How to stop obsessing over weight loss?

This is a bit of an embarrassing question but how do I stop being so obsessed with weight loss and checking my progress in the mirror? Back at the end of February I was in a place I was extremely happy with and I hadn't looked in the mirror a while before that but since then I've not been able to stop scanning every section of my midsection to look for faults and it demotivates me so much and I can't stop, as much as I want to. I was doing so much better before this because I had a vague idea but didn't really know what my body looked like which let me do the exercise with no preconceptions but now I feel too fat when looking in the mirror and ill skip workouts if I look too fat, which is completely irrational. Anybody have any advice? All is welcome, no need to hold back critiques!

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Losing 10lbs in 1.5 weeks normal?

Hello all! I’m a 25y/o 5’2” female who’s starting weight was 187 with a current weight of 177. The only thing is I gained that weight in a month, yet have lost it in a fairly short span of time.

For exercise I’ve been walking with the occasional 10 minute jog, but nothing more than I would normally do when I was the previous weight. The biggest change has been my eating habits this past week, which have contained healthy foods such as oatmeal, 2% milk, egg whites, spinach, and some fruits. I have had a little bit of fast food when my grandmother offered, but I didn’t go overboard on it.

I’m working hard on making this a sustainable change due to risk of heart disease and diabetes in my family, but I’m worried the positive changes I’m making are causing weight loss too fast. My appetite hasn’t been the best lately either, so I’m trying my hardest to eat full portions of meals (and succeeding for the most part).

Another thing I’m worried about is lose skin, as I eventually want to make it into the 140s (I’ve not been 140 for about 10 years).

I’m new to all of this as this is the first time I’m actually motivated to lose for good and keep it off. I’m sorry if this is kind of a dumb question, but I just have tremendous amounts of unnecessary anxiety (thank you, anxiety disorder).

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After loosing 60 pounds I still feel overweight and big F(29) 205->145

I started my weight loss journey over a year ago at 205lbs. I managed to go down to 145 by eating healthy and walking 10.000 steps everyday. ( I am 5.7'). My issue is that I still feel big. I feel that my body is not better than before. It is still "ugly" but with a different way. I see my thights and my belly still having fat and a bit of loose skin and I am very concious. I believe it is because I did not focus on excercising more but I am still very insecure with my looks, even more than before. Especially after going under the 150 lbs tableau. Is anyone else expreriencing that? What did you do to feel better?

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Tantrum Tuesday - The Day to Rant!

I Rant, Therefore I Am

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Well bla-de-da-da! What's making your blood boil? What's under your skin? What's making you see red? What's up in your craw? Let's hear your weight loss related rants!

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What’s a good way to add protein into your diet without excess calories?

So I’ve been on my weight loss grind for about 9 weeks. Great progress so far! About 29 pounds down. There are some things I could still stand to work on, like eating more lean protein. But here’s the thing: I know things like eggs, chicken, fish, etc are great. But coupled with whatever else I eat throughout the day the calories really add up. For example, if I have 3 eggs and 4-6 ounces of salmon, that’s about 550-700 calories, which is not ideal. My goal is not to cut these foods, they’ll still be eaten every day. But I want to maximize my protein intake without consuming 800+ calories in the process. What are some ways I can get more of it into my diet?

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I'm tired of giving up/ being fat

Hey r/loseit. I'm (30 M) a long-time lurker and I don't post much. I don't know if I have much point to posting here, but I think I just need some community support to help me make a change.

i've been battling with my weight my entire life and I don't have a great body image of myself. At my heaviest in 2017 I was 355 lbs and was then diagnosed with Type II diabetes. I cut out sugary soda which was really the only change I made and dropped down to 320, which is where I stayed ever since more or less. In 2019, my wife and I separated with the divorce being finalized earlier this year (thank you Covid for slowing that down). During that time, I ate out a lot because my wife used to cook healthy meals. As a result, I've been in a plateau for the last 2 years, staying at 320.

Here are the things I've tried. I did Weight Watchers twice, both times not lasting more than a couple weeks. I tried Intermittent Fasting and joined the subreddit here, but I found that the first meal out of a fast I would just eat two meals because I was so hungry. One weekend of not being on IF caused me to gain back 4 weeks of weight loss. It really knocked me down emotionally. Counting calories became too much because I'm terrible with keeping track and measuring and I feel like I'm always off so I lose faith.

I am currently engaged to a wonderful woman and I'm getting married in July of this year. I realize every day that I'm getting older and I feel like I'm done giving up on different diets. I have a healthy relationship now, a great job with decent money, and now it's time to fix my health. Both my ex wife and my fiance have had weight loss surgery and I really want to do this myself without having to do surgery. I guess I need some sort of tool or motivation, something to change my relationship with food.

I know I sound like I'm whining, but I think I'm reaching out to the community. I keep beating myself up for my failures (not just my weight) and I feel like I can't succeed here. Anyways, thanks for listening. It helped just to write it all out.

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Help! I really need to lose weight.

I'm 20F and I really want to shed a couple of pounds by summer. As a uni student, I've been eating ramen noodles and frozen meals. It doesn't help that I have a sweet tooth and I have all the sodas and chocolates at my disposal. I don't know how to cook either so canned and packaged foods were very convenient. Now I'm back at my family's house for the summer and their diet is not very healthy either. We love fatty foods and rice is always served every meal.

This is not my first rodeo at weight loss. Unfortunately, I lost the weight unhealthily back in 2016 and now it's taking a toll on me. I was on a caloric deficit (500 cals a day more or less) and I fasted on random days. On top of that, I exercised 3 times a week and drank undiluted apple cider vinegar. You bet I lost around 30 pounds in about a month or two. I starved myself until I was unhappy. That led me into quadrupling my caloric intake, and now here we are. This is the heaviest I've ever been. I want to lose weight again. However, this time I want to do it right. I've seen all the youtube videos and articles about weight loss, but it's tough to break old habits. I've always had a bad relationship with food. Since I can't cook and I don't know what to eat, I'm afraid that I'll start my journey once again by starving myself. Please help me. I need advice so I can start building my weight loss plan. I'm already looking into taking laxatives. My post is sounding like a recipe for developing an eating disorder.

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