I'm scared of becoming fat again

I've always been fat. But there was a moment in my life (2022-2023) when I was feeling bad and reached 100+ kgs(around 230 pounds) (I'm tall 5'7 more or less). Between September 2023 and today I've lost around 65 pounds, but I can't eat in a decent way. I always binge and cheat and then fast to keep my weight down and it seemed to work for my weight loss. But now it's backfiring I think

Lately I've started eating more because there's nothing else I enjoy doing and I've gained some pounds. I see my face has become fatter. I started working out but it seems to be too little to do anything. I'm scared of becoming fat again and I don't want to. I know I would not be able to lose it all again. It's the only thing I've ever done that made me proud and I'm seeing it vanish in front of me. I'm scared.

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Am I gaining muscle as fast as I'm losing fat?

As the title says the past 2 months I haven't lost weight like I was when I first started, I understand it won't fall off like it would when I was at my heaviest but the past 2 months I've been stuck at 185lbs, with no change in diet but a more intense workout.

A bit of context Im 6ft tall 30 years old and been about 165-175lbs the majority of my adult life around 2 years ago lost my job and gained roughly 70lbs and at my heaviest I was 249, in April of this year I started getting my life back on track and being active again with pretty consistent weight loss, I mostly focused on watching my calories and getting back into my hobbies with mild workouts focusing on cardio. I'm now down to 185 and very happy with my results but I hit a plateau and decided to increase my workouts in October but the scale reads the same basically every day.

Am I just gaining muscle at roughly the same rate I'm burning fat? I can visually see a different in with a flatter stomach and smaller thighs and clothes are becoming baggier in comparison to 2 months ago, but I mostly just want to make sure I'm not going crazy.

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Will I have loose skin?

Hey guys, I am a 22M with 6ft 3 inch height. I weigh 135 kgs and my target weight is 80 kgs. I have been overweight my whole life. While researching about weight loss I come to know that you can have loose fat and I have massive weight to lose so chances are I will have for which I am really afraid of.

I know guys so many people have asked this question here but I believe I am a tall guy so the odds could help me here but still only time will tell. Guys will I get loose skin? If yes, are there any ways to mitigate it.

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Is it possible to change deeply ingrained bad eating habits?

I have struggled with my weight my entire life and have gone through many cycles of weight loss and weight gain. I’m kicking myself in the ass this time because I just turned 24 and I’m at a risk for hypertension. It’s a wake up call for me

I can’t help but talk negatively to myself and tell myself that I’m just going to gain the weight back again. I go hard in the beginnings with eating healthy food, but I always seem to go back to my old ways no matter how much I lose.

I’m considering seeing a therapist because I have some underlying issues with binge eating, ADHD, and anxiety. I’m just.. at a loss for how to make it stick this time.

I want to be healthy. I am tired of hating my body and crying when I look in the mirror and I’m so mad at myself for still struggling with my weight. I quit drinking alcohol and I’m over a year sober. So why can’t I kick this??

I could really use some advice from those of you who are/were in a similar situation as me. I would really appreciate it- I want to hear how you finally found success after gaining and losing for so long

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At what point in your weight loss did you start to see the change?

I’m 12 weeks into my new life and I’ve lost 11lbs. It’s not as much as I’d hoped but I’m focusing more on changing my habits and thought process rather than the actual number. I also have PCOS and agoraphobia so weight loss is a huge challenge. My goal is to lose 100lbs over all. I’ve been 225lbs for the last 8 years with almost no change (up or down) so I’ve looked the same for years.

Anyways, I know 11lbs isn’t really enough to change my body shape but I’m really looking forward to the day I can look in the mirror and see the change, that will be a huge milestone for me. At what point in your weight loss did you see the difference? I take my measurements every 2 weeks and haven’t seen any notable change yet but I’m only 10% of my goal.

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120+lb weight loss. Minimal difference in alcohol tolerance. Science on why?

I have lost 126-132 lbs in the last 13.5 months (depends on water weight for the day). Im a female 5'4" 31yrs old. High weight 267lbs, CW 138lbs (ish).

At my high weight I was borderline alcoholic. Drinking 1600 Cals per day of wine or spirits. So easily 6+ "drinks" per day.

Cold turkey, good diet, lots of exercise, huge weight loss.

Decided to have a few drinks at home with friends the other night. But I realized something. I TRACKED EVERYTHING as has become my religion these days lol

And I drank the same 6 drinks as I would have at 260lbs..and had basically the same alcohol tolerance. I was NOT plastered off my ass. My companions all corroborate that it was just a chill night with nobody causing drunk drama.

What the heck? How is it scientifically possible for me to weight almost half as much as I used to, yet not notice a HUGE difference in my alcohol tolerance?

Is it because I drank everyday at my high weight, nearly or actually alcoholic?

Im looking for actual science here not bro science lol

Edited to add...

I was curious about tolerance during this evening of drinks, so I payed attention to how a glass of diet coke with 2x 1.5oz shots in it made me feel compared to my heaviest. I made sure to be a buzzkill and track every bite of food, I definitely less than half the calories as I used to at my heavy weight when drinking. I planned my 700 cakorie meal, 200 calorie snack ( if needed), and stuck to it.

But I truly felt negligible difference in intoxication

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Eating Exercise Calories Back for Maintenance and/or surplus

I’ve looked for this specific Q on a handful of forums but can’t seem to find it answered. Usually when it comes to “eating back exercise” calories, it’s discussed in the context of losing weight and having a deficit.

I’m just about where I want to be in terms of weight loss - never counted or ate back exercise calories - and am looking at next steps.

So my question is, when you’re working on maintenance for a specific weight or for having a caloric surplus for building muscle, do you eat back your exercise calories?

Logically, to me, the answer would be yes.

But Also, I know calories burned at estimates that can’t be counted on. With that in mind, how do you personally work on maintenance and surplus?

As an aside: have any of yall used Lose It for surplus tracking?

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