Plateau?

I started losing weight (for basically the first time in my life) back in October. I lost about 70 lbs over the next 7 months and it has been amazing. I have gone down so many clothing sizes, I feel so much stronger and I generally feel better in my own skin and just in my energy levels generally. I have been big basically my entire life, and finally losing the excess weight has been amazing.

But I hit my first goal weight at the beginning of April, and although I lost a few more pounds after that, now I'm stuck in this same 10 lbs and it's driving me crazy. I know it's my fault too, which makes it worse. When I was losing weight consistently I was counting calories and macros and I was very conscious and dedicated all the time with only eating things that would be good for me. I let myself have treats and extra calories some days, I wasn't overly strict, but I was very dedicated. Now that I've reached my first goal though and I feel so much better, it's just hard for me to feel as dedicated as I did.

My problem is I that I started at ~300 lbs and now I'm down to ~230, and having sat at and around the 230 mark for the past 7 weeks, I'm finally feeling comfortable in my skin again (I recognize myself in the mirror, I don't feel like I'm just so skinny anymore, which is how I felt after dropping 70 lbs so fast). I can recognize that I've made progress, but that I want to continue losing weight.

But now it's harder, and I just keep letting myself have things that I know are not helpful to continuing to lose weight. My diet is the driver of my weight loss, and I'm having a hard time sticking to my diet plans anymore-- especially on the weekends and I'm home more.

Has anyone else dealt with this before? Meeting the first goal (of many) and losing motivation/steam?

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Day 1 - Just turned 33 and second child is due any day. Want to be around for my kids’ kids.

While I don’t have a ton of weight to lose (~30lbs), as just about anyone in this community will attest to, even a small amount of weight is extremely difficult to lose and even harder to maintain. I’ve been on the yo-yo plan for years and it obviously isn’t working. With my second kid nearly here, I’m done procrastinating. I need to make a change. Consistent exercise and eating in a healthful way are my primary goals with weight loss and toning up hopefully being nice additional benefits.

One thing I always struggle with is finding trustworthy books/articles/studies about eating to be healthy (most are geared toward losing weight, gaining muscle, etc). While being at a healthy weight is an important piece to the puzzle, I think focusing solely on weight can also be detrimental to overall health. I read “Eat, Drink and Be Healthy” a while back and thought it was pretty good. I’d love to get some suggestions from everyone though!

I’m 207 today and have unhealthy eating habits. That ends now. Wish me luck! With a newborn on the way, I’ll need it. Haha!

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Weight loss status; open for suggestions

All,

I have embarked on a weight loss journey ever since Jan-Feb on 2019 and till date I have lost close to 30Lbs. I am a 24y/o male at 5'8 and started with 231Lbs and am now at the threshold of 200lbs.

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It's been tough going since I am used to a sedentary life style. I am also a vegetarian my whole life so finding good and steady sources of protein was a little tough, but not impossible.

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List of things I did:

1) Downloaded MyFitnessPal app and tracked my intake

2) Made a sort-of home gym. Bought a treadmill, couple of weights and an adjustable benchpress bench.

3) Downloaded an app to do Tabata style HIIT.

4) Alternated between HIIT days and normal cardio days while also doing strength training. I cant do push-ups to save my life at the beginning but I am now able to do a grand total of 3 at a time.

5) Made the change a part of who I am rather than counting down the days.

6) Avoided added sugar and sugary foods, processed foods as much as mentally and physically possible.

7) Quenched my sugar craving with fresh/frozen fruits

8) I cheated and I am glad I did. I never wanted to go into a mode where I mentally felt caged or locked up. So letting my self go and eat up helped me put things into perspective. It actually worked as a source of motivation for me to go out and burn those extra calories or to eat in deficit the following days.

9) When I hit a weight loss plateau, I over ate a day to jut shake things up and confuse my body to come out of that "I-have-to-survive-and-not-lose-weight mode.

10) Increased my intakes of protein and sources of protein and gradually got rid of sources of Carbs.

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That being said, I am not losing weight as fast as I was losing couple of months before; this is where I wanted help

can you please suggest me if there are things that I am not doing that I should be doing? or are there things that I am doing but am not supposed to?

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Will be thankful if you can suggest things to me.

Part of the reason, I wanted to write this is to share my routine with people who are also going through the phase

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Thanks.

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I started to see change when I wasn't so focused on change.

First time posting! F23 5'9 240lbs

I (F23) have within the last couple years really struggled with weight gain. I was always active and played sports in high school / what not, so I guess for most of my life I was thin (but fuck body dysmorphia I always felt horrible about myself).

Cue age 20, I experienced the most horrible bout of anxiety and depression ever- on top of being in a new relationship for the past year (mental health relapse unrelated to the new relationship, but I cared a little less about how I looked after being with K / it's been 4 years tg now!).

