I want to lose weight. Do you think these ideas sound okay?

20F, 5'7, SW: 170lbs [12st + 2lbs], GW: 140lbs [10st]

For the last couple years, since starting university, I've paid a lot less attention to what I've been eating, which has translated into putting on the pounds. That doesn't bother me too much. However, the fact that my gorgeous clothes no longer fit me does. I do not have the money to replace perfectly good clothes, nor do I want to accept my larger body as my new normal. So, onto my ideas for weight loss!

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I would love some feedback on whether those ideas sound good or not - this will be my first time trying to lose weight in 2 years now so I am, by no means, an expert:

So, I feel like weight loss is relatively simple - you just need a good calorie deficit. The mental side of it is going to be a lot more challenging. I definitely eat when I'm stressed or bored, which is something I need to combat. So far, my ideas include: going on walks and taking a book with me, so I'm out of the house and away from the fridge; studying in the library, instead of my bedroom, so I have a change of scenery and am, again, away from the fridge; wearing 'tighter' clothes when I am home, to dissuade me from eating more food than I need.

As far as diet goes, I already drink 2ls water a day. I take iron, vitamin C and vitamin D (I have anaemia). The main issue I have is eating too much. I snack throughout the day, almost mindlessly - ice-cream, chocolates, crisps. When it comes to main meals, I use big plates. It's almost like I have no concept of correct portions. In terms of ways to correct this, I feel like staying out of the house more (and away from the fridge) would be okay. Also, I think that using smaller plates would be good, so the portion looks 'big' to me, even if it's actually smaller than I'm used to.

Now,...exercise? I don't know how to work out at all. I do a little bit of yoga every morning, just to stretch my back. That's about it. If you know any good YT channels to check out, for some light exercises I could fit into my morning routine, that would be appreciated a lot. :)

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No weight loss but I'm not getting my period anymore

I need some advice here. I'm 1,66 m (5'5) and I weight 75 kg (165 lbs). I eat around 1.000 calories per day, sometimes more, sometimes less, never more than 1.500. I only drink water, eat no suger and vegetables with every meal. I'm doing this for a few months now, but I'm not losing any weight. So I started to workout more. For the last year i did 3 workouts per week, around 30 minutes each. Now i workout 5 times per week, 3 times around 45 minutes and 2 times 20 minutes. I'm doing this for 3 weeks now, again no weight loss, which is fine because i know i'm burning fat and getting more muscles. But now i missed my period, I'm not pregnant and usually my period is always on time. I'm not even at a health BMI, so I have no idea what's going on. Is this too much exercise for my body? Has anybody experienced something similar or some advice?

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Gained weight back, feeling highly discouraged

5'2 female, 25, sw 255, cw 200

I'm starting my weight loss journey once again after successfully losing 80lbs in 2020. I went through a program called slim4life initially but found the program to be too restrictive and dealt with some very rude employees there, so I only generally followed their advice. In March 2020, I was 250 and got down to my lowest weight ever as an adult of 175 by Thanksgiving. I've been overweight my entire life and that was the only time I was ever able to actually lose any weight after years and years of failed attempts. I was able to keep the weight off until around a year ago and have slowly regained until hitting 200 again today.

Thankfully, I have a very supportive boyfriend that is going to help me start tracking calories, and I purchased a treadmill to walk while working from home. I'm trying to stay between 1200-1500 calories per day but I'm feeling very nervous because calorie tracking has never worked for me I'm the past and led to disordered eating habits. Yesterday, I only ate about 950 calories, and it was a relatively typical day. Seeing that 200 on the scale again is honestly heartbreaking, but I know that I can lose the weight again. Encouragement, advice, and thoughts are welcome.

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need advice bad

So, I started a weight loss diet in January. I’m 23 years old and my starting weight was 219 and I’m down to 154. I’m also around 5’7 or 5’8 in height. Once a week I reward myself with a cheat meal and eat either fast food or go out and dine. Well, this weekend I was thinking about going to the buffet. Honestly, my cheat days are all I can think about throughout the week. I feel miserable with what I eat up until that day comes around, but I want to get down to 130. My question is, should I go to the buffet?

I also want to vent for a minute. The weight loss diet I’ve been on for months has been pretty extreme. Throughout most of the journey I’ve only ate one meal a day and it was 800 calories or even less most days with no carbs. But I found myself losing weight so fast that I thought it was okay to continue eating like that. Lately, I realized it’s not very healthy and I eat lunch during the day (still healthy food) and then dinner at night. However, when the scale goes up I feel overwhelming guilt and then I find myself not eating enough calories the day after. Have I developed an eating disorder?

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What’s your favorite app or tool to keep yourself on track?

I’m thinking I would benefit from a little bit of guidance on my journey. I’ve been in the terrible on/off cycle where I’m great for a week and then completely fall off, or the weekend comes and I destroy all the good I’ve done. I calculated my BMI recently (not a great experience lol) but I know there is more that goes into weight loss than just knowing your BMI. Is there anything that helped any of you calculate your stats and stay on track? Intuitive eating is a huge weak spot of mine. I’m a bored snacker and also partake in the devils lettuce pretty often (I know cutting down on that will also help). Having all the numbers in front of my will hopefully help me see what I need and build better habits. Thank you in advance for any suggestions!

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I am somewhat new to this community, and weight loss but I wanted to share some info I learned in school, which has helped me tremendously.

As the title states, I’m new to weight loss but after a health diagnosis I got serious about my health and what I eat. Because of that, when I needed an e.c credit for school I chose health and wellness. I read some very helpful information about food and diets. I know this isn’t some new ground breaking information but I hope it would help someone as it helped me. The breakdown of the info was to change the way you look at food and diets. Start with why we need food, we need food to give our bodies energy and nutrients to thrive and survive. If the food we are ingesting doesn’t add to energy and nutrients, your eating for the wrong reasons(food that’s filled with artificial ingredients and sugars, are not helping out bodies and only hurting) when we crave these foods it’s not usually because of hunger but more for boredom or to feel happy, etc. If that’s what’s your craving find the real need your body is asking for. Another thing I learned was geared towards outlook. If you say your “on a diet” you are less likely to stick to it, and go back to your old habits. Instead you can view it as changing the way you live and eat. Viewing it as a lifestyle change can help to stay motivated and focused for longer than saying I’m going on a diet, when we think of diet we think of short-term, weight loss, being miserable, and not good tasting food. Saying I’m changing my lifestyle is a more positive outlook and can help to stay focused on the benefits. Like I said I know this isn’t some new groundbreaking information, but if it can help just one person, like it has myself, it would be worth it to pass on.

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Please Help, No Progress

I been working at Weight loss for I believe 6 weeks now, and I haven't lost any weight at all despite eating at a 500kcal deficit. I even asked for advice what I recall being 4 weeks ago, and after utilizing it, still no change on the scale.

I genuinely don't know what's wrong with me. I'm happy to answer any necessary questions as I don't know what information to provide to begin with.

For now, I'll post some basic information.

Weight: 122kg, Height: 183cm, Age: 22, Sex: M, Job: Warehouse Box Mover-er, Side Workouts: I lift a filled water bottle a small amount of times 5 days a week in each arm.

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