Wild Journey

I'm f 22 5'2" currently 128-130 depending on the day, hah.

So, about a year and a half ago I started dropping weight. (Starting weight was 170 and dropped all the way down to 115 within 2018 to 2019).

As a child, my grandparents pretty much raised me whilst my mom worked, they never cooked, always went out to restaurants and let me order whatever I wanted. So, steak, pasta, all the carbs and soda I wanted. You bet I was all over the bread too. To make it worse, when buying groceries I was pretty much able to get whatever. I loved mac n cheese like.. a little too much. Learned how to make it myself, would eat the whole box to myself easy. Before this I was a pretty tiny kid, very active, ate pretty normally before my grandparents started watching over me. Grandfather would pick me up after school, ask how I was, tell him I was hungry, and of course got the dad jokes "hi hungry, I'm pop pop", then I'd ask to get McDonalds, and he wouldn't protest, even when he would I would beg, so we went, and hours later would get dinner at some restaurant where of course I would choose the worst food. Got pretty chubby. Still stayed active, but not nearly enough to combat all the calories I'd been taking in in a day.

Get into my teen years and puberty sets in, doesn't get any better. I'm just taller, more awkward and still chubby. I get older, bullying, depression, yadda yadda you've heard the rest. I take food as a coping mechanism even more. I'm making my own alfredo, eating tons of shitty food because I thought I hated vegetables and pasta and steak were really all I wanted, and never formed any healthy habits. Stopped doing things, started drinking, smoking, being as absolutely lazy as possible.
I turn 18, first job is McDonalds, hah who woulda thunk. It was just a shitty starter job, but I ate for free. I did bike about 4 miles a day to and from work in Florida heat, didn't really lose much weight. Worked there for less than a year, worked two other jobs within a year or two after. Then I started working at a different place, been nearly 4 years with them, but I was nearly 20, working a lot, running around all day, lifting things. Constantly active.

I started dropping weight not intentionally, but I was. I was taking in tons of caffeine to combat my exhaustion, and not eating very much at all. I'd get home late, feed my dog then go skateboard with him. Months pass and I start to notice my stomach is tighter, flatter, and my clothes are fitting different. I'm buying new pants constantly and it can't be a coincidence. So, I start taking photos to prove to myself I'm not losing my shit. I didn't have a scale, and was terrified of the scale. So, I didn't have solid numbers as proof.

https://imgur.com/a/XWFCA9Y

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I see that I am in fact capable of losing weight after thinking I couldn't for so long and giving up. I saw this and became obsessed. I started doing HIT (high intensity workouts) plus running every night with my dog instead of skating. I started to really restrict my calorie intake, and since I was at work for 6-7 hours a day I wouldn't notice, I'd stay busy, take 200mg of caffeine, chug water and found takis in small amounts helped curbed whatever other hunger I'd felt. It made my stomach feel warm because of the spices (lmao) so I latched onto that. Then I really started noticing the weight loss. I'd never felt or looked better in my entire life and I loved it. The caffeine helped with my depleted energy, and it didn't seem like I'd been deprived of anything.

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My diet was:
Gallon of water a day
Handful or two of takis and almonds throughout the day
Bowl of rice and chicken
Sometimes I'd eat pears or carrots as snacks
Sometimes to mix it up I'd get a bowl from chipotle, stack it with tons of steak, and veg, tortilla on the side to tear to small pieces and make baby burritos, make the bowl last me until the next day

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Now, I moved to a big city for school. SOOO much good food everywhere, and I became insanely busy, too busy to focus on working out and I had a horrible phobia of running where there were people, literally didn't want to be seen thus why I ran late with my dog and would have anxiety whenever I'd see people drive past. Dunno why I'm so anxiety ridden when it comes to this. Anyway, I'm not really looking after my diet, I'm stressed all of the time, sleeping like shit, start eating more and drinking a lot. This was back in May of 2019, fast forward to today, I've gained about 12 pounds, but I'm back on my bull shit, cleaning up my diet, getting back into a good routine, trying to avoid a huge calorie cut as I was eating under 1000 daily for a while and then spun out of control when I moved.

Hopefully, I can make it back to what my body looked like prior without the insane diet.

So, my current body:

https://imgur.com/a/3taaHXG

https://imgur.com/a/4CJjwzR

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How Often Should You Weigh Yourself While Dieting?

Whether you view the scale as friend or foe, the fact remains that, while you’re exploring how to lose weight, it’s the best tool to quantify your health status. While the scale alone is not an indicator of overall health, when paired with body measurements and clothing fit, it can be a good way to track your weight maintenance or weight loss progress.

