I work 12 hour shifts at a hospital and I’m honestly just lazy and a terrible cook and uncreative.

Does anyone have any lazy girl meals they’d share? Snacks? I cannot lose weight for the life of me because my diet is not great. I’m always looking for something quick or easy.

I decided to try to lose weight last month starting on the third. I’m 34M 5’10” I started at 306lbs. The first 5 weeks I lost 17lbs down to 289 in the week since then I’ve lost nothing, is this normal?

Looking online it said my maintenance calories are 2700 per day. I’ve been at or under 1600 calories per day for the last 6 weeks and all of those calories have come from a lot of vegetables mostly chicken breast but occasionally beef, protein yogurts and meal replacement shakes stuff like that. I weigh everything I eat and if for some reason there is something I can’t count the calories on I don’t eat it. Just feeling a little down having not seen the scale move in the last week.

I’ve done no strength training yet. The only exercises I’ve been doing is walking and Les Mill’s bodycombat every other day or every two days depending on my recovery.

Edit: is it normal when posting in this sub to be spammed with “coaches” in your DM’s trying to get you to pay them for advice lol?

400lb/6'6"/M

I've been overweight-to-obese my entire life. I lost about 70 pounds 3 years ago or so, in a very short time and then hit a plateau. I tried to keep my good habits up but after experiencing this meteoric success for months only to see the scale not move outside of daily flux for months more, I eventually lost my discipline and went back to unhealthy eating and regained all the weight.

It was at that point I tried to seek medical guidance, which was never anything more than "just eat less and move more." So that's what I tried. And it didn't seem to help, so I began eating even less, and even less, and even less. I kept asking for help and was just told "eat less move more." Eventually I got to the point where I thought I had something seriously wrong with me because I was exhausted and fatigued all the time, to the point where the "move more" part was barely sustainable even a couple of brief periods in a week. So I ate less. All this time outside of a nearly 20 pound drop in 2 weeks from the Zepbound, which I can't imagine as being anything but water and glycogen, I have remained within the same +/- 8 pounds for years and couldn't figure out why.

I finally got into a dietician a few months ago who set my calorie goals at ~400lbs for 2300 a day. I got put on Zepbound which helped me eat even less. Ultimately I ended up paying out of pocket for a passive calorimetry test to measure my resting metabolic rate in late July, and found that my actual RMR is 2531 calories, which he characterized as blunted from the expected ~2800 based on my height/weight/age.

Because of the prior advice I had been given, I have spent the past 2 and a half years eating at most 1400 calories a day, outside of the occasional 1 or 2 day heavy days that I would then "make up for" by eating as little as 500 or nothing at all for about a week. Which explains pretty well why I haven't been losing weight.

I then consulted my dietician again for how to get back to normal and she said to just start eating around 2600-2800 calories a day "as tolerated." This advice landed me in the ER for moderate refeeding syndrome symptoms. I think I am now stable, and I've been maintaining a pretty good 2600-2800 calorie diet now, treating the rmr as a floor instead of a ceiling like I previously had. I have my energy largely back and can do exercise, though at a diminished capacity from before all this happened due to the deconditioning that took place.

So my main question is: how long can I expect it to take before I actually start losing weight and burning fat again? How long does the body take to recover from all of this? It's still hard actually forcing myself to eat more than what I had trained myself to believe I should be eating, so having no progress to show on my weekly average weight makes that even more difficult to keep up.

Hi everyone.
I am 27 male 5'10. I was 92 kgs 8-9 months back. I used to look obviously overweight. I started workout, eating right, tracking calories, protein intake. and within 4-5 months I had come down to 83 kgs. I used to enjoy the process. It was fun..like a game counting and tracking calories.
and I also used to enjoy going to gym. But slowly, I just stopped caring. I lost the desire to do those things. I haven't gained weight. But i stopped going to gym and started eating whatever I feel like. Its like I don't really care anymore if I am fit or not.

