[27F] NSV NSFW -- I'm sad that I've slowed down my weight loss so much lately but am so happy at how far I've come and how I'm still getting results!

SD: 11/2018 Height: 5'7 SW: 365 ish CW: 260 ish GW: 160 ish

I have been struggling the last few months with continuing to push super hard for weight loss. One of the big reasons why I really started was I have a pretty severe Autoimmune disease (or 3) and fat is an inflammatory on the body. In addition to that I've struggled since I was young with weight and therefore have always been insecure. Although I was always blessed that my weight was proportionate all over my body it really made me have a large FUPA. Which I've always been ashamed of. For me not being able to see my "lady doors" has always been a stab at my femininity.

Well since having lost 100 pounds my boyfriend has always said how much of a difference there has been and that the FUPA is much smaller. But I still hadn't noticed myself because standing and looking in the mirror still tells a different story. I hope and wish all the time that I all the crunches and lifting and cardio and strength training will start to pay off and that I'm still making a change even though I haven't been as strict about my eating. (holidays got me, y'all)

Welllll today for the first time in LITERALLY years I saw my clitoris. No sadly not standing in front of the mirror but I was investigating a rogue hair and BAM! I was shook. And happy. It honestly makes me want to go to the gym now. And push myself even harder. But I had to share with people who weren't my boyfriend. I know it's TMI but I can't be the only person who wants to feel normal in their intimate parts. Especially with all that is seen everywhere nowadays. It's honestly caused me anxiety and some depression. I'm not looking forward to any potential loose skin as I drop this last 100 but honestly, today was encouraging. The results and healthier lifestyle is still reason enough to keep pushing.

Anyway, I know this is super TMI but I had hoped for so long being as large as I am that people would post things like this as encouragement because I don't think I'm the only person who's felt some kind of sadness or pain surrounding an issue like this. And if you've felt that and sometimes feel like giving up, please don't. Because you notice your results later than anyone else I think and giving your body time to adjust could show more than you think ❤❤❤

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They say it takes 21 days to form a habit. When did you notice things started to get easier for you in your weight loss journey?

As a "Resolutioner", I'm almost 2 weeks in committing to a healthier lifestyle and already notice myself making healthier choice and certainly notice my cravings for sugar have reduced significantly. I had a big habit of having ice cream every night and cut that out of my diet because it is a calorie bomb. It wasn't even so much that I craved it but it was my routine. I know there are "healthier" options like Halo Top but I also want to work on lifestyle changes like getting out of the ice cream routine I engraved in myself.

I also notice myself making healthier choices. The weekends were huge opportunities to binge and I feel so motivated this time that it didn't even seem worth it to me to go out to a restaurant and eat that I would rather cook my food at home because I would wake wiser decisions.

I know I'm not the only one that has gone through a bunch of "first days" and then gave up. When did you know this was the time you were going to stick with it? How long did it take for you to form your habit of a lifestyle change?

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Gained 20lbs in 8 months after moving back home. Today is my(23F) first day of recovery...

I was initially 265 and got down to about 183 2 years later. After finding my “perfect” range: 189-194 I maintained it- until I moved back home after graduating. I was running a lot and gained maybe 2-3 lbs but was doing 11 minute miles and eating relatively well. Fast forward to the last 3 months- I BALLOONED to 213!

I worked at a brewery/restaurant where I had to deal with horrible people and wasn’t allowed to bring my own healthy meals so all I had to eat during my 8-12 hour shifts was the greasy food they had to offer. I picked up a second job that also had junk food on site and I believe that in tandem with lack of a steady sleep schedule messed me up.

I decided to turn over a new leaf and get back into weight loss! Since about last Wednesday, I decided to do about 30 minutes of strength exercises in bed every morning to stretch/wake myself up. Today, I started calorie counting again and im doing a 16:8 intermittent fasting. I know that it will be a while before I get the weight off, but I just wanted to post. I hope this freaking weight comes off so I can feel confident again :/

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Which is a better indicator of positive, healthy progress when losing weight: pounds lost or a dropping RBPM?

I've been trying to get back on the weight loss train for a while, clocking in at 310 pounds at my worst. I've been making good progress these past three weeks, tracking calories and getting plenty of water and exercise, and while I can't track my weight on a weekly basis (I'm in a dorm and don't have a scale) I can track my RBPM with my Fitbit and have been delighted with the results.

Over the past 3 weeks, my RBPM has dropped from 88 to 66 as of today, and I feel really good and excited about it. I can now keep a brisk pace uphill and not get winded, and just breathe more easily when I'm relaxing.

