[M23] I have lost 95 lbs over 16 months while building a house.

M23, 6'1", SW: 415, CW: 320, GW: 230

I really should have waited until i hit 100 lbs lost to post this, but I wanted to share too much. I've been overweight obese for my entire life, and while I managed to lose most of it twice back when I was younger, I always gained it back due to poor eating habits, depression, and a lack of self discipline.

It hit its apex when I ballooned over 400 pounds. I withdrew from my major for unrelated reasons, and moved from Arizona to Oregon with my parents. I had for years intended to move up here and build a house for my parents, who were retired. My father, who was a general contractor for most of his life, had developed health issues and worn knees over the years, so it was up to me to supply the labor and learn from him over the course of the build. We had help from family and friends at different stages, but it was irregular and they had other responsibilities, so it was just my Dad and I for the majority of the project. It was slow, but we have since moved in and are enjoying being out in nature.

I took the move as an opportunity to start fresh. I grew a beard, and let my hair grow out, and the work improved my self-confidence. The weight loss snuck up on me, however. I intended to lose weight, but wasn’t paying that much attention to it with all the work going on, and there were points where I wasn’t eating too good out of convenience. By the time we moved in however, I had realized I had lost over 60 lbs. Doesn’t seem like much for over a year, but I was ecstatic. Since then, I have taken it more seriously, and have dropped another 35 lbs in little over 3 months.

I am feeling great. I went from fitting in a 5XL shirt down to a 3XL. My old pants fall off. I go on a mile walk each day now, and it feels casual. I spend a solid chunk of the day outside, instead of being sedentary indoors. My appetite has dropped, and I am eating at a reasonable level without any discomfort or inclination to eat more. I have lost 4 lbs in the last week alone. I am over half way to my goal weight of 230 lbs, and I am not stopping at this point. Once Covid has passed us, I fully intend to resume my education, hopefully down to my goal weight by then!

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During quarantine, I gained weight... then lost it... and then gained it back.

Quarantine has been a rollercoaster so far. I've been so reckless with my eating, going out to buy snacks almost every single day without a care in the world. I mean, hey, the world's (apparently) ending so why bother with insignificant things like "looking good" or "feeling healthy"? I get a lot more out of sitting at home and consuming bags of chips and cookies while watching Netflix.

Or so I thought, until I got fat again. All I'm left with is regret. I'm mad at myself for letting it get this bad. If only I had stopped earlier, maybe I'd be looking at only a month or two of weight loss. But as it currently stands, I'll have to be eating cardboard (figuratively) for the next four months. It's going to be rough.

This is where I currently stand. I started my diet yesterday and so far I've nailed it but I can only hope I'll be able to keep that up. I've set my birthday in December as my deadline, so hopefully I'll be back down to an even 60 by then.

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Changing ideas about feeling hungry?

I'm curious if any of you have worked on changing your ideas about what it feels like to be hungry as part of your weight loss methods.

I ask because I've recently been getting really healthy, losing weight and getting fit, and this idea has been pretty central to my success so far.

I've been a chronic compulsive overeater for most of my life. 2500 cal "meals" were not rare. I was active enough to maintain a relatively healthy weight for most of my adult life, then I started to slip, then I completely fell and stayed down for years. Gained a ton of weight and have been sedentary and eating like a 12 year old for almost a decade. Had the final now-or-never moment some time ago, and have been steadily and healthily(?) losing since January. I've lost about 40 lbs.

The reason this is different (and again, I want to reiterate, I was absolutely hopeless when it came to controlling what and how much I ate, just the worst) is because I've been changing my mind about feeling hungry.

Through meditation and a lot of mindfulness techniques, I now mostly think myself out of overeating. I say to myself something like:

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"That feeling isn't uncomfortable. It's normal. Feeling full ... that was uncomfortable. This is new. This is different. You think you're uncomfortable, but it's because you have a habit of stuffing this feeling full of food. Don't do that. Feel this. Feel what it feels like to have an empty stomach. It's ok. You can be active. Drink some water. Don't panic. This feeling is normal. It's fine."

Do you do anything similar? Have you seen this in any fitness plans? Maybe it's just me, but I feel like this has been a major breakthrough and I haven't really seen it in everything I've looked for on how to lose weight.

Thanks.

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I FINALLY REJOINED THE ONEDER CLUB!

M30, 5'8, SW: 240+, CW: 196, GW: 170? Oh man, I'm so happy I could cry!

