A long, long plateau

Hello r/LoseIt! I’m not sure where else to go to advice, despite there being 900 blog posts in Google about plateaus.

I successfully went from 190 lbs in October of 2019 to 144 lbs today. There’s been a few plateaus along the way, but nothing I couldn’t break through.

I’m 5’1” and trying to join the US Air Force, so I need to shed about 4 more pounds at least before I can move forward there. My weight was stuck at 147, I got through that, and now it’s stuck again and is continuing to stick at 145. Currently I could lose 1 lb a week at 1100 calories, but I’m sticking to 1200 for safety.

Last summer, my sister was losing weight with me at 1200 cal/day, but now she’s maintaining at 1800 and my dad is losing at 1800, so it’s been really really difficult to keep my calories low!

I’m considering OMAD, but I’m a pretty avid runner and get hungry after a run. I’m really bad about one snack snowballing into three snacks, so I try to avoid it if I can. Planning my day out ahead of time doesn’t work because my family will decide to have something else for dinner last minute. If I don’t cook, my dad does and serves massive portions.

Any plateau busting tips? Are there any runners who do OMAD and what’s your experience with it? I’m getting really impatient with my weight loss recently

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Starting my weight loss journey and I'm excited!

I started my weight loss journey 6 days ago and I am loving it so far!

On day 1 I (25F) weighed 17st 10lb, and ive already lost 4lb as of yesterday.

Ive always been a big girl, although i did really slim down and was quite skinny between the ages of 12-15, but then on birth control the weight started creeping up. I had a baby in Nov 2019 which resulted in an emergency c-section and that has messed my stomach area up as you can imagine, because of that and being a first time mum along with covid i just piled on the pounds. I have been feeling so down, lost all of my confidence, and ive been so desperate to lose the weight but i just didnt have the drive and willpower to do it. In January my partner began his weight loss journey, he has been eating clean and goes out running 3/4 times a week and so far has lost a huge 2st 7lb. Im so happy for him and quite envious, its seeing his hard work and enjoyment that has nailed it in my head that I am finally ready to start my journey.

I have joined Apple Fitness+ and im really enjoying it at the moment, especially the dance workouts, they are so much fun. Surprisingly im really enjoying the clean eating too, something ive never liked before, which to me, shows that this time i am really ready for this. I cant wait to start seeing results, however long it may take.

Not really much point to this post I just cant contain my excitement!

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Weight loss help

In August 2018, at only 4foot 7inches, I was 86kgs, prediabetic and the unhealthiest I’d been in my life. I decided I needed to make a change. At first I didn’t start with anything too dramatic. I reduced my food portions, ate less simple carbohydrates and exercised three to four times a week. At this point I was quite unfit and couldn’t do all that much in the way of exercise, but whenever I went to the gym I made sure that whatever I did, I would get my heart rate up and I’d make sure I was sweaty before I left. By August 2019, I had gotten down to 75kgs. Although it had taken me a year, I was so proud of what I had achieved and at that point, it was the healthiest and happiest I’d felt in my life. Throughout 2019 I continued with the healthier eating but became more stringent and focused on watching what I was eating and by this point could do a lot more fitness wise. I would run on the treadmill, go on long hikes, do lots of strength training. I tried lots of different things and found I enjoyed it all now that I was fitter. However in August of 2020 I’d plateaued at 66kgs. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. I never took a day off. I exercised every day for over two years and nothing worked. My GP suggested I try the Fast 800 program by Dr Michael Mosley. With this I would eat 800 calories a day within a 12 hour period. I did this from October to December and continued with my exercise but still I stayed at 66kgs. I feel like I’ve had every blood test done under the sun and nothing abnormal shows up. I’ve been to an endocrinologist. They can’t figure out why I’m not losing weight. I’ve looked a bit at theories around different body types and how if you’re an endomorph (which is how I would describe my body type) this can effect the way you lose weight. To say I’m at my wits end is an understatement. I can’t continue to maintain the momentum of reduced calories and strict exercise regime for my entire life. Especially when it’s no longer resulting in weight loss. Has anyone else been through something similar? Does anyone have any suggestions that I haven’t already thought of? I’m not adverse to hard work, I just want it to work.

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I binged today

I started my weight loss journey two weeks ago. this morning I was 5.6lbs down and then for reasons I don’t know I binged. I feel like all my progress is ruined. I don’t want to binge tomorrow. I want to leave today behind me and continue with my progress but I feel like I’m not strong enough to really commit to that.