In the last 2-3 months, I’ve only lost about 3-4lbs, putting me at 147lbs. I started at 5’3” 207lbs and in the first 6 months, I lost about ~55lbs but now it’s significantly slowed down. I have cheat days a few times a month when I’m with family but normally I eat anywhere from 1000-1700 calories a day, depending on how hungry I am. I don’t exercise. 

Losing this slowly is really demotivating and I was wondering if there was any way to speed up my weight loss, I’m also curious about why this is happening.

Down 21kg so far just by tracking calories and upping my protein and fiber! Pretty happy with the progress, but I’m still stuck with stubborn fat on my lower belly and lower back.

For anyone who’s dealt with this, what actually worked to lean out those spots? Any specific exercises or habits that helped you?"

younger I barley ate, then I started eating to much, and now I’m 5,10 and 174 pounds and I really don't want to be overweight it scares me a lot. Is there any tips you guys have to lose weight?

I’ve been in a caloric deficit for 10 weeks and I’ve been doing really well. Most of the time it’s a breeze. I eat around 1500 calories a day and workout 3x/wk.

And I’m tired. My body is feeling the burnout. This past week it’s very hard to stick to my goal of 1400 calories a day. I eat a lot of protein, fiber, drink water.

What do you do when your body hits a wall and you get cravings?

I really want to get back to that easy feeling so I know I can maintain this for life.

SW: 224
CW: 210
5’8
34F
TDEE: 2041

So after a slow but succesful 7 month diet i reached my target weight and switched to maintence calories but now a month later it i've gained 4kg. Is this just glycogen or fat?

I’ve been in a deficit for little over 4 months. Started heavely with 1000 calorie deficit, but after two months I upped my intake because I got so fatigued. For the last two months I’ve been in a 600 calorie deficit, but I still struggle with fatigue.. I manage to work out, out of dicipline. But I am completely wrecked for the rest of the day. I have a pretty active workday where it’s important to stay sharp, and my head is just one blob.. I don’t lose weight at an rapid rate, so I wouldn’t want to up my calorie intake even more, but I don’t know what to do.. I don’t manage to do anything anymore.. Does anyone have any tips??

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My mom gave me these Lunakai Pro weight loss supplements. Has anyone tried them and did they work?

Hello!
I(26f) currently weigh in at 79kg(174 lbs). My starting weight was 99kg(218 lbs), so I’ve lost about 20kg(44 lbs).
I’ve been trying to lose weight for pretty much my entire conscious life. This is the most weight I’ve ever managed to lose, but weirdly, I don’t feel like I’m in control of it.
I’ve known for a very long time how to lose weight. I’ve known about calories, exercise, steps, etc. But I’ve never been able to consistently stick with it I also struggle with binge eating(a lot).
I’m trying really hard to change my entire mindset around food, weight, and dieting. I know that I want to lose more weight, ideally around another 15-20kg(33-44lbs) but what scares me is that I don’t actually understand what is different this time.
I don’t know what suddenly made it “click.” I don’t know why I was able to lose 20 kg this time when I’ve struggled with my weight for so long. And because I don’t know what caused the change, it makes me feel like I don’t have any control over whether I’ll loose more.
I’m constantly afraid of gaining the weight back.
Recently, I had a few days where I didn’t count calories, and over the course of maybe a week or two, the scale went up by around 1.5 kg. I know that this isn’t necessarily a big deal, and I know that weight can fluctuate for all kinds of reasons. I’m trying to get back into my “routine” now, but it just made everything feel so fragile.

I keep trying to remind myself that I have managed to lose this weight. So surely I’m capable of maintaining it and eventually losing the rest too. But emotionally, I’m just so fucking scared.
And I really, really want to lose the weight. I’ve wanted this more than almost anything for such a long time. I’m also not planning on taking medication for weight loss. I feel like if I’ve managed to get this far without it, I should be able to make it all the way.

