[Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: 1st November 2025

Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you’re all well!

For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support, and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It’s never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone is welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other.

For all new people that have joined this month, at the start of the month we do a roundup of what happened. We'll also talk about our goals for November.

How was your last month?

You're free to structure this however you want, but think about the following topics:

• How has your weight loss progressed? Better, or worse than expected?
• What are some Non Scale Victories that you've experienced this month?
• Did you set goals, did you keep to them?
• What went well during last month, what could need improvement?
• What important lessons did you learn?

Today is also the goal-setting day for the coming month!!

If you're new, every first day of the month we think about small goals we want to achieve this month. They can be weight goals, exercise goals, or anything really... An important aspect is that they are SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time based...

• Do you have a goal weight for this month, if yes, what is it? For example: maintain a 0.5kg loss a week.
• Do you have exercise goals? For instance, get in 10.000k steps a day
• What plans do you have for your diet? Do you have goals there?
• What are some non-weight/exercise-related goals you have? Here, get creative. Past participants have used this section to stay accountable for their homework, learning languages, pledging not to order junk food, ...

If you’re new, please introduce yourself! Let’s kick some ass!

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I had no idea.

For most of my adult life I over ate. and I mean over ate a lot .Bored eat. Upset eat. I'm full lets eat so more. Six months on Ozempic an no weight lose I cried. Because I really was in denial about my eating habits. I finally started tracking my calories. And I was shocked. At 3,000 calories I was still hungry. Hunger pains. Waking up in the middle of the night because I wanted to eat. And 3,000 calories was me on a reduce diet.I finally stepped it down to 1,900 and started walking at least 6,000 a day. In 30 days I lost 10 pounds . Simple from light to moderate exercises , stop eating junk and gorging my self and Wegovy. Oh and I'm proof that those drugs are not a cheat or miracle drug if you don't put in the work. My weight loss has taper offed to about a pound a week

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Feel like giving up

Feeling defeated today. Down 18lbs in 6 months (162-144lbs), I train 3-4 times a week, I fast from 6pm - 7am most days. My diet isn’t spectacular I’m not in denial there it’s a work in progress but I eat less, try to opt for protein where I can & avoid too many carbs but also won’t give up chocolate but it’s the one vice I have in this world. I weigh myself 3 times a day. The afternoon weigh-in often determines whether I eat an evening meal or not. Yup I know that’s not a good mentality.

And then I see people on weight loss meds and no knocking them, I know there are plenty of people who work really hard while on them. But I feel like it’s taken me 6 months to lose what they lose in a month. And I still have 14lbs to go and I don’t know if I have the fight in me. I don’t even feel like I look different.

I told my husband I was considering weight loss jabs and he just said sure if it makes you happy. When all I wanted him to say was you don’t need them. I just feel so low right now & so tired. Plus I’m due on so I’m really bloated & want all the salty food which doesn’t help.

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How close do you track your macros?

As I’m wandering down this journey (again) and learning from new mistakes each month, the question I keep asking myself is “how important is it to be in alignment with my macro goals?” I have realized that regardless of what the scale or online calculators or FitBit says, my maintenance is more like 1900-2000 cal and I’m not burning 2500 as a TDEE and Fitbit suggests. If I eat 1700 or under I can keep a weight loss pace of 1lbs per week. Perfect. It’s slow but consistent. I’ve got my macro % set in MFP and sometimes go over one or another. If I overdue fats in a day, I try to keep the carbs down and I always try for as much protein as possible. I eat everything but in reasonable portions and I do try to keep things balanced for the most part. I eat ice cream, cheese, homemade desserts, homemade bread, lots of meat… as long as I don’t overdue the calories I keep losing. So my question to you guys on a long journey; how focused do you monitor your macros vs overall calories?

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Plateau Round 3, Advice Needed

Hi folks,

Wanted some advice as I've hit my third plateau, and this one is really killing me.

Some basic info: I'm at a healthy BMI/ body fat but I really want to get down another 3.5kg. Did a scan at a university, and if I get down that amount and then move to building muscle, I'll have moved from 'acceptable' to 'athletic'. I've always been a very active guy, but just overate. It would be nice to look like I spend 2 hours walking a day, you know?

I'm 1.75m (5'9") and have been hovering around 71-73kg (156.5-160lbs) in the mornings. I was eating around 1900-1950 calories, but after a month of stall, I cut it down to 1850, but 10 days later, it hasn't moved.

I'm decently active (I do about 9-10km a day along with a half hour workout 6 days a week). The university's metabolic testing said my RMR was 1487, about 200ish calories under the average. So I know I shouldn't be eating the lowest category (1,784) but despite being under calories for even the 'light' exercise (2045), nothing is moving. Previously, I had been assuming, based on weight loss, that my maintenance was 2,250.

I'd be happy with even going super slow at a -250kcal deficit a day, since I've been doing this since Feb.

Part of me wants to say 'fuck it' and go to 1,500. My food is boring anyway (I don't eat out, it's all homemade, yes I weigh everything that's more caloric than a sprig of parsley), so maybe I could just focus on gaming to fill the void instead of food. I want that scale to move, damn it!

Part of me thinks this might be the universe telling me to take a break. Try that 2045 for a week. But I'm terrified if what if 1,850 is my actual calorie needs, and I'm just making it worse?*

I promised myself I would keep at the lower amount through October, so I will do that either way. I wanted to be 'done" with the major fat loss by 2026, but maybe that's not in the cards.

Thanks!

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Experiences with muscle retention during weight loss

Hey everyone . Long time lurker first time poster. So I have dropped from 182 ish for years to 153 pounds now, 5'7 32F. Took about 5ish months. My end goal is 140ish pounds, something I never thought possible but can see on the horizon

I have been weight training at home along the way which has helped my composition somewhat I think, and it's getting more noticeable as I continue to lose.

I have had to cut my calories lately in order to keep losing.

I am wondering what have peoples lived experiences been with weight loss and maintaining muscle mass. I have read all about it etc but am wondering have people found that muscle loss is inevitable when losing weight? Should I continue as I am with lifting weights 3ish times per week or is my time better served with more cardio to get the weight down, and then focus on gaining muscle when I get there?

Thanks, I hope this makes sense. Currently quite sleep deprived 😄

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NSV - Measurements

So I restarted my weightloss journey at oct 8th. and this is week 4.
I was feeling a bit demotivated as the first week I saw a massive weightloss. And I knew it was waterweight, and I knew it is not sustainable to lose 1.5kg/3lbs a week. Ever goalplanner and stuff I use say I will be at my goalweight late 2026, or early 2027. so I know it will take time.

Still, me eating more greens and less processed and fatty foods also led to me being very constipated, and I basically stopped losing any weight, and even regained 2lbs because I didn't have any BM for a couple days. (figs and soda fixed that lol).

Anyways, I found my journal again where I wrote down all my start measurement, and the change is DRASTIC. like dang. I know I have gone from a size 2XL being slightly loose, to a size 1XL fitting well. Even some regular XL fitting super snug. But I didn't realize it was that drastic.

Chest went from 121.5cm -> 120.5cm - 0.4 inches
Belly went from 122cm -> 118cm - 1.6 inches
Waist went from 104cm -> 99cm - 1.9 inches
Butt went from 123cm -> 117 cm (I re-measured this so many times) - 2.4 inches
Bicep went from 38cm -> 36.5cm - 0.6 inches
Neck and thigh was not measured back at the start but I did that now.

I also have a lot of tattoos, so where there is no obvious largest point to measure, I have written down where on which tattoo to take the measurement lol. I'e on the bicep it's so the measuring take cover a mermaid's eyes.

I will say, that in addition to eating way less calories (I was up in like 3-4k daily before), I have also started walking 30min each day, light weight lifting a couple times a week. as well as restarted knitting so I no longer reach for snacks while watching youtube.

