Wait...the 35" waist measurement (for women) indicator for visceral fat is at the belly button?!

I was so excited a few months ago when my waist (slimmest part) dropped below 35", since it seems to be a generally accepted indicator of visceral fat. Which I'm trying to reduce since my weight loss motivation is long-term health.

But now I find out I should be measuring at the belly button and I've actually still got a little ways to go 😅

I'm not devastated, just surprised. Especially since I'm actually quite comfortable in my body for once. I feel good, I think my remaining belly is cute instead of cringing at it. And yet. And yet the general indications still say I'm within the risk range.

As someone who's been overweight her entire life (I, 5'6" female, hovered at 180-190 for a long time), and has now lost 30 pounds, it's so mind-bending that I, the chronic chubby girl, have to lose another....what equals 2-3 inches? 20 pounds, at least?

I don't even know if I want to be that small.

Anyway, just something to process. Curious to hear others' thoughts on the matter. Again, I'm not devastated, and I know this is just one metric among several others regarding overall health. But it's still a metric.

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Noticing less compliments and friendliness after weight loss

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Trying to lose weight. I have doubts.

Hey all.

To start with, I'm 6'2, currently running at 250 lbs, Male that just hit 30. I've been very on and off about losing weight, but I had my breaking point two months ago. The constant mistreatment and feeling like a joke for so long pushed me to buckle in and take weight loss seriously, for once. I just want to feel comfortable in myself, and wear the clothes that I actually want to wear, and feel attractive. I started at around 270 to get to this point, currently. This all kind of plays into why I'm making a post today.

Right now, I'm eating about 1700 calories, give or take at most 100 in any direction. I wasn't truly tracking my eating habits until recently, about 3 weeks ago, nor was I tracking my weight loss, though I do know I've made some decent headway. I'm fairly sedentary outside of what I'm doing for cardio, which is at least an hour of walking per day, usually hitting about 3 miles in that time for about 400 calories burned per walk, and rowing three times per week, which nets me about 250 calories burned in 20-25 minutes if I'm pushing. My diet is pretty rigid right now, and I'm logging literally everything I eat, down to the olive oil (cut that out completely recently) and cooking spray I use when I'm cooking, and pretty much eat the same 4 things every day.

The doubt is coming in through a few sources. For one, the math seems pretty air-tight, which is about a 1k calorie deficit every day as an average. I've been on this for about over a month, so I'm not worried about "breaking" or anything to overeat again, but I do notice that I barely want to eat at all, as of late. I'm worried that I'm eating too little, even if it's planned. The scale in particular is aggravating, due to the natural bounces due to water retention and stool and muscle inflammation, even if I know that I'm doing my best. It honestly feels like my body is stalling out now that we got the "easy" weight off. The doubt is also coming from my own family sometimes, as it feels like they're unsupportive like I'll just fail to stick with this or won't get very far at all.

I guess the reason I'm making this post is to genuinely ask people going through the same thing or have gone through it. Am I really doing this right? Is this sustainable? I plan on adjusting my diet and workouts month to month the farther I go, but it feels like I just won't succeed sometimes. I'm just planning on getting to 210-200 at a decent 12% body fat percentage and creating a new "diet" to maintain, but it feels like I may not even get that far sometimes. Does it always feel this hopeless?

Any criticism or advice would be appreciated. I can post my logs from myfitnesspal too, if that's needed. Thank you for taking the time to read this rambling session, either way.

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Weight loss spreadsheet

One of the things that's been pretty helpful to me these past few months is keeping track of weight loss, and almost turning it into game as I can see progress in the numbers. To that end, I created a spreadsheet for myself that has a few different charts and other items. I thought I'd share it here in case anyone else would like to use it.

The one that I've uploaded is blank, except it already has the dates filled out for a year, starting on June 9th. You'll need to go back and change those dates to whatever matches yours.

Dates listed out for 365 days Automatically calculates weight lost or gained from previous day Keeps track of how far away from goal weight you are, in estimated days remaining, percentage, and pounds Keeps track of how much weight has been lost so far Estimates, based on current pacing, how many days left to goal weight, and calculates the date of that Has a TDEE calculator built in that updates with your current weight daily Has a one year progress chart with trendline 30 day progress chart with trendline 14 day chart

A few screenshots - https://imgur.com/a/4Hpbbxl

Filebin link - https://filebin.net/a0n71g8sb8745szo

This does have VBA code in it, and the chart functions and TDEE calculations all require that macros be enabled. Don't download random shit on the internet without scanning it and knowing what it is first. Also, I'm not a programmer or graphic designer or anything. Don't bitch at me if you have a better way of doing this.

