20lbs down with progress pics!

~progress photos~

I am realy excited that 3 months into CICO and daily walking, I am down 20 pounds! (225lbs to 204lbs)

Id love to hit 180, but I am so excited to get back under 200!

In 2018, I started weight loss at 200, got down to about 180-185, then as covid hit and I became stationary, I gained up to 225 within a couple years. So I am ecstatic that I have lost the “extra” weight I gained! Not much more to go.

I am mentally feeling better, physically, and just feel more positive and confident. I am integrating strength training 2x a week to help out a bit, but not make it my main focus. And I just miss strength training!

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I've lost 60 pounds. Yay! I still have 20 to go. Booo. The problem is that hunger is now physically painful, and I still look like shit.

M, 6'1, 193 lbs. Started around 255-260 lbs. 15 month total journey so far.

My goal is to have visible abs. For me, that will require me to reach about 175 lbs.

I know how to track my calories. I know how this process works. I've done it very well over the past year + change. When I calculate that I should lose 2 lbs based on what I ate, I pretty much always lose 2 lbs. I calculate accurately!

My problem is now weight loss feels mentally impossible. I know that a deficit will still work -- physics won't magically break. Now, though, any deficit at all leads to such intense hunger pangs that they're physically painful. My stomach feels like it's folding over on itself and squeezing. It's like something is grabbing my organs and clamping down on them. Then, that classic gurgling and squelching follows that is common to all stomach grumbling. It was just a hunger pang. But it was so, so painful.

It really, really sucks. All of my fat at this point is concentrated in my belly and my chest. As a man, there isn't a single less attractive place that my body could choose to deposit its extra energy, and yet, this is the cross I must bear. It's not gyno, either -- the tissue is soft and squishy and I can feel my ribs underneath my nip. Yet, despite being only 4 lbs overweight by BMI, I have bigger breasts than most women. It's absolutely infuriating. Despite weighing less than my brother, his jawline is free of fat and his chest and belly are flat. Despite doing everything right, my goal is no less closer (visibly) than it was when I started.

I'm tired, man. I refuse to be obese again, but it feels like I'll never be "normal."

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starting weight loss journey and want to make sure i’m on the right track

so i’m 21F, 5’4, 190lbs (possibly down a pound ? hard to tell rn if it’s just water retention or wtv causes fluctuations). my fitness pal says i need to consume 1510 cal a day to lose weight as i selected lightly active too. for right now, im just doing cardio (will incorporate strength training next week or two). ive been doing 2.5-4.0 mph walking pace on an inclined for 4 days of the week so far and i do walk or bike to work monday-friday which is 0.6 miles away (i sit at a desk too).

my goal weight is 140lbs. i’ve been reading that losing 1lb/week is the most healthy way to lose weight and also best way to ensure the weight stays off.

is this starting off on the right track ? should i change anything while im still early ?

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Weight Stagnation/Help. Could my weight stagnation have to do with my TPO? Or is it that I need to cut calories even more?

I started at 165, and I’ve gotten down to 159 in the past month.

I had started to see my weight go down last week from 158.8, 158.4, 158, to 157.8. But the past three days, I have weighed 159 which was discouraging. I’ve been lifting and running or doing stairs everyday. I have also been eating 1700 calories a day.

As a reference I am a 28 yo 5’9 F.

I used to be 147, but I had the most stressful year of my life and went up to 165 in just a year. I had blood work done for other reasons, and they saw I had a slightly elevated TPO (thyroid peroxidase) but my TSH was all normal.

Could my weight stagnation have to do with my TPO? Or is it that I need to cut calories even more? Or am I just misunderstanding weight loss?

Thanks for any insights!

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21 one day weight loss challenge. Day 2 > starting weight 349lbs - Goal is 329lbs.

Breakfast: Egg markers, fat free shredded cheese, 2oz deli ham, carb balance flour tortilla. Total 258 calories.

Lunch: Low calorie bread, 4oz ham, light mayo. Total 215 calories.