I still feel very big, but I am even more determined now. My "goal" atm is to fit into straight sized clothes by next summer. Because trying to find cute clothes are already really hard, but when I can only buy online or from the 1 plus sized store in my country - it's sucks even more. I know I need to be max 90kg to not have to go to the plus size stores here. (Europe got it's upsides and downsides ). And I have monthly doctors appointments with a GP who is very experienced with weight loss. So she will hopefully tell me if I need to slow down or I am doing good. Next appointment is on monday.

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Lost 8kg and counting! Feeling great (sharing win)

Hi everyone! Long-time lurker here. I started my weight loss journey on the 8th of January of this year. I started before, but it never lasted longer than two months. I started at 87,2kg and today I’m 79,2kg! I’m over the moon! This time I got a gym membership and started walking more, besides prioritising protein and eating in a slight caloric deficit. I love walking and lifting weights, and slowly but surely the weight started going down. I think I lost fat whilst also gaining muscle, at least that’s what I think when looking in the mirror. I just wanted to share this win because I’m so happy with it! According to assessments at my gym, for my length (170cm) my ideal weight is 65,5kg. That means I have a long way to go still Is that true? I can’t wait to keep continuing like this regardless! My next goal is 75 :)

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Let myself go last week. Had a full week of proper binge-eating and now i'm not sure how to continue

So last Monday i weighed myself, i was 352. And i don't know what happened inside my head but it was like "you know, you should be able to have a cheat day now that you've lost 15 LBS in a month. But that cheat day made something disconnect (don't know how else to describe it) and i went on a full week of eating unhealthy stuff. Pizza, Pasta, Fries, Loaded Fries, Noodles, A ton of grilled cheese sandwiches, lots of crackers and peanut butter and i decided to just stop moving all together, hardly got more than 1000 Steps a day, didn't do the other exercises i did.. Decided to weigh myself last Monday and i was 370.

I'm feeling terrified because while right after that i got a punch in the gut and i immediately started toning down again and tracking my calories seriously again. Like, i would still track my calories with the binge-eating stuff and i'd overeat about 1000-1500 a day for that week. But after last Monday i genuinely got scared and nearly cried because of what i had done, it felt like this was irreversible and like it was an insane amount of weight to gain, even if it was just water.

Ever since Monday i've been in a defecit again, between 500-750. I've started walking again and exercising like i never stopped and while i can feel that i'm getting less stiff again and the acid reflux is gone and i have more energy, i'm still sad that something like "oh let me have a cheat day" made me spiral out of control like this.

Weight loss is a massive struggle, i went from 385 to 302 from 2023 to 2024. Then in 2025 i regained almost everything but i could stop before i got back to my old weight. Things were going so well again, i started feeling energetic and agile again and my mental health had cleared up a ton, and then this happens.

Does anyone have tips to make it less difficult for me to get involved with binge-eating or with craving fast food?

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Reduced hair density during weight loss

I'm a 21 year old male who's 25 pounds down since February, and I just got my hair cut and under the bright light of the barber shop, I was mortified to see so much of my scalp after the haircut. My hairline is intact and its not just in one area, from my sides to the top to the back of my hair theres reduced density everywhere, so much so that under bright lights u can see some scalp no matter how I style it.

I asked GPT and it said this is normal and is called "telogen effluvium", but I'm not losing hairs. Im pulling on my head and checking my pillow and no hair is falling out, its density has just significantly reduced. I'm looking back on photos and videos of me, and my hair was very good and thick up till around mid august, and that's when I start noticing decreased density in photos. The haircut I just got has just woken me up to how bad it's gotten.

Has anyone experienced this and what should I do? Should I take a long break from my cutting phase? Should I go to a dermatologist?

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I hit one of my biggest goals in my WLJ

Hi everyone :') I've lurked here for quite some time, and first of all I'd like to say thank you for all for all the encouragement you've given even though you've got no idea you did it. I read so many accounts of weight loss journeys and used them as motivation to get to where I am today.

I just wanted to post this somewhere, because I feel like I can't really talk to anyone, but my boyfriend who was very congratulatory, about this. I started my wlj about a year and a half ago, at about 362lbs. One of my biggest goals in my journey was I wanted to be able to ride rollercoasters with my boyfriend at Halloweekends at Cedar Point. We went last year and I couldn't ride a single ride, and I was devasted. This year? I stand here at around 270lbs, and this past weekend was the Cedar Point trip; I got to ride the coasters. I fit in every single one I tried, and I cried from happiness. I've tried so hard to get where I am today, and while I know I have a way to go to get to my ultimate goals, it was just such an amazing nsv I wanted to share.

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rate my bulking hot cereal - for bulking / weight loss / satiety

Going for max fullness and minimum calories.

Ingredients:

1. 2 tablespoons of oat bran
2. 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed
3. 6 tablespoons of unground flaxseed
4. 5 tablespoons of erythritol
5. boiled, filtered water as needed

Preparation: mix dry ingredients, add some water, microwave until hot (3-4 minutes), then mix and add filtered water as needed.

Any advice/changes? I've seen lots of different answers from AI since it gets confused by the unground flax seeds due to uncertainty regarding how well that food gets absorbed.

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Your most delicious meal recommendations

I am curious to know, as many of you are pros at cooking for weight loss, what are some meals you like to make that are very delicious and actually interesting. I’m stuck in a rut because I really want to be cooking interesting meals full of vegetables and herbs and such but have spent HOURS scrolling google and Pinterest to find meals that actually sound really good but find a whole lot of nothing. I’m not a very well rounded cook yet so I have to rely on recipes to make stuff that actually tastes good lol. Share all the recipes please!

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Lost 50 pounds, but….

Why does it feel like nothing? At my starting weight, losing 50 pounds, which would have completely transformed another person, I feel like makes me look barely different. Like, my face is definitely thinner, and my clothes are fitting better, but I also can’t help but feel like I haven’t actually done anything that impressive. I hate how long I still have to go before I hit my goal weight, especially because at my current calorie goal (1700 a day to hopefully stay at losing 2 pounds a week), I’ve been having so much trouble meeting the goal.

I hate myself for putting me in this situation. All that food really wasn’t worth it. But also, sometimes, I miss getting to eat whatever I want without thinking about it.

I hate how much leftover skin I’m probably going to have when I’m done. I’m doing this mostly for my health, and I love how I can already tell that I’m moving better, but I’ve always wanted to feel attractive. I hate that when all of this is done, I’m probably going to be even uglier than before.

I just, I don’t know. People in my life are congratulating me but I don’t really feel proud. Instead just focused on where I need to end up. I feel like weight loss is the only thing I have going on right now/the only place where I’m succeeding and when I don’t lose at a good enough pace I start feeling nervous/bad about myself because I want it so bad. When I don’t get enough steps, too, as that’s really my only form of exercise right now.

Which brings me to my last point. I’m kind of doing this all alone. I’m not great at finding out my TDEE, and I have a general sense of how many calories my body needs to run every day because of the InBody scan, but I don’t know exactly how to figure out what exact calorie amount I need to be eating to stay in a 1,000 calorie deficit. I spend all of my time either sick because I haven’t eaten or sick because I fill up way too quickly and my body’s still hungry.

Overall it’s been a lot of up and down, where I notice the scale go down or something gets easier or something fits again, and I’m over the moon. But then overall it just being a very scary/negative experience. When I read other people’s posts, I see the leftover skin fears, but not really anything else that I’ve touched on.

Y’guys know what I’m talking about?

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Will I have loose skin?

Will I have loose skin? To put it out short I'm 162cm 80kg (84kg was highest and I gained weight fast I was 73kg not so long ago). I'm 18F and I've always been overweight or on the chubby side but not to this extent.

What I'm worried about is loose skin especially because I have silver stretch marks and I tend to store fat on my midsection and legs. Now my arms as well and ive noticed some stretch marks but when i was in a lower weight i didnt have that much on my arms. I also think I have a high fat %.

