I lost 80 lbs and hit my goal weight today

weight loss

The before picture was taken at my sister’s wedding in 2016. I was at my lowest weight of 127 in 2014, but that was a year that I experienced a lot of trauma. After a series of unfortunate events that sent me deep into depression and alcoholism, I had gained 100 lbs exactly. I remember stepping on the scale a week before the wedding in 2016 at the age of 21 to see the number 227 on the scale. I knew something had to change. I felt like I had completely lost myself. I did not even recognize my reflection in the mirror. I saw an obese, utterly broken girl looking back and it hurt my heart so much not only for what she’d endured but for how she seemed to have disappeared completely and transformed into... something else.

The first thing I did was become vegan. I had spent my whole life as a vegetarian so it wasn’t that hard of a change for me. (I actually started eating meat for the first time in my life later on in my journey) Being vegan was very limiting and limited the food I could eat, which forced me to be more mindful of what I was eating. I lost the first 40 lbs this way. Eventually I got sick of being so limited and decided to add dairy products back into my diet and this triggered a 3-4 month long binge session of all the foods I previously cut out of my diet. I regained about 15 lbs and spent about a year and a half stuck at 170-185.

The real change occurred when I started eating meat in late 2018 and strictly sticking to a CICO diet with no food limitations. Then in May of 2019 I moved 2200 miles from home and started a new life. I was far away from toxic and abusive people and I really started to thrive. I dropped another 40 lbs and had no binge urges or regaining. I joined a gym and started working out consistently which is still a huge part of my life. I got into school finally and am working on my paramedic degree which has been a lifelong dream of mine. Today I weighed in at 148, and originally I could not imagine ever being back in the 140’s. This was my original goal but now I want to get into the 120’s.

You guys I’m just so happy! I feel like I’ve taken control back, and I can’t believe how much better life has gotten. I wish I could go back in time and tell thank that girl for not giving up. Life does get better. No matter what, it isn’t over yet.

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How to lose weight in a way that is HEALTHY and SUSTAINABLE without taking things too far

For the majority of my life, I was slim, healthy and happy with my body. I'd even go as far as to say I was confident... until I wasn't.

For most of my life, I was very naturally thin. Growing up, my Mum was very health conscious so I would always eat nutritious foods and only had junk/sweets as a rare treat. I was a swimmer and a runner, always active. But as a teenager, the combination of giving up swimming, puberty induced body changes and the independence to make more of my own food choices, I gained a lil weight. Nothing drastic, maybe about 4kg over a period of time. I hated this and became OBSESSED with dieting. I tried it all; low carb, low fat, low salt, dairy-free, sugar-free, gluten-free, atkins, paleo, 5:2, vegan etc. As a teenager, I didn't really know what I was doing and jumped from one diet fad to the next without seeing any results. It slowly became 'just one of those things' and although I wasn't losing weight, I wasn't gaining weight either so I wasn't too bothered and didn't obsess over each diet or my weight/body.

Going to uni and living alone resulted in me struggling a bit with food. For years as a teenager I'd told myself that carbs were bad, then sugar was bad etc - I had a completely black and white/good and bad mindset when it came to food. This, combined with more drinking, partying, the temptation of takeaways, stress eating etc made me gain a further 3kg over 2/3 years. Again, nothing drastic, nothing unhealthy for my height and weight. At 173cm, I went from 56kg as a teenager to 63kg during my late teens/early twenties. I know (and knew) that this wasn't unhealthy, but I couldn't help noticing the way my body had changed and the fat that I had gained. My arms looked chubbier, my stomach was far from flat and toned, and I just felt like I needed to make a change.

Unfortunately, the years of dieting with no success eventually pushed me to eventually lose weight quite drastically with a rather unhealthy approach - which I didn't notice at the time. Because my understanding of food and weight loss were so off, I just took things to the extreme. I'd hardly eat, fast for days, cut out certain food groups, exercise as much as possible... I ended up going from around 65/63kg to 52/51kg in just three months. My flatmates were worried, my family were worried and my friends were worried - but I was just happy that something was finally working! Long story short, when I finished uni I ended up gaining the weight back over the summer while living with family again, as I was unable to get away with keeping up such unhealthy eating habits. Looking back, I am well aware of how awful my eating habits were during my weight loss and I am glad that I did not take things further, that I was unable to take things any further.

However, now that I am in a better place, I still wish to lose a bit of weight but in a HEALTHY way. But with years of dieting and calorie-cutting/counting etc has completely damaged my understanding of how to lose weight. I find myself thinking, 'how does someone lose weight without taking it too far?' I've tried Googling but I've found this only makes things worse, as diet culture is so prevalent in EVERYTHING that it makes me confused. I really want to feel happy with my body again, but without feeling like I have to only eat one tiny meal a day or that I need to go to the gym for three hours a day.

So, in short, if someone could explain to me in a simple way, how can I lose weight healthily? And what can I expect from healthy weight loss? As from experience, I only know 1) struggling with diets and seeing no results, giving up and continuing that cycle OR 2) hardly eating, over-exercising, actually losing weight but also putting my health at risk.

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How do you reward yourself WITHOUT PASTA?

Hi everyone I started my weight loss Journey in January (yay very original !) and i've lost 8 pounds so far... Not great but not bad either !

