Anyone else struggle to believe the scale?

I can see the numbers going down. I know my calorie deficit is working. People have been mentioning it to me. Hell, I've even seen a subtle difference physically.

Today the scale said I was at 202, which is 20 pounds lost. I can't help but feel like that isn't true.

It's so strange because I know it is true, but I've always had this thought when it comes to stuff like weight loss: this won't work for me.

Obviously it has, and I know factually the scale is going down and the measurements are changing but I have this weird self doubt in myself.

Has anyone else experienced that?

Also, my weekly average seems to go down by 3 pounds a week. Is this normal? Most sources say 2 pounds is the healthiest, but I'm eating at a normal deficit. I'm not complaining but I'm worried that I'm doing something wrong/unhealthy.

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LoseIt app question - calorie calculator (plus a small vent)

Hi all,

5’6” 36F here. I started using the LoseIt app a little over a year ago. I was lucky to lose 45 lbs over the course of about 5 months, and when I was at my “smallest” (185lbs), my daily calorie count to lose 2 lbs/week was in the low 1300s. I tend not to count exercise towards my calories as it never helps with weight loss.

After a couple months of stress eating I’m up at 200 lbs and back on the program. My question is, if 1300 calories/day was my calorie allowance at 185, what’s going to happen as I get closer to my goal? Is my allowance going to get below 1200, which everyone says is too dangerous to go below? Right now I’m seeing zero progress after 3 weeks at around 1600 calories/day, and I’m trying to restrict it even more, but with my exercise plan I don’t know how I can sustain 1300/day when I’m so hungry after my workouts, let alone below 1200/day.

A few things to note:
- My goal weight isn’t super ambitious, just 160 lbs, but at by the logic of the app it sounds like I’ll have to eat like a traditional supermodel to reach that weight.

-I do track my fiber and protein, but as an unemployed pescatarian ( in other words) I only eat fish but can’t afford to eat much fish), I often fall about 20g short of my daily protein goal, unable to reach it without exceeding my calories. I also drink plenty of water (at least 100 oz/day)

-My current workout routine is 4-5 days/week on the the elliptical for 20-30 minutes, one 75 minute intensive hot yoga class, one 75 minute light yoga class, and one 60 minute hot Pilates class (though I’m hoping to bump up the Pilates to twice a week and ditch the elliptical altogether). Also when the weather isn’t terrible (I live in the Midwest), I’ll walk my dog 1-2 miles/day.

Tl;dr - will I have to start eating below 1200 calories a day as I get closer to my goal of 160 lbs, based on my 1300 calorie limit at 185 lbs? If so how do I manage that with a moderate-activity lifestyle?

Thank you in advance - if any questions arise I’ll post the answers here as an edit, rather than respond to individual comments

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Be aware of the social media coaches that try to encourage unhealthy / unsustainable weight loss methods

I think online fitness coaches are fine for the most part, but there’s also some of them that encourage unhealthy weight loss methods. I’m not gonna spread his username everywhere but an example I’ve seen of this is this one fitness coach who tells his clients to ONLY eat these tiny plates of meat and veggies with 1 protein shake a day and nothing else, he’s seriously said in an Instagram reel “ for your breakfast you’re only gonna drink one protein shake”Like he’s telling you you CANT eat anything else. I’ve seen some of his posts even go as low as promoting a 1,100 calorie diet for everyone. There are people paying for his services just to eat a miserable diet for months on end. It’s just about a calorie deficit at the end of the day, and of course you should prioritize Whole Foods for the majority of your diet as well for optimal health while fitting in some of your favorite foods that you enjoy to make your diet more sustainable/ enjoyable. Some influencers just try to make it as rigid as possible, which I think can keep some people stuck/ makes weight loss way harder than it already is.

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Mini lean bulk to breakthrough 6-8 week long weight loss plateau

Like the title says. A little background, I’m 5’10 male that weighed 220 September 1 2025, I got down to about 170lbs as of May 2026. Since then I’ve been bouncing between 167-170 pounds for the last few months and can’t seem to break below 166.5 pounds. So all in all, I’ve been at a deficit for about 11 months, give or take a cheat/re-feed day here and there.

As far as fitness and diet, I’m eating 1600-1900 calories, I do 1 hour long boxing cardio classes 4-5 times a week, and like 3 times a week. The calorie numbers are NOT including expenditure during cardio and lift days so it’s possible on those days I’m getting as low as 1300 calories after cardio calories are accounted for

The question I pose now is what if I did a mini bulk for about 2-3 weeks to build some lean muscle mass as well reset any metabolism slow downs. Then I would resume cutting and try to eventually hit my goal weight of 150. My maintenance is about 2300 calories, so I would aim to eat 26-2800 calories for a 2-3 week period

Has anyone done this, and did it help your plateau? Would I just be better off eating at maintenance for a few weeks then going back to cutting? My thinking is, if I’m going to put eat extra calories, I might as well go extra hard lifting and turn some of it into muscle mass. Can any significant amount of muscle even be put on in a 3 week bulk or will it mostly be fat?

