I need to lose nearly half my body weight

Hello! I’m 26F 6’1” and started working on my weight loss last week, starting at 317lbs. In order to be at a healthy weight for my age and height, I need to weigh 170lbs, which is nearly half my current weight. In the last week, I’ve lose 1.4 lbs being 315.6lbs right now. I’ve tried losing weight in the past and always bailed out due to work stress causing me to be lazy and eat out instead of cooking at home and me believing that one “slip up” invalidated my whole attempt.

After getting my mental relationship with food and where I’m at currently and also having a new, less stressful job, I’m trying again and determined to make it stick. The problem is, the realization that I have to lose nearly half my body weight to be at my goal weight is QUITE daunting. I’m trying to think short term and just go day by day, good food choice by good food choice, but I still can’t help think what an uphill battle this will be.

Does anyone have advice for maintaining a long term weight loss journey? I’m estimating this to take anywhere 1.5-2 years. I appreciate any advice/tips!!

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Advice for the mental side of weight loss

Hey everyone. Writing this from pure desperation. I really need help with the mental side of weight loss. I could go on and on with backstory but imma try and make it as simple as possible - I’m a 23f, skinny kid, very average / borderline midsize during college years (5’5 ish, about 135-140 at my heaviest). Last year I lost 25 ish pounds (lowest weight around 112). To be honest it wasn’t even hard. Senior year of college I had tons of time to exercise. Walked everywhere. Ate super healthy - had complete control over all my food choices. Social life was a couple vodka sodas at the bar on weekends. Easy to fit in. Special occasions didn’t really do any damage since it was just here and there I’d actually indulge.

As it turns out CONTROL is the only thing I mastered, not intuitive eating or like anything else. As soon as I graduated (been home almost a year) shit hit the fan. Got borderline addicted to processed sugary foods my family buys - still struggling here. Fell into a binge restrict cycle trying to fit family outings and unhealthy foods into my diet. My whole family basically starves themselves all fucking day, and trying to eat like them was extremely damaging for me.

On top of that having a 9-5 (more like 8-5:30) is fucking kill me. I work healthcare and honestly it’s just chaotic and exhausting.

I’ve gotten a little more in control of my binge eating (used to be multiple episodes a week), but I’ve gotten it down to maybe 1-2 overeating episodes.

Essentially, something unplanned happens, it’s a weekend, I’m out of my routine, I feel bloated, or too full, or guilty, or panicked, or emotional, and suddenly I’m eating raw cookie dough and chocolate chips and 5 bowls of cereal.

I know “willpower” might sound like the problem. But it feels different. It feels compulsive. Out of control. I don’t even want to be eating but the noise inside my head screaming at me to go eat sugar processed junk is so fucking loud I can’t even focus on anything else. Afterwards I feel like shit. Another week, starting over. Another week of meal plans and exercise ruined. Another week of feeling like shit about myself. I wanna go food sober, but I can’t. I know it will make it worse and obviously it can’t happen for more than like a day. I feel bloated 24/7. The worst part is not wanting to leave my house and my clothes not fitting. It feels like genuine fucking torture. Someone please help :(

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Weight loss is stalling. Help?

Hi!

I’m 1 month into my weight loss journey, and I’ve lost 15 lbs. (F, 29… SW: 196 CW: 181 GW: 140) The majority of my weight loss was in the first two weeks and I’ve been really trudging along the last two weeks. My diet that I’m focusing on is being in a calorie deficit and majorly increasing my protein because I was lacking in it before. I am staying very consistent, I haven’t had any “cheat” days and for the most part, I really don’t mind the diet, I’m finding new foods that I like. I’m not sure why the last two weeks the weight loss just isn’t happening. I weigh myself every morning and a lot of the time there is no loss, the last few days there have been a mild gain.

I don’t really have the resources or the time to work out because I have young children that are always home with me and any gyms in my area that are affordable don’t have childcare options. This morning I tried an at home exercise video on YouTube. I haaaaaated it. Every second of it. Is this something I just have to power through and do even though I hate it or if I were to find a YouTube for a Zumba class or something, is that a good workout to help promote weight loss? Any advice would be helpful.

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Getting started again, after stagnating

I just wanted to share my journey so far. 38/M

Finally decided to be proactive in weight loss September of 2023. Started at 287#, didn't do much more exercise but just ate in a deficit. Took a few months but I dropped 40#, then tapered off my diet. Slowly lost another 10#. For over a year and a half I've just been fluctuating up and down a few pounds, still tracking calories but not actually eating in a deficit.

I've been feeling like absolute shit about still being fat, and nowhere near my goal weight or body comp. Started hitting the gym 2 days a week with a friend a bit over a month ago. Jumping back into a deficit leaves me wanting junk food like crazy. (Not denying myself junk food, as long as it's within my caloric intake for the day, this set of meal prep was just higher calories than I initially expected, so no junk for 4 days.) Friday, in the middle of a conversation, I was given a compliment, that I look like a completely different person than I did a few years ago. Honestly that has stuck with me so much, it's been playing in my head since. I don't feel or see a difference in myself at all. (Not the first compliment I've received, just the first from someone who isnt a close friend or family, but those dont hold much weight as they come from people who've said it looks like I lost weight while I was at my heaviest.)

That's it.

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What are the chances of me getting loose skin?

I'm 5'8" 29 year old afab who is on a weight loss journey. I started at 261 and over the course of 4 months I've lost 35 lbs and is now at 225 by just walking more and being on a calorie deficit. I want to get to 185-190 because I feel that's a manageable weight for me but I'm worried that I'll have loose skin from potentially loosing 70lbs. My tummy isn't really "big" but its very soft and hangs and I'm worried it won't "snap back". I know I should be focusing on my health rather moreso than my appearance but I'm scared 😩 especially if I decide I want to loose more weight after I reach my initial goal

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Weight loss rewards while broke?

Hi folks! I am closing in on 50lbs lost, and I am really proud of my progress so far. I've put off rewarding myself up til now because it didn't feel like I had lost "enough" (and truth be told I didn't have the money to do any of the fun rewards like new workout clothes or shoes), but 50 is kind of hard to ignore!

I see a lot of posts here about food-free rewards, but I need some no-cost reward ideas. I have zero money right now (like can't afford food, gas, and basic utilities kind of poor), but I still want to acknowledge the work that I've put in.

If any of you have any ideas or have been here before, I'd really appreciate some outside perspective. Thanks in advance! 😊

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Trying to break a bad movie-snacking habit. Need help finding a healthy sweet replacement!

Hey, guys!

I'm an obese guy trying to lose weight, and I've a problem: I have a ritual of always eating while watching a movie or TV show.

I would eat:

• A big bowl of popcorn
• Soda
• A high-calorie sweet snack (like a whole chocolate bar, cookies (usually the whole package), etc.)

I did this almost every day, and it became a source of comfort. If I skipped it, I would get in a really bad mood, so it's been very hard to break this habit. But to lose weight, I know this has to change. My new plan is to limit this habit to just the weekends and make it healthier:

• Popcorn: I think I can maintain it since it's a low-calorie food and I love that it's high-volume, so it lasts long.
• Soda: I'll swap to diet soda, which is no problem for me.
• Sweet snack: This is where I'm stuck. The sweet snack after the popcorn is the hardest part for me to replace, I can't think of alternatives.

What are your suggestions for a healthy sweet snack that I can munch on while watching a movie? I'm looking for something to replace that "chocolate bar" feeling without derailing my weight loss.

Thanks!

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