Anyone else still not adjusted to their weight loss?

I was always the super skinny thin girl without much effort. Long story short, I was in a toxic relationship and gained 25% of my body weight in a year. I left the relationship and did CICO and weight lifting and got back down to within 5 lb of my old weight. I am 5’3” and 120 lb now.

It’s been a couple years since I lost the weight but I still have a warped perception of my own size. It started after I lost most of the weight. I’ll see people who are obese and I will think we look similar. Or I’ll see someone who is my height and is my weight (progress pics subreddit) and I’ll be confused because I think I’m so much bigger.

Clothing shopping is weird now. I used to love it. Now I have a hard time telling what fits properly or what styles I should go for. I sent my friend links of swimsuits I am considering and she told me the styles were very “dumpy” and even she wouldn’t wear them (she’s obese and recently gave birth).

Any tips or things I can do to get more normal about my weight loss? I understand it can take time to adjust but it’s been years... and I started out mostly thin to begin with.

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Why am I not loosing? Why am I gaining?

I’m f, 5’6 Starting weight was 185 pounds and current weight is 145, my goal weight is 130. I used to be a really fat child, but then I joined a school sport and only weighed 136 and was really slip. After a few years I suddenly gained a lot of weight even though I wasn’t over eating on my calories, I just wasn’t working out. So I started trying to loose weight and now I’m here. The only way I can loose weight is by eating less than 1000 calories a day and exercising everyday for about 50 minutes. After researching the weight loss process I am so confused, I was eating below my calorie limit for my whole weight loss journey and still took forever. Now that I’m deliberately calorie counting I eat mostly healthy foods. (I have a cheat day every Friday where I will get myself one fast food meal or any meal of my choice, and still keep it below 1200 calories for the day). I only recently started working at a sweets shop, but I only take one doughnut home on day of the week, and eat it over the course of 7 days. Someone suggested 1200 calories was too little for me and my body was holding onto the weight and said 1500 would be good, but still nothing works. I eat abunch of healthy food, count my calories, work out everyday, drink so much water i now have to count my ounces like calories because I was drinking too much, and drink hot lemon water in the morning. I get on the scale and ive gained 5 pounds. I am so confused and I just was to break down. I see so many people here who loose like 60 pounds in a year just on CICO, but I could only loose 20 pounds in a year. do I have some sort of health problem that just makes it hard for my body to loose weight?

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Trying to get used to my body

My details: I am 21F, 5'6, and have gone from 250lbs to 173lbs in a little over a year through CICO and a light activity increase. My goal weight is 125lbs.

I have always been big. I was a large baby, overweight child/preteen, and an obese teen. The perception I have of my own body has been that I am large and need to be careful in that sense. To be aware that my body takes up space and requires more room. Its been rough understanding how much I have really changed. The number on the scale has not made me change the way I perceive myself. When I look in the mirror I still feel I am 250lbs.

This problem was confronted yesterday when I had to go clothes shopping. Due to COVID, all dressing rooms are closed. This made me extremely anxious as it was not only my first time shopping in a straight size store since I was preteen, I have avoided clothes shopping during my weight loss journey and was wearing clothes that were too big. My fiance, on the other hand, was excited. I became overwhelmed in the beginning and just asked him to grab what he thinks I would fit into. He picked out a few things in the size he felt was appropriate. Medium shirts and size 11 shorts. We bought them and went on with our day. Upon coming home, I ran upstairs to try them on. To my surprise, they fit nicely!

It felt unreal to me and I couldn't help but laugh at myself. As a preteen I wore a size 13 and large shirts from this store. This means that I am officially smaller then I was in the 6th grade! This experience made me realize I am not the size I think I am and I am going to need some help adjusting how I see myself. I would love any advice on how to deal with this

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5 Ways to Lose Weight This Summer with Nutrisystem

Summer can have this funny way of sneaking up on you. As you dig out your swimsuits and shorts, you realize your beach body is not exactly where you want it to be. Don’t sweat it! Nutrisystem can help you get fit and lose the weight, so you can look and feel healthier for summer fun.

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Here are five ways to stay on track and reach your summer weight loss goals with Nutrisystem:

1. Meals are made easy—no guesswork (or hot oven) required.

Nutrisystem delivers a wide variety of perfectly-portioned breakfasts, lunches and dinners that are balanced with all the right nutrients to help get you in swimsuit-shape. Leave the healthy meal prep to us! Plus, the diet program is so simple to follow, you won’t have to spend hours menu planning or cooking over a hot stove—which means more fun in the sun.

2. Eat healthy on the go.

Whether you’re spending an afternoon in the park, playing a round of golf or soaking up the sun at the beach, the last thing you want to worry about is searching for something healthy to eat when you’re out and about. No need to worry with Nutrisystem: From satisfying bars and salty snacks to sinful-tasting sweets, you can choose from tons of delicious grab-and-go food options to toss in your bag before you head out the door. Check out 20 of our most popular snacks here! >

3. Fill up and cool down with refreshing shakes.

Nutrisystem Protein and Probiotic Shakes are packed with 23 vitamins and minerals, loaded with 15 grams of protein and six grams of fiber to help you feel satisfied until your next meal—all for only 120 calories. As if those aren’t reason enough to love Nutrisystem shakes, here are a few more: The chocolate version is rich and fudgy, the vanilla smooth and creamy, and both can help you chill out on a hot summer day. For a tasty twist, check out this round-up of smoothie recipes you can make with your Nutrisystem shakes! >

Click here to stock up on healthy and delicious protein shakes! >

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4. Enjoy slimming summertime foods.

