Medication Saved My Life but Also Robbed me of my Body

About a year ago I was put on a medication due to being diagnosed Bipolar One Disorder. This medication saved my life, but also made me gain over 70 pounds in less than a year.

Today I am starting a weight loss journey to drop down to 190 pounds by May 2026. I feel excited to go on this journey with more support this time. This is my first time losing weight in a healthy way as well.

I plan to do this by being mindful of what I am eating as well as working out 5-6 times a week with my body weight and resistance bands.

I started a community page to keep me accountable to myself, if anyone wants to join it's totally free of cost.

We can use it to keep each other accountable as well.

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Realistic expectations on how should take to lose 25% body fat?

I recently did one of those InBody scans (I know they aren't 100% accurate) and have a long term goal of loosing 25% body fat (currently over 50%). I've been overweight my entire life, I'm about to turn 27(f). I enjoy weight lifting much more than cardio, but I know I need to add more cardio to make this possible. I take kickboxing 2-4 times a week, I try to lift 4x a week (upper lower a/b workout split). I worked at a gym during 2023 and had the most weight loss I've ever experienced (about 40lbs) from May to December. I wasn't doing it the right way (skipping meals entirely) or for the right reasons (male attention), and some emotional things set me back. As of this year I've gained it all back and then some (last time I weighed in I was just shy of 270, which is the higher end of what my weight hovers around, usually somewhere between that and 240). I want to do this the right way. I want to hold myself accountable, motivate myself, and learn to make myself do it even when the motivation is gone and I'd rather rot in bed or eat junk until I feel sick instead of workout and cook nutritious food at home. What is a realistic timeframe for this goal? It's not even just a specific weight, but a %, which I assume means the lbs I need to lose will depend on how much muscle I build. For added info, I also have PCOS. I don't take anything for it, and I have no interest in weight loss medication or surgery. To each their own, but I know myself and if I can't do it naturally, I would only sabotage myself with using medical intervention. I want to build muscle, but I want to be much leaner than I am now. I struggle with counting calories, I know meal prep helps but making food choices are very stressful, and I don't want to prep something I'm not gonna eat and waste money. My main goal is to get to a place where working out is habit, and I don't have to overthink every food I put in my body. I'm 27 in a few weeks and I would love to get rid of my childhood self hate and disordered habits by 30. My mother, who I love but did a number on me mentally, still struggles with her 1980's disordered eating habits and unhealthy mindset in her 50's, I don't want that. I'm never gonna have children, but if I did I would want to lead by example of having a healthy relationship with my body and food, and I've never seen a real life example of that.

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Starting my weight loss and confidence boosting journey. What's your story?

Hello, everyone. A lot has been going through my mind about self-confidence, weight loss, appearance, and mental health. Because of that, I wanted to write this post talking about what I am doing and will be doing and I would really appreciate any feedback, tips and tricks, and your personal experiences as well.

I am a 23 year old man, 5 foot 7 inches in height, and 230 lbs in weight. Not at all happy with the way I look. I used to skinny as a child and my weight always fluctuated but in the past few years, I have not gone below 210 lbs. I'm at a point in life where the self realizations have hit that I need to get it together. I struggle a lot with self-confidence issues and am always hyper-focused on how I appear. The classic shirt tugging, then keep checking the pictures you click to see if your chest doesn't appear to be big. Nothing wrong with that of course but it brings me down a lot. I'm in my summer break right now and it has taught me a lot in many areas in my life.

My goal is to reach 190 lbs. After that, whether I want to continue or start body building, can't think about unless I achieve what I really want now.

I've made some small changes which I would like to share. For the past 6 days, I've been going to the gym. First 4 days, all I did was 15 minutes of treadmill, 3 miles per hour and 12 incline. I would feel like fainting after just those 15 minutes. Then, Saturday, I went to walk in the morning on this trail. Its located literally right next to where I live so it was easy to push myself to go. I walked around 4.2 miles in total. Not sure how many steps that was, I should have been using an app or something. Then, last night, I went to the gym and was able to be on the treadmill for 30 minutes. Granted, I raised the incline slowly this time but I was able to burn more calories so it felt really good. Legs felt horrible around the 15 minute mark but then I didn't feel any discomfort after that. I was kind of surprised. Not sure what that was. Also, I read another post about walking 20k steps per day. I might have the ability to do that some times a week so I actually might create like a 100k steps per week goal. What do you guys think of that?

