People who’ve lost a lot of weight but also fixed their relationship with food: what’s that like?

5’9” SW:207 (Feb 10) CW: 176 GW: 140

So I’ve lost 30 lbs, and I’m really happy about that. I can’t see a lick of difference in the mirror, though my clothes do fit better and I have things like collarbones and ribs now!

My relationship with food has certainly changed. I used to eat anything and everything and if I wasn’t eating, I was thinking about where my next snack would come from.

I’ve been really good at sticking to CICO, and I’m quite a good cook so I’ve enjoyed making tasty yet healthy meals too. The only thing is I still think my relationship with food is not quite right. I still have a very ‘all or nothing’ mentality. I don’t binge, as I used to, but if there’s a bowl of something in front of me I’ll finish it, and if I’ve got calories left for the day I’ll use them whether or not I’m hungry.

So: people with a healthy relationship with food, how did you get there, and what’s it like? I think I’m more interested in this now that the actual weight loss, since I know that if I have a good relationship with food I will be able to maintain my weight a lot easier.

Any tips would be appreciated. Will this just take time to form a habit? Should I completely cut junk foods out instead of having them when they fit my caloric goals?

Thank you!

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family, friends, and weight loss

hello! just wanted to start a thread for people to talk about and share their experiences with friends or family and weight loss.

i've noticed my own friends have gotten weird about me losing weight (despite being overweight myself) and claim im going back into my old bad habits when this is the best i've treated myself in years in regards to weight loss. i understand their point of view and why they'd be concerned, but their comments are about me not having a second helping for dinner and thinking im starving myself or if they dont see me eat through the day they think i dont eat at all. i eat a reasonable amount for my height, age, and weight but they think its unhealthy because i eat under my maintenance instead of just becoming a gym rat and working it all off (i eat around 1200-1300kcal. im 5'5" and currently 75kg down from 88kg.) i really hate going out (im hella antisocial) and i find its easier to just eat less instead of working out a lot.

i've tried to explain CICO and that you can eat under maintenance and lose weight without it being considered unhealthy but they dont think it works that way and that i just have to "eat healthy" and workout a lot which is partly true but you're not gonna lose weight if you're not at a calorie deficit. i live with them so having people watch and judge how much i eat makes me very anxious but i'm sticking it out for myself so i can feel more comfortable in my own body. if you have any advice or just want to share your own experience with this topic that would be lovely!

[EDIT: just so people dont get concerned about my motivation with my weight loss; im ftm and i need to be under a 30bmi to get top surgery (basically boobie go byebye) so being safely under that bmi is very important for me. plus i've never liked how feminine and curvy my body looks with all this extra fat in places my brain doesnt see as normal. cutting down on it has made me more confident in my own identity. plus i wanna be a handsome slim guy, not an average chubby guy. my dad is pretty large and i have his looks so i can confirm i would not look very good at a larger weight once i start transitioning haha]

i dont see many of these threads around so feel free to share anything <3 good luck on your weight loss journey

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[F27 5'6" SW:246 CW: 224] The scale shows 10kg/22lbs down, but I see no difference.

February - April - mildly NSFW // EDIT: I decided to take better photos, using the same top + trying to copy better the poses, still I can't really notice any difference, here. Also, maybe worth mentioning that I have PCOS. \\

I started CICO since December, but I wasn't able to track my progress in consistent manner and as I was moving, I was on and off with my calorie limit. Since February, however, I got firm with CICO and IF, I'm eating 1500 calories a day, and I was going to the gym daily until the lockdown in mid of March.

Also, since February I've been weighing myself daily and I've been consistently losing weigh. I weighed myself firstly at 17 February, and I was 112 kg. Today, 13 March, I weigh 102 kg. The weight loss was consistent thorough the weeks, 1-1,5kg/week.

Still, I see absolutely NO difference in myself. I had took photos on February, and I decided to take them again today to see if maybe comparing them side by side I would notice a progress – I can't see any.

