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How did ya'll find ya'lls maintenance calories?

Background: I am a 15 year old female. I'm 5'4 and 117 pounds.

I posted here about a month ago talking about how proud I was and my heaviest weight (125) and my goal weight(115). I was 121 when I posted but today I am 117 and now I need to start thinking about maintenance calories. I don't naturally have the urge to consume a lot of calories, If I went on fullness I probably would not eat more than 1200 calories but I had bad eating habits that I've progressed on that caused some of the the weight gain.

And before people come on here saying I'm at a good weight and is my doctor okay or are there any concerns, No my doctor has not brought up any concerns with my weight gain and weight loss. I'm still healthy losing weight. I started to lose weight because I felt like absolute trash at my weight and wanted to stop feeling so bad. Now that I'm losing, i'm feeling much better about myself now.

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The little things matter too.

I always need a reminder that small victories are just as great as small victories. Here are ‘small victories’ i have witnessed in my 6.5 month journey.

I am eating less then what i used to.

I order water when i go out to eat instead of pop.

I track my food daily, even if i know i went over my limit.

I haven’t gone a week without working out.

My gym time and performance has changed!

I used to struggle 1/2 through planet fitness’ 30 minute express work out. I now can complete it. On the arc trainer, when i first started it took me 30 minutes to go one mile on 20-20 (height/resistance) just this past Wednesday, i did little Over 3 miles in an hour.

I CAN LAST AN HOUR ON THAT MACHINE NOW!

Although i haven’t lost anything in a few weeks, i also haven’t gained any of it back!

I can walk longer distances before going out of the breath!

Other people are noticing my weight loss.

I have muscle, which makes carrying things easier. (Helped my mom move! And did not feel exhausted afterwards)

I got resized for my bra, as I’ve struggled with having a proper size my entire life. As, my band size being huge, and the cup being small, i could never find a bra my size. Now, i am down 5 inches around, and have a proper size that fits!

As great and exciting as big victories are, the small victories are just as great! Just need to remind myself this.

Just cause things aren’t changing fast on the scale(if not at all) other changes are still happening.

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How do I get over my fear of gaining weight back?

I’m a 22-years-old female, starting weight was 230+ pounds, currently hovering around 165 pounds. I’ve been ‘maintaining’ for awhile now, fallen off the wagon if you will. I’m not at my goal weight, but a hell of a lot closer than I once was. Just needed a break.

I’ve always struggled with anemia, but recently I noticed I was out of breath with tasks as simple as climbing a flight of stairs. I’m not the most athletically fit person, but this was unusual for me. After some deduction, I realized that my menstrual cycle was far too heavy and the likely culprit of my low iron levels.

I saw my doctor, who recommended a couple different forms of birth control. She said we really had to “turn my periods off” for a few months, so we could catch up. She said she knew I wouldn’t like a lot of my options, but I was at the point where I didn’t have much of a choice.

She really wanted to try Depo-Provera, a birth control shot that lasts three months. She thinks that it would be my best option. She did warn me that it can cause weight gain. I told her about my history (I hadn’t seen her before my weight loss) and how I was especially apprehensive. She was agreeable, but still recommended it as my best option.

As of now, we agreed to try oral birth control pills, but she doesn’t think I should be on them long, as she doesn’t think it will be my best solution.

How do you guys get over the fear of weight gain? All this hard work down the drain. I know I have to put my health first and ultimately will accept it if I have to, I’m just having a hard time getting there.

Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!

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The beauty of measuring weight loss in more than one way...

I gained a pound since my last weigh-in, but I've also been extremely bloated and had a few drinks the other night at the urging of my boyfriend (I did count them, but drunk snacking made me go over calorie-goal by about 500 calories)... So it was to be expected that the scale would go up. Plus I'm due for my period in a couple days, which has always shown a weight increase on the scale for me historically.

I was still feeling really bummed.

I am so happy today that I decided to take measurements. I took my first measurements the day before Halloween, so it's been a little under two weeks. Well, I took them again today after seeing the sadness on the scale and... I've lost inches EVERYWHERE except for my thighs! And the kicker, I lost THREE inches on the smallest part of my waist, and TWO inches on my mid- and lower- waist AND hips. I didn't wear a bra while I did the first time, so not judging chest losses, but everywhere else showed inches lost. Arms, calves, waist, hips, even my neck (what?!).

I am feeling much more motivated and like the gym is making a bigger difference than I realized. Things are getting tighter, I'm getting stronger, my body is getting smaller (even if not lighter at the moment, lol), my endurance is better...

Seeing those inches lost was exactly what I needed to get through my little scale upset this morning.

If you are trying to lose a lot of weight like I am and haven't taken any measurements... I highly recommend you start!

I'm very glad I did.

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Researchers: Another confusing claim!

Another day, another headline tells us higher fat content makes mice fat! Or maybe it doesn’t? Or maybe it’s only mice?

Some might think that the researchers are just making names for themselves. Or, that it was a double-blind study and thoroughly peer reviewed so it’s unassailable. Others will say That the journalists covering the study aren’t treating it fairly, or completely. Or that the study is, or isn’t, repeatable. And on and on.

Information, countering information, disinformation, agendas, counter agendas...it’s enough to make you want to give up and stay fat.

But guess what? If you’re on this forum, you’ve found the antidote. The truth. The truth about successful weight loss is CICO + patience + ups and downs + support. It is trial and error, constant re-dedication, humility, and small victories.

And no one will make any money off of you. You will learn moderation and control. And you will learn about how to love and forgive yourself over a long period of time.

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[Vent] "You should now find a partner"

Good morning (at least in my time zone).

This isn't directly about my weight loss, I just need a place to vent and I'm sorry if this is not the appropriate sub.

Long story short: I was overweight since I was a teenager (I'm mid 30s now), started losing weight at the beginning of the year with 130kg and I'm around 73kg for more than a month now. I'm happy about my weightloss and I'm really looking forward to the results of my last checkup (they'll come in tomorrow), so that's not the issue here. What is, is a discussion I had with a neighbour yesterday. I know that I'm overthinking this, but my head spins and I want to simply write it down somewhere and try to get this out of my mind.

So I have been single for a very long time and my last relationship ended badly, due to severe differences when it comes to having children. I had an FWB for years, but that also ended badly as she started to push it towards a relationship (she knew from day one, that it's never going to happen). I'm like 95% of the time happy being a single. I gives me a lot of freedom, I have my own cozy place, a nice job and a steady income and I can do whatever I want with my free time. But there are some moments (like this morning) when I think, that waking up besides somebody who makes me smile would be a nice thing too.

But back to this discussion I had: I was just taking the trash out and an old lady started talking to me. She was asking if it's really me, as she haven't seen me for months and I look so different. We had the usual talk about my method, how long it took, the benefits and the side effects, so just the usual smalltalk. All of a sudden she started talking about meeting women. It's a bit weird to begin with: She has no idea if I have a partner and it could also be, that my interest is not only in women, but yeah, it was just some casual smalltalk. She then started saying things like "Oh, you'll now easily find a partner and start a family"... I know she said this because she wants to be nice, BUT IT FUCKING HURTS! Yes it might be absolutely true, that it's easier to attract others when you're in shape, but that's not all. My social life is shit as I have abandoned it for several years because of work(ing abroad). I'm slowly getting back into it but it's not very easy and sometimes really frustrating.

My godmother said something similar some weeks ago, she always calls my weightloss a "project" and said "Your next project should be finding a girlfriend"...

It's not directly related, it's not that easy, it's not like I'm not trying and it's none of your business... AND IT HURTS.

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