Please Help Me, Set Point Theory? How Long Until Body Adjusts To New Weight? [303lbs > 177lbs]

About Me:

• I was born fat and have been so my entire life.

• Obesity runs in our family (both parents as well as brother and sister).

• We eat mostly homemade healthy food (rarely unhealthy and usually on occasions).

• Only I reached that high level of obesity due to my sedentary lifestyle.

• I believe we have a slower than average metabolism (burning 100 less calories / day can result in 10lbs gain / year, until person gains enough fat to compensate for those calories).

• I even tested it myself before I started dieting, I ate the exact calories I needed to maintain weight according to TDEE calculators and I was still gaining weight slowly (fat weight according to InBody Analysis).

• Fortunately, I never had any health complications and according to doctors, I was "metabolically healthy obese" (lab results showed normal insulin sensitivity, normal HbA1c, normal lipid profile, etc, and I had no heart or blood pressure problems).

Weight Loss Journey:

• 295lbs --> 273lbs --> Binge Eating --> 303lbs

• 303lbs --> 256lbs --> Binge Eating --> 271lbs

• 271lbs --> 244lbs --> Maintenance --> 249lbs

• 249lbs --> 216lbs --> Maintenance --> 223lbs

• 223lbs --> Binge Eating ----------------> 241lbs

• 241lbs --> 218lbs --> Maintenance --> 220lbs

• 220lbs --> 198lbs --> Maintenance --> 200lbs

• 200lbs --> 175lbs --> Maintenance --> 177lbs (while gaining reasonable amount of muscles)

The Problem:

After my last transformation which ended 3 weeks ago (200lbs > 177lbs + muscles in 3 months), my life has changed to the worst:

• Completely lost libido (used to be horny all the time).

• Depressed.

• Hungry all the time (even after eating).

• Can't stop thinking about food and want to binge so badly.

• Craving carbs especially sugary ones.

• Tried eating 3000 calories but it didn't help.

• Low energy.

• Slow resting heart rate (53bpm).

• Much more sensitive to cold.

• Constipation.

• Fatigue.

• Bad concentration and memory.

• Bloating.

• Headaches.

I know that these symptoms indicate Hypothyroidism, but I haven't stopped taking my Multivitamin which has Iodine + Selenium + Zinc (not to mention that I consume iodized salt everyday).

After researching, I found out about the set point theory (less body fat = less leptin = those symptoms) and I have been wondering if anyone could share his experience regarding this situation with me and if anyone knows how long I should expect this to last. Thank you.

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Should I wait until I hit my weight loss goal before I start dating again?

I could really use some guidance here.

For context: I am an obese female 24 185 lbs at 5'2". I've never had a relationship and for some reason, men don't treat me the best when I date them even when I put in 100% and my best foot forward. They don't seem to care about me, and I have to initiate everything. I get real bad treatment and even ab*se when I am at my heaviest which was 8 pounds ago. This is a bit ironic when you take into account one of the men who treated me poorly was in my position too (he was nearly 400lbs).

I am beginning my weight loss journey. It's becoming easier as I am having difficulty stomaching fast food and I believe it's my bodys way of telling me enough is enough. A halfway goal for me is about 40 lbs, losing another 30-40 later. But 40lbs lost will at least get me into healthy weight zone.

Having said this, should I wait till I hit at least my halfway point to begin dating? I've just moved to a new city snd just lost my job and I have no friends or family here so very isolated. But it also gives me time go give a lot of focus on what I eat too. Also there's the hope ill be treated like a human when I am at least looking normal weight.

What would you do? What do you think?

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Any ideas?

Hi, I need to lose weight. I have a history of dramatic weight loss and then dramatically flaming out from going too hard. Ever since puberty I have been overweight. Sometimes more so than others. I was the only one in my family who struggled with weight and my parents were great with giving me good habits. But still I am overweight. I love climbing mountains, kayaking, and archery even though I have asthma. My husband is an athlete and very thin. I had a sleeve gastrectomy when I was 19. It was successful and I lost a ton of weight. But slowly over the past 10 years have gained about 60-75% back. Every so often I would feel bad about myself and starve myself for a few days as punishment. A couple of years ago I went very hard on CICO and lost about 30 pounds, but I went way too hard. I had an eating disorder. I tracked obsessively, was fixated on having a 1000 calorie deficit. I had a 15,000 step a day goal and saw that as my minimum. I looked good but I was scared all the time. I am anemic as well, so I was in a bad place with that. I ended up getting really sick and it took me about 6 months to recover. My asthma got dramatically worse, too. My hair fell out and I had tooth problems and vitamin deficiency problems from years of malnourishment.
But even with all that, I was getting better. I learned to maintain my weight to a certain degree and was in a much better mental space. When covid hit, I was fine with my daily walks. But I live in a rural place with severe lockdowns. It was hard to get fresh food reliably. I got stressed and regained my 30 pounds. Last time I stepped on my scale and realized how bad it was, I starved myself. I measured every calorie and my husband became alarmed. We talked and came to the conclusion that counting calories is dangerous for my mental health. It does work. But without constant supervision I very quickly jump to starvation mode. Really, it’s too triggering for me to do it. In other areas of my life I am doing really well. I like my job, I just landed a competitive spot on a course at my dream university. My family life is good and I love my friends. I can’t jeopardize the rest of my life by my disordered eating and thoughts. But I need to lose weight. I am sitting around 250 pounds and I have been stuck. But… I have tried something new that maaaybeeee a good thing? Instead of counting down, I am trying to have as many fresh fruits and veggies as I want. When I am tempted to starve myself, I have an apple or a few blueberries. I’ll have berries with my morning coffee and an orange before lunch. I’ll have a banana when I’m super crashy in the afternoon. I have frozen berries with or without milk on top for dessert. I am adding extra veggies to everything. And I am NOT weighing myself. I am not counting. I can’t right now.

