My BMI is at 33 right now and I need advice.

First time poster here.

Sorry in advance, English is not my first language.

So, anyway, I'm female, 25yo, 5'5/166cm tall and weigh 202lbs/92kg.

I need to lose at least 70lbs/31kg and I need to start NOW. I just don't know how - like everybody in my generation I of course know how to use Google, yeah, but tbh it's so much information and so many different ways that are supposed to help that I'm completely lost - and, if I'm really honest, I'm scared af.

Mostly the weight comes from the cortisone treatments I receive for my asthma every year (since I was 13? 14? something like that), my inability to resist the following cravings for food, food and more unnecessary food and of course the lack of exercise, again a result of the asthma - it feels a bit like a vicious circle, I can't really work out bc of asthma, asthma gets worse the heavier I become...

Several years ago I was also diagnosed with BPD, my biggest worry concerning BPD and weight loss is that I tend to get addicted to any kind of self-harming behaviour very, very fast, which means that CICO might not be the best option for me - but then again, is there any other option? Do we have fellow BPD people here with similar problems that could give me advice on how not to turn wanting to be healthy around into self harm?

I'd be happy to read about your experiences. Thank you in advance.

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NSV I didn't finish my fries

Long story coming and I am on mobile so bear with me.

23M 6' 0"SW:250 CW: 230 GW:190

Back in February I had a pretty bad skiing accident and ended up with two fractured vertebrae and it was the most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life emotionally and physically. It was essentially 12 weeks of excruciating pain whenever I would move in the slightest and I ended up watching countless movies and TV shows while on disability at work. I had always been athletic but have been out of college and working for almost two years now and definitely knew I put on some weight when I stopped playing basketball in school.

It finally hit me just how much I had gained through my spine specialist appointments where they weighed me and I was up to 250 lbs. Never knew how much I weighed really since i have always been chubby and very self conscious about it, but I knew that was much more than I should be at.

Anyway back to the story. The emotional toll of seeing myself that heavy and not being able to do anything about it was brutal. I told myself I would never have a sedentary lifestyle ever again and it has been very easy to keep to that so far after this experience.

Started out with just walking around the block if my back could take it and adding in a little running when I felt up to it but could usually only run a few hundred feet before my back started to tense up. Probably could have taken a few more weeks but hindsight is 20/20 and im fine now.

I used to eat out a ton since I work in a major city downtown and there are endless options and I have definitely cut back on that. Even when I do grab something out now im really just not eating until I am stuffed each and every meal which was never something that happened in my life up until now. I started with tracking calories meticulously and have really learned that I just needed significantly less food than I was consuming. I don't log the calories anymore but it was important for me to see just how much I was eating.

I have kept up with the running as well and am running anywhere between 3-7 miles 4X a week and biking 10-30 miles 2X a week now that it's getting nice out on the east coast. I am doing one day a week where I do both a bike ride and a run since I set myself a goal of completing a triathlon in the area next June.

I promise there is a point here.

I am currently on a vacation with my now fiance and her family in Bosnia. The diet is almost entirely meat, potatoes, and bread and the salads are tomatoes cucumbers and onions. Delicious food but not great for weight loss but I've been sticking to my once I don't feel hungry im done strategy and it has been working (I think?)

My perfect and loving girlfriend through all of this and I took a few days alone and went to Croatia. I asked her to marry me and she said yes! That night we went out to dinner to celebrate and I decided it was time for a treat to a nice burger and fries since I was on an adrenaline high and it had been months anyway. It was absolutely delicious, one of the best I've ever eaten and the fries were perfect as well. I didn't realize until the next morning but I had left my plate with about half the burger bun and about half of the fries still on the plate and had absolutely no desire to finish either of them. As im typing this it sounds like nothing but it was mind boggling for me and it may have been the first time I've left something on a plate when eating out my entire life.