I really want to go to 55kg but this is stopping me and I'm not really sure how to start weight loss (preferably lose it in 6-7 months but im not setting a strict time frame). I can't really go to the gym/strength training right now until I finish my exams in December. What should I do? Is loose skin inevitable/will be noticable?

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Stuck right before my goal weight. Gym keeps ruining my progress 🫠

Details: apple shaped body, 26F, currently 57kg (125 lbs), 1,57m (5’2)

Hey guys, I’m so close to my goal weight but every time I go back to the gym, my progress just stops completely.

I have to go to the gym because otherwise I get terrible back pain, so I need to train my back regularly. I also want to build my booty. The problem is: whenever I start lifting again, my weight loss stalls. Even when I’m tracking carefully and eating in a deficit, the scale just won’t move.

I lost my first 10kg (22lbs) without the gym, but now I look kind of skinny fat and I really want to change that. Last year I tried going to the gym for about 10 weeks and it was the same thing no progress on the scale. I was even doing cardio (5x a week, 30 min after workouts + 10k steps a day).

What can I do to keep training (for my back + glutes) and still lose fat? My gym also has classes like strength or back workouts with dumbbells instead of machines. Should I try those instead?

I’m so close to my goal weight and I feel totally stuck.

Any advice or experiences would mean a lot. 🙏

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What’s my next move?

I (23f) have lost 31lbs in the last year mainly by staying in a pretty steep calorie deficit and incorporations more movement into my day (stairs instead of elevator, an extra walk here and there). It’s been slow, sustainable, and has improved my mental health and physical wellbeing. I am still wanting to lose another 30-40lbs, but I think I’ve found myself at a kind of fork in the road. The app I was using to track all of my calories, movement, and chart my weight loss totally glitched out and I lost all of my data. When I redownloaded it, it doesn’t allow me to input or save meals, etc anymore. I’ve investigated the technology issue and have googled the problem but it seems like this is too new to have a readily available solution. Additionally, for the past 3 weeks it has been extremely difficult to continue in my caloric deficit. I find that I’ve been eating maintenance calories for the past few weeks and therefore have not continued to lose weight. (I am not gaining weight either, so I suppose it’s not a total loss).

I guess I’m just having a hard time deciding if I need to change my plan to be more efficient in my weight loss/fitness journey. Do I adjust the deficit? Do I continue with just cardio, or should I move to heavy lifting? (Up to this point I’ve avoided heavy lifting because it’s not my favorite and I find it slowed my weight loss for several months when I was doing it, although I realize it will be necessary for composition later) Do I just keep on with what I’ve been doing?

TL;DR: how do you change/adjust your weight loss plan as you progress?

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What small victory not related to weight changes made you happy on your journey?

I got a food scale. I've been trying to lose weight for months now (I've lost about 10 kilos), but it was difficult without being able to weigh my food. So, I'm writing this post to mark a small victory that will allow me to relax with the preparation of my portions :). AKA, now I'll be able to eat without feeling so anxious about whether I'm overeating and I'll be able to eat in an orderly deficit.

Related to this. What happened during your weight loss process that made you happy and that had nothing to do with looking thinner or weighing less?

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Can rapid weight loss make your face droop

I got injured when I was 26 and had to stop exercising. Over the span of 4 years I was gaining weight every year (I was 140 at 26). At 29, I weighed 180 pounds and am 5’4, F. At 30, I lost 30 pounds in 2 months. I had to go on a diet a functional medicine doctor gave me to try to help my health issues. Well I already had a droopy left eyelid and cheek from nerve damage. However, ever since the weight loss, I noticed the droopiness on my left side got way more prominent. A lot of fat went to my face when I had put on weight, so I’m wondering if it was the weight loss that may have caused this. My left side didn’t look that droopy at 26 when I was at the same weight I am now. So I’m wondering if it’s a combination of aging and weight loss. I also had to have surgery on my kidney back in July, so im not sure if that could also be a possible cause.

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Starting again, not over

F32 5’3” SW: 215 LW: 120 CW: 135lbs

In 2022, at my highest weight, I started my weight loss journey for the millionth time. But this time, I was serious. So serious that I got on weight loss medication. After 2 years of diet+meds, my weight was at its lowest it had ever been at 120lbs in October of 2024. But I hadn’t been working out, so in the process I lost a lot of muscle mass and STILL didn’t look healthy. I was somehow soft and flabby, even though my butt and boobs had completely deflated and my face was gaunt.

I knew I couldn’t lose any more weight and had to switch to maintenance. fear of regaining fat led me to start my fitness journey. As soon as I weaned off the meds, I got a trainer and started working out 2-3 days a week for about 30minutes each time. On my off days I walk. I know that’s not much, but I was aiming for consistency and just building the habit. I tried to eat at maintenance for the whole year. My hunger slowly returned. Especially now that my body needed to recover from workouts. I wouldn’t say I was ravenous, but the food noise and cravings definitely returned. In about a year I gained about 7.5lbs of fat and 7.5lbs of muscle. While I’m thrilled with the results (as it is practically impossible to build muscle without gaining some fat), I am still not happy to see my weight inching up towards the max for my height. So I’ve decided to do a “cut”. Which I’ve learned it just gymbro speak for a diet 🤣. Somehow it makes it feel cooler to call it a cut.

And just like that, after a year “off”, I’m back in the losing it camp! I do feel more equipped to make healthy choices now. I understand CICO, I am armed with a food scale and a tracking app. The addition of movement and muscle has probably given me a tiny metabolism boost (although you still can’t outrun a bad diet!!).

Even though it kinda always sucks to be in a deficit, I’m actually pretty confident doing it again. Because this time, I’m not starting over from scratch. Sure, I regained. But it was definitely worth it for the muscles. If anything, the gym has taught me that EVERYONE’S weight fluctuates. Even “fit” people. And most people have to actively work to manage it. But losing the final 15 is verrrrrry different from staring down the barrel of a 100lb weight loss journey like I was not too long ago. It just takes so long it feels like it will never be over.

Anyways just wanted to share because this is a unique case. But trying to be the rare statistic that keeps off a major weight loss permanently!

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I Miss Overeating

This is just a rant, and I feel like some of you will be able to commiserate. I'm not looking for advice.

I miss overeating and binging.

It's been almost one year since I started my weight loss journey, and I've actually been doing phenomenally. I am taking it very seriously for some personal health reasons, and I'm viewing my new habits around food as a permanent lifestyle change, not a temporary diet. I've been steadily losing weight for a year, and I've had a couple of small "breaks" where I chose to eat my maintenance calories so that I could rest and recuperate mentally and physically. During those times, I didn't even gain any weight. I am kind of in disbelief at how well I am doing.

All that to say, I still have times when I really miss eating ultraprocessed, non-nutritious foods at shockingly large quantities. A year ago, I was so used to coming home from work and DoorDashing two burgers, two orders of cheese fries, and a shake from Shake Shack, or a ton of chicken and a large fry with a gargantuan cup of ranch from Wingstop for dinner, and then finishing it off with nearly half of an entire cookie cake from the grocery store. I ate for comfort.

It feels really good to be free from my overeating, and I've worked hard to develop healthier coping mechanisms for when I am feeling overwhelmed, uncomfortable, bored, etc. I never actually want to go back to my old habits. But I still have times when I just crave the comfort of eating a ton of food that someone brings straight to my door from a restaurant. After one year, I thought this feeling would go away, but I don't think it ever will. I consciously have to choose my health every day (granted, it does get easier to do so).

Again, in reality, I am doing very well, and I'm not looking for any advice; I just wanted to share in hopes that others can relate.

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Welp, I hit another plateau. Again.

Currently 150. 5'3".

July '24 to Nov '24: Started at 185. I calculated my maintenance and it was 2300 calories. Started eating 1800 calories with strict counting and bountiful protein-rich whole foods and was 166lb by Nov. Yay! I also strength trained during this time.

