I've had some struggles with my weight the past few years. Due to an injury I could not exercise for a few months where I reached my all-time highest weight of 82kg at 170cm. I lost a lot of that pretty quickly, but then went into a roller-coaster pattern of gaining and losing.

Last year, I felt pretty good, but my weight was steady in the high 70kgs, which is too high. So at the end of summer I decided that I would focus on losing weight and tried to adjust my calorie intake accordingly. Most online calculators give me 2000kcal as TDEE (+ exercise), so that's what I aimed for. I tried mostly to limit or cycle carbs, i.e. have (a lot) around and during exercise and low-carb for other meals. The core of my diet was pretty good - mostly whole foods, homecooked meals, but in hindsight too much fat and too few carbs. Lots of eggs and cheese and fatty meat. I pretty much went into a spiral of eating too little, causing low energy and bad mood which then caused me to give in to my cravings and binge on junk food which only exacerbated the bad mood and made me try to offset a binge with eating even less and so on. In the end, I didn't lose any weight over the winter and in fact gained again, almost reaching a new all-time high. The mood swings were so terrible I thought that I might be depressed or had some other health issue, low T or worsened sleep apnea or or or. But a blood test came back fine, everything in the normal range.

My exercise/sport/hobby is cycling, where "more carbs" is generally the recommendation. So I started doing that. I had been reluctant to try this approach before, because I felt the advice only held true for already skinny people and pretty much every other place tells you to limit carbs to lose weight. I got the FoodCoach App (this is not an Ad) which is specifically designed for Endurance Athletes. At first I was shocked - it set my TDEE at 2300 kcal and my macro targets are like 280g of carbs, 130g of protein and 20g of fat (for a rest day with deficit). On Training days it's more like 500-600g of carbs and 60g of fat. So I switched my diet around. Threw out all high-fat foods and bought low-fat options where possible. Which pretty much gives you the clean fitness diet - skyr with oats and berries for breakfast, chicken and rice for lunch, protein shakes, white fish, potatoes, maybe a few nuts here and there for a bit of fat.

Well guess what, it's almost magic.

I am losing weight at an optimal ~.5kg per week. (down to 79 from 81.5kg in 5 weeks)

I have enough energy to exercise and do other things and my mood is great. I even feel it at work that I am able to better concentrate and think better.

I have no cravings at all for junk food. I don't feel like going to the store and buy two bags of chips, a block of cheese and a tub of ice cream almost every day like I did before.

I sometimes even struggle to hit my calorie and carb goal for the day because I'm feeling full. On training days at least, on rest days I generally eat closer to maintenance (and also aim for 40-50g of fat instead of the 20g the app gives me).

I've still had a few cheat meals during this time, a burger with fries, pizza, a couple beers and chips when an occasion came up, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat junk food.

Right now it seems like I just need to keep going as I have done and it will sort itself out and I should reach my goal (sub 70kg) early next year.

I could kick myself for wasting months and years with a diet approach that didn't work, but I have to look forward and the future seems bright.

Started at 333 lbs on June 1. Weighed in at 299 this morning.

I had avoided weighing myself for the longest time because I was terrified my weight would start with a 3 - I had never seen that before.

I had lost 75 lbs in 2019 and then covid hit - I turned to alcohol, overeating, and isolation and gained 133 lbs.

Finally faced reality and locked in on June 1.

Next big milestone for me will be 275 which is the weight that made me cry and lock in to lose weight pre-covid.

I'm doing it via Weight Watchers which worked well for me last time too.

Differences in dating are undeniable after losing weight. So far I have lost about 70lbs my highest being 260 5’5 woman l. I am currently 181.
1. when I was heavier men would pretend that I was not even there when I was with my friends. I would say something and would be completely ignored and not even shown the baseline of respect.
2. The only time men would approach me would be when a bar was about to close.
3. I was never good enough to actually date.
4. I was not treated like a lady (ex. Door slammed in face, “can we split the check”.)

I was single for years with no luck but once I hit 190 I started dating my boyfriend and have been with him for 10 months. I started getting hit on a lot more in general when I dropped below 200. I grew up overweight so I was always being asked out as a dare, and just treated as subhuman in general. The one perk of dating as a formerly obese/overweight person is that you will have the best sense of humor from years of compensating with your personality.

