Trying to gauge hunger for weight loss

I'm jumping back on the weightloss train as I fell off for a little bit during the holidays. At this point I'd like to lose about a pound a week or roughly 500 calorie deficit. The problem is I'm eating school lunches which is pretty hard to gauge so I could easily be off by a few hundred calories either way each day. Does anyone have some advice on what a 500 calorie deficit feels like to you or maybe other ways I can tell? thanks!

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Hopefully this plan sticks. Wish me luck!

I'm 26 years old (female) about 5'4 (close to 5'5) and last time I weighed myself (a few days ago) I was 153 lbs. I actually weighed more than this last year, but not that much more. I've decided that I'm going to really try to commit to this weight loss thing. I think for a long time I convinced myself that I couldn't really lose weight because I wasn't committed.

I've kind of had an unhealthy, inconsistent diet. A lot of the time I would just completely forgo lunch/breakfast and completely overeat at dinner, and I'd buy those glass Starbucks frappucino drinks from the MiniMart at work. Well, for the past week I've switched from coffee to hot tea (no milk or sugar), I've cut down my alcohol intake drastically-- I had 1 beer with friends last week, but I was kind of splurging on craft beer during the weeks before that and it was wrecking my mood the next day anyways. I've started to actually eat lunch. Today I ate lunch (some rice with kale, falafel, hummus; i did buy it somewhere, but I'm going to commit to only bringing my lunch if I can since eating out in the US has big portions..) and as a result I ate less than half of what I normally do at dinner. I think I might just start having scrambled eggs and/or salad for lunch (no carbs). I do still live with my parents so I'm not going to completely cut out carbs since they get offended if I don't eat at least some of what they cook for dinner, but I'm going to cut what I normally eat for dinner in half. Maybe a good tactic would be drinking a glass of water and making a small salad to eat before every "entree"?

I normally have to walk a bit since I commute into the city, but I'm going to try to add on at LEAST 30 minutes of walking on top of that after work, but on the days I telework (2x a week) I can walk around the lake near my house which is about an hour and ten minutes' walk (I do this from time-to-time anyways). I would like to start doing 5 minutes of planks on and off, then perhaps 5 minutes of crunches (whenever i have to stop, I'll pause the timer). However, not going to beat myself up if I can't do all of this every day.

I feel like cutting out the number of calories that I actually drink (in coffee/milk, beer) is going to make quite the difference. I rarely go out for drinks very often anyways, but I guess if there's a time that I decide to have 2-3 drinks with friends that's not too bad as long as I'm working with a calorie deficit. I would be very happy if I could lose 10lbs over 2 months, though I'd love to ultimately lose at least 20lbs. Anyways, mainly just writing this to create some sort of personal accountability.

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90 pounds down, and I’ve hit a wall. Keep the distance or switch to maintenance?

Hey r/loseit! Lurker here. I’ve been using this subreddit as reference material as I’ve began my weight loss journey, and after 9 grueling months, I’ve lost over 90 pounds! My original goal was 80, but I truly feel that I can hit 100 by late-March.

After toughing out the holidays and keeping a consistent 6-day a week workout routine through busy work travel, I’ve hit a wall. I’ve been eating at a calorie deficit since May, and I feel mentally exhausted. Over the last 3 weeks, I’ve gone over my defecit by at least 40-200 calories and had a 4200+ binge this past Saturday.

After the binge, my fiancé had a heart to heart with me. She’s supported me through this whole journey, but she feels like I’m taking it too far. I used to have an obsession with over eating and she feels like I’ve now taken this obsession the opposite direction. (Note: I do meticulously count calories.)

I’m starting to think it’s time to switch to maintenance, but am worried about gaining weight after buying a whole new wardrobe. What would you do R/loseit?

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Can't Stop Thinking About Being Overweight and Statistics

The last time I lost a significant amount of weight (like I was within 10 pounds of my weight goal, Jan 2021-May 2021), I remember always using a website to calculate how long it would take for me to lose weight because 1) I wanted to reach my goal as soon as possible and knowing when that will happen will keep me going and 2) The way I lost weight at that time could have been considered "crash dieting" because I was eating too little calories/running 3-4 times a week, which in turn was quite miserable and I wanted it to end.

Now, I am trying again to lose weight and using all my previous weight loss experience to help me. I am doing well so far, and I know that I don't want to crash diet again, but I only started on January 7th. And it seems like at least once a day, I use my phone's calculator how many weeks it will take to reach my goal weight/healthy BMI. The estimate was 21 weeks assuming that I lose 1% of my mass a week and I readjust the calculation based on my current weight and I also use use MyFitnessPal's estimate when it tells you " If you continue like this in 5 weeks you will weigh ___ pounds" as a reference. (Currently the estimation is n =16 weeks with my current weight: 193.1(1-0.01)^n ).

In addition to all of this, I have find myself looking at obesity/overweight statistics. I do this because I no longer want to be part of the statistics, especially what seems to be like a growing trend AND because I have spent the majority of my life being obese and overweight.

I feel ashamed to be a part of the statistic. I wish I could just stop being overweight at the drop of a hat. But that's not possible. Also, I think that time I will be more successful. I have a SNAP card which allows me to not have to worry about how I spend money on groceries (as compared to wanting to spend my money on high-calorie junk food which I value more). I eat enough protein and I try not to fall way below MyFitnessPal's calorie goals. I am not obese as of recently, and I am happy to not be part of that statistic.

