what are some tips to break my habit of eating takeout frequently?

23F, 5’7”, CW: 190, GW: 160

Hello, i need some help and encouragement for my ongoing weight loss but healthy body image journey.

When I was 13, I weighed at my highest 170 lbs, lost the weight, and went down to 147 - 155 lbs from high school till college until my senior year of college where life started kicking me in the ass. During that time, I also decided to lower my meal plan and cook at home more, but stress and depression (and alcohol) led me to eat out a lot. Since I left 2 years ago I never really kicked the habit for myself, and it really taken over my life a d i gained back all that weight and then some. While I do think I fantasize being at the clothing size I was as a young woman, I do understand that as we grow older our bodies are still changing.

I want to go 21 days without ordering takeout and eating food not cooked by myself (other than my birthday stuff I planned with friends). What are some tips in order to stay on track? I am not a terrible cook (i actually like cooking).

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I failed hard this weekend

5'4 female sw 170 gw 140 cw 160

I've been stuck at 158 for two weeks and then this weekend was my best friends bachlorette and I didn't have to heart to be like no I can't eat or drink that and just ended up obviously going way over and today I weigh in at 160. I know I can regroup and I'll lose weight again but to see that 6 after all the hard work I've put in just because of one weekend makes me really sad. Also I was feeling really good about my 12 pound weight loss and then I saw myself next to her and all the other inshape girls in the pictures and I just feel defeated and unsexy again.

Just a rant sorry. Will just have to get back on the wagon tomorrow

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Reminder: We are more than our reflections

Today, while I was looking in the mirror, I saw that despite having lost 75lbs and finally being a normal BMI, I still had plenty of fat on my frame. I saw that despite weightlifting, I had no visible muscles in my resting state. I felt depressed - as if I had failed.

Then I remembered. The mirror can only show a reflection. Behind that reflection is a story, stretching backwards in time. Thousands of me, describing who I am.

Going all the way back to the day I decided to embark on this journey, they show my drive to succeed, my ambition, willpower, and determination. They show careful thoughtfulness and planning. All of these combined were necessary for embarking on my weight loss journey. And just because those qualities are not reflected in the mirror does not mean they don’t exist!

What the mirror shows is irrelevant. Who you see in the mirror is not who you are. Your physical body is not reflective of your value as a person. It is just a vessel in a constant state of change, propelled by yourself. Your confidence shall stem not from it, but from who you are as a person - your ambition, your willpower, and your determination. That is truly something to be proud of, something you can be proud of long before you reach your goals and long after age has faded your looks.

If, one day, you do take confidence from the mirror, it should not be from how you look, but what having achieved such a look says about you. But here is the kicker - you are already that person, for you have already begun the journey, and in doing so, have displayed the positive qualities you should be fiercely proud of.

In light of this, how we look is almost an academic triviality - something might be neat, something you can adjust to optimize how others interact with you, but not in any way definitional or foundational to who you are.

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I want to lose and keep off 56lbs. How soon can I expect this, realistically?

I’m a 27 year old 5’5” male and I weigh 200lbs, which is the biggest I’ve ever been. This is also the first time I’ve ever said to anyone that I wanna lose weight, even if it’s just writing it down, so thank you for listening.

I started my weight loss journey about two weeks ago and have so far lost 10lbs, which I assume is mostly, if not entirely, water weight.

Since the start of this journey I’ve eaten/drunk about 1400 calories a day, weighed & tracked all of my food, and am trying to get 10k steps in every other day. As a side: I know that more exercise will help contribute to weight loss, but I know myself very well and I’m definitely willing to work out more further down the line, but if I do too much at the start I’ll burn out and give up.

Will I lose weight if I keep doing what I’m currently doing? And if so, how long (approx) is it likely that I can reach my goal weight of <150lbs?

I know my question seems really basic but I don’t know where else to ask, and most Google results are from companies trying to sell me programmes or something.

Thank you so much for reading!

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I get demotivated during my journey of weight loss. This has happened thrice to me. Help!

This is the third time this has happened to me. I have finally decided to seek help about it. 3 yrs ago. I decided to lose weight, i am really overweight, my bmi is almost 29. So let me get to the point, i lost 6 kgs. Then it started going slow. I hit a plateu. Now just 8 months ago i started losing weight. Like seriously. I lost around 10 kgs in 4 5 months. Then 4 months ago, i got carried away and stopped seeing my weight and watching my calories. One thing led to another and i gained 12 more kgs. I decided to start again tomorrow. I have decided to try to cut out on my soda intake because i have been drinking 3 cans of pop a day and hv been drinking only water since two days and it gave me a .5 kg drop in weight. So i dont want to stop along thhe way and not get demotivated with a plateu , what should i do to to prevent this? Thanks

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I’m doing this for me.

26f, SW: 281, Old weight before gaining: 272/266. GW: 200/130.

Not one person has said I looked good like they used to. They just don’t care. Yes I’m doing this for me, Always. At least say you see some changes... This only reminds me how alone I am. I live alone.

The rest of this will be positive. I shouldn’t care if no one has noticed how many inches I lost. I actually gained 14 lbs back in 2 weeks so maybe that’s why no one said anything, I’m only down 3 lbs. But still, I can see a huge difference in my waist/back/even in my stomach. It’s always been my chest. I will no longer talk about my weight loss to anyone and I’ve tried to do this from the start, This time for real. Let’s see when I lose another 30 lbs. Or 50. I’ll wait for people to notice cause it will make me feel good and gain me more confidence. Thing is, I’m moving in July so now people will only see me on IG. They won’t get to see me in person again because I don’t plan to come back. I have to start taking the bus to the gym due to lack of rides; But I have been working out more at home for 3x days a week and I’m adding it back to 6 days. I just renewed my bus pass and waiting for the mail to come in. I can’t wait to get back to the gym and never been so exited!!

Weight loss is for me and me alone. I’m doing this for me. I’m so ready to have my dream body and only wish I started sooner!! I joined the gym in summer 2017 so I could have lost it by now but I have only been battling the same 30 lbs since, This time I’m making it a commitment and my top priority to lose weight. Anything else is secondary. I’m going into my third week but I would count it as my second because I never had a ride to the gym the first week and only went walking every day.

To sum it up:

—I will be walking every day of the week. Taking rest days as needed but less.

—I will workout 6 days a week, 30+ minutes at home and 1-2 hours at the gym.

—I will not talk about my weight loss to others unless they bring it up first.

—I will do more meal prepping and plan out my meals better, I never know what to eat for dinner.

It depends what videos I do at home, I am going to write out a schedule on paper like I used to do in a folder. I started by doing 15 minute videos this week, and I am ready to do 30 minutes tomorrow + 10 minutes of stretching first. I will go walking first thing in the morning. (Starting Tuesday- I got an early dentist appointment so I will walk in the afternoon)

Thanks for reading!!

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A bag of dog food was a wake-up call.

I’ve been struggling with my weight for about a decade now. When I had my child a few years ago I was able to lose all the weight I had put on. Somehow, it shot up another 20 lbs over the course of a year. Now I’m about 17 lbs overweight with a weight loss goal of 30 lbs. I’ve never been able to stick to what actually works for me, CICO, because I stress-eat and dread giving up sweets. But... just the other day, we had our dog’s food delivered, a 17.5 lb bag. As I struggled to lug that thing inside I realized, “Whoa. This is how much fat is on me right now. This is exactly how many pounds overweight I am!” Something about that hit me hard. I downloaded MFP once more and am really going to try to give this a fair shot. Any other experiences that really hit home for yall?

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