u/softsculptore

I’m 5’4, lower 140s, and now can wear size 4-6 in regular brands / 26 in pants, and all of my goal/aspirational clothing are oversized! I really never thought I would be below a size 8, and at my highest, I hovered around a 14.

I know I should be happy but I still carry so much fat! My upper arms are flabby still, my legs are muscular but still flabby too, and my stomach fat is more than two handfuls and hangs when I plank, yet my boobs are now exactly a handful each :(

How is it possible that I’m finally “small” but still feel such a long way from being not fat? My lower stomach still overhangs/potrudes a good 2 inches when standing straight and cannot wear a low waist bikini!

I am just feeling defeated and upset and I’m still not happy with how I look despite being at a size I thought unobtainable! I also realize that if I lose the flab that I dislike, I would likely go down in size again and being a size 2 or 0 feels unimaginable.

I do Solidcore around 3 times a week which has kept me pretty muscular during my weight loss journey according to SECA scans, but I still feel all the fat I carry.

How hard is it to get through this home stretch? Any tips to cope? :,(

hi all— I’ve finally lost almost ~80 pounds over the past 1.5 years and now that I’m at a stable weight, would like to start considering injectables. I see that Hela is often reccomended here and it looks like it is $2200 for facial balancing. What does that include? Do people have other recs for good injectors? Need them to have an eye for natural aesthetics, err on the conservative end, and does not have a penchant for upselling.

thanks all in advance <3

Does anyone know what happened last night? I was on a bus going down 7th and once we hit T, the whole road and sidewalk was closed for at least the hour I was there, if not longer past that after midnight. Literally could not go down 7th in vehicle or on foot and when the bus first stopped, there were teens slamming against the bus driver’s door, pounding and cursing at the driver. Some of the cops that came by to update us said it was Bowser’s teen hangs gone wrong but didn’t get much more information than that. Not seeing public reporting either. Insane amount of police present and cars blaring sirens going in that direction that I initially thought was just due to WHCD. Was on the bus with a lot of little old ladies and it was fucking scary to have the kids slam themselves against the bus doors and threaten the driver.

Hi all— has anyone met with a surgeon or ENT for a consult? I don’t want to do it at a plastic surgery office that charges for consultations.

I’m 5’4 and have gone from ~210 to 150 in under two years. I’ve gone from a size 12-14 to a size 6-8. However, nobody has commented on my weight loss unprompted except for my parents. I had to ask my best friend recently if it was noticeable that I’ve lost some weight and they finally told me that they could tell and even could recall the specific moment they perceived it, when I wore a dress I used to wear and it fit me differently. But other than that, I’m surrounded by people who definitely know it isn’t polite to point something like that out unprompted and won’t. Which I appreciate, but also wish maybe happened so I know my progress is noticed.

Part of the reason that I’ve been moved to lose weight is because I work in an “industry” where maintaining a pleasant and professional appearance actually matter significantly. I’ve been with my same team since I was at my highest weight and we are all a bit food obsessed and particular about what we consume, which translates into office lunch usually being a topic of conversation as we have limited options available to us to purchase from.

The lowest hanging fruit but reliable option is always chicken tenders and fries, but we all rarely get it and have coined it as « doing the bad thing » when any of us do get chicken tenders or both. One day, I caved and got the chicken tenders and fries and essentially, the senior vp of our team walks by me, does a double take, and teases me egregiously for getting it. This does not stop, for the whole week, he finds a way to make a dig that nothing is as unhealthy as my chicken tenders and still will reference it to this day.

I feel like if I was still a fat girl, it wouldn’t be as easy to joke around like that with me because it may have been too on the nose, but I guess maybe now, I don’t look like someone who indulges everyday? What’s crazy is that that was my second time getting the tenders and I never got them before I really committed to losing weight. I’ve just now learned how to balance treating myself and budgeting for indulgences when I need them.

