Help, did I gain back all the lost weight?

I started IF two weeks ago and managed to lose around 3.4lbs (SW:280 lbs, Height:5'7). I don't exercise yet but I try to count calories, make sure to maintain a 16 hour fasting window. Reduced my sugar intake to almost 0.

Today I was craving Taco Bell after awhile and ordered like 7 items of which I had 4. (I know, terrible.. should not have but it's PMS time and I have been under some stress). I weighed in at 276.5 lbs this morning and 280 again after the meal. I know some of that would have been water weight, but I can't help but wonder if all my weight loss is only water weight? Because every time I eat something salty and carb heavy the scale shows 280lbs.

Right now this 3.4 lbs , as piddly as it is is the only thing keeping me going. I was supposed to be down to <200lbs by December 26 for an upcoming wedding event, but I am still at my original weight. Now this weight gain really has me overthinking.

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Hi I'm new here and I would appreciate any help or support I can get

Hi Everyone, I'm F 23 5'7" 334lbs. My start weight in August 2023 was 378lbs so I have made reasonable progress but it just isn't enough. I have struggled with my weight and body image my entire life I developed an ED when I was 7y/o and was forced onto an extremely restrictive diet and made to participate in 8 different sports/physical activities weekly meaning I never had time to just be a kid. I had terrible body dysmorphia throughout my childhood and teen years. For context I come from a picture-perfect family where they are all thin, fit and so beautiful I'm surprised they aren't on the cover of a magazine. I was the odd one out because I was a bit chunky but to be completely honest looking back at pictures of me in my childhood I just looked like a healthy happy kid and I am disgusted by the way my family talked about me and treated me because I wasn't perfect. Anyway, I have struggled with being the bigger girl all of my life, when I moved away from home my depression got the best of me and I completely isolated and turned to food as my main form of comfort. I went from 200lbs to 365lbs in a year and I was disgusted with myself. When COVID hit and the world shut down I decided that enough was enough and I was going to make a change, while working from home I would do 15-minute HIIT workouts during my breaks and was doing 20:4 fasting while also in a major calorie deficit. My main reason for this was because I had a flight booked to visit home (this was when we though the whole COVID thing would be over in a few months) and I didn't want everyone to see how disgusting I had become. I got down to 265lbs and I was so proud of myself. Then the flight was cancelled and I lost all motivation and hope. Over the next 3 years, I yo-yod up and down until I finally hit my highest weight of 378lbs. I was horrified. Thankfully I had moved into a house with some amazing roommates and one of them became my gym partner I slowly but surely was getting back on track in a way that was healthy and sustainable. Then in September 2023, I lost my job and I felt lost, I kept going to the gym but I could feel my mental health declining. Thats when my mom dangled the golden carrot. She offered to pay for me to move back home so that I could be with my best friends and that she had a good job lined up for me in her company. I jumped at the offer as my goal was to move back to my hometown, so in 3 weeks I packed up my whole life and flew 5,000 miles to go back home. I didn't think about how it would affect my weight loss at first, I was still intentionally eating and lost 25 lbs after moving back in Oct 2023 but nothing since. I tried starting the gym but it's just not the same for some reason when I go to the gym here I have so much anxiety and feel like people are staring at me, so in the past 8 months I have been less than 10 times. I just want to be able to feel comfortable walking into a gym again but I don't know where to start. Sorry for the long-winded back story but I wanted you guys to get to know me a little and I would appreciate any advice you may have.

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Struggling to understand how I look

This is kind of embarrassing, but aside from running around outside as a kid I was never very active till this year when I decided to buckle down and get serious with fitness and weight loss. So therefore I've never known what my body is supposed to look like with muscles and such. And now I'm seeing more defined muscles in my legs and arms and I'm struggling to comprehend it and see it as normal. I'm in a constant state of 'is this supposed to look like that?'

I'm really just looking to be told this is a common thing and that I'm not entirely crazy haha

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! "Winter Arc" weight loss plan, tips/advice very welcome (& needed lol)!

The TikTok "Winter Arc" trend begins on my birthday (October 1), and I think I'm going to use this as my sign for some serious (documented) weight loss. As a horrid concoction of the 2020 quarantine, PCOS, and ending my athletic career, I went from a solid 150-160lbs to currently 210lbs. So I'll (F) be 20 yrs, CW: 210 lbs @ 5'7.

In 6 months, I aim to be +- 170 lbs or a total of 40lbs lost. I aim to build my muscle back and I personally don't care for a slim build, I would love to have a muscular physique.

In a typical week, I go to the gym to lift at least 3x a week, at most 5x, and according to my apple fitness app I burn avg 3000+ calories the days I work out, also because I attend a large campus where I'm typically hitting a 7-10k steps a day. The days I don't, I will start doing cardio at home and try to burn the same amount, so it's a pretty good balance between lifting and cardio.

