HELP PLEASE. Cutting it close: wedding dress postpartum swt: 204 cwt: 151.7

Ok reddit, so I’m in a pickle. I purchased a wedding dress like 2 years ago. During our engagement I became pregnant & we had to postpone the wedding. I have 4 weeks left to fit in this dress. I gained about 65 pounds during pregnancy and delivered a beautiful baby 10 months ago. I struggled a lot with the weight loss, but have lost most of it. I’m down to the last 10 pounds which feels really really good but also I’m starting to panic. I’m about 2” from my dress fitting in the waist (will fit everywhere else now). So I need your help in ideas to get that area down. I’ve been told to try wraps & cleanses. Does anyone have any real experience with this stuff working? & if so, which products did you use? I also want to say, I’m not usually a fan of trying to take weight off super fast or on a specific timeline but this is a special circumstance where I kind of HAVE to make do with what I have. The dress is very intricate & frankly it would be a fortune to make it bigger. Since mid June I’ve been very low net carb & extremely strict on my diet of mostly veggies and a little protein. I’m close to OMAD but not quite because I’ll have a spoonful of cottage cheese at some point during the morning. I also have been careful about CICO. Ive had good luck with this different times in my life & realize how careful you need to be with measuring. I’m on what many would consider a VLCD at this point - less than 1000 cals/day 152 lbs & 5’3”. My Apple Watch says I burn like 2200-2400 cals/day depending on the day. I don’t think it can be quite that much. But I’m not sure why I’m not losing more than I am. The numbers just aren’t panning out. Also I’ll randomly lose a couple of pounds after staying the EXACT same weight for a week or more. I don’t drink a lot of water- I know I need to change that piece. Everyone here seems to have great results so I’m hoping one of you will have some advice for me. Thank you in advance!!

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Snacking advice needed!

Hello all, a complete newbie and first time poster here! I’ve been lurking this sub for around four months since I started my weight loss as a 5,11, 24 year old male weighing at 20 stone 5lbs, after all the tips, some meal prep, gym and small bouts of will power I’m now weighing in at 17 stone 11lbs! I still have a long way to go, but I’ve been looking at my downfalls and one of those is snacking. I try to have whole grain crackers with tuna or hummus or the low fat popcorn bags and such, but sometimes I fancy something a little more..unhealthy?

Could anyone give a few recommendations of their snacking go to’s? And opinions on the likes of carb killa bars, as I keep seeing them pop up here and there but reluctant to believe they’re healthy enough and worth the money!

Apologies for the newbie post and formatting but thanks for taking the time to read!

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Weight loss Success Story

Before and After Picture

Have you ever felt like your life is absolutely unmanageable? Like you absolutely CANNOT make a change?

Have you felt like giving up on your life and saying I CANNOT do this anymore? I did. And honestly, sometimes I still do, but the truth is, I COULD change, and I still can. The incredible thing about life, is that no matter what, within one second, we can always start over. Do not wait until tomorrow to begin your journey, whether that be emotional, mental, physical, addiction, or even self- appreciation.⁠
Why are we afraid of change? What is stopping us?⁠
We are fearful... we lack faith. Some people are reluctant to trust God completely with their lives, fearing that He may want to make a change in their plans. Yes, He will change our plans. His plans are infinitely better than the very best we could ever conceive.⁠
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Believe. Trust. Have obedience. Stand up, and MAKE a change, for YOU.

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NSV what I'm learninfg about weight loss

Hey guys,

So I'm just putting up a quick post because of a small mental accomplishment I had today. I'm realizing the trick is not that every day has to be perfect calorie wise, but that you have to commit to being accountable for yourself EVERY DAY, even the not so perfect ones. I realized this while at the store earlier. I wanted to impulse buy a bunch of crap food and just not bother tracking today because I've had a hard week and a busy weekend and my breakfast was a rice crispy treat so I was off to a not so great start anyway. GUYS! I STOPPED MYSELF! I reminded myself to ignore my lizard brain and that my morning rice crispy treat didn't need to ruin my whole day calorie wise. So I put my impulse choices back on the shelf and just got lunch food like I originally intended. I tracked it all and I'm still on the train. I'm happy because this is the first time I've started to overcome my mental relationship with food. Thanks for all the support. Hope everyone is off to a good start to the week!

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Success stories without calorie counting

Hi there,

I’m a 5’7” female, 132lb. I started my weight loss journey about a year ago and lost ~18lb by tracking calories (btwn 1000-1200/day) and weighing myself daily. This was successful physically, given the weight loss, but it’s taken a huge toll on my mental health. I equated my self worth to the numbers, I canceled plans so I wouldn’t have to eat at restaurants and not know exactly what was in my food, and my entire day was ruined if the scale was up 0.5lb over the previous day. Essentially, even though I’d lost a ton of weight, I was in such a bad place mentally, it didn’t matter.

Clearly, this isn’t sustainable for me. I’d like to lose a little more weight and then maintain comfortably which means I have to find a new plan. Does anyone have any success stories or helpful tips they can share about losing weight without tracking calories obsessively? Thanks!

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Maintenance calories advice - Need your help!

Hi all! I love this community because of its supportive nature and general goodness. That's unusual in many similar groups on here! 🤣

I need your help. I've reached my goal weight fairly quickly: Down to 114.8lbs from 133.4lbs (5ft4.75in, 38/f) since I began keto and CICO on July 15th.

On average, I am eating about 1,166 calories per day. I can supply weekly numbers + associated weight if you need it. Or, if you can check out my post in r/keto. I asked for help there and got one very useful response, but I would like (and need) more feedback.

I know what my estimated tdee is (about 1,450 calories), but I want to backtrack from my weight loss and calories consumed to find a more accurate actual number, not a rough estimate. That has to be possible, right?

I'm also very open to any tips and advice, generally. I'm so happy at my current weight (my high school weight!!!), and I don't want to gain. If I lost another pound or two, I wouldn't be disturbed, but I don't feel the need to do so.

Please share some of your advice, friends! Thanks again!

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My mom sent me a picture she took of me yesterday and I and I didn't even recognize myself. F/28/5'4" SW: 210 CW: 173 GW:160

https://imgur.com/a/4Qihf0u

So, my mom came down to see my family and I yesterday. I am smack dab in the middle of my weight loss. Started at 210 and hit 173 about a week ago. I haven't had any pictures taken since reaching my goal. My sister got married in August and I was horrified by the pics, even though I at that point was 23 lbs down. I couldn't believe how big my face had gotten.

I reluctantly got in the picture yesterday, and when she sent it to me, I was shocked. My face is back!

187 in the first pic, 173 in the second.

I still feel 210. I think it's time to realize my success is real.

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