I’m 24 and still can’t get fit. I’ve been trying since I was 12 and I feel completely helpless

Hello Everyone, I am really sorry if this does not exactly fit in with the theme of the subreddit.

I am M(24), and I have been trying to lose weight for twelve years now. Since I was a kid. It feels like nothing has changed.

I’m nowhere close to the person I thought I would become by now. It’s like I’ve spent half my life thinking about this one thing and I still don’t know how to get it right.

What makes it worse is that I’m not clueless. I know the logic. I know the science. Calories, deficits, routines, slow habits, all of it. I’ve consumed more information about weight loss than most people ever will. I have also read every motivational quote, every discipline trick, every “no zero days” idea out there. I’ve tried to hype myself up so many times that I’m just numb to it now.

But none of it sticks. I start well for a few days and then something switches off in my brain. I don’t binge like crazy, but I overeat just enough or stop working out just enough to undo everything. And I don’t even fully understand why I’m doing it. I don’t know if it’s emotion, stress, boredom, or some part of me that just refuses to change.

The confusing part is that I’m not like this in other areas. I can work hard. I can learn quickly. I can plan and execute. But when it comes to my body, I feel powerless. I feel like I’m fighting myself and losing every single time.

I keep thinking I should have solved this by 25 (my prefrontal cortex would be fully developed by then), even though I know that idea is kind of stupid. Still, it lingers there. And I’m tired. I’m tired of restarting. I’m tired of feeling like I’m running in circles. I’m tired of feeling like I’m failing at something that should be simple.

So I’m asking people who finally figured this out after years of trying. What actually changed for you? How did you break the cycle when nothing ever worked before?

Please help me out, I feel heartbroken. I am honestly stuck and I don’t know what to do anymore.

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Is my personal trainer bad or is this normal?

I paid for an online coaching program with a promo. He promised a meal plan, supplement guide, weekly check-ins, and workouts tailored to my goals. I’m 1 month in, and my primary goal is weight loss, then toning and building muscle. What I got was possibly a generic workout plan with only one tricep exercise despite me mentioning my flabby underarms, and it has no calf exercises. He did not explain why these workouts were chosen, just gave them to me. There was no nutrition guidance, especially about calories and protein intake, even though he talks about body recomposition over just losing weight. At first I gave him the benefit of the doubt because he said he wants to "speed up" my metabolism first, but now I totally doubt him.

His meal plan is basic

Meal 1: 2 whole eggs plus 1 egg white scrambled or fried in 1 tbsp olive oil with 30g oats soaked in water, or 150g white fish with 100g rice

Meal 2: 120g chicken breast with 100g rice and 1 cup green veggies

Meal 3: 150g lean ground beef with 100g potato and 1 cup green veggies

No alternatives like airfry or bake, he only said grill them. The supplement guide he gave is only whey protein from Optimum Nutrition (expensive in our country) without considering my budget. He also advises brisk walking every after gym session totaling around 3 hours per workout day without asking if it even fits my schedule. Despite my push back, he insists on the walks. No video calls, only chat messages, and when I missed a week because of a typhoon, he did not provide motivation, just short, generic “you got this” or “discipline yourself” type messages.

Because of his approach, I feel the need to research on my own since the guidance is lacking and raises doubts. Overall, it feels like low-effort, cookie-cutter coaching that ignores weak points, nutrition, and real personalization. When I raised my concerns, he said all programs are the same for everyone and focus on fitting your schedule, being low-stress, and allowing proper recovery. He claims there’s no generic workout because consistency in execution is what matters most. Now I’m seriously questioning if money spent was even worth it, as I expected him to save me time by educating me and providing real coaching.

Based on this, should I cancel, or give him a chance? There’s no mention of a money-back guarantee, so I might just have to cut my losses and learn from the experience.

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I lost weight, but this time I can actually appreciate the difference

I 21f have struggled with my weight my whole life and growing up as a ballerina I yo-yoed heavily between starving myself and binging.

Well a couple years ago I had a real wake-up call realizing I was 240lbs at 19 and the number was not going down.

I was determined to do it differently this time. I picked running back up, switched out my typical breakfast for overnight oats, and switched out my daily lunch for a salad.

I lost 40lbs pretty quickly. I have had a lot of setbacks since that initial 40lbs; two back-to-back injuries, grad school, and an incredibly complicated living situation. I have taken hiatuses, I have put back on (and relost) 10 or 15lbs but I am back at it again now and that's what matters.