Nov '24 to July '25: No man's land. My weight loss stalled BIG TIME. I played around with lowering my calories to 1650 fur a few weeks until I said fuck it and tabled returning to weight loss for later. I stopped counting calories and strength training by March.

July '25 to Oct '25: So, how much have I been eating during my weight loss break, anyways? Tracked my maintenance calories and it was 2300! Interesting. I weigh myself: I'm 160lbs. Cut my calories to 1750 and lost 10 lbs in 11 weeks. Yay! No strength training during this period; just daily 3-4 mile walks.

October '25: Wow, the scale hasn't been moving for a while now. Let me eat at maintenance for a week to see if that breaks things. Nope! Well, I'll go back to 1750 then. I take a vacation this week where I'm still tracking calories but walking everywhere...have to be clocking 6-8 miles everyday. Come back to the scale: no budge!

What gives? I'm so tired of this. I definitely have a lot of excess fat to go and I'm hoping to hit 138lb by New Years. Why is this plateau happening???

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I finally made it to ONE-derland!!

From 275-195 at 5’3. I am so proud of myself!! I was a size 22, wearing 3x top and now I’m able to wear a 12 and a M/L tshirt?! Shopping has never been more fun. 🥹

I want to scream it from the rooftops that natural weight loss is possible!! If I can get under 200 pounds for the first time in 15 years anyone can lose some weight, if that’s what they want to do. All it takes is a deficit, tdee calculator, and maybe some exercise. We are incredible, capable and can be responsible for what we put in our body.

Sadly, my weight loss hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows. I took the advice from my last post and tried to implement more protein, iron and calories to support my hair along with taking viviscal. I keep debating on continuing in this deficit. I struggle most days to get 70g of protein, rarely do I hit 130g.

I know my body has been under stress. In April, I got my first cold sore that became a chronic issue, thank god for medicine. Then in June my hair started coming out and hasn’t stopped. Then low local estrogen and other issues as of this week?? I’m 27??

I talked about doing maintenance once I hit 195. Here I am, I made it. I don’t want to do maintenance. I want to do whats best for myself and I don’t know what that is. No doctor has said to stop dieting yet. The thought of stopping scares me. I really want to get to 170 at least. I need my tummy to shrink! Ugh!

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SUCCESS!!!

I did it! I finally made it to my goal weight! I was going to try to lose another 10 pounds and I probably can but I don't think I'm going to actually put the kind of effort into that as I did this. And if I do I think I need a break from having to think so hard about my diet for a bit. Honestly I kinda stopped worrying about things so much 3 or 4 pounds ago. My weight loss this month has been slow at best and stagnant at worst. I think that's probably a good sign that I've developed some solid habits for the short term.

Long term though I still plan on doing daily or near daily weigh ins. It's part of my routine at this point and I don't really think much about it, so if I need to tighten things up again if I start gaining or start eating more if I dip below 170 or 160 (Really don't wanna dip below 160 and I'm kinda worried I'll start looking malnourished if I reach that weight xD) So on the whole I'm not yet worried that I'll gain it all back. I also have a diet that I'm pretty happy with. So wooo. I'm very confident that I can make this work out.

So I think my next real goal is going to be to push harder for body recomp. I did a LOT of walking this year. I didn't do as much strength training as I'd have liked, but I kinda wanted to wait until I could add more calories back to my diet. x_x Gonna have to get some heavier weights xD

Anyway, I didn't really post here much, but I did lurk a lot and it was really nice to see other people on the same journey. I mean, technically I'm still on the journey cause now I gotta keep it off. I wish you all luck and I hope you have plenty of people in your lives that are supportive!

Seriously, I haven't been this light in over a decade. I am going to be processing this for a while.

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Any Advice is Appreciated!

Anyone have advice for someone who gets little sleep in their weight loss journey. I'm a bartender and get off usually between 1-2, get home between 2-3. It takes me a half hour to crash, so going to sleep between 230-330am. I'm at by 630 to get up and get my sons ready for school.

I'm a wreck the whole day. I'm starting this regimen as soon as my protein powder and psyllium is delivered Saturday.

My days off are Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. I feel like Friday and Saturday should be rest days, but then I'm short changing my sons by not going out and doing things with them

Constructive advice is welcome!

Edit: I'm 6'2" and 230 pounds, a lot of that is gut. I'm decently small boned, so 235 is way too much for my natural frame.

Also, this isn't a woe is me post. In March 2024, I lost 25lbs doing a modified carnivore diet with intermittent fasting. It legit worked for me and I stuck to it. Eggs with jalapeños around 9. A ribeye steak (usually 6 ounces) finished with unsalted Irish butter, an over medium egg on top, with 3 spears of asparagus. I only drank water, ice tea with lemon, and coffee with an ounce of heavy cream. My fast time was 5 on, 19 off, the first week was HELL. I moved from 5 minutes from work to over an hour away for financial reasons. Because of my travel time, and with how extremely tired I am (I literally feel like I save up all my energy for a busy work shift), I just can't keep up with that fast. Not to mention when I get off between 2-3, I'm STARVING. It was one thing to drive five minutes home, have a glass of water with lemon and go to bed. With an hour plus drive, I need something to keep me awake.

Any advice is appreciated! I'm tired of being tired!

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Meal prep cookbook recommendations?

Hello friends, I’m looking for a good cookbook with meal prep and plans for weight loss. I’m a pretty good cook who enjoys cooking and freestyling but I gotta get back to something consistent, at least for weekdays.

I’d like a high protein, low carb situation, and I’m good with meat and shellfish (not as big on fish, but not totally opposed), vegan or veggie, and all types of cuisine.

I went looking for a book, but the amount of results were kind of overwhelming, so I was hoping I could get some recs from the community of actual humans with expertise.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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Did your taste buds change during weight loss? Because mine literally did, and I wasn't prepared for it 😅

I always heard people say “once you stop eating junk, you won't even want it anymore.” I used to roll my eyes like sure, Karen, my brain is addicted to sugar, not magically broken.

…but then it actually happened.

After a few months of being consistent with cleaner eating (not perfect, just more mindful), something weird happened: foods I used to crave suddenly tasted way too sweet, too oily, or just… artificial?

• I grabbed a can of regular soda after weeks of water and sparkling drinks and nearly gagged. It tasted like carbonated syrup.
• My old favorite fast-food burger? I couldn’t finish it everything felt greasy and heavy.
• But on the flip side, things like blueberries, Greek yogurt with a drizzle of honey, or sautéed veggies started tasting amazing. Like my body was more excited by freshness than junk.

And the more whole foods I ate, the easier it became to stop overeating. My hunger cues felt… reset? I’m not saying I never enjoy treats (I still love a good dessert), but now I choose them instead of craving them like a reflex.

If anyone’s currently starting or restarting their journey and wants help building momentum without going “all or nothing,” I put together a free starter guide — link’s in my bio if it helps. No pressure, just sharing in case it’s useful 💪

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What is going on??

32m/5'11"/455 lbs

On a 1500 cal diet, tracked religiously. Weigh everything, cooking additives, bites during cooking. EVERYTHING.

I went to the same doctor I did 32 days ago when I weighed in, same scale.

3 pounds lost.

This keeps happening. What the hell.

I eat a net 10500 calories at a week, usually less.

TDEE Calculator that considers body fat %, including light exercise since I get almost 70k steps a week, puts me at 2654 maint.18578 a week

18578 - 10500 = 8078 weekly deficit

8078 ÷ 3500 cal per lb of fat = 2.308 lb lost weekly... should be

Why has this been a painful crawl since the start? I didn't even get the initial drop you're supposed to get being that big. I don't feel tired, I don't feel fatigued. In fact I'm less tired than I've felt since I was 20.

I have to sit back and watch every. single. person. seemingly that starts around my weight just shed it off like they're sweating it out.

I am pre-diabetic, start of a fatty liver. The doctor had me on Metformin, she upped the dosage now hoping it would do something I suppuse

I don't feel like it's going to knock me off my diet, stress doesn't feel like it has the same pull toward food it used to. I just want to know why my body treats weight loss seemingly different than anyone else.

