Calorie labels are extremely inaccurate.

It's widely accepted in the scientific community (but not the weight loss community) that nutrition facts are extremely inaccurate. Cooking (and heating, in general) foods breaks down proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, which in turn makes it much easier and efficient for your body to and derive energy from. That's why cooked food is more appetizing.

Measuring calories is done by estimating the amount of raw fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in the final product, then using pre-measured statistics to estimate the calorie count. When you consider how much heating and processing is involved in the path to the final product, it's obvious that calories are often severely understated on labels.

This is why you are plateauing.

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Almost done with my weight loss journey, but still not satisfied with my body. Will the last 30 pounds really make a difference?

My highest weight was 195 lbs,,I’m currently standing at 145 lbs and I’m 5’1/Female; so I’m still obviously fat. I am just not happy at all with my current body. Am I more confident? Yeah, of course, but I just don’t feel one hundred percent satisfied with myself yet. I only have 30 more pounds to go, and to me that’s not a huge amount of weight. I’m wondering if that 30 lbs will actually make a visible difference. My biggest issue is I carry so much weight in my face, and I have a very round face so perpetually chubby cheeks. I’m praying that my face will slim down as I lose more weight, as it has slimmed down substantially from my highest weight. I guess, I’m just worried that even once I reach my goal weight, I won’t be satisfied with how I look. I’m worried that these last 30lbs won’t be a major difference. I hope this ramble makes sense lol.

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I didn't drop single pound,but..

Hello, I'm new to this subreddit. I started weight loss journey maybe 4 weeks ago. I did not drop single pound, but I have small achievement. My height is 5'1 ft , and I weigh 138 pounds. Before I gained weights 2 years ago, I weighed 116 pounds. I gained 22 pounds gradually over 2 years. I am East Asian, and my BMI(25.9) is too much for me considering my ethnicity and age. I decided to lose 20 pounds. First, I decided to have active life style. I have summer vacation until fall semester starts. I decided to volunteer at two organizations regularly. I live in big city, so I have tried to go to free events as much as possible. I walk over 10000 steps a day. I also take yoga&pilates classes at least four times a week. The class is for one hour. As I said, I have not dropped a single pound, but my size has changed. When I wore shirts, I used to wear size 6. Now I wear size 4. When I wore something on the top, I used to wear medium size. Now I wear small size for tops. Also, my posture has changed positively. I can stretch my back more easily than I used to, so I feel like I become taller. After I get used to having active life style,my energy level has increased. I used to often feel lethargic, so I could not walk for long hours. Now, I don't get tired while walking on the street for 2 hours. I know that there is long way to go, and I am willing to continue making small changes for my well-being. Lifestyle change is so amazing!!

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It's generally a bad idea to try to "make up" for over-eating by severe restriction.

I see a lot of comments on this sub by people who eat too many calories, and then say they are making up for it by not eating for the rest of the day or going on a 24 hour fast. But I'd be willing to bet that the majority of these people:

1. Lost control in the first place by restricting too heavily
2. Will within the next week "lose control" again and then binge again, and not connect the dots that the reason this happened is because of physiological processes that happened as a result of severe restriction
3. Stuck in yo-yo dieting
4. Sabotaging their own weight loss by "punishing" themselves, and further damaging their relationship with food by thinking in terms of reward/punishment and not fuel.

It happens to almost everyone. We mess up our diet, and immediately feel shame and guilt. But a one-off is not going to make us fat, as nobody got thin by eating a single salad. Our bodies are not simple input/output machines that can have their calories adjusted at a whim. They are very complicated input/output machines that need a certain amount of calories to function properly, and the processes that drive hunger are extremely powerful, which is why if you restrict too heavily, at some point you will most likely lose control and binge.

I have seen almost every professional recommend that after a binge or over-eating, you forgive yourself and move on. You eat normally the next day, or maybe a little but lighter, but you don't punish yourself. You identify what triggered the binge, or why you overeat, and take the steps to prevent it. Eating all of your calories by 9 a.m and then not eating the rest of the day is setting yourself up for a continued unhealthy relationship with food, with is how people got fat in the first place.

If you're worried about the "lost time" from over-eating and just want to make up for it as quickly as possible, most likely you will set yourself back even further when you over-eat AGAIN by the end of the week because your body does not react well to extreme deprivation.

EDIT: If you're doing OMAD or IF or something, in which the eating pattern isn't about punishment, and you work up to it, I think it's a different thing. I am not saying these eating patterns don't work.

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My Random, All Over the Place Weight Loss Journey

I've been a lurker on this sub for about 6 months and decided to share my story.

I’m 21 years old and started packing on the pounds around the beginning of high school, and hit 200 lbs by junior year.

About 10 months after graduation I tried to lose weight and ended up losing 12 pounds, but then my car broke down and I completely stopped trying.