But seeing graph's of the obesity/overweight trend across countries and how people comment about how it's shameful makes me feel terrible. I also think about what I missed out on because of how I was obese throughout my childhood/adolescence.

Also, I am concerned about not being able to maintain being a healthy weight/BMI as I have heard that even if people lose a significant amount of weight, they are very likely to gain it back (and possibly more) within the next couple years. I have also heard that "a formerly overweight person burns less calories doing the same exercises as a person who is naturally the same weight." Is this true? Of course, I know that I can't worry about all of that now.

Thank you for reading this and extra thanks if you reply to this post. It means a lot.

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Week one at 275lbs, goal weight 195lbs by the end of 2023.

Hey! So I have a new years resolution to get to less than 200lbs by the end of 2023. (I'm also documenting this on YouTube/Tiktok).

Here is my plan: -no doordash, no pizza delivery (or even pizza for that matter.) -cut back on carb intake, so no breads, biscuits or pasta. -only eating chicken, turkey and fish, no beef or pork. -no sweets at all (I do like to bake but I'll be giving everything I bake away to friends and church.) -and just cutting down any fattening foods -I'll also be going on morning walks (if the sidewalks aren't super icy) but will upgrade to morning runs once I get my treadmill. (There's surprisingly cheap walking pads and treadmills on Amazon by the way!) -to motivate myself to eat at home I now do meal prep before going to bed. It also helps me save time on cooking because I can get all my meals done in 45 minutes or less. -I'm also on the lifesum app to track exercise and meals.

As stated in the title my last weigh in was 275lbs. But my next weigh in is today so I will update on this post if I gained, lost or stayed the same. I bought a new fancy scale that'll be coming in today so it's perfect timing.

I'm already feeling better with the meal prep and new diet choices. I've only been at it for a few days but I already feel significantly healthier and lighter. While I obviously haven't lost weight already people are already saying they notice a difference and it's keeping me motivated.

I'm also happy to share my weight loss journey video series if anyone is interested! Posting on here and on my youtube channel is helping me stay motivated.

I think my overall weight goal is 150lbs or less, but for 2023 I want to focus on getting to 195lbs.

Thank you for the support, I'm excited to start my journey here.

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First time posting for accountability. Starting over during a busy grad program.

First time poster, long time lurker. From 2020-2021 I lost 30lbs. I'm f/5'5", started at 180lbs and got down to 150. I started grad school in fall of 2021 and slowly over the course of the last 15 months have lost all the habits I gained from my weight loss and hit my SW again in December. While it sucks to be here, I am glad to say that I gained the weight as slowly as I lost it.

Two weeks ago I started tracking again and decided to post here for more accountability. I'm currently aiming for around 1900cal to start with. Last time I was eating between 1500-1600. Because I'm still in grad school and the work load changes from week to week, I want to take this slow so I can maintain the changes.

When I lost weight the first time, I ran 5x a week with my dog and paired it with either 15-20 minutes of body weight exercises or yoga. Currently though, I'm a month out from having COVID and have been scared about getting back into heavy exercising, so for the next few weeks, I'm just aiming to walk. To make things easier/more maintainable while finishing up grad school, I might just aim for 20-30 minutes of exercise 5x a week compared to the 45 minutes-hour I was doing before.

I'm hoping to post regularly to keep myself accountable. I'm a big believer in the concept of doing something consistently for three months to make it a habit- so I'm planning on posting updates daily for the next week about sticking with this plan and then weekly till I hit three months.

Would love to hear any tips from others about how you started/maintained this journey during grad school or any other busy time of life.

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(Advice Request) how to quickly and unawkwardly change topics when people comment on my weight loss?

I am losing weight for personal reasons and just to feel healthier as my partner and I plan to start having kids in about a year. I’m currently overweight (5’3’’, SW: 210lbs, CW: 180lbs, GW: 140lbs).

I have gained and lost weight before, and unfortunately have gained back most the weight I lost about 5 years ago, so I’m trying to back to when I was feeling my best and strongest.

I have some deeply personal issues related to weight, with long term eating disorders and body dysmporohia, all of which I’m currently in therapy for.

I’m a pretty light hearted person, always cracking jokes, and do not get too deep with peripheral friends or colleagues, and only open up to my very close friends and partner.

My partner unfortunately has a couple colleagues at work that have wives that are quite toxic, and there’s no way out of seeing them once every couple of months. They’ve had full on discussions about the weight and health of people who were not around, making judgments and saying rude comments. E.g. “ I work with this one guy who’s so huge, he’s smart but he’s so slow if you know what I mean…”. Every time they get into that I try and either leave or pretend to look at something on my phone (if we’re at a restaurant table) so as to not engage.

I know they will mention something to me because I’ve seen them mention things to each other, and they mention other superficial things me before that are not body related (e.g. how much did your purse cost? How much are you and your partner planning on spending on your house?). How do I keep the conversation light but not dwell on it? I’d rather be prepared with one or two liners so that I don’t get flustered and say something I regret.

Thank you for the help!!

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