I’ve finished my weight loss journey!!

Hi!! I wasn’t going to post about this, but I figured I deserve to celebrate this victory of mine. I’m currently 19F, 5’5”, 122-123lbs. I started my weight loss journey back in September, where I was 138lbs. So yes, I’ve lost 16lbs total! I know that isn’t a lot, and I could’ve done it faster. However, I think doing it at a slow place allowed me to learn more about the process and my body. I honestly had a goal of 115lbs to get myself to a clean slate to build muscle, but plans changed and I’m satisfied with where I am right now. Only about 8 hours ago did I decide that I was done trying to lose weight.

Today, I looked at myself in the mirror and fully assessed my body. Well, my calves are now basically the same size as my thighs. My calves are big and muscular. I used to be an athlete, and I do a good amount of stairs and walking now that I’m in college. I’m also starting a job soon where I’ll be on my feet lifting stuff and walking around for 4+ hours. Yeah I realized my calves aren’t going to get any smaller. They’re pretty solid. So, I realized that there’s really no point in cutting weight anymore unless I want to be unhappy with myself. Therefore, my journey I believe is done. I have no idea what I’m going to do next.

For now I’m going to increase my 1400-1600 daily intake to 1700-1800. I did that for a month not too long ago, and I maintained my weight pretty well. However, I believe during that time I was replacing a lot of fat with muscle. I took progress pictures during the time where I was eating more, and you can see a clear difference in how I look. The scale never budged, but I noticed things like my abs looked more defined, my thighs have less fat on them, my arms look more toned. Therefore, I have a feeling my TDEE is probably more. I really don’t know though.

I want to start potentially maingaining because I’m a newbie to weights and stuff. I have been doing at home cardio videos 2x a week and resistance training 3x a week since the beginning. However, I know it’s nothing like the gym and that I should be able to gain some muscle without having to really bulk. Not too sure how to do that though because I figured I’d have more time in my deficit to start planning and researching lol. For now, I think I’ll just stick to my regular routine of resistance training 3x a week and cardio 2x. I did do cardio 3x a week and resistance training 2x a week for like 3 weeks, but I want to focus more on weights now.

Working out has helped me so much mentally. It makes me feel so productive and good about myself. Something about just looking at myself in the mirror and seeing abs on myself makes me feel so damn proud. I never thought I could do this or get here. I never thought I could look like this!! I had always been a decently slim and healthy person, but I was kind of squishy. I looked fine with clothes on, but I always looked a bit squishy with them off. Then, quarantine led to some bad habits and weight gain. I never was overweight, but I got unhappy with my habits. Therefore, I decided to stop the bad habits before they got worse. Also, my posture is SOOO much better now wow. It’s not the best still, but I no longer look super hunched over and have as much tension in my back/shoulders. I’m also so much happier with my eating habits. I’ve still allowed myself to enjoy eating the foods I enjoy. I do have a few fear foods now that I’m gonna work on overcoming in the future, but overall I love what I eat. I love cooking for myself. I love making food. By eating better and making my own food I’ve helped my stomach issues so much. I feel so great most of the time now. I did notice some hair loss and that I’m cold a lot more often now. I’m gonna work on getting more fat into my diet to stop the hair loss, and hopefully that will help! One more thing that has been a change is my clothes. A lot of them just fit much better now than they did before, which makes me super happy. Some of them are kind of big on me, but they still fit okay. I feel like I can finally wear a bikini or crop top without feeling uncomfortable. That makes me so happy, and I’m so excited for the summer now.

Anyways, I have no idea what’s next in store for me. I really have no idea what to do next, but increasing calories a bit will be a start. This platform has helped me so much, and I’m so glad I found it. If anyone read this, then thanks for listening!! I just wanted to say how proud I am of myself and share some of my journey. If anyone would like advice or has any questions I’d be more than happy to help!!

Edit: If anyone wants to see how I look now here’s some pictures from recently! Also, yes I know my calves don’t look too big here, but you can notice it mainly from the front. https://imgur.com/a/icM5bOS

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(Vent) Bad day

I'm visiting home for Easter and I'm still struggling with weight. Everytime I come home my dad just talks about weight loss all the time and it makes me feel like I'm a disgusting barge even though I haven't changed in weight since I saw him. It just makes me feel like I'm so obviously ugly and unattractive. Also my mother met a girl at church and said she wanted to meet me. I thought this was overbearing mom stuff but the girl was cute so I messaged her on Facebook and said basically hey I don't want to force you to meet me but I would love to say hi at church. She said yes and I tried to keep hopes down and met her. After two minutes of chatting she grabbed her friend and said she had to talk to her. I feel like she just wanted to escape from the big ugly sea monster that she was talking to. I don't know why I thought I deserved to be with someone attractive at my weight. I just hate myself.

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Should I cut down my calories down to lose more weight?

I’ve been eating healthily and exercising regularly, but I’m impatient and want to speed up my weight loss. I’m obese and short so I don’t think I need as much food as the average person. I was thinking I could eat less than 1000 calories a day to speed up by results while exercising intensely and moderately.

