Losing man boobs and love handles after a 150lb Weight loss. Went from 335 to 165 at lowest (gained about 20lbs bc had to stop working out for 3 months)

Hey all, I went from 335 plus pounds to about 165 at my lowest, I evened out at around 175 when i started weight training and eating 2k calories oppsed to 1.8lk. Although due to an injury I had to stop working out for about 3 months. During this time i gained about 10 to 12 lb and I'm now at my current place of 185. I am a 6 ft 1 in man and find myself in a place where it is extremely hard to get down to a place where I look like I should for my current weight.

At my lowest weights, I still had man boobs and love handles. Like even though at my lowest I was 160-165, I still had unsightly chest problems and love handles. It would seem most of my weight accumulates in my love handles and chest. When I got to 175 it would appear that it was mostly from muscle, even though I got pretty toned for a little while, I was unable to get rid of the excess skin and love handles. As I start to work out again in the next couple of weeks mainly due to still recovering from an injury, what are some ways that I can improve these problem areas?

What kind of exercises can I do to minimize the fat on my love handles, remaining fat on my chest, as well as the loose skin that made the area still a problem even at my lowest weight? Like I was doing very intense chest workouts, running, and Light eating. Like for the longest time I literally did zero sweets and no processed or added sugar, but yeah I still found myself having man boobs and love handles that made me feel just as self conscious as I did when I was 335 pounds.

What would your recommendations be? What exercises would you recommend for love handles outside of eating right and cardio? I am at a point to where it is extremely disheartening given the progress I lost due to my injury, as well as the lack of progress I attained when I was going to the gym every other day and eating correctly. How much should I be eating when I am trying to fix these problem areas? Like when I am able to go to the gym again on a constant basis and actually do the vigorous exercises again, how many calories should I be eating and how do I make sure that my diet is not just making the effort worth nothing?

Should I be focusing more on cardio or should I be focusing more on Extreme weightlifting? What do you guys think? I don't have a problem with losing weight I completely understand how to do that as I have lost over 150 lb before, but at this point I do not really know whether I should still be focusing on burning fat in a caloric deficit or if I should be focusing on building muscle. Do I need to be doing a cut/bulk cycle type of regiment? Or should I just be focusing on a caloric deficit while having high amounts of protein and low amounts of carbs and sugar?

There is not too much information regarding this that I have found, I have done a lot of research and only see stuff that is saying I should focus on solely losing weight even though when I was at my lowest I still had the skin and love handles. Like I can see that at 160 lb I still had approximately 15 to 20 lb that I could lose before I hit the underweight category, although I really did not know if I should have kept losing weight or if I should have been working out in an attempt to build muscle. Please advise further!

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Fell in love with the gym - now struggling with binge-eating?

Hey there..

So I never really understood binge-eating. How tf are you supposed to just be able to eat like.. everything?

I have been struggling with weight loss and other things in the past, namely gaming and nicotine. Gaming stopped being fun a while ago, I quit nicotine 30 days ago. Without gaming and still being fat I'm constantly looking for things to fill up my time with.

Previously I hated going to the gym, but now that I don't have that "I want to go gaming"-mindset anymore I absolutely love it. I go nearly every day and it's really great. But jesus christ, I won't lose weight like this.

I turned into a fucking trashbin for food.. I feel like a bottomless pit, especially if I am alone or bored. Just now I put a fucking Pizza into the oven, after having dinner AND a bag of chips already.. I never had THAT kind of hunger before going to the gym (or while smoking.. idk?).

Does anyone here have any tips or ways for me to get my shit together? This feels soo bad. I got so much stronger of the last 2-3 months in the gym, but if I keep eating like this, nothing will ever change..

