Tired of putting in work and seeing no results, seeking advice

Long time lurker, first time poster, posting from mobile y'all know the drill. Tldr at the bottom.

My weight has fluctuated pretty severely throughout my life. I'm only 5'0" but I've never been really skinny or petite in the traditional sense - the skinniest I've ever been is probably 120 pounds and a size 5 (American) in my freshman year of high school and the largest I've been is 194 and a size 14 in my senior year of college. Am currently 22 and a size 12, weighing in at 172 most days (173 this past week bc I only went to the gym one time due to my frustration), and seemingly incapable of losing weight.

I've gone to the gym 3-4 times a week (doing mostly cardio but also some weight training on the various machines or using free weights), done CICO as well as intuitive eating and seen absolutely no results. I'm vegan, for ethical reasons, for like a year and a half now, and while my weight did go down initially upon going vegan (180 > 175), it seems like no amount of work can make it go lower than it is. I eat healthy about 60-80% of the time, and frankly I don't think I can make it any higher than that without compromising my mental health. When I have "treat meals" they usually consist of slightly more carbs or sugar (think, like, eating a beyond burger in a bun instead of a lettuce wrap, getting fries, or getting a smores Luna bar for dessert after an otherwise healthy lunch).

Where it gets really frustrating is that I know I'm fighting against my birth control, and have had 2 doctors confirm this but have opted to stay on it because it is the only method that works for my current lifestyle. I guess I'm just seeking advice specifically from other women that have lost weight while fighting against hormones and what you ended up doing that really made a difference (and no, going off of it is not an option currently).

It's just annoying bc I hear so many success stories of people that just started going on a walk twice a week and not eating McDonald's losing 40 pounds and I can do 3 times as much and see no results. Ultimately I will continue eating healthy and working out because I do feel better as a result, it's just tough not seeing the number on the scale change.

If you've read this far, thank you - any advice is appreciated, even if that advice is calling me out and telling me I'm going about this all wrong.

TL;DR - I don't see any results with 3-4 workouts a week and CICO or Intuitive Eating (have tried both), am fighting against birth control for weight loss. What do?

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Weight loss after developing disordered eating

Hello! This will be long and rambling, so bear with me!

Has anyone here found a safe, healthy plan for gentle weight loss after dealing with an eating disorder? I have been a dieter for basically my entire life. Two years ago after having my third and final baby, I successfully lost about fifty pounds. But it caused me some serious mental difficulties. My anxiety exploded, directed at my body and at food. I was like, legit orthorexic, even while still a solid 60 lbs over my healthy weight. I obsessed about food 24 hours a day. I started bingeing and skipping meals. I hated it.

So six months ago, I stopped. I just couldn’t take it anymore. I started seeing a therapist, and got on anxiety medication. Now, I’ve regained about 40 pounds (I think the meds are speeding up the gaining) and I’m pretty unhappy with my body. I’ve been trying out intuitive eating, but can’t seem to get beyond “eat all the things”.

Has anyone managed this kind of unhealthy obsession and come to some peace with food? I would really appreciate any ideas or suggestions!

Thank you!

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Working out and weight loss?

Has anyone actually seen weight loss while working out? All of my weight loss has come from cutting calories with great success. I have about 15 more pounds to go until I hit my goal so I thought that adding exercise would help. However, it has been about three months and I have seen no weight loss. I know that part of the issue is that I’m so much hungrier bc I’m working out. I know overall I need a calorie deficit which is not currently happening.

Should I start working out so I could see the drop in weight? Should I up cardio and stop doing strength training? I already do on average four days a week, should I do six?

Looking for advice, guidance and success stories.

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how to get back into the workout/weight loss mindset?

some background: i (21f) have gained a lot of weight since starting college. in high school i was a varsity athlete and stayed at a pretty consistent 125-130lbs. but four years later, i’m about 160lbs and only 5’3”. i hate the way i look carrying this extra weight, and i know it’s not healthy. this past summer while i was home, i joined a gym and was working out 4 times a week for 1-1.5 hours each time and i lost 5 pounds and felt great, but at the end of the summer i got severely sunburned and was forced to take a couple of weeks off because it hurt to move my arms and legs. then i went back to school and never got back into the gym. at this point i’ve definitely lost all progress i made from the summer and i’m feeling pretty bad about myself again.

how do you motivate yourself to get back into the gym after a long period of time? over the summer it was easy because i drove past my gym on my way home from work so there was no excuse not to go, but at school i don’t have as consistent of a schedule each day and for some reason that messes with me.

i’d also love some advice on eating healthy on a college budget - i’m a picky eater and have found some healthy meals that i enjoy, but i have a pretty small grocery budget and limited fridge/pantry space in my shared apartment. it’s also SO easy to eat out in a college town (not to mention, drinking with friends every weekend...).

