ARFID and weight loss.

Wondered if anyone else here suffers from arfid (avoidance restrictive food intake disorder) whilst trying to lose weight. I have a very limited diet which is mostly processed/frozen food. I have a phobia of trying new foods and certain textures completely freak me out. I don't eat any fruit and the only veg I eat are peas, sweetcorn and carrots.

I've been pushing myself to cook more as I will mainly rely on takeaways or quick meals to help lose weight, I basically have a weekly cycle of a menu of meals I can cook fresh that I deem as 'safe' but altered (I.e certain veg not in them, no onions etc)

I start therapy for this on Friday which I'm really excited for but was just curious if anyone else here suffers from the same condition and how you are coping etc

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How do I find a motivation, when the old one I used for years is thrown out the window?

So I have always used looking good as my primary motivation. I was picturing as I was on the treadmill how sexy I will be once I lose weight, the sexy clothes i would wear, all the attention I would get... And BOOM it's gone. I am in a great relationship but my boyfriend never gives compliments and he isn't a visual, it doesn't matter how hard I try to look good, it doesn't really matter to him, he loves me for me. So this part is great, but now what I have built everything on is gone and I don't know how to replace it. I want to be healthy of course, but being healthy and losing weight are two different things. If I just eat healthy I eat at my maintainance calories. I work out but it will not show as long as I am fat. (BMI around 30) So at this point I have no idea how to get me going on the weight loss path. From time to time I feel ashamed of how I am, but that just makes me eat more. Any advice?

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How did you find motivation?

So I know all the logical stuff; I’ll have more energy, my clothes will fit better, maybe I’ll even save money not buying lunches so often. Anyway, a ton of really good reasons to lose weight, but I just can’t find the ability to care. I’ve also done big weight losses before in my life, they just never stuck. There’s a huge disconnect between what I know and what I feel and I can’t seem to bridge that gap. What finally tipped you over the edge? Or has it been a slog the whole way?

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fish oil causing me weight loss

I just want to share my experience on taking fish oil supplement. I'm taking fish oil for 3 months on the first month of taking it nothing change, I just bought it cause it says it helps with mood and inflammation, so the 2nd month of taking it i start to notice that i am getting skinnier i am not even trying to lose weight coz im already skinny i'm not doing any diet or calorie restriction, so i just continue taking it so in the 3rd month of taking it i notice that i keep losing weight so i wen't to a doctor for a checkup to do some blood test etc turn out everything is fine. So thats when i realize the culprit is the fish oil because i stop taking it for a month and i didn't lose weight anymore.

So does anyone experience the same by taking fish oil? I want to know if some people here have the same effect by taking fish oil? Does fish oil causing you weight loss?

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Phentermine Week 3-4 update!!

Hello, yall. just wanna say I totally forgot about week 3. I went on vacation, and it totally slipped my mind. If you haven't read my other phentermine posts, I'd recommend it.

Just a reminder, I'm doing this for the people interested in phentermine or the people looking to get started!!.

Background before we start. Im a 20 year old male, and my highest weight was 370 currently 349. Last year, I've been watching what I eat and basically learning everything I can about nutrition and exercise. I started in April after weighing 370 and deciding this is enough. I made good progress for a few months, then got covid and went from 340 back to 370. I finally realized I had everything I needed to lose weight, but my problem was my apatite.(when i say my apatite was my problem. I mean, i could literally eat 4 big macs and still crave ice cream 10 minutes later and eat till i threw up) After talking to a doctor, I got prescribed phentermine on the 26th of December.

week 3 was good. Basically, no side effects just mild cotten mouth some days and maybe some small stomach problems. I think my weight at the end of week 3 was 349.(Wednesday to Wednesday)

Week 4. Alright, I need to be honest with myself and everyone. The start of week 4 was terrible. I'm talking about forgetting to take my medication and eating what I wanted. I didn't over eat i just was at like 3k calories for like 2 days straight. I finally kicked my butt into shape on Monday(Jan 23rd), and so far, I've worked out yesterday and today. Yesterday, I tracked 2k calories, and today was 1900. Currently at 351 after drinking 24oz of water and eating a small portion of food.

●Cravings •yes I'm still getting craving while on phentermine. They are mild to strong sometimes, but if you have the willpower, you'll be fine.

●Tolerance •I think I'm starting to build a small tolerance. I don't have the crazy appetite suppressant like I did the first week, but my appetite is definitely still suppressed. Idk if I'm just getting used to the feeling of having no appetite, but it doesn't feel like day 1 did. •I take a whole pill some days and a half on other days. Kinda just depends on how I feel in the morning. But I'm starting to take a whole pill more. I don't take the pill at all at least one day a week, and I can definitely feel the increased appetite.

Weight loss.

It doesn't feel like I've lost weight. probably because I can't see it, but the scale definitely is not lying. So far, I've lost around 9 pounds, only working out once a week and eating 1500-2000 calories.

I'm trying to hit it hard this week to start week 5 off strong.

I truly recommend you check out Phentermine if your appetite is a problem.

So for the long post!! Ask anything!!

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How do i burn more calories than I take in as a broke college student?

I'm not broke broke but I basically don't have the money to make a healthy diet and the shool cafe food isn't exactly healthy or edible. There is a gym but I don't know how to start especially since you need to burn more calories than you take in to lose weight. The food does have labels stating total calories but they don't include everything and don't have other facts like g of carbs. For example if they have turkey burgers one day, the signs will tell you the calorie count for the patty but not the other ingredients or whole burger.

I've considered walking for an hour a day at 3.5mph at a 15% incline and jogging the first 5-10 minutes at 5mph 0% but that only burns about 6-700 calories. Should I be restricting my intake to 500 cal?

I've tried looking online to find out how others get from excess fat to fit and it's always a paid course i cant afford or feel is sketchy or extremely vague information that helps no one. I've gone to the gym every other day for a consecutive two years before but never saw any physical results. I did get significantly stronger but i'm assuming not seeing any weight loss was because I only did weight lifting.

Basically I just need a specific answer to help me get motivated and manage my caloric intake without starving myself or running for four hours a day. I'm 18, 6ft, and 170-180 lbs. (≈183cm, ≈77-82kg)

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Gaining weight at deficit, need clarity

Hi, I started my weight loss in December of 2022 (almost 2 months). By Jan. 8th I had gone from 248 to 236 pounds, but I am now back up to 240 pounds. I have been tracking roughly 1900 calories per day. The weird part is my girlfriend and I both think my stomach is getting slimmer; however, my weight is increasing. I added strength training around the time I started gaining weight but from my understanding I should still be losing weight. Anyone know what the cause could be?

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