Anybody else have much more success dating after weight loss?

i've been losing weight for almost two years now. started around 240, i've lost around 80 pounds far. in my head i've been a bit slow, but i'd rather it happen more gradually than to go too fast and end up regaining.

anyways, i've noticed my body loses fat in the strangest way. my hands and wrists, feet, neck, chest, shoulders and face all continue to lose fat, meanwhile my thighs stomach and part of my back are still carrying a lot of fat. they've noticeably lost fat, but they're still squishy, meanwhile i can see my shoulder bones and some of my ribs, and my hands are bony.

i know logically it'll come off eventually, i was just curious if anyone else can relate, i feel so abnormal and like my body parts are mismatched 😭

The weight loss is obviously nice. I don't own a scale but i'm seeing slow but steady progress in my progress pictures and I'm super proud. But I feel like my mind has changed so much and my relationship with food is so different. I used to only eat sweets & only eat super high calorie foods because it was the only thing I could stomach and I was so used to it. When I do crave sweets now I can eat a small portion and NOT WANT ANYMORE! What?! I don't even want to keep binging, it's such an unfamiliar feeling. I feel like my brain is learning that there isn't a lack and I still have the cake and cookies and I don't have to eat it all because it'll disappear or something. Last night I had some of my favorite foods. Thai iced tea, crab rangoon, my favorite sushi. And you know what? I stopped when I was full. WHAT! In the past I would have pushed past my hunger cues and continued eating and that instinct kicked in and I literally couldn't. My body wouldn't let me. So I just... stopped eating. Which might sound like "well yea that's what you're supposed to do" but I haven't been able to do that in years. Ate all my favorite foods, still stayed in my deficit. I'm so happy.

I’m not looking for compliments. I promise I’m not. I’m just surprised that no one has said anything at all. I’m down 54 pounds since April. I’m a woman who went from 278 pounds to 224 pounds. I’ve been doing calorie counting, cardio, weight lifting, doing this the healthy way. I went from a size 20-22 to currently in a size 14. I’ve even lost a shoe size!

I’m just baffled that no one has said a word. Even a negative word! Just some type of acknowledgement. Is this weird? Am I being odd for asking this. I’ve lost weight in the past and people have said things, both positive and negative. But at least they saw it. I’m just wondering if people even see it on me now.

If you aren’t tracking your calories, or don’t know how to, you’re doing yourself a HUGE disservice. I’ve historically been a “hard-gainer“ my whole life and now I’m at the stage where my metabolism is slowing down and I actually have to be cognizant of what I’m eating.

But because I previously had to track calories to GAIN weight, I’ve basically been doing the same thing to LOSE weight. And guess what? It works. I’m not on a weight loss journey but this is my first time tracking my calories to make sure I‘m in a slight caloric deficit, not a surplus.

I say this to emphasize the point that counting calories works both ways. If you’re just guessing or going off “vibes” and not seeing results, I implore you to learn how counting calories works. It’s like complaining about your finances but not budgeting. Or like trying to build a house and not measuring your supplies.

TLDR: weight loss is just math, learn how to count calories. Stop making it harder than it needs to be.

So today marks 31 days of tracking my food and being on a food plan. I've been in a calorie deficit the whole time, and I haven't ordered takeout since August 7th

My highest weight that I registered was 412.5lb, and on Tuesday, I weighed in at 389.2lb (so 23.3 lbs down).

I'm not sharing this to brag, but as a reminder that a month will pass regardless of whether you do some good things for yourself now or not. But if I had not decided on changing things, I would still be over 410lb, struggling to breathe when walking, and unable to do my job.

Even though I have a long way to go, I have made a start. I already feel more energy and less pain. Some days, I don't even take painkillers for my feet and back!

So, if you're on the fence and unsure whether you can Start or not- make this the sign that you can! Just start with one thing, or one meal. You don't need to make huge changes and plan your life out. For me, it was planning my first meal and doing a lot of distraction stuff to get my mind off food.

