When did people start commenting?

In the early stages I didn’t feel like I lost any weight. Despite the scale showing a difference and downward trend, I still felt like I looked the same in the mirror. In total I’ve lost 17 pounds so far. SW 153, CW 136.

It wasn’t until I lost 14Ibs when people started to comment on my weight loss.

At work, no one comments. So, I was convinced it was unnoticeable.

Then suddenly the comments came flooding in quickly. Friends I didn’t see since August 17, started commenting about my weight. To them, they felt I lost a lot of weight. One commented that if I lost anymore weight I would be too thin. Despite this my BMI is still in the healthy range of 24.1.

But generally the comments were positive and lots of you look really good type of comments. One senior guy even commented how I look so much younger. He seemed quite puzzled and kept staring at me for a very long time.

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I'm trying.

My first post on here. I just started my weight loss. I am 28 (f) with a semi active job ,(lots of walking) and I am 210lbs. It's the biggest I've ever been, and I do not like myself this way. I used to have a very good metabolism and ate breakfast burritos and pizza lunches with takeout dinners constantly when I was younger. I realize I can no longer do that, and my past has really affected my relationship with food. I am on day four, logging food and counting calories and I already want to quit. I feel so hungry all the time, and healthy foods... do not taste super good. I already have the quits, and am unsure how to push myself through this quitting mentality. I love food so much. :(

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Finding time to lose weight in a busy life (23, M, 190)

Hi all,

I am facing quite the challenge trying to find time to lose weight in my very busy schedule, and am desperately in need of some advice/ support. Additional background below:

About 2 years ago, while in college/ over a free summer I completely changed lifestyle, eating habits, and exercise routines, and dropped from 230 to 175. Everything was great, I felt healthy, looked amazing, and thought for sure that I had completed my last fight with weight loss.

Fast forward to now, I have graduated college and work full time as a scientist, while also taking 3 classes in the evenings to pursue an advanced degree in computational biology. Slowly but surely my weight started to rise, and now I am so disappointed to see I’m back up to 190. The schedule my life follows is just completely different than it was when I lost all my weight the last time. I have to drive >1 hour each way to work, and find that any time not spent at work or in the car is dedicated to school work or the bare necessities of life. I feel like I have a solid understanding of what it takes to lose weight, how to eat, and the importance of exercise. But knowing about something and actually having the time to dedicate to it are two very different things.

I guess my question for you all is, what do you do when you don’t have time for elaborate salads, and 2 hour a day gym sessions? What are small things that I could work into my life that might help me get back to where I’m fit and happy? And has anyone else with similar life situations/ overcommitted schedules found a good balance?

Kinda losing hope here

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Just started on a high protein meal replacement shake for lunch, how much do I take?

as title says. After 6 months of workouts, cycling and little no weight loss I noticed my caloric intake was too high so decided recently to start skipping lunch in favor of MRE lite.. It's absolutely delicious but recommended servings seem to indicate usage in a workout setting rather than as a meal replacement as it says on the tub. How many scoops are you supposed to use if using it as a liquid lunch? 1 scoop/6 ounces of water is laughable.

I still cook some bomb ass dinners, so don't think i'm trying to shortcut my way through shit, i'm just trying to skip a few lunches here and there to cut calories while still getting some protein so I don't die every time i work out.

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Does anyone ever sweat like crazy during the night?

Hello people. I’m new to r/loseit and reddit in general, so if this post needs to be elsewhere please let me know!

In March I decided to start my weight loss journey. As of today I’m 60 lbs down and I have a looong way to go, but a few weeks back I noticed that some nights I wake up drenched in sweat specifically in my leg and thigh region. Is this normal during weight loss?

The only times I can recall sweating like crazy at night is during a nightmare or if I have a fever but that would be my whole body, not just one targeted area.

It gets to the point where I wake up thinking I’ve wet the bed because my blankets and sheets are wet to the touch where my thighs were as I was sleeping, and I can visibly see wetness on my thighs.

Please tell me this is normal because I don’t want to go to the doctor haha.

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[NSV] Nice old guy at the gym told me not to lose any more weight

36F, 5'8", SW 195, GW 150, CW 161 I'm one pound away from being a "normal" BMI for the first time in my adult life. I have been using MyFitnessPal and creating a calorie deficit as my main method of weight loss, helped along by some Intermittent Fasting. I also work out three times a week, but it's more for mood regulation because I have worked out for my entire adult life and it was never super effective at helping me manage my weight. The biggest factor to my success this time around, after years of trying every diet under the sun, was to stop demonizing entire food groups and just eat things I like but log them and be aware of my portion sizes. Of course, I end up eating a lot more vegetables because sometimes I just want to be full without eating a ton of calories. I have never been able to sustain weight loss this long before, and people have certainly noticed but most of the responses have been positive and encouraging.

I was doing squats at the gym and a nice older man, who I talk to often, pulled me aside between sets and asked, "have you lost a lot of weight?" I answered that I have and he followed up with, "was it on purpose?" Again I answered in the affirmative and he congratulated me. Then he said I shouldn't lose anymore. Lol. He actually said it twice, and it wasn't condescending or anything, just kind of like friendly advice. First of all, bless him for making sure I wasn't terminally ill or anything before congratulating me, but I don't plan to stop just yet. He's actually the second person this week to say something, and I think it's because I'm too poor to buy new workout clothes, so they hang off me a little, and my sports bra isn't keeping things as perky as it used to. Luckily, I'm confident that my goal is a healthy one, and I generally am feeling better and healthier than ever, so I just smiled and thanked him.

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looking for weight loss tips

hi!
i don't use reddit a lot so i just pretty much googled "weight loss reddit" and found this but i do need some help.
i'm a 16 year old female, 5'3", and i weigh 184 pounds. that's 60 pounds overweight from the healthy weight for my height.
i'm pretty sure i could scroll through here and find weight loss tips but my situation is kind of a mess?
my family is pretty poor so i can't afford good foods, so i live off things like ramen and the occasional mac n' cheese with hotdogs dinner. i don't eat often, somedays i'll go the entire day without eating until i have dinner and other days i will actually eat lunch and dinner (i never eat breakfast because i get nauseous when i do).
i'm also unable to afford things like gym passes for anywhere around me (as if my anxious self would allow me to work out in public) and i dont have the cash for any sort of work-out "gear".
i dont know a whole lot about fitness and i think that's a huge problem for me.
i've been pretty good about body positivity cause i've always been chubby but i've just put on way too much weight for my liking recently. i think my body positivity blinded me from seeing that until now but i'm hoping to undo my mistake.
so, i ask: do you all have any tips for weight loss for someone in my situation?
thank you <3

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