Things I learned from my first LoseitChallenge

I realize a lot of these things may be a "duh" reaction to people who have known them forever, but these are things I learned that encouraged me to keep going during the LoseitChallenge.

1. Support groups are amazing
   Being in the discord for my team was a little outside of my comfort zone, but I joined and it was incredible. Being surrounded by wholesome people with similar goals was a breath of fresh air, especially during my country's lock-down. I was worried reading about other people’s successes would make me feel very disappointed in myself. Instead, it was uplifting as I saw people who struggle with some of the same things I do, but they worked hard to overcome the obstacles presented by them. It inspired me daily to make good choices.
2. Maintaining is perfectly acceptable
   I started with, what I thought, was a reasonable goal of a 5 pound weight loss...only to then find myself stuck indoors for the duration of the challenge. I managed to maintain my start weight, which didn’t really feel like a success until I started hearing family lamenting on 5-10 pound gains during lock-down. Now, I’ve finally dropped a pound and am beaming with this tiny victory that I want to carry further as 2020 continues (despite the metaphorical dumpster fires around me).
3. Everything can help
   One of our team members challenged us to have at least 20 minutes of activity a day in May. 20 minutes definitely did not sound difficult and quickly became adapted into my daily routine. On days when I thought “I really don’t want to…” I remembered that not only was I doing this for my health, I was doing this activity for the team! Admittedly, as the weeks progressed I became very lax in remembering to log activity. Thanks to our fearless leader, I forced myself to log my weight each week to show I was still here and still trying to do what I could.
4. It’s okay to start your journey anywhere
   Maybe I’m not a jogger now, but I can do pilates! Maybe I’m currently garbage at counting calories, but I can still write down what I eat! No one goes to bed and wakes up the next morning a completely changed person, ready to evict all bad habits they may have formed over the years. The little things sometimes are the biggest victories because they help you grow into the person you want to become instead of staring at the goal with your feet cemented in the ground.

Overall, I’m so happy to have participated in my first LoseitChallenge and want to take everything I’ve learned and continue to apply it to my life!

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40lbs down & I CANT BELIEVE IM DOING IT!!

[f/5’4”/SW:301/CW:261]

Hey everyone!! I’m officially 40 lbs down today and I could not be more excited. Given that I have so much to lose I haven’t really been able to notice a difference in my appearance yet, but when i compared this outfit now to in February (at aprox. 290) I can definitely see a change!

I’m still trying to figure out exactly what my goal weight is, but I know I still have over 100lbs to lose and I’m okay with that. This weight loss journey has already given me so much confidence and discipline that I’m enjoying every step of the way. I have tried and failed so many diets, told myself so many times that I will start tomorrow, and always failed. I’m so incredibly proud of myself for actually sticking with it this time and making some real life changes.

A few things that have been working for me... - moving out of my parents house and living with active, healthy people - CICO. I’m realizing that I have NO concept of what a serving size is unless I measure and log it. My mind is legitimately boggled that people can live their lives maintaining a healthy weight without actively controlling & measuring what they eat! - moving more, even as simple as going on daily walks. - cooking almost everything at home. Corona has really helped me kick my restaurant/takeout addiction lol - being aware of my late night snacking tendencies and purposefully saving most of my calories for the end of the day - checking this sub and few others every morning for motivation - I am an extreme foodie (and I would guess food addict) and so I view trying to cook low cal/healthy/volume recipes as a fun challenge.

Anyways, thanks to everyone who read this post and sorry to boast 😂 you’ll probably be hearing from me when I’m down 50 lbs next!

progress pic!

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Transwoman: are my goals achievable?

This is my first post here, and I'm looking for advice. But before I get into it, here are recent pics of me (front and side, no makeup, please be nice D: ) SFW: https://imgur.com/a/FfOukRz

Thanks ahead of time for reading, I'm trying to be brief, I promise!

I'm a 29 year old Transgender woman (male-to-female) and I'm 5'10", and I'm currently 172 lbs. Other than slightly broad shoulders (it's not that bad, really) and extremely muscular legs I am pretty happy with my proportions. For the side questions re: hormones: I began my transition 2.5 years ago. My hormone levels have been 100% in female range for the past year and a half (which I can explain in exhausting detail if you're interested, suffice to say: I store fat and gain muscle like a lady).

Before I transitioned I was into powerlifting and bodybuilding. Throughout my transition I was committed to transform those interests into bootybuilding. For example, my deadlift before transition was 405lbs for reps, after/during transition (as recently as 6 months ago), I could hip thrust 360lbs or so. I have since taken a huge step back from those numbers due to a couple surgeries (not exciting ones, just a bilateral orchiectomy) and realizing my goals were far less in line with the barbell than I thought.

When I was living as a man I weighed 225-230, and I lost a great deal of muscle and male-pattern fat over the course of the first year of my transition, and proceeded to booty-bulk and maintain for the following year. At 5'10" 172, I'd like to weigh less, but I know I will probably always weigh more than cisgirls. This makes it super hard to know what goal to set, so I tried to come up with some that were less scale-focused:

Goal 1: Reduce the size of my legs. My thighs are 23 inches thick, and my calves are roughly 16 inches, and neither have budged much since the beginning of this current bout of weight loss. I am not trying to lose a lot of size in either, but I'd like to have more proportional legs. I never eat more than 40 grams of protein per day in an effort to make them shrink a bit, as that's what was communicated by this article and this article. I have also run (not consistently, I admit) but I do walk consistently. Based on these links, you can probably guess that my long-term goal is to be much smaller (probably closer to 150), but I'm setting small, achievable goals before trying to get lost in the length of the journey.

