I'm in an almost perfect position to lose weight! how can I maximize my efforts?

30M 275 lbs

I just moved to a new city (new country actually) on a visa and I'm surrounded by awesome restaurants that I want to try. That's the only catch and what makes it hard. But I gave myself two weeks to eat whatever I want. Now I'm on a strict low carb/low calorie diet (basically lazy keto).

I'm happily unemployed for the time being and getting by with a supportive girlfriend who already had a flat and pays the bills. I do pay my share of the bills as well, just doesnt add up to much because she is willing to pay what she has been before I moved in. And I have a small but comfortable amount of savings as a cushion. I'll need a job eventually but right now I'm trying to maximize weight loss and focus on health and fitness.

Theres a really well kept park behind our flat that has hiking trails up a "mountain" that has pretty significant elevation gain/loss, and I hike for 60-90 minutes 4 or 5 times a week. In addition to that I just started a 3 day per week dumbell workout at home.

I'm doing OMAD (one meal a day) to get all my food. Alternating between 3 meals that are easy to cook and very tasty. Plus a low carb protein shake or bar before my hikes or workout most days.

Today is day 16 of my diet and fitness program. I'm curious if anyone can tall me what else they would do to maximize my free time to put more effort toward diet/fitness/weight loss. I really want to take advantage of my very privileged circumstances.

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I am stuck here 249lbs

Hello, y'all. I am back. so straight to the point, I am not losing weight I am just stuck at 249. I started my REAL weight loss about 1.5 months ago. I started at 275lbs and today I weigh 249. I lost 20lbs AHHHH but now I am stuck I am not moving. what should I do? I have read all of the r/FAQ, and I understood nothing I search youtube and from what I saw I am not doing anything wrong except for the calorie deficit part or CICO. I never know how to be in a calorie deficit. I am tracking my macros on Carbmanger and IF on Simple. I go for 20:4.

FYI= 18F, SW 275, CW 249, GW 176. height 5"5 I am no keto

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Can only lose weight when restricting?

Seeking some advice from this community. In the past 4 years, I've gone from 285lbs, dipping my lowest at 160, and now sitting at 215. I was able to reach my lowest weight in 2021; I gained a few pounds over quarantine and was frustrated with my stunted weight loss, so I started doing keto. This then led to a months long battle with serious restriction, on most days I was eating barely 1000 calories. But in doing this, I was able to lose all my weight. I hung out around 165-170 for a few months, really restricting to get those numbers super low. I think this was the best my body has ever looked, and it made me the happiest I ever was. Strangers were friendlier to me, I was seen as more outgoing and fun, more people wanted to talk to me and I felt pretty. The weight re-gain occurred after a few months of restricting, when I realized I was at my most unhealthy and was scared for my heart health. I tried to reverse diet and failed, which lead me to into a serious binge eating problem, and my weight has just gone up from there. No matter what I do, it goes up. I decided I had enough and needed to get healthy again; in the past few weeks, I've been intermittent fasting, eating protein & vegetables, have cut out alcohol & dairy, have added in walking (10k steps a day). In all of this, I've only lost 2 lbs consistently. I know that weight loss does happen slow when done correctly, but at 215 pounds, I thought it would start coming off a bit easier. For some reason, I've found that the inches on my stomach have actually increased.

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I'm so tempted to begin restricting again, as that has been the only way for me to lose weight in the past. I feel like my mindset is to do whatever I can to get my weight down, and when it's at its best place, I'll incorporate muscle building exercises and be able to expand my diet then. Is this the wrong idea? Does anyone have any tips or motivations?

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Coming out of a rut (35 lbs in 3 1/2 months)

So long story short - I was depressed. Very depressed - I suffered from anxiety, agoraphobia and depression. I didn't want to leave my home - I was intimidated to be outside.

This all started back in late 2019, I was 19 and attending college - I was a confident person in the past as I was a normal weight, had a great social life and was content with life at the time. As time added up from 2016 to 2019, I gradually put on weight - starting from 176 lbs the whole way up to 250 lbs.
For these 3 years (2019-2022) I could classify as the worst years of my entire life, all I did was sit at home, play pointless games and binge eat all the way up to 333 lbs. I genuinely thought this was my life forever.

May this year I had enough of my way of life, I was sick to death of how I looked - I couldn't stand watching people live great lives while I sat and let mine decompose in my room. I voluntarily sent myself to a mental prison, the door was always open but I couldn't pull myself to leave. I had enough of it. I'm determined that I'm going to fix my life - It's been so long since I've walked anywhere I was out of breath after walking 10 feet, I had to learn how to walk again I had to regain the muscle that I lost and the stamina with the extra lbs on my back. I followed a very strict but borderline unhealthy diet (which I wouldn't recommend) to get a kick start in my weight loss.

