Do i just have a medical problem? Why else would I not be losing weight?

Just turned 18 and after a good few years of trying my best to limit my calories (although not 100% focusing on that) i figured that it's actually time i start doing it properly, however there are some thing that just don't make any sense in my mind.

I weight 123kg at a height of 167cm and am sedentary most of the time - according to these stats my intake should be around 2600 calories for maintenance

I use a scale to weight every single thing i put into my mouth and after doing all the calculations, I eat a total of 1200-1500 calories every single day (started this a few weeks ago so I let the weight loss take its time) and after that i do about 25-30 minutes of exercise on the treadmill during which i keep my heart rate at 120-130bpm (according to my apple watch that causes me to lose an extra 150 ish calories).

Great, so I consume 1050-1350 calories a day - wow that's over 1000 under my maintenance and probably means i lose quite a bit of weight!

No.

After 6 ish weeks of doing this i still weight 122-123kg. I have absolutely no idea why I am not losing any weight despite being in a caloric deficit and I want to know whether I am doing something wrong or I genuinely have some kind of medical problem and should have it checked out.

My sleep schedule isn't the best and neither is the time at which I eat my meals but i figured that even if that would be a problem it wouldn't be so big that it would affect my intake by that much

Thank you in advance for any help.

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weight loss struggle

CW: 270lbs, GW: 220lbs, 5’8 or 173cm, F23.

Im in the gym 4x a week, I play a high level sport, practice 4x a week, and I eat relatively healthy and I struggle to lose weight. I have gotten bloodwork to rule out any cortisol issues, I get 8 hours of sleep every night.

What has helped you lose weight? I feel like I’m doing a lot right but Im not seeing any changes on the scale. Im a size 20 in jeans and it makes me very insecure.
Give me your weight loss tips. Unhinged or hinged. I’m trying to avoid weight loss medication. I want to do it naturally but Im struggling and could use some guidance

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Stuck with no idea why

I am a 28yo female, 167cm tall, weighing 154kg. I have been stuck at my current weight for a month despite doing everything right. I KNOW I'm doing everything right as well, because this isn't my first rodeo. I used to weigh over 180kg (no clue what my actual starting weight was because the scale said error). I've lost at least 25kg already.

After I lost my first 25kg I took a mental health break (I was in a calorie deficit for over a year). This break was supposed to last 3 months - it instead lasted a year. Thankfully, I maintained the weight loss over that time despite being rather sedentary. During this break I still was being mindful of the foods I ate and was tracking, but just not as strictly as I was originally.

Last month I decided I needed to get back into it, and I have been religiously tracking my calories and measuring/weighing EVERYTHING, and increasing my activity levels.

For context my nutrition goals are currently:

2500 cals

180g protein

280g carbs

At least 2,500 steps a day at a minimum

On average I hit:

2300 cals

180g protein

220g carbs

5,000 steps a day

It has been a month and all I have done is gain 0.4kg so far. WHY?!?! Is my body just stubbornly holding onto the weight for some reason? I doubt it's from gaining muscle (as I've only been walking and I imagine you don't gain too much muscle from walking!). So then what is it???

Am I just being impatient??? I always figured that when you're larger it's easier to lose weight, so I thought it would be faster than this. When I first started losing weight I wasn't even exercising really, it honestly just fell off me when I started tracking my calories.

If anyone has any ideas PLEASE let me know!! Happy to answer any clarifying questions as well.

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80+ lbs weight loss. struggling with loose skin on thighs, sides & muffin top

I’m 30 years old, 5’2”, and my highest weight was around 210 lbs. By the end of 2023, I finally reached my goal weight of around 110–115 lbs after losing over 88 lbs.

Timeline:
- September 2023: first loose skin removal surgery
- December 2023: second surgery (breasts + arms)
- February 2024: revision surgery by the same surgeon

I want to say first that I do NOT regret loose skin removal surgery overall, and I don’t want to discourage anyone from doing it. It helped me a lot mentally and physically. Unfortunately, I had serious complications and believe I was medically botched, especially on my left breast and left arm. I’m currently in the process of pursuing legal action for medical negligence.

My left breast implant is currently causing me a lot of pain and may have complications (possibly displacement/rupture — still being monitored), which made me terrified of surgery again. For a long time, I avoided exercise because I was scared of causing more damage, but my current doctor recently cleared me to train carefully until my corrective surgery.

