How to get over the fear of loose skin

Hi! I'm a 21F, 5'4 and 218 pounds. I started my weight loss journey like a week ago and I have to say, I am SO SCARED of getting loose skin. I know the mantra is "would you rather have loose skin or heart disease" but if I'm being honest, the main reason I'm loosing weight is for aesthetics. The health benefits are great, obviously, but I'm already so insecure about how my body looks (I have HS, so lots of scars) that I can't get it out of my head that if I'm going to have loose skin, what's the point? I'm just adding to the list of things to be insecure about.

Like I want to be able to wear tank tops without covering my arms but if I'm going to have flabby skin even after loosing 100 pounds then it all just feels like I'm still going to be stuck in a fat body. I'm also starting to hate myself for letting it get so bad that I've essentially doomed myself 🙃. Is there anything that helped you change your perspective? I know loosing weight is the objective right thing to do, but I already feel so defeated??

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Anyone got rid of their buffalo hump?

Hey so for context, I am 169 cm ,F , 96kgs. I’ve been overweight most of my life (hormonal issues + food addiction) I have finally decided to take some action and started a weight loss journey. Somewhere along the way I developed a buffalo hump and then its been there for 7 years now. Its one of my biggest insecurities and i need some motivation right now. Would love to hear about any successful stories about getting rid of it with natural weight loss.

I also have been tested for cushing’s and Pcos and that’s all clear and i have none of that. The doctor said it’s just a fat deposit. Anyways, I feel really lost and weak right now because i had to give up probably the only coping mechanism i’ve abused my whole life (food). Anyways, Was anybody able to successfully get rid of it completely? I am so insecure about it and I never put my hair up. the thought of maybe one day being able to put my hair up and have my neck looking normal almost makes me want to cry. Anyways, Thanks for listening!

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Only motivated when it’s almost too late, don’t be like me

So im 30f, 261 pounds and getting married next year. My doctor told me my liver is at risk due to fatty liver and some scarring, and that I needed to lose at least 30 pounds by November. I was laid off from my job in February and I told myself that I would use the time I’m unemployed to hit the gym.

I didn’t do a SINGLE thing. None of those things motivated me one bit. I actually probably spiraled into a food depression and drank a small can of coke (which I normally never do), once a week and got some fried food more than normal. I ate like garbage and didn’t bother wanting to weigh myself.

2 weeks ago I had a job interview that I thought was going to pan out into a job. And I started SPIRALING. What about all the working out I was going to do? Can I start 2 weeks out, so I can try and do some miracle weight loss? Is this new schedule going to fuck up my eating even more?

In my panic I started going to the gym. I’ve gone 3 times a weeks for the last 2 weeks, going on 3. I didn’t get the job, which sucked because I’m sick of the rejections. But man did it kick my butt into gear. And it only happened because it was almost too late to take advantage of the time I have.

I hope I continue to stay motivated and keep it up. And also that I get a job soon! Stay motivated friends!

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What’s Your Go-To Strategy When You Hit a Weight Loss Plateau?

Hitting a weight loss plateau can be incredibly frustrating—you're putting in the work, sticking to your routine, but the scale just won’t budge. I’ve been there, and I know how demotivating it can feel. But the good news? Plateaus are a normal part of the journey, and breaking through them is totally possible with the right adjustments. So, I’m curious: what’s your go-to strategy when progress stalls?

For me, the first thing I do is take a closer look at my calorie intake. Sometimes, as we lose weight, our maintenance calories drop, and what used to be a deficit isn’t cutting it anymore. Tracking more strictly or even just mixing up my meals can help. Others swear by changing up their workout routine—adding strength training, increasing intensity, or trying a completely new form of exercise. There’s also the psychological side—sometimes a short maintenance break (eating at maintenance calories for a week or two) can help reset both metabolism and motivation.

But I’d love to hear from you all. Have you found a particular trick that worked wonders? Did you adjust macros, try intermittent fasting, or maybe focus on sleep and stress management? Share your experiences—your tip might be exactly what someone else needs to push past their own plateau!

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Why you can't outrun a bad diet

In another sub, a question was posted about how exercise stresses the body. In that discussion, u/Josvan135 posted this article about the Exercise Paradox from SciAm. I gave it a read, and while I've not yet read the other articles and studies in the 'More to Explore' section at the bottom of the article, I found it really interesting and thought you might as well.

The TL;DR is that our bodies will adapt to spend roughly the same amount of calories whether we're sedentary blobs or constantly moving. Calories out is approximately the same for everyone of your biological sex. You can really only control the calories in. the 'CI' portion of CICO is king. Exercise for health, not for weight loss.

Thoughts, fellow Losers?

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Heaviest I’ve Ever Been

I stood on the scales the other day and saw 215lbs. I’m 27, I’m 5’5 - I should not weigh this much.

