It been a long time folk.

I came to this reddit when i was around 260ish pounds. Life was rough, i found out about a major health problem around that time 3 or 4 years ago. So just trying to live life and relax, i got up to almost 310 pounds.

Last year i got admitted over this health problem (Unrelated to weight), but they did tell me to qualify for the transplant program i would have to lose about 70 pounds. So im sitting there 310 pounds and im thinking there no way i can do this.

I've tried losing weight before, i always seen posts about people losing weight. and to be truly honest, i just did not think my body was made to lose weight. so my depression really took over and one night i had enough.

I did some research, and i learned, your body burns 2000 calories a day if you were in a coma. so i did the math and made 2 meals and 1 snack equal 1500 calories a day max. And for me, this was the answer, it been a year now and i went from 310ish pounds to 205 pounds. Im less than 15 pounds from not being in the overweight BMI anymore.

I honestly did not ever think it would be possible for me to do this. SO IF YOUR READING THIS AND YOUR IN THE SAME SPOT AS ME YEARS AGO. JUST KNOW IT IS POSSIBLE. SET A PLAN, STAY ON THE PLAN!

My biggest thing was, i forgot i was doing a weight loss plan and it just became my life style. My body adjusted and not to long after i started, i was no longer hungry after eating 1500 calories a day!

There is many ways to lose weight and many weight loss plans, im not saying any is perfect, you'll find your path!

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I think I finally hit my breaking point.

I'm a bigger dude. I know. I'm at about 265 and I hate every minute of it. I was at a concert last night, my favorite band, and I was dancing and really feeling the music! About midway through the set, I saw the person in front of me turn and watch me dance, laugh, and tell his friend "looks like fat boy is really likes this song!". It really felt terrible and it ruined the whole show for me. I left immediately after that, before the show even ended. Maybe I just need thicker skin, but I feel like I should be able to go out and enjoy my favorite band without people judging me. Maybe in some way it's what I needed to hear. I think maybe it gave me the push I needed to finally start my weight loss journey.

Forgive me if this is not a good place to post this story but I really needed to get it off my chest. Anyway, here's to adopting a healthier lifestyle, because this crap ends today!!!

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A few questions about how to get started

I have a couple questions for anyone willing to provide answers, regardless of where they are in terms of weight loss history/goals.

Some background: I'm a 26yo trans male (so, born female but on a helluva lot of testosterone) and I just weighed in at 345 pounds. While I don't have any blood sugar issues, I have severe tachycardia and high blood pressure. I take beta blockers for those. They're partially caused by antipsychotics that I take for bipolar depression, but I'm not going to pretend obesity isn't a huge factor. To complicate matters further, I have a history of eating disorders. I was a track star in high school and senior year I developed anorexia, getting a BMI way under 18. I had to go to one of those clinics where they teach you to eat again... I still have nightmares about it. Then, in undergrad, the stress of my studies led me to binge eating and that's how I put on 200+ pounds.

My questions follow thusly:

1) What do you recommend in terms of staying on track with weight loss for someone with mood swings? I'm well medicated but I still have mood lability due to bipolar disorder, and when I'm down I find myself caving and getting snacks for "self-care."

2) What do you recommend in terms of nutrition for someone who has a history of eating disorders? I never, ever want to be anorexic again. I don't care if it can't kill me at this weight, I'm not going to do it. Same goes for binge eating.

3) This one's probably a long shot and maybe better suited for another sub, but any exercise tips out there for people on testosterone? I just started T this year so I don't have much muscle mass... at all... And I'd love to build some. I joined a small kickboxing studio/gym near my house that I'm hoping I can go to regularly, but they have lots of different workout options, so I'm just wondering if some are better than others?

Thanks in advance. Hopefully I'll be back later with some progress!

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MY FIRST UPDATE! 16 Years old, 40 pounds down, feeling better then ever!! (link to my original post and details of my diet at the bottom)

Hey r/loseit! I’m Mark, about 40 days ago I talked about my weight loss journey for the first time on here and the response you guys gave me was truly amazing. I’ll leave the link to my original post at the bottom of this Incase anybody wants to read my story.

