Hit another plateau. I've run out of will to keep going. Strategies to break through?

Hey y'all.

So I've just gotten down under 300 a couple months ago and I'm super happy with the progress. About 53-57 pounds down since my highest weight depending on when I measure. My motivation last winter was getting diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes as my A1C barely crossed the threshold. This was a big wake-up call for me. My dad has Type 2 and my dad's side is prone to it, so no surprises there. January 1st hit and I put my nose to the grindstone. Eat less, go for walks, be smart. I already track 100% of my calories and I have been for years now. it's an unbreakable habit for me now. So I melted off 20 pounds from January to the end of March...

Then I got my bloodwork back. A1C is now down all the way to the threshold of pre-diabetic and "remission." I'm basically there! I fucking did it! Since I got my bloodwork back, I did lose about 6 more pounds and now... Now what? I slayed the dragon. And part of my motivation to lose weight was to be attractive to women so I can start dating again since I moved across the country. With this weight loss also came a big shift of my mindset. I'm getting my finances under control, I bought a house, I'm charging into bettering my already strong career... And I no longer care about dating at all. With so many other things to focus on combined with the way things are nowadays with my generation's dating methods, I've completely given up deep in my soul that I will ever meet the right person and I have genuinely not considered dating for almost 3 months. I already have good friends that respect me and bosses that praise me for my work so it's not like losing weight will have a tremendous impact on my other interpersonal goals.

I do know that I still need to lose literally 100 more pounds to reach my ultimate goal of being 190lb at 6' tall. That number is fucking daunting, incredibly intimidating. I just have to do this incredibly difficult thing I already did, not once but TWO MORE FUCKING TIMES. And it was hard enough. Now I'm lighter and the caloric intake is gradually continuing to tighten I'm really really struggling to keep my eye on the prize. The task is getting tremendously harder and the perceived payoff is just as far away as it's always been and from my point of view, seems smaller as well.

What can I do? What did y'all do?

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Short sedentary woman - how do I make a 1200 calorie diet as healthy as possible?

I'm short, I have an office job, and I also deal with hypothyroid so weight loss is a STRUGGLE for yours truly. 1200 is about the only way I lose any weight at all, unless I exercise which when I have time to do that I try to up my calories to 1400 on those days. Having to stay on such a low intake for a while (I have about 35 lbs to lose), I'm wondering if there are any ways I can ensure this diet stays as healthy as possible - minimizing deficiencies, muscle loss or any other unpleasant side effects that can occur from a low intake. I do not eat red meat (but do eat some chicken, fish, eggs, and dairy). I kind of struggle to eat, my stomach hates everything, so tend to eat pretty bland and boring stuff. Any ideas welcome!

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I’m 17 and 400lbs, advice needed please!!

Hi, this is a throwaway but I do intend to use this account regularly for weight loss updates. I’m 17F and as of today, 436lbs. I had a wake up call recently where I broke a chair in front of my class, and everyone laughed at me, so I really feel like I need to make a change now. I was in denial before I guess, even though I knew my weight was a problem. I’m from the UK if it makes a difference to anyone

I don’t really want to air out all of my personal business online but my parents don’t support me wanting to lose weight and think I’m wasting my time. They’re also morbidly obese and obviously I don’t know their weight but I think they are probably a similar weight to me, if not larger, which is probably why they think it. We stock up on unhealthy food a lot, and usually eat fast food around 4 times a week but sometimes more. I will admit quite a lot of my weight gain is my own fault too and I can easily binge about 4k calories regularly but I’m trying to stop that too. It’s definitely a work in progress but whatever.

I’ve looked quite a lot into how weight loss works, with different food groups and protein for example, I probably don’t know everything but I’m trying to learn? My maintenance calories are currently 3,316, would it be healthy to restrict to 2000 straight away or is that too soon and I should gradually decrease? I’m thinking of buying more healthy food from the store or throwing away fast food when I’m given it etc. I’m trying to exercise more too, I get tired very easily and I’m not able to do it for long but it’s a start

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SV: 240 to 212

Before and now

They're not perfect before and afters - the tops are screen grabs from when I was pole dancing. They are the same black shorts in all photos. Marked NSFW just because of the little shorts and the poles. In the top photos I was 240, and now I am 212.

I had lost 100 pounds 6 years ago, going from 220 to 120. But I did that only through dieting. I didn't exercise, so since then, I never focused on channeling my stress into anything else or finding alternative ways to cope. So I regained all the weight in those six years plus 20.

Two years ago, I started pole dancing as a way to cope with the stress of life and I loved it. But it was hard because I was so overweight. It also sucked that girls who were skinny or just smaller (and not necessarily strong) could do moves I was fighting to get just because they didn't have the extra weight. I tried not to compare myself, but it was hard knowing the comparison was something in my control. I also had a rotator cuff issue that hadn't been an issue doing workouts when I weighted 120, but were when I was 240.

I quit pole dancing a year ago because I was getting so upset I wasn't progressing like everyone else. I'd been doing it a year and was still stuck in the beginner class because I couldn't invert or climb up high enough when everyone I started with was in the Intermediate 1 or 2 class. I went to class 5 days a week, alternating the general class with the classes that were for specific skills (climbing focused classes or invert focused) and still just could not get it. The ladies at the pole gym were so sweet and encouraging, and literally no one was ever rude about my size. But I knew that was my issue.

