I was 300lb at 15 years old

I’m a 6ft now 16 year old Male

I started off at 295lbs and I didn’t really know what I was doing but after months of hard work and research I’m at 217lbs and I’m very proud of my almost 80lb weight loss. I have so much more energy I play basketball with my friends all the time and I realized after playing with them for the first time in about 4 months I had so much more energy. I’m now losing about 2lbs a week comfortably and building muscle slowly. My life has changed drastically for the better and if anybody is out there reading this and haven’t started yet trust me all you have to do is start slow and the ball will start rolling. I recommend watching YouTubers like Greg Doucette that actually give you the hard facts rather than a comforting lie. After getting tips and recipes from him I’ve been kicking my friends asses at basketball and can finally dunk on 9ft. I feel better than ever I can jump higher than ever, I can run faster than ever, I have more energy than I’ve ever had my entire life. I can’t recommend losing weight enough start as soon as possible and don’t start later. A small loss is still a loss. I’ve struggled with food and laziness a lot. I recommend finding workouts you enjoy and cardio you enjoy. You will not stick to your workout if you don’t enjoy it.

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Got a new scale, demoralized but not out!

I started my weight loss journey a month ago. My starting weight was 235lbs with a goal of 185lbs. I’m 5’10”, 30m who every 5 years I lose weight and then slowly Yoyo back.

Well today I was at 219lbs! My younger brother who started with me was 214! Well, we started started to question our old digital scale as I dropped 5lbs in a day. Which was way too high for a 20% calorie reduction with moderate intensity exercise. We put a 35lb weight and we learned the scale was off by 15lbs.

So with our new scale we tested with some weights around the house, I saw I’m actually 235lbs. My brother and I talked and we both agreed we’d lost some weight (2-10lbs), but it def was a blow to morale. Well, we’re gonna keep going! I’ve never felt better, shirts fit a little better, and I kinda like the post work out soreness. Sorry for the rant y’all, just needed to get that out somewhere supportive. Hope to post me getting closer to my TW.

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Is anyone else anti-measurement and anti-scale?

I always feel awkward wanting to post my progress pictures in my fitness FB groups because I always get the same questions: how much weight did you lose? What were your before/after measurements? How many inches did you lose in your waist? What is your goal weight?

I don't know.

I have disordered eating. It took a long time for me to come to realization, but it's true. I've never been diagnosed with an ED, but I know how I get obsessive about numbers. If I don't lose enough inches, or enough lbs that week, I get into very toxic mindsets that will ultimately put me in an unhealthy outcome. It happened to me two years ago when I went on this journey right before I hit a roadblock because of my Stage IV Endometriosis.

But I almost feel alone about this mindset. I have to explain I don't measure myself. I get asked why. Now I don't mind telling people I have disordered tendencies when it comes to eating because it's true, and I don't think a lot of people in my life understand that there are ways to harm yourself mentally when you are actively trying to lose a certain amount of weight for a "goal weight" that may never come.

In my 2020 Fitness Journey that I started at the beginning of January, I now only take progress pictures bi-weekly. I judge my clothes and how they fit. I judge by how I feel when I go out for 2.5-3mile run 4x/week, or how I feel as I'm about to finish the 2 Week Shred by Chloe Ting & move onto her other programs. I no longer skip meals or punish myself for not losing 2lbs in a week. In fact, I don't even diet. I just watch my caloric intake 80% of the week and allow a cheat day (ish) on the weekends.

I'm just curious if there are other people on their jouney with the same mindset where the number doesn't matter, or that you got a point where you finally sat down with toxic behavior re: weight loss and got to a place where you're simply trying to do what's best for you, not for the endgame 120 or 140.

This got sappy, but I hope someone out there who feels pressured by the scale/numbers can feel a little less alone.

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This is all should know about weight loss.

Its not as hard as people make it sound.

Its not about torturing yourself, its about loving yourself and feeding your body nutrition instead of crap.

Most of you are scared with the idea of dieting. You don’t have to follow a diet, you just need to stick to yummy home food and grilled food when you go out. Stop paying dieticians and following random stuff online, its not good if you’re not enjoying what you eat (specially if you are a foodie like me)

You don’t have to stop having food you like. I still eat chocolates, you just have to eat in moderation.

Leaving junk is not impossible. You are saving yourself from this stupid evolution of people feeding themselves on fast food instead of fresh and nutritious food.

