Wife and I are down almost 300 pounds in just under a year and a half. This pic doesnt seem real to me. Everything in life isnt magically better now, but I no longer wake up wondering if I'm about to die.

Yup. My wife jumped on the weight loss train after I dropped 50 pounds. She said, " ok just make my meals too". It's at the point now where past students dont recognize me. Facebook AI no longer auto tags me or tags the wrong person in my photos. Craziness. It feels like such a long climb up this weight loss mountain, but I will get to the top.

I'm so proud of my wife for doing this with me. Just tonight I went to eat some junk and she smiled at me which was all I needed to stay strong and not eat the 29 pieces of carrot cake that was calling my name. But I know if I eat it, I might not fall off the cliff entirely, but I definitely will back slide a bit.

It's still hard. I still want to eat my weight in pizza and twinkies. I still make mistakes and give in to temptation occasionally. But I bounce back these days much quicker. One day doesnt have to be a week of binging and even a week doesnt have to be a month. Even if we lose our footing on the climb up the mountain, that'scwhat our safety harness is for.

I trust the process these days. I don't worry after 3 months of stalling. I know I'm at a deficit and I refuse to go beyond a 1000 calorie deficit or 1600 calories, so it'll drop off when it's ready. In the meantime I stick to the plan and keep getting stronger. Sometimes it seems like I'm stuck on this mountain and not going anywhere, but then I look down and realize just how far I've come.

I hope I can inspire just one more person with this post. Please, join the journey. It's not always fun, but the view from the top is majestic, and I can't wait to look over the top with as many of you by my side as possible when I get there.

18 month progress pic

https://m.imgur.com/a/krvcb5d

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My Friend Doesn't Want Me to Lose Weight

So I (19F) began documenting my weight loss at the beginning of this year (CW: 198, 5'7) in the hopes of keeping myself accountable. I go to the gym twice a week, calorie count to my deficit, and so far I've made progress since the 3rd of this month. (-7 lbs!) But in the middle of all this, I began to realize who was supportive and who wasn't. There's one friend in particular whose mindset is very "body positive"; in that overweight people are perfectly fine how they are, and if you're overweight and unhappy about it, you're inherently fatphobic.

But I'm not fatphobic. I think overweight people should be treated with the same respect as everyone else. I mean, I should know, I am considered obese for my height. I was always overweight as a kid. I know the things that other people like me go through. But as someone whose family is also largely overweight, and has a history of heart problems, I wanted to change my health for the better. I see how people's livelihoods change on this sub in particular, among other weight loss subs, and I wanted that for myself.

How do I reason with this kind of rhetoric? Should I even reason with it at all?

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Ready to Finally Be Happy With Myself Before I Turn 20

I've been following this sub for a long time (as a lurker, some of my friends/families definitely know my account info, hence the throwaway lol), and all of your stories and support for one another has really changed my perspective on what healthy weight loss looks like and cemented into my mind that this is something I can and will do.

I've always been on the cusp of "fat", not enough to ever be bullied for my weight, but enough to convince my young self that I shouldn't be sharing in the excitement of first crushes and boyfriends; that I would never be asked to middle school dances or prom as I was never quite as desirable or thin as my friends. Fast forward to now, I'm 19, 163cm, and currently 70-71kg, but I've pretty much been insecure with my body all my life. Over the past year, I've made great strides in my mental health and gradually grown more and more confident with the way I look (a HUGE milestone for me), and I am now able to look at myself in the mirror and say that I like the way I look naked.

Of course, I still get bursts of insecurity, have a bad habit of comparing myself to others, and can't help but feel that the last bit of self improvement I have yet to achieve is a substantial physical change.

I'm excited to tackle this journey head-on knowing what I know now about CICO, a healthy mentality, and sustainability. I've been tracking calories for a while now, and been happy enough just to sustain my weight without fear of gaining more and more weight (a nightmare of mine I've had ever since I developed stretch marks in my teens). I haven't really been surrounded by the healthiest environment regarding food, eating, and healthy weight loss, and that definitely reflects itself in my mentality and bad habits. My best friend definitely has an eating disorder I've been trying to help her work through, and Ive always felt an unhealthy competition with my skinnier younger sister (who has experimented with dieting pills, e.t.c).

Nonetheless, this sub and other resources have helped me view weightloss in a different light, something that I can achieve by staying disciplined and trying to integrate lifestyle changes slowly and sustainably rather than restricting for short periods of time. I hope to reach my target weight before my 20th birthday, so that I can finally feel confident in the clothes I want to wear and start this new, healthier chapter of my life.

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[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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