Started my weight loss journey 3.5 weeks ago. Lost 10 ibs so far.

Hi everyone. When I first moved to the U.S in 2018, I probably weighed nothing. I was so slim and skinny cause back home I wasn't eating that much junk food, etc. I came here for college and using the newly found freedom from my parents I had, I started consuming huge chunks of junk food.

I mean I would literally buy a bucket of ice cream from the neighborhood warehouse market every week and eat everything. In addition to this, I would eat my favorite frosted flakes cereal which was a calorie bomb. In summary, I was making very unhealthy choices and eating without regard to my health. Over the course of college, my weight climbed to a staggering 280 lbs. After college, I lost some weight while I was actively searching for jobs. I think a lot of that was due to stress more than anything intentional.

Last month, I had enough. After previous attempts to lose weight failed, and just constantly not being happy with what I was seeing in the mirror I decided its time to take aggressive steps to lower my weight. I started on February 16 at 300 lbs. For context, I’m a 6'2" male. Since then, I’ve been aggressively tracking my calories and weighing myself using a Bluetooth scale that automatically syncs with my phone. It’s helped me stay consistent and accountable.

I’ve also been exercising regularly. I go to my apartment gym and do exercises like bicep curls, hammer curls, and bench presses. I also set a daily goal of 10,000 steps, which I’ve been consistently hitting. I also take 1 scoop of protein powder and creatine after each workout.

I'm not going to give up. I'm in my fourth week and it doesn't feel like my weight loss has kinda slowed.

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Anyone else buy “goal clothes” instead of clothes that fit now?

I’m 28M, 5’11”, currently around 245 lbs. My highest weight was about 290, and my lowest (about 3 years ago) was ~210.

I’ve noticed I have this habit of buying clothes for the size I want to be, not the size I am right now. My closet is full of newer shirts that don’t fit yet. I call them my “goal clothes.”

Part of me doesn’t want to buy clothes that fit my current body because it feels like I’m accepting or enabling where I’m at instead of pushing myself to lose the weight. But the downside is I end up with a closet full of clothes I can’t wear and not many that actually make me look good right now.

I’m starting to realize there might also be a self-acceptance / “love yourself where you are” piece that I’m struggling with too.

Has anyone else dealt with this? How do you balance working toward weight loss goals while also dressing for and accepting the body you have now

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Have lost about 10-15 lbs recently and being in bed overnight is weird in a good way: my belly is not there to lean on while side sleeping lol 😲🛌

I’ve been working very hard for 2 months doing weight training and cardio at gym 5-7 days a week. Have never been this consistent with cardio in my life. It’s so hard to begin a weight loss regime and once you have some noticeable gains it’s 100% easier to keep going. The beginning is a leap of faith. It’s hard to believe the hard work will pay off. I lost 45 pounds 5 yrs ago and this was life changing: I didn’t keep it off but it showed me that I could do it and how to do it. Anyhow it’s strange but good to be in a lighter smaller body even though I have a way to go. I can sit closer to my table in a chair and be closer to my sink when using it and can hug my daughter without this little mountain separating us. Even though I’ve only lost about 15 pounds so far I’ve been working very hard at abs and core and the difference is noticeable.

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Really disheartened at the lack of results even though I feel like I've been doing everything right.

This is honestly a rant because I'm frustrated at this process.

I've been eating at a deficit since September with a starting weight of 210 (36 F). I consume about 1400 - 1600 calories per day because I rapidly lost 80 lbs before at 1200 calories a day and I hated it. Slower was fine with me, as long as I saw progress and felt better. It is now March and I am at 210.5. I also knew I was going to start weight lifting so I didn't want to eat too low of calories.

Timeline:
September to December: Focused only on eating at a deficit and I managed to get down to 205 lbs.

January - Now: I started incorporating weight lifting and cardio into my routine while still eating 1400 - 1600 calories. I do strong lifts 3x per week, cardio dance 3x per week, walking 30+ minutes per day. I did take a week off from cardio dance and lifted only one day when I went on vacation. After vacation I shot back up to 210 and I've been there ever since.

I have a doctor's appointment next week to discuss this because I'm honestly at a loss. I measure and weigh my food, I'm active, and I'm eating at a deficit. Like I said, I've lost 80 lbs before about 12 years ago, and it was never this hard to lose weight. It was difficult in other ways, but I was able to easily lose weight. I do have a bit of a buffalo hump so that paired with this weight loss struggle makes me wonder if it's cushings (which I'll bring up to my doctor).

This sucks because I feel like I'm doing everything right and I'm not seeing the scale budge at all.

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Embarrassed of Weight Loss Talk?

I'm sure this might be a common topic or fear amongst the weight loss community, but just looking for some advice and positivity!

I have been overweight for 90% of my life - seriously since like the 1st grade haha. My parents made it known I needed to lose weight around 6th grade but my family as a whole was unhealthy and I was already had bad habits at that point. As you can imagine, growing up fat wasn't easy and I tried a million ways to lose weight throughout middle school and high school but always got silly comments from my parents, dad especially, anytime I tried. For example, if I got a salad he'd say "Wow no burger this time? Trying again?" Or when he'd catch me working out in my room he'd laugh about it and bring it up to family later as a joke.

Jump to my 20s, still obese, but in a much better mindset now and cutoff a lot of family. I now have a family of my own and my husband loves me no matter what, he's never said one negative thing about my body and wants me to do what makes me happy. I mention weight loss or exercise sometimes and he is so supportive but why am I so freaking embarrassed?? I want to hide anytime I try making a healthy choice or hide my exercise equipment. How do I fix this? 😢 help.

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is the way i eat okay for weight loss?

i’m 13 which i think might be important info cause ik teens and adults lose/gain/need to eat differently. I haven’t weighed myself in awhile but last time i did i was about 170-180 and im pretty short like 5’0-5’2 (not super sure i haven’t measured my height in awhile but its around that) and i haven’t really lost much, though my thighs do look a tiny bit smaller, i’ve tried more unhealthy ways to lose weight in the past but i wanna try losing again in a better way i don’t wanna be fat anymore lol and those other ways didn’t work. Anyway to the point, i kinda just eat whenever i feel slightly hungry, i do eat every time i feel sad/depressed though which probably isn’t great, sometimes ill go all day without eating just as like a “fasting” kinda thing & i feel bad for eating so much the day before but i always end up eating again before the day is over i never don’t eat for an entire day. I also don’t eat super healthy i eat a lot of greasy fried food/fast food cause its all my parents buy, but yeah is there anything i need to change or are there any diets i could do?

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advice sought: what do you do if you have high cortisol / high stress / poor sleep?

Middle-aged menopausal woman who has been target weight a few times in my life but have spent most of my life 40-60lbs overweight. There are numerous reasons I've gained or regained weight, numerous blocks ... but the reality of my situation is I live in a household where stress and high cortisol are unavoidable, and I can't leave for another 3 years. I don't even remember the last time I had a restful night's sleep. I try to lose weight in all kinds of ways, but everything I read mentions high cortisol and lack of sleep as things you have to fix. What happens if there is simply no way to fix those particular problems for the time being? Should I just give up on weight loss??

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