Surgery Today

So today was my surgery to get the excess skin left over from my weight loss removed. It went pretty well in my opinion. My stomach is actually smooth looking now, though I'm going to swell for a bit. I am looking like somebody decided to gut me for giggles... lol. The whole having new a belly button is fascinating.

It was a very emotional day too. I have struggled with my weight since childhood, and though I made peace with it, it still lingered in the back of my head. I am 44m, and it took me this long to realize that while the world presents a ton of obstacles to losing weight (pastries are a particular temptation for me), the biggest obstacle was me. I'm too stressed, the day was hard, I'm too tired to cook, and my favorite, I'll look sickly if I lose that much weight. I mention this because that was my favorite escape hatch for making changes in my lifestyle.

I have my wife to thank for getting me motivated. She stood beside me as I quit smoking, slapping my hands when I commented on a passing cigar smell. Negative reinforcement she calls it. She was there through every stressful day. She has been my guiding light and drill instructor.

To everyone who is struggling.... You got this!!! To all of their supporters... Thank you!!!

Thank you, my love! You'll always be my shining star. I love you, Mongoose.

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Picking the right weight loss system

Any tips on how to pick the right weight loss system? I feel like I've tried so many things including Slimming World, WW, Low Carb, IF (5:2 and 16:8), Cambridge and CICO to name a few. I struggle to stock with a particular programme/lifestyle though.

I have memory and concentration issues due to a brain injury, so I really struggle to remember to note down what I'm eating in things like MFP. It also means something like Intuitive Eating isn't an option because my brain doesn't recognise hunger/fullness cues. The issues get worse when I'm stressed, so sometimes I'll have a great few days of tracking things, then I'll have a busy day, start to feel stressed, and before I know it 10 days have passed and I haven't tracked anything, even though I've had multiple alarm reminders set.

I thought IF might be easier than trying to track calories/points/syns but 5:2 made me really headachy and 16:8 was difficult to keep up with because my shifts change each week.

How do you figure out a system that works for you? I feel like I've failed everything I've tried and I'm so frustrated

Edit to add: I should specify its just food advice I'm looking for - I'm working with a PT on weight training and fitness so I'm happy with the exercise side of things and building muscle should help with fat burning, but I want to focus on the volume of food I'm eating

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Advice on healthy weight loss for obese female

Age: 24, Sex:F, Height: 5’7”, Starting: 335, Current: 312, Goal: 200

So I have been actively working on losing weight since back in February. Since then I have managed to get down ~20lbs.

I was going on daily walks (big for me), and was calorie cutting, but a bit too much. I became extremely low energy, always tired and felt shaky/dehydrated pretty consistently. This made the want to exercise diminish almost completely and I have become fairly stagnant in my exercise routine. I have been coasting at my current weight for a couple weeks now.

I’m not really sure where to go or who to trust with information,tips, education, but I was hoping that some of you may have suggestions for where I should start.

Things like how to figure out how many calories I should consume daily, meal importance, macro and micro, or even just little tips and tricks to fight off cravings..etc

Thanks so much for any recommendations, I deeply appreciate it!

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Day 50

Just like the title says.

Today is the 50th day of my weight loss journey.

SW: 193

GW: 130

CW: 178.34

…. So approximately 50 lb to go.

On the one hand, I’m happy with the progress that I’ve made. I’m enjoying seeing the change in numbers as I go. I’m enjoying already being able to tell that I’m less hot and sweaty than I was before.

On the other hand, it seems like I have a minimum of 150 more days to go… realistically, probably a lot longer going off the posts I see… and it just seems that my goal weight is so very, very far away.

I can’t help but get discouraged when I realize just how much further I have to go and how much longer this is all going to take.

I know that the journey could be a lot harder and longer (I see some of the other posts and I’m very aware that I’m relatively fortunate in this regard) so I don’t want to come off as entitled or unappreciative…. But it all just seems so boring.

How do you guys deal with this?

How do you deal keep weight loss up for so long?

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The last 20lb are being the worst

I have been in a weight loss process for a long time. I've already lost about 55lbs, in the beginning I lost weight easily with little effort in diet and training. Any improvement in diet, even if almost insignificant, brought results in my weight, any walk made me lose weight.

Now there are only 20 to go, but they are proving to be the hardest. No matter how hard I try in the gym and on a diet, the result does not come. The weight just doesn't come off and any relapse in eating I gain everything I lost.

The last part of the path is the most excruciating. I started a new workout at the gym and I'm trying to manage my calories as best I can to see if I can get out of this plateau.

Anyway, it's just a rant.

Any tip, advice or rant is welcome.

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Should I seek professional help?

19|F| 154cm| 74 kgs.

TW: MENTION OF ED

 I've been successful in the past with weight loss, losing more than 10 kilograms with intermittent fasting and brisk walking. 

But after a low phase, I stopped all effort to lose weight, gaining all of it back. Now I'm back at my starting weight. I've been trying to lose weight inconsistently for around a year now. It does work out, I do lose around a couple kilograms with a deficit and walking. But after seeing some progress, I turn out to become self destructive and start binge eating, ruining all of the said progress. It has been happening for more than a year now. It's very frustrating to put in the effort and then watch yourself sabotage it all. Although, I'm not sure if it's actually an ED. Should I approach a professional or should I try on my own to lose weight? I've been successful in the past, but I cannot seem to pull myself together now. Could it be related to BED or am I just inconsistent? I'm stuck in an all or nothing cycle. Even if I'm consistent with IF, calorie deficit and walking, if I go off track for just one day, I end up bingeing and giving up .Something I have noticed is, even though there's a food item in front of me and I do not usually like it, if I'm on my binge cycle, I'll end up eating more than necessary amounts of it just because it's high calorie and will absolutely ruin my weight loss efforts. It's very self destructive. Note : I do not eat extreme amounts of food while I binge eat. The amount I eat certainly makes me full to the level of being uncomfortable..But I do not know if it's extreme enough to be called an eating disorder.

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Weighing heaviest of my life

Hello everyone I am 160 kilos at the moment and i am 160cm tall. Last time i started my weight loss regime it lasted 2 months before i got my knee injured. At that time i went from 145 kilos to 125 kilos.

Now in my head i have a fear of knee injury again, loose skin. I am so heavy i want to do so much in gym but i can't do obviously i am too heavy now.

Please guide me how to keep myself motivated what should i do for the first month to get back into action and lose this forever and in future i keep check on my weight before it gets out of hand :(

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