why am i not losing fat & how do i lose it?

for reference, i (24f) am 5'2 and 144 lbs. i mentioned fat in the title because i do gain muscle easily and have a solid amount of muscle on my legs and some on my arms & shoulders. since about august 22-24 i have been walking around 5k steps a day and in a calorie deficit (it ranges from 700-1200 calories a day). i also work out by lifting weights at least once every other week.

i've gained more muscle from the walking since it's slight incline walking on my way to class and also from lifting weights, but i feel like i haven't lost fat on my stomach and sides. how do i fix this? i want to look better, and i also want to lose fat since i have a condition that makes my cholesterol high easily & my doctor said exercise / weight loss will help.

i'm a full time college student in an intense program so i really only have like 3 hours max a day on week days (at least 5-6 on weekends) so i'd really appreciate something i can do that doesn't take up too many hours in my day so it doesn't affect my studies/grades.

thank you so much to anyone who replies or reads this! i appreciate it!

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Doctor’s office weight less than home weight

Just like the title says. My weight came in at about 155 today at the doctors office which was quite shocking to me because I weigh in at the 160s constantly. I started my weight loss journey in March and since then I have been consistently in the 160-164 range. It’s not a huge range but for months I have not been able to get the scale to budge. My doctor was proud of me bc this is the lowest I weighed in the 2 yrs I have seen him. I can’t help but think his scale is inaccurate though and when I try to look it up, most people have the opposite problem of weighing more at the office.

For background I am a woman, 5 foot, have hypothyroidism (currently on meds) and pcos (just got prescribed metformin today). Those 5 lbs are a huge deal to me because weight loss with all 3 of the worst conditions for weight loss has been extremely disheartening. I have my off days but overall have been tracking somewhat consistently and exercising consistently at least twice a week. I also have been seeing my doctor every few months not just the annual since I am trying to keep my thyroid levels ok. Last time (3 months ago) i weighed in at 162 which at the time was consistent with my home scale. I also did come home and used 3 different scales and they all showed 162-163 so I guess i am still in the range…but it would have been nice to believe my doctor

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How do I know if my goal is realistic?

I (21F, 5'3", SW 172, CW 158) have a goal of getting to a certain goal weight by new years because I'm going on a trip where I have to do a lot of athletic things and I don't want to be medically overweight at that point.

I always thought my goal weight should be 135 because I have pretty muscular legs and it allows me to be just under the 140 pound cutoff to not be overweight by BMI for my height but I'm not sure if that is unrealistic to achieve in 3 months.

Obviously this is a long game and if it's easier to slow down the weight loss and do things more reasonably then I will, but after that how do you know when to switch to maintenance? I got down to 130 during my freshman year of college and it sort of caused health problems that made me nervous so I gained almost all the weight back.

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Covering bases with weight loss plan

Hey all

I'm currently going through a weight loss phase right now, I'm 5'9, male, and around 158 lbs. I've been doing around 22k steps every day including 30 mins of incline walking, eating around 2k calories. This seems sustainable to me, but I don't want to crash diet, so tips would be appreciated.

I've lost weight before, and got all the way down to 147, but reverse dieted way too hard back to 161. I look a lot better than I did then due to my body composition changing, but maybe there is information I don't know or things I am missing. Is 2k cal a day too aggressive for that level of activity? My diet is almost all whole foods with low cal food to make it taste better, I'm looking for any level of advice to ensure I can do this correctly again. Much appreciated!

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Weekend away calories

Hello everyone! Just a bit of advice really or for someone to tell me what I’m doing is sensible. I’ve started my weight loss journey again after being away for a week on holiday only last week and I’m about to go away with friends for a quiet weekend, rather than try and be in a deficit or just ignore it completely as I will 100% binge and won’t stop. I’ve been thinking about eating at maintenance so it still allows me a few treats but will hold me accountable. Do you think this is a sensible idea?

I understand it’s a break and normally I’m like enjoy it you don’t get to do this often but after the gain from last week I’d like to keep some control.

Hope this makes sense and thanks in advance!

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DAE feel like calorie counting is bad for their eating habits?

Just posting here for some validation and to let anyone else out there who feels the same know you're not alone in hating calorie counting. I'm autistic so a part of me cares an unreasonable amount about accuracy and precision which makes guesstimating quantities really stressful but I don't want to weigh everything either for fear my housemates will ask questions or judge. This stress makes me more prone to either restrict to avoid having to calorie count or overeat either because of the stress or hunger. I then feel compelled to further restrict after overeating to "make up" for the calorie surplus the day before... You can see where this is going.

I guess I'm putting this all out there because I feel like whenever I discuss weight loss with doctors, they push calorie counting or programs like Noom. My current goal is ~16 hr intermittent fasting, boosting my fiber and protein and minimizing my ultra processed food intake, making tea/flavored water when I get sugar or snack cravings, staying hydrated, keeping dessert and alcohol to one day/week each and, the hardest, working on eating slower and getting more sleep. I'm still experimenting with what I need to do to support these habits and working on getting them down so I'm hoping that's why I haven't meaningfully lost weight for the past 6 months. I guess I just am hoping for some reassurance I'm not doomed to fail even though I'm not calorie counting like my doctor says?

Btw, any tips on eating slower? I'm a terrible snarfer and I'm not making much progress on consistently slowing down.

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For those with extra skin after weight loss: is your skin stretchy or just loose?

Curious if you’re able to pull your skin into a stretched position or if it just hangs loose.

I gained & lost 50 pounds and was left with skin that doesn’t necessarily look loose, but is quite stretchy.

People keep saying I might have Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome, but my skin was never like this before (not that I noticed, anyway.)

Has anyone noticed this on themselves? My stomach, thighs, chest, neck, and face all have significant stretch when pulling on the skin. I can even do it on my forearms/backs of my hands.

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