BMI of 20, still have a belly

About 9 months ago, I (26m) weighed about 195 pounds (I am 5'9.5" tall) and about a month ago, I reached 135 pounds, hitting 60 pounds of weight loss, primarily through calorie deficit. I am also a detransitioner, meaning I was on estrogen for several years and I went back on testosterone, which was around the beginning of my weight loss.

In the last month, I've gained 4 pounds as a result of significantly increased stress, eating more than usual and admittedly increased alcohol intake.

Honesly, losing all this weight has been wonderful. I feel more attractive, especially when I'm wearing a cute outfit or something. My face is slim which I like a lot. I've also gone from pant size 34w to 29w, (30w if I'm wearing a belt), and my shirt size has gone from large to medium/small. It's all pretty great.

Despite all these positive changes, I'm troubled by some of the things that haven't gone away. Primarily, the apron belly. My belly not only sticks out, but overhangs a little bit. My loose skin has tightened a bit but that didn't do much to hide the belly. When you see it up close and feel it, it's very very doughy. When I run, I still feel jiggling and I'm not confident enough to be shirtless anywhere.

I would really just like to be thin. Maybe a little bit toned, I'm not sure. Has anyone else delt with this at a BMI as low as 20 or even lower? Have any of you overcome this?

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Depression improvement w/ hiking. And weight loss pace?

After many months of dealing with depression and low activity (often less than 3,000 steps per day), I’ve found hiking and the mental has been just as powerful as the physical.

I look forward to it now every day.

There’s a battlefield a couple miles from my house that is beautiful. It’s a 3.5 mile trail and some inclines but pretty level. However there’s pretty constant rocks/ roots, so it keeps me mentally engaged and doesn’t seem as boring as cleared/ paved spots.

I’ve been going now for a couple weeks and haven’t missed a day. Even in the rain. Some days I’m going twice, so my steps per day has jumped to 12,000-15,000+.

I’m not seeing the weight shift yet. But I read that sometimes the muscles can cause some water retention especially when we go from lower activity to heavy activity. Did you find that?

For reference, I am 48, 6’1 and 215. Very muscular thighs and calf. I can definitely tell that my tabs are swollen still.

As far as eating, I am pretty darn clean. I typically have chicken for lunch and dinner. Vegetables and very little if any sweets.

Any feedback would be helpful! I am thankful for the sunshine coming back out in my life and this therapy that has become the most important part of my day!

I know you guys get it.

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Any tips on how to not let period cravings win?

So I’ve been big since I was a child. I’ve had a few successful weight loss attempts but mostly failures. And I’ve come to realize it’s mostly my period cravings that mess me up. I get my period every 3 weeks but the week before my monthly visitor is due, I start to crave insane things, foods that I haven’t even had in years(like for example craving a chili burger). It really makes me depressed because up until that week, I always do really good on my diet but then it’s like a switch gets turned on and now I’m bad to square one all over again 😫.

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Feeling discouraged

I’m throwing this post out because I feel run down by the whole weight loss process. I lost 35lbs last year after having my second kid. I’m still about 20lbs away from my goal, tho TBH I’d be really happy just to get down 10 more and stay there for a bit.

I stalled out around November of last year. I’ll go up a bit, then get back down, then up the same 3-7 pounds on a month to month basis.

Before then I was still breastfeeding, I wasn’t doing any strength training. I focused mostly on portion control and walking a lot with the baby.

Now I’m working more, baby is weaned, and I’m strength training. I know I’ve gained some muscle. But I have a history of strength training, and I’m not concerned about putting more muscle on. I want the fat off! And I really thought I would be consistently closer to 140 month to month than the 150 I’m constantly hovering around.

I’ve tried tracking numerous times the last three months. I get 1-2 weeks in and throw in the towel because life is just too full right now to manage the work tracking takes. And I start to get obsessive with food.

I know this is hard work. I just feel super frustrated and annoyed and wish it was easier at this point.

I’ve tracked with clothing, pics, and measurements too. And I’m heavier now than I was a month ago because I let the frustration get to me and was eating too much processed and hyper palatable stuff.

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TDEE Calculator

I have been working on losing weight for a while now through sustainable changes. However, I have hit a plateau that I seem incapable of surmounting. I have taken a more holistic approach to these changes up to this point where I have tried to significantly reduce portion sizes and binge/emotional eating rather than trying to implement some crash diet that I won't be able to sustain once I've reached my goal. This has worked well, but now I'm seeing no weight loss at all--just completely plateaued.

I recognize that I'm still eating too many calories, and that in order to lose more I'll have to track and eat less than what I am. And I'm already planning on starting that process, but I am incredibly confused (and frustrated) at trying to figure out what my goal caloric intake should be. I followed the instructions in the wiki/FAQ to use a TDEE calculator and came up with a metabolic rate of 1400 calories. However, I'm pretty sure I'm eating more than 1400 calories right now, and if I aim for a calorie deficit with that metabolic rate I'll be looking at the 1200 calories/day minimum.

