Been walking an hour a day for a month, marginal weight loss

I ended up getting up to 275 pounds thanks to antidepressants and now I'm trying to lose it while still taking those meds because I become unstable if I don't take them. I had done a diet before, without exercising too, and lost about 25 pounds in a matter of 2 and a half months! I hated the diet because I was hungry all the time and the food tasted like shit, and being depressed and on meds didn't help. Sadly my weight is now up by about 50 due to school and life stress and I can't seem to lose anything.

It's been a little more than a month since I started walking around the park to extend my walk home from work up to 1 hour. I thought it would help since I don't move around much otherwise. I'm also staying away from cookies and other snacks, eating fruits instead. Also staying away from bread, pasta and rice, as per the diet my nutritionist gave me.

Only lost 5 pounds so far and it feels really disappointing. I had lost more than 10 pounds at this point last year so I'm losing my confidence. I don't enjoy walking itself and the music gets boring like how the gum you chew loses flavor after a while.

I tried doing aerobic steps but that was super boring, even more boring than walking. I tried doing Ring Fit Adventure on Nintendo Switch but it's too intense and I can barely burn 150 kcal in 15 mins. It gave me some muscle mass but didn't help much losing weight. Also it makes me feel really sore, but at least it's kinda fun. I burn about 400 kcal if I walk for about an hour so I was sure I would lose some weight but I'm still a fat sack with little change. That's about 2500 kcal a week (Sunday is rest day)

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

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I've lost 38lbs (17 kgs) without eating 'health food'

Male, 33, 6' 2'' (188cm). SW: 225 (102kg), CW: 187 (85kg), GW: 154 (70kg).

I'm so excited to share my progress with you guys! I've managed to lose 38lbs since March through calorie counting and regular jogging. My main go to meals have been things like pizza, burgers and fries, pita and felafel, pasta and bolognese, tacos and burritos, pancakes and waffles. All homemade from scratch. Each day I would drink (a lot of) coffee with a splash of milk for breakfast, and then I would stick to lunch and dinner as my two meals. I would also have snacks or dessert each day, consisting of things like candy snakes, chocolate, fruit and nuts, coke or ice cream, sometimes some wine. I've been easily hitting 1500 calories a day, and then doing my jogging on top of that. I started my weight loss journey back in March this year, but I've been following the plan listed above for the past three months or so where I've started seeing impressive results. I eased into this plan, starting with 1800 calories for a while, easing into skipping breakfast, and slowly upping the amount of running from 20mins 3 x a week to 40mins 5 x a week. It now feels like a very natural routine. Another important part of my approach has been regular therapy over Zoom to address the underlying issues of my weight gain, among other things.

It's been really important to me that I eat super delicious food that I love, and that I go to bed feeling full and satisfied every night. In the past I've done more extreme diets where I deprived myself of all the food I love, and I've always caved in and given up. It's totally changed my life making these delicious foods from scratch while understanding all the calories that go into them.

This community rules! Thanks for the inspiration. And make sure you're eating some delicious food too.

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Emotional eating and stress making weight loss difficult

In the past, my weight has fluctuated a lot within a 20 pound range. But it has always been easy for me to get focused and reach my “normal” weight again without too much effort. I could typically drum up some motivation and just make it happen.

Now, between the pandemic and stress from grad school, I have put on about 20 lbs over the past year. And it has not wanted to come off. I think the biggest culprit is emotional eating to cope with stress. Being exhausted has also made it hard to feel motivated about losing weight.

Anyway, I’m back on the weight loss train. I’m using noom which is working fine. I like that it keeps me accountable. I’m counting calories, walking more, exercising, all the things. But it’s tough. A lot tougher than it’s been in the past. It’s like I have no willpower anymore.

Today my small win was turning down dessert, maybe for the first time ever. I went on a walk with some friends and everyone got ice cream after, but I skipped it. IT WAS SO HARD. Will this get easier? Anyone have advice to stay motivated? Tips to manage emotional eating? Would appreciate some advice.

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Almost at goal weight, cannot lose the last bit

I put on 60-70 pounds during the pandemic and since December/January, I've lost about 50 and I'm sitting around 20BMI now. Problem is I'm kinda skinnyfat and have no muscle and I want to lose the flab. For the first many months, dieting and weight loss were so easy I didn't think about it and I lost 10 lbs a month at least.

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Since April, I have been unable to lose the last bit of weight, and my weight has stayed in the same 5-10 lbs interval no matter how hard I try. I feel like I'm dealing with a major loss of metabolism, as I eat so little yet tiny amounts of food make me full and even though I'm eating so little, I wake up in the morning feeling bloated and full from the night before and I'm not losing any weight. Like I cannot even eat a normal sized meal in one sitting, I have to graze on tiny bits of food or it's too much. I run every day and while it makes me feel good, it's not helping the weight loss.

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I'm kind of at my wit's end here. I've been meaning to get my thyroid checked and see if it's underactive because other than that I have no idea why I can't lose this weight. It seems like the only way to actually lose it is to eat so little I'm totally starving myself, but I also find it hard to go to bed hungry these days.

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Does anyone have tips for losing the last bit of weight? Any ideas why I can barely eat without feeling disgustingly full?

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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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