Weight loss is weird.

So back on January 8th of this year I (32f) had a heart attack that I shouldnt have survived (my genetics are trash). But for whatever reason, I'm still here.

Now I didnt really eat like shit to begin with but since then I've been keeping better track of what I eat and had substantially cut back on my sugar intake. No I'm not diabetic but holy cow what a difference its made!

I've never been skinny, I've always been insulted and I've only lost 15lbs so far but my jeans are lose and my knees dont pop anymore when squatting or kneeling!

My husband noticed it today and I jokingly said I didnt want to lose anymore because hed be able to throw me around more 😉 lol

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Should I just give up supermarket processed foods?

My weight loss was going great and now for a few days here and there this past week, it’s going really awful. I’m still recording it on MFP and journaling but I KEEP eating these bad foods and incorporating them into my routine. Before it was okay, but I’m having a bad personal time right now and dealing with stressors and my outlet was ALWAYS food and binging. I’m thinking now maybe the time to fully try and stop and wane myself off those foods.

I’m talking about Pringles, ice creams, popcorn, cookies, etc. Found in supermarkets and so forth.

What I wouldn’t want to give up is high-quality very occasional food like those that I could enjoy at certain moments or occasions. Like getting a dessert at a restaurant, or a slice of cake at a cafe on a Sunday, popcorn at the cinema if shared with someone, things I’ve made at my house myself (like making pizza rather than buying an oven one— not that I really do that but it relates to general points), etc. Really put emphasis on the quality of it, and not wasting calories on lesser products that I honestly don’t enjoy that much, they are just highly addictive. Crisps being the worst one for me in that area, I could eat a million…

Anyway, how have people fared if they took this approach? I feel like it’s a good idea and I might test it out anyway. I actually enjoy a lot more on my palate now which feels nice, like wines and beers, olives, interesting textures, spicy food, strong coffee, sushi, etc. I don’t want to have a ‘childish’ diet or anything but it kind of feels like that when I buy store-bought cookies. That’s not really the issue with my post anyway and not judging people who do, but I like that I like other things now and want to give people a different image of who I am.

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My mission is simple: To help people build a sustainable, healthy life — the right way.

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I want to help you build a healthier, stronger version of yourself — physically and mentally. No charges. No gimmicks. Just pure intent to give back.

Whether you’re male or female, a beginner or someone who’s struggled with consistency — I’ll guide you through a structured weight loss & lifestyle program tailored to your needs.

My mission is simple: To help people build a sustainable, healthy life — the right way.

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3 months 17 lbs down all fat surprisingly! 87lbs down overall

Male, 5'5" biggie shortie, lol. I had my first DEXA scan in January when I started going back to the gym after a six-year hiatus. I just got my second one done three months later, and I'm so glad I did. The weight loss hasn't been coming off as fast as I'd liked these last four to five months, but I decided to trust the process. I'm nowhere near where I was 10 years ago, but I'm slowly getting it all back.

I'm down 87 lbs in total from March 27th, 2024. was diagnosed with type 2 and immediately made changes. Waited until I was down 66 lbs to go back to the gym. Currently on 5/3/1 4 days a week and haven't stalled yet, even though I'm at the end of week 3 of a PSMF

dexa report

scan comparison

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Is gaining 3-4kg on creatine normal ? (Like from 75 to 78-79)

So, I've been having a steady 2kg/month weight loss lately along with my resistance training. I decided to take creatine 2 weeks ago and did the loading phase for 1 week. After loading phase my weight went from 75 to 77.6. But now 1 week in taking 5g everyday it's between 78-79. There seems to be no weight loss though my diet's nearly same as before. But my biceps did get better. Pushups seems to have got easier. I went from biceps curling 5kg each to 7.5kg and now able to do 10kg(though less reps for 10kg). Also my waist decreased about 0.5-1 inch from 36-36.5 to somewhere between 35 and 35.5, which should mean fat content has decreased I believe? But I'm confused as to whether gaining weight like this is a good thing and whether I should restrict my diet further as I'm still really out of shape, especially loose belly and need to reduce fat content/weight. Also hould I stop creatine if I'm not losing weight anymore?

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A food not correlated with weight gain ≠ A food good for weight loss

Took me a lot to realise. I spent so much time on fitness forums and reading fitness articles that I missed something simple but essential: that just because a food is not associated with weight gain it doesn't make it good for weight loss.