Dinner: Carb Balance Tortilla (x2), 4oz lean steak, low moisture mozzarella stick, motz cheese slice, 4 tbsp light sour cream. total 530 calories.

Snacks: waffle (x2), sugar free syrup, turkey sandwhich. Total 380

Daily calorie total: 1382.

Spent an hour at the gym, 30 minutes nustep, 15 minute walk (back issues), 100 leg presses at 50 lbs, and 100 lat pull downs at 50lbs.

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Diet / Calorie Restriction Sucks

Just wanted to vent a little about my recent weight loss this year as I'm feeling a bit retrospective. I'm a 5 7 guy (32 YO) and I peaked at 174 end of 2023 which, because I'm somewhat muscular really didn't look bad - but I was deff seeing some fair amount of pudge while topless. I've never hit 180 in my life so I knew I needed to address it before it got out of hand and I'm getting older so I do want to lose control of this as I age when it's common to see it happen.

I decided at the start of the year to lose weight with a goal of 150. Well - lo and behold 6 months later I am there - on the dime. I just wanted to say I typically don't diet and I just eat when hungry but try to be mindful of not over eating and basically just satisfy my hunger until it comes again. That has worked for me decently well up until I hit that high of 174 because I was getting fairly sloppy and eating without paying as much attention the last couple years.

Anyways, I just wanted this post to say that dieting SUCKED. I understand more now than ever why people struggle. I had to figure out ways to keep a large deficit to continue losing weight and it really sucked. You feel very tired often, very groggy and annoyed because of that persistent hunger. My trick was really basically just intermittent fasting and when I would start getting that first urge to eat, I would instead to an iced coffee and push the fast longer. Then, with only half the day left, it would be easier to consume reduced calories. That coupled with chicken breast everyday - yogurt - etc - lots of high protein food. I'd limit my carbs because I felt that would translate to less fat burn if I gave my body too many carbs instead.

Doing like 1500 calories for a full day is very little to eat. I guess it varies depending on your body and size - maybe for a 100 LB female it would be tolerable but it was tough for me.

So yeah - it is rough. I feel SO much better being back at maintenance. Daily living is without that constant feeling of tiredness and hunger, I feel satiated throughout the day and energized for my job etc. You may be thinking I went too hard on the diet to feel like crap for several months but I really don't think so as I just managed to reach my goal losing 25 pounds in 5 months and I wouldn't have if I was eating more.

5 pounds a month is looked at as reasonable by most.

So - I feel for you all. Now I will be keeping very careful watch that I maintain and do not creep back up because having to lose weight is torture and not fun at all. It's fun seeing the results finally and the body changes that occur but it takes forever to happen and the day-to-day living of it sucks bad.

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Need advice to encourage and help fiancé.

My Fiancé (23F) is the love of my life and want to do everything I can to assist her in every aspect of life. She is around 390lbs is currently finding it incredibly difficult to do almost 90% of all everyday tasks. She is miserable in this sense as she cannot work, she can hardly move around without being exhausted or in actual pain. She is having issues doing very basic, but crucial, hygiene related things. She also struggles with other issues regarding mental health that impact her ability to do these things when they all compound on one another. Recently she has been getting physically ill with most food. I'm sure it has a-lot to do with the quality of food we consume, but it is difficult to find things that will help her in weight loss, not make her sick, and not break the bank. We have called and called and called her PCP and GI doctors for referrals and appts respectively, however one GI we were referred to from the ER will not be able to get her in until Sept. The GI her PCP has referred us to only has a "Leave a message for callback" option when calling to make an appointment and they have not called back after several attempts. Its a cycle of she eats> she gets sick > doesn't feel good physically > can't move around because of not feeling well on top of difficulty in general for her > feels okay enough to eat > repeat. I have not attempted weight loss before as I have generally stayed around a healthy weight for myself my entire life, so I do not know how to help her to break this cycle. It hurts me to no end to see her struggle with this every single day and not know what to do to help her. She wants this too, we just don't know how to break that cycle and how/where to start any of this. Any help is appreciated and if this is the wrong subreddit I am so sorry, if you could refer me to the correct one that would be perfect. Thank you.

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