Two days ago I put on a pair of jeans that I haven’t worn in a few weeks and they were looser! It feels good. I’m not hungry or bloated. I have more energy throughout the day. And I want it to continue! The best part is that I didn’t torture myself to do it. This is a big community, and I wondered if any of you have ideas for positive inclusions I would love to hear them!

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Kind of Confused...

So I'm trying to lose about 30-40 pounds and have been researching a lot about how to go about it effectively and just when I thought I had it (CICO), I get hit with the possibly of it regaining and I do NOT want that to happen. I researched about how to prevent it and learned that boosting your metabolism is the key for weight loss and maintenance with of course, reducing calories. One of the main and best ways to boost your metabolism is to build muscle mass through lifting weights or resistance training. However, my plan was to lose fat THEN build muscle because doing it at the same time would take quite awhile. Am I supposed to do just that or what? Any help/advice would be appreciated

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Any of you guys go through a weight loss journey with a friend or partner, but the other person has a much longer road?

Hello my wife and I are about to finish our 6th week of our weight loss journey. I'm 5'7 187 SW, 170 CW, 150 GW. She's 5'0 199 SW, 180 CW, and 110 GW.

As you can see I'll probably hit by goal weight sometime in October(as long as we stay on course) while she has a much longer road ahead. I told her when we began on June 21st that she likely won't reach her goal by the end of the year. And it could maybe take her as much as a whole year so she'll have to be realistic about how long this process is as to not get discouraged.

I have jokingly said that I'll be there rooting her on with a slice of pizza in my hand. But what I actually plan on doing during that time is focus on weight lifting while trying to keep the fat off as my goal is just to be lean with some muscle mass and definition. I want to keep at it in order to help her stay on her own path.

Anyone else go through this and what happened when you or the other person reached their goal? Did you or the other person continue staying involved and partake in eating a certain way and working out to help motivate or decide to chill out and not be so strict on yourself with how you/they eat and work out?

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Nearly at my goal weight, have added running and beginning resistance training with body weight - should I start looking into protein shakes and stuff?

Starting weight was 215 lbs, I'm at 166 now and 32 year old 5'10" male. 170 was my original goal weight but as I got close to that I realized 160 or even a little lower was a better goal because I still have a bit of a belly and love handles. So around 175 I started walking and that turned into running 2-3 miles 3-4 times a week. I've started doing body weight exercises with the goal of getting my muscles and joints used to strength training to eventually build some visible muscle. I don't want to be a body builder or anything. I'm looking more to be an average looking gym goer.

I'm at the point where I'm pretty happy with the way I look in clothes so I'm not too concerned with the weight loss slowing down or even staying where it is and transitioning the left over fat to muscle. So should I start looking into consuming more calories if it means bringing in more protein for muscle building? Or should I wait until I'm happy with the amount of fat I have before adding more calories? Is there a right and wrong way here or is this mostly personal preference?

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Help (32M) weight loss newbie looking for a point in the right direction

I will start by apologizing before hand if this is the wrong place, or I post this wrong. I have only ever commented a couple times before on reddit. I usually just browse and lurk. If it's done wrong I will strive to fix it.

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As the title says I'm a 32 year old male and am 6ft 2in tall. I have been overweight most of my life about 280, but active do to work and choice of hobbies. I was in good enough shape to dive, hike, fish, camp, etc. 5 Years ago I was involved in an accident it was bad leaving me disabled. Long story short it has severely impacted my mental and physical health. I am coming out of the other side of the mental damage and loss of control. I realize that the way that I have dealt with this is in the most unhealthy fashion and recently realized just how bad I've gotten. I don't even know what I weigh anymore but well into the 400lb range if I were to guess. I have fairly severe mobility and flexibility issues. I can "walk" short distances, it's more of a Frankenstein limp with a cane or walker though due to the right leg being mostly uncontrolled and in pain. Have a reconstrued hip that doesn't allow for bending or flexing on the right side (This is something I hope the weight loss will help change)

I have begun to track my food intake and calories, using my fitness pal and trying to make smarter choices with my food. But as I look for ways to do exercises I find that my pervious experience is lacking having been able bodied before. Having tried may of the activities I used to I'm finding them difficult or utterly impossible currently. Are there resources for exercises that one can do in a situation like mine? I'd just appreciate a point in the right direction please.

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Thank you all in advance

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