I am back in my pre pregnancy clothes and I don’t have anyone to tell. Thank you so much to everyone on this sub - you are the reason I did it.

Just that really. I’ve lost 42lb since the birth of my child and half of those in the last three months.

Today I went into the loft and came across a bag of my old clothes and realised most of them are he same size as what I was wearing pre pregnancy. In fact the shorts I am wearing now have a train ticket from four years ago.

Most of my friends either gained no weight or have not lost their weight so I have no one to celebrate with.

I’m only just in the healthy bmi category and certainly would like to lose another 15-20lbs or so. But this is really quite a win for me.

Thank you so much to this community who have been the main motivating factor in this weight loss. Thank you all for your time, love and support that you put into this sub. Thank you for talking about your bad days and your good days and for being, mostly, just so level headed and not cultish about weight loss. Thank you.

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Fat for five years and discouraged

I don't know if this is a question or a vent or a cry for help, but here goes:

I'm a 5'2" woman in my early 30s. I was around 120 lbs in highschool and felt fat. Then by 2011 or 2012 I weighed 160 lbs. There was a period of time where I felt sick - not like cough cough sick but I had no appetite for a while - and the extra weight disappeared and I went down to around 130 lbs, and I felt good about my body (I guess, you know, grown up confidence).

By late 2014 I was up to 164 lbs. This is when I first downloaded myfitnesspal and started trying to lose weight. I went up and down in weight, trying and failing to stick to a routine for exercise, for clean eating, and in Feb of 2016 I was at 152 lbs - but by August that year I was right back up to 164 again. And now I weight 175 lbs.

I feel pretty discouraged. If I think about my life, I feel I've been able to develop better habits and make better choices - I understand calories and nutrients more, the importance of sleep, cutting down on sugar and buying junk and such. I tried to educate myself but I just can't seem to figure out how to stick to things, how to get results. It feels so awful to realize that I've felt shitty about my body and have been trying to lose weight for all this time and I've actually done the opposite and gained weight.

Sometimes I wonder if I should talk to my doctor but I guess I don't feel like I should have a problem if I haven't been sticking to a calorie deficit 100% - because that's all it is, right?

I got really sick and tired of weighing food out and tracking intake at the beginning of summer so I've been trying to figure out something that I feel works for me and works long term. I've actually been pretty consistent about going to the gym since then (most days after work, weightlifting for 45~60 minutes and recently started C25K), but I know it's what I eat that will make the most difference for weight loss.

I really love how I feel when I work out and am active, but it kills me that I've gained so much weight after all this time and effort. Can anyone give me some support, or advice for getting my food habits in check? I know how CICO works and I guess I just feel super burnt out about it all.

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CICO Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Grind

Like many on this subreddit, this wasn't my first attempt at weight loss. My previous go through, I would weigh in every morning. This time, however, I decided to weigh myself once every two weeks and here is the result: https://i.imgur.com/zj9AI3T.png. Now that's a sexy staircase!

Spacing out the weigh-ins had some added benefits: It was a helpful reminder that the process is looong. It made inevitable slip-ups and binges less stressful. The scale number always went down!

Some weigh ins the loss felt negligible (0.4 lbs in 2 weeks!), but I knew that meant I was in for a bigger jump the next weigh in. Honestly, I wasn't being very disciplined about my consumption/tracking when the losses were small, so I was never too surprised about the stalls.

It take some willpower, of course, to deny your curiosity. The first month or two I had to hide my scale deep underneath my sink. I'm still ~15 lbs from my GW, and I plan to keep it up.

Anyway, it's something to consider if you're easily discouraged by apparent scale increases or stalls.

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Micro Goals!

Hello! 29 (F), SW:189, CW:169, GW:150. All through my 20's have have been slowly packing on the pounds. I would drop 5 lbs here an there, but always put it back on...and then some. This is the first time in my adulthood that I am having significant weight loss, and I believe a huge difference in my approach is: having a SUPER supportive partner, and micro goals!

150 lbs has always been my magic number. I look HOT at 150. But as I got further and further away from 150 lbs, the goal to get back seemed too unattainable. Finally at 189 lbs, I told myself that I had 3 weeks to get to 185. Then my next goal was to be 180 by my camping trip. 175 by my amusement park trip. I just keep having to find tiny milestones and I am motivated as hell to lose this weight!