Entertainment wise, I've been listening to songs and podcasts during my gym/walk time. I really want to get into interesting history or politics so if anybody has any recommendations, let me know!

Food wise, I've been roughly measuring my calorie intake. Right now, I average about 1800 calories per day. my BMR is 2000 calories per day. Do you guys think that is good enough? I'm a vegetarian (+eggs). I'm Indian so I cook Indian food at home. Mornings are either cereal or coffee with some Belvita cookies. Snacks might include low sodium chips or protein bars. Dinner and lunch is something Indian. If I order from outside, it might be the chipotle veggie bowl or the veggie wrap from chick-fil-a.

Appearance wise, I've observed a few things this past year and got some suggestions. One is to have either slightly unkempt hair but very well maintained beard or the opposite. I like to not touch my beard and let it be the way it is so I want to focus on my hair. Ordered a pomade to get it to look the way I want it to. Not sure though. Also, I used to hate the idea of accessorizing yourself with rings, necklaces, etc. But, as I've gotten older, my mind has sort of shifted. I'm getting more in tune with my family's religion (Sikh) as well and my mom has actually told me ways I could do that. Three things I'm doing is, a ring, a sikh necklace, and a sikh kara (bracelet). I have one and the others, I'll be getting soon.

All of this thinking has actually made me a bit more productive in work as well. I would love to hear everyone's stories so I can learn more and if you guys have been feedback or tips, please do share. Peace and love.

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Weight loss in 40s - ready but overwhelmed.

I’m a 45F, 5’6” and 200lbs and I would like to lose about 30lbs but I am feeling completely overwhelmed by all of the information out there.

I’ve lost weight in the past by using CICO and regular exercise (cardio and strength training mixed, which a preference to strength training) but it seems to be a lot harder now in this phase of life. As with many peopled I’ve lost and regained the same 30lbs over the years and I’m so tired of it. I am also worried that I’ve ruined certain areas of my body - like my triceps are so flabby that even if I lose weight I’m worried I’ll have stretched skin.

When I google I feel like there is so much contradictory information for weight loss.

I am specifically looking for a strength training program geared towards women as well as suggestions for food intake. I do have access to a full gym and some home equipment, just having a personal trainer is not in the budget right now.

Also any success stories from women my age would also be great to read!

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A sudden impasse.

Disclaimer: english is not my first language, and I do ramble a lot. I'll try to get this thread as polished and flowing as possible, but forgive me if there's any slip-ups. I'll make sure to double check. Also, this might be a long post. Apologies for that.

I (31 F) have always been on the chubby side, but in recent years my weight escalated into obesity. Clothes wouldn't fit me anymore, I became very short of breath even with just a minimal physical effort and I developed awful sciatica pains. It was so bad that even if I was laying down I could feel my leg tingle to the point of becoming numb and kind of cold to the touch. My weight reached 70kg, which for my build and height (149cm) is quite a lot. One morning in early September 2024 I happened to step on the scale, and the number I read was like a slap in the face. That very same morning I begun planning and acting on my weight loss journey. I worked out almost every day of the week, and slightly adjusted my diet. You know, just watched what I was eating and how much/often, and mostly cut out sugary drinks. At first I could only manage short sessions on my stepper, but I gradually developed endurance and ended up performing between 40 and 70 minutes almost every day. I started to genuinely enjoy the journey. Each 5th of the month I would have "Scale Day", and treat myself to either chinese takeout or Mcdonald's regardless of the number on the scale. But even if I mostly enjoyed working out, there's been a few lows here and there. I remember a few times when I would burst into tears while stepping from how overwhelmed I felt. My goal was reaching between 55 and 52kg by September 5, 2025. Fast forward to today, ten months later, and I dropped 15kg. I'm very close to my weight goal range and I honestly feel like I'm blooming into a better version of myself both physically and mentally. The pain is almost nonexistent, I became more confident in myself and my looks, my old clothes fit me again (some are even too big!), and I even got myself a part time job which I love.

All seems well, right?

