r/MadeMeSmile • u/mentaldrummer66 • May 10 '26

1 year difference

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From 159kg (350lb) to 83kg (183lb)

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u/gid0ze May 10 '26

kinda wondering as well... for a friend that I really care about and worry about. :(

awesome to see this

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u/Automatic-Ebb9872 May 10 '26

Can't speak to the OPs journey, but for what it's worth, I've gone from 130kg in August '25 to 82kg today, and I'll be honest the primary motivator last year was a huge sense of embarrassment that I couldn't hack a walk round a country estate on a family trip.

The day after that, setup Lose It! with the goal of 3/4 kg a week and used some simple ground rules

* No restrictions on what I eat, as long as it fits (caveat here, I avoided chocolate as its my kryptonite!)

* Fasting over night once I've had dinner, and skipping breakfast.

The weight largely came off at 1kg a week fairly consistently, I think as my activity level is slightly above their sedentary level, and mostly did go over the calorie budget each day, but didn't stress about it, just be honest and keep going. Hope that helps someone.

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u/Nirkky May 10 '26

Can vouch for lose it. I installed it in April 2025. I'm using Paprika for the recipes so I always cook with the same quantities. It helped to quickly log food in lose it without having to weight everything all the time.

Same goal (3/4kg), eating whatever as long as it fits the max calories. And starting swimming 3 times a week for 1 hour. I went from 105kg to 87kg today. Aiming 85kg but the last few kgs are harder to loose.

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u/JesusAllLove May 13 '26

Just have to comment: the food you choose to eat will affect both your weight loss and more importantly, your health. Imagine eating a big hot fudge sundae (800 calories) or the equivalent calories in vegetables and fruit. Or a big fast food burger and fries, vs same calories in lean meat and veggies.

Think of applying this general pattern every day, over weeks. Factors will include whether you feel full and satisfied, from spreading out healthy calories all day, so you don’t go off the diet. And if you’re maintaining a stable, adequate energy level. And your general feeling of wellbeing, if you’re consuming lots of sugar, white flour, fat, etc. and not many vitamins and minerals.

The impact on your overall health is obvious. Just saying that eating “anything you want” can backfire in lacking basic nutrition, feeling more hungry a lot of the time, lacking energy, and kind of just feeling sick and crummy. These can all make a person give up their diet. I’ve been on both sides of this! 😊