Goals 2 & 3: To have a more defined waistline, specifically, I think 27 inches would really be where I'd like to land (it's currently 28.25, down from 31 at 185). However, my waist has not budged since hitting 175. And losing a bit of size in my biceps (currently 11 inches, unflexed) has also stalled.

Basically, the question I'm trying to answer is due to my difference in frame and bone-density: Do I have the potential to lose a great deal more, to where my GW of 164 won't achieve my non-scale goals, or do I not have much less to lose, and I would be potentially harming myself by trying to go significantly lower (closer to 150)?

All (sane) discussion and questions are welcome. :)

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Help!

I (M/25) am recently-separated and need some serious motivation and help. Last year I weighed 280lbs, dropped to 250lbs, and plateaued after my daughter was born. With quarantine, a pending divorce, and figuring out my life now I need to make a change since I am back up to 260lbs.

My whole life I have been overweight. However, I played sports and was needed the extra weight to be successful. Last year I felt like I dropped a lot of water weight. I can see my muscles, I can see some definition peaking through the fat. However, I have never been able to push past this point in my weight loss journey.

I am my own worst enemy. I love food. I can eat cleanly for 3-5 days, but after that I crash. Then I tell myself "I will be good again on Monday". How do I push past that? I hate myself after I binge eat or indulge.

I am not really sure how to use reddit and to be honest I am only on here because I was googling Weight Loss Stacks. Any help, motivation, suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Question on calorie deficit

34yr, male, 6’0 ft, starting (March 30): 299 lbs / current (June 5): 259.8 lbs.

Wondering if my calorie deficit is actually unhealthy, despite the fact that my weight loss journey has been going really well.

Per my calorie counter, I usually consume between 1200-1500 calories a day before backing out my daily workout which burns around 425 calories, meaning I net about 800-1100 calories a day. Which is of course a pretty significant deficit. I have a desk job, but stay reasonably active through walks / hikes, yard work, and my daily exercise. I also drink 80oz of water a day (not counting daily coffee or tea) and sleep a full 8+ hours a night.

My diet switched from totally and completely reckless at all times of the day (and night) to balanced, home cooked, reasonably sized meals with a big influx of fruits & veggies. Fast food has been completely eliminated. I have a 300-ish cal breakfast (rotation of yogurt / fruit / granola, two eggs and a wheat English muffin, or a bowl of cereal with almond milk), a small lunch (usually fruit or nuts), a 800-ish cal dinner, then some whiskey or a small dessert adding another 250 cals or so.

Personally, I feel outstanding. Energy level is incredible and sustained throughout the day. I don’t really feel hungry other than the hour or so leading into dinner. Cravings are nearly non-existent. While I do consider myself to be in a “boot camp style” weight less regimen currently and plan to add more calories back in when I hit my goal, I believe this lifestyle to be completely sustainable for me.

The reason why I posted this is because I’ve seen some back and forth on this topic in terms of healthy deficits, and I also want to make sure I am getting needed nutrients / vitamins and what would be signs that I am not. More than willing to include supplements to compensate, but no idea where to start with that.

Any input or help is greatly appreciated.

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Trans guy 5'2 starting weight 160lbs, current weight 140-136lbs (recent fluctuations) looking for a weight loss buddy/advice on my way to 120 or less

Hey, I'm kimda new here so sorry if I'm lacking information or have bad formatting. I've lost over 20 pounds in the past year but I've hit a hard plateau. I dropped to 136lbs, my lowest weight since probably middle school (always been a fat kid) but have been having trouble getting past that. I walk for two hours almost every day and run for part of that along with doing push-ups and sit-ups at home. I typically eat between 1000-1200 calories a day but not much has changed recently. I'm hoping for somebody to keep accountability with me, preferably on discord since it's the app I use most often to talk with people. Accountability stuff would include weight progress, workouts done, and calories eaten for the day. No pictures or anything since I know most people, myself included, aren't usually comfortable with that. We can also share advice, recipes, motivation etc. if you'd like. Like I said, I'm a trans guy but I'm alright talking to whoever wants to talk to me, regardless of gender so long as things don't get weird. PM me for my discord tag if you're interested. I look forward to our journey!

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How long will weight loss take?

I am a 5' 5" 19f 180lbs (just lost my first 8!!)

I exercise a ton, I love running and walking and play club ice hockey at college. My goal weight is 130lbs. I lost 8lbs over 4 weeks of CICO. I know that your weight loss slows as you get closer to your GW. I have 50lbs to go and was wondering if there was anything I could do to be my goal weight in a year? Is this a realistic goal? I am starting cross fit in the fall in addition to playing ice hockey.

My TDEE is about 1900 right now and I eat 1200 a day. I am experiencing no issue with this caloric intake (no binging, need for cheat days). I think my relationship with food was healthy before starting this journey, I just did not realize what correct portion sizes were. Is there anything I can do differently to make my goal of 130lbs in one year more achievable?

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