What Am I Doing Wrong?

Hello everyone, I’m going to explain my weight loss struggle in the hopes that someone can suggest (obviously not diagnose) where I could be going wrong. I’m so discouraged and feel like despite my best efforts, if I even look at food I gain weight. I’m 5’7 (24F) and weigh 158 pounds. I’ve always struggled with my weight, a huge part of that was accepting that I had inherited my dad’s more athletic German/Lithuanian bone structure instead of my Japanese mom’s twig thin one.

I’m allergic to Gluten, Dairy, and Eggs, and stick to a vegan diet (2 years now) as it seems to really help my problems with gut inflammation. I love to cook so I make all of the food I eat, and I feel like I live pretty healthily. I stick to whole foods, low sugar, and eat about 1200-1600 depending on how much I exercised that day. Between the tofu, lentils, and vegetables I average 40-60 grams of protein a day. Fat is normally around 18-25% of my diet (mainly from my daily 1/2 an avocado) and I eat lots of vegetables and a handful of purple rice as my carbohydrates. I don’t drink alcohol or sodas, I rarely eat out, I get 8 hrs of sleep, and I do an intense hour long Shred415 class (burning 500-800 calories) every morning. In addition to shred, I normally walk my dogs several miles and play tennis regularly.

I wouldn’t call myself fat or even chubby, just fluffy and know my energy levels could be better. I can see lots of muscle from my shred classes, but instead of looking toned and slim, I just look soft. There’s clearly a layer of fat thats preventing all the hard work I’ve done in the gym from showing. Having yo yo’d all over the scale, I know I look and feel best at around 145-150 lbs. I’ve tried so hard to lose that last 10 or so pounds, but no matter what I do I just seem to be stuck and can’t get below 155 lbs. The vegan diet has helped a lot, but I still have problems with being bloated. It’s possible that I have a soy allergy, but I get most of my protein from soy, and would hate to add to my already restrictive diet. I just feel that something must be wrong with me.

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What do you do with your clothes that you can no longer wear because they are too big?

Do you hang on to them "just in case"? Do you go ahead and pitch, donate, try to sell them?

I need to get rid of some clothes that no longer fit. I feel that having a "safety net" of larger sizes is not good for me. But---I have to admit I'm sort of anxious about purging them. At the beginning of my weight loss, getting rid of my largest size clothes was no problem. This current batch that no longer fits...is harder for me??? It's a size that I was thrilled to be in just a year ago and clothes I really liked. Not sure what the difference is.....but in any case, it makes me nervous and anxious to be rid of them. Does this make any sense? What do you all do?

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When Weight Loss Isn’t About Weight

Several years ago , for our anniversary, My Husband and I gave each other the gift of getting healthy. (So proud of him for his amazing accomplishment) I decided I was ready to revamp my life, prioritize my health, and build a life that I had only ever dreamed of. It started so slowly – a salad here, an extra walk there. It was filled with moments of incredible success, such as slipping into an old pair of jeans that I have not worn in years. It was also filled with moments of utter defeat, like waking up puffy and bloated after a cheat weekend and not being able to take off my rings.

But today? Here I am. A full year of maintaining my weight loss and living my healthy lifestyle – and what have I learned? It was never about the weight. My journey was one of self-discovery and of finding the confidence I had within. It was an adventure in resilience and adversity. It was about focusing on small goals first, while always keeping the big dream on a pedestal.

It was never about weight loss: It was about me and my quest to love myself. But it was also about me learning to love the person I have been along the way – before and after the weight loss. Every single day, every single struggle, and every single victory has made me who I am today – and I am so grateful for who I have been throughout the entire journey. Afterall, it is never about the weight – it’s about knowing my worth, achieving my goals, and believing in myself.

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I have some questions about weight loss, calories and nutrition

So i have a problem, i started counting my calories about a week ago, and it said to lose weight i have to cut my calories by 500, so i did, but what i noticed is that even my normal day of eating, before getting on a diet doesnt reach my calorie goal, but i was never losing weight. Im an active person, i go to the gym 5 times/week, i started to eat more protein as of recently, i never even ate any fast foods, sodas and other crap like that, but i still have my love handels and my belly. Im not overweight by any means, but my stomach area is hurting my physique very much, so i guess some of the questions i need answered are:

1. How did i not lose weight before starting to count my calories, if i never reached my calorie cap with a normal day of eating and not eating unheathy foods that much?

