Constantly cold after weight loss?

So 40/m I had a big weight loss about 5 years ago 70lbs now and I’ve managed to keep it off. While I’m happy about that one issue that was never advertised is being constantly cold 3 seasons of the year.

Unless I am sitting at home in front of the fire I’m cold, working as a tradesman I’m outside morn than I’m in and even with 5 layers on at the moment I’m still cold and winter hasn’t even got into full swing.

As I say that weigh loss was 5 years ago, I thought I might have got used to it by now but I’m thinking this is it for good now unless I bulk up.

Anyone else gone through this? I actually dread going to work now because of being constantly cold, and the thing is it’s only like 8 Celsius so not freezing, hell some work mates are still in T-shirts

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Rant: is teeth straightening really the reason behind my weight loss?

I'm 19/F/5'4 SW:156 CW:141 GW:130 I started losing weight in Jan of 2021 bc my periods were irregular & I was worried if I had PCOS so I decided to drop some weight first & then go get diagnosed if the problem persisted. I lost a kg/month until may after which I've been stuck @ 64ish kgs. I started a local version of invisalign in September, which requires me to eat only for about 3 hours or so in a day & have them on for at least 22 hours a day. I've come to visit my extended family & there have been multiple comments about my size & how I've become "unhealthily thin" Which is a complete lie bc I've still got fat rolls. Every time someone offers me something to eat, I let them know about the aligners in my mouth & they immediately comment "oh! So that's how you lost weight! Maybe I should also go get my teeth straightened! " I've only come to my native place 2 days ago & I've heard the same exact thing from everyone who's middle aged. It makes me feel terrible about how my efforts have been reduced to wearing aligners & how all these overweight oldies think that it was easy for me to get to this point. Personally I don't really see any change in my body but my mom has noticed it & encourages me. All this talk about my body has left me feeling insecure & upset. I can't wait to get back home.

TLDR: spent 10 months losing 6 kgs(13ish pounds?) & my extended family thinks it's bc of a dental treatment.

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Confused about my weight loss and calorie amounts

Hello everyone,

I'm currently trying to lose weight for the third time. In 2017 I lost 15 kg, then gained 10, after which I lost 11 kg in 2020, and then gained 16 kg. This time I've lost about 4 or so kg, but it's been up and down a lot. (Graph begins in September 2018)

As you can tell from above, I'm no stranger to losing weight, eating healthy, and exercising - in fact, I've basically logged every single day since January 2017.

When I first began, I was used to eating on average 2700 calories and was still at the peak of my puberty (since then I've only started growing a beard and grew 2 cm in height). Lifesum, which I was using back then, recommended a 2350 calorie budget, which I comfortably lost 0.5-1 kg a week with for about 3 months, while commuting daily and going to the gym 2-3 times a week. I then started lowering the budget to 2000 before hitting a standstill when I got an ingrown toenail.

In 2020, I started with a 2200 calorie budget. Things went slow at first, but as spring came I started losing 1 kg a week on average while walking several times a week and running/jogging 1-2 times a week. I then gained back all the weight and more during the cold months.

This time, I've been trying to lose weight since around July. At first I was overeating a lot, on average eating 2400 calories a day, but since a few weeks back I've ironed that out. Now I'm eating 2080 calories a day, walking 4000-6000 steps a day.

I lost 1.4 kg last week, and 0.1 kg this week. I can accept a 0.1 kg weight loss, but I'm still confused as to whether I'm eating too little or too much, so I figured I'd ask for advice here.

I'm 19, 184 cm tall, currently weigh 112.1 kg with 33.6% body fat, 34.4% muscle mass, 42.2% water weight (according to my scale). Google fit says I burn around 2200-2500 calories a day (sleep, living, and exercise), and Samsung health says about 200 less. TDEE calculators say I should be staying under anywhere from 2600 to 1900 calories.

I'm worried I have been trying to lose weight for so long that my body is too used to it, or that I've got low muscle mass or something.

Also, if anyone else has any other tips, I'll be glad to hear them. I've been collecting some in a checklist.

Thanks in advance. I wish you a great day, even if you don't respond ❤

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Anxiety and weight loss?

Hi there

I (34,F) am currently sitting at 73.3kg, and my GW is 61kg. My SW was 91kg.

I had been losing weight at a good pace, but was then struck by anxiety about six weeks ago and am finding it difficult to eat during the day. My weight is now falling quite quickly and although I do need to lose it, I am concerned that my metabolism will have learnt to run on a very low amount of calories.

I am taking steps to ease the anxiety but that’s a process.

I would appreciate any advice from anyone who has been through something similar. Did you get your appetite back and if so, how did you maintain loss while eating a bit more?

BTW this sub is fantastic, one of my favourites!

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Not losing weight at a caloric deficit

31F | 164cm / 5'5 | SW: 93kg / 206 | CW: 62kg / 136| GW: 60kg / 132 | I have PCOS | 3 year weight loss journey

I have almost reached my goal weight but I've been stuck at around 61-63kg for months now. I weigh myself every week on smart scales and no matter how much I restrict my caloric intake, it just hovers around that margin and my body fat follows.

I can't really eat much less than what I eat now as I'm eating close to 1100-1200 calories a day at a 300 calorie deficit and I'm often very very hungry. I've done extensive research on nutrition and I believe I eat the right stuff, I track my macros and use a food scale and cronometer every single day. My go-to lunches are tuna and bean salads etc. I do cheat with a small dessert once every other day but I always make sure it's within my calorie allowance.

In the last month I started exercising daily with a treadmill and some bodyweight home fitness burning around 150 calories a day so that I could eat a little more while maintaining my 300 calorie deficit and hopefully jump start my metabolism in the case that eating low calorie for 3 years has slowed it and build some muscle that might help burn more. I have yet to notice any muscle gains and neither have my scales but I know it's still early. Even then, I've still gained weight as body fat this week.

It's very demotivating and my hunger levels are higher than ever now that I'm exercising. What am I doing wrong?

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First time ever

Hey everyone, I usually just read everyone’s posts and sometimes try to offer advice but for the first time I’m actually posting about my personal experience. I started using the loseit app in early September, skeptical about it’s effectiveness since i felt like nothing would work.

I have PCOS, and that by default makes it difficult to lose weight. I had stagnant thinking that I would never lose weight again because of my metabolic disorder. It’s also good to mention that I did find a caring specialist that put me on metformin and that was helpful in regulating my insulin.

I know this isn’t an every day story and may not apply to everyone, but for the first time in the last 3 years I’ve had significant weight loss (10lbs). I didn’t have to make radical changes to my eating besides avoiding bread, sugar, and cooking more at home versus buying outside food. I count my calories and it’s been extremely helpful in learning my eating patterns.

This is to tell you that all journeys are not the same. It will be confusing, it’s trial and error, but i promise you as long as you do not stop you will find a way to make it work for you.

Feel free to share your story with me.

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Hot tip - psychological

If you're having a hard time, feeling down on your progress, struggling to see improvement, doubting your approach, finding yourself speaking or thinking negatively about yourself I have a hot tip.

Go back through your posts and comments in this and other weight loss communities and apply all your kind words and your common sense advice to yourself. Are you proud of that person for maintaining even if they're actually trying to lose? Be proud of yourself for the same. Did you say their plateau was gonna break sometime and they just need to look for NSVs? Guess what! Same goes for you. Also you too looked great in both your before and your after. So there.

I tried this just now and got a little emotional, I won't lie. We sure are kinder to everyone other than ourselves.

Hope this helps someone else tonight.

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