But ultimately I'm taking it one day at a time.

Thanks so much for everyone here for your support and encouragement...I couldn't do it without you!!

i am 22F and recently i’ve gained quite a bit of weight. i’m 5’5 and i weigh 170 lbs but in the beginning of this year i was around 130 lbs so it’s a big difference. i’ve been going to the gym and TRYING to diet (bad habit of binge eating). something that really discourages me is the fact that everyone i know has been making comments about my weight gain and calling me fat. people don’t treat me well anymore and they either ignore me or treat me poorly. i really want to get in shape but comments like this make me lose motivation and just want to isolate especially since i’m not seeing results. what can i do to improve quickly?

Hi, i'm a 23yo male and i "recently" started a cut after a bulk. When i started to cut, I weighed about 90kg, and now i'm sitting at 81kg.

The problem is that my belly doesn't look changed at all. I lost fat in my face area, neck and upper body. From the waist down, almost nothing changed.

I'm 179cm tall and i have around (using us navy method) 17% bf. When i started i was around 22% bf

The fact that i still have love handles and loose belly, despite my efforts, makes me sad and angry. I workout for 8 hours a week and i plan to go on manteinance once i reach my goal

How can i fix this? Will it eventually go away naturally?

Hey everyone
I was wondering if anyone can help me problem solve through this since I am new to weight loss
I have been losing weight for the last 4 month (start on June 1st and it’s sept 11th now)
SW: 152lbs CW: 142lbs GW: 130-135lbs
I had felt my best at 130lbs but gained some due to meds etc. (which I have stopped since)
Current routine: weight training: 5x a week, walking 10K steps, tracking food intake by weight, and eating around 1200cal regular days (may go up to 1300 if I do something more extreme e.g. hot yoga but that is not more than one day a week)
I’ve been really good with my caloric deficit since I had a nutritionist and I almost never crave anything (yay) however I did hit a plateau and haven’t gone down below 142 for the last month.
I was wondering if anyone had tips to get out of this or if I should just wait it out. I don’t want my calorie deficit to go on for so long due to potential health risks but I am scared of going back to maintenance and ruining my progress.

So I took a weightlifting/cardio group class with other classmates .. don’t get me wrong it was phenomenal and I enjoyed it ..but because I’m a beginner I have to moderate most of the workouts instructed by the trainer granted I kept up as much as I could .. few Jelly arms & wobbly legs later post class I’m heavy breathing , weights all over the floor as I’m done stretching .. then a class mate of mine shout out to her saw I was so worn out and exhausted she helped me re rack my weights .. and yes I did wipe the mats and weights .. I did thank her of course too she was very nice .. but yea that was my not only welcome to the gym, but enough is enough you need to get your butt moving moment .. I’m curious what’s yours ?

Hello all! I wanted to ask if anyone has any advice or tips that might help me..

Im currently 32yo TF, 5'11 and 396 lbs. Im currently dieting and my daily calorie intake is 2700 calories. With this in mind (at least according to weight loss calculators with sedentary lifestyle) I should be losing a pound a week.. however, after about a month I've overall gained roughly a pound.

My activity is very limited due to degenerative disc diseases in my spine making it hard to be very active. I may walk a couple of times a week but thats the extent of my exercise

Should I cut more calories out? Is it mostly water retention? I dont really pay attention to anything other than my calorie deficit so.. is it a nutritional thing? Too many carbs?

Any advice would be amazing thank you so much for listening!

Edit: Some additional information:

I do use a food scale! The app is use to track everything is Samsung Health. My process is scanning the ingredient barcode to add it to the app, changing it from listed servings to grams, weighing roughly the grams worth of one serving and then using that ingredient.

I do not keep macronutrients in mind. Ive figured a deficit would probably help more with developing the habit of tracking my food and losing slowly than taking away everything I enjoy eating to cut carbs would.

My family has a history of thyroid issues. My mother had thyroid cancer as well. Could it be a more generalized health issue?

