Worked out for the first time in years today

It was just a 21 minute cardio workout and I had to modify a few of the exercises but it burned nonetheless and now I feel like I’m going to collapse lol. I’ve been really fat my whole life and got made fun of/shamed a lot because of it. I’ve been put on diets since before the age of 10, which I guess really screwed with my eating habits, since I either binge or starve. In addition to working out around people I’m actually scared of dealing with the number aspect of weight loss because I don’t want to be so obsessed with calorie counting to the point of a full on eating disorder. This will take a lot of motivation, time and consistency...

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40lb loss milestone, 1k cal deficit. Sedentary male, 33, starting weight 235

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33 male, 6’1”, starting weight 235.

Excited to have hit the 40lb milestone and be 10-15lbs away from target. Wanted to share to encourage others that simple calorie deficit worked for me and may work for you too. From the start I've just counted calories with MFP and targeted 1k/day deficit (-2lbs per week). I didn't restrict any particular foods or follow any other strategy. I'm fairly sedentary and didn't do any exercise during this other than occasional walks. Also, I wasn't perfect in hitting the daily target. I'd be a little over, a little under, or a lot over on occasions (maybe once every 2 weeks-ish). In general, I tried not to be too hard on myself throughout the process.

I like calorie counting because it's simple and my result data aligns very closely with my target weight loss rate. Hopefully my success can encourage someone else looking for a simple plan. Happy to answer any questions.

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Calorie-counting as a teenager

Hi there! I'm 15f, 5'8, 187lbs. I'm horrible at sticking to weight loss plans but really want to get into shape so I can do horseback riding and just in general live a healthier life. My parents also want me to lose weight, this isn't the reason I'm doing it but it's certainly a motivator. After stalking this sub for a bit I've learned that calorie counting is key, which was initially great news because I generally dislike a lot of workouts and love the idea of losing weight without an inordinate amount of exercise. However, I'm unsure how I'm supposed to count calories as a teenager/person who is still dependent on parents. Bar breakfast, I don't prepare my own food and can't weigh it before eating. My mom usually makes up recipes on the spot or makes them from memory so I can't log those either. Is there something I can do instead of tracking exact calories? Or is the only way to lose weight in this situation detaching my eating from my family's and somehow convincing my parents to let me make my own food? Any help is appreciated, thank you in advance!

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Sat in a booth at a restaurant for the first time in probably 14 years. NSV

The number on the scale continues to tick down, granted at a much slower rate than before. The clothes I once loved, fit me like potato sacks. Yet most days I still feel like the 450 pound guy who started walking 30 minutes a day in January 2020 to prepare for a family trip to DisneyWorld.

But not today, today my weight loss felt real.

It was sophomore year of high school the last time I let peer pressure force me to squeeze into a booth. Since then, “No booth, please.” has been my shameful addition to every host interaction. At a certain point my younger sister began saying it just to spare me the humiliation.

Today for the first time in a year I went to lunch, fully immunized I figured it was time. “Table for 3. No booth, please.” My sister said the default script out of instinct, I shamefully averted my eyes and followed the hostess. After a few steps something clicked. “Actually a booth will be okay.”

I wanted to post the picture I took, but honestly just can’t bring myself to do it.

210 pounds down and still working towards my goals. But today really showed me that the scale isn’t all that matters, the things I’ll be able to experience again.. I can’t wait.

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Overweight new dad 31yo, 225lbs, 5'9", heaviest in my life

Hey All,

I am writing this as both a cathartic experience and a way for me to stay focused and on track.

I have always been overweight my whole life. My dad comes from a poor Brooklyn family. His parents came from Ireland knowing firsthand what famine looked like. So food was no to be wasted and was basically precious. My mom came from the midwest and so food was love and was typically drenching in cheese or something similar. I was not allowed to leave the table until my plate was clean no matter how much they gave me. This severely messed with my perception of food. To this day, i feel incredibly uncomfortable leaving food on my plate. I feel downright furious when food is wasted in my house.

