40 lbs Down and Looking for Sone Wise Words on how to Stay Disciplined for the Last Few

Bit of context: I’m an 18 year old male, 6’7” who recently started his freshman year of college. When I initially started school I figured I’d get a bathroom scale for my dorm—weight loss and fitness has always been a fair interest of mine with mixed results. When I first weighed in at 251 I was absolutely disgusted. I was under the impression I was 240 MAX. I immediately started my journey. Long story short I’m now down to 210. I’m sitting at a normal BMI but my body isn’t exactly where I want it to be. My plan is to lose another 20 lbs and then start trying to pack on muscle. I’m already 2/3 if the way there—but as the days go on I find it more and more difficult to stay disciplined. I’m naturally very emotional as a person and I’m worried if my momentum dies I’ll fall back into a habit of eating poorly. How do I push through the last 2(ish) months of my weight loss journey to get to a point where I can be proud? Any advice? Brutal honesty is encouraged if necessary.

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Fixing my bad eating habits and its helping.

So to start with I'm 5'5" and about 155lbs. I'm not unhappy with my weight or how I look as I do not have a thin frame, but I'd like to get down to about 145ish.

I have very bad eating habits in general. I don't really ever feel hunger so I don't eat. One meal a day and no snacks is pretty typical for me (super unhealthy) and it's not uncommon for me to realize it's been a day or two since I ate. It's bad and I've been trying to change, but I average about 1000 calories a day.

So I started a new job (was a college student), and the structure of having breaks and an actual lunch break makes me have at least a lunch and one snack a day, and I leave fruit out for myself for after work when I make my lunch. I'm up to about 1500 calories a day and over the last month since I started I've lost about 4lbs. It's not much, but if it keeps up I can reach my goal and be healthier.

I'm excited to finally have some structure to help fix my bad habits, and the weight loss is an awesome benefit.

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Hit a very special milestone today!

39/m here. On Memorial Day weekend (May 27) after hearing an elated friend speak of their weight loss, I decided I’d had enough of my lifestyle, threw on the closest things I had resembling gym clothes and took my 257lb self on a 2.5 mile walk through my neighborhood. I did the same each day after that and quickly established a 10,000+ steps per day walking routine, giving my feet calluses and blisters in the process. Three weeks later, realizing my steps weren’t enough to overcome my 3-4K calorie/day diet, I got an app and began following the 1,500 net calorie goal it set for me. No special diet, just counting calories. In early July I got a gym membership and started going twice a day most days, or once a day supplemented with walking at home. For my first 6-7 weeks at the gym I walked and did the occasional weight machine but as the pounds melted off I started adding more intense exercise. In early September I added running and can now run 5K in 29 minutes. Early last month I added hiking and biking to the mix!

Today is a special day. I stepped on the scale this morning and first the first time, it did not read 200-something. My new low weight: 199.4!

I have lost 8” in my waist and 2-3 shirt sizes. In September, with my clothes practically swimming on or falling off me, I gathered them up for donation and bought myself a new wardrobe consisting of all my favorite brands, most of which I hadn’t been able to wear for over 10 years. Additionally, I have cured my sleep apnea and now have a resting heart rate of 53 bpm! I have also increased my calorie limit by 400+ to account for my very active lifestyle! It was becoming clear that I needed the extra fuel for performance.

I love my new active, stylish lifestyle. I regularly get smiles from women and feel truly confident. I will never forget my beginnings or the hard work it took to get here and will respect my body from now on!

til;dr: 39/M, 5’8”, SW: 257, CW: 199.4, GW: 185 or better

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Has anybody here given sugar(read: fructose) alternatives like Stevia a try?

Consuming high amounts of fructose(something almost ubiquitous in western nations) can contribute to insulin resistance, liver damage, and most diabolically, making it harder to feel full or turn fat deposits into energy. Because my family can't escape a high-carb, high-sugar diet(father has Chron's disease), I've been considering branching out and getting some sugar substitutes for personal use to make weight loss and overall health a little better.

I know avoiding fructose or sucrose in prepackaged foods is nearly impossible, but swapping out sugar in stuff I make myself could make my health just that much better. I have a lot of sweetened tea, coffee, tomagoyaki, I like to glaze all my meats with sweeteners, etc. Always had a sweet tooth since I was a little kid.

I wanted to ask if anyone here has had success with non-fructosey sugar substitutes like Stevia, Erythritol, etc.

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Noticing how differently people treated you after major weight loss.

*sorry if this is a little bit of a rant*

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Over the past year and a half I have lost 100+ pounds and went from a size 24w to a 14 (so close to a 12) and if honestly is amazing how differently I am noticing I was treated at different sizes. When I was at my biggest I felt like a bloated freak and in a way I was almost invisible. Never in my life have I felt attractive, I was a fat kid that grew up into an obese teenager and went into young adulthood at almost 300. For the first time ever I am a normal person that blends into a crowd and I actually feel like I am happy in my own skin. Before I took the steps to leading healthier life and changing my relationship with food I always figured I was the fattest person in the room. In school I was bullied pretty badly and food was a comfort that I medicated/ soothed myself with. Now my life if completely different than it was a year ago and I find myself talking with more people. When you are big people tend to ignore you and will likely ignore you with some even making comments that shock me with how nasty they would be to a complete stranger. Maybe it's an observation at my part and I know it sounds cheesy but I always believe in treating people right. Seeing what a different a change in appearance can make is really odd.

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How do I do it? Advice and ideas appreciated

22F, 5'10"; SW: ~276 CW: 245 GW:165-175

So, my life is a living hell right now, giant move, lost my job, traumatic drawn-out breakup, the works. And with all that stress and depression, I've started losing weight in the unhealthy, "I'm not hungry, my life is pointless" way that I know many people do..

A couple years ago, I was fit. I've been overweight my entire life, but at the time, my lowest weight was about 189, but I went to the gym every day, weights and cardio for about 2 hours. Total gym rat status.

At that point I had a gym to go to, and I had time to go, or I was motivated enough to wake up at 3:30am to make time. Right now, I'm dropping weight from malnutrition and dehydration, but I'm hoping I can transfer this momentum into a healthy weight loss and an overall lifestyle change. I'm detoxed off of unhealthy foods and sugars and I feel like I'm a clean slate. Again, I have very little appetite at the moment, but I know I need to get calories in.

Things to note: I have chronic back pain and my hip flexors have been giving me issues. I have a bad "runners knee" as well that gets better as I build up my quads and hamstrings (from prior experience,) but I can blow out my knee fairly easily with overexertion.

I have an apartment gym that I have access to that has a few treadmills and ellipticals, a bike, a suspension bar and a pull down machine that does a bunch of things I have no clue how to use. My form with free weights is crap, as I'm used to having access to a multitude of machines--not an excuse, it's just making it hard for me to help myself.

Please let me know if you have any thoughts or ideas, thanks!

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