Proud of my progress!

First time posting! F/33/5’7 here. My weight loss journey has been all over the place for many years. I could go into all of it, but it’s in the past.

Around this time last year, I was around 370 lbs. and I found out that I was pregnant with my and my husband’s second son. We had been trying for years, but was told my weight was the issue. Finally got back to the gym and eating right and bam...pregnant. I wasn’t too active during the pregnancy and gained about 40 lbs. When I gave birth on 10/31/2020, I was about 425 lbs. On 11/9/2020, I weighed in at 398 lbs. I started doing VERY light chair exercises that day and have progressed back to my normal cardio and strength training workouts. As of today, I’m 382.6- down another 15.4 lbs. and have lost 42.4 lbs. since having my baby. A lot of this has been a mental battle and I’m finally in a healthy place, mentally, and can focus on improving myself not only for me, but for my family. They deserve a wife and Mom who is at her best.

No matter where you’re at, just start. It’s so hard to start, but once you do, things will fall into place. Took me forever to get to where I am now, but I’m moving forward one day at a time!

I took progress pictures and was hoping to show them with this post, but I can’t seem to find where to put the picture. Can a more seasoned redditor help me? Thanks!

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This unhealthy habits commercial made me cry and is making me get serious about my weight loss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUmp67YDlHY

I(M20) saw this commercial last week and towards the end, I started crying. I've been in this character's situation. I used food as a coping mechanism and never took losing weight seriously. My parents gave me junk food all the time and i just took it for granted. I was raised off that stuff. I did manage to lose weight back when I was a junior in high school but I ended up gaining it back.

I'm personally glad I saw this video. It's kind of a wake up for me. I lost almost 50 last time and I know I can do it again.

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People treating you like crap because you’re fat

Hi all. I’m just starting my weight loss journey. I’ve been an emotional eater for a few years. Happy, sad, angry, accomplished.. why not eat? I noticed quickly a change in how strangers interacted with me. No more holding open the door, no more smiles in your direction, even lack of basic decencies. It sucks honestly. I’m the kind of person who is nice to retail workers, and people in general. I ask how they’re doing, always say thank you, all that. I’m at the heaviest I’ve ever been, and it’s been real hard dealing with people lately. I don’t even want to leave the house. I’ll go out and be talked down too, people will expect me to move out of the way for them, I get dirty looks, these kind of things.

I went to UPS today and a pretty, skinny girl in front of me had on a big oversized sweatshirt and I’m assuming shorts, but you couldn’t see. The clerk was super nice to her. I walk up, am very nice and he just stares at me, never replies to my “hello”, or my “thanks have a great day”...barely acknowledges my existence. It just makes me want to go home and binge. I try to not care, it just wears me down after a while. Does anyone have advice how to overcome these situations when you’re an emotional eater? Thanks, I really appreciate it. I just know this will be a struggle for me as I’m pretty insecure at this weight.

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I'm taking a much needed break from my weight loss attempt

Hello, I'm F23, 173cm, SW 100kg - CW 77kg - 1st GW 70kg. I've been doing CICO, IF 16:8 and since the last month OMAD, walking about 12k steps 3-5 times a week since the end of October and until now as you can see I've lost a whopping 23kg (~50lbs). I'm very proud of what I've achieved and I'm counting down to the days I hit my first goal weight (my ultimate goal weight is around 60-63kg). However I've decided to take a small break from my current diet.

Because last Wednesday, I fainted.

Well, it's not exactly fainting I guess? I was lying in bed then standing up to turn off the lights and all of sudden I found myself on the floor. It happened within seconds and I didn't completely lose consciousness but I also couldn't recall the exact moment I fell. It was like something in my body switched off and yeah, I collapsed. Landed face down and hit my chin pretty hard, got a massive bruise which makes SO MANY people think I got beaten up, lol. The next day I went to the doctor for a thorough check up, and fortunately there was nothing wrong with me - except I'm showing signs of iron deficiency anemia and lacking some minerals, which I got IV for. No supplements needed just yet, I just need to adjust my diet and eat a wider variety of food.

Yeah that was the wake up call. I've realized that the closer I am to my goal weight, the more impatient I become and since I don't even know exactly when, I was pushing myself too hard and under eating by a huge margin. And by that I mean I was consuming less than 1000kcal a day, roughly 700-800kcal approximately. Seeing the number on the scale go down was so satisfying I forgot that I'm a functioning human, a student struggling with a double major and a job that's currently in exam season and hasn't had any decent sleep for about a month now.

