I got to play with my kids today

I started my weight loss journey because a few months ago my kids went to a play place and wanted me to join them but I couldn't because of my weight (most of the play places around here top out at 250 Lbs and I was 258). In the three months since then I've lost 15 Lbs and today I went back to the play place with them and was actually able to join in the fun.

I know that I wasn't that far over the maximum weight limit and so it may not seem like much to be under the limit again but it was big deal to me. I hated sitting on the bench watching my kids have fun and having to tell them "I'm sorry but daddy can't play with you because he's too big." There were still a few things that I couldn't do because of my weight but I'm looking forward to being able to do those in the future.

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TDEE calculation help

I’ve tried some different calculators to see how many calories I need per day and they are all saying different things. Anyone have tips to calculate?

32yo female, 69.2kg, 162cm. I estimate around 30% body fat.

I go to the gym about 3 days per week but would prefer not to count my calories burned from exercise. They’re not massive workouts.

I’m horrible about sticking to my weight loss plan so have decided to create a spreadsheet to stay accountable. But in this spreadsheet I’d need to know what my total calorie requirements are so that I can calculate the deficit I need to lose weight.

Thanks in advance!!

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Tips for long term weight loss with vyvanse?

My girlfriend recently started taking vyvanse and has noticed IMMENSE effects. She’s down 25+ lbs and overall doesn’t feel the need to give in to cravings and sometimes will forget to eat. We’ve both noticed her progress in pictures, it’s really exciting because she’s been wanting to lose weight for some time.

One thing I’m worried about due to seeing people talk about it online is losing weight when taking soemthing like vyvanse, but then years down the line gaining it back. Id like to support my girlfriend as best as possible in her journey of getting healthier, so I’m curious about other peoples opinions and experience with this sort of thing

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How can I overcome weight loss plateau?

I’m currently stuck at a weight, have been for about a week. I’m afraid I can’t really lower my calorie intake any more since that’ll do my health no good. I’ve also noticed that if I exercise too much and put my body through stress, I don’t lose any weight either (rather the opposite). Being active is quite hard for me too, since I struggle with depression and therefore motivation. Do you have any advice?

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I feel sick, I don’t even want to look at myself in the mirror anymore I just want to cover my body forever.

I’m prob gonna cry while writing this but fuck it idc.

June of 2022, I was at my highest weight for my height and I was overweight. I was about 148 pounds at 5’2 and at first I saw no issue with it until I realized, I gotta lose weight. I’ve been overweight my whole life. The doctors constantly telling younger me I’m a “bit too large for my age” and stuff but it’s just become a way of life for me, esp with me being African American, a lot of black people don’t believe in being “fat”. They just call it “well fed” or “thick”.

It became a long battle of dieting, restricting, binging, working my ass off but eventually, by the end of the year I was at 118 pounds. The lowest I’ve ever been in my older life. However, I still believed I was fat and wanted to lose some more weight. I was on eating disorder forums and sites that were aiding me in weight loss but little did I know, this would only fire my restrict on weekdays then binge on weekends habit. The weight gain started to creep up but because I could still fit into my jeans, I just said “eh it’s just food/water weight” or “I’ll restrict for real this week”. The weight steadily packing on, I just felt like I lost control and so, I kept eating. Up to 3K-4k calories constantly.

Fast forward to now. I’m now around 136 pounds. Still binging and restricting. My fat jawline is back, my thighs are heavy again and my waistline bulges out of all my jeans. I hate myself for letting this happen to me. I hate it. Summer is coming up and everyone is getting their successful weight loss but here I am, gaining. I just feel like there’s no hope anymore. I know I lost the weight once but now I feel like I just don’t know what to do anymore. And I feel like everyone notices my weight gain but just doesn’t say anything and this makes me scared to lose weight because what if they notice the rapid weight loss too? I just want out of the binging now. I just want to lose weight and be happy with my body. I know everyone binges, but that still doesn’t make it okay for me to binge. $100’s of dollars gone to diet foods and workout equipment, just for it to go to waste and for me to be crying over my weight again. I just feel like I’m meant to be overweight forever.

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Need Advice - slight TW for past-disordered eating

I’m looking for some advice. This may not be the right place for my situation, if so please just let me know. In hopes of keeping this not-painfully-long, I’m going to use bullet points to lay out my situation.

• I started my weight loss journey in 2020 at 210 pounds. (5’5 22F, at the time 20F)
• I developed disordered eating and got down to 110 pounds briefly.
• During that time, I was doing 2 hours of miserable cardio + 20k steps per day to maintain that weight (plus working a miserable physically active kitchen job).
• During that time, I was also an extreme alcoholic.
• Cue 2023, my “disordered eating” flung a 180. I now weigh 140 pounds and work a desk job. 0 exercise, will explain further.
• No longer an alcoholic (yay)
• I’m currently seeing a psychiatrist and taking Abilify and Lexapro
• Eating before 1 p.m is extremely difficult for me (sometimes I throw up, I think this is due to the abilify), but at night I consume the bulk of my calories
• Occasionally I can force myself to go on a walk, but the lack of energy I have is astounding. It’s baffling. I feel lethargic almost 24/7. I have no idea what to do or who to see about this.
• I struggle to cook my own meals and enjoy them. I eat the same two frozen meals almost every day (a frozen box of orange chicken OR a frozen pizza) and I’m finding it almost impossible to stray from them. It’s like I can’t enjoy any other foods. These alone push me over my daily calories even if they’re the only thing I eat in a day.
• I’m struggling with decision making in general. I used to do things that were good for me with ease, but now, brushing my teeth is usually a several hour long battle.

I could go on, but I think this summarizes my struggle. I can answer further questions in the comments.

My main question is, is this something I should seek help over, or just get over myself? Specifically my energy level is what I so desperately want to heal, I just don’t know how to go about it.

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Funny thing happened when I lost 40 lbs…

It’s taken a year of medically supervised dieting to lose 40 lbs and I can’t believe the results: No beneficial improvements. I still feel run-down, have high blood pressure, take MORE medicine than I did a year ago. My face and boobs are sagging making me look significantly older. Skin flabbing everywhere and at my age, it isn’t going to bounce back. Will I keep it up for another 40 pounds? Maybe. I’ll keep trying for now anyway. I’m hoping that something good happens in the next year. Maybe I haven’t done “enough“ yet. Ultimately I’m starting to think that weight loss isn’t the cure all doctors are touting. My weight was blamed for all my ailments whenever I would visit any physician in any specialty. Now I’m losing the weight and still have the ailments, so maybe they will listen now? TBD.

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