Have I even made ANY progression?

I've supposedly lost 30lbs within the past couple of months but I really don't see a difference and it's getting so discouraging.

My heaviest was 330lbs. I only got serious about weight loss this year though. I went from 300lbs in April down to 220lbs now. I lost the weight through water fasting on and off.

I look at other women who are my weight and they look so different. I pretty much still look like I weigh 300lbs. This is so depressing

Am I losing muscle instead of fat? I thought it went glucose > fat > muscle.

Do I even look like I've lost any weight at all between these two pictures? Please be honest. Thanks in advance

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Dieting in a family that throws junk food down their throat

Venting.

Dieting was always hard and I never kept to it until recently I had enough of my cysts (I suspect I have hidradenitis) and went on an elimination diet of sorts. Still in the middle of figuring out my triggers but that’s besides the point.

Thing is. It took all four of my sites (both bikini lines and under both armpits) to flare up one day to really hit me how much I needed to eat healthier. Cutting potatoes was hard. I. Love. Potatoes. Chips and fries are my favorite of the bunch. I had to cut the rest of potato’s family members too (nightshades like green peppers and tomatoes, both that I LOVE). I’ve cut: processed sugars, coffee, nightshades, all junk food, all candy, soda, and an array of other stuff. I’ve lowered my intake of wheat too, but not completely on a GF diet yet.

I lost close to 10 pounds and since weight loss has been in my plan for years, as unhappy as I am to lose all this junk food, I’m not gonna complain about the bonus of the weight loss lol.

Right now, I’m sitting next to my brother who is stuffing his face with a family pack of chips, eating with his mouth open, and guzzling coke. It might be FOMO, it might be the annoyance of hearing him smack his lips and eat with his mouth open, it might be shoving the chip bag in my face asking if I want some (he knows I cant). It might be my mother telling me how much better the food tasted tonight with a bit of tomato garnishing (she told me this 7 times). It might just be work exhaustion. Might be my period that just past (delayed PMS?)

Whatever the case, I’m just so angry tonight. Like irrationally angry. I was always one of those “don’t impose your diet on other people” guys, but tonight, I’m just. So. Exhausted. Sad. Infuriated. I want to eat so much stuff and I can’t. I can’t even have a cheat day. I did that and then hobbled around with a bikini line cyst for days. Was not worth it.

I’m not going to tell my family to not eat these things in front of me or to force them to join me in my diet. But can I get some respect? Like. Don’t shove the chips in my face or tell me 7 times how good the dish that I can’t have was? Can you eat with your mouth closed?

Better yet, can my brother stop going around bragging that he can eat whatever he wants (he shouldn’t, diabetes and high blood sugar runs on both maternal and paternal sides) without anything happening and is proud to be obese with a big belly. I figured that when a family member is suffering, it was common courtesy to not rub stuff in their faces.

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Tips for a maintaining a healthy long-term weight loss mindset?

I've recently begun my (long overdue) weight-loss journey. I'm a 5'1 23-year-old woman, and almost fainted when I looked at the scale for the first time in a couple of years and saw that I'd climbed up to 290 POUNDS just from letting go a bit for my first year and a half of moving out on my own. Needless to say, my weight was far worse than it was the last time I checked it. I'd been suspecting for some time that I'd been gaining weight, but sheesh.

I've always struggled with my weight, because I honestly just think that I'm inclined to gain it relatively easily if I don't watch what I eat, and in spite of inherently disliking soda and most chips/various junk food snacks, I still really love my carby sweet pastries and pastas. The mortifying atrocity of being 180 pounds over what is considered healthy for my height has nonetheless forced me to accept that I just don't currently have the metabolism to be as lax about what I eat as I have been, and for a month now have been very strictly dieting, exercising etc. and have so far lost around 8 pounds.

...Yay.

I do immediately feel far more energized and physically happy than I have in years, so I think my body's thanking me for these changes, and that alone is pretty motivating. Unfortunately, since I have, uh, an entire person's worth of excess fat that I really want to burn as fast as possible, it's difficult to not feel like I'm not losing it fast enough. Even though I'm technically making progress, I can't shake the incredible guilt I feel at letting it get this bad. I didn't even think that I ate that poorly before this, but that initial number still really haunts me. It might always haunt me. I still don't really feel better when I see the scale fall down a measly pound or two, because the amount of weight I apparently need to lose is so immense. I'm still in panic mode, I guess, and sometimes it's really tempting to cut it all down to 900 calories a day or something just to make this happen faster.

I know that's really bad for you, so I do what I can to drown out those voices. Are there any other people here that have been in a place where they've begun their large-scale weight loss lifestyle changes, and had to come to terms with their decisions as they did so? Does anyone have any advice on the emotional impact of something like this, and being patient with the inherently gradual nature of healthy and sustainable weight loss even when they needed to lose a LOT?

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Weekly Discord Support Group

I'm planning on starting a discord support group where we would meet on a weekly basis via voice chat to talk about our achievements, obstacles, etc.

I feel like being in a weight loss group helps motivate people to stay on track and holds them accountable.

It's also going to be an open community where we can encourage eachother during the week, post progress pics, food pics, recipes, etc.

