7 months in and I am down 100 pounds!!

Before and after pics

Starting my diet I went down to 1250 calories per day and I was riding a bike 5-10 miles 3-4 days per week. I then got a membership to a gym and started on the elliptical and doing light weights on the machines. Then I decided to try and start running and moved to free weights. I go to the gym 5-6 days per week. I do a split routine Monday/Thursday I do pushing muscles, Tuesday/Friday I do pulling muscles. Wednesday I do legs, and Saturday is just a long cardio session (I like to run 5k) Once I started working out really hard and often I bumped my calories per day up to 1500-1700. I found that on 1250 calories I was just exhausted all the time and I knew I wasn't doing myself any favors. My gym does monthly "health coaching" where you go in and step on the scale and talk to a trainer. My trainer has been absolutely amazing. He is extremely motivational. I find it extremely helpful to be accountable to someone other than yourself. So I think these monthly visits are really helpful.

I know the road from 215 to 175 is going to be slower than my initial progress, but I am super excited to hit the "down 100 pounds" milestone. Next stop 199!!!

Thank you so much to the r/loseit community. You're all amazing and have been a huge part of my weight loss journey.

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Advice about changing your relationship with food and therapy.

Wall of emotionally mobile formatted text warning...

Quick back story. 32M 5'9" SW(heaviest): 403 CW: 384. I've been going at this for nearly a decade as the weight slowly started to pile on over the years after sustaining an injury to where I couldn't play college football anymore. It wasn't debilitating truly, minor surgery, but it was a wake up call that I needed an education not more concussions.

So no one taught me truly how/what to eat afterwards though. I no longer needed a high caloric diet that I would burn off or turn to muscle. This carried through the years as my energy decreased, fatigue set in and complacency took over. I was no longer the athlete. I was the couch potato. I found solace in food. The comfort of feeling full. I over eat and I had (have) a hard time controlling it. I physically can't seem to stop myself. I know I only need a 6oz portion of that prime rib but it comes in 12oz slabs so I eat it. After all, my parents taught me to always clean my plate.

Through the years I would try various diets, food addicts anonymous, Atkins, general CICO etc... All to no success. Don't get me wrong FAA got me down to 323, but life would happen and I gained it back plus some and could never get back on that wagon. I would read stories on this sub that would truly inspire me. I would read articles about people having their weight loss epiphany and they were able to instantly turn their life around. When I found out I was going to be a father in 2014 I thought, "This is it, my epiphany is here. I'll lose the weight for this beautiful baby girl I have now. SHE, is my life changing moment."

Well 5 years and one additional kid on top of that and I'm still waiting. Now I can't stop feeling like I'm failing my family. My kids, my wife, they have given so much. My wife is the most supportive person there is and my feeling of constant failure to her support tears me apart.

Now I'm throwing one wrench into this. About a month ago I went in to have a meniscus repaired in my left knee. Come to find out the meniscus was fine but the cartilage surrounding my femur had deteriorated to a grade three osteoarthritis. Never knew I had osteoarthritis till then. And grade three damage is one step away from a total knee replacement... At 32 years old. And the corticosteroid injection failed.

ANYWAYS, a couple of days ago I made the choice to start the process of bariatric surgery. I spoke with my doctor and am going to do 6 months of medically supervised weight-loss which is a requirement for the insurance. She also started me on Adipex. Well I just found out today that my BMI is so high that I can actually have the 6 month requirement and some other things waived. I'm not sure how I feel about this. The thought of getting the surgery done quick so I can start losing weight faster and sooner is obviously appealing. But I know the more weight I can lose over this six months could be beneficial prior to surgery as well. This leads to the title.

Regardless of when I choose to do the surgery, I'm worried that my relationship with food will have set me up for failure. How can I change my relationship with food to be one of respect, understanding, appreciation and above all else, control when my will power is seemingly non-existent? I know I need to make a lifestyle change. My wife is worried that it's going to be more of the same from me though. Empty promises and broken dreams. Can you blame her? She's been by my side for 12 years now. I want to prove her wrong though. I want to show her and everyone that I can do this. So please, any advice or comments or discussions are welcomed and appreciated.....and to my wife who I know is a lurker on this sub. I love you.

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Loose skin

I have a question for you that have lost weight and know about the aftermath. I'm an active 18 year old that has worked out every day for the past 15 years of my life basically (sports). For some reason, even though I've given full effort and tried my best at everything and also not been eating bad throughout my life (my brother is skinny for example). I'm on a weight loss journey atm and I was wondering if any of you know anything on excess skin/loose skin. My goal is to lose 30kg/65 pounds or so- I'm 18 years old and 6 foot. I dont weigh obnoxiously much and I'm kind of fit for my weight if I'm going to be honest, as well as having minimal stretch marks.

