I don’t understand my body anymore.

My long journey of weight loss has been just that. I started at 230 pounds and 5’5 and am now 162 at 5’6. (20s growth spurt?). Halfway through this weight loss, I was at my lowest at 141. I got diagnosed with epilepsy and the changing of meds and all the seizures completely messed with my weight.

Now that everything is on track with my health, I am back at the weight loss in preparation of my wedding in March 2020. At this point, I’m only looking to flatten my stomach, and tighten my stomach, thighs and hips. I was going to the gym avidly with a great routine and good meal plan for two months. My stomach did flatten a little, but the weight number stayed the same. This past week I have been unable to go to the gym, and I’m actually losing numbers. I don’t think my muscle can go away that quickly, as the weight loss started within two days.

Can anyone suggest a reason why this is happening? That once I stopped working out, I started losing numbers.

ThNks!

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How do you all focus on how much you’ve lost rather than what you have left to lose?

So I officially started being serious about weight loss in July, and I’ve been working out 3-4 days a week. I July I weighed 224, but I’m much too body-conscious to weigh myself, but I’ll be going to the doctor and will be weighed in December.

Anyway, I need to know how you all focus on the results that you’ve seen as opposed to thinking about how you’ll look a year from now if you keep up working out and eating right? I’ve seen results, so far. Shirts that I haven’t worn for a while bc I thought I looked too fat in them fit better, and I keep increasing the amount that I lift each week. Though, my belly fat seems to be going nowhere, at least by my eyes.

Basically, I know that in ways I’ve been losing weight in getting stronger but I can’t stop thinking about the long road ahead. Any tips?

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Weight Loss interacting with Depression

I lost 60 pounds in 2017. I looked + felt great, but wasn't very careful about nutrients and a considerable of my hair fell out (I'm a girl).

Over the last year and a half, I've gained 20-30 pounds of it back and had to buy new clothes. Part of this was a new job that had lots of free snacks, but more recently, it was depression and stress eating. I would eat to feel something; eat to avoid feeling something--whatever. I intentionally started cutting back on snacks and tracking what I eat about 6-8 weeks ago, and have lost 6 pounds! Then, I realized I was depressed. I had to admit it. I wasnt taking care of myself. I lost interest in things I loved. The excessive eating wasn't the cause of my problems: it was a side effect.

I went to a psychiatrist a few weeks ago and they're changing my medication to help deal with this new round of depression. Problem is, since that visit, I haven't been hungry very much. Now this could be my depression, or this could be a side effect of weaning off the old meds + ramping up the new meds. I'm not at a high enough dosage of either to really feel much. When I spoke with my doctor, I've realized that I've been basically only feeling two emotions for the past several months: hunger and fear. The depression doesnt give me energy to feel anything else. And now, without feeling hunger, I'm worried.

I want to lose weight so my clothes fit better, but I don't want to lose my hair again. I dont want to have even less energy to put towards daily tasks. I ate 1,022 Calories yesterday and it was a struggle. I have not hit 500 Calories today.

I dont know what I'm looking for in posting this, I just know that I cant be the first person to go through this. I guess I'm wondering, what are everyone's experiences with losing weight while battling depression?

Sidenote-mobile. Sorry if the formatting's awful.

I also cant fix my flair, but those stats are old. Currently, I'm 175.

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Looking for a weight loss friend

It was my birthday last week, I turned 25 and I’ve never felt so miserable about my body image. My weight isn’t something that’s ever bothered me until this week, my health on the other hand.. I think about that a lot. I’ve tried various diets, weight watchers, slimming world, keto (the list goes on) and they all work but I lose motivation at around the 30lb mark. I’m now the biggest I’ve ever been (around 250lbs) and I’m terrified for my health. I know that should be enough to kickstart me, and it is.. I’m starting from scratch again today, I need to change my life. But I’m so worried I’ll lose the motivation again.

I have a wonderfully supportive family and friends but sometimes they’re all too nice to give me the slap in the face I truly need, in fear of upsetting me. Which I guess I’m partially to blame for because sometimes being confronted with the sad reality by the people who love you no matter what can be kinda upsetting..

I’ve considered diet classes, social media, things where I wouldn’t be going through it all alone but nothing that’s worked long term so far.

So, I’m looking for someone to go through this with.. if you’ve got knowledge/experience with exercise and meal plans then great! If you’re like me and feeling a little clueless that’s great too! Just someone to share my progress and struggles with,I know this isn’t going to be an easy journey, but I need my life to change. I just think if I have someone to talk to and help each other on a personal level it’ll help me get where I need to go, and hopefully I can help you too!

I hope to hear from you soon 😊

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I cant lose weight and I hate myself for it

I'm 22, 5'10", and about 250lbs (last time I weighed myself, which was a while ago) and I've always been fat my entire life growing up. I always hated my body and tried changing my diet but I always fall back into bad habits and never lose the weight. I've been getting more serious with weight loss over the past year on and off, and the past few months I've been working cardio into my daily routine and have been counting calories.

