Really looking for positive motivation and advice

I’m at the heaviest I’ve been in my life around 350lb. 28M, 6ft.

I take one anti anxiety med daily that I’m sure doesn’t work, and my psychiatrist doesn’t believe me & has not changed my medication since then.

I grew up with the mentality of “always finish your plate” & “food made with love” connection to food. I use food to feel happy but now it just doesn’t help. But I can’t stop trying to eat to feel that happiness.

I was never good about my diet in my life, but I used to be so good about exercising. I was actually a steady 225-235lb. for 5 years. I could fit into a size M shirt which was fine with me.

When I met my then gf, now wife, at the time I started going less & less to the gym, mainly just because I was mentally happy & not lonely. I wasn’t depressed, anxious, etc. but then when I finally moved out of my parents & started paying bills (essentially beginning my life), it all went downhill for my physical health.

I am fairly active with my job, but I still have some work to do. My biggest challenge for me is my diet. It’s easy to buy fast cooking foods, which often times are not healthy but don’t break the bank.

My plan is to change psychiatrists & to see a medical weight loss specialist; I even have a referral from my primary care doctor. But until I see them, I’m honestly fighting this battle on my own.. I love my wife dearly, but she also struggles with mental issues and hasn’t been able to be my strongest motivator.

With all that in mind, I’d like to know what my fellow redditors have done in their journey. Did you use specific cook books, apps, etc.? What did you do mentally to keep up the motivation? Mental exercises, specific healthy fast cooking meals, etc.

I’m new to this subreddit and have seen the tremendous care everyone gives here, and I could really use your help to bring me back to my spry young self.

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Lose 20kg in 3 months

Hi everyone ! i know you are tired of being overweight and not feeling healthy and other issues that come with it. I was at a point where i had no idea i could lose a significant amount of weight, that too in just 3 months!

I know you have heard a lot of home remedies for losing weight that never really work. For me, i have been trying to lose weight since 2020 and i constantly failed at it , why? because i was never consistent with it. Then i tried something which completely changed my life, and kick started my weight loss journey.

You know sometimes you need therapy regarding your mental health and? well people like me who have suffered from being overweight know that it mentally drains you , and affects your confidence level to such a point that you fall victim to depression and anxiety.

I tried something which is not very unique but it is the healthiest way to lose your weight. I changed my routine, I now wakeup early in the morning, which was difficult to start,but believe me you’ll slowly get used to it and it is clearly the first step towards a healthy lifestyle!

My routine is very simple and easy to follow:

⭕️ In morning, first drink a cup of coffee with few drops of lemon in it.

⭕️ Breakfast: 3 boiled eggs ( One egg with egg yolk and rest of them without egg yolk) with 2 slice of brown bread and with a cup of milk.

⭕️ Lunch: Green salad with grilled chicken OR lentil with 2 slice of bran bread

⭕️ Between lunch and dinner have some fruits or have some dry fruits

⭕️ Dinner: Chicken breast (60g) with green salad

⭕️ One cup of green tea with few drops of lemon in it.

This is my secret which helped me achieve my goal in just 3 months and i have lost around 20kg and now i’m sharing my secret with you all, so you can also achieve all your fitness goals easily!

If you have any queries or questions comment down below.

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Weight loss plateaued but still losing belt size and lifts are going up. Ride out the recomp or cut back?

Hi all, 30M, 5'10. I started at 197lbs 3mo ago, and was down to 190 by month 2. In the last month I've bounced around 189-191 and haven't made meaningful progress on the scale which is frustrating.

I've been targeting only 1800 calories a day and have been very consistent, although it's hard to accurately track since my office provides free meals and I go out a lot (live in big city).

I have been weight training 2-3x a week doing full body. I've been lifting inconsistently for a few years so not sure if I classify as "untrained" although I got injured a couple years ago and had to take a year off which derailed me. Some of my lifts have stalled but others have been going up every week or two. I've also been running 1-2x a week and finally hit 10k on the weekend.

While it's frustrating that I'm not making scale progress anymore, I do have some lifts going up and I dropped two belt notches this month. I can see some but not significant improvements in progress pics, I estimate I went from 28-30% BF to 23-25%. I'm wondering if I should cut back my calories further (I'm clearly overcounting but I'm fucking starving either way) or just keep what I'm doing and ride out the recomp. What do you think?

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Have an impt family function in 2 months.

I used to be fit till start of 2020 (16% body, defined muscles, weightlifting experience of 3 years etc) and used to be around 75-78 kg (my height-180 cm).

But now, for various reasons, I'm 97kg (about 20kg overweight). Not able to fit into my old clothes. I'm thinking of a 15 kg weight loss in 2 months through intermittent fasting and weight training.

Aiming for around 2000-2500 calories deficit per day. What are your thoughts about this? Does anyone have a better plan?

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The second stage or 'perfection stage' of weight loss is much harder than the 'reach a healthy weight' stage

Anyone else found this? Over 18 months I dropped from 257lbs (116kg) to 187lbs (85kg) and from god-knows-what bodyfat percentage (close to 40%?) to something like 18-20% now by my admittedly amateur estimate. I'm 185.5cm (a shade under 6'1) for context.

Now I'm at the point where I want to get closer to 12% BF and drop to maybe 77kg / 170lbs orwhatever that takes and my body is just rebelling against it. I get cravings all the time and end up eating 3000+ calories per day even though I was happily eating <2000 for a whole year when overweight.

Even 2500 for maintenance feels tough a lot of days now, like I pushed myself too far and this is the rebound effect, like a rubber band snapping back! I'm honestly not sure how much is physical and how much is psychological though.

How did anyone affected by this manage to push on through, what did you change, if anything? Is a long period of maintenance the only way?

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On a weight loss journey (again)

I’m 5’11 285lbs. I’m no stranger to weight loss, as in 2016 I went from 240 to 178 in the span of about 4 months. Since then I’ve put on over 100 pounds and struggled yearly to reach that weight again, I felt my best at that weight. I’ve tried many times and many times I’ve failed. So tired of giving up. My mindset back in 2016 was I wanted to see my body at its full potential and boy was it. Sex life was amazing, penis was about 1 inch longer no joke. It was huge. Now with the extra weight, my gf of almost 10 years still enjoys the intimacy but I know I’m just to heavy to give her my 100%. I am set on reaching my goal of 180 again no matter what I really want someone to join me on this journey to make the suffering of weight loss all the much easier. Let’s be real here, it’s 90% healthy eating habits/mind control and 10% exercise. There is only one way to lose weight and that’s the hard way I don’t care what anyone says. Let’s get it ladies and gents

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Tips for getting back on track without feeling terrible mentally/depression & dieting?

Hey there! I’ve posted on here before about my weight loss journey, and have been struggling for the last couple of months. I basically fell completely off track with dieting. I have gained at least 3lbs (fluctuates daily obviously).

Last week I decided I needed to get back on track to reach my goal weight, but was suddenly hit by a depressive spell (I am seeking therapy soon) that made the weight loss efforts very self-destructive and also pointless because my willpower ended up being zero at the end of most days.

Now my mind has cleared and I am ready to hopefully get into it in a healthy, happier way tomorrow. However I’d really love if anyone has any tips regarding

-how to feel less guilty about falling off track for a few months -how to actually get your weight loss habits back after being in a fed state for so long -dealing with depression/burnout while trying to lose weight.

Thanks in advance, I’d really just love to hear others experiences, it’s helpful:)

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