Feeling weird with body changes

Hiya! I’m a 30 year old female, and my starting weight was 389.2, current weight is 328.3. I have been overweight my entire life and morbidly obese for most of my adult life.

I’ve been noticing my face and body shapes changing and some shirts of mine are literally unwearable because of how loose they are (I don’t mind showing a little cleavage, but these would show everything, hahaha).

I want to loose fat for health reasons, however I didn’t really mind how I looked and I don’t mind now but it seems a lot of people did and just bit their tongue around me and now are saying how much better I look.

I don’t know why but it’s making me nervous, but it is and I am not actually sure why or how to calm myself. Food usually was my go to for that, and obviously I’m changing coping strategies. So thought I might share this here and see if anyone else started feeling weird when their body was changing during weight loss.

Sorry for grammar issues and lack of coherency, no excuse other than I’m tired.

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How I lost 13-15 lbs in 4 months without any sort of special diet (might be unfeasible for many)

In Oct 2021 I was hovering btwn 170-175. As of now, I'm hovering between 157-160 lbs. My goal is 150-152 or so by summer but I'm currently more interested in becoming stronger. So I'm not very big on tracking stuff so I could never keep a calorie tracker or stuff like that. I also have very little self control so it would be impossible for me to follow some sort of low-carb or keto diet.

What I did do is look up my TDEE and saw my basal rate is about 1900 so my goal was to be under that for the day. I looked up how many calories my favorite things were and tried to keep that in mind if I ever wanted to buy them. I also saw food in general number of calories. For example, a bubble tea was around 500 calories. Did I bother looking up exact numbers with size, sugar content, and toppings? No, because I can't be bothered to do that. I controlled my food portions by packing slightly less each week in my lunch box so during lunch when I was famished, I could only eat what I had which curbed my calorie intake. Then, when I'd go home at 7-8, I'd again control my intake with a smaller plate which helped me feel full and satisfied while still being under my TDEE.

I also never went for "diet" versions of food. Again with bubble tea, I can probably get a 0% sugar version and it'd be significantly less calories. I would also be completely miserable drinking it. So if I was ever really craving one and didn't feel like making a homemade one (which was 1/2 the calories), I'd just buy the version I wanted and happily drink the 600 calorie drink. This allowed me to feel very satisfied after my guilty pleasure and kept me going for days/weeks without going out to buy my favorite things. Since my diet started, my spending has dropped significantly (during 01/2022, my only purchases were essentials and I only went out once!)

What I think makes my diet unfeasible for many is I have a very high stress/busy job. As a dental assistant, I see patients from around 8 am-2 pm with a 30 min-60 min lunch break, then 3-6 pm. During these hours, I'm always working and there's always adrenaline pumping through my body. I'm never tired or hungry and I believe my job heavily contributes to my weight loss. I've noticed on my days off and I'm studying at home, I definitely munch more on snacks which is why I allow myself to have more calories during the 2/3 days I have off. For those who have sedentary jobs at home, I don't think you can obtain my weight loss as fast but I think my tips for smaller portions/not restricting your diet/having the full version of your favorite food are very helpful.

Please feel free to ask if you have questions!

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Feel frustrated

I recently went vegetarian and have been working out consistently for about 2 weeks but have gained almost 5 pounds. What am I doing wrong? I eat vegetables and quinoa (in smaller portions because I know it has carbs) and on top of that I do incline cardio 4-7 days a week for 45 minutes. I’m not understanding what’s happening. I’m trying to be healthy about the rest of my weight loss but stupid shit like this makes me want to go back to obsessing over every calorie I consume because at least that works.

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I feel cruddy physically and emotionally - I’m ready to change.

28, male, 220lbs, 5’10”. My lowest was 160lbs back in high school.

To be frank, my life has felt dominated by diet and weight loss for as long as I can remember. My late step father was obese, and much of my childhood was watching him yo yo until his passing (330 - 210 - 305 in 2-3 years). Personally, I can’t remember a time I ever felt “skinny.” There’s always been something there, and it’s generally shown itself in a struggle to ever feel comfortable in my own body. Clothes have always seemed too short and I’ve always struggled physically.

On the physical end of things, it’s been much the same. Growing up I was always the slowest or weakest, and often the last picked for any team. I instead turned to more sedentary activities where I was more likely to succeed. As I got older I tried to adjust this, and joined the military. Basic Training was almost a flop, with an intensive physical program being required for me to actually pass. Afterward the entirety of my enlistment was spent dreading PT tests until that and mental health struggles eventually led to an honorable discharge.

It’s now been ~7yrs since and I’m happy to say I’ve changed in a lot of ways. My mental health is better and I have a wonderful fiancee. I have worked quite hard to identify my personal strengths, and I generally try to be better about accepting that not everything happens right away. Weight still remains a problem though.

2yrs into the pandemic and I’m now at my heaviest. Over the last 4yrs, I’ve tried intermittent fasting, rapid diet changes, gym trips, runs - you name it. I even injured my ankle at one point.