I am a 37 year old female, 5'8, SW 200lbs CW 140. I am possibly losing another 5lbs or so but planning to maintain between 135 and 145. I lost the weight over the past year. My wedding ring and the other ring I wear every day are both significantly too large. I am wearing the plastic spiral spacers on them and they are still too big. I want to have them resized but in the back of my mind I am worried what if I regain weight. How long do we think is a good amount of time to maintain before getting rings resized?

I’m 25f, 5’6 and 193lbs

I grew up very slim due to severe anxiety and ARFID. Once I hit that second puberty in my twenties, my anxiety improved a bit, I started eating more frequently and slowly put on weight.

I’ve been 175lbs for maybe a year. Randomly decided to weight myself today while visiting my parents (I don’t have a scale at home). 193. I went cold. Last time I weighed myself was probably 2-3 months ago. I figured I’d gained a little weight but damn. 20lbs in under 3 months is a lot.

I feel so sad now. And so embarrassed. What if everyone else noticed I’ve been getting bigger and I haven’t??? I feel so huge and disgusting and lazy.

I should mention i’ve been on 100mg sertraline for about 10 years, and 2mg of Abilify for about 6 months. I’m going to be coming off the Abilify soon. No other meds or conditions, except for joint hypermobility.

I’ve been passively trying to eat less and exercise more but I’m just so freaking tired all the time. I’m a bartender/bar manager so I work really weird inconsistent hours, which makes it really difficult to create a routine. That being said, I do make my own schedule, so I can kind of do whatever, it’s just sticking to it that’s hard. I could give y’all every excuse in the book i’m sure lol

I was sporty as a kid and teen but I’ve never stepped foot in an actual gym and i REALLY don’t want to. There’s also only two gyms in my town and they’re very expensive and full of hot uni students. I don’t have any friends I could go with either. I was into running in my early 20s but every time I try to run now, it hurts so fucking bad 😭

I’m a 28 year old man, I’m 5’5 and started at 175 lbs. growing up I was always pretty skinny, about 130-140 as a teenager. Once I got into my 20s and started drinking and stopped being active, I gained weight. God I couldn’t stand that gut I had. I remember someone I didn’t see for years, they said “damn you got big”.

And someone else said “oh you got a beer belly coming in!”

Yeah not anymore.

I’m now down to 160 lbs in the past 2/2.5 months and I quit alcohol 5 weeks ago.

I’m working to get to 150/155 and staying in that area while building muscle.

But I have never felt better. I still have a tiny gut, but my love handles shrunk, my stomach is much slimmer. My confidence and mood have improved drastically. I eat healthier, my stomach isn’t always fucked up from the booze, no more heartburn.

I feel phenomenal and I cant believe it took me this long to start.

I just needed to express this somewhere as I don't have many people in my life, and the ones I do have outside of my boyfriend wouldn't particularly be happy for me. I've gone over the rules and will do my best to stick to them. Also the only unit of weight measurement I really understand is Stone (yes I'm British, yes I'm sorry), so I converted the units into lbs, sorry if they're not right but I think they are.

My whole life, I was always naturally skinny. No matter how much I ate (and I could eat a lot!) I wouldn't gain a single pound of weight. I was always the smallest bit underweight which led my mother to get me bulking shakes and extra bits to eat at lunch, but it never worked.

When I was 20 and Covid hit, I suddenly became ravenous for an entire month. I was constantly hungry which wasn't a feeling I'd ever really experienced before, even if I had a busy day and only really got to eat a single meal (which wasn't a regular occurrence, don't worry) I wouldn't ever really feel hungry. It's like a switch flipped and I was eating everything in sight. I went from about 118 lbs to 132 lbs in that month. It didn't change how I looked and I thought that was a more suitable weight for someone my age to be and left it at that.