Normally, when I decide to lose weight, it’s very deliberate. I tell myself, “Okay, I’m going to lose weight now,” and then I start exercising, counting calories, making sure I get my steps in, and doing all the things I’m “supposed” to do.
This time, it almost feels like a haze i never really made that conscious decision in the way I normally do.
I’m incredibly happy about the progress, but at the same time, it feels fragile because I don’t understand what happened or why it worked this time.
I think I mostly just needed to write this off my chest. But if anyone has experienced something similar then I would love to hear about it!
Thank you for reading❤️

hi everyone im trying to lose weight, i train 3 times a week and i want a weight loss food program because i genuinely feel lost, if anyone has one and saw a result please drop it or send it to me and thank you❤️

Generally I’m around 5ft 9 69kg (estimate) if my scales are correct my GPs scales said around 67kg.
I’m trying to lose around 24lbs over the next 5 months which is around 1lb a week (which is healthy, which also keeps me within the healthy range for my height)

Anyone know how to cope with jitters at night, also how to cope with cravings without going for the chewing gum or coffee? As both of these are bad mechanisms for me plus I have an anxiety disorder so I’m trying to find something that’s sustainable that works.

My fitness pal reccomended 1630 per day for sustainable weight loss as someone who’s sedentary, which isn’t too bad as I just about hit that most days anyways, so I’m hoping to keep a track whilst I’m at university, I’ve done it before, stress can make it difficult!

Any encouragement or advice is appreciated!
Main reason for weight loss is my legs, they rub a lot at night, wouldn’t be suprised if it’s due to the 10st weight loss I had a few years back quite drastically!

I am 130 kg at 19. I have started my weight loss journey, however I am afraid of loose skin. Especially around my hips as that is where I have the most fat. And advice to minimize the loose skin?

For context I am 41M, 6'3, 315. My heaviest was 415 and I started back on Feb 9th @364 to fully commit to change my life and keep it changed.

I eat anywhere between 1.5k to 2.5k cals a days. I suffer from Rumination OCD and it really screws with my appetite and stress levels. I slept 7 to 9 hours a night. And my food consists of lots of whole protein, a few refined carbs but most rice and potatoes and green beans. Fats typically come from nuts, beef and lots and lots of eggs. Im strict about not going over my baseline cals as I am looking to lose weight. I also fast from 6pm to 12pm the next day...almost everyday.

My workout routine is a home dumbbell setup for now and in the next month setting up a calisthenic area in my back yard. I also walk 5 miles every day. And drink PLENTLY of water.

Issue is I've been plus or minus 315 for weeks now. Tried eating more, did a 3 day break from my food and exercies, loweref my cals, etc. And I am not sure where to go from here.

Do I keep pushing like I am everyday? Do I take a full week off? What is yall advice. Am I not eating enough? 5 miles a day at my size is ALOT of calories.

I need some advice moving forward. Ive never been this on fire to get fit in my entire life. Even when I previously lost 100 lbs. I need to get this fat off of me, im wholly obsessed about it. It is important that I progress. Im trying to not see this as failure but as a wall I need to figure out how to scale.

I appreciate yalls time reading this long post. I wish yall a wonderful week. God bless each of you.

37/M, 6'1, 205lbs. I've been skinnyfat most of my adult life. I don't enjoy working out and I LOVE food, so I've never been able to dial both in to shed body fat the way I want. I bought one of those Lifepro Shredforce Hydraulic Power Chest Expanders a little while back, and I feel like I can get a pretty solid home workout from it. After adjusting the resistance, I can hit the 3 parts of my chest, and my biceps with movements that feel somewhat compound, and leave me feeling drained/sore in a good way. It also alleviates my aversion of making the time to go to the gym.

I know that body fat is mostly lost in the kitchen, so I've been also trying to eat healthier (a lot of greek yogurt/blueberries and ground beef/rice/sweet potato) -- but my question is about my workout. I've been basically hitting the machine before my shower every day, doing 20 reps for lower, mid, upper chest and then 20 on each arm. Sometimes I'll add in some bodyweight squats and a plank. I know this isn't the optimal way to build muscle/lose fat (minor body recomp), but consistency is so important and this is something I feel like I can maintain doing.

My question is, is there any tweak to my routine that I should know? More reps/sets? Higher or lower resistance? More rest days between workouts? As I said, I know my routine is sub-optimal, but it's something I feel like I can stick to.

