Blood sugar had gotten high and into what my doctor says is the pre diabetic category. Even though I’m losing weight and eating healthier? I’m confused?

Been on my weight loss journey for little over a month. Before starting I weighed 440lbs. I’ve gotten myself down to 425lbs. I use my fitness pal and have replaced some of my side dishes with veggies. I don’t eat fruit. I quit regular soda and only drink diet or water. At 440 my sugars were 90 (5 on my machine measuring in Canada lol) and have since gone up to 180 (10). My doctor says I’m now prediabetic and is worried. I have PCOS however I’ve never had this issue until now. I actually used to severely low blood sugars even at my high weight which made no sense. I’m now feeling dizzy sweaty thirsty... I’m so discouraged. Please excuse if my conversion is wrong I had to use a google converter because what my machine measures is different than what I see on Reddit.

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Help - How do you deal with weight loss while on your period?

Sorry for being so up front with the issue, but I'm at my wits end. I am 5'3" (around 230 lbs currently, but I'm also bloated to heck) and eat 1600-1800 calories a day, and spent the last year working on my mental health so I can go about my weight loss in a healthier way (mentally) this time. I've conquered almost everything.. except my periods.

TMI incoming!

My periods are regular and all that, but they're harsh. I spend about two days practically bedridden from the pain per month on average. I'm talking full on fetal position ugly crying pain. When I'm not in that much pain, I get what my husband and I call "period brain." I basically lose the ability to think on any meaningful level. Birth control has only made this worse in the past, among other details I'll save you from, so that's not a good option for me. The most I have is CBD, pain killers, a heating pad, and my husband's support.

End TMI!

During my period I eat 1900-3000 calories on my worst days. Between the pain and my period brain, I lose all complex thought and self control. I don't even enjoy eating that much normally! I go from being full on an apple and a serving of raisins (I'm a nibbler at heart, I love snacking so I make all my meals smaller and have more of them) to eating four slices of pizza and two brats.

How can I stop nullifying and undoing my progress? Does anyone have anything that's helped them? For those who also have harsh periods, what's helped you? I'm grasping at straws on this topic, and don't know where else to go for help.

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MFP gives me far different calorie goal difference than FitBit

If I’m posting this incorrectly, please let me know. This is my first time posting here.

I’m very new to making a conscious effort to weight loss. I’ve been trying to do a lot of reading online, but there’s so much information out there that it’s getting a bit overwhelming and discouraging.

I’m a 5’8 212 lb male. I want to get to around 180 pounds if I can.

MFP calculates me daily calorie intake to be about 2200 while Fitbit asks for around 1500. Both same goal for a pound a week, same activity level, etc. It seems like a big difference to me. If you have any experience at all with CICO tracking, I’d love to talk to you.

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I'm down 11lbs. I'm actually doing it this time!

My highest weight was 243lbs. I've officially dropped 11 pounds! I struggled for a while trying to find something that worked for me. But since Monday, I have been doing 16/8 intermittent fasting as well as portion control, eating slower, and I stopped drinking my daily slurpees. I still eat the same things I used to, except my dinners are far healthier now. I just eat less food and no longer snack at night.

Every other time I've tried to lose weight, I've given up because the diet or weight loss regime I was following just wasn't right for me. But I've FINALLY DONE IT. I've found something that works for me and is sustainable. And I'm very proud of myself.

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Starting my weight loss journey

I’ve recently decided that this is it, I need to loose weight, I went up from 130lbs to about 165lbs within about 7 months and I am utterly depressed about my body. I’ve cut down to a max of 1300 cals a day, and am hoping to commit to gym three times a week at minimum. Even when at 130 I was unhappy with my body so my goal weight atm is 120 but it really depends how my body looks and how healthy I feel.

I am a 5ft4 female, 19, inactive lifestyle (started going gym however). Does my goal sound reasonable? If I could gain so much in 7 months do you think I could loose it in that same time too?

(I’m struggling to post this in the Q&A section so if I failed again then delete!)

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Beautiful Boy changed my mind

The movie taught me something about my weight. I'd never realized how much my unhealthy choices have been hurting my parents as they've watched me balloon up over the years. Recently, I talked about my weight with both of them and my father and mother cried. I used to be a varsity athlete in high school. Now, I am 25 years old, 377 lbs at 5'7. I am 60 bmi, which classifies me as super, super morbidly obese. I recently had to start buying 3xl and 4xl shirts. I've started to develop sleep apnea, which leaves me listless and worried about dying in the middle of the night.

https://imgur.com/a/qJDylrv

SFW pictures of me from two angles.

Worst of all, I started my dream job two weeks ago. One of my reasons for my weight is my single-minded focus on attaining this specific job. (I work as a behind the scenes content creator for a creative endeavor. Kinda have to be vague about it, also why I'm using a throwaway.)

But there's no point in keeping the job if I use it as an excuse for binge-eating habits that will cost me my life.

More than anything in life I want a family one day. I've got Greek, Italian and Turkish roots. Big family is in my blood. But I can't see myself, if I continue this trajectory, ever being there for my future wife or kids in the way they would need me to. I'd die by 40.

Anyway, funnily enough, the way I got my dream job STARTED on reddit. I posted in a couple of well-known creative subreddits. Got some traction there, leveraged it into something else, which then again--quicker than I ever expected--leveraged into something wonderful.

I did notice, however, that my productivity, the quality of productions and the frequency of them shot up while posting to reddit. I'm anticipating this having a similar affect. Some people are motivated by accountability and shining a light on things in public.

Thanks for reading this far. I've studied weight loss for a large chunk of my life with the mindset of "One day, I'll do it." And occasionally attempting, but giving up rather quickly. I have the knowledge, I just need to apply it now.

In that vein, are there any accountability type groups branched off of r/loseit?

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Take photos and measurements!

It’s been said here before, and it will be said again, but the scale is just one way to measure your progress.

Sometimes your weight plateaus while you continue to lose fat. The stalled scale can be frustrating so having other ways to measure your progress is key.

I’ve been pretty much stalled on weight loss since December. My workout routine has changed with a bigger focus on weights, so I wasn’t totally surprised by the plateau. Nonetheless, seeing the same numbers on the scale sucked. But I take measurements, so I decided to check up on that. Since Nov 21 I’ve only lost 3lbs, but I’ve lost 1 inch off my waist and 1.5 inches off my hips.

Multiple ways to measure your progress can help you tell whether a scale plateau is a true plateau or a recomp. So get a tape measure out!

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