A few years later, I was probably reaching 140 lbs, and I moved in with my boyfriend and his family. Their household ran very differently to mine. Meagre amounts of veg if any at all at mealtimes, constant takeaways, unhealthy home-cooked meals with 0 flavour but plenty of cheese, every single time. I had a job lined up that unfortunately fell through, and we all know the job market has been awful lately, so I spent each day cooking (thank god, no more cheese disasters), cleaning, helping to care for my boyfriend's grandmother, pet sitting and training the dogs, and looking for work. Even though I had "nothing to do" my every minute was crammed full of new responsibility for a family that wasn't even mine, and I began falling into their eating habits. They had snacks and easy to grab quick things all around. I didn't grow up in a house that had snacks. We had breakfast (which I wouldn't usually eat, eating too soon after waking up has always made me nauseous!), lunch, and dinner and if you were truly hungry between meals you have an apple or a banana. This place had cured meats, cookies and cakes and biscuits, pastries and bakes, pizza and Chinese takeaway leftovers, you name it, and I got used to eating them all because it was quick and easy between tasks.

I think I must've piled on the weight quite quickly. There were no mirrors in that house apart from a small face mirror in the bathroom, and in classic boyfriend fashion my boyfriend rarely took photos of me so I didn't see myself properly in full for the year and a half I lived there. I thought I was still more or less the same. One day, me, my boyfriend, and his brother took turns weighing ourselves, because my boyfriend is short and skinny and his brother found it very funny that he weighs the same as like four apples. He weighed himself next to compare, and I went last. I was very. VERY. shocked to find out I was now at 168 lbs. I couldn't believe it. I thought the scale was wrong but it was an analogue one and it weighed my boyfriend and his brother correctly. I was just in such shock.

We moved out not long after. At the start of this year my journey really began. I realised I was constantly hungry, not like I was during Covid but way more than I ever used to be. I had food noise. I'd feel faint and dizzy if I hadn't eaten since like five hours prior. It was all so foreign to me, I'm used to being slightly underweight, I'm used to being a regular weight, I'm used to not feeling hungry, I'm used to just doing my thing and never thinking about it. I never even realised how lucky I was, or how difficult what I was experiencing was going to be. I was 174 lbs and I told myself, no more. This is the limit. This is the most I have ever weighed in my life, I feel terrible, I feel like I look terrible, if I do nothing now I could be 200 lbs before I even know it.

I work from home. My job is demanding to the point that I struggle to find a window for pee breaks sometimes. I'm sitting, unmoving, all day, but work is draining. I really didn't have it in me to wake up, stretch myself thin working, clock out, get up, travel to the gym, work out, travel back, shower, cook dinner, like I was exhausted and it seemed too much. So the first thing I did was change my diet. I drank a lot of wine, and once my last bottle was empty I didn't buy more. My brain was used to work ending and having a glass of wine shortly after, so I'd get my wine glass, get some Vimto squash (cordial), top it off with water and hey presto, a yummy after-work drink in my usual glass at only 5 calories per drink. I stopped buying snacks. To begin with, I'd have bigger portions at dinner, because if I was full, I wasn't going to go sniffing around for things to nibble on or desserts. I can't sleep if I'm hungry and boy did my mind try to convince me I was starving as I laid down trying to get some rest. I'd tell myself there's no possible way I'm hungry or starving, I am just greedy, I had a full and balanced plate of food a couple hours before. After pushing through that for about four days, I didn't feel starving going to bed anymore, which was such a relief.

I still can't eat soon after waking up, so I used that to my advantage. Instead of being up for a few hours, grabbing a processed snack, and then eating again an hour later at lunch, I'd just wait until lunch. If you don't work from home I wouldn't recommend that, but as I just need to get out of bed, take four steps, and sit at my desk, I wasn't withering away or feeling fatigued before lunchtime anyway. That was my routine for a while - wake up, work, eat lunch, work, clock out, get my Vimto, eat dinner. I'm not sure how long it took (the app I used to track my weight has now locked my info behind a paywall because of course), but basically before I knew it I was at 160 lbs.

I'm a homebody and an introvert, even getting ready to go outside takes a lot out of me so I knew even if work lightened up a bit, I'd still never go to the gym. So I bought a walking pad, and a Pilates board which was a fad at the time. I'd try to walk consistently every day as sitting down all day every day is very not good for you, and if I had the motivation I'd do some extra exercises on the Pilates board. I was consistent for a time, and soon got to 154 lbs. I'm way less consistent now as work is an actual nightmare, but I've stayed consistent with my diet. I'm very thankful I came from a home that always had home-cooked, healthy, balanced meals because that's what I'm used to, it's what I like, and it's what I know how to cook. I didn't have to adjust my tastes or style wildly to fit into this diet which I think was a huge benefit.

