Before and after. How I feel then and now

I'm not done losing weight but I am down about 50lbs from last year. I thought I would document some symptoms I had from the excess weight and how I feel now.

If it helps someone else recognize the warning signs I was ignoring all those years then I would be happy.

Before: 1 year ago. 302 lbs 6'3" man. Gurd: acid reflux. Tums every day. High blood pressure. Even on meds it spiked a lot. Low sex drive Night sweats Sleep apnea Acne. Dry patch skin General joint pain every day. Knees all the time. Knee surgery Neck and back pain Insomnia on occasion Anger issues due to alcohol use. Poor stress management Poor self esteem Ignored my other health issues. Gas and other fun intestinal issues. Bloating. No endurance. Winded easily. Hard to tie shoes and clip toenails. No flexibility.

Now: 252lbs. Goal weight is 220lbs. Good sex drive No reflux. Only get heartburn if I overeat spicy foods or greasy stuff. Or drink beer dang it. Blood pressure under control Joint pain is minimal Sleep well Most of my back and neck pain is gone. Can tie my shoes easily. Great endurance. I can walk miles and work in the sun all day without feeling like I am dieing. Getting more flexible. My dermatologist commented on how much better my skin looked after 6 months of weight loss and getting off alcohol.

Goals: Continue to improve joint health. Improved mental health as that is what pushed me to drink my calories and overeat. Stress really is a killer. Build some muscle through weight training.

I hope this isn't coming off as a humble brag. I know I can fall back into my old habits if I am not vigilant. This subreddit has made me realize I need to own all of my reality and writing it down helps solidify my thoughts in a way that just thinking about it doesn't quite jell in my brain.

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Anyone Have Acne Clear After Big Weight Loss?

I started having very bad acne the second I went off of birth control pills many years ago.

I may still be in the 300s. I’m only weighing in once a month but have been doing great with sticking to cals and making progress in my fitness journey, so maybe I’m clear on my way to the 2s. When I get there I will certainly celebrate and post!

Anyways, my acne has been horrible over the past few years. Worse than ever. Acne on my neck. Shoulders. Chest between the twins. Some of my face. It’s actually mostly body acne.

I’m curious if anyone had body acne while SMO and then it went away or at least mostly cleared up after a big loss.

I know acne is very individual and is a good mix between genetics and hormones. So, curious!!

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I think I hate noom

Started noom about 3 weeks ago after getting weighed at the doctors office and a bit of a come to jesus moment. I'm 5'2" and 180. I put on roughly 40lbs between the March lockdowns and now. Went from a very active job to inactivity and now I'm in a fairly inactive job.

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So I started noom because several friends had success with it. I would say this is my first time calorie counting/ monitoring movement for weight loss but not my first time doing it. I've done it while going through mental health issues to make sure I'm getting enough nutrition and not just lying on the sofa for 3 weeks....

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I think that makes a lot of the articles kind of useless because I walked in knowing water and unprocessed foods are good for you. And that restaurant portion sizes are ridiculous in the US. And moving more is good... etc. I just feel like it's almost always talking down to me and making me feel bad if I eat too many "red" foods (like sunflower seeds and peanut butter...). Anyone feel similarly or is there something I'm missing?

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I stopped going to the gym and it was the best decision I made for my weight loss journey

Not saying that the gym isn’t fantastic and those who use it as their happy place shouldn’t, but I was under the impression for years that I had to go to the gym and just be consistent and build the habit every day. But every time that I would be consistent for two weeks, I would get bored or unmotivated and was just not happy. I didn’t understand how these fitness influencers on Instagram and YouTube could go to the gym for years.

Then one day I decided to try something that I liked and just be consistent at that. So I took a walk every day during my lunch break at work. Did that for six whole months; was the most consistent I’ve ever been. The weight loss was slow and it didn’t tone me the way I wanted to, but I realized that I don’t have to look like I go to the gym, I just want to be healthy and enjoy food. I’ll never have a six pack or rock-hard calves, but I like the way I look and I enjoy food, and that’s all that matters in my opinion.

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I brought my kitchen scales on holiday and I didnt lose weight this week

Just a pure steaming raging rant/vent. I weighed on Sunday at 112.8kg. Came broad on holiday to Turkey. Since Tuesday I've been doing 1.5hr walks in deep sand under 30 degree heats, drinking tons of water and eating ultra clean. I've been averaging 1450 calories this week (circa 1400 calorie deficit). I bought a cheap set of scales here and weighed today and came in at 113.1kg :(

My only guesses are, that im drinking tons of water and retaining most of it. I noticed that I'm going to the bathroom 50% less than I would back in the UK.

My other guess is the climate change. As I believe the body retains water in heat? I feel super bloated and swollen.

I dont know. Its so detmoviational. I will be here another few weeks and im considering not weighing myself at all until I get back home.

Anyone else changed to a different climate and struggled with weight loss?

Note for background context: Prior to this I lost 5.5kg in 3 weeks.

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In a full length mirror I looked exactly the same

Showered at work today for the first time since Covid. I've lost about 30 pounds in the last few months and have been patting myself on the back and marveling that this is MY body, all the good things that come with significant losses. But in the big mirror, from 12 feet away, I looked exactly like I did two and a half years ago.

It sent me into a big honking midday depression at work.

Logically, I know the following things.

1. I put on about 20 pounds during Covid, so while I see myself now as 30 pounds slimmer, I'm only about ten pounds down from how I used to look *in that mirror.*
2. I never thought I looked like I had 30 pounds to lose in the first place, so maybe I always looked this weight to myself.
3. Memories are weird.
4. My brain is a little sad from calorie deficit.
5. I'd been leaning into weight loss success because other things aren't going so well right now.
6. My numbers are what they are--this entire episode happened in my head.

So, smug goeth before a fall, and nothing really bad actually happened, and I'm dusting myself off and getting back to it.

And I'm grateful for this place to write about it and read about everyone else's ups and downs. Thank you all for reading and writing.

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Sometimes… it’s 12:30 pm and you’ve only eaten cake, ice cream, and chocolate

Ive tried to lose weight so many times over the last six years and I always lose motivation because I don’t let myself eat out or eat “bad” food. This time, I decided i can eat anything I want as long as I log it and stick to my calories…

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Obviously I don’t do this every day lol, but some days that’s just how life goes! I usually don’t eat lunch at work since I get off in the early afternoon, and I eat lentils/chicken/something healthy at home. But today was a coworkers bday, and I still have 900 calories left for my lentils… which is a lot of lentils.

My weight loss has been WAY more sustainable this way, and I don’t have to decline dinners out with friends. I know most of you probably already do this, but it took so long to click in my head. Without the complete restriction of any “non healthy” food, I actually make better choices and eat smaller portions of unhealthy stuff.

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