I'm Miserable...but hopeful.

I have constantly battled with weight my entire life. I remember being a child, and I mean like 5 years old and people commenting on how big my stomach was. I remember having family visit and they would constantly say as a "compliment" "My how big you've gotten." or "wow look how much you've grown. At the age of 16 I bit the bullet joined a gym and have been on this yoyo diet cycle ever since I've been up and I've been down. I've been every size on the planet earth and I am sick of it! This parallelogram hasn't been helpful either. Prior to(the parallelogram) I had been my goal weight of 144-150 and was able to maintain that. However the combination of a really bad relationship (which I am now out of thank gawd!!!), unemployment, bad employment, lack of a steady home, then a new relationship (with an amazing partner, who just happens to love to cook) and the aforementioned blight that has encompassed this earth, set me back, it set me back good. I have gained approximately 40 pounds over the course of 2 years effectively gaining back pretty much everything I worked so hard to lose. Reddit I'm being super hard on myself right now. I just don't know how to get back and stay on this horse again. It's not so much losing the weight that's the issue. It's the lack of trust I have in myself to make good decisions when it comes to my health. Ya'll I really don't want to get to 60 years old and still be constantly worrying about my weight. I want to get to a place where I can enjoy my life, eat the food that I like, and maintain my health and fitness goals. So this is all to say I'm starting back on this journey again.... and this is it for me. No more yoyo's, no more losing and gaining. I'm doing this in a sustainable way, and obviously I need help. Let me know what your suggestions are for initializing weight loss and then maintaining a healthy weight.

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Finally down 15kg!

5'7, HW 85kg, CW 69kg, GW 60kg Hey y'all! I've been anxiously eyeing the scale for the past week to see if I can make this post yet, and given that I haven't gone into 70s all week I think I finally can. I've officially lost just over 15kg! I would've lost more had I stuck to my original deficit, but chronometer was starting to give me 1000 calorie limits so I upped my intake by 300 calories. I look a lot better, I've also got a gym membership now and go at least 3x a week so my fitness is improving too! I don't recognise myself in some photos, it's surreal. My weight loss is slowing down a lot now, which I'm struggling a little to accept but I know that losing at a slow pace is healthy and I need to just keep on going. Is anyone else in the final stretch of their weight loss? What are y'all's motivations?

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Weight Gain

Hey, I’ve got a little situation, and I’m hoping someone can help ease my mind, or give me some advice. Here’s the breakdown:

I’m 6ft. I started at 240lbs, and I’ve lost 68 over the course of 6 months. I hit 172 a few weeks back.

I have been eating about 1,500 calories a day, with 110+ grams of protein for the entire duration of this weight loss journey, and everything has been fine.

About 2 weeks ago is when I hit my lowest of 172lbs. Ever since then, nothing in my diet has changed. Same thing that’s worked this whole time. I’ve started working out for like 20 minutes or so 2-3 times a week, and then I recently added in boxing the past 3 days. Just wondering if not moving was my issue.

However, since adding more workouts into my routine, and not changing my diet at all. I’ve gone up 6lbs, and I’m at 178. Still at 1,500 calories, I eat the same meals, at the same time, I sleep exactly the same. I’m just curious what I’m doing wrong?

I weigh every gram of my food out. I’ve exercising more. And according to my TDEE, I should be in 600-700 calorie deficit. Is it a plateau, that I’m supposed to just wait out? or is it too little, or too many calories? The workload too small, or too big?

If I’ve left any info out, let me know.

If anyone can help, thank you so much.

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Opinion on Goal Jeans?

So I’ve been CICO for 2 months now, and I’m down about 18lbs and I don’t feel it or see it at all. SW is 233lbs, so I know I have a long long way to go to my goal weight of 150lbs. I see posts all the time on here saying clothes start to fit different, but I’m in stretchy pants all day every day - stay at home mom of 2 under 2.

