Slow and steady: 2lbs per month

There are so many people on here that lose weight so fast it sometimes makes me feel like I'm not working hard enough. But I've been consistently losing 2 lbs a month which means I'm 24 lbs lighter than I was last year! At this rate it will take me a couple more years to get to my goal weight but I'm ok with that because I don't feel like I'm dieting. I don't feel deprived or hungry. I eat 1800-2200 calories daily. I'm satisfied and confident that I can keep this up for the rest of my life. I'm getting stronger and fitter everyday too. So here's to another year of weight loss. Happy new year everyone!

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SV: I lost 10 pounds in 2020 and I'm so proud

I lost 60 pounds in 2019 and it was honestly one of my greatest achievements in life. I wanted to lose the last 40 in 2020 and was on track to do so until mid-January.

Then I went on vacation and came back and got really sick (just a bad cold, Not Covid) - had my fun guilt-free vacation food and then a ton of comfort food while I was sick. So by mid-February I had gained back 10 pounds - no problem, mostly water weight - got back on track and lost those 10 by early March. Was back on track and feeling so good about tackling the last 40.

Then COVID hit and my routine fell apart. Routine had been the key to my weight loss the prior year so without that it was a big struggle. The first two weeks I found myself turning back to comfort food and could have very easily slipped back into my old ways and gained it all back. Instead, for the next six months I had a lot of bad days but always pulled myself back - so I ended up fluctuating in a 5 pound range for that 6 months - I'm so glad I was able to maintain for that long, especially in the circumstances. d Then from Sept-November I lost 10 more pounds - the only 10 I lost all year, not the 40 I wanted - and my initial instinct is to be disappointed I'm not closer to my final goal - but instead I am celebrating. Not only did I maintain last year's weight loss I also lost 10 more. The old me could have never done this - food was my entertainment, comfort, companionship for years and I wanted so badly to turn back to that old friend during this crazy year. I wasn't perfect by any means and had a ton of bad days (and sometimes weeks or months) but I made it through and came out AHEAD! I feel like I really found my strength and my relationship with food still needs work but I'm proud of where it is right now.

Only 30 to go now - time to kill it in 2021!

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To anyone who might be joining for a New Years New Start a bit of advice: When you start your weight loss efforts, take pictures or videos of where you started from.

I know it might be painful for you take pictures of yourself at your heaviest. I know this because I've lost nearly 45 pounds, and I have no pictures of myself at my largest size because I avoided cameras very successfully since I was so unhappy with my size. I know I am successful because I am wearing smaller clothes sizes. I don't see any difference when I look in a mirror however.

I truly wish I had taken a "before" pic. Even if you never show anyone else photos of yourself before you start losing, you might be very glad you took them anyways.

Happy New Years and great success to all of us in 2021!

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Weight loss support from family

This is my first time posting on this sub, hey all!

I had lost very significant weight (50 lbs) 2 years back but unfortunately put most of it back this year. I am currently weighing 217 lbs with my goal to get down to 197 lb in 12 weeks.

Not to use it as an excuse, but COVID really disrupted by workout regimen at the gym. I know some other folks maintained their weight better during quarantine, and I could have done better, but I feel 2020 was a life-changing year for me where my weight ended up not being my focus.

As I reflect on the year end, I am determined to lose weight again and have entered back into exercise and healthy eating habits.

My parents are very disappointed (and angry) in me that I have let them down. They are genuinely concerned about my health and all the overweight related diseases (diabetes, blood pressure). I am in my 20s. Their tone of voice on the phone has changed since they learnt i gained weight. I understand their anger and disappointment is coming from a place of deep love. In the past, they had several times tried to motivate me to lose weight and I have a track record of failing countless times until 2 years ago when I was successful..only to fail again and put on the weight. So they think I am repeating process all over again.

Are my parents justified in being angry and disappointed at me?

New year spirits have been low considering all this, but I just wanted to hear from other folks who experienced anything similar to me. Sometimes outside perspective is really welcome to gain perspective!

I really look forward to hearing from you all!

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To anyone starting their weight loss journey tomorrow....

I started 2020 at 268 lbs. I had a binge eating disorder. My typical day consisted of having McDonald's for breakfast. That consisted of two Sausage Egg Mcmuffins, hash browns, and a Coke. For lunch I would have Chicken Lo mein, or General Tso's. For dinner it would be a dozen wings, and a large pepperoni pizza. I would wash it down with a liter of soda. For dessert it was half a dozen doughnuts. I'm proud to say that I kicked my binge eating disorder, and I weighed in today at 198 lbs. I just want to share some of the things that I've learned over this past year. Hopefully some of these tips will help you.

To anyone starting their weight loss journey tomorrow, all I can say is to "believe in yourself", and that "you can do this". I know the journey may seem daunting. All I can say is take it one day, one bite at a time. Set small goals. It can be to lose 4 lbs a month, maybe it's 8, but make a small goal that you can reach every month. When you reach that goal, then reward yourself, preferably something non food related. For example: buy new jeans, or a new shirt.

Also, you're in control of what you put in your body. The turning point in my weight loss journey was the day I almost relapsed. I had a stressful few weeks, and I could feel myself slipping. I went to the local doughnut shop and bought have half a dozen doughnuts. I brought them back home, stared at them, and then I threw them away. It was like a light bulb went off in my head. It was an OMG moment that food didn't control my life anymore. The other thing that helped me is that I have a maintenance day once a week. On this day I eat a couple of slices of pizza, and I have a dessert.

