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I'm trying to be more positive in my weight loss. I'm 5'7" and 165 lbs. About three years ago, I was steadily 148lbs. Then I gained 25 lbs. Then I lost 25lbs. Now I'm back to 165lbs. And I'm very, very mad at myself for not intervening sooner. However, I've accomplished some milestones the last month:

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1. I've started eating better. I eat a 70 calorie yogurt for breakfast. For lunch and dinner, I tend to have roasted chicken and veggies (brussel sprouts, squash (yellow), zucchini, mushrooms, and sweet potatoes). I love chicken thighs, but I'm realizing that they contain too many calories, so I might switch to breasts or drop meat from my rotation for lunch.
2. I've stopped eating out a ton. I now eat out once every two weeks and I try to make it my only meal of the day (yogurt + apple for breakfast and lunch)
3. I only drink tea (no milk or sugar), water, kumbucha, or seltzer. I'm very hydrated.
4. I've gone to the gym at least 3 times a week for the last month. Each session is 45 minutes on the elliptical. I'm so proud of this because I am working on my PhD, teaching 20 hours a week and working 20 hours a week through a third job. But I get to the gym!
5. I walk to and from work now, so I walk at least 50 minutes day.

I haven't lost weight during the last month, but I know why. I measure my food using a food scale but sometimes I sneak a brownie. As a result, my 1100-1200 calorie day becomes a 1500 or 1600 day. I'm not buying chocolate anymore, so problem solved.

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This has been really hard, but you all have encouraged me with your posts. I may not have counted these changes as victories if not for seeing the NSV posted here.

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New to the sub, no stranger to dieting

Hi all I’m 30, male, I’m at 208lbs right now and have been trying to crack the 200lb mark for a little while now. Some backstory. I’m 6’1”, large frame, broad shoulders, naturally muscular, a healthy weight for me is 180-190. That was the weight I was at until I hit 26 or so, I put on a bit of weight when I took an office job and went up to 245. I dropped a good chunk of that before I got married and have been pretty successful in keeping it off for the last two years. I stopped my weight loss routine(simple calorie counting) shortly before the wedding at 205lbs. My weight has fluctuated between 200 and 215 that whole time.

Now I’d like to get serious and hit the goal that I set for myself(185lbs). Ive made a few attempts since the wedding to get to my goal but I’ve always lost motivation before dropping below the 200lb threshold. I’ve been at it since the new year and have dropped 7lbs since then. I’ve been doing just calorie counting and have started walking and biking more as weather permits. My motivator now is different than looking good for my wedding. My 30th birthday brought me some grey hairs, so I’m more interested in my health! I realize I’m still young, but grey hairs were a wake up call that I should start taking better care of myself sooner rather than later!

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Need advice on how to push passed the halfway mark.

I’m a 5’5” female, currently down 32lbs at 149lbs and want to lose around another 25lbs. I hovered around 150lbs for years and always struggled pushing past it in the right direction. I’m honestly not sure what it is. I usually do great up until this point and slowly fall back into old habits. Maybe it’s that the weight starts coming off slower and I get discouraged? Anyone else struggle with this? How did you overcome it?

On a side note, this is definitely the best I have ever done with weight loss. It has been a steady loss for a while now. If I’ve fallen off for a little bit I haven’t gotten discouraged and got right back into it. I’m not on any specific diet, just eating healthier and doing CICO.

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Hitting the gym today!

I've been really good with food logging, eating healthy and light and being generally active (walking on my commute) over the last month or so, and have lost at least 10 lbs over that last month (December 21st was the first time I weighed in a while, probably weighed more before that). The one thing I haven't done in about a month or so is carve out some real good gym time. Well, last night, as I watched an episode of a weight loss show and I saw the guy on the show kicking butt in the gym, I resolved to get my butt to the gym too.

I was planning on going this morning, but had to end up getting to work really early because I had a lot of work to take care of. But I brought all my stuff with me as if I was going to go this morning, and I can't wait to get to the gym after work. I'm so excited to work and be sore tomorrow, I miss it.

I'm really happy because I think I finally found what gets me pumped and motivated to get to the gym: seeing other people working out. Here's to the gym!

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Need help and support for losing weight.

Hello everyone, hopefully im in the right place. I'm looking for help and support on losing weight. I am a US Army veteran who is on the wrong side of the scale. I am currently 450 pounds. I never thought that this would happen to me. I use to be super fit. When I was in the military I run2 miles in 13 mins and Max's out my push ups and sit ups. I am 29 years old and feel so lost. I am so overweight that I can not even walk a block without my back hurting. Any advice would greatly be appreciated. I am considering weight loss surgery. However, I would like to take the natural approach. Thank you and godbless.

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Healthy Game Day Grub

Game Day is quickly approaching – it’s a day filled with friends, excitement, funny commercials, and of course, food! Which means we’re all digging around trying to find the perfect appetizer or snack to bring with us for the big event.

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Really need someone to help me understand how carbs and water weight work, because I am so lost

I recently lost a lot of weight by eating healthy and exercising. Seems pretty simple. I stopped eating junk food, started walking, and got down to my goal weight. Then I added some calories back in to my diet and maintained that weight for about a year. Then, this past Christmas came and I put 8 pounds back on. Not a big deal. I know carbs and sodium add water weight, so I figured I would just cut back on the calories and the weight would work its way off. It hasn't been that easy.

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I am at a calorie deficit almost every day, and am certainly at a deficit each week. I count the calories and make sure. But I allow myself a cheat day each weekend. Nothing crazy. Pizza for dinner, maybe a scoop of ice cream. Chips at lunch. Enough to make the day over calorie, but nothing that would push the week over.

But, as everyone seems to know, as soon as I have my cheat day, I put two or three pounds back on. Boom. No debate. The pounds hit, and they never, ever seem to come back off. One step forward, three steps back. I keep being told it is just water weight from the carbs. But when does it end?

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If every time I have a cheat day I gain three pounds in water weight, but only lose a half a pound or so that week in calorie deficit, my weight will just continue to balloon back up. I feel like the only solution is to never, ever have a cheat day. One cheat day undoes weeks of weight loss. How am I supposed to go on like this? Is there a point where the weight gain from fluid stops? Or can I just count on seeing my weight go up two pounds each week with each cheat day I have? I am so absolutely frustrated I just want to give up. I thought for sure that if I was good most days I would see all that carb weight from the holidays melt off. But it isn't. It just keeps getting worse and worse each time I have a single day of enjoyment. What can I do before I just give up completely and resign myself to being overweight?

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