Weight loss for someone that is not obese

Hello! Will try to make this quick and simple.

I am 5’7 and jump between 155-165 lbs depending on the month. Closer to 155 currently. Calorie counting is rough because of my ED past, I have trouble keeping up with it every day, and I don’t have a scale.

I don’t drink soda. I get fast food a couple days a month, same with sugary coffee drinks. I drink water 99% of the time. I rarely eat pasta, pizza, stuff like that. I do like dessert though. I will make cookies, eat chocolate chips with Greek yogurt, stuff like that.

I walk 10,000+ steps 3-4 days a week and other days I make sure to get at least half of that. I lift 2 days a week, wanting to try for 3 but can only fit it in my schedule consistently 2 days a week. I have issues with black outs and feeling faint, so cardio is hard because it triggers that. That is also partly why lifting is hard.

I cook most of my food in the beginning of the week. I have a vegetable, protein, fruit with every meal and my sides vary between foods like corn, potatoes, and cheese.

Is it possible to lose weight without forfeiting the dessert, potatoes, cheese? My meals are so boring without them. I’m wondering if I’m unintentionally consuming sneaky calories, maybe dessert?

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Getting back to it after 2 months - realistic goals?

Hi everyone!

I (24F) started my weight loss journey in January with a 75 Medium challenge, lost around 16kg, and have maintained (+/- 1-2 kg) it through spring. Now, last week I started again with my journey.

As of this morning, I weighed 75.6kg (I'm 1.73m) My short-term goal is to lose the last 0.8kg that I have left so that my BMI gets from overweight to normal. The eventual goal is to go down to 65kg.

My birthday is at the end of august and I really really want my weight to start with 6 on my birthday, I have really struggled with gained weight past few years and I want to "gift" it to myself on my birthday, so I'd have to lose 5,7kg minimum in next 3 months, is it realistic? The first 16 kg was not that hard to lose, but I realize that I was bordering on obese, hence the fast weight loss.

At the moment, I try to be in a calorie deficit and I fast for 18h, however, I am mega hungry at all times. Any tips of anyone that went through smth similar would be greatly appreciated!

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Feeling demoralised today

Doing my best trying to google and work it out for myself but could use some input/ lived experience from those trying to lose it.

For context, I am a 28 year old woman, 5ft 4. Prior to starting my weight loss journey, I was not doing any exercise, maybe 10 mins worth of light walking a day, if that. Desk job, so completely sedentary. Eating habits were bad, I was usually having some form of take out once a day or even twice a day sometimes. Only ate at lunch and dinner so no breakfast or snacking but still obviously a wildly unhealthy lifestyle.

Starting trying to eat in a calorie deficit April 7th this year, aiming for about 1650 calories a day and stick to this most days. Have definitely had days where I’ve gone above this but for the most part I don’t think I’ve ever eaten over 2000 cals a day since starting, apart from approx 3 nights out drinking. Also started doing minimum 30 mins of cardio each day and began incorporating strength training once a week from the last week of April and then as of this week I’ve upped that to two strength training sessions a week ( I do full body for these sessions, not just targeting legs, core, etc.). Still early days with the strength training, my PT is switching up my program soon.

So in terms of my progress, my starting weight was 85.4kg, as of this week I weighed in at 82.8kg. I am happy to see the scale going down and ultimately I am feeling so much healthier as a result of the lifestyle change but I also feel like I should have seen more progress by now, considering the lifestyle changes I’ve made compared to what I was doing (or lack of) before. I could just be impatient or the obvious answer is I’m not tracking my cals as well as I thought I was but has anyone felt stuck like this in the early stages? I thought now would be when I would see faster weight loss and I might start to plateau later on.

Overall I’m still really committed to this journey and have surprised myself at how well I have already adapted and built these healthier habits into my life. I have no intention on stopping, just feeling demoralised today.

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[Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: 1st June 2025

Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you’re all well!

For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support, and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It’s never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone is welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other.

For all new people that have joined this month, at the start of the month we do a roundup of what happened. We'll also talk about our goals for June.

How was your last month?