Following this routine of walking and strict dieting, I've managed to lose 35 lbs (333 - 298 lbs) between the space of may to September. I begin college again tomorrow It's going to be a huge change for me, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't intimidated by it - but I'm not going to let my lifestyle take my life over again. I'm going to achieve my goals. I believe I've gotten lucky and don't look the amount I weigh although I still look overweight. My aim is 215 lbs by April. I apologize for the long writing - I've left this in my mind for so long.

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Do You Count Records If Heavily Water Weight Dependent?

I check my weight in the morning before breakfast and only log personal records. Problem is I'm both a sweater, and have bowel issues. Even though I walk 4.5 miles around 5 days a week, the amount of water I lose by sweating is highly variable. Add in a random effect depending on whether I have constipation or diarhea, which I get sometimes due to IBS which lately I've been struggling with more than usual. As a result of all this, I tend to set PRs every so often. I think it was something like 8 days, 9 days and most recently a wopping 13 days! The most recent gap between records, its been cooler, so I've been sweating less, so presumably my water % was a little higher. During the 13 days, my weight was 184.0-185.3 or so. Yesterday, we did an extra length walk, something over 6 miles, and this morning I'm 181.6. I do rehydrate! I immediately drink like 16 ounces after a walk, and then drink whenever thirsty. I know that to some extent the 181.6 is not fully "real" and that over the next 7-13 days I'll probably average 182-183.5 before eventually setting another lower personal record. Thats kind of how its been working for me. My weight on a particular day does not show linear loss obviously, but if you look at the graph of my personal records, the slope of the graph is constant, showing 1.25 pounds a week the whole time I've been dieting (121 days). So while the records may not be entirely "real" they certainly do correlate with my actual weight loss given the steady slope of the loss graph. Since I went 13 days between records and I'm losing 1.25 a week, of couse my new record was going to be over 2 pounds less.

What number should I use to evaluate my weight loss? I tend to use all of them. I pay attention to my records and enjoy passing threshholds, but if a friend asks how much weight I've lost, I might use my weight that morning to figure that out.

Ultimately, I know it doesn't matter much, and that its great that the slope of the loss graph is remaining pretty steady at 1.25 pounds a week. But its pretty human to look at a number. So what number do you look at, your "records" or your weight that day at weigh in or what?

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Everyone gripes about periods, but can we talk about ovulation?

So, I get the whole period/weight loss thing. Exercising sucks on your period (you should do it anyway bc it does help tho) because of the lethargy and pain. Many of us have an issue with bloating around that time, too, so no matter what we do, the scale won't budge due to water weight. Not to mention the cravings.

But can we talk about ovulation for a sec?

Bloating is wayyy less a problem during this time and I do have a lot of energy to exercise. But...

I've been doing really well recently but then I started ovulating. During this time, my appetite goes through the roof: the calorie amounts that are normally satisfactory for me leave me sooo hungry. The cravings are also terrible and I find myself daydreaming about food. Just now I caught myself making a grocery list even though I just did groceries. The snacks and meals i normally like nauseate me for no reason. All I want is pasta, bagels, and ice cream.

I am also soooo irritable. I feel bad for my poor husband. And my face breaks out even worse than before my period.

Anyone else or just me?

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I hate how difficult it is to lose weight once you hit 50

I just came here to vent, really.

F, 50, 5'11", SW: 251 lbs, CW: 237 lbs, GW: 150 lbs

I've exercised and done CICO off and on throughout my adult life but in the past few months I've been taking it more seriously. I've been working out 4-5 days a week since early June, half the time with a trainer and the other half on my own. I do a combination of cardio and strength for every session, keeping my heart rate in the fat-burning zone as long as possible. I'm also doing CICO with an emphasis on protein and low fat. Some days I go a little over 1500 calories, other days I am under a bit. I don't binge... I don't cheat. I'm no saint, but every day I strive to do my best, and I try to challenge myself in every workout, doing a little more than last time (more minutes on Jacob's Ladder, lifting heavier or doing more controlled pauses as I lift until I reach failure).

I'm feeling stronger, but my weight loss is SO. FREAKING. SLOW. My clothes fit the same... I look the same (at least I think so). There are weeks when my weight stays the same or increases (!) and so many people say, "if you're not losing, you're eating too much and lying to yourself" and this sends me into a tailspin.

I feel like the cards are stacked against me now that I'm 50. It used to be so much easier. Now there are so many days when I wonder if it's even worth the hassle and sacrifice.

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