Is this a better indicator than what a scale would be telling me? Have any of you just not paid attention to weight and focused on other factors like rbpm? How did it go? Any and all advice would be appreciated!!

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Weight loss going unusually slow this time around

About 4 years ago I successfully lost 150 pounds (350 to 200) by following a diet that worked for me (which included eating under 2000 calories daily) and I worked out 5-7 times a week. It was surprisingly easy once I got into it.

Then a year ago I gained about half of that back (thanks depression!) and now I am on track to lose it again as of two months ago. I have already lost roughly 10 pounds, but this time it is going SO much slower than I remember. I was so used to losing 2 pounds or even more every week. Seeing the weight fly off was such a good feeling. But this time its so, so slow.

This last week I tracked every calorie. I never went over 2000. In seven days. And I didn't even lose a pound, I lost .5 of a pound. I'm at 272 pounds. To maintain 272 at my height you can eat over 3000 calories. So you would think that staying under 2000 would make the fat just melt off, right? Apparently not. And that's not factoring in that I worked out 6 of those 7 days either.

So what exactly could be going on here? Did my body do that thing where it adapts to the new, lower energy environment, which can lead to a plateau in progress? I've heard of this, but this never happened just 3 years ago when I lost so much weight. Back then I did this exact same amount of calories every day for 2 years and I never hit such a plateau, but now I'm hitting one only two months in?

Or is it that I'm also getting back into weight lifting, along with taking creatine and plenty of protein. So maybe I'm just putting on muscle again? I know early on you put on what are called "noob gains", which is lots of easy muscle. But again, this was not an issue last time I did this (in terms of the scale showing slow progress), so I'm at a loss.

P.S. Im even considering the scale is the issue. Its kind of old and has been through some rough times. Maybe the old girl needs to be retired. I guess it couldn't hurt to at least get a second opinion.

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Hashimotos hypothyroid and down 27.7 lbs since August

I always looked at the CICO people like they were lucky. That wasn’t going to work for me. I had hypothyroid and it meant I couldn’t lose weight like normal people. I was wrong.

In August I stepped on the scale for the first time in months and found out I weighed 261 lbs. Something had to be done. I had already asked for weight loss drugs and had been told no so I started doing CICO with the help of a newly acquired Fitbit. I was way more sedentary than I thought and on most days I was only doing 3,500 steps. So I set my goal low at 5,000 steps per day because it was higher than my usual and anything was better than nothing. I started tracking my calories at a 750 calorie deficit. I lost the first 10 lbs pretty quickly. Then I gave up counting for a while and thankfully didn’t gain any back but didn’t lose any either. Then I went back at it. I track “good” days and “bad” days. I weigh myself every morning and do the body comp so I can see the fat percentage going down. I still have a long way to go but it’s working I’m down 27.7 lbs as of this morning and my current goal is to get back into my wedding dress for my 10 year anniversary. It can be done!

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Lost 60 pounds and gained 80, trying again.

Hi r/loseit! I want to start this off with an apology, mostly because you guys probably get tons of posts like this and are tired of hearing it, but I feel like posting here will keep me more accountable during this journey.

My journey started when I turned 20, I found out I was a type 2 diabetic and my A1C was through the roof due to my eating habits, in addition to the nearly 7 liters of soda I would drink a day. At the time I weighed 300 pounds. This kicked me into high gear, and I was able to lose 60 pounds in right around 6 months. I was feeling great, and was starting to look better. Unfortunately, I had some life events happen that put me into severe depression, and I lost my job and home. I gained all of it back and plus some. This made my weight 320 pounds. My health is now deteriorating, my diabetes is getting worse, and new problems are manifesting. I dont want my life to be like this, so I'm trying to make the change again.

My life is now somewhat more stable than it was, and I'd like to take advantage of that by eating less, eating healthier, and exercising again.

My goal weight is 180 pounds, and I'd like to reach that in a year. This may seem excessive, and it very well may be, but after some consultation the negative effects of staying this weight far outweigh (haha) the negative effects of losing weight quickly.

I plan on frequent visits to my doctor to make sure there are no serious ill effects of this weight loss.

My plan is to cut my calorie intake to 1500 calories a day, in addition to walking for at a minimum of 60 minutes a day. I'm also considering intermittent fasting, as that's what helped me lose weight before, but I am worried about the possibility of low blood sugar due to current habits, so I'll be waiting until I've already lost some weight to start that.

If anyone read through all this, thank you. I would greatly appreciate any tips or tricks you've learned, or anything else that may be of value during this journey. Thanks again.

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