How do you think doja cat worked out to lose weight?

I feel like I have to say the following because I have been judged very harshly in similar subs for posting a similar question before and I hope it does not happen again:

I have the genetics to achieve Doja Cat's body shape. I'm not setting unrealistic expectations for myself so please do not try to imply that. I am not trying to build a butt. I am not trying to get a smaller waist. I do not secretly have body dysmorphia or anything like that. This is a realistic goal for me.

I understand weight loss is all about CICO. Yes she did that to lose weight, but it looks like she worked out as well (I think), otherwise she would be a little more skinny-fat looking, right? So what do you think she did to work out?

Before/After picture of Doja's weight loss

I currently look like the before.

I appreciate any answers! Thank you!

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Accomplished, but not quite?

In October 2019 I was 18 and had some sort of “awakening” where I became really conscious of my health in the future, thinking about how my weight would affect my life with my kids (helping them make healthy choices, running after them, etc) this led to me choosing to lose weight. I was about 230 lbs (at 5’7.5 height) at the time, and by around April or May of 2020 I stalled at ~180 lbs and started maintaining here. I’ve been maintaining at 180 for over a year now, but my goal when I started and is still 160 lbs.

During “phase 1” of my weight loss journey I was really focused on my health & didn’t care much about how I’d look when it was all done, I was focused on the long term, but suddenly now that that weight is gone I can only focus on my looks (it feels great to look like this & I think I subconsciously miss that feeling of looking smaller in each progress pic???) and I can’t get ANYWHERE. I’m a lot healthier than when I started with a better diet and consistent exercise, so some part of my brain convinces itself there’s no use in worrying further about that stuff, but yet I still want to look better & feel better in doing so.

When my motivation changed, my weight stayed the exact same, and nothings been able to help it budge. At 180, I’m fluctuating the same 5 lbs every month and I don’t know how to get back on the right track... has anyone else ever had this problem? I want to lose more weight but I can’t even bring myself to do it for myself, despite knowing it’s totally possible 50 lbs later.

If anyone has any advice or tips, it would be so appreciated, because this has become really frustrating for me!

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Starting over again (never give up)

23M, 6’0 , SW: 403 GW: 203

Hello, to give some context I lost a bunch of weight in 2018 about 135 pounds as much as I can remember. I was 357 pounds when I started. Unfortunately I gained it all back and then some.

Due to the fact various reasons I got to comfortable, I reverted back to bad eating habits and not being active, and as well as when i tried to become active again I was working a job that made me miserable and was very hard on my body. So going to the gym was sort of an after thought because of having to do 8 hours of hard labor. I felt miserable. All the work I put in I pretty much gone just like that. (this is pretty condensed and short version of my story but its the jist of it)

Well as of last week I started a new journey. I weighed my self last week clocking in at 403 pounds on May 31st of this year (heaviest i ever been). As of posting this I weigh 388 pounds. I’ve been through the weight loss journey before and I know I can do it again. It will be a long journey but i’m up for it, nothing worth having does not come without hard work. I’m more motivated than ever and hope to inspire others that struggle with weight like myself. I definitely want to share my personal experiences and tips as well as share progress photos with you all.

I also am open to tips myself as well as when I get down to my goal weight how do I maintain it and keep the weight off this time. I’d love to hear advice on this as well as tips on still being able to enjoy junk food but refrain on over indulging again.

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 06 June 2021? Start here!

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Why you’re overweight

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Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently.

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Before You Start

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The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week.

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Tracking

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Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don’t cheat the numbers. You’ll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it.

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How can I lose 80 pounds?

Hi! 22 (m), college student, and working 40 hours a week during the summer. During high school back in 2015, I weighed 280 pounds. Got fed up, decided to be proactive, and got down to 220 pounds in 2017. I never counted calories or anything like that (Just controlled portions). I did give up soda though, haven't drank soda ever since 2015. I'm 6', big frame, and my BMI says I should weigh in at 180 pounds. Personally, I believe 200 pounds is more realistic as I mentioned before (Big frame, broad shoulders). I should also mention that my routine consisted of two hours on the elliptical, 50 reps with 25 pound weights, and 50 situps. I belive there were days where I worked out two times a day with this routine. Unfortunately, the amount of time I had dwindled after graduating high school. I got a part-time job at a retail store and got accepted by a university. I'm an architect major and my major is EXTREMELY involved. I don't have much time during the semester. As a result, I slowly climbed back up to 280 pounds. I've always been dedicated and hardworking. I'm my own harshest critic, let's just say I wasn't easy on myself when I put the weight back on. I'm also at a point in my life where I'm confident and happy, I realize that I'm going to eventually lose the weight again. Personally, the elliptical is EXTREMELY boring. Any recommendations/tips are appreciated! I've always thought of weight loss as something you must be ready to commit to. If not, you're never going to lose it. Like I said before, I believe I'm finally in that position again. My confidence and mindset has been as good as it has ever been. Thanks for reading, I know this was a bit long!