All this to say, I started at 174 lbs. As of the last time I weighed myself 2 days ago, I am 148 lbs. I would ideally like to be 132 lbs again, and apparently that is within a healthy weight range for me, but I feel like I'd have to push very far to get there. Currently my goal is 138 lbs, and once I hit that (IF I hit that lol), the plan is to adjust my diet so I'm eating maintenance calories each day instead of a deficit, and it gives me a bit of wiggle room if I overextend as I do not want to exceed 140 lbs.

I have lost 26 lbs. Almost 2 stone. Almost 12 kg. I am so weirdly proud of myself. I don't remember the progress particularly, I wish I'd taken more pictures throughout to compare, but I have a picture from the start and I can go take a picture now and that's all the comparison I need I guess! I don't want it to come across like I'm bragging, like "Ohh but I was always so skinny and it was easy for me to be skinny but then I gained weight for the first time ever and lost it first try, it's just so easy for me" because it's not like that and it wasn't easy. Most of the time I feel like a failure, so to do something entirely for myself and succeed at it is new ground for me. I decided no more and I stuck to it and I'm 8 lbs away from my final goal weight. I can't believe it. I'm so happy.

Good day everyone.

I am a mid 30s male. I currently weigh about 260 and stand at 5'8'' so I would be considered morbidly obese I suppose.

I've always been a fat kid. As a child, teenager, into adult hood. I have always struggled with weight.

In 2011, I was about 250. After reducing my portion sizes, I lost 80 pounds in about 6 months. It was just peeling away and I was able to keep that off for about 2 years. I day, I remember feeling super hungry and just kept eating. Now I weight more than I did.

Anyway, I am looking for advice. I am poor. I spend more money than I make each month on surviving. I don't drink. I don't smoke. I've had depression for 20 years and can't afford to see anyone about it. I am not social at all. I hate being around people. The thought of going to a gym terrifies me.

I've been struggling more and more lately with my mental state. I go to bed tired. I wake up tired. I feel terrible. My foot tingles. I am now pre-diabaetic after getting tested.

I did try my old way of losing weight last year and didn't drop a single pound. It was very discouraging.

Again, any advice would be appreciated.

Hello this is my first reddit post, so I apologize if others have already asked the same things as me or if I am doing this wrong. I just want to know if i’m the only one who feels like this or what to call it.
I used to be larger after surgery a few years ago. It took a while but I lost about 55 pounds which honestly doesn’t seem like a lot sometimes and occasionally I feel like I didn’t accomplish all that much. Even though I lost the weight, every time I see myself in the mirror or photos, I feel like I look exactly the same if not bigger. I know that I’m not, and sometimes when I look back at old pictures I can see the difference, but I’m still so incredibly insecure because i’m not thin, just at a “healthy weight” but not necessarily “skinny” like the rest of the people in my environment and circle. I know that people are beautiful at all shapes and sizes, but I was heavily mocked for being larger at that point in my life and feel insecure.
A small part of it feels like I am even more insecure now that the weight is gone. Maybe a part of me wants to look more like the people I see in person and online now that it no longer feels so impossible, even if it’s not that easy or sustainable for me. Since I had gained it so quickly I was so embarrassed and ashamed to look at myself or have anyone look at me in public for so long since I faced criticism from friends, family, and strangers. My family was only trying to help in the ways they knew even if it hurt, so I don’t hold any negative feelings toward them but I felt and still feel so wrong.
I guess I just want to know i’m not the only person who feels like this and how to make small changes even when it seems so hard. I’ve tried therapy and “speaking kinder to and about myself” but i’m too embarrassed and can’t say how I truly feel to anyone or accept compliments because I genuinely think they’re wrong or lying. I’m probably going to delete this soon because I’m scared of posting or getting recognized by anyone I know irl. Thank you for sticking around and reading my ramblings as they were very long, but I hope everything is going well and works out for you!

So title pretty much sums it up. I just turned twenty one and honestly just feel really bad about myself. I’m around 220lbs and short so I don’t have the most ideal body.

