For me, NSV stands for "Not seeing Victories"

Quick background information: I'm 17F, 5"7', SW:196 lbs CW: 162 lbs, so I lost 14 pounds so far.

And I'm honestly not seeing any difference. At the beginning I told myself that it was probably just the water weight I lost and that it made sense that it wasn't visible. But 14 pounds isn't just water weight anymore, right?

And I keep seeing these posts of people, that lost a similar amount of weight and talk about how they already feel better, I've seen transformation pictures were people already look better after losing as much as I did.

And then I saw this one post on Instagram along the lines of "After 10 pounds, you will see it, after 15 pounds your family will see it, after 20 pounds everyone will see it". Well I've lost almost 15 pounds and neither I nor my family sees it. When I told my mother about my weight loss, she said "Oh, that's great honey, but you don't look any different"

And I agree! I don't see a difference when I look in the mirror. And I also don't feel any different. I don't feel healthier, or more energetic and I don't feel my jeans getting looser.

I know I'm supposed to give it some time, but damnit, I've been working hard for this, I've been tracking my calories, and I've been moving more, and every time I slipped up a bit, I got right back on track after. I said "no" to a piece of cake, and I said "no" to a second plate. And it's kind of frustrating, because I feel like I'm really trying and I just don't see any results.

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Question about stalling.

So I'm 161cm started at 122kg. For the last few months I've been steadily losing weight, going to the gym 3-5 days a week, stopped drinking sugary drinks, (mostly) tracking calories, etc and I've finally made it to 113, but In the last few weeks it seems like I've stalled and my weight keeps going from 113kg to 113.5kg and even up to 114kg at one point.

I'm not sure how long to wait at this weight before it becomes a definite stall or maybe I've just hit a small bump especially since I'm lifting weights and eating a good amount of protein at the same time. Could putting on muscle slow my weight loss at all? Sorry if it seems a little rambling.

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Craves at night?

Hi guys. Recently I have stalled in my weight loss CICO diet.

Just as some background, I try to allocate most of my calories from midday to night (90 percent) since that's when I am the most hungry (during weekdays).

Then, I usually go to bed with a full stomach (usually big salad with chicken or tuna) and wake up one hour later with big cravings, even though I'm full.

I have read that book about cravings (cannot remember the title) which says that you can stop them conciously, but being half awake is really difficult to stop them.

This usually doesn't happen during the weekend, I have time to cook full meals during the whole day (11:00 - 19:00) and having a protein shake before bed is perfect.

Due to my work office I don't have time to cook so much things during the week.

Has anybody experienced something like me before? Shall I try allocating all my calories during the whole day rather than in the night? (I.e. could have breakfast at 7, lunch at 13:00 and dinner at 19:00). - I am afraid of these scheme because of the late night cravings!

Any ideas? Feedback?

Thanks.

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I've had a sugar addiction since I was 10, I want to fix it 6 years later.

Hello!

So, I've struggled with my weight since I was about 10 years old. Today I found out that I am dangerously close to having diabetes. All I've lived on for the past 6 or so years is straight sugar and today I am finally fixing that. I am currently doing as much research as possible on sugar addictions and how to fix them, but since I still live with my also sugar-addicted father I feel like this journey is going to be all the more difficult. I am currently 16, 5'7 and 165 pounds. Of course, I want to lose the weight but my main priority for the next month is completely changing my lifestyle and cutting as much sugar out of my life as possible. I've looked it up and a few sources said that a complete detox takes 3-21 days. What's interesting to me is even though I have always hated how my body looks, I never really considered myself particularly unhealthy and have never really cared about my personal health in the first place.

We aren't well off at all and need to make do with the money we have, so if anyone has cheap and affordable dinner/lunch options (I hardly ever eat breakfast) please list them down below. I usually have a budget of >25 dollars per week! Please keep them as sugar-free as possible. For now, I'm living off eggs, ramen, baby carrots, and raisins. I've never eaten healthily so I think I did okay? I don't know. Help me!!

I also have some questions, like is eating fruits during my detox ok? What are some good ways I can avoid eating sugar at friends' houses? How do I stop my "I don't care" mentality while it is in action?

Thank you all so much in advance for your tips, I'm hoping with your help I can beat this and avoid getting diabetes. I'd like to add that this is just the first part of my weight loss journey, beating my sugar addiction. Next is further dieting and working out.

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Day 15 of 90: Gaining Confidence

My first post here was horribly depressing. We've all definitely been there though. I just wanted to give a mini-update.

Eating well and actually using my body is giving me a whole new sense of confidence. I feel strong; I feel less junky. The weight loss is nice (almost 10 lbs down btw), but you know what's nicer? Going from being exhausted from lifting 5 lbs to knocking out 20 lb bench presses, hiking and cooking healthy dinners with my friends instead of just going to the bar, not constantly comparing myself to other girls.

In my first post, I said I'd have to lose 40 lbs just to be "normal". That's not true; I'm already normal, just a little chubby. My goal weight is to be healthy, strong and happy with what I see in the mirror, and WHOO BOY, I am gaining on 'em fast ❤

I know we're all trying to lose weight, but let's remember we're also trying to better ourselves. We can't hate ourselves better.

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So much confusing gym advice

I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir here but hopefully, this will be cathartic for all of us. I'm about 380 right now and I'm easily the biggest guy at my gym. This doesn't bother me as I'm normally the biggest guy in any room. I also apparently have a face that screams out to people "Talk to this guy!" If you're a weirdo at a bar I'm the dude you have to talk to. Again this doesn't bother me, it's been this way my whole life and I'm very used to it. I generally don't ever talk about working out or weight loss with people in casual conversations. My weight is easily one of the least interesting things about me. I get tons of unsolicited advice on diet as I'm sure all of you do as well. Mostly I just nod and say thanks.

I've been going to the gym for the past three months. I haven't seen massive changes but I enjoy going. I'm trying to get into a workout plan that works for me but haven't found it yet. However, plenty of people around the gym have offered advice and I wanted to share their advice with you.

"You really don't even need to bother with the gym until you lose 100 pounds from just diet alone. "
"You really shouldn't bother with the stationary bike. Those are for people who want to pretend to lose weight while changing as little as possible about what got them fat in the first place."
"The elliptical machine is a waste of time unless you plan on spending at least an hour on it"
"When you want to get serious about weight loss you'll run miles on the treadmill"
"Circuit training is for old women"
"Don't bother with the weight machines. Just do free weights"
"Your form is terrible, maybe work out on the machines until you get stronger"
"Use the Smith Machine"
"Don't use the Smith Machine"
"Yoga is a waste of time when it comes to weight loss"
and my all-time favorite:
"Just Eat Clean Bro"

So if you're keeping track that rules out basically the entire gym. I'm sure a lot of you also have also gotten horrible gym advice. Hopefully, it didn't dissuade you from going to the gym. I plan on going and just smiling and nodding while I find what works best for me.

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The closer I am to my goal, the hungrier I feel

The closer I am to my goal weight, the harder I’m finding staying in a deficit. Which is strange since someone who’s smaller needs less calories than someone who weighs more, that’s just science isn’t it? I still feel hungry all the time. Even when I eat a 100 or so over, I stop but that doesn’t mean I’m satisfied.

I’ve also found that my weight loss has slowed so much because of this, and it feels like it’s taking an eternity to reach a point where I can eat at maintenance. Has anyone else gone through this?

I feel like I constantly think about food. Surely this isn’t healthy at all, whether or not I give in to my urges.

I’m walking a fine line right now and could really use some perspective.

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