I had to "fire" my personal trainer this week :(

(wall of text incoming, TL;DR below)

Way back in early December when I started my weight loss journey, I got a flyer saying that a new gym was opening up right down the street from me. I went that weekend and signed up, knowing that the gym wouldn't open until March. I figured I would be well on my way to losing enough weight to start working out by the time the gym opened.

March rolls around and I go to the gym on their grand opening and get set up for 3x weekly training sessions. I stress during this meeting that I am extremely motivated, have already lost 80+lbs in my medical weight management program, and am dead serious about putting in work at the gym. Thumbs up all around, the trainer is good and everything is all set for my first week of sessions.

In the first week, the trainer canceled my 3rd session via text message about an hour before the scheduled time. There is some confusion around getting rescheduled since I had to move the training to the next day, and then I don't get a response until the next week saying that we're good to go for that week, sorry about the previous cancellation, yadda yadda. Ok, fine, that sucks, but I get that things come up. I kinda had hoped to make it through a whole week before getting cancelled on.

2nd week of training goes by without a hitch and I get in 3 excellent sessions.

3rd week rolls around, and I get another text from my trainer a few hours before my scheduled session saying that they have to cancel because something came up, but they'll see me at the regular time on Wednesday.

Wednesday session is great, I'm loving how I feel, and stress with the trainer that I am enjoying being in the gym and learning new stuff and getting that post-workout buzzz.

Then on Friday, 45 minutes before my session, I get another text from the trainer saying that they're gonna have to cancel again for some reason and I kinda lose my shit. Getting cancelled on 3x in the first 3 weeks is absolutely unacceptable. If it was me cancelling an hour before my session, I would be charged for it, but they can cancel no problem?!

I go up to the gym and talk to the manager, get set up with a new trainer to re-start my sessions next week, and they're adding back the 9 previous sessions since the experience kinda sucked.

I had really hoped for more consistency from the trainer. I certainly didn't expect 3 cancellations out of the first 9 sessions. For those of you who have done personal training engagements like this, is it normal for the sessions to be this flaky?

TL;DR - trainer cancelled 3 sessions (of 9) in the first 3 weeks, even after I explained how consistency and sticking to a schedule is extremely important to me. Am I expecting too much or is this normal?

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Looking for a daily, weight loss goal accountability friend.

Hello all, I hope you're well. I'm new here. I'm joining because I'm mid weight loss journey and I'm in need of some assistance with accountability. I'm a 5'10" male who started at 279 lbs in July of 2022 and I'm currently at 205 lbs with a goal of hitting 175 pounds and eventually staying between 170 and 180 pounds once I drop down to that weight. Long journey, still a long while to hit my goal but it's okay.

I'm having an issue with maintaining accountability lately and I'm wondering if someone can help me out with daily accountability? Or is there an app or forum that exists that can be utilized to help with daily accountability amongst others? So far I have two friends who I share daily photos and videos of the scale, and our workouts with via WhatsApp and messenger but it's becoming a little difficult because the accountability is becoming one sided, usually just me sending my check ins. Everyone has their own thing going on and I'm hoping to find a friend who needs the same type of daily check ins with someone that I do and the same type of friend that will hold them accountable if their not hitting their daily wellness goal, whatever that may be.

I understand daily check ins aren't for everyone but it's what works for me and I'm hoping to make a friend who is in their weight loss journey and needs someone who isn't family or friends in their daily life to help them out. For me, even though my friends and family are extremely supportive of my journey, I still get embarrassed checking in with them. So maybe an online friend will negate the embarrassment I have.

Your daily goals don't have to be crazy or extravagant, or they can be. I don't really care as long as they're improving your overall health and you don't mind having a new friend hold you to them.

Also, I don't have too much internet access or time to be on here (work and no internet at home) so please excuse me if I take a little longer to reply. Not sure if anyone will reply but I'm hoping to make at least one friend who needs help with accountability.

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How adding light walking + stretching changed the game for my weight loss (even with a busy schedule)

I used to think I had to go all in with intense workouts to see results. But between work, stress, and just general life chaos, I kept falling off the wagon.

About a month ago, I started trying something different—combining 20–30 mins of mindful walking with some light yoga/stretching after. Super low pressure, but somehow it’s been easier to stay consistent.

I feel less stressed, more in tune with my body, and I’ve actually dropped a few pounds. It feels sustainable, not like a punishment.

I found a way to follow a plan that combines both walking and mindful movement (even added some meditations and hydration reminders which surprisingly helped too).