2. How long will it take with proper nutrition and exercise(about 5 times a week in the gym) to lose around 30 pounds of body weight

3. On the my fitness pal app it says i need to intake around 370g of carbs a day and around 100g of fat, i can never intake that many carbs no matter how much i eat, and im trying to keep my fat amonts as low as possible, so how important is it to reach your carb and fat daily goals, compared to reaching your protein goals, and will it diminish my weight loss if i dont reach my carb and fat goals on a daily basis?

4. How much cardio do i need to implement per week to maximise weight loss

5. How long until i start seeing any results?

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Initial Lack of Weight Loss

I am 5’ 7.5”, 193 lbs, female, 24 years old. I have been around 193-200 for the past 6 years. If my weight goes above 193, I find it really easy to get myself back down to 193, but never below. I am currently doing 75Hard, so I’ve been working out twice a day (walking/hiking and some body weight training/yoga) and been eating 1600 calories a day. I have tried to lose weight for years, and I understand it is all about CICO. I am measuring and weighing everything I eat. For some reason, my body never wants to go below 193 and I really need some advice.

Obviously, I am overweight. I should be able to lose weight. It’s so confusing because everyone says weight loss is generally rapid in the beginning and then slows closer to your goal weight, but I can never get past this first portion. I don’t personally want to go below 1600 calories, because that is my BMR and I’m pretty active. My TDEE is around 1990 even set at sedentary. Has anyone else experienced this? What did you do to kickstart your weight loss? I don’t want to be too restrictive, and I honestly don’t mind slow weight loss, but I need to break this barrier. I have always wanted to pursue weight lifting, because I thought that would help recomp my body, but don’t have access to a gym right now.

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[NSV] The other night, I actually WANTED a salad for dinner

I like to feel full even while I'm dieting, so I tend to follow /r/volumeeating and center my meals around 8-12 ounce portions of lean meats (boneless/skinless chicken breast, pork tenderloin, etc). I try and balance this, but some meals do end up a bit protein-heavy, so I get cravings for veggies and carbs. The other night, I was shocked to find this leading me to the grocery store to buy kale.

When I used to commute into the city for work I would buy a Chopt salad just about every day for lunch - Kale Caesar with Chicken. But I was firm in my belief that I could never be satisfied by salad for dinner. Then all of a sudden I was struck with this craving, and nothing else would do.

So I "taught myself" to make a salad. I know that sounds incredibly basic to most of you, but it was a major achievement for me - I'm in my mid-30s but I don't think I had ever made a salad before. I had ordered them, or gotten them on the side with meals I ordered out, maybe even helped my wife prep one of hers by chopping veggies, but had never really engaged in the whole process for myself. A massive part of my weight loss this year has been that I have taken a lot of responsibility for my own meal planning and cooking for myself. Again, I know that sounds simple, but it was a major shift to the way I think about food and approach meals that has made a lot of difference.

One of the biggest benefits of my last few months spent logging everything I eat was that I gained a much better understanding of calories - I used to just blindly order a salad and assume that was close enough to being healthy, that my good intentions mattered regardless of what the actual numbers may be. So when I found myself thinking about it I knew everything that should theoretically go into the bowl, but no idea of proportions or how to actually make it healthy. I spent probably a full ten minutes in the salad dressing aisle comparing nutritional info. But in the end I was able to reverse engineer a salad I used to love to order, and now I can make it at home for a fraction of the cost and the calories.

I know I am disproportionately proud of this, but it was a real milestone in my progress both in learning to cook and in learning to eat healthy. The initial craving was a bit of a revelation in itself, but I mostly found it reassuring to see that I had become proficient and flexible enough to meet this new challenge.

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How to push past a weight loss plateau?

How to get past a plateau?

I’ve been on a caloric deficit for almost 6 weeks, and I’ve lost 5lbs, but my weight has plateaued at 134 for the last week.

I work out 5x a week, mix of strength and cardio (3 days resistance training).

I’m trying to hit specific macros, protein-focused, in addition to overall calories to ensure I’m in a deficit.

My goal is to lose 10 more lbs. My goal weight is 125lb, I’m 5’4 and currently 134lb, female. I’ve been lifting weights for 4 years. My current caloric deficit goal is 1,500 calories a day.

Thoughts on how to push past this plateau and start to see the scale drop again?

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