I’m struggling because I feel like I look horrendous. I know this isn’t the case, I don’t look at other heavy people and think they are ugly because of their weight, but for me I feel like some sort of ogre.

I got diagnosed with crohn’s disease which is horrific, but part of me was excited to think I might lose some weight, which is awful - and I haven’t, I’ve gained rapidly. I also have PCOS which makes weight loss difficult. I exercise 4 times a week and eat a relatively healthy diet.

My issue is that I’m extroverted and social - I go out a lot. This is the one thing I’m really having a hard time with cutting back on, my friends are my family and i adore them (I don’t have a great relationship with my own family, so i spend a lot of time with my friends) but they are partyers. It isn’t often we do something non alcohol related, and that’s where I drink my calories.

I need to make a change, and now before it’s too late, but everytime I stick to something for a sustained period of time I seem to just maintain or gain?

I’m depressed and I feel like this is the beginning of a deep downward spiral. I’m about to go on holiday for a week which will be more eating and drinking and I genuinely feel sick at the thought of it, I can’t even enjoy things that are supposed to be fun because I’m so conscious of how I look.

Please help.

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Crazy hungry on mild deficit?

Hey! I'm not new to the weight loss game but I did fall off the wagon so I'm trying to get my feet back under me.

A bit of background: strong family history of serious obesity, i was always on the edge of overweight as a teenager and solidly there in college; i puffed up to 215 during the pandemic, got sick of it, and dropped to 155 May>August 2022. I maintained between 155-165 until I started med school then gained up to 180, managed to lose ~3lb during spring semester, now I'm trying to get back down ideally below 160 by fall and below 150/145 by the end of the year.

When i lost a ton of weight really quickly I didn't do a single thing other than go to work and focus on weight loss. I restricted calories to 5-800, exercised 1h and walked 1h minimum daily, did 72h fasts, everything. Now I'm doing things the right way: I'm eating around 1300 kcal daily and lightly active, but I'm literally so hungry all day long. I wasn't this hungry when I was fasting! I literally dont know wtf I'm doing wrong. This seems totally unsustainable even though it's the mildest deficit.

Relevant details: I'm 28, 172 cm, F. I am losing the weight I just feel generally miserable. I am kind of sick right now so that might be contributing.

Any ideas? Tips? Gentle reminders to suck it up?

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Weight loss for someone that is not obese

Hello! Will try to make this quick and simple.

I am 5’7 and jump between 155-165 lbs depending on the month. Closer to 155 currently. Calorie counting is rough because of my ED past, I have trouble keeping up with it every day, and I don’t have a scale.

I don’t drink soda. I get fast food a couple days a month, same with sugary coffee drinks. I drink water 99% of the time. I rarely eat pasta, pizza, stuff like that. I do like dessert though. I will make cookies, eat chocolate chips with Greek yogurt, stuff like that.

I walk 10,000+ steps 3-4 days a week and other days I make sure to get at least half of that. I lift 2 days a week, wanting to try for 3 but can only fit it in my schedule consistently 2 days a week. I have issues with black outs and feeling faint, so cardio is hard because it triggers that. That is also partly why lifting is hard.

I cook most of my food in the beginning of the week. I have a vegetable, protein, fruit with every meal and my sides vary between foods like corn, potatoes, and cheese.

Is it possible to lose weight without forfeiting the dessert, potatoes, cheese? My meals are so boring without them. I’m wondering if I’m unintentionally consuming sneaky calories, maybe dessert?

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Getting back to it after 2 months - realistic goals?

Hi everyone!

I (24F) started my weight loss journey in January with a 75 Medium challenge, lost around 16kg, and have maintained (+/- 1-2 kg) it through spring. Now, last week I started again with my journey.

As of this morning, I weighed 75.6kg (I'm 1.73m) My short-term goal is to lose the last 0.8kg that I have left so that my BMI gets from overweight to normal. The eventual goal is to go down to 65kg.

My birthday is at the end of august and I really really want my weight to start with 6 on my birthday, I have really struggled with gained weight past few years and I want to "gift" it to myself on my birthday, so I'd have to lose 5,7kg minimum in next 3 months, is it realistic? The first 16 kg was not that hard to lose, but I realize that I was bordering on obese, hence the fast weight loss.

At the moment, I try to be in a calorie deficit and I fast for 18h, however, I am mega hungry at all times. Any tips of anyone that went through smth similar would be greatly appreciated!

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Feeling demoralised today

Doing my best trying to google and work it out for myself but could use some input/ lived experience from those trying to lose it.

For context, I am a 28 year old woman, 5ft 4. Prior to starting my weight loss journey, I was not doing any exercise, maybe 10 mins worth of light walking a day, if that. Desk job, so completely sedentary. Eating habits were bad, I was usually having some form of take out once a day or even twice a day sometimes. Only ate at lunch and dinner so no breakfast or snacking but still obviously a wildly unhealthy lifestyle.

