45 lbs in 9 months, old pictures of me are incredible reminders

I cut back on sodas and junk significantly when I started college again. Eating regularly was an enormous part of how I went from 260 to my current 215. What made me happy enough to post here about it was a great friend noticing and commenting that I lost weight. It made me feel incredible and reminded me what is possible so I pulled up images from before the weight loss started and the differences are staggering. Taking a step back and admiring how much 45 lbs lost actually looks like is such a huge motivator to continue losing and getting into a healthy weight threshold. My face is smaller, my stomach is no longer a disgusting, bloated looking size and I've almost lost my double chin. It's such an unbelievable reminder of all the changes you don't notice over a long period of time but still happen. The changes are worth everything and one day, you're faced with the progress and the feeling is incredible.

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How to overcome mental drawbacks/self-esteem issues tied up in weight loss?

Basically I have low (virtually no) self-esteem. I struggle to look people in the eye and am nervous to leave the house for fear of everyone’s judgement. A decent portion of this is tied up in shame over how I look/my weight. Every time I try to lose weight I hype myself up by imagining all the benefits/how much greater my life would be if I lost it. Then a while in, I (due to low self-esteem) subconsciously self-sabotage and begin thinking I don’t deserve that better life/the benefits that come with a healthy weight. I tell myself I’m doomed to be like this and soon enough I relapse and just fall off the wagon. These episodes have made me think I really need to get better self-esteem and believe I’m worth it before I can lose weight, but to get that self-esteem I also feel like I’d need to lose weight! It’s a terrible cycle and I’m wondering if anyone else has esteem issues/has sabotaged themselves by believing they’re not worth it and has any insight on how to overcome this?

Cheers

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Here is what 200 lbs lost looks like in terms of face gains

Pictures upfront: http://imgur.com/gallery/m2Axbj1

Backstory: 1st picture is from spring 2013. Around this time I had just dropped out of high school due to anxiety and depression. At that time I weighed 425 lbs.

2nd picture is now. I weigh 222 lbs. I am a gainfully employed college graduate. I have my own apartment which considering where I was in the first pic feels like a big achievement to me.

How I got from 1st pic to 2nd pic was through a lot of struggle but ultimately I did what I had to do for survive. For the first half of my weight loss, I did basic CICO. That got old and I wasn't seeing the results I wanted to as quickly as I wanted to. The second 100 lbs has been on keto. Keto has been a godsend as it has help with weight loss but also stabilize my mood. I won't say it is a cure-all because it's not, no diet/regimen is. Not all diets/regimens work for everyone and most importantly, they won't work if you're uncomfortable with what you're eating. I would strongly researching anything you adapt beforehand and make sure it is something you can commit to.

Enough of the rant. I just wanted to post this because, well, I feel proud of what I've accomplished and wanted to share. I have about 20 lbs left to lose to get to my initial goal but I feel as though I could probably stand to lose a bit more after that. I started out on /r/loseit. It helped get me going, so thank you all for your advice. Please feel free to DM or ask questions in the comments. I'd love to help any one of you.

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Binge eating after weight loss

Hi everyone.

Forgive me if this isn't the place to post this, but I am hoping to find guidance from those with a similar experience.

I'm down 90lbs from where I was at this time last year and for the most part it feels good. I'm exhausted from trying to lose weight and cannot wait to get to my goal so I can work on maintaining.

I have started to self sabotage through binging about once a week since I made it to the 180s (5'11, female) six weeks ago. The culprit is peanut butter and/or dark chocolate. Once I start I can't stop.

Now I know the obvious solution is to not keep them in the house, but after two weeks of no binges ( half to a whole jar of pb), I purchased a few jars on sale with the intention of weighing it in a reasonable portion, just as I had most nights for the last year before the binging started.

Thursday night I ate the whole jar. Even the fact that I wasn't going to feel good at my planned personal training session didn't stop me. Last night I ate the whole jar. Then some salami and some cheese. Even the fact that I already had heartburn didn't stop me. Today I got about half way through and tossed the rest of the jar in the garbage. Before starting, even the fact that I have a nice dinner planned with my boyfriend didn't stop me.

