What small victory not related to weight changes made you happy on your journey?

I got a food scale. I've been trying to lose weight for months now (I've lost about 10 kilos), but it was difficult without being able to weigh my food. So, I'm writing this post to mark a small victory that will allow me to relax with the preparation of my portions :). AKA, now I'll be able to eat without feeling so anxious about whether I'm overeating and I'll be able to eat in an orderly deficit.

Related to this. What happened during your weight loss process that made you happy and that had nothing to do with looking thinner or weighing less?

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Can rapid weight loss make your face droop

I got injured when I was 26 and had to stop exercising. Over the span of 4 years I was gaining weight every year (I was 140 at 26). At 29, I weighed 180 pounds and am 5’4, F. At 30, I lost 30 pounds in 2 months. I had to go on a diet a functional medicine doctor gave me to try to help my health issues. Well I already had a droopy left eyelid and cheek from nerve damage. However, ever since the weight loss, I noticed the droopiness on my left side got way more prominent. A lot of fat went to my face when I had put on weight, so I’m wondering if it was the weight loss that may have caused this. My left side didn’t look that droopy at 26 when I was at the same weight I am now. So I’m wondering if it’s a combination of aging and weight loss. I also had to have surgery on my kidney back in July, so im not sure if that could also be a possible cause.

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Starting again, not over

F32 5’3” SW: 215 LW: 120 CW: 135lbs

In 2022, at my highest weight, I started my weight loss journey for the millionth time. But this time, I was serious. So serious that I got on weight loss medication. After 2 years of diet+meds, my weight was at its lowest it had ever been at 120lbs in October of 2024. But I hadn’t been working out, so in the process I lost a lot of muscle mass and STILL didn’t look healthy. I was somehow soft and flabby, even though my butt and boobs had completely deflated and my face was gaunt.

I knew I couldn’t lose any more weight and had to switch to maintenance. fear of regaining fat led me to start my fitness journey. As soon as I weaned off the meds, I got a trainer and started working out 2-3 days a week for about 30minutes each time. On my off days I walk. I know that’s not much, but I was aiming for consistency and just building the habit. I tried to eat at maintenance for the whole year. My hunger slowly returned. Especially now that my body needed to recover from workouts. I wouldn’t say I was ravenous, but the food noise and cravings definitely returned. In about a year I gained about 7.5lbs of fat and 7.5lbs of muscle. While I’m thrilled with the results (as it is practically impossible to build muscle without gaining some fat), I am still not happy to see my weight inching up towards the max for my height. So I’ve decided to do a “cut”. Which I’ve learned it just gymbro speak for a diet 🤣. Somehow it makes it feel cooler to call it a cut.

And just like that, after a year “off”, I’m back in the losing it camp! I do feel more equipped to make healthy choices now. I understand CICO, I am armed with a food scale and a tracking app. The addition of movement and muscle has probably given me a tiny metabolism boost (although you still can’t outrun a bad diet!!).

Even though it kinda always sucks to be in a deficit, I’m actually pretty confident doing it again. Because this time, I’m not starting over from scratch. Sure, I regained. But it was definitely worth it for the muscles. If anything, the gym has taught me that EVERYONE’S weight fluctuates. Even “fit” people. And most people have to actively work to manage it. But losing the final 15 is verrrrrry different from staring down the barrel of a 100lb weight loss journey like I was not too long ago. It just takes so long it feels like it will never be over.

Anyways just wanted to share because this is a unique case. But trying to be the rare statistic that keeps off a major weight loss permanently!

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I Miss Overeating

This is just a rant, and I feel like some of you will be able to commiserate. I'm not looking for advice.

I miss overeating and binging.

It's been almost one year since I started my weight loss journey, and I've actually been doing phenomenally. I am taking it very seriously for some personal health reasons, and I'm viewing my new habits around food as a permanent lifestyle change, not a temporary diet. I've been steadily losing weight for a year, and I've had a couple of small "breaks" where I chose to eat my maintenance calories so that I could rest and recuperate mentally and physically. During those times, I didn't even gain any weight. I am kind of in disbelief at how well I am doing.

All that to say, I still have times when I really miss eating ultraprocessed, non-nutritious foods at shockingly large quantities. A year ago, I was so used to coming home from work and DoorDashing two burgers, two orders of cheese fries, and a shake from Shake Shack, or a ton of chicken and a large fry with a gargantuan cup of ranch from Wingstop for dinner, and then finishing it off with nearly half of an entire cookie cake from the grocery store. I ate for comfort.

