I Lost 80Lbs and Want to Offer Free Advice – Free Coaching!

I see tons of posts on this subreddit that remind me of where I was a few years ago – trying to lose weight for the first time and failing miserably. My first attempt was keto, which involved eating unseasoned chicken breast with melted cheese on top (yikes!). I didn’t know what I was doing, but I was determined not to give up.

Over time, I dove into the science behind our bodies and became obsessed with nutrition and fitness. Four years into my weight loss journey, I’ve lost a total of 80 pounds (from 252 to 172 lbs), and I feel a strong obligation to pass on the knowledge I’ve gained.

If you have any questions – big or small (pun intended!) – feel free to ask me. I’ll do my best to answer them and help you on your own journey.

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Track Daily, Track Everything

I want to throw out a challenge to anyone on a weight loss journey (or even those just looking to check in with themselves): for the next month, track everything daily. Not to overhaul your life in one go, not to force changes immediately, but just to get a clear idea of where your baseline is.

Track your:

• Steps & any exercise
• Calories (no need to even stress macros, just total intake)
• Sleep
• Weight

This isn’t about aiming for perfection. It’s about awareness. So many people jump into weight loss trying to change everything at once, but if you don’t even know where you’re starting, how can you realistically know what needs to change?

Tracking gives you clarity. Maybe you realize you're way more sedentary than you thought, or that you're overeating just enough to stall progress.

The best part? You don’t have to commit to making changes right away. Just log everything for 30 days and see where you’re at. If you’re just starting out, this can be your foundation. If you’ve hit a plateau, this can help you pinpoint what needs tweaking. And if you’ve already lost the weight, this can be a great way to check in and make sure you’re maintaining in a way that works for you.

I like to do this myself every now & again to get a baseline as to where I am at, I understand that no one wants to live life tracking like a meticulous bot built to run the numbers but 30 days is super beneficial to get a baseline but be honest with yourself or else it's not worth it.

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Binge eating

I will sometimes be out for lunch during the week, eat fast food somewhere (I have fast food maybe 3-4 times per month). Usually a sandwich and nuggets. But then I will pass another place on my way back to work and think, man I would love to have that right now. So I go through that drive through as well and eat another sandwich of some kind. Then I will be miserable the rest of the afternoon, usually spiking my anxiety too.

This is not normal behavior. Can anyone relate to this? It's like I need to pause for 5 minutes and think about what I am doing and why I am doing it. But I never stop to think. I have ruined my 10lb weight loss progress I made last month when I cut out refined carbs. I also have a similar eating pattern at home after dinner, etc. I have again lost control of my diet.

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Removing loose skin without surgery?

29F, 5'5", right now 135lbs. I'm right around my goal weight, maybe 10 more pounds I'd like to lose max. I'm ecstatic to be at this weight and feel great, but have mild/moderate loose skin and it's driving me mad. It's not like I've lost this super quick; I started at 255lbs a few years ago, but most recently lost ~60lbs in 1.5yrs. The skin is primarily around my belly button and hip bones, and under my arms, especially armpit area. I'm thinking about losing more because I hope it'd get rid of it, but I have a feeling it won't go away with more weight loss. Does anybody have any recommendations that I can give a try that isn't surgical/procedural, like a serum/topical product? I'd be up for trying it for 6 months before moving to a procedure approach, but I'd really like to avoid that and avoid scarring.

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Am I eating the right calories?

Fair calorie goal?

Hi everyone.

Female / 292lbs / 10-20mins of walking 7 days a week.

On FatCalc.com My BMR is coming in at 2,315 calories and my TDEE is 3,341 calories at sedentary and 3,671 at a low active level.

Is eating 2100 calories a day enough for sufficient weight loss?

The walking I do varies in pace, it’s not really intense but my heart rate definitely gets up. Some days I walk longer. Like on Sunday, I did a 50 min moderate hilly walk.

I have always struggled with weight and so I don’t want to eat too little and then fail my weight loss journey but also don’t want to eat too much and be losing weight too slow.

Hope this make sense! Appreciate any advice!

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Reevaluating Goals

Hello, all. Seeking those who are into the math of deficits and how nutrition works. Let's get some stuff out of the way.

1) I'm F, 28, 4'1, SW 170, CW 133, GW ~100 ? (tbd)
2) I have attempted to talk to my doctors about this and received zero medical professionals' help. Imagine the giant shrug emoji.
3) I have an abnormally short/small body due as a side effect of a medical condition. If you are of average height, DO NOT compare yourself to me or my numbers. Please and thank you.

I've lost approximately 37 lbs. My weight loss has slowed down due to getting sick and a few other issues, but I used that as an opportunity to practice maintenance (which I've been able to do successfully, wootwoot).

But I've been maintaining my weight by eating an average of 1000-1200 calories (probably closer to 1200 because I hadn't tracked as closely during the maintenance period). This means a 500-calorie deficit for me would be around 700 calories. To adjust to that, I've been aiming for 800 calories, which, to my amusement, is the calorie goal Dr. Now sometimes gives his bariatric patients.

A calculator says that at my goal weight, I'd be eating around 1100 calories to maintain that. Does that sound correct?

And also, my bloodwork has come back perfect in re nutrition, so the foods I'm eating isn't hurting me. I suppose I'm looking for confirmation that my math is correct, that I can safely continue to aim for 700-800 cals daily and that I should continue to lose about a pound a week until I hit my goal weight. Which, I'm planning on reevaluating that when I get there.

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Loose Skin?

I've been obese for my entire life, and was 230lbs when I first started my weight loss journey. I'm trying to get to 125lbs (currently 185lbs). It's a big jump, and I'm really scared that it'll leave me with a ton of awful loose skin and stretch marks. :( Does anybody have experience with this? and / or, what can I do about it?

I know that it's still smart to lose weight just to be healthier, even if I'll be left with loose skin. But the thought of it is so scary that it's really discouraging me. My #1 reason for losing weight is absolutely appearance, so to do all that and end up with loose skin is terrifying.

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