Hey all. I’m 23 years old, when I started my journey I weighed 215 pounds and I’m 5’7. Today the scale read 189pounds (yay!) but I’m already noticing my boobs looks saggier than they were before :( I’m planning to get back to my goal weight (150lbs) which I haven’t been that small since I was around 19. Are my boobs going to improve or is there anything I can possibly do to help it? I’m so sad.
For the last three weeks I've been dieting and working out after gaining around 8 kg during my last two semesters of uni. I've been tracking calories consistently and stayed in a calorie deficit of around 300 kcal a day (depending on how much I walk during work).
I've also been working out every day alternating between cardio (30 - 40 minutes of dancing) and strength training (also 30 - 40 minutes focusing mostly on the abdominal muscles, back and legs). I also work a job that consistently requires me to walk around 6k - 10k steps a day.
Because I do all of that I would've expected at least a loss of half a kilo per week, but there's been nothing except for normal weight fluctuations of around half a kilo up and down.
So is there anything I'm doing wrong or anything impeding my progress that I don't know about?
Ok so I’m 26F I’ve lost 65 lbs in the last 6 months (from 195 to 130) at 5’6 and my life completely changed. I’ve been fat my whole life and felt completely invisible (while I would maybe get the occasional you have a nice face even if you’re curvy)
II’m honestly and deeply disturbed/overwhelmed by all the attention I suddenly have. People at my job are nicer to me. I feel like I get away with things more easily. Men are treating me 1000x better. I swear people get out of their way to help me where like 4 months ago I was completely invisible and dismissed.
men that wouldn’t ever dreamed off asking me out (and like to nice dates and double texting me) (a part of me is still thinking its a a prank). I used to be the duff in my friend group and now Im the person in my friend group that has more attention than everyone else.
This is all I dreamed off and way more and still it’s not making me happy? I am 1000% not joking when I say that I’m deeply disturbed by this like I’m grateful but at the same time I’m the exact same person (and honestly I’m not more outgoing if anything I’m more shy because I’m not used to the attention) and also since it’s been a rapid weight lost in my head I’m still lowky fat.
I don’t even know why I’m posting this but I know my friends wouldn’t understand but I feel legit insulted by all the attention because I feel sad for the fat version but also it confirmed that I was ignored because of my weight.
Sorry for the spam but I’m 100% spiralling because I feel like I’m not myself anymore and they’re confusing me with another person I don’t know how to describe jt. I feel like I lost myself
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For some context, I'm a very fat woman. I've been fat since high school, so this isn't exactly a new experience for me, but I've gotten significantly bigger over the last six years. Six years ago, I weighed around 230lbs (104 kg). Today, I weigh 348lbs (158 kg), and writing that number down is honestly difficult. I can't believe I've gained nearly 120 pounds over six years. There are a lot of reasons for it. Lockdowns happened, I had a pregnancy with twins, I started eating when I was stressed, then eating when I was sad. Eventually, eating became one of the easiest ways for me to make myself feel better for a few minutes. I also went through a pretty bad period of depression, and taking care of myself wasn't exactly high on my list of priorities. I've tried losing weight several times since then. I'll do well for a while, get motivated, start eating better, maybe exercise more, lose a few pounds, and then something happens and I spiral back into my old habits. So yeah, I've known for a while that I'm heavier than I should be, but today was the first time I've had one of those moments where I thought, "Okay, this is actually affecting my life in a way I can't ignore anymore."
I had a meeting at work today in one of the smaller conference rooms. The chairs in there are those horrible office chairs with armrests. They're perfectly normal chairs for most people, but the space between the armrests is pretty narrow for me. When I walked into the room, most people were already sitting, and I immediately noticed the chairs. I was also very obviously the biggest person in the room. Not by a little bit, either. But everyone else was already sitting, and I didn't want to be "That one fat lady who needs a bigger chair." I know that's irrational, and nobody would have cared. Someone probably would have just gone and found me another chair without thinking twice, but in that moment, I couldn't bring myself to ask. So I just picked one, and squeezed myself into it, and the moment I sat down, I knew I'd made a mistake. My hips were pressed firmly against both armrests. I wasn't in pain, but the armrests were digging into me enough that I could feel them the entire time. I tried shifting around for a few minutes, but nothing really helped. Eventually, I just accepted that I was going to spend the entire meeting being uncomfortable. And that's exactly what happened.
