How to approach still having a long way to go, but also feeling very burnt out by weight loss journey?

Hi, everyone! I’ve posted before, but I’m 32F, 5’3 and 178 lbs right now.

As a bit of a part two on this recent post, I’m happy to share that I did not renew a plan with that dietician. I spent thousands of dollars (literally) on what basically came down to a combo of feeling like she was slow rolling my weight loss (~206 lbs in January 2025-178 now), not feeling like I was truly getting the accountability I was paying for, and frankly, half ass responses that were increasingly, clearly AI.

The gist of my frustration for a lot of 2025 and most of this year can basically be summarized as: Yep, I get it about being kind to myself. I REALLY do, but I also need to make progress so I’m not in a weight loss phase forever and can move to maintenance.

… and that’s still my frustration now, on my own. I have MacroFactor. I know how to log, weigh food, etc.

But because I’ve been in “calorie counting/weight loss” mode for 19ish months now—where it feels like my whole life revolves around it—I’m tired.

I don’t really want to do a diet break (already did that for 8 weeks with the dietician months ago), but because of this exhaustion I keep feeling so susceptible to a loop of 3-4 days really on track (she was trying 1300-1400 for me for a bit, but I’ve been going for 1400-1500 now), then 2-3 days each week where I just kinda get into “screw this mode” and eat higher.

So … how do I make meaningfully progress when I’m so mentally exhausted?

My stats, for reference:
32F, 5’3”
178 lbs right now
I have a desk job
I run 3x/week (two are 30 minutes, one is a longer 3-7 mile run),
I walk at least 6k steps a day, sometimes more
I weight lift 2x/week most weeks

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Mom obsessed about my weight

What I find really funny is that when I was 129KG eating sweets, chocolates and all kinds of junk food my mum would make comments like “you need to get rid of that belly,” “you’re bigger than all your siblings.” Now that I’ve decided to cut out all the sugar and eat clean I’m suddenly “being brainwashed” and “taking this thing too far.” I currently weigh 92KG and really proud of my progress.

Every single day she’ll come in to the kitchen to see what I’m making or eating with comments like “that’s not enough food” or “too much eggs isn’t good for you,” “you body still needs sugar.” Genuinely STFU!!!

I went out clothes shopping yesterday and realised that I can now fit into Medium sized clothes when before I was wearing XXL. Now my mum is trying to put me down saying “is this what you’ve come to, you can’t become slimmer than your brother” who is 10 years younger.

I say all of this to say, this is only going to make me lose more weight just to annoy her even more. No one gets the right to dictate how I want to look and feel within myself. I always hear her whispering to my sister about my weight loss and I hear every comment. I’m very glad that I’ve never cared what ANYONE thinks about me.

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I'm 220 lbs with BMI 31

I have gained a significant amount of weight over the past year due to a health issue that has now passed. I am now keen on losing weight and get back to my pre-morbid weight of 170 lbs. Considering I am looking to lose about 50lbs, how long will this journey take and any important things to keep in mind ?

As for my current state, running feels 'heavy' and so does any physical activity. It's a little daunting for me to go from a healthy weight to something so high. I have heard success stories in the past so I am definitely motivated to make it happen, I am just looking for some guidance/tips to make the journey smoother and hopefully quicker.

Also do you recommend any programs or personal trainers (cost is OK), specifically geared towards rapid weight loss in a healthy manner ?

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Is it okay to hit protein goal only 5x a week?

I’m f20 5’4 150lb, Monday through Friday I lift each day and hit 15k steps each day. I eat 1500-1600 calories with a minimum of 130g of protein. I go out alot on weekends tho. So on weekends I drink alcohol, eat fast food, and don’t hit my protein or step goal. But on weekends I stay in a deficet, and I eat 1400-1500 calories. So basically on weekends I don’t have a step goal or protein goal, and do whatever I want , within a deficit. Will this highly affect my body composition or weight loss goals?

Will eating junk and drinking alcohol within a deficet most weekends negatively affect the way my body looks, or my weight loss goals?

For example, this week I went out on Saturday and had tequila and pizza within a deficet. And my weekly average macros were 34%fat 30% carbs 34% protein. 54.4g fat, 116.9 carbs, 129.8g protein. Lifted and 15k steps 5x average calories 1500-1600. But sometimes my protein will be like 110-116g average

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Losing weight on legs

I am an 18 year old asian man and like- throughout my teenage years I’ve always had bigger legs compared to my body? This summer starting from may to august i went from around 140 lbs to 124 lbs. I see a huge difference in my chest, arms and face, like they’ve gotten muchhhh thinner than before, but my legs still kind of look the same? They’re definitely like a little thinner but they‘re still kind of big.

Most of my weight loss journey has been cutting calories, eating healther and just walking more. I don’t really go to the gym that much (like around 2 times a week on a good day skfnkskfk) so i’m wondering if that’s something i should start on?

but yep it’s been a struggle losing the leg fat while the rest of my body loses the fat

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NSV First time in 10 years I’ve bought jeans at a regular store

I (57F) started my journey of weight loss and better health on Aug 13, 2025. To date I’ve lost 97 lbs, starting at 261 lbs and now at 164 lbs (5’3”). When I started I was wearing 24W jeans, which is a 44-46 waist. Today I bought regular Levi jeans at a regular store, size 14, or 32.

I still have weight to lose but I started at morbodly obese (Class III) and now I’m in the overweight BMI category.

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes just after starting my weight loss journey. My A1C wae 6.9. After several months of only calorie counting and exercise, and losing 35 lbs, my doctor put me on Metformin and Ozempic. My A1C is now 5.2.

I feel so much better mentally and physically. Cut out all junk food, eat lots of protein and fibre. Ozempic has been so good for me. It cut the food noise entirely and my appetite decreased a lot. I feel full so fast. I often wonder if that’s how all the regular sized people are through their whole lives. Sometimes I feel a bit jealous because weight/overeating has been a struggle my WHOLE LIFE. But that’s just life I guess. Not fair, but no point in complaining or comparing.

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Crying a lot after weight loss

For the past 10 Months I’ve been on Mounjaro. When I started, my weight was a little over 100kg, and at a height of 172cm I was obese. Now my weight is 65kg, and I feel great.

However, in the past weeks I’ve been getting very emotional seemingly out of nowhere. I would suddenly get the urge to cry. I was never someone to cry a lot, maybe a few times a year, so this is definitely something new for me.

When I get emotional, I try to understand where those emotions are coming from, but I can’t make sense of it. My life has been going steady this year and I don’t really have a reason to get so emotional out of nowhere.

Maybe someone has experienced something similar and can share their experience?

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