Realistic to lose 12lbs in water weight or something else going on?

Hey All,

I’ve been doing the diet and exercise thing (walking plus weight lifting) and have managed to drop a net 45lbs over that time to now. I took about 3 weeks off due to travel to Asia and while there I gained about 10lbs (net 35lb loss to where I’m at now).

Feeling pretty guilty about the gain when I got back and as a result my restricted calorie diet has gone to shit doubling to about 2400-2500 calories daily (vs 1200 previously). I have also had a hard time getting back into exercise. The only other change is that I added some amazon fiber gummies and have slept alot more than usual due to fatigue.

Despite these bad habits I’ve somehow lost 12lbs in the week I’ve been back and am actually now 2lbs lighter then when I left. This is more weight than I’ve lost in a week since I’ve started. Even at the beginning when I was losing alot of water weight I don’t think I ever lost more than 10lbs in a week. Is it reasonable to assume this is just water weight coming off from the fiber gummies or is it possible it’s an unexpected ‘whoosh’ weight loss from changing things up with the change in routine due to travel and since coming back?

My overall body composition doesnt appear to have changed much in fact my ‘gut’ seems to have gotten symmetrically slightly bigger so I’m at a loss to explain it. A win is a win right but just wondering if theres something something else going on here I can replicate as I don’t think the increased caloric in take is a winning formula. I still have another 25lbs to go before hitting my goal weight.

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Only lost 30ish lbs in one year

Hey, so I struggled with my weight all my life. I’m currently 24, F. My stats are: 170 cm around 5’7-8 and 200lbs 92-4kg. My starting weight was 105+kg or 230ish lbs (probably higher, my first weigh in was after 2 weeks of dieting and training). As far as I can remember I struggled with weight and was put on a diet. No one in my family know what healthy eating is or doing regular exercise or the importance of fitness. All my family (parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts) are overweight and don’t exercise at all. We were always the kind of family to have a full on feast for every meal. Anyways this lifestyle was fine till they were relatively young but now everyone is older and their bodies are literally falling apart bcos of the weight. Every one of them is on harsh medication and physically restricted. The main problem is that they are all have a food addiction. Literal addiction, I’m not making shit up. So realising this was my wake up call. One year ago I started going to the gym, eating healthy-ish. I’m at in university (last year) and working part time too so it’s pretty hard to stay consistent. I still like to go out, have fun with friends. On the other hand my work needs me to travel to different countries a lot. We also have a lot of event that last 3-4 days up to a week. This always throws my diet and exercise regime off. I’m trying but it’s extremely hard and exhausting. I’m proud to say that even though I’m busy I managed to go back to exercising after a week or months of not doing anything. And even if I’m not doing any exercise I try to get 10k steps and eat kinda healthy. My weight loss formula is the basic eat healthy, focus on protein and fiber, move a little and do some strength training every week. The past months I started noticing some muscle growth which is super exciting. I also gone down a full pant size and 1-2 shirt sizes.

Still I’m pretty close to being one year into my journey and feel like a failure. People lose a lot more during a year and I only managed 1/3rd of my goal. I look at myself and still feel like the person I was one year ago. Puffy, slumpy and just looking like the Michelin man. It’s just hard and I was not prepared for it. I’m glad I could write this off my chest. Thank you for reading

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Feeling stuck after losing weight – is this normal?

Hey everyone, I just needed to share this somewhere I think people will understand.

I’ve lost a significant amount of weight over the past year (about 20–25kg), and I’m proud of the progress. But… my loose skin is constant. Saggy arms, belly, even some stretch marks. Every mirror reminds me of the old me, and honestly, it’s really affecting my confidence.

I’ve tried strength training and eating well, but it doesn’t fully go away. I know surgery exists, but it’s not an option for me right now.

I’m curious how do people deal with this? Does anyone else struggle with loose skin after weight loss, and how do you cope mentally?

I just want to know I’m not alone.

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Extremely confused & conflicted about optimal diet

I am 38, M, 5’9” & 190 lbs. My primary forms of exercise are jogging and soccer for 20+ years now. I read books on the optimal human diet for longevity, weight loss, etc. The science behind the plant-based diet *does* make a lot of sense intuitively. But I don’t feel wonderful on it and the weight is stagnant (I want to lose 10-20 lbs, been stuck for 10 years now). However, I feel the carnivore, keto, high-protein, high-fat diets are not heart healthy. So, I feel lots of confusion at the moment. I want to accomplish 2 things here: 1) go on a heart-healthy, longevity-inducing diet and 2) lose some weight at the same time. Has anyone gone through this confusion and come through on the other side healthier, slimmer, with great blood work numbers, and feels great at the same time?

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How to avoid the temptation of your family’s junk food?

