What health problems did losing weight reverse for you?

Hi, first post here. I've (27f) struggled with my weight my whole life but I've managed to lose significant weight before. Had a surprise baby, and wa-lah, almost back to my highest weight lol. I had a doctor appointment a few days ago and, let's just say my blood work has given me the motivation to get my butt back in gear. So, I got high blood pressure after having my baby. I'm 15 months post partum and unfortunately am still on medication to manage it. I also recently found out my a1c is 5.7, so bordering pre-diabetic. In addiction to that, my cholesterol is somewhat high and my good cholesterol is super low.

I remember back when I thought getting healthy was as simple as CICO and I'd eat my calories in ramen and pizza. I lost 80lbs before eating like garbage and I liked that simplicity lol.

I guess my question is...should I try to follow a strict diet this time around or just do what I did before and just eat at my deficit and hope my medical ailments reverse with weight loss? Anyone else have experience here? I'm only 27 and I have a good 100lbs to lose.

Tldr; I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and pre-diabetes. Will my conditions improve just by weight loss? Or do I need to focus on WHAT I eat too?

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Is there a way to lose weight without having to be obsessive over calories?

Hello! Set up an account here since I don't really have any external support with weight loss. I (19f) have a history with severe eating disorders of both restrictive and binging varieties, and seem stupidly incapable of approaching weight loss in an actually healthy way. I have a hard time finding a balance between letting myself enjoy the foods I like and keeping things healthy (either just gorging on whatever or beating myself up like crazy for even thinking about eating something unhealthy.) Whenever I start putting more thought into counting calories, I tend to get obsessive and miserable. I really don't want to live the rest of my life like that, but I really don't want to live the rest of my life overweight. Wondering if anyone here who also has a history with disordered eating has any tips with tackling this annoying balance.

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How do I convince myself I’m not plus size anymore - it’s affecting my dating life.

I need some perspective on my weight loss. 40F, 150cms height. I have always been overweight /chubby all my life.

The only time I was skinny or rather normal weight (52kgs) was in my early 20s when I had what was basically an ED ( I didn’t realise it back then, had health repercussions and had to go back to normal eating habits and then gained weight back)

I have frequently lost weight whenever I start monitoring diet and workouts . In my early 30s, the lowest I went was 65kgs.

After that, I went up to 100kgs and UK size 20 at start of 2023 though I was walking 10kms every day.

By Feb 2023, I started lifting and monitoring my CICO, and I’m now down to 75kgs and a UK size 12.

A UK size 12 should be considered healthy?

However in my head, I still classify myself as plus sized. And consider myself fat. I have recently started dating and since I’m a fat girl in my head, working out and calorie counting is a big part of my life and now this is my lifestyle , so I like to inform the person I would be dating that this is how I’m.

This then steers the conversation to my weight and I end up mentioning that I have lost 25 kgs and plan to loose more. I have dated gym goers and non gym goers and what I see is men don’t appreciate the weight loss done so far but will use this information to remind me or bring it up in future conversation that I need to get more fit. I don’t make such remarks for anyone around me mainly coz I have been body shamed all my life and also I feel it has to come from within for a person to get serious about fitness.

So 2 questions:

1. ⁠How do I convince myself that I’m no more plus size? If im fitting into uk size 12 comfortably, I am not plus sized. My brain is not convinced at all and I call myself fat all the time.
2. ⁠Is it wise to bring up my weight loss , my fitness journey with people i meet through dating? I end up talking about it coz fitness and diet is an important part of my life and anyone i date should know this. But This steers the conversation around my weight loss and men somehow get fixated on this.

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Calorie deficit making me depressed?