I was picked on a lot as to be expected in Brooklyn schools and so I found solace in food. Junk food in particular. Likewise, I didn't like to go outside much. There wasn't much to do for me in Brooklyn so TV became my best friend. The only exception was the weekends my Dad took me to our camp in the Catskills. I loved the outdoors, hiking, fishing, hunting. But those calories were quickly made up with junk food as boys do. I tried in vain a few times to lose weight. I'd go hardcore, cut calories like crazy and then crash hard into a pizza (my favorite)

This was the norm until high school. I was able to take a weight training class which got me really into lifting/strength training. I lost a fair bit of weight without even really knowing it. I was still overweight but healthier. This was also when I first threw my back out. I didn't know it at the time, but I likely bulged a disc. This stopped me from doing any core exercises for years.

Over the years I have tried to lose weight using every trick and gaget. Most recently, I have learned that I have not one, but two herniated discs. This makes my old lifting impossible. Add to that, I have a newborn, I have ballooned to my highest weight, 225 lbs.

I'll take any advice or support stories anyone would like to share. I am terrified of screwing up again because I can't take it anymore. I'm so worried my emotions will get the better of me and ill find comfort in food again. I have wrestled with depression and my current situation is the most stressed and exhausted I have ever been.

So here I am. Reaching out to this sub for support and catharsis. I am devoting this account to my weight loss and nothing else. I'm going to try to get involved to keep me on track. Right now I'm doing MFP (back on the wagon) as well as Fitbit, and Happyscale to help manage. I like data and can use it to my advantage.

Let me have it.

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Does QUALITY of calories matter when losing weight?

I am a 5"9.75' man. At the beginning of the year, I was ~206 pounds. My goal is to go down to 155 pounds. Starting January, I limited myself to around 1250 calories a day.

However, I am mostly eating ~1250 calories of junk food each day. I am eating LOTS of eggs and protein-rich burritos, but other than that, it's mostly been junk food.

Nevertheless, I lost a lot of weight in the beginning. From January to late February, my weight went down from ~206 to ~186. However, starting late February, I stopped losing weight for 2 weeks despite strictly limiting my calorie intake. I did some research and learned about "weight loss plateaus." One solution I read about was to increase calorie intake for a week and then go back to the original diet in order to allow your body to reset. I upped my calorie intake to ~1500-2000 calories a day for a week and my weight WENT DOWN from ~186 to ~185.

And then I continued my original diet of ~1250 calories a day and in a week, my weight went down from ~185 to ~182. However for the week after that, I continued the diet and my weight has only gone down from ~182 to ~181. And for the past three days, my weight has not really changed at all.

For ~1.5 weeks, I've only lost 1 pound.

Have I stopped losing weight despite the low amount of calories because of the terrible quality of the calories I am consuming?

Many of you guys have probably heard of the "Twinkie diet" where the guy ate mostly junk food but counted calories and still lost a lot of weight. Does that only work to a certain point? In order to continue to lose weight, should I change the quality of my calories? Did changing the quality of calories work for any of you guys?

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Would bike riding be a good way for me to lose weight? If so, what general info/tips do you have for beginning riding for obese people?

• SW: 310
• CW: 277
• GW: 137

Probably a really dumb question but I’m wondering if biking is good for weight loss, and if it is, if it’s good for someone who is morbidly obese.

Prior to now my weight loss has been successful at ~3lbs/week with NO exercise because I’m following my doctor’s strict diet of 1200 calories per day. However now that I’ve got a good chunk of weight off we want to start adding movement in.

Before I became morbidly obese I was VERY fit, I was a state champion gymnast as a kid and I did competitive cheerleading, dance, club volleyball and soccer, all the way through college. I let myself go after college when I worked retail and hated every second of my working life. I used fast food to cope.

When I first went back to the gym I went WAY too hard too fast and injured myself in multiple ways. I was NOT prepared to be in a gym in a morbidly obese body. My mind had went straight back to my fit younger days where I could do a lot more a lot quicker. So I learned my lesson in that I have limits due to my size and how out of shape I am.

What I’m currently doing for activity is an aqua fit class 1-3 times a week depending on my schedule. It’s really easy (too easy) and I want to add more.

My sister-in-law just gave me her old bike and my husband is fixing it up for me and I’m wondering if this could be a good option for me for an activity. Is this a good way to burn calories? What should I know before starting? Is there anything special I should know about biking due to me being obese? Basically I’m just looking for any info / tips on starting biking for obese people.

My doc recommended I start with the aqua fit and walking (oh yeah I also walk my dog). And then he kinda left it up to me after that. He just said I need to start a lot lower and slower and listen to my body.

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