Long time lurker, first time poster here. Growing up I was always pretty fit/skinny. Gained a freshman 15 in college and after, but never let my weight get too out of control. Then I found myself in a toxic relationship and dealing with a lot of mental health/depression issues, and I turned to food as my escape.

Let me tell you, I BLEW UP. I was 5'8, over 240 pounds, and carrying it all almost exclusively in my stomach. Quite frankly, I looked like shit. I had friends and family members who had tried to gently point out my overeating to me, but I ignored it for far too long. I would try a diet but it wouldn't stick. Same with working out. I want to blame the horrible relationship I was in, but truthfully, it's on me. I let it get like this. I got out of the relationship in 2018, but never did anything to take care of my weight or eating problem.

Then COVID hit. Here I was, staring down 30 years old, going through some old pictures and I couldn't recognize the guy I was looking at. I wasn't happy with the person looking back at me in the mirror. I decided that I wasn't going to let this define me, and I would make the change. I started tracking my meals and calories (not macros though, I'm not ready for that), read up and started intermittent fasting, cut out my snacking and most sweets, cut back HEAVILY on my alcohol intake, and made a pledge to myself to do something active every day. Whether it is a walk, golf, tennis, Circuit training, whatever. I will myself to try and get a nice workout in, no matter how small it is. And I bought a Peloton to start riding. That has been a massive help. Even if I am not riding every day, it helps serve as a reminder that I need to just do something. I'm also cooking almost every meal, and controlling more what I put in my body.

Slowly but surely, the weight has melted away. I am down 2, hopefully soon 4 inches on my waist size. My old clothes fit me again. I feel so much better. My energy levels are amazing all day, I am sleeping better, my confidence is back. And people have noticed! Friends, family, and even coworkers have all paid me compliments and can't believe my transformation!

It feels so so so good. And I want to thank everyone in this community. Your posts help motivate me. Seeing some of your transformations have inspired me. I actually hit 199 on the scale last week, but I wanted to wait to post till my weight stopped fluctuating so much and i was firmly under 200. Thank you all, and if you're reading this at the beginning of your weight loss journey, or you haven't even started, let me tell you: You've got this. The most important thing is Just. Keep. Going. If you took 10 steps today, take 20 tomorrow. 40 the next day. Progress, not perfection. If I can do it, you better believe you can too.

I will maybe post before and after pictures later, but thank you all again, and I hope everyone is staying safe and sane during these crazy times!!!

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I desperately need help and have no one to talk to about it

I am, without a doubt, at a very low moment in my time. I wouldn’t say rock bottom, but i’m close. Here’s a little backstory:

I am a 22 year old male. I have been overweight my whole entire life. I noticed it in middle school that i was just bigger than everyone else but didn’t start to take action midway through highschool. When I first began i loved working out, I was losing weight, i was getting compliments, I loved it. I played football and wrestled during highschool. My coaches insisted I stay big so I stopped dieting but still worked out. Fast forward and I just graduated college. All 4 years of college I tried multiple diets, weather it’s cico, keto, IF, mediterranean, literally fab diets like the military diet, two week diet, water diet. I tried it all. And i think it absolutely ruined my body. I could never actually lose more than 20 pounds.

In May of this year, I finally decided it was time. I was tired of how I looked, how I felt, how uncomfortable I felt in my clothes, what others thought of me, how I could never find a girl like my ex again, did drugs, drank a lot, skipped school, literally hit hit rock bottom early this year on top of everything else going on this year. In May and June I worked out every single day, dieted everyday, no cheat day, I gave up nicotine, drugs, booze, everything. I lost 30 pounds. I started to feel amazing. I was never as dedicated as I was in May.

Then July 10th rolls around. That’s the day I told myself I would cheat because it was my best friends birthday and I thought i deserved it. I drank, I smoked, I smoked nicotine, I ate like absolute shit, and honestly was fine with that as long as it just THAT DAY.

Next day rolls and i’m really hungover. I get coffee, I get bagels, I lay home all day, I crave nicotine, so so I tell myself i’ll just start back up the day after that. It has been 45+ days and I am completely lost.

I gained 35 lbs, my clothes are tighter on me, my nicotine addiction is back, I haven’t worked out since July 9th, I absolutely hate myself every morning knowing all the progress I lost. Everyday I tell myself okay i’ll start today and I just go to work and ruin my day with the first meal weather it’s pizza, subs, bagels, pasta, whatever. Then I just say fuck it i’ll start tomorrow. I have been saying i’ll start tomorrow for 45 GOD DAMN DAYS. I have been pushing off this subreddit, weight loss subreddits, researching diets, workouts, everything.