I don’t even know why I binged. chips, chocolate, brownies, rice, chicken, cookies, tri-tips, cheese pizza. I had some of everything and I wasn’t even craving it. it was just there so I ate and ate and ate. I can’t even believe this is how much I used to eat regularly it’s almost sickening to realize. I’m gonna go to bed. tomorrow is a new day and I’m going to make it a good one.

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23M looking for a weight loss partner 🥺

23M - 216 pounds, looking to lose around 50-60 pounds, if you also want to lose around same amount of weight and you want to change your routine and life with some exercise and meditation let’s connect. 🙏

Reach out to me on discord : MeetWallE#0621

Let me tell y’all a small story. I promised myself that I will get my weight and routine together after I get a job. Well I have a decent job as AI engineer and still I haven’t tried a single day.

I bought kettlebell of 165$ and left it in the side of the room because my new excuse is that I don’t have time. I used to wake up at 6 and do my work, but nowadays I just sleep like an elephant and eat and do my job, and then I repeat.

I currently reside in Waterloo Canada, I graduated from UOW (masters in AI/ML). I read books and all I know what to do to succeed but I am Lazy AF.

If you can picture yourself in me or if you live in Ontario. Then would love to connect and lose weight and get our shit together by helping each other out.

My hobbies: Cooking( can cook anything vegetarian), Basketball, Reading, Running ( oh I meant walking I can’t run more than 100 meters 🥵😂).

Please Help... I am also. Fun to be around.😅

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I can’t seem to stay consistent.

Consistency is key in weight loss and I can’t seem to do it. I’ll be doing good for a week and then suddenly I have this uncontrollable urge to binge. I get so hungry and want to eat everything. And I don’t even try to stop myself I’ll just be like “it’s okay to over eat sometimes just eat less the next day or eat your normal calorie allowance.” I try to eat about 1,200-1,300 calories a day but I’m still hungry afterwards. Some days that satisfies me but my appetite changes so much and I think that is why I’m so inconsistent. And it seems like after I start eating a lot I can’t stop. Any advice? All I think about is food. I just want this struggle to end. I envy people who can eat what they want and maintain their weight or lose weight and also be satisfied and full. Stress also makes me eat more and it’s an endless cycle of stress eating and being more stressed because I just stress ate. Then I eat more.

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Just starting my journey and in need of some guidance. I am eager to get going but I need to know that I am doing this right and doing it the healthy way! SW: 235 GW: 140

Hi! A little background about me, very brief but helpful... 35, 5'2, female, moderate "exercise" (SAHM of a 4 yr old and 10m old).

After having my son I started gaining weight like crazy. When I had my son 10m ago I was 180 and now I'm 235. It's gotten to the point where I needed to see my doc to get some advice, and I did this past Friday. She suggested I download and use the Lose It app and stick to a calorie goal of 1400 in order to lose about 1-2 lbs a week, then after 10 weeks I can lower my goal to 1200 and stick to that to manage and maintain my loss. She also wants me to stick to a what she called "vegetarian lite", lessen my red meat intake, eat veggies high in iron, fiber, and protein. No white foods like white rice, potatoes, white bread (I only eat wheat anyways), sugars. Skip unnecessary sauces like gravy, condiments, and cautiously watch my sodium intake. While this seemed like a lot to me, in the last couple days since our meeting I've been watching what I'm eating and how much of it I am consuming. I thought I was eating well throughout the day, but I've found that I'm only eating my kids leftovers and then binge eating when everyone goes to bed. I'd eat a bowl of cereal, nachos, brownies, all sorts of crap that I was wanting to eat in the day but instead of just saying no to it altogether I justified it with "well, you busted your ass today with the kids, enjoy what you want!". Bleh. I felt gross, I knew it was a bad idea but I did it anyway. I digress...

I want to stick to my docs suggestions, and I have every intention to do what she says. I am subbed to r/CICO and while the idea seems straight forward, I still don't get it (which makes me feel stupid and discouraged). My app/doc says 1400 cals, today I only ate 1282, so I have eaten less than what they suggested. Is that good? Am I doing this right? My TDEE calculator says I should be eating 2459 which sounds like way too much. For someone that doesn't work out very much it just sounds like way too many for me and my lifestyle. I'm sure my Lose It app took a deficit into account and projected a 1400 intake to help reach my goal, which would make sense because that's what my doc said as well. Now, I am not good with math whatsoever... So what I'm understanding is this:

According to my data, my caloric intake should be 2459. BUT, I need a deficit to jump start my weight loss, so my doc/app projected a 1400 goal. Thus, my initial "deficit" is 1059. Is that right?? For some reason I STILL don't understand the process of CICO. I've posted to the sub and my question has some traction but I'm still not fully getting it... Idk if what I'm understanding is right, wrong, or half n half...

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