I can see my ribcage and I'm freaking out!

To preface, I'm not skinny lol. I'm 5'4 and in the last year have gone from 239lb to around 138ish, so still well within a healthy range and looking to hopefully get to about 120lb.

I've gotten used to feeling various bones in my body, hips, collarbones, etc, and don't mind them. Tonight, I was undressing in front of the mirror and realised I could see my ribs. Not on my side, where it's somewhat normal to see them - but in the centre of my chest. When I pull my arms back, I can count my ribs and see where they connect to my sternum.

Guys, I hate this. It feels awful. But at the same time, I still have a tummy pooch and some excess on my hips that I'd like to get rid of. But it's starting to feel like the weight is only coming off in certain areas, making some parts of my body look really scrawny or unhealthy while other parts are still soft and wobbly.

I know that this is probably just the way my body is built and how my weight is naturally distributed, but I hate knowing that my ribs will be visible to everyone if I wear a low cut top (it also doesn't help that my breasts have deflated horribly so they're lower than before).

I've been fat my entire adult life and have literally never had a problem like this before. I know it's not exactly weight loss related, but does anyone have any advice? Is there anything I can do to minimise this or hide it, aside from only wearing high necklines? How do I get used to this?

Thank you

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Recalculating my calories requirements is a game changer.

I know this may be obvious to some but it wasn’t to me. It may not be to a lot of people either.

Every 4-6 weeks as you lose weight you need to recalculate your calorie requirements. Especially if you are doing something like CICO. I notice a lot of people are hitting plateau as I was and I don’t think they realize this.

In fact starting at a low calorie deficit isn’t great. Mainly because I notice you plateau quickly. Then without being able to go much lower you have no choice but to essentially starve yourself.

If you want to lose weight and lose it effectively I’ve learned you can’t rush it.

Let’s say you want to lose 50lbs. Sure you can lose it right away through various means but I always notice people usually give up, they lose it in ways that are not sustainable in the long run and gain it back.

If you aim to lose 1lb a week in a year you will have lost the weight. Without starving yourself.

I’m not very good at explaining this but the best way to do this is through zigzag dieting. I’ll link below the best way to calculate for weight loss. Every time you lose I’d say around 5-10lbs recalculate. It’s been the best thing to work for me so far. It tells me what I need eat everyday when I put my weight and exercise levels in and how much I can lose if I decide to workout more that day.

I’m averaging about 1 to 1.5lbs per week. I weigh myself every 6 weeks. If I weigh myself more than I end up getting discourage because weight fluctuates depending on the day.

So be easy. Slow and steady wins the race. I promise it’s worth it.

Calorie Calculator

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Finally have the support of my family

F19 5'2 SW: 134lbs CW: 123lbs GW:110lbs

Growing up, I was always the butt of the fat jokes in my family. It made me become insecure about my appearance and made me uncomfortable in my own skin. I decided around 2 months ago to start losing weight seriously.

Around dinner time yesterday, I finally had the guts and confidence to tell my family of my goal weight and deadline (3 months from now). It stung a bit that they actually burst out laughing, saying I'll never reach that weight since I haven't weighed that much in more than 5 years. Maybe it's the newfound determination I gained from losing weight, but instead of those comments hurting me, it fueled me even more.

I insisted over their laughter and jokes that I will lose that weight. I will reach that weight and I won't give up until I'm there. Eventually, they realized I was being serious and stopped the jokes. It made me open up as well about my frustrations towards my weight loss plateau. Surprisingly, my dad suggested that I try the "banana-only" diet for a few days just to help me get off the weight loss plateau. He tried it years ago but couldn't last a week before he got really hungry.

He also confronted me about my goal weight just a few hours ago, asking why I wanted to reach 50kg/110lbs when I was already within my ideal weight range, he tried to persuade me to maintain how I am right now but I insisted I have to reach 50kg since my legs were always my biggest insecurity and I can't lose weight in one specific area, so I have to lose overall weight. He actually grew concerned and asked whether or not that's too much and I might become underweight. I told him I checked my BMI before setting a goal weight to make sure I was safe and still healthy.

I remembered back then, when I cried to myself because of how ugly and fat I am, he was the one to comfort me and tell me to fuck society's standards about being stick thin. I didn't have to mold myself into something society wants me to become, instead, I should mold myself into someone I want to become.

It honestly surprised me how my dad, my biggest bully when it comes to my weight, was actually the most concerned about me. He always jokes about how heavy I am and now that he realizes I'm serious about my weight loss, actually confesses that I'm already okay the way I am.

A huge weight was just lifted off my shoulder when he said that a while ago. I always knew he didn't take those fat jokes seriously, but it's better to hear him directly say it. Now I know my family, especially my dad, will fully support me in my weight loss journey. And it's honestly a huge motivation for me to get off my weight loss plateau even more.

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(NSV) Someone recognized that I’ve lost weight without me telling them for the first time yesterday, and it felt great. Now I’m putting that energy back into my weight loss.