EDIT: i should mention that i have free access to my college’s rec center instead of paying for a gym membership like i did over the summer, so the “if you’re paying for the gym just go” argument doesn’t motivate me at the moment lol

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Two-part weight loss problem

A little background: 27 year old male, 6'1", started losing weight using CICO, and have gone from about 206 lbs to 185 lbs since April. I try for about 1500-1700 calories a day while exercising 2-3 times a week after getting off work at 5pm (usually boxing, lifting weights, or jogging). However, I now have a two-part problem

1. My weight loss has slowed to a crawl. Before, I was losing 1-1.5 lbs per week, now it's more like 1-2 lbs per month! Now a simple solution would be to just reduce my calorie intake even more, right? Except...
2. As I've lost weight, I've felt increasingly more tired in my workouts to the point where I conk out sooner than I used to. I usually don't eat too much before a workout because a.) I don't want to throw up, and b.) I try to save as many calories as I can for evening meals because my body is craving nutrients like crazy post-workout. My doctor has advised me however that I should be eating MORE before a workout because my body isn't getting enough fuel. I don't want to do that because that means consuming more disgusting calories on a daily basis, which will slow me down even more!

So you see my dilemma here. Is there a solution to this that doesn't involve me eating more?

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Was I really that big?

Hey everyone!

I just started losing weight in September, and have since lost just about 20 lbs. It isn't much, but I've been struggling with my weight my entire life and I've never managed to lose this much before (the classic "oh man, peanutbutter is supposed to be healthy for you, right? So I can eat a bunch of it and not worry, right?" coupled with hereditary hypothyroidism) so I'm pretty darn proud of how much easier it is for me now! That's the good news. Now onto the bad news.

Despite finally knowing what I need to do in order to lose weight I'm feeling really... sad, I guess? I'm sad because I had no idea I had let myself go that much (I hadn't weighed myself for a whole year, and when I did weigh myself I had gained like 40 lbs), and because even if I give it my all right now and hopefully keep losing weight my body will forever have the loose skin, stretch marks and whatever else as a nagging memory of what I ended up doing to myself. More importantly though I'm just so freaking frustrated with not being able to see my body for what it is.

When I started this journey I was just about 200 lbs at 5'5, classifying me as level I obese, but when I look at the body I had at that time that isn't what I see. Sure, I've always known that I'm overweight, but I would never in my wildest dreams have imagined that I'd be considered obese, and when looking at pictures I took about a month before I started all this I still don't see an obese body. Frankly I see the same body on that pic as I see when I look at myself in the mirror now, 20 lbs lighter, and if it wasn't for my stomach feeling flatter and the scale saying so I wouldn't have thought that I've lost anything. I've always been fairly active, but I've never been strong by any means, so it's not like I have a crazy high muscle % that can explain it away either. Honestly I'm starting to feel like maybe I was subconsciously super into the whole "healthy/beautiful/what-have-you at every size" movement, and maybe that's why I'm in denial about having looked "bad" before? I don't know. I will continue on my weight loss journey anyway because ultimately I know that that'll make me both healthier and happier, but I don't know when or if this feeling will really leave me. Have any of you had any similar struggles? And if so, how did you deal with it?

Thank you for listening :')

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(pic from the end of July '19 if anyone is interested: https://imgur.com/a/4RWkReE - sorry for the baggy pants, I always wear them haha)

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gained almost all my weight back

Hello everything, this is my first time posting here and I am happy to find a weight loss community on reddit. I'm hoping I can get to my goals with the support of other and hopefully help along the way!

I lost 80 lbs by doing calorie counting 5+ years ago and gained 70 of it back recently. I never thought I would be in this place again and gained most of the weight in only a few months just by eating too much of my favorite foods. I feel bad because it appears I was not able to control myself and it just packed on so quickly. I know how much hard work it took to lose it and I gained it back so easily that I am feeling a bit discouraged.

One of the things that I'm not looking forward to is the calories counting. It was really hard and while it worked, I felt extra focused on food the whole time. I'm short and obese so I don't have much calories to use. I dont think there is a way for me to ever feel fully satisfied on the amount of calories I need to lose weight. I know people are probably gonna think that you get used to it or you're not eating high volume foods, but for some reason I always felt hungry. Just thinking about going back to counting calories while also feeling hungry is making me feel pessimistic and nervous about starting again. I was able to keep the weight off for a few years after I gained for the most part. I gained 20 lbs over around 3 years after I lost which I was fine with, but then i ballooned up in only a couple of months recently and feeling discouraged about what I'm going to have to put myself through to lose.

Are there any other ways to lose weight that aren't so focused on counting calories. I've seen stuff about fasting, but I'm always hungry in the morning and eat a lot of small meals and snacks and cant really imagine sitting there and not eating when my stomach is aching of hunger

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