The thing is, in the past month and a half/two months, I felt my motivation plummet to almost zero. The last scale day went really well, but I barely touched my stepper since then. I've been eating a little less healthy than usual, let some cravings win without planning them, and occasionally reintroduced storebought icetea and other sugary drinks. I considered getting myself into therapy for this and other reasons unrelated to my weight loss jouney, but since that feels like a step still too big for me I thought the next right thing would be turning to a bunch of strangers on the internet (lol). So yeah, what can I do to spark my motivation back? Why has it evaporated right before crossing the finish line to begin with? So far, the only countermeasure I took is tracking my calories intake. I only just started doing it now, because before it felt like being "too obsessed" with the whole weight loss idea. But now that my main physical activity is on hold, I figured I might do it just to be aware and keep myself in a slight and sustainable deficit. I will keep doing this until the next scale day and see how it goes from there.

Anyways, I think I'll wrap it up here. Thanks for reading, and I hope your own jouney to be smooth and joyous!

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(hopefully) helpful and simple way to start weight loss

hello everybody! ive been going through some binge eating, purposeless issues, and other life and food related problems that have made things seem really complicated and difficult. however, i find that when i look at things with a more simplistic viewpoint, it can make the process happen much smoother and more understandably. I recently created this “weight loss”/“binging” diamond that i recall or just look at my notes on my phone whenever i feel a binging episode or the desire to overeat come in. It says “Journaling” on the top, on the right corner has “mindfulness” and on the left “meditation”, and finally at the bottom it has logotherapy/paradoxical intention.

Journaling refers to the initial part of the process. you just write down when you are feeling binge-y or like overeating. very simple step, and already a great one to begin recovering in this moment.

then it’s either mindfulness or meditation. i like to use mindfulness when i am currently eating and feel the desire that, when i am done with the current meal, i will get up and get a bunch more food. obv, its ok to go back for seconds if you have calories remaining or are just still hungry, but going just to feel food in your stomach and mouth is what im trying to stop. if i ever get the sudden urge to binge, i sit down and do a 5 minute meditation. do whatever method works for you.

finally, theres the latest point that ive added, that being the paradoxical intention or logotherapy aspect. paradoxical intention is basically trying your best to do the opposite of what you want to happen. for example, if i feel the desire to binge, i will think “well in this case, i will have the GREATEST BINGE EVER!!! I will destroy the entire kitchen and food will be everywhere and i will become a supermassive black hole of food!!!” this, imo, helps to add perspective and makes it easier to step back and notice the binge as nothing more than a feeling you have the power to control, not the other way around. logotherapy is the idea that finding you meaning of life is the reason to live. i dont really know it too well, and id recommend reading a man’s search for meaning by Victor Frankl for more info about it. but basically, i use logotherapy to view life as throwing this challenge of weight loss at me, that being my unique challenge with its own ups and down, and that i will find purpose and meaning in life by doing other things than eating and fighting against the issue of food. it connects to paradoxical intention as Frankl developed both these ideas.

so, with this diamond shaped idea pattern thingy, i try to stay on my goals simply and efficiently. i just hope that, in time, the habits will set in and the desire to binge will fade, meaning i wont need to rely on any arbitrary techniques to help me through the day. i just hope these methods can help u in ur journey, wherever you are!

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Maintaining weight loss after concussion

Long story short: I got concussed 7 weeks ago. I didn’t eat for 2 (extreme nausea), and it’s been a struggle for me to eat since but I’ve slowly increased my caloric intake. I’m prioritising protein intake and am working with doctors to regain muscle.

About me: Prior to concussion I weighed about 67kg. I’m now just under 60kg. I’m female and my height is 166cm. My max weight was 89kgs.

Goals: I want to regain lost muscle (I’m aware I would’ve lost muscle due to such rapid weight loss), but I still have a lot of body fat (way more than I had when I used to be this weight years ago). I also want to regain my previous cardiovascular fitness (which has improved but it’s still not back to normal). I want to use this if possible to kick start better, healthier habits. I want to avoid this turning into disordered eating that is long term.

Questions: Is it possible for me to avoid “blowing back up” to my previous weight, or should I expect this? How do I restore any damage to my metabolism?

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★OFFICIAL DAILY★ Daily Q&A Thread July 20, 2025

Got a question? We've got answers!

Do you have question but don't want to make a whole post? That's fine. Ask right here! What is on your mind? Everyone is welcome to ask questions or provide answers. No question is too minor or small.

