That funny moment when you realized you've lost real weight?

It's this point in weight loss when you just don't SEE it. Your clothes fit a little different. Maybe your favorite chair doesn't creek as much. But you still don't SEE it.

Then something happens. A moment when you realize your body really is shrinking.

For me, I used to have good, juicy belly overhang. This was a good place to warm my hands in the winter. I sometimes would stuff a pair of socks there to warm them for my feet.

But I also used it to hold my towel in the shower. One day, I go to put my towel in it's holding place and it falls right to the floor of the bathtub. And I just looked at it. Probably for a full minute. Wasting water and everything.

I was shocked. And befuddled. And kinda...lost. Like, where do I put my towel now? I even tried to put it there again with no success.

I had to adjust to using my thighs to warm my hands and hold things in the shower.

Anyone else have that moment?

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Losing weight but..

Hi, Im new to this group. I’m 27 years old mama of 2 beautiful toddlers boys 3 years old and soon to be 2 years old. Gained so much weight from 21-27…

I guess I’ll start from the beginning bc it started to hit me recently since I finally got a hold of my weight loss journey and actually stuck with it but growing up my mother would always call me names especially fat and obese. I was always in sports sometimes 2 sports in one season. She would make me run every day from the age 10-17 and if I stopped running she would add another mile until I completed without stopping. There’s much more abuse when it came down to my weight . She would make my siblings call me fat and poke fun of me. Sometimes she would even buy two sizes down so I wouldn’t have new clothes there’s a lot of baggage I’m unpacking in therapy. The reason I say this is because I’m 27 and after many years of not looking back at my photos because I have horrible body dysmorphia I did recently and started balling my eyes out. My whole life I believed every word my mom told me. I had an ED growing up bc of it and I guess I’m shocked and angry about it because turns out I wasn’t fat. I was a fit teenager healthy and curvy! And I hate that I allowed someone who I thought cared about my weight treat me the way she did that it’s now causing problems for my mind when I’m actually losing weight . I’m constantly talking down to myself . My Husband is the sweetest and motivates me and compliments me no matter the size I was and am right now. I’m grateful I have someone like him to remind me I’m strong and capable and to continue to work on myself for me.

Did anyone else go through this?

I started therapy recently to help with my mind and healing parts of myself . I let myself go and I’m finally taking myself back. I don’t have food noise anymore! I’m eating less! My stomach has gone down and I’m actually proud of myself. I’m on a calorie deficit and so far I have lost 10 lbs but what’s crazy is how much bloating has gone away! I’m 5’8 I started at 315lbs I’m currently 305lbs ! My goal weight right now is to be at 245lbs and go from there and see how I feel and look and then decide if I still want to go down more . I’ve always been curvy thick thighs and butt so I want to keep my figure curvy . I’m doing HIIT workouts at home and walking daily . I hope to reach my goal . I started this journey a month ago and I just need all the positive energy my way. Prayers anything really . 🤍 I’m really excited to be apart of this group and gain insight and advice !

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Those with PCOS, how much does it impact your weight loss speed?

I've (5'8, 180lbs) been trying to lose 30 pounds for about 8 months now, and have mild to moderate PCOS. I lost 10 pounds initially with intermittent fasting and am currently eating at a large deficit (600-700 calories) but my weight loss has been at a plateau for about 6 months now. I know people's gut reaction is to say I must not be tracking properly but I measure my calories and meal prep/weigh food religiously; if anything I'm likely not eating enough. I do cardio 3x a week and lift 4-5x a week, and have an active job. The only thing that's changed is I've been doing a lot of progressive overload at the gym, but my waist measurements have also been stagnant so it can't be enough muscle gain to make the number stay the same imo.