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How I've lost 40lb in 4 months eating carbs & sugar every week (and why it might help you too)

On May 1 I weighed 207lb and today I weigh 163lb. I wanted to share the weight loss technique that has worked really well for me, especially since I love pretty much every combination of carbs/sugar/fat to excess and struggle with cravings. Maybe it'll help some of you too.

The math behind it:

• My TDEE is ~2500 calories/day.
• I take a 1000-calorie deficit, which would normally put me at 1500/day.
• Instead, I structure it like this:
  • 6 days/week: 1200 calories/day
  • 1 day/week: a small 200–300 calorie breakfast, then a full-blown cheat meal of whatever I want, however much I want, at dinner (usually 3000–4000 calories).

That way, over the week I still average ~1600 calories/day - right in line with my deficit target.

The results:

I’ve lost 40lb in 4 months using this method, and I feel good. On cheat day I'll crush an entire 16" pizza followed by a massive skillet chocolate chip cookie and it doesn't derail my progress.

Why it works for me:

• Honestly, whether I'm eating 1200 or 1500 calories, I'm still hungry. This way, I get one truly satisfying meal every week that I can look forward to.
• The psychological boost of having that meal planned makes it way easier to stay on track the other 6.5 days.
• The physiological benefits of a refeed (leptin/ghrelin balance, T3/T4 support, glycogen replenishment, etc.) are real.
• Fun fact: this is basically the same structure extremely fit competitive eaters like BeardMeetsFood and KatinaEatsKilos use to stay lean while still eating massive meals on camera every week.

Takeaway:

If carby/sugary/fatty stuff is your weakness and/or you struggle with cravings, you might find this approach sustainable. It keeps me consistent, gives me something to look forward to, and still gets results.

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Weight loss progress stuck horribly

Dear Redditors, I am troubled by a problem I encountered on my journey to a healthier body. I started this adventure about 4 months ago. Right from the start, I realized how reactive my body is to change (or so I thought). All I had to do was swap bread for cucumber, and the change showed up on the scales within a few days. I added a lot of exercise, both cardio and strength training. In addition, I changed my diet, and all this resulted in me losing over 12 kilos (27 LBS) in two months in a relatively healthy way. Unfortunately, for the last two months, I have been troubled by the fact that this progress has completely stopped. At first, I thought that I simply wasn't achieving a calorie deficit like before, precisely because my basal metabolic rate had logically decreased. So I started simply measuring my calorie intake and expenditure. I measured my expenditure with a Garmin watch and my intake with classic calorie tables. Again, I must point out that I weighed every meal to the gram. I tried to always have a deficit while meeting all my macro nutrient requirements. Overall, I managed to keep this for at least 3 weeks or so, however the moment I stepped on the scale I was very disappointed to find that I hadn't lost a single gram. Demotivated and disappointed, I returned to my old diet. I must say that I have not neglected exercise. However, after about a month of "not caring about my diet," I found that my weight still hadn't changed and I really didn't know what else to do. When I strictly monitor everything and when I don't care, it doesn't bring any results. Any ideas?

TL:DR

lost weight, progress stuck, don't know what to try next

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Side effects while trying to cut calories and lose weight, with a BMI of 41

I don't know is is the right sub and not exactly looking for medical advice, but I am noticing some real problems while trying to lose weight and I need to know if theres anyone else experiencing the same thing because my doctor doesn't know what I am talking about and blood work is not indicating disease.

I a 5'10 37 year old M at 279 lbs and have been overweight all my life. I used to drink heavily up until beginning of 2024 until I stopped. I've changed a lot of my eating habits and focus mostly on lean proteins, high fiber, and low carbs. I walk everyday too. Ive lost about 10 lbs so far. Its been slow but steady.

Sometimes I get a lightheaded feeling with dizziness and brain fog that comes up in the matter of just minutes and will persist sometimes hours or the rest of the day. I think its coincides with days Ive been particularly good with eating less, but its not exactly consistent or predictable. Eating something sometimes alleviates the feeling and sometimes it doesn't. I dont have diabetes and my blood sugar is under 100 usually. A1C is normal. I even had a glucose sensitivity test done and that was stable. I was told I dont have insulin resistance. My blood pressure is normal too. I suffer from gout and take medication for it. I am on a statin for cholesterol as well.

I was told I have a fatty liver at one point (ultrasound) so I am starting to wonder if theres something off with my metabolics and my conversion of fat into energy but I am having a hard time google searching my symptoms and finding something that makes sense.

Feel free to remove this if it is inappropriate but I thought I'd try some place where there might be someone of my size with the same intentions of weight loss.

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