While exercise and the gym have become my sanctuary, you don't have to exercise to lose weight. If you do want to start working out, then I suggest taking it really slow in the beginning. Even taking a fifteen minute walk around the block will end up making a significant difference. I also suggest investing in a food scale. I use my food scale for everything, from chicken to hamburger. Even if you eat healthy, but you go over maintenance, then you're still going to gain weight.

Finally, losing weight is more mental, than it is physical. My suggestion is to find your reason to lose weight. It can be to fit into a medium shirt, to run a 5k, or to simply live a better quality of life. On the days that you feel like quitting and throwing in the towel, then comeback to that reason. Remember why you wanted to lose weight in the first place. There will be days where you want to stop at McDonald's, or you're too tired for the gym, your reason will be the thing that makes you push through those tough days. Just remember that you got this.

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Finally made it to One-derland SW 262lbs / CW 199

I'm M 5ft 10 and started my weight loss journey at the end of May. Aimed to reach One-derland by the end of 2020 and I made it losing 63lbs in total in 7 months so far.

Not only that, but started running and completed a half marathon distance and started strength training.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone here for the advice, support and comraderie!

Anyone who says weight loss is easy or that it suddenly 'just clicked' either aren't in it for the long haul or are incredibly lucky.

What has worked for me...

• Eating approx. 1300-1500 calories a day on average and getting use to eating healthier, breaking bad habits and working around life (i.e it is not worth worrying about calories when I have a big meal / gathering with family on Sat nights so I plan around it by doing more exercise on those days or eating less - a cheat meal but in a planned way). Rule of thumb has been to have a big plate half filled with salad / vegetables and quarter protein and quarter carbs. With a half plate of salad my plate still looked full and I could still eat the same food as family (albeit smaller portions).

• Starting with walking building myself up 3-4 miles on weekdays and 7-8 miles on weekends. Realising that 1 mile roughly = 100 calories burned helped me so much in planning how much I would eat, etc. I know that if I tried going to the gym or running outside I would have stopped due my social anxiety that flares up every now and then. I also know that if I went too hard to begin with I would have stopped and started to make excuses. Walking is easy and I had the time.

• Developing a routine and sticking with it and keeping the momentum going especially during the first month.

• Variety... Firstly, to prevent a plateau as you lose weight (luckily I have lost weight every week except for one week and then a couple of weeks in a planned way when I was focusing on building muscle), but also to stop yourself from becoming bored. I listen to podcasts, music, audiobooks, etc. while exercising, but I also changed exercises and goals over time. So started with walking during June-July aiming to get to 10 miles comfortably. July-Aug I started to incorporate Couch to 5k into my walks for variety. Sept started running 5ks instead of walking. Oct started to do some 10ks. Nov completed half marathon distance and since then focused on improving my 5k times. In Nov-Dec I started to add strength training. At the moment I am fine with that as I have set goals for running I want to achieve. But I am already planning on going further with strength training, starting to cycle and start water sports in the Spring.

• You can only do so much. Weight loss is hard especially over a long period of time. If I overate or didn't exercise I either just forgave myself and moved on or planned to a bit of extra exercise each day to counteract it.

• You can only do so much. Weight loss is hard. One of the best advice I heard when I was feeling tired and irritable is that if you are in a calorie deficit your body can only cope with so much when exercising. As a result, you either need to eat more, rest more or do less exercise to recover and function properly.

• You can only do so much. Weight loss is hard. If you have a lot on in your life that really think through if a weight loss journey is right for you now. For me back in May it was. I was working from home, which meant I no longer had a long commute for work (i.e leave home at 6.30am and return at 7pm, eat, watch TV for an hour and sleep). If I didn't start to lose weight then I knew it was going to be almost impossible when I have to go to work again. For me the question is one of being honest with yourself. If not now, then when? Don't worry about a New Year's resolution if Jan looks like a difficult month for you. Start your weight loss journey when there will be the least amount of barriers possible.

I think that is all the advice I have to give. Here's to 2021 and carrying on till my other One-derland of losing 100lbs so I can be in a healthy weight range for the first time since childhood and then maintaining!

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10 month update and good luck to everyone with a New Year Resolution

Hey Everyone,

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Wanted to signoff the year with an update with my journey this year. I originally posted here last year, this is my original post. I am proud to say I have lost 103 lbs up until this point, I started at 312lbs and am at about 209lbs. I've ran 1053 kms, 5 half marathons (21.1km runs) and my Garmin watch has me with a excellent VO2 Max level. It took alot of hard work, dedication and most importantly support from my wonderful wife. Throughout the year I was dedicated to my diet, wasn't perfect but was fairly disciplined. Whenever I broke my diet I knew that I had to excercise a little bit more to make up for it, don't give up after one slip up. Whoever sees me is shocked to see how I've become and it feels great to get so many complaints. I also have learned that it's okay to bring it up and talk about my weight loss journey with people. It feels great to not get depressed everytime I go to buy clothing (I'm a size medium/large now, I could barely fit in XXL before). I have never felt this good and confident in my life. Thank you to everyone in this subreddit that has shared their awesome stories and motivated me.

With this coming year I hope to lose 20lbs more and run a full Marathon.

Lastly I wanted to leave a note to everyone who is starting a weight loss journey this new year. All my life I have heard people talk about how at the start of the year everyone is all about fitness and losing weight and how by February everyone is over it and back to normal life styles, usually there would be mentions of gyms but ya covid. As true as this can be it doesn't necessary mean youre going to fail or not succeed with your resolution, people succeed every year and I was one of them.

Happy New Year everyone!

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