Quick recommendation for y’all!

SW: 315 CW: 275 GW:160

Just wanted to come on here and talk to the girlies to say that I’ve learned a LOT lately about the differences for women when it comes to physical health and wellness and specifically a few ways that make a huge difference for us in weight loss/strength gains.

Anyone who’s interested definitely check out Stacy Sims’ research on the subject, but the TLDR; of it is that I’ve tried some of these things and they’ve made a huge different for me. Specifically:

1. Eating at least 15g of protein within half an hour of waking up. It was SO hard for me to start this habit but it’s made an enormous difference in my energy, mood, and weight loss.

2. Lifting heavy 1-2x per week.

3. Short bursts of going as hard as I can (running, specifically) with short rests, 3x. It makes the body increase capability because you show it what the current limit is. The body will adjust based on the physical stressors it’s given. Side note though I worked up to this. I’ve lost 40lbs so far and it wasn’t until the last few weeks where I’ve started to be able to do this.

4. SO much water

5. 20-30 minutes of cooldown yoga after cardio and weights.

Anyway, that’s all! Check out her research and keep your body in mind - not everything that works for men works for us, ESPECIALLY fasting. Research how the female body works if you have one and notice where the research lacks. You’ll probably be as shocked and mad as I am when you see how little the research actually represents us and how our bodies function differently than men.

Good luck!

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Frustration Rant

Anyone else get frustrated with seeing contradicting "facts" for weight loss? I just want to find solid advice that works.

Back in 2019 when I was 19/20, I started keto and lost around 60lbs within a year. (SW: ~233lbs) Between COVID and the stress of finishing my last year of college I gained the majority back. (~220) Fast forward through 2021- 2025 I started working and also went through deep depression and landed myself up to my highest weight of 256lbs (according to the scale 2/25/25) Not only was I disgusted with that number, but I was also tired of not feeling good in my clothes or my own skin.

Starting March 24, 2025, I decided it was finally time to get back into gear. No more on and off diets. I want back out of the 200s. As a 5'6 27-year-old female I want to feel confident about my body, I want to have energy and endurance to do things. I started by watching what I was eating and taking afternoon walks of at least 45 minutes. As of now I am trying to stay between 1200-1500 calories. I do cardio for about an hour at the gym 5 days a week (stationary bike / elliptical) Occasionally I do around 10 minutes of strength training. (Split between hip adductions / abductions and leg curls or rowing machine).

I purchased a cirkul water bottle to up my water intake, which has helped tremendously. As of this morning the scale was showing 245.8. What else can I do to improve?

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Tired of hearing jokes about my weight

Sorry for long rant. I have been on a weight loss journey for awhile. I live at home with my family. For context, my mom is overweight and has been her whole life and my dad is but not as big as my mom. I currently went from 170lbs from when my depression hit badly and i used to be 130lbs. I struggled for years to motivate myself to lose it. I would have periods where i workout and lose weight then to giving up when dont see the progress I want.

I have been taking it more seriously now for 1-2 months and i went from 170lbs to now sitting at 151lbs.

My parents tend to make jokes mostly my mom. She has always made comments here and there like " ur shirts look tight" " u look like ur gaining weight". Today i told her "my arms look like im getting muscle huh?" and she responded with " no but i can see ur muffin top hanging over ur shirt" I then told her " i am not commenting about yours".

This frustrated me and i know i shouldnt have gave her the same energy back but it like at least im trying! I hate when people have something to say especially when they are overweight themselves and barely try to lose weight. I feel emotional typing this because your family is supposed to love you and hearing it from them can really hurt. Sometimes i think shes right what if i am not really making progress. It just i have been trying so hard and falling in love with the gym and eating clean.

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Food no longer "hitting the spot"

Been on a weight loss journey for years but only ramped it up in the last few months. I've lost 23lbs in total, and 6 days a week I stay within a strict calorie deficit. I let myself have whatever I want on Saturdays, but I've banned myself from crisps as I was addicted to them.

I've started to find no food or meal really satisfies me in the way it used to. It's like "okay, that was a meal, now it's over, move on" whereas before it was absolutely a fun activity, like "damn that was so good, I want more!".

