A small milestone (M28, 5'8, SW: 230 - CW:199.2 - GW: 170

First off, I want to thank this community for it's positivity. For me, it's helped me stay accountable just by having this sub show up on my homepage (between r/memes and r/aquariums).

I've been slowly working on changing my lifestyle for a little over a year. I lost 15 pounds in the first six months and (drum roll) I just hit a small milestone. I'm under 200 (199.2 to be exact!) For the first time since college, And I'm thrilled!

I lost motivation this Fall 2019, so I decided to have a "weight loss" resolution as I'm sure we've all tried (I had tried at least 3 times with the resolution motivation). One resolution is so big and cheating on it (which I'd inevitably do) feels like such a huge loss to motivation.

This time I tried something different - Every month I've picked a new thing to try and get better about. January: Don't eat out so much. This went swimmingly until about day 15 when I just HAD to get stoned and eat Cheeba Hut. Next day, though - I was right back to eating at home. I stayed pretty good, (saved a lot of money) and rediscovered my love for meatless chicken (the kind made from veggies -- seriously, they taste so real).

February: Go to the gym more. I mean... I was paying for the membership anyway -- why not see if I could put it to good use First week, I went once. But, the remaining weeks I made it 3 times a week. Eliptical: 30 mins Weights: 20 mins

March: Try not to drink any calories. Ya'll this one was gonna get me. I felt it day one. I love soda and I failed, DAY ONE (March 1st, those damn $1 McDonald's cokes). But days two, three, and four have been water only! I'm sure I'll miss my target again, but I'll just have to take another shot at it the next day.

I don't know what's in store yet for April, I guess I'll decide when I get there. But, it just seems less "final" when I miss a goal I set for myself two weeks prior. It's kept me on (better) track.

Thanks for reading fellow weightloss champ!

TLDR: I hit under 200 pounds for the first time since college! I make little weight related goals for myself every month and get back on the horse when I miss my target.

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Day two of my weight loss. The cravings begins.

I knew this was going to happen, this isn't the first time I've done weight loss but it doesn't make it any easier.

Yesterday I started my weight loss journey once again and the first day in my opinion is the easiest. I think there have been a million more first days in people's weight loss journeys than their have been a third or fourth unfortunately.

So right now I can already feel that craving for some chocolate, maybe another sugary treat. I think that's a common first craving, sugar. While salty snacks have definitely been the bigger problem towards me gaining so much weight, I believe that sugar craving will always come first.

The worst part about this for me is while i seen it coming, i didn't do the smart thing and get some shopping done early. Right now the only thing I have to eat is some rice and lettuce. I recently moved to vietnam and the refrigerators are much smaller so I will have to go shopping more often which will take some more will power to not pick up anything unhealthy, even for a small treat. To make it harder on myself, there is street food like everywhere around where I live so i will also have to pass a lot of the food i really like just to get to the store.

Before I go out I watched some youtube videos that help motivate me towards losing weight, today I watched some from the 600lb life series to see just what weight has done to their lives. While I don't think i would have ever come close to having those troubles, i can see more clearly how weight has affected my life. I think I now have better motivation to last me at least until i've at least finished my shopping and made it back home.

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Need some tips for my partner who struggles from an ED.

Hi all! Hope you're having a good morning, afternoon, or night.

My partner has been wanting to lose weight for a long time. I completely support them in this decision. That being said, we've hit some bumps with that, namely the fact that my partner has struggled with an ED in the past. I made the mistake, when we first started studying weight loss, of suggesting counting calories, and they ended up becoming obsessive with it, freaking out if they went over 500 or 700 calories a day. Obviously not ok, and very worrisome.

They did their best to break that habit so they could keep eating properly. I'm the type of person who prefers a cut-and-dry method so I'm sort of at a loss on what methods might be best for us. Would it be as simple as choosing healthier alternatives and following portion sizes? Does anyone who has struggled from an ED before have any tips or things to definitely go for or avoid? I really just want to make sure my partner is healthy and okay, first and foremost.

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20F Mom Looking for Weightloss Buddy

As the title says I’m looking for a weight loss buddy, currently at 208lb but started from 231lb and I’m 5’3. I’m looking for someone I can check in daily or weekly. We can chat and help/motivate each other and keep us in check. At times it can be difficult I’m losing weight and no one around me can relate/understand the issues we face/uncover about ourselves while on this journey. I plan on taking this journey with small steps, I want to weigh 200lb then take it by 20lb at a time. I have a 4yr old who has the most energy I want to be able to keep up with her, have good eating habits, be at a healthy weight for when we decide to have a 2nd, and to be able to finally wear a dress.

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For those of you lifting weights while losing weight, when did your strength stall? (Also a couple minor goals reached I wanted to share)

For this if you lifting weights while losing weight, when did your strength stall? (Also nsv and sv post!)

Today I jumped on the scale to see I’ve lost the first 10 lbs since I started tracking. It’s been 6 weeks and I feel great.

Stats:

Male

6’

SW 244 lbs (didn’t weigh myself till a few weeks after I started tracking

CW 234 lbs

GW 185 lbs

Caloric goal: 1700 a day Protein goal: 160-200g a day Everything else: IIFYM

I also deadlifted more than my starting weight (SW 244lbs, DL 3X5 250lbs) which also felt amazing considering I’ve only been working out for 8 weeks.

On to my question though, I understand that my lifts can keep progressing while on a deficit due to noob gains, but at what point in your experience did the noob gains stop allowing you to progress while losing weight? I know body recomp is a possibility, but I’m focused on weight loss first with the retention of as much muscle as possible.

Thanks for reading!

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CICO vs IF Weight Loss Rate

I started CICO last year but wasn't serious about it. January 1st 2020 I seriously started weighing all food and tracking all consumed calories along with my Garmin watch for activities. I also began working out 2-3x per week instead of just walking the dog. By the second week of February, I had only lost about 2lbs and was extremely frustrated. Why am I working so hard and depriving myself of food and not seeing any results!? February 11th, I switched to IF. I started with a schedule of 18:6 or 20:4 on week days and a little more relaxed on weekends (usually 14:10 or 16:8). It has been almost a month of IF (continuing same workouts), and I'm seeing and feeling much more progress.

I went back to my excel sheet tracking all my weight, and on CICO I was averaging -0.25 lbs/week. On IF, I'm averaging -1.3 lbs/week! And I don't feel deprived of any food! I definitely recommend looking into intermittent fasting if you're not seeing the results you expected counting calories.

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Has anyone else found that what they thought was far too many calories in a day was actually well below their deficit?

Hi everyone,

I'm about 2 months in to my weight loss journey, and last week I began taking counting calories seriously. Before this week I would on an average day have two slices of toast with butter (or maybe a toastie or a small roll) for breakfast, and then something like two chicken chargrills and a regular serving of chips for tea (I might have some small snacks as well during the day).

I thought that this was still way over/pushing my calories for the day, but when I actually downloaded my fitness pal I found out that this was only around 6-800 cals a day, nearly 1000 calories under a healthy deficit to reach my goal weight (126lbs from 160 ish).

My question is, how do you eat 1500 calories a day without feeling like you're just making up the numbers/actually putting on weight? There are some days where I hit this number (or close enough to it), but others I can't shake the feeling I'm eating for the sake of eating.

Thanks in advance.

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