Once you see the results, you will get addicted to it.

Healthy food is expensive! A healthy meal would be approx Rs. 300 whereas an unhealthy mac and cheese would be Rs. 100 or less than that. But you are saving yourself from medical bills worth lakhs in the future, so its an investment ;)

You’ll start researching a lot, and feel good that you’ve adapted to a healthy lifestyle. At the same time, you will eye people around you and think ‘why the hell are you feeding yourself that giant burger with so much cheese, why are you destroying your precious body?’ and no one will understand you. (May not be for all, I loved reading about everything I ate and everything I did)

Your skin becomes better, you start looking better, you start feeling better- its all worth it.

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Muscle weighs more than fat! Don’t be afraid of the weights section.

I had to share this because I know it’s silly, but it’s somewhat of a non scale victory because it’s mainly to do with my muscle mass.

So I had to go into hospital because I broke my collar bone in an accident. As the nurse was preparing some morphine she asked me how much I weigh, I told her and she raised her brow and asked if I was definitely sure, I looked at least 10-15lbs less than what I’d specified. I had weighed myself that morning and knew I weighed what I had said. She asked my boyfriend who agreed I was correct.

Basically, she thought I weighed way less than what I did because I’m lean, but have packed on some muscle since my weight loss that increased my weight, but actually made me look more lean!

Don’t be afraid of some muscle girls, the scale really doesn’t show everything.

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My Biggest NSV yet!!

I can finally fit in my high school bras again! I left them in a drawer and then forgot about them. I had not wanted to throw them out since bras are so expensive and they were so pretty compared to the ones I had to wear once I gained weight and my boobs got bigger.

My main goal for losing weight was to look and feel better. But another big reason was to get to a low enough BMI to qualify for a breast reduction. When I started losing weight, my BMI was 34 and in the obese category. My insurance will not consider covering the procedure for anyone with a BMI over 30, rightfully so.

Losing 48lbs in the first year of my weight loss journey got my boobs from a 38G (my back was killing me) to a 38DDD. Bought a new set of bras over Cyber Monday but it’s 6 months later and those 38DDD bras have been getting loose up top as I’ve kept losing weight this second year. Currently at 59lbs lost and fingers crossed I hit the 60lb milestone when I weigh in this Sunday.

This morning, I decided to try on my high school bras since I’m not trying to buy new clothing items until I lose the last 15-20lbs; at 5ft those pounds can make all the difference. The bras are a size 36DDD and a bit tight but they fit! So I’m hoping they’ll fit well once I lose the last of the weight. And if they don’t then, I guess I’ll just have to buy some new bras.

Definitely still plan on getting a reduction in the future (once I’ve reached my goal weight and have maintained for a while) because I want to get to be a full C/small D to match my new body, get rid of back pain, be able to buy less expensive bras from any store (right now I’m so limited) and to finally be able to wear cute clothes with no bra or a strapless bra.

I am so glad I decided to lose weight before a reduction. I originally had a consultation 3 years ago when my BMI was in the overweight category and the surgeon said she could make the case to insurance that a reduction would help me lose the weight. I just know that if I’d gotten the reduction then, my boobs would probably look gross because I gained 25lbs and then lost 59lbs after that appointment. I also know I would’ve felt awful if I had smaller boobs with a giant gut sticking out. That's such a common complaint in a breast reduction group I’m in on Facebook.

But weight loss is 90% nutrition so despite having big boobs, I was still able to lose weight by focusing on my nutrition. I honestly haven’t worked out for most of my journey.

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NSV: Inspiring Others

Hey fellow loseit members!

First I apologize, I am on mobile so if formatting sucks I'm sorry.

I have been part of this community for about 2 years and reading all your stories had originally inspired me to get serious about weight loss. I have gone from 250 in January 2019 to 190 as of this morning. Throughout my whole weight loss journey I've had several different friends and family members comment on the weight loss and then tell me that they are now going to try and lose weight as well because I inspired them to do so. Nothing makes me happier than knowing that other people have decided to also take their health more seriously and try to lose some of that extra weight (and then seeing them follow through and lose some of that weight!)

Losing weight has been one of the hardest things I've ever done. I can't count how many times I would start and do well for about 2 weeks and then give up so to be here 17 months later still at it and at my lowest weight since middle school makes me so happy. We can all do this, we're all in this together and if you have any questions about getting started or trying to maintain shoot me a PM!

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