In March I had some life shaking things happen, and had no way to get out the rage. I had nothing to focus on. I felt stupid going back to pole dancing because I knew it would be the same struggle again. So instead I decided to start losing weight just so I could try again after losing some.

My doctor put me on phentermine to help me not think about eating when I am stressed. For the first month, I maybe ate 1,200 calories a day and lost 14 pounds. My doctor said that was great, but asked me how I was using the medicine to change versus just lose weight.

That's when I started working out. The medicine helped me not want food when I was/am stressed, so I started working out instead. Now I'm eating at 1,500 calories a day and working out each day.

I alternate one of the programs by Chloe Ting (Get Peachy) with just an incline walk, and I get 10k steps a day on average. I've kept it up for a month. My weight loss slowed, but I've been losing inches like crazy (I've only tracked those this month, so I'm not sure what inches I've lost in total). In April I lost about 10 inches in my overall body.

I want to get to 180 before I try pole dancing again. I know I could technically try again now, but I can't afford the class again until at least August, so I'm not going to stress myself out about if I can do it now or not.

I didn't notice a difference until I sent these to my husband this week. I've started taking daily photos in the same poses so I can make better comparisons.

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60lbs down: People around me think I have an ED.

I used to be overweight but lost 60lbs. I counted calories, exercised and fell in love with eating cleaner. When I was at my highest weight, no one around me was concerned but since I lost 60lbs everyone now thinks I have an ED and are being judgmental about my body/weight loss.

People especially my family are assuming things: Ever since I started counting calories and losing weight, everyone including acquaintances thinks I have an ED. Constantly judging my portions, asking why I’m measuring my food and telling me to eat more.

At a family gathering, my aunt said I looked “starved,” which hurt. She kept going on about how “skinny” I looked and that I need some food. It's tough because I'm not obsessed with my weight, I just want to be healthier.

My relatives and acquaintances won't stop talking about my body and what I eat. When I go around them, they get quiet, which makes me think that they were talking about me. They even like to snoop on what I'm cooking while asking why I measure everything? Why is my food so bland? Why I’m starving myself? It's annoying and makes me feel judged.

I wish they knew I'm doing this for myself, not because I'm obsessed. I'm just trying to focus on getting healthier. Their assumptions about me having an ED are making me feel horrible about my appearance. I find myself getting emotional about the negative feedback from people and I’ve been binge eating a lot. I don’t want to self sabotage but I can’t seem to help it. Deep down I like my new body but I think I’m trying to get overweight again because I was accepted by everyone then.

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35 F and 275lbs, yoyo dieted through 20s, fast food 6 times per week

Hi there, as title states I'm in a bit of a mess with my health and weight. I'm 35 going on 36 and I weigh around 120kgs

It's 4am and it's not uncommon for me to wake up late at night worrying about my health lately. I have GERD that has been causing me chest pain more recently and I'm worried about a slough of other massive risks I've been taking. My cholesterol is bordering me requiring medication, and ive started having joint pain.

To put into context I've eaten tons of fast food, junk food, and hardly any veg or Fibre. In the last 10 months I'd say it's been worse than before with the fast food, eating it around 5-6 times per week, though I'm binging on other junk a fair bit less now

Up until 6 months ago I was going to the gym 3-4 days a week, I've started returning and trying to do around 30mins a day of walking on treadmill or elliptical. I've always intermittently had periods where I'd go to gym regularly then stopped then started again, but my life otherwise is highly sedentary so I'm not sure if I'd say I'm very active.

I have not always been obese though I've been consistently so for nearly 10 years now. I so badly want to change. I want to be healthy and not wake up like this anymore worried what's in store for me in the next 10-15 years, let alone experience the pain/issues and lack of self esteem I have today.

Any advice for a yo-yo dieter? I want to lose weight and increase my fibre intake and cut out crap food, but historically when I've gone too aggressive I've ended up yoyoing back to a higher weight. Any advice appreciated- I'm considering weight loss surgery early next year but I wanted to give myself one more chance to lose naturally first 😔

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Weight loss and night shift

Hello! Night shift nurse here looking to see if anyone else is on a weight loss journey. I recently was started on phenermine 37.5 mg and am hoping for the jump start I need. I am taking it at 3PM which is when I usually get up after working all night.

Anyone have any experience with this? Or managing weight while working nights?

37F 194lbs 5'5

Some background, I was 160lbs when I got divorced three years ago. So I have steadily increasing my weight since then. I'm sure depression, anxiety, unhealthy coping mechanisms, etc etc have all contributed to this.

The good news is that I met someone amazing! But we do a lot of bonding and shared time over food. We love our pasta and pizza and burgers and tacos! And the general excuse of "we are busy today, wanna order out?". He is 100% on board with my goals though so we are working on our diet together.

I have been a night shift nurse for 10 years. So this isn't a new sleep pattern for me. Just that 3AM snacking is so hard to avoid.

Looking for any type of input! Thanks :)

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