I'm 14, I've made my own weight loss plan, will it work?

Right off the bat, I'm not anorexic. My BMI says that I'm overweight and before you say that "it could be muscle" I don't exercise much. My plan is:

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Weekdays: I eat no breakfast, a lettuce, ham, turkey, and cheese wrap for lunch, and then a bowl of cereal, after this point I can eat as many veggies or as much oatmeal as I need, these foods were selected because they take up a lot of room and aren't calorie dense. During the week I can have 1 high calorie meal (this ranges from 800 to 2000 calories, 2000 if I go to cicis or something, but that's not often, and I only eat 2000 calories if somethings really fucked with my body)

Weekends: One high calorie meal (this time closer to 1500) and as many veggies or oatmeal as I want. If food is made for other meals (it often isn't in my house, I do most of the cooking) I can eat it, but not tons.

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I know, I know, huge meals are bad. But I used to take ADHD meds that suppressed my appetite, making my body used to one massive meal per day. This means that if I try to eat 3 small meals a day... I just eat 3 massive meals a day. That is actually how I got to my present weight! I figure that, at least temporarily, it's best to let my body do it's think with the one-meal-a-day. Is there anything I need to change? Anything that won't work? Am I just stupid? Please tell me so I can fix it!

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NSVs

I have noticed a few things in the past month or so that have made me really do a double take and then after confirming my findings, do a little happy dance. I don’t really talk with anyone about my weight loss so I thought I’d share my NSVs here.

1. Putting sunscreen on my back. I used to be able to reach around and get my whole back but hadn’t been able to the past few years. I tried again a couple weeks ago and was SO surprised that I was able to reach the whole way. (And also very happy that I won’t be getting sunburned 😎).

2. I was washing my face the other day and saw my collarbones peak out for the first time in about 4 years.

3. This past weekend I wore heels and walked around in them and didn’t lose my balance or have to take them off.

4. I put on a pair of shorts that were too tight on me last summer and they were pretty loose. They actually started to fall down when I put my phone in one of the back pockets!

5. Only my close friends and family know I’ve been trying to lose weight, and even then I don’t talk about it with them unless they ask. Well, 7 or 8 unconnected people I see regularly have said something within the last week. It’s kinda funny to me that all the comments started around the same time - I’m really curious what specifically changed last week that was significantly noticeable lol.

I never thought I’d be able to do this and keep it up. I started and gave up so many times before, but the little changes are really, really motivating. More-so than the scale, that’s for sure.

To be specific, all the weight I’ve lost thus far has been from eating a mostly keto/carnivore diet. I am about to start an exercise regimen now that I have the energy, so we will see what new NSVs I gain from that!

SW: 255 CW: 210 GW: 180

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Changed to keto, down 65 lbs.

I've been dieting since the end of February. I started by estimating calories, then moved into actually counting them. Then I started weighing everything and tracking macros. Each change has brought me closer and closer to my weekly weight loss goals.

Two weeks ago I started keto, and once the keto flu was over things went really well. Today was my weigh in, and I've lost 11.5 pounds in the past two weeks; 65 since February. I still have a very long way to go before I reach my goal weight, but I believe that the keto diet along with my new gym habit are going to get me to where I want to be. This is the most successful I've ever been, and I think it's been because I've made small changes over time that have added up into big changes. I'm excited about what the future holds, and I'll chime back in once I lose my first 100!

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Got a comment at the checkout about how healthy my groceries were

Ive been lurking here off and on for a few months but in the last few weeks I decided to take losing weight seriously, so I thought I would share what just happened to me!

I recently started a very active job (yesterday I recorded over 15,000 steps in my 8 hour shift) so I figured it would be a great opportunity to kick-start some weight-loss if I got my nutrition in check. I went to get some groceries for the next few days. It was mostly veggies and some chicken, and while I was at the checkout the lady behind me made a comment about how healthy my groceries were. It just an off hand remark, I don't think she was even talking to me, but it really made me feel like I'm on the right track and that maybe one day people will know me as a healthy person.

I want to start posting here regularly to try to have some accountability and community help, unlike all my previous weight loss attempts, it feels like I can actually accomplish something this time.

H: 5'2 SW: 162 GW: 130

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NSV: I can finally see some changes in my body! (SFW progress pics included.)

Link to progress pictures included towards the end of the post.

I’m 23F, 5’7”. I started on January 25th at my HW of 336.0 lbs. As of my weigh-in this Monday, I’m now 291.2 lbs, so 44.8 lbs down in about 13.5 weeks.

I've been morbidly obese for my entire life, and I've spent years yo-yo dieting. The decision to start losing weight this time around felt different, though. For the first time in my life, I wanted to do it to take care of myself and my health, not to punish my body because I was disgusted with it like I always have in the past. I've been doing CICO and IF, paying attention to portion sizes, and making overall healthier choices. My diet isn't too restrictive in terms of what I eat. I still enjoy some of my favorite junky snacks, but I just eat them much less frequently and in much smaller portions. I've also really liked IF, and I tend to save a large chunk of my calories for later in the afternoon/early evening. I've always had a tendency to binge at night, so I've found that filling up (within my calorie limits) later in the day really helps reduce the likelihood of me binging before bed. Also, so far most of my weight loss has been done without any exercise whatsoever. Only last week have I started to introduce some exercise into my life with a stationary bike. I have pretty severe chronic back pain, but I'm hoping that my back pain will reduce as I continue to lose weight so I can include a wider variety of physical activity in my life.

I've always been really inspired by looking at other people’s progress pics and I knew I should take some of my own, but I couldn’t bear the thought of taking any photos of my body when I first started at my HW. However, I decided to start taking progress pictures in mid-March after I had lost 26.4 lbs and was 309.6 lbs.