I finally feel in control of my weight and the healthy lifestyle feels like second nature to me now. I know I have a long way to go still on my journey but it is not feeling like I'm working hard to change it is just the way it is now. My fiance and I have been together for 4.5 years now and I've probably gained about 40lbs, maybe more and she has loved me through every second. She makes me want to be better and healthier more than anything and Im excited to finally look and feel good for my future wife who is absolutely stunning with little effort (very jealous sometimes.)

I can't thank this community enough as I have been coming every day for about 6 months and it was what got me through my recovery and off my ass. You all let me know that weight loss is possible and it's just a matter of making changes to your lifestyle that are sustainable and incremental.

Wow I was not expecting this rant when I started writing so my apologies. There's been a lot changing in my life recently and I had to put it all somewhere. Anyone who made it all the way through thanks for listening and sorry if there still wasn't a big enough point!

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Long way to go, but so proud of my progress. 103 pounds gone.

I've not posted in a while, but that's not because I've not been working at my weight loss. Granted, I wasn't as vigilant in June and didn't lose as much as I would have liked but I still lost rather than gained or plateaued.

I've been experiencing some strange new effects from my weight loss. Some muscle strain from what I assume is my skin beginning to sag in places it didn't before, but overall my energy level is much higher and I sleep so much better at night. My asthma is much better managed, and my joints feel the best they have since my teens. My blood pressure is doing great, and all of my blood work is looking good. I'm paranoid about my health because I've still got avoid 300 to lose, but I'm trying to stay optimistic and stick to my diet and exercise regimen. I've got my relative youth on my side, and my doctors seem to think that I should be okay.

But yeah, I've never lost this much weight before. I never imagined that I'd be able to do it, but here I am and I'm going to keep on going until I reach my goal. My basic diet plan is essentially a keto diet, but I give myself a little wiggle room in the carbs. 20-30 a day. I stay between 1200-1500 calories. I do 15 minutes of stationary bicycling, and three sets of dumbbell exercises to strengthen my chest, arms, and back. I usually lose between 4-6 pounds a week, depending on a few different things. Usually on the lower end of that spectrum though. I started in mid February at 642, and as of yesterday I am at 539. I can't wait to get out of the 500's and keep on shrinking. Thank you all for your inspiring stories and successes. They've helped to keep me motivated so many times. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this community.

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I can't believe how much my body has changed in just 3 weeks.

I am so happy. I don't really have proper scales, so the only way of knowing how my weight loss is going is through measurement and pictures. I've only been losing for like 3 weeks, but my body has already changed so much. It's also the first time in my life that I am losing weight and I'm actually finding it kind of easy. I think it's because this time it's coming out of a place of love rather than hate towards myself.

I guess I just wanted to share this with someone who is on the same journey as me and show people that even if they don't see their body changing themselves, it actually does! :) Pictures linked if anyone's interested. :) Just under a 3 week progress!

https://imgur.com/a/B73JCAT

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Extremely proud of my progress. Spent most of my life obese, fell into anorexia after extreme dieting and now...I’m HEALTHY and really freakin’ happy.

Hey Reddit,

I'm really proud of how far Ive come. My old mentor told me not to share my story because it’ll scare clients away. (I’m a personal trainer now!) So I ditched him and am sharing my story every place I can.

I've been unhealthy on both ends of the spectrum. For most of my life, I was overweight. But towards the end of high school I became close to obese. I started a weight loss journey after a doctor's appointment because I had always dreamed of being skinny.

But then I became obsessed. I had reached under my goal weight, but my body still wasn't perfect. My life became revolved around numbers - calories, weight, inches, etc. If I didn't burn 1,000 calories a day, I was a failure. If I ate anything "unclean," I cried the rest of the night about never being able to have the perfect body. I felt constantly weak, moody, depressed, and lost.

But nobody saw that on social media. I was just as unhealthy on both ends. The difference was, I was more socially accepted on the right. I was praised for how skinny I was. Constantly told I look so amazing and so much better than how I used to look. But I was suffering in both.

