Slowing Down Weight Loss

I started a new job in February and since then I've been weighed by the doctor twice. I've lost about 10 lbs in around a month. I was 129-130 and I'm now 120-121.

Sure I wanted to lose a little bit but I need to figure out how to up my calories. I'm walking on average 15000 steps a day and lifting decent weight.

My doctor/nurse seems to think its fairly normal but I'm still curious what calorie heavy foods I can easily eat at work? I also don't tend to eat breakfast since I start work at 6am.

This post may be slightly off topic but I figured I would at least try and see what your thoughts are.

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Weight loss ideas

(Background I did have weight loss surgery in 2017) I am currently maintaining at 155-157lbs. I’d like to be around 135lbs I walk now 6 miles a day 3 to 5 days out of the week. I have my calorie intake at 1,800. I’ve been doing this for over a month and the scale won’t move. Unfortunately reaching out to my weight loss team is no longer covered under insurance. Any advice is appreciated Hw 327lbs SW 308lbs CW 157lbs

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What I'm doing differently this time

First of all I'd like to thank anyone who commented on my last post for the support and kind words. It really means a lot.

I'm just starting my weight loss journey again. I've tried several other times with some success but always gave up and gained the weight back. I realized that if I'm actually going to lose the weight and keep it off I need to do things different, and here are some things I've thought of so far:

1. Cooking actual food and not relying on processed foods. During my previous weight loss attempts I would eat a lot of Lean Cuisine and similar frozen meals. They would always leave me unsatisfied and wanting to eat more. It was hard to stick to my calorie targets when half of my meals were sad and tiny. Since then I've realized that by preparing my own food I can eat a larger volume of for the same or fewer calories and feel full and satisfied. I also realized that a lot of the packaged foods I was eating to try to lose weight had a bunch of added sugar which only fueled my cravings and contributed to my sugar addiction. Right now some of my staples are roasted vegetables (over or air fryer), chicken sausage, couscous, and fruit.

2. Not making exercise into a punishment and/or chore. I realized that if I'm going to stick to a healthy exercise regimen it has to be something I enjoy, not just something I can tolerate. Right now my exercise is hot yoga 3-4x per week, walking, and hiking with my husband on the weekends. I genuinely enjoy all of those things and feel I can stick to doing them.

3. Instead of turning to food immediately when I'm bored, do something fun or interesting. When I feel the desire to eat outside of my meal time, I stop and ask myself if I am actually hungry or just bored. Most of the time it's the latter, in which case I have to think of something to do that will be entertaining. This is also leading me to doing other things with my free time other than just drinking wine and staring at my phone.

4. Not trying to budget chocolate, baked goods, wine, cocktails, and candy into my calories every day. For some people doing CICO this might be fine but I am a sugar addict and if I eat these foods all the time my cravings get really intense. I'm not completely eliminating sugar from my diet, just limiting those super sugary foods to a once a week treat rather than an everyday thing. I also haven't been finding myself craving these things for the past few days either which has been nice. I was an almost daily wine drinker and after not drinking for the past few days I feel a lot better.

That's all for now but I'll probably think of more over time. Working from home has also been really beneficial because cooking for myself is so much easier and I don't have to meal prep. During my previous weight loss attempts I was working in my previous career (working in a salon as an esthetician) and I was stressed and exhausted all the time. I definitely used food and alcohol as a comfort because I was feeling unfulfilled in my career.

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For those who are Overweight/Obese, please do not make the same mistake so many people do

I am no Doctor or nutrition. This is my pillars of how I went from Obese lvl3 to Overweight.

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1) Don't try to lose weight fast, it is just going to make things worse in the long-term. You are big, and you will remain big for the next months/year.

2) Don't care about motivation to lose weight. If you want to lose weight you are going to be consistent and you are going to discipline yourself.

3) Diet is much more important than you might be led to believe. And by diet I mean eating PROPER food. Cut out all the processed food completely. Even things labeled for weight loss most probably has a lot of junk it. Try to eat whole foods. If the ingredients on the label has anything that you don't know, probably skip that, it is processed.

