"Turn the weight loss into a lifestyle" - how? What does this mean? I'm at my wits' end.

I'm sorry, this post is all over the place. I'm very upset right now because I weighed myself and turns out I weigh 4 kilograms more than I had thought. Again.

I don't understand how to do it. I feel like my weight is a monster that's locked in a cage, and it's raging and trying to break it - and I have to repair the cage all the time to not let it out but all I have is shitty duct tape. I've been yo-yoing since I was a kid. Every time I gain back the weight I gain back more than I have lost. I feel so hopeless. My highest weight now is 10 kg more than it was 5 years ago and it feels like it's just going to go up and up and up until I become very obese and die of a heart attack at 40.

Yo-yoing is all I know. I have never maintained the same weight for more than a few months. I hear everyone saying "it has to be a lifestyle change, not a quick fix", but I literally cannot comprehend what this could possibly mean. Going up and down is my lifestyle. Even if I succeed in losing weight I always, always, always fail to maintain it: it's always going up and down.

Now that I think about it - every time I actually lost weight, it wasn't even my achievement. Almost every time I lost weight it was because of outside factors, like medications that killed my appetite or me losing appetite because of the summer heat.

What do I have to do? I don't know what to do to succeed. I feel like a fat disgusting pig that shouldn't be allowed near food because they can't control themselves. I don't even binge anymore - I just eat until I feel full and when I feel hungry. I don't have functioning hunger and satiety cues because of ADHD & autism so I can't even rely on my body.

I know that I get fatter because I eat too much and that it's down to CICO, but how on earth am I supposed to get up everyday, not be late for school, learn and do assignments, have a functioning social life, survive on the bare minimum of money, do endless chores, save money, exercise consistently, and on top of that ALWAYS cook my own food and ALWAYS keep a diary of every single little thing I eat? Is that what it being a lifestyle means?

Edit: thank you everyone for your kind replies. You pushed me in the right direction and made it feel less hopeless.

To the people who downvote - I really hope someone is nicer to you when you're at your lowest and want to curl up in a ball and cease existing.

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I’m on 6 medications that cause significant weight gain

I’m 5’4”. I used to be 130 lbs, but after falling chronically ill, I gained 50 lbs in 3 months. I kept gaining over the years, and I just reached 200 lbs. I’m not happy with this.

My initial 3-month weight gain was due to being put on corticosteroids and Zyprexa for severe status migraine. I have massive purple stretch marks all over my body. I look like a zebra.

I’m currently on 7 medications that can cause significant weight gain. I’m on the maximum dose of amitriptyline, which is a VERY potent appetite stimulant, as well as gabapentin, trazodone, propranolol, guanfacine, oral contraceptive, and baclofen. I can’t change any of these meds. I’m eating constantly. I’m in intensive psychotherapy for binge-eating disorder, but every time we increase a dose of my meds, all my progress goes down the toilet. I can’t tolerate any of the weight loss meds including stimulants and GLP-1’s. I work out 6 times per week (4 strength training days and 2 cardio days), yet I keep gaining weight. I have a nutritionist.

At this point, I’m just praying for bariatric surgery. Let me know if anybody has any tips. I‘m starting to struggle with thoughts such as “I’m too fat to be seen in public,” so I really need help dealing with the psychological side effects of gaining this much weight.

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Losing more weight than i thought, conflicted feelings

TLDR; my healthy body is much smaller than i thought, I’m grateful but jarred by the change

Ive been on this health journey since end of January (it’s now mid November). I originally wanted to lose around 20 lbs, but now I’ve lost 34 and counting. Im 5’ 4”. I no longer track my calories and just go off hunger cues, but i occasionally track just to make sure I’m eating a healthy amount/not eating too little. I started out doing strength training almost daily but now do light strength training like 3 times per week.

Prior to this weight loss journey I had been consuming way more calories per day than i thought- close to 3700 ish- so it makes sense that now that I’m aware of calories and have built more muscle i would lose a lot of weight. I’m really really proud of myself and glad I’ve made this change, and I’m so grateful. but the continued loss is also kind of freaking me out. I didn’t think my body would change this much. I’ve gone down several sizes in all my clothes. I guess my healthy body just looks different than I thought. I get nervous that others are judging me or think I have disordered eating or something. Sometimes i miss my old body for some reason. It feels weird to look down and see my tummy rolls missing. I wasn’t in a great place mentally prior to this journey and i was at risk of diabetes, but i also had ongoing attempts at embracing my rolls too and had developed some affection for my squishiness.

This isn’t so much a question as airing some thoughts and feelings to a community where some people may have similar experiences to feel less alone <3 sending love to all, regardless of what your journey looks like, weight loss is not for the faint of heart

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Finally at my goal weight but feeling kind of lost.

Hello, peeps! Back in April of this year I decided that enough was enough. I didn’t feel good at all about myself. I clocked in at 271 pounds. I needed to get my act together. So I partied one last time on my birthday and started my weight loss. Today, I stepped on the scale and was excited! I finally got to my goal weight of 200!! I was jumping up and down… all for about 30 seconds. Then I felt melancholy. I thought to myself, “Now what?” And honestly. I don’t know. Anyone else felt this way?

I’m reaching out to you all for some ideas on what to do. I want to keep going on a path but have no clue which way to go.

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BODY LOTION/SERUM FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND AGING

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How do calories work in a weekly setting?

I am really good about counting and tracking g calories, but my daily/weekly consumption is inconsistent and I’m curious if there’s a way to understand my weight losses.

I’m 5’11, 200lbs, dad-bod/gym build, (defined muscle everywhere except for the gut) for reference.

For the sake of a starting point, let’s go this route:

Sunday: 2,500 calories

Monday: 800 calories

Tuesday: 1,000 calories

Wednesday: 1,800 calories

Thursday: 500 calories

Friday: 2,500 calories

Saturday: 1,500 calories

If we do weekly math, 1,800 calories a day at 7 days a week is 12,600 per week for weight loss.

If i break my 1,800 a day “maximum”, does it not really matter if I’m still below what i should be wasting weekly by over a thousand calories?

I hope that makes sense.

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I burn 450-800 calories a day by walking (most commonly 600) how many calories should I be eating in my deficit?

5’5 22 year old girl who does a LOTTTT of walking. like 6 miles a day at LEAST but averaging about 7-8 miles a day. I currently weigh about 178 lbs. I’ve used the deficit calculators online but i’m not sure what my activity level would be considered as my heart rate doesn’t indicate super high activity level, but i’m still walking pretty fast. here’s an example of my steps + miles this past week after the paragraph! anyway if you can help me guesstimate some sort of number that leads to sustainable weight loss lmk

s - 8,800 about 3.8 miles m- 20.4k about 8.8 miles t - 15.7k about 7 miles w - 23.6k about 10.8 miles t - 15.9k about 7.3 miles f - 21.3k about 9.7 miles

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