Feeling bad about weight loss?

In the past 6 months, I have lost a lot of weight, but I don’t exactly feel proud about it. Here’s some background:

In January- April of this past year, I committed to losing weight and getting fit. I was then 23, 6 feet, male and 230 starting the year. This was my heaviest weight ever and one year after graduating college, I was eating unhealthy and not exercising as much, while also dealing with a first job. At my lowest weight, I was down to about 203 pounds. I was mostly eating healthy, cut out most processed foods and even got to the point when I didn’t even enjoy eating most processed foods. I sometimes allowed myself to eat “junk food” when presented, but was able to prevent binging. I also walked a lot, at lest 12,000 steps a day and went to the gym at least twice a week, but heathy eating was my main priority. I felt really proud of my weight loss, was sleeping better, felt more energized, and genuinely happy.

In April, I found out I was accepted for a job that would move me to Southeast Asia for 2.5 years, leaving in July. At that point, I relaxed my eating habits, still eating somewhat healthy, but as I got closer to my departure I ate less healthy and exercised less. I didn’t feel terrible about this because I knew I was leaving for two years and a lot of my goodbyes revolves around eating and drinking with friends and family.

I didn’t weigh myself before leaving, but I think I was around 225-230 pounds. About two weeks in to living here in SE Asia, i saw a doctor for a checkup and was at 219 pounds, but could tell I was already down a little bit from when I left. I have been weighed one more time since being here and was at 202 pounds at the end of October. I don’t know my current weight, but I would guess it’s under 200 pounds. It is very visible that I’ve lost weight, and while I don’t have a flat stomach per-say, i look thinner than I have in at least 7 years. I have also lost at least 4 pants size and don’t fit into any pants that I brought with me.

I don’t entirely feel proud of my weight loss though. I eat vegetables and meat with dinner, and also rice, but I do eat a lot of processed foods as snacks and drink more soda than I am proud of. I do bike to get around, but otherwise I don’t really work out. I think just being in SE Asia with a changed diet is really the only reason.

I know the past me would be really glad that about my weight loss, especially without too much effort, but I don’t feel particularly proud about it. I’m by no means mad that I’ve lost weight and like how I look, but I don’t really feel proud of it. I think the biggest things are when friends or others comment on my weight and tell me how good I look is when I feel bad about it. I almost get mad, because I don’t really feel proud of it and the weight loss just kind of happened.

Sorry for the long post, I’m just kind of confused about how I feel.

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Running shoe recommendations?

So I’ve been going to the gym and running on elliptical with my shitty sketchers that kill my feet every time I run. And I told myself if I hit my goal of being at 299 by the new year I’ll get new shoes. I’m 3 lbs away from that goal and think it’s realistic that I’ll hit it. So my question is, is there any good shoes for running that are $50 or less? I don’t have a whole lot to spend on shoes but I know they’re a great investment for weight loss. Any ideas?

The shoes I wear now always leave a cut on the bottom of my foot that hurt for a few days and I’m hoping to get shoe that don’t hurt my feet every time I wear them

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Less exercise to lose the final pounds?

I’ve been struggling for months to lose the last 10 or so pounds (25f, 5’6”, 147 lb) and I was wondering if it’s ever a valid strategy to do less exercise, rather than more? I gained a lot of weight out of college but as part of my weight loss efforts I’ve picked up running again and also started lifting weights 3 times a week. However, I think it’s partly the exercise making me so hungry and having so many cravings, and I am having a lot of trouble sticking to my calorie goal (1500). Plus I notice I am eating more than I would otherwise need to some days in order to make sure I can run and lift well with lots of energy. I think if I didn’t have to worry about fueling my workouts, I could actually eat less and stay within my calorie budget better.

Has anyone ever stopped exercising as a strategy to successfully lose more weight, just temporarily until I hit my goal weight? Or, is that a stupid idea?

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I Am Fully Committing to Weight Loss!

Hey guys!

I have always been someone that has been overweight / obese - it has been a constant struggle and it has not been good to be mentally. In 2017 I weighed in at my heaviest (350 lbs), through many diets and many different attempts at losing the weight, I am currently at 280 lbs. Now, I am writing this post to keep myself accountable as well as hearing from other people with similar struggles.
I actually recorded a video (even though I left a LOT of things out that I wanted to say) about weight loss and what I want to do. I got inspiration to document the weight loss because growing up I watched a lot of Shay Carl, whom, if you know, has a weight loss channel and he lost a ton of weight. I would love to be able to look back later on down the road on the video and see how far I've come.
I'll attach a link to my video, even though it is not the best I hope it can maybe help motivate others as well as myself.

I am thankful for this community and cannot wait to share more progress with you guys!

Link to the video: https://youtu.be/k3oVtPiqeag

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The most important pieces of advice I can share with everyone from my weight loss journey

Hi everyone! This is a long post. I’ve lost 40 pounds over the course of a few years: here are the best things I can share with you

-don’t drink your calories

I’m not the first one to say this, but drinking your calories poses two problems. First of all, you’ll stay hungry, and secondly, it’s an easy way to get hooked on sugar, which can lead to weight gain

-don’t let ANYONE define you by your weight, not even yourself

This one is very important. Your value as a person is not about your weight. Your intelligence is not about your weight, and despite what your friend skinny jimmy might say, he doesn’t know what it’s like to be fat, and it’s not a character flaw often times. Don’t let anyone impose their perception of your identity on you and damage your mental health. Don’t feel shame. Instead , visualize what’s you’d like to do and how you’d like to feel and look after you lose the weight. Another extremely important point is that it doesn’t matter how attractive you think you are or not, don’t let people make it about that, your health and overall wellbeing should be internally motivated reasons to lose weight, don’t listen to other people.

