Is 3lbs weight loss each week that bad?

I'm not exactly new to this. I've been a part of this sub since 2015 on my other account. Back then I was a teenager and I went from 260lbs to 190lb in 8 months doing purely CICO, at first my target was 1200cals which I did for a month or two but then stuck to 1500 cals for the rest of the time. It sucked being M/19/5'8". I didn't exercise because back then "You don't need to exercise, CICO is all that matters" and I ended up skinny fat. I probably loss a lot of muscle and fat doing this back then.

During college I picked up weightlifting and sports in general but fell off around 2021 and gain a bit of weight back.

Now I'm getting back into it and I guess do have "athletic" background now. I'm technically on the obese side at 230lbs but I recently ramped up my cardiovascular health back up since September of last year so I can do a lot of cardiovascular exercise comfortably at the moment. Currently I'm just training to being able to run a 5k, no time goals or anything just being able to do it straight without walking breaks. I'm also training my cycling so I can comfortably hold 200w for a while. I also weightlift doing a typical P/P/L split 5-6x days a week since Oct. Right now I usually lift weights for 1-1.25hrs then do 30 mins of cardio split between running and cycling, eventually I want to ramp it up to 1 hour of cardio since I'm just beginning with that stuff. I also don't have the luxury of time so I do the cardio after weightlifting. Right now all the my performance metrics are going up substantially, so my diet isn't really hindering me.

I'm eating 2300-2500 calories now 150-200g protein/250g carbs/55g fats. If I need to readjust my marcos I usually cut the fat rather than the carbs cause I need the carbs to fuel my workouts. I still eat junk foods but its usually the hour before I workout so I let myself eat a Costco Cookie, Nerds Gummies, Sour Patch kids or I just squirt 2 tbsp of honey into my mouth in the car before I go into the gym.

Doing this I'm noticing that I'm losing 3lbs a week (this isn't water weight because that would have shed that back in September/October) and from my past weight loss experience and being on this sub back in the day 1200cal is the min calories a person should be eating and 2lb loss a week should be your max weight loss. Is this that bad for me? I feel like I'm doing better than before and eating a lot more than I did the first time I lost weight which IMO was a lot more unhealthy than what I'm doing right now. I'm just resistant to adding more food to diet because I feel fine performance wise and mentally. Should I just shut up and just be happy its 3lbs a week now and it will slow down later on, but honestly I'm not really expecting it to because I will pick up tennis, outdoor cycling and running when spring comes.

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Is it wrong to feel guilty being ONLY 200 calories under my deficit budget?

As the title says. Im a 26 yo man whos starting weight was 282 lbs. after 2 weeks im already at 278 which is nice! Using the loseit app and just doing basic CICO. Ive continued to be a good deal under my budget of 2300 calories each day, trying to aim for about 1700 calories a day if i can help it, to be at a 1000 cal deficit from my tdee for the maximum “safe” amount of weight loss, sometimes running under even that.

Today i had eaten about 2000 calories, and i cant help but find myself feeling bad about it. It doesnt help that almost 3 weeks into this diet and i dont see any difference in my body or fitting any differently into my clothes.

I guess I’m just looking for some encouragement or perspective thats outside of my own head here. Should I be feeling guilty? Or am i more or less on the right track here?

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i have no one to share this milestone with

i know weight fluctuates, but today i’m ending the day officially at a healthy weight for my height. obviously i’m still at the far end of it, but i’m there now! i haven’t been in the healthy weight category for my height in maybe 2 years? i think towards the end of high school. i’ve lost 20 pounds since my heaviest weight about a year ago!

i’ve tried to share weight loss news with my family before, but they’re either unsupportive or honestly a little triggering with what they say. so this time i’m deciding to keep it to myself, but celebrate here with a bunch of lovely strangers lol. i want to be in the middle of the healthy range, so here’s to 15-20 more! 🥂

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Tips & Tricks for SUCCESS

Due to the last few posts of my weight loss journey, I’ve been getting an overwhelming amount of questions about how I lost weight and for tips and tricks. I decided to put together a list of dieting/gym tips that really helped me accomplish my goals and keep weight off. These tips helped me so you may be your mileage may vary depending on your schedule and goals.

Tip 1: skipping breakfast. I would skip breakfast and wouldn’t eat lunch until like 12 or 1. I would break my lunch up into two smaller meals and eat one serving at 12 and another at like 3 or 4. I noticed no matter how big of a breakfast I ate I would still always be hungry for lunch so I decided to skip it. I also noticed that no matter what I ate for lunch, I’d always crave more food at around 3 or 4 before I got off of work to go to the gym. This strategy helped me because at night if I got cravings for snacks or treats I was already missing an entire meal for the day (the breakfast I skipped) so it wouldn’t hinder progress much at all.

