I only lose weight for one week every month

SW: 207 (June 2018) CW: 183 (today) 24F 5’8

Hi all! I’ve lost 25 pounds since June, but my body has been following a weird pattern, so I’m wondering if anyone has any tips to push through!
Every month of my weight loss journey I’ve lost 5 pounds in one week and then my body maintains my weight until the next month when I lose 5 pounds and maintain for the rest of the month and so forth. Why is it only possible for me to lose weight for one week?!

I do the exact same things every week. I go to Orangetheory 4-6 times, CICO, and IF 16:8.

Has anyone else experienced this? Were you able to push through?

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5 months and ~32kg (70lbs) down: chart and thoughts

Around this time last year - I was here. But then my weight then spiked up to around 130kg. I remember the exact moment, standing in my kitchen around midnight, where I took my eye off the ball and let my bad habits slip back in - I'm a comfort eater with problems. At ~130kg I was just shy of cat II obese.

I was eating ice cream for breakfast, a common dinner was a Large Big Mac Meal, Oreo McFlurry, Cheeseburger, with diet coke. I didn’t do any exercise beyond walking to work, where I was working huge shifts. I remember some miserable nights drinking with friends - knowing that my confidence in my appearance was spiraling so low that I was just spinning my wheels re going on dates. Around spring this year, I had a burning platform moment - where I realised I was getting to the point beyond which exercise (and many other things - like sleeping) would become extremely difficult. One of the main catalysts for changing was opening up to my close friends about some problems in my life, and rationalising them (but that’s not a story for here).

This community has some amazing advice and is pretty supportive. Here are some observations, weight loss hacks, and data from the past few months to add to the body of knowledge:

A few ‘fat people problems’ I encountered:

• I snored very loudly (sleep apnea) - to the point where I couldn’t share a double room with someone. This became an oddly limiting factor in my life. I like traveling and it made me self-conscious about going in hostels, taking trains and planes, sleeping over at peoples’ houses.
• Clothes look a lot worse when you are fat - this is particularly true for unconventional clothes; apart from the rare exceptions where it goes full circle (think Biggie Smalls in a Coogi sweater).
• You spend a lot of money on food - from a volume perspective. It appears like less because junk food binging doesn’t require you to plan beyond the next binge. If I buy a whole week’s worth of stuff for $75 - it feels like a big purchase, vs me dropping 25 dollars every other day.
• People generally aren’t attracted to fat people as much as they are to thinner people. There was a near linear inverse relationship between me gaining all the weight back and romantic interest.

Things I noticed on the way down:

• Working out at lunch is a fantastic use of time. I go to the gym, come back showered and refreshed (albeit a little tired on arrival) and eat lunch at my desk.
• My IBS reduced significantly.
• People generally react positively to weight loss. Some people might not have experienced this (and had to deal with the envy of others). But, generally, I think it creates positive reactions. This can only be a good thing, it represents a net increase in positivity in your life in a fairly wide area - your interactions with others. 8As you build momentum your identity begins to shift and you experience ‘stickiness’ around going to the gym/eating well. I can summarise this by saying: I like being someone who regularly goes to the gym - I don't like someone who eats family sized tubs of ice cream.

Weight loss hacks:

• I can confirm all the basics work: CICO, with IF (and ADF specifically) to help boost it.
• I found that not being worried about eating unconventionally (like eating a bunch of protein bars one day, or eating strange meals like slices of ham) really helps with CICO. One day I ate cereal without milk - over the course of 5 months all of this adds up
• Walking meetings - taking meetings outside and walking and talking has added about 45m of walking time per day for me. They are also generally more productive.
• If you hate cardio - just do weights. I don’t hate it, but I don’t terribly enjoy it. I do enjoy free weights and as long as the heart rate is up it becomes cardio too. FitBit - or other fitness trackers - are great for showing you how little you are moving per day. Totally cut out alcohol -- alcohol is a true nemesis of weight loss, in my opinion. Log your weight every day. I was originally going to log calories in and out. But I just made sure I had a deficit of 1500, or had consumed 1500, every day.

Weight loss so far (breaks are business trips or holidays where I had no access to scales):

Past 5 months

Past year, down, up, way down

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I've got chills, they're multiplying

Seriously. I'm finding after losing over 40 lbs in a couple of months while doing this Keto thing, I'm getting colder and colder. I often find during the day that I have to put on more layers of clothing or get comfy near a space heater. Does anyone else have this new found "problem"?

I've never really had an issue with the cold before, and I'm generally a hot blooded individual. I'd walk out in the snow with just shorts on, because I'm goofy like that.

But now? I feel like a wimp. Or the world is just getting colder and colder (and yes, I know it's fall). My blubber is melting away and I've only just started! I still have about 2/3 left to lose though. So how much more colder am I going to get?