I understand I have a long way to go, and that even if 10 kg is a lot, it wouldn't make me skinny but I don't see a difference at all, and this is making me scared if I'm doing something wrong and maybe I'm just losing muscle and water? This is really putting me dow.

I thought about measuring myself but I'm unsure if I can be consistent with that, once I can vary a few cm accordingly to how tight I put the tape. In my self image, I can notice a difference from December to now – specially in my neck and face, but I also did noticed it in February and I have no idea how much (if any) I had lost during this time, also I have no objective way to compare as I didn't took photos then.

Is it really too early to notice a difference? Is there any difference? Am I doing something wrong?

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PCOS and weight loss

I have had PCOS since I was 13, and I’m 20 now. I’ve tried dieting, exercising, everything and things have worked for me and have helped me lose weight, but then I would stop or relax and the weight would come back.

Because of all of this I have struggled with major self-esteem and self confidence issues and therapy really helped me overcome all of that and kickstart a healthier life.

So I’ve been eating better, laid off the sodas, and have been exercising on and off. But when the quarantine was announced I decided now was the best time to transform.

I have been working out for 2 weeks now - mainly doing yoga mat exercises (crunches, sit ups, mountain climbers , planks etc) everyday and going for brisk walks (4-5 kms) every other day. I eat 3 square meals, and avoid snacking but I’m still gaining weight and not losing.

Is there a reason for this or am I doing something wrong ?

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Well bla-de-da-da! What's making your blood boil? What's under your skin? What's making you see red? What's up in your craw? Let's hear your weight loss related rants!
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The big test of self control

Because of the Coronavirus I have no real access to a variety of food. Everywhere around me is closed except for one or two fast food places and my local cafeteria. Needless to say, I’ve been eating the same few things everyday for the past 2 months and it’s gotten really old really fast. I asked some buddies of mine if they could send me some pizzas through the mail since I can’t get any near me. Problem is, I don’t have good history with self control around large portions of food. And I’m going to have 2 big pizzas sitting next to me. I’ve been doing pretty good as of lately with controlling myself around food, and I’ve felt pretty good about my self control as well. This weekend will be the ultimate test of my weight loss journey. If I’m able to limit myself and stop myself after 4 slices and then don’t eat any until the following weekend, I’ll count it as a success and my life will be able to change for the better. I’m not even kidding here when I say I might turn to a god to ask for help with this because I know it’s going to be hard to do once I get hungry. Wish me luck and strength!

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When someone compliments you on your weight loss how does it make you feel?

The first time I was on my weight loss journey it happened in August 2017. I didn’t tell my family about it. I remember I saw them at Christmas and the next time I saw them was May 2018 and they pointed it out asking me questions on how did I do it? How much weight did I lose, you look good etc and it honestly didn’t make me feel good It made me uncomfortable. I just want to know does anyone else feel like this or do you like getting compliments?🌸

Turns out the writing above is too short so I’ll give you a little detail about my own weight loss journey😁

I am a 19 year old girl who is currently on her weight loss journey, I started my weight loss journey on 16th December 2019 so far I have lost over a stone 😇 it has been hard work but it has been very rewarding when you see your clothes getting smaller and the number on the scales getting smaller too. I am 5ft 3 so I have a lot of weight to lose so I can have a healthy bmi. The foods I have cut out complete is dairy cheese because I loved dairy cheese and I had it all the time but it was very high in fat so I decided to switch to vegan cheese which has helped me a lot because It made me realise that I don’t need to put cheese on every meal. I don’t drink fizzy drinks anymore, I remember I previously cut it out for x amount of weeks and I tried it again and it didn’t taste the same so that’s why I cut it out fully. when I crave it now I drink flavoured sparkling water which I love! I’m still having hard time about chocolate... what do you do when you crave chocolate? I feel like It’s a on going cycle with me. I have a unhealthy relationship with chocolate because I’ll buy some so I can have it over the next couple of days but I’ll eat it all in one day and feel shit then I do it all over again which isn’t good ☹️

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