40 lbs down in 8 months!

28f, 5'5.5", SW: 265.7 lbs, CW: 226 lbs, GW: 160 lbs

I struggle with hypermobility (HSD not EDS), POTS (mild), acid reflux, and ADHD. I gained a ton of weight for a lot of reasons. My acid reflux was so severe at times that I couldn't eat, so when I finally got it under control, all I wanted to do was eat. Being in pain from being bed-bound due to chronic acid reflux made it impossible to exercise, so when my health issues got better, exercising was out of the question. POTS and hypermobility made it easy for me to get injured and/or pass out. After a lot of work to become okay with counting calories, I reduced to 2000 calories a day, and have slowly decreased to now eating 1600-1700 calories a day. I don't plan on decreasing more. My goal is to lose enough weight to where it is safe for me to workout and then I will actually increase my calories accordingly to where I'm eating enough to sustain my body but still losing weight. Right now, I'm not focused on eating healthy. I eat things I enjoy, with select healthier options, and everything is pre-packaged/pre-portioned. This is super helpful for my ADHD, because trying to stick to a diet plan and restrict what I can eat is impossible and always ends up failing.

My pain is less, my clothes fit better, and I feel like I look like myself when I look in the mirror. It's all about healthy, sustainable weight loss. I don't want to be super skinny, I just want to be healthy, happy, and in less pain. I also want to feel confident in my body, and not have to worry about if I can find clothes that fit me when I go to the store. Lastly, I want to get to the point where I don't have to calorie track all the time, and only do so when I am seeing the numbers climb up on the scale too much. I'm super happy with my progress, and I can't wait for this summer when I will actually be able to fit into my swimsuit!

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New to Weight Loss

Hi everyone!!

I’m a 21 year old female wanting to lose 70 pounds. Since covid i’ve increasingly gained weight and have felt unhappy about what I see in the mirror, I feel fatigued and tired and I want to make the change now rather than later so I can live a healthier life!

My biggest issue is that I’m a hugeeee snacker so I plan on cutting that out as well as liquid calories (sodas, juices etc). I plan to get a gym membership and start working out such as fast paced walking, stair master and lifting weights occasionally.. my goals is to go 5 days a week.

I know this is going to be a difficult journey but i’m trying to stay positive and focus on just getting healthier!! I have a great support system that want to help me get to my goal. Any tips would be greatly appreciated :)

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44 pounds down

Sorry for anyone reading this it kind of turned into me just ranting but yeah.

I've been dieting and walking a bunch for about 30 weeks and I'm down from 280ish pounds to 236, I don't really feel any different from then to now so like does anyone else feel like that when they were losing weight?

My friend's don't really comment on noticing any difference so I am assuming that the gradual change doesn't really impact their image of me, it'd be nice if they like noticed though, I'm like not gonna gloat or moan about "oh I've lost so and so weight" because it just sounds super lame but yeah whatever.

I feel like I'm kind of just ranting but whatever.

I'm 6 feet tall and I was in varsity in sports in HS so I'm not like a plump mass of fat but ya know. (I'm also a 20 year old male)

Well I'll probably just stop ranting for now but I thought it'd be good to like let out what I am thinking about all of this ... like weight loss, ya know? If anyone want's to ask questions about anything like how I am doing, I am all for it. (The reason I started trying to lose weight was because of depression.)

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Im gonna start my weight loss journey from Today. (Drop some advice and Wishes)

Hey guys, finally decided to go for all. I will transform my physical body and hope it will help me to transfer my mental ones.

I used to do gym a lot and gained a lot of muscle in past, but it’s two years. I haven’t gone to the gym and had a proper workout routine. I have gained over 25 KG. I am afraid that I will feel insecure in the gym. I will not enjoy this process because I am not enjoying myself. I know it will take lot of time and I have to be patient, which I am not .

I rely on my muscle memory alot since i used to lift some good weight in past and my will power only.

I want some good advice to make this process easy. Some good Diet, Strength hacks.

Ps - I am vegetarian, 25 years old Male.

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I was losing weight fast up until I started exercising everyday

For the past 10 days I've been exercising every morning with 1 hour on my exercise bike and every other day doing weightlifting with my dumbbells this has given me a lot of benefits such as better mental clarity and just generally feeling better throughout the day. However this has also made me much hungrier and given me a larger appetite and I still eat within a calorie deficit but it's not as big as I was capable of for the first few months of weight loss. On the scale it's very discouraging as it's barely moving despite me feeling better and is starting to discourage me.

Should I quit exercising up until I reach my goal weight and then start exercising again or should I keep up with this and just accept the sad slower rate of weight loss.

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Measurable and non-measurable weight loss

I am a personal trainer / fitness coach and work with many clients on weight loss. I am very goal focused so work with them on measures such as weight loss, body fat%, visceral vs subcutaneous fat, etc.

I've got a very mathematical/ logical side. But one of my clients brought me back to earth. He's lost 10kg in last 3 months and reduced proportion of body fat. I demonstrate this week in week out which he's happy with. The other day he came into our session all smiles and it was because he'd said his wife had commented on how good he looked. That meant more than any of the stats I feed him week in week out.

It reminds me sometimes when people look to lose weight, they often ask me a target in number terms but it's not about the unmeasurable like my client.

Just wanted to say good luck to all those on here on their journey for weight loss. Best wishes

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Lost 37 lbs in 4 months.

Hello everyone! This is my first time posting to this sub but not my first weight loss journey.

Back in 2021 during the pandemic I was sitting at +250 lbs as a 5’5 male. Over the course of 1 year I was able to cut my weight down to 155 lbs. But life got the best of me and I steadily gained the weight back. As of NOV 2024 I was back up to 234 lbs, to look at myself and watch all the progress I made was devastating. This was when I decided to make a change and start my second journey to 155 lbs.

At first the idea of have to lose this weight again was weighing heavily on me and the first couple weeks I fell into the same mental games of not seeing instant results. But doing this before I knew to trust the process and the weight would take care of itself. Now after only 4 months I’m happy to report that I’m down from 234 lbs to 197 lbs, a 37 lbs weight loss. This is about my half way point to my final goal of 155 lbs, 42 lbs left in my journey.

In many ways this second journey has been easier and harder than the first time I lost weight. I came in with the knowledge on how to lose weight and how my body would react to diet and exercise. While also fighting the mental games my mind was playing on me when it came to my body image and doubts of being able to lose the weight again.

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