Then the meeting ended, and everyone started getting up. I put my hands on the armrests and pushed myself upward, but nothing happened. I tried again, still nothing. So I leaned forward and tried standing again, but still nothing happened. That was when I realized my hips had gotten wedged between the armrests. Then I just sat there for a few seconds, feeling absolutely mortified; I just could not believe that I was too big to get out of a standard-sized chair. I kept trying to get myself out without anyone noticing. Thankfully, at this point, most people had left the room. But eventually, one of the women from the meeting noticed. She came back over and asked me if I was okay. Then I turned to her and said "My bum's stuck in the chair". Thankfully, she was very kind about the situation. She just grabbed my hands and said she'd help pull me up, and I did finally managed to get up after that. But then I realized the chair was still stuck on my bottom. So I was standing there with this stupid chair hanging off my ass. And at that point, I just burst into laughter. It wasn't even particularly funny to me, but I just didn't know what else to do, and I said something like "Well, this is going great, isn't it?" which did get a small chuckle out of her. Then she told me to try pressing down on the armrests. So I planted both hands firmly on them, twisted my torso slightly, and managed to push the chair off me, and I just stood there for a second. Then I thanked her about a million times. She kept telling me it was fine. And honestly, she was still being incredibly kind about it. There was no laughing at me or making comments about my weight. She just helped me, which I am very grateful for.
But still, when I walked out of that office, I genuinely felt nauseous. Not because I was physically sick, but because I felt humiliated. I got to my car and just sat there for a few minutes. I kept thinking about how different things were six years ago. I was still a fat woman, and I still had plenty of insecurities, but I didn't have this problem. I didn't have to calculate whether I could physically fit between the armrests of a chair, and I didn't have to worry about getting stuck. And I don't want my life to get to the point where I'm constantly worrying about whether ordinary things are physically going to accommodate me. Also, when I got home, I told my husband the entire story, and he hugged me and said he was proud of me for finally admitting to myself that I wasn't happy with where I was and that I wanted to make a change. And that actually did make me feel a lot better. I have tried losing weight multiple times before, and I'm not going to pretend that this one embarrassing incident magically fixed everything. I still have the same habits, and the same problems. But I think today was the wake-up call I needed. And I want to make it clear: I don't hate myself. I just want to be healthier. I want to be able to sit comfortably. I want to be able to get in and out of chairs without worrying. I want to be able to play with my kids without constantly running out of breath.
So I'm going to try again. I'm 348 pounds today, and I don't want to be sitting here six years from now wondering how I got to 400. Also, if anyone here has successfully lost a significant amount of weight and kept it off, I would really appreciate hearing what worked for you. And hopefully, I'll be able to look back on this as a healthier woman, and it won't seem like such a big deal anymore.
Hi I’m a 56yr M and I’m on my journey again to lose weight, and doing it on my own, and was wondering how others do this without some sort of support network even if just a spouse or friend . Aand tam I the only one that feels isolated during this process?
I really need to lose weight, but I can't. I'm 1.58m tall and weigh around 74kg, and my goal is to lose at least 8 or 10kg. Can anyone who's an expert or knows about this suggest something? I'm not a very active person, which is one of the biggest reasons I've gained weight, but I hate exercising and things like that.
For context I'm F19 and I'm 5'3 and currently 150 lbs. I know thats a pretty normal weight for many women my age. However, this has been the heaviest I've been in my entire life. This is probably because I gained 10 pounds since my senior year of highschool to now after finishing my first year of college.
I just feel heavy, like my body feels too heavy and like a sort of tiredness like I'm always carrying weight. And I realized I definitely get more exhausted then I used to doing simple things like walking up the stairs.
This is weird to me because in the mirror I still look relatively skinny but its obvious I have gained some weight in the past 2 years. I feel like it's sort of weird to say but I feel like my body is supposed to be skinny like <140 lbs. Because I know some people are my exact weight and are perfectly fit and healthy, like its their natural state. I feel like my body is not in it's natural state if that makes sense.
