Losing more weight at rest

Age 36 Weight 230 Height 5'8

Hello

I've been on a fat loss journey for probably 2-3 years now, going from 320 to 230. Im on some medication for blood sugar control (metformin) but other than that nothing else I take would have an effect on my weight.

Im writing to ask about a weird phenomenon I noticed over these 3 years. For the most part, my exercise is alot of walking, like 70-80k steps per week. The weird thing I noticed though I that when I slow down to like 50k steps, after a prolonged period of walking a lot, the scale goes lower. I spent probably 5 months walking extensively and eating, more or less, healthy and the number on the scale remained the same even though I lost a few pants sizes. For the last 3 months I've lost about 10 pounds despite not getting as much exercise and maintaining a regular diet, and this isn't the first time it happened.

Im asking for the physiological explanation for this, if it's healthy and if it's just me. Chatgpt it's related to water retention but it seems to be permanent weight loss.

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And AGAIN, for the fourth time in two months, each time I reach my goal weight I binge like crazy. Please tell me how to avoid this!

Hi everyone! As stated in the title, it's crazy. I am a 26yo guy who just went through a long weight loss journey, from 92kg to 66kg in 9 months. My goal is to finally have visible abs, and I know it's probably going to take just one more kg or less, as they now start to be more or less there and I am very consistent with physical activity and gym.

And today I started the day very happy. Happy to see myself in the mirror and see how close I am to the end of this process. It's the fourth time I approach the end, and each one of these times the same pattern happens and sets me back for weeks. Today I started the day motivated to stick to my deficit, and then at work it was one of my colleagues' birthdays and they brought lots of cakes and snacks. I tried to say no, to walk out the room, to tell myself to not eat. But then again, as usual, like every single time, I ate one slice, then two, then three, then chips, then other snacks. I went home and was hungry, ate gain. I tracked everything. I reached 6000 calories. It's 3500 more than my TDEE, so this means that for the fourth time in 3 months I'll have to delay the end of the cut AGAIN. 3500 calories = 0,5g/1lbs, and this means additional days of cut. And now Christmas season starts and in the next weeks I have a shit ton of social events where people will bring tons of food and I know I won't be able to control myself. And yet again I'll gain 2/3kg and prolong the cut for other months.

It's been like this since September. Every time I'm close to the goal, prepare mentally to finally switch back to maintenance, but then there are a series of social events where I can't control myself and gain weight and go back to cut. I'm going crazy! Has anyone experienced the same? Any advices?

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Struggling with balance after losing a lot of weight need advice

Hey everyone. I lost a significant amount of weight over the past months and after I reached a weight I was happy with, I stabilized for a while. But recently I’ve been eating pretty recklessly some days I eat a lot, some days barely anything, and I can’t seem to find a consistent rhythm anymore.

I still want to continue losing weight, but I feel like I’ve lost the balance and discipline I used to have. I’m not bingeing, but I’m also not eating mindfully, and I can’t figure out how to get back into a steady routine without going back to extreme dieting and going back to my calorie deficit.

Has anyone gone through this phase? How did you regain control without slipping into restriction or obsession again? Any tips for stabilizing your eating habits and restarting weight loss after maintenance?

I’d really appreciate any advice or shared experiences.

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The effort:result ratio doesn't feel right.

Hi all!

Quick background: I'm 26, male, maintenance 2250kcal (assuming sedentary), 1700 average intake, starting weight 278lb, current weight 237lb.

My Steps

My Weighins (3 months)

I started my weight loss journey on July 27th doing diet only, I started with alternate day fasts for 2 months where I did a day of 2500kcal followed by a day of 500kcal. Eventually that tired me out and I switched to a daily 1500kcal to keep the same deficit balance.

About 1.5 months ago I started introducing walking (walking pad at home, 2mph pace) and resistance training. Ever since then it feels like my weight loss has slowed down pretty heavily, at only about 6lbs in the last month (compared to a 8-10lb/month trend for the 3 months before).

I'm tracking all my caloric intake and weighing everything for maximum accuracy, here and there I have to guess when I go out but I'm very generous with my estimates. I average 1700kcal a day including my cheat days.

This isn't a "I'm doing everything right but it's not working" post but I just don't feel like my efforts are being fairly represented by my results. Is this a plateau? How do I push though/Do I need to change anything?

In the end I'm going to continue pushing through I'm not going to let this hump stop me, but it would be nice to know why things seemed to have slowed down so much. Thanks : )

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Reached my lowest weight in 5 years today!

I (f/26/5'7) started last December at 242lbs. With a few failed weight loss attempts under my belt already, I decided to do more learning about CICO and downloaded the Lose It! app. Some days were better than others, and the numbers on the scale werent always encouraging, but I managed to track every single day and made it to 198 by May!

Then in June I stopped tracking due to debilitating back pain from a herniated disc. I spent 2 weeks off work crawling on the floor just to get to my bathroom. Prednisone fixed me for a while, and I had maintained my weight through my newfound skills in eating until satiated instead of nauseatingly full.

I started exercising more during my lapse in pain, but I developed sciatica pain that progressed over several weeks. Nothing touched the nerve pain. In September my numbness began to spread, and by October I had developed cauda equina. I promptly underwent back surgery, and am now 6 weeks post op.

I still haven't began tracking again, but as of today, I'm proud to say that I'm at exactly 180lbs! I know that losing 18lbs in 5 months isn't the most impressive feat, nor is 62 in 12 months. But I am so proud of myself. In the past I 100% would have dealt with chronic pain (and my dad's worsening cancer, my fiance's sudden onset of epilepsy, everything else thats made this year scary) through binge eating and laying in bed all day.

Now that my bend/lift/twist restrictions have been lifted and I'm able to submerge my back in water again, I'm looking forward to taking up swimming at the gym this winter! My goals for next year are to get a breast reduction, hit a healthy BMI, and overall to hit 130lbs.

I also want to say, this sub has helped so much. I'm still in disbelief that I was able to conquer the control that my weight gain and unhealthy eating habits had on my life, but I'm riding that high and doing what I can to maintain the direction towards a healthy weight. 🖤

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Plateau challenges

I am down over 90lbs and past few months I have raised my calorie intake to be roughly 300-500 day deficit average so I should avg .5-1lbs loss a week. I just went through a 3+ week plateau and did nothing different and the weight loss finally caught back up. It was my longest plateau I have had in the 12 months since I started.

I was starting to think I must have my maintenance number wrong (2650) but it seems good as over past 2 months I am down 7-8 lbs.

So for those on a plateau…stay patient.

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Armpit farts

So this is an odd one, but I am almost at a healthy BMI (this morning I was 25.02) down from 33.9 in June and, the last few days, I've found myself accidentally armpit farting whenever I have vigorous motion with my arm close to my body. Whenever I plunge my aeropress there's a risk of armpit fart and when I smashed garlic tonight, every single time there was an armpit fart.

I've not seen this talked about but has anybody else had this? I assume it goes away after a bit as skin tightens up but, if not, it's quite a funny side-effect of weight loss tbh.

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