I lost 43lbs! I'm finally weigh less than I did in high school! But it's only the begining!

I've always bounced between the 300-340 range, in high school I was at about 325 when I buckled down and dieted and gymed. I dropped down to 300 before just giving up. In 2020 I noticed I hit 340 and wanted to make permanent change.

I started dieting again and going to the gym, but it also took me some introspection. Weight loss is an internal and external change, and after finally (not killing, but at least recognizing) my demons, I was able to stay motivated. Today I weighed myself, which I seldom do because I had this asanine idea that I wouldn't do it till I "thought I looked like I lost some weight" (which just had to do with my self image problems. I will never see myself as loosing weight unless a scale tells me otherwise, which I finally realized), and I saw I was at 297!!

Without even realizing, I lost 43lbs. If you asked me if I thought I lost weight prior to stepping on the scale, I would probably say no and even suggest I probably gained weight. One of my minor goals was to hit 320 by April 2021, and I was actually scared I didn't, but it feels so amazing to see that I not only reached that goal, but blew it out the water!

I'm so glad, but I also know this is just the begining. 180 is my goal, with no set date. However, for the first time in all my weight loss attempts, I truly feel I can push through and complete it. Realizing sub-300 was just the initial step, but the fact that I reached it makes me hopeful that I can someday hit the sub-290, then 280, 270, ect.

Anyway, I'm just glad I finally reached this! Don't give up!

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Weight loss clinic - help me decide?

Hey,

So I've had a really tough time losing weight since forever. I eat super carefully but it's really difficult to lose weight, even when counting calories. So I suspect something else is going on, maybe hormonal.

So now I found these 2 clinics that focus on weight loss and hormones. I'm def going forward with this but I'm super undecided between them.

Clinic 1 - 1700 dollars upfront

6 month program with 1x/month appointments on nutrition + exercise + therapy (for emotional eating) and 3 appointments throughout entire program on hormones + overall weight loss strategy. (Total: 24 appointments.) It's about 70 dollars per appointment.

Available to start now.

This clinic has no testimonials/before+afters on their website or social media. But they are respected.

Clinic 2 - 140 dollars 1st appointment; 100 dollars for follow-ups

In this case I'd be seen only by one doctor and she specializes in weight and hormones, but she also creates a food + fitness set of guidelines. Less holistic, more focused on the hormones side of things.

Has plenty of positive testimonials and before and after photos.

Only available June 8.

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What do you think? Which would you choose and why? I feel silly coming here for this but I've asked people irl and no one can help.

I am truly on the fence because the 1st is more complete but it's a lot of money to pay upfront (what if I dont have a detectable problem? is it worth paying that much?). The other one has a higher price per appointment but you need less of them, so it ends up being cheaper, though it's mostly focused on weight and hormones.

Thoughts?

P.s.: I'm in Europe in case these prices sound strange.

TL;DR: I need to choose between weight loss clinics. One is holistic, the other focused on weight loss and hormones. 1st more expensive, 2nd cheaper. 1st has no testimonials, 2nd does.

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I've lost 18.3 lbs in a healthy way and I think it has to do with therapy

25F SW 350.1 lbs CW: 331.8 lbs

Over the last ~10 weeks, I have lost 18.3 lbs. Maybe it doesn't seem like a lot, especially considering by starting weight, but this is the most weight I've ever lost in a healthy, sustainable manner.

Last year, I lost 40 lbs...but I lost it because I stopped eating and sleeping properly due to depression. I've had similar situations happen throughout the course of my life.

I've struggled with binge eating for 15 years and I have tried every single diet on the planet: all-fruit, cabbage soup, cleanses, Atkins etc.

For me, none of them ever worked because restriction is the easiest way to trigger a binge. I've been doing that cycle on and off for more than half my life.

However, I am learning that some of my lack of progress was due entirely to self-sabotage, thanks to some pretty heavy past trauma.

I rejoined Weight Watchers in January (not an endorsement, just saying that's what I'm doing) and for some reason, this time it's sticking. I've never been able to lose on any weight loss program previously and I think what it comes down to is...I'm finally in therapy to deal with all of my garbage.

I have used food as a tool to deal with my emotions for a long time. I have sabotaged all of my success because, for me, my weight is a good way to stay invisible and ensure that people - especially men - leave me alone. I've punished myself by eating things I knew weren't good for me, because I felt like I didn't deserve success. I've psyched myself out and said "Have that whole cake. You'll never succeed in losing weight anyway, might as well embrace it."

I've been down this road dozens of times before...but I've never had anyone else's hand to grab for help until now.

If any of the above sounds like you, I would really suggest trying to focus on the inner self as much as the outer. Therapy is an option, and I personally think a good therapist is a fabulous tool, but unfortunately that isn't always accessible to everyone. In that case, look into authors like Louise Hay, Brené Brown, Dr. David Burns, Dr. Andrew Weil all have some really great books that can help. Again, not an endorsement or anything like that, just saying what I personally connect to.

Good luck all. May the force be with us.

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Can’t seem to find my true caloric needs

First off I am 27 years old, between 180-190 pounds, 14% body fat, and 5’10”.

Back in September 2020 at 180 pounds I tried to go down to 2100 calories to hit my goal weight of 170. By the time December came around I was still weighing around 180. This could’ve been many factors such as not having a gym open and having to train with the limited amount of weights I have. I’m still not sure exactly what went wrong.