Eating-wise, 500 calorie deficit is very doable, I just need to get into a better tracking habit to actually make sure I'm in that deficit lol. I have MyFitnessPal, and I heard Lose It is good too, but if yall have any other suggestions I will gladdlyyy look at it. For this next 6 months I'm cutting fried food, junk food, and limiting my coffee to grande-size (I can't do black coffee, I'll take the L on the sugar for this one. or be chaotic and add protein milk to black coffee).

Because of my class/work schedule I can't really do a consistent intermittent fasting time without feeling like dying, but I can limit myself to 2 meals + 1 small snack in between per day. About 114g protein per day. Chipotle, Cava, Chickfila grilled nugs, and Smoothie King are my only take-out options, or anywhere else to that level of "clean eating" (verrrry loosely used term. still on a college campus in the south) I cook for myself and roommates, so it's kind of hard to calculate those calories, but typically those are my final meals and I can realistically eyeball the portion and leftover calories I need to eat.

This is the heaviest I've ever been, and hopefully will ever be, but I love this community because I see nothing but support for each other in every post. This'll be my first time taking responsibility about my active life like a real adult, so if there are anything I should tweak or change or add I gladly will do so! Other than that, wish me luck and I'll see y'all in April!

:) + <3

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Finally Getting The "Losing Too Much Weight" Comments

I started getting comments on my weight loss after losing ~20lbs. It was just the regular "are you losing weight?" type of comments. However, it took about 30ish pounds to get my first "you're losing too much weight" comment. I'm down ~40 now, but the first time I got a comment about "losing too much weight" was sometime in August when I was down around ~30 and about 190lbs. Today I got another comment from a coworker that I was losing too much weight. When I told him that I still got around 35 more to go, he seemed surprised. I'm 5'8 and 185 lbs lol. It's funny to me because I feel like I'm still very fat. It might be because I'm still wearing my XL shirts I was wearing 40lbs ago, so my belly isn't very visible, but even with clothes on I feel like I look fat. Maybe it's just that body dysmorphia, maybe I am visibly fat and people are being nice, or maybe people have gotten so fat that we look at an overweight mf and think that's healthy, but regardless it's been interesting to think about.

Also want to talk a bit about patience because I've seen some posts relating to it recently. Before I started to lose weight it felt like time would fly by. The days, weeks, and months were short. Now it can feel like the month is never coming to an end and it's going to be an eternity before I hit that next milestone. It sucks, but you just need to grind through it. I look back now at pictures I took at 220, 210, 200, 190, and it's crazy to me that only a few months ago I was at such a heavy weight. Now 170 feels like it's still far away, but I know that in ~2 months I'll be lookin' back and thinking "damn I've come a long way". Stick with it because time will pass regardless and I know you'd rather be looking back 3, 4, 5, 6 months from now thinking "can't believe I was that heavy" rather than "god I wish I would've stuck with it."

Find your rhythm and let weight loss fade into the background. It's good to keep your mind busy with other goals while you're losing weight, because the more you think about weight loss the worse the wait feels. If you're overweight/obese then you probably have some other issues in your life that you'd like to sort out. Since it's going to take a while to get that "ideal" body you have in mind, then it's best you sort out that shit now so that when you get to your goal weight you'll be in the best place possible. Don't let your current weight stop you from fixing and living your life.

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Starting my weight loss journey!

These two photos were just taken, two shirtless photos so NSFW!

https://imgur.com/a/fSnIv49

I'm a 20 year old male, 6'2 and 260lbs. About two years ago I was sitting in the 185-200lbs range. Once I graduated high school and worked as a Correctional Officer I kinda let things slide. Plus my father had passed away the year of graduation as well. I kinda didn't give a crap anymore since I didn't have to "impress anyone". I've noticed that I've kinda developed some GI issues since I've gained weight, and my cardiovascular health has gone down significantly. I can still run, but I'm out of breath way faster. Basically any physical activity sucks because I have to work so much harder. I used to be an athlete, used to lift 4 days a week. I'm pretty sedentary now but I'm getting into bodyweight stuff for now. I'm cutting my calories, and cutting out the bad food in my life. I'm a bit worried about loose skin once I get down to my initial goal of 215. But I do miss being able to confidently go to a swimming pool, or just be outside without a shirt on hahaha.

Wish me luck, and hoping everyone's having a great year ❤️

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Alcohol and weight loss?

(Resubmitting)

I lost a bunch of weight recently and am currently actually a little under weight, but I have some stubborn fat around my arms and neck that won’t go away.

I’m a VERY heavy drinker, usually 2-3 tequila sodas when I get off work. No calories besides the tequila itself because I don’t use any mixers besides soda water. If I were to quit drinking, what are the chances I’d lose the stubborn fat?

I don’t exercise often, so I know most people would advise hitting the gym to target specific areas, but due to other health issues physical activity is difficult for me.

Obviously quitting drinking will help me lose weight, as it is A LOT of calories I’m drinking. Probably around 600-800 calories, at 90 cal an ounce. I guess I’m curious about just how much quitting would make a difference. I hope that makes sense.

Sorry for rambling, I need to meet the word count. ETA: late 20s, 5’8, 124 lbs, F

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