NSV: ran into someone from highschool

24M, 6'4" (193cm), SW: 305lbs, CW: 203lbs, GW: 185-190lbs

I hit my heaviest weight of 305lbs when I was a sophomore in high school. That was when I was 16, and I'm now 24. I've been losing weight and getting fit since January 2018. It's been a very transformative journey. I've gone from a 44 to a 36 in pants, and now I wear a large shirt, though when I was in high school I got to the point where I could only wear a 3XL.

I was at work today, eating my grilled chicken and hummus. It was at lunch in a central location in my building, and I recognized someone walking near me. Turns out it was a high school friend, who I'm friends with on Facebook and Instagram and interact with once in a while. She walked right past me so I called her name, and she looked surprised. She said that she didn't recognize me and congratulated me on my weight loss.

I often look in the mirror before and shower and see how much I still need to work on. But the truth is that I have come a long way, and my life is so much better than it was back then.

I still have a ways to go, but I'm so proud that I started when I did. This is the kind of thing I dreamt about happening when I was at my heaviest.

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weight loss/ weight gain tracker

here is a tracker i created on google sheets for weight loss and weight gain, feel free to use it (click file and create a copy) if you want, i figured u guys could use it! one of these days i should add recommended calorie amounts (to lose 1% of weight per week) using the 3500cal/lb of fat and based off of diet and exercise (that way it will account for metabolic adaptation), if any of u want me to, please comment below!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ppFucOANu4DwORc5lZk6n0OtYmxLevEuCzBiI0F1Wmg/edit?usp=sharing

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I had to say goodbye to my dog Spaghetti on Saturday, I’ve been feeling pretty down since.

He was the very best boy, he would’ve been 12 in August and I’ve got a giant, painful hole in my heart right now that’s made it really easy to only eat Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia from the pint and handfuls of Cadbury Eggs instead of anything even remotely healthy.

But I started back on IF and calorie counting yesterday, decided I should check the scale to assess the damage done. Imagine my surprise when I stepped on the scale this morning and discovered I’d broken a 2 week plateau that had been preventing me coloring in the first box of my new weight loss chart!

It doesn’t make me miss my buddy any less, but it did help remind me that I’ve got to keep working on my goals no matter how hard it is sometimes. And for any MHA fans out there, I made it with a hero training theme and I felt like All Might would be proud of my diligence.

I usually prefer to lurk but damnit sometimes you have to leave your comfort zone, so thank you for listening to my rambling. 🙃

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Took a break from weightloss while finishing my Masters, and now I'm back for Part II!

Hi loseit! I just wanted to start by saying that you have been a wonderful subreddit to lean on, lurk in and take a peak at on and off while I've been on a weight loss journey which started in January 2018 and has so far resulted in a 15lb loss. It was this subreddit that I used to build a foundation of good habits, accountability, and positive mental attitude geared towards the mantra that "it's a marathon, not a sprint". I've lost due to the usual suspects - CICO, C25K, cooking from scratch, logging EVERYTHING with MFP, getting a pedometer on my phone and developing some newish non-food hobbies (like embroidery!)

I'd say I've been maintaining for about 6 months and I am so much more comfortable in my body for it. My stats before losing were a 5' 3" woman at 179 lb, easily the heaviest I'd ever been after years of being fit and active. At 179lb I was struggling to get off the couch, roll out of bed, walk up short hills, climb stairs; general things that a 31 year old with no health conditions or disabilities should not be struggling with. Now I can climb 9 flights of stairs at work with relative ease, I average about 10,000 steps a day, and I've completed a 5k with minimal tears (lol).

The aim ultimately was to get down to about 11 stone (154lb) and see how I felt. This means I'm about 9-10 lb off this. The first 15lb have not been easy, but I've achieved them and a good maintenance. I'm now trying to build the same confidence and surety that I can manage the next 10lb. I've had a break of about 6 months actively trying to lose anymore because I had a dissertation to write and I needed to find a new job. I've recalculated my goals on MFP and assessed my TDEE and I know what I have to do, it's just building the conviction again that I can and will manage this. At the moment my brain is tricking me a bit into thinking the first 15lb were "easy" and the next 10lb will be impossible and I've reached my limit for weight loss. Which is not true, I know. But I'm back on here to lean, lurk and peak at the support and encouragement given out and maybe reach out for a little myself.