Just curious if anyone else here has tried anything similar? Did you see any long-term results from gentle movement instead of high-intensity stuff? Would love to hear what worked for you!

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I've decided to eat less

30 year old male here, morbidly obese by the BMI scale. Always have had a large appetite since childhood and while I've managed to bring down my weight down multiple times it's never stuck. It seems to always be going really well until one day it isn't and my old eating patterns kick back in full force and I go back to my old weight fairly quickly. I think I will always have a slightly difficult relationship with food and I think my appetite might always be a little bit out of sync with how much food I really need to eat, however I really want to lose weight this time for good and figure out a way I can respond to periods where I've eaten a little more or been a little unhealthy.

What I'm going to try is intuitive eating. I'm going to eat when I'm hungry, stop when I'm full, eat slowly, and if I'm still hungry after eating, give it a little bit of time and if I'm still feeling overly hungry eat some more.

I'm going to allow myself to be a teeny tiny bit hungry some of the time but never allow myself to be remain ravenous in the name of weight loss. At the same time, I am going to try and eat ever so slightly less and if I am a tiny bit hungry a small amount of the time that is ok. I am not going to starve myself, but at the same time, I'm not going to obsess over completely eliminating the sensation of hunger from my life. If I'm a tiny bit hungry, that's ok! It is not the end of the world.

Things I will be doing

• Eating when I'm hungry
• Stopping when I'm full
• Smaller portion sizes
• Going back for seconds if I'm still hungry
• Excercising
• Eating healthy
• Eating slower
• Having treats
• Enjoying food
• Finding foods that satisfy me/make me feel good/make me happy

Thing I will NOT be doing

• Elimitating food groups
• Elimitating treats
• Starving myself
• Weighing myself
• Calorie counting
• Obsessing over weight loss
• Life hacks to avoid feelings of hunger
• Obsessing over weight loss

If this doesn't work and I don't see clear progress I might have to go back to the drawing board. I know this will be difficult and the weight isn't just going to slide off. I don't want that. I don't want the weight to come off in a way that isn't sustainable. I want to slowly and steadily bring down how many callories I'm eating. I want to have a sustainable healthy relationship with food.

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Not losing weight in a calorie deficit

I started working out back in February and weighed 183 pounds, since then my bench has increased 40 pounds and my overall strength has increased tremendously but I’m 180 pounds. For the past 2 months I only eat either 1 1/2 pounds of chicken or beef every day, and maybe some diet sodas. I workout 4 times a week and have a serving job that has me on my feet 40 hours a week. I’m 5’10M and this is the first time I’ve consistently worked out in years. Im also no stranger to weight loss but it usually involves fasting/keto and reducing the amount I eat in a day. I really want to be healthy and reach protein intake but how in the world can I do that when only just reaching protein intake keeps me from losing weight.

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Weight loss - calorie issue

Okay, this is sort of the reverse issue I suppose. I’m a Male 25, I train six time per week weight lifting, have good lifts etc and I’m around 250lbs so my losing weight calories is around 2800kcal per day according to tdee.

Since cutting out junk food etc, and snacking I seem to be only getting 800kcal per days in.

I’ll have a protein shake and yogurt for breakfast, train shortly after that, some chicken wraps with lettuce for lunch , and some beans and chicken sausages for tea. I’m unsure why but it doesn’t really phase me eating the same thing day in, day out. I don’t consume any liquid calories aside from my protein, I don’t drink any alcohol either.

What would be an ideal way to buff this out, I’m not particularly hungry through the day either? I’ve got a degree in sports science so I know if I continue like this my body will adapt quickly and now allow me to loose much weight.

All in all I’m looking for some healthy snacks to have through the day, I imagine the thing is I’m not getting any fat or close to no fat through the day.

Anyone ran into this?

Cheers

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Body dysmorphia after weight loss

I lost about 70lbs over the course of a year & have been maintaining weight for the last three months. Somehow my body dysmorphia has skyrocketed since reaching this point. I didn’t have a set number in mind, & I mostly just wanted to take better care of myself/get into better shape. I think the biggest problem is that I spent all of my 20s being curvy, & now I’ve gone down 4 cup sizes & several inches all around. I don’t know how to dress myself comfortably anymore, & trying on new clothes sends me spiraling. I feel like my body isn’t my own, & I’m not sure how to process feeling like this when I should realistically be proud of what I’ve accomplished instead. Did anyone else feel this way after losing weight? If so, what helped you?

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