Struggling with work stress and weight loss

I'm six months into my new job and every morning, I do not look forward to waking up. Since the new year started, I've been experiencing depression from work. Not feeling valued, appreciated, or understood. Imposter syndrome. Regret not staying in my previous role, especially when the pay difference was not that huge and I was no where near this stressed or overwhelmed. It's getting to the point where I feel physically unwell most days. Fatigue, brain fog, anxiety. I've been working well past five and on weekends, waking up in the middle of the night from stress, and crying before meetings. I've called the NSPL and my EAP for help. I just feel like I haven't been living for the past three months.

With that said, my eating habits have been out of control the past couple of weeks. I've been feeling so guilty tonight because I ate a fried chicken sandwich from Popeyes, french fries, and funfetti cake for dinner. Along with all the calories I had for breakfast and lunch.

I'm sorry this is mostly a vent. I've really wanted to get all of these thoughts out of my head for a long time. I've just felt so lonely in all of this.

But how do you get motivated and inspired again? How do you push yourself to go to the gym even after long days at work? Or after feeling so weighed down physically and mentally? Also, I've found myself craving carbs and sugar, when I know these things have been slowing me down. How have you motivated yourself to eat healthily again?

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I (15, male) am 70 pounds overweight. I'm going to lose it. But I have a few questions:

Gotta lose this extra weight. I've got a few questions though.

One, how long will it take me to stop craving snacks? Of course I don't expect to never have a craving or urge for something again. But how long would it take to where it's not as much, and maybe not as strong?

Two, will I have any loose skin? My belly doesn't really droop down. It's not saggy or loose. I think the right term is a pot belly. Will I have a bunch of loose skin, or will it go away since I'm still growing?

Three, how much do stretch marks fade? I have some on my upper thighs, the back of me knees, one across where my belly and chest meet, and some smaller ones on my upper arm, kind of close to my shoulders. I don't think any of it is too bad. But I really don't want them to be noticeable. How much do they take to fade, and how long?

And finally, how long should I generally expect this weight loss to take? I know it'll be different for everyone, but could I have a general idea of how long it might take?

Thanks!

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Non-American perspective: It is not carbs, but something is wrong with american food

I see a lot of people talking about carbs in weight loss forum. This is a little strange to me because I come from a country where literally every person eats rice, every single meal of the day almost -- and rice (Japan) probably constitutes 50% of that meal as well. And nobody is fat. Maybe 1 in 50 people or something, but you do not see fat people normally ever despite most of what everyone is eating being rice.

However, when I came to america for studies, after about 1 year I start to gain wait. Almost 10 kgs!. After being normal weight my entire life and never even thinking about weight. I do not even eat a bunch of sodas and candies and things either.

I do not know what is wrong with the food in america, but there is something wrong. I think you should not feel bad about getting overweight in this country. I also suggest if you want to lose weight and you can, move to Japan =).

I'm also curious if anyone who has more knowledge knows what the problem could actually be with american food -- or has had similar experiences? besides just the portion being too big (especially in restaurants... some restaurants my friends take me to have more food than we would eat in an entire day in Japan). To me it feels more addictive also but I don't have the knowledge to know why.

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Rapid weight loss after....working out less?

My situation is odd, but essentially I have been unable to maintain my regular workout schedule (Usually 3-4 times a week, bro-split type lift routine) since getting a new puppy. My sleep schedule is wacky, I have been unable to leave the house and thus my workout routine has been shot. It has only been a few weeks but my weight seems to be dropping somewhat rapidly.

I typically sit around 188-193, but am now at 181 and seemingly going down. I don't suspect this is "muscle loss" since it has only been a few weeks. Has anyone experienced weight loss after working out less? Am I being naïve and actually losing muscle weight?

