How do you build a healthy diet when you have no idea how to cook?

I need to actually work on my diet and eating better but I actually have zero idea how to cook. No one ever taught me how and I never needed to until now. I'd like to learn but I have no idea where to start and I wouldn't know where to find the right recipes cause any meals I have would need to be pretty low calorie (I have a 1700 daily calorie limit) and I'd have a pretty shitty time trying to properly portion anything I make.

I've gotten by ao far with just pre-made store bought stuff but I know that isn't healthy and I've hit a plateau in my weight loss journey so I know I need to start taking my diet seriously. Cooking, however, has always been daunting to me so I never learned.

Does anyone have any recommendations on where I could go to learn how to cook, specifically cooking low calorie meals and how to properly portion?

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Weight Wont go Down

I'm an 18 year old female and started my weight loss journey last April at 5'4, 265 pounds on Wegovy and staying on a calorie defecit. I'm currently in the 190s, but I'm very confused and disheartened by how it's going now. I've been in the 190s for the last 2 months and have been eating 1200-1400 calories a day. I track it well. I also make sure I get in at least a bit of physical activity daily.

The problem is that I've been at about 195 or 196 MOST days this whole time. I weigh every day. Some days when I weigh myself, im 191 which makes me feel good. But then the next day, its back up. I understand weight fluctuates daily due to many factors like clothes, bathroom use, water weight, salt, etc, but I don't understand at what point the number will actually go down. How much do I really weigh? When is it gonna be what it should be and keep going down instead of down and then right back up every other day? It makes me really sad.

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Feeling discouraged

I have been actively trying to lose weight my whole life. I went from 300 to 220, and back up to 250 (5’2 F) after letting myself slip during an extremely stressful negative time period. In October, I finally decided I had enough and needed to take back my life.

I have counted calories (1400-1700), added 30 mins of cardio ontop of my usual strength training. Despite my weight gain, I have remained in the gym. However, now I’m much more dedicated with ensuring I am doing 1 hour of strength training and 30 mins of cardio.

I weighed myself yesterday and have only lost 5lbs putting me at 245. I’ve gotten multiple compliments by regulars in the gym for noticing I’ve became stronger so I keep telling myself it may be muscle and recomp PLUS I’m on my period, but it feels like constant excuses. I’m getting so frustrated this go around because it seems as though my body isn’t losing weight as fast as it was 5-7 years ago.

Has anyone noticed that the pounds are coming off slower for the second go around for weight loss?

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Need a plan

I need a plan to actually start a healthy weight loss. My background is a former American football player until sophomore season, I was an offensive lineman, so I’ve always been on the heavier side. After that year I quit football and got into unhealthy ways of losing weight, bulimia. I was down to 200 lbs the lightest I’ve been since high school. I then met my now wife who is a foodie, she can eat whatever and whenever and has not gained weight except when she was pregnant. Since meeting her I’ve stopped all exercise, and have lost muscle and gained 85lbs. I have anxiety about working out again, because I feel like I have to do what I used to. I don’t know how to change how I eat or how to start exercising.

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How to stop overeating/emotionally eating in winter?

Here’s the situation: I am currently living in my own personal hell, which is to say Ontario, Canada. It is freezing cold non-stop for several months of the year, and I hate it. I hate the snow. I have having to wear 15 layers every time I exit the house. I hate leaving my house, period. I also get pretty bad SAD (I take vit D and have a light therapy lamp, they work ok) which doesn’t help.

So, I am lucky enough to WFH, but I do have a dog, and I have to walk him every day, which means bracing the -20°C (-4° for my American friends) weather for about 20 minutes every afternoon. It doesn’t sound like a long time, but for whatever reason I am extremely sensitive to the cold, and it’s to the point that I have abandoned all self-respect, and will sometimes just walk around fully, openly crying. I. Hate. Winter.

The issue I’ve noticed is that, part of me dealing with the impending weather-inflicted impact, is that I start snacking. I grab a handful of cereal before I put on my coat. I pause and eat a few chocolate chips before moving on to my boots, etc etc. it’s adding up to hundreds of calories a week, and I don’t know what to do to stop it. I don’t have this problem any other time of day, only when I need to go on that stupid walk.

I think this might be so incredibly niche, but I’m hoping someone out there has some advice. At this point I might just give up on weight loss altogether until spring.

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NSV: Size EU S fits perfectly

34f, 174cm/5'8 SW: 78kg/172lb, CW: 64.3kg/142lb, GW: 58kg/128lb

Hi everyone, I started my weight loss journey in June last year. Since then, I lost nearly 14 kg/31lb, starting with a BMI of 25.8 to now 21.2. I didn't want to go shopping before I reach my goal weight, but as I am currently trying to find a new job and I only own hoodies, I had to get something that doesn't have Charmander on it. I expected M to be the right size for me. As I am relatively tall and also still have more boobs than I would like, I didn't expect to fit in a size S at all. Turns out I was wrong. I tried on a lot of stuff and only once did I need to grab M. I guess I am officially a size S now which feels insane to say. I had normal weight most of my life, but I was always unhappy with my weight and ended up wearing M or L. I took some pictures of the outfits to get opinions and looking at them, I look smaller than I see myself in the mirror. Feels like my brain hasn't caught up with the weight loss yet.

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January- Lost 4.5lbs

For the 2948928273th time, I (27F, H: 5’3, SW: 233.2, CW: 228.7) am embarking on my weight loss journey. Didn’t quite hit the -5lbs mark that I wanted but am trying to celebrate that I still made progress and at the end of the day, I weigh less than I did a month ago. Now that I think about it- I had a couple birthday celebrations, mine included, ate a lot of cake & food, battled a cold, and still lost 4.5lbs. Heck yeah, I did ok for the first month.

Something that helped was sitting down every week to think about what meals I wanted to cook & its ingredients. That way when I did my weekly grocery shopping, I knew exactly what to shop for and tried my best to not cave into buying junk food. And if I did cave in, I’d try to find the smallest bag of chips, candy, etc. I’m also walking during my work breaks if the weather allows.

I’m trying really hard to shift my mindset about weight loss this time around. Last year I was diagnosed with fatty liver disease. I don’t drink so it’s purely because I’m overweight & I really hope to turn it around. I’m young. I deserve to be healthy. I deserve to feel confident in my own body. I don’t deserve fatty liver disease or really any chronic disease because of my weight & eating habits. No one deserves that. Anyway, thanks for reading. just wanted to share some progress :)

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