M14, 5'7, sw:210, cw:165, gw:145 going through some serious issues, help would be appreciated.

It's late and Im going to keep it short and simple. Im m14, used to be 210 lbs (around 90 kg) around mid november of last year. Im a very straightforward dude, I used to be a hardcore fortnite gamer and from one day to the other it got quite boring so I stopped. I decided to go to my old elementary school to play basketball everyday and met some people there that had the same mentality as me. So far ive lost 46 lbs and since im hitting the gym, weight loss has slowed down a bit but the strength never disappoints. Im 5'7 and 165 currently.

Now here is where shit really gets annoying: I used to wake up, eat a healthy breakfast (eggs, spinach, chicken breast, fruits) and go to school, come back home and play basketball until it got dark and would usually reach from 8k - 12k steps per day. Im hispanic and my mom has been trying to learn english for the past 8 years we've been here. Anyways she finally decided to take it seriously and entered a low cost community college and goes to school during the week and sometimes during the weekends. She, as a result, has gotten very stressed with having to deal with taking me and my brother to school,her going to school, and dealing with my dad after he comes back from work and having to clean and do laundry. She has developed a lump under her breast and with a little money we scraped, she got tested and we don't know if it's benign or not.

Here is where it starts to go downhill: Im still loosing weight here and there, but I also have therapy for my back. When I said I used to game, I meant it. It was a rigorous 8 hours everyday and as a result my posture was bad and then thats when all of my back started to get tense. Now, my mom goes to school from 9 AM to 4:30 PM and me and my 5 year old brother go to school from 8 AM to 3 PM, and we both go to different schools where he has bus transportation and I don't. I used to get picked up by mom, come back home and play basketball, Now it's just get out of school, carpool with my friend and his mom to their house until 4:30 or 5 PM and then go straight away to therapy after my mom picks me up, and we have this very nice cuban lady who takes care of my brother. So here is a little summary: Lost alot of weight, very motivated, quit gaming, father has always been quite physically,verbally abusive, but oh well thats life, and mother might have cancer, and im starting to regain old habits.

If you can give me some advice that would be really appreciated and also feel free to correct my grammar as im also trying to improve on that.

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new nurse, embarrassed, & lost

hello all! i‘ve been arguing with myself over the past week about starting my weight loss journey and i’m ready to commit, but i’m honestly so scared. i’m a 21 year old female in the south, soon to graduate, marry, and start working as a nurse all in the next 2-3 months.

here’s the main thing. i’ve never exercised. i grew up thinking i was fat and was very self conscious. i skipped PE as much as i could. so what seems to be “normal” to my peers is terrifying to me. i want to start exercising along with my dieting but i just don’t know where to start. i started college around 135 lbs and am now at 170 and i just FEEL fat and i know i have to get rid of this weight now while i’m still young.

the diverse reddit population has helped me on so many other things, i know there’s somebody out there who was/is in my current situation and i just want to figure out how to get this going and stay motivated. since i’m so stressed with nursing school and work right now, half the time i will make an effort at weight loss, then blow it because i tell myself i deserve to enjoy my food or take a nap all day (i have hypothyroidism). please give me any advice you may have/words of encouragement/etc because i just feel lost right now as i try to prepare for this journey that i need to stick with.

any and all comments are truly appreciated 🤍

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35lbs lost since Oct 2019 - Weight-loss Journey

28yo Female 5’3” SW: 255 CW: 219 GW: 140

This starts a couple of years ago but bare with me.

In 2017 both my husband and I started going to the gym and exercising regularly before we got married to try and lose weight before the big day. TBH I was hoping for 20lbs even though I was at 260 at the time. I met a super awesome personal trainer and she inspired me to do weight training. I hated cardio (still do) and was extremely intimidated by the thought of going to a gym in the first place. After months of training going from kettle bells and machines to free weights and deadlifts I slowly gained confidence and got down to about 225. At that point I started to psych myself out, constantly getting on the scale and not seeing the number change at all even though I was working my butt off. I became obsessed weighing myself everyday or even multiple times a day. Eventually I got so frustrated and so discouraged that I completely stopped after we got married. I gained almost all the weight back very quickly.