If anyone could provide personal experience, that would be great. It’s been real demoralizing cutting hard these past two months of summer time, and putting in a lot of work in the boxing gym/cardio and not seeing any scale progress.

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Will I end up skinny fat with my current routine?

I’m 5’2, 61-61.5 kg rn. As females we tend to have higher body fat percentage and since I’ve started losing weight I’ve been worried about looking fat regardless of losing the weight. Cus skinny fat exists. Unfortunately.

Now I’m a student and I don’t get much time in a week to spend my time exercising at home, let alone going to the gym.. although I do have a stationary bike and I use that thrice a week for about 20 minutes. Aside from that I walk about 7k steps everyday. On days I’m more active I get about 10k.

I don’t do strength training and that’s what u need to build muscle/tone up no? I also just eat in a deficit without focusing on getting every macros nutrition and what not right because I really haven’t got the time to nitpick and recheck everything 🥲. I’m so disappointed in myself for it but it’s really tough being a student, living alone, focusing on studies, on weight loss all at once. So the best I can do right now is just eat whatever I have at home and eat around 1200 calories to be exact.

Most of the time I don’t even go close to my protein goal because I live in a region where carb/fat rich stuffs r our main source of food, not protein rich ones.

At this rate, I might lose the weight but still end up looking fat and soft no?

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What is the realistic timeline and how can I improve?

I am 26 F. Around late April, I decided to take care of my weight. At that point, I weighed around 84 kg. I started weight training for 1 hour 3 days a week using a PT. Slowly started being in deficit. But it was never perfect because of every weekend bingeing. Once I started noticing small changes and definitions, I started to walk on treadmill daily for around 3km on incline at 4km/h.

Now I weigh 79.8 kg. I have decided to maximum avoid outside food since I don't know how to control myself. For the past few years, life has been really tough for me and my family - multiple deaths, health issues, job loss, mental traumas, housing issues, and so on. The only way I knew how to cope up with this was by eating food from outside. So, 5 days a week, I used to eat clean but would consume chocolates around 800cal 3 - 4 nights a week, 2 medium pizzas ( fast food joints ) during the weekend, and soft drinks with it.

Now I'm trying to do strength training 6 days a week, treadmill incline walking for 3km at 4km/h, trying to eat 1500 kcal or less per day. Also avoiding junk food and sweets altogether.

I'm aiming for around 55 - 56 kg. What is the realistic timeline ? Also what can be done to improve my weight loss journey?

Honestly, seeing improvements in my body and weight loss progress is bringing me some joy in my life, but I don't want to set unrealistic timelines that would disappoint me. Any advice and support is appreciated ❤️

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50 lbs gone. Not linear, but it works!!

SW: 180 lbs (81.6 kg) CW: 129.4 lbs (58.7 kg). I am 5'3" (160 cm) and 32F. I lost most of the weight December 2023-October 2024, going from 180 to 132 in about 10 months eating 1400-1500 calories a day and prioritizing protein. I was vegetarian at this time so I supplemented protein a lot. I was also rock climbing and walking, as well as lifting maybe 3 times a week.

Took a "maintenance break" and gained back up to 139 from October 2024 to June 2025 😬 and got back down to 131 in October 2025. Gained again to 135 from October 2025-June 2026. Stayed active throughout with lifting, yoga, pilates, and a lot of walking (10k+ a day)

I work in special education for a public school district and have definitely noticed a gain/loss pattern that I'm determined to break this year lol

This morning, I saw 129.4 on the scale. Breaking 130 lbs has felt IMPOSSIBLE for the last couple of years. I attribute it to getting my ADHD, food noise, and comfort eating under control, as well as learning more about nutrition, and separating food from emotions. Now that I'm at a healthy weight, using a food scale to measure everything is crucial. I eat the same meals often. I have a go-to grocery list to lessen decision fatigue even when I haven't meal prepped because I'll always know what to make. I aim for 120+ g of protein a day and now usually stay between 1200-1400 calories of whole foods with little to no snacking. I'm still getting about 8-10k steps a day now that it's summer but my activity has gone way down this month because I'm finishing university (late, i know) and taking teacher certification exams. Weight loss in this range has been slow but steady, especially when compared to losing 6-9 lbs a month back when I was class 1 obese lol

Aiming to get serious in the gym again in August after taking my last exam and planning on slowly increasing my intake a bit once I get more active again. My original goal was to get to 120lbs but I mostly want to lower my body fat %. Using the navy formula I'm estimating it to be around 27% right now and I'd like to get to the 22-24% range. (Apparently can't get a Dexa right now because I have healing piercings I can't take out??? I haven't asked about glass retainers yet.)

Just wanted to celebrate myself. I worked hard!! It's not always smooth sailing but it's possible!!

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