What I learned from two years of not losing weight

I joined Reddit exactly two years ago specifically for this sub. I’d never heard of the site, but I loved the idea of a positive community focused on weight loss. I committed then to losing the stubborn 50 or so lbs I’d gained in college.

Here I am, two years later, and I’m basically at the same place I started. I’ve lost a bit and gained it back over and over, but I am so proud of myself for my progress over the last few years in so many other areas! I might not have lost weight, but I:

• Learned how to cook and eat almost every meal at home.
• Went to therapy for my binge eating and have that completely under control.
• Started exercising more regularly, and I’ve even accomplished some recent fitness goals!
• Signed up for and completed a 5k.
• Stopped punishing myself for a bad eating days and just recommit the next day.
• I’ve gone on hikes, long bike rides, and all kinds of physical activity I didn’t think I could do.
• Graduated college with an awesome job lined up!

I could keep listing things, but I think the point is there. I may not have lost the weight, but my mindset to be healthier has carried over into so many aspects of my life and made me much happier. Also, I may not have lost any weight, but I did successfully stop gaining weight after steady scale increases for years!

I’m happy, and although I still plan on trying to lose the weight (especially now that college is over), I think my weight loss journey over the last two years is a success even though the scale never changed.

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Slow weight loss progress… but my body is changing!

Like many people in this sub I’ve been feeling a bit dejected for the last couple of weeks as I’m not seeing those numbers on the scales change as fast as I would like them too…

After an appointment with my Doctor last month she recommended that I also start to take body measurements as BMI is not an accurate health measurement for me (we suspect I have lipoedema so are wanting to see if my weight loss leads to size changes in my legs or not).

I took measurements on the 27th March, but haven’t got around to doing it again until this morning and I was SHOCKED!

On my scales I have lost about 1-1.5kg in the last 3 weeks and have been fluctuating a lot… but I have somehow lost 4cm off my waistline… a bit of a reality check for me! Just because I’m not seeing the progress I want in one measurement, it doesn’t mean that what I’m doing isn’t working! 💪🏻

So if like me you’ve felt stuck with the scales… this is your sign to look for other measures of success and progress too!

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Losing weight as an alcoholic

Hi all.
I know this sounds crazy, but I'm starting my weight loss journey and I'm wondering if it's possible to do with out giving up alcohol. I understand that I should focus on the emotional or physical issue that I am having that I don't want to give up alcohol but that's not where I am holding yet. In general i have a drink or 2 a day, and never get actually drunk, but more to wind down my very stressful life (usually gin and tonic). I'm sure my starting to exercise will also help. I'm starting couch 2 5k and yoga once a week.. any other advice? Is it possible to lose weight and not stop drinking?

Currently 180 lbs (post having 3 kids) - looking to go down to 140.

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Starting my weight loss journey properly

So now that I know what im doing calories wise, my short term goal is to lose 5kg in 3 months or less. I currently weigh 78.5kg, so my goal is 73.5kg. To do that im sticking to 1400cal a day or less (350cal deficit), with one "cheat day" a week where I have no deficit or a very low deficit. Which would mean I can have up to 1750cal one day a week. I will also be trying to walk more and be a bit more active in general. (My long term goal is to weigh 65kg or less, but ive heard small targets are better) Any advice would be appreciated, but over all im doing this post to hold myself accountable. Thanks for reading (Note: Im 156cm tall and my waist is currently 87.5cm)

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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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