It's Freaking Me Out...

SW: 248 5'7, 32/F

CW: 223

GW: 200

2021 has been an interesting year. I've been crushing some personal goals of mine including weight loss.

First, I lost approximately 20lbs.

Then, I went to the eye doctor and had an overdue eye exam. And I splurged on contacts.

Between the weight loss and the contacts, I catch myself in the mirror and I don't recognize my face. I mean, it's still my face but it's different. It's a thinner face. I can see my eyeballs. And my chubby cheeks aren't so, well, chubby.

It's almost surreal. I've read other posts here along the same thing but it doesn't stop at my face. Yesterday, when I was changing clothes, I noticed my thighs.

I've always been self conscious about my thick thighs but they're not so thick anymore. My legs are a little more slender.

I put on my watch and have to tighten it a bit more which causes me to examine my wrists. It's my wrist but it doesn't feel like my wrist.

Like another me is inhabiting my body. I'm pursuing hobbies I love. I'm losing weight. I'm enjoying life. I'm happy. I'm content.

But this body doesn't feel like mine anymore. I'm wearing leggings. Leggings!

The girl that was convinced she looked ugly wearing anything that wasn't baggy, runs around town in leggings. And whose legs are these? They're mine. They're attached to my body. But they don't feel like my legs.

Does your mind catch up with the change? Because it's really freaking me out. I know it's in my head. It gets better, right? I get used to it?

I never saw this coming when I decided to employ portion control. That's all I did. Portion control. Cut my portions in half. Cut back on beverages. Choose healthier salad dressings.

Now I've incorporated a bit of jump rope into my week. And this body doesn't feel like mine. It doesn't look like mine. It doesn't feel like mine.

But it sure feels great! Whomever it belongs to might not get it back.

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Does mirror checking body every day make it harder to notice weight loss?

TL:DR Do you notice weight loss changes in the mirror day to day, and at what weight loss did you notice in the mirror?

Hey! I’m a 26F, 5’3 and started sugar free, IF(16:8) lifestyle around 2.5 weeks ago.

I have never been overweight and highest weight was around 125-130 lbs before starting these changes. I put on some lockdown weight and was fuelling on mainly sugar throughout the whole day. Had to get my health back in check!

So I don’t have a scale and the only way to track my weight loss is by mirror checking and clothing. I’m doing it every morning and it’s lately been hard to notice any changes, which is making me restrict a bit further, which I know can have a negative impact physically and mentally. Noticed changes in the face and waist initially but past few days I can’t tell.

Anyone had the same experience and any thoughts on whether I should reduce my checking to weekly would be really appreciated!

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My 8kg loss story and My New Journey To Start Losing Weight Again

Hey y'all,

I used to be a basketball player back when I was 16 and was going hard at it, all my life I've been around skinny fat but back then I was arguably in the best shape of my life, I always wanted to gain muscle and look like an athlete, but I never worked hard enough to make that into a reality.

At around my 17th birthday (fall 2019), I got injured and couldn't play basketball (hell even walk) for a couple of months and throughout that time I gained a crap ton of weight (went from 75 to 80 kg), then in March when I recovered, COVID hit and I again couldn't get any exercise done, I went up further in weight towards the 82-84kg mark.

Then I spent the whole summer running 5k everyday and lost weight all the way to 74kg, however, even at this point I didn't have a great diet and could've done a lot better if I tried harder.

Eventually fall came and as I started college, I wasn't able to find any time to go and run and was too tired from studying to ever go exercise (this was the prime time I started eating cookies, hot chocolate, and hot cheetos 2-3 times a week), I eventually gained back all the weight I had lost within 4 months.

As 2021 began, I was quite disciplined and tried losing my weight once again (back at 84kg) but my training was never able to defeat my terrible eating habits as even though I have trained regular (Id say 3 times a week would be it on average considering I was stressed some weeks and skipped the training where as I was very consistent in the other weeks). <- This is the story of me from 2021 Jan all the way up to mid March.

Mid March was very discouraging as I faced health issues (low blood sugar, which is getting better now :) ) and faced a lot of weakness throughout my body to the point where my shoulder couldn't even be in the proper push up position. I felt really sad and wanted to quit basketball and training forever, when I realized that every problem has a solution, so I went and found some youtube videos to strengthen my shoulder and within a couple of days, I was able to do a proper push up again. My training resumed as of last week and I made myself a proper plan for working out and improving myself as a basketball player as well. Now I moved houses in Jan so I never weighed myself and assumed I was around 74-76 kg since my body didn't show much fat (just maybe 2-3 inches extra on my stomach and not much vascularity throughout the body but like I mentioned, I was always skinny fat).

So today (just 20 minutes ago actually), I weighed myself and realized I'm 88.15 kg (194.3 lb) so I decided that I'm going to be working extra hard on training and this time I will finally quit all my bad eating habits (I tend to eat extra during my meals since I love food), I'm aiming for around eating 2000-2200 cal a day (I burn around 350+ cal at least daily and on my heaviest training days I see myself burning around 700), as for height I'm 6'0" and since I have no idea about my body fat% (assuming right now it's 18-20% and trying to get it down to 11%), I'm trying to cut down to 80kg by the end of May.

Hope you liked my story and I'm down to make some friends and be your accountability partner too or just someone to motivate you.

After this weight loss journey, I want to gain muscle up to 90kg (I believe I do have a decent amount of muscle, my legs are really strong, my abs do exist underneath my layer of fat, and my arms are pretty decent).

Thanks for reading, Have a great day, and stay strong in your journey!

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No weight loss in 2 weeks, feeling confused

Hello everyone! First post here, this is more like a rant but advice is definitely welcomed!