Help

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Lost 30 pounds, no significant difference

Hello, I am a 16 year old male, 191 lbs, 6’2 or 6’3. When I first started my weight loss journey I was 221 pounds and in the course of 4.5 months I’ve lost 30 pounds. To lose the weight all I’ve been doing a calorie deficit and moderate exercise (only walking). I noticed that I’ve lost just a bit of fat in my face, maybe just a ittle in my stomach yet everything else is exactly the same (chest, arm fat, thighs, muffin top, etc). I’m not expecting to have some six pack bod however now that I’m categorized as “skinny” according to the BMI why do I still look chubby? Do I need to become 160/170 pounds to lose the muffin top, chest, stomach, arm, and leg fat? Or is there another issue? I just want to have a super slim build.

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Has anyone experienced people being more rude to them after weight loss?

I am a female in my late 20s, 5'7" and went from 185 pounds to 150 pounds.

I feel like people, women in particular are more rude to me nowadays but I don't know if that's in my head because I have heard a lot of people talk about how much nicer people treat them after weight loss. I was wondering if anyone else had this kind of experience?

I have always been a shy, awkward person so it's not like my personality has changed in any way and I also dress pretty basic. My family member says it's just because people have just become a lot more rude due to COVID, which I guess is a big possibility.

also, sorry for writing so much about me, myself and I. I wanted to make this shorter but I had to meet the word count!!

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I’ve lost weight but feel fatter than ever

I started out this journey 2.5 months ago when I realized enough was enough. I talked to my friends about needing to lose weight and have slowly started going to the gym, eating better, etc. I started out at 275 lbs (5’7”, F, early 20s), and am currently sitting at 259. I know 16 pounds in 2.5 months isn’t a ton, but I’ve been struggling with discipline in my diet, so I’m happy with an overall downward trend as I try and handle the setbacks.

The challenge I’m having right now is how low my self esteem is. I was up to 275 lbs, my absolute fattest, but at 16 lbs lighter I feel fatter than ever. Looking in the mirror I’ve really realized how obese I am/look; it’s like I’m seeing me from everyone else’s perspective for the first time. I see all the markers of a morbidly obese person; double chin, huge belly, big arms/thighs/hips. I don’t like the way I look in almost all my clothes. And after being in the gym I’m really noticing how my fatness affects my daily movements and how uncomfortable being this big is, especially with so much weight in my stomach.

Pretty much, I feel worse than I did before. Even when I thought I hit rock bottom at 275 lbs, it’s nothing compared to the disappointment I’m feeling in myself right now.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? I think it might have something to do with coming out of denial about my size. Maybe now that I’m working toward losing weight I’m finally able to see the hard truth about my body because even 16 pounds lighter I’m still so big and so insanely far from my goals.

My fear is that these feelings will seriously derail my weight loss journey. I don’t want to start feeling bad and turning back to food as a coping mechanism (how I got into this situation in the first place!). Does anyone have any advice for managing self image during weight loss? Being realistic about my situation without hating every look at my body?

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I officially do not care for my weight on the scale anymore. (Body recomp)

I’ve (M25) been through many weight loss journeys. I’ve successfully lost pounds but put it back on because depression, and my eating habits weren’t sustainable with low protein intake. I’m now currently yo-yoing between 174lb-179lb weekly on the scale even though I’ve been on a 400-500 caloric deficit for a few months now. While my weight hasn’t gone down lately, I’ve noticed I’ve put on more strength and visible muscle size in my chest, arms, back, and now my abs. Eating over 100g of protein a day has really changed the shape of my body, to the point where I wonder if the scale has any purpose now since it can’t accurately capture where I’m at anymore in my fat loss journey. There’s so many variables that can effect my scale numbers like water intake, high protein, and salty foods. I won’t lie that my new approach in fat loss is slower than I’m used to but I’m hoping one day that my stubborn love handles and the remaining lower stomach fat will go away.

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Being on phentermine+topiramate has been...strange.

5'11" male, 214 pounds at the start of my most recent weight loss journey.

My yearly physical said my triglycerides were high, so I decided it was time to take my weight loss more seriously. My prescription deductible was still a little rough on my pocketbook for Wegovy, so we decided on phentermine+topiramate to get me started until I could switch over to a lower-deductible plan.

