I finally noticed my weight loss today

I've lost about 20lbs this year (for reference, I'm 5'0). Though I knew the number on the scale was going down and my closer family/friends have commented on my changed appearance, I only really noticed the weight loss today when I put on my clothes from last fall and found that they don't fit me at all anymore. I went shopping today and actually felt excited about trying clothes on and wearing new outfits on vacation soon. I was quite surprised at the sizes I was able to fit into again. I'm not quite at my goal weight, but I am back to my pre-covid weight. I'm aiming to maintain my current weight until I finish training for my first half-marathon this fall. I don't have anyone to tell this to irl at the risk of sounding arrogant/toxic, but I'm proud of my progress and body (not just vanity-wise, but my endurance/fitness I've built through running and cycling this year). :)

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Over the past 10 years I’ve gone from 118 to 130 to 145 , where I stayed until I randomly gained 30 pounds in 1 year 2 years ago. Now I am 30f 175 pounds, trying to get to 125 so I can feel confident again. But mostly, I just want to be healthier. Any tips appreciated!

I worked out a lot ten years ago but stopped and have barely done any workouts the last ten years, except for a few here and there, not really caring much about working out as I was fine with my weight. I also don’t eat super healthy either but wouldn’t say I overeat. I’m not sure what caused me to gain so much weight so quickly a couple years ago but I had been feeling really depressed and barely left my bed ever, always ordering in so that could be it. I also had a massive cocaine problem but it didn’t restrict my eating like it does for a lot of people, just made me really unhealthy obviously.

Anyway, I recently decided I wanted to get healthier and work on myself so I got sober, started running via Couch to 5k, am walking on days I’m not doing the app (have done 7k+ steps daily the past week!), going to yoga once a week, doing daily strength training workouts, and trying to eat less/healthier in general. I’m also considering GLP-1s too to help with weight loss but haven’t started them yet. That being said, are there any other tips anyone has re: losing weight and improving my overall health? Thank youuuuuu

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Advice on Body recomp vs. cut-bulk cycle for wieght loss and muscle gain

So I'm a M19, weighing 88kg (195 lbs) and I'm 174cm (5'9). My goal is to build a physique over the next 1.5-2 years where I'm lean and have a good amount of muscle mass at 21 (idk what weight that would be). I have minimal gym experience, having lifted weights only a handful of times in my life. I have been seeing a lot of ways to go about it, and I think I'm left with two options of a recomp or cutting down to a certain weight and then bulking again to gain muscle, and then cutting again to become lean. If anyone has achieved a similar goal that I have set out or has experience in any of the two methods, please let me know and help me out about how i can go about this weight loss journey.

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Has anyone else had a bizarre reaction to their weight loss?

I am down 28 pounds in the past 3 months. I started at 215 last year and slowly lost a little here and there, but really started my weight loss journey at 193 pounds in June. I am now 165.

I have been working hard; trying never to go over my count, exercising frequently, listening to food cues and conquering my food noise. I expected those around me to cheer for me and I guess be excited. But I am met with general indifference to where I question if I look that different even though I know I do, I see it and my clothes don’t fit.

My husband will comment nice things and says he notices (yay for him seeing it!). But my friends and family never say anything, even when I organically mention it. Is it not socially appropriate to comment on weight loss anymore?! I have had acquaintances compliment me and also ask if I am taking a GLP1. But even those annoying comments are better than the ignoring.

I was hanging out with a couple of girlfriends and we were swimming yesterday and nobody commented on the fact that swimsuit I started out the summer in was literally falling off my body. Except at one point someone who showed up as we were leaving commented “you’re wasting away,” I assume it was supposed to be a compliment. Just feels weird to ignored.

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Got 8% battery left to tell you that walking a lot is great

Alright guys, here's a weird little life update. I started a new job a month ago, and to save a bit of cash and move more, I decided to walk there. 45 minutes each way. At first, it was hell. I'd show up all sweaty, people in their cars staring at me at every red light, completly drenched in my work shirt, kinda embarrassing but whatever.

Then it just became a habit. I started taking detours to grab a bite, then to swing by a friend's place. Without even realizing it, I started walking everywhere. My freinds would text "meet at the bar in 30 mins?", I'd check Google Maps: 50-minute walk. My reply: "on my way".

The results are pretty crazy and not at all what I expected:

• My social anxiety has melted away. Before, the thought of being late or having to wait for someone stressed me out. Now, I'm the king of estimating walking times. I'm always on time, and super chill.
• I've become that annoying person who says "it's right around the corner" when it's like 3 kilometers away. Whoops.
• The little spare tire around my waist has definately gotten an eviction notice. I haven't radically changed my diet, but the constant moving made a visible difference in just a month. Lost a jeans size.
• Bad point: My phone hates me. Between the GPS running, Spotify in my ears, and the screen on to check my route, my battery doesn't last the day anymore. I basically live plugged into a power bank.

Biggest impact was about my hunger. I didn't understand why I was starving all the time. I ended up using a TDEE Calculator that takes your daily steps into acount, and it all made sense. My body was just telling me it needed more fuel for all that walking, even while I was still losing weight. It totaly changed how I see calories and weight loss.

The only real downside is my shoe budget, which has exploded. My old sneakers gave up the ghost in four weeks.

Anyway, if you hate the gym but want to see a real change, try ditching your bus pass or your car for the short trips. You'd be surprised what can happen.

Now if you'll excuse me, my phone's at 8% and I gotta get home.

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Day 2...attitude

You can find my 1st post from yesterday, 8/31 here https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/s/Dwqlzgk5lX

So in a little while I plan on doing my 1st running program. And I'm scared and excited. If my knees can't take the weight bearing stress yet, at least it will give me a barometer to measure myself against. But today I wanted to share my experience with a sode effect of weight loss and that is my overall mental health.

I've always been a decent person by all accounts, but the past 2-3 years I've just felt so bitter and negative constantly. I couldn't imagine how or why, but I had this inkling that it was tied to my ever increasing weight and poor lifestyle choices. Since my current weight loss journey began, I almost immediately noticed a change for the better in my overall mental health and attitude. I feel more "like the old me" again. My outlook on life is more positive again. Could our junk food and eating habits have such a profound effect on us so as to prevent us from being truly happy? Or is it just me? Granted I have comorbities that quite possibly also come into play. Despite this though, simply cutting back in sodium and processed sugars seems to have left a drastic change in me.

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Weight loss of 1kg/week for months, despite no change in calories

I've been on a diet for a few months now. I started at 100kg and have been losing weight at a steady rate of 1kg/week. I'm at 80kg now. While that's great and all, I don't understand why my plan is working and what my body is doing.

At 100kg I calculated a TDEE of 2644 calories. Then I made a plan for 1500 cal/day and stuck to that for the last 5 months. There have been 0 exceptions. I'm eating the exact same every day and my activity level has not changed in the slightest. But, somehow, 1500 cal at 100kg led to a weekly loss of 1kg, while 1500 cal at 80kg also leads to a weekly loss of 1kg.

The progress has not slowed down at all. On the contrary - it even accelerated slightly, since it was only at 0,8kg for the first few weeks and then went up to 1kg. Which makes even less sense, since you would expect to lose a lot of water at the beginning. Didn't seem to happen for me.

How does this make any sense? Does my body have a "limit" of how much weight it can lose per week, and that limit just happens to be 1kg? And if I eat less food, it will still cap at 1kg? I couldn't find anything on this topic at all.

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