ramadan weight loss advice needed !!!

so to anyone unaware, ramadan is the time of the year where muslims will do a dry fast from dawn till dusk for an entire month until eid. we will eat and drink before dawn, fast the entire day then break the fast at dusk.

i'd be so grateful for any advice i can have as this might be the best time to make an effort in losing weight and just generally getting healthy.

to note; i am a 22 year old woman who is still studying, i don't exercise and i'm currently on my sem break which will last until eid. thus, i am now at home doing absolutely nothing.

my height is 150cm (4'11) and i weigh 56kg (123.5lbs) bmi is 24.9

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Can someone tell me stories of knee pain improving with weight loss or exercise?

My knees have been terrible for a long time. Walking up stairs, walking in general, squatting down, all hurt. Got an x-ray done a while back and showed signs of osteoarthritis, told to lose weight basically. I'm in the process of losing and hope that will help. For various reasons (time, money), physical therapy isn't an option but I'm looking at youtube videos to strengthen calves, hamstrings, quads, glutes etc to try to take some pressure off my knees, but from what I am reading I don't know if that can FIX the knee pain or just sort of not make it worse. Has anyone had success with losing weight and strengthening/toning/etc so that they don't have knee pain anymore, and can do whatever like even running, squatting, etc without pain? I know we're all told that losing weight will fix all our problems, but is that actually true?

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Upped my calorie deficit to 1800

I am around 5 foot 6 and a half inches woman and was around 195 pounds last winter (considered obese on the bmi scale). I think a large part of this was due to being on lexapro (antidepressant) which made me feel constantly hungry. Last summer, I stopped taking them and without even counting calories or changing much I dropped to 180 pounds in a few months. After this encouragement, I started counting calories and was on a deficit of 1650/2200 calories a day and am now done to 170. I think I have another 10-15 to go to feel really better and be considered healthy by bmi standards but I already feel a lot better about my body.

However, it’s been really hard for me the past months of winter to stick to my deficit of 1650, so the other day I changed it to 1800. I expect as it gets warmer as well I will be more active for sure and outside more. Is this a good idea to increase my deficit by a bit if it’s more sustainable on the long term?

I think i’m okay with losing weight more slowly, because i think losing the rest within a year of eating healthier, less, and being aware of what i’m putting into my body and when i’m full are all small things that make changes in the long run. But I kinda feel guilty it’s so hard for me to stick to the deficit of 1650. If anyone has any thoughts or feedback I appreciate it, because I don’t really talk about my diet/weight loss with anyone or my friends because they would just say I look “normal”.

Thank you!

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20 lbs weight loss- loose skin??

Hiii! I’m a 35 y/o woman and I recently lost about 20 lbs in 2 months. I had gained a bunch of weight rapidly during the holidays and then lost it and more since new years.

I’m really happy with my progress, I think I’m at my final maintenance weight now. It crazy, I can see my abs (!!!!), but the skin on top of them is not tight. If I twist my torso, the skin kinda folds funny. I’m not sure if this is the last little layer of squishy fat, or is it possible that this is loose skin? I don’t have stretch marks or anything. If it is loose skin, does anyone have experience with it shrinking again eventually??

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Lost 13.3lbs this month

I began my lifestyle change on the 2nd of February (quite like this now actually because I began the day after the first of the month and the day before Monday- so no ‘fresh start’ effect came into play).

I’ve been continually eating nutritionally and tracking my calories, but the biggest change is my journaling. At the end of each day I will recount the day and my eating habits and go over anything that could push me to binge eat. I have had a few moments where I’ve wanted to and I’ve been able to recognise why and then tell myself maybe tomorrow. Then I feel better the next day and I carry on. The only day you have to focus on is today. It’s only ever today, so if you can manage that, then things can improve.

I’m just typing this because I feel pretty good about it. Although, I am basing my weight loss from what I thought I was (not my recorded weight as I had no scales at the time). So while I know I was around that (possibly heavier as my eating was particularly bad before I began), it is not exact. However, knowing I lost around that much is great. It’s a little over 3lbs a week which is okay at my size and since it’s the first month too.

This is just the first month though, and I look forward to moving forward with everything else. There is no endpoint for me in this. I’m happy eating the way I am, and surely will more when I reap the benefits of significant weight loss, as currently I don’t see any real change (maybe my 2XL jacket feels a little easier to zip up but that’s it).

Anyway, onwards and downwards! Enjoy the pun!

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Need help figuring out where to start.

I’m 5’2” 26F and about 3 years ago I lost 110 lbs. I did it through diet and exercise, I went from 240lbs to 160lbs, I then got pregnant and gained pretty much all of it back but after I had my child it all just fell back off in the following 3 or so months. After that I continued losing the weight until about a year later I had landed at 130lbs, this was also when I went through my divorce and stopped working out. I however stayed 130lbs, didn’t start eating worse or anything but would continually forget to eat.

Until about 8 months ago I started gaining weight. Nothing changed between my divorce and when I started gaining weight, I’m not eating more, if anything I’m more passively active than I was due to the type of work I was doing before the weight gain. I don’t understand, I’m crazy bloated all the time and my energy is low. I started counting calories again and exercising daily to try and combat what was happening but after 2 months of that there was no change, maybe more energy but no weight loss, no stop to the bloating. I finally went to the doctor to see if I had PCOS because I’ve got some major pain and was told that I do have cysts on my ovaries but no blood work was done so now I’m in this limbo where I don’t know what to do.

What I’ve done previously isn’t working for me. I worked so hard to lose this weight and it’s coming back. I’m sitting at about 153lbs right now and have been for probably 4 months. Admittedly it not working did cause me to stop trying so hard, it’s incredibly defeating to be working for this on top of 12 hour days and a kid just to see no results. Any help would be appreciated because at this point I’m lost and I feel helpless.

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As a beginner, what workouts should I do?

I’m basically almost done with my first month of dieting. This time it’s going really well! I’m cooking a lot, I’m managing socialising without eating too much, I’ve developed other good habits, I’m eating nutritionally, and my calories have been very solid and consistent. I journal every night about the day and any potential triggers that could cause me to binge eat but haven’t feel many urges to do so. It’s all helping. Now it’s the next step. The gym membership. I’ve been here before but I’ve always just gone and basically done the cross trainer and that’s it. It’s embarrassing when you are bigger but I’m committed to this and willing to put myself out there now.

Anyway, I do plan on maybe doing some cross trainer (beats the treadmill- which sucks at my weight) but I want to find out some good beginner weight workouts that aren’t too difficult. I want to really get into it all but I’m at the start of this and I don’t want to pretend to be an expert. Maybe one day I’ll be, but that’s not me now. Patience is key for my weight loss, but I can, and should start developing good exercise habits today, now.

I’d prefer no weight workouts where I have to lay on my back (it’s just embarrassing because I have a huge stomach and my shirt rids up). I want to try and work out all my core muscles/whole body. I have pretty decent calves (not really earned them of course, just genetics and holding up my massive weight over time) but I want to try and keep them. I have a wide build (and would anyway based on my family) so want to get good shoulders, arms, etc.

I’m not looking for all the knowledge right now, but if anyone can offer any advice, I’d be really grateful! We’re all in it together.

I’m male, 24 (almost 25), 5’11 (and a half lol), and probably right now around 260lbs- though I’ve not checked recently and only want to do so when I hit the 2nd of March (the one month weigh-in).

Anyway, appreciate any help!

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