Need to find my motivation

I am a female 5'3. Back in my mid 30s I finally had enough with my weight and joined a gym, got a personal trainer and started losing weight. I started weighing my food and and counting calories in addition to cardio and resistance training. Nothing stopped me then after about 4 years, i discovered Powerlifting and dropped my personal trainer and became a competitive powerlifter. I went from 256 lbs to the low to mid to high 140s to compete in the 148 weight class and was able to do that for 8 meets.

I think i became too obsessive trying to keep in the 148s then had an issue with my coach and we parted ways. Since then, i have slowly lost my drive to maintain that weight loss and weight started slowly packing on and I basically stopped doing cardio.

Now almost in my mid 40s, i am back up to @188-190 and hate it! But no matter how much i hate it, i try to go back to counting calories because i know that worked before but it doesn't last more than a couple days. I make all these promises, statements, plans, to myself and others and don't follow through. What is wrong with me? Squatting with a belt at this weight sucks! The gym used to be my Haven and therapy now i make every excuse to talk myself out of going. Of course the Pandemic hasn't helped either and it sucks working out with a mask. HELP!!!

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Really Great Advice

I wish I could find the post but a few days ago I read a post on this page about some guy who was stagnant in weight loss. He was panicking about his stagnant weight loss and everyone told him to take a cheat day take a cheat day. The reasoning behind this I guess was that dieting increases stress and thus increases cortisol levels which increases water retention and makes you weight more. I was having the same exact problem the past week I could not get lower then 162 after having about 2 weeks of non stop new daily lows since I started to diet. So I decided to take this advice and for the past 2 days I had a cheat days I still ate clean because I wanted to be healthier but I definitely had a solid caloric surplus. today comes around and I hit the scale and it says 161.4. I was skeptical on the advice at first but wow it did in fact work big thanks to everyone that suggested it.

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My vicious cycle of weight loss and weight gain. Need friendly advice.

Not sure if this is the right place but I need someone to listen to me. I go through a constant cycle of losing weight and gaining it back. I don't know what my problem is, I know I'm capable of putting in the effort and the work to do it from time to time I go on a self-destructive episode of overeating and lose my motivation to work out. And it doesn't help that I use eating as a coping mechanism, doesn't matter if I'm stressed, sad, depressed, anxious. And COVID isn't helping me out either, with the quarantine at all.

My goal essentially is to lose a healthy amount of weight. Maybe start at 10 lbs and go from there. And come up with dietary advice to help me. I need some advice on how to stop my episodes and break these bad habits. If this isn't the right subreddit, please direct me in the right direction.

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Working in food services while trying to lose weight is SO hard.

I'm trying to lose weight, but I work at an absolutely amazing bakery and am literally staring at muffins, scones, cookies, cupcakes etc ALL DAY. Business is slow so for most of the day I'm just standing at the register waiting for people to come in - it's super boring, and the combination of being bored + staring at yummy food = me eating like crazy. I've tried treating myself to just one pastry so I don't feel restricted, but that leaves me even more tempted. I also don't get breaks so I eat lunch standing up at the cash register, which makes me overeat. I struggle with binge eating as it is, and this just feels so hard.

Even worse, I have shin splints right now (I'm a runner) so I can't work off all my calories like I'm accustomed to doing. This mentality leads me to the "all or nothing" approach. I've had severe anorexia and now I'm trying to get past binge eating (it's become a habit for me to eat 5-6,000 cals a day...it's really bad) so weight loss has always been hard, and my current work environment makes it even harder.

Any advice?

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Having a hard week.

So I (5’10 - 220lbs) started my weight loss journey on the 22nd Jan so nearly a month ago. My sim is to lose 45lbs by June as I’m getting married in August. So far I’ve lost 17lbs but this week my weight loss has just stopped and plateaued. I’m currently calorie counting using the Loseit! App along with the peloton my fiancée got recently and it’s been really great honestly.

My issue is this week everything has been so much harder. I’ve wanted food more, I’ve reached for snacks more and while only going over budget twice, today I’ve gone over by 700 calories and feel horrible about myself.

I’m kind of here to just vent a little and get some of the negative energy out but also see if there’s any tips people have because I don’t want to go back to eating 4000 calories a day and blaming everyone else for the reason I’m overweight when it’s my own issue.

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Need advice for getting started and sticking to it

Im a female who is 5’8” and weighs 189. I’m aiming for 170lbs (this number looks good on me). I’m looking for any words of advice or encouragement for getting started and sticking with a weight loss journey. I understand the food part but I tend to enjoy too many drinks on the weekend. I will basically have a great week then a bad weekend because I’ll have drinks on Friday, and sometimes also Saturday. I usually have too much and tend to eat late at night. This basically sabotages my week and I find myself feeling like a failure / broken record and get tired of resetting each week. Should I try giving alcohol up for 30 days to give myself a head start? If anyone has dealt with this issue, I would love to hear your story. Thank you in advance!

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Breastfeeding &hypothyroid weight loss challenges.. maybe IF is the way forward?

Hello ! I’m seeking weight loss advice and have seen such useful tips on here previously that I thought it was worth trying ! I am 5’10 and weigh 180lbs currently. I was 154lbs for most of my 20s ( I’m now 30) , and my weight increased despite no discernible change in diet - however I was diagnosed a year ago with hypothyroid and my doctor thinks that is the reason for the weight gain- not sure if this is behind the challenges I am having . I’ve also had two children in two years & breastfed both , but was careful not to overindulge throughout pregnancy too much so lost most of the weight upon having each of my children . I now am feeling utterly fed up with being this big ( my youngest is 7 months) and have been trying to lose weight for two months using CICO, weighing my food and being careful to stick to a calorie deficit of 300 a day ( eating 1600 a day ) . I’ve gained 2lbs in that time 😫 completely demoralised by the effort I’ve put in for no pay off. I also exercise as much as I can but it’s extremely hard to find time with two babies. If anyone has any guidance I would welcome it, thanks.

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