If your partner is struggling with weight loss, when is it time to be blunt with them and when should you let them figure it out for themselves?

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Since my and my partner have started dating, I've gone from a little overweight to right in the middle of the healthy range (BMI wise), and plan on losing about ten more pounds. He's a little overweight and has stayed that way since the beginning. I think he's sexy as hell, so this isn't about that, but I know he's unhappy about his weight because he's told me and he has some issues with energy that I suspect would get better with some weight loss.

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He's the kind of guy who used to be able to stay fit without much effort, but now he has an office job and isn't so active and is finding weight loss a little more challenging. He's been trying different things since before we were dating but nothing has worked. None of the things he's tried have been tracking CICO.

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He knows I count calories because I'm open about it and he sees me measuring things, and I think it's rubbing off on him - he's starting to pay attention to labels and ask about calorie content in things I cook. However, he is SUPER resistant to the idea of actually tracking things. I've brought it up once or twice when he's talked about how frustrated he is that his weight isn't dropping, and he's quick to shut it down with "that doesn't work for me" or "I just want to focus on making healthier choices". Fine, you know, his body, his life.

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But I think he really doesn't understand how much he's eating, and I don't know if it's my place to point it out. Yesterday he came home and at dinner time was like "I can't believe I'm not that hungry, I've barely eaten today." I asked him what he'd eaten, and it was toast (and his idea of toast is serious) and a donut and lunch at a restaurant. Like... that's a fair amount of food to have eaten by dinnertime. That is really far from "barely eaten".

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I think tracking would be a huge eye opener for him, and I hate seeing him so frustrated when his weight stays the same week after week. But I also don't know if it's my place to try and set him straight and if I should just let him figure it out from my example (or not). He knows what I do, he's watched it work, part of me thinks it's just up to him if he decides to make that choice or not, but part of me thinks maybe I should talk to him about it?

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For those of you with partners who struggle with their weight, how do you handle it? Do you try and make them more aware of their habits or do you consider it their business?

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Weight loss journey

Hi all,

6ft, Male

SW:244lb CW:238lb GW:190lb

I’m currently 10 days into my weight loss and am feeling pretty good! I’m finding it surprisingly easy at the moment, eating 1500 calories or less when my TDEE is 2700+ calories. My problem was snacking, so I’ve completely cut out bread, sugar, chocolate, sweets and crisps/chips etc, and have replaced it with fruit when hungry. I’ve found out I’ve been snacking a lot less now which is great.

Anything that goes into my mouth goes onto the MyFitnessPal app, correctly portioned and weighed.

I don’t have breakfast (never have, can’t eat before midday) then have about a 300-400 calorie lunch, then a 800-1000 calorie dinner. I’ve changed my diet a lot, and have fresh meat, limited to no potatoes and a crunchy salad (preparing vegetables after a long day at work is a bit of a faff)

I’m not doing any exercise at the moment, I’m thinking of introducing strength training and a little cardio in after Christmas at the start of 2020, I’d just like to lose a bit more weight first through diet before that. I feel I might put myself off if I go all in with gym plus diet regime at the same time.

My questions are:

1. Is it normal to find the first couple of weeks easy and then it get harder?

2.I’m not getting all my daily macro-nutrients through my diet at the moment, I tend to go over on my Carbs and Fats and come in under on my fibre and nutrients. Is this an issue for my weight loss or will this only become an issue when it comes to building muscle etc?

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Over Half Way There! With pics!

Long time lurker, first time poster here.

I didn't think I would ever be capable of healthy weight loss again after struggling with mental health issues for many years, but I'm very proud to announce that I hit an exciting benchmark this morning: 15 pounds gone!!!

Before pic (7/4/19)

150 lb = joke(y) confidence https://imgur.com/a/zSP5jey

After pics (11/25/19)

135 lb = real confidence https://imgur.com/a/mUvAZPv

Process is huge for me this time around. I've gained and lost weight before, but it's always been a miserable slog or involved some extreme diet that gelled very poorly with my body. When I eventually did hit my weight goals, I wouldn't even be able to celebrate them because I knew that the weight loss had come from a place of punishing myself rather than a place of love/confidence.

This time around I was really patient. I focused on making lifestyle changes+hitting fitness goals (finishing a spin class, running a 5K, getting into a weight lifting routine etc.) rather than a quick fix that would eventually cause me to crash and binge. I'm hoping that celebrating this benchmark will give me the motivation to keep going!!! Best of luck to everyone in the community. Keep pushing.

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Can I expect to have a ton of loose skin after weight loss? are there any ways to prevent while losing weight?

Im M/17/6'3/ Was 410 now down to 365 started in April. I am curious if there are any ways to not have a ton of loose skin afterwards since surgery isn't really a good option for me financially. The way my fat gathers isn't focused on any one area and spreads throughout my whole body. Right now im losing around 3 pounds a week on intermittent fasting and exercising 5 - 7 times a week. I know that having some is almost inevitable given my prior weight and no matter the outcome anything is better than my 3 - 4 sodas a day playing while doing nothing than playing video games all day. I just want to know if I can do anything to make another insecurity into something manageable.

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Pile On The Miles 2019 Highlights video

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Changes since starting my weight loss journey. 15lbs down.

At 37 days in, I have to remind myself that I have already felt great changes, and there will be even more to come! Here is my list.

• My pants aren't tight, don't roll down, and neither does my underwear! (fellow fat people, you know this is the worst...)
• I'm just starting to see my progress (take progress pics folks!) and it's super motivating
• I feel like I have the discipline set in stone now, and I can enjoy the journey. It does not feel like punishment.
• I am more focused on others, hobbies, my kid, etc. because I am not always eating.
• I enjoy a variety of foods, compared to my trash diet before. (I don't restrict though, as long as it fits in my calories it's free game!)
• Eating to discomfort does not feel good, and when I indulge, I feel 10x worse. It repels me from doing it again. (It used to set me back and I'd ruin my momentum or diet entirely, but now I just log it all and move on.)
• So much energy. So so so much energy. I will note that it took about 4 weeks before I felt this kick in.
• Better dental hygiene! I have always sucked at brushing and flossing x2 a day, but since I stop eating before 8pm, I brush my teeth and don't overeat at night like I used to. Then I'd go to bed without brushing again. I'm sure something is better than nothing, but what a waste!

I still have 10 more months to go before I hit my ultimate goal weight, but I'm looking forward to it this time. What kind of progress have you seen in yourself?

Note: I eat 1200 calories a day, and had a baby 4 months ago, which is probably why I've lost so much in only a month. Recently, my body has slowed down to about 1lb/wk.

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I lose fifty pounds but I dont feel different.

Hello everyone. I lost 50 pounds since May of this year. I am 29f, 5'11", and weigh 220 pounds (swash 270). I basically am doing the omad intermittent fasting thing, and it works great. My issue is that I thought I would be happier by now. Even though my clothes are smaller, I dont see a difference in myself at all. I still feel very insecure and have no self esteem (I really thought I would gain confidence). To add insult to injury a friend of mine insinuated that I have an eating disorder because I only eat one time a day, and it frustrated me. I am working so hard and see no results, I still feel awful about myself and now this friend is being mean spirited about my personal eating habits. My motivation for losing weight is mainly I want to travel and to get married, both of which will be made way easier if I was thin. I try to keep this in mind but it's getting harder every day. Its so weird, my weight loss is going perfectly but I still am not happy.

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