Anyone been in the same boat?

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Lost 8 pounds in my first 2 weeks but am feeling very brain foggy and anxious, is that normal?

Howdy y'all! started my health journey 2 weeks ago, and decided to take it seriously, cutting myself back to 2000 calories a day, cutting simple carbs, going on multiple daily walks, some exercises with dumbells, etc. Plan on first losing first 30 pounds like the doctor told me I had to, and then a total of 70 if I can so I can be a healthy weight for the first time in my time!

So far so good, down 8 pounds to 289 pound (i'm 6 foot 5 for the record). but... my brain has not been doing so good for the last 4 days. I am just straight up being dumb, practially every sentance has a typo in it I have to edit out, I'm loosing track of time, I'm feeling anxiety for no good reason. My brain just feels like its working at half capacity.

Is this a normal thing in weight loss y'all have gone through? If so, how long did it last? Any tips for getting past it?

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Something I wish I knew before I lost weight

So in 2022, I lost 120 pounds going from a bmi of 40 to 20. I was 14, and had the worst self esteem because of my weight. At the time, I felt like id never lose weight because I never wanted to give up the foods I love. But when I found out how weight loss really works, calories in and out... I found it really easy. I had already cut out liquid calories, and was eating 2 meals a day, so all i did was stick to a calorie limit. I thought to myself, "why doesnt every other overweight person lose weight this way?" Now 3 years later, I deal with insatiable food cravings everyday. Ive yoyod up and down the same 15-20 pounds several times, and its harder to lose it again every time. Even now with a year of only having gained and lost 5 pounds, I feel so drained everday fighting the urge to eat endlessly. I wish I knew how much of my life Id have to give away to maintain a healthy weight. At my best, I feel like I get about 50% of my brain to enjoy life, and a lot of the time, maybe only 15-20%. It really is the most exhausting thing ive been through.

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What has been your experience with oatmeal and satiety? Any good low-cal oatmeal topping recommendations?

I’m adding back some carbs to my diet after escaping pre-diabetes lol. I ate very low-carb for most of my weight loss and so far I’m down 60lbs. I added back all fruits and sweet potatoes as well as waxy potatoes (prepared no oil at all as I’m trying to still be in a deficit).

I find these foods to be really filling and not too calorie dense. Great bang for my buck. My previous keto days for some reason has me afraid of oatmeal 🤣. I plan to try it a few ways, maybe with fresh fruit/PB/vanilla/maybe some kind of artificial sweetener. I use unsweetened almond milk for most things, probably will with oatmeal too.

Are you hungry soon after eating a reasonable amount (like a cup or two) of cooked oatmeal? Do you find it keeps you satiated or craving more sweets/carbs during the day?

I would love some oatmeal addition ideas if you have any!

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Losing weight very slowly: Summary of my progress so far

I committed to this weight loss journey in the last week of March, 2025. I've been losing weight very slowly, averaging about 3 lb/month. That's not surprising, as a woman of mature age, although of course I wish the weight would come off more quickly. Still, I am thrilled with my results - so far, I've lost 21 lb (9.5 kg). Some of my jeans are falling off me, and I am wearing clothes that were too tight before. Most of all, I have more energy and feel lighter. Yes, I'm still fat and there have been some struggles, and I know it will be a while before I reach goal, but this is one of the best things I could have done for myself this year and I am very happy to keep going with it.

Here is a summary of my progress thus far:

MARCH (started 3/23/25)
START 228.0
END 228.0
That week I lost 2 lb after a few days but gained it back, ending at the same weight as when I started.

APRIL
START 226.7
END 225.2
I saw this month as a time to experiment with foods and figure out what my caloric intake should be. A good start but shed only 1.5 lb for the month. Still, it's a trend downward and I was glad about that.

MAY
START 225.6
END 222.4
Still experimenting and finding what approach works best for me. Lowered my daily target calorie range. Shed 3.2 lb for the month, trending downward.

JUNE
START 220.8
END 218.0
Lots of ups and downs on the scale this month. Started walking regularly. Shed 2.8 lb for the month, still trending downward.

JULY
START 218.4
END 211.4
More ups and downs, but less drastic. Also more consistency and more walking. Shed 7 lb for the month. By end of month, according to BMI calculators, moved down from Class 2 Obese to Class 1. Trending downward.

AUGUST
START 211.0
END 210.0
Lost momentum and struggled. Sort of had a tantrum and rebelled against my own efforts. Hovered around the same weight in first week, spiked upward in middle of month, tried to get back in the groove near end of month. Went walking only a few times. Shed 1.0 lb for the month. Downward trend leveling out.

SEPTEMBER
START 209.4
END 211.0
Struggled again. Lost focus and stopped tracking food. Trended downward in first week, spiked upward after that. Disappointed in myself. Gained 1.6 lbs for the month, trending upward.

OCTOBER
START 210.2
END (as of today, 10/21) 206.8
Recommitted to tracking, weighing, and measuring food at start of month. Shed 3.2 lbs so far this month, with 10 more days left to go. Trending downward again.

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what things have you found useful in your weight loss journey?

helloo ^{^} im not sure uf the title makes sense but basically im looking for all kinds of advice regarding weight loss. ive been gaining a lot of weight in the past year due to depression and other problems in personal life and now im finally feeling good enough to try to get back on track! the only problem is, i dont know how to start?

so if you have any good exercises or diets youd like to share im open to anything :) also if anyone has advice on how to keep up the motivation that would be a huge help too! in terms on diet im a pescaterian so i dont eat meat. otherwise im open to whatever comes to mind~

thank you for your time :3

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I feel completely overwhelmed and stuck with weight loss. Where do I begin?

I want to lose 50 lbs, but I feel stuck before I can even start. One person suggests keto, another recommends CICO, someone else says fasting, and another insists on high-intensity exercise.
I have spent weeks reading and now I feel frozen. I'm scared to choose the "wrong" method and fail again.
How did you cut through the noise and just start? What is the simplest, most basic action you took on "Day 1" that led to real results?

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People attitude about weight loss seems off

Just curious, how do you respond when someone tells you that you lost weight and you tell them yes, and that you are on a weight loss journey and you are trying hard and they immediately get shocked and change the subject about how they are desperate to gain weight, and start to tell you that they WOULD GIVE ANYTHING to gain weight, sometimes in a way like: “omg you are trying to lose it but I don’t know what to do anymore to get fat damnn”. And they are not even skinny or fat they are a pretty normal average weight, and I get that its totally their choice but why to bring it in discussion like this, in that context? Like…..dude, if you wanna gain weight I will hand you a list with all the mistakes that made me wanna lose it XD

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I dont trust myself.

my whole life i’ve wanted to be thin. i’m 5’6, 183. I was 150 about 2 years ago because I followed cico. then I started binging. now i’ve significantly reduced my binging but keep self sabotaging by overeating. I’ll stick to my deficit for like 2 weeks, see a difference, but for some reason I don’t care about the difference. I just want the motivation that seeing a difference gave me when I was first starting my weight loss journey. why don’t I care anymore? am I defeated? tired? idk but I hate myself and everyone around me knows it. you’d think that would be enough motivation in itself but it’s not.

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when to take topiramate?

i’ve heard a lot of side effects about topiramate such as brain fog and sleepiness. i got it through hers for weight loss but i am also a student, is it better to take it at night so that i feel less sleepy during the day? but then will that mean it won’t suppress my appetite during the day?

i am really worried about its impact on my brain function since i’m a full time student and need to study and attend classes. would drinking some caffeine an hour after taking topiramate help to offset some of the side effects? has anyone experienced permanent side effects of topiramate…

i also take wellbutrin and fluoxetine in the morning for severe depression, moderate anxiety, and binge eating disorder.

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Any side effects of people taking weight loss medications?