31F SW:200 CW:166 GW:135 Office job, AD military.

Title says most of it. I started being deliberate about wanting to lose weight in January and have generally been working pretty hard at it. I joined a paid weight loss app and it has really been worth it - it takes me outside of my own head and teaches me things about how I respond to food etc in a way I’ve never been able to do trying to be more fit on my own. So I’ve been tracking my progress pretty closely throughout.

But here’s the thing. I don’t see the change in myself. I still feel as fat as ever, and it hadn’t really hit home that I was making a difference; at some point the numbers on the scale just don’t mean much. But being recognized by my coworkers for the change so far, that was extremely encouraging.

In the past couple of weeks, especially since the Rona shut so much down, I’ve fallen off of the dedicated track. I’m still calorie restricting, mostly, but I’m not checking in on the app, not logging meals, and my overall activity levels are far lower than they were before. I’ve been maintaining and had lost my drive. So now I’m going to take that positive feeling from my work being noticed and get back into things.

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I (17F) need help losing weight—been trying for a few years now

I’m 17, about 5’9”, and currently weigh about 189.8 pounds with a goal weight of 140. I’ve been struggling to lose weight for a few years now (admittedly this IS my fault due to a lack of motivation, which is something I’m trying to work on now). I’ve looked at this sub quite a bit in the past so I think I know the basics:CICO, measure your food instead of eyeballing, don’t drink your calories, etc. I did well with that for a while but kind of.. fell off.. again, this is my fault so I’m definitely working on this.

There are so many myths surrounding weight loss online which I think is the main reason why I struggle so much. My parents started doing a Keto diet and encouraged me to do it too, but I stopped doing it because I absolutely hated it. I’m already a pretty picky eater (I know that people hate to hear this, but I promise I’m genuinely picky and this isn’t just an excuse for not eating vegetables. I still have a number of fruits and vegetables and other healthy foods I like to eat, I’m just picky so I don’t eat salads and eat my hamburgers with only ketchup and all that Jazz). Is a diet like this truly necessary for weight loss or will I be ok only reducing my calorie intake/eating fruits and vegetables more often?

I also recently got a stationary bike for my room that I’m going to use regularly, so that’ll be my main form of exercise.

More info: I’ve been gaining weight very steadily the past few years—pretty much 10 pounds every year since I was about 13. I thought it might be hypothyroidism since it runs in my family, but I got tested and my thyroid levels were fine (although my vitamin d levels were low, but I don’t know if that could possibly partially explain my weight gain). I’m just so tired of being insecure about my body. It’s gotten to the point where I hate going out in public because I’m worried everyone sees how disgusting my body looks. I really want to stick to a plan and lose all this weight. I already use the myfitnesspal and lose it apps, along with a fitbit I recently got.

Last question: how long would it take for me to see some kind of results? I think seeing real results would really help me stay motivated.

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Struggling to continue weight loss after surgery and quarantine (with a small sv at the end)

I lost weight for surgery in feb (had it on the 7th) and while I didnt lose quite as much as I wanted, I still wanted to go ahead with it. I went from 215lbs to 168 (5'4 M). I had to stop being as active for recovery and now with quarantine I'm finding it hard to get back into the excercise and good diet habits. Especially now that my depression is flaring up do to not being able to go see friends. The snacking has gotten out of control and I put on 11 pounds :/

But, the good thing is: I'm planning my halloween costume and want to be down to 130-40 to really pull it off. And its helping me get back my motivation. Its maybe a little vain, but a fun goal to work towards. And with my renewed motivation I'm down to 177! It's not a big difference, but its progress.

I've cut out the excessive chai latte drinking and switched to decaf black tea with a little bit of honey. Also committing to ordering less pizza and get back to my healthy food choices. (Though I still need to shrink my portions.) Also making myself work out a bit. Still need to push the workouts more but depression is a bit. And I know working out will help with it, but some days its hard enough getting out of bed.

How do you guys keep your motivation? And how do you commit to smaller portion sizes?

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What's your most recent non-scale victory?

I purchased a pair of jeans by size back in the early fall without having tried them on first and due to the cut (high waist, button fly, no stretch--what was I thinking?) I couldn't even get them past my thighs. My weight loss has been excruciatingly slow for months now and the last time I tried them on about 6 weeks ago (right before quarantine shut down my gym), I still couldn't get them past my thighs. I've been doing A LOT of walking since I can't get my high intensity gym workouts anymore and even though there's only been a .5 lb difference on the scale since, I could feel my core tightening up. I'm low on clean laundry at the moment so I decided to try them on again today fully expecting to once again be thwarted by my thighs, but LO! I was able to get them above my thighs, over my hips and BUTTON ALL THE BUTTONS! I just wanted to share this as a reminder that the scale isn't everything and to no get discouraged if that number is stuck or slow to move.

So, what's your most recent non-scale victory?

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