Unsupportive Family and Friends

Background: I have been on a weight loss journey for well over 3 years and it’s had ups and downs. At my highest I was 310lbs and just had a baby. My lowest was 195lbs. I am a 5’9” female and built very large. Goal weight is 175lbs.

So I recently had a baby. I am trying to lose the 60lb weight gain from the baby (yes I enjoyed my pregnancy a little TOO much lol). Every time i try and talk about any of these things, whether it be new foods I’m trying, exercises, or just overall weight related details, my family AND friends all just shut down. My family and friends are all overweight. Do I care? Not a bit! They can do whatever makes them happy! It just is really disheartening when I can’t talk about something that is exciting to me to my loved ones.

Does anyone else ever feel this from others? Usually it’s just a complete shutdown or change of topic. Even when I am telling them I lost x amount of weight, they’re just like well yeah I need to do something to, I know, ok? And I’m just annoyed because I would like a little bit of cheering on from those I hold close to me.

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Losing weight & reducing stress/impact on joints

I've been very concerned about my runner's knee because never had a musculoskeletal injury before. My PCP said that weight loss is probably my most surefire way of reducing the chance I get runner's knee and will delay the onset of osteoarthritis. I am just curious if there are any Redditors on this sub who have been able to notice less knee pain s/p weight loss (particularly if one has experienced runner's knee when overweight) I know anecdotal evidence is YMMV, but just looking for any support right now

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19 M Weight Loss Journey Advice

Hello everyone! I’m a person who’s been morbidly obese all my life and peaked at 139 kg when I decided things need to change. 2 years later after going down to 105 and gaining it back to 129 I’m following a stricter diet now with calorie counting which I did not do previously and getting more sleep as I fixed my insomniac habits almost I’m current down to 111 kg from 129 in 4 months and need tips as I’m lifting and doing cardio in the same day. I try to hit all my macros and eat around 1900-2100 calories per day and burn 750-1000 cals per day. Would body recomposition or cutting be better as I’m trying to lose weight but also build or retain my muscle mass which is at 60.2% whilst my fat is at 36.6%. Any advice would be appreciated thank you!

Note: the reason why I’m asking is because I’d like to maintain my muscle mass as much as possible while burning fat.

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Down 30lbs in 7 months!

https://imgur.com/a/mMPY7HH

29/F/5”4 SW: 220lbs CW: 190lbs

I had already lost 10lbs in the photo on the right, and I’m really wishing now that I had taken a photo on the very first day! I was so miserable with my body I avoided even looking in the mirror. But I’m proud of that woman. She was working, finishing college, and just gave birth. Big shoutout to my past self for also trying to juggle calorie counting with everything else I had going on at that time.

I learned filling up on veggies at meal times would help me stick to my 1,800 calorie limit and I started taking long walks with my dog and kids in the evenings. I still have treats from time to time but I practice portion control or use substitutes (like blending up yogurt and frozen fruit in place of ice cream). Over the last month I’ve started using my husband’s TRX 5 times a week so I can start building up my strength and I’m feeling better than I have in a few years now.

This isn’t my first weight loss attempt (I was desperate to be “super skinny” all through my teens and early 20’s) but it’s certainly been my most successful. I haven’t set a goal weight or time limit for myself this time. I’ve just been enjoying the positive changes in my physical and mental health and hope to keep making progress.

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Happy body weight?

Is it possible for your body to get to a certain weight and just stay there? I lost 60lbs (30kgs) and I have been maintaining my weight at 170lbs give it take a few pounds for a year now.

No matter how strict I diet or even if I over eat one day, my weight stays the same!

My body composition has definitely changed as I am building muscle, losing fat but staying the same weight.

Is it possible for your body to just be ‘happy’ at a certain weight?

I wanted to get down to 70/75kgs when I started my weight loss journey, best I’ve gotten to is 77kgs (174cm female)

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Small Body Changes

I find that noticing small changes in my body are key to staying motivated during my weight loss journey. Some of the things I've notice are below.

- Can actually see my anatomical snuff box(tendons of thumb extensors)

- Starting to see some vein popping in my forearm

- Jaw line changes

- Sternoclediomastoid muscles in neck are much more defined

- Can see my adam's apple more clearly

- More ribs when I lift my arm over head are more visible

- I can feel more of my shin bone, as in more of the anterior face of the bone

- When I flex at the hip, I can feel my proximal quad (rectus femoris) tendon

- I see my metatarsals in my foot more clearly

Just some little changes that show progress that may not be reflected on the scale. Definitely a reminder that 1 pound of weight loss likely means 1 pound of fat, which occupies so much volume on our bodies.

Stay hard friends, and drop a comment on small changes you've noticed in your body, or changes in your mood, personality, behavior,etc. that you rely on to stay motivated when the scale is stalling!

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Anyone dealt with worsening pain after weight loss?

I've had issues with my back since forever, and I've always attributed it to my weight (as have my doctors). When I started my weight loss I was 340lbs, and I've gotten down to 270 now. However, my back hurts 10x worse than it did at my highest weight. Anyone had similar issues? What could be causing this? I know I still have a ways to go before I'm at a healthy weight but I wouldn't expect this issue to get worse after dropping 70lbs.

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