EVERY. POUND. MATTERS.

I started my weight loss journey in January 2019 when I weighed 295 lbs. By the 28th of April 2020 I weighed 178.2 lbs, I was on track to hit my goal weight of 175 lbs in May 2020, as soon as the 12th of May. However, as of the 2nd of June 2020, I weigh 176.2lbs. Throughout May I lost a resounding 2lbs, a very small amount compared to my average weight loss per month, and still 1.2lbs away from my goal weight.

So what happened? Well my day-to-day eating was actually mostly the same. The problem was o started to over indulge on takeaway, desserts, ice cream, milk shakes and snacks in general. All of those caries seriously add up. But in the past week I've got myself back on track, I've cut down all that stuff dramatically and I've got my eyes on the prize. I've also increased my regular workout and added cardio with an indoors exercise bike. Every little helps.

The thing that I've realised today, something that seemed so obvious 16 months ago when I was starting is that every pound matters. I've lost 118.8lbs and you get to a point where you forget how dramatic and important each pound actually is. I am NOT disappointed with today's weigh in because although I may be a bit less than I wanted to be, the overall trend is going down again and that is all that matters. Let the missteps and mistakes go, keep on pushing to improve yourself!

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[NSV] My 'oversized' shorts that became too small due to weight gain are now too big again! (+ long backstory)

F/20/5'7" currently sitting at around 135lbs Methods: IF and CICO, no exercise

Backstory/Weight gain: I used to weigh ~125 pounds while I was in school, but that changed after I graduated high school. Over the course of two years I gained almost 15 pounds the first year and another 20 pounds the year afterwards. That meant my BMI was bordering on overweight. I tried working out multiple times but always gave up after a few weeks since I couldn't see any results. Now I know that that was because I was lacking muscle mass in general so I had to gain that first, but seeing the scale go up while working out convinced me that it wouldn't work for me.

I was at my highest weight last November (160 pounds) with 33% body fat (9 pounds of that were muscle mass I gained in 2019 but I didn't care). It came as a shock to me since I hadn't been tracking my weight, and I knew I had to make sure I wouldn't gain any more at least. For that, my decision was to eat less which did not work out well. No visible results for me, so I went back to my normal eating habits shortly after new year's.

Starting weight loss: My wake-up call was this February, when two of my classmates were talking about IF and OMAD. I still remember one of them boasting that he lost 7lbs in under a week, which stopped my hand that was just about to reach for my lunch.

That day, I had already had a light breakfast in the morning, but I didn't eat my lunch until 5pm, and had almost no dinner since I was still feeling full. I continued like that for a week, secretly feeling glad that my days were short so that my friends weren't around when my stomach started shouting for food. My portions became smaller since I was essentially having two meals in the evening.

After that week, I had my first victory: my belt, which I always wore in the second hole (and open while driving because it was too tight) closed at the third hole, and I felt better than I had in months. My weight was 154lbs (6 pounds down since November).

Starting IF: About three weeks later, I found r/intermittentfasting where I learned that my morning tea was disturbing my fast. That tea was a lifesaver during my lessons, because it helped fill my stomach, but luckily we had started homeschool a week ago due to covid. Hearing my stomach growl while lying in bed and lazily listening to my teacher wasn't embarrassing at all since no one heard me, and I kept fasting. I also downloaded Zero to track how long I was fasting, starting with 16/8.

By this point our scale was broken, but I could see results since I had to tighten my bra straps every few days.

Starting CICO: When we finally got a new scale in April, I was down to 143lbs (11 pounds down since February). At this point, I knew my methods were working, but I wanted to keep at it. I downloaded MyFitnessPal and began tracking my calories. First loosely, now very accurately. I eat around 1200 calories a day(~500cal deficit) and do some exercise to make sure I don't lose muscle mass.

There have been some days where I ate too much, and days where I didn't eat enough to reach 1200 calories, but I don't beat myself up and stay on track the next day.

Now/the shorts: I'm proud to say that I've kept up fasting officially for 74 days and am officially at 135 pounds as of today. Down 25 pounds in total, I decided to clean out my closet and make space for my summer clothes, which is why I found an old pair of shorts. I bought these about 4 years ago without trying them on and they were much too big, 3 inches at the waist. Wore them last summer while feeling awful, but they were the only pair of old shorts that still (somewhat) fit. Today, I tried them on just for fun, and found that there is room around my waist again! It's barely an inch, but it feels so good to see these changes.

I've put some other old shorts to the front of my closet as well that I'll hopefully be able to wear in a month or two again, once I've lost the last bit of fat that keeps bothering me.

Wish me luck!

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Help with losing weight - currently not losing anything

Hi! I've been on my weight loss journey for the past two weeks but havent made much progress. I'm restarting and this is my plan!

Intermittent fasting - 16:8, start eating at 11 finish at 7

Exercise - Chloe ting programs, at least 30 minutes per day

1200 calories following my fitness pal

Drinking lemon water after every meal

Drinking 2 litres of water a day

Sitting away from sugars and avoiding snacking

Please comment if you have any tips! I've lost 70 pounds in the past before but unfortunately was too extreme which did not lead to a sustainable weight loss. I'm trying again but going to take it slower. I have a really hard time losing weight but easily gain weight. Hopefully this time the weight will be gone for good

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Weight loss has stalled... help!!

