People Are Much Kinder After 80 Lbs Lost

I’m 6’ and currently weigh 185 lbs, and want to get down to about 175. I’ve been slowly and surely losing weight over the past two years, which has led me to some interesting observations about weight loss.

1. People love to tell me how great I look now. I get it. I’m thinner. I’m healthier now, and I did the thing. But was I so repulsive before? “ it was hard to look at you” - a family member.

2. People have been much more likely to smile at me, or to talk to me without much prompting. Before, I was mostly invisible in public. Even though I was very visible. It’s a strange dichotomy.

3. I don’t recognize myself in the mirror yet, I am a thin stranger in comparison to my internal image of myself. Probably the reason I keep buying clothes that are too big for me, returning them, and having to repeat that irritating cycle.

I don’t know. I guess I thought i would be happy to finally fit back in a size 10, and that I wouldn’t be boiling with quiet resentment. Thanks for reading. Thoughts are welcome.

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Healthy body fat percentage for the first time in as long as I can remember!

So as of today I have lost 1 stone (6.5kg or 14lbs)! I’m about 5 weeks in to my weight loss journey and have gone from a 34% body fat percentage to 29%. Here’s what I’ve learnt:

• I really didn’t believe people when they said that exercise doesn’t matter when it comes to weight loss. Of course, exercise makes you feel better and helps you look leaner but if you have a few days off, it’s definitely not gonna kill your progress.

• What you’re eating really does matter!! Of course it all comes down to CICO, and you will lose weight if you’re eating all junk food in a deficit. I’ve been eating at only about a 200-300 calorie deficit over these past weeks, not over exercising at all (a 45 min walk 5 days a week, a couple of YouTube workout videos a week and the odd yoga session) and have easily lost over a kilo a week. I’m a volume eater, and so I’ve been making sure all of my meals are at least 50% non-starchy veg and the other 50% is high carb, high protein and low fat (and oil free!) I don’t think I would have lost as much eating at that small a deficit if I was eating junk!

• Carbs aren’t your enemy! I’ve lost my weight so far eating as much as 300g carbs a day. It’s just a myth that you’ll gain weight if you eat carbs. Carbs aren’t just processed sugar and calorically dense breads and pastas - a focus on whole-food based carbs including rice, quinoa, potatoes are amazing for you and if you’re eating at a deficit you will lose weight! Remember the doctor who invented the Atkins diet died of a heart attack - what’s the point of losing weight if you’re killing your insides at the same time?

• Finally (this might not be so popular) go vegan! Whilst I never think someone should see veganism as a diet or as a weight loss strategy (because from that perspective it’s a restrictive and unsustainable diet) but maybe try adding some plant based protein to your diet and have a vegan meal here and there. Vegan foods (in general!) have much lower caloric density, are more nutrient dense and high in fibre. Meaning you can eat a lot and feel full and energised! And to anyone who says vegan food is gross - do your research lmao

Hopefully I’ll be another stone down in the next 5 weeks and then I’ll only be 5lbs from my goal weight! Hope everyone’s safe and healthy ❤️

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I walked my first mile by myself!

Hi, I’m new to this sub and just getting back into weight loss. I weigh a lot and even though I know this sub won’t judge, I still don’t want to really share it. Anyways, my sister is living with us for the summer and she’s really into fitness and has always been in shape. I’ve been going on walks with her and her dogs because she has been encouraging me a lot, and doing some work outs at home every day. Today I completed my first mile on my own though! After doing nothing but sitting around and going to school, and struggling heavily with depression and on and off with eating disorders, I’m so proud of myself for starting this and I feel like this is a great start. I know that’s an easy and casual feat to most, but I’m just proud of myself and wanted to share!

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NSV: my birth control works the way it's supposed to (NSFW to be safe)

5'4", SW: 218 CW:193 GW: 144

A year and a half ago, I had had enough. I could be longer pretend that I was healthy, that I looked fine, that there wasn't a problem. I had spent enough time in therapy to be able to go about weight loss in a healthy way, physically and mentally. For me that means focusing on living a sustainably healthier lifestyle. The goal wasn't to lose weight, the goal was to build habits that I could sustain at a healthy weight and then focus on losing. CICO and walking/belly dancing are my friends.

Now, I have always had terrible periods. Really, really bad. Painful enough to keep me in bed for a day or two, beasts world swell a full cup size, I would bleed through products in an hour, etc. When I decided it was time to start losing weight, I also went on birth control and got an IUD (Morena). It helped... Kind of.

Periods got lighter, but they lasted for weeks. I wasn't in as much pain, but the pain was spread out over longer. I wasn't getting what I had really hoped for, to skip periods all together, but it was better than it had been before, so I didn't really think to complain about it. This went on for over a year, well past the time that it supposedly takes a body to adjust. I figured that that was just how my body reacted to the thing and shrugged it off as at least better than it used to be.