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Was just wondering if anyone has been in the same situation as me, people tell me that I won't have any loose skin because I'm in good form and also young so my skin will evolve if I don't rush into losing all the weight in 3 months.

Thanks beforehand.

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Hungrier through Diet Soda?

Hey guys so i have been on a diet these last months and i wanted to drink a little soda from time to time. So i thought why not drink some diet soda because it has no calories, right? Now for some strange reason, i became a lot more hungrier through out the day. I usually don't drink soda. It felt like a deep nagging hole in my stomach just begging for food. I got curious and just looked up 'does diet soda make one hungrier'. And there were a lot of studies on it actually confirming this. Now i know these studies have already confirmed my suspicions, but i just wanted to know. If any of you guys who actually drank a lot of diet soda had similar experiences to mine. Did it hinder your weight loss and did you guys notice it? What about normal soda, is a glass from time to time, okay?

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Rapid weight loss affects organs?

Doctor told me too-fast weight loss can damage your organs.

I am on a drug that just kills my appetite, like nothing SOUNDS GOOD TO EAT. It's the weirdest experience ever. I'm not overweight or anything. But I'm also not so small that the weight loss would be like horrible or anything. I also wasn't a big eater anyway. It's not like something I go to for comfort or anything. in addition I also haven't felt like drinking alcohol since I was put on this medication either.

Anyway I'm wondering what the heck too fast means? h He was worried when I told him about my appetite but then he weighed me and he wasn't too worried. I lost about 10 pounds in a month.

what kind of organ damage are we talking about? Why haven't I ever heard this before? I've read some post in my understanding is that 2 pounds a week is considered safe, is that true? Do y'all think I should be weighing myself pretty often?

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82.7 kg, down from 106 kg! My story and how people respond to it.

The 106 kg was a few years ago, when I started losing weight 3 months ago I was 96 kg. I have lost at a steady rate of almost about 0.9 kg per week - I weight myself almost daily and produced a nice graph with straight trend line going down.

Now I am 82.7 kg, more than 13 kg lighter! It feels good to see a better looking version of me in the mirror, my muscles are popping everywhere and my face looks many years younger.

In 3 weeks (early November) I expect to reach a weight lower than 80 kg, just before my 33rd birthday! I have not been so light since I became 20! It feels amazing that this is really happening. Will continue until about 76 kg, my weight when I started my studies when I was 18. I expect to reach that by early December.

At the same time, people seem very uninterested and they respond often worried when I say I lost this much weight. People somehow seem to be scared of losing weight, I do not think they respond to me as they speak out of their own fears. They tell me that I shouldn't focus on losing weight. I do not really care about their responses, I am doing this for me and I know that I am taking good care of my health in the process. Weight loss is just a step in the process of becoming more healthy, handsome, full of energy, strong and confident. But I expected more people commenting in a positive way, but no one seems to notice unless I bring it up!

I am not losing any motivation because of that. I look forward to finally crossing the goal of "losing weight" from my list off my list. As I am growing above my former self, I expect to cross many other goals off my list as well.

While I am losing weight, I am also improving the way I dress, my hairstyle, I am learning to become more calm and emotionally stable, I am improving my relationships with people, letting go of my past, having more fun and doing my best at my new job. What I desire most is to live a good, happy, successful and meaningful life.

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I've lost 80lbs+ in the past 7 months and I need some advice to keep going

Hi everyone! As the title says I've lost around 83ish lbs since March of this year just from diet change alone (Low carb). I was diagnosed pre-diabetes and needed to make a change. Good news with that my levels have come down so much that my doctor says if they're still down at my recheck in a few months I can stop treating for that :D But anywho- with it going this well I obviously want to keep this weight loss thing going. Starting weight was 383lbs and now I'm around 303lbs. I've noticed it's starting to slow down a bit so I figured it's probably time to add in some exercise. I'm just not sure where to start. I can't really lift weights-- super long story but basically just had a hernia surgery from a previous cyst removal and I reaaaally don't want to be lifting anything that could risk developing one again and need more surgery. Nooo thank you. So I guess walking? How long should I go for and at what pace? I was going to try doing a weight loss program through a referral from my doctor but my insurance won't cover it so I'm just trying to figure out everything on my own. I'd appreciate any helpful tips or ideas. Thanks for reading :)

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