Weight Loss Buddies?

I just went through a three day streak of nothing but clean eating, CICO, and IF. Then I completely fell of the bandwagon for three days in between. It really pisses me off that what little self control I have only lasts a couple of days before I'm discouraged. I ruled it out to me being completely too hard on myself. I lost about 7lbs already and I know that that's rapid but that's how my body responds the first few weeks eating healthy and counting calories, but somehow I feel like it isn't enough. What I find helped in the past is doing it as a group, and while this subreddit is extremely welcoming and helpful, I feel like it isn't intimate enough to hold me accountable of my actions...

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so what I'm saying is, does anyone with similar goals want to become friends? On any platform really. I have about 63 pounds left to get to my first goal, and it'll put me at an overweight BMI instead of the obese status I'm currently at. Even if you have more, or less to lose, a friend would help out tons.

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Noom alternatives?

I did Noom for about 8 weeks and for a variety of reasons am not going to keep going. I still like the idea of external accountability, motivation, and checking in with something every day, but that app wasn't for me. Does anyone know of any alternatives or similar apps that I could use on an iPhone? Any suggestions would be welcome. I've struggled with my weight for pretty much my whole life. Noom, while I'm not going to continue with it, got me to think about weight loss every single day in a positive way and I think that dwelling on it like that rather than stewing in feelings of inadequacy/guilt will be beneficial to me.

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Let's talk about upbringing

We're all here trying to lose weight and we know how frustrating it can be. We've all taken responsibility for our situations and are taking action to fix them. But I assume that many of us here resent or have resented our upbringings for the part they've played in our weight gain. I thought it would be nice to talk a bit about the parts we resent, how we've let go of this resentment, and what we've learned since.

For me personally...

I resent that my parents cooked greasy food full of oil and served massive portions of it with no salad or vegetables ever. I hate that they took me to doctors about being a fat kid as if there was something wrong with me when all they had to do was stop buying junk food which they knew I was eating too much of.

I hate that I learned nothing about nutrition from them and am not naturally in tune with listening to my body. I hate how much I hate vegetables which could have been a different story if they'd been in my life sooner. I resent that my conservative religious father stopped me from playing sports which I was really good at.

He had a heart attack at 50, mother had weight loss surgery but is still morbidly obese, grandmother has type 2 diabetes. I'm headed in all of their directions if I don't take action now. It makes me angry that they don't respect their bodies and rubbed this off on me, and I'm struggling to let go of the resentment.

The most interesting thing I've learned since starting is that my recommended daily allowance of food is much lower than the national average because I'm really short. I'd never considered this before, and even when trying to calorie count as a teenager, I'd often try to stick to the recommended 2000 kcal without realising that was far too much.

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Losing Out of Spite

There are so very many motivations to lose weight, but honestly the one that's had the most energizing impact on me, helped me make the best changes, the deepest changes that have actually stuck—that's spite. Almost two months ago my new doctor looked me right in the eye, told me I wouldn't have the willpower to lose weight on my own, and suggested I get weight loss surgery, or at the very least intense therapy. He said it condescendingly and as if expecting me to leap at the chance to go under the knife.

That was all it took to jump-start my weight loss journey. My entire attitude towards food has changed (I loved food, and still do, but I went from constantly hungry to an actual reasonable eating pattern—like a switch was thrown and I no longer feel addicted to eating, somehow), I joined a gym (which amusingly faces the building my doctor is in, so I can glare at his window as I run), I started tracking my calories again for the first time in years. I've lost over 20lbs in almost two months and every time I start to feel tired or like I don't want to work out today, I just think of his stupid condescending tone and feel the fire in me again, and then I can't wait to go hit the weights or treadmill. Of course I've also started to fall in love with the exertion and fall back in love with my body along the way, but that fire still really helps, and fuels me.

How about you guys? Have any of you had a friend/family member/someone random make just one final comment that made you go "that's it, I'm getting in shape, to hell with this"?

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Do You Ever Adjust to Your New Weight?

I've lost about 65lbs over two years, most of it in the last 5 months.

The weird thing to me, is I see the weight loss - I look better and feel better - but I still 'feel' fat. I always try on clothes 2-3 times bigger than I need and have to try on one size smaller at a time until I find a fit, which my husband claims is still too big on me. When my husband grabs a size S, I argue that it'll never fit, and then it fits perfectly.

My question to everyone is, how long did it take to feel the weight loss on an emotional level, if that makes sense? Did you ever really adjust? Or is it something you have to constantly remind yourself -that you're not that big person anymore? I'm lucky I have my husband to keep things in perspective, but I'm waiting for that moment that I'll 'feel' skinnier.

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I'm FINALLY in the 170s (and it feels so damn good!)

I feel like its taken me ages to get here.

This is such an exciting barrier to break. Even though I've seen the higher end of the 170s in semi-recent months, the lower end will be the introduction to numbers I haven't seen on the scale in years. Seeing 179.8 on the scale this morning means I'm finally done with ineffective diets. It means I'm becoming a healthier person.

All I've been doing is CICO. I log all the food I eat into the Lose It app, so I know exactly what I'm putting into my body and have control over my weight loss. I plan to add some exercise, but right now I'm happy with the results and progress I'm seeing with minding my calorie intake.

I'm really starting to see the changes now. I'm no longer bursting out of the cups of my bra. I was able to button up a skirt that hasn't fit me in months. My arms don't look like overstuffed sausage casings anymore. I was finally able to post in r/progresspics, which was an exciting accomplishment for me. It's so exciting that instead of just looking, wishing and putting myself down, I'm finally following through.

I still have a ways to go, but the fact that I've made it this far means I'll hopefully have many more post-weigh-in happy dances to come. :)

Here is an image of the skirt that finally fits!

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Low-carb advice for a picky eater in a sticky place.

Alright, here's the rundown. I'm about 275 lbs and have just started working with my doctors to try and do something about it, because a while ago I was at 298 and getting that close to 300 really spooked the hell out of me.

I've been put on metformin and wellbutrin as a start and that's what helped me get down where I am now. I'm also having trouble with my sleep and a loss of appetite, so there's conflicting advice between my primary doctor who's like 'maybe you're fatigued because you're not eating well, you need carbs for energy' and my weight loss doctor who cut me with 'I think it would be best for us to put you on a low-carb diet', because for the most part my level of physical activity is pretty acceptable.

I do agree with the low-carb diet thing, but I also know my eating is all out of whack. I'm pretty damn poor and I'm dealing with a LOT of unrelated medical and mental problems right now so I know my stress is just. Wild. And affecting me really negatively. The thing about this is, I'm an autistic adult, and if I have a strict routine and plan that I'm capable of doing, I have no problem doing it. I told my weight loss doctor that if we can get a meal plan together, I shouldn't have any problems following to the letter because I take really easily to routine eating/samefooding as long as there's firm guidance about it. But I also have a lot of texture aversion issues with foods that makes finding things that fit the low-carb category a little harder.

So, the real question is: given my situation, what are some low-carb foods/meals and drinks (aside from water) that are fairly inexpensive and also easy to prepare for someone going through hell and high water? Bonus if they're easy to pack up to work. Some of my restrictions are no fish, no nuts, no funky grains, no avocados (for the love of god please no avocados), no melons (except watermelon) or gourds. There are some more specific things that I'm averse to, so if you're naming something that you think might be a no-no for a picky eater, please try and give me alternatives/substitutions where you can.

And I know that seems wildly picky and ridiculous, but like I said—autistic adult. Sometimes it's just like that and while I've tried to expand my palate before, I have a really rough time with it. Any help anyone can give would be great.

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