-take care of your mental health and pay attention your environment. Don’t be around depressed people, don’t leave your room messy, etc, every positive change you make will go further than you think, and every negative thing will affect you more than you think. Often times I used eat out of sheer boredom. By the same token, take care of your mental and emotional health in general, it’s probably the root of your problem.

-every day, look in the mirror and mention your best qualities to yourself. After a month, look what’ll happen to your confidence and wonder where your depression went.

-happen to life, do not let life happen to you. Take charge, and be proud.

-don’t limit your calorie intake too much

Hear me out on this one. I see a lot of people on this sub having 1600, 1400 and even 1200 calories a day. And while it’s no fault of their own, many of these folks end up binging later. You don’t want to be hungry all day, and you don’t want to lack diversity in nutrients, nor do you want to develop an eating disorder, nor think about food all day, nor do something unsustainable. I don’t want to discredit anyone’s accomplishments with these calorie deficit plans, and I’m happy if they’ve worked for you, but they seem like they’d set you up for failure in the long term.

-my personal lifestyle and food intake

I eat 2200 calories a day, sometimes up to like 50 more than that or a hundred less, but I try to roughly count, and hit 2200 on most days. I don’t eat dessert, I don’t drink soda, and I don’t deny myself unhealthy food at times. My meals get bigger as the day goes on, with my breakfast being only 500 calories, my lunch being 700 and my dinner being 1000. At this point, you might be saying “but it’s gonna take forever to lose weight this way, and what about cheat days to keep me motivated?”

The thing is guys, you should allow for some unhealthy stuff daily so you don’t go out and binge on it after pressure builds up. And yes, it takes longer, but it stays off and adopting a healthy lifestyle is more important than losing the weight itself. No cheat days, no strict rigidity, and no betting on motivation that comes and goes.

Side notes: you’re gonna have days where you’re depressed, things are gonna happen, don’t make it worse on yourself by having a meal plan that isn’t easy and can’t fade into the background.

Don’t let weight loss totally engulf your entire outlook on things, or take up too much of your day.

The golden rule is to lose weight comfortably in a well informed way that doesn’t interfere with too much else, and don’t give yourself too much of a hard time if you mess up. Be patient, progress isn’t linear.

How I actually lost the weight:

-not drinking calories

-slowly but surely managing my portions in a comfortable way, while slowly making my daily food intake healthier, enjoying it, and getting used to it. Eventually, I settled on my 2200 calories a day plan, assuring consistency. Depending on your body weight, this can vary. If you’re big enough that 2700 or so is a good place to start, don’t let it bother you, progress is progress.

-walking 30 minutes a day, learning not to binge when stressed, because it only ends up making things worse later. Whenever you get that depressed feeling like “I don’t care anymore”, remind yourself that you’ll be happier if you cool down and don’t binge, and you’ll care soon and feel guilty later.

Easy tactics to use:

-not sure if you’re actually hungry? Wait 20 minutes

-eat 80 to 90 percent of your meals, so that you’re 80 to 90 percent full, learn what real hunger feels like, and use this knowledge to listen to your body later on.

-wanna binge? Convince yourself not to like I mentioned earlier, and if you can’t totally abstain, try to use this as an opportunity to train yourself to have a small snack. Yesterday, I was stressed and got the urge to binge. I ate 8 okra chips instead of the whole bag. It gave me satisfaction, but didn’t hurt my progress in any meaningful way.

Lastly: don’t be afraid to use whatever support you can get your hands on. Get hungry to accomplish your health goals, and don’t let anything stand in your way. I wish all of you the best of luck!

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Can't take being trapped anymore

Hello everyone. Long time lurker here, first time poster. Every day I spend an hour or so reading here, and every day I tell myself I'll make my first post and begin holding myself accountable and making changes, and every day I get scared and talk myself out of it. But I can't do this anymore. That old adage of being fat is hard, losing weight is hard, you must choose your hard, is true. Being fat is too hard for me to continue on with. I thought that there were times in my life that would be the turning point for me; the revelation from my doctor that weight loss would control my hidradenitis (an autoimmune disorder that affects the skin), being diagnosed with high blood pressure and insulin resistance, the time one of the owners at my job loudly pointed out my bad soda habit to everyone, the time I went up to a size XXL, the day I broke 250 lbs, the day I woke up with such high blood pressure I had to cut my rings off and thought I was having a stroke. But I've been weak and none of these have changed things. Last night I laid down to sleep next to my boyfriend (bless his tender soul, he loves me and desires me physically even with all these problems) and woke up in the middle of the night unable to breathe through my nose because of my sinus issues. I quickly realized that I could barely catch my breath breathing through my mouth, too. Recently my cardiovascular and lung function has greatly decreased, but I've never had to fight hard to catch my breath before. I locked myself in the bathroom and had a full blown anxiety attack, which only made the difficulty breathing worse. It took 45 minutes to calm myself down, and I was too embarrassed the whole time to wake my boyfriend for help. I just sobbed my heart out for a while, sitting on the bathroom floor feeling like a failure. I feel completely trapped inside my body. Sitting, standing, walking, all hurts now. Stairs feel like an insurmountable chore. I don't know how I let it get this bad, but I can't let it continue this way, and I can't keep feeling sorry for myself. I'm genuinely afraid I'll go to sleep and not wake up one day soon. I'm not sure exactly where to start. All I know is that I'm going to stop all the soda and sweet tea I drink and replace it with water and unsweetened tea. I'm going to track my foods in myfitnesspal since the only success I've ever had with losing weight came that way. And I'm going to try to eat more veggies and fruit, and walk more. I'm terrified of failing again, but I have to take the first step. Thank you to whoever is listening/reading. I just hope I can do it this time.

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