Succeeding with mental illness issues-How do you stay consistent with weight loss with depression and mood issues making simple habits and otherwise simple things for most people really difficult to adhere to for you? I need help with this.

I have bipolar 2 and although it is treated with medication and I am being educated on how to manage it well this is still making weightloss extremely difficult. I have roughly 50 to 60 pounds to lose and I have gotten so serious about this that I am getting a strong education on weight lifting and planning on joining a gym very soon. Despite how amped up I am getting for this with all the motivational youtube videos and other ways i"m trying to keep this an active role in my attention in my daily life I am still struggling to adhere to even basic calorie counting and tend to cave mid day. I have yet to stick to a diet for more than 2 days even though I am purposely using foods that are healthy that I enjoy and despite having the full base education on this from r/loseit. I am especially struggling with logging calories. Believe it or not my motivation and energy levels can be so low that I find it too difficult to follow through on keeping tra ck of that. Only because the food is downstairs and I am usually upstairs and my computer cannot be moved downstairs. So going down to log with my phone just to come back upstairs to the computer can be too bothersome for me to really care sometimes. I know, its crazy. But keep in mind I am so gone at this poin t that I can even struggle to brush my teeth every day. I am hoping that steady small lifestyle changes as I move forward in my fitness literacy and education will pave way to the motivation to start caring enough to do these things more often. AS I get more energy i'll find more capability. But getting started is really hard and vague for me.

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Giving up alcohol - what activities do you do for fun that doesn’t involve drinking?

I think it’s time for me to to give up alcohol if I want to see any progress in my weight loss journey . I went from being a college athlete eating and drinking whatever I wanted, even after college I barely gained any weight and those bad habits have kept up with me and I am finally paying for it.

I eat pretty good during the week. I cook Whole Foods and keep track of everything with MyFitnessPal.

The weekends are where everything goes all bad.Drinking a ton, not tracking what I eat.

I’m ready to commit but I guess I don’t know what to do for fun without drinking. I know that sounds bad but I’m so used to that lifestyle of grinding during the week and having “fun” on the weekends. What things do you guys do for fun on weekends that don’t include drinking?

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Just lost 13lbs in 6 weeks - more than I was able to lose in an entire year previously

I've lost weight before, but it was painfully slow and I did it under the guidance of a personal trainer. It took me a year of personal training and calorie counting to even lose 10lbs, but I say I was pretty successful in converting fat to muscle though. However, once training ending, it wasn't sustainable for me. I found I had to work out non stop and count every calorie to maintain my weight. I also have chronic illness so if I was sick for a week, I'd gain back pounds so fast and fight to keep them off.

Since that time I tried a lot of things to at least keep my weight at a healthy and manageable level for me, but nothing worked. I watched the scale keep climbing. I went from S in clothes to L and XL. I tried all these fad diets, I kept cutting my calories low, probably to some dangerous levels, I had the doctor run all sorts of tests, NOTHING WORKED. I read books, I did research, I crawled around on reddit looking for women with experiences like mine.

I've always suspected my trouble with weight was related to having endometriosis and the hormone imbalance it causes along with years of meds that many feel slow down metabolism. There's not a lot of actual research in the area of endo at all, let alone the impact on weight, but one thing I did learn was that extra fat could feed estrogen, which in turn fed the disease. I also knew it could lead to less inflammation.

During covid I had (TRIGGER WARNING FOR THIS NEXT SENTENCE) 2 miscarriages, which are common with my disease. It was sort of the kick in the butt I needed to really try something again even though I'd given up hope.

I decided to try keto, as sort of a last ditch effort. I didn't expect it to work, and I didn't expect to enjoy it. But I wanted to at least try it because I'd read it can be a good choice for people with stubborn fat, and a good choice for infertility. So I researched the hell out of, spoke with my doctor, lined up the right electrolytes, and was shocked when the weight and inches started melting off.

I've been on Keto for 6 weeks. The first big batch of weight loss was water weight for sure. You shed a lot of water once you lower carbs to the point of ketosis, because you don't need all that water to process carbs anymore. But even just losing the water weight was encouraging as I am someone who always looks puffy and squishy from it. Then it's just been fairly consistent about 1-3lbs a week depending on my eating and how much activity I get in. Even when my illnesses flare up, I'm going up maybe half a pound to a pound and then it comes right back down.

I'm enjoying all the dietary changes a lot. I switched to a konjac based pasta. I was skeptical but I actually like it more than regular pasta now because it doesn't sit so heavy in my belly. I switched to the dreaded cauliflower rice and cauliflower pizza crust. Again, was surprised I liked it better. I'm a big choc-o-haulic and I switched to really dark choc, and some keto-approved choc snacks and they're perfect for kicking the craving for me. I drink loads more water. I actually feel full for a change and never overeat anymore. I thought it would be hard at restaurants but it isn't as bad as I thought it would be.

I don't know what it is but cutting carbs specifically seems to have been the magic thing I needed. I am not sharing this to necessarily endorse keto. it can be dangerous if it's not done properly, dehydration can come easily, and you should 100% talk to your doctor. But I wanted to share it for those of you who also feel like you've tried everything and see nothing but either no results or results that crawl. I've lost more right now than I did in a year. That's crazy.

I'm hoping to do another month and a half of keto to reach my goal weight, and then I'm going to try and stop worrying about the scale number and start focusing on the muscle percentage. While I've been doing some working out, I'm going to up everything and focus on building muscle. I think I will keep the low-carb life style, but perhaps not keto style low forever. Opinions are divided on if keto is safe long term or should just be short, but for my specific situation my doc thinks 3 months is a good benchmark. It may be worth it for any women struggling with hormones issues to investigate for sure. I tried everything before!!!

