My Weight Loss Journey Turned Into Weight Gain?????

At the start of February I decided I would go healthy. Just to lose some extra pounds gained during COVID. For reference, I was 136 pounds when I started this, probably like 130/132 pre-covid.

I reduced my calorie intake to 1300-1400, and I make sure those calories stay on the healthy side. I started drinking 2 liters of water per day. I also started working out 6 days a week. I do that workout everyone loves on TikTok, but I do a 15 incline/3 speed/30 minutes on the treadmill. 1 day for recovery.

So I thought I was doing everything right, and then I weighed myself 2 weeks in, I had gained 5 pounds. Tried not to get discouraged, but week 3 at the same time of day... 6 pounds gained since Feb 1. And now, 4 weeks in, still 6 pounds heavier than I started on Feb 1.... The scale is saying I am 142 pounds when I started at 136.

Anyone else experience this? Everything online talks about "temporary weight gain" from water retention. I read the articles over and over to make myself feel better, but when will the gain go away?? Everyone says within 2-3 weeks, but here I am 4 weeks in and still with the weight gain! I started taking magnesium daily cause someone recommended that to drop water retention, but 4 days in, no change.

Am I crazy or is my body reacting the complete opposite of expected? I was better off before I started working out!

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I caught myself in the mirror, and bawled because of what I accomplished so far

TL;DR at the end

I, like many of you, struggled with weight issues nearly my entire life. When I was a kid, I was decently fit until around the 2nd grade, where I began to have some slight health issues. Due to my allergies, my doctor recommended to my parents steroids to help accelerate my growth in hopes to phase out my allergies. As a result, I gained a massive amount of weight (and height) extremely quickly. After that, I excepted myself as the "fat guy," and it destroyed my self-image throughout public school and a good chunk of college. I consistent told myself "I'm just not a skinny guy," "there's nothing wrong with being fat," "I love food to much," "I could lose the weight if I wanted to, but I'm good where I'm at," etc.

Then 2019 comes around. I'm at my parents place over fall break, and I go and take a shower. I turned and caught myself in the mirror nude, my immediate gut reaction was one of disgust. You know when you don't intend to see yourself in the mirror, and you do, you have a moment when you don't subconsciously think you're looking at yourself? That happened. I was disgusted of myself. I hated myself. I weighed myself and was 249 pounds. I thought about all the things I've told myself, specifically the "I could lose the weight if I wanted to" thought. I wanted to prove that theory, do I have the ability to fix this? This marks the beginning of my weight loss journey.

There's been some ups and downs, but I'm currently 185 pounds and shooting for 175 (well more like 11% body fat). However, I still look at myself and see myself as a fatass. I don't know if I have body dismorphic disorder, but I definitely have symptoms of it.

However, as I'm getting ready to go to bed last night (I sleep shirtless so I'm shirtless in this moment), I caught myself in the mirror right above my dresser. My subconscious didn't realize I was looking at myself, and my gut reaction was one of envy. The lighting highlighted my arms and my stomach, where some slight abs are beginning to develop. It also highlighted my stretch marks on my side, my upper chest, and my profile frame. I viewed myself as sexy, and fucking lost it. I cried so fucking much. It took me like 15 minutes to stop. I'm so happy I've accomplished this, and I'm not even done. I'll never be done after an experience like that.

I want to thank everyone from all the health subreddits (CICO, fasting, 1200isplenty, loseit, progresspics) for a lot of my motivation. I literally have a Reddit account just to view these daily, and the stories a see and read are so damn motivational. I couldn't do it without y'all.

TL;DR Caught myself in the mirror, and thought I was sexy. Never viewed myself like this, cried for 15 minutes.

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Don’t look back in anger (at yourself)

I had this realisation the other day... one of those things that seems SO obvious, and maybe to most people it is! But it’s definitely something that hadn’t occurred to me, so I wanted to share it in case it helps anyone else on their weight loss journey!

It’s often said that we shouldn’t compare our progress to other people’s, but how about not comparing it to our own past selves either? I’ve been a whole rainbow of sizes and weights over the course of my life. I’ve been on all sorts of fitness quests and tried all sorts of diets. I’ve had long periods of weight loss and weight gain..

Recently, when trying to shed some weight I’ve tried to instantly snap into a low calorie eating plan and exercise every day, because I remember my past self at some stage being able to easily eat 1200kcal/day. I feel so deflated when I can’t do it now. I question my resolve, call myself an idiot with no willpower, basically mentally beat myself up about it! But I’m looking at a snapshot from the past. I forget to factor in the months I spent prior to the 1200/day memory I’m looking at, where I slowly reduced my calorie input as I lost weight and adjusted to my new diet. I also forget that it’s the fact that I’m actually in a better place now mentally that makes me question whether it’s worth being tired all day for the sake of a few hundred calories less!