I’m in 9th grade. In 6th grade, I lost about 7kgs, going from 68kgs to 61kgs (still fat, but it was something). in 8th grade I gained it all back and more, now I’m 74kgs. i hate my body so deeply, and the worst part is the weight distribution, so I need some tips on how to lose weight again.
I started my weight loss journey 7 weeks ago. I was 174 which was the heaviest I had ever been and now I’m 159! I know that’s still in the high 150s but I hadn’t seen that number in a long time and I’m very happy about it. I’m trying to get down to 145. It seems so close yet so far.
I’ve also been peeing a lot. I’ve heard that’s a good thing but it’s so annoying.
I’m a female in my thirties and have been on off dieting since I was 14, which is crazy but I have tried out sooo many things—some were good and some were really bad. From yoyo diets to counting macros and meal prepping every single meal, nothing really worked for my lifestyle. I’ve also had a history with restricting, binging and overall a bad relationship with food, which thankfully is pretty much fixed now for the most part. But I still suffer from a lot of food noise and my hormones are not really helping either. Due to my history with food restriction, I know I can’t have a huge calorie deficit (I’m only doing 200-300), fast or eat too clean/ restrict heavily. I didn’t really care about micronutrients when I was younger but now I really want to have a well rounded diet regardless of wether I lose weight or not. And after years of experimenting, I think I found the perfect balance for me that I can stick to longterm without sacrificing my mental and physical health. I have been on this meal plan for a month now and have lost 3kg out of 13kg—I know it hasn’t been long but I’m very optimistic with this diet. I eat the same breakfast and lunch everyday and rotate between four different dinners and snacks. I also eat salmon once or twice a week. I’m very lazy when it comes to cooking and don’t want to cook more than once a day ideally. So my breakfast is very simple, lunch can be prepped a few days in advance and dinner usually doesn’t take me more than 20 minutes. I also prep the sweet treats and freeze them individually.
Breakfast (262kcal):
Skyr bowl with chia seeds, protein musli and blueberries
Lunch (186kcal soup + 148kcal fries):
Veggie soup: broccoli, spinach, carrots, mushrooms, chickpeas and stock (blended)
sometimes paired with airfryer fries
Snack 1 (180-243kcal):
Salad: tomato, cucumber, feta, cottage cheese, protein (either tuna, eggs or smoked tofu)
Dinner:
Smash burger with fries (644kcal)
Spaghetti Bolognese (466kcal)
Pizza (591kcal)
Chicken Burrito (449kcal)
Snack 2 (under 245kcal):
Tiramisu
Raspberry ice cream
Cheesecake
Pistacchio Raspberry Cake
I have a coffee daily (50-110kcal) and different fruits occasionally, which brings me to about 1500kcal, 100-120g protein and 20-25g fiber daily. I’m very sedentary at the moment due to an injury but will start to incorporate strength training and cardio soon, for anyone wondering why the calories are so low. I cover most of my micronutrients during breakfast + lunch and to counter food noise and cravings, I have a more indulgent dinner + snack at the end of the day. Any advice to optimize this meal plan even more is appreciated! :)
Idk how to even start this. There's no bearing around the bush here Im a morbidly obese man in my 20s. I've struggled with my weight for so so long. I feel like I've hot a breaking point, where I'm no longer able to be happy with my self and like the person I see in the mirror. All this to say this morning i decided to take my doctor up on the offer to take a generic brand of "it". I decided to take it, but I can't help but have this feeling of embarrassment/guilt. It's like I feel horrible for what I'm doing but I also feel like is this a life line out. Is this a way to the life I always wanted. Skinny enough to be active, not afraid of hiking, biking, walking(I know it sounds ridiculous but I can't bring my self to even do that). Or am I taking the easy way out. I have tried time and time again to defeat myself by always fail always don't like the results.
I'm wanting try and get started but everything seems very overwhelming and I'm not sure how to do weight loss things and still want to live.
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Hey I’m 19 and I’ve always been in this constant journey of trying to loose weight since I was like 16. I gained around 10-20 kgs thanks to binge watching and complex family issues and loss that led me into eating away just to feel something back when I was 16.