Has anyone else found this? Like the insane pleasure from food is now gone? (I appreciate this is probably a good thing, but there's a part of me that misses it)

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10 pounds away from goal weight and losing motivation

I’m starting to lose motivation even though I know I’m super close. I lost two pounds this week but the two weeks before I stalled because I settled for eating at maintenance. Now I’m worried that if this is a problem now, how will it be when I hit my goal weight? What if I stop tracking or overeat again and end up where I started? If I lose this last 10 pounds it’ll be a 40 pound weight loss, I lost 30 pounds in three and a half months so I know gaining it back wouldn’t take long.

And now, to lose that last 10 pounds I’d have to cut my deficit back again and I was already struggling before. My deficit now is 1,300-1,500 and if I chose maintenance it’s 1,700. Honestly 1,700 is just my estimation. What do I do? I think I really messed up because in the beginning I literally ate the bare minimum to drop weight fast PLUS walk a few miles a day. Now I’m at my current weight (174.6 pounds) and I can’t lose anything without cutting back significantly, and now MyFitnessPal is saying I need to eat 1,300 calories a day to lose 2 pounds a week. I’m 5’10 female.

Advice is welcome

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Discouraged- Advice Wanted

Hi friends. F 27, 5’7. Started my weight loss journey in Sept 2024 weighing in at 167lbs. In January I got norovirus so I think this helped with a few lbs and I weighed in at 154lbs (Jan 2025).

Got engaged Feb 15, birthday early March- so between the holidays and early March I was drinking a lot of alcohol and eating whatever with minimal exercise. Somehow- on March 17th when I started a 75day workout plan with my fiancé I weighed in at 156.6lb only gaining 2lbs which was shocking to me.

This is where I get discouraged. I weighed in today on the 4wk mark and have gained, weighing in at 157.8lb. I was hoping it’d be muscle but it’s not as you can see in the images- I have smart scale. I’m discouraged because I’ve been lifting 4 days a week, mainly at 5:30AM which is SO HARD FOR ME and something new i’ve been doing to stay consistent. 20min cardio minimum. In a calorie deficit (which I admit I’ve been guessing with what I’m eating and I know there are days I go over slightly but I try and be aware of the ballpark and not track every single number). 1 active recovery day. No alcohol. No fast food. But…. I had alcohol on my bday (3 glass wine March 25).

Other notes- We had a catering tasting so I ate a ton of pasta and some desserts. And I quit vaping (after 9 years)…. and I’m one week clean. Which has created increased hunger. I’m craving anything but water as i’m not drinking alcohol or smoking anymore and I feel like that’s my vice. I love coke zero. But any other tips for healthy drinks that won’t hurt my journey are accepted.

Anyways- any recommendations for losing this stubborn stomach fat… or any hard truths? I want to finally #LOSEIT now in life more than I ever have. I’m super fitness motivated so i feel like i’m just doing something totally wrong for my body with food and liquid intake. Any advice welcomed. Please be kind.

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Obese & confused: safe carb/fat goals for short woman?

Hi! I’m 5’1 230 lbs and looking to make a major change...I read the FAQ here but still have a question. Background, I’ve been lifting weights 2x/week with some short cardio so far, but struggle to find energy with a very draining job (solo business still getting off the ground toward my financial goals).

Anyways: I’ve gotten some mixed info about how I should be eating in terms of carbs/fats per day. Especially as a short woman. Sometimes the numbers suggested seem CRAZY low, like borderline starving myself. At the same time, I might want almost 100 lbs of weight loss in a perfect world, so maybe “starving myself” from my current perspective isn’t something I can rely on. On the flip side, sometimes putting 230 lbs into a calculator puts out very high goal numbers, because I'm so big. I have been a bigger girl my entire life and feel like I need to rebuild a view of what I should be eating completely from scratch, and it's overwhelming.

Can anyone suggest ranges for carbs and fats that I can feel confident are safe and effective? I'm more interested in what you all have had success with rather than some formula on a website. I want to make sure to NOT totally under-eat and crash myself, because I know that is a danger. Should I already be eating more like the 140 lbs woman I want to end up as, rather than thinking about “what kind of nutrients do I need to sustain the 230 lbs woman I still am right now?”

Thanks so much!!!

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