So if you are struggling with the large amount of weight you need to lose, try micro goals like these!

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New to this community... Day 5

Hi Everyone,

I created a new reddit account just for focusing on my health and weight loss goals. This community seems really supportive and I think having a place where I can feel somewhat accountable may help me make the difference.

A few days ago, I started at the heaviest I have ever been. I am a F25, 5'5" and came in at 224lbs. I hate what I have become.

In July, I got married (at 215lbs) and I just got my wedding photos. I cried for hours because I looked so massive next to my husband. We went on a honeymoon right after to Germany, eating lots of potatoes/meat and consuming lots of beer. I gain almost ten pounds in a few weeks. Around the end of my honeymoon, my dad died in an unexpected and horrible way. I wasn't able to say goodbye. I ate more and drank more to cope with my loss. It's only been a few weeks, but I feel like I need to focus on my physical health and it may help with my mental health.

At 19, I was 145 lbs and ate whatever I wanted, but I was also working as a waitress and didn't have a lot of money. When I became an electrician, I went to camp and all the food was FREE. So I ate whatever I could get my hands on (likely a by product of being poor and suddenly having an abundance of food). I gained 30 lbs I have never been able to lose. Since then, I've been on/off dieting and incorporating regular exercise. In 2016, I was down to 192 lbs and I was pretty muscular, going to the gym 4 or 5 times a week doing 1hr of weights and half hour of cardio. I actually liked how I looked despite my weight because I was "fit". I started working full time and going to school at the same time and fell out of my routine. The lowest weight I've been able to achieve since I was 19 is 187 lbs on keto but I like beer, so that has been my main downfall.

I told myself I would lose weight for my wedding, but I was so overwhelmed with school and work that I accepted I would just be fat. But now I have to live with that choice and look back on hundreds of double chin reminders.

My goal is first to get back under 200 (Onederland!) and eventually reach 150 lbs. before I start weight training again. I went to see a doctor and I am on a fairly restrictive diet for the next six weeks followed by a 3 week maintenance period consuming a normal amount of calories while still avoiding empty carbs and sugars. The hardest part has been denying my cravings to just stop for a fancy coffee or grab a BLT while I'm out. Oh, and not having a beer after work. I love beer but it's my worst enemy. I have lost 5-6 lbs likely in just water weight but at least it's motivating me to continue. I can't keep living like this.

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too fat to fake it

joined reddit a while ago but I'm actually posting now to make myself accountable with weight loss after years of joining varying weight loss programs, apps, and just general "maybe I could lose weight" inclinations. I'm 5'1", 220 lbs currently but growing up, even though I was never skinny, the extra weight was something I could hide behind well-placed clothing and friends that could pat me on the back and say I wasn't "bad fat." I let my worries pass with those weird remarks despite knowing I don't work out at all anymore, and I don't really eat healthily. Healthy eating was always on the back burner for me growing up and though my bad eating habits were offset by an active lifestyle in my teens, I hurt my knees badly and let it be an excuse for me to never work out again. Passing the 200 mark was an eye opener for me, especially when my boyfriend is so much (effortlessly) smaller than me so we've agreed to work out together so I'm not alone in the process, but it's hard because I feel like I look so different from him and get tired way more easily. On that note, I'm putting a lot more energy into eating better first starting today. My weird logic is telling me that if I track on LoseIt and consistently eat better, I'll feel better working out when I get comfortable enough to consistently go to the gym. Yes or no?

Tl;dr I'm short and obese now, though I never really accepted it, and it's day 1 of being better!

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Am i too low? - Help

Hello there thanks for taking time out your day too see my post, anyways.

I'm a 6ft 2.5 male (190cm) and weigh roughly 109.7kg in the morning(242lbs) Also BF on the grip machine was 25%.

My diet is currently 2k calories, but I've been told that i may be eating to little which in turn could be slowing my fatloss/weight loss journey.

I work out 5 days a week, mainly weights with slight cardio 10mins(LISS) and always train fasted. But currently don't have a job so usually train. And then relax but try move around. I have a FITBIT HR which tracks my steps always aim for 10k daily.

I'm eating roughly 230g protein, 128g carbs, and 68g fats. Could I be doing more harm than good? Any infortmation is appreciated. Thankyou

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