Trying to motivate myself to exercise and eat healthy.

I struggled with my weight almost all my life. A few years ago I was at a good point in my life and had gained a lot of confidence, which allowed me to get outside and exercise without feeling ashamed of myself, leading to more weight loss and more confidence. I became the healthiest and happiest I had ever been.

But then my depression came back and I slowly gained it all back (and more) over the next couple of years.

I have been trying to lose weight again so I can be happier and I often use this time of my life as motivation, but it has not been working.

Over the last month though I have found a new unexpected source of motivation for myself. I realized that I am transgender and always have been but did not realize it until now. I started trying on some feminine clothes, and although I felt more like my true self and more comfortable, I was really not happy looking at myself in the mirror because of my weight.

This made me realize that if I want to be truly comfortable with myself I am going to need to make some changes. I want to look and feel like an athletic woman.

So I started eating a little healthier and giving myself 30 minutes of cardio every day. I have not noticed any weight change yet because it is still early, but I already feel happier. Soon my city will open up again (covid) and I can finally go back to playing sports again.

My current weight is 270 (5ft8) and I hope to be <200 within the next year.

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I want to feel confident in my senior photos

Hi everyone! My name is Lily, I'm 16, and a junior in high school. I'm 5'7 and about 190 right now.

This time last year, I failed myself. I've been overweight since middle school, and last January, I wanted to change that. I lost 20 pounds from about January to mid March, but then you know what hit. Like most of the US, I gained weight. I was at home 24/7 with the kitchen right there, and I stopped swimming and became sedentary. Throughout the last year, I gained it all, and more, back. I failed every single time I wanted to restart.

Not this time, though. This is the real deal. To motivate myself, I bought myself Blogilates 90 Day Journey journal. I hope, that since I spent $25 on it, I won't want to quit a couple days in. It is supposed to get here on March 31, so I can start on April 1 and then get three of them to last me (almost) through December.

April 1 is my start date (I'm still going to be doing calorie deficit for the next week). The only problem is that Easter and my birthday, respectively, are 4 and 5 days in. But just because there's going to be a lot of food doesn't mean I have to eat past satiety. Just because there will be ice cream doesn't mean I have to eat a giant bowl of it. My goal for these two days is to only eat to satiety-something that I have been struggling with due to binge eating.

I just want to feel confident in my senior photos. I know weight loss doesn't make you automatically confident, but I am also going to work on self love and confidence apart from weight loss. I want to lose about 30-40 pounds by my senior photos (September-October) and then 60 pounds total by (hopefully) December, although I understand it might take longer. My goals to reach this is to exercise daily, go on a walk daily, and eat in a calorie deficit. If I miss a day, I won't beat myself up, but remind myself that one day won't make or break my weight loss.

Thank you for reading my really ramble-y post and I can't wait to see what I look like in September!

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will weight loss increase my penis size?

hello community now im very insecure about my penis and i do not like the look of it.Im 125kg (used to be 145kg) Was able to loose 20 kg with private trainer and a diet plan.Now back to the embarassing point im just not happy with the size its just a bit more then 4 inches and looks shriveled up when its not erect.The reason i decided to loose weight was because i could not even see my penis anymore because of my belly, i got motivated and started going to the gym.Now i obviously do not expect it to grow larger but will it appear larger due to the weight loss? would be great to hear the experience from other people, and thanks for reading

edit:Im 22

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Weight loss is driving me nuts

So I (21F sw:181lb cw:172lb) started a new birth control recently after a long break from any kind of pill and I hate it. My weight loss was slow before but despite being in a deficit and exercising I’ve gain ten pounds over the last week, taking me from 162lb to 172lb so quickly.

Safe to say I’m devastated over it. And I’m not one to lie to myself about how much I’m eating. I noticed the scale start to tick up and decided to keep a closer eye on my food. I weigh and track every ingredient, I know exactly how many calories I’ve been consuming and I’ve gained ten fucking pounds. I make sure I eat about 1200-1400 calories per day, I walk at minimum 10,000 steps, I workout three times a week and I run 5km 3/4 times a week too. I’m disciplined and very no bullshit (I made a commitment to make it a lifestyle change and not a diet plan) and I just don’t understand. I’m doing everything right and by the book, and I feel like shit. I don’t know what else I can do. It’s taken me three months to lose just over 15lbs, but with how I’m burning calories I should be losing double that. Eating well and exercising made me feel so good for a while, not I’m just bloated 24/7 feeling sick and tired and miserable, and my run times are getting slower and slower.

Does anyone have experience with hormones fucking with your weight? I’m at a real loss and it’s hit me way harder than I thought it would. My friend tells me not to beat myself up about it, but it’s hard not to when I’ve been sticking to doing everything correct and it seems like I’m playing by different rules.

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No loss on second week of dieting

Hi all! New here as you can tell from the title.

I've got a lot of weight to lose ~50lbs.

I started taking meal replacement shakes for breakfast and lunch and having one meal at dinner time. I end each day on under 1200 calories.

The first week I lost a whopping 6lbs but this last week the scales didn't budge at all. I know weight loss isn't linear but I was expecting to even have a little loss on the second week so I'm feeling a little disheartened.

I'm still gonna keep pushing through for at least 6 weeks to see how it's going as so far I like the shakes and find it easy to plan around with my lifestyle and avoid mindless snacking and eating.

I just wondered if this had happened to anyone else?

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Is anyone else dealing with how to shed 2020 obesity?

So, I was a healthy weight most of my life, through my 20s, until turning 30. Then, I just seemed to gain and gain. Finally, in December of 2020, I realized I’m in an obese BMI. I’m a 34yoF w/out kids, so I can’t use pregnancy gain or stress over child caring as an excuse. I definitely became less active, going from walking 15,000 steps a day in a city to ~2,000 currently. I was in an obese BMI range at the start of this year (32). I’m now down to an overweight range (29) w/ IF, CICO via Noom, and therapy. I’m cheering on everyone going through this on bc it is not easy. What other advice do y’all have for the psychological adjustment necessary for sustained weight loss?

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Top heavy petite Asian

Hello r/loseit, Asian Indian, 48F, 5 feet 2 inches.

I lost around 30+ pounds purely by cooking at home (thanks covid) and walking very slowly inside my spare bedroom (minimum 7 miles per day) again thanks to Covid. Took me exactly one year.

Started walking to deal with some personal stuff (nothing big but lockdown made some stuff bubble up in my mind) as walking was calming and fell in love that I continued walking. Weight loss was not the initial goal. Current weight is 118 pounds.

Legs seem very toned but my upper body looks very big now. I look funny when I wear skinny jeans. LOL. Unable to go to gym but own a pair of dumbbells. Is there an exercise that I can do to reduce my upper body?

Another thing is, when I see myself in the mirror, I don’t look like / feel like I have lost any weight at all and never took any pictures this entire year as I never dressed up and roamed around the house in lounge pants with drawstrings. Realised that I had lost weight only when I tried some pants before deciding to donate (konmari) and realised that they got loose

Totally ignorant when it comes to different exercises. Please suggest some exercises that a woman closer to 50 can do without tearing a ligament. Scared to do high intensity activities as I don’t want to visit hospitals now.

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