How to stop snacking ? How to curb hunger? Starting weight loss journey

I am starting my weight loss journey now. I am 5’3 and 160 lbs, bmi 28.34.

I’ve been thin my whole life. I was a track runner in high school, did marathon training in college, and until age 22 my max weight was 140 and I had a lot of muscle.

Fast forward to age 25, after a year at a sedentary job and mindless snacking (my coworkers just love bringing donuts, Oreos, biscoff cookies, fruit snacks, chocolates, juices, you name it! Every day! I’ve been indulging quite mindlessly.) I am at 160 pounds. 2 months ago, I was 149 lbs.

I feel my hunger is constantly there. After eating a substantial lunch I feel hungry in 30 minutes again, and I go for the snacks! I eat breakfast at home and I’m hungry again by the time I get to work. I drink coffee every morning and it doesn’t do much for the appetite.

I try to replace snacking with walking, and I go for 3-4 15 minute walks daily during my 8 hour workday! But I think this makes me even more hungry, when I’m back at my desk I just go for the snacks again.

I am currently exercising by going to Orangetheory 2-3 times per week, each class I burn around 500-800 calories (based on their heart-rate monitor and my Apple Watch).

With the amount of exercise I’m getting in, the weight gain has to be from the snacks, and the constant hunger. I had my labs checked and everything’s good! No thyroid issues. I was on antidepressants (Prozac) but stopped 1 month ago. I am not taking birth control currently

Please help, how do y’all control the snack cravings?? What foods do you eat to keep you full longer? How much protein to eat for appetite suppression?

Any advice is appreciated. This is my first weight loss journey

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I Need A Spreadsheet

Hello. I'm new to this subreddit; I've found quite a bit of useful information thus far.

I have decided to start tracking my weight loss journey and I am currently in need of a spreadsheet for tracking daily things like weight, calories, sleep, BMI, steps, and physical activity/time. Other useful information would be appreciated, as well. Included graphs would be a plus. Many of the spreadsheets that have been linked in the subreddit either don't have the information I'd like to track or have been deleted.

Any help finding such a spreadsheet would be greatly appreciated.

Thank-you.

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Down to double digits (kg) for the first time in a long long time

I've only started hovering around this sub recently, but i've been working on myself seriously for around 5 months now. 5 ft 9, 29M, was a little over 120kg (~265lb) when I started and had been obese and unhappy with myself for as long as I can remember really. I've never been happy with my body and I had tried a few times to lose weight and fix my habits but never seen much success, just losing a few kg and then piling it back on.

Honestly, I'm not completely sure what changed this year for me. Maybe it's the impending doom of turning 30 next year, or some minor health niggles in recent years, but something flicked a switch in me and suddenly i'm seeing huge results.

All those bad habits built up over the years have slowly come crashing down. Fast food and processed meals gone and replaced with fresh food cooked at home. Unhealthy snacks replaced with berries and fruit. Sedentary lifestyle replaced with weights, cardio, and plenty of walking. Binge drinking on weekends replaced with, well, not doing that lol.

All that for a few months resulted in me stepping on the scales this morning to see 99.8kg (~220lb) pop up, putting me in double digits for the first time I can remember, though I had spent a long time never weighing myself until recent years. So i'm feeling pretty proud of myself right now and just wanted to share in some of the inspiring posts and stories I've been reading on here recently.

I do have one question to ask though. I see the 'paper towel roll' analogy on here often when talking about how long it takes for weight loss to become noticeable. So I just wanted to ask if anyone with similar starting weight and height to me had any experience of when they really started to notice the results. I can tell from my clothes, the scales, and my general feeling of health that i'm improving, but the superficial part of me is still waiting for the physical aspects of the weight loss to really show.