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Has your weight loss changed the way you think?

I've dropped a lot of weight recently. I've never been that big but I've always been over weight. I'm a 22M and so far I've dropped 20lbs. I'm starting to notice things. I'm getting more comments my my size.

My close family has always noticed small changes and eather complimented me or gave me a hard time. Now however people around me at my job and stuff are starting to say things. Before I didn't like people commenting on my weight but now I really like it.

I've also noticed I been a lot more Sharp in the mind. I work with a lot of numbers at my job and I have gotten better and quicker. I also have not felt the need to take smoke brakes at work. I almost never smoke at home and now not at work. I've basically quit smoking without even trying.

The last thing is the type of girls I'm attracted to. I know it's odd but it's true. Before I have always been in to girls with big boobs and butts. I've always preferred flat bellys with a bigger waist/build. Now however I'm more into tinyer girls with smaller boobs and small builds. I'm still into booty though lol. Tonight I'm taking a girl out who a few months ago I wouldn't have batted a eye at. She probably wouldn't have looked at me either.

All of this is big motivation for me to keep going and getting to my goal weight of 180lbs.

Have any of you experienced the same thing?

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Fuck it, I'm back

*rule 7 disclaimer: I am not trying to recruit anybody nor would I gain anything from doing so. I'm just describing my personal choices.

26F, 392 pounds

Last year during quarantine was the first time since high school that I successfully ate a healthy diet and sustained regular exercise, facilitated by weight loss and steps-per-day challenges that I signed up for on the app HealthyWage. My success lasted three months and I did lose about 35 pounds. Not amazing, but I proved to myself that I could do it since I literally thought I had fucked up my dopamine patterns and was no longer capable of changing my lifestyle.

I grew a lot this year. I became a more confident and assertive person, my career is going well, I'm doing better financially and will be buying a house next year, and I'm volunteering in a field I had always dreamed of. I have some real friendships, which I haven't had for a few years.

I also gained 25 of the pounds back. I have a fairly active job (teacher) and good health considering my size, but my food choices have been atrocious and the in-person teaching during a pandemic made my emotional eating worse. Once my vaccine immunity kicked in, my outlook on life got a lot healthier, and I successfully completed another step challenge these past two months. I really do love taking walks and having an active job, and I get like 5K steps just at work. Still, the food habits die hard.

On June 1st, I made a decision. I am going to write down everything I eat and everything I spend for one year regardless how ugly the truth is. (For obvious and also some less obvious, shitty-childhood-experiences-related reasons, finances and food are pretty closely tied together for me.) I don't have a goal for the exact amount of weight I want to lose. My initial commitment was just to be honest with myself.

Then I said fuck it and signed up for another weight loss challenge via the app. The main type of challenge they advertise is to maintain weight loss (whatever % you choose) over a period of at least six months. You put up money each month, and then you win the money back plus more, but you have to do your final weigh-in within the last two weeks of that time period. This is the challenge I ultimately failed last year. But they also have mini-challenges, where you commit to lose 4% of your body weight over a period of about six weeks. Those short-term extrinsic motivators are much more realistic for me, so I chose this challenge.

I need to be under 376 pounds by July 11th. This is obviously not going to be a problem if I'm doing what I'm supposed to do. Hell, in water weight alone I'll probably drop like 5+ pounds the first week. The issue is maintenance, which again, I have proved to myself that I am perfectly capable of.

I really don't even have a goal weight at the moment. I just want to build healthy habits, and for the next year my healthy habits are these:

1) I will write down everything I eat and the calories, even if it's a cheat day.

2) I will wait no more than two weeks after the end of one weight loss challenge before entering another. I will choose realistic goals for these challenges and not do anything that's going to overwhelm me physically or mentally.

3) Same with the step challenges.

4) I will post an update here every time a step or weight loss challenge ends, regardless of the result.

I should point out that I'm not spending any money I can't afford to lose. Do I want to potentially throw $80 per month down the drain if I decide to turn into a potato again? Not especially. But I don't want to be nearly 400 pounds anymore either.

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