I want to want to lose weight

For those of you who lost weight, did it change your life? How so?

In my case, gaining weight didn't change my life in any significant way, so I am wondering how to motivate myself to lose it. Also, if losing weight would change my life.

Whether I am fat or skinny, people tend to not like me except for the people I have known all my life. They don't care what I look like.

My lifestyle is sedentary outside of household chores and occasional excursions outside. Being fat hasn't hinered much of what I do day to day.

How do you find the drive to commit to a weight loss strategy for more than a month or two?

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So far, so good

I’ve always struggled with weight loss and back in 2013 I was 400lbs and was down to 200 with Keto and no exercise.

Fast forward and since then I gained all that weight back. I did Keto on and off over the last 10 years, would lose 20lbs, then right back up, lose 30, then right back up.

Started back in March 2024 to get really serious about Keto and losing weight. I slowly dropped some weight, like 20-30lbs.

In August 2024 I changed everything, I stopped my failing repeat of Keto and focused on a Low Calorie, High Protein diet. Mainly focused on the calorie restriction. I do 2,200kcal and log every single thing I eat in MFP.

The hardest part of logging my food, was just being honest with myself. I started off not logging certain things, eating a salad with ranch, then finding out I used 300 calories of ranch. I switched to fat free everything to save calories, I weigh everything on a scale, I use measuring cups religiously. Understanding portions, understanding a new way to live and eat for the rest of my life—something sustainable is the goal and so far, so good. I wake up every morning and make a protein smoothie 30g with strawberries and blueberries for example, and I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of it.

I think I was about 390 in the left side of the pic and currently sitting at 315 today (I’m 6’3” for reference).

So 75 lbs total, and from August 12th, 2024 to present is where I’ve lost majority of the weight (50lbs). Calorie restriction, high protein 200g target per day with weightlifting and focused on 10k steps per day.

Also, I bought a smart scale and weigh myself daily. That’s what works best for me, I used to listen to people who said weigh yourself 2x week or 1x week.

I’m just looking forward to August 2025 for my 1 year since I started the gym. I have traps, triceps, biceps, chest and back that all is just begging for definition through a lower BF%.

Progress Pic: https://imgur.com/a/viU2Kdv

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plateau/regression

this post will be about three things, 1. potential plateau, 2. regression with my relationship to food 3. fear of gaining my lost weight back. I’ve been on a CICO diet starting January of last year, I lost about 60lbs and ideally would lose 15-20 more. my weight loss journey hasn’t included any gym time, just a healthier lifestyle and a different approach to eating. 1. i dropped significant weight within the first 8 months of my diet. i’m not sure if i’ve just become more lenient with myself and my eating habits, or maybe too comfortable with my appearance, but i feel as though my weight loss has slowed significantly. how does one successfully get past this plateau to drop the rest of the weight? would this be the time to get in the gym? it’s winter where i live and im definitely not out and about as much as i was during the summer, however, i live in a very walkable city, i am a mother to an active young child, and i work a mildly physical job. 2. i worked very hard to address my relationship with food in order to achieve this weight loss, i struggled with excessive eating, binge eating, basically eating everything i wanted, whenever i wanted, as much as i wanted. i tried to keep foods that i love in my life but admittedly i cut pretty much all of it out. i became very sick in december, i wound up in the hospital and while i was there i was weighed— i had reached my original weight loss goal. i was elated but i also desperately needed to recover from being ill, i was much more forgiving to myself when eating high calorie foods and comfort foods that i had cut out. it’s been a few weeks though and i’m finding myself very snacky, i feel like i messed up my focus while dealing with my illness and recovery. does anyone have any practical steps i can take to get myself in check with my eating habits again? a way to successfully curb the urge to snack? here i am at the end of the day feeling ashamed at how much i ate today, i do not want this to become a habit. 3. i must admit, i started off my weight loss journey in an unhealthy way, i restricted myself massively, and the goal was to eat as little as possible vs making healthy choices. i did a lot of work to correct my early mistakes and turn that anxiety into discipline and intention. however, in reference to no. 2, i’m feeling that anxiety creeping back in. i’m terrified to gain back weight because i’m not being careful enough with my eating. one of the reasons i’ve stayed out of the gym is because i feared it would make hungry, and cause me to overeat. i know that’s not a healthy mindset but it’s the truth. i guess i just need some words of wisdom, encouragement, solidarity, advice to help me refocus? thanks for reading!