Thanks for being the community that you are. If you have any cheesy words of encouragement I'd love to hear them, and I hope you're all doing your own best.

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Systems

I’ve realized that an important part of adult life is having systems in place to deal with the big “inputs” of life. For example, two of the big items/concepts that we have to deal with are time and money. Long ago, I adopted a system for dealing with time (Google Calendar + Wunderlist for to-dos) and money (Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps + envelope system + online bill-pay). Now that those systems are in place, I would never *dream* of being without a system--if I ever decided to abandon those specific ways, it would only be to replace them with another system. Also, the systems I’ve got in place are successful while still being sustainable [I would be comfortable using my current systems forever].

This is not my first successful attempt at weight loss, but this is the first one where I’ve started to view food/drink as one of these big “inputs.” And I’ve got a system (LoseIt! app) that is successful and sustainable forever. Now that I’ve been tracking so consistently for three months, I’m getting to the point where I can’t imagine being “system-less” with this big input of my life, just like I can’t imagine being “system-less” with money or time.

And I also believe that our level of contentment in life is very closely correlated with our relationships with these big inputs: time, money, and food/drink.

I hope this has been helpful! Framing these big inputs in this way has certainly helped me!

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I lost no weight in March.

I'm sitting here at the end of March feeling quite foolish. Between January to the end of February I lost 22 pounds and was in first place at my gym's weight loss challenge. I'd completely cut out eating out and overeating and was responsibly snacking with net weight loss.

March... March though I just feel like I lost it. The motivation, the discipline. I continually found excuses to treat myself. I found just as many excuses to console myself when things didn't go the way I wanted. I'm staring at a calendar I've covered in red on almost every day that I gave in and broke any semblance of CICO. I've felt very alone in this struggle. I've felt very disappointed in myself, and hopeless, and just gross as well. I started this month at 228 and everytime I dipped to 227 I just came right back up. I thought 220 would be a piece of cake. Same with winning the weight loss challenge. But I let failure and fear defeat me.

But I didn't gain weight this month. I maintained. I kept going to the gym almost every day, including days when it was the last thing I wanted to do on Earth. I kept having the self control to know when I absolutely had to stop eating if I didn't want to lose my progress.

I'm stuck halfway between who I was, skipping the gym, eating out daily, ashamed to wear a t-shirt in public and depressed by even facial pictures of myself... and who I want to be. But right now I know I have healthy habits I can stick to long term. I know I have a committed workout routine that is good for me. I know I'm so much happier with who I see in the mirror than I did before. And I know I can be who I want to be because I already have been. And that will lead to me looking how I want to look, too.

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100 pounds of weight loss & still feeling insecure. (Support)

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post this here but I need some support. This community has been incredibly supportive and loving.

I'm a little disappointed right now. I've lost damn near 100 pounds but insecurity still lingers. At this point, it's not even my body. It still pops up every so often but now, it's just a feeling. It's hard to brush off because it materializes without anything to be insecure about. I'm not insecure about my body anymore. I had the confidence of a wet paper bag a year ago.

Now, it seems like it attacks my worth. I thought losing weight was fix this but I suppose that's silly. Now I feel like, sure. I'm healthier, I think I'm cuter. But what if I'm not interesting? Not enough? What if weight-loss doesn't change anything? I thought 95% of my self esteem related issues were because of how heavy I was. That's not true. I feel a LOT better but still feel like I'm lacking.

I have 6 pounds to go from 100. I hope that seeing my scale drop below 200 for the first time since I've been an adult will eat some of the insecurity up. I'm not sure how to fight the rest of this battle. I know how to keep losing weight but I don't know how to feel better mentally. I'm trying really hard to stay proud of my progress because I know if I let these insecurities get to me, I'll stop trying and gain the weight back.

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