I dont look like I thought I would. Any one else feel this way?

In the beginning of your weight loss journey you have a vision of what you will look like and what you will feel like when you get to your goal! It motivates you, keeps you going. You go to the beach and think about how next summer you will look better and you keep pushing. But then the time comes and you are at your goal but you don’t look like you thought, and this is my struggle.

I’m 4’11 and 35. Starting weight was 245, current weight 145. Now don’t get me wrong I have confidence now that the weight is off. I get compliments more than ever and i can actually play outside with my kids. But when I’m alone right before I take a selfie or before I go to the beach. I stand and look in the mirror at everything that is wrong with my body, the person in the mirror is not the vision of me that was in my head. My stomach was suppose to be flat. I wasn’t suppose to have rolls still or stretch marks that take up my whole stomach. I wasn’t suppose to have love handles, I wasn’t suppose to have large flappy arms still or the thighs of someone who looks like the lost a lot of weight. And in that moment it’s hard to believe all the compliments I have received. It’s hard to be proud of myself and confident. And then usually after a few tears and some hopeful wishing, I get to the point I tell myself to shut the f*** up, stuff that thought in the back of my mind, hold my head high and rock the day like the boss lady I am!

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Muscle loss fat gain

So I'm pretty active, working in the Heat 8 hours a day, and try to make it to the gym, but end up getting relegated to once a week. I'm admittedly on a pretty heavy diet, planning to drop 2lbs a week, or -900 calories. It's been relatively easy to keep though. I don't feel like I'm really starving myself. Biggest issue is to not eat when bored or taste. I do drink a bit of my calories, as I'm just naturally inclined to want to drink something with flavor. But the crux of my issue is fat gain and muscle loss, with overall weight loss. I'm trying to figure out if it's a starvation or the lack of exercise. Your thoughts?

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Looking for a weight loss buddy

Hi! I’m 22f, 171 cm and my weight is 76 kg (5’7’’; 167.5 lbs).

My main intention is to lose weight and strengthen my body because I feel like I’m physically weak. I want to do it only in a healthy way to maintain my results, so working out at home or gym, walking and healthy eating are my go-to methods.

Some random facts about me: - I lead a sedentary lifestyle since I work and study from home - I’ve attended fitness classes for 9 months but stopped because of some health issues - I’ve been trying to lose weight for as long as I can remember and I’m still struggling with it

If you also need someone who can support and motivate you, let me know

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So close....so very close..

I've been on a weight loss journey for the better part of 4 years. I've had some ups and downs but 350 to 170. 30 lbs away from my goal. For this last pesky 30 lbs, I'm starting a second job. Heavy lifting in the heat. To do consistent exercise, i have to get paid lol and my main job is an office job. I'm hoping six months of manual labor will help me get this last bit off, thenn skin surgery! Because of healthcare being what it is, I will most likely go to Mexico to get it done. Does anyone have any experience with skin surgery abroad? I'm rooting for you all! If you fall off the wagon, no matter how long, get back on. I fell off for 18 months and got back heavily into my b.e.d. I lost all the regain plus 30 lbs.! I won't say there is "one right eating plan." I will say the closer you eat to nature and the lower the sugar, the better. I personally went low carb, making cravings and binging easier to maintain. Have had a relapse on b.e.d. since September last year. Constant workouts have always been a problem for me. When I lost the regain, I was working waffle house on my feet 10 hours overnight. I am really hoping the manual labor job I applied for will help get these last pesky lbs off, and I can finally say. I'm in maintenance mode, and I can say I did it. I can say I lost over 200 lbs in a home with a husband that hoards junk food in vast amounts while contending with b.e.d. Now, this has all been in conjunction with therapy. I would not have made it this far after getting back to good habits without starting therapy. Finally addressing everything that led to my b.e.d. in the first place. Night everyone!

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My weight loss journey so far

For starters I am 31f, 5’7” started the last week of March 2023 at 203. And as of July 7, 2023 I have lost 24lbs putting me at 179.8. My physical appearance and strength/endurance has changed sooo much! I still have more to lose to be in the “normal” weight category but I wanted to share whats worked for me.

This is my second attempt at major weightloss. My first go was in 2017 and I was in women’s size small clothing. I worked out, hated it. Meal prepped, hated it. And overall never felt stronger or like I made a true lifestyle change.

This go around. I actually enjoy working out, I meal prep foods I actually enjoy that don’t have me in the kitchen for an entire day to prepare. And I feel so much stronger! Plus, I don’t consider myself on a diet. I just keep my calories inbetween 1200 - 1700 a day. Once I discovered a calorie calculator and that at 1390 I could loose 2lbs a week, and that zigzagging calories helped. It changed the way I viewed eating/calorie restricting. This past month I have traveled and went 10 days without being able to workout. But I instead kept to my mindful eating and kept active in other ways. And this month has yielded such a huge visibly noticeable difference in weight loss. I can’t express how amazing it feels.

I keep a food journal. I measure everything and eat pretty much the same thing for a week at a-time to make it easier. On the normal, I workout from 20-45 min a day with Madfit on youtube (LOVE HER!!!! She has helped me more than anyone else with workouts/endurance). And I walk 45 min a day 6 days a week. This summer has that routine a little lighter but I am still seeing progress and if my progress photos weren’t done in bra and and panties I would be sharing them. But I’m not that brave.

Side note. Vegetarian if that matters.

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Worried that my fellow Fat Friends will abandon me when I lose the weight.

When you’ve been as overweight as I have been for as long as I have been (I’ve been chunky at best obese at worst my whole life.) you start to surround yourself with people who are like you. And most of my friends are fat, much like I am. They are lovely people and many of them are hard core into the body positivity and fat acceptance movement. (Which I still align myself with to a point. I believe fat people have a right to exist and be represented in media and art and should be treated with the same respect that straight sized people receive etc. In fact, all people fat or thin should be respected regardless of size.)

Recently, I ran into a slew of health problems one right after another. I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, I’m pre-diabetic, I have insulin resistance, they wanted to put me on a C-Pap machine… and I said that enough was enough. Doctors told me to get bariatric surgery. I really didn’t want to do that and wanted to try medication along with nutrition and exercise first. After some trial and error, I finally got on a medication that worked for me. And I’ve been following my nutrition plan and exercise to a T. I am dropping WEIGHT. I mean, 5 lbs a week. So much so, that my pants almost fell around my ankles in the grocery store last week.

It’s noticeable. I’m elated, hopeful, and also anxious. I haven’t told any of my friends that I’m trying to lose weight because I’m afraid that they will shun me, or think I’m fat phobic, or that I got sucked in to diet culture. I don’t want them to feel like I’m abandoning them. I’ve been so worried about it, that I’ve been practicing what I should say if and when they bring up my noticeable and rather abrupt weight loss. What is something I can say to them if they bring it up?

TLDR; I’m fat. My friends are also fat. I found a weight loss method that works for me and am dropping noticeable amounts of weight quickly after a series of unfortunate health problems. What can I say to my friends to keep them from thinking I’m somehow abandoning them or that I’ve suddenly become fat phobic?

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At my lowest weight in my adult life- 215!

I was over 220 when I hit 18.

Morning weigh in today was 215.4

I’m extra stoked because I’ve been sick as a dog the last week and I haven’t been able to hit the gym at all but apparently the Gatorade and nausea diet kept me on track. 😂

1. I’m starting to occasionally see the changes, which I normally do not even after 100+ lbs of weight loss.

Also if anyone is also on Tumbr I have the same user name over there and have been posting there a lot more, if you use tumblr follow me and I’ll follow back!

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