Lost 60lbs for international travel but then...

Hey everybody. For our 1 year anniversary, my husband and I planned a trip to Europe. I didn't want to be the stereotypical typical obese 'Merican so I kicked ass and lost 60lbs in 8 months going from a size 26 to 14. I felt AMAZING. Sure, I was still fat and technically obese but I felt way better about it.

I allowed myself to go on vacation mode during our trip and enjoyed all the food. Then we came back and I CANNOT resume my weight loss.

In fact, I've since gained 7lbs. In one month! You'd think just being healthy would be a great motivator but alas, for me it isn't. It's ridiculous and I cannot seem to snap out of it.

I've talked to my husband and we were planning another trip until I decided to go back to school and as soon as he mentioned money will be tight with paying for that, I again lost any spark.

Can y'all just tell me to stop being stupid, that CICO is doable, that I CAN wake up an extra hour before bed to work out, that I can juggle classes and exercise (and life), and most importantly, that I should be losing weight for more than just looking good in my Facebook pictures. Lol

Thank you for reading my silly post. Appreciate y'all.

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Last year I posted that I had gained a bit of weight back and was working on it. I didn't succeed then but I did now. Grief does stuff to you. Progress pics included.

Last year (previous post here) shared that I had gained a bit of weight back and that I was getting back on the wagon. I didn't. I ended up at 166 (22lb heavier). I decided a few months ago that I was actually going to take care of it and I did.

I'm mostly posting this to remind everyone that weight loss isn't linear and that you're going to go through shit in your life. How you respond to your shit is up to you.

Progress pics here. Left is before, middle is what I got to after gaining 22lb, right is yesterday and back at my goal weight). progress

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How to start afresh and reset when all I’ve done is start and restart and restart

I’ve been trying to lose weight since I was 14 and I’ve always hated my body. I go through cycles of weight loss and gain (currently 140lbs at 5ft 2). I don’t look fat and people always tell me this but I hate how I look. I wear a size 10 UK size. I have been around 123lbs before but I seem to be stuck in a terrible cycle of always wanting to lose weight and trying to be healthy but I don’t know how to eat normally or how to stop counting calories (even though that doesn’t seem to work for me as I’m not my ideal weight). I feel very lost and don’t know where to go. Help and words of wisdom would be appreciate because I’m at the end of my tether and I don’t know where to go from here.

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Life is already different, thank you weight loss

So I’ve lost about 70lbs since February so almost a year and this weekend I went back home from college and I’ve saw a lot of people I haven’t hung out with in about a year or two. Let me tell y’all, people have went out of their way to be extra nice to me now, actually shut up when I start talking, respect my opinions more, DO THINGS FOR ME.. it’s so funny because I’ve always known that being the fat guy wasn’t helping me or anyone, being bigger means people WILL look and TREAT you differently, they always have and always will that’s just life. But it’s really funny to be on the other side... I was hanging out with two people who used to be WAY smaller than me and now they’re both bigger gained a lot more weight than me so I’m officially “the good looking small guy” and that has NEVER happened to me before EVER. I also noticed they were doing things I used to do, like pulling my shirt all the time so it doesn’t outline my figure, or trying to put a pillow or blanket over my stomach, just self-conscious things like that.

They also kept talking about weight stuff and how they lost weight then gained and lost again and gained and kept talking to me about their problems and WHY they were bigger.

It’s just so weird because I remember how it was before and it legit sucks.. I know this sounds like I’m cocky but I personally like it oops? Nobody cared about me or wanted to treat me this way when I was fat as hell and now they know what it feels like to be isolated.. it boosts my ego and I feel more confident so idc but it’s also pretty sad thinking about what I was missing from my middle/high school days.

Anyways point of the story is that I’ve finally felt what people were talking about when they lost weight and it feels absolutely amazing. I can’t wait til I get down to my actual goal weight and things start changing again. I hope this gives someone a bit of motivation because you CAN and WILL beat the weight!

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CICO and TDEE question.

So I am new to this and I weigh 298. I think I started at 315 I didn't start taking this seriously until 2 weeks ago.

I am 5.11 and weigh 298 right now so I was wondering how to find a fairly accurate TDEE so I can count calories better. I am doing OMAD and try to keep it under 1500 calories but I am really aiming for 1200. However I have been stuck at 298 for about a week and a half with no dropping even though I have not eaten more than 2000 calories in a day the past month. The TDEE my friend gave me for my size and height is around 2800 calories so I should be loosing weight right? Or am I missing something? I got a food scale and use the nutrionix app to keep track of calories but still no weight loss in a while. Any suggestions? I also do an hour of cardio a day if that means anything.

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WEIGHT LOSS SO FAR! 260lbs-188lbs Thanks for all the support on this page! [PROGRESS PICTURES]

Hello everyone! This is my first post on here and it’s honestly taken a lot to do it, even though I know you guys are supportive.

I have always been a big boy and I used this to my advantage playing rugby to a good level. Unfortunately when I was 17yrs old I fractured a vertebrae and slipped a disc in my back. This stopped me playing the game I loved and I turned to food.

I’m now 24yrs old and this summer I was brave enough to step on the scales and when the number 260lbs came up I was shocked! (I’m 5’6”) When you see yourself every day you don’t see your body increase in size. This hit me hard.

The next day I started keto and I have not looked back. I’ve gone from tired to energetic; sad to happy; boring to adventurous and (in my opinion) funnier as well! I have slowly introduced lifting heavy weights and I am up to a pretty good level in a short space of time, but always mindful of my back injury. Also HIIT training almost every day. Today I broke past the 190lbs barrier and I thought I had to share!

Thanks for reading and thank you all for the advice you have posted on this subreddit, I think I have read most of it and it’s all a big help!

progress pics

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I couldn't do a push-up so I cried

I'm at the very beginning of my weight loss journey and just started this online program about a good week ago.

I am serious about it this time. I lost weight a couple of times before (about 20 kg/ 45 lb or something at most) but it wasn't in a healthy way and I gained it back as I wasn't changing my lifestyle and emotional binging tends to get the best of me. I just moved to study for my Masters and I joined a meditation group and I'm going to get counseling (unfortunately the appointment is still a while to go). So I am working on my mental health as well.

In my program they have a fitness test to see the level you are at and while knowing I'm not fit I somehow expected a miracle. I couldn't do a single push-up (not even on my knees because I can't get down all the way) and I couldn't do a single proper sit-up. So I cried.

While I know it'll get better the more active I get, I still feel so disappointed in myself. I can't believe I'm that bad. I still get very upset just thinking about it. I hope this the right place the vent about it.

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