Half an hour after I took my first combined dose on September 6th, I got laid off. I'm afraid I wasn't very concerned with proper nutrition or building good habits that first month. I got up, took my pills on an empty stomach, and went out in the evening to get a wrap because I was vaguely aware I had to eat something even though I had no desire to. I did go to the gym, but mainly just 20-30 minutes on the elliptical, not going too hard, reading something or scrolling Reddit on my phone.

First checkup, about a week ago: doctor told me I shouldn't be continuing to lose 14 pounds every month, because I was unlikely to be able to keep that level of restriction up once I was off phentermine, and it wouldn't be good for me in the long run anyway. I decided to try eating a bowl of cornflakes with skim milk the following morning, and discovered by accident that breakfast blunts the meds enough that I feel actual hunger again, and even a little bit of food noise, just much less of both. Time to start working on actual healthy eating habits, which is still a work in progress.

My point is...I think maybe I've had an eating disorder my whole life and just now realized it. Like, I still want food, and enjoy it, but the signals my stomach make feel like something I should attend to in the relatively near future with a little bit of forethought, rather than a reason to head down to Casey's for a a slice RIGHT NOW.

Pizza Ranch seems like someplace I might want to go if I were hungry, eat one plate, maybe another half a plate if I were really hungry. (If you're unfamiliar with the franchise, I'm sure you can still guess it should not be a frequent stop for someone interested in maintaining a healthy weight) It no longer seems like someplace I should go every other Sunday and eat myself sick to "beat the buffet" regardless of whether I am actually very hungry around mealtime. Same with ordering from Dominos or Papa John's...right now, I have no interest in eating terrible greasy pizza or mediocre breaded chicken, because I am not hungry. I understand that this is how mentally healthy people probably feel about food all the time, but the idea that you would just not want food because you are not hungry is new to me.

(It might also be relevant that I've switched out diet soda for tea recently and stepped up water consumption, but I'm pretty sure that's minor compared to everything else)

I still want my snacks and my carbs, sometimes, but it feels like a choice now instead of a struggle that's futile because I'm just going to go back and eat the unhealthy choice later on top of the healthier choice. I make the less healthy choice sometimes because I know I won't stick with a regimen where I never make that choice once I come off phentermine anyway, but it's strange for it to feel like an actual choice now.

When I count calories, I'm not thinking, "Okay, this is how many packets of peanut M&Ms we can fit in because I went under today, and then I'll have one more because I was mostly good, and then I'll make it up tomorrow" and then I don't make it up tomorrow. It's more like "I should eat a little more fish because I didn't get enough protein today....and since it's the weekend and in-budget, I guess we'll have the one packet of peanut M&Ms and I can finish the rest tomorrow if I don't feel like eating them all today." Having a snack smaller than family-sized and not wanting to eat all of it immediately is another new thing.

I even feel like doing things other than playing video games. I feel like working on my programming skills again. I feel like going outside and walking! I'm having a little trouble getting motivated to lift weights, but I'm going to try again Monday. I haven't felt this way in a few years. (I am, of course, spending more time on job applications than exercise right now, but I have a few scheduled over the next couple weeks, a couple of which I feel good about.) It probably helps that the extra energy makes me feel a little more inclined to cook a little bit.

I am worried about how much of this I'll be able to carry over once I have to come off the phentermine in a month or so. My doctor says I can stay on the topiramate for a while, which should help with my appetite, but not as much as the phentermine. On the other hand, it looks like BED might be my problem more than appetite, which means that the topiramate might be more what I need anyway. I haven't had significant brain fog from it. Hopefully I don't start experiencing it once I come off the phentermine.

I still have some work to do. I weigh just under 200 now, and I'm not very muscular. Also, I know if I don't cement good eating and exercise habits this will all have been an absolute waste of time anyway. If I catch myself falling back into unhealthy thought habits about food, I might need to see about therapy.

I know when I'm hungrier I will want to eat more, but I'm really hoping I can continue this pattern of taking a moderate amount of time to prepare myself reasonable amounts of mostly healthy food most of the time. It feels very liberating to feel like I have this control over what I eat that I've been missing before, and if I could keep some of it going forward, maybe I could keep something like a healthy weight going forward.

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