Down 17lbs

I didn't think I related to other people when they said they don't feel thinner or are caught up to their weight loss mentally. When I look in the mirror I keep expecting to see my belly sticking out or a lumpy side profile, but I'm flatter than I imagine I am (in a good way).

Especially in the evenings when I'm bloated from eating I really feel like I am not making progress.

I still have quite a way to go before I reach my Final/ Ultimate Goal Weight, but I'm 2lbs from my next Goal Weight (150lbs = BMI 25.0). I haven't been a healthy weight in 2+ years.

At the end of May I bought a new uniform in a bigger size because of the weight I gained, but now my old uniform fits. It's a strange feeling that I prepared for failing this weight loss attempt and it was finally successful. Previously, I would buy goal weight clothes, and NEVER have I stuck with it long enough to fit into them.

I'm curious if people will notice. I'm a little quiet and didn't really draw much attention to myself, so it's likely no one will really pay attention. It's only been 10lbs since the last time I was with them (gained the extra 7lbs during quarantine- where no one saw me), so it may not make a difference. I am not doing this for attention, but I want my efforts to be recognized just the same, or even just the newfound confidence.

If anything they may notice my watch tan line lol.

From others experience how much weight did you lose before people noticed? How did it feel?

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Be very careful the influence you let in-my experience on Instagram

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TW: unhealthy weight loss

I’m mainly posting this because I see people on this sub all the time saying they’re fine with eating 800 calories a day and other unhealthy things.

If you had asked me a month ago I thought mental health while losing weight is black and white, I would’ve said yes. Now I’m realizing people don’t either lose weight in a healthy way or an unhealthy way. Even the healthiest people can have unhealthy days/eras during their weight loss journey. I think the community struggles to realize that. Either you’re doing it right or wrong. There is room for bad moments, recognizing them, and changing back to a healthy path.

I found @polly__wants (she’s a wonderful person. This is about me being dumb, not her) on instragram. She had lost 40 pounds in three months when I found her. I started watching her stories daily with a pit in my stomach. I had lost maybe half of that in the same amount of time. And we had the same amount to lose in the end. In my head I knew I was on a healthy path. Nutritionists, my husband, and all the studies I was reading about weight loss all said so. I was eating enough, staying active, and sleeping so well. But Polly looked great and got it done faster.

I also wasn’t in pain. I hear a lot of conversation in the weight loss community about how hard it is. How hungry they are. I was never hungry, so clearly I’m doing something wrong.

Polly was following 75hard. She was running for 45 minutes a day, doing workouts from the Sweat app for another 45 min, doing 25 pushups, stretching, and doing IF. I was an idiot and decided to throw away everything I know and do exactly what she’s been doing.

The next 17 days were rough. I had previously put all my jeans from smallest to largest and am slowly making my way through them. At the start of 75 hard I was wearing a too big size 14. Now 17 days later in wearing a very slightly too small size 8. That’s so dangerous. I shouldn’t have done that.

Working out for 90 minutes a day isn’t healthy for the average person. I don’t care how you cut it.

I started spotting after my workouts. That’s not good.

I stopped sleeping. That’s not good.

My body is in physical pain from working out too hard daily. The bad kind not the good.

I lost weight too fast.

I did eat enough, but I think I burned too many calories for that to matter.

I woke up this morning feeling horrible. My husband talked me out of finishing 75hard. I’m laying on the couch, eating a donut, going to play video games and later take a bubble bath. I’m thankful I caught my warning signs and I didn’t hurt myself permanently. I’m taking the day off and then going forward much slower. Much less exercise. Still eating enough. And NOT dropping three pant sizes in two weeks.

Please listen to health professionals and not Instagram influences. Please don’t think you’re above falling into wanting fast weight loss when you see someone else doing it fast.

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My stretch marks are fading

I have had deep stretch marks on my sides since around puberty. They have always made me really self conscious, so I never wear crop tops or a two piece bathing suit. A friend of mine once saw them and she thought I was cutting myself. I am not. I have lost only around ten pounds (205 -> 195) and the difference is astonishing. On both sides, there is only a tiny bit of the dark pink color left. Some of the scarring is still visible, but you can only see it from a certain angle. This wasn't even really part of my weight loss goal, yet im excited about it and it motivates me to keep going. Maybe soon I'll be able to wear cute swimsuits. Anyone seen have this experience? Or some other positive impact that they weren't expecting after weight loss?

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Calorie minimums and the difference between exercise and fasting

I'm sure many of you are aware of the benchmarks for calorie minimums: if you're an average man, you should eat at least 1500 calories a day and if you're an average woman you should eat at least 1200 calories a day. Similarly, I'm sure many of you are familiar with the wisdom that it's generally safe to lose 1-2 lbs OR 1% of your body weight in fat per week. My question is at the intersection of these principles.

