I undid 4 months of work in a week

I started my weight loss journey on march 18 this year, starting at 193.4 pounds and getting down to 169.8 as my lowest last weekend. However, in the past 8 days, I decided to treat myself and just eat at maintenance (2200cals) for a week and now my weight ballooned up to 176.6 as of this morning. I hate myself for letting this happen and I don't know why or how I gained so so much in such a short amount of time. I know I didn't eat 24000+ extra calories so it's probably just water weight but still. I feel terrible and bloated and just disgusting all the time and all I want is to get back on the right path but it just feels so impossible now. I don't know where to start and I seem to have lost any bit of self control I had a week ago-not exaggerating when I say this; I literally just ate 600cals worth of cinnamon bread, effectively taking me out of a caloric deficit that took so much willpower to maintain throughout the day. If anyone could offer even the tiniest bit of advice to help me dig my way out of this hole, Id really really appreciate it.

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Experience tuning out a body shaming comment

I went for a hike at Mt.Chocorua, which was definitely a challenge. During a short water break, a guy and a woman descending passed me by. I was visibly sweaty, and out of breath. Once they thought they were out of ear shot, the woman turned to the guy and said "why is there a fat girl climbing a mountain?" They both laughed and continued on. I just stood there, pretty much on the verge of tears.

Honestly, this made me really upset. I felt as if I don't belong in the trails, that my existence there is merely a joke. For the first time since i started hiking, I felt out of place. I've always been an avid outdoors person, but due to poor food choices, I was unable to fully enjoy what life has to offer once I got too heavy. I started my weight loss journey in January, and so far had lost 75 lbs ! The difference in weight had allowed me to enjoy all the things I previously can't enjoy before, most importantly hiking.

I almost decided to descend right there and then, and then I remembered the journey that I had to go through to get to the point where I can hike a mountain without being in pain. All those months counting calories and recording my carb intake (keto). Those hours doing strength workout to build up my core, quads, hamstrings, calves and glutes for technical climbs. The miles of running that I pushed further every week to build up my endurance. All those hardships I underwent just so I can climb a dam mountain in peace. That moment of brief reflection gave me the will to tune out the negative voices, square up my shoulder and continue my ascent. The woman didn't know my journey, and that's fine. What matters is my own self respect and sense of self worth.

Once I reached the summit, I felt an immense pride in how far I have went, both in my life and finally hiking Mt.Chocorua. Negative voices, both internally and from others would continue to exist, but it's up to us to process these and bounce back. The fight is still going, but I know I'll keep building my resilience and march on. 😌

F28, 5'6. SW: 292 CW:216 GW:150

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Scared for people to notice my weight loss

I have been working from home full time since early March due to COVID. I've lost about 40 pounds since then (gone from BMI of 37.4 to 31.8), and will likely lose at least another 10-15 by the time we go back to the office. I haven't seen almost any of my coworkers this whole time.

I have a lot of anxiety around going back to the office and having to deal with everyone noticing my weight loss all at the same time. It makes my blood pressure spike to think about my manager saying something like, "Have you lost weight?" or a colleague saying "Wow! You look great!" in passing.

If I psychoanalyze myself, I think my fear stems from the fact that if someone says something like "You look great!" the implication is, "compared to what you used to look like." I wish I could erase everyone's memory and have them think I was thin the whole time.

Anyone else have an experience like this?

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update: -22lbs

Start date: July 11th, 2020

SW: 255 CW: 233 GW: 190

Calorie intake is slowly increasing. It’s at 900 now. It is still being fed in a single meal immediately after a fasted ~20min cardio workout targeting 150-165hr. At the start of this the workouts felt doggy, but over the last 4 days they’ve felt strong and I’ve been able to push harder. I’ve dropped 30seconds off my mile time and yesterday’s 5km row was finished in 21’05.

After the initial water weight drop I’m currently sustaining 1lb of weight loss per day over the past week. I’d like to keep that up by increasing training vol as the weight comes off but I think that’s unrealistic to sustain forever. I’m sure it will taper off to .75lb/day over the next 5-7 days as the body adapts and I increase feeding to compensate for the building exercise intensity/vol.

I’ve so far had zero slip ups on my meals. Over the next two weeks my intake will slowly climb to 1200 paying attention to eating quality food and making sure my balance and macros are there to stay healthy. Eventually that will be 1200 + extra to fuel the workouts until I hit my goal weight.

