A Year of Lifting in Lockdown: SW (210) to GW (176).

TL;DR progress made this year: https://imgur.com/a/e1wsVCk

Long time lurker here, but I wanted to add my story and journey the past year through lockdown!

My weight loss journey has been sporadic over the past four years. I was at my heaviest in 2018 where I was around 230 pounds due to overeating from constant jabs from my coworkers that I was too skinny. After I gained weight, those same coworkers made fun of me for having gained weight. This hurt my self-esteem pretty severely. I eventually left that position, which was one I had strived for since being my childhood.

With a cratered self-esteem and a lull in employment in 2019, I tried to drop some pounds and get fit. It didn’t work too well. I focused too much on cardio and lifting and not enough on creating a strict diet. I was famished most nights and due to the deficit from an hour of cardio plus lifting while eating 1200 calories. I quickly lost 20 pounds. After two months of this, I began overeating and put back on 5 of those pounds.

I decided this didn’t work for me. I wanted to get muscle. I wanted to be thinner. I wanted to stop doing so much cardio.

And that’s what I did.

I almost completely cut out cardio in 2020. Instead, I focused on flexibility, form, and “jumping rope.” That’s in quotes because I didn’t own an actual jump rope until Christmas. I was around 210 at the start of this time

From March until October, I focused on eating 2000 calories with macros of Protein > Fat > Carbs. I hadn’t restricted myself on food and I’ve eaten dirty almost the entire time. Taco Bell, Popeyes, Chick-fil-A or some random take out around 7 times a month. The other days were a protein with veggies and a legume or other carb. My favorite preparation was a dry rub on a cheap cut of steak which was reverse seared and finished with a searing in the pan.

November, I am starting my cut around 195. At the end of the month, I am at 200. My SO and I got a CostCo membership and I may or may not have eaten a 40 count of Takis in 5 days before eating an entire bag of cheese in the middle of the night to avoid it from spoiling.

I restarted my cut December 1st where I followed a routine by /u/LukeatanPeninsula to the T. in my modest home gym of a power rack, a bar, 1 pair of 10,25,35,45 bumpers, and a bench. Here are some charts from Amazon Halo

Body Fat % Chart

Weight Tracked

Now some pictures!

WARNING Potentially NSFW + DEFINITELY SHITTY QUALITY + DIRTY MIRROR

October 2018

April 2019

June 2020 – October 2020

Amazon Halo pictures: November 2020 – February 22, 2021

Here’s January 2021 – Feb 2021

A preview of what I’d look like at 50% body fat

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What are some of the expected or rather unexpected health benefits you've noticed after losing weight? What kind of health problems you managed to treat or potentially reverse with weight loss?

I'm 26 years old, male. I am heavily overweight – 186 cm (6'1") / 130 kg (286 lbs) – however, due to my bulky nature, most of the weight surrounds my belly. While I don't want to blame everything on one thing, my weight grew extensively over several years since I do suffer from depression which really messed my whole taking care of yourself philosophy.

I'm a very anxious person. So, as you would assume, I'm also a massive hypochondriac, but that has elevated to new heights since I lost a loved one due to health related issues last year. Of course, being stuck at home hasn't helped with that either. For example, I had a coloscopy done on me last month which turned out to be nothing.

While I don't have any serious diagnosed medical conditions just yet, there are some that manifested over the years, such as GERD, mild fatty liver, elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and all that. In short, all of my blood tests and regular check ups are showing that my weight isn't contributing anything to my long-term health.

I finally accepted the fact that the only way to beat my health anxiety is to actually start getting healthy. While I do want to look better as much as the next person, I have a couple of cosmetic health conditions that prevents me from having a better self-esteem about myself either way. So, I primarily want to feel and get more healthy, which is way more important for me right now.

So, for some motivational boost, I wanted to ask what are some health problems you managed to treat or potentially reverse with weight loss? Maybe something that seemed completely unexpected to you or you didn't even know you had.

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Does anyone reward themselves when they get to a milestone?

I was thinking about setting up a reward system for myself for weight loss. I’ve kind of already started and I feel it’s working as a motivator. Every 10 lbs I lose i’ve decided to buy myself a new workout or dressy outfit. Has anyone else done this?

My starting weight is 215 lbs and I’ve already lost 5 lbs. I’ve decided to buy myself airpods for when I’m walking outside for exercise. My next goal will be 205 when I’m going to buy myself a sports bra for home workouts. After that, I’m going to buy myself an outfit every 10 lbs dropped. I’m doing this not only as a reward system but also to see at the end of my journey how far I’ve come in size.