I’m not super obese or anything (200 lbs, 6ft, 30M), just a bit overweight and hoping to look more lean before next summer. I recently got prescribed some weight loss medication. Then I found Ms. Gallagher on Klarity, and she seemed great — but my family keeps telling me to double-check the side effects before starting.

I get that a lower appetite is kind of the whole point, but I’d like to know what else people actually go through on these meds. I’ve seen some say they feel fine, and others mention nausea, fatigue, or weird digestion issues.

I’m not trying to crash-diet or anything, just lose weight steadily and stay healthy. So if anyone’s taken these before, what were the real side effects for you? Did it change your energy, mood, or appetite too much? Would you recommend it, or skip it if you could go back?

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Any suggestions?

Hi I’m F18. Rn I’m at my biggest 5’8, 224lbs. I won’t act clueless as to how I got this way because I’ve been researching ways to lose weight since I was 14. My main problem is my consistency. I’ve been dropping workouts more than I’ve been dropping weight and I really want to change that by may because of graduation.

I don’t want to be extremely skinny but my goal is to lose 92lbs. Right now I have a fairly active routine as im fortunate enough to have a gym at my school as it’s apart of my classes regimen but we mostly only have 30 minutes. After school I have work 5 days a week in which I walk minimum 12k steps. My highest step count is 20k steps in a day which I am very proud of but I’m not losing any weight still. I signed up for the gym during the summer but only went twice because of anxiety and work.

I feel like one of my biggest issues is wanting to be organized. There are so many videos out there that I’ve watched that recommend different work out splits and diets and I’m always unsure of what I want to do when I get in the gym at school so I ultimately just use the treadmill.

As for my diet it’s the same. People show “what I eat in day” but have a weight loss that took months to years. Idk what I should eat and I also don’t have very much time to make recipes so I end up skipping meals and put myself into a cycle of starvation and binge eating which is also bad.

I’m looking for stuff that’s convenient but has protein and I can eat it on the go. If there’s anyone who could give me advice or suggestions on how to incorporate a weight loss plan in my schedule please tell me😭

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Did getting a coach help you lose weight long term? Please share your experience

I've struggled losing weight for six years now and while I have lost around 50lbs in that time, I'm still about 40lbs away from my goal. I know how to lose weight, I know way too much actually and yet have never managed to really establish healthy routines long term. My weight loss has always been a few months at a time of serious effort and then crashing afterwards and regaining a third or half what I had just lost.

I'm so sick and tired of this cycle but I just can't get myself out of it. For a few months now I've been thinking of getting a coach, mainly for the accountability and to force me to follow a sane program and learn healthy habits that will help me in the long run.

I've reached out to a coach that I like who offers meal plans, training plans and most importantly weekly 1:1 meetings for accountability, feedback or to make changes to the plan. He's also available to chat every day.

Now my question is, does anyone have experience with coaching like this and how did it help you? Did it change things for you instead of doing it on your own? Were you more successful? Did you manage to reach your goal weight? Please share your experiences 🙏

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20M, 95kg, trying to lose it

My biggest problem is diet. I walk between 15k-20k steps most work days, and at least 8k on non-work days. I burn tons of calories doing that, no problem. Then I overeat.

I'm making healthier food decisions, getting a fair bit of protein and 'good stuff' in my diet, and still not losing as fast as I want to. Maybe 0.5kg a week? Considering I'm meeting a calories deficit of at least 1500cal (daily 4000cal burned, 2500cal intake, approximately), I would have expected faster, closer to 1kg, even 1.5kg. Especially considering I am at the start of this. Doesnt it go faster at the start? It's really strange and demotivating to me.

Do I need to increase my calorie deficit even more? Is it perhaps because I've taken to actually drinking water now (2L a day minimum)? Do I need to do exercise alongside this?

I'm desperate, my body is my biggest insecurity and my biggest obstacle with having a better life. Can anybody suggest me anything that could help or be causing slow weight loss?

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Setback due to depression and grief

Mostly rambling, looking for support, helpful tips.

I’ve been having a bitch of a time getting and staying under 215. I just completed a 4 month weight loss group class through the VA. I have the hardest time sticking to goals like steps, and the healthy plate.

I went overseas for two weeks and immersed. I didn’t see people in the country I visited eating outside of restaurants. Nobody eating while walking, on the train, in their cars, etc. I did the same, felt great, decided to take it home. I’ve been hearing for so long how eating at the table and having your food be the only thing you’re doing makes such a big difference for appetite and satiety, and it totally does!

I lost the pound I gained on the trip within a week. I was more consistently under my calorie goal.

Then I put my cat down, who was my baby. Appetite is dysregulated. This morning, I wasn’t hungry at breakfast so I didn’t eat. I got hungry at work and ate jerky at my desk. Last night, I ate 2 cheese squares and leftover Indian food in front of the TV, a total of 600 calories. It put me well over my calorie goal.

Of course the next meal is another chance, but the emotional cravings and appetite dysregulation are really something. I spend time at my baby girl’s memorial every day, I cry when I feel like it, I’m sleeping all I want.

I don’t want to go back to eating away from the table and outside of meal/snacktimes, because having that time and place has been so impactful. I’m going to get back on that horse. I’m just struggling right now, man.

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No motivation

Hi!

New to Reddit, so hopefully this is all okay! I’m a 30 year old female, 5”7.

I started my weight loss journey in January 2022 at 123kg and over the course of 2022 managed to lose 18kg, then unfortunately got gallstones and lost another 18kg over seven months while I was waiting for surgery. After my gallbladder came out I basically lost all motivation and spent a year and a half gaining and losing the same 6kg. I got married last month and got down to 85kg for my wedding, and since then all I’ve done is snack and eat bad food and put 5kg back on.

I just can’t seem to find the motivation to get back on the healthy eating. I really don’t want to undo all of my progress and had previously hoped to be down to 80kg by Christmas but the motivation is nowhere to be found.

Does anyone have any tips for when they’re feeling really unmotivated with it all? I’m sick of feeling like I’m just letting myself down all of the time.

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Weight loss via physical labor.

This is my first post here so forgive me if this isn't normal formatting for this sub. I had a temporary job as cashier after quitting my previous gig, and I was pushing 300 pounds at an even 6'0. That was about two months ago. Then, I got a job as a slinger on the back of a garbage truck.

Man, oh man, is it a great job. The first two weeks were HELL, though; joints in absolute agony, muscles more sore than I would ever think possible, even sprained my ankle on the first day lmao. But after that, man, it's been smooth sailing.

And the best part? I'm down to 252 pounds, working between 5 and 7 hours a day, after just two-ish months. My legs, my arms, and my core are WAY stronger now, I can eat what I want, do what I want, all because my job is basically just a workout that I get paid for.

Long story short, if you're looking to lose weight, a physically demanding job might just be the way to go. It's very fulfilling and very effective.

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I’d love to hear your stories about how you got to where you are.

Hey all!

TW: Low self-esteem

I’ve been thinking a lot about my health lately, and every now and then I find myself reflecting on what led me to where I am now.

For context, I’m currently around 235 lbs, down from 310 lbs last year. I’m in my early twenties, supposedly my prime, lol.

I used to be fairly slim. I don’t really know how or why, but when I was around 17 to 19 I dropped a lot of weight and became kind of lean-ish. “Skinny-fat,” I guess you’d say. Visible ribs but still soft around the edges, love handles, chubby cheeks, the whole shebang. I was about 15 or 16 stone back then, and I think a lot of that weight loss came from what I didn’t realise at the time was depression. A bad childhood, an abusive relationship, and a job where I was on my feet for 8 hours a night all added up.

The worst part is realising that, back then, I could have done all the things I’m afraid to do now, like going to the gym. Everyone says no one’s judging you, but I still hate exercising in front of others because I worry about my form.

