248 to 195 and BP is back to normal

43F, 5’5”. I got serious about counting calories in January and as the title indicates, it’s been working. I feel so much better - 53 pounds off my frame is huge, and my blood pressure went down 20 points. My doctor is very happy with my weight loss and wants me to keep going. I intend to, and my goal weight is somewhere in the 120-130ish range. We’ll see when we get there.

I’ve been inspired by a few posts lately from people who started their journey at the same time as me, and it motivated me to post my own progress.

What worked for me was taking a magnifying glass to my diet. I injured a tendon while on a treadmill and had to stop working out for a while. Exercise wasn’t helping me lose weight anyway. So I started following this sub and really counting my calories to maintain a deficit based on my TDEE. I’m not hungry in the morning so my first meal is usually lunch, and I try not to snack between meals. My ‘trick’ is to drink water if I get a food craving and have ‘treat meals’ planned in advance so I can look forward to them (helps me to maintain discipline in the moment if I can countdown to something decadent and delicious).

Big shout out to everyone in this community for being so positive and working to better yourself and each other. I am inspired by you every day.

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How can i optimise my weight loss better?

I (F23) started at 91 kgs, currently at 71, want to get to 51 but i’ve reached a slump.

This is my current food and exercise routine, requesting the community to please provide feedback, let me know what i can cut down or increase to accelerate weight loss:

Meals - Breakfast - mushroom cheese omelette, one multigrain toast, chicken sausage, baked beans, potato wedges, small glass of fruit juice

Pre workout -half glass milk with protein oats, one banana

Post workout - 4 egg whites and half egg yolk.

Workout - Push Pull Legs routine 6 days a week, one day rest. I also try to walk 10k steps per day on average.

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Friends? :)

Hi everyone, I’ve been on my weight loss journey properly I’d say for around a year now. I’m really struggling with motivation, also just feeling rather lonely. I’ve become very isolated from friends and family in the past couple of years. I don’t really feel comfortable speaking about my weight struggles, to friends/family or on here really. I’m 18, female, I was wondering if anyone else on here similar to my age would like to chat privately? I feel like it’d be productive for me to have a friend who I can speak to about this kinda stuff, share experiences, help with motivation etc… Thanks :)

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WLJ so far if interested

So I'm on a weight loss journey. I am female 5'3 in I'm 31 years old I started off at 267 lb and currently I am at 136 lb and still losing I've been at this for about 3ish years I just got a Fitbit watch I watch I eat with the app Lose it I try not to eat a thousand calories a day. And I TRY to get at least 5000 to 10,000 steps a day I'm not really that active I don't eat really any candy or anything All I drink is like water or flavored water or carbonated water. Little bit of pop. Sometimes I cheat with you know fast food but very rare. I eat fruits veggies. This journey is like super super hard. My goal is 125 originally it was 115 but my doctor said no. I'm going to go to the gym and work out with my trainer at planet fitness I have a gym membership hopefully we can start there I'm really excited I'm just nervous I have no workout clothes I just recently got rid of all my clothes xxl cloths. I was still wearing them lol... If anyone has any you know tips or anything like for the workout or like things to do at home cuz you know my dream is to just you know run and stuff and my muscles like I have no muscles like I just I would love to just jog again. I would love to share a journey with someone to journey with someone that would be amazing please get into contact with me thank you. :)

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Need help getting my deficit in order again for losing fat and putting in a bit of lean mass

Hey all I was cutting around 2400 cals for a little bit and I have seen a little bit of weight loss, around February I was the biggest I’ve gotten with my lean mass, but it seems that I’ve stayed stagnant since march. I am eating around 2200 cals now and getting 180-200 grams of protein in. My routine consists of chest, back and legs twice a week with 20 minutes of cardio at 3.5 speed at 14 incline.

Physically I am sitting around 194 lbs, 5’10” and a BMR of around 1800. Is this deficit too extreme? I feel smaller than usual but it could be my mind playing tricks on me

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Mental block around weight loss

I’ve been trying to lose weight all my life and I recently realized I’m, for some reason, a bit scared of weight loss.

Rationally, that makes 0 sense. I know I need to lose weight even if it’s just for health reason. I’d love to be thin. I have no reason to stay fat: I don’t like my body, others don’t like my body, I’m not into body positivity to the point where it’s a part of my identity, I’m not scared of change or of looking different or anything like that.

Then why do I feel so weird when I think about being thin? It’s hard to explain the feeling, but it feels “wrong” somehow. It feels uncomfortable and scary. If anyone had similar mental struggle, can you share your experience and tell me why it happened and how you fixed it? I think it may be the key to explain why I’m struggling to lose weight.

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I never thought I'd regret weight loss surgery.

I never thought I'd say this, but I regret my gastric bypass.

I went from 325 to 250 lbs. I almost wonder if it was worth it. I look at all the loose skin, around my thighs and tummy, all the cellulite and varicose veins. I don't think having this surgery helped me be attractive... in fact I feel it made me repulsive from one way to another. I decided to hook up with someone, be brave and take off my clothes. The next day the person blocked me. Now, I find myself spending money on compression outfits and anything that can help me. At least being big, as a gay male, I was attractive to a certain subgroup of people, now I just look like a melted candle whenever I take off my clothes. Unfortunately, this is irreversible and I have ruined my life. So, my advice to others, especially parents with children, watch what you eat and watch what they eat. Keep active. Dont make the mistakes I've made. Unfortunately there is no good outcome when gaining weight or trying to reverse the damage.

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