Starting Birth Control. Did it affect your weight loss journey?

23F 5'9 SW:221 CW:188 GW:160

I've been slowly but steadily working on losing weight over the past 6-7 months. I've changed how I eat, and I've started working out regularly and I walk my dogs everyday. To me it feels like it's taking forever, but I finally feel like I'm seeing progress, and I'm almost down 35lbs!

But over the past year or so my period symptoms have been worsening. I get terrible, unbearable, cramps, and a super heavy flow. I had symptoms like this when I was in high school, so back then my doctor put me on the birth control pill, and it made my period way better, but I also gained a bunch of weight after starting it as well. I know, scientifically they say that birth control doesn't cause weight gain, maybe just some water retention at the beginning and that will go away. But if you listen to other peoples stories about it and my own previous experience, it seems like there are a significant amount of women who struggle with weight gain on the pill.

Basically what I'm asking is, do you have any experience starting birth control while on your weight loss journey? I'm terrified to mess up my progress, and I don't want to make this more difficult than it already is, but I also need to do something to control my period. Are there some birth controls that are better than others for this? Please let me know if you have any experience with this.

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Help! I need a replacement habit for snacking at night.

At this point I know my evening snacking is a habit. Right on cue I “feel hungry” at the same time. But after dinner I am never reaching for carrots. It’s always something sweet.

I seem to lose all self control in the evenings. I do great all day and then lose all willpower or whatever at night. Last night I had: 2 oatmeal cream pies and 2 packs of my 100 calories cookies and a glass of milk. I wanted more but I forced myself away. This pushed me over a deficit. I’ve been actively working on weight loss for 3 months and have lost zero lbs. This evening snacking is sabotaging me.

I’m thinking I need a replacement habit for the evenings. I can’t plan a small snack because it never stays small and it always sparks a craving for more.

What have you done to manage your evening snacking? Suggestions please for replacing this habit with something less destructive to my goals.

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Day 1? Starting your weight loss journey on Sunday, 07 November 2021? Start here!

Today is your Day 1?

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Welcome to r/Loseit!

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So you aren’t sure of how to start? Don’t worry! “How do I get started?” is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we’ve found most useful for getting started.

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Why you’re overweight

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Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently.

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Before You Start

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The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE. This will give you an approximation of your calorie needs for the day. The next step is to figure how quickly you want to lose the fat. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of fat per week you will need to consume 500 calories less than your TDEE (daily calorie needs from the link above). 750 calories less will result in 1.5 pounds and 1000 calories is an aggressive 2 pounds per week.

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Tracking

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Here is where it begins to resemble work. The most efficient way to lose the weight you desire is to track your calorie intake. This has gotten much simpler over the years and today it can be done right from your smartphone or computer. r/loseit recommends an app like MyFitnessPal, Loseit! (unaffiliated), or Cronometer. Create an account and be honest with it about your current stats, activities, and goals. This is your tracker and no one else needs to see it so don’t cheat the numbers. You’ll find large user created databases that make logging and tracking your food and drinks easy with just the tap of the screen or the push of a button. We also highly recommend the use of a digital kitchen scale for accuracy. Knowing how much of what you're eating is more important than what you're eating. Why? This may explain it.

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Creating Your Deficit

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How do you create a deficit? This is up to you. r/loseit has a few recommendations but ultimately that decision is yours. There is no perfect diet for everyone. There is a perfect diet for you and you can create it. You can eat less of exactly what you eat now. If you like pizza you can have pizza. Have 2 slices instead of 4. You can try lower calorie replacements for calorie dense foods. Some of the communities favorites are cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash in place of their more calorie rich cousins. If it appeals to you an entire dietary change like Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian.

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The most important thing to remember is that this selection of foods works for you. Sustainability is the key to long term weight management success. If you hate what you’re eating you won’t stick to it.

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Exercise

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Is NOT mandatory. You can lose fat and create a deficit through diet alone. There is no requirement of exercise to lose weight.

