Postpartum Weight Loss!

Hi all! For background, I’m 27F, 5’2”, weighing in at 154lb after having my second baby.

Before I got pregnant with my first in 2021, I was 136lb and did lots of yoga/Pilates and walking. I’m very active still, with a 20 month old and a newborn but in a less official way, I suppose!

I’m healed from labour now, had my postpartum check with my doctor, and I’m ready to get rid of the excess 18lb, maybe 20lb, so I can feel good again. I’m so happy and grateful to my body for helping me grow two healthy babies but I need to fit into my clothes again so I can feel more like me.

I’m doing CICO and toying with the idea of IF - anyone else on a similar journey?

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Am I obese?

Some context: I used to be very obese and my highest weight was 108kg a few years ago. I am on my weight loss journey, at 71kg bodyweight now and my current proportions are 37-32-40. Am I really obese? Is the calculator right? Asking because I read that body fat calculator is a much better indicator of body fat than BMI or even the weighing scale. It was quite a bummer seeing that since I've been working pretty hard to lose that fat. I've been eating in moderation and I workout like 3 or 4 times a week, focusing on strength training. Edit : I'm 5'6 and a female

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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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