Post-partum weight loss

I lost about 50 lbs in 2016 by closely tracking calories and was feeling very good about my progress but still had more weight to lose.

Since then, I've had two early miscarriages and two healthy pregnancies (MC / baby / mc / baby). My kids are just under 2 and 1 week. I didn't lose any weight after my first kid (entirely my own fault!) and am ready to start this journey again.

I'm nursing and won't be cleared to exercise until 6 weeks post partum. Does anyone have advice on weight loss while nursing? When i lost weight last time around I was eating 1200-1500 calories per day, but i know that won't sustain my milk supply this time around.

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I've lost just over 10 pounds and can't bring myself to tell people about it.

There's several reasons for that. 1) I've admitted less than a handful of times that I'm overweight, out loud. This feels like an extension of that.

2) I don't want to seem braggy, or one of those people that always talks about weight loss and exercise, or like I'm looking for attention.

3) I don't want others judging my progress...or lack thereof.

4) I want the results to speak for themselves.

5) it's not about them anyway, I'm doing this for myself.

So some of my reasons are good, others are borne of self consciousness. I'm still not where I want to be in the confidence department, but I'm better than I was. For instance: I'm still chubby, but I'm happy with my body for now. I've slimmed down, I exercise, and I'm starting to get more endurance in running. I'm honestly not even sure if others are aware of my progress.

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Confused about why Im not losing weight

Hi Friends! I (26F) am at the highest weight Ive ever been (200lbs--yikes). My goal is 160. I know the basic tenants of weight loss and I generally have a preference for veggies and a little lean meat. My major issue is my long history with eating disorders. I lost 40lbs when I was 14 by becoming anorexic and proceeded to spend my HS years obsessed with my weight. I was alright until college when it seemed to switch to binge eating, which Ive been suffering from ever since. Ive been placed on adderall for the binge eating (yes I know its weird but my insurance wouldnt approve Vyvanse) and I havent been binge eating nearly as much (like a 90% reduction Id say!) but I havent lost a damn pound in the month Ive been on it. My calories have significantly gone down (probably from like 3,000 on a binge day to 1,000-1,700 on a normal day now) so why isnt anything happening? Is my body so fucked from years of EDs?

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What I've learned from my roommate

So I've been living with my college roommate who's on the cross country team here at school. Now I've always been one that loves food and just tends to eat whenever. It doesn't help that I work in a bakery and also bake at home. Living with someone who is active and lives a healthy eating lifestyle has taught me a few tricks that have helped me lose weight along the way.

Tip 1: If you're not hungry then don't eat. This one seems to be simple enough but for some reason, I never really picked up on how much I ate until I compared me and her. As I stated previously I tend to snack throughout the day. Those calories add up quicker than some may think. Now I only eat sit down meals and no longer pick at food around the apartment.

Tip 2: If you bake cookies freeze the dough balls and only cook one or two at a time. When I baked at home I used to bake all the cookies at once which then prompted me to eat too many at one time, putting me over my calorie limit for the day. By only baking them off when I want one, I have been able to actually lessen my habitual binge eating habits.

Tip 3: Be active. Exercise has been shown to lift moods due to the release of endorphins. It burns calories too.

Tip 4: Eat healthy when you can. Everyone knows that fruits and veggies are good for the body and they have fewer calories than most processed foods. This means that you can eat more (volume-wise) and still be in your targeted calorie range. My roommate makes stews, eggs, and all sorts of other foods that look smell and taste delicious while still putting nutritious food into the body.

Tip 5: Eat a treat once in a while: nobody is perfect. Sometimes you just need a snack. Don't be afraid to eat some sugar once in a while.

Tip 6: Love yourself. You are beautiful and the only way to start loving how you look is to love yourself. This journey takes mind, body, and soul. You won't get to where you need to be without truly believing this.

I wish you all good luck on your weight loss journey!

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[Rant] How Do You Deal with Your Insecure Significant Other?

