Body Scan Scales

Are body scan scales for body fat/muscle/water that are available for retail accurate and worth the money?

Currently using some basic scales to track weight, but finding my weight loss is not a reflection of my progress. I’m losing cm’s but not much weight, likely because I am growing muscle.

Looking at investing in some good scales that will do a body fat/muscle % scan and other features. Wondering if they are actually worth investing in? are they generally accurate? Or are they just a sales gimmick?

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Body can't handle calorie deficit / phentermine not working / general rant / help

I'm a mid-30s woman, 5'5 (165cm) and 200 lbs (91kgs). I've been a normal weight most of my life, but put on 30kgs due to a traumatic event around 2 years ago. I started stress eating, which I've now got under control and my weight is stable, but not dropping.

So, here's my problem. When dieting, I'll aim to eat 1200-1400 calories, but I also eat back all the calories burned exercising. I usually burn 400-600 with gym/cardio/walking, so I end up eating maybe 1800 cals. That doesn't sound very low, right? But whenever I do this, I feel weak but ok-ish the first day, but by the second day I am SICK. Headache, dry mouth, irritable, stomach cramps from hunger, can't sleep, dizzy. At that point, even if I eat at maintenance from then on, I'll feel off and sick for several days, and no amount of food seems to be enough to fix it. I've done this countless times by now. I'll try to push through it, but I'm studying and working a demanding job, and I just don't have the time to have brain fog for a week before I feel better. So i give up. My question is, is my deficit really that low? Is it normal for my body to react so badly?

When I'm dieting, I eat similarly to my normal diet, just less volume. I'll eat veggies, tofu, yoghurt, beans, wholegrains, but also small amounts of treats like chocolate or brie, so I don't think I'm withdrawing from sugar or anything like that. I keep an eye on my macros, and they seem to be fine. My exercise routine doesn't change when I'm dieting, I do similar workouts when I'm not dieting. I don't drink any caffeinated drinks, on diets or off them. I keep the same sleep schedule. I drink plenty of water, with electrolytes when I start feeling sick. My bloodwork is fine, my thyroid is fine, I don't have PCOS, had iron and b12 deficiency in the past but I take supplements now.

I just want to know if anyone else deals with this? Have you had any success maybe introducing a deficit really slowly, day by day?

Now, let me just add I know none of this means I can't lose weight. I know I can. Really slowly and with a tiny deficit. I've successfully lost around 5kg doing that, but I get frustrated at the slow results and having to track everything I eat without seeing changes, and I just give up. I know this is a first world problem, but I just want to be able to lose faster than 1kg/2lbs a month. I feel like my body should be able to handle it, and whenever I tell people how much I struggle they don't believe it can be that bad and that I just don't want to work for the weight loss. Everyone else seems to be able to do it, why not me?

I got some phentermine from my doctor 4 days ago, as I am getting desperate and have read a lot about the appetite suppressing effect. Well, so far it's done nothing. No side effects except some minor trouble sleeping the past few days, but no energy burst and am still hungry and sick and had to get up in the middle of the night to eat an extra meal because my stomach hurt so much from hunger. Everyone is saying it should kick in straight away, and now i'm feeling really demotivated. I was so hopeful I'd finally be able to make a change with the help of the drug. Has anyone had it kick in after a few days/weeks?

I do take bupropion and venlafaxine for mental health, could they be to blame? I've been on different antidepressants for about 8 years now, and didn't gain weight, started this current combo maybe 3-4 years ago, so I don't think they caused the gain, but maybe they are causing the issues with losing?

I just want to be able to take a progress pic in 6 months time and have it actually look different! I don't want to deal with 5 years of myfitnesspal to reach a healthy weight! I know, I know, it's better to get there one day than never, but it doesn't seem right to me that I can't do it quicker. I'm willing to do the work, why is my body failing me??

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I’ve lost 10 lbs!

I recently got just dance 2022 for the switch and I LOVE it! I can’t calorie count because my adhd brain hates it, so I just cut out snacking and lunch. Started using day blocking as a way to manage my time better and get more done.

It’s been a little over a week since I started doing any of this consistently. And I’m already feeling better! Let my toddler pick the songs I dance to, and most of the ones he picked were so high energy and nearly killed my lungs, but I feel so much better physically afterward.

I’m just glad I found an exercise I love and have FINALLY made progress! I’ve been trying to start my weight loss journey for years now.

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Apparently shoes are where I draw the line!

I've gradually gained about 50 lbs of "happy weight" in the 11 years since graduating high school, 10 years in an amazing relationship. I eat relatively healthy (a lot of lean proteins, grains, and veggies) and treat myself within reason. I'm tall so I carry it pretty well and I like the way I look - my partner has no complaints, but I've recently started actively trying to lose weight for general health reasons. I'm nearing 30 and I'd like to have a long and healthy life, so I have grudgingly accepted that weighing less will likely help me do that. I grew up in a diet heavy household (my parents are still relatively unsuccessful trend diet hoppers to this day) and I really had to fight to avoid disordered eating when even as a thin, active child I was trying to follow my parent's often overly restrictive or unhealthy eating examples.

All that being said, I've been pretty firmly against restrictive dieting my entire teen and adult life. But now that I'm trying to get healthy I've joined WW with a friend who has been on the program for a while, and while tracking food feels like a slippery slope to disordered eating for me, I have been enjoying that I can still eat all of the foods I want, just within reason or by budgeting the other things I eat in a day. I save my weekly points to splurge on one delicious McDonald's lunch every weekend, and I'm still able to have dessert most evenings with my partner if I want to.

