Anyone else struggling with endless yo-yoing (weight loss-binge cycle)

Hello everyone!

Is there anyone else struggling with a vicious circle of losing and gaining weight? My life at least has seemed to form a certain kind of a pattern: I gain weight, go up until about 68-75kg, then I go for a diet mainly consisting of a lot of exercise and less food and lose about 10 kilograms. When I am almost done, like having only the last 3 to 5kg I start bingeing and binge my weight back to the start or even higher.

Needless to say that I am absolutely tired of this circle and would definitely not want to binge and gain weight anymore again. In July I said that I want to lose this weight for good and what happened again. I weighted at 64kg about 1,5 months ago and after it have just been bingeing like crazy. I know I need to make a permanent lifestyle change but for some reason I find it incredibly difficult. When I am at my highest I always think it doesn't matter how slowly I lose until it is permanent. But for some reason I always end up restricting/over-exercising or something and the weight dropp becomes too quick to maintain. (I assume).

Anyone else who had struggled with this and how did you change it????

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Dating a 36-year-old woman half way to weight loss goal with SAGGY SKIN everywhere?

If you swiped right on Bumble or Hinge (or any dating app) and met a cute girl, and then went on a bunch of dates... and after date 5/6 (ish) you hook up and find out that her body looks like a 95-year-olds, what would you do?

If I were a guy, I would run. And that’s why I am 36 and hiding away like a hermit and avoiding all social situations while my friends are married and popping out second and third babies.

Background: I’ve lost 40 lbs so far. I have 45 to go. I am excited and working hard, but so so so discouraged because my body is disgusting already. VERY saggy arms, stomach, thighs, breasts, butt, legs.... everywhere... it’s all REALLY bad. I look like I’ve lost at least 150 lbs, partly because I have been yo yo dieting forever and have had 2-3 major weight losses/gains in my life and it’s all catching up to me in a bad bad way.

TLDR: I’ve got to start dating again because I’m 36 already and would like to have kids, but I’ve dated enough (in my previous skinny days) to know that this is going to be a disaster. Losing my mind. Any words of encouragement? Inspirational dating app stories? Help!! 😀

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Turns out a diet of 90% pumpkin pie for a few days doesn’t have to totally ruin your progress!

So, I decided to take a break from logging my calories in MFP for the Thanksgiving break, because I struggle with feeling super guilty when I go over my calorie limit. I didn’t want to think about that or feel bad for eating the same thing that everyone else was, so I decided to just take a few days off from logging.

I did pretty well for the actual thanksgiving dinner, actually. I had a plate with fairly normal portions of my favorite things (turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and a roll). What happened after though.... that was a different story. My family sat around for several hours playing cards, and during that time I drank THREE cans of soda and ate too many Oreo balls to count.

And then came the pie. I didn’t actually eat any that night. But Friday... and Saturday... and today. I had so. much. pie. In the past three days, I have eaten an entire pumpkin pie. Well, today I decided to step on the scale and get back to logging calories to hold myself accountable. I fully expected a solid extra five pounds, but I gained LESS THAN A POUND. 0.8 pounds I gained on my diet of pumpkin pie! I had no idea how it happened, but I was SO HAPPY. I’ve never been so excited over weight gain.

I’ve lost 45 pounds since I’ve started this whole weight loss thing, and the irrational part of me was sure that I’d just gain it all back over the holidays. Well, I’ve successfully made it through one of the holidays and hardly gained anything! And I got to eat a shit ton of pie!

tl;dr: Ate pie. Gained weight. Am happy.

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SV! Lowest weight since I was a teenager thanks to this amazing community! (SW:200lbs/CW:180lbs/GW:150lbs) FtM, 5'5, 24

First ever Reddit post apologies for any formatting I'm on mobile etc and learning the ropes. Apologies if this gets long I just really needed to get it off my chest.

So to start with I've never been particularly skinny but was a healthy weight throughout most of my teens due to unhealthy eating disorder issues. These habits were deeply ingrained and whilst I managed to stop my bulimia habits I was left with a very addictive and unhealthy relationship with food which I relied on for emotional support when I was stressed.

Once I moved away to uni and could eat what I wanted I slowly gained weight due to stress/anxiety/depression issues which culminated in a suicide attempt before I came out as a trans man. My highest weight after my last year at uni was around 200lbs and I couldn't even look at any photos taken of me from my degree show without feeling extreme embarrassment. Any attempt to lose weight would mean starving myself for a few days then binge eating. It was a bad cycle and made me feel like losing weight was impossible.

After I left uni I was lucky enough to move into a beautiful house with my boyfriend and started my own business which was also incredibly stressful with long hours where I would buy takeout for convenience. I stayed around 200lbs for the next year and came to despise everything about my body, I tried to surround myself with body positivity and self love content but it never hit right. My body made my unhappy, it was limiting my confidence to the point that I was avoiding going out the house due to feeling embarrassment at my size. It didn't feel like self love to let myself stay at this size forever and put my health at risk.

Eventually enough was enough and I'd been hearing about the keto diet and after a year in the new house was finally in a healthy enough mental state to start this journey. I joined a few weight loss communities on Reddit and became super inspired by all your stories, successes, support and honestly.

After 60 days of Keto, CICO, OMAD/IF and light lifting I've lost 20lbs and feel absolutely incredible. I know it's only 20lbs but clothes fit better (some are even loose now!) I have so much more energy and feel stronger, I don't crave sugar and carbs anymore, I've learnt so much about nutrition and cooking, my confidence has improved and I've felt much more comfortable leaving the house and being more social. I don't even know how to explain this but I just feel healthier on the inside and it feels fantastic. This is the first time I've ever successfully lost weight as an adult as I thought it was simply impossible for me to achieve before.

