400 Pounds, 5'11 27old. It's time

Hello all!

I was drawn to here from some other posts. I was looking for tips and general direction on where to go or do about weight loss.

My options have changed recently because of my job. My wife and I worked over nights at a desk job, Little sleep in between the next day turn around, Sleep apena as well affected my energy (currently on a sleep machine and sleeping much better). With our schedule change we now are day walkers with 4 more hours before we have to go in now. With this extra time now I am motivated to hit the gym hard as possible, 5 days a week with weekends off.

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Should I just work on Cardio? or weight train? Any direction would help. I seen alot of conflicting ideas through google which left me still unsure. I have muscle I am just wanting to drop weight quickly but not unhealthy.

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Feeling as if I’m undereating while living with vegan parents?

Hi everyone, a little background I’m 18F, 5’4 and currently 185 ish. I’ve turned my diet around the past month because I was tired of feeling sorry for myself, although I have slipped up a few times with food I’m still going strong.

The past few days, I’ve been feeling quite sluggish and lazy. I feel as if I’m undereating, because I’m a little obsessed with maintaining my calorie deficit. My parents are both dedicated vegans, and I am struggling to find the right amount of food I need to meet my goals. I’m wondering if I am protein deficient, because I usually only eat tofu for breakfast and a protein shake for dinner. It’s really hard most days to make sure I am eating all the right foods without depriving myself. Every food item in my house is vegan.

My question is, what are some vegan friendly foods that would help me not feel so damn deprived? I’m only a month into my weight loss journey and I’m already sick of smoothies and salads. Outside of the house, I am not vegan and temptations are all around me. I really don’t want to feel malnourished either because I worry this affects my metabolism, ultimately sabotaging myself.

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Reassurance please...

Hello all!!! I am in need of some reassurance- the impatient part of my brain is really overpowering the rational part of my brain and I just need someone to tell I am doing ok or not!

So last year I lost about 25lbs, but I’ve put the weight back on over the past 6 months. I’m at it again. Current stats: F/5’7”/163- not severely overweight but definitely need to drop some lbs to be in a healthy range. I only restarted about a month ago- but I’m just not seeing much progress as I did before.

Last time I lost the weight: I cut calories to 1200/day and rarely went over, I weighed everything I ate and logged it, I met with a personal trainer once per week (before the personal trainer I was doing mainly cardio, after I was doing mainly weights).

This time around: I’m not cutting calories as much- only cut to 1600 (500 cal deficit). Sometimes I eat the 1600, others it’s around 1200-1300. Still weighing all food and logging. My gym activity is pretty much strictly weightlifting 4x/week with a circuit style workout 1xweek leaving 2 days of rest. During weight lifting sessions I am getting cardio in between sets via running/mountain climbers/kettleball swings/etc. I am not working with a personal trainer though- just using knowledge I learned from before. I make sure to consume anywhere from 8-12 cups of water per day.

Factors that may be contributing to lack of results: 1. I don’t think I’m consuming enough protein- I’ve looked back at my log for the few weeks. I’m getting enough for if I wasn’t lifting, but I don’t think I’m getting enough to help from muscle breakdown. 2. Stress. Before it was the stress of getting married- but I had a goal (look good on our big day). In the last 6 months I moved across the country with my husband, who now has some medical issues we have to address. We’ve been traveling a lot for his treatments. there was a lot of stress eating and drinking to cope at the beginning and also during travel- now I’m trying reign that in and to focus that energy on the gym instead. I can’t control a lot of things, but I can control how I handle stress. Additionally, I’m still looking for a job which is contributing to some financial stressing. Stress may be an excuse though, but it is a difference between then and now. 3. I only cut to 1600 calories as opposed to 1200.

Long story short- I know progress is going to be slower but after about 1 month I thought I’d see some more results. Not even weight loss so much as some body changes. I know I need to be patient and trust the process. Now reading back the post, I think I’m doing everything right, but advice/reassurance would be appreciated.

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Weight Loss Snapchat Support Group

Today while I was going for a run I had this idea come across my mind of how nice it would be to have others with the same goal in mind; losing weight, help motivate one another, share accomplishments, tips, tricks and things of that sort with one another to help keep each other on track.

I’m personally just beginning my weight loss journey. I haven’t really told my friends or family much about it because quite frankly, those who are not striving to achieve the same goal, aren’t all that interested in helping you obtain yours. I’m currently 21 years old, 5’11” and 205 pounds. My goal is to be 170 nearing the end of the summer.

I’ve never been apart of a group like this, and I have no idea if anyone else will be interested. I use Snapchat day to day therefore I feel like this would be a very easy way to share our success and goals with one another.

I’ve tried “weight loss” several times before, like I’m sure all of us have. I’m done saying “I’ll start tomorrow after I stuff my face with 3 bags of chips, 2 cheeseburgers and a large fry” it’s time to start today, and I’d love to be apart of a support system where we all share our a common goal, therefore we hold each other accountable.

If you’re interested leave a comment or Direct Message me and I’ll begin to put this group together!

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How do you find your best natural body weight?

I'm currently sitting at 216 pounds with a height of 5'9". I'm most definitely overweight by both visual and measuring standards, but I do have a question regarding choosing a body weight goal.

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I believe my body type is between endomorph/mesomorph. I tend to store fat easily, but also maintain a decent level of muscle despite a lack of physical training in that regard. I used to be a wrestler back in high school, and even with extreme high intense exercise and unhealthy caloric restrictions, I wrestled at the 170 lb weight class.