You're free to structure this however you want, but think about the following topics:

• How has your weight loss progressed? Better, or worse than expected?
• What are some Non Scale Victories that you've experienced this month?
• Did you set goals, did you keep to them?
• What went well during last month, what could need improvement?
• What important lessons did you learn?

Today is also the goal-setting day for the coming month!!

If you're new, every first day of the month we think about small goals we want to achieve this month. They can be weight goals, exercise goals, or anything really... An important aspect is that they are SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time based...

• Do you have a goal weight for this month, if yes, what is it? For example: maintain a 0.5kg loss a week.
• Do you have exercise goals? For instance, get in 10.000k steps a day
• What plans do you have for your diet? Do you have goals there?
• What are some non-weight/exercise-related goals you have? Here, get creative. Past participants have used this section to stay accountable for their homework, learning languages, pledging not to order junk food, ...

If you’re new, please introduce yourself! Let’s kick some ass!

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Weight Loss after pregnancy

I had a baby a few months ago and I’m looking to start getting more serious about losing weight. I am in my early 30s, 5’4”, and 143 pounds. Prior to kids I was around 120 pounds and had a great metabolism. I never needed to diet but ate healthy for the most part.

I am not a very active person. I do not have a gym membership as I do not have the time to physically get there. With kids I’ve found walks to be the most convenient and can walk a mile or two a day with a stop at the playground.

Looking for advice. Any home workouts that are recommended that are doable with young kids who need constant attention? Any free apps that you find beneficial for calorie counting? Anything you can share is appreciated.

Looking to get back to 120 and tone my stomach (which I don’t know could ever go back to where it was after c-sections).

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When does water / glycogen drop-off normalize?

When does the effect of water / glycogen stores being burned (creating the illusion of rapid weight loss) taper off so you know for sure that you’re losing actual fat? For reference, I am 24 years old and 5’10.

I ask because I just came back from my very first DEXA scan, and was really taken aback at how my maintenance calories were way lower than I thought, yet I still went from 212lbs to 199lbs at only a deficit of 100 calories in a matter of 4 weeks.

Using the Katch-McArdle formula I initially calculated my maintenance calories at roughly 2300, meaning I’d need to cut down to 1800 to lose 1 pound a week. (Did not know my body fat percentage, so that wasn’t factored in)

The new DEXA scan results showed me that my body fat percentage is 34%, so I plugged that figure into the formula and it gave me wildly different numbers. 1900 roughly for maintenance, 1400 to lose 1 pound a week.

Meaning I lost 13lbs in 28 days while only eating 100 calories below my true maintenance intake.

I started officially cutting calories on May 3rd. Assuming I lost an extra amount from water / glycogen stores dropping off initially, around 4-5 lbs, I’d have been down to 207-208lbs within the first week. And I was, I distinctly remember my surprise at the unexpected progress!

Since then, it’s been 3 weeks, which means I should have reverted to losing one pound a week to end up around 204-205lbs. But I’m down all the way to 199lbs.

I want to know if it’s possible that my water / glycogen stores are still burning off and making it seem like I am losing more than I actually am.

That would explain why despite only eating 100 calories below my projected maintenance intake from the DEXA scan results factored into the Katch-McArdle formula, I lost 13lbs within the span of 4 weeks.

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How to Trust My Eyes

I (26F) started my weight loss journey at 261 pounds mid January 2023. I got down to 204 pounds by November 2023 and got pregnant with my son. I had my son in August 2024 and since lost all the baby weight and then some. I’m now 198 pounds but I’m not feeling as happy as I thought I’d be. My goal is 155-160 with some muscle so I’m not far off my goal now compared to where I was at but holy shit.

I feel fatter than I was. It’s like this past week I’ve started seeing my body, fat rolls and all for the first time. I cannot believe I was confident at 230 pounds. I thought getting back below 200 would make me happy but instead I’ve just become disgusted with who I was. I think about all the times I was able to eat 2000 calories in one sitting and then have a snack afterwards and I’m disgusted. When I was 261 I don’t remember seeing my body the way I’m seeing it now and I’m skeptical that I will ever be able to trust my eyes again.

If you have gotten to your goal weight, do you feel satisfied with your body? Do you look at yourself with admiration? Or do you still see yourself as you once were?

Thanks for any and all input. I’m just feeling down I guess.

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