So close to the finish line........

(21F 5'6) 11 months ago I weighed on at 262lbs. Today, I woke up and found that I had lost 2lbs overnight to reach 178lbs. I was thrilled, as this is not a weight I ever believed that I would reach even six months ago. My first goal was 230lbs. Then, I thought if I could just get to 200lbs I would be happy to stop there. Yeah... No.

My goal weight is 170lbs, after which I plan to eat at a 300 calorie deficit while hitting the gym to try my hand at body recomposition. I would like to hit 160lbs eventually, but honestly being on a diet basically everyday has been exhausting and I'm happy to focus on muscle gains until the new year.

I've started opening up about my weight loss more to family and friends and it's funny to see how little they know about weight loss, and how confident they are to tell you that you're wrong despite never losing any big amount of weight themselves.

One thing that is bothering me though is that I am so impatient to get to the finish line. Because I've come so far, I keep skipping forward in my mind to already being at my goal of 170lbs. Then I realise that I have a minimum of a month before I'm actually there. It's maddening!!! And there's basically no way for me to hit my goal by the first of September which is making me feel less motivated as it would feel like a clean step into the next chapter.

I can't tell if I'm getting more hungry or just have less discipline. I find myself snacking in the afternoons and ending up with some stupid tiny dinner because I wasted all my calories by noon. If I was this fed up at any other point I would just take a break for a couple of days to eat at maintenance, but being so close to my goal makes the whole thing infuriating and I'm constantly thinking about food and the changes I'm going to make when I've finally hit my goal weight.

If I go through another period where my weight randomly plateaus for two weeks I'm going to throw my scale through a window.

If anyone has read this far I would love to know your experiences in how you made it over the diet finish line, and how you navigated changing your habits afterwards. Thanks!

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Need to get back on track

I am 16 years old. For my entire life I’ve been in some form of sport (swimming, soccer, tae kwon do, cross country), but last December I had a bout of mental health issues that made me lose all motivation to do anything. I stopped running, going to the gym, and eating healthy.

I went from 170lbs at 6’2, to 220lbs in just 7 months. Because of my height the fat was more evenly spread out, and coincidentally my fashion sense changed to wear more form concealing clothing so my peers didn’t really notice. But I know I can’t keep living like this, especially with school starting soon.

A lot of my friends have had weight loss journeys, but I’m afraid to ask them for advice cause I’ve always been the “fit” guy.

This morning I walked 12km, taking a route that includes downhill and uphill sections, and burned ~800 calories. I tried running some sections but I lost all my stamina from when I used to run regularly and I had to stop after a couple 100 meters. I don’t know what else I should do to burn calories (as in the past I’d just go running or walking) cause I don’t think 800 calories is enough to form any meaningful deficit (unless I eat one meal a day).

I’m just wondering what I should do to increase my calories burned, my running stamina, and any other tips you guys might have.

Thank you in advance!

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I Lost 170lbs. This Is The Part I Never Posted.

I've shared the photos before. I've shared the stats. I've written about calories and consistency.

This isn't that post.

This is the stuff I kept to myself. The years before I stepped on a scale and faced the truth. What happened after the weight came off that nearly broke me.

I'm writing this because I've spent nine years watching people start the same journey and make the same mistakes. Not because they're stupid. Because nobody told them the full story.

So here's mine.

I was always the big kid. Bigger than my friends, noticeably bigger. My parents said I'd grow out of it. Every year I went up a pants size. Every year I believed them.

By 12 I was 12 stone. By 13 I was 13 stone. You can do the maths.

I ate when I was hungry, bored, and stressed. Most of the time I didn't know which.

One summer my Dad said it. Whole family there. "You wear hoodies even in the summer."

I shrugged it off. "I'm cold blooded."

I wasn't. I just didn't want anyone to see what was underneath.

