Unsolicited advice is so irritating

I'm currently doing couch to 5k and have been really proud of myself getting to week 6, and have successfully been losing weight.

I had already been feeling down about my size as my friend I'm staying with has been going on dates and it just reminds me that no one asks me out which is besides the point.

Today ,I go on a run, and this middle-aged guy is smiling and appears to be rooting me on as it is an uphill area. He then proceeds to pull over and stop me, mind you I am still clearly running! He then says if he can give me a tip and asks if I'm trying to lose weight. I say no as I just want to carry on running. He then proceeds to give me advice anyway and tells me that for weight loss, it's not about running its about nutrition. Mind you, I track my calories and am very well versed in nutrition as I did research on it, which earned me a degree. I told him I have a nutrition degree and ran off.

It's just so infuriating that people seem to think that overweight people know nothing about nutrition or fitness?? And to give unsolicited advice, I bet he doesn't even have proper qualifications to do so. He had said he coaches in this stuff which makes me believe he isn't a registered dietician or doctor. Also the fact that people can be overweight due to many things other than nutrition e.g. steroids, anti psychotics or conditions like hypothyroidism.

Just wanted to rant I guess. It really put a damper on my mood and I almost wanted to cry, it did make me run faster though!

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Calorie deficit for 2 weeks— loss of appetite?

I just wanted to pop in here and ask if anyone has experienced something similar. I recently started my weight loss journey about ~2 weeks ago entering 3 weeks. I’ve lost a lot of water weight and I’d like to think some fat as well! I’ve been weightlifting 3x a week, and cardio whenever I get in the mood (I try to aim for 2x a week, whether it’s walking or jogging). I’ve also been tracking my calories and really focusing on getting protein and fibre in my diet.

I’ve tried losing weight multiple times in the past and wouldn’t even make it past a week. Albeit, I was doing it in ways that were unsustainable. I always thought I had no hope in weight loss and that my intense food noise would be an issue. I think another important thing to note is I’ve always struggled with binge eating.

But this is the first time I’ve attempted losing weight at a healthy deficit and the first time experiencing a loss of appetite 2-3 weeks in. Is this normal? Has anyone else experienced this? Don’t get me wrong, I still crave certain foods (which I still eat and track, as long as I hit my calories + macros).

But as someone who has had a history of BED, I’m a little scared/skeptical of this and am scared I might break this streak and binge again and lose my progress.

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Good progress

So I started my weight loss journey after a major surgery on my arm I had a few months ago i started at 285lbs on May 28th I was doing ok for about a month I went down to 282 then a week later I shot back to 286(july9th) So I got on a meal suppressant and I went from 286 to now I am currently at 273. (Weighed in today)

I eat about 180-200g of protein a day and keep my fats below 70g. I feel like I’m not losing weight quick enough my goal weight is 215 and no I wouldn’t consider myself fat fat I have an athletic build but not cut at all. For example at my strongest I could squat 450 without a belt bench 350 without straps and clean around 225.

I just need some advice I normally eat two meals a day. Mostly because of my probiotics I am taking for sibo I was diagnosed with a breath test.

Supplements I’m on our creatine, magnesium glycinate Santa Cruz electrolytes and Santa Cruz sleep caps. any other supplements suggestions would be welcome.

Any other thoughts on what I should do and am I making good progress?

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Rambling Weight Loss Motivation

I know us in this subreddit are here to really lose weight but as words of motivation: please take this seriously

After getting to a healthy weight, the world literally opens up. You are more confident about yourself. Sleep apnea goes away. It's okay if you lose a little bit of lean mass, just try to get enough protein most of the time. I let the possibility of losing lean mass scare me into preventing a serious weight loss journey. I won't sugarcoat and say this will be easy in the beginning but with a calorie/nutrient tracker, it'll get much better. So much food out there have terrible nutrition and we are psyopped into thinking it's okay to eat them regularly. Eat as organic as possible and portion everything.

I wish i did this sooner.

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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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