Am I on the right track?

So I've been constantly exercising 3-5 times a week (depending my uni schedule, usually it's 5 times a week) i do at least 20 minutes of cardio alongside an hour of weightlifting, but I live a very sedentary lifestyle outside of that small period i spend at the gym for about hour and a half.

Is this considered a light active lifestyle or do i still have a very sedentary lifestyle? And will that affect my weight loss in the long run? I eat 1500 calories a day (sometimes under by 200 calories) but I'm afraid my spenditure will start to be lower than that because of the fact I'm always sitting whether it's at class, doing homework or working on art at home, and i will not be able to eat less than 1300 calories a day.

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Ramadan Weight Loss Tips

Sup guys,

this is my first post here. as some of you may know, Ramadan is coming up, in which Muslims fast (no food, water) for 30 days from around dusk to dawn. I'm a skinny fat male, 18 years old, with a decent bit of chest fat. Ideally, I want to lose fat and build muscle to help tone my body overall, but im not sure how possible this is. If thats not plausible, I could strictly try to lose weight. How should I approach this? Should I be doing only weight lifting? Only Cardio? a mix of both? Also what should my diet look like during the morning and night? All help is really appreciated!

Thanks everyone

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An accountability post

I am writing this post as a way to firmly begin my weight loss plan. I have been unhealthy for a long time and have been feeling terrible for even longer. I am hoping that by losing the weight and instilling some healthy habits, I’ll feel better physically and mentally.

I am a petite woman (24 y.o., 4’9”, 140lbs). Just writing out my weight has me frozen with fear. This is the heaviest I have ever been and I can feel it. I feel so sluggish and tired all day, not to mention how bad my depression and anxiety have gotten. I have so many self destructive tendencies and have been so quick to blame my lack of impulse control on that fact, that I haven’t taken responsibility in a long time.

I am excited to take responsibility and control over my life again, but if I’m being honest, this is also the very thing I am terrified of. I’m going to try very hard not to beat myself up too hard if I am not perfect - and try extra hard not to fall into another disordered eating pattern. I currently have a habit of binge eating and i am worried that I’ll fall into a restrictive eating habit that is too unhealthy. I’m trying to get ahead of this by making sure that I have protein/nutrient rich foods available, as well as things that I actually like to eat.

This is my second day following a 1200 calorie diet and I’m feeling good about it so far, just scared for the inevitable cravings to hit. I just want this so bad. I am going to up my steps to about 10,000 a day. Eventually I plan to implement exercise into my routine but I’m trying to make small changes here and there first.

I hope to lose 20-30 pounds, however long that takes.

Well, here goes!

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Reminder to take care of yourself

This sub I think is super supportive and gives great feedback along the weight loss journey, and I just want to add, while it's great to keep consistent and loose weight, it's also good to take care of yourself.

I don't mean start binging comfort food just for the heck of it or completely ignore healthy meals and exercise. But it's ok to take a break for one reason or another. I've been sick for weeks now, haven't been to the gym at all in over a month, and barely sticking to a regular diet this whole time. At first I felt guilty bc, "what about my progress?". But you know what happened to the scale? Virtually nothing. Some days I was up, some days I was down, same as usual.

I've recently started eating full meals again and hitting my calories and macros and the scale actually went down, despite still not having enough energy to hit the gym. My reps at the gym are probably going to be a little weaker than before once i do go back, but that's to be expected. I still feel strong, I'm just recovering. And in a way, this break has really shown how far I've come with being consistent prior, since I didn't slip back into my usual unhealthy habbits.

I just thought I'd put this out there for anyone going through something similar, whether it's mental, emotional, physical or something else. It's ok if you need a break for a bit, even if it's weeks or months. You can still pick it back up, and the work you're putting in now won't be erased as quickly as you may think.

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Surgery while on a weight loss journey

Over the last year I have gone from 297 to 185 and I (25F) am finally at the weight where I can qualify for a breast reduction. I know overall it will be beneficial to my weight loss once I recover, but I am concerned about gaining weight while in the healing process because I’m unable to work out for 6 weeks. I worry that I may start overeating since I’m always my hungriest when i don’t exercise and being sedentary will result in losing the motivation to pick up where I left off in my weight loss journey.

If anyone has gone through a breast reduction or a surgery with similar down time, what did you do to stay motivated and on a healthy routine?

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Down to obese class I!

Hi everyone! I started my weight loss journey at 100 kg (yeah exact, it's what scared me into losing weight). After around a month and a half, today I weighed myself and I'm 94 kg! This changes me from obese class 2 to obese class I.

It may seem sad to others that I'm celebrating while I'm still obese but I'm just so happy. My weight loss is working and I don't even have to restrict myself much, in fact I eat more than I used to, just healthier, less calorie dense foods!

My advice to anyone who wants to lose weight and not suffer : see a nutritionist. It's true cico works, but if you don't want to be miserable and want to be healthy the food you eat matters as much as the calories. Diet plan I've been given makes me feel full even at a deficit, and has room for tastier food but I'm too lazy to cook it so I keep it simple.

Good luck to everyone! This community has been a great help to me

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Eating Out

Hi everyone! So I (34F, 5’8”, gw: 135 cw: 154) have been eating VERY clean at home since starting my weight loss efforts in February, and rarely go out to dinner. However, the last couple of times that I have, I’ve gotten very sick (think food poisoning symptoms). Has anyone else experienced this? Could it be the radical shift from my normal ingredients or maybe I’m just really unlucky and am getting food poisoning multiple times?

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