Starting my weight loss journey. I have several questions!

Hello all!

Male

5'8

204 lbs

26 years old.

Sedentary lifestyle.

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To start off, I'm trying strictly CICO. I am limiting myself to 1500 a day, and I've been doing this for a week. Is this really effective for some people? It kinda worked for me before, but I can't see results without exercise. For example, I had 1300ish calories today, but 1010 of it was a giant Chipotle bowl with guac, sour cream, etc. The reason being it really fills me up, unlike other things. Thoughts? Any success stories with strictly CICO?

Also. what is the consensus on diet soda? I love diet Mountain Dew and Gatorade Zero, but are these things just making things harder to lose weight?

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Desperate for advice NSFW

Hi everyone. I need some help with my body. Here’s a little bit about me:

I started my weight loss journey in 2016 weighing 235 pounds. I made some lifestyle changes such as dropping regular soda and my weight dropped to 190.

Then I began doing an hour of cardio a week and watching my carb intake. Not keto but just limited the bulk of my carbs to oatmeal or cereal at breakfast, and kept the rest of my meals protein heavy. Over about 6 months I dropped to 163, and then ultimately dropped to 150.

I maintained myself at 150 for about a year and a half, but then my weight began to creep up. I ended up at 160 and then started keto in an effort to stop the weight gain. I mana hard to stay around 160 for a year, but now I’m at 167.

I’m really not sure what I am doing wrong. I generally do an hour of cardio a week, and I have started lifting a couple times a week. I normally consume around 1500 calories a day. I am a male, 5’7, and currently weigh 167.

I’m including a picture of my at 160 and one at 167.

I am looking for advice on how to shred the weight that keeps creeping on, and on what to eat. Keto really isn’t working for me anymore, but I’m scared that my weight will jump up if I stop. What’s Gould my macros look like? I’m trying to lose fat and fit on muscle.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

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I don’t know how to process this guys.

A week ago I weighed 235. I stepped on the scale today: 230.7

I lost 5 pounds.

The thing is, about 5 days before that I weighed 245.

So I’ve lost 15 pounds in ~2 weeks.

This feels surreal. I don’t remember the last time I weighed less than 230 and it’s about to happen... next week? Wow. Sophomore year me is making a comeback.

Here’s the thing: it doesn’t feel real. I feel like I’m losing weight too fast. Like maybe the scale is wrong. I’ve lost 15 pounds? My clothes all still fit the same (this is how I’m measuring growth- I still have some Ms I would like to fit back into).

But I just feel like I’m gonna get it back or this is a mistake. I don’t know how to feel. I’m happy as hell, don’t get me wrong. But is this normal? I thought weight loss was a long time process and so far I’m way ahead of schedule (planned to lose 40-45 pounds by April).

Beyond that: I haven’t done much and I actually doubted progress because I’ve gone over my calories a couple of times this week.

I’ve been limiting myself to 1,600 a day. But I’ve done more than that a couple times here and there, can’t lie. Had a delicious dominos pizza with some wings and soda on Friday. 2,700 calories that day.

And yet I still saw progress. I haven’t even hit the gym yet.

This is so surreal to me. I just wanted to get this out there.

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I just ran for two minutes!

This is going to seem like a very small achievement but I just ran for two minutes uninterrupted on the treadmill and didn’t need to puke or rest after!

I fell off the wagon this week as I was the point person for an elderly family member in the hospital. In addition it was my daughter’s third birthday and well ... I ate all the feelings that I felt. I couldn’t make it to the gym this week and saw my gains (or rather losses) erased on the scale. It has been kind of a discouraging week for weight loss.

The last time I tried running on the treadmill I made it 30 seconds and needed a break. That was last month. But I just tried it again and ran for two solid minutes and didn’t feel completely wiped after.

It’s good to know that even though I’ve gained back a good chunk of what I lost, I haven’t completely lost my invisible gains.

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Motivation needed!

I’m 5’7 and have lost 50lb on my current weight loss journey which started 1st Feb 2018. Overall I have lost 85lb from being at my biggest in 2009.

But I’m now struggling to keep on track long enough to get myself under 190lb. I desperately want to see 189 but I get to 192 after 3 weeks being on track and then have a 2 week binge which takes me back up to 198....rinse and repeat for each block of 5 weeks.

