*SV* Finally reached Onederland!!!

Hey everyone!

Long time lurker of the forum and love the motivational and sometimes down to earth posts here. I finally hit under 200 pounds and thought I'd share it with you as it's taken me almost a year with on and off dieting. Scale Photo

Im a 27M 6'1 started at 229lbs back in February 2020 which is the heaviest I've ever been to be honest I probably weighed more than that in January of that year but couldn't get the courage to weigh myself.

Weight Loss Chart My weight chart from when I started as you can see I literally stayed the same weight for 6 months as I wasn't really focused some weeks I'd binge then I'd go clean eating again.

My real problem was alcohol... I mean I use to drink ALOT. Sometimes could polish crates of lager a week and then go for the bottles of JD so I've cut most of that out.

Also a little bonus I've cut out smoking which I'm now heres the app screenshotI use .

The main technique I've used that works for me is low carb OMAD. I'm not a big fan of cooking in the first place so me only cooking once a day is a major plus for me.

So yeah thanks for reading apologies if the post got too long. I'll post my progress pics when I hit 190!

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So far 12lbs down without calorie counting TW: eating disorder discussion

TL;DR AT BOTTOM // This post is for all the folks that calorie counting has failed. I am only 12lbs down but this is the most healthy and consistently I've lost weight. It's been about 6 weeks so at a steady and healthy 2lb loss a week I'm actually losing weight faster than I had anticipated. I'm not a doctor nor have I reached my goal weight but I really want to share my experience so far with those of you that might be struggling to stick to like 1200-1500 restrictive calorie counting that is ALL over the internet, because dieting like that really messed me up for years and I'm just finally beating having struggled with an undiagnosed eating disorder for most of my adult life.
To begin I'll give you a little bit of info about me. I'm 26 years old, 5'9, and im currently 232lbs, down from 244 as my highest weight. I was mortified that I would hit 250. My weight gain had just gotten so out of hand. I was abusing alcohol, binge eating every day, struggling with severe depression and feeling completely lost. I have done counselling on and off with some amazing people since I was about 20 years old and although it helped me become a better person in many ways, it never helped me get over the Big Sad ™. At 20 I was working in a career as a body piercer that paid more than I ever imagined. By the time I was 22 I owned my own successful small business with my best friend and lived without roommates in a beautiful apartment. From the outside looking in I was quite successful and should have a lot of the pieces needed to put together a happy and healthy life. But tbh I was very suicidal, struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, and disordered eating. I have ranged from 120lbs-244lbs, losing and then gaining weight quite rapidly because when I was younger I would severely limit the amount of food I was having. I was also doing cocaine and MDMA almost every weekend and working as a gogo dancer as my full-time job so right after high school I dropped about 80lbs in less than 6 months. Once I got a more stable living situation I ended up developing a binge eating disorder as a kind of self soothing. I lived by myself and could binge without judgement all I wanted. Ordering food all 3 meals a day and binge drinking every night. Over a couple years I had gained more than 100lbs and I was getting to feel pretty hopeless. I had tried calorie counting many times and it felt horrible. I genuinely could not do it. I am not a lazy person, as much as my depression would like to tell me that I am. I am not. And people that aren't successful through calorie counting aren't lazy either. And I really really needed to be someone to say this because as someone who failed through calorie counting weight loss MANY times and is now seeing success in other methods I just wanted to be a voice in the crowd saying it's okay if CC doesn't work for you. Calorie counting and restrictive dieting has worked for people but it can also be a factor in developing an eating disorder if not done properly and if you restrict too much. Over the past almost 3 years I have been searching for a proper doctor and last year I finally found them. I was diagnosed with persistent depressive disorder (PDD) and then after being on medication for about a year and seeing some improvement we revisited my diagnosis and found out that I actually have a hormone disorder called Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). I strongly believe that having this hormone disorder undiagnosed for my whole life has honestly caused so many of the problems that I have and has been a HUGE factor in my unhealthy relationship with food. I used to not be able to feel my own stomach... If you had BED I'm sure you know what I mean. Where you can eat almost endlessly and never really feel full, until all of a sudden your stomach hurts so bad you can't move but you still want to eat. It's like trying to fill a funnel with sand. You can never do it. I would think about food every second of every day and the only time my brain was quiet was when I was eating. No amount of calorie counting can fix that, counting calories just wasn't a sustainable way of living for me. It was pure torture and even if I managed to lose the weight (the best I ever got was 20lbs and it was 3 months of living hell) I would have just gained it all back as soon as I had any freedom with food again. Mental health and physical health are so intertwined and eating disorders are so much more common and less apparent than you think they are. Through a mixture of mental health work, proper diagnosis and medication, and changing the foods I'm eating rather than how much I am eating has been the golden ticket for me. I don't cook with meat or cheese anymore because they are binge triggers for me, but I will eat meat and cheese if they are prepared for me and I'm not the one in charge of portioning how much goes into the meal lol. I'm 6 weeks into my new medication and I'm already finding it so much easier to chose healthy options for myself, and I now stop thinking about food once I've eaten. I still have cravings and I still eat junk food once and a while but it is so much more manageable.

TL;DR // Weight-loss isn't easy, but it shouldn't feel like absolute mental anguish at all moments of the day, and if it does feel like that to you, there is probably a bigger problem that you should seek help for. Calorie counting can't fix weight gain from an eating disorder. Try speaking with both a counsellor and a psychiatrist. I am currently on Prozac and Vyvanse for my hormone disorder and I never dreamed that I could be both losing weight at a healthy rate and also have this many happy days in a row. Please be kind to yourselves and find what works for you! I've found weight loss forums to be extremely harsh if you're someone struggling with an undiagnosed ED, so I just really wanted to be one post saying that you aren't lazy and calorie counting is not the only way to lose weight! Some folks just have a couple extra hurdles on the track, so take your time!