So 6 weeks, 34f, keto, down 13lbs, and down 3-4 inches in all the main chubby areas (even boobs sadly, haha)

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Things extra weight does to your body that you may have never noticed

Hi everyone! I’m about 5 lbs from my goal weight. I’m posting here as I’ve made some observations about my pre weight loss body and my post weight loss body.

1. I had calluses on my feet before weight loss, now they’re soft as a baby’s butt!

2. My skin condition doesn’t flair up the way it once did. I’ve never had an official diagnosis, but I had boils basically on my thighs for years, some would get so bad I’d have to go to the ER to lance them. This was caused almost directly by my extra weight.

3. My body doesn’t ache like it once did. One notable instance of this is, I’ve inherited bunions from my dads side, after any 4+ hour shift, my feet would killlll me because of it. This isn’t so much the case anymore and usually takes a 10+ hour shift before I feel any kind of pain from it.

4. My skin glows a little more now, especially on weeks where I eat extra clean.

5. My PCOS symptoms have lessened some. I’m hoping in the future I can actually have children now, naturally.

6. I’m not dripping in sweat constantly. I used to think I was just a warmer person, no way could my body weight attribute to my body temperature. Ah, the lies we tell/told ourselves

7. I don’t feel as winded or exhausted when just simply living life.

8. I’m faster on my feet which is helpful for a job like mine.

9. My thighs, underarms, and under boobs don’t chaf to high heaven in the summer anymore. No more baby powder, no more painful waddles after a day at the pool.

10. My posture is different. My legs are no longer bo-legged because of my thighs being so large. My boobs no longer weigh 15 lbs (literally, I checked) so my back and shoulders don’t hurt so much and are easier to carry properly.

I’m sure there’s so many other things that weight loss has changed for my body that I haven’t noticed yet, if you’ve noticed something else not listed feel free to share!

I’m posting this because it is a reminder of how extra weight truly affects us, even in ways that one wouldn’t think could be related. It’s a reminder that I don’t want to live like that again, so many things I deprived myself of, that I put myself through unnecessarily. Never again. Never.

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My name is Anna. I've decided to lose weight. Part 2

Hi! My name is Anna. In previous post I've shared my experience with Ducan diet and received a lot of questions. I've decided to share more information about it and my current training program.

• Initial weight - 74kg
• Height - 174
• My goal - 60kg.

Firstly, I sat on the Ducan diet. In a month I lost 6 kg (74kg-68kg). For the first ten days you eat nothing but protein. I'd have two poached eggs for breakfast, a packet of ham mid-morning, then lunch would be Quorn chicken fillets. For tea I'd have breast of chicken and some egg whites and dinner was more Quorn chicken or ham and some oat bran and yoghurt to keep my system flowing nicely.

During the second phase, you add non-starchy vegetables on alternative days.

Once you reach your true weight you can reintroduce fruit, starchy foods, cheese and bread and finally you can pretty much eat what you want, so long as you follow rules like having a protein-only day once a week and taking some exercises. After the diet, I was looking for a training app and chose thefreshflesh,com, weight loss challenge. I've chosen it because I work from home and do not have enough time for a gym. According to the training program, I've been doing basic exercises with 1 minute rest between sets, like squats, pushups, jumping jacks and etc. Everyday I have 6-10 exercises with 4-6 sets. It helps me to burn calories. In 2 weeks I lost 6kg (68kg-62kg).

Now, I have lots of new friends and started seeing a guy at work. That helped with my confidence. We're not together now but at least I know someone could find me attractive.

If you would like to know more about my experience, ask your questions in comments or write in dm.

Thanks!

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Has losing weight become a secret hobby for anyone else?

Hello! Here's some background info about me: as a teenager I have always been uncomfortable with my body (was a chubby child) and had a poor relationship with food. After starting university my eating habits escalated into compulsive overeating and a bit of a food obsession to cope with stress.

At the beginning of this year I wanted to change my lifestyle habits and ended up losing around 50 pounds from 170 lbs to 120-125ish lbs at 5'6" (F).

During the weightloss process I immersed myself in subreddits about weightloss, followed fitness youtubers, and was constantly doing research about weight loss (I was doing CICO, but was genuinely interested in other people's experiences etc). I now enjoy reading testimonials and following fitness journeys and think that this "dieting" lifestyle has introduced me to a new hobby as well.

Unfortunately, since the majority of my family and friends are unathletic and overweight/obese I can't seem to find anyone to share my newfound hobby with since I'm a bit wary that people might misinterpret my interest in health/exercise/the obesity epidemic as indicative of an ED due to my demographic (young woman who suddenly lost a lot of weight).

Has this happened to anyone else?

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Beginning my journey after Ecoli and IBS

Hello all! I am starting my weight loss journey today after a hard year of medical challenges. About a year ago I contracted EColi (ETEC) and proceeded to have sever complications for about 8 months. I started at 110Lbs dropped to 85Lbs and have WAY overshot on the rebound to 119.4 Lbs. I was basically living on Mac and cheese, applesauce, and Dino chicken nuggets because it was all that by body would hold down for months... not an ideal diet to say the least.

I am excited to say that I can eat a full normal diet again and I am hoping to reach a goal weight of 95lbs for a 24yo 5’0” female. Any encouragement or advice would be great. I struggle mostly with not overeating at social gatherings and not buying crap food for lunch at the hospital where I work but do not have access to a fridge.

I am currently attempting to stick to a 1200 calorie a day diet plan. It is hard though because if I don’t eat enough at night I still get nausous and vomit. I have also recently purchased a new indoor exercise bike and Pilates equiptment. I burn about 230 calories in 30 mins on the bike per day for two days and do some strength training with the Pilates bar after.

I would greatly appreciate your guidance on getting started/ sticking to it! Have a great day!

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