Things will be going well for maybe a couple weeks, and I'll even start to notice small changes then I'll smoke weed and eat a lot or just have a day where I overeat and wind up hating myself for it afterwards. I get into cycles where I'll just completely binge eat, or try to throw up whenever I do eat, or try to stop eating for a few days because I feel like I've eaten too much on one day or I just feel completely angry and hateful towards myself for letting myself down. Itll turn into a full week of no exercise and binge eating and overall depression and undoing whatever progress I've made. It's basically a cycle of me ruining things for myself and I cant break out of it. I feel like such an idiot because losing weight should be so easy and I keep fucking things up. I've never had a youth where I wasnt fat and I'm running out of time to experience it before it's too late and I'm 40 and being fat doesnt matter

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What 40 lbs of weight loss looks like in progress photos, a spreadsheet, and some life lessons

I changed my LoseIt flair from 35 to 40 pounds lost today! When I started my journey, I read victory posts here every day to help me believe I could do it. My story is still a victory-in-progress (aren't we all), but I believe in celebrating big and small milestones — and maybe my story will help someone else feel like they can do it, too.

Full Body Progress: May vs. September 2019

Back Progress: May vs. October 2019

40 lbs of Face Gains: 2017 vs. 2019

Origin story

I grew up overweight, but after a traumatic incident gained 100 lbs during in college. I started trying to lose weight in 2017, and through CICO and exercise lost about 30 lbs, but gained a lot of it back when I started a new job in a new field in January. By May, I was 10 pounds shy of my highest weight and went through a severe injury; the doctor who saw me said that I absolutely had to lose weight because I was "way too young to have issues like this." While her words would have stung a few years ago, that day I really appreciated her honesty, because it was what I needed to hear. I recommitted to weight loss, and since then have lost 30 lbs, for a total of 40 since my highest weight.

What made the difference

I know the LoseIt community always asks people to share what works for them, so here's some of the things I think have made the biggest difference so far!

Know Your Triggers

I tend to overeat when I'm either really sad or really tired. And you know what makes me both really sad and really tired? Not sleeping enough! Even one night of bad (or not enough) sleep can start a chain reaction of bad decisions. By prioritizing sleeping enough, I've made it so much easier for me to make consistent progress.

Maybe sleep isn't your trigger. Find out what is and learn to work with, or around, it. Your body and patterns aren't the enemy. Knowing your body and patterns can be an ally.

Track Honestly and Consistently

In the past, I've spent months "trying to lose weight" and seeing next no results. That's because I'd track honestly for four days or a week, and then have a bad day or two and overeat without tracking. Over time I've learned to track what I eat honestly, and it's made a huge difference in three major ways:

• The most obvious: the more you track, the more it becomes habit, and the more likely you are to make smart choices about what to eat because of tracking.
• When I get frustrated about not making progress after a week of tracking, I can clearly see why. It's not because CICO doesn't work, it's because I ate more than I planned on 3 days last week. Knowing what's really up means I'm more likely to trust the process and stick to it.
• By tracking even when I overeat, I create a less emotional relationship with food. When I don't track a "cheat meal," it reinforces the shame around food and overeating. By tracking it anyway, I'm reinforcing that this isn't something to be ashamed of, and making my relationship with food more emotionally neutral. This makes it easier to resist binging for comfort next time I have a bad day, and it's also easier to come back to eating well than if I feel guilty about overeating.

Find the fun and celebrate every victory

Losing weight can be super hard. Between meal planning, cooking, going to the gym, and emotional energy, it sometimes feels like a part-time job. To keep my motivation and commitment up, I need to feel like these changes are worth it and I'm making progress. To do that, I try to find the things that are fun for me (dancing, going on a walk or jog with my partner, watching fitness videos). More importantly, I celebrate every victory or milestone. I love making before and afters just for me, so I can see that this is working. This Reddit post is a celebration of my 40 lb mark!

Bonus: Health Tracking Spreadsheet

Also, something that's fun and helps me celebrate my progress is my spreadsheet for tracking my health data. I'm a spreadsheet nerd, so I fill in my weight and calories consumed in one sheet, and let it update my graphs, stats, TDEE, and tell me when I'll reach my goals at this rate. Fellow data nerds can see examples here! (This one only goes back three weeks as I'm currently on version 3 of the spreadsheet, haha.)

That's all for me. Thank you so much to this whole community for all your support and resources. Keep up the great work and I believe in you!

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NSV: After losing over 200 lbs, I finally went back to the amusement park and road the rollercoasters I got kicked off of the last time I went and didn’t fit on

Sunday was the first time I went back to the amusement park since I was 400+ lbs (currently ~ 220 lbs). The main thing I remembered the last time I went was not fitting on 3 rollercoaster rides in a row that I really wanted to go on.

I still vividly remember the multiple times I was removed from a ride and told I had to leave since I physically could not fit in the seat being as big as I was... and it was not a good feeling.

I’m glad to say that yesterday I road all 3 of those rides! I‘ve always loved rollercoasters since a child, and love that I can go on whichever rides I’d like again without worrying about not fitting on.

People often see weight loss mainly as means to look, feel better etc. but in my experience it’s so much more than that. There were so many little and simple things being as heavy as I was stopped me from doing and I’m so grateful many of them are no longer a concern.

For all of you losing weight (especially those with A LOT to lose), know you are doing your future self a favour in several more ways than you may be aware of. You don’t realize how much that extra weight is holding you back until it’s finally gone.

Tl;dr: After losing over 200 lbs, finally went back to the amusement park and road the 3 rides that i got kicked off of last time I went (before the weight loss when I was 400+ lbs).

Sidenote: for anyone who knows of Canada’s Wonderland (amusement park i went to), the 3 rides were the drop tower, behemoth, and leviathan (which i rode for the first time). That first drop of the leviathan is no joke lol.

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