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Recommendations for online trainer

Hi! I’m looking for a remote personal trainer or coach to help with sustainable weight loss and better energy.

About Me: • Office worker (WFH) • Been working out for 3 years (mix of gym/home) • Eat mostly CookUnity or simple pasta (don’t cook much) • Have weak joints, so I need workouts that are personalized and low-impact

What I Want: • Lose 30+ lbs (main goal) • Feel more energized and build better habits • Personalized, joint-friendly workouts • Nutrition guidance (flexible but realistic) • Motivation/accountability — especially with food • Female trainer or trainer that is knowledgeable about women’s hormone cycles

Budget: (flexible) • Ideally under $150/month • FSA-eligible is a bonus

If you’ve had success with a trainer or platform (Kickoff, Trainwell, Future, or others), I’d love your recs. Thanks in advance!

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Normal to feel tired and sleepy?

I started my diet and exercise about two weeks ago. I first started with tracking my calories and eating at a deficit, starting at 340, now at 332. I finally added 20 minutes of moderate exercise on my elliptical with a slight incline and more than half resistance a few days ago.

I don’t know why, but I feel tired a couple of hours after exercising. I wake up in the morning, exercise for 20 minutes on the elliptical, I’m usually sweating and out of breath. Take a shower and eat lunch. Then after a couple of hours, I feel really tired and sleepy.

Sometimes I lay down in bed and fall asleep lol. I have no idea why because it’s not like I’ve done much outside of that. I eat around 1500-1800 calories a day and use Huel to help me with tracking calories.

I’ll feel sort of sore and burning feeling afterwords too, usually in my legs. Is this normal to feel tired/sleepy this early in my weight loss journey?

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Just started again but currently in a cast and can’t walk

Ok so I have tried about a million times to lose weight but it never works. I just got foot surgery and cannot put weight on my right foot for 10-12 weeks. I am so scared of gaining a ton of weight during this time due to not moving and snacking when bored (I can’t work during recovery). I am starting weight loss again by counting calories. I am trying to eat in a deficit. I worry though this won’t help and I want to keep up with this weight loss when I can walk again too. I can’t do much exercising right now but I do move around a lot due to my restless leg and it is also quite difficult to move around in general so it’s like a mini workout. Overall, I’m getting good at the counting calories but is there anything else I can add to help my weight loss while I still can’t move? It works best if I slowly add habits rather than 180 degree change at once.

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NSV: I got 2nd place in a hot wing eating competition at work!

Yeah, you read that right, I'm counting an eating competition as an NSV. Why? Because I planned for it and still hit my daily calorie/macro/exercise goals.

I used to have pretty severe social anxiety and huge hangups about eating in public when I was at my heaviest weight. I would actively avoid eating around other people so I could go binge at home. Doing a hot-wing eating competition, with 20 other people, and in front of like 100+ coworkers in the audience was nightmare fuel for me. However, now that I'm 140+ lbs down (and sober) it was ezpz lemon squeezy!

Ok, but isn't entering an eating competition kind of the antithesis of a weight loss journey? Nope! I contacted the organizer and asked about a vegetarian or vegan option, and was informed that they would have baked Beyond wings available for those who don't eat meat. (I do eat meat, but I don't really like chicken wings that much 😬) I was able to put the amount of beyond wings into MyFitnessPal and adjusted my breakfast & dinner meals so that I could still stay within my deficit. Later in the afternoon I went and did one of the most brutal leg day workouts I've done in the past 3 months, then I walked 10k steps before heading home for a dinner of liver and onions!

For the actual competition, the first 5 wings were between 500-800k scoville, and the last one had a huge slathering of the Hot Ones last dab Pepper X sauce at 2M+ scoville. To prep for that, I went through aboula half a bottle of the stuff over the past week, putting it in everything I ate except the yogurt and fruit I have for breakfast lol. In the end, I got bogged down by chewing the Beyond wings and lost to the reigning champion by a measly 10 seconds. However, I didn't have any water or milk afterwards and didn't have any issues at all with the 6-minute "after burn" after eating the last dab.