I feel defeated and out of control. Oddly more out of control than I was 90lbs heavier.

Before weight-loss I could eat a lot, and would binge from time to time, but never this high in calories or on a single food. I have been so meticulous in tracking, meeting my macros, and not cheating for so long. My fear now is that I'm going off the rails and that I'm going to find another food and soon I'll back where I started. The days I weigh myself, my desire to stuff my face with food until I'm sick increases.

Has anyone else had this experience and how did you overcome it? (Other than not buying the peanut butter/binge food in the first place).

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New here. Want to reach my goal weight.

Hey guys! I'm Dominik, male, from Germany and I'm 17 years old. I'm new to this subreddit and I wanted to share my weight loss progress with you (and also for me to look back to it later when I reached my goal).

Okay, so it all started 1 year ago. On April 28th 2018 I wanted to REALLY lose weight, until I reach my goal and hold it forever. Over the years, I often tried to lose weight but it never worked. But on this day, I wanted to really make it to my goal. I had a starting weight of 134 kilograms or 295,4 pounds. My height is 193 cm or 6'4", so as I'm really tall you couldn't tell that I weight so much. People often guessed that I'm about 90kg | 198lbs. But I felt uncomfortable all my life long. I always had problems in school, was bullied because of my weight and never participated in P.E. class. As I said, on April 28, 2018 I started dieting seriously. And it worked out. I lost 8 kg | 17,6 lbs in 3 weeks. In 4 months I lost 30 kg | 66 lbs. And then I stopped dieting because I lost my motivation. I felt more comfortable and I was happier than ever in my life. I didn't diet from August to now. And I put on a little weight again. Not much tho, only 6kg | 13 pounds. My weight then was 110 kg | 242,5 lbs. A week ago I started dieting seriously again and this this time I want to reach my goal weight of 80 kg | 176 lbs. I started to eat less and healthier, and I go for a run every second day and in the days between, I'm doing a little workout at home. I don't want to weight myself for at least a month to be surprised of my weight loss later.

I hope I'm welcomed here and I hope I can ask for advice if needed and get some motivation.

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Back on the wagon

I feel like the weight loss journey is like quitting smoking. It took me 3 times to successfully quit and I had to have that “eureka” moment when I realized how much damage I was inflicting on my body.

I had a similar moment the other day with my weight loss or lack there of. I started a few years back when I hit 245 and was noticing the start of serious health problems. I lost almost 40lbs over the course of 16 months and was happy with the progress. However, a new baby, added stress from my wife’s job, new house and the General day to day problems in life saw me slide back into old habits. Binge eating at night returned and I put back on 20lbs in a pretty short amount of time.

The other day I was trying on clothes for summer and I was truly disgusted with my body. The rapid weight gain has added a few stretch marks, Im starting to feel terrible again and dealing with chronic heart burn from the terrible food.

But the silver lining is for the past 6 days I’ve been back on the MFP routine and added weights / running back into the mix. My goal weight might be unrealistic (175lbs - 6/4- M) although it gives me something to shoot for.

Never to early to start again.

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What to drink at bars?

A stumbling block I come across in weight loss is the pub/bar conundrum. What do I order to drink? I'm not fussed about getting drunk or even consuming alcohol at all, but even the nonalcoholic options seem laden with sugar/calories. I want to be able to go to these places and make better decisions.

I usually go for Soda and Lime. Gets a bit fizzy and sweet after a while. I've ordered clear spirits and soda in the past but worry about getting absolutely trashed because... Spirits...

Sometimes I order tea, but not everywhere has hot drinks on the menu.

Anyone got any suggestions? Please don't say things like "find new places to hang out so you avoid the temptation". I live in the wonderful countryside in the North of England. I have a lot of outdoors hobbies and my circle enjoy a good pint after a 12 mile hike in the hills before we head back to the campsite. It would make me sad to lose this, just because I don't want to drink high calorie drinks.

Thanks

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