4) Don't be scared of saturated fat. Only go plant based if it is because of ethical reasons, otherwise eating food with protein and fat is going to satisfy you and make you feel better than going into high carb. Keto is good, but do your own thing, just AVOID processed food.

5) Exercise is GOOD for your health, but it is not the biggest factor in losing weight. Diet and consistency is the key. But I would 100% recommend working out as that is going to give you much more clarity in life + keeps you healthy.

6) Stare at yourself in the mirror every single day. Make effing sure you tell yourself that you will keep it up.

7) Weight yourself once every week

8) Don't let others bring you down. Family and friends can be the worst sometimes. Keep pushing, show them all how great you are.

9) No cheat days/meals. You already had a long break.

10) CONSISTANCY! I CANNOT tell you how important this is. But being consistent during times where you feel the most down/not motivated is the TRUE test

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Tips for starting weight loss journey? I currently have no motivation :(

TW: tiny mention of ED

I was always on the fitter, more active side until I had a mental breakdown 2 years ago and had to go on antidepressants. My appetite increased and I put on 20 pounds in a month and a half with no trouble. Fast forward about 2 years later and I’ve put on 100 pounds… not necessarily due to the meds but because I’ve developed a poor diet and barely exercise.

I used to be way more conscious about my looks and how clothes fit, but I don’t really care that much anymore. On the one hand it is nice because I was way too consumed about those things (actually had a diagnosed ED at one point) but I know this weight isn’t good for my health. The cognitive dissonance is so strong - I know it’s bad but man that salty/sweet stuff tastes good.

Have any of you dealt with what I’m going through? How did you find your motivation?

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Loose skin after 160 lb weight loss

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I am 5'8" F, I had gastric bypass in June of 2022. I have stabilized at 150 lbs, for a total 160 lb loss.

I see posts on here all the time about loose skin.

You can see mine at the URL above.

No, it's not fun. It's also nowhere near as uncomfortable as living my life at 310 lbs.

Someday I will have some it surgically removed, mainly because it is paper thin and tears, and I end up with infections on occasion.

However, the issues I dealt with at my highest weight were so much worse. Seriously, loose skin sucks, but it's not the end of the world. And don't even think much about it before you've even started your journey, there is a ton of variability in how it will eventually look.

Ask me any questions you may have about the skin, I just want people to fear it less

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Just remember that weight loss is for yourself. Not others. Don't let other people's bad comments add weight on you.

I'm 5'10", male, and 196 pounds right now. I started my weight loss journey at 282 pounds, a year and a couple of months ago. I want to start off by saying how happy I am with my weight loss, and how I don't let others feelings or opinions get to me. I am losing weight at a healthy rate, and before corona virus I would always get a good blood test result. I am not eating constant junk. The reason that I can handle hearing what I do from others is because my weight loss is personal. It's for me. For my health. For my desired looks. So long as I'm not losing weight unhealthily, or eating nothing but junk, others opinions don't matter. They may hurt in the moment, but ultimately I can't let them get to me.

At first my family was supportive, but only when they assumed I would lose maybe 10 or 20 pounds. Enough to go down a single size.

When I was 3 or so months in, my mother told me to my face that I would get cancer for losing so much weight. She herself is overweight, at 5'5" and 215~ pounds. We managed to move past that, but it definitely wasn't nice to hear. As time went on, my mother especially would constantly make fun of me by incessantly telling me how rail thin I was.

When I was about a year in or close to it, around 215 pounds, all my family started telling me how I was basically a skeleton and I needed to stop. Whenever I hit a small plateau of two or three weeks I'd get told about how my body "had lost all it possibly could" and to just stop losing weight already. I always proved them wrong.

Now in the current day, I get told how I'm absolutely going to get sick. Not any particular illness, just "sick". God forbid I ask them to explain why they think so. And as if they care when I lay out my calorie goals and the spread of food I eat.

I just wanted to let you guys know my experiences, and maybe to vent a little. None of us are alone guys. There are others like us.

I hope you all have a nice day! Keep at it!

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