I am 5'8" female and my starting weight was 286lbs. I started calorie counting May 1st and eating in a 12pm-8pm window. I was losing weight at a good rate and got down to 274lbs - 12lbs in 3 weeks.

I have now stayed at 274 for a week and a half. I feel this is way to early to experience a plateau and I don't know if I need to just deem this as "normal" or if I am doing something wrong??

I use MFP - I double check all my entries and weigh everything. Im confident I am not underestimating my calories. I eat 1300 to 1400 calories a day. I eat mostly veggies and meats.

I haven't started any vigorous workouts so I don't think I have enough muscle gain to keep the scale at a stand still. I go on 2 miles walks about 4 times a week.

The only thing I have done differently starting a week ago was take metamucil before bed. At first I was gassy from it but now it just helps me go to the bathroom every morning.

I'm just frustrated :(

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Boyfriend(26M) and I(25F) in dire need of weight loss

He's nearly 300 pounds. I'm over 260, we've been dating for 10 years. We were thin when we met but, after quite a lot of bad food shared between us, we've gotten to this point. The difference between us is, he seems to have given up and isn't taking his health seriously at all. I'm at least trying to do something about it, offering to walk, try healthy recipes, set up phone apps. His attitude is, " We're both huge, who cares? Accept it." It's almost a joke to him how big we're getting/have gotten. He reiterates, for better or worse, that he loves me at any size, no matter how out of shape I get. That's the thing, I don't like being out of shape, I don't like looking in my closet and thinking, " Jeez, most of this doesn't fit."

This can't go on. What other changes can I do?

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Starting my journey

Hi all. Been browsing this sub a lot recently and first off, I just want to say that it is so incredible reading your stories, your accomplishments, and your updates. Gives me hope! In the most twisted way though, it’s SO intimidating to read stories about people who have perfected their eating habits and exercise routines in order to shred weight and keep it off. I’ve been telling myself “I’ll start tomorrow” for the past four years, but have never entirely committed myself to weight loss long term, and I think I’m finally ready to take that leap.

I am in my early/mid 20s, 5’6, and weighed myself for the first time today in YEARS because I have actually been too in denial to get on the scale. I’m 195 lbs, which paired with my waist circumference is simply just not healthy as a 24 year old woman. It is however, not entirely surprising.

I was incredibly active during my teens through athletics, specially swimming. I was teeny and actually never even thought about weight or my body image, because I was so in shape and had always done sports. I quit at the end of high school just in time for college, and developed some truly horrid eating habits while away at school. I consistently gained weight throughout college, and things also escalated when I moved home after graduation to save money for grad school. My parents (while once very health conscious) have essentially given up, and fill our house with unhealthy snacks.

We all enable each other with our snacking habits, and while I have stints where I’m very active and conscious of what I’m eating, I always ending up convincing myself that it’s too long a road. After a good amount of introspection, I think I’ve really come to rely on food as an emotional crutch and a hobby, but not in a healthy way. I LOVE to cook, and rarely touch fast food, but I just eat a lot and can always find an excuse to try new cheeses, pasta recipes, dumpling recipes, the works. I also do my research and I KNOW what’s healthy for me to be eating, but always end up blowing it at the end of the days with sweets and the piles of snacks in my house.

BASICALLY it’s time for a change. I fully recognize that. I’ve become an expert at rationalizing my behavior, but I’m pretty sick and tired of being unhappy with the way I look in the mirror and feeling “out of control” around food.

And what I’d like to ask you, people of this lovely sub, is to share your stories with me—not necessarily about how far you’ve come—but where you started and how you got (and kept) your sh*t together. There will always be part of me that wants to indulge and try new foods that aren’t the best for me, but really, I want to abandon the mentality that I CANT do this (all of you have done some incredible things, which truly inspire me), because I’ll never be younger and more capable than I am right now. If you have any words of encouragement, advice, or tales of your own, I’m all ears.

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Losing over 100 pounds naturally...what’s your story?

F/21/6’1”/CW:375/GW:160? Idk, whatever weight looks good on me I guess lol

So I want to loose at least 200 pounds and the thought of that is tiring. I considered getting vsg, but I don’t have the money for it. Plus it just seems like such a life change. I understand when losing weight you’ll have to change your lifestyle regardless, but taking pills for the rest of my life and only being able to eat tiny amounts of food just seems like a lot. Plus I feel like my issues with food is more mental (I binge and emotional eat) and I just don’t think surgery will fix that for me. So I decided I’m going to commit to losing weight naturally, but every time I look for inspiration, the starting factor is always some form of wls.

Has anyone here lost over 100+ pounds naturally? Would you mind sharing your story? I want to hear everything. What you ate, what exercises did you do, how long did it take you to lose that much weight, how have you been maintaining your weight loss, how are you dealing with loose skin, etc.

Or those who have gone through with wls, was it worth it? Would you recommend it to others? What is life after wls like?

Thanks!

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