I know what to do, but can't stick to it

So I'm not new to the whole diet/ weight loss process but find it insanely hard to actually stick to it.

-I can't weigh/track my food for the life of me.

-I tend to eat standing up (part of it is because of my job, we need to eat fast etc) .

-I often eat straight from the container, can't be bothered with plating everything ( I know, sounds stupid, but I can't seem to break this habit)

-I eat chocolate , not a super large amount, but if I don't, I feel restricted

-I try to meal prep but HATE cooking,
(Though I hardly eat out)

• I HATE the feeling of always being hungry

I don't eat junk food, fried food etc. I eat TONS of veggies. Just likely a bit more quantity of whole foods

I just feel helpless. I'm not obese, but I'm definitely not "fit" either.

Exercising is EASY for me. I work out daily, and always prioritize it.

How do you stick to it without feeling restricted?

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Milestone Prizes

To keep myself motivated (40lbs lost so far, woo hoo!) I've been designating wonderful prizes to each milestone I set for myself, weight wise. For example, I promised myself a new TV for the living room once I made it consistently under 200 again. I purchased invisalign once I hit 180 consistently. With the final 10 pounds being the most notoriously hard to lose, I've run out of prize ideas. Unfortunately a pedicure or a nail day does not hold enough weight for me. For those who also had to "dangle the carrot" persay, what prizes did you offer yourself? Any ideas on other prizes for me? I'll list the prizes I've done so far below for anyone who's interested.
Also, I don't NEED the prizes to stay motivated, it just sweetens the deal in my mind when others in my office at work are having cookies and candy and mexican restaurants for lunch that I have something far better waiting for me at the end of a current milestone (on top of the weight loss). It also helps soften the blow when I say no to the frivilous lunches they go on, that I have (insert fantastic prize here) waiting for me.

So far, here have been my prizes:

• Full Interior and Exterior car detailing
• Invisilign (I only needed a 6 month treatment plan)
• Kayak Trip with Friends
• Spa Day with Facial and Massage
• Closet Refresh Mall Day (clothes that fit me shopping spree)
• PC Refresh (New graphics cards, keyboard, and desk chair)
• Flea Market Haul
• Day trip to visit pinball museums and scenic train rides

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Has anyone here started experience negative comments from people as you started to lose weight?

For reference, I restarted my fitness journey around the end of May/first week of June of this year. Since then, I’ve transitioned from a sedentary lifestyle to a more active lifestyle, and completely changed my eating habits as I continue to navigate things in this crazy journey of mine.

Moreover, I went to get my eyebrows done earlier today and experienced both positive and negative comments regarding my recent weight loss. I’ve been a regular customer at this salon for about 5+ years now, so I’m pretty comfortable with the women who thread there, but there are two specific women I always go to, more-so this one woman who does them perfectly. ANYWAYS, so the one woman, we’ll call her R, she asks how much weight I’ve lost, since it’s been about a month or two since she’s seen me and the weight loss was noticeable (she was complimenting me, asking me how I did it, etc.). I told her I’ve lost 35 pounds now since June, and she and the other woman, we’ll call her W, were super shocked. W made a snarky ass comment saying, “Oh just a little bit more would be perfect.” R kind of defends me, saying that I’ve lost a good amount of weight in these past few months and that it’s fine. R and I continue talking and I heard W make another comment kind of reinstating her belief again, that I would look perfect if it was just a few more. I told W that I’ve worked super hard the past few months and even if I do need to lose a little more, I’m more so proud of myself for how much I’ve done. She silently agreed and R and I spoke a bit before I left.

It’s just insane because like this woman and I have known each other for years and like she’s made comments before about other things with me (I’m South Asian and the women there are too, they’re kind of like my aunties like culturally so I don’t usually comment back/it’s minor appearance comments), I usually can get past it and it’s not normally weight related. It’s just irritating I guess.

So have you guys noticed I guess, “bitter” comments from people as you’ve continued to lose weight? Let me know!

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Looking for advice on losing weight

Hello! I've recently decided that I need to lose weight (probably close to 15 or 20 pounds) but I am very new to this whole thing so I need some help.

I'm 20 years old, MTF on HRT for a year, and 5'11" tall.

My current weight is somewhere around 175 to 180 lbs and my goal weight is 160 lbs.

From my current understanding, most of the weight loss battle comes from eating in a calorie deficit. I usually am not that active, apart from walking around a combined mile a day to get to and from classes, as well as staying on my feet for around 5 hours and moving around at work.

