I finally made it to my goal weight

It probably isn’t as impressive as some of the posts here, but I finally made it down to my goal weight of 130 lbs. I’m a 5’7”, 38 year old guy. I started being concerned about my weight when I passed 140 lbs. My highest weight was around 147 lbs, and the last time I was under 130 was back in early 2016. I got on a fitness kick last year (mostly biking and gym) combined with intermittent fasting (16/8) and lost about half the weight. Then I hit a plateau. In March, I started taking measures to correct my insomnia and as a byproduct of that, the rest of the weight started to come off.

I’m guessing the largest item that helped is only eating soup after 6:00pm. It may sound odd, but this was a recommendation to help with my sleep. It keeps me from snacking at night and many soups are lower in calories than other items I would have been eating. Being on a more regulated sleep schedule also helps me regulate my diet (and many other aspects of my life). I also ditched the intermittent fasting when correcting my sleep, which unexpectedly coincided with the rest of my weight loss.

So, my goal now is to stay under 130 at minimum, but hopefully I can shed another 5 pounds or so.

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I've lost weight but I still have a lot of belly fat... help?

Hi, so this is my biggest concern with weight loss. I've lost about 20 lbs in the last 2 months and I'm still going strong. I currently weigh about 160 lbs, but based on my height (5'7'' I think, or 170 cm) I should weigh around 140. I'm about halfway there, and people have noticed that I look skinnier (I mean friends and even teachers, not like my mom or something), but I still have a lot of fat in my stomach area. I've heard that belly fat usually goes away last but is it really this resilient? I'm really worried that I won't be able to lose all that fat as those 15-20 lbs I still have to lose in order to hit my ideal weight. Am I doing something wrong or what?

I'm 17, on a very stict low carb diet, at a calorie deficit, and I'm going to the gym, but I've barely gone in the last month or so because of school as I literally don't have enough time.

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I have a goal I’m working towards and that means getting my health back together after falling off of the wagon for about a year and a half! [5’8”, 237lbs, 28 years old]

So my girlfriend and I are going to Canada in November for our anniversary/my birthday and I feel terrible in my own skin!

A little back story for you all...I’ve been over weight my whole life and can lost weight, but then I gain it all back again. I’m a serial yo-yo dieter and it sucks because I know it’s terrible for my body. However, I have a history of eating disorders. Back in college I got diagnosed with EDNOS after losing about 80lbs in 2 months. I ate very little and then “purged” by spending about 4 hours in the gym and refusing to drive anywhere because I could walk. Then I went to the other end of the eating disorder spectrum and started binge eating and not purging. I ballooned up to the 240s.

In 2017 I decided THIS IS IT and wanted to lose weight the health and slow way. And it worked. I lost about 45lbs in 4 months. I felt amazing. I was around 195lbs and had so much energy, my skin was clear, and I just felt like me again.

Fast forward to 2018 and I got depressed. No reason, just an unfortunate chemical imbalance that I’m cursed with and have been for years. But it got pretty bad and I gained all of the weight back from overeating and not working out. Today I weighed in at 237lbs and it is the restart of my weight loss journey. I’ve been a vegetarian for about 6 months and plan on becoming vegan. This brings new challenges as I’ve never tried losing weight as a vegan. I’m used to eating dairy like yogurt and a bit of cheese when losing weight so wish me luck on this new journey!

TL:DR Tired if yo-yo dieting. Lost 45lbs and got under 200lbs in 2017 but gained it all back. Starting over today but as a vegetarian looking to become vegan.

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I’m officially done trying to lose weight

Because I hit my goal weight today after a month of plateauing!!! I no longer have to lose weight and can focus on maintaining. :) Seeing the “you hit 100% of your goal” on MFP was probably one of the most satisfying things of my life.

I never thought I could ever have the willpower to lose weight and always told myself “if I feel healthy, it’s fine.” I hated BMI. I envied other women who were “naturally thin” (which obviously I know now is not a thing). Thanks to you guys, my whole mindset changed. I actually understood weight loss. I know nutrition. I know what it means to be healthy.

And to all the people in my life who told me I was getting “too skinny” and “didn’t need to lose weight” or to “eat a cheeseburger” and that I’m anorexic, screw you! I am right in the middle of healthy weight and nowhere near underweight. I feel at my healthiest now and your opinion of me does not matter!

Anyways, just had to share. Thanks for listening and thank you all so much for everything!!!

21/F/5’3/130lbs

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Why is my weight loss stalling?

Hello,

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Since October, I have lost 25kg down from 100 to 75. (Wo-hoo! :D)

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This has been a combination of gym 3-4 times a week (circuit style classes for ~40 minutes) and jogging 3-4km 2-3 times a week. Also, keeping my diet to 1,500kcal and minimizing carbs (basically cut out pasta, white rice and bread, most of the carbs come from fruit). Also eliminated processed food/highly sugary food. (With the occasional 'cheat' when I'm out with friends)

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However, recently:

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a) My weight loss has stalled. I only lost 1kg in the past 3 weeks whereas first I was losing ~1kg/week;

b) I am feeling more hungry/tired.

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Not sure what's going as it was going grand up to now? I appreciate my BMI (I am 183cm) is totally healthy, but I still have a lot of abdomen fat I'd like to get rid of.

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Any advice?

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Where to go

I am so torn. I feel like my weight loss journey is not really a journey because i go up and down 5 lbs over and over and that's about it. Part of me says that i'm unhealthy and need to act and get to a better weight. Other days i feel totally content with my body weight and just want to be more active. My BMI says I am obese, but most people i have talked to tell me that i am not overweight. I'm 25F, 5'5", and 180lbs. I go to the gym 3 days a week pretty consistently, did low carb for awhile but didn't feel it was sustainable long term, portions are small because eating too much makes me have terrible diarrhea. Generally, even when my carbs are high, i rarely go over 1,800 calories. Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions? I just want to be healthy and happy and i don't really know what that looks like.

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Grateful for Accountability

I've been struggling with weight loss for years. Part of it is my mental illness, part of it is my picky eating, and a lot of it is my sugar addiction (and lack of self control.) I do a full workout 2-3 times a week, and have been logging my meals as honestly as I can, and it's helping.

But I'm grateful for friends. Yesterday there was cake in the office. I'm pretty new here so I didn't know where the cake was. My friend/co-worker wouldn't tell me. I have a friend who had a major health incident where he almost died. He works out almost every day. He holds me accountable. I ran into my personal trainer while working out yesterday. He added an opening to his schedule to get a session in for me this week (he had to cancel our already scheduled session). He holds me accountable. And gives me "homework" workouts to do. And if I don't do them on my own, I hear about it.

Everyone has their own means of doing this, but accountability is my big one. I no longer work in an office that has bagels and donuts and pizza constantly, and twenty-five cent sodas a mere 50 feet from my cubicle. We do donuts in the office once a month for birthdays, and I'll treat myself to that but that's it.

Learning to make sugar a treat instead of a main food group is a challenge, but having friends help me avoid temptation helps.

I say this as I'm drinking a Coke, but it happens. I'm not perfect.

Down 7 lbs in the last 8 weeks or so, so it's helping.

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