Follow along with our Nutrisystem tips as we weigh in on the practice of weighing yourself while dieting:

Step on the scale once a week.
Nutrisystem recommends stepping on the scale on a weekly basis to measure your status. Your body weight fluctuates throughout a monthly cycle and many factors like food intake, water retention, and hormones can tip the scale to the higher end. That is why the scale is most effective when utilized on a repeating schedule to track your true progress. Just be sure that you’re wearing about the same amount of clothing each time you step on the scale to keep consistent.

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Know your starting weight.
When starting a diet, step on the scale in the morning of day one and record your true starting weight. Schedule your next weigh-in for the same time the following week and don’t peek at the numbers beforehand. For those following the Nutrisystem plan, the Week 1 kit works to accelerate your weight loss in the first week, making it an exciting payoff to see how far you’ve truly come in only one week.

Don’t be tempted to weigh everyday.
We tend to get into trouble when we create an unhealthy dependence on the scale. Seeing your weight fluctuate in small increments on a daily basis can be discouraging. Instead of obsessing over the numbers, put your energy into how to lose weight by prepping healthy meals and increasing physical activity. Use your weekly weigh-ins as your reward for all of the hard work you’ve put in over the past seven days.

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Check in during the maintenance phase.
Bravo to those who have achieved their weight loss goals! Once you reach this stage, use the scale to track your status to keep the numbers from creeping back up. Stay in tune with how you feel and keep persevering with your healthy food and exercise habits.

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I've never felt lower. How do I do this?

I'm 23, F, 5'11" and at last weigh in the nurse told me I was 29st. Don't know if there's any pounds with that, I couldn't bear to look. I have hypermobile joints, depression, anxiety, adhd, suspected endometriosis, and migraines. Can't even confirm if my symptoms are endometriosis, because to do that they need to do a laparoscopy, which they can't/won't do because of my weight. So I went in to ask for weight loss surgery. My health is failing and they won't recommend me to the team to look into it, they're asking me to see their nurse and do another diet, and apparently then they'll consider it. The nurse made me feel judged and horrible, and told me to do all the things that haven't worked. I also can't see how this would end up in a referral to that team.

My family and friends always tell me that at least I am not ugly. I made the mistake of posting to amiugly to get an honest opinion and posting publicly on imgur to do so. This resulted in a wide range of comments on both platforms telling me how ugly I really am. It feels hopeless. I have to lose close to two thirds of my current weight. No surgery to help, no real support, and I've never felt worse. It feels like I either fix the weight or end it. I can't live like this.

What do I do? How do I dig myself out of this?

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Stuck and I need advice/help

Hi everyone, first time posting! I'm having a bit of a problem though

Background: Female/5'6/CW 203/ SW 219

So at the end of September, I got out of an emotionally abusive relationship and had to get on antidepressants. These slashed my appetite ( emotional binging and anxiety snacking) to the point where I was eating a single small meal a day. As my body adjusted to the medication I lost 17lb doing nothing but lying in bed until December. I was really excited to try to get under 200 because I haven't been for years.

My gym schedule was irregular at the start but I finally built up to 5 times a week for 2-3 hours per session. This includes about an hour of cardio ( moderate, heartrate 100-140 range, try to burn 300-400 calories per session) , and targeted weight lifting.

Monday & Friday : Abs and Legs
Tuesday & Thursday: Arms
Wednesday: Back and Chest

This is going into my third week on a consistent schedule ( but 5th week of 3 or more days per week ). Last week, I did not do cardio because school just started and my schedule was irregular. I closely monitor my water intake and on monday-thursday I get about 100 oz.

Problems:

Have not lost weight/gained weight in the last 3 weeks - I went from 200 and fluctuated around 201-202. Today I weighted 203. I have lost inches and see improvement in my body. A bodyweight % calculator says I've lost 2% body weight but also gained 2lb of muscle.

Not eating/Nausea - I have always had an unhealthy relationship with food, and since getting on my medication, it's really hard to eat enough. I have low energy most days, I know caused by not getting enough calories. If I don't work a day, I may eat about 1200 -1500 calories, and if I work out, I rarely surpass 2000. Calorie calculators put me at 3000 per day to get maintain.

This brings me to yesterday. I had eaten a breakfast sandwich and a coffee about 2 hours before going to the gym ( 650 cal.), 23 oz of water before the gym and about 40 oz while working out. I did an hour of walking @ 3.0 mph with 3 6mph 30 sec. runs ( I'm trying to build up my running stamina). Did about 6 different abs workouts, and 3 and half leg workouts. I got super dizzy and ended up vomiting in the bathroom. I also vomited later that day.

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I think I know that I need to increase calories, focusing on protein intake and making better choices, but its really hard because my body does not get hungry, and if I overeat/ am full, the sight/smell of food makes me nauseous.

As for goals, I don't really have a single goal because I know weight loss is different for different bodies, so these are just rough guildlines.