Starting trying to eat in a calorie deficit April 7th this year, aiming for about 1650 calories a day and stick to this most days. Have definitely had days where I’ve gone above this but for the most part I don’t think I’ve ever eaten over 2000 cals a day since starting, apart from approx 3 nights out drinking. Also started doing minimum 30 mins of cardio each day and began incorporating strength training once a week from the last week of April and then as of this week I’ve upped that to two strength training sessions a week ( I do full body for these sessions, not just targeting legs, core, etc.). Still early days with the strength training, my PT is switching up my program soon.

So in terms of my progress, my starting weight was 85.4kg, as of this week I weighed in at 82.8kg. I am happy to see the scale going down and ultimately I am feeling so much healthier as a result of the lifestyle change but I also feel like I should have seen more progress by now, considering the lifestyle changes I’ve made compared to what I was doing (or lack of) before. I could just be impatient or the obvious answer is I’m not tracking my cals as well as I thought I was but has anyone felt stuck like this in the early stages? I thought now would be when I would see faster weight loss and I might start to plateau later on.

Overall I’m still really committed to this journey and have surprised myself at how well I have already adapted and built these healthier habits into my life. I have no intention on stopping, just feeling demoralised today.

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[Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: 1st June 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 June.

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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Weight Loss after pregnancy

I had a baby a few months ago and I’m looking to start getting more serious about losing weight. I am in my early 30s, 5’4”, and 143 pounds. Prior to kids I was around 120 pounds and had a great metabolism. I never needed to diet but ate healthy for the most part.

I am not a very active person. I do not have a gym membership as I do not have the time to physically get there. With kids I’ve found walks to be the most convenient and can walk a mile or two a day with a stop at the playground.

Looking for advice. Any home workouts that are recommended that are doable with young kids who need constant attention? Any free apps that you find beneficial for calorie counting? Anything you can share is appreciated.

Looking to get back to 120 and tone my stomach (which I don’t know could ever go back to where it was after c-sections).

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When does water / glycogen drop-off normalize?

When does the effect of water / glycogen stores being burned (creating the illusion of rapid weight loss) taper off so you know for sure that you’re losing actual fat? For reference, I am 24 years old and 5’10.

I ask because I just came back from my very first DEXA scan, and was really taken aback at how my maintenance calories were way lower than I thought, yet I still went from 212lbs to 199lbs at only a deficit of 100 calories in a matter of 4 weeks.

Using the Katch-McArdle formula I initially calculated my maintenance calories at roughly 2300, meaning I’d need to cut down to 1800 to lose 1 pound a week. (Did not know my body fat percentage, so that wasn’t factored in)

The new DEXA scan results showed me that my body fat percentage is 34%, so I plugged that figure into the formula and it gave me wildly different numbers. 1900 roughly for maintenance, 1400 to lose 1 pound a week.

Meaning I lost 13lbs in 28 days while only eating 100 calories below my true maintenance intake.

I started officially cutting calories on May 3rd. Assuming I lost an extra amount from water / glycogen stores dropping off initially, around 4-5 lbs, I’d have been down to 207-208lbs within the first week. And I was, I distinctly remember my surprise at the unexpected progress!

Since then, it’s been 3 weeks, which means I should have reverted to losing one pound a week to end up around 204-205lbs. But I’m down all the way to 199lbs.

I want to know if it’s possible that my water / glycogen stores are still burning off and making it seem like I am losing more than I actually am.

That would explain why despite only eating 100 calories below my projected maintenance intake from the DEXA scan results factored into the Katch-McArdle formula, I lost 13lbs within the span of 4 weeks.

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How to Trust My Eyes

I (26F) started my weight loss journey at 261 pounds mid January 2023. I got down to 204 pounds by November 2023 and got pregnant with my son. I had my son in August 2024 and since lost all the baby weight and then some. I’m now 198 pounds but I’m not feeling as happy as I thought I’d be. My goal is 155-160 with some muscle so I’m not far off my goal now compared to where I was at but holy shit.

I feel fatter than I was. It’s like this past week I’ve started seeing my body, fat rolls and all for the first time. I cannot believe I was confident at 230 pounds. I thought getting back below 200 would make me happy but instead I’ve just become disgusted with who I was. I think about all the times I was able to eat 2000 calories in one sitting and then have a snack afterwards and I’m disgusted. When I was 261 I don’t remember seeing my body the way I’m seeing it now and I’m skeptical that I will ever be able to trust my eyes again.

If you have gotten to your goal weight, do you feel satisfied with your body? Do you look at yourself with admiration? Or do you still see yourself as you once were?

Thanks for any and all input. I’m just feeling down I guess.

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Sometimes it's important to take stock of the progress you've already made.