I'm not sure if there's actually something wrong with the calculations or if I'm just in denial and bargaining lol.

Stats used for calculator:

Female (I'm trans but have been on HRT for 10 years so seems like it'd match metabolically)
40yo
210lb
5'8"
Sedentary job
60% body fat

Any help/advice/encouragement would be greatly appreciated!

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Recommendations for shapewear, or something, for dealing with loose skin and airplane seats?

(I hope this is okay to post here, from searching it seemed like it should be).

TL;DR - lost a lot of weight and annoyed that the loose skin in my hips and thighs means that I’m still just as wide when sitting. Flying cross-country soon and wondering if there’s a good shapewear or compression short option that would help contain it and not be miserably uncomfortable, but would make airplane seat sizes suck less.

I (34F) have lost kind of a lot of weight in the last two years. It has not been intentional. It’s a not-too-uncommon side effect of a medication I’m on for something very unrelated. Not interested in going into the details. But I would appreciate it if you could avoid congratulating me or telling me to “keep up the good work,” please. I didn’t do anything. Ultimately I know I shouldn’t complain - I have been overweight my whole life, and this has happened slowly enough that it’s not a cause for concern - but your body changing in ways you didn’t expect it to is just kinda crappy, y’know?

I don’t know the exact amount I’ve lost (I don’t own a scale tbh), but I know I went from typically wearing a US women’s 22 or 24 in most pants, to currently around 14 or 16.

I carry/carried a lot of weight in my hips and thighs. I would previously have described myself as very pear-shaped. With this weight loss, I now have a lot of loose skin in that area, and like, less dense fat? Everything is very squishy now (I could go on a long rant about how much I hate this). Hoping this makes sense to people here, it’s not something I know how to describe really. I assume it’s not just a me thing.

The annoying problem is that when I sit, my thighs still spread out to what feels like about as wide as before. Tighter pants help with this, but not much really.

I am flying across the country soon. I feel like, having gone down several pant sizes, I should at least get the benefit of fitting in the tiny airplane seat somewhat more comfortably. With the way this squishy thigh fat and skin is at the moment, that doesn’t seem like that will be the case. If anything I fear it’s just going to spill under the armrest more easily now, because it’s all, like, flatter.

I am looking for suggestions for some sort of shapewear or compression shorts or something that I could wear and be comfortable in while also holding everything in closer. Something that wouldn’t suck to sit on an airplane in for 5+ hours. And wouldn’t be like, dangerous? I know people wear compression socks on planes so probably it’s not dangerous but ???

This is a comfort problem more than an appearance problem. My previous experience with shapewear was that it was wildly uncomfortable and hard to move in, but that was many years ago and for different purposes. I don’t know much about the brands or compression levels or any of that. I don’t have any clue what size I should be looking for. It is worth noting that I have ADHD and some sensory issues, so I don’t ever really “forget it’s there,” with things touching me, even when wearing familiar clothing I’m very comfortable in. I often wear cheap bike shorts around the house and they’re very comfy, but don’t do anything for the shape. I am not as worried about my stomach, but I know most shapewear kinda targets that. I am also not concerned about it being a hassle if I need the restroom.

Bonus challenge - best budget options? I buy nearly all of my clothing at thrift stores and have a very hard time spending a lot of money on it. Especially right now where I only get a couple months before it doesn’t fit me any more. And because I need to buy new bras again soon and that’s expensive :(

Help?

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CBT and 28kg weight loss

Hi everyone, I’m m31 6”2.

So I’m new here and just wanted to share a bit of my story over the last year. For context I’m someone who’s always struggled with binge, emotional and secret eating. I have bipolar disorder which makes it quite difficult to regulate.

I got a cholesterol result last June that freaked me out, having got up to 7.6 from 5.8 the year before. It was just one of those things that felt like a proper wake up call. At the same time I weighed in at 110kg, which put me into the obese category.

Anyway the first thing I did was sign up for a quick discussion about it with my GP. I’d never mentioning any food issues before to anyone really, even hiding how much I was eating from my wife, so this step was HUGE. It felt like a *cough* weight had been removed.

So a week later I was in a CBT talking session, just me saying things and them listening and asking questions. Any of you who’ve experienced similar things to this will know how strange it feels, unloading thoughts you haven’t let out all your life (or since I was around 10 in my case).

The lessons that came through over the next few months were building a kinder relationship with myself, as well as learning repeated thinking patterns to get away from emotional eating.

Diet-wise, it involves no food being “bad” so nothing is off limits. It just has to fit in with an overall week/ month of a balanced diet. Most days I stick to eating under 20g of saturated fat and eat 3 meals a day. Nothing revolutionary and no calorie counting.

Anyway I weighed in at 82.2kg this week and my latest cholesterol test was at 4.8. I don’t have an overall point or anything, I just wanted to share my story where the huge step was opening up on my disordered eating. Hanging onto it on your own for years is so so hard.

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