Then I ended up getting a place with my sister, who was also obese. Not a good combination, but at the time I didn't realize that. We would get fast food late at night, sometimes even in the middle of the night. I ate like absolute garbage, but it never really bothered me. For some odd reason, I had it in my head that I was fat and that I wasn't ever going to lose weight, so I never tried. Of course, I hated being fat, but never really connected that “hey if I stop what I’m doing and change my ways I won't be fat anymore”. I simply accepted being fat and thought I would be for life.

After about 7 months of living with my sister, I had reached 238 lbs, and she reached 260 lbs.

In December 2017 my other sister, who is the polar opposite of Rachel and I, had bought a house and had an extra room I was able to rent. Living with Rachel posed more issues than just weight gain, so I was thrilled to be moving into a better environment.
At the time when I moved in, I didn't really know how much I weighed, as I didn't enjoy stepping on the scale, but I would guess 235-245 lbs.

I got a job in childcare shortly after moving in with my other sister, which requires you to be on your feet a lot. By June of 2018, I was down to 225 lbs. I think I can thank my extremely busy schedule for that, as I was a full-time student and worked part-time.

By December 2018 I was down to about 210 lbs.
I feel my weight loss journey didn't truly start until April 2019. I was about 207 lbs and decided “hmmm maybe if I actually tried to lose weight I could”. I dug up some old pictures and did a side by side and was so surprised by the difference, it was enough motivation to get me started.

So I joined a gym and began calorie counting, and was steadily losing about 2lbs a week. I ended up phasing out the gym and am still losing about 2lbs a week. I started intermittent fasting at the beginning of July. I tried keto but I love fruit way too much, and really didn't like having restrictions on what I eat.
I’m currently at 178 pounds, on my way to a healthy weight and I couldn't be happier about how far I’ve come.

I can't say that it has been difficult for me, because it hasn't. I'm not really sure why that is, it's almost as if a switch was flipped in me.

In the fall I'm going to be doing a quarter of school abroad and am very worried about counting my calories as efficiently. I feel like I won't be able to lose weight while there and sometimes I even wish I wasn't going, just so I can stay on track with my weight loss.

Also thanks for reading this far

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I feel like I’ve lost enough weight to be noticeable, but nobody is noticing!

Stats: F/25/5’7. SW: 170lbs CW: 152lbs GW: 130lbs

Warning: Vein post ahead 😝

Hi!

First time poster here, but been lurking for the past couple of months. I’ve come to you all today, because in the past 3.5 months I’ve lost 18 pounds! Yay! BUT, absolutely no one has noticed!! What the heck?! Why is that?!

I’ve read about the paper towel theory and I’ve read that you have to lose 2.5 BMI points for people to notice your face is more attractive. I’ve searched this sub and found similar posts, but the posts had quite different stats than me and not quite the answers I was looking for.

I’ve lost 2.8 BMI points, my clothes all fit better or loosely now, and when I compare new and old photos I see progress!

I’m whining today, because nobody at work, none of my friends and none of my family have noticed! My Mom is my boss and she’s always noticed changes in my body, but hasn’t noticed my 18 lbs loss.

So I’m wondering if anyone has any other information beside the paper towel theory and 2.5 BMI change theory I could use to set my next mini goal? Or input to why my journey may not be as noticeable as others? Anyone with similar stats remember when people started noticing weight loss?

I’m so happy with my progress, but I’d be tickled pink to get a compliment on it!

Thanks!!

TL;DR - How might I explain a 2.8 decrease in BMI not being noticeable to anyone around me?

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A thought on weight loss and my own journey

I incorrectly assumed that losing weight would be a magic bullet to loving myself and my body. I, much like many high schoolers and high school girls in particular, spent my high school years thinking I was fat. I was athletically built, 125-135 pounds (as I got taller) on a 5’8 frame. I was very healthy, but I used to and continue to have body dysmorphia issues.

As I got older and stopped participating in sports, I put on weight, causing myself to feel even more dysmorphic. I adopted unhealthy eating habits to cope, and it turned into a cycle of mental hurt and pain associated weight gain. I couldn’t fathom anyone valuing me if I wasn’t a size 0.

I am doing much better now, and I am down 10 pounds, but I have to remind myself to accept who I am where I am at, and tell myself I am no less of a person just because I still have weight to lose. One side of me says “Wow! Look how far you’ve come!” and the other side says “Yeah but look at how your stomach giggles.”

I am realizing for myself that weight loss is just as much a mental journey as it is a physical one, and I just thought I’d mention the more mental side as I don’t see it talked about often. For those that need the reminder, you are valid whatever your size, wherever you are in your journey. I say this because I need the reminder too.

Take care of yourselves, your mental health is just as important as your physical health :).

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