How are the arms looking after a 50 pound weight loss?

I’m early 20s F, 5’7, losing weight at a very reasonable pace. At my highest I was 180 pounds, so I’d say it’s quite a few pounds down to my GW (ab 50 pounds) but not so crazy that I’d have to consider loose skin surgery. But one thing I’m worried about is my arms.

I know everyone is different, but generally speaking how did your arm skin (upper arms specifically) fare after a major weight loss? Did you end up with a lot of floppy skin that you had to treat with surgery? Or is there anything I can do to increase my chances of maybe not having so much loose skin once I get to 130 lbs?

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Anyone giving up on losing the last 10 lbs?

My highest weight as a 5‘5“ female is was 311 pounds. My current weight is 157 pounds. I am thrilled with my weight loss overall! My original goal was to be under 200. Then to be merely overweight as opposed to obese and I am very happy I didn’t stop at those goals. My last goal was to get to 149lbs.
However, I have been stuck at 157 for the past three months. My doctor actually told me he thinks 10 pounds or so of my weight is probably excessive skin and/or increased muscle mass overall and he is happy with my labs so he was kinda like “Go for the loss if you want but it’s not definitely NOT harming your health to be at a slight overweight BMI.” Which is very reassuring but I still feel the need to keep going to hit that magical number.
I’m just not sure if I’m willing to go lower on my calories at this point to lose the final 8/9 pounds that would put me in the “normal BMI“
Can anyone relate? Anyone staying comfortable and happy in the slightly overweight category ?

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Weight loss struggles rant- stalled losing weight

I’ve been losing weight naturally (just exercise and deficit) and I got myself to -10 lbs down from 147 to now 137.5 and my weight has been stalled for 10 days now. I’m still eating 1,000 cal a day, working out every other day (mostly cardio 200-300 cal a workout) I’m trying to increase it to daily.

I’ve been very resentful for the fact that I stopped losing I was hoping to lose 20 more lbs by new years and I thought I could do it now I see that maybe I just need to accept that this is my new normal. I’m also upset that 1,000 calories is my maintenance??? Like I’m not putting weight on but I’m also not losing. This is not sustainable in the long run and I’m upset that it’s that low. I see people in maintenance at 1500-1800 at the very least and I have to forever eat 1,000 just to stay this weight?? I’m also upset seeing other people’s journey on glp losing 10 lbs a week (when I lost that in 2 months) and I’m wondering why I’m doing this to myself when I could just go on it and lose the remainder 20 lbs this way. I’m starting to think there’s something wrong with my body or hormones or something since I’m not losing any weight on such a deficit.

Anyone else dealing with it?

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Plateaued and frustrated

Hello everyone! My weight loss has plateaued since July and I’d love some input as to what to do it change it.
Is it just add more exercise? Up my calories? Just more protein?

I am a mom of two kids: woman 5 foot 6 inches tall, 33 years old, and I weighed in this morning at 165.3

I do my best to keep track of my intake. I have started to incorporate 30-45 minutes Caroline Girvan strength workouts and 15 minute kettlebell hiit workouts.

Do I just keep going? What do I need to change?

I’ve been eating no refined sugars, no gluten, no grains, no cow dairy.

My goal weight is around 140lbs.

More info below.

Weighed:
179 pounds March 16, 2026
165.3 pounds October 14, 2026

Daily average Steps 2,949 last month

7 day average intake:
102 grams carbs
60 grams protein
Average 1,200 calories a day

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Need advice from people who lost and mantained weight loss

I am 43F and I am curently 250lbs, 5ft 7. I need to lose around 70 to 80lbs. Over the last 10 15 years I just added slowly, I did lose some weight ....20lbs but gained it all back and than some more. I tried keto, low carb, high protein but nothing seams to work. I have a desk job , I dont move much, and do have 2 children in sports. I stay busy most of the time with work, kids and household chores. I do cook most days. I start my day with a protein coffee and I have 2 additional meals. It could be a sandwich and a hot meal at home. I do eat fruit, cheese and chocolate as snack. If you lost weight.... how did you do it? Men tend to lose weight easier so my question is more for women. Thank you all in advance!

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Healthy Weight loss timeline

20F 5’ 4”. Little backstory, about 3 years ago I lost about 60 pounds way too fast and unhealthily. Obviously gained it all back because I lost the weight way too fast (about 8-10 months). Which obviously gaining back all the weight I had lost shot my confidence down.
This year I decided I wanted to loose it again but in a healthy way. I workout six days a week, eat healthier and am just more active in my daily life. Since July, I’ve lost about 24 lbs. Is this a healthy ish amount of weight loss for a short ish period of time? Around 4 months I’ve been on my weight loss journey now.
I was never morbidly obese or anything, started at 180 and now I’m down to 156. Obviously my biggest fear is gaining the weight back a second time, so please share opinions on the comments.

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How do you deal with family members making negative comments about your weight loss?

I've been losing weight, getting leaner, and building muscle, and lately I've been dealing with a lot of unsolicited comments about my body, mostly from family members.

For context, I'm 5'8" and around 140 lbs, so I'm well within a healthy weight range. I strength train regularly, focus on nutrition, and genuinely feel better than I have in years.

Before losing weight, I was experiencing a lot of physical discomfort, including ankle and foot pain, pretty rough health markers, sleep apnea, acid reflux, could barely walk without being out of breath and generally didn't feel great in my body. Since making these changes, I feel incredible. I'm stronger, more comfortable physically, and even my health markers have been improving.

But as my weight loss has become more noticeable, I've started getting comments like, "Oh gosh, you're looking skinny," "You're getting too skinny," or "Are you sure you should be losing more weight?" I'm not really losing actual weight anymore but I am leaning out.

It's not everyone, but it's been the majority of my family members, and I'm finding it increasingly frustrating.

It actually got to the point where I started questioning myself and went for a medical evaluation just to make sure everything was okay. I've been afraid of getting too lean and sickly so I wante to check in on myself. Everything came back fine, and I'm healthy. Part of me feels ridiculous for having let other people's comments make me doubt myself when I genuinely feel so good.

I understand that people are accustomed to seeing me at a certain size, and maybe seeing me look noticeably different takes some getting used to. I also recognize that some of these comments might come from genuine concern rather than bad intentions. It's just weird for me because this is all very new.

For those who have experienced something similar, especially with family, how do you handle it? Do you explain to them that you feel fine? Do you address the comments directly, set boundaries, or learn to ignore them? And how do you stop other people's perceptions of your body from making you second-guess yourself when you're genuinely feeling healthier and happier?

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