Keto has been the key to my success so far as I don't want to kick myself out of ketosis. It helped me control my cravings at first as sneaky carb snacks didn't feel enjoyable anymore as I was damaging my keto diet and now I'm at a point where I don't even have these cravings anymore. I've also had so much fun learning to cook and bake delicious keto recipes.

I stick to around 1200 calories a day without beating myself up if it wavers up to maintenance calories occasionally. I use most of this calorie allowance for healthy homecooked low carb dinners with the occasional later snack. I don't consume anything during the day apart from a morning coffee and plenty of water.

I stay under 30g of carbs most days with my goal being around 20g of carbs a day.

I'm now incredibly excited to start my medical transition soon and can't wait to hopefully one day post a great before and after of my progress from obese woman to a fit man. And even though I'm still learning everyday it feels amazing to already be on this journey. I plan to build more muscle once I lose the fat and start taking testosterone.

I've been lurking on here this entire time and wanted to thank the community for all the positivity and inspiring content. I'm cheering us all on!

Thanks for reading - it feels great to finally have something to share here.

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SV: 20 pounds down and I’m officially inside my goal weight range!

Graphs showing my weight loss

Today the scale said 129.2 pounds, which is not only the first time I’ve been under 130 pounds since I was 13, but also the upper end of my target weight range AND the mark of 20 pounds lost!

When I started I wasn’t technically overweight (149.2 pounds at 5’5” is definitely chubby but it’s only borderline overweight). It definitely was not flattering on my figure though, and I didn’t want to be worried about being overweight if I randomly gained a few pounds.

So I decided to get down to the middle of the healthy weight range, for aesthetic as well as health reasons. I accumulate fat at my stomach area first, which is of course the most dangerous place to store fat.

I’ve been doing CICO as well as unintentional 16:8 IF (my natural eating window is 10am to 6pm, so it takes zero effort).

I’m logging every single thing I eat on MyFitnessPal, being as accurate as possible. I plan on continuing to do that once I hit maintenance. Although I’m within my goal range, I’m not going to increase my calories until I’m under 125 pounds. That way when I inevitably put on some water weight there will be a buffer.

Unfortunately, I didn’t take a “before” picture, but here’s an “after”: https://imgur.com/a/aTAHISj

Honestly, I’m still not happy with my body, but it’s not from weighing too much anymore. If I’m going to be happier with how I look, I’ll have to tone up. I’ve never done any sort of strength training before so it’s pretty daunting, but I’ll get there. It really is true what everyone says here: if you weren’t happy with your body before losing weight, you won’t be happy with it afterwards unless you gain muscle on top of losing weight.

Still, I’m proud of the progress I’ve made and I’m ready to keep pushing through.

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Creative ways to control emotional eating?

I've struggled since I was a child with impulse control around food. If I feel even the slightest negative emotion I'm comforting myself with some sort of food, most likely chocolate or ice cream. When I was at my fittest I managed to channel those impulses to healthier options (dark chocolate, fruit and yogurt). But that hasn't lasted and here I am nearly 10 years later at one of the highest weights I've ever been. I get myself to the gym twice a week (I know, it should be more than that but the fact that I've kept up two days is a miracle). I've made small amounts of progress with weight loss but where I really fall down is food.

I moved to the UK a few years ago and share a flat so fridge space is minimal. One shelf in a fridge less than half the size of the North American fridges I was used to. So meal/food prep has become quite a challenge. I can barely fit 3 meals on that shelf (along with oat milk, sauces, etc) so having readily available healthy food is challenging to say the least. That being said, most of the time when I'm craving chocolate it has nothing to do with hunger. Slightly stressful day? Eat a (family size) bag of Reeses. Get stressed about the week ahead? Eat an entire pint of Ben and Jerrys. Get annoyed with myself that I'm not able to control myself? Eat a family size Cadbury bar (or two).

Today alone I've eaten an entire box of Snowy Enrobed Oreos and a bag of Reeses minis.

So what I want to know is, what are some of your creative coping mechanisms when you want to shove your face full of junk food to avoid life's little annoyances? I'd like to say I've tried them all, drink a glass of water, have a cup of tea, eat a healthy alternative, etc. but I'm sure there's loads of things out there I haven't tried.

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Starting my weight loss journey tomorrow

I know it’s cliche to start on a Monday lol, but I’m finally ready to lose the weight I need to. I’m 21F, 5’6”, 167 lbs. Not necessarily obese, but overweight by about 12 lbs.

I’d like to get down to 140 by next year. Last year I got down to about 152 from my current weight but gained it all back from anxiety and depression. However, i’m fed up with feeling bad about my body, and being unhealthy. I feel like crap most of the time, and I know it’s from my lack of exercise/steady diet of coffee and junk food.

My anxiety and depression has prevented me from cooking and getting to the gym. I plan to meal prep as much as possible and slowly cut out sugary drinks (I work at Starbucks so this will be a challenge). My mom and I are also going to be going to the gym on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. We live in different states so won’t literally be going together, just on the same days.

Any advice? I’m excited but a little afraid of failing. I heard that it’s important to incorporate weight lifting into your gym routine, not JUST cardio. I was thinking 1 day of weights and 2 days or cardio a week, does this sound good? Any other advice is appreciated!

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