I’m thinking of buying a nice pair of jeans in like a 12-14, I’m an 18 right now. Is this a terrible idea? Am I going to frustate the hell out of myself every time I try to pull those bad boys on? Or will it be motivation to keep going? What are your thoughts/suggestions/things that helped you see your weight loss?

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6 Tips That Helped Me Lose Weight

I am not perfect in any way. These are just a few of the things I focused on to lose weight. Take what you want, leave what you don’t.

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#1 - Internal Motivation:

I had to find something deep within myself to keep me motivated. Surface-level things weren’t cutting it. I had to peel back the layers, like an onion, to discover my TRUE MOTIVATION. Once I knew what that was, I was focused, disciplined, and on a mission to succeed.

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#2 - My Macros:

I learned quickly that not every nutrition plan is going to work for everybody. Cookiecutter plans don’t take into account your body’s unique makeup and personal needs. It took me a while, but I did learn how to determine my resting metabolic rate based on my weight and body fat percentage. From there, I was able to customize my macronutrients for weight loss. I highly recommend learning this process. I’ll tell you why in step #5.

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#3 Key Essential Nutrients:

After doing some more reading and research, I learned that our bodies need certain vital nutrients for healthy weight loss, and most of us don’t get enough of them (Vitamins, Minerals, Fiber, Water, Healthy Fats). After completing step #2 and looking at what I was eating, I realized I needed to fill in the gaps with a few supplements to get everything my body needed — getting the nutrients I was missing made a HUGE difference in my results. I started having more physical and mental energy, my digestion started improving, the time I needed to recover between workouts began to decrease, and my weight loss started to go much faster.

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#4 Exercise:

Exercise for me was so difficult. Not because it was hard, but because I was so embarrassed and felt so out of place going into a gym (I got bulled one time for being the “fat guy” on the treadmill). SO… I had to make exercise enjoyable and comfortable. I started with at-home activities from YouTube. Then I found some awesome exercise video games. My main focus was to do my best for 30-45 minutes a day. Now that I've lost the weight, I'm enjoying Crossfit!

#5 Breaking Plateaus:

As your body changes, what worked 10, 8, 6, 4, or even 2 weeks might not work today. That is why it is so important to learn how to calculate your resting metabolic rate and calculate your macros. Those numbers will change as your body changes. If my weight or my body fat percentage weight down, I did not worry about this. When BOTH my weight and body fat percentage plateaued, I would re-evaluate my numbers and make changes.

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#6 Find a coach who can teach you, not do for you:

After lots and lots of coaches and trainers telling me what to do, I got results, but I always relied on them, and I didn't want to have to be paying someone constantly. I eventually found a coach who took the time to TEACH ME how to do all this (KNOWLEDGE IS PRICELESS). Now, I can do it independently and don’t need to pay others to figure all of this out for me. I’m in control and know what to do to get the results I want to get, and I have!

I hope this helps! And again, take what you want, leave what you don't.

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Maintenance Monday: July 05, 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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Any advice to get back into a weight loss routine?

Hi all, this is my first post here and I’m just looking for a little advice :)

My weight has fluctuated between 145-150 lbs between the ages of 15-22, all the while I was trying too hard to be in a caloric deficit and always wishing I could just lose a few extra pounds (unsuccessfully). Well, once covid hit I pretty much had enough time on my hands to make losing weight my full time job and I was doing zoom hiit workouts once a day, tracking and eating about 1400-1600 calories a day, going on long walks with my dog, and getting plenty of sleep each night. I lost about 15lbs in 3 months and have actually been able to keep it off! Once I started working full time though, I got out of the swing of things and haven’t lost any more weight, leaving me feeling really good in my skin but I don’t feel like I’ve reached my fitness goals that I’ve always longed for.

So, what would you all suggest I start doing to get back into a weight loss mindset? I felt like it was hard at the beginning of my weight loss journey but once I was in a routine it was actually a lot easier so I’d love to get back into a routine like that. Where should I start?

For reference I am 23years old, female, 5’4”, 134lbs, 24.1%BF, and love weightlifting. My goal would be to lose max 10 more pounds before embarking on an official bulk.

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