When I left that relationship and got my current job, I gained a little and went up to around 16.5 stone. It wasn’t really noticeable. Then I met my current (incredible, might I add) girlfriend. She didn’t like that I was surviving on one microwave meal a day, so she started cooking proper meals for me. They were hearty and sometimes healthy, but the important part is that she cared enough to make sure I was actually eating.

Last year, I hit a wall. I looked at myself in the mirror and realised I’d been neglecting myself. I decided something had to change, and with my usual mix of stubbornness and ADHD-level obsession, I went all in on what I now realise was a pretty extreme crash diet.

I cut my calories from 2400 down to 1400 overnight, and I stuck with it like my life depended on it. In six months, I lost 70 lbs and felt incredible. But I’ve been stuck at that 70-lb mark for a while now, and I’ve realised I need to start moving; to actually train, not just diet.

So I’ve decided: screw it. I’m going to start rucking, and I’m finally going to join the MMA gym I’ve been putting off for so long. I want to get into shape because my body deserves better than how I’ve treated it.

Looking back, I think what led me to get heavy again wasn’t just “laziness.” It was comfort, love, and losing track of balance. My girlfriend helped me eat again, but I didn’t yet know how to eat for the life I wanted.

Anyway, I just wanted to share this. I hope you’re all doing well, that you keep pushing forward, and that you have a genuinely good day. Give it to ‘em (whoever they are..?).

Thank you for reading this!

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Weight loss non negotiables in postpartum (or otherwise!)

I am nine weeks postpartum and clear to exercise and move however I please. I am really struggling with my identity as a new mom and part of that is the extra weight I am holding. For my current mental health, I know calorie counting and formal tracking shouldn’t be part of my present journey. However, I am reviewing what I put in my body and my portions every meal and limiting snacking. All of that said, what would be your weight loss non negotiables if you weren’t closely tracking calories or macros to lose about 25 pounds? Looking for any and all exercise, lifestyle, mindset, nutrition, etc. tips to support a new, very tired mom.

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Considering trying Nutrisystem, anyone have recent experience?

I've tried counting calories and meal prepping but I fall off after a few weeks. Work is crazy and by the time I get home I'm too tired to cook, end up ordering takeout, and there goes my diet.

Thinking about trying one of those meal delivery diet plans. Nutrisystem keeps coming up in my research. The reviews are mixed but a lot of people say it works if you actually stick to it.

The price is pretty steep though, like $300+ per month. But I probably spend that much on food anyway between groceries and eating out, so maybe it evens out.

Found this cashback deal on minty.com that gives you $150 back on your first order which makes it more reasonable to try. If I hate it I'm only out $150 instead of $300.

Has anyone done Nutrisystem recently? The reviews online are all over the place. Some people say the food is terrible, others say it's fine. I don't need gourmet meals, just something edible that will help me lose weight without having to think about it.

Main concern is whether I'll actually stick with it or if it'll be another failed diet attempt. But the convenience factor is really appealing given how busy I am.

What has actually worked for you with weight loss?

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injury, want to cry, vent for the void.

just a vent. But yknow that whole shebang of can’t outrun a bad diet? Absolutely true. However. You can run/weight lift/NEAT your way to an extra 300ish calories. Which is a lot, to me, at 1406/day. That’s an extra breakfast lol

I injured my ankle about a week ago and have been going slightly insane because over the last 3 years of losing weight/maintaining weight loss, the gym and exercise have become a significant part of my routine. It’s been huge for managing anxiety, in particular. And now I’m supposed to be completely non weight bearing for > a month and it sucks. Im really fucking hungry, I’m anxious and that’s making me want to eat for comfort, and I haven’t found an outlet for stress.

All of this is making me crave nicotine like a motherfucker, despite quitting the vape 2 years ago. And I can’t have it anyway because the ankle issue is increasing my clot risk. So. Definitely no nic (can’t even afford it with all the medical bills), no alcohol because I can’t walk it off, and no comfort food for the same reason.

This fucking sucks. And I’m in my bag. And the gym is a really fucking great way to get an endorphin high that I can’t do. I’m doing all the non weight bearing exercises, but I can’t find a cardio solution that my ortho approved of. She offered one leg recumbent bike, but vetoed swimming, bike, and elliptical.

Cheekiest part of all, my calf already lost a quarter inch. My ass is most certainly the next to go. I made so much fucking progress and it feels like it’s going to shit and I genuinely don’t know what to do except cry

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I've been trying to lose weight all year and I've made zero progress, I am starting to think I should just quit.

I’m 5’3” aka 160ish centimeters and 181 pounds aka 82 kilograms. I am also a 19 year old AFAB person. The last time I posted was 2 months ago and I was 183.9 pounds. I don't think this is a celebration for me because I weighed 181 back at the beginning of the year, and that was after I got my top surgery that took off the extra fat. I'm just right back where I started and honestly I think I should just quit.

I genuinely feel like I've tried everything. I eat healthy foods with vegetables for dinner and fruits for breakfast. I haven't touched anything sugary in weeks. I do over 20 minutes of exercise every single day that consist of moving around a LOT and I walk around my neighborhood pretty much every day. I genuinely don't know what more I could be doing here.

I'm trying to talk with my doctors to speak to a proper nutritionist and make a proper diet for myself, but I don't think it would work. My metabolism is slower than a turtle and even when I am doing my best to only eat the proper serving sizes, I don't know if it would work if my body is too slow to catch up.

I don't want to let myself go and gain another 20 pounds like what happened over the past couple of years or so, I want to keep on trying to work this out and keep at this weight loss thing. My doctors keep telling me that I'm perfectly fine and the only thing that's "wrong" with me is that I'm technically obese, and I'm not even at risk of diabetes. But I don't care about that. I've been trying to do this for almost ten months now and I see no changes in myself. It just makes me hate my body even more.

I want to think I'm just not doing enough, though. That I'm not eating as healthily as I could be, or my slip ups are building up faster than I think they are, or that my exercising routine isn't good enough. I want the problem to be something in my control, so I can fix it myself. There's not a lot of natural ways of making your metabolism speed up and even though I am taking meds for ADHD, I am terrified of taking meds for my weight specifically. What I've heard scares me too much for me to think about it seriously.

I really hope my doctor answers me back soon, because if I do have to resort to medication I might actually cry.

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Postpartum hormones and weight loss - help!

Hey all—30s F, 8 months postpartum, weaned 5 months ago. I’m always tired/never fully rested, very stress-reactive, crash around 5:30 pm then get a 9–10 pm second wind, have puffy hands, and my weight is stuck around 140 lbs with ~25 lbs to lose back to pre-pregnancy. I’ve been eating pretty healthy and exercising 4–5 days/week for 4 months (strength + walks) with only very small body-comp changes. Periods are heavier/brighter than before and cycles vary 24–28 days.

Labs suggest estrogen dominance (low progesterone:estradiol ratio), low-normal testosterone, low DHEA-S, and a cortisol rhythm that runs high/late in the evening. My doctor said I have “adrenal fatigue” (i.e., HPA-axis dysregulation) and started Gaia Adrenal Health + Thorne Adrenal Cortex, plus methylated B’s, selenium, vitamin D3, omega-3, magnesium at night, alternate-day iron with vitamin C, and a weekly castor oil pack for estrogen dominance.

For folks who’ve been here: does this sound like HPA/circadian + estrogen-dominant luteal imbalance postpartum, and is this supplement plan reasonable short-term? If you tried something similar, did it help—and what would you tweak or watch for (timing, dosing, specific ingredients)? Thanks!

