It is much harder to overeat than undereat

Ok so I've been here since 2019, starte my ACTUAL diet and weight loss plan in September of 2020 and I'm currently at 60 of 100 lbs gone, 40 left to go. During these resent times however I've found myself unable to stop either not eating under 2000 cal or eating over 2000 cal, you see my sister recently had her kid and we've been going over everyday, visiting and checking up on how she's doing, we've gone for the past 3 days and it was on the second day that I noticed I was losing my CICO, she didn't exactly have much healthy food and fairly so she had just given birth, she needed the energy and was allowed to eat all the snacks she wanted, the problem is I couldn't stop it, I'd eat all my 1500 calories and then an hour later find myself eating mini muffin packets at 10 pm. I've been trying to fix it and like myself and how many of us can be I over exaggerate, I kept thinking "this is it, im going back to my old ways, I don't seem skinnier than yesterday so I'm getting fat" but then I remembered, 1 pound, 1 WHOLE pound of fat is 3500 calories, I have been having 1 muffin more than allowed. I'm not going to suddenly drop the diet and gain 60 pounds again. There IS change and the fact is me right now did NOT lose 60 lbs but the ME who was 60 lbs heavier, who was 60 lbs lazier, who was 60 lbs more feet underground is the one who did it, I'm way stronger, faster and smarter than that guy. I'm not just failing, I'm just taking my way slow and steady, and I'll surely win the race.

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288 days in

This is a check in, mainly for myself, partly to give someone a look into the process during the weight loss and not before or after.

I'm 288 days in. I took a break from counting calories and sticking strictly to my goal for half of November and all of December. It was nice, I didn't gain anything, didn't lose anything. It gave me a nice stress break since my masters classes were also off during that time.

I've lost 43lbs.

I've gone from class three obesity to class one obesity. Still obese but much less at risk for the health risks that come from being class three or two.

I've made some strides learning and growing in my professional life.

I finished my first semester of masters classes with a 4.0

I injured and then successfully healed from a wrist injury, and got back to weight lifting which I love.

My mental health is good, I've been focusing on being grateful for everything I have.

I still have a long way to go, I'm F27, 5'10, I started at 285, I'm at 242, and I want to get to 160. I know this process takes time, and I am using that time to learn how to eat and move like the thin fit version of me I want to be.

Now that I can weight lift again and the winter is almost over, I can start being more active again, hiking, walking, etc, instead of being so sedentary from being freezing all the time.

Last thought, it's hard mentally because I'm doing everything right but it's still going to take months and months before I look like someone who is doing everything right. Being patient is not something I've been particularly good at in the past, so doing this slowly, carefully and sustainably is hard in the sense that my instincts tell me to do the opposite. There is this feeling that I should be more miserable, that I'm not doing enough, that if I just did xyz I could lose faster "just for a bit".

I am worth going slow and actually succeeding this time, not taking short cuts, not going full speed then burning out, and not comparing my success to others'.

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Any words of advice or encouragement so I don’t quit again?

Long story short: 5 years ago I went on a 18 month long weight loss journey and lost approximately 115 pounds (I was so proud!). Then life happened, I got complacent and now I’m 35 pounds heavier 😔

I keep trying to lose the weight but I only stick to it a month or two, lose 10 pounds then lose track of the goal and gain those 10 pounds back again. I’m so tired of yo-yoing like this. I was able to lose 115lbs before, why can’t I stick to it anymore? What’s wrong with me?

By all means I know I am far from my previous morbidly obese self and for that I count my blessings but I don’t want to end up there again especially if I don’t get myself in-check again. Can any of you kindly offer some piece of advice or encouragement so I don’t fall off track again, stick to it for months and actually lose these damn 35 pounds again?

Thanks in advance, guys! 🙏🏻

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Advice? New to Reddit/ New to weight loss

I’ve been overweight for most of my adult life and my weight has fluctuated a lot during different times in my life. However over quarantine, I guess with a complete sedentary lifestyle and going back to school, I put on 35(ish) lbs. So I obviously need to lose more than 50 lbs preferably closer to 90 lbs.

Here’s my problem, I have made a lot of changes and my weight seems to still be going the wrong direction. I have tried logging my food and I am horrible at it but on days I log most of it I consume roughly 2000 calories. I don’t eat fast food, don’t eat out much, don’t drink soda or anything besides water really, I don’t like sweets, I don’t binge eat. I do like chips but I’ve replaced them with portion sized Peatos (crunchy protein dries peas snacks). Besides that I cook dinner every night, which usually seems pretty healthy always has veggies and some sort of protein. I am a vegetarian so it’s usually a fake meat protein substitute. My boyfriend is underweight and trying to put on weight so he does bring home a lot of bad food deserts and snacks, which has caused me to feel like I need to eat with him sometimes even if i’m not always hungry.

I recently bought an elliptical since my gyms are still closed. I’ve only used it a few times I feel too low energy to get on it most days and I hate that I feel like that. I feel very discouraged I am not sure if I should be looking into professional help or what I could be doing differently. I’ve been told it’s 80% food 20% exercise. When you’re larger it’s “easier” to lose weight but it feels almost impossible. I am willing to make more changes, be more held accountable, I just genuinely don’t understand what I am doing wrong? Any advice would be appreciated!