I was diagnosed with mild PCOS when I was around 18 and I'm starting to wonder if it could be contributing? I've had my thyroid checked as well but haven't checked my hormones since my initial diagnosis. I'm not too keen on medicating it just to lose 10-15 pounds especially if I can slowly do it myself. If anyone else with PCOS is reading this do you have tips to help break through a plateau? Am I stuck at this weight forever? :')

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am i doomed to have loose skin? 230 lbs and trying to get to 150 lbs.

i’m 28 F, 5,9 and 230 pounds. i ballooned up in weight because my dr put me on 3 prescriptions for my mental health but failed to tell me all three cause massive spikes in your appetite.

i gained around 80 pounds over the course of a year. i’m getting off the meds now and am going to start losing weight and am trying to get down to 150. my confidence is shot. i’m so depressed every day, i can’t look in the mirror, i avoid showering so that i don’t have to look at my body. these meds were supposed to help me feel better in my head and all they did was make me hate myself even more.

at my weight am i doomed to get loose skin? i’m already covered in horrendous stretch marks from my weight gain and it has me feeling so awful about myself. the last thing i need is for this god awful weight loss to permanently mark my body with loose skin.

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Down 36 lbs but don't feel like i am.

Ive started taking weight loss seriously ever since the beginning of this summer when I went with a friend and spoke to a navy recruiter(315 at the time now 277), im very interested in enlisting but have doubts in myself due to my size with almost everything in my life. I realized that this is a potential career for me and i NEED to take this seriously.. Ive gone to the gym prior to this for around two years mostly just weight training but never stuck to a diet till this so i took the knowledge i have and started to include a diet. My friend also helped me out by getting me into a boxing gym hes in and it's definitely helped me out more than anything with the cardio we do there and how dedicated I am to show up every weekday there.

Now the good is that im losing the weight the bad is that I feel the same if not worse. im visually not noticing any change and i feel way weaker compared to before. I'm not sure what to do to help with this and im just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. If i'm just overthinking it please let me know, either way i wont quit my weight loss journey till i reach my goal weight of 195 Lbs

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Lost most of the weight… but these last 5kg won’t budge 😅 Any tips?

I’m not postpartum or anything, just someone who started my weight loss journey a while ago. I’ve lost a good amount of weight and feel proud of the progress, but these last 5 kg (about 11 lbs) are so stubborn!

I’m eating in a slight deficit, walking daily, and strength training a few times a week. The scale hasn’t moved in weeks, and it’s starting to feel like a mental battle more than a physical one.

Has anyone here broken through a plateau like this? What worked for you when those last few pounds refused to go?

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Advice on switching from "pure weight loss" to body recomposition

Looking for advice on how I come out of my 2lb/week weight loss, and transition into some strength building and long term wellness.

I'm about 3 months in to my weight loss plan. Male, 5'9", 38yo.
SW: 193 lbs
CW: 172 lbs
GW: 155 lbs

I've been losing about 2lbs / week. Maint calories is somewhere around 2000-2100 (office job), and I've been doing a consistent job of hitting 1500-1600 each day, along with 10k-13k steps (not included in maint cals)

As I'm hitting the loss milestone of ~20lbs, I'm feeling a lot better physically, but anxious I'm also losing more muscle than expected, or at least realizing I didn't have as much there as I wanted there to be. I'm worried i may injure myself if I don't improve strength before i reach that goal. I've had back issues in the past, and weak glutes and core are likely the cause.

My question is about how i approach that 155 goal; and when the appropriate time is to try to increase calorie intake and do more of a body recomposition rather than a pure weight loss diet. If i tried doing weights right now, I think I would be exhausted. My protein is around 100g/day, and I'd try to increase more as I start lifting. My current line of thinking is to get down to 165lbs (hopefully early next month), and then gradually increase calories while adding in 3x strength sessions a week. Gradually = each week I add 150 calories to my daily goal. Then after 3-4 weeks, I'm consuming maint calories (aiming for 150g protein), and with the walking and workouts, I'm maintaining enough deficit to lose about .5lbs/week until I get to my 155 goal, and hopefully with more lean mass as well.

Are there better ways to "transition out" of this 2lbs/week trajectory? Is the gradual change helpful, or am I over thinking that part?

More background on me:

I'm in decent aerobic shape (i still play soccer and do triathlons) but got injured and didn't deal with the lack of exercise well and gained about 20 pounds pretty quickly. I was 170lbs about 2 years ago while doing consistent endurance training. I've had weight training goals and plans, but never been a consistent weight lifter, so label me a beginner lifter. I do now have a decent home gym ive built up over the years, including a squat rack and collection of weights. If I carry through with one habit, i want it to be better weight lifting consistency.

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