Current - Goal

Body fat % - 36 25

Weight - 203 155-160

Waist 33.5in 27-28in

Hips 42in 38in

Chest( overbust) 41in 39in

Chest( underbust) 36.5in 35in

Dress size XL(12) M(6-8)

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SV: It’s been a slow journey, but I’m less than 10 pounds away from my goal weight!! (First time poster)

I don’t brag to my friends or family often because I always feel like they don’t care or it makes them uncomfortable in their lifestyle to hear about me changing mine and getting results so I’m here to brag a bit.

It’s been a long time compared to others here, but in June 2019, I was 198 pounds. I was just on the border of obese by BMI terms, though I may not have looked it. After college graduation and going on a cruise (those constant buffets were definitely a treat), my mom and I started a bet where if I lose weight to 160 lbs. in three months, she would give me $200. That’s honestly what started my weight loss.

I started tracking my calories more seriously, I went to the small gym my apartment had more often (even if it was just for 10 minutes because that’s all I could fit), then I started a job at subway. I went from 198 lbs to 175 lbs in the span of 3 months. By then my mom had forgotten about the bet but I was learning to eat healthier and smaller portions from subway lol

I got a very well paying job offer that correlated with my college degree to start in October. This meant moving out all of my significant others and my belongings to go to the desert. We had a month buffer from when our old lease ended and the job started, so we went to live with his parents for a bit. They eat nothing but carbs and protein, and as tasty is the home cooking they do, it’s all comfort food and no veggies or fruit. I gained some back but still stayed below 180.

After moving out here on our own again, it’s been 4 months and I finally found what works for me to keep this sustainable. We freezer meal prep (raw ingredients in the freezer) once a month to cook into batches of daily meal prep for the fridge. We joined a gym initially for the water aerobics class, but tried out a cycling class and fell in love. I’ve started a routine trying to get a schedule I can follow down and it’s worked so much. Go to work from 7-4, eat dinner, cycle at 6 at least 3 times a week, and intermittent fasting 16:8.

At this point the pounds are very slowly coming off (they usually come back on around my period then shed off again even more). It’s been a process to find what works and I’m so glad I found that for now even if it may not be my routine forever. I still don’t have the healthiest relationship with food and I definitely feel like I have bouts of body dysmorphia when I look at myself (still see the 198 pound body), but it’s a process. I’ve lost almost 30 pounds damnit and I’m only 9.6 pounds away from my goal weight!!!

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Working out, reduced eating, gaining weight???

Hey everyone. I've been going to the gym regularly for about 4-6 months now. I go 2-3 times a week (rare weeks 0-1 times) and do 1.5-2.5 miles of moderate intensity cardio on the elliptical and then do upper/lower body weight lifting alternating each visit.

As far as eating goes I use MyFitnessPal and try to be pretty strict about it. Admittedly sometimes I don't get everything. But I have my goal set to 1400 cal and very rarely go over 1800. Gym days obviously I have more but still aside from once every couple of weeks I never eclipse 2000cal in a day.

Still, I'm gaining weight. I'm a 6'1 (currently) 231.2 lb male in my 20s. MyFitnessPal progress shows I was 233.2 at the end of December, went down to 229 mid January, dropped to like 226 overnight (water weight?) and slowly climbed back up to 231.

I know the inclination is to say "oh you're eating without measuring" or "you're underestimating your calories" but there's no way I'm missing 600+ calories a day. I have black coffee for breakfast and a veggie burger for lunch most days, like idk what's going on.

Is it just water weight? Am I somehow gaining muscle at a rate it's keeping up with weight loss? I feel like maybe I'm getting slimmer but I've been fat all my life so what do I know

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Deeply confused about how many calories I should be eating (I've used allll the calculators)

Current Stats:
Female, 5'2", 157lbs. Goal weight of 130lbs. Diet is pretty clean, workout minimum 3x a week, cardio & weights.

Background info:
I started losing weight in September and have made some good progress. I was at 179lbs and am currently at 157lbs. I did this mostly through really cleaning up my diet, drinking only water, walking more instead of driving, and I took up running.

The Issue:
I'm a rather petite person at 5'2" and have been aiming to consume around 1200 calories a day, which I typically manage to achieve below that but do experience some pretty intense hunger sometimes. Nothing I can't overcome. That said, I've hit a plateau. I was stuck between 158 - 160 for a couple weeks before I finally broke through yesterday and hit 157lbs. I was researching ways to break plateaus, and came across some literature talking about how under-eating can stall progress. I got curious and started calculating BMR and TDEE. Depending on the calculator used, the numbers are all over the place, but my average BMR consistently comes out at approx. 1,400, my TDEE at approx. 2,000, and my recommended calorie intake for weight loss of 1lb/week at approx. 1,500. This would mean I'm regularly under-eating by a couple hundred calories. I would assume that the less calories consumed, the faster the weight loss. But is it possible that this is actually contributing to me not being able to lose weight? And if I am indeed under eating, is 1500 the correct amount I should be consuming?

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