Finally starting to see some face gains, 75lbs down in about 5 months and no longer constantly sweating!

Hey everyone! I've been following this sub since I started around new years. It's all been CICO and intermittent fasting/OMAD. Over the last month the weight loss slowed to 2 pounds then I hit a plateau, I did a 48 hour fast and it fixed the plateau and I felt great so I started fasting MWF and it's boosted my weight loss back to how it was in the first couple months. I eat the exact same thing every single day, I eat six low calorie burritos and a pound of cheesy broccoli and it's between 1200 and 1400 calories depending on how much of the ingredients I use. I weigh every gram of everything that goes into my mouth. I also drink pretty heavily every Saturday with friends, I'll have about 15 shots and I chase it with water and I won't eat anything that day. I've recently stopped drinking all together though because classes have picked up a lot. I have not noticed a change in weight loss. If you have any questions feel free to ask!

Face gains: http://imgur.com/a/e1RcRaX

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Struggling to accept I'm a new, smaller, dress size.

I started my weight loss journey size UK 14 (EUR 42/US 10). I quickly moved down to a size 12 and started being able to fit into some size 10s before an injury flare up resulted in gaining some (most) of the weight back, putting me solidly at a size 12. I've recently starting losing weight again and I'm approaching the point where I'll to be able to fit into size 10 clothing again.

But even when I was able to comfortably fit into size 10 and now size 10 almost, but not quite fitting and my measurements matching size 10 on sizing charts, I still feel like I can't possibly be that size.

I see people (both in real life and online) who are size 10s and they all look way skinnier than I am. And then I see people who wear bigger clothing sizes who look to be more like my size. And I feel like all the size 10s I've fitted into (including the size 10s I bought the first time round and continued to wear) can't actually be size 10s and they're just vanity sized.

Does/has anyone felt like this, like they've somehow cheated their way into fitting into a smaller size? Or they're lying to themselves about what constitutes clothing fitting? How did you manage to convince/persuade yourself that you are actually that size?

(I didn't have this issue with being a size 12, just with being a size 10.)

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The Weight was easier to lose than the emotional baggage

I am at the lowest weight in my life, since Richard Nixon was president. Right now I am about 158 pounds, down from a high of 400 pounds. People think i am some kind of weight loss guru and I am not. I can tell you what has worked for me, but it will not necessarily work for everyone, because there is not a one size fits all method to losing weight.

What did work for me is changing my attitude. I have been fat since I was twelve and I am sixty now.

My whole life I heard about what a great life I would have if only i lost weight.

"You would have such a great figure.

"you would have to beat the boys off with a stick."

I was promised a world of rainbows and sunshine, but the reality was I was a miserable fat person and when I lost weight I was a miserable and unhappy, except i weighed less. I finally figured out why, because all those admonitions about losing weight had a subtle, but very clear message, "We will not love you if you are fat."

As a morbidly obese person, I was bullied so much I went around with my hand poised to make a rude gesture when (not if) someone said something rude to me, like, "She her, she gave my dog VD." I was refused service at resturants and denied employment. I had a temporary job once and when I got there, the client took one look at me and canceled my job.

The worst thing that happened is having two ladies from my church come up to me one Sunday and utter the words I dreaded most, "Can we talk to you?" they talked to me about my weight and how I should do something and they wanted to help. I didn't expect them to do anything and when I asked for help they told me they were too busy.

For me what they were telling me, they wanted me to get lost.

I didn't leave then, but it made going to church agonizing. I could no longer sit in church and listen to the sermon.

But i did lose weight, eventually, but compared with letting go of the hurt, losing the weight was easy.

I was walking up the stairs the other day and I remember how hard it was when I weighed four hundred pounds.

What worked for me, was recognizing that losing weight to be socially acceptable was futile. Being diagnosed with diabetes actually turned out to be a good thing for me, because I changed my focus to improving my health and it made all the difference in the world.

I did start going back to church after being absent for several years. But not the one where I was asked to leave. I love my new church, but it's sad for me to think that as a morbidly obese person, the body of Christ failed me. And I don't know if I can ever get over that.

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Encouragement From Binging/Being With Babish

The first few weeks of my most recent weight loss journey were mentally easy. I was dropping pounds each week and seeing a lot of progress. I felt like I could finally get to a place where I felt happy about my weight. Then this week, I jumped up about 5-7 pounds from where I'd been the week before. It was the usual suspects: eating a little too much, consistently making some dumb choices regarding food when I got frustrated about work. Last night, I slammed an entire thin crust pizza, then worked out so hard that I almost made myself throw up in a new gym class because I was so angry at myself and ashamed at how little self-control I had.

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I didn't know I'd get some motivational words on weight loss and trying to get healthier from one of my favorite YouTube channels today, but I think many of need to remind ourselves of what Babish says in his latest video. I've written out the things that I think are most important for this sub:

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"...Getting in shape is a process. Is it difficult? Absolutely. Is it worth doing? Absolutely.

