I’ve been eating at 1,100 - 1,200 calories for a while now and am worried about increasing my intake…

I (f19) have been trying to loose weight since the beginning of the summer and have been eating and exercising accordingly.

I do a HIIT workout on the treadmill for an hour everyday (which is said to burn approximately 450 calories) and eat at a pretty extreme deficit of 1,100 to 1,200 calories daily.

I often feel tired and weak throughout the day which I know is not good even if I am loosing weight. I’ve dealt with ED’s in the past and I’m certain that I’m relapsing into old habits (eating too little, exercising too much) and want to start eating enough to energize me.

I still want to loose weight but just maybe at a smaller deficit, which would be approximately 1,500 kcal/day if my TDEE of 2,022 is accurate. I guess I’m just nervous that upping my calorie intake from 1,100 kcal-day to 1,500 will cause me to stop making progress on my weight loss.

Right now I’m 5’4 and 118Ibs, hoping to reach 112lbs in the near future… working towards this goal really helps with my depression (since it motivates me) but I recognize that it can be a little self destructive if I take it too far.

Can I still reach my goal if I increase my caloric intake?

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Can anyone relate?

Anybody lost a significant amount of weight (100+lbs), not at the “healthy” bmi but according to blood work you’re pretty much healthy, but still want to lose weight?

I went from 300lbs down to 187, stuck there for the past month. Goal weight 160. 5’5 23F. According to my blood work, I’m no longer considered diabetic, everything is amazing except my iron which I’m taking supplements for. Always had this issue even before weight loss.

Obviously my body changed, but everyone around me is telling me to stop losing weight, that I look fine etc. but we are so used to seeing ourselves that it can take our brain a while to catch up. I don’t know why I just wanna get down to 160. I still have fat on my tummy and my curves are starting to show but it’s still hard to show it under some of my fat. My legs still rub and get dark in between. I really feel like losing 27lbs will help me in those areas. I know there’s somewhat of a “set point” theory, where your body gets comfortable at a weight which could be based off genetics, but when I look at for example my niece, who is 19 and possibly 150lbs, but taller then me (maybe 5’6) her shape is immaculate. Like I’m jealous lowkey. Maybe that’s why I am stuck on that number, hoping to lowkey look like her🤦🏾‍♀️ I know that probably sounds bad but I really feel like my full potential is at a smaller weight. Can this all be mental? Anyone gone through something similar ?

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Looking for advice and suggestions

I’ve been on my journey for about a year now. I’ve lost 15 pounds and gained about 7 back. So I sit at about 226, I’m 5’5 and 24f I have some questions if anyone can help me out with this.

I really struggle with consistency. I will track my food and hit my macros pretty consistently. I can go for about 2-3 weeks of being consistent. I’ll see a pound or two come off and then I fall off. It’ll take me about 2-4 weeks to get back on it and then the cycle will continue. Any tips with this? Is it normal for weight loss to be this slow? I also do strength training 2-3x a week and cardio about 4x a week.

I’m also thinking about doing intermittent fasting. Most likely a 16-8 fast, does anyone have any recommendations or experience with this?

Thanks so much for any advice and I’ll respond to comments with any questions!

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Starting my weight loss journey

After the initial shock of seeing I gained almost 10 kg since the last time I got on the scale gave me the kind of piece of mind that tells me to go work out. I feel very uncomfortable in my body and if I had the possibility of loosing just 13 kg I'd be happy.

Unfortunately I have severe AuADHD so aside from failing to function like a normal human my food choice is pretty slim since I can't eat most foods because of my food sensitivity. If you yourself have either ASD or ADHD and got the hang of how to loose weight, please share! I deal with terrible dysfunction and just really want to work out but can't.

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I'm new to this subreddit.

Just to give a bit of background, I'm 22, I'm approximately 213 lbs. Thats a big deal for me because I'm only 5' tall and according to every calculator in existence, my BMI is a whopping 44, which qualifies as morbidly obese.

I grew up with a mom that was overly conscious of what we kids were eating, sometimes even commenting on our weight and that we needed to be "eating better." I know she meant well, but I am convinced it was damaging to me, as I saw eating junk food as a way to "rebel" against her. As I gained more freedom in what I ate, I also gained weight. I also went through a crap ton of emotional turmoil, with numerous deaths of friends and family, friends walking out on me, struggles with my ADHD and autism (as far as social situations go, whenever I felt lonely or overwhelmed, I found solace in the snack table, cringe I know, someone I used to call a friend commented negatively on this habit).

I have tried and failed so many different diets, including, but not limited to, carb cycling, weight watchers, calorie counting, calorie counting again, (complex recipes are so hard to calculate), intermittent fasting, restricting and binging, the "see-how-long-I-can-go-without-eating," and so on. So far, I have found nothing that works long term.

I just started a new job that makes me move around a lot, and for a while I was losing weight. (Though only a few pounds). I had a week off, and despite my efforts to eat intuitively, I gained those pounds back.

I'm just feeling really discouraged right now. People in other subs tell me to "just lose weight" but they don't realize how hard I have fought, because I have nothing to show for it. Also, both of my parents have lost weight and weigh less than me now. You heard right, I even weigh more than my own father. I am also not very attractive, so I feel like weight loss is the only thing that will make anyone give me the time of day. At this point I've kinda submitted to the reality of me being the "fat funny friend" because I swear I can't envision myself being anything else.

Thanks for listening to my rant, advice is welcome, but please be kind.

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Clothing storage?

Hey y'all,

Just started my weight loss journey (278 in May to 256 now!!!) and due to mental health, my bedroom was a disaster. Now, I'm reorganizing everything, particularly my closet, and I was wondering: what do I do with the clothes that don't fit yet?

I don't really want them all mixed up with the clothes that I know fit and wear on a regular basis, but I also don't want to just start over by getting rid of all of the smaller stuff. I spent a lot of time on making sure I had pieces that I liked before I gained the weight, and I would like to wear them again when they actually fit.

I live in an apartment with a roommate, so I thought about either putting them in a separate section of my closet or underbed bins, but idk. I also kinda don't want them "out of sight, out of mind," but I feel like there could be some benefits to that, like I'd basically be rediscovering my closet.Thoughts?

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What happened?

I am 26 F 5’2. I started my first serious weight loss journey back in May weighing 195. I’ve been doing a calorie deficit of about 500 calories. I lost about 5 pounds of what I assume was water weight initially and I have been steadily losing about a pound or so a week since then. I weigh myself most days. I was hovering at about 175 most of the week. I had a big meal out last night and to my surprise this morning I weighed in at 171. Is this a water weight situation or did I just magically lose those pounds? I am new to all of this so I really appreciate any insight. Thanks in advance :)

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