5'7 250 lbs and overwhelmed

I'm trying to lose 30 lbs for my brother's wedding over the holiday. My family is being really pushy / supportive, so I want to finally get my weight under control. Weight loss is new to me, I gained most of my fat during covid and then built up habits that just kept it coming.

There's a lot of great information on this sub and online. For me though it's almost too much and analysis paralysis. I just don't know where to start.

There are so many diets like keto, fasting, and vegan. Plus there are a ton of different content creators and apps. It's my first time really losing weight and I feel like I've arrived hours late to the weight loss meeting. Have the stuff is about optimizing diets I've never even heard of before. Can anyone help?

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Feeling discouraged because I’m not seeing any progress yet

I decided to start turning my life around two weeks ago and started in a calorie deficit (1404kcals a day). For the past 4 days, I have also began walking approximately 5.5 km daily. I have not gone over my calorie goal once (although I do often struggle with hitting my 100g protein goal), however, I haven’t seen any change in the number on the scale. Last week, I thought I’d lost 2 lbs and a few days ago, I was ecstatic to see I had lost 6lbs. But this morning, I was 5 lbs heavier again. I feel like my weight fluctuates all over the place and I don’t even know if I’ve made any real progress.

I know weight loss isn’t linear, I just wish I had some indication that I’m getting somewhere.

How long until I make real progress?

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Weird pattern in my weight loss is this normal?

I've been weighing myself twice every day since the start of the year. Once when I wake up and once when I go to sleep

(If you want to see the data with some extra stuff here's a small GSheets I made)

I've made sure I am in a calorie deficit and my weight does steadily trend down, I've nearly lost 10KG since the start of the year, but I've noticed a pattern where my bodyweight will tends to plateau then drop suddenly?

Is there a reason for why this happens? I've heard some people online call it "Whoosh Effect" but provide no real solid answer as to why this is?

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Cross fit is horrible!

I'm 37F who is currently at 220. I've lost 40 lbs and hit a big plateau. So I decided to splurge for the next couple of months and hired a personal trainer at cross fit once a week. Did my first session today and it was hard as shit! Good lord I thought I was getting in better shape the last few months working out, and I was WRONG. It kicked my ass. Don't get me wrong, it's what I need to up my game, but I hated every minute of it. Like I don't think I can work out the rest of the week. I stand for a living so my legs are getting zero rest. Wow, hardest 45 minutes of this whole weight loss journey. Why did I do this to myself?!

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The Dreaded Scale

In 2022, I knew I had gained weight. I just kept making excuses to myself about photos being the wrong angle, I wore the wrong outfit. I kept buying bigger stretchy clothes telling myself that my problem was just my clothes. I’m not obese. I’m not overweight. No, no, it’s not true. Well, I was just exhausted so I looked up a weight loss clinic that gave B12 shots. Yes, that was my problem. I’m not overweight. I just need B12. Afterall, my mom told me that she has to take them so that must be my problem. Never mind I can barely get up a flight of stairs without being out of breath. I’m just low on B12. I went in to talk to the nurse at the clinic and she suggested a medication along with the B12. I thought, well I will try it but I’m not overweight. She put me on the scale and I told her I didn’t want to know. She didn’t reveal it to me, gave me my shots and off I went. The next week, I had lost 6 pounds but I didn’t need to know my weight. I’m not overweight. I know it. After a few weeks of consistently marching myself in there to get my shots, I forgot to tell the nurse that I didn’t need to know my weight but wow, I had lost 13 pounds. As she is logging my weight, she says it out loud. I absolutely burst into tears. I was horrified. It was at that moment of tears, I faced my weight. I got in my car, immediately ordered a scale with a free weight loss tracking app and boom! I was on my way to over a 60 pound weight loss journey. I’m grateful for that day. The day I faced the truth. The day that made me cry. Here’s to you if you are struggling, don’t give up. Keep going. My best day was when I faced it.

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Only 22 with crepey loose skin after losing weight

I had very disordered eating habits around 4 years ago when I was 18. I've been fat since I was 11 and am now 22. I lost about 40 pounds in 3 or 4 months by essentially starving myself. I know this wasn't smart and I think I'm paying the ultimate price for it now. I gained it all back over the next 2 years and am now at my highest weight yet. My skin is loose and crepey and has not firmed up at all, even after gaining the fat back. Am I doomed? I have to lose 50 pounds now and I'm terrified I'm going to look like a pancake when it's over. I know I probably put my body through hell without even realizing but I can't believe I have to deal with this at 22 years old. I'm absolutely miserable and feel so ugly. My breasts are already sagging because I developed very early and it's even worse after factoring in my weight loss. Is there any hope at all??? I can't afford loose skin surgery. God I hate myself I wish I had never let it get this bad

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3 weeks of dieting, exercising and drinking more water. No weight loss?

I’m a 5’10F and 87kg (192lbs).

Decided to really try and loose some weight as I’m starting to outgrow all my clothes and feel sluggish all the time.

I’ve been dieting the last 3 weeks, eating mostly below 1,500 calories per day and cutting out fizzy drinks / unhealthy snacks aside from a low calorie hot chocolate in the evenings. Making sure to track cooking oils / butter and any fruit juice. Making sure I have my 5 fruit and veg a day. Been trying to fit in 30 mins of aerobic exercise 4/5 days a week and walk more. Drinking 2 litres of water a day minimum.

I weighted myself today and I’ve not lost a single lb!! It’s extremely disheartening and I really don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I don’t sleep particularly well most nights but that’s nothing new.

Anyone have any advice?

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