weight loss when i feel the unhealthy habits coming in

i’ve been on a weight loss journey for some time, i started my deficit at 1700 (tdee being 2400) and maintained that deficit for quite a bit. however over the last few months or so, the amount of calories i’ve been eating have decreased drastically, almost subconsciously. i’m talking barely 1200 most days and even that makes me feel guilty. like i’m slowly convincing myself that my deficit can go lower.

i know i need to eat more, that this type of weight loss isn’t sustainable but i don’t know how to convince myself that it’s okay to eat more and i’ll still loose weight.

i want to continue loosing weight but it’s scaring me because i don’t know how to stop those thoughts and feelings. i’m turning 19 in a month and in my sophomore year of college, i don’t want to waste my youth dealing with this but i also would like to be at a healthy weight.

do i try and take a break from losing weight and just maintain for a while? can i even do that is the real question. really just looking for any advice from people, please be kind.

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It is way too easy to get constipation and insomnia when trying to lose weight.

What do I do?I just started my weight loss journey again and I’m doing high protein with some fruits and veggies.it’s taking me until midnight to fall asleep.but I’m less hungry so that’s a plus.I’m also am pooping every three days.Before I was going twice a day. I’m losing weight but this makes me feel like what I’m doing is unsustainable in the long term.do I need more time?is this something I’ll have to deal with for the weight loss? I’m not exercising at the moment.my diet looks like this:

Breakfast:Greek yogurt with mixed berries Two boiled eggs Snack:protein shake with whole milk Lunch:75/25 hamburger with a slice of cheese A medium apple Sautéed veggies Snack :protein shake with whole milk Dinner:salmon or chicken A medium apple Sautéed veggies

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Not holding myself accountable

I’ve posted on here a few times over the years but I lost 30lbs in 2018 and was keeping it off and doing really well at maintaining until Covid hit. I struggled with my mental health during quarantine and became very sedentary and fell out of my regular routine of working out 6 times a week and staying within a calorie deficient. Over the last few years (2020-2022) I’ve been steadily gaining weight and now after repeatedly telling myself I’ll get back on it …I’m officially up 40lbs. This is the heaviest I’ve ever been, I don’t like how I look in pictures, and I generally have just been feeling down and self conscious about my appearance. Each time I step on the scale it’s been higher than the time before and I’m starting to get pretty anxious about my health and feeling like I’ve lost control. I really don’t want it to get any worse than it is now, I’d really like to see some progress even if it was just losing a pound or two but I haven’t been staying consistent enough.

I keep starting off with 2-3 really solid weeks of logging/measuring what I’m eating, getting in regular exercise plus going on walks, and drinking enough water… but then a social event will happen and I’ll go overboard and I get discouraged and in my head then I completely throw myself off track.

I worked out this morning and logged my food today and stayed within calorie budget. I am really going to try to prioritize going to the gym and eating healthy this week so I can get into a good rhythm and routine again. I don’t know if I’m necessarily looking for advice, to me my issue isn’t with not knowing what to do … what is holding me back from meeting my weight loss goals has been mental and emotional and not prioritizing the right things.

This morning I was thinking to myself instead of telling people “I used to be really into the gym and nutrition before the pandemic” I can start trying to change my mentality and try to tell myself that I am a person who prioritizes those things now, too.

If you made it this far thank you for listening, I have a lot of embarrassment around this topic and don’t feel comfortable talking about it with friends. Hopefully today is the start of some much needed life changes. 💪

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When other people notice that you've lost weight and then proceed to give you unsolicited and wildly incorrect weight loss advice

SW: 240 CW: 190 GW: 170

I don't know if this is just a me thing but I noticed this trend now that my weight loss has become a bit more noticeable.