So, while 2nd place might be the first loser, I'm absolutely chalking this one up as a win. I ate in public, I was social, I hit my daily goals, and I had an awesome time. A weight loss journey doesn't have to suck, you can still do fun food-related things, and you can be a winner even if you lose 😎

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Feeling like I'll be fat forever

So I currently weigh 324 lbs from 332 (took 5 days so it's a decent start) but I missed a workout today and I feel like a pure failure because of it. For reference I worked out T, W, and Th this week but today (Friday) I missed it because my brother backed out of our gym date at the last minute (I can't go without him, he's the main member)

For reference, I feel like this because I'm desperate to get back to the weight I use to be. I've been obese my whole life but in 2015-2017 I went from 365 to 230. It was the best feeling in the world but after a few years I gained it all back because of the depo shot (notorious for making women gain weight), four surgeries, and two kids. I can't wait to get back to 230 but my life has been so incredibly busy, it's really interfered with my weight loss journey and I feel like I'm never going to get where I was again.

I guess what I'm looking for is motivation to not feel like such a loser for getting off track so early in this second weight loss journey. I'm just terrified all of this will be in vain and I'll be stuck at this weight forever.

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Losing weight is stressful

It's driving me crazy.

I'm so obsessed with looking in the mirror now to make sure I don't look as fat as I used to look.

Not to mention food is hard.

I'm 5'3 and started my weight loss journey in January. I went from 250 and now I'm almost 180.

Food is what stresses me out the most really, even though I lost so much weight, I still get overwhelmed. I try to keep my calorie count under 1000 for my deficit, but eating over that makes me panic.

I've just been feeling so emotional and irritable with everything, I hate being anxious. I really don't want to gain the weight back, I've been doing so good.

When will weight loss stop feeling so overpowering?

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What finally got you to lose those final 5-10 pounds?

Im 30F, 5ft3, BMI 20.3 and I started my journey last year august, 138 pounds and through nothing else except loosely following CICO have managed to lose 24lbs and am down to 114lbs currently and would really love to lose the final 5-10lbs to get to my GW but I havnt been able to budge much on this goal since May. In May I was briefly able to get down to 112 but have gone back up to 114 after a 2 week vacation.

I started weight lifting 3x a week and around 2 months ago as a way ti supplement my weight loss and for general health. My main issue is I know all the tricks, volume eating, eating higher protein, high fibre etc, I will manage to hit all the macros I need to stay satisfied but I still cannot help but over eat to maintenance. I cannot for the life of me find the will power to go in a further deficit. If it helps I breastfeed occasionally (shes a toddler its not her main nutrition anymore), but I dont want to make excuses, I just cant seem to stick to my deficit and it feels like a willpower issue.

What am I doing wrong? It feels like my body is trying its damn hardest to stick to this weight and I cannot figure out how to move past it.

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Got data from gym, need help making sense of it

I got all the nitty-gritty data at the gym today. This is my starting out data. F,43 182.8 lbs 29.5 BMI 41.6% body fat 25.8% muscle mass Rmkcal: 1567

I need help figuring out how to calculate how many calories I should be eating in order to get my body fat% and weight down. If my Apple Watch calculates that on any given day I burn 550-600 calories based on working out and living my life, and I need 1567 calories to stay alive, does that mean I should be consuming no more than 1600 calories/day in order to lose 1-2lbs a week?

Also how long has it taken anyone to get their body fat percentage down to something healthy (right now I’m overweight skirting with obese)?

Does rmkcal decrease along with weight loss, as the body gets smaller/carries less weight?

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Any advice for someone hitting a plateau?

I have only recently started my weight loss journey. In part thanks to those Manjuro injections (they have genuinely helped me). In my first month of taking them I have lost about 21lb.

I have kept myself on a controlled diet hitting between 1,200-1,500 calories a day. On top of taking up swimming 3 times a week. The only exercise I'm currently capable of doing due to a disability that had left me with mobility problems. So pushing for a more intense workout is not currently an option. (I have also been mucking about with a pair of dumbbells between swim days but only light reps)

But after seeing the numbers continuously go down week after week I've hit what appears to be a plateau. That despite the exercise, restricted diet and everything else the scales say the say number every time I step on them.

Was just wondering if any of my fellow travellers had any advice on how to keep those numbers going the way I want them. Or is this just a temporary flat before the next slope down?

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Need help losing weight.

