Weight loss journey... Any tips?

Hi, I'm planning on finally starting my journey to lose weight. I'm 16 and weigh 64kg/10 stones/140 pounds and I'm 164cm/5'4ft. My main aim is to become slimmer, especially on my face, thigh and arm area and grow healthy habits. At the moment I don't really have a target weight, my goal is just to feel confident in the clothes I want to wear and not feel self conscious in public. When I look in the mirror I feel unhappy ​with ​my current image and want to change. ​I normally wear lose clothes due to religion, but when I see the trousers stick to my thighs or the top stick to my arms it really puts me down.

To lose weight, I plan on starting intermittent fasting and maybe adding ​exercise in​ to ​make sure I stay in a caloric deficit. ​Do any of you know if this will be effective? Also do you recommend any sort of foods or workouts (at home ones)? What was your motivation?

P​lease let me know. All help is greatly appreciated.

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Hit the half way mark. And been stuck for a month. Start weight 300

So I (31M) have gone from 300lbs to 232lbs. I went from 280lbs to 229lbs in 6 months. This was the beginning of last month.

How did i do it? Medical weight loss center. The thing that helped me was their weekly weigh ins and not so much the vitamin shots. But what really helped motivate me was that i believed my Ex-wife and I were gonna start talking again. But thats not gonna happen anymore. She’s moved on. I guess i thought I would show off my new 229lb figure.

I am gonna treat this last month like I’ve been stuck as maintainence calories. I decided to start the Insanity home workout program but keep procrastinating . The best I ever did was 3 weeks straight and the weight i actually previously lost was mostly through diet the medical weight loss center.

I started the program yesterday and i went over by like atleast 800 calories and didn’t even start the fit test.

Im planning on getting back on track today.

Long story short i suffer from depression and although i have been better, now i suffer from guilt from things i did when i was child. And thats been making me eat more calories than my diet for the last month.

I need some guidance on what to do to get back on track because i know this holiday season will be a bit harder than before. My expectations are to best case scenario equal the first 6 months of weight loss. But i got lazy and stopped the diet and going to the weight loss center. Can I substitute it with the insanity program and diet? I did a warm up two day program last week and walked the rest (in the 6 months i lost the weight i worked out a bunch, mostly cardio and walking)

I know i can do it but i guess i need some feedback too

Thanks

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Dreading TDEE drop with age

I went through a 50lb weight loss journey. Currently around 5'1 and ~110 lbs. At the moment I'm trying to tone up a bit more and lose a few pounds I think I gained (pants are tighter, stomach looks bigger, but I haven't weighed myself in about a month because it can be triggering for me). My TDEE is around 1,400 at the moment. Out of curiousity I checked what it would look like in 10, 20, 30 years from now. By the time I am in my 50s I'll need to eat 1,200 to maintain 110 lbs. In my 60s it'll be under 1,200. Most formulas calculate my healthiest weight at 105 lbs. Highest is 112. I hate being a short woman. In my case, is 1,200 seriously the lowest I should go? I take vitamins. It just doesn't make sense because all of our bodies are so different. Sorry for the rant :(

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WL feels impossible after years of ED.

TW!!! I will talking about ED’s, please do not read this if any mention of that is harmful for you🫶🏻

Im 23 (F) 5’4”, 265lbs. Around 4 years ago, I feel pretty deep into an ED. I lost 60lbs within 5-6 months. I hit a plateau and managed to maintain my weight for like 2 years, before I developed BED. I have now gained 100lbs in TWO YEARS, and I’m even bigger than I was before I lost the weight to begin with. I have completely stopped binging for around 6 months now, yet I’m having an INCREDIBLY hard time losing any weight at all. If I do 8-10hrs of fasting every day for a week, I’ll maintain my weight, but if I eat a normal amount, count cals, and eat healthy (VERY limited sugar/gluten, lots of natural foods/veggies/protein) I notice that I’m still putting on at least 1-2lbs every 2 weeks-ish. It’s almost as if my metabolism is just completely shot and doesn’t know what to do anymore, if that’s even possible lmao

My Dr is aware of all of this and she is aware that I struggle with disordered eating, so before anyone says that I should talk to a Dr, I have that under control already. All she’s really concerned about right now is that I stop bingeing, she hasn’t given me any sort of recommended diet. I also see a therapist every few months and this is a regular talking point, but I’m still struggling. I’m really just hoping that anyone here has a similar experience to mine, and can hopefully help me get in the right direction without falling into the trap again. I can’t just not worry about what I eat or eat intuitively, because I am unhealthily obese, (265lbs at 5’4”) but it’s also incredibly hard to be mindful about diet/weight loss without slipping into dangerous territory again :/

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my weight loss journey that started from anxiety

Earlier this year, I had quite a scare when I felt that I was getting symptoms of diabetes. I went into a panic attack, but thankfully it was mostly just in my head. That episode put me in a bit of anxiety for the next few months. Due to said anxiety, I started to eat a lot healthier and do daily exercise such as walking. I'll be honest, it wasn't a good time at all. I didn't have trouble sticking to eating lower volume and eating healthier foods only because I was more afraid of sicknesses, which is such an unhealthy way to view food and life in general.

If it were not for my supportive family and friends, I would not have recovered as well as I have. My mom supported me a lot emotionally and in terms of buying much more healthy food for the family. My sisters also started going to the gym and we all go together 3-4 times a week.

