Looking to lose weight this summer and onward.

Hey everyone! So I want to lose weight. I’m 18(M), 280lbs and 5’9. I’m wondering what I should do for weight loss? I did ADF for a month or so awhile back and lost a bunch of weight but gained it back in no time. I’m wondering if I should try ADF again long term or try like a 1200-1500 restrictive diet? I’m only hesitant on doing ADF again because you lose a lot of weight doing it right away, but I just feel like long term it’s better to do a proper diet. I have already talked to my doctor and done blood work and he said I’m basically good for whatever diet I chose(ADF or something else). I do want to do exercise like walking and biking also. Any advice from people that have lost a decent amount of weight near mine that has any tips, I would love any recommendations! Thanks in advance!

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Holy crap I am shocked how much exercise has helped my posture!!

So I know this isn’t directly related to weight but adding in exercise has been part of my routine (currently it’s more just for health and happiness - turns out I really enjoy exercise - than directly weight loss), but it does boost your metabolism to put on muscle and my goal is a combo of fat loss and muscle gain so hopefully it’s okay to post this!

I added exercise to my routine 19 days ago. Which, yknow, isn’t that long, but I’ve been trying to do it daily. It started as just half hour at home exercises but we got a gym membership and so now I’m doing that too and aiming to walk to the gym when I go to it, and do jump rope for an hour on non-gym days (it is surprisingly low impact and intense cardio. I highly recommend jump rope as an at home exercise).

Well, I remember when I first started walking I looked at my reflection while walking and my neck was just SO bent forward. I had terrible posture for a lot of my life and while I’d partially fixed the back and shoulders, my neck posture was terrible.

Well today I was walking home from the gym and looked at my reflection and even though I was slightly hobbling (hurt my knee a bit), my neck was basically straight. I am shocked at how much better my posture already is just through adding exercise and more walking. I do make an effort to have good posture while I walk and I’ve been trying to do it at home to but like... holy crap I didn’t think it would work this fast. Especially because I do still sit on the couch a decent amount as I don’t work and am on summer break from university (which I’m spending working on a programming project sooo a lot of sitting down on my laptop).

I’m genuinely so shocked and happy at how much exercise can fix your posture. I definitely recommend adding it into your routine just as a hobby thing because it’s incredibly beneficial and apparently helps posture too 😂. While it does suck that I gained 20lbs from covid, I think I’m genuinely glad because finding out i actually love exercise when the motivation is intrinsic, has improved my life in so many ways!!!

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Weight Loss and Confidence

Hi all, I'm not totally sure what this post here is yet. This is either a cry for help or a warning to others, maybe both.

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Some Background

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In March, 2020, I was a very obese and unconfident seventeen-year-old. I had spent years this way and there was no sign I was going to be any other way. Of course, lockdown happened. It wasn't until April 27th that I went out, late at night, for a walk. That walk led me into running. I ran out of pain. I ran out of desperation. Shit, I ran out of boredom, but I ran nonetheless. I'd say around August I was looking really freaking good. I had slimmed down to a point I could wear medium-size clothes again! I felt like I was a serious success story.

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Never Enough

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I still wouldn't call my body, "attractive" by any means. I was more of a "good with clothes on" kind of guy. My confidence, the little bit I had begun to develop, took a massive blow. I hated looking at myself in the mirror, again. I became obsessed with how I look and I decided to build some muscle. As it turns out, building muscle is much harder than burning fat. Plus, I had to go to a gym with people in it to do that. Muscle didn't pack on as quickly as I had hoped and it seemed like everything in the world conspired to keep me away from the gym. I became consumed by my body image.

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Obsession

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I can't help but study my face and body when I look into a mirror. I'm not admiring myself when I do this, as those who witnessed the phenomenon may have thought, I'm critiquing myself. At school, I focused on myself, wishing I was able to do something to make my body look better right at that moment. Ironically, every time I did have the chance to work on myself, I felt so depressed that I ended up doing nothing, or something that damaged my body (eating junk, ice cream, etc.). I was/am in a vicious cycle.

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Catastrophe

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I had big plans for my body this summer. Unfortunately, a foot injury and a very irritable skin rash set me back a lot. As I write this I'm still at a healthy weight, but I'm verging very close to an unhealthy weight. I had to take steroids for the latter of my ailments and I packed on the pounds! I feel humiliated and willing to give anything just to have the body I had just a few weeks ago. I wake up and feel how soft my midsection is, and I force myself not to cry. I feel like my confidence is right where it was at when I was obese even though I'm over one hundred pounds lighter!

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Hope?