And for those that liked the post title, just for kicks I riffed on Grease a little more.. Because I'm goofy like that:

 I got chills, they're multiplying And I'm losing control With the weight loss, that I'm trying It's from carb denying! I'd better shape up, so I can be the man Because my mind was set on food I'm gonna shape up, you've gotta understand Transform to a lighter dude Nothing left, nothing left for me to do 

Feel free to add your own lines while I'm here in the corner freezing my tail feathers off. Hopefully this provides some entertainment while also confirming whether Princess Elsa has moved in nearby... or I'm a wimp. :(

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Depression and weight loss

Hey guys, I was hoping you could help me out.

I suffer from depression and I’m in therapy and on medication (Buproprion) for it. While there are a few different factors, it is mostly centered around my weight - I am 5’4” and weight 225 lbs. In high school I had a decent amount of muscle and weighed about 155-160, and it suited me really well.

Due to my weight, I often don’t go to school because I’m so self conscious, I’ve become a homebody, and I’m just not living anymore. I’ll go a day or two without eating, eat one thing (a bowl of cereal or a sandwich) and repeat. Once in awhile I’ll do something like eat a whole pizza to myself.

I’ll do good eating healthy and/or exercising for a few days, then I’ll ruin it with the thought process of “I’m fat.. what’s the point?”

What meals/meal plans would be easiest for me to follow? I’m not one for cooking much (though I’m not against it), but with depression it is often very hard to put much effort into meals, and I’m on a college student’s budget. I’m also a picky eater, I don’t like the majority of vegetables or seafood.

I’m losing myself and am afraid of falling further down this hole

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An early death motivates me.

In 2012 I was at my highest of 238lbs while being 5ft 10" and 22 years of age. But I had had enough and started my weight loss journey and went down to 182lbs within 2 years. I was looking and feeling great and was so proud of myself!

However in October 2014 my father passed away due to a heart attack. He was a legendary man but was very unhealthy as he was diabetic and suffered 2 strokes. This left me really distraught as it was massive shock to us (even though he was unhealthy) and I had never lost anyone before and always just assumed my dad would be around forever. He was only 59 years old when he died.

I gained nearly all the weight back and became clinically obese again at 210lbs. However there is a silver lining as I found the love of my life and got married in 2017! Married life is great but with having a partner to do anything and everything with it meant that we ate out a lot and my weight creeped up to 224lbs! My wife and I are trying to have children now and it made me think that I don't want to have the same fate as my father did. Dying before I turn 60 was not an option! My father could not be at my wedding but I am definitely going to make sure I am here to attend my children's!

I am back on the fat loss wagon and leading a healthier lifestyle since June. I have so far lost around 15lbs and I feel like that would be more on the scale if I wasn't also putting on muscle mass! I haven't felt this good in years and I am looking forward to the future.

Thank you for reading.

Has anyone had any similar experiences?

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CICO is not as scary or emotional as I thought it would be. Any one else have a “I’m shocked this works” moment?

I’m finishing my third week counting calories and it’s not as difficult or emotional as I thought it would be. I know this is what some would call fat logic, but I honestly can’t believe weight loss could be as easy as counting calories.

I tried to count calories once in high school almost 13 years ago when I was 15ish and there wasn’t a lot of info on calories on the food I was eating, I didn’t understand how to measure things I got at the school lunch or my moms food. I always failed because online all of the calorie counting made it seem so unachievable. Crazy diets like : “1,000 calories is all you need a day!”, “Eat bananas all day”, “The cabbage soup diet!”, “eat 200 calories every two hours for 8 hours!” were all so discouraging

I couldn’t do those diets, I would fail and quit every time, so I swore off calorie counting because I always disappointed myself. I thought I’d have to starve myself on bananas to be thin

I realize now that most of the online sources I was finding were Pro-Ana, and I couldn’t follow their advice because I didn’t have that kind of relationship with food or my body. I didn’t want to feel hungry, I was already poor and in and out of homelessness. I didn’t want to be super skinny I just didn’t want to be fat.

Because I swore off calorie counting, I developed an unhealthy relationship with food, a childish one where I ate whatever I wanted whenever I wanted until i decided I’d have enough. I don’t binge, I just ate portions that were too large and never said no to treats.

I’m surprised I’m not well over my current weight of 185 (5’8” at age 27, nearly 28)

I’m really excited that I’ve decided to try again, this time with correct medically sound information on how to improve myself and my diet. And I’m so happy that for three weeks I’ve met my goals and haven’t had a hard time!

Idk why this went on so long, sorry! Just feels really great :)

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After working on losing weight for over two years today is the day I switch to maintenance*

When I got close to 200 lbs for the SECOND time in my life I was mortified. It’s been a long long journey. I’m in the best shape of my adult life but I want to be so much stronger. The capstone on this weight loss period was a cut on RP strength, which took me down the last 10 lbs and revealed that I actually have abs.

For the first time I’m switching to a true maintenance mentality, at least through the end of the year. I want to focus on improving my lifts and getting stronger through the holidays. I will probably do one more cut after New Years but it’s all vanity at this point. I feel like I’m finally at a point where I can focus on performance more than fat loss.

https://imgur.com/a/qMy1IWB

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