[For context I am a Male/6'2/33 years old]

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Calorie calculations making my head spin

I'm using the nhs weightloss app to calculate my calorie intake, all I put in was my height and weight and they did the calculation that I need to be eating between 1600-2100 calories a day, seems excessive to me but I am recovering from an ED so I'm just trying to relearn and have healthier eating habits but I'm staying on the lower end of 1600. I thought to find out how exactly to calculate my own personal bmr, maintenance calories and so on thinking ill get a better idea of how many calories I should actually be looking to eat but it's way higher than I thought, it's crazy! So here are my stats - I'm 72kg, 164cm and 24 years old, using an equation from myprotein.com I calculated my bmr is 1464 and since I'm moderately active I multiplied that by 1.84 and got 2708 as my maintenance!!! Then I looked at my average calories burned on fitbit (I always wear a tracker) and it's between 2500-3000 a day so I went for the lower and since my net calories should be atleast 500 less than my bmr for weight loss which is 965 i added them both to have an idea of how many calories i could be eating (965+2500=3465). Did I get that right?! My daily calories in and out should look to be 3465 (in) - 2500 (out) = 965 (net) That seems absolutely crazy to me, 3400 calories looks like my binge days, I never eat more than 2000 and on my restrictive days it was less than 800 (which I'm not doing anymore, it was not healthy). If my calculations are right, why am I not loosing as much anymore? Do I need to be eating more to loose which does not make sense. Please tell me my calculations are wrong 😬 Do I stay with 1600? I've hit a plateau for the past 2-3 weeks and don't want to fall into my restrictive and binging cycle again.

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Artificial sweeteners causing crazy cravings!

So I’ve been on a slow weight loss per my doctor - I have a couple of joint and digestive issues that could use it! Throughout my teenage years I seriously suffered for binge eating. The past few years I’ve been miles better - while I definitely have over-indulged a few times, I’ve felt the fullness and enjoyment of having another piece, but stopping there. This is totally opposed to binging, where I quite literally cannot stop eating, and it feels like my stomach is never full. I’ve eaten full frozen bags of broccoli, family sized chips, cartons of milk, entire packages of chocolates - so basically it doesn’t matter what I’m eating, and even if I’ve had a full balanced day of eating, I just feel the uncontrollable urge to eat more. I attended a nutritionist and therapist and it completely helped!

Recently, I have been using products with sweeteners in them, like yogurts, fruit juices etc. I had been avoiding them for years due to my stomach sensitivity, but it seemed like I could handle them. Lo and behold, after years of not binging I’ve found myself insanely digging into my pantry and eating everything the past couple of nights to the point of severe pain. If you’ve never binged before, its hard to get the impulse across. It quite literally feels like you’re addicted.

I’ve been racking my brain thinking what I have changed in my life the past week or so - not stress, lifestyle, I’m still eating the same diet - apart from a LOT more sweeteners! It’s not a depravation thing either - I always keep track and room for my sweet treats, and eat a balanced diet of carbs, protein and fats.I’m totally convinced they’ve triggered it, which is pretty scary. I’m going to bin or give away everything I got and see what happens over the next week or so.

Has anyone else experienced crazy cravings or binging due to sweeteners?

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How weight loss affected your dating life?

I'm (26M) trying to lose weight from 300lbs to target 200lbs with lifting weights and lots of cardio.

I sometimes lose motivation when going to gym and I'm always dreaming getting a cold-served revenge from my ex-gf with looking good and sharp. We break up not just because I gained 70 lbs in last year but it was one of the most important reason because I wasn't looking up for myself. I didn't shave my beard and I didn't get a haircut for months because I was depressed of gaining weight.

I don't want to go back to dating with new girl until I lose it all because I don't have a small bit of self-confidence because of my look. Even I want to I can't get any match from dating apps and I believe it is because of my photos.

I'm 182 cm in height but have a huge belly. My face is looking good overall but you can tell from my face that I'm fat.

Can you tell me your experiences how the girls you already know treated differently -or your ex- after they see you in a different shape? Was it a good revenge?

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