Anyways, I could never see the difference between my heaviest weight and my weight now (roughly 190lbs) which I know sounds crazy because its a difference of 50lbs but body dysmorphia makes you see crazy things. Other people commented on my weight loss but I just couldnt see it. I could feel it sure and I knew it was real because the scale was telling me but I couldnt see it.

This weekend I was scrolling through old videos and found one of me from my heaviest running in a sporty halter dress. I thought I looked different but I had to be sure. I put on the sundress despite it snowing outside and had my boyfriend take a video of me.

HOLY COW!!! I actually do look different!! I dont have back fat spilling over the back of my halter dress now, you can see my arm muscles now, I run faster now, and more than all of that, I am different. I don't know why it suddenly clicked but my god am I glad it did.

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3 Weeks into Post Partum weight loss. 5/55 lbs

This is not my first attempt at weight loss like so many of us. But after my first baby I was definitely not nearly as motivated as after my second baby so I'm 3 weeks into this and making it a habit. I've officially lost the first 5 lbs and have about 50 to go.

I'm working out twice a week and squeezing in a walk when I can. Im breastfeeding my baby so I can only cut my calories so much without it damaging his welfare so I'm enjoying about 1800 calories a week, at 5'3" this is a total gift. I cant wait to check in, in 3 more weeks and be 10 lbs down.

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Can't stop ruining progress, I'm so close!

Hello all! I am a mere 5 pounds away from my goal weight and yet I am being so bad with food. I've been on a weight loss journey for 2 years, maintained for about a year, and then this September I got back into it. I started at around 157, and 2 weeks ago the scale said 143! I was so excited that I was so close to my goal weight, but sadly, the "high" of progress lends itself to .... snacking. In the last, maybe 2 weeks, I've been ruining my progress and I've only maintained, if not gained weight. I try to do around 1200 calories, but somedays it's 1400, or even 1600. I even did 1900 one day. And my weight hasn't budged. I don't know how to stop! Advice?

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Thyroid Levels Way Off Since GLP1 Use

TLDR: Anyone else experiencing very high TSH since starting GLP1? How did you fix the slowed digestion/absorption issue?

I’ve been on Levothyroxine for decades - my thyroid was nuked by radiation about 25 years ago - it’s dead.

My thyroid levels were good before starting glp1, but weight just kept piling on and I started having major POTS symptoms as well. Working with my Endo to drop the weight, I started compounded Tirzepitide. I started noticing no weight loss or very very slow weight loss compared to others. I know you’re not supposed to compare your journey to others but I just wasn’t seeing the big changes everyone raved about for months.

Went back to Endo to do bloodwork - I also have very low iron, vitamin D, and have pernicious anemia and need B12 injections daily. Decided to also run thyroid panel to see if levels were on due to some weight loss - I’ve lost about 25 pounds in 8 months. Not complaining by any means, but some folks are seeing that loss in 1-2 months. Thyroid levels came back and T3 and T4 were normal but parathyroid was low and my TSH came back THROUGH THE ROOF. Like on the scale of .5 - 4.5 mine came back at 14! You’d think I’d need less meds due to weight loss, but quite the opposite, my body isn’t absorbing the meds at all. Figured I was taking my protein shakes and iron supplements too close to timing my meds - they have calcium and need 4+ hours between each other. Decided to go a full 1.5 months making sure everything was spaced correctly. New levels just came back and TSH is 11 - so still very off and having major hypo issues. Decided to bump up from .150 of Levi to .175 and see if that does anything. It’s been about 2 weeks and I don’t feel any difference yet and the scale isn’t moving any faster but I know it’s takes a while to kick in.

My fear is, my stomach is never empty anymore after I eat in the evening and when I wake up, I still have food in my stomach to block absorption. Our solution is currently keep going up on meds levels and see if giving my body more meds will help the loss of full absorption.

Anyone else ever dealt with the slow gastric emptying blocking med absorption?

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Lumen -👍🏻 or 👎🏻?

Who has used the Lumen device? Is it a helpful tool? What does it help you with? What are the pros of this device? What are the cons of this device? Is this device helpful only for/during weight loss or after weight loss to maintain a constant weight. HOW has the device helped YOU?

I am on a weight loss journey right now and am wondering if this device will be able to help me. I am curious as to whether it is best for making better food choices, knowing when it is best to eats foods, or other things that I may not be aware of. I am wondering if this will be helpful during the weight loss journey or even after when I am trying to sustain my new weight.

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