Since then, I’ve felt kind of sad about not being able to see many changes in my body. The main change I noticed was that my bra cups were less full than they had been, but I couldn’t notice any changes in my stomach or anything. In fact, sometimes I even feel larger than I felt when I first started my weight loss journey even though I logically know I’ve lost nearly 45 lbs at this point.

But last night I took another set of progress pics at 291.2 lbs, so 18.4 lbs down from the mid-March photos and 44.8 lbs down overall... and I was shocked when I realized I could actually see a difference!! I even washed that shirt recently and haven’t worn it until I put it on last night to take the photos, so it’s not like it’s loose or stretched out from wearing it recently. But my stomach is a little smaller!

I still have a long way to go until I’m at any semblance of a healthy body weight, but seeing evidence of my body shrinking a little bit when I haven’t been able to see it in the mirror has given me a huge burst of motivation.

Now I wish I would have taken pictures at the very start of my weight loss journey so I could see the full impact of the ~45 lb difference, but I’m just glad I at least started when I did so I can at least keep comparing down the line as I make more progress.

I also just wanted to thank everyone on r/loseit. Reading all of your posts really helps keep me on track and makes the whole weight loss process feel less lonely.

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NSV: Saw a candid photo of myself and didn’t feel ashamed

This morning I woke up to an instagram notification. My dog trainer had tagged me and my pupper in a photo from our class the previous night. I was dressed like crap, sitting down, and leaning over to treat my dog. All of that to say that there really wasn’t anything flattering about the shot. However, I wasn’t horrified. I thought I just looked like a normal person. At my highest weight, I would have looked like the Michelin Man in leggings if someone would have snapped a picture of me slumped over in a chair. I would have untagged myself immediately in the past.

Now I feel pretty confident that I just look like an average not fit/not really fat person going about my daily life. This feeling is so very good.

As for how I got here: I’m (31F 5’7” and I’ve gone from 283lbs to 170lbs in around 14 months. My weight loss has come primarily from calorie counting. I’m a huge proponent of CICO. I log everything, but I try not to let perfect be the enemy of good when it comes to logging. For exercise I attended a few barre classes each week and take my dog on walks. The progress hasn’t been linear. I’ve had stalls and wooshes. I’ve had days where I ate at maintenance instead of a deficit. It’s not been easy, but it has been very simple. The hardest part is just not giving up.

Candid comparison. Doggo for reference

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How to Make Your Own (Delicious!) Salsa

Olé! Today we’re celebrating salsa—because there’s no better way to incorporate some of summer’s best flavors, and enjoy a guilt-free, flavor-packed snack—a cup of the homemade versions (like the one below) will count as one Vegetable on your Nutrisystem plan.

So let’s get this salsa party started!

NUTRITION SPOTLIGHT: TOMATOES
One of our favorite stars of summer produce is the humble tomato. In addition to being downright delicious, these ruby red beauties pack a nutritional punch, dishing out heart-healthy potassium and antioxidant-rich vitamin C.

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RECIPE: FRESH TOMATO SALSA
Here’s our go-to recipe for basic fresh tomato salsa. Prep takes less than 10 minutes and you can enjoy it right away or let it chill in the fridge for an hour to allow the flavors to combine. Count one cup (about a quarter of the recipe) as one Vegetable.

Ingredients:
4 vine-ripened tomatoes, rough chopped
1/4 red onion, rough chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, rough chopped
2 cloves garlic, rough chopped
1 jalapeno pepper (omit for a milder salsa), rough chopped
Juice of one fresh lime
Salt and pepper, to taste

How to:
Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Pulse three to four times, or until finely diced (not pureed). Transfer to a serving bowl and enjoy right away, or wait an hour to let flavors combine before serving.

The great thing about this recipe is that you can adjust it to your suit your individual taste—more onion, less cilantro, more garlic—it’s easy to make it your own!

READY TO MIX THINGS UP?
Use the recipe above as a base and add in any of these flavor boosters for a whole new spin on salsa!

• Black Bean: Add one cup of black beans, rinsed, and one cup red bell pepper, roughly chopped (SmartCarb alert: A quarter of the recipe counts as one Vegetable and half a SmartCarb serving)
• Chipotle: Add a quarter cup chipotle peppers in adobo (Extra alert: A quarter of the recipe counts as one Vegetable and one Extra)
• Mango: Add one cup fresh mango and one cup red bell pepper, roughly chopped (SmartCarb alert: A quarter of the recipe counts as one Vegetable and a quarter of a SmartCarb serving)
• Pineapple: Add one cup fresh pineapple and one cup yellow bell pepper, roughly chopped (SmartCarb alert: A quarter of the recipe counts as one Vegetable and a quarter of a SmartCarb serving)
• Roasted Garlic: Add two to three cloves of roasted garlic in place of the fresh garlic
• Salsa Verde: Use three-quarters of a pound of fresh tomatillos in place of the vine-ripened tomatoes.

TOP 5 WAYS TO USE SALSA:
Now that you’ve mastered homemade salsa, get creative with spicing up some of your favorite meals and snacks. Here are our five favorite ways to use salsa:

1. As a dip for carrot and celery sticks
2. On top of scrambled egg whites for a flavor-packed PowerFuel
3. In place of dressing on green salads
4. As a topping for Nutrisystem Southwest Fiesta Melt or Tortilla Soup
5. Stirred in to hummus for a zesty SmartCarb dip

With summer just around the corner, we know you’ll love this healthy, delicious snack. Summer BBQs on the calendar? Pack a salsa and veggie tray—it’s perfect bring-along dish for summer parties—and you’ll benefit from having a healthy snack on hand!

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