fitting back into clothes after weight loss possibility?

hello there

over the past years i´ve (M, 192cm, 97-98 kg now) gained some weight (~88-90 kg then) and got a little belly surrounded by fat on my hips
I noticed that i dont really fit into old clothes anymore, especially jackets and T-shirts >
80% of those are size L. They feel a bit "tiny" nowadays so therefore I´d like to ask if some of you were in similiar situations and managed to get back to your old weight in order to fit into those clothes again and if that worked out for you or is it simply not possible for some reason? Gotta be honest and confess that i feel shit about not fitting into these clothes, on some jackets i can barely close the jacket anymore.
Would love some feedback.

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I feel like I'm close to throwing in the towel with exercise. What do?

Look, I tried. I really tried. I lost weight and kept it off for a year now. I got into lifting. I tried to build strength and I tried to build skills, I tried to be positive about it and tell myself that I'm learning so much and that I'm becoming stronger, fitter. But I don't feel fitter and I don't feel stronger. I feel like sh*t and if I'm honest, on the inside I'm still convinced that I hate exercise and that I'm a joke for trying to convince myself otherwise. People always say that it comes with time, that you'll start to think differently about yourself once you've built up a habit of exercise. But I feel that this is not true for me. I feel like I still think about myself exactly the same as when I was seriously overweight. Sometimes I wonder what the point of all of this was, if I'm still the same miserable, lazy person on the inside.

I want to build an identity as a fit person but I just can't believe myself. In my head, I'll always be the fat kid who takes any opportunity to skip gym class. I don't really know what to do anymore. I thought about ditching lifting for a while, given that I haven't really made much strength progress in the past few months. But I just think that lifting weights is cool and that being strong is something I aspire to. I don't want to quit it. Also, I'm afraid that whatever I'll do exercise-wise, this image of myself as lazy and unfit will come up and I'll get miserable.

I feel like I've dug myself into a hole mentally and I need to reset my relationship with exercise. I'm afraid I always think of myself as lazy and unfit. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Sorry if this came across as very rambly and has little to do with weight loss. I thought some of you might have experience with struggling to become fit after being "the fat kid".

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🖤 Week 1 Results | - 3.6 Pounds

F29, 5'8, SW: 304, GW: 180, CW: 300.4

Week 1 Results: Down 3.6 Pounds or 1.2% !!

Week 1 Recap:

• Agreed to participate in family weight loss challenge of 10% by the end of August (aligns with my secret goals already!)

• Created framework for weight loss (dates, goals, measurements/stats)

• Faked participation in my birthday celebration at work (got fancy coffees – pretended to sip mine, dumped later)

• Bought some athletic gear to make sure I have enough fresh outfits for workouts

• Planned out my fitness routine: starting with days of the week and areas of focus for each day

• Created playlists of workout videos to follow along with, based on focus

• Worked out for 95 mins (sweaty and sooooore for days)

• Husband wanted to get ice cream (he has been on an ice cream kick lately), told him he could if I could get some fresh blueberries, we opted not to do any of it (happened 2x)

• Had a random strong urge to buy/find a snack on my lunch break; did not

• Ate healthy all week (salads, smoothies, veggies, burrito bowl)

• Still had coffee creamer all week, going to take a while to break that habit (I’ll start reducing my coffee intake over the next few weeks)

• Snuck in a quick, unexpected workout while he was getting groceries

• Stayed up late to get some more movement in before weigh-day, even though I have been under the weather all week

Definitely need to get more movement in. That is not enough to get me where I want to be, but a good first week nonetheless.

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Back to starting weight two years later

I started my weight loss journey in (well forever ago) June of 2021 after hitting my highest weight of 358.8 and feeling miserable after photos of a very memorable day.

I started to lose weight gradually and then in December of 2021 I started phentermine and topiramate, to help me lose weight. I was 341 pounds at that point.

My lowest weight I have recorded was 300.8 on August 2nd 2022. The last other recorded weight I have is 309 in the end of September 2022.

I since have been off the topiramate and phentermine, and have gone back up to my today reading of 348.6 pounds.

I feel absolutely miserable in my skin. Everything is worse than it was before, I have stomach fat that hangs down much lower than before. My arms are jigglier and harder to get into sleeves.

I guess overall I'm just wanting to vent but I really need to find a way to lose the weight again. Anyone who's still here reading, have you gone through this? Do I just need to start the meds again? Im afraid to go to the doctor again after gaining it all back.

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People who underwent significant weight loss transformations, how did people react?

If you are someone who underwent a lot of weight loss, to the point where you transformed your whole appearance - how did people react and did they start treating you differently?

Was the weight loss so gradual that people didn't really notice you had lost a ton of weight? Or was there a random say where it just clicked in people's mind that "omg you look so different!"

How did people start you treating you? Was it any different to how you were treated when you were fat? Did you get more romantic interests? Better career/work impressions? Do you feel people like you a lot better now than before?

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Does alcohol on its own really hinder weight loss? Is there any okay amount?

My question is pretty simple: if I factor in a white claw or two and remain within my calorie count for the day, will it still slow down my weight loss?

I'm a newbie to weight loss/fitness, but getting serious about trying to get in shape and lose 10 pounds. I've cut down on my alcohol intake tremendously, which I definitely think has helped. I'm basically wondering if it will hurt my progress if I have 1-2 nights a week where I have a drink but stay within my calorie goal. I have a pretty good handle on self control, so I'm not worried about accidentally overeating or having more than one or two drinks on those days. Just wondering if I should treat alcohol like a dessert that I can have every now and then, or if it is something I need to avoid entirely.

I understand that every person is different, so I am curious to hear from people's varied experiences and not necessarily seeking a definitive answer.

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This has been my Chrome home button for years and I've only just noticed.

So, I was obviously well aware of this subreddit or else I'd have never set it as my home button. Infact, I even made a weight loss post here 3 years ago. At some point several years ago during one of my many weight loss cycles, I set this sub as my homepage for motivation, and then completely forgot about it after I'd lost the weight, and it's returned to me now in my biggest moment of need.

I'm someone who's very obsessive as an individual, especially when it comes to food. This does make dieting easier once I get my head in check, but then comes close to ruining my life when I start eating, because I can't escape the endless cycle of binging. After moving in with my fiancée(last July), I've completely let myself go, and been quite literally unable to lose any weight. It's just been upwards on the scale. And when I say upwards, I mean an Everest made of lbs. The weight has gone from 200 to 340 in the space of a year. The motivation, however obvious it may be(such as health problems etc), just hasn't been there.

That is until today, when I go to click on the address bar and accidentally knock my mouse, which hits the home button(that honestly I didn't even know was there, it's such a small button and while it may be next to refresh, I hit F5 to refresh). I discovered this sub again. I've spent since Monday dieting which is 4 days more dieting than I've done since last year, but my biggest concern was being unable to stick to it and keeping my head screwed on.

The re-discovery of this sub might just be the push I need to keep it screwed on this time and let me lose the weight again, and most importantly, not put it back on this time. This will be the 4th time(hopefully) that I've put a load of weight on and lost it, and now I'm at the ripe age of 28, eventually I think my body just won't 'snap back' as well as it used to. This has to be the end point.

I've rambled completely on this, but basically, the tl;dr of it is, thanks for existing and hopefully we can all reach our goals.

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