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24F / 5'7'' / SW- 260 / CW-165 / GW- 155
Lately, so many people have been commenting on my weight loss. I've lost the majority of it within the last year and especially the last few months. I got married in March 2019, and look considerable less heavier from then. I'm a couple pounds away from hitting 100lbs lost--it wasn't a milestone I had intentionally sought, but it's a pretty cool thing to be so close to.
Last night, my husband's (now, ours lol) friend was over--he comes around at least once a week-and he complimented my achievement. He did also comment that this much loss is enough, and he notices a drastic difference from last March. He recommended not to loose anymore and said my neck has gotten very skinny. His comments came from a friendly place, and did not seem out of line because we're a casual bunch.
Others have also commented on my loss--not just him.
When I look at myself, I still think I have at least another 20-30 pounds to lose. But, how do I know when enough is enough? Clothes look different, and even I can't deny the difference. But loved ones around me have told me that the loss is enough. I, however, feel it isn't yet. It's weird having been overweight for as long as I can remember - to people now telling me I look "normal" now.
I personally really want to get to at least 155, and then eventually even lower. I still have fat thighs and am no where near a flat-ish stomach. I genuinely think that I can afford to go around 135/140. How will I know enough is enough and to go into maintenance? I'm finding it to be a slippery slope, because I still want to lose more, but a few people have commented that I look "average sized now" (these were nice comments; they weren't being mean.) Do others think I have lost enough because they were used to seeing a heavier me? Am I treading into a dangerous mindset territory thinking I still have more to lose? Objectively, I definitely still have rolls and fat on me...
I'm asking becuase I want to maintain a healthy mindset towards the rest of my journey...and want to stay clear of ED territory.
I've struggled with weight my whole life, at least every moment I can remember. I have been able to lose a lot of weight multiple times, losing 150lbs twice so far, but of course it always comes back. Every time I had learnings, I legitimately think I could keep it off if I ever dip into a normal territory again.
The issue is getting there... I am always hungry, never satisfied. It does not matter whether I get into Keto, follow IF, absolutely try to overfill myself with psyllium husks, eat in the morning, eat 10 meals, eat 1 meal, eat 3 meals, nothing matters, because at the end of the day I will never feel not hungry, I do not know what it feels like to not be hungry. Keto and IF probably come closest for feelings of "I do not need to eat", but something always breaks, and then there is a backlash that undos whatever was achieved and deals even more damage. I hate food, I don't like the taste, shit is expensive, cooking fucking sucks, takeout sucks, I just fucking hate myself and am seriously at the end of my patience. Last year I planned to get a gastric bypass surgery since I think my stomach is just literally too fucking big to feel full, but at the very last stage, stupid backwards laws of the country I lived forced me to cancel, and I have been an emotional mess, even more than usual, ever since. Nothing I try ever works, I give things long, honest tries, too. I did IF for about half a year, working up to 5 day water fasts every couple weeks, but no weight loss, of course not because when I was allowed to feed there was nothing stopping me. I stopped drinking alcohol, that's part of my latest efforts, I figured it made me more susceptible to eating and I identified it as a lead cause of breaking out of a regime. Well it's been almost 3 months and all the calories and money that went into alcohol just go into more food because I am as ravagous as ever. I overspent so much money, I am going to ruin myself, I am ruining myself. I hate myself. I don't think I am allowed to be healthy or happy.
I (25f, 5'5") have been working on losing weight and being healthier since the start of December. When I started I was 81.5kgs and had just hit a size 14 (AU).
As of now I am 61.2kgs - I've lost just over 20kgs (45 pounds) and am now a size 8 in tops, 8-10 in pants and 6-8 in dresses! The dress is what really got me when I tried it on over the weekend - a size 6 is the smallest size most stores carry. I am so excited and happy it's hard to articulate - I have literally never been this small since I was in kids clothes - all through my teens I was a size 10.