When observational studies say that nuts aren't correlated with weight gain they mean the majority of people who eats nuts are at a healthy weight. Even when they do clinical surveys where they know exactly what participants eat, that just means healthy people don't gain noticeably when they start eating nuts.

I say nuts just like I can say cheese, raisins or avocado. The frequent consumption, as opossed to pizza, burgers or brownies, is not correlated with weight gain over the healthy range. That is, with overweight and obesity. But that doesn't mean they are useful for losing weight. It depends on your TDEE and your own self control around those foods. For example, I had to quit nuts (and ofc nut butters), dark chocolate and most cheeses to finally see results. I am short and at a healthy weight, so my TDEE isn't high. Just like that, someone with obesity might benefit from not eating very calorie-dense foods until they lose enough and then can start incorporating them.

For example, my dad used to think raw olive oil (for dressings, not for cooking) couldn't make you fat, as opossed to oil used for cooking. I had to explain to him many times until he got it that it's an observational thing, that calories are the same. Just... oil used for cooking is associated with weight gain/obesity because of the deep-fried foods, while most people can't have too much oil raw (unless we talk about dipping bread... yummmmmm).

TL;DR: for maintaining you can eat calorie-dense foods daily but for losing you might consider quitting certain ones and leaving them for special occassions.

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First Doctor's Visit Since Starting My Weight Loss Journey - My Diabetes is in Remission, and I’m Being Weaned Off Insulin!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to share a huge update on my weight loss journey that’s been a long time coming. I had my first doctor’s visit since I began my diet, and I’m over the moon with the results.

When I started, I weighed 297 pounds, and now I’m down to 253 pounds. But the biggest news is that my A1C has dropped from 11 to 5.5, and my doctor told me that my diabetes is officially in remission! After being dependent on insulin for the last three years, I’m now being weaned off it. I never thought I’d see the day when I could say that.

On top of that, my triglycerides have gone from a dangerously high 425 to a much healthier 152! The improvements in my blood sugar and triglycerides are a massive milestone, and I’m feeling so much gratitude for the progress I’ve made.

This journey has been challenging, but every step has been worth it. I’m not just losing weight—I’m giving myself more years and a better quality of life. It’s not always easy, but moments like these remind me why I started in the first place.

To anyone out there struggling, please know that every small change adds up. It might not happen overnight, but it’s worth it. I’m so thankful for this community and all the support, tips, and motivation I’ve received here. Every healthy choice you make today is a gift to your future self, a step toward a longer, stronger, and more vibrant tomorrow. Keep going, because you're not just building the body you want—you're giving yourself more tomorrows to enjoy life to its fullest. I for one am very happy to be giving more years to the man I love and my beautiful children.

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People of New Zealand, how do you do it?

Just curious how people in NZ are managing weight loss, high protein etc on a budget?

A lot of convenience protein or low carb things are so expensive here, meat is expensive, eggs are expensive...everything feels so expensive. A lot of comments I see here are based on US/European products and I just want them all, I feel like it would it be so much easier if we had them here. And if we do, they're so.so.so pricy!

I'm 5'3 and on 1300-1500cals. Any recipes, advice or meal plans from my fellow new Zealand based friends?!

Not to say that every country isn't feeling the pinch, I just think we don't have the diversity or access to some of the convenience that other countries seem to have. Or I'm looking in the wrong directions.

Thanks!

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Today I was screamed "Move out the way Fatty" (in progress weight loss )

Hey, everyone i made a post about being obese in the modern world being a bad experience and since then i have lost 33 pounds in 45 days. I still have to lose 80 pounds for my goal weight. I was walking today with one of my friends and we were crossing the street when all of a sudden someone in the car that was coming down the road pulled down its windows and a male voice screamed with passion in his voice : MOVE OUT THE WAY FATTY (in my native language) as i was getting out on the sidewalk( i was walking a bit slow cause my legs hurt from the gym ). I lowkey knew it was about me so i didn't even look but afterwards my friend made me feel better about this situation and told me that the person on the other side of the road were laughing a bit. To be honest it really didn't even made me think that he has any validity since screaming like that to random strangers on the street means that he probably got issues.