Tip 2: healthier versions of normal snacks. If you crave cookies and milk, rather than eating chocolate chip cookies and whole milk you could eat cookies and skim milk. Save like 150 calories for essentially the same cheat meal. Another example would be fat free yogurt, diet sodas, sugar free sauces, fat free cheese, etc. The small things like this really helped reduce the amount of calories eaten per day and add up over time to significant weight loss.

Tip 3: eating satiating meals. I could eat a boat load of pasta but would struggle to finish an entire potato without feeling full. One potato has significantly less calories than something like pasta but significantly more nutrients. So my meals would be primarily potatoes for my carb source, with days of rice or pasta sprinkled in to keep my sanity in check because I love pasta lol. High volume satiating meals is key to getting full and staying full which will reduce cravings after dinner.

Tip 4: don’t make your food too good tasting. This sounds extreme or dumb but I’m not kidding when I say this. I personally gained a bunch of weight due to lack of self control when it came to eating. If I made an entire pot of friend rice, or bought an entire fried chicken, I would eat the whole thing. Once I started eating I couldn’t stop because the food was so good tasting. By eating mediocre tasting meals it really stops you from desiring to eat more and more. Like okay I’m getting full, but I really want another plate of… chicken and broccoli? Nah I’ll pass.

Tip 5: you have to do some physical activity that you enjoy and can stick to. When you’re overweight and don’t do anything physical on a day to day basis, the beginning will suck no matter what you do. I would drive to the gym and just look at myself in the mirror and compare myself to everyone there and hate myself. But I went over and over and over again until eventually it became routine. After about a month of doing something consistently it becomes routine, and you will start to see changes in yourself and becomes addicting. Maybe your arms look slightly more toned, or your shirt fits a little bit better than before. It sounds vain but this fueled my motivation for the gym and continued weight loss through my diet outside of the gym.

That’s all I got. If anyone here can apply any of these tips & it helps them in any way then this post was worth it. Keep grinding everyone!

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New Here

Hi everyone,

I'm new here. I've been heavy my entire adult life. I had a terrible childhood. I've been severely depressed for a long, long time. Ironically, I got help after a failed suicide attempt. The therapy helped a lot. I truly thought I was a lost cause. My highest weight was 465. This isn't an excuse just background. Therapy for depression is what helped me clear the fog in my brain and start my weight loss journey.

First, I got a nutritionist. She was so kind and understanding. I was terrified of rejoining society because I thought everyone would make fun of me. She explained how to read the food labels. Then, I just wrote down everything I ate. Little by little, we removed things from my diet. Then we discussed what to add and why.

Now, I'm 350. I've been stalled for a long, long, time and I'm losing hope. I just turned 40 and I truly don't know what else to do????

F40

Thank you

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You’re not there yet if you keep making it about other people

This post is controversial. I have commented on this before but I'm just going to say my take. Every second post on this sub is something along the lines- people treat me differently! my wife is acting strange now! No one is noticing my weight loss! Hear me out, I am not saying fat people don't get treated (unfortunately) worse. But I'm also saying low confidence also plays a huge part in how people see and treat you, no matter the size you are. We expect other people to treat us nicely and say we're beautiful while we look in the mirror and say nothing nice only critisise and hate ourselves.

Having your partner compliment you more and seeing the results out in public should come second. And I am also guilty of enjoying the compliments and seeing the social changes but we have to focus on the things that are important to US first. I enjoy reading posts that say "finally I feel confident in myself". For me I started noticing accomplishments that no one even knows about, like being able to walk uphill to my job faster than everyone and not being out of breath, looking forward to trying on clothes, looking forward to cooking. Whatever it is, do it for YOU first, stop focusing on how you were or are being treated, how men or women or your partner reacts to you.

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Does Lose Skin thighten after losing a lot of weight quickly?

Hello, im currently 18 and been overweight for the last 6-7 years, ive been on a pretty strict weight loss journey (260 lbs - 150 lbs) that also includes 24+ fasting (water diet).

Due to this ive sometimes lost 2 pounds a week but a lot of times its been more than that for example last week its been 6 pounds. And now that im really starting to see the lose skin im worried ive gone too fast and unable to fix it without surgery anymore.

Am i being irrational? Or is it "impossible" by now for my skin to tighten? Im kinda new to weight lose and was ignorant about the other factors until pretty much now.

Thanks for your replies, means a lot

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