14M, starting diet tomorrow, need weight loss buddy!

14M and will begin dieting tomorrow. I'm looking for a weight loss buddy to lose weight with, keep each other motivated, maybe even voice chat or call, who knows. I weigh around 210lbs, height around 5 foot 8 and 6 foot (I don't know my exact height, lol), I have been obese for all my life. I don't want to continue being like this because it bad for my health and it makes me very insecure, I compare myself to others and that brings me down very much. Also, because of my low self-esteem I am not very social meaning I don't have many friends. So, hi, hopefully I can find a weight loss buddy soon. And if you think you'd want to be my buddy then just comment or message me! I'll be waiting. :D

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Dedicating the rest of 2020 to getting healthy again

Before covid, I had lost a lot of weight, was going to the gym 6/7 times a week, eating really healthy, 10k+ steps a day, and was super proud of my progress and new lifestyle/routine. I liked wearing tight fitted shirts tucked into jeans and always felt like I had a lot of energy.

2020 put me into a depression and there have been a lot of weeks where I didn’t leave my apartment at all, no exercise, and mostly ordered takeout. I’ve gained 10lbs this year but about 20lbs overall (10 last year and 10 this year) and I’ve been mostly wearing sweats/leggings and avoiding confronting the fact that my jeans and cute weight loss clothes don’t fit anymore 😭.

This week is the first week I’ve gotten back on track. Each day I’ve drank about 80-100oz of water, stayed in a calorie deficit, jogged, cycled, and/or weight lifted, and have gotten 8 or 9 hours of sleep every night since last Sunday. (I’ve logged food in LoseIt for the last 40 days but that’s included days I ate way over target.) I feel excited that I’ve gotten out of a mental slump and I’ve recently started therapy (I’m hoping that helps me not fall back into unhealthy habits.)

Even though taking progress photos (before pictures) was discouraging, I’m looking forward to seeing the side by side comparisons over the next few months. There are ~6.5 weeks left in the year and I’m feeling really optimistic that I can make some good progress by the time the year is over and start 2021 back into a routine again.

For those of you also starting over, know that i’m rooting for you and we got this💪 💕

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Back on the wagon after multiple Yo-Yos, any advice?

Over the last 10 years my weight has gone through many Yo-Yos. From around 80kg to around 100kg, then I did my first period trying to lose it, did basic CICO and landed around 80kg after a year. Then I stopped paying attention to what I ate and just went with my appetite for a few years, and when I checked back in I was at 125kg. I did CICO again and after 6 months I hit 104kg. Again I decided I could stop being so religious about logging and counting and again the weight crept back on, and now, another year later I'm back at 120kg.

I decided today to get back on the wagon again, I downloaded the app again and I'm back to logging everything religiously I guess, but I am really looking for advice on motivation, and how to handle the mental and motivational challenge.

I am a big foodie, I cook a lot and I really enjoy eating good home made food. I am also a huge fan of nice cheese and wine and bread. I basically have to completely cut these things out when I'm losing weight, because I'm not capable of just having them "in moderation", and my body seems to have almost no inbuilt regulation for being full at the correct time. I am back in the wagon as of now in the sense of knowing that I'm going to have to cut these things out again for 6 or 12 months, and I'll have to go back to religiously counting calories and all, but I just want... I guess advice on how you go about handling that basically I will never be able to live and enjoy my cooking and my food without either obsessively counting calories or failing that, slowly gaining my weight back.

ID appreciate any encouragement or help or advice on what I might be doing wrong or right, or even just some feedback from others who have been going through the same thing. It seems like my weight loss journeys always end up with me putting back the weight I lost... And I have no idea how to break that cycle without giving up basically ever taking pleasure out of good food again.

For info i am M32, 6ft4.

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A Tumor Was Causing My Weight Gain!

Here’s some background: I put on weight over the span of 4 years. Fed up with my appearance, I decided to make a change at the start of 2020. I was eating less than 1,000 calories and working out 2x/day for weeks with almost NO weight loss. I tried running, JiuJitstu, boxing as well as many diets. I’d lose .5 lbs a week MAX, if that. I attributed this to “aging” (I turned 25 in feb) lol, or my PCOS and endometriosis as weight gain and difficulty losing weight is a common symptom of PCOS.