Right now, my biggest insecurity is the loose skin/fat around my thighs, sides, and muffin top area. When I lie down, the skin/fat on my sides kind of spreads onto the bed and feels very detached/saggy. I know that after massive weight loss, some looseness is normal, and honestly I do NOT expect perfection anymore.

At this point, even a realistic 30% improvement would make me happy.

I’ve recently started going to the gym consistently, focusing on glute/lower body training and finally hitting my protein goals properly. I’m also taking supplements like marine collagen and MSM and have been doing so for over a year. They helped my hair, nails, and hydration, but I haven’t noticed much improvement in skin tightness.

So my question is:
Has anyone actually seen REALISTIC non-surgical improvement in loose skin on the thighs, sides, muffin top, or glute area after major weight loss?

I’m especially interested in:
- body recomposition/muscle gain
- radiofrequency
- microneedling
- skin tightening treatments
- collagen stimulation
- anything that gave even partial improvement

Again, I’m not looking for perfection. I’d genuinely be happy with even a modest improvement without going through another major surgery.

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NSV: Someone didn’t agree with me when I made a self-deprecating fat joke

I’ve lost around 120lbs (54.5kg) since starting my weight loss journey about 18 months ago. I’m incredibly tall (6ft 5 and broad) so I’ve always been able to hide it *pretty* well, but when I got to a certain size and had difficulties managing the stairs etc. it was time for a change and photos taken during that time prove it.

During my journey I’d also been temporarily promoted for a year, and came back to an office with some new faces after the promotion ended (Talk about taking it all on at once 🙄). Anyway, the conversation went to exercise with a new colleague and I made one of my usual self-deprecating fat jokes (because nobody can make fun of you for being fat if YOU make the joke, right?) and a new colleague didn’t agree with me, in fact they kinda called me out for speaking about myself that way.

I truly felt like I had an out of body experience because ever since I’ve been struggling with my weight (Got fat at 11, only now got on top of it at 30) whenever I’ve made one of these jokes people have either laughed along in agreement or rushed to make excuses for me “You’re just tall/broad/it wouldn’t be natural at your height to be skinny” - it was like a stranger/acquaintance hadn’t looked at me and registered me as fat. And that’s never happened before.

It’s an odd feeling, but I think it feels good.

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40 days of gym + clean eating and I’ve only lost 1 kg. Is this normal?

Headline:
Workout: Gym 5 days a week — 2-3 days strength training, 2-3 days Zumba, plus regular incline walking and staying active daily.

Diet: Mostly homemade high-protein meals like eggs, dal, paneer, rajma, fruits, etc. Completely stopped outside food and trying to eat cleaner overall.

I’m feeling a little discouraged and wanted to know if this is normal.

I’m a 31 year old woman (150 cm, started around 63 kg) and for the past 40 days I’ve been super consistent with my routine.

But after all this effort, I’ve only lost around 1 kg on the scale.

Is this normal in the beginning? Has anyone else experienced very slow weight loss despite being consistent? The scale not moving much is honestly frustrating.

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Does anyone else find that they eat more when counting calories?

I don't believe I starved myself when I don't count calories. I felt fine and whatever.

That being said, I'm not good at estimating calories based on my guessed serving size, and I tend to over estimate the calories of what I ate. Then, because I think I ate more than I really did, I have a lighter meal later in the day and a very small dessert.

However, when I count calories and really pay attention to the nutritional info, I see that I am left with a decent amount of calories at the end of the day, so I treat myself to a reeeaaally decadent dessert or more treats throughout the day, or use butter when cooking, fry my eggs, have a second serving, etc.

So, I end up eating MORE because I'm not overestimating calories.

I should also add that I use a weight loss program where you "earn back" calories for steps and weight lifting. I walk easily 15K+ steps a day and work out 5 days a week.

So, I end up with at least a 1,600 calorie budget most days.

(I lose an average of 3lbs a month. It's slow but generally steady)

Edit: I figured out I was overestimating calories because I wasn't using a food scale. Now I'm using one and seeing how wrong my estimates were!

The goal is to get used better at estimating so I don't need the scale, but that's been a challenge

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