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I’ve lost weight, but still don’t look or feel thinner

As the title says, I (18M) have lost a fair bit of weight, but I still never feel like I look skinny. I’m 5’7”, and, at my most around 2 years ago, I weighed 180ish lbs and absolutely HATED how I looked, and so I decided to try to lose weight to feel better about my appearance. Through healthier eating habits and some exercise, I’ve gotten to 115 about lbs, but still don’t feel great about my body, particularly my stomach. One of my biggest goals for my weight loss was to try to achieve a flat stomach, and while it’s certainly reduced in size, there’s still a rather noticeable swell there that I’m incredibly insecure about. Does anybody have any tips for how I could improve that?

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Thank you all so much for this progress. (6’3 M21 340->323LB) pic in comments

I started my weight loss journey around the beginning of August probably around 345 (I was too scared to weigh myself). I’d done this before but I never stuck to it

I was so tired of being fat. I hated myself.

Then around September 4th I realized that I could last longer than 10 minutes on the elliptical. I realized I could lift 135 on the bench if I just pushed a little harder.

And I realized I was making progress I couldn’t see. And I could actually do this.

I downloaded lose it to start tracking and get my 170 grams of protein in. And I am so full all the time. I start breakfast with eggs and turkey sausage most days. Chicken breast or lean ground beef/steak at lunch and I TRY to eat but if I can’t I’ll have a protein shake to get the last bit in. Trying to eat around 2200 kcal a day but it’s honestly pretty hard

BEING 345 LBS IS F*CKING HARD. ITS WORK. I can’t believe how much I was eating without even knowing how much it was fattening me.

Ranch, olive oil, burgers, pizzas, 3 CANS OF COKE A DAY AT WORK. Oh my gosh 🤮 it was so difficult to keep that weight and I thought I’d never get it off.

Recently I incorporated iron, magnesium, and multivitamin supplements. It feels like my body isn’t craving foods to meet those nutritional needs anymore? Idk maybe it’s just a placebo.

The point is, I don’t hate myself anymore. I think that’s what stopped me from sticking to a plan before. But now, I love myself. And I’m making progress! I’ve also realized I’m already a much more attractive person without even losing weight. My attitude is so much better now.

And, another point; thank you all so much. I would never have stuck to this if I didn’t have all of your wonderful advice. From supplements to snacks and recipes to the lose it app. You’ve all inspired me so much. I honestly feel like I owe all of you guys my life. I really mean that.

I don’t see myself as a fat person any more. I will chisel this away and live a long and healthy life thanks in very large part to this forum. Thank you!

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Diet shake for a week

Okaaaay I know this is controversial. I bought a meal replacement shake (Layenberger Slim Fit Shake) and wanted to drink three shakes a day for a week. These shakes contain all important vitamins, minerals etc.

My questions:

Have you tried something similar and how did you stay disciplined? How much weight did you lose? I just want to try this for one week to start my weight loss journey with a clear success, something to motivate me. I want to lose 4kg (8.8 lbs), ideally within a month. I also want to get away from my food addiction (yes, I think about food almost 24/7) and I thought, maybe a liquid diet like this could help me.

Do three shakes a day (each one has only 215 cal) keep you satisfied and at least a little energized throughout the day? Will I likely end up binging? I envy people who tried this and did not give up.

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7 weeks in - Ready for the next phase

Currently at about 7 weeks into my weight loss program, losing the initial water weight phase is probably done by now. I’m about 5’7” started at around 205 Lbs, currently at around 185 Lbs. and goal is to be at around 140Lbs. I still feel I can easily get back to my starting weight in about 2 weeks max if I go to my old eating habit. I do think I'm at a really good place right now, where I'm comfortable with not having food/meals being one of the "main event" of my day, I think that's very important.

Now comes the next phase and the real hard work begins, I feel like my good progress is starting to taper off. What I’ve done so far is cut out junk foods, soda, fast food, and avoided high carb stuffs (rice, bread and pasta) Aside from the usual keeping logs of my food intake using mobile app and doing cardio exercise (both I haven’t done yet), is there anything else I should add to stay motivated? I have tried this a couple of times in the past and falls off the wagon at around 170sh, hopefully it doesn't happen this time.

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