went to a nutritionist to get weight loss advice but it ended up being a bust

F, 23, HW: 398lb, CW:308lb, GW:175lb

After losing 90lb all by myself with healthy eating at a calorie deficit, and working out 4-5 times a week, my weight loss has stalled a bit. Im still losing weight but its gotten slow. Like gone from losing 2-4lb a week to losing 0.5-2lb a week. Its like 7-8.5lb a month.

So I decided to visit a nutritionist to get some advice and info. To see if Im eating a decent portion of food, protein to carb ratio, activity levels, if my tdee is right for my weight and height, etc.

She proceeded to ask me 3 times if I had lost the weight naturally or with "diet pills." Her reaction told me she did not believe I did it naturally. Shamed me for eating 130-150g protein daily. Said too much protein could lead to kidney failure. Tried to sell me diet pills and some "smoothie detox powder" to reset my system to give a shock to my body to reboot it. Like im lost for words. You are in this route to help people. Not sell products that wont work after stopping to use it.

This solidified the fact that what ive been doing has been working the best for me. I see ppl eating 170g+ protein and they are fine. I rather eat protein such as healthy chicken, tuna, salmon, etc with veggies. Just last year I used to binge on 20 chicken tenders, greasy fatty fries, and heaps of ranch. Now Im eating oatmeal, fruits, almond milk, grilled meat and chicken, eggs, whole foods, minimally processed foods. I feel so much better. I have energy. I can move around. My quality of life is better.

So moral of the story is, just because they have the label of "registered nutritionist," or "dietitian," doesnt mean crap. Trust ur body and trust the process. As long as ur eating healthy and in ur deficit, working out, feeling good and seeing results, ur doing amazing. Id take this slow process over any diet pill and quick fix.

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Diet, running and bodyweight exercises for weight loss, how to stay consistent and motivated when not seeing results?

Hi everyone!

I’m female and trying to lose around 30 pounds, I’m currently 12 stone 5 pounds (78.6kg) and 5 foot 8 (173cm). Goal weight is 10st (64kg).

For most of my life I’ve been quite skinny, but started a medication when I was 18 that caused a lot of weight gain due to an appetite increase it caused.

I’m now 26 and have so far lost around 14 pounds of the weight I gained years ago.

Currently I’m using freeletics, myfitnesspal (aiming for 500kcal deficit per day) and I’ve increased my water intake.

The freeletics journey I’ve chosen is the HIIT bodyweight with running. I’ve not noticed any weight loss since starting it, but that may be due to lack of consistency and probably not adhering to my calorie goals as stringently as I’d like. I have noticed a difference in my body composition though, I feel more muscular and less flabby.

I want to ask how everyone stays consistent and motivated? Especially during plateaus?

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Einkorn Bread is crazy-satiating

Today is my birthday, and I'm not much of a birthday celebrater at this point in my life, but I realized that I've been fantasizing about a nice loaf of Einkorn bread for like a week; I haven't had much bread during my weight loss journey because it typically costs too many calories for how little it fills me up, but I haven't had Einkorn bread in like a year because it's a nightmare to work with, and I was really wishing for it. It crossed my mind that hey, it's my birthday, and THIS IS MY BIRTHDAY CAKE. And since it's my birthday, I decided I was taking a day off from everything except calorie logging, which means if I want to eat "cake" til I want to die, that's my god given right tonight and I will exercise it.

I learned/relearned three things, all of which made me feel grateful, one of which might be relevant to y'all's interests:

--Taking a day off from exercise isn't actually something I want to do anymore. I love sitting around the yard and watching my ducks and listening to audiobooks, but I also love zipping around the neighborhood on my razor scooter for an hour or two in the afternoon, and skipping that wasn't a treat at all.

--The decision to continue logging calories even when I am sure and aware that I am going over my daily budget is a good one. The fact that I'm like "yep, I'm over, and I'm also going to eat this" helps me keep precisely how much I ate in perspective and stops me from feeling like it was more or less a departure than it actually was. Today's log topped out at 1900 calories, which is more than I'd typically eat in a day, but only 150ish more than the maintenance of my goal weight and activity level. It's not even a setback, it's a blip.