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Down five pounds from 300 pounds

https://imgur.com/gallery/0K9RgIM

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Going to start my weight loss journey from this image. I weigh around 295 pounds in the photo and would love to be included in this community. I'm around 6'1. I'm hoping to drop to around 230 pounds, but I have some worries about that. I'm a larger framed guy and with a shirt on most people think I only weigh around 230-250 pounds. Nowhere close to 300. This is thanks to powerlifting for over a decade now while not always having the best diet and drinking a decent bit of beer. I'm wondering if it's actually unhealthy to keep above 245 pounds with my frame or even the weight I am currently at. Would love to hear some feedback and will keep my progress updated over time.

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Unsupportive Family

Hi Everyone,

Checking to see if anyone else has been in the same situation as me and can shed some light on suggestions....

So I've had to move home since the beginning of the pandemic since I was living in a different country etc etc and provably gained about 1.5 stone during our lockdown(s).

At the start of the month I decided I needed a change. The only problem is my family are totally unsupportive of my goal and don't understand that weight loss = calorie deficit.

It's fine when I'm at work where I have control over my portions and healthy eating for breakfast & lunch & snacks.... but when I arrive home from work I am forced to eat what my family is having for dinner and even though I have pleaded with smaller portions, healthier meals or just cooking for myself it always ends up in an argument so I don't argue back but therefor I struggle to lose weight. They don't think I need to lose weight, I'm 5'1 and 129lb but really need to shed the stone I put on because of my height it has really taken a toll on me.

I don't want this to come across as ungrateful, obviously it's so kind to have a home cooked meal sorted for you every evening but it's really impeding my journey and idk what I can do or what I can suggest. (Moving out is not a viable option currently).

If anyone has experienced this and found a way around it I would really appreciate it.

Thank you!

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I finally have wrinkles!!

Stats: 26F, 5'3, SW172, CW120

First off, THANK YOU to this community for passively supporting me this past year! I have benefitted from reading about all the ups and downs in people's journey's and learned so much. I've been noticing I now have face wrinkles and if you told me five years ago I'd be happy about it I wouldn't believe it!!!!! To me my wrinkles show me: I'm smiling more, I'm drinking less (it bloats my face), and LASTLY that I've lost weight.

TLDR: former athlete who finally figured it out for themselves

I started my weight loss efforts last May after a total mental breakdown where I realized that I hated myself on the inside so much that I was actively trying to make my appearance match. I used to be a professional athlete and was a D1 all-american in college, and my whole life I had a very formal and professional relationship with my body and weight (I considered my body to be part of my "equipment" and was doing high intensity cardio at least 4hrs a day so weight was never an issue). In five years I gained 45 pounds despite staying in shape and working out a lot. It was very frustrating and embarrassing that I couldn't control my weight after retiring from sport like many of my friends and past teammates could. This past year I learned that [FOR ME] my weight is more dependent on what I put IN my body rather than how much I am working out (I workout strength/HIIT >30mins everyday for reference, but was doing that while gaining weight too; PS. shout out to Popsugar Fitness I love their class videos). I told myself while an athlete and the past five years that I would never look the same or be in ass good of shape than when I was working out 4+hr a day. But after a LONG year, can say that wasn't true (and I didn't have to workout hours on end to get there). Thank you again to this supportive community!

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My calves are all flabby instead of thick now - sometimes you lose without seeing loss

SW 126kg | CW 110kg | GW 75kg | 25(f) 168cm

Or in non metric

SW 277lbs | CW 242lbs | GW 165lbs | 25(f) 5'6

So, I just thought I'd share my thoughts on here.

I've been plateauing for four weeks now. No weight budging at all. Been eating in a deficit. Then maintenance. Had a few cheat days. Deficit again. I've thyroid issues as well, and my hormones aren't in balance right now, so I thought that's it.

I don't see any weight loss in the mirror despite losing 16kg/25lbs since November last year, but I guess many of us have this problem.

But! Despite not losing any weight for the past weeks, my calves got definitely slimmer and a bit flabby? Watery? Maybe you know what I mean, there's definitely loss there! My shin feels harder. I have a lot of weight in my legs instead of my upper body so of course I lose it there first.

I know how they felt. I know how they feel now. Big difference. Feel the differences instead of just relying on your scale! Big reminder there.

This motivated me to take measurements together with my weight. I don't want to do this weekly, but maybe once a month. Don't give up just because the scale doesn't budge! Keep on track, it's worth it, a lesson that I still have to learn as well.

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NSV - buying a swimsuit for the first time in three or four yeats

Ok, stat time: SW: 271 | CW: 230 | GW: 160 | 24F | 5’9

CICO is my method of tracking for weight loss

Hi -

I finally decided to incorporate swimming into my exercise routine after months of wanting to, and I realized I needed a swimsuit to do so.

Rather than finding the frumpiest one that would cover my whole body, I found one that’s both modest and cute. It’s basically a sports bra for the top, and biker shorts for the bottom in a grey camo print. It’s a far cry from the bikinis I want to wear someday, but it’s also a far cry from where I was a year ago, six months ago, even three months ago. The fact I even bought one is still surprising to me.

I love swimming so much, but I held myself back thinking “Once I reach X size, I’ll start... Once I reach Y weight, I can do it... Once I reach Z muscle mass, I’ll be able to try...” I haven’t hit X, Y, or Z, but I now realize that I don’t have to. I’m taking care of myself, I’m loving myself, and that’s all I need to do.

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

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