What made me feel bad a bit though was that i was feeling a bit more confident in my body nowadays since i lost some weight and at first i thought damn i am that fat still. On the other hand i thought this is a reason to be even more on point with my diet and train even harder and also that there will always be bad people that however you look or act will harass and attack you cause they have so much complex and personal problems. I am basically writing this to let everyone know that however you look you should always stand up for yourself and be confident in you and that there will always be some people who will wake up miserable and try to get it out on other people, you just have to keep being you and not take it personal with this people. Before i started to lose weight this would trigger me emotionally and make me binge but now i wont ever care about it after some hours passed.

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Here is what non-linear weight loss looks like

From December 2020 to this morning.

I technically hit my goal weight this morning, which would be more exciting if I wasn’t bedridden with the flu. I’m sure a bit of that will come back but I felt like sharing anyway.

I gained a lot of weight in 2020 due to Covid drinking and quitting my ADHD medication. I’d never had to really diet before then so it was a huge learning curve to track calories and find exercise that worked for me.

Looking at this weight graph is so fascinating to me because each part represents a period of my life over the past four years. There are weeks and months where I didn’t weigh myself at all, but looking at the overall picture, I can really identify what factors in my life led to weight gain or loss.

Some examples:

• First big loss: signed up for Noom, quit drinking, first time tracking calories, started running

• First big gain: trained for my first marathon and had a RAVENOUS appetite; was not expecting to gain at all 😅 also was having a difficult time in my personal life, started drinking again

• Second big loss: quit drinking again, began studying for a really huge test; I also started focusing more on weight training at home

• Second big gain: started drinking again, but decided to keep weighing myself and continued strength and cardio training; I was in the mindset of maintaining at this point

• Last push to goal weight: really locked in on diet, finding a balance between the occasional drink but making sure I got in 4-5 workouts a week

I don’t really know what’s next but I hope somebody finds encouragement in this! I never expected it to take me four years to reach my goal but it really did take that long to figure out a sustainable way to eat and exercise while still enjoying my life relatively freely.

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Officially a healthy weight and feeling…some type of way?

So I officially (as of this morning) am a healthy weight! Only by like 2lbs, but I’m pleased. I still have a few more lbs to go to get to my goal weight. Obviously, I’m really happy, it took me a lot of hard work to get to this point and a lot of soul searching to get to the root of my problems with food, but I can’t help feeling a little let down as well. When I started my weight loss nearly 70lbs ago, I pictured the day I got to a healthy weight as a huge, momentous occasion and I would feel absolutely ecstatic and everything would be perfect in my life. I know this is silly and wishful thinking, haha. But seriously, I expected to feel way more excited and pleased than I do. I just feel sort of…meh. Maybe it’s just not sank in yet, I don’t know. I guess I sort of thought losing weight would fix EVERYTHING, y’know? Because it was such a huge barrier beforehand, it seemed like it’d fix it all. Unfortunately I’m still an anxious, shy person. Shockingly, losing 67lbs didn’t make me into a social butterfly or fix my anxiety. I think I put way too much hope in the weight loss, if that makes sense. Has anyone else had this weird, slightly let down feeling?

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How do you adapt your clothes to weight loss? When do you buy new ones?

Over three months I (30F) lost 30 lbs, went from a 31” waist/46” hip to a 29“ waist/42” hip. My clothes now don’t fit but my pants are especially bad. I already had a difficult-to-fit hourglass shape so buying clothes was already hard before weight loss. I’m scared to buy new clothes in case I gain back, and I also don’t have much budget. How do you deal with this?

I started seeing an excellent dietician a few months ago for my eating , and I was delighted to also start losing weight, which I’ve never been able to do. I kind of can’t afford the dietician (or the new grocery bills) but it’s made such a huge difference in my health markers that I’m trying to rearrange my budget to keep it. I can’t really afford new clothes right now but all my work clothes are a size 14/16 and I’m now a 10/12. What do you do to get more wear out of stuff like office clothes?

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208 lbs>122 back up to 132lbs … slowly slipping

Hello everyone,

So started really focusing on weight loss in January 2024. By November 2024 I had lost 85 ish pounds and was proud to hit 122 lbs. unfortunately I’m finding the weight creeping back up. A 10 lb gain doesnt seem like that much but in a span of around 4 months it really is. At this rate I could gain back about half the weight I’ve lost in a year ! I need help on refocusing. I’ve done this before but it seems like cutting back is a lot harder this time. Anyone been in this boat have any advice?