Recently I've been in a bit of a funk because my weight loss has come to a screeching halt. I keep rubberbanding around the same two pounds, almost breaking out of it but then overeating due to the stresses of life and undoing any new progress. Which is only adding more stress to my life, thus perpetuating the cycle.

But then today I went looking for this old video as part of a story I was telling some friends about some weird ice cream I ate once, and I was astonished by how different I look compared to then. This was from two years before I started taking care of my weight, and the difference is INSANE. It is legitimately hard to believe I was ever that fat. I'm still pretty fat now but I least I look like an actual human being instead of whatever THAT was. It's funny because intellectually I know how far I've come, but I feel like I lost that emotional understanding, and this is helping me to get it back. Getting a look at the big picture is helping me to stop sweating the small details, and I feel like it's rekindling my motivation on all this.

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How did you set your target weight?

What the title said... I'm curious as to how those who are working toward a specific target determined that number?

For context, although at one point in my life I hit 277, this most recent weight loss attempt (two years now) started at 240. When I started, I looked at myself, looked at my smart scale stats on how much of my weight is "fat-free body weight," added in a percentage for reasonable amount of body fat, given my gender and age, and figured I needed to lose about 60 lbs.

Fast forward to hitting that 180 mark and realizing I still had a way to go--clearly plenty of fat still there. So I adjusted down to 165. Got there, still not "done." Adjusted down to 160. Still not done. I asked ChatGPT how to visualize a poundage and it said that you can roughly estimate 5 lbs of body fat to be about the physical dimensions of a loaf of bread. So looking at my current body, I see a loaf on each thigh, probably, and one on my stomach. So I'm *still* approximately 15 lbs away from done. That's not great, but it's okay. I'll get there, but I have to say that I would not have looked at my 240-lb body and thought I needed to lose 95 lbs. Maybe I was delusional but it's kind of eye-opening to know how far off my original estimate was!

So I'm curious as to whether people are working from self estimate, a target set by a doctor, or what?

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Should I just trust the process or revisit my calorie deficit?

I started my weight loss journey at 230 lbs and I’m down 40 lbs over the past 4.5 months! Currently sitting around 190 lbs, female, 5’7”. It’s been a steady and mostly smooth ride… until now.

For the past couple of weeks, the scale hasn’t budged. I’ve been eating about 1600 calories on weekdays and closer to 1800 on weekends. I’m not doing any formal workouts at the moment, but I do get in about 8,000 steps a day on average.

Now I’m wondering — should I adjust my calorie deficit further, or just stay the course and trust the process? I’ve heard that plateaus are normal, but I’m not sure if this is one of those times to tweak something or just be patient.

Anyone else been through this? What worked for you when the scale got stuck?

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15 lbs away from my previous start weight

It’s kind of bittersweet, I’m very proud of myself for losing 35lbs so far, will be 50 lbs when I get to my previous start weight, but at the same time it’s disappointing I let myself get so far past my last SW. My last major go at weight loss I lost 70 lbs, kept it off for over a year before Covid lockdowns happened and forced me to hermit and process some major trauma and I ended up gaining the weight I lost and more back over a period of years. I understand why it happened and I know what to do differently this time around. I know I’m capable of losing large amounts of weight, I’m trying to see all my previous go rounds as practice not as failure. Each time it gets easier and I find more successful strategies.

Just wanted to share Incase anyone else was having mixed feelings about their multiple attempts

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Fretting about going over

I went 172 over my cals today and feel awful about it , I've never gone over before like this, am I going to gain weight for this one day of going over? Planned on being back on track tomorrow obviously but on the day after I have a nice dinner to make that will probably put me over a little as it was intended to be a little treat day but now I feel like I can't afford it or deserve it for going over today I don't want to lose track of my weight loss when I've come so far-

Can anyone give me any insight on this? Should I worry? Am I going to gain a pound or two back, I'm sorry if this sounds ridiculously, I do not have a support network or anyone knowledgeable about these things so I come to a place like this seeking help and advice. Have a great day.

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Starting Out

Hello all! I’m 25f, and was 455lbs as of 4/18. I’ve told myself I need to lose weight for years but never actually tried, but it’s finally time. I’ve also avoided the doctor for years as I just wasn’t doing good mentally and was embarrassed about my weight and how poorly I was taking care of myself. I still struggle mentally but I think I’m ready to do better. On 4/18 I finally went to the doctor again, got blood work done (Alls normal except super low vitamin D). I’m on an antidepressant, and went to the doctor again last week to go over the blood work, and she started me on a weight loss medication, phentermine. I started going to the gym to swim last week. Planning to go 3-4 times a week for 30-45 minutes at least. As of this morning I weighed myself and I was 446lbs! Still a lot to go and I’m sure some of that is just water weight but its still motivating to see that number go down 😊

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