Am I the only one that enjoys tracking calories??

Ok so I started my weight loss journey a month ago and started using MyFitnessPal to track calories, and let me just say I’m really enjoying it. Realising how unhealthy the foods I use to eat were and finding new nutritious dense healthy foods has been an eye opener.

It’s also really fun for me as I feel like I’ve achieved something at the end of the day when I’ve hit my calorie target and my macros.

The way I set it up is at the start of the day I’ll log all my food for the day as I have a good idea of what my meals will be, and if anything doesn’t fit my targets I’ll swap it for something else which is quiet fun, especially seeing that number on the scale go down gradually.

Everyone made calorie tracking seem so drab and bad, am I the only one enjoying this process??

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Struggling with Weight Loss on a Tight Budget – Any Advice?

I’ve been working on losing weight but have hit some roadblocks due to my financial situation. The prices of animal proteins like chicken, tuna, and beef have become too high for me to afford regularly, so I’ve had to adjust my diet quite a bit. Currently, I’m relying mostly on affordable staples like beans, falafel, eggs when I can, rice, spaghetti, and vegetables. Occasionally, I can get some chicken, but it’s not consistent.

I’m looking for advice on how to structure a diet that can help with weight loss but doesn’t break the bank. I know that protein is important, but I’m having a hard time balancing that with what’s available to me. If anyone has experience with this kind of situation or can suggest budget-friendly meal ideas or strategies, I’d really appreciate it.

Also, any general tips for losing weight while on a tight budget would be helpful! Thanks so much in advance!

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When to buy clothes

F24, 5’6” SW: 270 CW: 257 GW: 170

Hi folks! I started my weight loss journey in mid-August and have been steadily losing weight since then (about 1-1.5lbs per week). I do have a lofty goal of losing 100lbs, but I was wondering if folks here had any advice on buying clothes. Sometimes I see T-shirts that I would like to buy, for example, but stop myself because I don’t know what size to buy anymore. Do I buy what fits me now? Do I wait for a more significant change in clothing size? When did you start buying new clothes on your weight loss journey (especially for ones similar to mine)?

Thank you all in advance!

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Am I gaining muscle weight or just not losing?

I have been consistently working out for the past 2 months, a mixture of cardio and strength training 4-5x a week. It’s all pretty new to me. My diet is pretty clean but certainly not perfect, definitely room for improvement. I see some physical differences but I am not seeing much change on the scale. My partner keeps saying I’m gaining muscle and that’s the reason for the scale not budging but I feel like he’s just trying to make me feel better. I’m 5’6” at 155lbs.

Could muscle gain be partly responsible for my lack of weight loss or could it be that I just need to crack down harder on my diet?

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Rapid weight loss after break up and tons of depression. 253 > 230 in one month. But worried.

Like the title says, about a month ago I went through the most painful breakup out of many different relationships including a past marriage with a kid. I don’t feel that my weight had anything to do with it as my partner struggled as well. However one of her exes and longest relationship was in the military and in incredible shape which always made me feel self conscious. However we had a great relationship and she claimed she realized she was a dismissive avoidant and I did nothing wrong. Well this leads to the weight loss.

I’m also bipolar but I haven’t had many lows, especially when I was in a happy and healthy relationship. However when it abruptly ended the depression hit hard and I basically stopped eating. I’d have a couple of protein shakes a day and maybe some jerky and on two occasions during the past month I did order a lot of fast food but given how little I was eating on other days it made no difference.

I’ve been trying to convince myself that others do water fasts all the time and I saw it as that. But after sharing the results with my sister she got concerned it was too fast. Also to note almost two months ago I stopped drinking. However like the fast food I had two bad nights but I like to think going from daily drinking to having drinks two nights out of about 60 helped with the weight loss. But 23 lbs in one month feels extreme.

Has anyone else experienced this? I really do want to eat more and feel like I should but again, I feel fine. Also I seriously can’t force myself to get up and cook or even go buy proper meals. I just stocked up on premier proteins which is all I can eat or drink rather. I see a therapist regularly who’s been helping with all the other aspects but I haven’t brought up the weight loss and lack of appetite yet but plan to on Monday.

I don’t have anyone else to turn to right now and could really use some help, encouragement or hard truths.

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Starting my weight loss journey, nobody to share it with.

I don't really want to get into the details of it, because I 'm a firm believer of letting progress speak for itself, however I started my weight loss journey a few weeks ago and just recently decided that I want a digital space to track it. I am currently 5'7" and 65kg, but I am not "skinny" or "fat". My physique has a lot more muscle than actual fat (as well as a little fat), due to my athletic past, and I am looking to have more lean muscle, and just generally a more "lean" appearance. This is not in any way meant to belittle, shame or offend anybody with a different body type, or different body goals, just stating what mine are, and I'll try to upload updates as much as possible. I also wish anybody on a similar journey the best of luck with achieving their goals :)

Update: if anybody has any advice or tips, they would be greatly appreciated, thanks a bunch!

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My husband and I need to lose weight but are on different mindsets. Help!

My husband and I have been gaining weight off and on for the past few years. It was normally a case of we’d gain weight and lose a little and then go back to gaining, losing etc. weight gain has gotten worse since the arrival of our kids, understandably a dramatic lifestyle change and not enough time to look after ourselves.

I’ve always been a heavier girl however was able to get down to 61kg back in 2013 so I know I have it in me to lose weight.. I lost a further 19kg after the birth of our last child in 2020. Getting the motivation back for me has been hard but I’m very determined to lose weight as I’m at 81kg now (162cm tall). Ideally I’d love to be at 65-62kg again.

The issue I’m having is my husband (while he desperately does want to lose weight) cannot stick to any diet we’ve tried.. he is at an all time heavy and gets depressed now trying clothes on. I can totally sympathise with him as I’ve been there before and am on the cusp of it myself too. However he will then go eat a load of unhealthy things and not want to help himself. (For reference he is 140kg and 6’3) He’s gone and purchased a bag of shakes the past weekend but then proceeded to eat fast food over the weekend. I’ve attempted to cook healthy dinners for us and cut back portion sizes (and seen some weight loss myself) but will then find he’s gone and binged a whole heap of chocolate later on and cancelled out the purpose of calorie controlling and healthy eating.

Despite me trying to help, I cannot have full control over what he chooses to put into his body but his weight is starting to affect his mood, our sex life and overall enjoyment in life. He was laying in bed saying how hot it was last night but it was one of the coldest nights we’ve had this week so I could tell it was from his extra weight.

I’d love advice from partners or couples who have lost weight together and what you did to find motivation and help eachother. I find that because he’s not motivated at all, neither am I really and we both have a tendency to go for easy options when it comes to food or if he has a hankering for takeout I simply cave in for fear of missing out lol.

I just want us to both be in a place where we can be happy in the bodies we’re in and set good examples for our children.

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