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Is my metabolism ruined or something??

Hi so in 2018 I lost 100 pounds in roughly six months I went from 400 to 302, I achieved this through prolonged fasting OMAD and Intermittent Fasting

In 2019 I kind of got complacent and stoped fasting, my weight stayed the same but by the end of the year I was around 320 again

The last two years I’ve still been trying to lose weight but when i try prolonged fasting now my body just won’t let me

I’ve been doing IF this whole time and it’s pretty regular to me I don’t lose weight this way

I’ve changed my diet completely no fast food or any like that for the most part maybe once or twice a month

I exercised almost every day during the summer still no weight loss and was walking almost 20,000 steps a day at the beginning of the year

This month I’ve been counting calories very strictly and I haven’t lost a single pound Eating between 1400-1900 calories only went over 4 times

I’m currently 340 and have fluctuated between 340 and 345 from February 1st to now

I don’t know what to do i need help

Weight loss is the one thing I’ve been focusing on and I’m failing at it

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2 months till the start of amusement park season

I’m not one to be overly embarrassed by my body. But last year it was harder to get on the amusement park rides with my kids. Even one time I was too big to ride with my daughter which was super super embarrassing. I don’t want this repeated, and the local amusement park opens mid May. But I have a super hard time caring about myself. I do not have a lot of support from family/friends. Mostly it’s just me and my kids. So I guess what I’m looking for is a community to help me care about this weight loss. I’m 5’6”, 250lbs, and a chronic binge eater with a sweet tooth for chocolate and anything carbs. I am super active with my kids and do eat salads and veggies when we have them in the home.

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Down 30 lbs in a year!

It was a bumpy ride, folks. I started in March 2020. Highest: 81.5kg/180 lbs. Current: 68kg/150 lbs. Height: 169cm/5'6"

Firstly, I gave myself 7 months to lose 13.5kg/30 lbs. I failed at that. I managed to lose 9.5kg/20lbs. I was lifting, running, biking and generally getting stronger, which felt successful. The pounds just weren't peeling off the way I had thought they would. Maybe I was more tired after baby #2. Maybe turning 43 and metabolism changes had something to do with it. Maybe I wasn't trying hard enough, or could have been more restrictive with my diet. Maybe it was autoimmune exhaustion (Crohn's disease). Probably all combined contributed to sluggish weight loss.

So by that 7 month marker I had given myself, I had lost 9.5kg/20 lbs and gained a LOT of strength. I was pretty pleased, despite not making my goal. I kept at it.

Then came a 6 week course of prednisone to help my Crohn's. I gained 5kg/10 lbs in under 2 weeks. That shocked me, and I was very careful about what I ate after that. I didn't gain any more.

Them came winter. Slippery sidewalks, darkness, lots of snow, cold weather. Our home gym is in an unheated garage. I stopped working out. Started restricting calories for a nice, slow loss of about a pound a week. Went plant-based until my Crohn's complained. I'm still figuring that out.

But now it's almost Spring. Sticking to it through the year despite setbacks has worked out. I changed my plan as circumstances dictated, and kept going. Stayed positive. I still have another 5 lbs of muscle to gain and another 5 of fat to lose, but I can just chip away at that as well. Who knows? I might not be satisfied with 5 more lbs of muscle. I might want to keep lifting and growing and become a beast. And to anyone out there chipping away at their fitness and body, remember that determination and dedication count for more than motivation. Just keep going.

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Lost 40lbs, Still Over 400 And Stalled Weight. Looking for advice

I'm getting a bit frustrated because I'm not sure exactly what to do.

I started off at 440lbs in January and finally decided enough was enough and started cooking more at home, Tracking my calories and started moving more. The weight loss was amazing at first and then I stalled about 20 pounds it and that lasted 3-4 days then I started to lose again and now I'm stalled again and the scale hasn't budged for almost two weeks.

I've been tracking my calories on myfitnesspal and tracking my steps. I've been very strict consuming 1400-1800 calories, I don't cook with oils or butters, drink soda and haven't had any fast food in six weeks ect.. and walking 1-2 miles every day but every time i get on the scale the next morning my weight is exactly the same.

Should I just keep on track and eventually I will start losing again? I just find it hard to believe given my weight that I'm eating at maintenance

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