Thank you !

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I burned off 196350 calories - no one clapped. I did it anyway.

I wanted to share my story on here, because I’ve looked at social media influencers posting weight loss for clout, or sometimes worse; to feed their own ego. I’ll try to keep this short and to the point. In 2023, I was 110 kg. No muscle. No clue. Couldn’t even see my wrist bones, my veins, or better yet, my jawline. I was the fat kid who made people laugh so they had something other to focus on.

My clothes didn’t fit properly. I refused mirrors. I’d avoid photos like they could expose something I wasn’t ready to face. Every day felt like I was hiding behind something, until I got tired of hiding.

Time warp to 2025. I’m now 86 kg. Stronger, leaner, smarter. 49 gym sessions in. Don’t even ask how many calories that is, because frankly, I have no clue. But the title doesn’t lie, I actually burned off the equivalent of roughly 655 donuts, calculated at 300 kcal a pop. I counted. Roughly 200,000 calories.

I didn’t hire a coach. Didn’t ask an influencer. I opened ChatGPT and asked for guidende. ChatGPT helped me build my own plan, customised based on how I felt during my sessions. Although hard at times, I stuck to it. Even on days I wanted to quit. Even when the scale didn’t move. Even when nobody noticed. I kept going—because the version of me I was chasing didn’t have time to beg for validation.

I think people that are just starting their fitness/fat loss journey need to hear this. I don’t train to look good. I train to have a better chance of surgical success. I train to feel like I belong in my own body. I train to not be the guy people feel sorry for. I train to be impossible to ignore; even in silence.

You’ll never understand just how powerful it is to go from being fat in high school, being blamed, feeling out of the norm, to totally transform your body; and be truly proud of yourself. Unless you’ve been through it already. And trust me; its far better than pulling girls (don’t let this be your primary goal).

I’m not done. I’ll never be done. But if someone out there needs a sign to start?

Start now, so one day, you’re the one they don’t recognize.

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Body Recomp

I officially lost 60 pounds today and entered one-derland! I'm so proud of all of my hard work and dedication to myself.

I've been going to the gym, walking, running and playing pickleball and it's been firming my body up. Of course I have the extra skin that comes from weight loss and it's been difficult.

I know skin removal surgery is in my future and I'm not mad about it but I do have a question.

When did you see the most progress of weight loss on the lower part of your stomach? Were you a specific weight? Started doing specific exercises?

I've lost a bunch of visceral fat so it's much slimmer up top then the bottom part of my stomach and I'm happy about any of the fat I've lost, just getting unhappy about how it's looking.

I know you can't spot reduce and it will change in due time, I'm just curious of everyone else's experiences with it.

Also, did you notice more rapid changes per pound of body weight once you got into the 100's? I've seen it said a few times so I'm starting to get excited on seeing even more changes as I lose more.

Thanks!

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what’s it like to be thin?

especially after never having been thin before?

i’m looking to hear from people who’ve lost a significant amount of weight, particularly those who, like me, have never experienced being thin at any point in their lives—not even at their lowest weight.

what were some of the small, subtle changes you noticed after your weight loss? i’m not talking about the obvious stuff like clothing size or compliments from others, but more personal, everyday things—things that might seem minor to someone who’s always been thin but stood out to you.

were there physical changes that surprised you? things you could suddenly do that you couldn’t before? how did it feel, emotionally or mentally, to move through the world in a different body?

i’d love to hear the little things—those moments that made you stop and think, “oh wow, this is new.”

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NSV: Waist dog leash

I (NB, 26yo) started trying to lose weight about one year ago after being diagnosed with severe sleep apnea and was determined to make sleeping without the CPAP a few nights a year possible.

Through a mixture of well-rounded and frequent eating, and distance running, I lost 50lbs. When I started running with my dog I could barely wear the seatbelt-style dog leash at the smallest point of my waist right under my chest, which made me feel extremely dysphoric. I had my husband take a photo of me today during our run and I can wear the leash at my hips. I could even tighten it if I wanted to.

It feels good to have practical measures of weight loss. I hope that soon I can give my dog an extra inch or two of leash!