Long story short, some shit happened in my life, I started eating without control, got fat as a pig and I started my weight loss about year and a half ago. My record weight was 106kg I went down to 90kg but I was unable to move form that in almost 5 moths. And I just don't know how to construct meal plan as well as a training program. In short I just don't know what to do to lose more weight. Thou it looks lot better than when I started, I still have bear belly and a lot of fat on my belly and my butt (that last one is pissing me off every time I look at the mirror even more so than fat on my belly). For some info 29 years old male about 178cm. So what do I do now, I desperately need some help?

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I'm finally motivated again.

I don't really expect anyone to read all this, I'm just posting it for me really. I just want to tell my story, and want a little accountability.

TLDR:Lost weight in 2019, covid happened, gained it back and more. I'm motivated again.

I'm the kind of person that is ashamed of my weight. I know it's the first thing people see when they see me, it's not their fault, it's my most obvious attribute. I'm 31, 5'8, and weigh 350 lbs. I "carry my weight well" so I'm told, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm ridiculously unhealthy. It's caused me so many self esteem issues, missed opportunities, lack of relationships.

I grew up overweight, with overweight family and siblings, the standard story. I'd play sports and lose a bit during those seasons, but it always came back. It's always been my diet, it still is. As a kid I blamed my genetics, as a teen my parents, in college the drinking, but as an adult I'm well aware I've given myself this burden.

If I ever did try and lose weight I kept it a secret, I hated walking in public or going to a gym and seeing someone I know. I just don't want people to acknowledge me differently I guess. I would sometimes walk during lunch at work, one day a coworker pulled me aside and said they saw me going for walks and were proud of me. I stopped doing it, I hate that attention. They meant the best but I just hated that if they saw an average sized person going for a walk it meant nothing, but for me, it had to be a weight loss thing.

But in 2019, a bunch of my coworkers stopped going out to lunch everyday and would bring in healthier meals and go on walks as a group. I didn't want to be the odd one out, so I brought a lunch and joined the walks. I felt normal in the group and wasn't being singled out, and something clicked. I was so motivated, I meal prepped, went to the gym after work, did CICO, and I started to shred weight. My starting weight then was 321 lbs, and I got down to 270. It felt amazing, and I was locked into my routine. I got fitted for a wedding suit early in the year, and by October they had to drop me down a few sizes. Having something be too big for me felt amazing, I was determined to keep dropping weight.

Then covid happened. I stopped going into work, stopped meal prepping, stopped going to the gym, stopped going on walks. I have a group of friends that started doing zoom calls and game nights, and we all started drinking a lot. My life essentially became wake up, do a little work until 5, then eat and drink what I want. Once covid restrictions let up, I started going out again. I felt starved of social interaction so I started going out way more than I ever had before. Bar with my friends almost every night. I've basically kept that pace until now and I'm 350 lbs, heavier than I have ever been.

I'm getting fitted for a suit for a wedding again, and it's so tight and uncomfortable, it just made me remember that feeling of having a suit too big in 2019. I think something has finally clicked again. It brought back memories of promises I made to myself, like "Once being fat holds me back in life I'll lose weight" and a note I wrote to myself in 2019 with reasons I want to lose weight. Yes it's for being healthy, yes it's for being more attractive, yes it's for more activities, but above all else, it's to not be a burden to anyone. I don't want to stand out, I just want to be normal.

Yesterday I brought a lunch, I skipped the bar me and my buddies meet at. I was going to go for a walk but it was so hot out I was talking myself out of it. I said "Oh, well I'd go to the gym if I had gym clothes with me." Then I remembered, I still had a bathing suit and a t shirt in my car from the weekend. Screw it, I went to the gym for the first time in 6 years (been paying the membership the whole time...) I did 45 minutes on the treadmill in my bathing suit, office shoes, and no headphones. I felt so accomplished after. I went home and had a light dinner, and now I'm writing this after my 600 calorie lunch. I'm going to the gym again today. I feel motivated again. I want a suit that's too big in September.

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Hello, So I came back from vacation June 22. From a 6 week vacation. From, that day I came back I was 169 on the 23 and 167 on the 24th. From that day I have worked out 4 days a week upper/ lower did about 10k steps walk. Ate close to 1700 calories. Had 3-4 days of not getting 10k steps and of cheating but those days I ate so can’t say accurately but def not have an avg over 2300 of those days. But my question it now be jul 15 I only weigh 166.4. What’s happening and should I be worried. I measured my calories accurately fs other than those 3-4 days .

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