For context i am 23 and had a baby 10 months ago and my weight has not come off at all until very recently. I was 135 before getting pregnant and weight loss was very easy for me. I am currently sitting at 160 and this was only achieved with a very low calorie diet that is obviously being monitored by my doctor and that she actually approves of. (won’t say how many calories in case I’m breaking a rule, it’s that low). So I’m finally loosing weight but I have an issue of feeling very depressed which i had not felt before. Of course there are a lot of factors that contribute and im not happy with my weight obviously but i only felt very depressed recently. Has this happened to anyone else in a calorie deficit? Are there ways to combat it?

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IBS and CICO advice?

Hi all,

I've been doing a CICO routine and it's been working out really well so far. It's been about a month and a half and I'm right on target for my weight loss.

I haven't cut out any types of foods, but I am naturally eating a lot more protein and less fats.

But, I've also always had IBS-C, which is the constipation form of IBS. And with this change in diet it's ramped up a lot.

I'm doing an hour of cardio every day, stretching every day,and lifting weights twice a week, so I feel like my body is getting a lot of movement that way and hopefully helping push this along.

But it's still so bad. I've had to use OTC enemas the last few weeks just to get some relief.

Has anyone else dealt with this or have any ideas on how to improve things? I don't know what to do. I eat a fair amount of fiber. Am I not drinking enough water? I think the lack of fat is really the main issue?

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Mindset shift- how do I love my body after weight loss?

So I’ve(30F) lost a good chunk of weight. Maintaining at my goal weight. (140lbs ish)

For reference, I was somewhere over 200lbs (couldn’t tell you exactly where, I was avoiding the scale when I saw it hit 190) 5’8” Lost about 15 inches at my rib cage and waist areas. About a size 4 now, down from about size 15.

From about 2016 to 2021 is where this wieght gained happened. I know it was a number of things that contributed to it. A lot of it being my ex and my own victim mindset. (He refused to eat the meals I made for my family, and made me eat whatever fast food he was going out to get in addition to the meal I was eating with my family, and just generally pressured me into following into his unhealthy habits, which I made the choice to do for so long, so that’s on me.)

With the modeling and cosplay work I was doing at those times it was challenging to see the changes in my body. Especially around 2019-2021. I really hated what I saw in photos and in the mirror. And struggled with a chronic pain condition that made working out a challenge, but I managed a pretty consistent routine and dragged my ex to the gym while we were together.

Mindset around food has changed a great deal, I don’t feel like I’m missing out or tempted by things that aren’t great for you. And the occasion things, really are occasional and I don’t really fall off my diet plan any more.

The part where I struggle is what I see in the mirror. I’m still not.. happy?? I know I would have killed to look the way I do now a few years ago. I’m beyond grateful to be the healthiest and the fittest I’ve ever been. I fit into dresses I got while in middle school. A few people have made comments basically hinting that I look too skinny. And no one close to me is proud of the weight I’ve lost. I’m working on releasing them of unspoken expectations because I realize they’re uncomfortable with what I’ve done because they haven’t done it and that doesn’t sit well with them. But I still see the small pooch or other things I’m still working on thru working out but I don’t feel like I’m /ever/ going to be satisfied with my body. And I know I’ve had years of practice picking my physical appearance apart. But I want to stop now.

Any advice on how to improve mindset on your appearance after weight loss??

TLDR: I’ve lost a bunch of weight, picked at my appearance when I was heavier and now I want to change how I see myself in the mirror, how do I do this?

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Does caffeine help or hurt your weight loss efforts?

Hey there, I drink a double shot espresso every morning. This is a habit I've developed over the past year or two. Caffeine is known to curb appetite, but there was a post earlier today mentioning how the user would drink caffeine, not eat enough, and then binge later in the day once the effect of the caffeine wore off. I realized that I have the same feelings of desperately needing to eat something at around 3pm/4pm, even though I do eat lunch, and was just curious if the caffeine could be affecting my appetite negatively. What do you all think? I'd love to hear about your experiences. I've always gotten hungry in the afternoon, even before I drank coffee, but I wish I took notes on consumption before and after making drinking coffee a habit to see if there was any significant variance in total calories consumed.

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