So yeah I've consulted the doctor and a nutritionist, and I'm officially stepping down from my diet for a short while. In the upcoming 2-3 weeks I will go back to eating multiple meals a day to make sure my blood sugar is stabilized and slowly increase the amount as well as the variety of food I consume. I plan to ease up a little and maintain my current weight, or keep losing but at most only 2kg within a month.

I write this post as a reminder to myself that losing weight is supposed to be for the sake of my health so if it's achieved by harming my health then it defeats the entire point of it. I'd also like to advise anyone who's similar to me - impatient weight loss challengers, that your body needs time to adjust to the changes you're making, and you should be mindful of every decision you make regarding your health.

Good luck to everyone!

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Weight loss slump

Hi all. I’m not sure if this is the right thread to talk in but I have been in a slump for a long time. Probably since this time last year, I’ve been feeling so down. I’m not sure how to describe it. I’ve gone from 165/170 to the 180’s and I reached 190 today. I am so scared to be in the 200 and just hit that number on the scale. I WANT to lose the weight so bad but I feel like I can’t bring myself to do it. I’ve honestly lost all motivation and just drive in general. I can barely keep my room clean and I just feel like I can’t even bring myself to workout. But I want to so bad. I buy workout clothing and equipment in hopes it’ll get me to move around but it’s hard. There’s periods of time where I’ll calorie count for a couple days and then give up again. Some nights I binge on accident. I hate the way I look in the mirror. Well this morning I went for a walk and I realized how big my fingers have gotten. That’s where I thought that something really needs to change. Where do I start?

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Almost made my Jan goal of 8lbs down and I've learned that it's okay to enjoy food.

I had a rough goal in my head of wanting to lose 8lbs this month, and lost 7.8lb! I'm really pleased with myself. In the last year I have spent a lot of time working on my mental health and I think this is really paying off in my attitude towards trying to improve my lifestyle this time.

I have previously gained and lost about 1.5 stone and lost weight mainly through counting calories but I rapidly fell off the wagon when I did this. The thing is, I know I'm not going to count calories for the rest of my life, and as a scientist I know there is no reliable way to know BMR without some serious lab tests, aside from that seeing food as numbers is really detrimental to my mental health. What I have learned is that I do know how to eat healthily for the most part, the problems that resulted in my weight gain were large portions, frequent snacking and too much fast food/eating out with not enough exercise.

This time I'm not counting calories, I'm not denying myself "unhealthy food" and I'm unashamed to enjoy what I eat. Cooking is something that has always made me happy and is important to me. I've naturally found myself being able to eat less of my unhealthy go to foods like cheese, chocolate and ice cream and when I do indulge, I'm sticking to a portion size and I enjoy it without guilt, this has been huge for my mental health. This is what feels sustainable to me and is a lifestyle change, not a quick fix, I know it means my weight loss may be slower but if it helps me keep it off in the months and years to come thats more important.

I've also learned that exercise is something that I need to enjoy, it shouldn't be a punishment to myself for eating too much, or having food that's bad for me. It's about more than just burning calories. I've taken up hiking and I've been out every week walking over 50 miles in January. I' m hoping to gradually add in some more exercise to get more active. Intermittent fasting is helping me on this journey and I'm feeling way more satisfied and full after eating the right portion size. I know this is going to be a slow process, but I'm feeling good about how it's going and I'm hopeful this mindset is going to get me to my goal.

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Getting back on track

Hi everyone, I’m just posting here because I really need some encouragement. I decided to start my weight loss journey back in August and since then I’ve lost 20 pounds. Actually, I lost about 30, but over the holidays I gained back about 10 pounds. My husband and I moved across the country (drove the whole way) and during that week I ate nothing but fast food. I told myself when we got to our new home that I’d get back on track but since then I’ve still been putting it off. It’s been about 3 weeks since we moved here and I’ve put little to no effort into dieting. I’ll tell myself I’m going to start over but then end up going right back to square one. Last night we had pizza and I drank about 6 White Claws and went to bed. Woke up a couple hours later and my husband was still awake and we started talking about how we both need to start eating better. I actually broke down and cried because I feel so disappointed in myself for letting myself get so off course. I decided that I’m sick of putting it off and today I got back on the wagon. Went for a 30 minute run even though it’s cold and pouring rain. Gonna start keeping track of my daily calories again and I am not drinking anymore. Drinking has always been my downfall because I can’t just have one or two drinks, I get a little buzzed and I just totally give in and stop caring. No more alcohol and no more fast food. I can’t do this anymore. I’m tired of feeling ashamed of myself and the way I look.

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