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When I was looking at charts like the BMI index for my current weight loss journey, the CDC told me that at my height a "healthy" weight range would be 125 to 169 pounds. I'm at a loss for how I could reasonably approach 169 pounds as a weight goal, considering the extreme efforts I had to go through to achieve that while I was actually in shape during wrestling. Surely there's leeway in the "healthy weight" range? Obviously, any weight loss is good, but I tend to work better with a set goal and was trying to choose a reasonable and healthy target weight to achieve.

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One year change and a few personal revelations

Let's begin with a quick comparison picture between June 2018 and June 2019:

https://imgur.com/XN7uF8k

I have lost 37kg (81 pounds) to this date and started at 125 kg (275 pounds), standing at 172cm (5'7''). The comparison picture shows a difference of around 28kg (62 pounds).

Revelation 1: Having a healthy social circle keeps you happier and moving.

Well, this all started out with my 25th birthday. A quarter of a century had passed and I was obviously overweight and not really happy with myself. Still a funny, loving guy, if you believe the people around me (I didn't at the time), but things had to change. As a friend of mine was celebrating his birthday at the same time, I got introduced to a whole bunch of people, which now mean a lot to me. Having good friends and being active with them, definitely uplifted my mood and gave me positive things to look forward to. I found myself less passive, outgoing and physical.

Revelation 2: Getting compliments from good-looking individuals* breeds a sense of narcissism. Which can be useful, believe me!!

^\especially of the gender you are interested in)

For some reason, these people really enjoyed the company of mine and even gave me compliments. Althought it was undeniable, that I was an entertaining addition to the group, I just couldn't believe it. I still make jokes to this day, that my parents are paying a group of actors to pose as friends. Funnily, these compliments (especially towards my voice and supposedly loving eyes) really changed something in me. The energy I was taking out of this lasted for months and motivated me to start working on myself and thus my weight loss began.

Revelation 3: Weird sports can be fun. Sticking with said sport, will make you even better in that sport.

I was repeatedly invited to join the newly founded Jugger-team of the town. It looked silly, somewhat dangerous and obviously required lots of running. 'Nothing for me', I thought. After weeks I finally gave in, became quite good, participated in several competitions and became the arguably best player in our team. Who would have thought? Not me, obviously. Now newer players, some of them overweight, were struggling with the physical requirement and were thankful for me being so understanding, as they didn't even know, where I started back in 2018.

Revelation 4: Scales are important. Religiously weighting food is not.

This seems to go quite against the mindset of many. For me, the bodyscale was extremely important and interesting and I used it daily. I didn't notice my body becoming smaller (body dismorphia is a thing) and nobody else noticed until I lost 12kg (26 pounds). I didn't even feel better, but the bodyscale didn't lie. However I have rarely weighted my food (only exception: meats). I mostly tracked a rough estimate of my daily food intake as I was aiming for a nice deficit anyways. In 2018, I lost 32kg (70 pounds) in 36 weeks this way.

Relation 5: Don't panic on the scale. The body is a complex machine.

What you take in and what it comprises, can change your body weight immensly. That's not necessarily fat! Be on the lookout for the fabled whoosh, take mental note of bumps and the reasons for it. Salty foods? Drank lots of water to fight unnecessary appetite? Carbohydrates needing more water to be digested? There was definitely something. I found it quite interesting to see my body at work!

Revelation 6: Being good-/better-looking makes things so much easier.

As you can probably imagine, the weight and body image does hinder your relationships. Obviously, this is also a confidence thing. But it's way more enjoyable to see a better-looking person being silly or overly self-confident and it definitely showed for me over the months. Interestingly, the girl I am currently dating, admits, that she didn't even 'notice' me the first few months. She later realised, that she was increasingly happy to see me and is quoted, that I was looking better everytime we met in social settings, until she finally made the first move. That does sound harsh - she knows - but at least it's honest.

Revelation 7: Losing weight is not going to suddenly improve your whole life. but it will make it more enjoyable.

Meeting up with people, being mobile, going to the beach, cracking jokes and even stupid stuff like eating in public were all some kinds of problematic. That hasn't changed by me losing about 30% of my former self (still: whooO!!), but by my attitude towards the world. Try to stick with your goals and happiness will follow. I wish you the best on your journey, as I haven't even finished mine.

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TL/DR: Was fat. Now not as fat. Life not perfect, but way better for reasons. Thank you r/loseit, you rock.

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Body dysmorphia (pics)

Transformation pics: https://imgur.com/a/ZAuWnsI

I’m really struggling lately. I’m no stranger to weight loss. After gaining a ton of weight and ending up at 215lbs on my 5’3” frame, I knew I had to do something. Through diet and exercise I lost 100+ pounds, getting down to 114 pounds. It took me a little over a year and I kept it off for about a year, until I ended up pregnant. I gained about 25 pounds, lost the weight and was able to stay active... until I got pregnant again. This time around, it was not good.

My second pregnancy was HORRIBLE. I had severe hyperemesis and lost almost 40 pounds. I was so very sick. After the hyperemesis went away, I just ate and ate and ate. I gained so much weight and when I gave birth, I tipped the scale at almost 200 pounds. After my son was born, I was just unhappy and continued to binge eat finally tipping in at 207lbs. During this time, I was diagnosed with POTS and Hashimoto’s, so it was almost impossible to workout because of exercise intolerance and it was so hard to lose weight. Long story short, I did keto for a while, went off keto, went on topamax for migraines, worked my way back up to being able to work out again and I’ve been killing it in the gym since. I have been since diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos too, so that’s been annoying.

Now that I’m in the 130’s, I’m finding it so difficult to feel like myself. I still feel like the 207 pound girl I once was. I want to be able to wear cute clothes and show off my hard work, but I feel like my arms are too big, my stomach is too fat, thighs are too chunky. Realistically, I know I don’t look like the old me, but for some reason, I still FEEL like the old me. How can I not feel like this anymore? It really sucks.

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