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NSV: approached by a girl after weight loss

So, i’m 20m and since Feb 2024, i’ve went from 5’9” 195 pounds to my goal of 145 pounds. And am currently working on building muscle.

I was mostly invisible to women throughout high school. Last night, I walked past two girls at Walmart, and I noticed them following me after. Once I stood still for a second, one of them came up, and said her friend thought I was cute and wanted my snapchat. I did turn her down because she was 16, but it was still so surreal to me. I’ve also noticed more women my age looking at me, or smiling at me. Stuff i’ve never gotten in my life. Hopefully this will motivate some people in here.

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Hormonal acne and weight loss

34 y/o male. I started at 25% BF and am down to 18% BF. I used to have good skin when I was overweight. I didn’t even need to wash my face before bed. Now I have horrible cystic acne but it’s only on my jaw line and neck. It started out as 1 single big pimple but now it’s multiple and not going away even after 5 weeks of an OCD skincare routine. Washing face with all the best non-comedagenic stuff morning and night and showering after working out. I’m going to the dermatologist soon. It’s so bad I would honestly rather be fat and overweight than walk around in public like this…. I’m not losing anymore weight and am staying at my current weight because of this.

Anyone else deal with this? If so how long did it last?

-increase in body hair -increase in acne (only on jawline and neck)

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How to deal with hunger cravings and not binge

Hi, i just started my weight loss journey and im eating well balanced meals with lots of fiber and protein and enough carbs to keep me energized. I used to binge eat and last week i had probably the worst binge of my life after a family member of mine passed and it was just rock bottom for me. Im eating enough i swear but im also training for a marathon and the hunger cravings r really intense rn even though ive maxed out my calories and i dont know what to do. I don’t want to feel like im starving myself (im really not my body just got used to overeating ig) and get triggered to binge. Any tips or advice?

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If your 2025 resolution is to lose weight and you're having trouble sticking to it, don't give up! This is a really hard time of year!

We all know how common it is for people (especially in the US) to set a new year's resolution to lose weight, and I can imagine that there are a lot of people who have joined this sub around New Year's to do just that. If you've ever attempted to start buckling down and losing weight in the new year, you and I both know all too well the feeling of excitement and motivation as you get up at 6am in the dark the first week of January to go to the gym, and then quickly losing steam...until you're about 2-3 weeks in and you're back on the couch with chips in hand.

First, I just want to say that I'm over halfway to my goal weight now, and I'll be honest, I started this journey last summer in mid-June. I can say with certainty that this is an especially difficult time of year to start losing weight compared to the summer. When I was at my highest weight, I was able to go on long summer walks after work and not have to worry about it getting dark the second I stepped outside. It was very easy to lose weight and burn extra calories when I had 3+ hours after work to get tons of steps in. Now, I can still go on walks and runs outside during the week, but I have to bundle up and face the misery of walking in the dark, or make sure I wake up early enough before work to get it done and still face brutal cold and winds at 7am. I still obviously work out at the gym, but I can so relate to coming home after work and it already being dark out and just wanting to climb into my warm bed and watch Netflix. Not to mention, seasonal depression is such a common thing and it's so hard to find the internal motivation when everything is so dark and cold and bleh.

I also think with resolutions, it's common to go all in and be quite unrealistic about goals. I've seen so many social media posts and ads about being "your best self ever!" in 2025. But it's definitely hard feeling like you're becoming your so-called "best self" when it's a couple weeks in and you hardly notice any changes. You're also coming off the holidays where you've likely gained a bit of weight from all the food and celebration, so it can be pretty demotivating to go into your weight loss journey seeing a number on the scale that may be higher than you're used to.

I'm writing all this to say, seriously, give yourself grace. Give yourself time. It will, and does, get easier. I'm not saying hold off on weight loss until it gets warmer or whatever, keep going now. But I also want to stress that you're not alone in struggling with motivation and sticking to your goals. If losing weight was smooth and easy, then we would all look like supermodels. But it's freaking hard as hell and it being 20 degrees out and getting dark at 4:30pm doesn't help for sure! You will see changes, physically, mentally, fitness-wise, diet-wise, etc. This week last year I couldn't run a mile and just this past weekend I ran a 10K in under an hour. If I can do it, then there's absolutely nothing stopping you. Good luck and you got this!

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