My relationship with food is a lot healthier now. I still have a lot of fun eating, and I am way more knowledgeable on what I'm putting inside my body. I am not exercising or dieting anymore because of anxiety, but because I actually genuinely enjoy the process and I hope that never changes. It's actually quite crazy how I was able to eat like 4-6 cups of rice per meal back then with multiple servings of meat, and now I get full because of 1 chicken sandwich from popeyes lol.

As of now, I have lost quite a lot of weight (it took me a while to realize, I only noticed when my old shirts started fitting again). I started around 256 lb and now I'm down to 212. Currently aiming for 200 by the end of the year. Imma eat a donut again on christmas tho xdd

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Why can't people be supportive

Sorry if this isn't allowed I'm just feeling very frustrated. So I've been in a calorie deficit for a little over a month and lost about 6 pounds so far which I know isn't much and you obviously cannot see any difference but I feel a difference. I feel better and lighter and more energetic which I realize is mental due to eating better quality foods and cutting down on sugar intake.

What makes me feel so unmotivated is the people in my life. My girlfriend is supportive but she's been thin her entire life and doesn't necessarily understand why this is so important to me. She also knows I've struggled with restricting before so I think she really tries to make sure I'm not falling back into unhealthy habits. At the same time though she understands that I want to be healthier and feel better about myself so she wants me to do this for me.

She doesn't really have much to say when I try to talk about anything having to do with weight loss. She rolls her eyes and shoots me a look when I say that I can't have as much ice cream as I had wanted because I don't have the calories left. My close friends also think that because their own mental health is so fragile that any time I even mention weight I must be slipping back. I mentioned that the macro app I use asks for a weigh in at the end of each week and they promptly freaked out on me and told me calorie counting kills. Which is just absolutely insane. What's going to kill me is pretending it's normal to consume 2.5k+ calories in one sitting at 10 pm. What's going to kill me is pretending that my weight isn't an issue and doesn't bother me and there's nothing I can do about it because I have a history of ED. What's going to kill me is replacing a restrictive ED with a binging ED. Especially considering I've been trying to eat healthier for the last 6 months and have only gained weight because I haven't been counting calories and have been eating far too much of the wrong things.

I'm annoyed that all they hear when I mention it is that I'm slipping back into old ways and trying to wither away. I'm doing cardio 4 days a week I'm eating a solid 1500 calories a day which puts me at a 400 calorie deficit per day. Absolutely nothing extreme and I don't feel restricted in my diet. I eat (significantly) smaller portions of sweets everyday while also eating foods that fulfill me and are good for me. It's just so disheartening to be told I'm slipping back into unhealthy habits when I feel better more consistently than I have in years. I haven't had anyone to even celebrate the 6 pound loss with either. It isn't much but I'm proud of myself and I should be allowed to be.

Anyway if you've actually read this far, thank you. Again sorry if this isn't allowed I just have nobody in my life I can talk to about this and I'm unbelievably tired.

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75 Pounds in 4.5 months!

I started at 260 at the end of May and hit 185 today. My goal right now is 165 (I'm a 5'11" man with very little muscle), so I'm almost done. Once I hit that goal, I'll start lifting weights and will increase my daily caloric allotment. I envision myself ending up around 180 after I put on some muscle.

Honestly, although it's certainly taken a lot of will power and determination to do this, the suffering has been minimal and it hasn't been nearly as psychologically challenging as I thought it would be. My approach is based purely on counting calories, which leads me to prioritize foods that are high in protein and fiber so that I get the most "bang for my buck." I end up having two meals a day plus either zero or one small snack. I also avoid artificial sweeteners. That's it! I started out having about 1,500 calories a day and have lowered that number over time in order to keep my rate of weight loss consistent. At this point I'm having about 900-1,000 per day, which enables me to lose weight at a rate of about 1 pound every 2-3 days. I won't be going any lower than that, so I imagine that the weight loss will slow down a bit during this final stage.

Every week or two I have a "cheat day," where I basically eat whatever I want. I don't binge, but I'll go out to dinner or order delivery or make pizza (my most recent effort). I don't drink alcohol, and other than artificial sweetener-free seltzers that have 15 calories or less, the only calories I ever drink are from fat free milk. I take a high quality multivitamin every day and drink lots and lots of water. I take about 3 miles worth of steps every day (a few walks with my dog plus running around with my baby all day) but don't get any other exercise (other than sex).

This approach has been highly effective for me. I don't feel like I'm depriving myself because the calorie counting approach enables me to feel like I'm "cheating" all the time, since I'm able to eat yummy things as long as I stay under my daily caloric allocation. For example, I have a PB&J with a glass of milk a few times a week because I use multigrain bread that has only 60 calories per slice and use jam with minimal sugar added. Last night I had a cheese quesadilla filled with shishito peppers from my garden and I dipped it in salsa and a seasoned yogurt sauce. It honestly don't even feel like I'm on a diet.

The risk of doing something like this is that it's unsustainable for many people. However, I don't believe that this will be a problem for me. I've learned the valuable lesson that I can be happy despite eating much less food than before, and that low calorie, nutritious foods can cause just as much of a dopamine release as junk food. Once I'm in my maintenance phase I'll continue having a bare bones meal in the day but I'll have a more regular dinner and will allow myself a snack or two. I'll tweak as needed, depending on how the weigh lifting affects things. Most importantly, I have learned that I feel SO MUCH BETTER when I am at a healthy weight, and I could never entertain the idea of becoming overweight again.

So, I just wanted to share this personal success and offer one possible route to successful weight loss for others out there. Keep it up, everyone!

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