So don’t compare yourself to anyone else, but also don’t compare yourself to yourself!!!! Just make slow, sustainable changes.

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i'm obese!

hi! i'm pepper and i'm obese. i've been admiring the hard work and results of everyone on this subreddit for a pretty long time, so i finally decided to join!

i've been overweight and dealing with weight loss my whole life. in 2018, i lost a lot of weight. at that point, it was the lowest weight i've ever been. i was getting compliments from everyone, which obviously made me really happy. despite this, i still hated myself. i hated the way i was shaped and the way i looked in general, and people around me still continued to body shame me.

fast forward to 2020 and i gained everything i lost. in fact, i gained 25kg.

currently, i'm at the heaviest weight i've ever been and i'm miserable. i never stop thinking about food or my weight, it's exhausting. i'm tired of people not respecting me and treating me differently because of my weight. i hate that i'm ashamed to go outside and can't wear clothes that i like.

at this point, i don't really believe in myself anymore, i feel like i won't be able to lose weight, but i guess i have to try once more. i don't want to let a food addiction and laziness win.

the reason why i'm writing this post is just to motivate myself and find some support and advice that i really need. how do i work on my food addiction and find the strength to keep going?

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Please help! What are some reasons that weight fluctuates if you are in a calorie deficit?

Hello everyone,

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I'm posting on here because I'm incredibly frustrated and don't want to stray away from my goals. I have lost 60 pounds since November through a pretty intense calorie deficit and becoming more active. My SW was 292 pounds and I'm down to 233 today. I'm a researcher and naturally very drawn to data and trends. I have been tracking my weight loss to make sure it's healthy and sustainable and also to make sure that what I'm doing is working. I watch my calorie intake and sodium intake because I know that seeing varying numbers frustrates me.

12 days ago I tested positive for COVID-19. I isolated in a hotel for 10 days through a program NYC has and was unable to leave the room, and had 3 meals a day provided to me. I ended up getting to my lowest weight during this stay, 231.6 pounds. I had a cheat meal the day before I left isolation, then got back to my apartment and immediately restarted my morning walks and cooking healthy meals. I noticed that the day after my cheat meal, I gained weight (which was expected.) The day after that, my weight went up again, even though I was chugging water and watching my sodium and calories. The next day my weight dropped a bit, and today, my weight again went up despite watching my calories and sodium.

I've been told that a possible reason this is happening is because I'm gaining back muscle mass after being bed ridden for 10 days, and also that weight fluctuations of 1-2 pounds are normal. Is that true? I know this may sound irrational to be thinking about so intensely, but I rely on trends and numbers to show me that what I'm doing is working. What may be the reason that my weight is fluctuating up and down 1-2 pounds daily? Is there any way to ensure that doesn't happen?

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Tantrum Tuesday - The Day to Rant!

I Rant, Therefore I Am

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Well bla-de-da-da! What's making your blood boil? What's under your skin? What's making you see red? What's up in your craw? Let's hear your weight loss related rants!

The rant post is a /u/bladedada production.

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Please consider saving your next rant for this weekly thread every Tuesday.

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Lost roughly 40 pounds but still fat...

21F, 5’6, SW:224, CW: 185, GW:165

I’ve been losing weight since March of last year. Quarantine started my weight loss journey and really allowed me the time to think about healthy habits, what I wanted my future to look like, how I wanted to improve my Heath, etc.

But what no one told me about weight lost is that after you lose the weight, you still think you’re fat. Someone has to feel this way too. Everyone has told me how different I look, I see old photos and am literally shocked, and even my sister(if you have a sister you understand) told me I looked good. Yet I still find myself wearing XL sweaters, I avoid walking in narrow places because I think I won’t fit, several of my friends have mentioned how I talk about myself as if I still think I’m 224 pounds. College boys talk to me now, THEY FLIRT WITH ME. I HAVE BEEN ASKED ON DATES. Not that I need their validation, but I’m flabbergasted college boys find me attractive now. Also kind of sad because like it took losing weight for people to notice how awesome I am. It’s also weird because I’m not at my goal weight. I’m not considered healthy yet. Yes, I feel great and am content with how I look, but I’m still overweight.

I am aware I’ve lost weight. I know that I look better now. But sometimes, I really have to remind myself that I look different, that fat jokes are no longer appropriate for me to make, and that I’m not at my goal yet. Does anyone else struggle with this?

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