Really Happy With 3 Months Progress - 29M

I'm proud of my wife and I for keeping it up, though I am noticing a slow down so I'm considering adding in exercise and being a bit more rigid on calorie counting (we've started slacking a little but haven't increased our consumption much).

We started off back in January with cold turkey strict calorie counting. It became instantly obvious the series of issues with our diet and when counting you naturally begin avoiding foods high in sugar so you can eat reasonably sized meals.

Interestingly after only a couple weeks we noticed we weren't even interested in or craving anything high in sugar, salt, super processed foods, fast food, etc. It was pretty impressive how the body responds to the sudden halt of these frankly crap meals.

We began focusing more on having veggies for fullness at the start of our meals like a salad, and cutting down on protein (I can recall eating a whole chicken before starting).

I also deep dived into exercise and really learned about the myths that some people spout often enough I believed them. The gym is not for weight loss at all, exercise isn't for weight loss at all. Learning how cardio and resistance training actually work for the body seriously effected my view of my body as a system. Learning not to increase calories when working out has significantly improved my understanding of exercise too. Really happy with the thorough research that is available on all this!

These are my weights for the last three months (Line Graph):

• 1/28 - 265
• 1/31 - 259
• 2/10 - 251
• 2/20 - 246
• 3/01 - 242
• 3/13 - 237
• 3/21 - 234
• 3/28 - 233
• 4/02 - 229
• 4/12 - 232
• 4/20 - 231

Shooting to hit 215 as a first milestone!

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What to say when people comment on your weight loss?

I am starting a journey of weight loss. My goal is to lose 20ish lbs.

I’m sure my family will comment on my weight loss, as many of them want to lose weight themselves. They see skinny as good and fat as bad. Ugh.

I had accidentally lost weight a couple years ago due to a physically demanding job and also probably due to my devastating break up, and got comments about my weight loss. “Have you lose weight?!” And “I can tell you’re losing weight.” Were things that were said. I didn’t know what to say because

I truly don’t view my worth by how much I weigh. I didn’t want to acknowledge their perception that, me being just barely overweight in the past was bad. We’re talking like 15 pounds overweight is all, at this time.

It showed me though, that the people who commented these things, do really value weight and possibly even value ME more if I weigh less.

So…..

I’m a bit unsure what to say when I start to lose weight this time around. The same comments will probably be said. By the same family members.

Again, I really don’t want to buy into their game of saying that there was anything wrong with how I looked or lived with a slightly overweight body.

I hope I’m making sense and that whoever reads this understands my point of view. Any ideas for what to respond with?

My ideas are: “Have you lost weight?!” —— “I’m not sure!” —— “I don’t know, it doesn’t really matter” —— “I don’t think so!” —— “Not trying to!”

These ideas need work but something like this…

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Book Club but for Weight Loss?

Is there such thing as a book club but for learning about weight loss and fitness? I have this wish for a group of 5-6 people trying to lose weight who have similar challenges (e.g. working moms, substance recovery, menopause, job stressors) who meet once a month to report their progress, then discuss a chosen book/strategy/topic content. Here's how I would format the meeting:

• Meet LIVE over Zoom or In-Person with regularity
• Report Each person gets 1-3 minutes to neutrally report their current experience in meeting their goals, whether it's progress, setbacks, stalls. Unlike some weight loss communities there would be NO judgment, NO excuses, NO advice, NO encouragement, NO celebrations. Just a simple update like a scientist in the middle of an experiment, maybe noting factors but not making conclusions. Neutrality is key so no one feels like their efforts are good or bad
• Discuss the content: Discuss what worked, what seems unrealistic, how it could be adapted and any other standout points. Use the content as a jumping off point to organically fall into troubleshooting, expressing frustrations, offering affirmation, celebrating, strategizing and committing to new approaches, and all the other issues we have around our bodies and weight loss. And, like other bookclubs, if you didn't finish, you still get to come.
• Like a book club, you wouldn't stop meeting when someone reaches their goal. There is no end-point in fitness. Like a book club, you'd keep meeting to enrich yourselves and others on the best content for fitness advice, and to build social connections and support.

Do such groups in this format exist out there? It has to be live, like a book club. Does anyone else wish for such a group?

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Obese my whole life up until now, the difference in treatment is jarring

F 23 | SW: 298 | CW: 150 | GW: 130

I grew up obese my entire life and was invisible. I’m also introverted and reserved so I rarely ever was acknowledged or taken seriously. The past two years i’ve been taking my weight loss serious and have lost 148 lbs. I never really believed I had an attractive face or look also considering that i’m moreso on the goth side and so I’d always do crazy, fun makeup n I always draw on my eyebrows lol. I’ve gradually become less of a hermit especially with my graduation coming up. I try to force myself to go out or just change my routine everyday especially after work. The compliments I get on a regular basis make me feel like an imposter or like someone is setting me up to be in one of those videos where they prank you.

I’ve had a handful of guys approach me which i’ve never experienced at all and it’s jarring and unexpected. Is this truly what life is like? Being acknowledged, talked to, and hyped up just randomly? It’s flattering but at the same time it feels disingenuous? Like when I was obese I was nothing but now that i’m a more acceptable weight by societal standards i’m worthy of being acknowledged? It’s a mindfuck, truly.

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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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