How much more to lose before considering surgery

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So backstory, I was pregnant, gave birth December 2021. (235lb) I had gained 100 pounds during this pregnancy. I started my weight loss journey November 2022 (180 with 44% body fat) currently I am at 144 pounds at 25% body fat, that being said I was hoping someone could give me some hope that my belly will shrink, I know I will need surgery at some point but I can’t afford it right now while trying to find a house. I was wondering how much I needed to lose before considering surgery.

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Planning to try out weight training for weight loss. Things to keep in mind/ general advice appreciated.

22M, 5’11, 98 KG.

I have experience with weight loss. About 2 years ago I reduced my weight from 110 KG to 87 KG from just yoga (in the mornings) and a bit of running/jogging (45 minutes in the evening). I was also following a restrictive diet with the help of a health nutritionist (IF (8 PM-12PM next day) along with balanced meals in lunch and dinner).

I put on weight in the past year due to some personal reasons (went to 101 KG last month), and now I’ve started to get back on track to lose back that weight, and signed up with the same nutritionist.

What I noticed during my last weight loss journey was that I had a lot of loose skin and even though I lost a lot of weight, I didn’t look fit at all. So I want to build muscle while I also lose weight.

So I want to know how much does lifting or weight training in my case? I’m planning to do weight training in the mornings during my IF, and do some running in the evenings like I did earlier. What are your thoughts on my plan and what are some tips or tricks I could use in my plan?

Some do’s and don’t’s are appreciated.

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Losing weight with mental health issues

I 21F am about 170lbs. I had an eating disorder a couple years ago and my lowest weight was 125lbs. Since my recovery I have gained a huge amount of weight and am now the largest I've ever been (-10lbs of recent weight loss). Anyways, I have been struggling to lose weight because of my mental health. I am bipolar and I tend to eat excessively during my depressive states and eat too little during my manic states. I keep gaining and losing the same 5lbs. I try to exercise consistently but when my depression gets bad enough I can't even get out of bed let alone get to the gym. I am not sure what I can do to help myself be more consistent and get to a healthy weight. Any advice?

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Negative side effects of calorie deficit?

Am I too hungry? How do other people feel when they’re in a calorie deficit?

These are the questions I find myself asking all the time, and I can’t get a clear answer on.

I’m finally working on losing covid weight this year, and for the first few months I was pretty loosey-goosey with calories, with varying levels of success. About 4 months in, my weight loss stalled, and so for the month of June I decided to get really strict about the whole thing. As a female at 5’10, 193lbs, and moderately(ish) active, I’ve been eating an average of 1800 calories a day, and I’ve lost just under pound a week over these last 4 weeks. If that data is telling me anything, that means I am only in a ~500 calorie deficit, which should be relatively easy on my body. Thing is, it feels really, really bad.

I am constantly exhausted, I am so foggy/spacey I can barely think, I’m always cold, anxiety is through the roof, and I’ve recently developed headaches that last most of the afternoon. In the beginning I was also experiencing some pretty gnarly hunger and insomnia, but those have basically gone away now. I’ve never heard of someone on such a minimal deficit having such problems.

I’m just wondering if maybe some people’s bodies are just predisposed to being over-reactive to calorie deficits, and I’d like to get some insight about what other people experience while in a calorie deficit, and if it’s easier/the same as/harder than what I’ve been experiencing myself.

Also any tips (that aren’t caffeine related) would be helpful because I’m dying out here.

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How does someone who has never exercised before get in a routine of exercising?

I (F18) started my weight loss journey in early May weighing in at about 183lbs. It was the most I had ever weighed before and I felt disgusted with myself. For a long time, I had kept a consistent weight of about 145-155lbs (which is my ideal weight), but I had some really traumatic things happen to me in a short span of time that had caused me to eat for comfort. I would eat McDonald’s every day for weeks, sometimes I would eat McDonald’s and Dairy Queen in the same day. I’m talking like a quarter pounder + a 10pc + a cheeseburger and then for dessert a medium blizzard. I would rack up to about 2800 calories a day, a ton of carbs, fat, everything in between. Since May I’ve EXTREMELY limited fast food because that was a big problem for me. I’ll usually have it every other weekend and only have something smaller like a 6pc that would still keep me in my calories deficit. It’s definitely not perfect still, but it works for me. I currently have a calorie deficit of about 1300 calories and since May I’ve already gotten down to 174lbs. Lowering my serving sizes, drinking more water, and limiting fast food has really been helpful to me, but I wanted to start another healthy habit like exercising! I’ve never exercised before in my life regularly and I wanted to start incorporating it into my daily routine. I would love some tips from this community to get started or exercises that are beginner-friendly/not crazy strenuous that would help me in my weight loss journey! :-)

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Building muscle while losing fat is the toughest thing for me and i need help

I 20m, have been going through a weight loss journey for quite a while. In high school in my senior year, i was 350 pounds. A couple of months down the road and i go down to 220. During that time, i really didn’t lift much and did a lot of cardio, i realized though that i killed a lot of my muscles and not so much of fat. A couple of more months down the road and now we are here. I weighed myself and i saw i was 275.

I started to go back to the gym on saturday, went back sunday and saw lots of progress, already down to 266. I started to take creatine because i want to gain more muscles and i took 3 days off of the gym because my arms were literally dead those days. Stepped on the scale 5 minutes ago and i’m back to 274.6.

What the fuck happened? It seems so difficult to do both. I know muscle mass weighs more than fat but within 3 days, i did not gain 8 pounds of muscle mass. I understand creatine can also keep water in you and goes to your muscles which is nice but i heard it takes roughly a month for any real effects to start showing up. What did i do wrong?

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Slow and Steady Wins

5’8” Female - SW: 167 - GW: 130 - CW: 149

Hi everyone! I’m in the boat of not being technically overweight, but not happy with my weight and wanting to get more fit.

I started my weight loss in February. That first month was a whirlwind - upping my exercise and cutting back sugar had me drop 9 pounds.

I made my calorie deficit less severe in March, feeling Feb pace was not sustainable. Lost 6 pounds.

I basically took April and May off. No counting calories, no extra effort into exercising, nothing. I ate Ben & Jerry’s ffs. But I know made smarter decisions just by habit. I was naturally more active because I had been more active recently. And I ended up losing 2 pounds.

Now that I’m back on the wagon for June, I’m taking it easy like March but being more conscious of my diet. I’ve finally hit the 140s, which I haven’t been in for a long time, and it’s super motivating!

I guess the point is you can take breaks, have the ice cream, enjoy life, and still stay in a general downward trend as long as the majority of your food decisions are good. The best part is it doesn’t feel like a constant exhausting slog - just a nice stroll. Good luck out there!

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