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It has it’s own benefits though. You will burn extra calories. Exercise is shown to be beneficial to mental health and creates an endorphin rush as well. It makes people feel *awesome* and has been linked to higher rates of long term success when physical activity is included in lifestyle changes.

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Crawl, Walk, Run

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It can seem like one needs to make a 180 degree course correction to find success. That isn’t necessarily true. Many of our users find that creating small initial changes that build a foundation allows them to progress forward in even, sustained, increments.

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Acceptance

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You will struggle. We have all struggled. This is natural. There is no tip or trick to get through this though. We encourage you to recognize why you are struggling and forgive yourself for whatever reason that may be. If you overindulged at your last meal that is ok. You can resolve to make the next meal better.

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Do not let the pursuit of perfect get in the way of progress. We don’t need perfect. We just want better.

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Additional resources

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Now you’re ready to do this. Here are more details, that may help you refine your plan.

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• Quick Start Guide - Build your foundation!

* Lose It Compendium - Frame it out!

* FAQ - Answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions!

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I'M FINALLY OBESE!!!

At my highest weight I was 216; that was on September 21st in 2020. I have been struggling with my size my entire life but that was really the height of it all. I'm a 4"11 female, so you can probably imagine how I carried the weight. I looked and felt like a ball of fat.

I've dieted forever. Genuinely. Done keto, paleo, veganism, vegetarianism, fruitarianism, even weight watchers when I was 13. I've starved, thrown up, exercised excessively, binged, the whole nine yards, you get it.

I can't explain why nothing has worked for me long term in the past. I would diet different diets, but not in a yo-yo fashion. I'd adopt an eating lifestyle for months, and some for years, but nothing continued to wield results past a certain time. The furthest I got was 20 pounds down with keto, but after 4 months the weight loss came to a complete halt and wouldn't continue. I was so frustrated and angry and everyone who I spoke to about it wouldn't believe that I was truthful in how I ate. They rolled their eyes and be like "okay yeah for sure you're healthy" despite my absolute best efforts to shed the weight. I doubt that I'm alone in this experience but skinny people never seem to believe it when I say I'm healthy.

I'm rambling so I'll get to the more positive things, I just wanted to give some background.

On September 30th this year, a magazine that my town puts out had a thorough and fascinating article about veganism. I was really inspired and after reading it, scrolled through Netflix to see what documentaries they had since the article had gotten me so interested in it. I'd been vegan before but something made me want to think about it again. I watched the documentary "What the Health", and despite having some of it really edging on exaggeration, at times even ridiculous, it got it's point across and it really struck a cord with me. I went vegan again the same day, and started eating 1,100 calories. I use the app MyNetDiary, which I love, love, love, and have been absolutely adoring the lifestyle since.

On that day in September I was 194.2 pounds. Today is November 6th and a few days ago I weighed in at 186.6 pounds. It may not seem significant, but damn! I used to be 216 pounds! I am literally ounces away from my short term goal, which is 185. And I might already be there in the morning! I punched in my information to a few BMI calculators, and I let out a thrilled yelp to see that I'm no longer morbidly obese! I'm just obese now at the BMI of 37.6, and I couldn't be more excited! Sure it may be Class ll obese, but no longer morbidly!

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about a year and a half back, and I've read in many medical journals of people who swear it's reversible. So if that's true, I'm right on track. I'll be 22 tomorrow (happy obese birthday to me :)) and I eat 1,100 calories a day. I'm plant-based and eat whole grains, loads of vegetables, tons of hummus, and water whenever I remember to.

I don't know why I'm losing weight nicely this time instead of the other dozens of times I've dieted, but maybe it's to do with my deficit. Who knows.

My advice, and this may be unhelpful, but don't be afraid to cheat sometimes. I mean this very sincerely. I won't let myself go to sleep hungry because I will become resentful of my diet, and I reckon that's why many people fall off of theirs. I think critically about how I feel when I go to bed and sometimes I eat some liquorice until I'm full. A diet of resentment IS NOT sustainable.

