Need Help Losing Weight – Obese, Cravings, Injuries, Vegetarian – Feeling Stuck

I’m 27 years old, currently weighing around 126 kg, and I’ve been trying to lose weight for a while but feel completely stuck. I had dropped to 120 kg earlier, but after a serious accident (fractured right hand with plates, and ligament injuries in both knees), I became sedentary and gained weight again. I now struggle with intense cravings, high blood pressure, and elevated blood sugar. I follow an Indian vegetarian diet and haven’t been able to return to consistent workouts because of my injuries. I really want to get back on track, lose weight safely, and improve my health. Any advice on low-impact exercises, craving control, and a vegetarian weight loss diet would really help. If you’ve overcome similar challenges, I’d love to hear your story. 🙏

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Is this body recomposition or something else?

Hi y'all, I'm a 25 year old female and experiencing confusion on my weight.

In late 2019, I was put on a psychiatric medication that shot me up by 60 pounds in 3 months. It's the heaviest I've ever been... 200lbs at 5" 6'. In the last three years, I've been on a weight loss journey, with some on-and-off in between lasting maybe a couple weeks each time. But this is the last time. I've been going strong for 6 months, and I'm making sure to set foundations for success in a lifestyle change, not just temporary weight loss. I've lost 35 pounds in those 3 years, by no means has it been quick but I've been learning.

With the context out of the way, I'm confused about my weight. I've hovered around 165 pounds for the past three months. Changes to my lifestyle include occasional walks, going to the gym maybe once every two weeks, and tracking calories to about 1,400 a day. None of these things really scream "muscle gain" to me, but instead of losing weight, I've been losing inches.

Over the past month and a half, I've lost 2-4 inches from every part of my body that you can wrap a tailor's tape measure around. I think that's supposed to come from body recomposition, but I haven't exactly done anything to make that happen. Does anybody know what's going on, or if this is a good thing?

TLDR: I've lost some weight, but it has plateaued. While hovering in the same 5 pound range for months, I've lost 2-4 inches circumference around arms, legs, waist, etc. I don't work out hard enough to justify calling it body recomposition. Does anybody know what's happening?

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Opinions on/experience with calorie cycling?

I’ve been on a 1400 calorie deficit most days. I know that’s on the lower end, but it’s been working well for weight loss, and I still feel pretty satiated/energised physically. I’m down my first stone now. High protein and fibre are my main macro goals, and it tends to all be pretty low carb/low fat as a result. However, I had my first binge yesterday. The day before I was feeling pretty run down- not energy wise, but mentally. I had a lazy day of supermarket snacks and picky bits- but still stayed within my calorie goal and macros. Yesterday was my first day off after a pretty long week and I truly couldn’t be bothered. I just ate what I wanted and counted it retrospectively, which came to about 2100 calories. Not a huge binge, I know, but I still felt guilty about it.

However, despite that, this morning I woke up and I have lost weight after a bit of a plateau. So now I’m wondering if this sort of cycling could actually be beneficial. Has anyone got experience with calorie cycling long term? Has it hindered your results at all or made it hard to get back on track for lower calorie days?

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Why does it take so long to lose face fat

I’m just ranting really. I started my weight loss journey at the beginning of this year.

I’ve had many starts before this year but I decided that I don’t want to hit 26 years old still looking at myself in the mirror and feeling disappointed.

And I think it’s going pretty well. I think that this year might actually be the year I hit my goal if things keep going as they are!

I can see the weight loss in pictures but not so much in the mirror and especially in the face. I feel like my face looks the exact same as it always has. Does it normally take awhile to see it in the face? External beauty has such a hold on me lol I’ve never felt beautiful and I want to look at myself in the mirror, smile and nod, and be like “ Hmm, I look pretty nice”

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Two random and unrelated complaints

I literally just want to rant a little, it doesn't matter if anyone reads this

First is the fact that I've been eating consistently 1500 calories (average) for nearly two months now. That's been great, I've lost tons of weight, my complaint is that I basically lost nothing in the last two to three weeks. It's fluctuated up and down quite a lot but right now I'm basically the same point I was 2 and 1/2 or 3 weeks ago. For my weight and activity that should be a nearly 1500 to 2000 calorie a day deficit depending on who you ask. And yet, nope.

And before you ask, I'm definitely counting accurately. I mean I skip a few things like cooking spray and gum but there's no way I'm eating even a hundred calories more than I'm recording and even if I was eating 500 calories more I should still be losing upwards of two pounds a week.

But let me finish by saying that I know this is probably just some weird plateau and water weight being weird but damn is it annoying. It has no actual effect on my resolve. If anything I would eat less except it probably isn't healthy to do so.

The second and completely unrelated thing is that I recently went to the ER, unrelated to weight loss, And while I was there The doctor took a minute, probably too long, to talk to me about health. I had mentioned that I've lost a good bit of weight in the last few months. He asked how and I said just counting calories.

Here's what annoyed me, he said counting calories is fine but then suggest that I look up some YouTuber for better health in my diet. Even though I immediately was suspicious, even doctors have little education on weight loss, I checked it out and yep. Basically one step short of liver King. You're allowed to eat fruits but vegetables are evil and will kill you apparently. Also you absolutely need to be eating more beef organs.

My only real rant here is that a medical doctor basically told me not to eat vegetables. Why is it that when I tell people I've had great success (with the exception of the last three week) counting calories they suddenly want to tell me about every asinine diet they've heard of.

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Alternatives to walking?

5'3, FTM, SW: 315, CW: 255, GW: 150

I live in Phoenix, AZ. That's probably enough said as is but I'll continue. Almost every day for the past several weeks has hit 100. Even at night, it's hot as balls. And it's fucking ugly. It's an ugly city. It's an eyesore, I hate every moment of walking here. At least people walking in the Midwest have like, animals on farmland or woodland areas to look at. You probably have something significantly more scenic than Phoenix near you. All we have are crammed, polluted roads or sprawling, endless southwestern flavored McMansions and I don't like looking at either.

I don't want to go hiking because of the aforementioned heat. Combined with my weight and asthma issues, that's a recipe for disaster, and hiking in the dark (when it's still very hot) sounds just as bad.

I'm looking for literally any alternatives. I have a little stepper thing (you might've seen one in the first episode of breaking bad when Walter starts having an internal conniption). That's okay but it's a lot more draining than walking is. Don't have room for a treadmill. Don't have a gym membership at this point. I have been asked by my family to stop pacing around the house.

I need this. I need to get to 150 so I can finish my transition and get bottom surgery. That's what like, 80% of this is for. I've been really fucking good about my diet but lazy about exercise and my weight loss has stagnated for two months at 255 lbs.

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People who started dating after weight loss, how's going?

I know that there are lots of similar posts to this, but I feel like a lot of people replying are those that were in relationships while losing their weight.

I have lots of loose skin and fat in the wrong places after a 50 pound weight loss, which I'm working on with the gym right now. I still have about 10-20 pounds of fat to lose, but building muscles is the main focus right now. I also have very visible scars on my chest from a reduction surgery last year.

It will take a long time before my body will stop looking like whatever it's looking like right now. I'm 24 and I hate feeling like I can't date because of my current body. I have had interests but I keep declining them due to my insecurities.

How did you lot get over your insecurities and start dating? Did/do your partners overlook your loose skin, handles etc?

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