Stop stressing too much, it WILL happen.

I love CICO. After years of yo-yo dieting, finally understanding what causes weight loss seems like a miracle. But with great knowledge comes great responsibility, and at times it has gotten in my head. I recently went on vacation for two weeks. I think we all know how easy it is to let ourselves go during our getaways. No one wants to be stressing over how many calories we're eating, but we also don't want to "ruin" weeks of dieting either.

During my vacation I tried to stick with my daily calorie allowance, but found it hard when we went out to eat. None of the menus kept calorie counts. I'm already an indecisive person as is, but this made it 10x harder. I'd spend 10 minutes trying to figure out what I wanted to eat, and then regret it after. When the food came out, it was delicious. But then afterwards I would be stuck trying to figure out just how much I ate.

After the first time we went out to eat, I realized it was mentally draining trying to keep this guessing game up. I finally accepted the fact that even after I reach my goal weight, I won't be 100% sure of how many calories are in foods/drinks when I go out to eat with my friends. Although 2 weeks of vacation can set me back, as long as I tried my best to stick with my calorie allowance then I did my best on trying to prepare for maintenance. At this point I was expecting the worst but hoping for the best when it came to scale time. In that way I wouldn't be surprised if I had gained.

I lost 5 pounds during that vacation, and surprisingly enjoyed myself while I was at it. I guess what I'm trying to say is don't stress yourself out. There is already enough going on in the world to stress you out, no need to put some extra stress and drain yourself. Even if the scale didn't move or if I had gained, it wouldn't have "ruined" everything. It'd take an extra week or so, but weight loss shouldn't be a race anyways. I know it can be hard to let yourself relax and have fun but I hope this helps to reassure someone reading. Even if you take two steps forward and one back, as long as you keep at it, you WILL reach your goal weight. Stressing too much doesn't do anything but hurt. You can reach your goal and have fun while you're at it too :)

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Below 150 for the first time in my 20s!

My SW was 157, and I’m 8 pounds down in 2.5 weeks of CICO and 10 minutes of HIIT 3 days a week. My exercise is low for now but I’m working on it! This means I hit my first mini goal 2 weeks earlier than I expected- to get below 150 was my one month goal. I usually aim for 1400 calories a day, so I know the weight loss has been unusually quick but I know I’m not starving myself- I know the first week or two are sometimes unusually fast due to the sudden change.

I am struggling because I wish I had more people to share this with. I started this weight los journey in the wake of a difficult breakup, and I wish I could text him the scale and get a congrats, but I decided to finally make an account and join this community I’ve been lurking in instead.

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Uncomfortable Around Weight Loss Community/Talks

I hope this doesn’t offend anyone because you guys are great and all doing much better than me. I’m looking for some help here

I won’t bore you with my how I got fat story. But I’m very fat 6’3 and 300lbs. It sucks to say that, but on the plus side it does make a few good jokes around friends.

I want to lose the weight badly but whenever I look at weight loss articles, before and after pics, diet pages it feels like some kinda mental torture. I feel disgusted with myself and always feel some type of weird way about the person who lost weight for some reason. I never am able to see these people as inspirations like so many of you are.

Most people talk about being overweight like it was the worst thing that happened to them, maybe that makes me self conscious since I am currently overweight.

I’m able to enjoy non-typical active things like basketball, kayaking, hiking, football. But when I goto the gym it has to be late at night so that nobody sees me.

My weight loss attempts haven’t really been working, Ill make progress then cheat and totally fall off the wagon losing whatever progress I made.

Even with friends who are dieting, working out etc, I’ll never admit that I’m also actively trying to lose weight.

I’m like this with other problems as well, I try to fight through things solo. Maybe this is why my weight loss attempts haven’t been going great so far.

Would love some opinions/help

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Just remember that weight loss is for yourself. Not others. Don't let other people's bad comments add weight on you.

I'm 5'10", male, and 196 pounds right now. I started my weight loss journey at 282 pounds, a year and a couple of months ago. I want to start off by saying how happy I am with my weight loss, and how I don't let others feelings or opinions get to me. I am losing weight at a healthy rate, and before corona virus I would always get a good blood test result. I am not eating constant junk. The reason that I can handle hearing what I do from others is because my weight loss is personal. It's for me. For my health. For my desired looks. So long as I'm not losing weight unhealthily, or eating nothing but junk, others opinions don't matter. They may hurt in the moment, but ultimately I can't let them get to me.

At first my family was supportive, but only when they assumed I would lose maybe 10 or 20 pounds. Enough to go down a single size.

When I was 3 or so months in, my mother told me to my face that I would get cancer for losing so much weight. She herself is overweight, at 5'5" and 215~ pounds. We managed to move past that, but it definitely wasn't nice to hear. As time went on, my mother especially would constantly make fun of me by incessantly telling me how rail thin I was.

When I was about a year in or close to it, around 215 pounds, all my family started telling me how I was basically a skeleton and I needed to stop. Whenever I hit a small plateau of two or three weeks I'd get told about how my body "had lost all it possibly could" and to just stop losing weight already. I always proved them wrong.

