First time in my life I am proud of myself. I lost 21 pounds...the right way.

January 1st of this year I decided to take my life back. I was the heaviest I have ever been: 228 pounds. I’m a 31 year old five foot six female. I WAS SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED. I took control of my mental health with the correct meds. I cut Xanax out of my life. I have been attending therapy once a week. And I ended my vicious cycle of binge eating and then starving myself. I lost 21 pounds so far and am the happiest I have ever been in my life. No fad diet or crazy new weight loss pill. This is all me working my ass off on my mind, body, and soul. I have been eating clean and I stop when I’m full. Even joined class pass and I do whatever class sparks my fancy that day! I just wanted to share. Thank you all so much for this community!

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Untagged Facebook Photos

Just spent a little time scrolling through the "Timeline Review" section of Facebook. There are so, so many photos of myself that I was too ashamed to be tagged in over the last 2 years. It makes me really sad. Lots of big life events like weddings, holidays and vacations that I would have loved to share publicly if it weren't for my weight. Not to mention the countless undocumented photo ops that I sneakily avoided altogether.

Though scrolling through those "hidden" photos makes me sad, it truly reaffirms the fact that this weight loss journey is worth my time and effort. I want to take photos with my friends and family. I want to be able to share them. I want to look at them years down the road and feel happiness instead of sadness over the hard truth of how big I've gotten.

I saved all the photos to my phone in a folder called "untaggables." I'm keeping them. And in time, I'll post them... as my "before" photos!

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How are you handling telling or not telling new people you lost weight?

I have something that happened recently. I went on a date and my date has no idea I have lost almost 90lbs. I did not tell her because I really did not want to discuss what I used to look like or for her to even see what I used to look like (asking for pics) . I would rather her know me as I am now. I am ashamed I let myself get to that point and want to be judged based on what I look like now.

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But anyway I had said something about these shorts I was going to buy something along the lines of "I have no shorts none of my old ones fit" She asked if I had lost weight. I was honestly caught off guard and really had no answer because I was not expecting to be asked lol. I did not want to tell her I lost about 90lbs. I told her instead I lost quite a bit of weight without giving her a number.

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It is weird because I have no problem telling anyone who knew me at my highest how much I have lost.

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How have you handled your weight loss with meeting new people who have no idea what you used to look like??

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How to get back on track after 2 months off?

I lost 30lbs while on a doctor monitored VLC diet from Nov-Feb 2019. In March, I was in the ER with a DVT that kept me bedridden for a week. During that week, my spouse was in charge of meals, which meant a lot of eating out and bad foods. Now it’s 2 months from the DVT and I’m ready to get back into weight loss. I’ve started back at the gym and am trying to find a schedule that works for me, but the diet is the problem. I don’t want to do the VLC diet anymore. It wasn’t enough calories and being hungry and cranky made my depression worse. I’ve gotten so off track with weighing in, tracking food, and meal planning. I’ve gotten back into the habit of cooking, I just don’t know where to start with my diet. The VLC diet is the only thing that’s ever worked, but I don’t want to starve again. Any advice?

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New Clothes

I've been losing weight for a little over a year after a major break up. After, I wasn't eating as often especially not junk food like my SO would always want and I worked out more another thing my SO was against. I don't take much notice to myself due to my own low self esteem, but I know that I have visibly lost weight but never expect people to mention it. People not mentioning it, might be due to the fact that I haven't bought new clothes since my weight loss. I'm still wearing my, now baggy, XL shirts and large sweatshirts. I needed some new clothes for an interview and got the best fitting ones. I get up this morning, in the kitchen meandoring about when one of my roommates comes downstairs. We chat for a bit, when he stops to just stare me up and down.

"Dude, you've slimmed down. I didn't notice until now but I definitely notice now how much weight you've lost"

It just took me off guard, not being used to this. We talk about the clothing size issue and he agrees about the older clothes hiding my progress. I'll still wear my XL clothes around due to my lack of interest in new clothes, not wanting extra attention from strangers or worse people I know asking me about my weight loss. Also, I just like my old shirts. I'll buy new clothes to help show off my progress some time I'm sure but not anytime soon I digress, if you aren't having people take notice to your progress then you might need to check out what size clothing you're wearing and if it's really your best fit.

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Some personal milestones

I have hit a plateau and have been having it rough lately, so I thought I would share some milestones I have accomplished during this year and a half long journey that might inspire others to look beyond the scale.

1. Controlled my reactive hypoglycemia: I owe keto dieting to this. Been on it for over a month and it has helped me from experiencing anymore crashes. I still have the same energy and diet ethics if not more so than ever.

2. Increased physical strength: Before I could barely complete a 30 minute workout without huffint and puffing for air. Today I did a full 38 minute HIIT boxing workout, followed by an ab workout that included ab crunches and planks, and followed by lower body dumbell strength training, all while on a 16 hour fast. It was easy and I felt super energetic.

3. Better mindset: Other than the natural chemical changes that occur in your brain and body with weight loss and better eating habits, I personally have become kinder to myself. As someone who has recovered from a prior eating disorder, I now enjoy telling myself daily how proud I am of myself and how appreciative I am of the gains, even if small. I also am not ashamed to take pictures of myself for the sake of progress.

Just some milestones. I will keep pushing forward but little reminders help me keep positive and optimistic throughout all this.

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Done lurking

I’m Stacy, a 44yo single mom. I’ve been researching the Keto diet for the past month or so, reading people’s stories of weight loss here, and generally just educating myself. Last week I started to watch my carb intake, and cut way back on them. I was 378lbs when I first weighed myself. I’m 6’1, and just fat all over. Today I stepped on the scale and I was 369. My first goal is #300, but I think I would be comfortable at #250ish, but who knows. I had a heart attack in 2012 caused by stress from my divorce and did manage to loose a few pounds after that, however... I found them and about 30 of their friends. I’m excited at the thought of being healthy enough to be an active part of my sons life for years to come.

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