--Einkorn bread is CRAZY satiating, and just stupid delicious. I made a little loaf of rosemary bread with two cups of Einkorn flour and no regular wheat, a little yogurt mixed in with the water, butter and olive oil, sugar, salt, and yeast. It made a loaf that's 1030 calories. Sliced into eight slices, that's 128 calories per slice. I had three for dinner with a little bit of butter, and I should have stopped at two, because I am stupid-stuffed. Einkorn makes a bread that is both cake-like from the lower gluten, a little bit nutty, soft but with the ability to form a great crust, and so filling. I will have two slices plus a little avocado for breakfast for the next few days, and I have no doubt that it will be enough for me.

If you haven't tried Einkorn flour to bake bread, I highly recommend. It's calorie-dense, but it is so darned satisfying and tasty! Just be sure to run away from any recipe that doesn't say "no knead" on it, because a perfect einkorn "dough" will be like thick muffin batter and stick to your hands for the rest of your life.

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NSV- I didn’t eat the pizza!!!

Wooooooo!!! Since I’ve started my weight loss journey, I’ve been pretty good at sticking to healthy habits, EXCEPT when it comes to parties or other social events. Something about seeing everyone else indulging makes me want to as well, and when I start I don’t stop (aka one pizza slice turns into four turns into everything else that’s left at the end).

So to set the scene, I had already reached my calorie limit today and then realized I had to attend a literal pizza party for an hour in the evening. In these types of situations, I usually tell myself beforehand that I won’t overindulge but then I get there and eat like crazy… but today, i did it!!!!!! I just had my water and hung out and even resisted when someone directly came up to me to offer two slices! I’m feeling so good about myself right now!! Maybe next time I’ll try budgeting out a slice into my calorie limit and practice actually stopping after one slice (of pizza, cake, or whatever bingeable food it is). Wooo yay let’s go!!!!!!!

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Working Out / Weight Loss - Best Plan?

Good Evening Fellow Redditors,

I started hitting the gym about 2 weeks ago, following a basic pattern of deadlifts, squats, bench press, military press, cable machine rows, and lat machine pulldowns. My main focus at the moment is cutting weight, started at 240, around 232 now (eating roughly 1500 calories a day). I've been doing Squats and deadlifts one day, then the other four the following, then a day of HITT (boxing for 20-30 minutes), then rinse and repeat. Would anyone have any suggestions on changing this or any other plans that might be more beneficial? I wouldn't mind working out more but I have a feeling with the low calories that I might have slower recovery and may hit a wall energy-wise. Once I cut weight, my main goal won't necessarily be strength but having a rather sharp physique.

Thanks in advance and let me know if I am missing any details you would need.

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Hitting a wall

Hey everyone!

Im trying to increase my aerobic exercise and Im able to do so only for a few days at a time until an old wrestling injury bothers my ankle and I start to get worried about my exercise because I fear it will only get worse the more pressure I put on it day after day. Is there anything I can do other than switch to biking or swimming? Im really enjoying my jogs! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I should add i was jogging 4 miles a day and now Ive upped it to 6 and its starting to hurt. it hurt other times too, but eventually my ankle was fine, but not this time and Im kinda dead set on running 6 miles in an hour as a weight loss goal.

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Losing 80+ lbs

Hey everybody! Long story short I've struggled with my weight ever since I became a mother. My goal is to lose at least 80 lbs, so I can achieve my dream of joining the Air Force! This is something I've wanted ever since I was 15 years old. Currently I've just been doing CICO. If anybody has any tips or advice, please share! I've been reading everybody's success stories for a little while and hope to one day share mine.

I do want to add that I've really been focusing on the weight loss since July 12. To date I've lost a little over 12 lbs. I do CICO and I try to get in exercise anywhere between 3-5 days a week. At least 30 minutes but typically about an hour or more. I mainly walk. Either on the treadmill, typically on an incline in spurts or outside. I know there's no set timeline for weight loss, but I'm eager to get to my goal so I can start my career doing what I've dreamed of so I do want to make sure I'm at least on the right track and doing everything I can!

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