Maybe I’m overthinking this or searching for more signs that I have in fact lost a perceivable amount of weight because it matters a lot to me.

Hi all, I am 5’4, currently 155, down from ~210.

I am finally able to fit into a lot of my size 6-8 once aspirational back of closet pieces of clothes that I’ve been hoarding, yet feel like I look vastly the same. I certainly am not in a range that would be considered a healthy skinny yet. When I wear athleisure and go on walks and workout classes, I feel like I still look pretty much the same and my stomach— I can still grab the fat by both of my hands. However my waist, band, and hip circumference have obviously shrunk bc my bras almost don’t fit anymore (the cups are already too big) and I can wear pants and dresses that were unzippable or I couldn’t get past my hips in the past. But simultaneously my stomach is obviously still very fat if I can take both of my hands and hold my upper stomach or lower stomach. That’s four handfuls of fat!

Obviously I’m not at my goal weight yet, (~135 or maybe lower), but I can’t imagine those 20 pounds will shrink my stomach. Unless maybe it will and I sound batshit right now?

I haven’t been my current weight since like early high school so maybe I need to adjust to this new body? I see candid pics my friends take of me and I literally still have a double chin and my jawline I still basically connected to my neck and therefore nonexistent. I just feel like I’ve made so much progress but am also still so far from exactly where I want to be. I’ve also been plateauing around 153~155 for the past 2-3 weeks and am praying for a whoosh.

Hi all—

Dog sitting tomorrow night which means I get to enjoy a home nicer than my teeny tiny studio and plan on having a cozy night in with the dogs and a TJs sampling. I already plan on getting the pesto fried pizza and the prosciutto, but what else should I grab? I want something savory, nice, warm, and creamy too and perhaps reccomended some sweets/snacks?

Thanks all!

I’ve had my iPhone 12 mini since it came out. My battery capacity is now at ~60% and my back camera is fucked. I have just have likely years of junk in my storage and apps I definitely do not need. What steps should I take to migrate my contacts, the apps I do use, and get rid of junk so I can start using my 13 mini and am set up for success?

I’m dmv based and go to a handful of studios in DC, MD, and VA. The Bethesda location is absolutely as bright as a starter50 class in other ordinary studios and I can’t stand it. There’s one coach there who I absolutely love. She is tough, her music is chef’s kiss, and she absolutely channels a drill sargent, but I can’t get over how bright the studio is. The location also attracts an insane amount of high schoolers. I get that the front of the studio are floor to ceiling windows but can they not invest in blackout curtains rather than the flimsy white shades they have now? I’m sorry it ruins the experience.

I’m revisiting a city I went to four years ago and loved back then because of the variety of food, quality, and affordability, as well as just loving the pleasant vibes of the city to wander around in between meals. While planning my return, I packed the 2.5 days of my time in this city with breakfast or lunch, a coffee shop, and dinner so that I could maximize the variety of food and restaurants I could hit during this short trip, as well as a rough idea of what I would order at each place.

I’m now 1.5 days through and have enjoyed a dinner, coffee shop, lunch, and another dinner. That all sounds like everything is going according to plan and all but in order to try all the dishes I want, I’m now having to not finish everything. I feel awful leaving food unfinished but I could not finish a mushroom tostada, bruleed rice pudding, fritto misto, guacamole, carrot cake, focaccia, or carbonara. Tell me why listing those makes me feel even more guilty. I have thus far in 1.5 days only finished an order of soft shell crab croquettes, two fish tacos, a broiled oyster, a mixed seafood tostado, and panna cotta. I feel so sad leaving food on the table and with one day remaining and knowing now my travel appetite, I know there are dishes/spots to try that I cannot hit tomorrow. I have been eating to the point that I feel stuffed and am on the tip of being unwell. I almost feel like it is now a waste to have traveled here because in the short time span, I cannot eat everything I have set out to consume and so it feels like I’m not getting the full value out of this trip.

Has anyone else felt this way?