Need help with analysis and prevention of Weight Gain.

I am 36 years old. My Current Stats : Weight - 110 kgs or 242 lbs. Waist Size - 51 inches. Compare that to my stats 5 years ago with weight 77 kgs or 170 lbs and waist size 36.

It was a lot easier 5 years ago to lose weight however I was NEVER able to keep it off. It always required MOST EXTREME measures if I wanted to stay at a certain lower weight. This greatly demotivated me and I decided I was never going to go such extremes for weight loss.

In my current situation I am trying once again to lose weight however I cannot understand how I should go about this, my weight has seriously plateaued and no amount of intermittent fasting is helping. In my 5 year journey I have become pre-diabetic(however my weight has stayed constant at 110 kgs even with more food consumption!) and my cholesterol has come up too. Can anyone with experience help me out? Please analyse my situation and let me know how I can work with reducing my weight. Please let me know if you need any information. Thank you for your help and I hope I have found the right subreddit.

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Light or moderate activity?

29F 5’7

SW-187lbs CW-162

I have been on a weight loss journey since July. I’ve been losing weight steadily but the closer I get to my goal weight the more confused I am by my TDEE.

When I first started losing weight I was eating about 1900 calories a day and losing weight and now that I’m down a bit I know I’m supposed to eat less. I just want to make sure I’m eating enough to sustain the weight loss.

This is where I get confused. I’m still breastfeeding my almost 2 year old. He nurses like 3-5 times a day still. Sometimes for 3 minutes sometimes for 10 minutes. I know not eating enough could ruin my supply. I also have been making sure to stay active so I can have a higher calorie limit since I love food. Every day I walk for 1-1.5 hours and get at least 10k steps a day, about three times a week I do a short 30minute bike ride. I do technically have an office job but I’m not just sitting around all day. It’s a slow job so I have time to walk around my house doing dishes, cleaning, etc. I keep seeing everyone saying to just put sedentary and eat that amount but I’m pretty sure I’d be a hangry little monster if I did that. Currently I’m eating 1600 calories a day and seemingly still losing.. for now. How does one make sure it’s not too much of a deficit? Some days I feel perfectly fine and other days I feel like I could eat a horse. I just don’t want to gain any of the weight back either.

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What should I expect in terms of Rate of Weight Loss moving forward?

For context, I'm 5'4" (F/25).

SW: 158.8 lbs (Nov 24)

CW: 150.8 lbs today (Dec 21).

I haven't changed much in my diet/ routine yet... just daily walks (at most 10,000 steps) and volume eating/more protein. Not currently calorie counting.

I plan to incorporate some strength training and possibly start jogging.

And... as far as I understand, as my TDEE goes down, I'd have to create a larger calorie deficit to not stagnate, no? How slow should progress be given my stats, or have any of you began with similar stats and care to share your story?

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Treating myself once a week helped me lose 30 pounds

During this weight loss journey, I allow myself one meal a week, usually takeout, where I eat whatever I’m craving without counting calories and just enjoy it freely. Honestly, it’s what gets me through my week and gives me something to look forward to, I can’t help but get excited about it. Even with that, I’m still on track and have been consistently losing about a pound a week, for a total of 30 pounds so far. It sustains my personal motivation to keep losing and tracking without going crazy.

I believe you can still enjoy food and the things you love, as long as it’s in moderation and you’re intentional about it. Which should be obvious but we can forget that and go a little too overboard in both directions of the spectrum at times, either too restrictive or too indulgent. I used to “treat myself” every time I had a bad day, telling myself I deserved it to feel better, and I was doing that wayyy more often than I realized 😅 I think this approach is a lot healthier and more balanced for me. This is really just a memo to myself but I’d like to share it here if it can resonate with someone else.

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Struggling to lose weight despite low calories – cortisol high, IGF-1 low, looking for advice

Hi everyone,

I’m struggling with weight loss despite being very consistent with my calories and was hoping for some insight or personal experiences.

I track my food carefully and usually eat around 1,000–1,400 kcal per day, prioritizing protein and keeping carbs moderate. Despite this, my weight often stalls or fluctuates a lot, mostly due to water retention, even when I stay consistent for weeks.

Some lab values stood out and made me wonder if stress and hormones are playing a bigger role than calories alone. My morning cortisol was 23.5 µg/dL, which is above the reference range. My HOMA index was 2.9, suggesting mild insulin resistance, and my IGF-1 was 108 ng/mL, slightly below the normal range. From what I understand, high cortisol and low IGF-1 can both make fat loss harder, especially after long periods of dieting and stress.

I’m wondering if anyone here has experienced something similar and what actually helped. Did focusing on stress reduction, sleep, or eating a bit more for a while make a difference? Has anyone successfully improved these kinds of values through lifestyle changes or supplements, and did that eventually help with fat loss?

I’m not looking for extreme solutions, just trying to understand how to get my body out of constant stress mode so weight loss becomes possible again.

Thanks so much for any advice or shared experiences.

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Fat texture changing

I am about 20ish lb(start:205lb. current 185. goal 165lb).into my weight loss, and I noticed this first in my thigh, and now my stomach which are both what have held a lot of fat,

the fat itself feels very weird... Sort of cottage cheese mixed with those orbeez things which it never used to feel like.

Well, I put my hand on my stomach earlier, just sort of squishing around curiously and my stomach now feels the exact same way, which it also didn't feel before, perhaps even a month or two ago (I don't feel my stomach that often I guess??)

I was wondering if other people had experienced this as well,. I looked some stuff up about what this could mean, evidently it's not super uncommon, but no one is sure what it means or what it means for their body. Any thoughts? Did something bizarre happen when you had this happen? This one guy said his fat changed texture and suddenly he had a huge decrease in size which sounds wonderful but also like a Christmas miracle lol.i also been stuck at 185-190 in between that for a week or 2.

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