It feels great to be in the 180s again, it's been many years since I have been in here. I'll continue to post my progress if it continues, and I'd like to thank this community for always being so helpful. Thank you all :)!

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Accountability Partner Anyone?

Hey y’all, I saw two other posts on here in regards to an accountability partner so thought I’d take a stab at it too! I’m in search of someone who would be interested in messaging at least every other day, be honest about our struggles, accomplishments, share pictures of food and our workouts, ect. Simply be present for the other as we both embark on our journey to wellness.

A little about myself: I am 5’8, 22 female, and from the US. I’m just beginning my weight loss journey and currently starting at 180 but my goal is 140/130. Your stats don’t have to be the same because our goals are. I was recently diagnosed with some health problems that were impacting my ability to lose weight or exercise but with new medication, things are looking up! It would be awesome if we could become friends beyond this but totally fine with things being completely professional lol.

Please be around 21-early 30s, preferably female and in the states, and share a bit about yourself when messaging. Hope to here from you and if not, I wish everyone the best on their goals:)

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Weight loss question

So, I (21F) started my diet and working out a little over two months ago. When i started I weighed about 286 lbs, and now I weigh 260 lbs. I also am 5’3 tall.

So I’ve lost 26 lbs, not sure if that’s a little, a lot or a normal amount lol. Anyway, my question is, how long would it approximately take to get down to a healthy weight? I eat in a calorie deficit almost every day, and when I don’t I at least don’t go over my TDEE.

This might seem silly, but on the 22nd of April next year my sister is getting married. In the bridal pictures (as a bridesmaid) I don’t wanna look like a fat cow. So, how much weight would I be able to lose by then? I’d very much appreciate if someone knew how to estimate it, because I’m lost lol.

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Am I losing too quickly?

SW: 225lbs CW: 207lb 5'4'' F 30yo

I started my weight loss journey with Noom on August 16th. It started off well enough, but I lost motivation due to grief after a friend passed away. I did not see change for a long period- For example I was 220 lbs on September 6th and October 6th. During that time I was sometimes following my weight loss plan but other days I didn't so I assumed the average resulted in maintenance. I still avoided things like alcohol and fried foods on my platuea. My weight would jump around from one day to the next- as much as 5lbs.

The past 2 weeks I have been hyper focused with getting back to it. I bought a food scale and track my calories. I sometimes worry about restaurant meals and tend to err on the side of caution by estimating above the apps recommendation, save half the meal for later, and have a very light lunch that day. Noom tracking is loaded with inaccuracies. Now I also track on fitbit so I can see my macros. My fitbit thinks I burn 1850cal on sedentary days and 2400cal on active days. I am mostly sedentary, getting 10k steps is a huge day for me and has only happened 3 times since Aug 16. I severely doubt the TDEE calculators suggesting a BMR of 1.8k. I aim to eat under 1200cal a day. Some (rare) days I eat considerably less. I do not feel deprived, I eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full which usually happens at 300-450 calories so a 900 cal day has happened.

My concern comes with realizing that every day the past two weeks I have lost weight. There have been none of the random jumps that I had become accustomed to in the 2 months prior. From 217.6 to 207.4 in 14 days! That's more than 2x the max recommendation. Is it possible that I was still eating at deficit during my platuea, and I'm just now seeing the results of it? Or should I worry the rapid loss is from a too aggressive deficit and I should slow down to avoid a crash? I don't want to push my calorie intake above 1200 as binge eating is a concern and I'm already feeling satisfied at 1200. Lastly, is my rapid loss just water weight loss and I will see it slow down or spike back up in the coming weeks?

Losing half a pound a day to me just doesn't make sense logically. Some TDEE calculators put me at 1700-1900 calories so that would imply I'm eating sub 200 calories a day ??? But if I consider my actual start date/weight it averages out to a reasonable 1.5lb/wk

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