...But there's a moment when you realize that you can start right now and that there's no magic diet, no perfect routine, no shortcuts or cheats. It's more about creating healthy and sustainable habits. Sometimes it's excruciatingly hard. You are, after all, depriving your body of all the feel-good drugs it's become accustomed to your entire life, but like any withdrawal, it's temporary and the light at the end of the tunnel starts feeling more and more like a torch you've been carrying along.

...Well, I hope that more than one of you decide that today is the day to try and make a change.

...You can know that I'm in this with you, because I have no intention of stopping."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_aq5TVb0HA

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Anyway, thank you to everyone on this sub. Reading your words of encouragement and even just feeling like I'm not the only one who gets tempted by the things that got me this overweight in the first place is such a gift. This place is a bastion of kindness and emotional generosity in a place that can often feel alienating.

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PSA for the older folks - your kids care

I recently had my re-birthday and posted over at /r/progresspics . It went over very well, there were a lot of congratulatory comments, but more important there were some "you inspired me to try in my older age" comments, which means if even one person successfully get motivated it was more than worth it.

However, there were also more than a couple comments from people who wished their parents (generally dads, as I'm male) would/could follow suit.

So... old dudes. If you've been on the fence about starting weight loss/getting healthy, consider giving your kids a Father's Day gift this year by trying. Yeah, it's supposed to be about you on FD, but how cool would it be to turn the tables on them? It's harder when you're older, but not impossible and never too late. Plus, there was a recent study that indicated people who got fit later in life share the same benefits as people who have been healthy their whole lives, it's one of the few chances you have in life to wipe the slate completely clear of previous bad decision.

I say this as a childless-by-choice old dude, so take it FWIW.

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1st year anniversary | 25kg lost

I'm not really good at writing longer texts, so I'll try to keep it short. Long time lurker, first time posting, you know the drill.

Exactly one year ago I began my weight loss. I was at 105kg, 170cm tall and 17 years old. It began when my school nurse said I was a "little" too heavy for my height, which I've been pretty much my whole life, yet none of the nurses from my previous schools ever pointed out or ever thought of helping. Anyways, my current nurse sent me to a doctor that would help me lose weight. We agreed on a plan where I would walk 10 000 steps 4 times a week and reduce my consumption of sugar, since I ate too much of it at this time.

I followed the plan pretty well but was lazy sometimes and skipped, but it happens to everyone. But it was fine since I counted calories through MyFitnessPal, even if the doctor never mentioned that suggestion. I took a short break with counting calories for almost two months but managed to maintain the weight since I still ate with care and walked or cycled. I began counting again almost a month ago. I recently bought a better scale and even a skateboard, so that'll be pretty helpful now. I've been better at drinking more water recently too, which can reduce the hunger sometimes.

Today I went to the doctor again and it shows I'm at 81kg, so very close to 25kg lost in total! I'm very proud of myself and will still keep doing the same thing as before, since it clearly works. My goal weight is around 65 to 60 kg, since that's the normal weight and BMI for my height. I'm planning on building a little muscle after I reach the goal weight, since I've always had weak arms. I'm looking forward to it!

Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to show since I didn't take any, but it doesn't really matter. I can still see and feel the differences!

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How so you find motivation & thin(er than them) shaming is a thing.

I've had a few day ones. I'm now the heaviest I've ever been and not able to muster the usual motivation and self-discipline I normally have when I'm ready to make a positive change. I'm 43 and just to that point where I'm tired of fighting uphill for the health I should have. It's hard to find encouragement when you are back at the starting line again.

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The stats: F/age 43, 5' 1" tall and at a 35 BMI-- 55 lbs overweight. I'm heavier than I have ever been, including pregnancies. I'd love to be at 130 or 140, though numbers aren't really my biggest goal. I want to slim down, feel better and be able to move and wear my clothes again. I am gluten sensitive, have some minor issues with dairy and no longer have a gallbladder. All of which make dieting more depressing to approach when looking to limit EVEN MORE foods. I'm not looking for diet advise. I have done extensive research over the years and ridden a few different versions of this carousel. I've lost some weight several times, though never as far as my goal. I know what I should and should not be doing. I just want to know where everyone goes for encouragement when they are in that rut.

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Something that I also find hurtful is the fact that people who are larger than me do not tend to be very supportive. I feel like I have to be careful not to mention dieting or weight loss or my struggle to those who have a longer road than me because they respond with guarded hostility. Any mention of these issues are usually met with comments like: "You aren't fat" or "Are you kidding? Look at me!" or "you are tiny!" 1.) I don't use the F word about my weight, this is just to illustrate the tone of response. 2.) I am NOT small (for me.) 55 lbs over and a 35 BMI is NOT healthy according to the medical industry. 3.) If one is finding their health, comfort and lifestyle compromised by their weight, then people shouldn't be negative when they express a need for support, regardless of if I happen to have a bit less to go than them. Has anyone else run into this? It makes it hard to find support, which is a double whammy because I am a self-sufficient person who has trouble asking for help in the first place. Very discouraging.

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What motivates you the best? Where do you find encouragement when you don't have any for yourself this time? Who do you find a great source of positive support and unbiased encouragement?

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TL;DR: Where/from whom do you find encouragement and heartfelt motivation when you're in a rut AND people can be jerks to those smaller than them, too.

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