I'm worried that when I lose weight it'll be the only thing people around me talk about

I don't know why but the idea of other people commenting about how much weight I lost or how pretty I lookw ithout the weight disgusts me. I pretty much want to lose all the weight without anyone mentioning the fact that I did it. Could be anxiety or just the feeling of being reduced down to nothing more than someone who now looks pretty.

Growing up I lost 60lbs at 15 year old and for months it was the only thing my parents mentioned. They were proud of me, but at the same time I felt reduced to nothing more than my body? Then when I gained the weight back it was back to shaming my body.

I'm not afraid to show off my body after losing the weight because I'm afraid of people trying to sabotage me. I'm afraid of it being the only talking point between people close to me, especially my parents. I mean my mom has been on some diet for the past 8 years and she'll be all over me asking for tips. I dunno I just don't want my weight loss acknowledged.

Does anyone else feel this way?

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Is rapid weight loss unhealthy

22 days ago I decided to starting losing some weight to get back to my pre university days. 6’1” M 207lbs 25 yrs, my plan was maybe over 3-6 months I would get down to about 185 or so. Today I’m 190, 17 pounds in less than a month.

The only change I’ve made to my lifestyle is cut out most junk foods or “empty calories”. I’ve been diligent about tracking and average around 2000 cal a day.

I’ve always heard that you shouldn’t lose weight too fast and wanted to get a second opinion. Am I missing something/ should I be worried or is this relatively normal for someone my age?

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smoking to lose weight?

18f, 260lbs in sept, 230 now

i started smoking weed with some friends around 3 months ago and since then have lost 30 lbs despite every attempt at losing weight beforehand failing. my question is if theres any research on this or if anyone else has had this happen? during these past few months ive completely not been keeping my eating in check either, otherwise id just push the weight loss off as finally working

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I am a 5’6 female (23) weighing 145Kgs with health issues that make exercising difficult

I have been overweight all my life but never unfit. I used to be able to walk around 15k steps a day with ease. However last year, I had a ligament tear which left me bed ridden for 5 months. I never got back to walking as I had developed a phobia of hurting myself again. Then I caught Covid which made my health even worse. Now I am pre diabetic and at a point where I need to get my act right if I want to live a comfortable life without any dependancy.

I had never taken initiatives to correct my weight as it never hindered my daily activities. Now I suffer from bad back pain and leg pain. I have gone to the doctor and they said there’s nothing wrong with me and the pain is due to the excess weight which my frame is not built for. I have been lurking here for a bit, I understand calorie deficit and it’s been working for the last two weeks. I have lost 5Kgs since i started. I also want to build stamina and work my core and do some cardio that will help my wholistic health. I don’t just want to lose weight, i want to get fit.

Please recommend exercises etc I can do to start my journey. I can not do anything high impact like jumping due to my legs not having fully recovered due to my lack of walking to strengthen muscles post surgery. I have started walking, can manage about 15 minutes of brisk walking before the pain kicks in. I do see improvement though since I started. I am not as breathless anymore. I want to know what I can do besides walking and dieting to help my body regain its strength and expedite the weight loss process (at a healthy pace of course). All advise is welcome. I want to help myself before it’s too late.

Thank you for your time, sorry if it was a bit all over the place.

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The Whoosh Effect is apparently untrue. But does anyone else experience it anyway? 😂

I was reading an article about weight loss last night that rocked my world for a minute. It was one of those cheesy "what to expect when you lose weight" type articles (I know, I need more hobbies lol.) Anyway, one thing in the article really got my attention. It said that you may look worse right before you drop weight. Specifically, it said that you may look saggier and squishier right before you drop weight. It said that the reason is because your fat cells fill with water before they die.

This knocked me back because I have noticed several times over the past several months that I felt that exact thing was happening. I was happy with my progress, feeling like I looked better, and then all the sudden for a few days I would be like "how did I get squishier? I haven't gained weight, why do I look so squishy??" And then a couple of days later it would be fine again and I would have lost more weight and I just chalked it up to just having a bad body image day. So when I saw that, I was like "wait, is that an actual thing that happens and has a real explanation other than my own mental health???"

Welp, apparently not. I read up about it some more today and apparently people call it "the Big Whoosh" and science and dietitians assure us that it's not real. Which, I believe. "Fat cells filling up with water and then dying" is not something I had ever heard of before last night. But I also wonder if there could be something to it (although probably not via the explanation offered about water and fat cells) if there are enough people experiencing something like it to give it a name and make it a myth.

So, am I the only one that experiences this, despite the fact that it doesn't exist?

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No More Binge Eating

My binge eating has been very bad my whole adult life. I would go most of the day determined to stay on track, then at night it was like nothing mattered anymore except eating. I spent so much money on processed junk, binging almost every night.

3 weeks ago, something changed. I wanted to lose weight, I was 170 lbs at 5'3. So I started as I always do, no buying binge foods. This decision helps, but the urge to binge is often so strong that I end up going to the store anyways at night. But this hasn't happened. When the diet started, I started listening to slowed/reverb/etc. versions of songs every night for hours. It pulls me into a trance, and I have no desire to eat unless I'm physically hungry. Even then, it's easy to ignore the urge. I haven't binged once during this period, probably the longest I have ever gone without doing so. Recently, I bought seasonal chocolate, and I've barely touched it. That's never happened before. I think that I was able to replace whatever void the food was filling, with music.

I've lost 10 lbs so far. I know a lot of that is water weight, but some of it is also body weight. For once, after years of failed weight loss attempts that ended after less than a week, I think I'll actually make it.

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Does calorie counting trigger others here?

For some reason, whenever I download the loseit app and start tracking, I automatically can’t stop thinking about food and feel deprived. It’s the strangest thing! When I track in my notes app on my phone, I don’t feel the same kind of focus. I’ve actually successfully lost all my weight that way - by loosely tracking on my phone and weighing my food. I’m on the last 10 pounds, though, and this strategy isn’t really working so well anymore. Does anyone else feel the same, and if so, what is your alternate approach to weight loss?

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