Diet break necessary???

Is a diet break necessary? If so, is it necessary during a certain timeframe within the weight loss journey? I’m 43f, current weight 184 from 215, 91 days into my weight loss efforts. MFP daily calorie goal is set to 1420 calories a day and I’ve only gone over by 100-250 calories three days since starting. I workout 5-7 days a week, usually around 45 min/day that includes a combination of cardio, strength, yoga. I have not felt hungry or deprived or feel the need to take a diet break at this point. Is it really necessary? Will I feel the need at some point? If so, how will I know? I’m assuming I don’t feel hungry due to the foods I’m eating. I found out I had high cholesterol and have switched to whole grains, healthy fats, increased fiber. I’ve also significantly decreased the amount of processed foods and try to get as much protein as I can. I’m becoming more and more motivated by my progress and don’t want to lose my momentum while also knowing/waiting for my rate of weight loss to slow down at some point (soon???).

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Willpower when your partner doesn't eat the same thing

30F | SW 315 | CW 285 | GW 145 | 30lbs lost

Hi all! I am (very slowly) losing weight trying to get below the BMI threshold for a breast reduction. I wanted to ask how y'all keep control of yourself if your partner is not on a weight loss journey and tends to enable unwanted habits - she is a major sweet tooth and does most of our grocery shopping since I work three jobs and she is on medical leave. There is always some kind of cookie, candy, sugary juice, etc in our home from her grocery trips, or a tendency for the meals she plans to be extremely oily, fatty, cheesy etc. She is recovering from lifelong disordered eating, so I don't want to ask her to stop eating things that are part of her healing process with food, I just want to learn better personal boundaries and gain willpower to say no or do something different when she offers/makes food that I know contributes negatively to my goals.

Do you have any advice about how to maintain your food goals and avoid sweets when they're omnipresent, or how to delicately have a conversation with a partner whose background includes disordered eating about your boundaries with food? I'm concerned about triggering my partner in an attempt to stick more effectively to goals.

TIA!

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Increasing Calorie Budget

I'm still a ways off from where I want to be, at a normal BMI, but last night I decided it was time to increase my calories and slow down my weight loss.

I ate at a 1k deficit for most of 2024, from the moment I began counting calories and even through the holidays, for the most part. At the height of my weight loss, I was losing around 2.3 lbs per week, and much of that could be attributed to an increase in activity without and increase in calories.

I lost weight quickly but hit a wall here recently. I can now feel my body struggling to find fat to metabolize as I near a normal BMI, and I'm reaching near-ravenous levels of hunger on days that I'm particularly active and/or stressed. So, last night as I struggled to stay out of my kitchen, I realized that my body was telling me I was actually hungry rather than being bored or just having... munchies. And instead of binging, I decided it was time to modify the budget.

In my mind, eating more than my budget is bingeing, but it's not bingeing if I'm still counting my calories and sticking to a budget (which is still a deficit). This is just me listening to what my body is telling me, and giving it what it needs.

I'm writing this post as a sort of declaration of commitment to this new caloric budget (currently ~500 cal, give or take 100, but I won't know for certain until I see the results and adjust accordingly). I also feel it's important for me to state this out loud, because I've gone back and forth with this decision multiple times over the past month or so. And, in an effort to avoid any potential for an eating disorder, I think holding myself accountable to this public statement is equally important.

This new budget will promote the slight change in goals as I aim for a maintenance/recomposition phase once I get down below 178. I can already see the outline of my muscles as I continue to lean down, and the desire to see more of that is becoming a more prominent motivation than "simply" losing the weight.

To anyone who happens across this, thank you for reading. If you're in the same boat as I am, I encourage you to reflect on your own situation and determine whether or not a change in budget is right for you.

Thank you.

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How much should I slow down my weight loss and allow more calories while working a strenuous job?

Just started a job as a dishwasher a few weeks back and have found I need more calories than usual to get through my days otherwise I’m a bed ridden corpse.

The dishwashing job isn’t really hard, but there’s quite a bit of heavy lifting spread through the shift.

Currently I’m floating around 290 lbs, male, 23 yrs.

I usually set a weight loss goal of around 1% body weight per week so 2.5 lbs loss a week.

I’m managing to get at least 1800 calories daily.

How many more calories can I add daily to still get good weekly results while getting enough fuel for the day?

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How do you all stay confident in the in between stages of weight loss?

Like a lot of people, I gained weight in the pandemic. I finally got serious about making healthy choices last year, and have lost some of the weight, but am nowhere near my goal weight and still have a long way to go.

I’m proud of myself but still feeling weird. I moved, and haven’t seen some friends + family in a while. I’ve also been working from home for a few years, and I’ve kinda become a homebody. I’m embarrassed to go out + try new things as much as I used to because of my weight gain + a lot of clothes don’t fit. It’s also strange and frustrating being treated differently by strangers as I’ve gained weight. I’m also ashamed to see old friends + family and have been avoiding it. I know my friends will still be kind, but I am worried about unsolicited comments from family and relatives.

Despite all this, I really want to change my attitude this year, and stop letting my embarrassment and negative thoughts get in the way of living my life. How do you all stay confident in the in between stages of weight loss?

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Posting for the first time to celebrate!

Hello! It's actually my first time posting here but I wanted to share my experience as I'm continuing my weight loss journey. I always struggled enormously with my weight and was laughed at a lot, as well as bullied and treated badly due to the way I am and looked. I am now 24, but the way people behave towards me still sort of haunts me, although I am trying my hardest to gain confidence with the help of my amazing boyfriend who supports me everyday through what I work my hardest to do!

For context, I have multiplr health and hormonal issues that make weight loss very hard for me, hence my multiple failed attempts and discouragement over the years.

I got weighed in back in January 2024 at 248 pounds and was in shock, as I always thought I had maintained the weight around 190. I think this is what tipped the vase, because the next day, I got my gym membership, started to work out, walk everywhere and swim most days of the week! I've been eating on a 1800 cal a day diet until April and moved to 1500 in May. This with walking around 15-25km everyday, swimming around 30 min everyday and hitting the gym whenever i could has me now down to 184 pounds, which is a loss of 64 in total as of now! I went from an XL-XXL to M-L, even S in some garments and I couldn't be happier. This is what I've dreamed of achieving for now maybe 14 years and I'm deeply happy it's finally happening. My goal weight is 165, so I am working towards this right now and I hope this will give motivation to others who may need it! Have a good day :))

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Weight loss after pregnancy

Hi! Before I got pregnant I worked out about 5-6days a week. I had to pack my life and move across country to be with the loml. As we were building our life & i was getting further along, I didn't go to the gym (about 6 months). (Pre pregnancy weight 140). Right before I gave birth I weighed 198, I spiked about 20 pounds my last 5 weeks. Then within the 6 weeks PP went down to about 160. I am now back to the gym again. my question to mothers who have experienced rapid weight gain during pregnancy (or if you are knowledgable on the subject) is how or can you lose your mom pooch? does the loose skin ever go back to normal? Also, Is there something I can do or try to decrease my stretch marks on my tummy? Thank you so much in advance for your time.

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