Sunday Motivation - Officially down 25 pounds!

I started my weight loss journey in December 2021, and I just wanted to post here I am officially down 25 pounds! I'm trying to make my weight loss journey about lifestyle change and sustainable, healthy choices, so my weight loss has been slower than I would prefer, but I am still extremely proud. I lurk in this sub a lot and I want to send motivation and some encouragement to anyone else who might be going at a slower pace like myself. Keep up the great work everyone!

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I keep feeling hopeless.

I am 1 year postpartum, 213lbs; 5’6. I have been eating 1400 calories for almost two weeks and doing 17 hour fasts. I’ve been doing 6000-8000 steps a day. I haven’t lost much weight at all. The scale actually went up a tiny bit (half a pound this morning). I have insulin resistance which makes losing weight even harder. I’m just starting to feel hopeless. Like I will never lose weight. I used to be 160lbs before pregnancy. I feel like this is my new set body weight and my body just won’t let go. I’m so so frustrated. I just so badly want to be thin again. I hate looking in the mirror and seeing a huge belly. I’ve been doing okay maintaining my weight for a few months so I’m glad I’m not gaining much but the weight loss is really really painfully slow. Can anyone give me some advice or inspiration? I’m just feeling so down and discouraged right now.

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Classic Yo-yo'er hoping to make it stick this time

Hey everyone! I'm currently 45 years, 6'2, and weigh 296.5. I weighed myself this past March and came in at 332. Not quite as high as spring of 2021, where I had to be in the 340-345 range, but still not great. I'm a bit of a roller coaster enthusiast and, as a passholder at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, I had the opportunity to preview the park's new roller coaster, Pantheon. I showed up at the park on Friday, March 4th and got in line. I was pretty excited and sending texts and pictures to my friends. However, when it was actually my time to ride, I got denied. The restraint wouldn't come all the way down to where I could safely ride and I had to make the dreaded walk of shame. FastForward to June 15 and I met up with my sister and nieces at the park. I had lost 28.5 pounds and was feeling a little more optimistic, if not ultra confident. This time it was a success and I got to ride! I think I was more excited about getting to actually ride that I forgot to really enjoy the coaster. I hit a milestone last weekend and weighed in at under 300 pounds for the first time since 2018. Over the last 25 years I've had an up and down affair with weight loss. I remember when I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw 250 on the scale in 1999. I was up to 265 in the spring of 2001 but got back down to 225 by the end of the summer. Between fall of 2010 and summer of 2011, I lost 70 pounds-- 305 to 235. Throughout the past 25 years you can see the pattern of getting up to some new incomprehensible (to me anyway) weight and me trying to rally and counter the weight gain. Now in my 40's, the struggle to lose weight has been even tougher. My goal right now is to get to 232. That would be a hundred pound loss since March as well as getting my BMI from "obese" to "overweight". Right now I'm going to the gym six times per week-- three days of weights and three days of high intensity interval training. I don't really count calories but try to eat small portioned meals 5-6 times a day. My blood pressure is coming down (I started BP medication two years ago) and the clothes are getting looser. Anyway, just thought I'd post here as I try to lose the yo-yo history and work towards an ideal weight that I can sustain. And never have to worry about getting denied a roller coaster ride again 😃

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How much weight loss would affect tattoos?

Hey all! So I’m in the process of losing a little bit of weight, I’m looking to lose about 20-30 lbs more. I’m getting a tattoo next week in the area right above the crook of my elbow. I was wondering if anyone had any experience of what their tattoos looked like once they had lost some weight? Or is it usually more significant weight loss that would affect how they look? Obviously the back of arms carry a lot more fat than the front so I’m hoping it won’t be an issue.

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I’m female, and my male partner makes insensitive comments on my weight loss journey

So my partner and I started our weight loss journey together in March 2020.

He lost a significant amount of weight. He went from 5”7 about 220lbs to 185lbs. I’m so proud of him that he was able to do that and maintain it for this long.

I haven’t been so lucky. For the last 2 years I started at 180lbs, but I seem to just flow between 165lbs and 175lbs. I exercise daily, to the point I’m over tired. I recently got sick and crashes for a day. But my partner is like “time to hit the gym again tomorrow.”

I love working out but what’s the point If I’m not seeing results? His go to encouragement is “stick to your routine” but my routine hasn’t worked yet in 2 years!

“Just cut out alcohol” “don’t eat cookies” it’s so many don’t! And he ate cookies on his journey so why can’t I on mine? I have even reduced it to a 1/4 cookie to just get the taste.

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Anyone else struggle with all or nothing thinking and eating?

F 5’7”, 33, SW: 220 CW: 196 GW: 155?

I started really trying to lose weight in January of this year. Slowly but surely I was able to lose about 27 lbs and get to 193 by April. But over the past several months, I’ve been fluctuating between 193-197.

The biggest game changer for me was stopping drinking alcohol. But I think I hit a point in April where the quitting drinking had its peak effect, and then I could only eat so many salads, or only stave off cravings for junk food for so long. I’m happy I’ve been sort of able to maintain the weight loss, but I’m worried I’ve lost momentum and am slowly starting to gain back.

I’ve recently just been having SUCH a hard time getting back on track and approaching things differently. I keep getting in this feedback loop of eating something unhealthy (sweets or bakery) or going over my calorie limit and then thinking, “well I already over-ate, might as well go all out today and start over tomorrow!”

But the problem is that tomorrow never comes. I can do well for morning and afternoon but by evening it’s like I lose all reason and sort of binge. Not to an extreme, but it’s certainly hindering my progress.

Anyone struggle with something similar? Any feedback or advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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I feel like I've leveled up!

There's a lot of backstory here but I want to try and keep this short and sweet

I've been going to this park that has a walking path in a shaded wooded area. It's just under a mile with the path I take when I started. It's like a maze so I gradually started adding distance and have continued doing so up to where I am now. Today is my 22nd day in a row going on my walk and for the first time, I walked two laps instead of just one and I'm currently walking 1.5 miles a day now. I'm so proud of myself and I honestly don't have anyone to tell.. so I thought I'd tell everyone who knows this fight.

I mention I feel like I leveled up because everyday leading up to the past day, my shins have hurt SO BAD everytime I'm walking. It was the worst part about my walk. But a couple days ago, I felt this like.. ripping in my shins. And I read up about shin splints prior. So anyway, I can feel this like literal ripping in my shins as I stretched them. Following day comes, (yesterday) I noticed my shins really didn't bother me at all during my walk. Again today, now. I managed to walk two laps for the first time and I felt amazing and little to no shin muscle pain. So I genuinely feel like I've leveled my body up and I'm currently 62 pounds down with my weight loss 🙌

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