NSV: I took "before" pictures.

I've already been through this and thought it was the last/only time.

I'm deeply ashamed that I've put on 60lbs.

Last time, I was a fucking mess. I went from >300lbs to 197lbs in under a year. I was overly restrictive a lot of the time because I became addicted to the weight loss on the scale - when you feel like shit for being fat your entire life, seeing in that number that a better future is possible gives you a sense of euphoria - or at least for me.

I did not understand nutrition. Also didn't understand the real risks in being overly restrictive. My goal was to get skinny so I could find someone to have sex with. Not a bad goal but not my goal now.

I maintained for a couple years, but I gained weight because I was depressed. In 2020 I was stuck inside, in a very bad dead bedroom relationship, miserable at working from home. I'm leaving the apartment, dumped the boyfriend, and am back in my office with the gym downstairs - which has helped me a lot. Still not 100% but getting there.

What I want is to be healthy. I couldn't give a shit if anyone wants to have sex with me. Four months ago I took my father to the ER with heart failure. He's obese, abuses alcohol, and uses tobacco. Same age his father had a heart attack and died. If I can't stop fucking around I'm looking at another 30 years alive if I'm lucky, because I know where this leads and have seen it.

I've decided to eat at a realistic deficit for someone who is a 6'4" man. I eat vegetarian because it makes me happy, the last few days I've eaten good, balanced meals and taken my vitamins. Starting in a couple hours, I am going to run for no more than an hour each day - only because it makes me happy and is great cardio, I'm not going to use it to try and burn extra. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to gradually work back to my 5x/wk weight lifting routine and try to keep consistent with that. The first week of July, I'm going to see a therapist to discuss my depressive year and get some help.

I'm not a big drinker, but have decide to make the commitment not to drink alcohol because it was a factor in familial health issues.

I took my before pic today. Even in the mirror I see myself in every day, the picture just looks terrible. But I'm proud, I've been dreading this. It's good to look at myself this way, feels like less bullshit.

On May 31, 2022 I will take an "after" picture. I am also fulfilling a childhood dream of joining the Navy on that date, since I'll be within the weight standards to do so.

I no longer feel like I'm trapped in a daze or don't have control over my life. I feel empowered and happy, I'm making the right changes.

I just wanted to tell someone. You all are awesome, and we are all going to achieve what we want if we put in the time and effort!

Also lost 1lb the last few days where I've made changes. Off to steam some veggies...

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I need help

7 years ago before my pregnancy I frequented this subreddit and lost 80lbs. I was at my absolute smallest since high school. I used MFP and went to the gym 6 days a week.

Ever since pregnancy I’ve been overweight. I would try every diet and exercise regime out there and nothing would stick. I’ve been to therapy and I’m slowly starting to feel some self worth.

But this pandemic..... this fucking province (Ontario)..... being locked in for what feels like a year and a half... having to teach my son because the schools are closed. I can’t seem to find any reason to lose the weight I so desperately need to lose. I am the heaviest I’ve ever been. Drinking 3 nights a week minimum. Eating cheap carbs to save money since I’m not working as much (the price of fruits and veggies here are insane with a pack of lettuce at $7). I’m so sore probably from being overweight and too depressed to do anything about it.

My husband and I have a Weight machine and a bike and I just don’t use it. We’ve tried walks but our 4 year old likes to stop and smell the flowers every 3 steps lol.

Can someone offer some sort of advice to help me get started? I am at a loss and in desperate need of weight loss. Please :( I want to feel good again.

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Hardcore May is over!

Well my hardcore May went great. I'm down 6 pounds this month and it feels so motivation to finally break that plateau. 2 pounds from breaking 170 lbs and so excited.

what I learned from this month:

• an accurate fitness watch is so helpful. my old ripoff watch never read my heart rate and the preset calorie estimates from Google fit were too generous. Since I've been using a proper fitness watch with heart rate monitoring my extra calories burned is so much more accurate. since I've started using those I am losing a lot more weight as I'm eating back way less calories.

• it is helpful to eat back SOME of your workout calories especially if you have a crazy active day. On days when I was going hard for 8 hours and clocking 1000 extra calories burned, I generally needed to eat back about half those calories to avoid getting hangry. but in days when I just get an extra 200 to 300 calories from walking or playing with my son, not eating back those calories resulted in more weight loss with no misery.

• an iced latte with milk is just as good as an iced cappuccino, especially from my local coffee shop. half the calories and so refreshing

• it is good to have others know about and support your weight loss. not to nag you, but to remind you of your goals when your just not feeling it. a gentle nudge to just get up and do something, anything, is so helpful.