The main reason I want to lose weight is hard to explain to cis people. I'm trans, and therefor have had a typically male fat distribution my whole life. When I started college, I gained about 20 pounds. And shortly after when I started HRT, I gained probably another 5 to 10. Now that I've been on hormones for a year, my fat distribution is supposed to be more feminine, but I still have a lot of residual fat from before hormones in such a way that it makes my body look very strange.

I've been told by other transfemmes that it can be good to lose weight after being on HRT for a bit, because then you'll lose the masculine fat and regain it with a more feminine distribution. I struggle with my self image a lot already, and I feel like I need to take more control in order to feel better.

Any help is appreciated. Advice on calorie deficits, potential workouts, whatever yall have. Thank you.

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Help, did I gain back all the lost weight?

I started IF two weeks ago and managed to lose around 3.4lbs (SW:280 lbs, Height:5'7). I don't exercise yet but I try to count calories, make sure to maintain a 16 hour fasting window. Reduced my sugar intake to almost 0.

Today I was craving Taco Bell after awhile and ordered like 7 items of which I had 4. (I know, terrible.. should not have but it's PMS time and I have been under some stress). I weighed in at 276.5 lbs this morning and 280 again after the meal. I know some of that would have been water weight, but I can't help but wonder if all my weight loss is only water weight? Because every time I eat something salty and carb heavy the scale shows 280lbs.

Right now this 3.4 lbs , as piddly as it is is the only thing keeping me going. I was supposed to be down to <200lbs by December 26 for an upcoming wedding event, but I am still at my original weight. Now this weight gain really has me overthinking.

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Hi I'm new here and I would appreciate any help or support I can get

Hi Everyone, I'm F 23 5'7" 334lbs. My start weight in August 2023 was 378lbs so I have made reasonable progress but it just isn't enough. I have struggled with my weight and body image my entire life I developed an ED when I was 7y/o and was forced onto an extremely restrictive diet and made to participate in 8 different sports/physical activities weekly meaning I never had time to just be a kid. I had terrible body dysmorphia throughout my childhood and teen years. For context I come from a picture-perfect family where they are all thin, fit and so beautiful I'm surprised they aren't on the cover of a magazine. I was the odd one out because I was a bit chunky but to be completely honest looking back at pictures of me in my childhood I just looked like a healthy happy kid and I am disgusted by the way my family talked about me and treated me because I wasn't perfect. Anyway, I have struggled with being the bigger girl all of my life, when I moved away from home my depression got the best of me and I completely isolated and turned to food as my main form of comfort. I went from 200lbs to 365lbs in a year and I was disgusted with myself. When COVID hit and the world shut down I decided that enough was enough and I was going to make a change, while working from home I would do 15-minute HIIT workouts during my breaks and was doing 20:4 fasting while also in a major calorie deficit. My main reason for this was because I had a flight booked to visit home (this was when we though the whole COVID thing would be over in a few months) and I didn't want everyone to see how disgusting I had become. I got down to 265lbs and I was so proud of myself. Then the flight was cancelled and I lost all motivation and hope. Over the next 3 years, I yo-yod up and down until I finally hit my highest weight of 378lbs. I was horrified. Thankfully I had moved into a house with some amazing roommates and one of them became my gym partner I slowly but surely was getting back on track in a way that was healthy and sustainable. Then in September 2023, I lost my job and I felt lost, I kept going to the gym but I could feel my mental health declining. Thats when my mom dangled the golden carrot. She offered to pay for me to move back home so that I could be with my best friends and that she had a good job lined up for me in her company. I jumped at the offer as my goal was to move back to my hometown, so in 3 weeks I packed up my whole life and flew 5,000 miles to go back home. I didn't think about how it would affect my weight loss at first, I was still intentionally eating and lost 25 lbs after moving back in Oct 2023 but nothing since. I tried starting the gym but it's just not the same for some reason when I go to the gym here I have so much anxiety and feel like people are staring at me, so in the past 8 months I have been less than 10 times. I just want to be able to feel comfortable walking into a gym again but I don't know where to start. Sorry for the long-winded back story but I wanted you guys to get to know me a little and I would appreciate any advice you may have.

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Struggling to understand how I look

This is kind of embarrassing, but aside from running around outside as a kid I was never very active till this year when I decided to buckle down and get serious with fitness and weight loss. So therefore I've never known what my body is supposed to look like with muscles and such. And now I'm seeing more defined muscles in my legs and arms and I'm struggling to comprehend it and see it as normal. I'm in a constant state of 'is this supposed to look like that?'

I'm really just looking to be told this is a common thing and that I'm not entirely crazy haha

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