Do you lose stomach fat from an 80lb+ fat loss for men that regularly go to the gym?

Hey there, I'm currently on my journey to lose weight, and have so far lost over 30 pounds, with about 60 to go. I started at 290lb, and am now 255lb. I regularly work out and have always been healthy, good blood pressure, etc, and have a fair bit of muscle underneath my fat. So far, the weight loss has not been too visible. I've barely slimmed down, it's visible in my frame, and I'm sure I'll start to appear in 20 or so pounds. However, I'm worried about my stomach fat not budging as the weight has gone down. I go to the gym 5 times a week, stretch daily, run, and am overall a pretty healthy guy. With that, I'm scared that my stomach will develop into a lot of loose skin. The more I lose, the more my stomach stays the same. There are also stretch marks covering lots of my stomach, arms, and lower back (I've inherited sensitive skin). For individuals who weighed 290~ pounds, and strength trained regularly, is there hope for the fat, or will it just turn into lots of loose skin?

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When is weight loss noticeable?

Hey everyone that sees this. I started off at 290 pounds and as of now I've reached 264 pounds. I've lost this because I've changed up my diet, and a lot of walking at medium and fast pace. I just wanted to know when will I feel like my appearance has changed? My pants feel looser but besides that, I feel like I look the same. Is it just normal for someone at my size to have to lose more weight to see my appearance change? How much more until I can see a difference?

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here's my story

Female. 18 years old. 210lbs.

Hi! I'm kinda new to my weight loss journey. I really want to be down to 170lbs by the end of October 2022.

I am a binge eater. Whenever I try to diet and stuff, I sorta "give up" and binge eat unconsciously. Usually around when my period starts and I crave chocolate.

The only thing that stops me from binge eating is major distraction, like playing video games, sleeping all day, or watching shows/youtube.

So right now during the summer I'm not working until I get a new car. Which means I have a lot of free time to keep myself distracted... or fall into another binge eating torment.

My diet in the morning is one Java mocha monster energy, a whole apple, and 2 packets of maple brown sugar signature select oatmeal.

My lunch tends to be more fruit, a 0 calorie orange crush soda, and some fake meat.

My dinner... is where things get really bad. My family is extremely poor and food stamps are scarce for us. Sometimes we have good food that I can eat, and sometimes we have nothing and I binge on crap. But as of right now my dinner consists of Morning Star fake meats (popcorn chicken ((whole package)), chicken nuggets ((whole package)) or corn dogs) and water. If things are bad, it's multiple bowls of cereal.

I get food stamps again on Sunday and that means I have $300 to put towards food.

Please for the love of God help me with the grocery shopping. I am a vegetarian (but i eat tuna) so it's even more expensive for things.

I need foods that can help me feel full for a long time so that I don't binge. Most foods that are meant to make you feel full just make me even hungrier.

Please, in the comments, give me foods that can help me. Meals and recipes.

I'm extremely desperate and I'm starting to hate myself. I constantly fall back on myself.

Any and all comments will mean so much to me.

Edit: I do work out sometimes. I have chronic fatigue syndrome so it's hard. I don't work out enough to buy a membership and guest passes are $30 a day. But I take every chance to go work out when I have enough energy and money.

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I need help desperately with weight loss

Hey all hope your days are well but I need help I’m currently at my heaviest which is 465 and I need to go on a severe diet as I can hardly walk more then 20 minutes and my entire back is on fire and I no it’s due to my weight but I don’t no where to start it seems like. I am never full and I’m looking at cheap foods I can get on daily basis even if it same thing over and over as I don’t have a big budget on food I’m just trying to get back in somewhat shape to get a job thanks and hope to hear from someone.

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Reached my goal weight

It took me more or less a year but I finally reached my ideal weight! I was yo-yoing between 68-70kg last year due to lack of exercise, plus I noticed that I was eating a lot more because I'm always stressed and I work night shifts. The reason that made me want to lose weight is, my relatives keep on comparing me with my sisters who are both on the skinny side.

I've started my weight loss journey around June-July of last year, but it was around "ber" months when I decided to take things seriously. I started with lowering my food intake (not counting calories, just cutting off junk food and lowering my carbs) and walking on my treadmill at medium phase for 30minutes a day. And then around December, my relatives started seeing improvements on my body so I upped my exercise to an hour at 4kmph (to lose more weight), started counting calories, and I also bought dumbbells to boost my metabolism.