The fact of the matter is - I’m done. I don’t want to feel like the wet blanket that never wants to go to the beach. I don’t want to copy my stepfather who could never play catch with me (though was wonderful in many other ways). I don’t want to dread photos and most of all, I want to feel like the real person I am underneath all the fat come my wedding day.

/r/loseit, I’ve read the compendium and the FAQ. What other advice do you have for someone in my situation? I’m all ears and recognize I have a problem to solve. I don’t want anything or expect to make a change overnight, but I don’t want to ever again look back and go, “what did I do with all that time?”

A few one off struggles: - headaches. Whenever I try and make dietary changes, I seem to be plagued with intense headaches. - Veggies. I’m slowly getting slightly better at this, but veggies used to literally make me vomit as a child. I don’t pretend this isn’t in my head, and I want to change it. The wife is a chef and I’ve been fortunate enough to go to some amazing restaurants that have shown me just how silly my opinions are here. - Shakiness. Every so often I get intense shakes, most frequently between meal breaks but sometimes spontaneously enough that I can’t chalk up why. These are my biggest binge periods, where I gorge until the shakes go away and I feel normal again. - I dont really feel “hungry” or “thirsty” anymore. More often than not I gauge when to eat by my mood. My parents would always say I was cranky because I was hungry or needed to nap, and that still isn’t changed.

Thank you all for reading. Some level of this was a cathartic rant, but I truly appreciate any and all feedback. I’m tired of starting and stopping, and I want to finally be the person I deserve to be.

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Fat loss stopped and now i'm just loosing muscle. Any advice?

I am a bodybuilder and went overboard with bulking and ended up at 260lbs. I started dieting in October, and went down to 215lbs (waist from 40" to 35" currently) but now everything has stopped and my muscle is being ripped off me.

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I have tried dropping to 1,500 calories a day for the last month and that did nothing to help. My muscles are shrinking and my fat isn't budging.

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I eat the same food every day, at the same times every day, at exactly 1,500 (1,490 actually) calories total. Don't say i might be miscounting. I measure and weigh everything exactly and eat no snacks nor drink anything but water.

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My job has me walking 20,000-25,000 steps a day and involves 3 hours of pulling pallets of freight during 10,000-12,000 of those daily steps, in addition to an hour of throwing freight on trucks.

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I work out in my home gym 6 days a week for roughly 45 minutes each workout. So lack of exercise isn't the issue nor is over eating.

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I know what science says but it doesn't work! Even for when i was bulking the numbers didn't work. According to the science you should eat 11 calories per pound to lose weight, 14 to maintain and 17-20 to gain.

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I was eating 4,200 calories a day and i gained muscle and fat. Start of diet i tried 3,000 calories and lost 0 weight.

Dropped to 2,500 and still 0. 2,100 i started loosing fat and 2 inches off my waist and it stopped a few weeks later. 1,800 and boom, 38 to 35 inch waist in less than a month.

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But i still have at least 3 inches left to lose off my waist and i can;t go lower with calories or i'll straight up pass out. According to every calculator my walking 20,000 steps alone, especially when pulling pallets, should have me burning 1,200+ calories. My nightly workout should be another 200 or so.

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So even ignoring my BMR, i should be burning 1,400 calories minimum just for that and yet nothing for weight loss.

Any ideas?

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Why do I always feel the need to feel full?

So I am trying to lose a few pounds through a healthy calorie deficit and exercise, but I have been having trouble sticking to my calorie goals. I always eat when I am hungry, but the issue is that I cannot stop eating until I am overly satisfied, basically until I am really full, which is often slightly uncomfortable from a digestive standpoint, as well as obviously not ideal for weight loss. I'm not sure if I'm just lacking in self-discipline and that is the unfortunately the answer to all of my woes, or if anyone has struggled with this as well. If so, any tips? How were you able to overcome this issue?

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Lost 100 pounds but developed an eating disorder

So I finally lost the 100 pounds I always dreamed of losing forever. I started my journey 9 months ago and it’s was very sad. I was depressed at the start and really wanted to drop weight asap so instead of eating the amount of calories that I actually need to lose weight I decided to eat really below that. My weight loss calories were high but I wanted results faster so I decided to eat only 1,000 calories for a very long time. After a long time of eating that low calories I got too obsessed with what I ate and got too attached to calorie counting. I was always hiding the fact that I didn’t eat enough and was struggling to do Everything. I was taken to the hospital and given proper nutrition plan but like the idiot I am I didn’t follow it. I at least decided to bump my calories to 1,800 half way through my journey and I did lose the rest of the weight I needed but the sad thing is that it left me with me being obsessed with calories counting and I have voices in my head telling me what not to or when to eat. I developed a eating disorder and I broke down and told my parents about it and they’re so glad I told them because they saw I was always looking depressed and out of energy and I was never motivated to attend school due to low energy and constant exercise I did and how much I ate. I wanted to share this out because I’ve seen others who developed eating disorders from trying to lose weight and I thought I could share mines as well. I’m currently trying to eat more and I’m hoping I can recover. It’s hard but I know I can do It. :,)

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