I... Need... Help

I am kind of at my wits end everyone, and I really could use some help and guidance.

Very very short background on me, I am an old user of this sub. Back in those days(8 years ago) I went from 400Lbs to 185Lbs in like, two years and made it to my goal weight, documenting the whole journey on this sub.

Now, I am back up to 363Lbs... I was back up to 400Lbs, but I went down to 339Lbs for the shortest amount of time last spring, but have been climbing ever since. A lot has changed since that first time losing weight: The world shut down for a couple years, I moved into my own house, I got married and had a family, and got a new sit down job with infinitely more levels of stress and responsibility(9am-5pm).

Even though it is what I just did, I hate the thought of making excuses, but good lord, a lot has happened to me in the last 7-8 years. As someone who had already had an issue with weight, it appears I just fell back in to some old habits when the going got really tough. Now I am writing this post, asking for any sort of help or advice from random people on the internet... I am desperate for something. I am currently in therapy(have been for a year and a half) and it just doesn't seem to help in regards to my weight loss, but it is helping with some other stuff I have going on... I believe I have identified my issue as mostly a food addiction, instead of stress eating or always being hungry. Now, stress does push me to start that addictive habit of eating something with tons of carbs in it, which seems to trigger my addiction and it only gets worse from there.

I have came to the conclusion that I have a food addiction just by listening to my body and mind and seeing what I am doing when I am doing bad in my eating habits. The other night, I was thinking "I want a spoon of peanut butter" and I was just about to get up, when I was like "Why???? I am in no way at all hungry". After those thoughts, I didn't get up and I just kept playing games. Within an hour, I was basically feeling like I was shaking, and my mind was racing, thinking I really wanted that spoon of peanut butter, to the point where I just wanted to go to bed! To me, that screams addiction: I did not give my mind what it wanted, so I started getting anxious and almost shaky. So, first I would like to try to start by breaking this addiction. I am thinking I may need to start a no carb diet for a few weeks, and then possibly have very low veggie type carbs for the rest of my deficit/weightloss journey/life, as that is what I did the first time I lost weight(just without knowing it). The first time I lost weight, I cut out all carbs and didn't count calories, I went down about 25Lbs, and hit a plateau and found r/loseit, learned about CICO and the rest was history. I think in that first attempt, that hard cut off from carbs/sugars and fats broke my food addiction and got me past that 1 week hump, without me even knowing it. What do you guys think?

The only thing getting in my way now, is the current lifestyle I need to maintain. I have a 9-5 job, two kids and a wife who need me. When I lost my weight the first time, if I started to crave at like 8pm, I would just go to bed for the night. That is just plain not an option now, as my kids bed time is 8:30, and after that I like to spend time with my wife.

After saying all of that... I guess I am just looking for something... I did this before under different circumstances and a different life style. Please help me...

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Weight Loss

Since March last year I have lost almost 11 kg! I dont have anyone irl to celebrate this win with so i thought i would post here.

Recently i was getting a bit demotivated as im not seeing the weight loss myself and not many people are noticing. My clothes have become baggy for me so i know the weight was lost in just a bit surprised its not showing so much.

My cousin was really big 2 months ago but somehow she has lost alot of weight (saw her a few days ago). I wish i knew how to get those kind of results.

I am staying in the calorie deficit and i have cut alot of junk foods out and sodas.

I was a bit worried by this body analysis which was done 2 months apart. It showed that i was gaining fat but losing muscle. how can i prevent this?

I hope to stay motivated to reach my goal of 60 kg (currently 78)

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Top non-surgical bariatric physicians in the US?

tldr: I'd like to have a consultation with one of the leading non-surgical bariatric physicians in America to do an especially thorough investigation of my weight issue and potentially discuss uncommon but evidence-based approaches to weight loss. I have seen several good bariatric surgeons in the past, and had successes, but after decades of efforts and issues am looking to go "up the ladder". I have a PPO and can travel. Money is an object but let's assume it isn't for the sake of argument. Who should I talk to?

Edit: Really looking specifically for recommendations for doctors or practices, not general weight-loss advice.

I'm a 52 year old male who has maintained a loss of ~100 pounds for over two decades. By normal weight loss standards, I'm a "pro" who has had "success". The problem is, I'm still morbidly obese after that loss, and there's another ~100 between where I am and a healthy weight. While I've been able to lose that additional weight (multiple times), it is remarkably, painfully hard to get and keep it off.

I've kept off the "top" hundred using approaches similar to what's in the FAQ. Nutrition, activity, the standard advice. I cook for myself, know that lean meats and vegetables and regular activity to maintain cardio health and muscle mass are the way to go. I don't want to see a doctor who refers me to a nutritionist, believes that this is related to mental health, or, god help me, tells me to use a smaller plate.

I've only been able to lose and maintain the loss on the "bottom" hundred doing fairly extreme portion control (under care of physicians) and enduring a great deal of hunger even in maintenance. Multiple combinations of macros and calories have been tried. I haven't found a combination that allows me to lose and keep off that weight without severe hunger. (Again, keeping the "top" 100 off using typical weight maintenance guidance is not a problem, so something seems to be going on here.)