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i’m so unbelievably confused about macros

so i (19F, 5’3) recently did a project for my ux class and decided it would be fun to count my macros for a week just for shits and gigs to see what would happen. ive been counting cals and trying to lose some weight for a while so i thought it would be a good way to get some health insights.

i then discovered im severely malnourished??!!

i’m not even kidding — one of the days i ate 1990 calories and got a grand total of 40g of protein. not great 😭

even for the rest of the week, i never even got above 10% of my calories as protein. apparently having airheads extremes for lunch and twizzlers for dinner wont do you too well health-wise

so now i’m trying to figure out macro goals and such to make sure i don’t literally die of lack of vitamins but literally every source i find is telling me something different. i can’t for the life of me tell if i’m supposed to be eating 60g of protein or 160g of protein.

right now, i’m eating around 1400 calories a day in a slight deficit just to go from 115lbs to 110lbs — nothing crazy. does anyone have any recommendations on macro goals for this kind of slight weight loss?? i keep seeing people recommending 1g of protein for every pound of body fat but i deadass do not see a world where i manage to eat 115 g of protein a day. i eat most of my meals in a college dining hall 😭😭

any help would be seriously appreciated. again my stats are 5’3, 19 yo female who weighs around 115lbs.

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How do you deal with constant hunger?

I am at the very beginning of my weight loss journey. I'm looking forward to fitting into some of my old clothes again. I have dealt with depression. Some time ago. But I feel motivated enough to put more effort into losing weight. I recently started swimming as my way to excersize. Before that I have only excersized regularly in highschool, which has been more than 5 years ago. But swimming is fun and the best sport to do for me to keep up.

The thing I struggle with though, is limiting my current diet. I feel like I am hungry all the time. Like literally constantly. I can't function on one meal for more than one and a half hours. I would like to restrict the amount I eat in a day. But at the same time I deal with chronic low blood sugars. There isn't much about it online other than articles telling me to eat smaller portions throughout the day. But other than that I don't know how to deal with it, because I already do that, and I feel like that doesn't help. I do end up running out of healthy things to eat at home. And If I wait too long in between meals, I get low blood sugar and i risk passing out. Generally it's at it's worst in the evening. That's when I munch on a lot of snacks. I do have a slightly irregular sleep schedule due to working both mornings and evenings. But it does invite more hunger.I don't really know what to do tbh.

do any of you struggle with this? And know what helps? Maybe meals and snacks that are light in calories and still filling? I could eat a whole bag of snack carrots and still be hungry, so I don't know anymore

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Is it sustainable?

Hello. For the last 7 weeks I've managed to control my calorie intake and have it at around 16-1800 per day.

I try and not eat until about 10am which I find pretty easy. I have about 200 calories either having some muesli/breakfast biscuits

I have 2/3 pieces of fruit between breakfast and lunch (I have lunch around 1pm) which is usually some soup with some low fat crackers.

Between lunch and dinner I'll have a couple more bits of fruit. Dinner is usually about 5/6pm and is usually a pasta meal/fish/meat or whatever. I'll have something small before I go to bed provided I don't fall asleep on the couch.

I don't focus much on what I eat as such, I focus 100% on sticking below 2000 calories everyday. I find it pretty easy and am rarely hungry. If I am ill just have some water, but there generally isn't long between snacks/meals so it isn't a problem.

So far it's working well, I feel much better, have definitely lost some belly fat (clothes fitting much better for example) and have lost around 7 pounds (been at it for approaching 7 weeks, so around 1 pound per week)

I've also been doing exercise everyday (sometimes a quick 10/15 minutes of kettle bell lifting, when I have more time I combine this with about 20 mins on an exercise bike.

That's the story so far. Hopefully I'll keep it going but my main concern is that once I have a big meal (date night with my wife for example) I'll just lose focus and motivation and stop then find it very hard to get back into this new lifestyle.

I don't particularly enjoy exercise, I dread it to be honest but have managed to keep it going so far. I suffer badly with exertion headaches so can't push it too far anyway.

Any thoughts, tips or general input would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry, I should just say, I don't have any particular weight loss goals, just better health and an improvement in appearance really.

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I’m looking to lose weight and would like some tips for what worked for you all

I am currently around 228 after having changed my diet a little over a year and a half ago. I started at 265, but after hitting 220 I just plateaued in my weight loss journey. Now I go between 225 and 230 from week to week with some fluctuations. I was a wrestler in high school and used to crash diet each season to make weight, but very quickly learned how dangerous that was and the negative effects it has on weight loss.

Now that I am getting close to graduating college (in December, yay!) I am trying to get closer to my goal weight of 160. I would eventually like to join the Navy, but I need to met certain weight requirements for my height.

I’m just looking for any tips on what worked for you guys or healthier recipes. I am trying to stay in a calorie deficit, but still feel snackish from time to time. I know it’s a gradual process, but I am trying to do this in a healthy way to make sure I keep the weight off for good and to avoid a yo-yo weight loss journey.

I’m not sure what all details I need to add. If anyone has questions or if there is anything I need to clarify then I can.

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Question about friends

Im not sure if this is a good place to post this but I figured a lot of people on here have underwent a dramatic transformation. Does anyone else feel like it was easier to make friends when you were bigger? I’ve lost about 150 ish lbs, and when I was bigger I never had the issues in making friends that I do now. For reference I’m in college so there’s a lot of people my age and I always try to put myself out there and talk to new people but those just last a day and go nowhere. I know a lot of people experience this in school, but honestly when I think back to pre weight loss I had a bigger friend group than I do now and i don’t understand why

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Vacation weight loss

So i went on a vacation on 10/2 and on 9/30 I weighed 159 lbs. I came back on 10/12 and weighed 155.9. Is that actually possible? I did a couple exercises over that vacation and watched my calories (except the day of a friend's wedding I didn't log at all) and besides one road trip day didn't go much over my calorie limit.

Is it possible the break from exercise is what my body needed to drop some of the weight? I weighed today at 154.8 so lost a bit more. Just a little but makes me think the dropped weight is right?

Should I be taking more routine breaks from exercise in order to better lose weight? Before this i had over 60 days in a row of at least 20 minutes of cardio a day (most days 60-85) and strength training 6 days a week for about 20 minutes.

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Alcohol and Weight Loss

So I never post on here but I just wanted to say that I’ve lost around 40 pounds since February and I am feeling so much more confident and comfortable in my body. Honestly yes I’ve been eating in a cal deficit and moving more but I would attribute the majority of my weight loss to no longer drinking any alcohol. Major game changer! I’ve got around 20ish pounds to my goal weight (currently 186, looking to be around 160ish) but I just wanted to say that losing all of those empty calories from alcohol has really done some amazing things for me and I thought maybe that info could help someone else 😊 I’m also sure this is NOT new info but I just wanted to post somewhere about my accomplishment lol

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Weight Loss Update

149 days ago I made this post - https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/s/mCP23l1ij6

My goal was to go back to Busch Gardens Williamsburg since I hadn’t been since 2014 due to my weight. I had a goal to reach 240 by the end of October.

SW 323 CW 249 GW 160

I went back yesterday as I have a big family trip planned for there on November 1st, and wanted to get an idea of what I fit and what I did not fit in.

I will say I only did not fit on 2 coasters which was Big Bad Wolf and Invadr. However Invadr was extremely close. Maybe another inch or two and I would have fit.

Otherwise, I had a ton of fun. I rode verbolten and darkoaster several times. I did have to use the extended seats for alpengeist and griffon, but I’m glad I was able to ride them again! For the first time in 10 years!! I’m so happy I’m as close as I am to my goal. Maybe I can get closer to 240 by Halloween?

It was so nice to relive the experiences I had there so long ago. I know if I visited 50 pounds ago I wouldn’t have fit on anything. I’ll take this trip as a win and look forward to November 1st to try out the seats I didn’t fit again :)

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I think I am suffering from Bulimia

Hi, I’m (26F) 155cm and 64kg now. I started my weight loss journey in March 2025 and have already lost 8 kg. However, over the past three months, I haven’t been able to lose any more weight and even gained 2 kg back. I know I haven’t been eating properly, but I just can’t control my mind or stop myself from eating or wanting to eat. Even after having a really big dinner, I still crave chocolates and pancakes. And today, I tried to make myself vomit to get everything out. I’m starting to worry that I might be having bulimia.

Any tips for me to survive this situation? I really want to back on my track but every single time I get back on, i wanna break it.

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