So far I’ve had no issues with hunger and only cravings immediately before meal time. No negative symptoms of the very low calorie start to this process. I honestly feel better right now than I have this entire year and have zero desire to binge eat which has been a problem for me recently.

Photographs and tape show a good amount of fat lost during this process. I am noticeably thinner in my legs and midsection. I had to buy 2XL clothing to wear at my peak in weight (260). I can now comfortably fit into XL again and I’ve lost 2” in my waist. I’ve had one person comment that they noticed I’d lost weight and that feels good.

Thank you for listening loseit.

Cautionary note: Please do not try to cut this hard unless you are under the supervision of a medical professional.

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After just over 4 months, I’ve lost the weight I gained with my abuser

I started this weight loss journey because I left my abuser. Part of the abuse was diet related - she’d control what I ate and how I exercised (really, she controlled my entire life). It was an awful relationship that screwed my over mentally and physically. I didn’t know how much I gained with her, but I knew I wanted to get in shape. My starting weight was 256.8.

Today, just over 4 months after starting, I stepped on the scale, and was 218. Out of curiosity, I checked my medical records for my weight around the time I started dating her. About a week after starting to date, I was 218.3.

I’ve shed that weight y’all. That is so freeing.

I’m going to continue losing weight. I wasn’t healthy when I started that relationship, and I’ve never been a healthy adult, so I want to get to that place.

But dang, it feels good!

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Losing weight is so weird (Awesome, but weird!)

Well, here I am, 2 months in. At this point in the process, I'm down 19.5 lbs, and honestly, I can't stop telling people.

The other night, I noticed how different my body is now, and it feels weird. Good, but weird. I feel like I should be able to relax or "let out" and have my gut expand ... but it doesn't. I'm getting smaller.

My thighs are smaller, I'm not as self-conscious of my arms anymore, my chest is shrinking, when I sit just right, the backs of my knees are more "cavernous". My clothes aren't tight anymore and I'm fitting back into clothes I haven't been able to wear in almost a year. I feel lighter in my step, I'm not as easily winded, and, after I eat, I don't feel like my heart is going to beat out of my chest. I feel like I'm re-discovering myself.

I still have 48 lbs to go till my goal, but I'm finally seeing the results of my hard work, and it's so encouraging. And my results are not just physical. I'm changing mentally, for the better. I'm not so down on myself, I reason with myself, I'm kinder to myself.

Not only do I have physical and mental changes, but my diet is also changing. At first, I didn't care what I ate, as long as I saw the number on the scale going down. That's evolved into eating more whole foods that keep me full and that are good for me. My blood pressure has gone back down to a healthy range. I'm doing so many good things for my body and I am so incredibly proud of myself.

Instead of Diet Pepsi, I'm drinking seltzer.

Instead of low-calorie ice cream, I'm eating fresh cut strawberries.

I'm taking probiotics. I'm more health-conscious.

These changes seem small, but they are a huge difference to the person I was before I started this journey.

This is the furthest I've come in a weight loss journey. My head is in the game, more recently I'm feeling very positive and optimistic. As Dory would say: "Just keep swimming!". I'll be at my goal before I know it. :)

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Goal weight reached! SW:270 - GW:180 CW:179 M 6'2"

First time poster, but I followed this subreddit when I first began my weight loss journey so I felt like sharing the results. Three years ago I was at my worst. I weighted around 270 lbs (I don't know how much exactly because was in denial when I started using myfitnesspal). I was depressed due to some horrible living situations and pretty much just drank on a daily basis. My roommates at the time would also drink pretty heavily. Like I would buy a six pack and think this will be good for the week and end up finishing it in a night. I went camping and I saw a picture of myself and I absolutely hated it.

I used to be very skinny in high school and the first few years of college, but I became so depressed and I ended up dropping out of school and therefore drank a ton in order to get myself to go to sleep. I moved out of that house and I gave up drinking during January of 2017. During that time I started to count calories, I went to the gym almost daily, I used to bike a ton so I went to some spin classes, but I really realized that cutting out all that alcohol really kick started my weight loss. I think I lost like 15 pounds in that first month? Something crazy like that. I kept at it. Started to ride again. I would try and hit 15-20 miles a day. I would bike to work and take an extra hour to add on those miles. During the winter I would walk the 4 mile round trip.

Last week I weighed myself at 179. With a ton of work I got myself back to my best. I started dating my gorgeous girlfriend, I got a different job. I was able to become more confident and comfortable with myself.

TLDR: Hit my goal weight following this subreddit. Finally decided to appreciate my accomplishments.

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