I've tried all or most of the standard appetite suppressants over the years, including ones that have since been taken off of the market. While some have been helpful over short periods, none have proven effective over more than a year - either losing the appetite-suppression effects or creating serious side effects. This, unfortunately, includes the GLP-1s. I would gladly consider trying experimental appetite suppressants or hormonal approaches. I intend to try retatrutide when it is available, although I am concerned about side effects.

I've been regularly tested for thyroid issues and diabetes, which are not an issue. I do not have chronic health issues other than high blood pressure (under control with a typical medication) and arthritis, which has begun to affect my mobility and weight loss would greatly help with. My vitals are surprisingly good. My current and past doctors have not believed my weight and appetite issues are related to any typical illness or a medication side effect.

I will not consider a non-reversible surgical bariatric procedure. This is non-negotiable.

I've worked with many physicians in the cities I've lived in over the years, including several credentialed by the Obesity Medicine Association (or its earlier incarnation). This isn't about finding a good bariatric physician or a clinic - I've done that, many times. I'm looking for the physician who will go a step further, really go in depth, and look beyond the typical approaches.

Do you know who that might be? Many thanks.

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Is “phantom weight” a thing?

In the past year I’ve lost about 40 lbs and gone down 2 pants sizes. I know I should be proud of myself. People tell me they can see a difference, but I just don’t see it.

I think the biggest sign to myself that I haven’t “accepted” my weight loss yet is that I’m still wearing the clothes from before my weight loss. I swim in a lot of them now, but anything smaller and I mentally tell myself I’m squeezing to fit into them.

Is this some form of body dysmorphia?? How do I get myself to acknowledge that I actually lost weight and maybe even save to get at least a pair of pants that don’t fall while I walk??

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Lost over 30 lbs this year. Tips to keep the weight loss going?

After having my kid, I reached my heaviest weight at 238 lbs. Before pregnancy, I was around 170, and my previous highest weight before that was about 200.

Over the past year, I’ve made a lot of progress and went from 198 down to 164 lbs, where I am now. I’m really proud of the progress, but my weight loss has slowed down.

I’m looking for tips to help rev it up again. I currently get a minimum of 14,000 - 18,000 steps a day, mostly from walking. I’m vegetarian, and I try to eat fairly balanced meals.

For those who’ve been in a similar situation, what helped you break a plateau or keep losing in the final stretch?

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Let’s celebrate small wins together

Like the title says. This subreddit has changed my life and helped me get started with my weight loss journey. I’m 24 F, 5’6, and I’ve dropped from 243 to 235 lbs in a little under a month. I am building habits and changing my life for the better. I’m constantly on this sub looking for others input on experiences, challenges, and advice. I figured we should all get the chance to celebrate our weight loss small victories more often, so here goes… share a small victory regarding your health journey in this thread, and let’s congratulate each other!!

I’ll go first: I’ve meal prepped my lunches for the past month and had some delicious food in the process, and I’m steadily losing weight!

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I lost 80lbs and 75% of my head hair last year, I'm dieting again and terrified of it happening once more.

Last winter just after Christmas I started dieting, it was just low calorie deficit with lots of protein, nothing fancy. It was like a miracle, I was losing weight like crazy, then my hair fell out, which was devastating. My starting weight was 320, my goal is 150. I've come to understand what happened and that I did not eat enough so my body was shocked and de-prioritized my hair, or it broke the growth cycle.

I'm dieting again and terrified of it falling out, my hair was 3 to 4ft long, now most of my hair is about 3 1/2 inches long as it slowly grows back.

For anyone who has gone through this, what vitamins or steps did you take to ensure your hair grew as usual?

From what I researched what I should focus on

1) Low fat, low calorie, high protein nutritionally dense meals (what a mouthful).
2) Eat enough
3) Stay hydrated (I learned the hard way)
4) vitamins

I'm 58, F, 245 lbs current weight (starting was 320), and partially disabled. I also work from home. I also have COPD, and I understand this can factor in for calories now, I didn't know that before. It might also explain why my weight loss was so radical and quick. I'm not on oxygen, but everything is harder, and it takes so much effort to do little things at times.

so for my meals, I started this 2nd journey with 1100 calories in mind, but after 5 days realized I felt faint and I was going too low again. So now I'm aiming for 1300 calories a day, and so far it's working as long as I eat something every 2 or 3 hours, but I'm here to get more facts on safely losing weight.

Without telling my life story, I will tell you that losing that much weight had a HUGE impact on my life, everything is better, my health, my house is clean everyday now because I can and do keep up with my chores now. So motivation is a non issue because I know the health rewards are going to be amazing. I hadn't shopped at a grocery store physically myself for 6 years, and now I go all the time, in pain yes but I can do it.

Right now I'm focusing on protein, lots of eggs, breakfast is 2 eggs with tomatoes and red onions, with a small portion of low fat turkey sausage. I eat a lot of spinach and salads with low fat dressing, small bit of blue cheese. Lots of chicken, or Lean Cuisine meals. I have a bag of smart pop 240 calorie a bag of popcorn a day, this keeps me satisfied and sane and thank god for it. I track everything with a simple calorie diary.

On top of vitamin water I take D2 (doctor prescribed), B2, B1, fish oil, magnesium, biotin, peppermint oil, complete multi vitamin, cranberry supplements in case I don't drink enough like last time.

Are there any other foods or vitamins I should focus on besides, eggs, lean proteins, and lots of greens? I really don't want to go past 1300 calories, but I'm watching myself much closer now just in case.

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