I am trying to come to terms with the fact that I probably need to lose at least ten to twenty more pounds than I thought I did.

SW 180 lbs, CW 150 lbs, 5"4'

I had picked 150 as my goal weight because I remember that's what I weighed for a long time. It took me six months to lose just 30 lbs. But I was patient, because I knew it was important to do this the right way, in a way that is sustainable.

But now I'm here at my first goal and I see what 30 lbs of weight loss looks like, and it's very disappointing. I feel like I look exactly the same as I did at 180. People do notice and comment on my weight loss, but to me all I can see is my big old belly and my love handles. Even in my progress pics I can barely tell the difference.

It feels like I will never look skinny. It feels like my belly fat is a permanent part of my body, like an arm or a leg. I can't even imagine it not being there.

Has anyone been through something similar? How did you deal with knowing that the journey is going to be a whole lot longer than you thought it would be?

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I need some advice. How do I go about doing this?

I am about 190 lbs and a 19M.

I have some rather serious self-image issues and have decided to finally get off my ass and do something about it. I am a college student, but for a lot of reasons, covid, embarrassment, etc, I can't go to the gym often if at all. I have heard/read that weight loss is 80% diet, so if I can modify my diet, I can lose weight right? I am a vegan, so I don't have a lot of meat (I still get protein in the form of beans and tofu basically). Here is a breakdown of what I eat during the week:

Monday - Rice, Lettuce, Tofu, Mushrooms, Korean BBQ sauce

Tuesday - White rice, refried beans or occasionally black beans, vegan beef crumbles, onions

Wednesday - Rice, Lettuce, Tofu, Mushrooms, Korean BBQ sauce

Thursday - White rice, refried beans or occasionally black beans, vegan beef crumbles, onions

Friday - Rice, Lettuce, Green onions, Mushrooms, Korean BBQ sauce

Saturday - Varies a lot depending on what my dorm offers. Usually some form of tofu

Sunday - Varies a lot depending on what my dorm offers. Usually some form of vegan fajitas.

I eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch and don't eat breakfast (a nutrionist advised I start eating like an apple or oatmeal and I intend to start doing that).

I am going home for break and have 3 months. My ideal would be to lose enough belly fat to make abs visible, but I understand that that may not be possible in that time frame. I would like to achieve that goal asap. What do I do from here?

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Tips for cutting out/down on drinking?

I apologize if this has been posted before, I am new to posting here.

During quarantine I’ve gotten into the habit of having a drink practically every night, meaning either a couple beers or a few glasses of wine. I don’t ever drink to get drunk, it’s more of a comforting habit, unwinding with a drink in hand and watching a show at the end of a busy or stressful day (I work from home and I am also taking classes and applying to graduate schools, so I feel high-stress constantly).

I really want to cut out weeknight drinking but I’m having trouble getting started because the desire for a drink at the end of a hard day is so strong and I’m having trouble with will power.

I eat well and try to exercise daily so I feel that the alcohol is what’s playing a large part in hampering my weight loss/causing weight gain.

Do you guys have tips for how to start cutting down, alternatives to turn to when unwinding at the end of the day, or any other general strategies that have worked for you?

Thank you in advance and sorry if this is long!

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Self image after weight loss

I have lost almost 60 lbs over the past 2.5 ish years. I am 26F. I am only 10 lbs away from a “healthy” weight per the BMI scale. When (if ever) am I going to feel confident again? I still feel like a whale. There are some days where I look in the mirror and kind of see the new thinner me but most days I dislike what I see and some days I hate it. I feel like I’m too jiggly and soft and squishy. I have struggled with starving myself in the past and it’s so hard not to want to restrict, especially being on a new medication that has left me hungry but not wanting to eat.

I was doing strength training up until July with the heaviest weights I could manage... should I get back into that? Will it actually change my body composition enough to make a difference? Will drinking more water make a noticeable difference?

And how do you guys get motivated? I have all the things I need to work out at home but I never want to.

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How do you lose weight in a toxic family environment?

Im a 22 yr old female. I live with my dad and he is very negative and he wants me to lose weight the way he wants me to (low carb diet or intermittent fasting) . And when I do it his way I always fail in the end. He has no confidence in me and he tells me I'm not trying hard enough.

I do everything he asks and it is still not enough. So, I tried looking for more sustainable methods of weight loss. I looked into getting a scale to weight out my options so I can learn portion control and calorie counting.

He hasnt been supportive and as soon as I mentioned what I wanted to do for my weight loss he told me I'm going to fail before i even started my new method and I did. If I dont lose weight the way he wants he either completely ignores or harasses me daily about how much weight I'm losing or if I'm sticking to my diet. It is hard to do with someone breathing down your neck daily. And to be taunted telling I'm going to fail and I should just do what he asks of me.

If you've been this situation before and lost weight, how did you do it?

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Sucking at something you've never tried before is natural...including weight-loss.

The first time you ever do anything you're bound to suck at it. Whether it's working out, starting a new job or trying a new hobby. Day 1 will inevitably be the literal worst you are at the thing you're attempting to do. There is no shame in this, anyone who has stepped out of their comfort zone has been there.

The important part is to "fail" trying rather than being perfect right out of the gate. This doesn't change for weight loss. You will have screw-ups and set backs and make "rookie" mistakes. The great thing about weight-loss is that you DON'T need to be perfect. You need to have more good days than bad and be willing to invest time to getting better at making less mistakes.

There is no quick overnight fix which will make you suddenly into your ideal weight/size. Even if you are literally PERFECT with calorie counting and not once go above your calorie goals it will still take months/years to get to your goal depending on how much you wish to lose. The time will continue to pass regardless. Making a better lifestyle change for yourself and feeling more confident in yourself is wonderful and worth the investment.

Like your everyday life there will be good days and there will be bad. Allow a little bit of wiggle room on those bad days. Understand that this journey is just that, a journey. It doesn't just magically end. It just gets easier to manage along the way. Slip-ups, unexpected events will get in the way but learning to cope with them will be a skill set learned along the way.

Learn, grow and change. Be open to others who are here to help and be willing to pass forward knowledge you gain onto others who ask. Someone's "secret" to their weight loss might be the key to another's success while yours may be entirely different.

At the end of the day we're all here for the same major goal. To better ourselves. We all have different finish lines and no ones is less important. Whether its someone looking to lose 5lbs or someone whose looking to lose 500lbs.

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