That comment lit a fire for about a week. Then it burned out. New diet every few months. Rocky on Sunday night, lying in bed planning the week ahead, convinced this time was different. Unstoppable Monday morning, meal prep done, gym shoes by the door. Back in the hoodie by Friday, the biscuit packet empty on the kitchen counter, the plan already forgotten.

By 17 I was 20 stone. The diets weren't working. I stopped believing it was possible.

2015 everything changed.

I'd dropped out of college. Law. No confidence. Working minimum wage. That was it for me.

Then my brother died. He took his own life. I found him.

I won't go into it here. But when the dust settled I was at my heaviest, unemployed, heading down the same path. There was a night where my friend found me in a bad way. That was the bottom.

Something shifted after that. Not dramatically. Just quietly. Nobody's coming to fix this. It has to be me.

It was a Friday.

I didn't wait until Monday.

That Friday was nine years ago. What happened next is the full story. The weight loss. The eating disorder. The system I built that made it stick.

If any of this sounds familiar, the cycles, the hoodie, the rock bottom, you're in the right place, this community helped me understand the basics and from there use these to help me on my journey!

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Asking for help as a very busy person struggling with depression.

Hi everyone,

I was hoping that someone might be able to offer some advice or tips. I'm trying to start my weight loss journey and failing miserably.

For background, I'm F29 and I weigh 172 lbs, I'm 5ft 5inches. I used to weigh 130lbs and was very active (running marathons) until I had a mental breakdown which rendered me completely housebound.

I'm a lot better now thankfully, but sadly I still do struggle with depression and anxiety. I think I eat a lot to self-soothe and my lifestyle is very very busy (I work in a corporate environment) and often work from 9am - 10pm most days without a break and often also work weekends.

I often feel like I've failed before I even start because I have little time to exercise or cook, which obviously are the two biggest factors here. But I'm getting to breaking point with my body, I feel so hideous that it is fueling my depression and I feel so uncomfortable.

Would be grateful if anyone with similar circumstances could offer any advice on what worked for them?

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Metformin & PCOS

I was prescribed Metformin yesterday and I’m looking for some weight loss stories from other people who successfully lost weight on Metformin.

For context, I’ve always been “bigger” since I hit puberty as a young girl. I’m 31 now and have two children. I’ve had a lot of health issues over the years (total hysterectomy and total thyroidectomy) and I’ve been unable to lose any weight, I just keep gaining. My thyroid panels came back normal and my endocrinologist believes it is PCOS and insulin resistance.

I now weigh 274lbs at 5’7” and I would like to be completely out of the obese range someday. I’m really hoping this works for me alongside healthy eating and exercise! Not to mention, my boyfriend is a total smoke show and he plans on marrying my fat ass and I would like to be a super hot bride when that time comes 🩷🩷🩷

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I miss when I could fit into my clothes.

just started my weight loss journey a few months ago.

It sucks because I used to be skinny.

I never threw out my skinny clothes. I want to be able to wear them one day and I thought they'd serve as good motivation. But instead they kinda just make me sad. They've been sitting there untouched for months to years. I can't afford to buy new clothes that fit me better right now, so i currently only have less than a weeks worth of clothes that currently fit me at all, but even those I am stretching them out. I see them all getting rips and holes in them. And I have to do laundry multiple times a week since I have such little clothes i can wear.

I'm so tired of the clothes that fit me right now too. I want the exciting smaller ones again.

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How many days a week should you do strength training?

I am currently doing 3 days 1 hour each strength training at home with the help of a personal trainer. I have about 23 - 25 kgs to lose. So apart from this, I'm in calorie deficit and do walking daily.

I try to do strength training sessions the other three days through YT videos, but just for 30-50 minutes. Lately, I have been thinking if I'm overdoing it.

How do you know how many days are required?

Whether you are straining your body too much ?

Does it help accelerate weight loss if I do 6 days a week with 1 day of rest ?

My other concern is time. Spending at least 2 hours per day for movement may not be practical always. So that is another reason I'm reconsidering this.

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