But the last 2-3 months have been hard. I have never struggled so much with my appearance as I have recently. I wasn't anywhere near this self concious when I was overweight borderline obese. As happens with weight loss, I also lost weight across my bust so when I had to throw out (donate) a bunch of clothes for being too big, I also had to throw out every single bra I owned (bust size always being the thing I was always most self-concious about). Since the start of May I started working out/exercising every single day which, combined with just having hit the healthy range of bmi at the time, meant I went from losing 1kg every 10 days to having weeks where I didn't lose anything at all, because as I was losing fat I was also gaining muscle.
I clung to the fact that my bathroom scale gives me % of body fat, muscle and hydration and I could see muscles and hydration going up and fat going down even while the overall number wasn't changing but sometimes it was just not enough.
But, I think I'm finally through the worst of it and have started feeling good about myself. I workout every day and actually look forward to it. I bought new clothes that fit. Got a haircut to match my whole face changing shape. Started taking better care of my skin (is super sensitive) and just generally feeling better about myself and wayyyyyy more confident.
Being able to read your guys stories really helped get me through some of the tough parts - it helps knowing other people are experiencing the same thing.
I know we all have times where we just do not feel good about ourselves, but we can get through it. There is a light at the end of the tunnel in whatever shade of fantastic you want it to be <3
I'm on a 2 year weight loss journey. I'm 5'6 and was at 200 lbs on June 2018. My goal is 130lbs and I've been stuck at 140 for about 2 months now. I've been doing intermittent fasting with no excercise to lose all of this weight. Unfortunately it seems as if I've hit a wall. I've been fluctuating between 139-141 for 2 months now and just can't seem to get under 139. I want to lose the weight by the end of August and with the way things are going, I don't know if I'll achieve it.
I was thinking of speeding up the process by keeping the fasting routine but adding some excercise as well. I can't go to the gym but I was thinking of taking up running. Should help with both the weight loss. What do you guys recommend?
Hey all here I am at 90lbs down and I’ve fallen off the wagon.... Figuratively and literally I had quite drinking when I started this and this weekend I’ve had all the beers. Like all of them, doesn’t seem like my tolerance fell off even 90lbs down. I’m still 30 lbs from my goal and still going all out on my training with today being a rest day from my metric century I rode yesterday. So I’m committing to you all to cut out the drinking again and commit to my training until I hit my goal for the first time in my freaking life.
Why do I sabotage my hard ass word for some delicious calories. Ugh I guess nothing in this life is easy is it. Well I’m finishing all my beverages tonight and all my insanely fattening yet delicious foods today and tomorrow back at it for the final grind going to hit that 165 or bust I promise. Side note made the best home made Mac and cheese today my béchamel game was on point today...
Well folks tell me to suck it up and charge that finish line me and my bike I’ll be out there 6 days a week getting the miles in and maybe before I hit that final weight loss goal I’ll get that one KOM I’m chasing as a bonus. Thanks all just tell me to suck it up and go for it cause I’m so close I refuse to fail... even if beer is so darn tasty.
When i started my weight loss journey, I was so morbidly obese the scales wouldn't tell me my weight. They capped out at 183kgs (28st or 403lbs), so I had to put my starting weight at that but I believe it was more like 185kgs.
Right now I've lost 15kgs which is just over 2st. I'm on 167.7kgs (26st or 369lbs). I still have a long way to go, I think my goal will be around 100kgs initially and then see how I feel when I get there.
However, I'm totally crushed because 2st is a lot and if someone smaller than me lost that weight it would be hella noticeable. For me I feel ZERO difference and I'm so devastated by it. People have said I look like I've lost weight but I don't see it nor do i feel it. Can anyone tell me when I'll start feeling it? Or what things I can do to not feel totally crushed just yet and carry on?
This is the first time in my entire life I've actively tried to lose weight and its going better than I ever could have imagined. If you had told me last year that this year during a global pandemic I'd have lose 2st I wouldn't have believed you, but I'm still so upset by not feeling any difference.
Please Loseit community, just give me some words of encouragement!
