I'm at my largest and need some advice.

I'm 24, disabled, and 410 pounds. I want to lose weight, but I don't know where to start. I have to use a wheelchair for long distances at this point. I feel embarrassed about it. I'm at the point where washing and wiping my butt is very hard but want to change that. My doctor says I could get weight loss surgery, but they didn't help much with what I should eat or make a weekly diet plan. They said I should drink a meal replacement plan once daily. Where did y'all start? Are gyms worth joining? I have a YMCA near me. Does swimming help? What apps do you guys recommend using? Any advice on cooking and what is healthy and what to buy in stores? I have a limited amount of money a month, so any tips would help! What is a good calorie count for me? Is 1,800 too much or enough?

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30 Day Accountability Challenge - September Sign Ups

Hello lovely losers! It’s almost a new month. Onward, to September! Please bring me fall weather I'm so tired of sunscreen & heat. For the newbies to the sub reddit, please start here, so much good info!

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq

And hey, maybe it’s not a bad idea to review them anyway to you returning conquerors. I do occasionally to remind myself of the basics.

Here’s what we do in the DAC my friends! This is the sign-up post to outline your goals, weight loss, self-care, creative, whatever keeps your motor going.

There will be a daily update post for you to post how your day went!

At the end of the month, there is a wrap up post to reflect on the progress you made or didn’t make & what you learned. Learning is progress my friends!

We try to foster a supportive, caring place to discuss the actual day to day of deficits & counting & caring so much about how we fuel our bodies & lives. So be kind, interact if you like & hopefully you feel supported and cared for.

Leading by example, here I go!

Weigh in & log weight once a week, Thursday mornings:

2000 calories a day (lose two pounds this month):

Exercise 5 days a week (strength work/tbar swings 3 days a week): I want to be doing more strength work. X/X days.

Finish one section (year) per week: We’re closing in on November which will be another writing project month so I best put the peddle to the meddle. X/4 years.

Today's gratitude list: Today I’m grateful for .

Random to do list item I want to conquer today: I'm a list person, I love crossing stuff off them.

And now onto you all! Let’s hear it. What would you like to conquer in the month ahead? Is anyone else desperately looking forward to spooky season & fall?

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i’m so excited about my loose skin

was getting ready this morning and noticed the skin right above my belly button and around my lower tummy stomach looked … wrinkly. it took me a minute to realize what i was seeing, but then it hit me that my skin is finally starting to sag! i’m 23F, 5’6, and have lost just at 60lbs from 208lbs.

i was so scared to start my weight loss journey due to the thought of loose skin. but noticing this new wrinkly skin this morning, i just felt proud of myself for the first time in maybe my whole life. :)

i guess i’m just posting to say that i never wanted to commit to weight loss cause i always thought seeing loose skin on my young, “never-had-a-baby” belly would be this devastating, awful thing that wouldn’t be worth the effort. i never would have guessed that i’d be crying happy tears for my loose skin, i have worked SO hard for it. i’m freaking pumped!

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For people who are well on your way to your weight loss goals, did your successful journey begin with persistence or an epiphany?

First, congrats on all the success so far! So proud of you, I look up to you and you're part of the motivation for everyone here.

I guess my question is, did your breakthrough for beginning your downward trend start with slamming your fist on the table and saying "That's it! I'm doing it tomorrow!" Or was it over a long period of doing what you could and it finally caught on?

How many fist slams did it take, or what do you think really began the downwards trend, if anything besides continuing trying?

I know that everyone is different and that there are people on both sides of this. I just want to hear how your success story started!

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"Addiction" (?) to Chocolate

Dear r/loseit

After a rather troubled past with my body image and size (developing BED when I was 15 to turn into EDNOS and drastic weight loss due to unrelated illness which definitely didn't help) I am now finally at a somewhat comfortable weight and am working on building muscle and getting more in shape. I do not weigh myself anymore, but I am wearing an European size 34 to 36 at a height of 160cm (5'3). However, as the title states, I seem to have a very hard time resisting chocolate. It's not all sweets, I have no problem turning down gummies or candy, but if there is chocolate (or chocolate chip cookies) in the house, I can't control myself well. The problem I have is (currently) not weight gain, but that I waste a significant amount of my calories on chocolate and can't eat normal portions at mealtimes...

What I have tried so far: - Having no chocolate in the house - I just bought a chocolate bar on the way home from work - Trying habit streaks / working with apps - I just gave up after a while - making rules for myself to not eat any chocolate at all - I just gave up again. - only eat dark (80%) chocolate - doesn't work because I love dark chocolate... - asking my husband to remind me of my goals when I open the fridge / want to buy chocolate at the store - while he is lovely and very supportive, I just get frustrated about myself and start crying... (Am working on my mental issues, don't worry)

My goal is not to completely cut chocolate out of my life, but to reduce the amount I eat to a little bit and not ~30% of my daily calories.

Have any of you had any comparable experiences either with chocolate or another food? Did you find anything that helped? I just want to stop worrying about such a "silly" problem and focus on working on my new life I worked so hard for...

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How is my weight loss plan?

As the title says, how is my weight loss plan?

-For breakfast and lunch I eat/drink a breakfast smoothie :

Vegan chocolate protein powder, half a frozen banana, pb2 fit, unsweetened almond milk, dark chocolate square, chia, hemp seed, flax seed oil, Ice. 322Calories each/ 644 cal. 44g protein. 37 gram fat.

-For third meal:

I eat two cheddar rice cakes, tablespoon of low carb pizza sauce, a little cheese 3 pepperoni’s, Italian seasoning 200 calories

Dinner typical meal preps:

Baked chicken wings or tenderloins light teriyaki sauce, rice and pineapple chunks, about 500 calories

Taco bowl beef or ground turkey, typical taco toppings 500 calories

Salmon seasoned or cheese crusted on a weekend night. Broccoli and seasons red potatoes. 450 calories

Baked chicken, salad with cheese, light ranch. Below 450 ish calories

135 oz of water.

Starbucks refresher twice a week.

No fast food. 30 minutes of moderate-intense cardio 4 days a week, with 30 minutes of strength training set 12-10-8; all muscle groups at some point on alternate days.

Male, 30yrs old, 5’6”, Starting weight is 255 CW245.

I’m in a calorie deficit from dropping fast food alone. Most days I’m almost at 1400 calories, I’m just starting and know I want my calories to be under 2000. Any advice and criticism I appreciate, Goal is to be 145-150lbs by January 2024.

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Inconsistent weigh ins making me lose my mind

I’ll be honest - I can get a little scale obsessed when going through my weight loss journeys just because seeing progress is such a rush and such motivation to keep going.

But these digital scales are driving me crazy. My SW is 187, my last weigh in was 180.2 - so close to being in the 170s!!! And then it all went to hell. Suddenly getting readings that didn’t make sense like overnight drops of 5lbs followed by a gain of 3 when weighing myself again to see what was going on.

So I bought a manual Doctor scale and weighed in….all the way back at 186. I know I’ve lost more than 1lb in a month, so was my SW wrong??? I’m driving myself insane now and feel like I’m back at square one. Help.

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