Cheat Days

So, last month I decided to get back to my "dieting" and try to lose some of the weight I had gained back after going from 263lbs to my lowest of 170-175 lbs. I had gone back up to 195-200 (22 M, 5'10), and decided it was time to make another change. What's different about this time is my amount of snacking, it's insane when I'm not at work. I recently got another job to help fill my time so I wouldn't be as inclined to snack as much, just wouldn't have enough time to. I limit my calories to about 1500 a day, but days like today where I have no work at either job, I find myself eating 2500-3000. Is it okay to do this? I weighed in at 187.5 lbs this morning, so I've decided to give myself a little more freedom today. How many "cheat days" do you guys implement each month, and have you still maintained success while having cheat days? In my previous weight loss journey, I had no or very very rare cheat days (maybe once a month) so this is kind of new to me.

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Hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday!

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I have mourned the death of my 19 yr old body, it's never coming back

Okay so I (F, 23 yrs, height 5'6, SW 156 lbs) began trying to lose weight to go back to my 19 yr old weight, since April 2020 I managed somewhere between 10-12 lbs weight loss totally. so now I'm like 144/142 lbs depending on when I weigh myself. Since last month I noticed my weight wasn't dropping down any further and now I've just made my peace with my body.

I am about to be 24 soon. I won't ever again look like 19 year old me again. I weight more and the weight is pretty evenly distributed. I wear a size 8-10 and I guess that's good enough. I feel my hips are wider and my breast size is definitely bigger (used to be 32 B now I'm 36 C) so there's heaviness there too i guess. I'm okay with my current body and hopefully I can maintain this weight.

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Stress eating- how to stop?

Hi everyone. I’m on this weight loss journey to lose baby weight and tone up. I want the body I had almost 6 years ago. I’ve lost about 36 lbs so far and I’m 4 months in. I’ve had to move my family and we spent two days doing this. It was hard work. I overindulged like A LOT on day 1 of moving:pizza, wings, salad. And then again last night when we finally made it to the new place: burger and fries, beer. I normally count everything. I feel extremely guilty this morning and I’m upset that I use food like this, under severe stress. I begin classes on Monday, just moved, home with kids....just BLAH. How do you learn to just let it go, move on, and not use food like this?

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Discouraged, could use some uplifting words

Hi everyone! I've been trying to lose weight ever since May 10th of this year (started CICO as well as doing regular exercise), and I got weighed for the first time in forever in mid June at my gynecologist's office. That was a shock (86kg at 170cm), but I kept at it and managed to slowly decrease my weight to 81kg.

I started weighing myself regularly every Sunday morning before any food or water intake (started two weeks ago). However, last week I gained 500g instead of my hoped for loss. I also take measurements and noticed they stayed more or less the same, but my chest got bigger? for some reason.

I eat 1400-1500kcal a day and try to work out (running) at least 3 days per week. On rest days I make sure to get 10'000+ steps in, according to my Fitbit I burn 2100+ calories per day, usually more. I also really upped my water intake recently.

Because I know I am doing the right things to lose weight, I am currently really struggling mentally with my actual weight and measurement gain. I'm a little desperate to be honest. I don't want fast weight loss at all, but I want to lose instead of gaining. I also got honked at from a car during my walk yesterday, so I'm just very self-conscious right now. I would be really thankful for some encouraging words. I won't give up, of course, but I've been feeling so down about myself, and it's not been great.:(

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Has anyone who gained and lost the weight again noticed that their body fluctuates much more after weight loss than prior weight gain?

I gained 12 kg over 2 years and lost it all again in the course of 3-4 months last year. I’ve maintained since then. My BMI was 21 before weight gain and 25 after weight gain. Now I’m back to a BMI of 21. I eat very healthy, drink a lot of water and exercise. Before my weight gain my stomach was always flat and I often got comments about how flat it was. Now, my stomach fluctuates A LOT more. It can look flat one day and the next day it’s flabby and ugly especially below my belly button (where I also gained most of my weight). I never ever had this problem before. I suspect the reason might be that fat cells never go away once created, only shrink... and that now that I have much more fat cells on my stomach they take in water from time to time giving me this flabby and ugly body. Does anyone know if there is any science behind this? And has anyone experienced something similar? It kind of sucks that I can’t get my pre weight gain body back...

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Talking to my mom about losing weight for health reasons - should I do it?

I hope me posting this here does not go against forum rules - please tell me if I am in the wrong sub!

I have been on a weight loss journey for almost 3 years now and lost about 30 kg so far. In that process I have realised that a lot of my eating habits are very emotion-based and/or leading back to my childhood. I am now in a much better place and can not imagine going back to my old habits. Now my problem is: My mom has about the same body type as me, but is approximately as heavy as I was at my highest weight, if not heavier. I can see a lot of the unhealthy eating habits that I used to have in her behavior and at this point me and my sister are worried about her health. Looking back, I realise how much I would have wanted someone close to me to talk to me about my weight in a non-judgmental way and support me on my journey. I have been thinking about doing the same for my mom, because I love and care about her. I thought about sitting her down in a calm setting with enough time and talk to her about her eating habits and what she could possibly change to be healthier (like the things I had to change). I want to emphasize that I am aware that she is an adult who makes her own choices, but I care about her and want her to be healthier/avoid any health problems related to weight. I just want her to feel a similar way as me, which I didn’t think was possible 3 years ago (for example not being out of breath all the time or sweating less in the heat). Do you think this is a good idea and/or do you have any advice on how to do this? I would be very grateful about helpful tips and/or suggestions. Thank you!

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Why does this suck so much?? (Rant)

I'm sorry, but I need to let off steam to people who get it. My family and friends haven't had to lose as much weight as I have/want to, and I don't know to turn to at this point, so. Void screaming. Let me start off by giving a little background. About 4 years ago, I was in a huge depression spiral. I've never been a small guy, but I gained almost 200 lbs in the span of two years. I've been losing weight for about a year now. I've gone from a little over 550 to 481, and I'm really proud of that. I drink plenty of water, and limit myself with sugary drinks. I'm eating lots of veggies, cut out most of the dairy I used to eat, and am limiting my red meat intake. I track my calories and eat a healthy amount for gradual weight loss (about 3000 per day at this point). My job has me up and moving around for 4-6 hours a day. But it hurts. My body just hurts. All the time. My legs swell. My feet are basically mid-cramp all day. It makes me just want to give up and accept my demise. I've tried to google ways to help with the pain, but everything comes back to "just lose some weight, dude", and it's frustrating. On top of all of this, I'm plateauing! I've been stuck between 490 and 480 for TWO MONTHS. I'm already eating about 300 less calories than my tracker recommends, and I'm not gonna starve myself. I just don't get why this is so hard. If anyone has tips on reducing pain and swelling while losing weight, I'm all ears. And if you read this far, I appreciate you. I hope all of your journeys are healthy, happy, and just for you. We got this.

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