than before. But when i gained weight and I was just as sick, that changed entirely. That too made me sick to my stomach.

I just wanted to vent a little bit, surely I can't be alone with this experience?

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do i understand calorie deficit?

hi all. i think ive been either under or overeating and i thought this was a good platform to raise my question.

i use the lose it app, and set it at lose 2 lbs per week, with somewhat active activity level (described as Light daily movement; equivalent to walking around 3 miles a day)

my info below for today as example:

BUDGET: 1,253 FOOD: 808 EXERCISE: -503 NET: 305 UNDER: 949

i have been removing my calories burned and eating at 1253, which ive found really difficult. is weight loss possible if i count burned cals? thanks in advance

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Non-Standard Tips/Advice for folks beginning their journey from someone finishing theirs.

It's that time of year when many people decide to start losing extra weight. I figured I'd share some "hot takes" and arbitrary things that helped me drop from 250 pounds in October 2023 to 165 pounds today as a 5'9 "male. I hope this post highlights some thoughts that helped me in case similar folks resonate with my perspective and should not be read as gospel.

There are thousands of ways to lose weight effectively. The hard part is finding the strategies that work for you.

Just because a specific strategy worked for someone else doesn't mean it will work for you. The difference between other people's success and your struggles is usually that they got lucky and liked one of the first strategies they tried. Taking the time to try new things when you aren't enjoying the method you're using is worth it.

Weight loss is 100% "Calories In, Calories Out," but I think about 80% of that is just the "Calories In" part.

That's not to say that exercise isn't great for you, but if you're worried that you can't find the time or aren't yet ready to get a gym membership, you can still achieve all your weight loss goals entirely via diet at a respectable pace.

My biggest regret is waiting ~6 months into my weight loss before strength training.

Here are my quirky reasons for loving strength training beyond the obvious ones.

• Moving your body helps it digest food. It can also help alleviate some of the "scale shock" resulting from randomly jumping on the scale one day and seeing it 5 pounds heavier than the day before because you ate something like a whole cucumber, which may only have 50 calories for 2 pounds of food.

• Tiring yourself out helps you go to sleep, and being asleep is probably the best way to resist the impulse to snack late at night.

• Having a secondary metric for success can help distract you from the frustrations of a weight loss plateau. I didn't feel bad during my first plateau after strength training because although the scale was stuck, I still increased the reps/weights on my lifts while waiting for the plateau to break.

I think weight loss is inherently not permanently sustainable.

I disagree that "weight loss strategies must be sustainable for the rest of your life." All weight loss strategies must eventually be replaced with a maintenance strategy. It may look similar to your weight loss strategy but will change significantly.

Try going hard

For some, it's beneficial to dip their toes in before jumping in. But if you're like me, ramping up the rate of progress is valuable. The second I started, I immediately aimed to lose ~2 pounds per week, and having the scale move faster helped keep me motivated and convinced it was worth it. For example, for someone who hates calorie tracking, the difficulty between calorie tracking at a 500-calorie deficit vs a 1000-calorie deficit may be minor because the size of the deficit is secondary to how annoying they find tracking calories in general.

I think calorie tracking is excellent and has an unfairly bad reputation

I feel like everyone dreams of being able to "eat intuitively" without gaining weight. But calorie tracking is such an easy task that I can't justify giving it up now that I've hit my goal weight. It took a bit more time at the start, but a month in, I had it down to ~30-60 seconds per day to completely control my diet. Which is hard to give up when the alternative I'll spend those 30-60 seconds on is probably watching a cringe youtube short.

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