I'll use myself as an example. I'm a 6', mid-20s, 200 lb man. This puts my TDEE at around 2300. So if I want to lose 1 lb a week, I would simply eat 500 fewer calories per day resulting in 1800 calories daily, no problems with the established benchmark. However, if I want to push it and lose 2 lbs a week (and conveniently enough, 1% of my body weight is also exactly 2 lbs) I would need to cut 1000 calories per day and my allotted calories would be 1300 per day which comes in just below the 1500 calorie benchmark.

Now at this point does the minimum calorie benchmark rule take precedent over the weight loss per week guidelines? If so, what's stopping someone from eating their minimum 1500 calories and then doing 200 calories worth of exercise so they can meet their weight loss goals? In other words, what's physiologically different between eating 1500 calories and exercising 200 away as opposed to simply eating 1300 calories. Are these equally unhealthy or is one worse than the other?

Quick edit: if one is worse than the other, an explanation of why would be really interesting

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Need some weight loss advice

I (30 year old woman) have been struggling with my weight for many years. But my main frustration is trying to get back below my prepregnancy weight. My youngest is 3, and I feel like I should have been able to lose the weight 2 years ago. Right now I am 160, I was 159 before I got pregnant with my oldest who is 5. (I had lost about 15 before that pregnancy and ideally I would have lost more before getting pregnant) I have not been able to get below 160 the past 3 years. Realistically, it would be great if I could get to 150, but if I could get to 140 that would be amazing! I have tried calorie cutting so many times with no success. I have tried just not caring and trying to be happy with my body, and that doesn't work. I only gain weight. For the past four weeks I have been counting calories and carbs. My BMR is 1538. So I have been eating between 1000-1100 calories and about 100 carbs a day and exercise on treadmill or a bike to ensure a 500 calorie deficit. It has been 4 weeks. I started out at 163.8 and am at 160 today. Not even a full 4 pounds. I am incredibly frustrated.

I have looked around online and seen in many places that a woman is supposed to eat 2000 calories a day to maintain weight. WTF? If I ate that much I would gain so much weight, I would not maintain my 160 weight. Then I have also seen that you need to cut back to 1500 calories a day to lose weight. That seems wrong, since my BMR is 1538, I would then have to do some kind of exercise that burns 500 calories every day to have a deficit. I have also seen that eating less than 1200 calories a day is not healthy. I worry that if I do eat 1200 calories a day I will gain the weight back.

If I could break past 160 in my weight loss, I think I would feel better, like I am actually making progress. But I am so frustrated. I am tired of being hungry every day all day. (I can binge eat all day, I do not feel full. My brain and stomach do not have that connection). Healthy food is not filling. I am eating mostly vegetables and chicken and yogurt and only drink water. I have no energy for exercising. My body just feels tired. I am tired of this weight loss roller coaster of gaining and losing.

Weight loss is so hard. If I somehow manage to even get to 150, how do I maintain that? How little will I be able to eat then? How do you actually lose weight??

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Weight Loss after Eating Disorder- Advice Needed

19F, CW 150 Lbs, GW 135 Lbs

I'm seeking advice on a rather tricky weight loss situation I've found myself in. I recently recovered (within the last year) from an extreme eating disorder, where I wound up extremely underweight. A couple months ago, I was recovered and maintaining a weight of 135lbs, and I was really happy with my body. After a triggering event though, I developed a binge eating disorder to cope and gained 15 lbs. Now, I am trying to fight back against my binge eating to lose 15 lbs, but also trying desperately not to fall back into my restrictive habits.

After trying the past month to lose weight without counting calories, I haven't lost a thing besides maybe my confidence. I downloaded the lose it app to try counting, but I know how easily I might fall back into eating far too few calories. If anyone has ever dealt with a similar dilemma, or has any advice, please share! I really want to get back into a body I love again, but I really cannot reverse all of the weight gain progress I've had since recovery. Just some of it :) Thank you!

TL;DR: Within the past year, I've recovered from anorexia nervosa. After developing a binge eating disorder, I gained an additional 15 lbs. How do I lose those 15 without triggering one- or both- of my eating issues?

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Beginning My Journey

Hello! I am a 17 year old male, 6'3 and i weigh about 245. I've been fat since the fourth grade. I dislike how it makes me feel as a person and it has created plenty of issues, some more than physical. I have come to realize that I can no longer wait to lose weight and need some help. My largest issue is food consumption. I really need help on figuring out a meal plan that i could follow as I eat a lot of junk food in general and don't exactly know what I could eat that would support weight loss. I'm new to this subreddit so forgive me if I have left out any important details, but if you guys could inform me of what my best course of action is I would appreciate it!

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