Noticeable weight loss

Hey! I’m just curious when did you all start seeing the results from your weight loss journey? I’ve heard a lot of people say that others usually start noticing around the 20 pound mark, so I thought I might see something by now. I’ve lost 26 pounds so far, and while I’m proud of that, I honestly feel like I still look the same. I started this journey on March 17th, and I’ve been in a calorie deficit and working out 5–6 days a week since then.

Don’t get me wrong I’m not giving up at all. I’ve actually been going even harder lately and pushing myself more in my workouts to see what that’ll do for me. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little disappointed. I guess I just expected to see more changes by now, especially after putting in this much effort. I know every body is different, so I’m trying to be patient and stay focused just wondering what your experience has been like and how long it took for you to start seeing the difference.

I’m 5’2 and starting weight was 245lbs I am now 219lbs

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I have gone from an ugly to an average guy, but I destroyed my nervous system in the process

I have lost 18kgs in the last 4 months, I was following the superhero diet from Steve Zim (not a promotion it’s just very low cals and zero carbs ) and it worked I look so much better.

But I was eating a 1000 cals, working out and walking 10k steps and in under extreme stress with my job, love life and life in general.

And now my anxiety has manifested in pain and it sucks.

The takeaway is that no matter your motivation for losing weight, understand that your body has its limits. And pushing beyond them will have consequences, so be mindful of that.

The annoying part is I’m still 10 kgs away from my goal weight of 75, so I started at 103, I’m currently at 85 and goal is 75 which is where I was a few years ago.

Edit : should’ve added this before, but the main reason why I went so hard with this weight loss was that I injured my upper back and the excess weight was one of the reasons my lower back was hurting even as the upper back injury got better. So I wanted to lose super quick, to not be in pain. Now my actual pain is better, but anxiety has introduced psychosomatic pain.

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Need advice on losing weight before a big trip (hoping to drop 40 lbs, but realistically 20?)

Hey y'all! I’ve got travel plans and I’m trying to lose at least 20lb within 5 months. Ideally, I’d love to lose 40 lbs, but I know that might be pushing it—20 lbs is probably a more realistic goal, and I’d still be super happy with that.

I’m a 35-year-old woman, 5'3", currently 175 lbs. I’ve been lifting weights on and off for about 4 years. My diet over these past years was ok some months and others not so much 😂 especially with the drinking 🍻. Although recently (this past year) I’ve gone pretty heavy with the weights and my diet has been pretty good. I feel like my metabolism is in a better place than it used to be.

Where I struggle is diet and routine. I have a pretty flexible schedule, and I'll able to control my meals. I just recently like very recently I got the hook up with glucose/insulin meds, so I’ve got that covered 😜. I just need help building a plan that works.

So what kind of daily structure or routine works best for fat loss?

Would a mostly protein shake-based diet be okay short-term?

Can I avoid heavy cardio? Running really messes with my breathing, but I love weightlifting and can do it for long sessions.

I’m open to suggestions and I'm really motivated to make this happen. I know weight loss takes time, but I’d love to get a solid plan in place and start making progress now.

Thanks so much for any tips, ideas, or encouragement!

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Losing weight + being a stay at home mom, anybody else?

I’m a stay at home mom to an 11 month old. I started my weight loss about 80 (ish) days ago. Started at 315 and now down to 287. It’s been such a hard task to change my life completely surrounding food and exercise while caring for a baby, but it’s also been extremely rewarding and motivating.

I’d love to hear from other moms about their weight loss. Stuff like your lifestyle, what you do to stay active, your favorite dieting tips and hacks, favorite low cal meals?

I don’t have many mom friends and love some connections with SAHMs like me who’s on the same journey 🙂

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Keep going after the first month

Hi everyone,

I need to loose around 20 kilos. I put all that weight when due to depression. I went as high as 83 kilos and three years ago I managed to get to 64 kilos. My whole life I weighted between 53-56 kg.

Three years ago I moved in with my boyfriend and put some kilos back. Today I weight 75kg. I hate the way I look and I can’t even look at myself in the mirror.

Anyway, I’ve started counting calories and only a week and a half ago I’ve been consistently hitting my 10k per day. This week I started swimming (I’m aiming to go 2x or 3x per week). I’ve been counting my calories and my deficit is 1500.

I know it sounds silly but how in the world did you motivate yourself through the first month or so? I feel like I’m doing everything by the books right now and yet not losing anything. Last week I lost 700grams from Tuesday to Friday (probably water weight I know), and then I ate badly during the week and ended putting back 800 grams.

I just feel sad that I’m trying and trying and haven’t reach any results. I know is not going to happen so fast is just that I need a way to frame it differently.

How did you guys managed to push through the first part of your weight loss journey?

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Rapid weight loss

He guys this is my first post here and I was just trying to see if it is normal for someone to lose 31 pounds in 5 weeks. I’m 29 and I’m 6,1 and I weighed 328Ibs and now I’m down to 297Ibs. I have cut out sodas pretty much completely other than I might have a diet soda every now and then but I mostly just drink water. I’m not eating as much bread either and I’ve substituted tortillas for spinach wraps I’m still eating twice a day but I’m also walking 15 minutes a day after work. I aim to walk 5 days a week unless my son has a baseball game after work or it rains so most of the time I get about 3 days of walking in. Also I started having bad anxiety around the beginning of the 5 week mark where I was scared to eat unhealthy stuff so I cut my portions down a lot because of it. Just wanting to see if that much weight loss is alright for someone that was my size.

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Should I trust calorie calculators?

I decided to try one of them and the results got me kind of confused(?) I’m 5’2 and weight 145lbs, and it says my maintenance is about 2000 calories but I’m pretty sure if I consume even less than that I’ll gain, since I’ve seen it happened before… And it says for weight loss I should consume 1500 (even though I currently have a 1200 limit). Idk if I should trust it, seems like a lot for someone of my height but at the same time I don’t want to loose to fast.

I also go to the gym 1-2 hours 5 days a week, nothing too complex but ig I should note that.

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