I just hate this feeling of being fat. I’ve lost thirty pounds already in two months, but I wonder if I could do more. I know this is probably a stupid question, but I just need to get it off my chest. I’m 5’1 and female, weighing 209 pounds.

I currently eat 1200-1500 calories a day (depending on the meal and exercise), do ballet workouts 4-5 times a week and do ballet HIIT three times a week. I’ve been thinking about adding more strength training and more HIIT, but cut the calories down in the process. I always hear you should burn off more than you eat.

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Saturday, 03 April 2021? Start here!

Today is your Day 1?

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Welcome to r/Loseit!

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So you aren’t sure of how to start? Don’t worry! “How do I get started?” is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we’ve found most useful for getting started.

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Why you’re overweight

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Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently.

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Before You Start

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The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week.

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Tracking

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Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don’t cheat the numbers. You’ll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it.

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Creating Your Deficit

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How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian.

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The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you’re eating you won’t stick to it.

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Exercise

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Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight.

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It has it’s own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel *awesome* and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes.

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Crawl, Walk, Run

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It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn’t necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments.

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Acceptance

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You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better.

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Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don’t need perfect. We just want better.

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Additional resources

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Now you’re ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.

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• Quick Start Guide - Build your foundation!

* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out!

* FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions!

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(Vent) I struggle to like the way my breasts look after weight loss.

I’m 18F 5’7, SW156lbs/70.7kg, CW 128lbs/58kg

Over about 1.5 year period through small healthy lifestyle changes, I managed to lose close to 30lbs and am the fittest and smallest I’ve ever been. I am so proud of myself that I not only was able to lose weight in a healthy way without dieting (just TDEE and exercise), but also thoroughly educating myself on nutrition and how to properly nourish my body. I did it in a manner where I’ve set myself up for success in terms of sustainability, which I’m so proud of especially considering I have a bad habit of an “all or nothing” mindset. I am so proud of the way I look not because I fit a beauty standard but rather it’s physical evidence to the effort I’ve put in to living healthily.

That being said however, most of my fat loss came from my stomach and chest. When I was close to overweight by bmi standards (was not fat by any means just lived very unhealthily), I had a really REALLY large chest, being a 34G cup. To be honest, I strongly disliked them simply because they were disproportionate to my body and made me appear larger if I wasn’t wearing a tight shirt. I also embarrassingly believed a lot of my worth from the eyes of men, which I don’t subscribe to now, was based on my chest size. When I lost weight, I dropped 4 cup sizes, which I find somewhat astounding for only a little under 30lbs.

My body looks great, and I love my new chest size and looks fantastic in a bra, but my boobs are a little saggy now due to extra skin (shallow top and full bottom) and it has sparked some insecurity. I’m barely out of my teens (and still technically a teenager), and I have boobs that make me look like a mom post-breastfeeding. It doesn’t matter that much because it’s only really an issue when I’m not wearing a bra which is before sleeping or entering the shower, but I find it embarrassing that they just flop around? I don’t know how to explain it. The insecurity also makes intimacy with my partner in the future very anxiety inducing. Has anyone else faced this problem?

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Getting over a bad patch!

I was feeling invincible in my weight loss until recently. I’m a short woman so I was under no illusion that my weight would drop really fast, but I still managed to achieve a 10lb weight loss in as many weeks. It didn’t feel challenging, I was in a really good routine and had even broken the sugar habit.

Then I moved house and with the stress, the bad habits came RIGHT back. Chocolate all day long, sugar for breakfast, barely drinking enough water and getting takeaways all the time. I fell off the wagon and I fell hard. The past few days I’ve noticed my weight loss has totally stalled since I moved and it’s been quite depressing - I felt like giving up. I was getting quite cocky before but it just goes to show how easy it is for things to derail.

But I decided to have a read of r/loseit tonight and I guess the stories, motivation and encouragement from you all has been infectious. I’ve just put in an order for a healthy online food shop so I’ll be stocked up for the week, planned my meals and am going to finally start exercising again. I have space, a nice new area for running and even some new workout gear, so no excuses! The house is clear of junk food (because I ate it lol, but at least it’s gone now!) and I feel ready to start again. Once this Easter weekend has gone, I’ll be back on it.

Looking to hit the one stone mark (14lbs) by the end of April. Let’s go!! Thanks everyone for being such a positive community - you’re keeping me going!

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No weight loss after 3 months, birth control issue?

I'm so frustrated. I've been going to the gym for about two months now. I've been counting calories for three months, I was at a 1200 calorie budget until I recently went up to 1400 because I was told it wasn't healthy. In these 3 months, I've lost 2 pounds. Well, it seems like I lost 2 pounds, my weight fluctuates so much I could just as well have lost 0.

For some background, I got on birth control nearly a year ago went from 160 lbs to 175 lbs. Late January I was told that my old birth control pills were no longer covered and had to switch and deal with all of the hormone changes in that.

I'm wondering if anyone here has dealt with no real weight loss because of their birth control to see if that's what is causing me to be stuck. I've been going to the gym at least 3 days a week and am consistently under the calorie count without including workout calories burnt. It's been very discouraging and I want to find out what's holding me back before I give up.

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