I’m 20F, 5’8 and currently weigh 163lbs. I aim to workout about 3 times per week and eat about 1200-1300 calories per day. I’ve noticed that clothes are looser and different body parts are noticeably smaller (things, stomach, etc). but when I get on the scale it still says 163lbs.

It’s only been 2 weeks so I wasn’t expecting anything dramatic but I was hoping for about a 2 pound loss. Is it the scale? Is it water retention? Or have I really lost no weight and the changes I’ve noticed are just in my head?

Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks guys!

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I did 32 pull-ups in a row to symbolize my weight loss and age

When I was in my early 20's I had a really hard time for reasons I will not bother anyone with. But I became really depressed and obese as a consequence. Later on when I began figuring myself out, the first thing I did was to start calisthenics. I couldn't do a single pull-up then.

My life is very different and I'm a whole different person now that I'm 31. And to symbolize this personal transformation over a decade, I decided to train specifically to 30+ pull-ups in a row.

I'm not an advanced calisthenics athlete. I basically did this 3 things:

1. I trained explosively for higher reps;
2. I did as much as I possibly could to save energy in between each repetition such as not pausing and kipping the wrists; and
3. I trained weighted and isometric pull-ups to build strength.

I don't mean to spam, but if anyone is interested, I documented how I did this little journey in video here. Let me know if I can help anybody out with sources and/or tips ;)

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[Century Club] April 1, 2021 - Have you lost or need to lose 100 lbs or more? Here’s a thread just for you!

I have often welcomed those who have lost 100+ lbs (~ 50 kg , ~7 stone) to “the club” and joked that club meetings were on Thursdays. I recently suggested that we try out having a regular weekly thread to talk about issues that are particular to those who have lost 100+ lbs, those who are well on their way and those who are just at the beginning of a journey this big.

Welcome back to the Century Club! Each week I will provide a topic of the day that has been on my mind or inspired by previous posts. However you are free to talk about any topics you think might be relevant to current and prospective club members.

Previous Topics: What didn't work? - Milestones - Seasonal changes - Is it worth it? - Surprising Food Facts - Mistakes were made - Time to Vent - Relief Valves - Seeing Objectively - Tips you hate - Fear and Self-Loathing - Starting - 2020 recap

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Today's topic: April Fools!

It's April! One quarter of 2021 is now in the books. Hooray and horror!

It's Passover, Easter is right around the corner, and Spring is actively in gear in the Northern hemisphere. My oldest son and partner both have birthdays to celebrate later in the month. Despite many parts of the world apparently heading back into strict quarantines for a fourth wave, there is still optimism that the vaccines will soon help us define a new normal.

In the spirit of today's "holiday"... I was going to post an amusing anecdote from past practical jokes that might have been weight to food related. However upon reflection last night I realized that most of these were actually rather mean spirited and even potentially dangerous.

Being fat or actively trying to lose weight can make one a lightning rod for other people's "jokes".

Both my oldest son and partner have serious food allergies. I've spent the better part of 20 years trying to be aware of what's in the foods we buy so that I can keep help them safe. So there's nothing funny about getting someone to eat something they wouldn't normally choose to eat on their own and that may actually harm them or violate any religious dietary choices they may have made.

I myself have certain foods I choose not to eat often despite really enjoying them. Leeks are a big one. For many years now even the slightest hint of leeks in my food has caused severe indigestion. Even if I picked out every visible leek from my dish, I would have severe cramps and indigestion. Enough to keep me up at night. Earlier this week, since so many things have changed about how I eat and the food makes me feel, I decided to put that to the test and we made a shrimp and leek risotto for dinner. The effects were far less pronounced than recent memory. I experienced some discomfort, but it was controllable with an antacid. Maybe I will someday be able to eat leeks a bit more regularly!

So, Centurion, this took a serious turn away from where I initially wanted it to go! Today's prompt is twofold. Staying on the serious front, are there any foods or ingredients you avoid for reasons other than their caloric content? Allergies? Intolerance? Sensitivities? Otherwise, make me laugh. Got any actually funny stories relating to your weight loss journey?

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One year on and I'm finally overweight

I'm 6'3 42 year old male - last year I weighed 290lbs and I was obese class 2 - I became ill last march I thought it could be covid I have no idea couldn't get tested but changing symptoms and struggled to breath for 6 weeks.

I realised I needed to change to see 50 regardless of covid. I was a regular gym goer I cycled 8 miles a day so always felt good but when zoom calls started I couldn't deny that double chin looking back at me.

First I started by writing a list of all the low GI healthy foods I liked I spent the first 2 weeks cutting out all rubbish and didn't count calories - I felt like a junkie - I craved good but I was full - possibly the first time in my life I realised I had a problem with sugar. The sugar adjustment took up to 8 weeks to go away.

The gym closed because of the pandemic here so every morning at 6 i'd leave the house walk for an hour roughly 6000 steps then I'd make sure I'd done 10-15000 steps each day.

I had so many calories mfp set for 1.5lbs a week and it worked.

As the pounds came off my tdee lowered and I gradually lowered my calories - this changed my food intake and increased my exercise.

I now do roughly a 18:6 fast eating my last meal around 21:00 (I've always done if but now do it mindfully)

I now eat 4 meals a day Foods that helped

Chicken Eggs Rice Cous cous Mince beef Vegetables Salad no dressing Greek yogurt Milk Cream of rice (hard to get in UK - CSN or complete strength sell it and it's amazing once I learned how to prep it)

Thanks to this sub and r/volumeeating I've made changes I think I can stick to

As of today I'm 239lbs BMI 29.9 my personal goal is another 29lbs to go and then reassess or maintain

Thank you to this sub it's been so good for me

Edit - I did get covid in December / January and the symptoms were very mild I think that was due to the weight loss

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