Starting my weight loss journey (6’4 290lbs) and my family is not helping whatsoever. I just bought all my healthy foods and had it stacked neatly in the refrigerator, just for my family to put a bunch of junk food right in front of it. I politely asked them to please not leave it out in the open as it really tempts me when I see that type of food. They constantly order takeout and delivery, and it’s always family-sized. Pizza, Chinese food, tacos etc. When it’s not that, they have large family sized chips, cookies, donuts, soda etc. All the garbage you can think of, they just eat it up. And I’m accustomed to eating like that as well, so it’s very difficult to sit there and watch it.

Now you’re probably going to say, “just don’t eat it”

Yeah, I don’t want to. But I do want to at the same time. There’s a massive mental struggle involved with it. It’s like a drug addict enters rehab but the drugs are just sitting out, right in their faces tempting them. I’ve tried talking to them but I just get the same response. “You don’t have to eat it.” They don’t understand the mental struggle they’re inflicting on me by having all that junk laying everywhere. I don’t mind if they eat their junk food, that’s on them, but they know I’m actively trying to lose weight and I just feel so disrespected when I see a box of cookies just casually sitting on top of my meal prep containers.

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When will my cup size drop?

Hey yall! I lost 20lbs (160 to 140) and I would like to know, when and will my cup size drop? I was an A cup at 160, and I feel like i'm still an A now at 140. I could be smaller than an A and really be an AA. I don't know if the mirror is playing tricks on me lol. I really want a flat chest. Are there any women who experienced what im experiencing?

I see weight loss from women who had a heavy chest and it got smaller as they lost weight, but I haven't seen anyone who started with an A and got a flat chest which is my goal. Or did I not lose enough weight for that to happen?

I'm not at my full goal (I set 140 as a goal so I don't get overwhelmed), which is 130lbs.

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How could MFP/other TDEE calculators be so off? Need help on my math here please— 24M

Genuinely need help on this y'all. 24, 5'5 M. Hovering around the 155-160 range rn. Run about 30 miles/week and lift 4-5 times per week.

Around 4 months ago, I set out to lose about 20-30ish lbs. The weight fell off rather quickly. My whole philosophy when I began was to do it slowly, steadily, and healthily, as many previous weight loss initiatives — particularly when I was younger — were far too aggressive to be maintained.

So, I started at about a month of a ~250 cal/day deficit. I escalated eventually to a ~500 cal/day deficit. I didn't even log my weights for the first two weeks of my weight loss, so the initial water weight drop isn't a factor when I say I consistently was losing about *2 lbs per week,* despite having aimed for a much less aggressive rate.

I dropped from 180 to 160 rather quickly at a rate of 2.1 lbs lost per week. I averaged about 10 lbs down per month. On MFP, I set my activity level to "Active," and my desired rate of weight loss to 1 lb/week. I was eating somewhere in the window of 2700 calories per day, +/- 250 calories, *losing 2 lbs per week.* According to MFP, I should have been losing 1 lb per week; additionally, according to ChatGPT/Gemini's calculators, 2700ish should have realistically been my *maintenance*, even factoring in my physical activity.

So how on Earth were they that wrong? Based on my calorie intake and actual rate of weight loss, my actual TDEE was probably often somewhere around 3700-4000 calories. Which *shouldn't make sense.* Yes, I run a lot and lift a lot, but I always made sure to enter the extra active calories burned from my workouts. I logged everything to a T, used my scale and measuring cups religiously. I logged my food and exercise as accurately as possible.

My diet ended up crashing and burning when I began to see results and got carried away. Foolishly, around the 160 lb mark, I upped the goal in MFP to 2 lbs/week and, on the advice of ChatGPT, reduced my activity level to "Lightly Active." (I was still adding extra calories burned from my actual workouts.) Technically, this *should* have worked based on my stats and activity level (student/desk job), but I ignored the real-world data, ie the scale.

As you'd expect, upping beyond what is generally regarded as the safest maximum rate of weight loss (2 lbs/week) yielded some pretty poor results. My energy levels tanked. Irritability was high. Social drive was low. Libido practically gone. Then, went on a family vacation, had one night where I let myself splurge, which subsequently has led to several nights of binging when I got back home.

I got to about 147 lbs before my body tapped out. I've already gained a bit of the weight back. Not panicking about it and letting my body rest. It should go without saying that I am taking a diet break to both give my body & mind time to find equilibrium.

But for when I'm ready to hop on the wagon again: what on Earth do I do when my body is defying all the formulas, even going beyond generous TDEE estimates? Do I just chalk it up to being young, active, and 24? I genuinely want to do this whole thing *right* and sustainably, and plan to go back in a hell of a lot more gently and wisely when my body is ready. I tried to do it right according to the book, but ignored the real-world feedback.

Any advice?

Thanks in advance y'all.

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