Hello everyone, this has been bugging me for some time, but here is my story. My husband and I were both emotionally abused by our families, so when we finally left them to start our own family, we ate everything we had ever wanted. Thus, we put on a lot of weight and decided to begin a weight loss journey about 2 months ago. With strong determination, I quickly dropped from 200 lbs to 163. However, my husband wanted to keep his previous bodybuilding progress, so he just eats when he feels hungry, then occasionally goes to the gym for a few hours. He went from 246 to 223 today. Anyway, whatever works for him is good, I guess. The issue is he tends to refuse doing exercises with me (either stretching at home or walking one or 2 miles at the park), and he wants me to do what he does (controlling issues?). Two days ago, he was sort of napping in the evening, so I asked if he could walk the dogs with me while getting some of his calories burned off as well. He (kind of rudely) told me to leave alone because he needed his sleep, but because he did not do any exercises that day, I tried to give him a harder push and ended up leaving angrily by myself after telling him he was such a mood killer. Before I got to the park, i stopped by to get some gas, and the gas attendant complimented me: " Wow, you must work out a lot. You are beautiful!". That made me feel great that someone I do not know noticed my progress. After that, I finished my jogging, went home, and told my husband the whole thing. Guess what he said? He said this: "He probably just wanted to f*ck you. You were emotionally abused, so now you are eating up that compliment like a homeless person eats up garbage!". I was filled with rage, but tried to keep it down thinking he possibly did not get enough sleep. Since that day, he has been acting even worse. He seems to be looking for every possible opportunity to make me upset and binge eat back to my old self. Of course, my determination will not let me do that. Still, as I get more and more in shape, I think he grows more insecure and controlling. Today, I was talking about making fruit salad while changing my clothes, but he wanted to have sex, so you know it, I was pretty sure he did not even care about a word I said. As he began to touch me, I said this: "Oh, so all of my effort losing weight is just to help you sexually please yourself more. What I wanted to share does not matter anymore, does it?". He got mad, told me if it is not me, then someone else will definitely f*ck his "magnificent self", and stormed out. I ended up crying for a few mins, but I am more stable now. Anyway, sorry for the rant, but I really do not have anyone to turn to...

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Looking to lose 40-50 lbs in 6 months

I'm a 15 year old male currently in high school, I measure at ~6 foot and I currently weigh around 210 lbs (15 stone). I'm looking to shred at least 40 lbs within 6 months (hopefully i'll reach my goal in April).

I'm tired of living like this. I used to be 217 lbs in mid 2018, I lost ~14 lbs by the end of that year and gained back up to 210 lbs because of personal issues that led to depression.

I do moderate exercise in PE Tuesday and Friday every week but I also attend a boxing club/camp/whatever you want to call it every Tuesday and Thursday and the workouts there are pretty intense.

My main problem is what I eat. I eat two eggs on two slices of brown toast for breakfast, rarely eat lunch in the day (because I don't like school food. However I will start taking a banana to school with me in the mornings for lunch) and for dinner it's random because my dad isn't the best at cooking. We'd usually eat seasoned chicken breast with wholegrain rice and the occasional domino's on Saturday.

I'm looking for advice, mainly on what I eat because I've heard and read that it's not all about exercise and that diet plays a huge factor on your weight loss. - Keenan

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i'm so happy about my recent weight loss and want to continue(mainly about eating habits, 18M)

hi there! fair warning: sorry for using a lot of words, but i feel like explaining my backstory in depth can help you guys give me the best advice because putting it all into one post would help more as opposed to asking for quick pieces of advice without giving much context. i'll put my goals and advice i want from you guys in the last paragraph, so here goes!

backstory: i've been overweight for most of my life that I can remember, but around 1.5 years ago, when depression and the rest of my poor mental health took ahold of me, I crossed into the threshold of obesity because I had no regard for my exercise and was eating whatever looked good. when I decided to do something about it(around 4 months ago), I was 5'7 and 220-230 lbs. my main inspiration was fashion and tired of having a huge butt that restricted me from looking good in even casual clothes. so I started doing the keto diet. not too strict, just making sure I was eating less than 20g of carbs a day and eating healthier fats.

this realization came around the end of senior year at high school, around mid-june of this year. after the school year ended, i continued this diet and i signed up for personal training sessions at my local gym, which i went to 2-3 times a week. that was the only exercise i did during that time, and i was doing all this until august 20th-ish. i got down to 195 lbs by then, which was very encouraging for me to keep moving forward.

around the end of august, i started college(go terps btw). you might think that i was tempted by all the dining hall options, but thankfully it was the opposite. the first 2-3 weeks or so, i ate things that didn't seem like they were packed with carbs. after this, i decided to the following meal plan:

1. breakfast: scrambled eggs(around 2 eggs worth). the 3 variants the dining hall cycles through are cheesy, pepper onion mushroom, and tomato cheddar jack.
2. lunch(and dinner if i'm feeling it) chicken breast + caesar salad

around mid-September, i realized I could do some light workouts in my dorm room, so that's what I did. i did push-ups(which i stopped because i realized I was doing them completely wrong), squats, step-ups on my chair(which isn't very high). i did only 1 set of each, which was about 5 minutes a day. it worked pretty well, and when I weighed myself 1 month after I started college, I got down to 185 lbs. this could also be because i walk at least 2 miles a day to get to classes. again very encouraging, so i want to do more. i bought 2x15 lb dumbbells to make my room workouts more difficult.

this brings me to today. i haven't had as much opportunity to do my room workouts this past week because my roommate is in here more often. i'm not sure of my exact weight right now, but if i had to estimate it would probably be around 175-180 lbs.

WHAT I WANT FROM YOU GUYS: my goal weight is somewhere around 150-160 lbs. assuming the worst case, which is me not being able to do my room workouts all the time, how can i get down to this weight? and how can I specifically reduce my butt size? if you read all the way, thanks for your time!

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