I'm currently working my second 24h shift in 72h, and i have another one wednesday, and an exam i'm prepping for this week, and family drama, AND I WANT PASTA

How do you reward yourself ? If i wasnt working, i'd take a bath, watch a show, read a book (or reddit haha)... But since i'm working, how can I reward myself for getting through this long long day? Because all i can think of, is EATING PASTA !!!! (and I dont have the calories left) 😢

HELP ! (or maybe I should get the pasta and cheating is okay ? I should admit here i dont have the calories left because I ate a bunch of m&ms 😢😢)

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Was fat. Became skinny. Now I'm fat again. A shameless request for support.

23/F/5'7". I was one of these kids who believed that being fat was just... my destiny. That I was genetically wired to be fat and couldn't do anything to change it. Name a fatlogic myth, I believed it. One day, however, I decided to at least try. And once I realized that the only thing holding me back was... well, me, I really gave it my all. I shed my fatlogic, stopped eating like shit, stopped seeing the gym as a torture palace.

I started my weight loss journey at 174lbs in 2017. By the end of the year I was at 130lbs, looking and feeling great, and I was never happier.

Then I went through a nasty break-up, issues with a close friend who was diagnosed with a crippling mental health disorder, a major career change and some more nasty things in my private life. Turned to food for comfort. Stopped going to the gym regularly. Spent some weeks in bed. Today, too, was one of these days where I just stayed at home stuffing my face completely apathetic.

I. Don't. Want. This.

I'm at 154lbs now, and I'm determined to get back to my 130. Being depressed sucks, but it's no excuse. I know I'll feel better when I'm back to my old rhythm and motivation, and I do enjoy working out--it's just that it's so hard to even get up right now. Same with food. I love eating healthy and cooking great stuff- it's just hard not to give in to the temptations of comfort food right now. I also miss my sport of choice--aerial, which is just easier to do when you're not as heavy.

Well, today's a Sunday. Tomorrow the new week begins. Loseit, in the best times of my weight loss journey, I read you guys' posts like a bible but never posted anything.

Hold me accountable, will ya?

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Looking for a little reassurance.

Hi all, 23F, 5’9”, 188lbs. So I started Kris Gethin’s 12 Week Lean Muscle Program in January. It gave me the motivation I needed to finally lose weight, lean out, and be happy with my body. I’ve been struggling with hating myself for a long time, but have always been very active and hardworking, especially in the gym.

Today is the end of week 5 of the program. I haven’t lost any weight and I’m really starting to get worried that by the end of week 12 I’ll be in the same boat as I was before. BUT I am starting to see small gains, like my back and arms getting crazy cut. Like I mean boulder shoulders and all. My stomach seems to just now start to flatten a little at a time, and I’ve been taking a body fat test every week, which showed me I went from 28% to 25% already. Should I be concerned about not actually seeing weight loss of the scale and trust the process? It bums me out to not see the scale move because I was once 165, but also not as physically fit. I just need a little reassurance and extra motivation...

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Continue regardless of not seeing progress

Honestly, I was just scrolling through this reddit and went to my progress pictures and this thought came up. I’d like to give some background information and hopefully it helps someone out in a time of need. Anyways, over many years I have attempted to do weight loss, including; just getting up and running around neighborhood for a day or two and then quitting, I once stopped eating completely for a day or so (it was hell), and other stuff. None of these worked and it makes sense and they were quite unsustainable. Anyways, last year, I got back to school as summer was over, and someone I talked to the last school year lost a lot of weight and I quickly noticed, I told him congratulations and asked him what he did, he responded with “keto” and suddenly I got this spark and when school was over I started researching what it was. Least to say, I never tried it, however, I became more knowledgeable regarding how weight loss worked (one time I even thought I had to burn 3650 cals by doing exercise, yikes, so definitely got more knowledge regarding weight loss). Well, as much as I’d like to share my whole journey everything past that is sort of a blur, however, I do know that I started doing more research and learnt about calories. Shortly, I started trying to lose weight, and hey! It was working. Yet, I never really saw any progress in me, and that sucks... Some time later people started noticing and told me that I was looking better, it was a really nice feeling to be completely honest. It really wasn’t until now that I have lost about 30 or so pounds that I can clearly see a difference between me in the past and now, and still I feel like there’s no difference (for some reason my eyes want to trick me lol) but its quite clear. Honestly, I have messed up a lot in this journey, but what made me achieve what I have is that I kept going regardless of me messing up. I believe in all of you guys and I can say with my word on it that if you keep going you’ll get to where you want to be. I still have about 7 or so pounds to lose and lets just say its definitely harder, but im finding habits to making it a more enjoyable journey. Anyways, I wish you the best of luck.

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How long were you able to maintain 2lb weekly loss?

As many of us know, weight loss tends to slow down as we get smaller which makes sense due to our lower BMR. I recall losing 3lb a week for almost 4 months at one stage but When I started I was technically morbidly obese with a BMI of 43.

Now at 164lbs and 5'4, I am overweight but I have to work pretty hard to get a 2lb loss in a week. I have to exercise everyday, eat a low calorie diet and make sure I don't eat back any of my calories because of how hungry the exercise makes me! I am finding weight loss more time consuming than I did before. It took much less effort to lose weight when I was heavier, again this makes sense.

I wonder how long I will be able to maintain this 2lb weekly loss. I think I won't be able to for much longer! Which is okay, I'm just going to milk it for as long as I can.

How long were you able to maintain a loss of 2lb a week? what were your stats when things slowed down for you?

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