It feels really good to be free from my overeating, and I've worked hard to develop healthier coping mechanisms for when I am feeling overwhelmed, uncomfortable, bored, etc. I never actually want to go back to my old habits. But I still have times when I just crave the comfort of eating a ton of food that someone brings straight to my door from a restaurant. After one year, I thought this feeling would go away, but I don't think it ever will. I consciously have to choose my health every day (granted, it does get easier to do so).

Again, in reality, I am doing very well, and I'm not looking for any advice; I just wanted to share in hopes that others can relate.

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Welp, I hit another plateau. Again.

Currently 150. 5'3".

July '24 to Nov '24: Started at 185. I calculated my maintenance and it was 2300 calories. Started eating 1800 calories with strict counting and bountiful protein-rich whole foods and was 166lb by Nov. Yay! I also strength trained during this time.

Nov '24 to July '25: No man's land. My weight loss stalled BIG TIME. I played around with lowering my calories to 1650 fur a few weeks until I said fuck it and tabled returning to weight loss for later. I stopped counting calories and strength training by March.

July '25 to Oct '25: So, how much have I been eating during my weight loss break, anyways? Tracked my maintenance calories and it was 2300! Interesting. I weigh myself: I'm 160lbs. Cut my calories to 1750 and lost 10 lbs in 11 weeks. Yay! No strength training during this period; just daily 3-4 mile walks.

October '25: Wow, the scale hasn't been moving for a while now. Let me eat at maintenance for a week to see if that breaks things. Nope! Well, I'll go back to 1750 then. I take a vacation this week where I'm still tracking calories but walking everywhere...have to be clocking 6-8 miles everyday. Come back to the scale: no budge!

What gives? I'm so tired of this. I definitely have a lot of excess fat to go and I'm hoping to hit 138lb by New Years. Why is this plateau happening???

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I finally made it to ONE-derland!!

From 275-195 at 5’3. I am so proud of myself!! I was a size 22, wearing 3x top and now I’m able to wear a 12 and a M/L tshirt?! Shopping has never been more fun. 🥹

I want to scream it from the rooftops that natural weight loss is possible!! If I can get under 200 pounds for the first time in 15 years anyone can lose some weight, if that’s what they want to do. All it takes is a deficit, tdee calculator, and maybe some exercise. We are incredible, capable and can be responsible for what we put in our body.

Sadly, my weight loss hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows. I took the advice from my last post and tried to implement more protein, iron and calories to support my hair along with taking viviscal. I keep debating on continuing in this deficit. I struggle most days to get 70g of protein, rarely do I hit 130g.

I know my body has been under stress. In April, I got my first cold sore that became a chronic issue, thank god for medicine. Then in June my hair started coming out and hasn’t stopped. Then low local estrogen and other issues as of this week?? I’m 27??

I talked about doing maintenance once I hit 195. Here I am, I made it. I don’t want to do maintenance. I want to do whats best for myself and I don’t know what that is. No doctor has said to stop dieting yet. The thought of stopping scares me. I really want to get to 170 at least. I need my tummy to shrink! Ugh!

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SUCCESS!!!

I did it! I finally made it to my goal weight! I was going to try to lose another 10 pounds and I probably can but I don't think I'm going to actually put the kind of effort into that as I did this. And if I do I think I need a break from having to think so hard about my diet for a bit. Honestly I kinda stopped worrying about things so much 3 or 4 pounds ago. My weight loss this month has been slow at best and stagnant at worst. I think that's probably a good sign that I've developed some solid habits for the short term.

Long term though I still plan on doing daily or near daily weigh ins. It's part of my routine at this point and I don't really think much about it, so if I need to tighten things up again if I start gaining or start eating more if I dip below 170 or 160 (Really don't wanna dip below 160 and I'm kinda worried I'll start looking malnourished if I reach that weight xD) So on the whole I'm not yet worried that I'll gain it all back. I also have a diet that I'm pretty happy with. So wooo. I'm very confident that I can make this work out.

So I think my next real goal is going to be to push harder for body recomp. I did a LOT of walking this year. I didn't do as much strength training as I'd have liked, but I kinda wanted to wait until I could add more calories back to my diet. x_x Gonna have to get some heavier weights xD

Anyway, I didn't really post here much, but I did lurk a lot and it was really nice to see other people on the same journey. I mean, technically I'm still on the journey cause now I gotta keep it off. I wish you all luck and I hope you have plenty of people in your lives that are supportive!

Seriously, I haven't been this light in over a decade. I am going to be processing this for a while.

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