I had no idea.

For most of my adult life I over ate. and I mean over ate a lot .Bored eat. Upset eat. I'm full lets eat so more. Six months on Ozempic an no weight lose I cried. Because I really was in denial about my eating habits. I finally started tracking my calories. And I was shocked. At 3,000 calories I was still hungry. Hunger pains. Waking up in the middle of the night because I wanted to eat. And 3,000 calories was me on a reduce diet.I finally stepped it down to 1,900 and started walking at least 6,000 a day. In 30 days I lost 10 pounds . Simple from light to moderate exercises , stop eating junk and gorging my self and Wegovy. Oh and I'm proof that those drugs are not a cheat or miracle drug if you don't put in the work. My weight loss has taper offed to about a pound a week

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Feel like giving up

Feeling defeated today. Down 18lbs in 6 months (162-144lbs), I train 3-4 times a week, I fast from 6pm - 7am most days. My diet isn’t spectacular I’m not in denial there it’s a work in progress but I eat less, try to opt for protein where I can & avoid too many carbs but also won’t give up chocolate but it’s the one vice I have in this world. I weigh myself 3 times a day. The afternoon weigh-in often determines whether I eat an evening meal or not. Yup I know that’s not a good mentality.

And then I see people on weight loss meds and no knocking them, I know there are plenty of people who work really hard while on them. But I feel like it’s taken me 6 months to lose what they lose in a month. And I still have 14lbs to go and I don’t know if I have the fight in me. I don’t even feel like I look different.

I told my husband I was considering weight loss jabs and he just said sure if it makes you happy. When all I wanted him to say was you don’t need them. I just feel so low right now & so tired. Plus I’m due on so I’m really bloated & want all the salty food which doesn’t help.

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How close do you track your macros?

As I’m wandering down this journey (again) and learning from new mistakes each month, the question I keep asking myself is “how important is it to be in alignment with my macro goals?” I have realized that regardless of what the scale or online calculators or FitBit says, my maintenance is more like 1900-2000 cal and I’m not burning 2500 as a TDEE and Fitbit suggests. If I eat 1700 or under I can keep a weight loss pace of 1lbs per week. Perfect. It’s slow but consistent. I’ve got my macro % set in MFP and sometimes go over one or another. If I overdue fats in a day, I try to keep the carbs down and I always try for as much protein as possible. I eat everything but in reasonable portions and I do try to keep things balanced for the most part. I eat ice cream, cheese, homemade desserts, homemade bread, lots of meat… as long as I don’t overdue the calories I keep losing. So my question to you guys on a long journey; how focused do you monitor your macros vs overall calories?

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Plateau Round 3, Advice Needed

Hi folks,

Wanted some advice as I've hit my third plateau, and this one is really killing me.

Some basic info: I'm at a healthy BMI/ body fat but I really want to get down another 3.5kg. Did a scan at a university, and if I get down that amount and then move to building muscle, I'll have moved from 'acceptable' to 'athletic'. I've always been a very active guy, but just overate. It would be nice to look like I spend 2 hours walking a day, you know?

I'm 1.75m (5'9") and have been hovering around 71-73kg (156.5-160lbs) in the mornings. I was eating around 1900-1950 calories, but after a month of stall, I cut it down to 1850, but 10 days later, it hasn't moved.

I'm decently active (I do about 9-10km a day along with a half hour workout 6 days a week). The university's metabolic testing said my RMR was 1487, about 200ish calories under the average. So I know I shouldn't be eating the lowest category (1,784) but despite being under calories for even the 'light' exercise (2045), nothing is moving. Previously, I had been assuming, based on weight loss, that my maintenance was 2,250.

I'd be happy with even going super slow at a -250kcal deficit a day, since I've been doing this since Feb.

Part of me wants to say 'fuck it' and go to 1,500. My food is boring anyway (I don't eat out, it's all homemade, yes I weigh everything that's more caloric than a sprig of parsley), so maybe I could just focus on gaming to fill the void instead of food. I want that scale to move, damn it!

