Down 10KG as of today!

Just wanted to share a short term goal I've been thinking about since I started trying to lose weight!

I started intermittently fasting by accident mid-January. I work from home, so I go for my lunch break as late as possible to reduce the amount of time I have to work after lunch, and I don't have breakfast. I try to walk a couple of miles on my lunch break, before eating anything. I watched this video about dopamine detox, which I tried to apply to my weight loss - Rather than just eating, I try to do activities which release dopamine while I'm hungry, such as going for a walk, so my body/brain adjusts to not mind being hungry. I don't know if it's actually doing anything - but I'll take a placebo.

I didn't start weighing myself regularly until the end of February, but I weighed 114.4kg at some point in January. I was probably heavier than that at some point, but I wasn't checking.

I think I've found it easier than most because I'm a very habitual person. I aim for 1000-1500 calories a day, just depends how hungry I am. Some days I've had as little as 800 with no discomfort.

I signed up for a fitness center this month, which is a 15 minute cycle away. I've been doing bouldering 2-3 times a week. I've also done two gym classes, but they wreck my legs to the point that I can't go climbing for 2 days without feeling like I'm going to hurt myself, so I'm going to be doing those every Monday after work, and climb twice later in the week.

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losing motivation :(

hi all! i’m a 21f and i’m starting to lose motivation and am in need of hard truth, encouragement, advice, or really anything at this point.

i’ve always struggled with my body image and it’s taking a toll on me. i got up to 212 pounds (bad college semester, relationship ending, just general bad stuff in my life) by stress and comfort eating. i didn’t fit any of my clothes and i was tired of being out of breath and wanted to be a strong and healthy lady. i joined a gym in august and have been at the gym since then.

i’ve lost 12 pounds. i see all these people that have lost upwards of 60 pounds and i’m pretty convinced it has to be my diet. i was wondering if you guys have any tips for someone who can do and loves the working out part of weight loss but struggles so badly with diet. i know diet is like 70% of it and it’s so upsetting knowing i could have lost serious weight if i had been more serious with that side of things.

i really appreciate any response! i was beating myself up today and thought i should ask for some guidance. if it helps, i kept a food log diary for two weeks and i’m happy to share it if need be :)

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I'm so excited, I've never felt this Before

I am so proud of myself! My weight has fluctuated my whole life, and the only time I was at a healthy weight was because of dr*gs and an ED. I have never lost weight the "correct"/healthy way, but I have finally found something that works. My cardiologist prescribed me an exercise regimen not with the purpose of weight loss, but to strengthen my body and heart so that it functions as best as it can with my heart condition...there's very little pressure on me with this premise, imo.

It's been two weeks and I feel so good. I've been sleeping better, I haven't been binge eating or restricting, my head feels much more clear, and all grogginess is gone. I haven't been thinking about my weight since I've started, but this morning I weighed myself and it turns out that I've lost 6 pounds! It's so small but it means so much to me. I have support in my life, though I don't feel like the people I've told truly understood where I was coming from, so I wanted to share with y'all!

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How do you manage during super busy periods?

I started my weight loss journey around 17-18 days ago . Everything's been good for the first two weeks , i was tracking my calories and macros , hitting the gym and walking 10k steps each day . But for past three to four days i have been super busy as work , pulling over 12hrs , missed gym , max 4k steps a day and ordering food almost always.

I am sure i am not the first person to come across this situation. So how do you folks manage when things get really stressful.

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Am I underestimating my activity level?

Female, 28, 167cm. SW: 147 CW: 135 GW: Whatever

Using the above stats I worked out that my TDEE is about 1850 cals per day, so I cut to about 1300 - 1400 per day with a goal to lose 1lb a week for 10 weeks. In 7 weeks I have dropped 12lb, so about 1.7lb a week. This seems very fast for someone my size.

I feel like I'm "lightly active" as I have a sedentary office job. However, I walk at least 30 minutes across hills each day during the week and about 2 hours at the weekend (dog owner), I run about 5k twice a week, and a do an hour of pilates once a week.

Is this enough to account for the extra weight loss, or must I just be under eating/losing water weight? I know you can't "outrun the fork" so I didn't think my exercise would factor in much.

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Sick of yoyo-ing

Ok, Ive been lurking here a bit cause im usually pretty shy about posting but, its now gotten to the point where I really want/need to do something about my weight and Idk where to start so, hoping to get some advice?

Currently I weight 169Kg (372lbs for Americans) and whilst ive tried things in the past (fasting, weight loss shakes, calorie counting, trainer, dietitian) ot usually seems to devolve into a bit of a yo-yo dieting which im getting pretty sick of doing and having so real impact or change on my situation. I'll be homest that I havent been exercising for a bit due to life circumstances but, im trying to get back to walking everyday (which I use to do but, still didnt feel like much change occured)

Idk if keeping a sugar/food diary should be where I start? Or do I go back to calorie counting? I know the principles (cal in/out etc) but, I dont feel like im actually eating all that unhealthy other then maybe soda/alcohol? So, that feels like what I should address first but, it seems like its too small a change to have caused me to be where I am.

I also dont know how to maintain motivation and drive to keep going for extended periods of time? Like, I want to weigh under 120kg so, thats nearly 50kg and Idk how long itll take to lose that. And whilst I know the promose of better health should be a good motivator, ive been spoiled by the internet and the whole 'instant results'.type shit (not just with weightloss too).

So, tl;dr, what do I change and how do I keep myswlf on track?

Thank you ❤️

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Weight loss update

Hello all, I am a girl who is very insecure about my body. Starting in November, I have lost about 30 pounds. 220 pounds to 190 (and maybe even lower now.) Today has not been a good day when it comes to eating. Tomorrow will be better though. My mental health has honestly made it a struggle to do exercise, so it’s hard and I rarely do, but I figure some movement is better than no movement so I try even if it’s very little. I have not noticed any changes in my body but this weekend my mom asked me if My pants are becoming bigger and it looks like I’m getting smaller.

I hope now that it is spring the weather clears up and I can exercise outside more, and when I get a job that means I can walk more afterwards. Thank you for reading, I’m quite proud of my progress even though it is tough and I do have bad days like today, every day is a chance for me to be better.

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