Re-committing myself to weight loss!

I have been counting calories on and off since the beginning of February and did manage to lose a few pounds (which being 5'3 is a lot of work) but now I've definitely gained them all back if not gained more on top of that.

I am 19yo female, 5'3 and 133 pounds or so. I want to get down to 110-115 if that's reasonable for my body. I definitely think I could stand to get down to 120 at least and then maybe I will have to do recomp instead to get the body I want; I'm not entirely sure how I'll need to mix the two but I definitely do have some weight to lose first!

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I started university a few weeks ago, and now that I'm well into a rhythm and a schedule, I'm easing my way back into calorie counting. I used to eat 1200 a day because I was pretty much sedentary, but now I'm in school for theatre which means I'm lightly/moderately active 3-4 days a week, and am thinking about maybe getting a gym membership in order to be active the other days.

So now I've been experimenting and I'm going to bump up my calories to 1400-1500 a day. I have a Fitbit and it says I'm burning ~2000 a day that I'm in class/running errands and I know that FitBits tend to overestimate calories, but I think that number will still leave me with a deficit. (Anyone have any tips on how to calculate the most accurate number possible of calories burnt with a FitBit??)

My parents don't really believe I can do it, they think weight loss is all about eating healthy and numbers/calories have nothing to do with it, so they are often very disparaging of my efforts (I have a sweet tooth so I fit junk into my calories when I can and they don't think it's possible to lose weight without cutting out sugar entirely and eating nothing but healthy food).

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It is the middle of September now, and when I go home for Christmas in three months I want there to be a significant change in my body: to prove to my parents and others that I can do it, but mostly to prove to myself that I can be better, and that I can achieve the body and the lifestyle that I want. I just want to be able to wear all the cute clothes that I bought as 'motivation to lose weight clothes', and to look like all the other girls my age. As an actress, also, physical appearance is very important and unfortunately there is a bias towards the pretty skinny girls. I want to maximize my chances of success in the career that I love, and have a body that is strong enough to allow me to dance, move and be a triple threat.

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I am short and my calorie needs are fairly low, so I know it will be slow progress, but I want to start making progress without undoing it all again. I am very excited for this new chapter in my life, both in terms of school and my new health and lifestyle that I am pursuing.

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My boss noticed my weight loss F/28/5'1

Long time lurker, first time posting...anyway, I was having a bit of a crappy day at work today (many orders coming in at the same time with nowhere to put them, delivery drivers getting frustrated because they couldn't get pallets through the warehouse, etc) and I had to take some item across the store to where it belonged and my boss stopped me and said a few things like, "wow, you've lost a lot of weight! You look great, what have you been doing?" And it just felt really good.

I haven't been doing anything crazy, just changed my eating habits, took up running and I'm down 23 pounds. I went from 190 pounds and in the worst depressive rut to 167 and I can start to see the finish line.

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A random stranger at the gym made my night.

I've totally been slacking on my weight loss and fitness as of lately. I was doing SO good this year up until about April, and then I was going through a lot in my personal life and I stopped working out regularly and ate like crap.

Anyway, I was killing it on the stairmaster before and I'm just getting back into it again, but I don't have as much stamina on it as I did a few months ago. Tonight at the gym I decided I'd hop on the stairmaster for just a few minutes after I had already been on the eliptical for a while. I pushed myself as hard as I could and after 15 minutes, I felt like I was dying. The guy on the machine next to me was ending his workout at the same time as me, and when we were both wiping down our machines, he fist bumped me and told me I was a beast on the stairmaster! He was saying he was impressed that I just kept going because he had to keep pausing and taking a quick break from it himself. I just thought it was the nicest thing and it totally motivated me to get back to my true beast mode (an hour on the machine!) for next time.

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I've lost nearly 50 lbs and hit body dysmorphia like never before.

I started at 273. I'm at 224 right now.

All my 2XL clothes are useless to me now. My work shirt hangs off of me like a trash bag. I literally cannot look in the mirror when I'm wearing it. Next week we should be able to get a new one and I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to get a medium.

Everything xl and above looks like garbage on me. But I'm not skinny enough to comfortably wear l sizes. I'm stuck somewhere in between and I've stalled on my weight loss because I have been under so much stress the last 3 weeks at my job. I was temporarily moved to a different location because they're understaffed and it's a garbage dump of disorganization.

So I'm on a pendulum between eating really healthy for 2 to 3 days and then eating like garbage by the end of the week. AKA Friday. AKA today when I went and got stuff from McDonald's.

I woke up last night with a humongous migraine and ended up vomiting out all my dinner.

I don't know what to wear anymore because everything that I love looks awful on me. It's either too tight or makes me look fat. I can't stand looking in the mirror right now whereas 5lb ago I was excited. All my (yoga) pants are loose on me now but I can't justify going out and getting a new wardrobe when I'm not done losing weight. Donated probably two trash bags worth of clothes and giving away a bunch of my alarms are stuff to friends. I was at 250 and above for The last 9 years. I don't know how to dress to feel good. Loose things used to be my favourite thing in the world now I hate them.