I was having a conversation with my neighbor yesterday who commented on my weight loss--he asked me what I was doing to achieve it. I explained it was calorie restriction, eating carb-avoidant/low carb, and that I've been working out almost every day. He then proceeded to go on a huge tirade about how I don't need to be restricting what I eat, that literally the only thing that matters when I'm losing weight is working out, calorie restriction doesn't do anything, etc. He also knows I drink a decent bit of diet soda because I get my groceries delivered to my front door weekly (better than I used to be, down to 2 cans a day from 6 cans a day haha), and he said that me drinking diet soda is the reason I got fat in the first place, I should be drinking full sugar coke if I'm gonna have it at all, etc.

I just smiled and nodded and got out of the convo ASAP, but I realized after that convo that this seems to happen kind of often now? I've had similar conversations with my lifelong thin friends, giving me weight loss advice after I've already lost a significant amount of weight. Like, people who have never been on a weight loss journey giving me unsolicited advice about losing weight after they notice that I've lost weight. First of all, if you've never been on a weight loss journey yourself, why are you commenting on how to do it "right", and second of all, if you literally see that I've noticeably lost 50lbs, have you considered that I don't need your advice because what I'm doing seems to be working pretty darn well???

It's not like super irritating or anything, it's more just funny to me, and I wonder if anyone else has experienced something like this!

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I'm Starting My Journey to Losing Weight and Get Healthy Tomorrow - Any tips?

I'm starting my weight loss journey tomorrow. I'm hoping to lose about 30 lbs by December of this year. I need some help, though.

1. I used to eat 2000+ calories a day. I lessened my calories to 1500 a day a few weeks ago and had no weight loss during those 3 weeks. I thought that being in a deficit from what I was doing would cause some weight loss but it didn't. Is there a reason why?

2. I used a formula to calculate my TDEE and got 1300 calories a day. A month ago, I went through the kitchen and looked at all of my packaging and then made a list of what a single serving of each item would be in calories. I pre-plan my meals so that I stay within my calorie count. Do you think this a good idea? Is there anything else that I need to do to meet my calorie count?

3. I don't keep breads or pastas in my house. I'm also not a big sweet eater--if I want something sweet I usually will drink a small glass of Simply Strawberry Lemonade. I don't drink sodas and I may have a small bottle of apple juice once a month or so. Sometimes if I'm hungry, but don't want a full meal, I may eat a small bag of pretzel nuggets (140 calories). Based on this, how should I portion my meals via food groups while still maintaining my 1300 calorie count? I like ceasar salads but I'm usually starving a few hours later.

4. I plan on working out 4 times a week at 30-40 minute increments. Because of my size, I want to take it easy on my joints so I'm doing walking exercises. Once I get down to a smaller weight, I plan on upping my workout intensity. Is there anything I need to know about exercising?

5. How do you stay motivated? I'd love to learn different ways to keep myself going during this exciting change in my life.

6. Any other tips or advice?

Thank you in advance for your help!

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How do genetics play a part in weight loss?

, I'm someone that always did struggle with their weight sometimes being interact with sometimes being just fat.

I made a point to eat better and do not be as authority over the past few years and I have seen my body change.The thing is I don't know if my body's changing for the better even though everyone says that I look good.

As I'm now I'm 30 years old with the 36 pants. I don't have a gut, My body is what I would call firm but not hard and the biggest point of contention being my backside. The men and my family are notorious for having huge backsides , Unfortunately it's just genetics I was told because because feeling it it's not jiggly it's firm. It's not flabby it has shape if that means anything.

The last time I weighed myself before exercising I was 186 now I'm currently 220 but I've been too hi've been 200 pounds plus a fact before in this doesn't feel like how it did when it was fat.

Is it possible for genetics to play a part in where muscle forms and how your body works, the only time I've ever been truly "skinny" is when I was in anirexic in high school

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How to do 1200 cals a day properly?

I started weight loss back in may since then I've lost 30 lbs through having 1200 calls a day and I really was on the right track. However a month ago I had a fun weekend and took a few cheat days and since then I've been unable to get back into the groove. I always do so well until the end of the day when I start getting super hungry and end up binging like crazy, I went up 6 lbs in the past month. What do I do?

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