Why you need to manage stress :)

Stress management is super important for weight loss because stress can increase your appetite and lead to overeating. It can also disrupt your sleep, which affects your hormones and causes you to consume more calories. Plus, stress can make it tough to stick to healthy habits like exercise and eating right. That's why finding healthy ways to manage stress, like meditating or going for a walk, is key to achieving weight loss goals.

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am i plateauing? m23 5'8 sw:201lbs cw:182lbs gw: 165 lbs

I've been overweight all my life. The weight loss has come to halt in the last 2 weeks hovering around 182 pounds. Started my journey in January (again) with a pretty agressive cut at 1500 cal but saw that I wasnt losing weight for the first two weeks probably because I was overestimating.

I then dropped down to 1200 calories per day and started boxing aswell which worked out great for me the last 3 months. I wont say i started eating healthy, I eat pretty much the same food but a third of the quantity.

2 weeks ago I readjusted my calories back up to 1500 as I didn't want to lose too much too fast. Down almost 20 pounds now trying to push the last 15.

I go boxing 4-5 hours a week and the workouts are pretty intense and its something i really enjoy. Weightlifting is just so boring to me. Also started fasting (dawn till dusk) this month for Ramadan and my sleep has been taking a huge hit as we wake up around 5 am to eat before our fast and work starts at 9. Not getting the quality I used to get.

Im pretty sedentary throughout the day as I work from home and only leave my house to go boxing and the run errands. Now i fear itll be too hard to consistently box during the fast without water or carbs. And the gym closes when i break my fast. cant go to a late night gym as ive got work in the morning.

Any tips to continue the push through? Should I start lifting so I dont get that skinny fat look? I dont want to get stuck in this cycle of losing and gaining the same 20 pounds.

Sorry for the long post. Thanks and good luck to all of you.

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Success stories?

I’ve known people who were slim most of their lives, gained weight for a year or two and then lost the weight again.

I don’t think I’ve ever known someone who was overweight most of their lives who then lost the weight and kept it off long term.

If you don’t mind sharing your story, I’m looking to hear from people who were overweight for 10+ years (especially if you were overweight as a child) and then achieved weight loss success.

I’m just looking for some inspiration. Many thanks.

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Small Victories that make me insanely proud

So I’m posting about two mini victories that are unrelated but wanted to share!!

I went on vacation last week. Leading up to vacation I was nervous the vacation would make it so I wouldn’t restart CICO when I got back. For context, I’ve been doing CICO since mid January, tracking and weighing ALL my food/meals. I’m really proud of myself as this is the longest I’ve stuck to any weight loss journey. Before I went on the trip I decided I wasn’t going to be tracking my food. I was going to enjoy the vacation and just remain conscious of what I was consuming. I came back a few days ago and got right back to tracking. I’m so FREAKING proud!! I didn’t fall off the wagon! I’m back to lifting, running, and counting!

Next small victory is a mental one, but I’m still proud to realize weight loss is going to take time. I know this sounds like the most obvious statement but prior to my trip I was discouraged that the scale hadn’t really moved in a couple weeks. I felt defeated and like I wanted to give up but today it hit me. The changes I want to see are going to take time and this time next year I could be seeing a different version of myself as long as I remain consistent.

Anyways thanks for reading and feel free to share your own small victories!

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Not seeing progress and in need of advice

Hi everyone I’m needing some suggestions on what to do to start seeing results. A month ago I started CICO again after giving a rest for about a year. I spoke to a nutritionist last fall who did some math and determined I needed about 2200 calories to maintain weight. I’m 33/F eating 1600 (about 600 deficit) which she suggested.

Along with the calorie deficit I’ve been going to the gym 2x-3x a week and also walking at least 2-3 miles a day. My fitness app is set to burn 750 calories daily and I almost always close my rings.

With this I haven’t seen any weight loss, a few pound gain activity. Physically I see a very slight change in my stomach measurement. I’ve kept track of my measurements for about two years and again, there’s basically no difference.

My diet is pretty good, I get more than enough protein and watch my carbs. I have a ton of food sensitivities so I eat lowfodmap.

So am I just being impatient or should I up my daily calorie burn? What else can I change?

Thanks in advance!

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What causes you to fail?

Something I've noticed is for me starting a diet is like a switch. I can't build up to it not really.

And nothing specifically motivates me. Not in a repeatable way.

The mood will just hit me after I've been thinking about it for a little while, or I'll see some video about weight loss, or even somebody will just ask me how my weight loss is going after months of doing nothing about it.

At that moment I swap completely. Calorie counting, weighing foods, and so on.

After the first couple days the hunger dissipates and I basically can maintain it.

But then, every time, eventually I fall off. That tends to be a little slower. I don't really know why. I'll have a meal with friends or family, and then I'll get breakfast at McDonald's the next day, telling myself it's fine. But the weird thing is that most of the time it is fine.

What I'm doing the dieting, I can usually handle some unhealthy meal. And then be right back to it the next day.

But then other times it knocks me down.

Anyway I was just wondering if any of you have identified exactly what causes you to fail? And if this is your first time and you've never failed I really hope you don't.

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Fitted into a shirt that hasn’t fit for years today!

Hi all,

As the title says, today I wore a shirt that I haven’t been able to fit into for a good couple of years now and it fitted beautifully!

I’ve always been overweight, but 3 years ago I slipped a disc in my back and found everything painful and slowly stopped being able to exercise. I had a spinal fusion last February and have been well on the mend since. I’ve been focusing on my weight loss recently and I’ve lost almost 10kg since Christmas so I’m absolutely chuffed!

Just wanted to share that with everyone and celebrate all our bodies for being amazing!

That’s all :)

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