Throughout all the amazing comments you all left me I was told to update regularly, I feel like I’m finally able to do that because for a couple weeks I found myself and my weight stuck, no gain of weight but just not moving down a whole lot, this confused me as I haven’t had a “cheat day” of my diet at all since I started 242 days ago. After some time of being stuck I decided I really needed to work if I wanted to reach my goal weight (189 lbs) before the start of the New Year. I download FitnessPal a few weeks ago and it’s been amazing, I’ve also started getting more and more active instead of just following the diet that I started with. That diet (I’ll leave at the bottom of the post) was the best thing to ever happen to me. Anybody that read my first post knows I’ve struggled for years and years with my weight and the diet changed everything for me. However, it also became a reason I got stuck at the same weight after losing about 30-35 lbs. I used it as an excuse in my head to not be active and not track calories, that’s why my weight wasn’t improving for a bit. Why do I need to go get a run in or track calories when this diet has already gotten me down 30 pounds? Unfortunately I didn’t realize right away how ridiculous that was, now that I have realized that it’s a terrible mindset I’m LOSING WEIGHT AGAIN! I’m down to my lowest weight in years at 204 and I finally feel that my goal weight before January 1st is obtainable. My self confidence is so so SO much higher then it’s every been, sometimes I look in the mirror and get so hyped up thinking about how far I’ve come and how different I look. Sometimes I get emotional In the mirror as well, just thinking of the hard times of not being able to feel comfortable in clothes and things of that nature. I still have a lot of work to do and I know that, but, thinking of me at the start of 2019 to now is a difference I never thought I’d get to see. Another thing I wanted to say is that as cool as it is to notice a difference in yourself, it might be even better when other people notice. I can’t express how uncomfortable I felt in my own skin for years, like everybody was looking at me because of my weight. Now, it’s flipped and it feels amazing. Like I said I’ve got a long ways to go but it feels so obtainable now compared to a few weeks ago, stepping on the scale on Monday and seeing 204 lbs gave me so much energy to continue to follow the path I’m on. I also look at the positive comments you all left me on my first post DAILY. I know this will seem sad but I’ve never really been told the things those comments told me, for that, I’m so incredibly grateful to all that left those amazing comments.

I really appreciate the support that this community has given me so much and I can’t wait to update you all when I hit my first major milestone of getting under 200 lbs.

Thanks so so so much, Mark.

My Weight Loss Story

No Chocolate, No Burgers, No Chips, No Fast food, No white bread, No Cakes-Donuts, No Cookies-Candy, No Ice Cream, No Soda.

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Do you ever wish you could fast forward to your end goal?

I know that for a lot of people, weight loss tends to be part of a bigger problem, or at least exists alongside other issues. That's not the case for me though, it never really has been and I hope it never will be.

I'm pretty happy with my life, it's far from perfect of course, but I don't really have any complaints. As far as I know I don't have any other health issues, and I don't have any mental issues. I'm a pretty happy person... Except for the weight.

I'm 19 and I've been overweight for as long as I can remember. I don't even know what I'll look like when I hit my goal weight, because I've never been skinny, but I am SO excited to get there and experience it.

Sometimes I wish I could just skip to that day, because I know that if I can finally do this, then I'm going to be so much happier and more confident, like I am so far. I would never actually take the option to skip though (if the movie Click taught us anything, it's don't wish your life away) but boy would it be tempting.

Even though I'm a happy person, my weight/body issues are very powerful. It creeps into everything I do in life, every decision I make, every experience I have and every moment I live. I can't even sit comfortably in the pub with my mates because I hate the way my fat tugs on my shirt. I need to cut this source of negativity from my life once and for all, it's taken too much from me already. It's not a matter of "if" anymore, it's simply a matter of "when".

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[SV] I'm Overweight!!!!

After a week of gaining and losing the same 1.5lbs I stepped on the scale this morning to see, I had finally reached my first goal! I was finally below 174, at 5'4" that's the threshold between obese and overweight. So now I am officially overweight and I couldn't be happier.

I started in late August at 187, have been doing lazy CICO and going to the gym at least 5 days a week. I've been here before, maybe two or three times in my adult life, but it has never felt as sustainable as it does now. I started reading more about how weight loss works (hence beginning something like CICO for the first time) and following this and other subs. My goals are much smaller this time instead of having my only goal be my ultimate "healthy weight."

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Before when I tried to lose weight, I would give up as soon as stuff in my life got hard. This time it feels so different, I've realized I will never have time to go to the gym if I don't make time. I will never have the discipline to follow a diet if it isn't a priority for me everyday, even the tough ones. I'm literally going through a break up (my first adult, long term relationship) and I have to figure out how to move across the country back to my parents. But despite all that stress, I still go to the gym, it actually brings me peace now. I still eat healthy, it gives me a sense of control and progress when everything else feels like shit lol.

I hope I'll post again in a few months when I reach a new goal.

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18 and trying to find my first relationship after losing 100 pounds but self conscious of loose skin

Just to preface this, I’ve been over weight my whole life but when I was 14-16 I tried to use food to somehow help my depression and when it didn’t work I was left a sad 250 pound high school student who already wasn’t very social so I’ve never had much dating experience. I’ve officially gotten down to 138 at my lowest and fluctuate around 138-142. I feel much more confident and I’ve been intimate with people since my weight loss it’s just that my loose skin is always in my head. And I’ve been talking to this guy for a little over a month now and I feel like we might hookup soon, I’m just terrified. Due to stuff in my past I find it very hard to be vulnerable with people and the loose skin on my tummy and boobs makes me feel ugly and like no one will want to be with me unless they’re somehow kind enough to look past my physical body and see who I really am. with the other guys I’ve been with I didn’t really care about what they thought about my body but I want a real relationship. Does anyone have any advice or words of encouragement or something? Not sure what I’m looking for really, just trying to reach out I guess. Thank you.

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