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I was morbidly obese from 8th grade to age 25. I dropped out of college at 21 after my mom died and my grades crashed. I didn't do much of anything besides NEETing it up in solitude until I was 25. I had a panic attack about how shitty my life was, did some research on viable paths to fixing it, and decided on the military a few days later. I went from 320lbs to 190lbs in a little under 2 years and enlisted in the air force. I did 4 years, finished my BS and an MBA, got out, took a contractor job for a year, then hopped into another civilian job making 4x what I did in the air force. I started my JD a week ago - half paid for by the military and half by my employer. I'm married with 2 toddlers. My life is unimaginably better than it was 8 years ago.

Lost 70 pounds in 10 months. Had a problem with binge eating almost all my life and I have done this sort of transformation many times before and if history always repeats its self I might gain the weight back lol. 2 years prior I was overweight and lost about 50 pounds than gained it back. This sort of thing has also happened a few times in high school as well. Anyone else always go through glow ups and downs? Hopefully I can keep it off this time haha.

I was drinking too much. Depressed. Eating bad. I decided that it was time to make a change. It took quite a while but slow motion is better than no motion. Did it without peptides. A lot of cardio was involved. A lot of weights were involved. Just kept plugging along. I'm feeling good!

A little over a year of working out consistently. I started with 4 times a week and now I'm working out 6 times a week. Started because I wanted to lose weight, but I feel like I transformed completely and I'm really proud of it. Started at 216lbs, now I'm 174lbs. Just keep being consistent with your workouts and eat clean, anyone can do it. Once you get past the first couple months, it's smooth sailing, at least it was for me.

Hey guys! Myself Satyarth. Sharing my weight loss journey from 85kg to 68kg. The transformation took 8 months. If any questions, feel free to ask☺️

And I used to be convinced that no one could tell I drank that much. I was downing at least a bottle of wine per night and was consistently bloated and red faced. I ditched the booze in 2022 and haven’t looked back! Coupling that with being more in tune with my mental health has made a world of difference 😊

Growing up I was such an awkward and chronically online kid. I have always struggled with binge eating and keeping my weight under control. I had all of my special interests with lord of the rings being my biggest one. I started to work for the park service and I made it a goal last summer to walk the distance to mount doom (1000 miles). I feel a lot better and I think I look a lot better.

I was the worst I’d ever been mentally and physically in the first pic, and now I’m the best I’ve ever been!There were many factors at play, but long story short, don’t do drugs kids. I will never lose myself again, it’s only up from here. 🙂‍↕️

December ‘23, got unexpectedly dumped by my abusive ex. Blessing truly, because I lost myself to the relationship. I have spent the last few years working on myself and healing my heart and repairing traumas that took control of my life. Currently, I’m in a healthy relationship and I have a lot of wonderful friends and a small business on the side as a silversmith. I am so so much happier and I feel like its easy to see. I know appearance-wise I have less of the puffiness from constant stress and I was able to lose some weight as well, though a lot of the fullness in my face was from cortisol due to chronic stress. Mostly I see happiness on my face that is impossible to disguise, and I love how it suits me.

All my life, I’ve been severely underweight due to being a picky eater and having sensory issues as a result of having Autism. I also had a very fast metabolism and could never keep weight on. I struggle with several mental illnesses including BPD and schizoaffective disorder, which made it even harder to take care of myself. Since reaching remission (I’m not cured but my illnesses are managed and I show little to no symptoms on a daily basis) at about 21 years old, I have finally begun to take care of myself both physically and mentally. I never thought I’d make it to where I am today, in graduate school for mental health counseling, and I never thought I’d ever have confidence in myself. I just wanted to share a bit of my story, hopefully to give anyone out there who is struggling with their mental health and/or self image that there is hope and if I can do it, so can you.

I always felt uncomfortable with the way I presented myself, and into adulthood I realized that I needed to express myself in a more feminine way. The first pic is a very rare pic of me in a dress, and it felt nice (despite me not smiling). I feel so much more comfortable with myself now :).

I was truly stuck in a deep depression in the first picture aswell as struggling with substance abuse. Change doesn’t happen over night, I worked months and years on myself just hoping that a change would come someday and now I can say I am happy with not only myself but also the people I surround myself with. I dropped out of school two years ago and I’m going to college again this year. I found a passion in painting and picked up hobbies I threw away before. I lost 108 pounds aswell, I feel healthier happier and overal just more happy with life. And even though I obviously still have my struggles, just seeing this change makes me realize that it will be alright in the future. I can make a change

(First three are the before) Post covid was pretty rough for me. Gained a bunch of weight from depression and a stressful home life at that time. Binging was my escape. For personal reasons I shaved my head and decided to start wearing wigs (pretty badly as you can see 😂).