But i’m so fucking tired man. I’m so tired of feeling like this. I don’t deserve this. I just cannot find the motivation or “click” I had in May. I was so determined and so ready to change my life but now have ruined my routine and nearning rock bottom again. The only good thing is I don’t drink as much and don’t do drugs anymore.

I hate feeling like this everyday, I hate not being healthy, I hate being addicted to food, I hate using food as an escape. I need help. I set small goals for myself and can’t even accomplish those. I need help, please.

tl;dr: started my last and final weight loss journey in May, went well for 2 months, lost 30 pounds, gained it all back after one party, nearing rock bottom, need all the help I can get.

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Month long plateau + skipped period —Looking for reassurance or confirmation I should be getting concerned?

Hi everyone,

Title says it all really, I started my weight loss journey on the 1st of June at 82kg (I’m F, 168cm) and steadily lost 5kg through to mid-July. I’m now at 77 kgs.

Since mid-July I’ve lost absolutely nothing (although a fluctuation last week had me down to 74.7 kg but then back to 77kg the next day) despite doing what I was doing before, which was 1500 cals, 5K run 4 times per week and between 20-50 mins body weight strength exercises 3/4 times a week. I’ve also skipped a period which has only ever happened once before about 7 years ago (and there’s no way I’m pregnant).

I’ve started reading more in depth articles about TDEE and REE and beginning to wonder if I’m undereating? I personally don’t think 1500 is too low and I was managing quite happily before this plateau, sleeping well, energetic, a little hungrier than usual but nothing I couldn’t handle?

I’m also aware it could just be a plateau because I’ve been taking measurements and some cms have been lost all round during this standstill, which leads me to believe I’m still losing fat. But the combination of a missed period and being unable to get past 77kg has me a little spooked. Should also mention this is the first time I’ve really stuck to losing weight so maybe I’m spooked because I’ve never experienced a proper plateau.

I’m toying with the idea of going to my doctor but it seems a bit soon, so if anyone has any insight or experience with this kind of thing I’d be very grateful! I don’t have a real life weight loss buddy to compare stuff to and ask for advice so it would be great if anyone has any recommendations or hypotheses.

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My weight/lifestyle has made 2020 the worst year of my life. I want to change.

I have always been heavy. People tell me when I was a little girl, I’d always over eat and I was picky and stubborn with my food. I was scared to try new foods. I ate the same junk for years and years. I started 2020 at maybe 335(?) but I was impressed I maintained the same weight for a year. August 2020, I am 380+ and can hardly walk.

When quarantine hit, I laid in bed all day and ordered fast food off of door dash. When I didn’t do that, I’d eat frozen food. I didn’t give a fuck about my weight or my exercise. I fucked myself up so bad. I covered all the mirrors in my apartment so I couldn’t see myself. I let my apartment become unacceptably trashed. I couldn’t clean anything cause I didn’t have the energy to.

Now, I am moving back home because I realized I have no idea how to take care of myself (and the house I’m living in is going to be sold) Everyone is disappointed in me. But a few remain supportive that I’ll change for the better.

I’ve become so paranoid that my family absolutely hates me. I’ve started becoming suspicious of friends too. I blocked some for no reason.

My mental health has gone completely down the drain. I’ve started having panic attacks. And yes, I am seeing a therapist. I would’ve ended my life already if it wasn’t for my amazing and always supportive long distance boyfriend. He is the only thing that’s holding me together and gives me some type of hope for the future. He’s so worried about me though.

I also impulsively quit my job the other day. I worked there for 4 years and I just stopped going. I just couldn’t take all the bullshit there anymore.

Today while my father was helping me move some belongings over to his house, he pointed out how hard it was for me to walk and how I look like I’m walking on the sides of my feet. He stopped me and started crying. The “I’m so angry this is happening to you” kind of crying. He said no one would respect me if I can’t respect myself and he said how worried he is for me. He also said I’m gonna break my ankles if I keep walking like that. I’ve never seen my father cry like that.

I’m here, crying on my couch wondering how the fuck I let myself get like this. How I let my life get to this point. I have nothing going for me but the fantasy future of my partner and I being together.

Forgot to mention, since June, I’ve been in contact with the weight loss surgeons. I have an endoscopy on Friday. But I haven’t lost any weight because I’ve been too stressed about my everything else to care.

I need help. Advice? Support? Anything. How am I supposed to exercise if I can’t even walk? How do I stop binging? How do I ween myself off of fast food? I’m absolutely desperate for any advice or criticism.

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