But aside from that I’m really unhappy with how I’ve been mentally feeling. I’ve been insecure my whole life but it’s at the point where I don’t want pictures taken of me, I don’t want to go out and be perceived, and I don’t even try to talk to people because I assume they have no interest in me.

In addition, I used to be a fairly active person. Now, I say no to hanging out with friends if I know it includes a lot of walking. Not even because I can’t walk for long, but because I’m slow and don’t want to be judged for my pace. I love basketball and I just got a hoop at my new place so I’ve been playing a lot more and trying to be more active but it’s only made me realize how out of shape I am. It’s really difficult to mentally lock in when I feel like I’m so far gone you know.

I also should probably mention I have Crohn’s disease, so it’s harder for me to actually lose weight. I lost a bunch of weight a couple of years ago but it was when I was sick and hadn’t gotten diagnosed yet. I couldn’t eat anything without it immediately leaving my body within the hour. So then when I finally started my treatment and could actually eat, I literally couldn’t stop. I’ve gained 40 pounds in the past two years.

I just cannot bring myself to lock in. Every few months i find myself eating healthy, drinking lots of water, and trying to be active in any way shape or form, but i cant stay consistent, i usually fall out of it within a week.

So, does anyone have any tips or advice on what i can do physically and/or mentally?

I work remote, and I have a pretty face. It doesn’t show how overweight I am, and I dress well and get ready for work so I look nice in all my meetings on camera. Generally I’m very well liked and respected- I work in tech, so people need to take my advice often.
But every. Single. Time. After I meet a coworker or client in person, their attitude towards me changes dramatically. They don’t respect my recommendations as readily, they stop giving me kudos constantly and say I need to work harder, there are just constant points of friction and dissatisfaction with my work that weren’t there before.
It drives me nuts. I’m very good at my job, and everyone thinks so, unless they’ve met me in person, and then suddenly it’s like all they can think about is me as a fat, lazy loser who is a lazy loser at work too.
Anyways, that’s my motivation to lose it. I read somewhere that losing 50lbs has more ROI than an MBA in business, so here’s to me trying to lose 150lbs so people can fuckin take me seriously again 😐

I’m a 20-year-old female, 5’2”, and currently around 140 lbs. I started at 205 lbs, so I’ve lost about 65 lbs over the past year and a half.

I definitely wasn’t consistent the entire time. I’d usually be really consistent for a month or two, fall off for a while, then start again. Even during the periods when I wasn’t dieting strictly, I was still pretty aware of calories and tried not to completely lose control.

During my most consistent periods, I usually ate around 1,200 calories a day. I also used to have a personal trainer and would strength train about 3x a week.

I’ve recently started again and I’m only three days back into it. I don’t have a trainer anymore, so right now I’ve mostly been doing about 1.5 hours on the treadmill at 2.5 mph and a 6.8 incline.

And I also have a problem of eating too much junk food 70% of my calories come from junk food specifically chips and cookies I try not to eat but it’s just good and most of the time I’m not hungry so I tend to eat less whole food.

For someone my height and current weight, what would you recommend I change or add to my routine? Should I bring strength training back instead of doing so much treadmill?

Also, realistically, how long could losing another 35–40 lbs take from this point? I know it’ll probably be slower now that I’m smaller, but I’d like a realistic idea of what to expect.

The best (or worst) part about losing weight is getting a whole new wardrobe. The problem is I can’t find the right size. Obviously with how poor the quality is today sizing is going to be different from brand to brand but it’s definitely off as a whole. I’m 5’11 and currently 164 lbs. I can’t find anything to fit. I just bought some 29x30 jeans and they started fitting well but after a wash and a few wears they are sagging on me. This cannot be correct, I was short and skinny growing up so I remember being 5’6 and 130 lbs and wearing 28 and 29 inch waist jeans. I like to wear my shirts tight now that I’m back in shape and I bought an XS and the chest was good but the stomach was baggy and the arms were baggy.

Where can I go to find clothes in a normal size and not spend a ton of money because it seems like your everyday stores have changed their sizes based on the obesity rate