I came to the conclusion that I should just go back up to maintenance to reset, thinking that I dropped too low and it was causing me more stress, leading to weight retention.

I’ve tried all the calculators and my maintenance calories keep coming to between 2600-2800. I’ve tried my maintenance calories for about 2 months and gained 5 pounds.

My question is this, I want to experiment and see if I can figure out the MOST amount of calories I can have to drop weight, so that I do not drop too low. I was thinking about starting at my maintenance calories, and sticking there for 2-3 weeks while tracking the details such as sleep and the daily macros. If I do not see any change, I will drop 100-200 calories and then stick with those numbers for 2-3 weeks and track. I will basically continue that approach until I notice I lose about a pound a week and then continue with that until my weight loss stalls.

Does this seem like a good approach? I’m not going to do a crazy diet like zero carbs or anything like that at first. I want it to be a balanced macro split.

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My daughter turned 4 at the end of March, and I have finally lost the baby weight.

(SW 246lb CW 228lb 40F 5ft5) 40F

In January, I was 246 lbs. This week I hit 228 lbs - putting me at the weight I was before I got pregnant with my second child.

I track calories and have worked a lot on identifying and crushing habits and triggers. Just understanding WHAT triggers my bingeing habits has helped a lot.

In my first pregnancy, I ate in moderation, exercised regularly until I was nearly 36 weeks, and lost almost everything I'd gained in the weeks after birth.

But with my second, oh boy.

I am a stress eater, a comfort eater, and being pregnant with a toddler was a whole different ballgame. My second pregnancy changed my relationship with food. In addition to persistent, intense nausea for half my pregnancy, I also ended up with intense //pain// whenever I got hungry - which was frequent. I became scared of the feeling of hunger, and worked to avoid it at all costs.

After my daughter was born, the fear of hunger stayed with me. Add to that two small children, and I found myself grabbing a handful of chocolate chips every time I had to put one back to bed, or stopping for a cookie after a frustrating lunchtime encounter.

I tried to track, again and again, but I never had the spoons for the simple task of actually being mindful of what I was eating. My emotional and mental energy was eaten pretty much entirely by the demands of work and motherhood. And so I told myself that this was who I was, and I got used to the perks of the new normal - eating chocolate and chips when I wanted, and not caring how many pieces of pizza I downed.

My kids are older now - 4 and 6 - and suddenly I'm not performing bedtime 6 times a night and they don't need my attention every hour I'm home. But the habits remained.

So now I'm doing something about it. Some weeks I'm strict and see fantastic losses. Other weeks I'm not strict (March has 3 birthdays in our house - that's a lot of cake!) and see tiny losses, or even gains.

But the trendline is the same, and I'm 18 lbs closer to my goal.

I'm learning what my triggers are and how to fill the needs with something else (hot cinnamon apple tea is getting me through a lot of afternoon sweet treat cravings!). I'm learning to be comfortable with my hunger, acknowledging it and then letting it exist without fearing it (this is WEIRDLY empowering for me). I'm learning to indulge my cravings in controlled portions, and to balance them with healthier choices at other times.

I saw someone here recently comment that weight loss is as much about the mental as the physical, and for me that was definitely true. For a long time, I got in the mindset that I'd already missed my window, I was never going to lose that 'baby weight'. But I have, and I can lose more.

Next up: losing the (smaller) baby weight from my first. Then onward to even more.

It's never too late to start.

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Maintenance Monday: April 05, 2021

If you've reached your goal weight and you're looking for a space to discuss with fellow maintainers, this is the thread for you! Whether you're brand new to maintenance or you've been doing it for years, you're welcome to use this space to chat about anything and everything related to the experience of maintaining your weight loss.

Hey everyone, here's your weekly discussion thread! Tell us how maintenance and life in general is going for you this week! And if you missed last week's (or simply want to reread), here's a link.

If there's a specific topic you'd like to see covered in a future thread, please drop a comment or message!

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Developing body dysmorphia the closer I get to my GW

Hey yall! I've been a lurker on this sub for a while and this is my first post here. So I started a weight loss journey in June of 2020 after going though a pretty tough break up. I wanted to be a better me and the first thing I thought of was getting in shape. I lived a pretty sedentary lifestyle for a while and weighed 226lbs back in June, which was my all time heaviest. If I had to guess, I'd say I was around 35-40% body fat and definitely obese in the BMI scale. As of right now, I weigh about 167lbs and have built a decent amount of muscle as well!

My big issue is that even though I'm so close to my goal weight, I've been having a tough time not being so negative to myself. I look at myself in the mirror and I'm just so disappointed that I'm not where I wanted to be by now. I see belly/side fat still and it crushes my self-esteem and really puts me in a dark place. These negative thoughts make it even more difficult to stick to my diet. It's like my brain won't stop telling me that I failed and to just give up cause I'll always look fat no matter what I do. It feels like the closer I get to my goal weight, the more hard I am on myself that I'm not there yet. I'm way harder on myself now than I was when I was legitimately obese and I don't get it!!

I've been stuck at my CW for about a month now, which continues to feed this dumb mental cycle that I been stuck in. Although I've been consistent with my workouts, I have noticed that I have been slipping on my diets lately, specifically with snacking. My current plan is to up the intensity of my diet and workouts a bit to push through this plateau. I'm worried that this body dysmorphia is going to make it extremely difficult to be happy with myself once I finally do reach my goal weight.

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