I need to lose about 100lbs

I plan to start my weight loss journey in January after the holidays. I wanna lose about 100 lbs before October. My main problem is that my boyfriend and I like different food. We both wanna lose weight. He doesn't like most veggies where I love them. He likes seafood where I don't. I'm more of a chicken person and he's more of a beef person. Any information/tips would be helpful. I already know we need to cut out sweets and soda, drink more water, and probably walk more often. What meals or diet should we follow? Right now all we really is carbs. Ideally I'd like to do low carb but he doesn't like most veggies. I don't wanna cook for just myself. We wanna be on the same plan. Thanks in advance!

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Outrunning a bad diet

Hi! I'm new to loseit and weight loss in general and just had a question based on some comments I've seen here about how it's not possible to outrun a bad diet.

To my understanding, weight loss is pretty much an energy balance equation, where calories burned > calories consumed. If that's the case, why can't we outrun a "bad" (e.g., high-calorie) diet?

Quick example: yesterday was rough for me, diet-wise. I had two cupcakes, two pimento sandwiches, a 650-cal box of crackers, a bowl of watermelon, a bag of baby carrots, and a 400-cal tub of hummus...probably 3000 cals overall (for reference, I'm a 5'4 137lb 21yo F so my BMR is like 1350 lol and my TDEE probably isn't much higher). I then went on a long jog/walk and logged 12 miles at a 10:20 average pace, which I think burned 1000+ calories.

I woke up today not feeling heavier, and my scale actually showed a half-pound weight loss (water, I'm assuming). But my question is: isn't it possible to outrun a bad diet, as long as you're running off as many excess calories as you consume (more to lose weight)? Or is there something I'm missing?

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Trying a week without chips :) ( :( )

After failed attempts/being careless, I am restarting my weight loss journey. My favorite snacks are hot chips. My idea of relaxing is having a big bag of hot chips and watching a show/movie. I love eating it, it brings me joy. However, I want to cut down on how much I eat it, especially because it’s calorie heavy yet doesn’t make me feel full. On the countless times I have tried to cut down on it, whether it be portion it into one serving bags, or buy a big box of small bags of chips, I always give in and eat way more. On top of eating the chips, I then think, “hmm, actually I want to eat even more food”, which then I eat whatever is available to me. I obviously can’t eat it in moderation, so I am going to try a week without chips. It will take everything in me to do so but I really want to do it. I will be replacing chips with popcorn or rice cakes (even though I’m not the biggest fan of both). I’m sad I’ve reached a point where I can’t enjoy the foods I like because I can’t control myself, but I have to start somewhere.

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what was the spark that got you to make this lifestyle change?

hi everyone, i'm new on this sub and starting another weight loss journey. in 2021, i (f27) brought myself down from 132 lb to 116 lb healthily with a trainer after a really shitty breakup. a lot of life happened after that - i started a really stressful job, started birth control, and got into a relationship. i had a lot of start and stops after that, but now, i pretty much have gained all that weight back! unfortunately, this seems to be a cycle for me. every 2 years i lose a ton of weight and then 2 years later i circle right back to the old weight.

what was your motivation/spark into a fitness/wellness journey that you've stuck with and turned into your lifestyle? how to get out of this vicious cycle once and for all?

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I wakeup during night with dry mouth on calories deficit

Hi,

I have ready many such complains and topics - waking up during night on calorie deficit.

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Long story short. I have started to lose weight in 2017 and since then my troubless with sleeping started to occur. First years I have not realized that it could by caused by weight loss but recent 1 year I finally did. I have regained weight but my sleeping get continuous without waking up.

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Nowadays, when I try to do calorie deficit, even a small one like 5% - 10%, I will often wake up at around 4am . Usually it is accompanied with some not really good dream and dry mouth. I have to sit on chair for a while, maybe look at Internet, get some food. Then I can sleep again. It's quite consistent - that exact day I will make calorie deficit I will also wake up in middle of night.

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I work as software engineer and I need to sleep well during night. it's not a small thing to have this happening.

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I have read lot of stuff on this topic here, like this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/1kss5t/lost_over_115lbs_now_i_cant_sleep_through_the/

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But never ever i have seen somebody saying that he resolved it. So this is next attempt od Reddit - do somebody know how to solve this issue?

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I want to gain muscle- but cant fathom a caloric surplus

Ive recently been hitting the gym consistantly and doing lifting, strength training, etc. I want to build muscle and tone up so that eventually- i can burn more fat.

I am obese, 220lbs woman in my 20’s, and i have always struggled with weight loss. Ive found that going to the gym is one of my favorite passtimes, and i want to get more muscle.

The thing is, since i was a child ive had so much hurtful rhetoric that I truly only think the way to lose weight is be in a deficit (which, it is lol)

But to gain muscle, I need to eat more protein and calories to get that.

Has anyone else here gone from fat to toned and lost weight while keeping the muscle you gained?

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How to lose stubborn fat around waist

Long time lurker here - SW: 275 CW: 228 GW: 220. I feel pretty confident in my weight loss so far, it’s been about a year and it’s been really steady. I’m really struggling to feel confident in losing weight when the fat around my stomach and hips hangs around. I work out for about 30 minutes a day (breaking a sweat) and track my calories regularly. I feel like I’m pretty good at tracking the nutrients in detail, I usually aim for 35% carbs, 25% fat, 40% protein. I’ve gained muscle, and my upper body feels and looks better, but I’m still not confident because of my waist. I’d appreciate ideas or suggestions.

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