Tips for staying motivated - I’ve hit a plateau

So i started my weight loss journey last year in the summer, about 225lbs. I took a diet approach as opposed to a fitness one. It was terribly slow progress but i did shed a few pounds. Winter break hit and i gave in to a three week binge cycle, gained it all back. I turned my life around for the better starting early January 2020. Since I went back to college I figured I could pick an exercise regimen and stick to it for the next 10 weeks of winter quarter. And I think I did something right. I attended spin class 3-4x a week, cleaned up my diet, went on a caloric deficit. As of March 28, I weigh 199lbs, or lost about 25 pounds in total since I first began. My goal is to reach 150 eventually.

I just feel like I’ve hit a plateau. With the corona virus situation I was forced to go back home with my family, no gym, no exercise equipment. I can’t find the food that helped me get through the last 10 weeks because of all the panic buying, also many of the super markets in my town do not offer many of the healthy alternatives/organic snacks that I came to love back at my college town.

Whats worse is that I feel a difference in my body but don’t see one.... there’s literally no difference in my before and after photos. I’ve been stuck at the 199-201lb range for the past 3 weeks. And I’m beginning to doubt whether this is all worth it or not. I’ve always been fat. My whole life. I can’t imagine a skinny, fit me. Because she’s never existed. And I’m not sure if she ever will.

TL; DR : ive hit a plateau in my weightloss journey and don’t know how to stay motivated

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Worries about loose skin: What increases your chances of having it?

I just finished my first strict week of dieting and lost 4 1/2 lbs. I'm not sure if losing that much in one week is a) healthy,or b) going to increase my risk of having loose skin if I keep that trend going, as I've heard that quicker weight loss can raise the risk of having loose skin (correct me if I'm wrong). However, I'm not even sure if I am at an age and weight where I need to be super worried about loose skin: I'm a 19F, am now 153 lbs, but heaviest was around 165, and 5'2. My goal weight is around 115-120 (or I'll stop when I feel happy with how I look), so a goal of about 40 lbs to lose from my heaviest weight.

Is my goal of losing 40 lbs at 5'2 putting me at risk of having loose skin?

Overall, what increases your risk of having loose skin as you lose weight? And, what, if anything, can you do to decrease your risks?

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How much weight should i lose and how quickly

Im a 6 foot male age 18- 20 years old and around 220 lb. I consume around 2200-2500 calories a day in sugary drinks, sweets, microwave meals. I dont look huge but i'm a big man and my weight has had a impact on me since i was 8 years old , i've always been insecure so i eat or take drugs, drink ect... Im cutting down to 1000 calories a day, this is very little but i've done it for 2 days now and its actually easy and feels good to not be eating, i know this is bad for my health especially because those calories are just made up off random sh~te, like yesterday all i ate was a ham sandwich, ( two pieces of white bread, 2 and a half slices of good thich ham and a light spread off butter on the slices) then i had a black coffee and a monster to drink ( obviously water as well) and a packet off crisps (Chips if your american). I dont need everyone to comment on the damage im doing because lack of nutrition, i want to lose the weight then focus on correct dieting and taking care off myself, i'm not trying to come off as a massive c~nt but if you aren't prepared to answer the questions i have then dont bother commenting, so here are my questions. Oh yeah before the questions i forget to mention ive been exercising too, 200-300 reps of these little 3kg weights which is alot for me. and i walk about 0.5 miles then run about 0.5 miles a day.

How much weight should i lose and how quickly if i keep up with this.

( Yes i know im very uneducated on weight loss, i dont have time to research as dont think i can live being fat anymore, its making me miserable so i need the weight gone now)

forget to mention Im awake between 3am-3pm so thats why i posted this at 6am. Ive eaten half a battered cod with a few chips which is probably like 600 calories and drank a monster thats all ill have for the day so like 800, will probably grab like a chocolate bar or something later actually, dont know

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I’m healthy, but still retaining a bit of weight

I’m a female, 5’7, and have a BMI of 18.8 (I weigh 120 lb). People tell be I look like a stick sometimes, and I do appear that way on the outside. But for years, I’ve never had a perfectly flat stomach like some of my friends have. I eat really healthy, don’t snack too much, and work out at least an hour a day (a little bit less now because of quarantine but I’d say half an hour at home currently). I don’t know what I can do to get a flatter stomach. There are other places on my body that I would like to lose a little weight as well, so I guess it‘s good that weight loss can’t be spotted. I am trying to cut down to eating 1 or 2 meals a day right now, but stomach is aching so much that I don’t know how long I can go. People have already expressed concern over how little I was eating before the quarantine, and I did not understand why because I was eating 3 meals a day with snacks. Still, I used to get lightheaded and nauseous all the time while working out. I feel like I’m doing all I can to safely lose weight, while a few of my friends eat a large bag of chips a day and still look like models. I know that losing weight isn’t an absolute necessity for me since I have a healthy BMI, but I really want to for aesthetic purposes. I don’t know if this is important, but I have an outie belly button, and sometimes I think that I perceive myself as “bigger” just because of that. Please let me know if you have any advice or ways I can lose a few pounds!

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Why aren’t I losing weight anymore? (23F)

So I practice intermittent fasting, usually 16:8 and/or 20:4 and usually do a 24 hour fast once a week as well. I typically never eat more than 1200-1600 cals a day and I do about one hour of cardio every day first thing in the morning and lift weights 2/3 days a week. However, my weight loss has plateaued and I have no idea how to break out of this rut. I feel as though water retention could be a culprit but even WITH diuretics I cannot shed these last few pounds. I am not overweight at all but I am dieting for my wedding. I am still months away but it is still frustrating that I cannot meet this goal. Any suggestions on how to jumpstart weightloss again?

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Not losing weight despite consistent tracking

Hello loseit! first post here but i am by far not knew to the weightloss rodeo. i gained quite a bit of weight last year due to both recovering my relationship with food (a very necessary step) and exam stress. i started at 175lbs at a little over 5’7, however i used to hover between 150-155, so clearly quite a jump. im currently at 168.... but ive also been at 168 since december. Thats around when i started using lifesum instead of myfitnesspal, as i found mfp encouraged me to undereat, and while lifesums trackers have helped me eat a lot healthier (on mfp id eat 1000-1200 cals (or less) of junk and be done with it), my weight loss has also totally stagnated, despite lifesum telling me ive eaten on average less than 1400 cals per day since december. Im confused as to whether ive done damage to my metabolism from undereating for quite a long time, or if im doing something wrong?

any help is much appreciated!!!

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Running Hack to Stay Healthy & NOT Touch Your Face During COVID19 outbreak

Can you run or walk outside AND stay healthy during the Coronavirus outbreak? It’s important to keep everything in perspective and your health as the main priority right now. But there are a few things you should do when you’re outside for exercise that can help you workout and maintain the best practices from medical ... Read More about Running Hack to Stay Healthy & NOT Touch Your Face During COVID19 outbreak

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