We’re not just talking about watermelon and berries (though those are delicious, too). We mean you can have a burger right off the grill, an after-dinner ice cream and all the flavors of summer you love. That’s because Nutrisystem includes Flex meals in its plan, which are designed to give you just that—flexibility to enjoy foods at a family barbecue or weekend picnic, while still having a successful weight loss journey! Make one of these better-for-you burgers, indulge in a cool ice cream creation and find more inspiring and satisfying flex meal recipes to try right here! >

5. Get weight loss support on vacation.

Whether you are road-tripping for the weekend or flying across the country, Nutrisystem has your back to keep your summer weight loss on track. Download the free NuMi app to keep tabs on your meals and activity, set reminders, find quick and easy recipes and access your Grocery Guide, Dining Out Guide and other helpful tools. You can also reach out to trained Nutrisystem Weight Loss Counselors through email or online chat from anywhere, seven days a week, to answer your diet questions. So, you can enjoy your time away and still stay healthy.

Be sure to check out these seven guaranteed ways to lose weight for summer before the beach season hits! From wellness tips and fitness ideas to healthy recipes and weight loss advice, our experts at The Leaf Weight Loss Blog are here to provide you with inspiration and content to boost your weight loss journey this summer and for the entire year!

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I’m Desperate To Lose It

Howdy all! I’ve struggled significantly with binge eating since I was 17. From mid 17 to late 18 I gained more than 100lbs and went from 220 to 336. I recognized I needed to lose weight and wanted to do it as quickly as possible. Enter: keto. Keto helped me lose that 116 lbs in just 7 months, with little to no exercise. While this is ‘great’ it f***ed me up for a while. I didn’t realize that my problem was binge eating, and continued binging the entire time I was on Keto. The minute I got off of Keto, the scale stared going back up. Now, I’m at 275 and recognize I have a real problem. I bought a calorie counting app, started doing some brisk walking each day and am doing 16/8 IF. I haven’t binged in 2 days and am committed to staying on track with my weight loss. Does anyone have any long-term health advice that may help me stay on track?

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10 Lessons I Learned Losing 125+ lbs

Hello everyone, I've been a lurker and a member for years but I made a new account from my original to post. I never posted because of embarrassment for how out of control I let myself get. That said, I know that r/loseit was the motivating factor that helped me to lose 125+ lbs and it has helped me to keep it off for 7 years. Pictures included (https://imgur.com/a/dTAn0CQ). These are the lessons I have learned by losing the weight:

1. The way in which you lose weight is more important than how fast you lose weight. I learned that you don't get bonus points for being the fastest to lose your weight. However, if you do it slowly and sustainably, you'll be able to maintain it for a lifetime.
2. If you're only losing weight to get to a particular number on the scale to find happiness, you'll struggle forever. The scale simply is a number of measurement, it by no means provides a definition of meaning. Your worth as a person is much more than that number.
3. You need to include foods you love, or you'll consistently fall off track and go right back to yo-yo dieting. Eating whole foods that I enjoyed was something that I found to be helpful and kept me full. It's important because you're not going to be able to sustain eating foods you hate. Life is too short for that.
4. Your diet doesn't need to be perfect. Nobody has a perfect diet. But it does need to be consistent. Perfection simply put will never happen. We are human, we have emotions and foods are sometimes tied to emotions. I found that it's important to be mindful and realize that one meal doesn't ruin progress and it's more important to get right back on track next meal.
5. Cravings are not going to vanish. They'll always be there, but you will get better at controlling them. It gets easier I promise. Stay strong.
6. If you don't enjoy the journey, process, and struggles of bettering yourself through weight loss then you're not going to like the destination. If your diet is miserable, you're not going to want to keep eating that way. So enjoy what you're doing, enjoy making progress, and keep after it!
7. People close to you will tell you you're too obsessed. I personally found this with certain friends/family. It's usually out of a place of envy and jealousy that they're not changing. I learned to ignore them and keep killing it with my weight loss.
8. Those same people are going to be asking you what you did, later down the road. I took it upon myself to help them and share what worked for me. CICO and exercise with lifestyle and behavior changes to make the changes last. This is partly why I am posting this, I want to help others who were where I was years ago.
9. I learned that it's going to take longer than you think and definitely longer than you want. We all want that quick weight loss for an upcoming event or vacation or to look good for something. Truth is that actual weight loss takes time and you need to have patience.
10. In the end it is 100% worth it. I made my health a priority. Nobody can make it a priority for you, but the energy and life that you gain back by losing weight is incredible.

And a sincere thank you to those who have motivated me to lose weight. It has changed my life, and I hope to do the same.

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Tuesday, 07 July 2020? Start here!

Today is your Day 1?

Welcome to r/Loseit!

So you aren’t sure of how to start? Don’t worry! “How do I get started?” is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we’ve found most useful for getting started.

Why you’re overweight

Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently.

Before You Start

The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week.

Tracking

Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don’t cheat the numbers. You’ll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it.

Creating Your Deficit

How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian.

The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you’re eating you won’t stick to it.

Exercise

Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight.

It has it’s own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel awesome and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes.

Crawl, Walk, Run

It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn’t necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments.

Acceptance

You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better.

Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don’t need perfect. We just want better.

Additional resources

Now you’re ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.

• Quick Start Guide - Build your foundation!
• Loseit Compendium - Frame it out!
• FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions!

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