Well, I'm just about 25 lbs down now, and I realized today that I haven't had a period in two months. I'm not pregnant, I'm not anything bad. But losing the weight means that everything else in my body is starting to work the way it's supposed to again in ways that I hadn't even been aware of.

Keep losing, friends. It feels amazing.

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I need some advice and help TW- ED

F[21] 5"10, 72 kg, 

TW- Eating Disorder

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I really want to lose weight the right way and sustain the weight loss for a long period of time. I'm going to give a little backstory if that's alright, I'm sorry about the length of this post. I have always been a chubby kid and acutely aware and conscious about my body and weight. I was a relatively okay weight until my last year of high school where I ballooned. In my first year of college I was 89 kgs (approximately) and had issues with my menstrual cycle as well. I committed to losing weight by exercising daily and watching what I ate. This almost became a fixation at a point, and brought back a lot of issues with myself I had previously experienced (I've purged on an off since I was 14). I also developed a stomach condition that made it difficult to eat as much as I used to and increased my intolerance of dairy. I stopped eating dairy and fried food (as much as I used to) and dropped a lot of weight that summer, where I became 76kgs (which is still overweight, but was progress). Last year I went on a semester exchange program and was essentially living alone and was in charge of my own food. I barely ate and walked nearly 6km a day, everyday. I dropped a lot of weight, felt great and was around 65kgs. I gained and lost over the last year once I returned and am now 72kgs, but am really unhappy with my body and the way it looks. I want to reach my goal weight of 65kgs but don't want to starve myself. My primary problem is that I've started my first job that requires a lot of time and am too tired to exercise everyday, even though I should. I exercise 2-3 times a week and mainly do stepper workouts and abs exercises as well as squats. My weight and appearance is really impacting me negatively but I'm currently living at home and my family becomes very concerned if I aim to reduce the amount I eat (which isn't a very different than I usually do, but I do snack a bit now around tea time) due to my past with an ED and always want me to eat more. They say I don't need to lose weight but don't understand how great I felt when I looked pretty decent in a bikini. I'm terrified of becoming overweight again which is not rational, but I just want to feel confident about myself. If any of you have any tips about staying motivated with diet and exercise do let me know. Again, I'm so sorry about the length of this.

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A scale that measures body fat and lean mass has done wonders for me

I'll preface this saying I know that the percentages on these are not perfect. Different brands will vary a few percent (like my home scale says I'm at 17% body fat while my gym's more advanced scale is at 15.5% today). And even then, it won't be as good as a DEXA scan.

But the greater point is, it gives at least some idea of your body composition. So on those days that you're frustrated as hell that you put on 4 pounds overnight after going to the gym and packing a stone of water weight (exaggeration, but you know the feeling), you at least have some idea of what's really happening underneath your skin.

Example: Last week I weighed in at 178 on my gym's scale with 18.1% body fat. That put me at 145.8 pounds lean mass and 32.2 pounds fat mass.

Today's scale was up to 179.4 overall but a lean/fat ratio of 151.4/28.

Honestly, this has really helped me with what I feared was the onset of an eating disorder. Whenever I'd get close to an upcoming milestone like the 175 I reached last week, I would eat or drink less so that my water weight wouldn't throw off the scale, or I'd wait and wait to eat/drink in the morning until I had a bowel movement so the pure weight would read as low as it could go.

So while the measurements may not be entirely precise, at least having some idea of your body's composition could be a big help, especially for those that are going through a plateau because of a diet or exercise change. I've been there before when the scale just isn't moving even though you're eating at a caloric deficit.

But even if you can't get one of these more advanced scales (they are cheaper than you might expect though) and you're just starting your weight loss journey, at least get a scale. I hadn't stepped on one for three years in college, had no idea that I put on 40 pounds until my roommate forgot his when he moved out. It's never too late.

TLDR: Understanding my body's composition has been a huge help for me to understand why I've gained weight. The percentages may not be perfect, but it's at least some indication of what's happening during a plateau.

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Concerned I’m losing too much, too fast

M:23 H:5’9 SW: 260 CW: 225

I started about a year ago, and fell off the wagon when the pandemic started. Recently got back into it but this time I’m dieting. Before I only somewhat watched my food, but worked out a ton. due to quarantine I can’t do my main cardio workout (swimming) so I go on walks and maybe a run every once in a while.

I’m trying out CICO, and the weight is coming off like crazy and I’m worried that I’m doing it in an unhealthy way. My BMR is around 2000 calories at this point and I eat between 1200-1500 daily and have seen a weight loss from 235-225 in 10 days. About 10 lbs in 10 days. I don’t feel malnourished and am getting all the nutrients I need (using myfitnesspal). I do feel hungry at times but it’s just a slight hunger.

I realize this is definitely water weight but do I need to take it easier?

People say if you lose it too fast you’ll gain it back fast, at what point should I be concerned I’m losing too fast?

Also is water weight always a factor with weight loss even after the initial “big drop”?

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