• 10 k steps is totally doable and even 15 k is pretty reasonable with just 3 prolonged active periods in a day (walks, playground, ringfit, stairs, etc.) unfortunately I didn't get to go to the gym as its closed for the lockdown still. hopefully I can go back in June.

• hourly squats and pushups are a better idea when it's not flipping hot and you work in a no air conditioning office. bring a change of clothes and sunscreen for the summer as I am going to be a sweaty mess after my lunchtime walks.

Now if you'll excuse me, my partner is getting DQ ice cream cake tonight for his birthday, and you better believe I'm having a slice! but first got to do some ring fit and some walking to make sure I've got the spare calories on board.

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Shopping for clothes is now something I enjoy instead of dread

I've lost a fair bit of weight this past year though straight up CICO and casual exercise and, understandably, all of my pre-weight loss clothes don't even approach fitting anymore. This is particularly an issue for any sort of professional wear as the pandemic meant I did not need to purchase any while losing weight like I did with more casual clothes.

Since I'm finishing my weight loss journey I decided to go shopping to start rebuilding my button down collection. I always hated shopping for clothes. I hated looking at myself in the change room mirror, seeing how I barely squeezed into whatever I was trying on. I hated praying that the largest size in the store, usually an XL, would fit while there were stores like the Gap where I knew even the largest sizes were too small. It always made me feel awful.

So this time I grabbed some mediums, a size that seems to usually work these days, in a few styles and headed to the fitting room. One of the shirts fit quite nicely, but another was surprisingly loose. On a whim I decided to see if a small would even fit, and, while it was certainly fitted, it looked good and wasn't even tight like some XL used to be. I realized that I was enjoying looking at myself and seeing how the clothes fit. Even more importantly, I no longer cared whether the small fit because that would either mean I just went a size up or that it just wasn't the right cut.

So I bought my first size small piece of clothing since...who knows...I was a small child? Even then I'm fairly sure I was on the larger end. It is surreal now to even think that I would buy a size small but its also a sign that there no longer stores that I should fear entering to shop. I don't feel much different after losing weight in many ways, but this is one area where there is a major change.

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Maintenance Monday: May 31, 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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Small victories to celebrate one month of this journey!

Hi r/loseit! I've been hanging around this sub for a while now but I didn't officially take weight loss seriously until about a month ago when some health issues came into play. Long story short, doctor said I need to lose weight.

It has been challenging to make changes to my lifestyle but surprisingly not as bad as I thought it would be. I cut out dairy, cut down on bread/rice/potatoes, started eating salad for lunch, cut down my portions to a real serving size, and started CICO. I've been exercising regularly by walking/jogging, biking, going to classes at the gym (never thought I'd be doing Zumba but here we are!). I switched from soda or juice to coke zero or lacroix. I'm working on learning to eat only when I'm hungry and not just when I'm bored or think about food.

Today, I finally started to see the changes. My face looks different. My stomach looks smaller. My clothes are looser. I dont feel stuffed all the time. My skin is clear. My rings fit more comfortably. My bra isn't tight. And I'm only 2 lbs down on the scale???

If this is what my life could look like with just a month's worth of work, then bring on a whole summer of good health habits! I'm ready for it! I have a long way to go before I'm at my goal weight but this start is encouraging.

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Thing they never tell you: weight loss is awkward

32F, 5’7”, CW: 214, SW: 234, GW: 150ish

I’ve been on a plateau for a few months and have admittedly been stressed out and mostly just trying to keep the weight I lost off (with some success).

I have started my research, which is a very physical job hiking through the forest for several hours a day, crouching and looking at plants with a big heavy pack on my back. I also hike on the weekend with my dog every other week or so, and the “down time” at my job also involves things like agricultural work, such as digging holes and shaking out dirt from sod to plant trees for an orchard. I also strength train with body weight exercises. I am not really paying attention to calories except a general goal not to eat crappy foods.

As a result of all this, I have begun losing fat, but not weight. I am two pounds heavier on the scale but my pants are comically loose. I have a shirt that has not fit in two years that is almost comfortable, but not evenly: loose in the shoulders and chest, still a bit snug on the waist but not too much so. Parts of my face look uneven, but my glasses are actually loose. I’m not yet ready to shed my max weight clothes quite yet, and I can’t slip back into all my old clothes yet.

Having never lost this much weight this quickly before, I am surprised at how awkward it is, physically. I have accepted that my body is going through a large change, but it’s weird and uncomfortable to be able to see it day in and day out until I’ve begun to normalize.

Anybody else experience this or is it just my weird body?

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