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Theme of the week to keep things exciting?

I was mapping out my weight loss plan when I realized this adventure isn't going to be new and exciting forever. While trying to figure out ideas for making it more sustainable (rewards? breaks? heck yeah!) I thought of a new concept to add to the mix: themed weeks!

I will be dieting for a minimum of 35 weeks, but most likely closer to 50 weeks. What if I gave each of those weeks a theme?

Most of the themes I thought of were food related, because, let's be honest, I didn't get to a point where I need to lose weight because I don't like food. This will allow me to look forward to and have my favorite foods and keep motivated to stay on track.

Examples:

Week 1: Replace one meal with low-calorie ice cream EVERY DAY (YES! ICE CREAM EVERY DAY!)

Week 2: Dollar Store food only! Can I make low-calorie meals with only things I found at the Dollar Store for an entire week? I bet I can!

Week 3: Whole foods only! Can I survive on only single-ingredient foods for a full week? Let's see!

Week 4: Pizza! Savory pizza-y grits for breakfast? Tortilla pizza for lunch? Real pizza for dinner? The possibilities are endless! Will I get sick of pizza this week? Who knows?!

Week 5: Eat only outside! Dark? Eat outside. Raining? Eat outside. Beautiful, sunny day? Heck yeah, eat outside!

Week 6: Try something new! Try at least one new thing each day for a week.

Editing to add Week 7: Childhood favorites! Eat like your inner-child (but make low-cal versions of childhood favs!)

Per u/JerseyPeach04's comment: Smoothie / Soup Week: Create some new veggie & fruit filled smoothies and soups!

To add onto their comment: Rainbow Week: Eat foods consisting of mostly one color for a day, then switch to another every day until the end of the week!

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That's about all I've come up with so far. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this idea, and perhaps some themes that come to mind for you!

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How do you know when you're done losing?

I'm really curious about how people stay accountable to the concept of a goal weight. I'm a 29 year old woman and I'm at 128 down from 173 (about a year ago), so I'm at the goal weight I set after I reached the first goal weight I had. I want to go for another five pounds for an even 50 lost, but then I also want to account for some weight fluctuation, so maybe I want to lose more. I'm also increasingly aware that there's gotta be a point when I stop losing and settle into the size I am.

I'm sure this isn't disordered thinking. I've heard that the "last ten pounds" aren't important- I know that I'm in the middle of a "normal" BMI, my weight is no longer a risk to my health, and people no longer see me as a fat person. There are people I know who have never seen me fat! I've also kept a really positive body image and kind self talk throughout this process, even at the start. I'm fascinated and delighted to see the changes to my body- my hip bones are so present and the jeans i'm wearing still look impossibly small. I even have some hint of abs under the layer of fat on my belly! And while I didn't have a deficit every single day, or I sometimes ate more than I meant to, I was always accepting of the nonlinear path and never framed it as anything but a regular part of the process.

And I still want to lose a bit more. I really thought that, at my goal weight, I'd have less belly fat and lose my double chin. I wonder if I had a distorted body image in the other direction when I was bigger because I'm absolutely bewildered that it's possible to still have even this much fat on my body after losing 45 pounds. I never thought I had that much extra before!

I'll admit that I'm also really enjoying the tangible progress of weight loss. I work in animal advocacy and it's so hard to measure our progress- seeing the numbers on the scale or tape measure go down really scratches an itch for clear metrics. I know that the usual advice is to shift the focus to fitness goals, but I've got a couple of injuries that prevent both running and strength training, and my physical therapy goals feel more like the animal rights ones than the number on the scale. I've been swimming but I need to be gentle with it, and even walking is severely limited. Neither injury is

I guess I want permission, to hear that it's okay to work on a final few pounds that are purely aesthetic, that it's possible to do that once or a few times without developing an eating disorder, and some guidance on when to say enough is enough. What if I still have a double chin at 120? When do abs happen? And how do you actually go about the shift into maintenance without actually just shifting into gaining? My weight fluctuates so much anyway, it's a little intimidating to try to get information from it on more than a bimonthly basis.

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Lurker with a question about the dreaded last 10 pounds

Hey all, this is a burner account because I’m a bit shy about posting about my personal health. I’ve lost 45 lbs since January 2020 (female, 44 years old) and am now 160 lbs at 5’10”. I’ve maintained for a couple of months but am feeling that 150 would be a good goal in regards to some remaining fat around my midsection. I am great at following CICO; I use MFP and I use it correctly, logging every thing that goes in my mouth and weighing food. The problem is that I feel that the scale isn’t budging. I did strict CICO with a 1200 daily calorie limit for almost four weeks in January, and did not lose any pounds. I run four times a week (about 10-13 miles total) and do yoga on the alternating days. I have an extremely healthy vegan diet (need to watch portions, though). I don’t really eat sugar of any kind except for special occasions. Do I just need to manage my expectations on how long it will take to lose these last ten pounds? Is it because of my age? Does the 1200 calories seem correct for weight loss? Just feeling a little frustrating and I don’t want to waste my time if I am not on the right track.

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