advice on where to start?

hey! i’m a 23yo female, 5’7 and currently 240 lbs. i would like to get down to around 145-160lbs, but the weight doesn’t mean as much to me as consistent progress does.

for most of my life i was very fit and active. starting about 6 years ago i began to gain weight pretty rapidly and consistently due to a lot of different factors. i’ve been above 200lbs now for around 3 years. i’ve lost weight just to gain it back because i’ve always been focused on the way i look, not getting healthy, so it’s never been in sustainable ways.

i recently had my first child and i’m just now starting to realize how truly unhealthy i am. my back hurts during the day, my legs and hips hurt at night. i don’t want to continue to not be at my best health. i want to be strong and feel good again. my son deserves a mom who is not only confident, but also healthy.

my question is where do i begin? i have no knowledge about sustainable weight loss, working out, what is too much and too little, if i should focus on burning calories or lifting weights, etc. do i start with a dietician? is this something i can formulate on my own? i’m really just looking for any guidance on where to begin.

also, i have PCOS and my gynecologist recommended a low glycemic index diet, this just feels important to add.

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Weight loss impacts of thyroid medication?

My GP appointment yesterday had me leaving me with a script for thyroid medication after my increasing TSH levels are now well above 10. We discussed symptoms of subclinical hypothyroidism and some of the things that could be improved by the medication.

One of things she said is that my rate of weight loss might increase. Right now, I eat 1400 calories a day and lose less than 1kg a week (it varies week to week). It feels slow but I had been happy that I was losing anything as I've plateaued before. However, now I'm fighting the hope that I might be able to either lose faster or increase my calories.

I guess I wanted to know if anyone else has started thyroid medication during their weight loss journey and if it's actually had an impact on how much you lost or how much you could eat?

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19F and depressed I gained all the weight I lost due to BED.

This year I started my weight loss journey and lost 12 pounds over the span of 3 months. I went from 135 lbs to 123 lbs and as a 5'2 woman, it made me look 100x better -- I started getting approached by boys at school and I even got into makeup because my face slimmed down so much.

Well, my brain couldn't handle restrictive eating so I developed a BED in the past month and a half and put on 12 pounds in one month. All of it went into my stomach because the fat wasn't distributed evenly so now my body looks even more disproportionate even though I'm approximately back at where I started (~139 lbs).

I feel awful. I stopped brushing my teeth, gave up makeup, and stopped taking care of myself. I don't know how to "get back on track." I've been eating normally for a week and I feel like my BED is starting to fade but the idea of redoing 3 months of progress feels awful to me.

Any tips or advice? Please help :(

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finally started working on myself (M21)

I am 5'7 and recently I crossed 80 kgs, that's when I decided to start my weight loss journey. My current goal is to reduce 10 kgs in next 3 months.

I work for 8 hours on a desk job so it was difficult for me to take out time for workout and start weighloss.

Recently I have started slow running/ brisk walking in the morning and also started consuming low caloric food (1500 kcal) per day. my daily target is to burn 700-800 calories per day. once in a week I have food from outside to satisfy my cravings. is it enough to achieve my target or I have to increase my workout or reduce my calorie intake ?

PS: gym is a difficult option for now as I have tried it in the past but doesn't work for me due to my working schedule. Thankyou

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I just broke through a 6-month weight loss plateau by doing something obvious

I started tracking my weekly calories rather than just my dailies.

I was worried tracking my weeklies would make me more obsessive. But the opposite is happening. Now I look forward to the days I'm calorie banking for, or not beating myself up over a bad day because I know I can adjust the rest of the week accordingly.

This is working for me in part because my bulk eating days aren't necessarily like clockwork. I don't just eat a lot on Saturdays. Some weekends are totally reasonable and some Tuesdays are total crap.

I'm 4 lbs down in only 2 weeks after 6 months of very lite progress (and scale actually going up). The second small thing I'm doing is eating protein yoghurt for breakfast for 15-20g at breakfast, when before I'd get next to no protein at breakfast.

So, yeah. If you have a healthy relationship with calorie counting, track your weeklies. May the scales be ever in your favor.

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Anxiety ABOUT weight loss?

I'm (F31) starting my weight loss journey again and am about 15 lbs down with a goal to lose about 120 lbs total. I've noticed in the past that whenever I lose around 15-20 lbs I begin getting anxious that my weight loss is a sign of illness. The thing is, I KNOW I've been eating healthier and eating less. I know, logically, that I'm in a caloric deficit most days and that explains the weight loss. But without fail every time I lose this much, I begin getting this anxiety that I'm losing weight because I have some terrible illness, and I end up getting so stressed out that I gain it all back.

I'm worried that it's going to happen again this time. I'm already beginning to feel that anxiety creeping back up, and it will just get worse and worse as I lose more. Does anyone else experience the same thing? Any advice?

(All therapists covered by my insurance in my area have super long wait lists, which is why I'm turning to Reddit instead.)

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how do you tighten/get rid of lose skin after losing weight too quickly?

i have been on an extreme deficit since january. (i’ve taken two breaks) my highest weight was 205 pounds (5’5 female for reference) and now I’m at my lowest at 124 pounds. my issue is all i cared about was losing weight and seeing the number go down and i did it way too quickly. mainly without exercise. now i’m trying to do it the right way, but i specifically want to get rid of my lose/saggy skin on my lower stomach. is this possible? i’ve added cardio and some ab routines as well as continuing a sustainable calorie deficit. i wish i had done more a gradual weight loss, but no turning back now. i guess i’m just looking for some advice

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