Eventually, I got so insecure about my weight, I stopped going out, stopping taking photos, stopped talking to people and basically stayed in bed all day. After some other symptoms started, I decided to go to my gyno to get my hormones checked. They discovered a high prolactin, 6x the normal limit. Soon, I had an MRI which revealed a 7mm tumor on my pituitary gland, which is attached to the brain. A symptom of this is, you guessed it, weight gain and difficulty losing weight. So, I was excited but not too hopeful, that the oral medication for treatment would aid in weight loss.

I started treatment November 3rd, and in just 12 days, I’ve lost 10 pounds. Get this, by doing almost nothing! I’ve done three casual workouts in this almost 2 week period. Other than that, I just intermittent fast and try to make better food choices. I cannot believe the treatment kicked in so quick. I can only hope that by my 26th birthday, I’ll be near my starting weight (pre-tumor). Yes, having a tumor sucks but I finally have answers and as a result may hopefully get back to my new normal (something I started to think would never happen again).

So, today marks my first day of speeding up the weight loss process by sticking to a more consistent workout routine! I’ll be doing at least 3 workouts per week, continuing with intermittent fasting and adding in a low carb diet. Wish me luck!

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[meta] The last daily Q&A thread with over 50 comments was on the 2nd of November.

Mods, this new automod system is clearly killing the community feeling of this subreddit.

I've brought this issue up several times in the past, can't you see how this subreddit is slowly but surely turning into a "my entirely unique revelation that you haven't seen on here" 100x or "progress pics" sub ad nauseum?

This sub used to be the place on reddit for people to go to for their weight loss, for them to join an actual community with actual people, for people to talk to daily and be motivated through them and motivate others.

The decision to let automod create an overaching thread for all these sub threads killed engagement.

If you want engagement back then you need to revert these changes.

Sorry if I'm sounding too harsh, but seeing this sub change like that is kinda sad. Especially because it really helped me couple years back when I first got into weight loss.

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Urge to binge? I kicked its butt!

For the last couple weeks I was struggling with my urge to binge. I have always had an unhealthy relationship with food. Any way I could get food to satisfy my insatiable hunger, I would do it. Stealing ice cream from grocery stores, raiding the employee fridge, taking plates of food home with me after an event, eating food at a restaurant I was working at, having 5 donuts at the office meetings, etc. I am honestly surprised that I am not fatter. At 333lbs being my heaviest, I knew that it wouldn't be too long before I hit 400lbs. With the support of my best friend, whom I live with, I set out on another weight loss journey in April. Determined to make this one stick.

I had been practicing healthier eating habits. Getting myself use to not eating and learning to be okay with it. Making healthier decisions and finding healthier alternatives. I had been doing so well. So when I started struggling again with the urge to binge and somewhat failing, I was worried that I had for sure gained weight. Sundays are my weigh in days, where I don't eat breakfast and get on the scale around noon. Then I have my cheat meals. I weighed in and lost 2lbs! I am now 290lbs with a total 42lbs lost and I am so happy! So proud of myself ;).

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I tried my first salad today in a commitment to make healthier eating choices while on my weight loss journey... Holy hell, where has this stuff been all my life?!

Seriously, I've always described myself as a person who absolutely despises vegetables and their taste, but my god, it was honestly so nice to try something healthy for once.

And, to boot... it tasted pretty freakin' good. I actually enjoyed vegetables for once. That's something I never thought I'd say, if I'm being honest. It just tasted nice. That's pretty much it.

I've even begun upping my water intake (ditched the soda, thank god) and it's really helping to put off cravings whenever I feel the need to binge.

I've got a very, very long way to go before I reach my final weight goal, but my god, am I glad I tried salad lol. I never thought I'd enjoy vegetables. I only started a few days ago, but my god, I already feel so much better about myself. Keep pushing, everyone!

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