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I've come to realize my own confidence is so tightly linked to my physical appearance that I feel a newfound determination to fight until my body is something I can be proud of! I'm putting myself on a 5-hour eating window ( I used intermittent fasting to lose the weight the first time), I'm eating nothing but quality protein and vegetables, I am going to lift in the mornings and run in the evenings ( run twice on non-lift days, and on leg day no running), and I am going to make certain I walk 10,000 steps a day outside of my exercise steps. I'm hoping all of this will help me and now that I know my own ability to be confident and happy depend on it, I feel all the more driven. Still, I wonder if there's something else I'm neglecting that may lead to greater confidence and happiness. I've heard about "acceptance," but I simply can't accept my dumpster of a body. The very notion of doing so feels like stagnation and delusion. I'm not doing well, but damn it, I have some sort of hope!

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Advice on plateau

Hey guys! I'm 17M 5'10" and 187lbs. I started my weight loss journey at 240lbs, and it's been relatively smooth sailing until about the last two months. I was losing about 2-3 lbs per week previously but that has dropped to about 0.5lbs per week for the last two months.

I work out 6 times per week. My workout usually consists of 1 hour of targeted strength training and 30-45 minutes of cardio. 1-2 times per week I will go on an additional run for about 2 miles. I have been sticking to 1,700 calories per day (plus I eat back about 3/4 of exercise) and aiming to hit about 150g protein (although I rarely hit that goal) religiously and only go over my calorie limit by about 200 calories once a week. The calorie burn that my Garmin Forerunner watch is measuring seems realistic and is always lower than what the machines at my gym report, so I would be surprised if that is the issue. I don't have the most consistent sleep schedule (lately I've been sleeping from 11pm to 8am) but I am pretty good at abstaining from night time snacking.

So, maybe it's not a plateau per se, but it feels like I should be losing weight a bit faster. Am I doing something wrong? If anyone has advice to overcoming a similar situation it would be greatly appreciated.

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Anxious about group fitness classes

Hi! I’ve been trying to lose weight for about 9-10 months now. The weight loss seems very slow which is frustrating but the most discouraging part is that I hit plateau about 2 months ago and I think that for the most part it might be due to lack of physical activity in my life :(

I’ve been overweight (and even on a lower end of the obesity range) for the majority of my life and avoided going to the gym in fear of judgment but I realise that exercise is crucial if I want to continue bettering myself.

I found a group kickboxing class I would absolutely love to sign up for but the dread of feeling like I don’t belong there because of my athletic abilities and physique is the only thing that is stopping me. I do understand that people wouldn’t typically concentrate on others’ performance , but in a setting of a group session I might feel like my presence is an inconvenience to other participants and a burden to a trainer. Is it common to feel this way? Should I start by solo workouts until I feel better about myself?

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Just had my Doctor's appointment

My weight loss has plateaued for awhile around 240. Couple months around there actually. Had my doc check me he told me most of the excess I'm carrying is skin folds. I've been beating myself up and trying everything I could to smash this wall. I'm shocked right now tbh. I never thought I'd see this day. This journey has taken 17 years to get to this place. Stay the course. Keep fighting. Each and everyone of YOU can and WILL reach your goals. The road might have ups and downs, detours and even some back tracking but just keep going. Thank you all for the help and encouragement along this journey.

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Progress>perfection

In summary, 18F, lost 52 pounds since the age of 15. 5'2, SW: 171 lbs, CW: 122 pounds Lost a good chunk of it during the pandemic. In short, things were going great, until a month or so back. I gained 3-4 pounds due to a binge and restrict cycle and a fuck it mindset, I still worked out 5-6 times a week, but, my diet and mindset and mental peace was horrible. However, since June, I have not binged, (higher calorie days, sure, but not eat till you are sick days) and lost 2 pounds. Before, every cheat meal would turn into a cheat day. My goal is to learn moderation and phase out all-or-none mentality. (I used to have cheat days throughout my weight-loss, not good, which I realize now)

So, today, I had Pasta for dinner, as much as I wished, because, I love it and was craving it for a while. Didn't binge afterwards. I am writing this right now all happy and content and not guilt-ridden. Usually, by night, I would have eaten everything in sight, until I was sick. (I actually cried a couple of times in my mom's lap as well, it was horrible, but, moms are amazing)

Weight-wise, My goal now is to just have a healthy mindset and lose slowly at 2 ish pounds a month, since I am only a couple of pounds away from my goal weight. For the next few months, I am fine with maintaining as well. Since, I did go quite heavy the past couple of months with the weight loss efforts. (90 minutes cardio, 6 times a week, 90 minute weight lifting, 3 times a week, on a calorie deficit)

Anyway, I just wanted to celebrate this victory. Since, I have gone from gaining weight to maintaining it to losing slightly again. And, all of this with cake and pasta! ❤

Well, I guess, I just wanted to remind you guys to be easy with yourselves and you don't have to lose weight year-round, sometimes maintenance is a big victory. Keep chilling guys!

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