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92 pounds down. hitting the gym and the treadmill are the way to go. Dont fall for the hype of the latest diet trends. /w pics 270-178 in way less than a year.

I posted here from another throw away like 3-4 months ago. Just wanted to drop a update in in case anyone wants to see it.

I have lost about 90 ish pounds. My weight loss plan has been fairly simple but strict. I count my calories. I do not drink regular sodas. I will occasionally have a diet Dr Pepper. Lots of chicken and veggies. But I do eat out fairly often and eat sweets now. For the first 90 ish days I did not. This is where I did the majority of my weight loss. I went from around 265-270 to 190 ish from late November of 2018 to midish Febuary of 2019. I just ran 5-7 days a week and lifted weights 5-7 days a week also. Modified bro splits. Chest and tris, back and biceps, shoulders, core/lower back, legs. Those were the groups I did. Not in that order. Most of the time it goes Biceps and back.. followed by chest and triceps then a rest day. (Still run!) Then shoulders- core and lower back. Then rest or legs. Legs are a hard day for me to work into my routine because I run 7 days a week. So if I do a leg day I have to miss running for a min of 1 day. I do not like to miss running as I really enjoy it.

Now I am down to around 177-178. Depending on how much ice cream I felt like eating the day before lol. I fucking love sonic cookie dough blasts. I have been this weight for around 2-3 months. Just steadily working on putting on muscle and losing fat. Not really focused on the scale at all. I do weigh myself daily so it keeps track of my weight trends using a smart scale. But that is more out of habit now and to keep my self in check. I do not care if I go up to 180-185 or down to 175. Just want to stay around a healthy weight and look.

Do not let anyone tell you there is only one way to lose weight. Some people find a lot of success with keto, IF, crossfit or Atkins. If it works for them great. But in reality you have to be burning more calories than you are putting in to lose weight. An easy way to do this is calorie counting. There is no magic bullet IMO for weight loss except for this. So download a calorie counting app and make a plan. If you can... start RUNNING. I love running becuase I love to EAT. If I eat 5k calories in a day its not that big of a deal because I can just run a couple more miles per day that week to help burn it off. If I eat only 1800 calories a day I can run less.

Hit the gym. Buy a cheap treadmill on craigslist and throw it in front of a TV (Running outside is free if you cannot do this). Download a calorie counting app. These things are all you need to hit whatever weight goal you want to do. No expensive shakes. No crazy fitness plans. Nothing.

About when I started- https://i.imgur.com/bUVD9AL.jpg

Roughly a month into it- https://i.imgur.com/MM7OOm1.jpg

About 2 weeks ago- https://i.imgur.com/MMNjNMA.jpg

If I can do it... anyone can.

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Tried Soul Cycle

I started my weight loss journey in March/April. Someone had suggested Soul Cycle to me, but it intimidated me. So I joined a nicer gym in my town that had a good cycle studio.

I started going 3 days a week and that now has increased to spinning 4 days a week and also adding in yoga, barre and weight training. I know I lost weight, but I’m still far from my goal weight.

I’ve learned a lot at my gym. About my body, nutrition and exercise. The instructors don’t just teach classes, they spend time with the members. I’ve learned proper form and setting up of my bike. How to properly stretch before and after classes, how to balance RPM with resistance and position to make sure I don’t cause injury and what heart rate ranges I should be in to suit my goals.

My coworker, a shiny, young, slender person full of life and wonder invited me to soul cycle with him. I decided to say yes. Intimidated of a fancy studio in the city with young people, I chose my most stylish workout outfit to wear and went to class with him.

Here is what I observed:

It’s all hype. The instructor had amazing energy. I introduced myself as a newbie to spinning and still didn’t get direction. I had to ask someone to help me with my bike set up and she just showed me how to adjust it and not actually the positions to adjust too.

No one explained positions to me or what the commands that would be shouted over the music meant.

They wanted fast legs on no road. HOW people have been doing this without ruining their hips and knees is beyond me.

I was called out by the instructor after class as doing extremely well. She said she could tell within 10 minutes that I had spun before. My coworker, trying to be helpful, kept telling me to take road off my bike and was impressed that I could keep the beat with road on my bike.

It was a good workout. I sweat an incredible amount and my heart rate was high the entire time.

They didn’t stretch us out adequately, they didn’t have recovery moments, no 30 seconds flat road to get a sip of water and recover, closed doors and no fans and we were on top of each other.

Honestly, I had fun and plan on doing it again maybe once or twice a month. But not regularly. Its a good way to break up my serious rides and do something different, but I don’t think that it’s good for me to do regularly as a healthy way to lose weight.

I find it funny that I wanted to lose weight and get in shape to go to a fancy and intimidating studio. But I went and was less than impressed.

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