Can I lose ten pounds if I'm already "thin"?

I am AFAB so I am using weight loss metrics aimed at women. I usually weigh around 140 pounds, and I'd like to be closer to 130. I'm 5'8" and measure 36-27-41. I hate how wide my hips are and I would like to look more androgynous. The goal would be to weigh 130 or less, and for my hips to measure 37" maximum.

I started doing (mostly vegetarian) keto a month ago and I've been really good about staying in ketosis, drinking lots of water, getting electrolytes, and exercising regularly with HIIT and dance. I always weigh every little thing I eat and count calories meticulously; my maintenance is about 1800 and I've been eating between 1200-1400 while on keto. Any less and I tend to freak out and binge, and since I've been doing so well I'm scared of eating even less and sabotaging my efforts.

Since I started keto, I've been getting so discouraged. I feel like I'm doing everything right, but since I started, I've gained an inch around both my bust and hips (the two areas I am NOT wanting to increase), and my average weight has increased by approximately 5 pounds.

Are these increases just water weight? Will they go down if I just keep at it? Could I be overlooking anything or doing anything else? Is it even possible for me to lose this amount at the size I currently am (without straight up starving myself)? I'd appreciate any tips or input.

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[27yo,F,5’9”300lbs] sitting at a weightloss clinic and have lost all hope

I’m at the end of my rope mentally and physically. I have completely given up and can’t take control for some reason. The last 2 years have been horrendous from a health perspective. I had my daughter in 2017 and had gained back all of my weight loss after becoming extremely ill and basically bed ridden since last May. The only thing I could do was get dressed go to work at a desk and come back home utterly exhausted. I had brain surgery in November and everything got worse. I can’t work now and have physical therapy twice a week. I don’t know how I’m going to loss weight when I can’t stand long enough to cook or exercise more than 5 minutes at a time for fear of collapsing. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. I’m in a lot of pain every day and losing weight will help take so much strain off my body. I just don’t know how to do it without causing more pain.

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1600 a day (sustained) or 800 a day on the fast diet (5:2)?

I've just "officially" started on my weight loss journey.

A few colleagues at work have recommended to me the Fast Diet (5:2). However, when inputting my data into MFP today I got a warning message, which got me Googling a bit more than last time. I know a lot of this depends on my weight/height, etc. However, I was curious if it's safe/sustainable?

IIFYM said my lose should be 1635 calories a day, but I'm curious if I should stick with 1635 calories Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 800 on Tuesday and Thursday, or just 1635 all week.

I'm doing 9Rounds 3 days a week (not on my 800) days.

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Thanks for getting me through a rough patch.

I’ve been working on weight loss for a couple of months, and I’ve been having really excellent results. For 8 weeks, I lost weight, even if it was just a few ounces. Then, 3 weeks ago, it all came to a grinding halt.

I tried switching up my exercise routines. I cut back an extra 75 calories a day. I tried to get more sleep. I made sure I was drinking at least 64 oz of water every, single day. This was right around the time everyone started posting about losing five pounds in a week and “new year, new you” goals. I was frustrated and anxious about my plateau.

Then some people made posts about working through plateaus, how every week isn’t a big weight loss week, and that if you are eating at a deficit, you will lose weight; be patient. Those posts helped me get in the right headspace to keep moving forward, and keep tracking my workouts and diet. It was a LONG 3 weeks of no change, but I kept going. Today, I stepped on the scale and was down 3 pounds! So I’m still on track for my lb/week goal.

Thank you everyone that posted about working through plateaus and remaining steady, even when it feels like it’s not working. I couldn’t have gotten through it without your reassurance.

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Been trying to lose weight for as long as I can remember. Today I restart my journey at day one.

I've been consistently chubby my entire life.

Or at least, thought I was chubby or insecure enough to think I was chubby. When in reality I was just slightly overweight, only to result in me actually gaining 20+ pounds from middle school to high school. It's sad when I think about it, but I really have been dieting/attempting to lose weight since I was around 9 years old.

Anyways, last year I was diagnosed with severe scoliosis, and after a small bout of skinniness that I experienced in the second half of the 10th grade after taking a fitness class in school, I promptly gave into my former binge eating habits from my childhood that I thought I had gotten over. A traumatic diagnosis sometimes makes you depressed and stop working out, who knew!

In the last few months, I've been fluctuating between 177-182lbs and have been shifting into a horrible mindset that I'm done with. I've noticed that I've become a nasty person to my family and jealous of my friends who have recently lost weight. I've been in this cycle of obsessively weighing myself every day and purging particularly bad binges, and today is the day I stop and take a step back. I'm going to lose weight, but not like this.

This morning I took the scale from my washroom and put it away. I even made myself I good breakfast that wasn't unreasonably small and low calorie. Moreso than wanting to lose weight this time, I want to break away from the mindset of weight loss.

I've lurked on this subreddit for a long time, but have never really been confident enough to make my own individual post.

Although this seems really negative, I swear it's not all bad! This year is my prom, and in March I go for my doctor's appointment to book surgery for my scoliosis, there's a lot of exciting change coming in my life, and I want to either be at a weight that makes me confident or teach myself to enjoy the moment without being a particular weight.

Can't wait to connect with all you lovely people, seeya later losers! :)

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Is there a reliable source for calories burned walking?

Hi all!

I'm wondering if there is a general concensus regarding the amount of calories burned per mile. I am 5'11 Male at just under 200 pounds (195ish). Ive heard the "100cal burned per mile" rule of thumb but some say that is generous, although I'm assuming at my weight that seems like a fair number.

BMR is apparently 1,993 and I lead a quite sedentary lifestyle, although ive started walking approximately 8 to 10 miles a day for the past 2 weeks. Using MFP to count calories and although the scale isnt moving much ive been told my face has slightly sharpend and my pants have loosened a bit. Trying to trust the process i suppose regardless of the scale

If someone could lead me to a reliable source that would be fantastic

Best of luck on your weight loss journey!

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Down 55lbs from my heaviest after several attempts at losing weight..

And the best tip I can give anyone still struggling is to stop trying to make their weight loss journey perfect. I would obsess over everything, trying to make the perfect diet plan and workout routine that I thought would lead me to my goals. The second I would I eat something not a part of my plan or skip a workout I had this terrible mentality to just say to myself “you messed up, enjoy the rest of the week and start again on Monday”. So I’d end up not working out the rest of the week and eating terrible because I was gonna “start over again on Monday and do it perfectly this time”. I would take new starting pictures and record down a new starting weight each Monday because I wanted everything to be perfect when I reached my goal. This would happen week after week and I basically ended up gaining weight because I thought everything needed to be perfect. I think the main problem was I wanted to say that I lost X amount of pounds in X amount of time and here is the exact plan that got me there.

I finally started losing weight when I stopped that mentality and started having the “I messed up, let’s get right back at it”. I stopped obsessing over “the perfect weight loss routine” and just started making better decisions.

I’m a 26 yo male 5’10” HW:217, CW: 162, GW: around 150 or until I have abs showing fully. I plan on posting some progress pics when I hit my goal but I just wanted to share what I thought was the thing that got me over the initial slump of losing weight! I’ve mostly used CICO and working out to lose the weight but honestly each day is different and I take it one day at a time.

I owe a lot of my success to u guys, I’m very thankful for this sub!

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