I'm now at 45kg (I'm 24 btw), and all I can say is, it's not easy, but it's definitely worth it. It feels so good to fit in smaller sized shirts, to ride a bike without people teasing me that my wheels are going flat/going to pop due to my weight, and to shop for new outfits without feeling insecure.

Now my next goal is to lower my body fat to 15% (I'm currently at 25-26%) and gain more muscles, having a quite skinny body is good but I think I prefer the athletic look, I'm short (149cm) so I could really use some muscles/strength to be able to defend myself from bad guys 😅

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1st weight-loss appointment today

I finally was able to get a referral to a doctor who specializes specifically in weight loss. I went today for my initial visit, and at 323 pounds I am officially at my heaviest weight. After talking with the doctor, she decided to prescribe me phentermine. She prescribed the 37.5 and I’ll be taking half of that dosage for the first month. She strongly suggested considering bariatric surgery, but I feel like I need to give it a shot this way first before going to that extent. I am going to meet with a dietitian as well as a therapist that are a part of the same weight-loss practice.

I am really excited to make changes and hopefully lose all of this weight. The doctor used some specialized scale to see that everything in my body besides the muscle and fat adds up to 164 pounds. Because of this, she said that 204 would be a healthy weight for me to get to. This made me feel great bc according to BMI charts, I would have to get to 150 to be a healthy weight, which is literally impossible if my skin, bones, & organs add up to 164 lol. Idk it made me feel not crazy I guess. It feels more realistic to get to a healthy weight, and I really hope I am able to.

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GF is getting frustrated with her not able to lose weight.

Hey everyone, some advice needed. Obligatory: English is not my first language.

tl;dr: My gf hates herself / her body for the strong hunger feelings she always gets and sees no hope for her ever losing weight.

My gf (23) really hates her body right now, came home crying because her friends - all thin - all ate almost nothing all day when they were out studying today. She on the other hand got so hungry 4 hours after she ate in the uni canteen and according to her it felt like dying. She has a bmi of ~33 and she struggles with her weight loss and to quote her "I could have ate three candy bars just to get rid of that feeling that I would starve right now and then still eat a full course meal. No wonder I'm that fat and everyone is so thin when all they ate today was some morsels"

Some Background: Coming from a poor household, her mother (herself with a bmi of I'd guess ~55) could "provide food as the only luxury" (my gfs words) so she was already overweight as a kid, using food for comfort. Even today, whenever she is stressed out, scared, embarresed, nervous or sad, she goes straight for some food. When she was around 16, she managed to get down to a bmi of around 24, but for that she had to workout 3 hours a day additional to a stringent diet over a year or two (not sure how much pounds she lost or exactly how long it took, though). The stress in school and her first job wrecked her hard work as she went up to a bmi of ~30 over the next 2-3 years and she hates herself for wasting all this hard work she put in losing the weight she gained again so easily. Now, 2 years after we met, her bmi went up to 33. I, too, gained like 30 pounds in this time (bmi of 29). So maybe its our relationship, maybe Corona with no incentive to go out or to the university for 2 years, as all lectures were online, etc. She already tries WeightWatchers, but even in good weeks, when she is not snacking, she looses almost nothing. She also does some workout, but I guess it could be more. But she really hates workout due to her experience with the 3 hours a day. And I myself doing no workout at all, so I'm none to talk.

So, can someone relate to that feeling of dying/starving? I can't, even if I can understand getting hungry and therefore grumpy for sure. But I never cried because of hunger before so I'm at a loss here.

And - more important - do you have some advice?

Yea we should get rid of all snacks - but some days she sends me out to get some because of some mishap or bad mood and reluctantly I just go and buy them for her. I know that this is enabling her but I'm not able to not do it. Yea she could do more exercise (I too). But again she is no fan of exercise due to her negative experience as she can't stand the thought of again using 3 hours a day for exercises - time she does not have due to university.

I'm not really able to get rid of the 30 extra pounds either, I went down like 4 pounds last month to be back up again, so I do understand that she has a hard time, but this is the first time I try to lose some weight and sometimes I can't fathom how she can be hungry all the time. She eats more than me and my basal metabolic rate should be higher than hers.

Could there be some thyroid gland subfunction or hyperfunction? Should she change the contraceptive pill she is using? My guess would be some therapy to get this "comfort food bingeing" out of her system or maybe a stomach reduction, but that might be a bit drastic?

Thanks in advance and sorry for the long text.

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