Last April, I was admitted into the hospital because I had a large pulmonary embolism caused by birth control pills and of course my weight. The doctor (very professionally) told me that I could not go on certain medicines to help alleviate the blood clot and that required less maintenance because I was over a BMI of 40. At that point, I was at my all time low. He also told me to lose weight and quickly. When I was released from the hospital I was completely terrified to do anything that involved me being physically active or really much of anything besides what I had to do.

After 6 months of being poked by needles every week, looking like I was beaten because of the bruising, and just all around feeling very fragile. I was giving the good news that the embolism was now in the residual phase and taken off of the blood thinners. At the same time my husband and I started seeing a weight loss doctor. Now I know....I had the same thoughts of “if this person prescribes me a bunch of herbs and other nonsense without doing any scientific measurements like taking blood I’m totally outta here.” , but it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I was prescribed Ozempic to take once a week and found out that I was becoming insulin resistant and have PCOS. Since being on the Ozempic I have felt like I can actually lose weight and keep it off. No more of this yo yo dieting nightmare that I was used to. We have changed our diet and started controlling our portion sizes. I feel so much better than I have ever felt in years.

Now after losing 35lbs just on diet alone and adding a little bit more walking than I normally do, I think I need to incorporate exercise. I am not a huge fan of cardio but if it involves something stimulating I can tolerate it. I love weight training but I don’t want to fall into that negative death spiral again. Any thoughts on where to start?

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Finally taking the steps!

I created an account just so I can have somewhere that I feel like I'm held accountable. I gained a lot of weight when I started college and I never quite lost it all. I have depression and pretty bad body image issues but I finally feel like taking care of my body and being healthy in my weight loss techniques! It's a small victory because I finally love myself enough to realize that I am effectively bullying myself.

So far I've lost 15 pounds from my starting weight of 170lb. I want to get within the healthy range for my height (5'4). I plan to join the gym soon so I can really focus during my workouts.

Here's to an exciting new journey!

And if anyone reads this, I hope you reach your goals and that you're happy- you deserve it.

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I was expressing my frustrations to my dad last night, wherein I had seemingly gained two pounds out of nowhere over the course of two days when I was staying within my calorie goals. And within some other health and weight loss advice (my dad has made the trek from obese to fit himself) he mentioned, "and remember, it's not a race, it's a marathon".

It's so easy to get frustrated and give up when we don't see results as fast as we want to. We want to be at our goal weights within months after starting, and for some it's possible! But for others like me, who have to shed the weight of an entire human being to get to my ultimate goal weight, it'll take time. And time. And time. And a little more time. Even if I did it perfectly, and shed two pounds every single week, it will still take me nearly two years. But that's okay!

We should try to balance our focuses, between the scale and our well-beings. If you focus too much on the scale, you might get discouraged. What matters most is that you're trying, even if you gain a little bit. You keep on trying. Because remember:

It's not a race. It's a marathon.

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It feels like no one has noticed

Today I hit a confirmed total loss of 40lbs (266>225.6) after 11 months of hard work. I’m sure I’ve lost more, but I didn’t weight myself until 2 months into the journey. But to be honest, I don’t feel like I’ve lost weight. All my cloths fit the same, or at least feel like they fit the same. Which I know is probably because my entire wardrobe is athlesure. And NO ONE has made any comment about my weight loss, not even the ones who know, and it’s starting to get discouraging. But at the same time I know I’m not doing this for them, I’m doing it for myself, and I feel more confident, my romantic relationship has gotten better, and I know my mental health has improved. But it would be really nice if for once I got a unsolicited complement about my hard work. - just wanted to express my feelings -

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I am losing weight but am I doing it right?

Male/17/6’3 I started some time in December I started at 275 lbs I have lost 23 lbs I’m at 252 now my goal is 220 then see where to go from there. I’m happy with results but just wondering am I doing it right? I eat the same thing everyday like clock work almond cereal with almond milk for breakfast throughout the day at school I eat a string cheese, 1 apple, 1 banana, and a ham sandwich just bread and ham. For dinner I eat 1 chicken breast mash potatoes and broccoli. It sums up around 1300 calories probably a little more. For my exercise I go to the gym mon - fri for 45 mins. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are cardio and push ups and other body weight stuff and Tuesday and Thursday are body weight and weight lifting workout. The main thing I’m wondering about is my diet part of the weight loss journey is it ok to eat the same thing everyday and is it enough calories for someone my size? (No problems so far at this calorie intake I feel like a new person already)

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