HOWEVER - this last month I've been looking for shoes to wear in a wedding this spring, and somehow NONE of the ones with ankle straps have fit! Even going up a half to a full size hasn't worked, and I'm shocked! A few years ago I accepted that my cute (& expensive) knee high riding boots no longer fit my calves, but now my ANKLES are too big to fit into your average dress sandal?? I have genuinely never felt as big as I did sitting in the poorly lit, dingy clearance corner of a DSW looking at five pairs of sandals that I couldn't even buckle around my ankles on the last hole. Even a pair with a stretchy elastic ankle cut in and gave me straight up baby roll cankles. I couldn't believe it!

So I've reactivated my gym membership, and I guess it's time to really make this a priority. Apparently shoes are where I draw the line! Does anyone else have a weird thing that finally made them realize it was time to take weight loss seriously?

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Scale and non-scale victories

This may seem small to a lot of people, but it is huge for me and I am so excited to share this. For most of my adult life, I've had difficulty maintaining weight and I kept gaining very suddenly during stressful times. I've also always had some body dysmorphia. In 2020, I went from 145/150ish to 165. On my weight loss journey, I was able to get down to 151, but then I hit a plateau, and the scale wouldn't budge regardless of my efforts. I was already in this obsessive cycle about my weight and size, and the plateau pushed me to the point where I'd be in tears hating my body and comparing myself to others. So I decided to go to therapy for body dysmorphia. It was the best investment I've ever made. The therapist recommended that I eat intuitively and listen to my body, rather than to restrict and eliminate foods. He also told me that my sudden weight gains may be a result of over-restricting in the past and my body trying to reach a comfortable spot. So I followed this advice - ate as my heart desired. With time, I became in tune with my needs, and my excessive cravings for sweets have diminished. I've been able to maintain the same weight for a year and a half with no effort. I exercise when I feel down for it. And a month ago, I finally saw a number I haven't seen for two years - 148. I haven't changed anything significant - I have just been avoiding eating past "not hungry anymore." I would be really pleased if I can lose another 5-10 lbs slowly, so that way my body doesn't go into shock, and I don't have to put much effort in.

I hope this inspires someone with weight struggles - sometimes just being kind to yourself and taking care of your mental health can make all the difference!

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Unintentionally tracked my progress with pants! (Also - looking for advice on ending the journey/beginning maintenance)

I know all of these photos are quite different, but I took the latest one last week and just thought to do a comparison today.

Yoga Pants!

I bought 3 pairs of these yoga pants at the beginning of 2020 due to just dressing for comfort (for obvious reasons) but also because I had gained enough weight that none of my clothes fit me anymore. I lived in these pants for most of 2020/2021 while stuck in lockdown.

I didn’t start losing weight until 2021, but luckily they are so stretchy that they fit me at all sizes! Just to clarify: all 3 photos are the same brand/style/size of pants, just 3 different colours.

I’m not sure where my weight loss is at because I haven’t weighed myself in a while, but I think I have lost about 40lbs in 12 months (170>130ish). I think I’m toward the end but it’s hard to know when to stop, I’m still very ~soft~

Any advice on how to figure out when to stop and ease into maintenance would be appreciated! I never thought I’d struggle to increase my calories, but eating in a deficit for a year really changes your relationship with food and increasing my calories feels scary.

Anyway, I just felt proud of myself when I saw the difference in these photos and thought I would shamelessly share. Please be kind 🥺

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Conclusion of 6 week Mini Cut: Results and Analysis

My previous posts on the subject: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Six weeks ago, I started a 6 week Mini Cut. This was an experiment meant to test a handful of factors.

1. The effects of my reverse diet.
2. My ability to return to a deficit after a prolonged period of lower controlled eating.
3. Whether or not my first, long cut, was a fluke, or genuine control.

The Data:

Starting Weight: 216lbs.

Ending Weight: 202

Weight Loss: 14lbs, 6.4%

Weight loss per week: 2.6lbs, 1.06%

Highest individual weigh in: 216 Lowest individual weigh in: 200

Highest calorie day: 2280. Lowest calorie day: 1310.

The Analysis:

Point One: The effects of my reverse diet.

Ad the end of my original cut, I was averaging 2lbs lost per week, while eating 1500ish calories; suggesting a TDEE of 2500. During this mini-cut, I have been averaging 1550 calories, and losing an average 2.6lbs per week, suggesting a daily deficit of 1300, and an estimated TDEE of 2850; meaning my reverse diet allowed me to regain roughly 300 additional calories burned per day.

My previous estimation at the end of my reverse diet, I estimated that my TDEE was around 2700, so it's a pleasant surprise to see that I was actually a little higher than originally anticipated and that's nice.

Point Two: My ability to return to a deficit after a prolonged period of lower controlled eating.

This was actually much easier than I anticipated it would be, but in retrospect it does make sense. Near the end of my reverse diet I was struggling to exceed 2300 calories despite having a goal of 2500. I've spoken to a few bodybuilders who've expressed the difficulty of bulking when eating 'clean', and with my experiences these days, I've discovered that it wasn't an exaggeration. When eating high volume, low-calorie dense foods it really can be difficult to eat enough calories. When I do eventually decide to bulk, that will be an interesting challenge itself.

Point Three: Whether my first cut was a fluke.

Based on current evidence, it wasn't. Since I began this, my weight has been entirely in my control. I tell it to go down, it goes down. I tell it to stay put, it stays put. I have, for dramatic purposes, become master of my own body. It's pretty wild trip.

Future Plans:

For the next six weeks I will again be reverse dieting, more aggressively than my original. I'll be doing an initial jump to 2000 for two weeks, then 2250 for two weeks, and then 2500 for two weeks. Based on the math this will still be a deficit, it should push me down below 200 into Onederland. From there, I'll sit at 2500 for 3 months, see where I'm at then, and following that I plan to go on my first bulk.

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