Now in the current day, I get told how I'm absolutely going to get sick. Not any particular illness, just "sick". God forbid I ask them to explain why they think so. And as if they care when I lay out my calorie goals and the spread of food I eat.

I just wanted to let you guys know my experiences, and maybe to vent a little. None of us are alone guys. There are others like us.

I hope you all have a nice day! Keep at it!

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Had a bad cheat day? Here is what to do...

Maybe this weekend you went overboard. You were consistent for 5 or maybe even 6 days this past week, but then Saturday night rolls around and the pizza boxes are ordered in. So you binged. And you ate past satiety. Okay, no problem, you are going to be back on track tommorrow right? A few thousand calories cant hurt....but oh no...you gained 5 pounds in a day :o

Well the truth is, it takes just as long to lose weight as it does to gain it. No, you didnt actually gain 5 pounds of fat. Theres roughly 3500 calories in a pound, so even if you did a 10k with the boys(or the girls), that's still under 3 pounds. And that's not even subtracting your maintenance or digestion. But still, how do you recover from a binge?

1) dont skip any meals the following days. It will make you feel even more hungry and make you want to binge even more. Just try to eat normally but mindfully. Maybe cut back a few calories here and there, but nothing crazy.

2) drink a lot of water. Sure, you may want to try to limit bloating, but water will help clear some of that excess "bad stuff" from your system

3) dont freak out with the scale. Trust me, your months or years of hard work cant be undone in a single night or even a day. Theres a lot of factors that make our weight fluctuate. Dont become fixated on a number. Instead, be fixated on how you feel!

4) USE.YOUR.CHEAT.MEAL. okay so you binged. But dont let it go to waste!!! You can use it to your advantage. You can train harder in the gym, go longer, faster, better than last time! At the end of the day, food is fuel, so you can use those extra carbs to get in a few more reps. Dont take it easy, instead perform your best! I'm not saying to try and burn off those excess calories because that is very unrealistic. I am saying to *perform better * in your workouts. This will give you an overall better feeling, and you will be motivated! The goal is to be healthier and stronger, so dont get so down if the scale says otherwise for a few days. And trust me, if you are consistent, the weight will come off. This also dossnt mean to go out and binge every weekend to "perform better", but you can use this tip at a moment of weakness.

If you consistently feel the need to binge, then maybe you need to find a different diet that is better for you. The goal isn't fast weight loss, it's a healthier life style that naturally will get you to a healthier weight. Sustainability is key!

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I’m no longer obese, just overweight! How do I celebrate?

Stats: 24F | 5’7” | 189.2lbs as of this morning Starting weight: 220lbs Goal weight: 150ish (just want to be in a healthy weight range)

Hi all! First time I’m posting in this subreddit, but have been gaining confidence and inspiration from you all for the past 3 months. I’ve been working very hard to get down from my starting weight of 220lbs in April. I am very proud to say I’m below 190! Meaning I’m no longer considered obese, just overweight. I know BMI isn’t the best way to track your health, but it’s just one of a few ways I’ve been measuring my progress.

I’ve been using myfitness app, eating at a healthy deficit, cutting out junk food and alcohol, drinking more water, and EXERCISING. Which I have found very therapeutic. Especially strength/resistance training. Also, a big thank you to everyone in this subreddit, I’ve found it so incredibly helpful!

I’ve also been taking my measurements monthly and have a smart scale to track my percentages; I’ve made significant changes in both of these. But the BMI measurement (as much as I hate to admit) has been my most discouraging part of weight loss; it’s not the most uplifting thing to be told your still obese every morning at weigh in even when you know you’ve made great progress. So moving into a new category really makes me feel like I’ve made a huge step towards my goal.

So to the fun part, I want to celebrate reaching my first goal; and I plan on celebrating every 10lbs until I hit my ultimate goal weight, but I don’t really want to celebrate with food or alcohol.

I had thought about maybe going kayaking, taking a weekend to go on a road trip, or going camping at the local national forest. My boyfriend and I have been stuck in our house since the start of COVID and we want to treat ourselves with an experience. But with Fall/Winter coming I know we won’t be able to do those things every time I hit a goal...

So what do you all do to celebrate? Or do you have any ideas on how I should?

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Having Trouble Restarting Weight Loss

Two years ago, I (M, 5’11”) had a very successful weight loss. I dropped from 251 to 198 in about 9 months using CICO and a food journaling app and fairly intense exercise. It was great, because for the first time since I was 21, I wasn’t obese. Since March, my weight has gone from a pretty consistent 202-204 lbs. to 218-220 pounds. I keep trying to restart my weight loss using the methods I used before, but am really struggling. I am very good about sticking to things for 2-3 days, get overwhelmed and stressed out, order food in and eat like crap for 2-3 days, wipe out any losses, restart the cycle. Does anyone have any ideas on strategies that can help me fight through and stick with things?

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