Is it sustainable?

Hello. For the last 7 weeks I've managed to control my calorie intake and have it at around 16-1800 per day.

I try and not eat until about 10am which I find pretty easy. I have about 200 calories either having some muesli/breakfast biscuits

I have 2/3 pieces of fruit between breakfast and lunch (I have lunch around 1pm) which is usually some soup with some low fat crackers.

Between lunch and dinner I'll have a couple more bits of fruit. Dinner is usually about 5/6pm and is usually a pasta meal/fish/meat or whatever. I'll have something small before I go to bed provided I don't fall asleep on the couch.

I don't focus much on what I eat as such, I focus 100% on sticking below 2000 calories everyday. I find it pretty easy and am rarely hungry. If I am ill just have some water, but there generally isn't long between snacks/meals so it isn't a problem.

So far it's working well, I feel much better, have definitely lost some belly fat (clothes fitting much better for example) and have lost around 7 pounds (been at it for approaching 7 weeks, so around 1 pound per week)

I've also been doing exercise everyday (sometimes a quick 10/15 minutes of kettle bell lifting, when I have more time I combine this with about 20 mins on an exercise bike.

That's the story so far. Hopefully I'll keep it going but my main concern is that once I have a big meal (date night with my wife for example) I'll just lose focus and motivation and stop then find it very hard to get back into this new lifestyle.

I don't particularly enjoy exercise, I dread it to be honest but have managed to keep it going so far. I suffer badly with exertion headaches so can't push it too far anyway.

Any thoughts, tips or general input would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry, I should just say, I don't have any particular weight loss goals, just better health and an improvement in appearance really.

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I’m looking to lose weight and would like some tips for what worked for you all

I am currently around 228 after having changed my diet a little over a year and a half ago. I started at 265, but after hitting 220 I just plateaued in my weight loss journey. Now I go between 225 and 230 from week to week with some fluctuations. I was a wrestler in high school and used to crash diet each season to make weight, but very quickly learned how dangerous that was and the negative effects it has on weight loss.

Now that I am getting close to graduating college (in December, yay!) I am trying to get closer to my goal weight of 160. I would eventually like to join the Navy, but I need to met certain weight requirements for my height.

I’m just looking for any tips on what worked for you guys or healthier recipes. I am trying to stay in a calorie deficit, but still feel snackish from time to time. I know it’s a gradual process, but I am trying to do this in a healthy way to make sure I keep the weight off for good and to avoid a yo-yo weight loss journey.

I’m not sure what all details I need to add. If anyone has questions or if there is anything I need to clarify then I can.

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Question about friends

Im not sure if this is a good place to post this but I figured a lot of people on here have underwent a dramatic transformation. Does anyone else feel like it was easier to make friends when you were bigger? I’ve lost about 150 ish lbs, and when I was bigger I never had the issues in making friends that I do now. For reference I’m in college so there’s a lot of people my age and I always try to put myself out there and talk to new people but those just last a day and go nowhere. I know a lot of people experience this in school, but honestly when I think back to pre weight loss I had a bigger friend group than I do now and i don’t understand why

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Vacation weight loss

So i went on a vacation on 10/2 and on 9/30 I weighed 159 lbs. I came back on 10/12 and weighed 155.9. Is that actually possible? I did a couple exercises over that vacation and watched my calories (except the day of a friend's wedding I didn't log at all) and besides one road trip day didn't go much over my calorie limit.

Is it possible the break from exercise is what my body needed to drop some of the weight? I weighed today at 154.8 so lost a bit more. Just a little but makes me think the dropped weight is right?

Should I be taking more routine breaks from exercise in order to better lose weight? Before this i had over 60 days in a row of at least 20 minutes of cardio a day (most days 60-85) and strength training 6 days a week for about 20 minutes.

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Alcohol and Weight Loss

So I never post on here but I just wanted to say that I’ve lost around 40 pounds since February and I am feeling so much more confident and comfortable in my body. Honestly yes I’ve been eating in a cal deficit and moving more but I would attribute the majority of my weight loss to no longer drinking any alcohol. Major game changer! I’ve got around 20ish pounds to my goal weight (currently 186, looking to be around 160ish) but I just wanted to say that losing all of those empty calories from alcohol has really done some amazing things for me and I thought maybe that info could help someone else 😊 I’m also sure this is NOT new info but I just wanted to post somewhere about my accomplishment lol

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Weight Loss Update

149 days ago I made this post - https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/s/mCP23l1ij6

My goal was to go back to Busch Gardens Williamsburg since I hadn’t been since 2014 due to my weight. I had a goal to reach 240 by the end of October.

SW 323 CW 249 GW 160

I went back yesterday as I have a big family trip planned for there on November 1st, and wanted to get an idea of what I fit and what I did not fit in.

I will say I only did not fit on 2 coasters which was Big Bad Wolf and Invadr. However Invadr was extremely close. Maybe another inch or two and I would have fit.

Otherwise, I had a ton of fun. I rode verbolten and darkoaster several times. I did have to use the extended seats for alpengeist and griffon, but I’m glad I was able to ride them again! For the first time in 10 years!! I’m so happy I’m as close as I am to my goal. Maybe I can get closer to 240 by Halloween?

It was so nice to relive the experiences I had there so long ago. I know if I visited 50 pounds ago I wouldn’t have fit on anything. I’ll take this trip as a win and look forward to November 1st to try out the seats I didn’t fit again :)

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I think I am suffering from Bulimia

Hi, I’m (26F) 155cm and 64kg now. I started my weight loss journey in March 2025 and have already lost 8 kg. However, over the past three months, I haven’t been able to lose any more weight and even gained 2 kg back. I know I haven’t been eating properly, but I just can’t control my mind or stop myself from eating or wanting to eat. Even after having a really big dinner, I still crave chocolates and pancakes. And today, I tried to make myself vomit to get everything out. I’m starting to worry that I might be having bulimia.

Any tips for me to survive this situation? I really want to back on my track but every single time I get back on, i wanna break it.

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