These past few years have been terrible in terms of my struggle with weight as it has invited so many unwanted comments from certain family members and overall, crushed my self esteem. I joined groups and followed Instagram pages that were extremely body positive to help combat the societal lie that thin = the only definition of beauty. I felt sick that my mind was always consumed with losing weight and counting calories and running until nearly passing out bc I couldn't stand the way my body looked when it moved or when I sat a certain way. My heaviest was around 255lbs around November 2018. I couldn't seem to stop the balancing act between the same 5lbs.

I don't know where the change happened, but I know it was directly related to not giving a fuck about the change.

I joined a roller derby league, started gardening and going for walks, bc I wanted to FEEL GOOD and STRONG not bc I wanted to lose weight. I was just so tired of the borderline eating-disorder habits I was taking on to get thin again...for OTHER PEOPLE. I know no one gave a shit about my health either bc when I had another mental health relapse and was couch bound, eating next to nothing for 3 months, I was complimented for how "good I looked." I mean, thanks, I'm suffering very deeply, but I'm glad I shed a few pounds for you to notice how well I'm doing...

Can't tell if it's hypocritical of me or not, but I noticed recently that I'm 240! 6 months ago, I thought 5lbs was impossible, but here I am 15lbs later, feeling better than ever. I owe all my progress to weight loss being a convenient outcome of all the fun I'm having in roller derby, hiking, and wholesome activities, rather than being my ultimate goal. I AM more conscious eating, but again: more focused on including more of what makes me FEEL GOOD and less restricting what is supposed to be "bad."

I know this may not work for everyone / feel sustainable, and that's okay, just thought I'd post for anyone who feels completely overwhelmed by the process / defeated.

Sorry for the length, but thanks for reading :)

TLDR: life got easier when weight loss was an outcome, not a sole priority.

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Was feeling discouraged...

I have plateaued in my weight loss for the last two weeks or so and it's been really discouraging for me. I give up very easily on anything that I see no progress (see also why I have never become proficient at an instrument or any sort of skill) and was feeling very "what's the point?" on this whole weight loss thing. So I decided to take a step back and look at the big picture.

Yeah, I've plateaued for the last two weeks, but I'm down 15 lbs since January and it totally made me feel better. 25 (or 30) to go! Hopefully it won't take me until the end of the year to get another 15 lbs down, but I'm feeling more motivated today than I was yesterday. Small goals are good. I try to shoot for smaller goals overall as it keeps me from getting too discouraged, but it's good to also step back and observe the whole journey - where you began to where you are now.

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My point? Don't let a plateau discourage you either. You can overcome them and continue on the path to your goals.

(Starting weight: 170, highest weight: 176, current weight: 155, goal: 130, stretch goal: 125, height 5'3")

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Doing well in weight lose world, but I am worried about some things. 21 F. 70lbs to lose.

TLDR: worried about this “water weight” loss, stretch marks with losing weight, and possible lose skin. I know nobody knows my body, but I want to know about your experiences.

I am losing weight very slowly. I have been dieting for 7 weeks with a 6lbs weight lose... (i had a cheat WEEK because I helped my friend open up her restaurant whoops). however, someone told me 6 lbs was just water weight and I haven’t lost any actual fat. Is this true? Made me feel defeated and like I have done nothing at all.

I have had issues with stretch marks since puberty. It looks like I am getting more. In your experiences do stretch marks become less visible as you lose weight?

I don’t see many with lose skin after weight loss that are around my age unless they lose 100+ pounds. My aim is to lose 70... is it common for someone to have lose skin with my stats? Do you have lose skin of your own?

Thank you all.

21F SW225. CW219. GW150. 5’5.5”

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Goals you didn’t even realize were goals?

Two years ago this week, I decided that my weight was unacceptable to me and set about changing that. I had a number of acknowledged goals: some regarding health, some pertaining to activities I wanted to be able to do more easily, and some purely aesthetic. 65 pounds later and after a year at goal weight, I’m still discovering benefits that I didn’t even realize were goals!

Yesterday evening, I came home from work and mowed the lawn in the same skirt I wore to work. Then I stuck on a pair of tennis shoes and took the dog for a four mile walk, still wearing my work skirt. It wasn’t until I got home that I realized I’d put on about seven miles of walking in 80 degree heat, in a skirt, without my thighs chafing themselves raw! It had never even crossed my mind that this could/should be a goal, but by god, every single “treat” I’d foregone for the past two years automatically became 100%worth it!

What unrecognized goals and benefits hit you guys out of left field as you progressed through your weight loss? If you had thought of them earlier, would it have helped your progress or would you have written them off as “unrealistic”?

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