Yesterday was the restart of ‘get your head in the game, it’s less than 6 weeks until Christmas’ and I have stuck to my 1500 cals (I was on an 1800 cal per day as was happy to lose small amounts slowly...it’s the ‘make small changes, rather than diet’ mindset that has lost me the 50lbs)

I’d love to hear what might work for others when they fall off the wagon but can get back on quickly. It only takes something like a cold to set me off eating comfort food for 2 straight weeks...even though I can feel it making me feel bunged up and sluggish. I just get desperate for food to wake up my tastebuds.

So, any amazing recipes, healthy snacks, motivational thoughts you can offer up, I’d be grateful for!

Thanks everyone

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new game plan part 100000- long personal post

(F 19 174LBS 5'7)

- BACKSTORY: So I've been trying to get back to 150 lbs since new years 2018, starting at 165 lbs. I was able to maintain ~that weight for the whole year instead (which I was happy with because my weight had fluctuated soooo much for all of my adolescence and I finally learned to eat healthy food in healthy amounts.)

I started again new years 2019, saying I'd get to 150 lbs by the end of 2019, starting at 170 lbs. I then proceeded to gain 15 lbs up to 185 by April 1 (working at an ice cream shop and eating in dining commons for every meal will do that to you i guess), then I lost 10 lbs over the summer while working at target (best job for weight loss!!! I was running around that huge store for 8 hours a day, and I was too busy to notice).

I quit at target when this school year started, and I'm back to maintaining ~173 - 175 lbs (not on purpose!! I'm trying to lose weight and eating very well during the week, but then the weekend comes and I do like 10 shots and eat junk food with my friends, so i eat and drink back my deficit.)

- NOW: needless to say, I'm not reaching my health goals and I'm broke from eating out. I shifted my goal to being ~165 by new years (back to where I originally was!) but I'd be happy just breaking 170, since that's the lowest weight I've seen since I was 17. I thought I could just eat intuitively at this point, but I can only eat intuitively to maintain my weight. I already know how to lose weight, I just need to use what I know.

- GAME PLAN: I want to get really strict for the next 6 weeks, with my only "cheat days" being thanksgiving and christmas (not missing out on that! no maam!)

Main rule being: no spending money on food or drinks (no eating out, i can buy groceries of course) until I'm well into the 160s (as in around 165). money is another motivation so I can afford to get christmas gifts for my family!!

I'm going to start counting calories again, with my limit being btwn 1500 and 1700. I'll be cooking all my own meals, which will probably end up being a salad with nuts / olive oil / balsamic vinegar for lunch; a chicken/sesame oil/soy sauce broth soup with noodles, 2 eggs, and lots of veggies in it; and super dark chocolate if I really want a dessert)

I'm going to get exercise every day, but I can do whatever I want for this exercise. Like I can walk if I want, run if I want, bike, go to the gym and do strength training, do a pilates video, go dancing, mop the whole apartment, ANYTHING as long as I'm moving and a little sweaty for 30 min that day.

I'm going to only eat during full meals, and be fully present while eating (aka no using my phone or watching videos!! just sitting, eating, and enjoying my meal.) Waiting all afternoon for a homemade hot dinner when I get home makes dinner so much more satisfying :)))

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so there's my new game plan. hmu if you're a college aged girl in a similar situation as me, i'd love to have someone to chat with at the end of the day about things!!

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Today is day one....again

So, a few years ago I embarked on my weight loss journey. I did pretty well for about a year and lost about 115lbs. Then, my gallbladder failed. I was sick all the time until I got it removed and also had horrific bouts of heartburn and acid reflux. During my recovery, I allowed myself to eat whatever didn't upset my stomach and didn't worry about calories since some days I could eat nothing at all. Once I recovered , I fell off the wagon completely. I gained all the weight back and then some.

I now weigh almost 400lbs when I had been down to 250 before. I cannot and will not be this fat again. I have reactive airway disease from the reflux, I have no energy, my clothes don't fit, and I'm all around uncomfortable in my own body. I am starting this journey again, and will make it to my destination come hell or high water!

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