How do you consistently track calories over long periods of time? I am tired of falling off the wagon.

I have tried calorie counting more times than I can recall. I did it for the first time 13 years ago. I have the food scales, the apps, the motivational articles, you name it.

Every time I last between 2-12 weeks.

Every time I gain back to the weight I lost and it brings friends.

I've done it with help from an online professional (IIFYM).

I've done it with a buddy.I've tried to slowly change one habit per week. I've combined it with intermittent fasting. I've cut out carbs. I've done volume eating. I've purchased the low calorie alternatives. I've embraced my favorite foods and just eaten less. I've found recipes with high protein. I've focused on getting more water. I've watched the nutrition videos. I've listened to the podcasts about losing weight, and the ones about health at any size.

I am getting bigger and bigger every year and I am so tired of trying and failing.

I do not know what to do anymore. I just can't seem to keep up the habits long enough to maintain weight loss.

CW: probably 185, I can't bring myself to step on the scale. Female 32 5'4".

Does anyone have any tips for remembering to calorie count when the initial motivation wears off?

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For Once, I Don't Feel Hopeless

Felt like I needed to finally throw my journey out here for motivation and accountability, and also a little celebration.

I (19F) finally began to take my weight loss journey seriously only a week ago, started at 208 last week, weighed in this morning at 205. It's such a small loss, but after about a year now of saying "I need to lose weight" after my doctor advising me to, I finally have some kind of progress, I've vowed to myself that this it's now or never for me, if I don't start now, it'll just be even harder to do in the future.

Just had to tell someone about this accomplishment, 3lbs down, 45 more to go, cheers to that!

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Feeling discouraged :(

Hey Reddit. Really need some support and encouragement now.

Last year I made great progress in weight loss and lost 7lbs (from 140 to 132lbs, I’m 5’2, 34F). Then this year shit hit the fan. My rheumatoid arthritis flared up terribly. I was prescribed with SSRI for anxiety and prednisone for the flare up.

With limited mobility due to joint inflammation, corticosteroid, and SSRI… I gained all weight back and now I was back to 140lbs again in October.

Since then finally my flare up has subsided, and have tapered off prednisone since early October. And been off of SSRI since May.

Now I’m back into working out 3x a week with a personal trainer, and maintaining about 1300 calories a day (some bad days 1500 calories but I try my best to be consistent with diet). Now I’m cutting down to 1250 cal a day and counting macros.

Since October 25, I’ve only lost 2 lbs. I don’t really notice that much of a difference either.

I am feeling really discouraged because I feel I took 2 steps forward and now 5 steps back, and it seems like no matter what I do, the fat loss just isn’t happening. I know some of you will say I need to eat less, work out more, do more. I really feel the past 6 weeks I’ve given all that I could - not drinking alcohol, and no eating out with friends (which is not fun), and it seems to go nowhere.

Any encouragement or advice would be really helpful. Thanks

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How do I stop bingeing for good?

I had done so good for about a month - found a new sport for me, eliminated all snacking (except for fruit and the like when I am actually hungry) and thought I had really beaten my addiction to sugar. I'd been feeling great and healthy. Been progressing steadily at 0.5 to 1 kg weight loss per week.

Well... It only took one night of working late on a report and here I am after munching a whole 180 grams of milk chocolate (that's the whole tablet). I just went for one little bite because I was desperate to do something else other than work and then I just... was in a daze or something. I feel like shit and I am really not looking forward to sugar-induced nightmares and the hell that is fighting my body's cravings for sugar (I had stopped having them!!!).

Why did I do this to myself knowing very well it was wrong and how do I actually stop for good?

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On my way

First post here & wanted to share a little bit. I’m a 6’2 26 y/o male and have struggled with my image/weight since I was 12. It was never fun, but I dealt with it. I wasn’t severely obese, but I was by no means skinny and not confident in my own skin. Growing up, I loved going to the beach, and spending weekends on our boat with family/friends. When I gained weight, I couldn’t do that anymore. Too self conscious (still that way today). Out of high school I weighed 240 pounds. I ended up getting down to 220 one summer without watching what I ate. Just busy with friends all summer. I was pretty slim for my stocky frame, but still not happy. Looking back at pictures from that time, I realize I should’ve been somewhat content. Fast forward a few years, I let myself go. At my heaviest weighing 280 pounds. I tell this to family today and they say they would’ve never guessed it. I would’ve. I could feel the weight, and was in the worst mindset ever. Still, I didn’t do anything about it. A couple months later, I weighed in at 265. For whatever reason, this motivated me to start learning about losing weight through CICO. I did this for 6 months while consistently walking my dogs 3-4 miles daily. I got down to 235lb or so & felt pretty good about myself. But mostly, I was proud of myself for the discipline I had, and for succeeding for the first time trying to lose weight. For reasons I wish I knew, I just stopped. Over the past few years, I gained weight back, and stayed around 245. Then, I saw 254 and thought to myself, we’re not going any further than this. Today is 1 month back on CICO and am glad to say I am now 232.8. Down 21.2lb. Goal weight is around 190 and still motivated as ever. Also feel like I’ve learned a lot since the last time I was successful with weight loss. I also understand that this is going to be a permanent lifestyle change, and I am content with that. Time is going to pass regardless, so why not keep going? I know this post is kind of scattered & all over the place lol, but just wanted to share.

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Change in Fitness Tracker Leads to a Change in Attitude

Since about 2018, I've been using Fitbits to track steps and eventually weight and calories consumed beginning in September 2021. The problem is that these devices haven't been very robust--my first Charge died in about 10 months, so I got a new one, which died in about 13 months. (No replacement on the first as the RMA got lost during COVID). Switched to a Versa 2 which lasted 13 months (sensing a theme here) but I thought maybe I killed it using a third party charger, got another one and it died after 14 months even though I babied it.

At this point I am done with Fitbit and get a Garmin Venu Sq. But I'm pretty upset by the whole thing since now I have to learn a whole new food entry system (switched to MFP for the integration with Garmin) and I've lost so much data. Worse, the motivating badges for steps and weight loss from Fitbit are now gone.

Last couple of days, been setting up my Garmin account and when I was walking into work this morning the realization hit me:

As far as this thing on my wrist goes, I'm NOT a guy who was 320 pounds and who is now 80-85 percent of the way down after a long, long haul. Nope. As far as this tracker is concerned, I'm actually a 215 pound guy who wants to drop to 185-190 and lose a pants size and some belly fat.

And here's the thing--the new tracker is more attuned to reality than me! So losing the Fitbit and starting with a fresh history is also like recognizing where I actually am physically. And it feels pretty liberating.

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Gallstone management

Hey all, I lost a lot of weight this year which is great! 102 pounds since April in a weight management program. Unfortunately, as can happen with rapid weight loss, I have developed gallstones/cholelithiasis. Fortunately no cholecystitis.

Pain can get pretty intense but overall I’m doing okay.

Of course I’ll follow instructions/next steps from my doctor, but am wondering if anyone has had luck medically managing gallstones without surgery? I’m not opposed to surgery at all, just would like to avoid it if possible!

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