Weight Loss at 40 is 😫

I've had to lose weight before in my 20s and it was very easy. Now that om almost 40, post baby, it has been VERY difficult for me to control my eating/what I eat and to work put. I have free weights and would like to start doing strength training in the morning before work 4/5 days a week. But I'll only have 30 minutes.i have a treadmill, but like I said I'll only have 30 minutes to get a workout in. Also,I have fibromyalgia and ibs-c, and things like running, jumping HIIT are just not an option, im just in too much pain. Should I juat do strength training, split says between strength training and treadmill, or try to fit it all in 30 minutes? (Also will be pairing with calorie deficit)

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Getting back on track after falling back to old habits at home

My weight loss journey has had lots and lots of ups and downs. In total I’ve lost 65-70 pounds since last March. I have moved back home for the summer after Ive been at university and after being home for almost a month, I realized I have been falling back to old habits I used to have before starting university in 2021. Ive been eating a lot more than I should, haven’t been fasting, and haven’t been doing much besides working.

I’ve definitely had some stressors that could have contributed to my setback. I don’t want to let the largest setback I’ve had during this journey discourage me or make me feel bad, so I’m going to go back to what I was doing during university and fast and eat less, even if it’s going to be a lot tougher since I am now focusing on my work, social, and family life for the next few months

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Am I overdoing it at the gym?

I’ve been on my weight loss journey for about 7 months now and have successfully lost 55 pounds. However, recently I hit a plateau and decided to up my cardio. I do about 30-45 minutes of weights/strength training followed by an hour and half to two hours of cardio. I do this six days a week. I also take my dogs on a two mile walk every evening unless it’s storming. It doesn’t feel like a strain to me but my friend thinks I’m insane for this. I eat 1500 calories a day (around 140g of protein also) and get around 8 hours of sleep. Most of my day is spent at work, which is a desk job, so I feel well rested and not overly exhausted from doing the extra cardio. Just wanted to come on here and see what you guys think, thanks !

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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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