Anyone is welcome to join as long as you're friendly and ready to lose weight. It doesn't matter if you need to lose 1 Lb or 100 Lbs!

I already have a few people interested. We can decide what day of the week / time works best for everyone.

If you're interested let me know!

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PSA: Losing weight is hard.

I see so many posts looking for easy solutions to weight loss...

If you want to lose weight you have to be ready for a challenge.

Food can be a drug.

Humans are wired to feel some level of discomfort when running at a calorie deficit.

Read the posts of people who lost a lot of weight...NONE of them say I barely changed anything and the weight just fell off. Instead they talk about changing their diet, working out, and staying disciplined for the long haul. They will also say the hard work was worth it.

You can do it. But only if you are willing to do the hard work.

No easy buttons. It's just you and your decisions day in and day out. Find your reasons for why it's worth it.

Peace!

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Help, I don't know if my calorie intake is too low or my exercise is too much

Hello, I'm someone who's been on a weight loss journey and I pretty much am self thaught, which has led me to not knowing if I'm hurting myself or if I'm not putting enough "dedication" most of the time, still, so far I've been losing weight, I've lost about 12kg in the past 4 months. I've been using myfitnesspal to count my calories and try to stay on a deficit, although many days I've gone beyond what I should be consuming but I've still managed to shed the pounds that's set on my goal, which makes me think I'm either adding more calories than I'm consuming or I need to compensate for some of the exercise I do.

I've got a LOT to say on what has been my experience and what I've been trying but I'll try to keep it brief. So, firstly, I do believe I go on a very low calorie feat sometimes, that's happened to me a bunch of times now, and I notice because of two main things: One is that I'd get a pretty bad headache that'll go away by either eating a big meal or drinking something sugary like coke, so it's actually like my blood sugar is low, and second is that even when I've been sitting and stand up fast enough I get lightheaded and get blurry vision, I need a wall to hold onto because I feel I'm going to fall. I may also get a little lightheaded during cardio. I also have trouble sleeping more than 6 hours, that's something I've blamed on the calorie deficit as well but it could be other things, it may help to know if some of you had dealt with something similar.

Now to elaborate on the exercise I do: I exercise 5 days a week, each of those days I do about 35 minutes of cardio and I think my heartrate stays at a 70-75% for the most part, it may peak to 85% for like a minute a few times. I also do calisthenics, I don't expect to gain that much strength being on a calorie deficit but it's more of a discipline constant at this point, and also because I've read it's good to do strength training and cardio to lose weight, but I'm afraid I may be going a little overboard with strength training (for a low calorie deficit). I am training the way you would if you were trying gain muscle, for example in one day I'll do 3 sets of pull ups, 3 sets of chin ups, bar hold for 35 seconds four times, then do 3 sets of bicep curls and another 3 of hammer curls, I'd near or reach failure on the last reps of each session. What i'd like to know is if some of this is necessary or I need to tone down these workouts.

My BMR is 1554.7 and even though I'd need to eat 1500 calories or less to lose weight (if we're discounting the excercise), I aim towards 1720 on most days to reduce the rate at which I screw myself up lol, even at 1720 calories I start to feel pretty bad eventually and need to fuel up with a lot more calories for a day or two to be able carry on with exercise and the calorie deficit. Apparently, based of the exercise I put every week, my intake for weight mainteinance should be 2400 calories AT LEAST, I'm willing to change my calorie intake to 1900 calories or tone down the exercise but well, I worry I won't be losing weight then. I feel like experimenting and keeping the exercise but increase my calorie intake to 1900 or so for a month, then see if I lost weight or not.

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Is a 1500 Caloric Deficit Optimal For My Needs?

EDIT: I mistyped with the title, the actual 'deficit' is closer to 500-700 calories, but I'm eating 1500 a day lol

Hello! I'm a 15 year old male, 5'9, 210lbs(I've been going to the gym for a year now, so I'd argue some of this weight's from muscle. Dunno if this helps at all but my 1rm on bench is 140). I'm not sure what my activity level is, since I'm mostly sitting at my desk, with the occasional 15 minutes of cardio every other day, along with a few nights where I'm walking a fair amount. I'm not too proud of my current activity level, but I'm trying to do better.

I'm looking to lose around 20 pounds, I'm not tryna become absolutely shredded, I just wanna get to a healthier weight. I have a pretty good metabolism, I've had weeks where I can eat heaps of junk food and seemingly remain at a consistent weight (aside from the like, 7lbs I gain that lasts a day, due to waste weight lmao).

I'm going for 1500 calories a day, I just started last monday, and overall, it's been pretty smooth sailing so far. Just drinking tons of water and trying to maintain a fair diet. My current selection is chicken, rice, cottage cheese, protein shakes, eggs, pb sandwiches, and a few other items. Keep in mind that I don't eat all of that in a single day lol.

I've been running mouth for a quite a while, just trying my best to give the data that's needed. But I guess the biggest question for yall is if this is an optimal/healthy weight loss plan? I'm essentially looking for a second opinion. I'm just not an expert in the dieting area(granted I have done a fair amount of research).

Any help is greatly appreciated, and I apologize for the wall of text lol

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