I'm neither at my highest or lowest weight right now. I'm at a healthy weight, I exercise because it makes me feel good, I eat healthy 80% of the time. Sometimes I drink too much. Sometimes I still freak out over what I'm eating. Sometimes I still emotionally eat.

But I'm living life now. I'm recovering and progressing every fucking day. I'm proud of my journey, because I've learned so much through the highs and the lows. The most important one: don't ever give up. 💚 progress pic

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To those who are trying to lose weight, don't get discouraged if you haven't reached you goal yet. It took me 8 years to reach mine.

I've shared my weight loss story on here before, but I felt like sharing it again for those who are getting frustrated with the amount of time it may be taking to reach your goal.

I was 19 years old when I realized that I desperately needed to lose weight. At the time, I was around 215-220 lbs, a size 2x in shirts and a size 20W in pants. I HATED clothes shopping, was at risk of developing pre-diabetes and couldn't look at myself in the mirror because I hated what I saw. Something had to change or else my health and overall well being were in danger.

When I started, I looked at how much I was eating and when I was eating. I came to the conclusion that I was using food as a way to fight boredom and when I was feeling sad or emotional. So I started to not only change my diet, but started to change HOW I thought about food. I set rules for myself about when I could eat certain foods, what time I could eat and learned to resist the urge to eat when I was feeling bored (I'm still kind of working on this today).

Food wise, I severely reduced the amount of soda I drank and started drinking more water. I increased the amount of fruits and vegetables I ate during the day and reduced the amount of sugary foods and fast food I ate during the month. I also started walking more. What I didn't do was use any pills, surgery or special diets.

Fast forward to today. I'm 26, about to turn 27 in 2 weeks. I'm at 110 lbs, a size XS-S in shirts and can fit into a size 4 pair of shorts. I now only drink a soda once or twice a year, pay more attention to the calorie counts of food and don't use food as a comfort object or to cure my boredom. I like clothes shopping now because I have way more options to choose from now that I'm not restricted to the plus size section.

But the best change I've seen is my self confidence. I actually like the way I look now and now when I look in the mirror, I LOVE what I see. In fact, I sometimes can't believe that I have a figure now when I look in the mirror. I hope my weight loss story motivates and inspires someone to make changes in their own life, even if it's just to lose 5 pounds.

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Am I doing this whole weight loss thing wrong? I am really lost on a HEALTHY approach! 19F & 5'8, SW: 172, CW:167, GW: 146

Some backstory: I was around 155 (about 5 pounds heavier than my senior year of high school) for most of my freshman year at university. In the springtime, I got so busy that I didn't have time to workout, and I just started eating very poorly. Think soda every day and only the greasiest cafeteria food. I was probably eating upwards of 3500 calories every day. In a span of 2 months, I gained 20 pounds (i was up to like 177 at one point). I had never been skinny skinny, but going from an healthy to overweight was tough on my psyche. So I decided to make a change but it took me a while to finally start because I had become lazy and insecure (in the gym) about myself! So I started on Monday!

So now to what I am currently doing:
I typically burn around 3000-3300 calories a day (according to my fitbit--BMR, daily activity, and exercise), and I eat around 1000-1250 calories a day which is tracked in an app. I exercise 6 days a week, I lift 5 days a week and do cardio at least 4 days a week. Lifting consists of arm day, leg day, total body day twice; cardio is hard elliptical or HIIT on treadmill. I take one rest day in the middle of the week. Sometimes I split up my gym time and go once in morning and once in evening.

Losing weight this fast (5 pounds in a week) has always been something I was able to do in high school and even last summer for specific events or sporting competitions, but I don't know if it is like that anymore! I noticed these horrible blue veins on my breasts last night, so I looked it up and it said a potential reason is "rapid weight loss". They were diminished this morning, but I am still a bit nervous! Am I being unhealthy here? What do you suggest I change? Please help! I don't want to get loose skin or saggy breasts!

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