I can't actually recommend it as a weight loss technique, but I have to admit, the flu is pretty darn effective.

So I'm a 5'10 male who weighed a bit over 170 at my lowest, but over the years weight kind of crept on and peaked last year at about 210. I was not happy with this, and over several months last year and early this year I worked my way down to about 190 with more focus on my exercise and trying to eat better. But then I plateaued and couldn't get below 190 - 191. Then I started creeping back up again. On Dec. 1, I weighed 198.8. I was not happy.

Then I got the flu. Yay.

It's been a full week of coughing, hacking up disgusting gobs of phlegm, lying in bed with spiking fevers, and bouts of uncontrollable shivering. It sucks. Get your flu shots, kids. I dicked around this year and never actually got around to it, and I'm paying the price.

On the other hand, it's been a week of eating pretty much nothing except the occasional piece of toast and drinking my wife's Gatorade. (I don't usually like the stuff, but it's kind of hitting the spot right now, and it seems to be helping me keep hydrated. The first few days I just couldn't get enough water into me.)

And this morning, I decided to weigh in again - at 188.7. That's a full 10.1 lbs of flu-related weight loss.

Clearly this is a one-off. Not something I could, or trust me, would want to, do again (seriously, get your flu shots if you haven't already), but I'm worried that when I get better, I'm going to start spiking back up again to my previous plateau or, even worse, back up to the full 198 or so. Anyone successfully held on to sudden illness-related weight loss like this?

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Need advice on plateau.

Hey been losing about 2 lbs a week for a year and some change through diet changes. Went from 350-230 lbs. I am looking to get to 180lbs eventually. I seem to have hit a plateau where I bounce from 220-230.

A month ago I decided to add physical activity to my weight loss journey. Diet has stayed the same but my weight isn't changing. Clothes fit better I feel stronger. Can you guys give me any advice for pushing past this "plateau"?

Basic Info: Starting weight: 350lbs Weight now: 230lbs Goal: 180lbs Height: 5'10" Age: 32

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I weighed myself this morning. From 80kg on Nov 1 to 75kg today

I was not supposed to weigh myself this morning because I had planned to weigh myself only once a week.

But I woke up this morning feeling lightweight; so I decided to step into the scale. And guess what, I'm at the 75kg mark already. I've lost 5 kilos which is equivalent to almost 11 pounds over the course of my progress.

Eventually, I still have a long way to go because my goal weight is around 55kg-50kg. And as expected in any weight loss, I might hit plateau in the middle of the progress so I wanna be positive when that time happens.

For the past 5 weeks of working out, I do at least strength training 2x a week, cardio 2x week, full body workout (combo of cardio and strength) 1x a week and do some HIIT when I couldn't find the time to go to the gym. But you know what, getting a rest the day after your workout is just as important as exercising.

I'm not really strict when it comes to the food I consume, but as long as I drink lots of water and avoid carbonated drinks, alcohol, fast food and sweets, I think I'm good to go. But still, I'll try to improve my eating habits for better results.

That's it for now. The first month was not easy at all for me, but you just gotta be patient and trust the process.

Let's keep moving and drink lots of water!

I'll post another update when I finally hit the 70kg mark.

Any recs and suggestions to improve my weight loss progress will be appreciated.

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I just started my weight loss journey today!

I I am a 15 yr old girl and I’ve been overweight most of my life. Right now I’m about 230 lbs. I want to lose around 100 lbs. I’ve always made excuses and not followed through with weight loss. But today something finally clicked when I saw my ex-friend on tiktok. He was happy, and I still wasn’t after how he bullied me 2 years ago. So I asked myself why I couldn’t change as well. I need to be healthier and happier. I don’t want to be embarrassed in gym class. So I made a goal, I want to lose most of the weight by the end of the school year. I want to work out about 30mins-1 hour a day. I want to feel worthy of my true potential. I want to look at myself and not want to cry. I’ll probably try posting every 2 weeks or so to keep myself in track.

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How to get back on track after a period of not working out

So last summer I started my weight loss journey and started to go to the gym. I was super consistent and ended up going everyday and losing around 50 pounds. Now I have fallen off of my gym routine and no matter what I do I cannot build up the motivation to get back to the gym even 3 times a week. I’m a busy college student with a pretty active part time job and I just never feel like hitting the gym or walking. Any tips?

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Did losing weight make the cold unbearable ?

I don’t live in Russia or Canada or any other extremely cold country, but I can’t bear the cold- here it averages like 10-15 Celsius and luckily my apartment is warm even without heating, but going outside makes me feel so sick, specially at night- it’s not my thyroid either- because I’m only so easily cold now- when before the weight loss I use to sweat like a pig- I’m not even that skinny like I weigh 180 lbs so I still have fat- just venting how I’m so cold all the time in winter

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My weight hasn't gone down according to the scale but I swear I FEEL slimmer.

So for some background I weigh 115kg/250lbs ,am 6'2 and 17 years old so technically I am considered obese. My journey began 3 months ago when I started to get anxious about my health and realised that better start now than later. In these 3 months I have reduced my portion sizes and have cut down on fast food(I eat out about once a week now) and am trying to completely eliminate added sugar from my diet( I'm making good progress, I feel that sugar is now a choice and not a necessity). And also increase protein and decrease carbs I try to stand up as much as I can and walk about 1 mile a day. I'm saying that I should have seen some weight loss by now, right? Though I haven't lost weight, I certainly feel slimmer and my mother also says that I have gotten slimmer. What is happening to me?

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