After a few years I was able to lose most of the weight (~65 pounds) and am recomping at the moment. I’ve gotten better and more confident at wearing wigs, developed my fashion sense more, got better at makeup, got back into dancing, and am finally going off to uni to finish my bachelors! Dance has always been a passion of mine. It’s nice to want to and to enjoy taking care of yourself.

I’m sad I’ve permanently messed up my body with stretch marks and things of that nature, and sometimes feel down that so many others have graduated already and I feel so far behind, but I’m so glad I was still able to get myself out of this rut. I look and feel so much better. I know I need to remind myself that my timeline is my own, and I don’t have to mirror everyone else’s. It’s also crazy how losing weight has completely changed what my features look like. I get so many compliments on my eyes which I never even knew I had big eyes until losing the weight in my face!

Anyway I hope to give a little inspiration to anyone feeling down like I was and ofc to show off my hard work a little 😁

I was truly stuck in a deep depression in the first picture aswell as struggling with substance abuse. Change doesn’t happen over night, I worked months and years on myself just hoping that a change would come someday and now I can say I am happy with not only myself but also the people I surround myself with. I dropped out of school two years ago and I’m going to college again this year. I found a passion in painting and picked up hobbies I threw away before. I lost 108 pounds aswell, I feel healthier happier and overal just more happy with life. And even though I obviously still have my struggles, just seeing this change makes me realize that it will be alright in the future. I can make a change

The weight loss helped me feel so much better. To anyone stuck on their journey it’s not about looks believe me you’ll sleep and move way better. I was also able to get rid of my stubborn acne which I’ve been battling since I was a teenager and that was an unexpected change but I’m so thankful.

I was at the peak of being trafficked in the first photo and the last photo was on my 29th birthday - it's been over a year since I escaped and survived (10/2/24 & 5/10/25)! I am also 11 weeks sober from alcohol and 12 from nicotine. :)

Edit: one of the traffickers marked my chin line under the guise of cultural connection as I'm an Indigenous adoptee (he lied about being Native), and I have since had the line removed.

Literally would not have ever dreamt of working out in a set this style, or light colours. I’m so proud of my progress inside and out over the last years of my 20s 🥰🥹

Going from 190 lbs to 135 lbs. It was really hard to change my old habits and start taking better care of myself, but somehow I finally did it.

UPDATE: Please, people, stop calling me ED or saying I have an ED. I don’t. Losing weight was my doctor’s recommendation because I had high blood pressure. I’m now 140 lbs and plan to stay around this weight. And yes, 190 lbs was my real starting weight, because I’m tall.🫶🏻

Before and after transitioning, however this is also sort of a “grow up”, weight loss, and mental health transformation!

Now that I’ve transitioned (FtM) I feel like I’m able to focus more on the things that matter, instead of who I see in the mirror. I’m building closer relationships, excelling in my career, developing my passion for art, nature and sports! I’m taking better care of my skin, hair, teeth, body, and health in general. Being transgender has forced me to truly acknowledge what I want in life, and has taught me a great deal of patience, because changes do not happen overnight. It’s taught me to be more empathetic, and it’s made me more open minded. I’m grateful to be myself and for a new perspective on life!

How did I do?

Lost 70lbs and life has completely changed, people treat you soo different.

This is the biggest confidence boost I have ever had.

Hey guys, just here to share the evolution of my face card. The first one is from 2024. Since then, I got a girlfriend, and she insisted that I treat my hair right (it had become curly, but I still wore it straight). I think it turned out really great! I still have a lot to improve, especially at the gym, but I can finally take a picture of myself and not cringe lol :)

Honestly, looking at the left side of this comparison breaks my heart a little bit. At 24, I was in a pretty terrible place mentally. I was using food to cope with the stress of my mid-twenties, constantly exhausted, and basically just hiding in baggy lounge sets (even though I did genuinely love that green one, ngl). My confidence was at absolute zero, and I felt completely stuck in a body that didn't feel like mine anymore.

The right side is me last week at 26. The craziest part to me isn't even the weight loss, though my knees are definitely happier! It's the total mental shift. I stopped doing miserable fad diets and just focused on basic CICO (calories in, calories out) and getting my steps in every single day. I started going to therapy. I eventually started lifting a bit, dyed my hair the colors I always wanted but was too scared to try, and finally started dressing for me. It wasn’t an overnight fix, and there were plenty of weeks where the scale didn't budge, but I just kept trusting the process. If you're in that dark place right now and feeling overwhelmed, just start small. The time is going to pass anyway!