Part of me thinks this might be the universe telling me to take a break. Try that 2045 for a week. But I'm terrified if what if 1,850 is my actual calorie needs, and I'm just making it worse?*

I promised myself I would keep at the lower amount through October, so I will do that either way. I wanted to be 'done" with the major fat loss by 2026, but maybe that's not in the cards.

Thanks!

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Experiences with muscle retention during weight loss

Hey everyone . Long time lurker first time poster. So I have dropped from 182 ish for years to 153 pounds now, 5'7 32F. Took about 5ish months. My end goal is 140ish pounds, something I never thought possible but can see on the horizon

I have been weight training at home along the way which has helped my composition somewhat I think, and it's getting more noticeable as I continue to lose.

I have had to cut my calories lately in order to keep losing.

I am wondering what have peoples lived experiences been with weight loss and maintaining muscle mass. I have read all about it etc but am wondering have people found that muscle loss is inevitable when losing weight? Should I continue as I am with lifting weights 3ish times per week or is my time better served with more cardio to get the weight down, and then focus on gaining muscle when I get there?

Thanks, I hope this makes sense. Currently quite sleep deprived 😄

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NSV - Measurements

So I restarted my weightloss journey at oct 8th. and this is week 4.
I was feeling a bit demotivated as the first week I saw a massive weightloss. And I knew it was waterweight, and I knew it is not sustainable to lose 1.5kg/3lbs a week. Ever goalplanner and stuff I use say I will be at my goalweight late 2026, or early 2027. so I know it will take time.

Still, me eating more greens and less processed and fatty foods also led to me being very constipated, and I basically stopped losing any weight, and even regained 2lbs because I didn't have any BM for a couple days. (figs and soda fixed that lol).

Anyways, I found my journal again where I wrote down all my start measurement, and the change is DRASTIC. like dang. I know I have gone from a size 2XL being slightly loose, to a size 1XL fitting well. Even some regular XL fitting super snug. But I didn't realize it was that drastic.

Chest went from 121.5cm -> 120.5cm - 0.4 inches
Belly went from 122cm -> 118cm - 1.6 inches
Waist went from 104cm -> 99cm - 1.9 inches
Butt went from 123cm -> 117 cm (I re-measured this so many times) - 2.4 inches
Bicep went from 38cm -> 36.5cm - 0.6 inches
Neck and thigh was not measured back at the start but I did that now.

I also have a lot of tattoos, so where there is no obvious largest point to measure, I have written down where on which tattoo to take the measurement lol. I'e on the bicep it's so the measuring take cover a mermaid's eyes.

I will say, that in addition to eating way less calories (I was up in like 3-4k daily before), I have also started walking 30min each day, light weight lifting a couple times a week. as well as restarted knitting so I no longer reach for snacks while watching youtube.

I still feel very big, but I am even more determined now. My "goal" atm is to fit into straight sized clothes by next summer. Because trying to find cute clothes are already really hard, but when I can only buy online or from the 1 plus sized store in my country - it's sucks even more. I know I need to be max 90kg to not have to go to the plus size stores here. (Europe got it's upsides and downsides ). And I have monthly doctors appointments with a GP who is very experienced with weight loss. So she will hopefully tell me if I need to slow down or I am doing good. Next appointment is on monday.

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Lost 8kg and counting! Feeling great (sharing win)

Hi everyone! Long-time lurker here. I started my weight loss journey on the 8th of January of this year. I started before, but it never lasted longer than two months. I started at 87,2kg and today I’m 79,2kg! I’m over the moon! This time I got a gym membership and started walking more, besides prioritising protein and eating in a slight caloric deficit. I love walking and lifting weights, and slowly but surely the weight started going down. I think I lost fat whilst also gaining muscle, at least that’s what I think when looking in the mirror. I just wanted to share this win because I’m so happy with it! According to assessments at my gym, for my length (170cm) my ideal weight is 65,5kg. That means I have a long way to go still Is that true? I can’t wait to keep continuing like this regardless! My next goal is 75 :)

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