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How much weight lifting is too much?

I’m new to the aspect of losing weight and changing my lifestyle. SW:287 CW:261 GW:220??? 42 m.

I have been losing weight since the begin of February. I keep an eye on what I eat, cut out sugary drinks, excess beer (sticking with bourbon neat) and I am increasing my steps to minimum 10K a day. I recently got a cable weight machine and have been lifting weights the last 4 days in a row. This is what I have been roughly working on:

Upright Row 20@25 15@30 15@35 15@45

Seated Row 20@45 20@55 15@65 15@75

Standing arm curl 15 @25 12@25 12@25 12@25

Vertical Chest Press sets of 15@ 55 15@55 12@65 9@75

Tricep Pushdowns 20@35 15@45 12@55 4@65

Lateral Pulldowns 20@55 15@75 12@85 7@95

Pec Contractor 15@45 15@55 7@65 8@65

My question is, is there too much lifting weights that would hinder my weight loss. I really want to lose my belly fat and upper chest fat. Want to not be so self conscious of my weight. I want to give myself a solid year at-least to get to a spot where I feel comfortable maintaining weight.

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What's a "healthy" rate of weight loss?

"Healthy" in quotes because I know it's a subjective term that varies from person to person.

I began calorie counting in February, on Feb 21st is when I weighed myself for the first time in a while at 177lbs. (I'm female, 28 years old, and 5 ft 4 in) Since then, I have eased myself into ~1600 daily calories at a ~375 deficit. I average between 8-9k steps per day, and exercise doing strength and cardio 3-4x per week on a regular schedule. According to the gym scale, I'm now at 168 lbs and have definitely noticed that my waist has shrunk a bit and my clothes fit looser.

I am curious, as I have never counted calories before, (in a non-disordered eating way) if this is a sustainable rate to be losing weight at, as I don't want to end up crashing out because I was being too hard on myself, or being impatient and wanting to speed the process along.

I've lost just about 10 pounds in about 5 weeks - is this a sustainable weight loss rate or should I ease up?

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losing around friends who have had restrictive EDs

this is a hard one, and i think i have to make a hard decision that might impact my friendship but i want to make sure that i am NTA if i choose to do this.

so i an currently on a weight loss journey, and i have officially lost around 35 from 235 and have at least 50 more pounds to go. while i have been losing weight, i have been keeping silent about me intentionally losing weight because some of my friends have a history with restrictive EDs. as someone who has (pointlessly) gone through ED treatment lite for restriction, i have seen that they tell all people, big or small, that intentionally losing weight is pointless and doing things like calorie restriction will just lead to you gaining all of the weight back and being unhappy, even if you lose all of the weight. while i understand that for people who are very underweight/deep into their ED this is helpful information, its definitely not information that obese people need to hear. unfortunately this ideology is something that my friend has due to being in treatment, so bringing up healthy or unhealthy weight loss with her is pointless at best and triggering for her at worst.

so my friend had a restrictive eating disorder and had to go to inpatient treatment for a little bit and she left inpatient treatment around 2 years ago. since she’s been back, ive noticed that she will wait for me to eat/order something to eat and get visibly annoyed or upset when i don’t eat and won’t eat as well, which is something that is new and has only started happening after she got treatment. of course this made me upset but i felt like if i said something she would act like i was making it up!

the hard part about this is that we have been eating lunch and dinner together almost daily so it makes it hard for me to focus on my calories and nutrition and things when im also worried about not triggering her. an eating pattern that i’ve noticed when im around her is that i will eat more/be more careless with what im eating when im around her because of the guilt that i feel, which obviously is NOT her fault but its something ive noticed about myself. she also jokes about being skinny/weight loss/eating disorders but has undefined boundaries that im not really sure about so i thought it was okay to joke about it too. well apparently it wasn’t because she blew up on me and told me to stop talking like that around her (which is totally valid) but made me realize i had to make a change for myself too. so i think after today i wont be eating around her and sharing meals with her because its slowing down my progress and triggering me and i dont want to trigger her as well.

does this make me an asshole? i feel like this confrontation is a really good time to place some concrete boundaries so that neither of us are triggered or hurt. i will, of course, also cease to talk about or joke about weight loss in any fashion, which is something that ill admit that i shouldn’t have done in the first place.

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