Any advice on weight loss and calories?

Right so im a wheelchair user who's in it 99% of the day as a 23 year old male so im already having to have less calories. And i cant find any calorie calculators anywhere for wheelchair users so im just starting off by guessing what id need to eat to be in a defecit and im eating 1500 calories a day with 150g of protein as i want to maintain muscle and lose body fat. Im currently 11stone 12 pounds. First of all is 150g of protein too much? im struggling to even eat that much with this amount of calories 😂 i've been eating tuna on its own for the protein and low calories but my god does it suck.. but seems to be the only way i can get in my protein goal also do you think about 1.5k calories would be a defecit for someone like me in a wheelchair? I also work out 4-5 times a week weight lifting. Im kinda clueless as you can tell so just want some advice :P Thanks all!

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I'll never be skinny, toned and beautiful

I'm 27, F, I'm 168 cm tall (5' 6"), I think my weight is 100-108 kg (220 - 238 pounds), I don't know exactly, I didn't weigh myself in quite some time, since my scales are all old and broken. According to my BMI, I should lose approximately 40 kg or more (88 pounds), which is quite a lot.

Most of my weight is located in my belly, upper arms and thighs. I have a B belly, I look 6-7 months pregnant. I want to start losing weight, seriously this time. But what throws me off is the fact I'm aware that I'll never have the body I want, 'cause it's too late. I've gained too much weight and been like this for so many years. There's no way my skin is going to be the same after weight loss, especially in my belly and arms, not to mention my breasts. I'll look like an empty sack. I feel so stupid for not succeeding before, for not trying hard enough when I still had the chance. And if I'll ever get surgery, I'm so scared of it.

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I feel like a starved animal after losing weight. Why is my body fighting so hard to get fat again?

Hello Loseit. I lost 90 pounds in 6 months and then I lost another 41 in the following 6 months.

I am male, 6'0" and 138 pounds. When I was fat, I ate junk every day. Now it is the opposite: healthy, low carb only. I am hungry a lot and my whole day is spent basically thinking about food and my weight. It is rather exhausting. I take modafinil which helps but when it wears off at night I get so hungry. Sometimes I take benzodiazepines to offset it but I don't want a drug habit so I'm careful with it.

As you can see by the fast duration of my weight loss, I starved myself to lose weight. I ate about 500 calories a day during the first 6 months which was pretty dumb and probably related to the problems I'm having now.

I feel like I'm obsessed with food. I spend a long time looking at food that I can't eat, and preparing recipes with the few things that I can eat. I make my meals last a long time and chew every bit of food until it is mush. I get defensive when someone touches my food, even my partner. I don't let her cook for me because I like to know exactly what is in the food. She thinks something is wrong with me, and perhaps she is right.

The issue is that I can't just eat what I want, I will gain weight so fast. If I let go of the meticulous control that I have over every calorie I consume I will gain all the weight back and the new life I made for myself will be over. My fullness cues do not seem to exist. The one time I tried to relax I ate so much and gained 14lbs in a week. I then went to the doctor for help with binge eating and was put on a temporary course of appetite suppressants and I upped my dose of modafinil. I also had to work out a lot just to reverse ONE week of damage. I'm never doing that again.

I don't consider this an eating disorder because eating disorders are irrational and my behaviour is rational. I can't just eat and eat until I get fat, that isn't healthy either. I know some foods are unhealthy and I choose not to eat them, so it is not a disorder. I am also a healthy weight for my height.

I exercise a lot which allows me to eat a bit more food, but I make sure it always equals out at maintenance. I try to keep my muscle percentage high and body fat low.

The main thing that makes me sound insane is that I have resorted sometimes to pulling out my hair on my arms and legs and even cutting myself with a razor to distract from the intense hunger/rage that builds up in me. I know this is fucked, but it's not typical self harm. I can't explain exactly why I do it. The stimulants perhaps don't help here, I get jittery.

Has anyone else suffered with this? I'm so tired of this.

Edited to add: been maintaining 138-144 for last 3 months. I am 25

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stationary bike workouts vs walking

Hello everyone,

Recently I bought a stationary bike at a garage sale for pretty cheap. During the spring to beginning of summer I'd walk about 4 to 5 miles with some jogging but living in Pittsburgh, I have to stop because the temperature is too high and too humid (I'm from Buffalo and I basically die every time the temps go above 70) also we have awful air quality and sometimes it's almost unbearable to even have the windows open.

So I get some good weight loss for a couple months but then I gain it back by the end of the year. I thought having a bike would help because I could be indoors on the days that it's just too damn hot. Can anyone recommend a good workout? I've never used one before. Looking for time and frequency.