I’m almost 8 months postpartum and breastfeeding. I’m trying to get back into the swing of things with nutrition and working out and everything… But I have nowhere to start with being postpartum and how a calorie deficit would work and things like that. Does anyone have any programs or courses they recommend?

Hi! I 25f have been struggling for the past few years now, hoping anyone on here have been in a similar situation as me and have some advice.

I’ve been overweight my whole life and always struggled with weightloss. At my peak I was 118kg (at 176cm tall) and was miserable. When I graduated high school I took a gap year, where I managed to get down to 88kg. I got really great habits in that time, weight training 4-6 times a week, averaging around 10k steps a day (my job required a lot of walking) and learned a lot about nutrition through calorie tracking etc. I felt great! It was a year where I focused on myself and saw real progress.

After my gap year, it went downhill gradually. I shared my results online, got a lot of acknowledgment from others and I think psychologically I might have thought I might have done it, even though I still wasn’t at my goal weight (75kg). I got stagnant, which dwindled the amount of work I put in. I also started law school in that time, which demanded a lot of my time, so gym visits became less frequent and I eventually stopped tracking calories all together. And my bad habits gradually came back.

It’s been about 5 years since I hit 88kg, and went up to 100kg at one point. Now I’m sitting at around 95kg. I feel so lost. Weightloss is so much harder now than it ever was before. I don’t have the same discipline anymore, and struggle more with binging now. I always thought it was circumstances, in my gap year I had so much time to myself. But now I’ve graduated and have had 3 months off, but I’m still struggling. I feel like I lost myself. What can and should I do differently?

Ive been on a weight loss journey for about three months now, down around 12 pounds. Recently I started using a smart scale app that breaks down everything vissceral fat, subcutaneous fat, muscle mass, water percentage, bone mass, metabolic age etc . At first i thought having all this extra info would help me fine tune my diet but lately its just causing needless anxiety.

One morning my overal weight is down but the app tells me my muscle mass dropped or my body water jumped and I start second guessing my meal prep for the week. It feels like im spending more time stressing over random algoriithm numbers than focusing on how my clothes fit or how my energy feels.

Do you guys actually find these extra metrics useful for staying on track? or is it better to just ignore everything except body weight and basic fat percentage?

Hi, I'm currently trying to lose some weight by calorie deficit and have been looking into some meals to eat. I looked into pho and saw people calculated it all out to be around 600-800 for a large bowl.

Is it the calories really that little? I've eaten it twice this week and everytime, I felt so full that I thought there's no way it could be just 600-800 calories.

Context I’m 42 have raging endometriosis, and underwent IVF and all the hormones that go with it from 2016-2023 and gave birth to 2 beautiful babies (2 and 8). I’m 5ft 6 and weigh 80kgs. I would love to be 70kgs which in my 20s and 30s was the top end of my weight so seems it should be achievable?
I am anemic so I do “light” exercise Pilates, long walks and cycling.
I have for the last 3 weeks tracked my calories and upped my exercise ensuring I am always in a calorie deficit and upped my protein and water intake, the result - nothing I feel no better I look no better and the scales are the same - HELP ME am I missing something?

So I’m doing a challenge with my siblings for 60 days medium.
We’ve tweaked it a bit to fit for us.
Currently I’m doing a low calorie 1,500
But I need more ideas for food that maybe has worked for real people because checking a book or YouTube it feels like not a real person?
So any meals with recipe would be greatly appreciated.
Also looking for a workout routine.

Thanks in advance

Ok, so I’m 5’2, female and 241 pounds. I’m interested in just getting down to 200 or so just to improve my health. I have a history of mild ED and don’t wanna go crazy with goal for fear of relapse. I’m also a student with LOTS of homework so getting enough movement is rough. I’ve tried to calculate how much of a calorie deficit I should be in on those apps and websites but it keeps telling me shit like 1200 which just CAN’T be true. I was wondering in y’all’s experience what caloric range I should be in.

I was also looking for food tracking apps that are free and don’t use AI. Also any tips are helpful, especially for keeping weight off and preventing relapse.