This year I decided to take it seriously and it’s been the longest that I have actually been consistent and loose weight. I’ve lost around 7-8 kgs in a span of 3 months solely through dieting and walking occasionally but I’ve not really noticed much of a physically difference except the scale and some minor differences. But now I feel like I’m in a ditch, sometimes I just think about giving up and eating away, letting go of myself and it gets so hard to not fall into it again. It’s been really tough this past few weeks to continue this. Does anyone have any advice on how I can actually finish this damn weightloss journey and end this phase of my life without falling back again and again?
i’ve struggled with body image for a very long time and really want to lose weight so i can feel better in my body. the problem is i have depression and maybe adhd (the doctor thinks i do but i have to see a psychiatrist to be sure). both of these make it hard for me to stay consistent with workouts. i do the workouts for maybe a week and then i just can’t anymore. i’ve tried everything to get me to do the workouts but nothing works. i’m tired of feeling so uncomfortable in my body and i really need some help finding ways to stay motivated and consistent with the workouts. if anyone has some advice to help me lose weight
Hello guys! I don’t know what my actual goal of this post is, maybe to see if others have struggled with the same thing as me or if anybody has any suggestions.
I don’t have the hardest time losing weight by just limiting my calories. What I have found that works best for me is to reduce my portion sizes, as I can never cut out the things I love the most, like chocolate. Using this method I lost 10 kg over 3 months, but now I really want to gain muscle and improve my fitness.
I have been going to the gym on and off for so many years, I know very well what exercises to do, how to plan my workouts etc., but what always destroys my gym progress is that my weight starts to increase, when my main goal actually is weight loss. I’m not only talking about the weight on the scale, sometimes my overall look stays the same or my jeans even start getting tighter.
When I start strength training my hunger becomes so strong. It feels like I could eat anything all the time, and I obviously can’t keep limiting my portion sizes because then I will have no energy. I have tried counting calories and macros and all that before, but it never worked for me. I get easily overly obsessed with it, and it usually ends up in me being back in stage 1, or even worse. My relationship with food and training is not the best, unfortunately…
I truly want to lose the last bit of extra weight (now I am 170 cm, 76 kg and 26F), but being in good physical health is also so important to me. Help me out fellow friends ❤️
I’m 20F and I started taking birth control I believe early 2025. Around that time I was around 125 ish probably and i’m now 146.9. I know it probably doesn’t sound like much but i’m 5’0 so the difference in my body is very noticeable. I’m seeking advice from other short women who have lost weight because I’ve tried 1200-1400 calorie deficits but the birth control makes me EXTREMELY hungry. Ive lost weight before in high school and taught myself it’s okay to be hungry, but now that’s i’m on BC the hunger is so annoying and almost unbearable which is why I always end up binging. I really want things to change this time tho as i’m extremely tired of the way I look and the way my clothes fit. I’m willing to try to recipes and at-home workouts but def want to know what other shorties do to lose weight???? ☹️
I live with my parents and I want to lose weight. I’ve started working out and so far that’s going well. My main struggle is avoiding junk foods at the house. My parents buy snacks often and I can stay away from the savory ones but my sweet tooth is soooo bad. Does anyone have any tips for tricking your brain to stay away from foods like this? I know the main thing is to have self control but if anyone has any actual tricks that worked for them I would love to hear them lol
I’ve lost 30-70lb at least 3 times in my life 34M.
I’m currently 192, I’ve been up to 255. Last year I was 162 and the best shape of my life.
When stress arrives in my life I cope by eating…I don’t do drugs, I don’t drink excessively, but I snack like crazy.
I’m mildly successful in life professionally but when stuff comes and goes with family or drama or work I just eat.
Then when times are good I can diet and maintain.
Those who had similar issues how in the world do you maintain it again during the stressful times?
I’m 168cm and 77.35kgs. I’ve successfully lost 2.65kg in a span of a month and I really want to hit the 70kg mark by the end of November.
I’m trying to do intermittent fasting to have a large calorie deficit and I think I’m doing a well job of it, I almost manage a (1000 calorie deficit everyday) tho I know that’s not super healthy.
I brisk walk 5-7 km almost every single day and cutting out sugar is not an issue for me!!
Is it possible to lose 7kgs in 3 months or is that an unrealistic expectation?