I weigh about 145 and I'd like to be 125, I got to 127 over the pandemic and i want to get back there. My legs are very strong so I could handle a decent work out, I just don't do well if I don't have a set plan. My hips and lower belly are becoming a problem because I love craft beer.

I work from home so I have no excuse at this point.

Thanks in advance!

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Weight loss with PCOS

I'm wondering if anyone knows if PCOS affects BMR?

I've always been told that PCOS makes you "energy efficient" and that I need ~400 fewer calories than someone my height/weight/muscle mass. But people are telling me I'm eating too few calories and putting my body in starvation mode.

My fitness pal says I should be eating 1,800 and I typically eat 1,700-1,300. I'm trying to do intuitive eating in a way I can continue for a lifetime. So some days I'm more hungry than others. But I was wondering if anyone else has heard that calorie counts are shifted for PCOS

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i think i don't want to lose weight anymore

i've wanted to lose weight for a while, but i think now i am going to just stop thinking about weight loss or trying to lose fat.

i have a bmi or 38 and no muscle, so i'm morbidly obese and i have no hope of reaching a healthy weight, i just can't deal with the fact i'll have to count calories and evey single gram of food that goes in my mouth for my whole life to even have a chance at being close to a not obese weight. most people who try to lose weight fail and theres no reason to believe i'll be any different.

i keep seeing people my height literally 70lb lighter wanting to lose weight, it's so discouraging how fat i actually am, i really don't see any hope and haven't in a while, and it's just too exhausting to think about the fact that i'm lying to myself thinking i'll be thin one day.

i don't know if i'm writing this in hopes someone will snap me out of it, or if i just needed to post a goodbye and wish people luck and finally just let go of an unrealistic dream, but i felt i had to rant. i will delete if posts like these aren't allowed

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Finally in ONEDERLAND!!! 35 lbs lost since January 1st!

Link to face gains! And bonus pic of my walking partner!

Wanted to post as a huge thanks to this community on keeping me inspired on my continued weight loss journey. If you're interested here was my routine for the past 7 months and what I found worked for me:

My weight has fluctuated quite a bit my whole life and I would always gain back that 20 I lost in what felt like the same amount of time. So this time I took it slow and steady and really focused on one thing at a time to see what was and wasn't working for me.

Started on diet. To keep away the cravings I follow a pretty low carb diet on the weekdays with somewhat of an intermittent fasting schedule - skip breakfast but put creamer in my coffee.

Here is my weekday diet outline:

• 11:00AM I have a smoothie/protein shake of a half frozen avocado, 1.5 cups of unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 scoop vanilla whey protein, 2 tbsp pbfit (or whatever the cheapest pb powder is), and 2 teaspoons of creatine (this was recently added). Blend and serve.
• 1:30-2:00PM Normally some sort of protein, chicken or beef, with a huge salad. This has been changing to some low carb casseroles I can link if people are interested in the comments, still with a side salad.
• 5:00PM Normally a high protein yogurt with some berries, unless I see something else that looks good.
• 7:00PM Chicken and veggies! Not boring chicken and veggies. Stir fries with teriyaki or zoodles with alfredo! I like to cook chicken every few days to have ready to reheat at any time. This is what I have been doing the past couple weeks:
  • I get a cast iron on medium/low heat with some olive oil and add whatever sounds good that week. This week I have bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, spinach, and some tomatoes from a friends garden. I get that cooking for about 10-15 minutes adding in the tomatoes and spinach last with the cold diced chicken at the 15 minute marker. Add some pasta sauce (vodka this week), and a layer of parmesan and mozzarella and throw under the broiler for 5-7 minutes.

On the weekend I normally try to eat pretty clean but allow myself a cheat meal by myself of whatever I am feeling and normally a meal out with friends or family. Two cheat meals because I hate when I eat something that was bad for me that I wasn't fully craving. I also tried to cut down on drinking and if I am stick to 2-3 drinks. This is really just an outline I made up to follow that worked with my work and lifting schedule.

So that takes us to exercise! From January to March I didn't really do anything out of the ordinary other than walk my dog about 3 miles a day and maybe stationary bike or elliptical in my place while watching T.V. for like 30 minutes at night.

After March I decided to start working on lifting more and joined the gym. I lift 3 times per week. Leg day, chest and back, and arms and abs. Then I do cardio another 2ish times per week. Hop on the stationary bike for 10 miles a couple nights. And if the weather is nice I bike on the weekends one day for 30-40 miles.

I don't know if it sounds like a lot but like I said I wanted something sustainable. I haven't seen the digit start with 1 since 2013 so this was pretty big to get here and want to be able to stay here.

If anyone wants more detail than above ask! I'm always down to help out.

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