r/WeightLossSupport

This is the very beginning of my weight loss journey. Here I am running a whole mile at 334 pounds

weight loss experiences of other young 20-something girls???

hey everyone. me once again. still fat - potentially fatter.

I find it so hard to find real advice and stories of weight loss from girls in their early twenties. I am 22 - 163cm and 110kg. I am so sick and tired of being this way but just can’t lose the weight.

I compare myself constantly to those around me. Constantly seeing other lose weight and thinking I’ll never be able to do the same. Working an office job and having PCOS definitely do not help me - but I just feel helpless most of the time.

I am the absolute worst at sticking to something too. I’ll do it for 1 week and then give up. I guess the point of this post is - what ended up being the push that got you to lose the weight. What things in particular helped you stay motivated and fixated on the end goal? It’s such a mentally draining loop hating how I feel and hating how I look but then not wanting to change bad enough to stick to anything?

It’s also 100% my diet. I am quite active and have even incorporated lots of swimming into my schedule but the scales have

Sincerely - from a girl who doesn’t want to waste her whole 20’s being fat 😭

35M currently 268lbs which is the heaviest I have ever been.

I decided to do something about it and I started going to the gym on my lunch breaks. 4 days a week 25 minutes of cardio (typically at 3 incline and 3.0 mph). I try to get in some additional 20 minutes of free weights or machines to not really build muscle but more to not lose any and help strengthen my body.

I have an app that tracks all my protein, carbs, calories, fat, and fiber. I looked up a BMI calculator and did all of that and found I could do 2000 calories a day and be in a deficit and that should get me 1-2 lbs a week of weight loss. Most days I do between 1500-1800 calorie intake which is below my 2000 deficit and the 3400 calories I was told was what I needed to consume to keep my body the same.

It’s been almost a week of doing this, and I weighed myself and lost nothing. Still have a today and tomorrow with weight loss in Thursday but I have literally lost nothing. And now I want to give up cause I expected even a tiny amount of difference.

Maybe my expectations are too high. But it really hit hard when I stepped on the scale and so no change. So now I’m just depressed. 😔 but I’m still not giving up I just don’t know how to get passed this depression

If not allowed, please delete-I just don’t know where else to share this insane story. I’ve been trying to lose weight to have a breast reduction, and I wanted a professional’s opinion. I really want a reduction; I’m 32 with no kids and no one to impress, but I’m in a ton of back pain and all of my weight is in my stomach and breasts- my breasts alone weigh 11 pounds. So I consulted with my PCP and she suggested a few different surgeons to consult with, and I started with a really highly rated surgeon. I went for my consultation and he wanted to schedule me for surgery 6 weeks from my consultation date. He said in order for my surgery to go through, he needed me to lose 40 lbs in 5 weeks, which is completely unreasonable, unhealthy, and highly wishful thinking. So I’m still shopping for a surgeon in my area while I lose weight, but I just thought it was so unrealistic. Be careful when choosing a surgeon.

Hi everyone, i recently dropped down to 235 pounds from 335. For the last 3 weeks I have been stuck at 235 while doing the same 1000 calories a day and 15,000 steps. I started this process in January.Any idea what could be going on? I’m 6 foot 1 and 23 years old

I’m looking for advice from women and from men who have been in a similar situation.

My fiancée and I have been together for several years. I love her deeply, I care about her a lot, and I genuinely don’t want to hurt her feelings—that’s why I’m asking here before saying anything to her.

Over the years, she has gained a noticeable amount of weight. Her bmi is probably around 33-34. She is aware of it and has tried to lose weight before—she did lose some at one point but later regained part of it. She goes to the gym but not consistently, and diet has been a challenge.

She is aware that she needs to lose weight, but she hasn’t been able to consistently stick to the habits needed for it. In her defense, even when she does everything right exercise and diet wise, she has trouble losing weight which becomes discouraging for her. At the same time, she seems generally confident in how she looks as she is really pretty and has great general curves. I think that may make it harder for her to feel urgency around change.

I’ve avoided bringing it up directly for a long time because I don’t want her to feel judged, insecure, or like my love depends on her appearance. At the same time, I feel like this is something that can’t just be ignored forever, especially with marriage coming up in the next 6–10 months.

I don’t want to shame her or make her feel bad about herself. I just want to understand the most respectful and least hurtful way to have an honest conversation about this—if it should be had at all.

Women: If your partner brought this up, what approach would feel least hurtful and still respectful?

Men: Have you had a similar conversation before? What worked and what made things worse? I don’t want to be one of those men and constantly remind their partner that they need to lose weight.

I just need honest advice on how to handle this properly.

I have been doing the calorie tracking/ protein thing- I admit I’m not perfect but I dont think it’s enough to look like ive gained weight. thoughts? I am a women, early 30s 5’3 - was always 140-160 now can’t break 180 I don’t know what to do

I’m 36f mom of 3 and life is just a bit chaotic right now. My baby doesn’t sttn so I’m not able to wake up earlier than everyone else. Once the kids are awake I just feel like it’s too hectic to go workout (even tho from Jan- mid Feb I was doing that). Counting calories, making sure to enough protein on top of all the other life things 😖 i so so want to do it but i just…can’t bring myself to do it. I stopped in February bc of asthma issues and Ramadan and then we traveled a few times and im so disorganized and my mind is all over the place…I can’t seem to focus or organize anything. Maybe this needs to be posted in a mental health group 😅 I just need people (especially moms like me maybe? Or people who have fixed their chaotic disorganized lives?) to give me encouragement and motivation etc. I’m honestly just hoping something someone says will be that push I need to get back into it.

Sorry this post is all over the place but that’s legit what my brain feels like almost all the time. 😩

Hi guys, 18F who’s 5’3 and weighs 125ibs.
I really want to lose weight at a healthy pace and stay consistent, but I have been struggling so much. I lost 22ibs in 10 months before, but I felt like my body looked almost the same, and since I was only losing about 2ibs a month, I got discouraged by how slow it felt. It honestly made me sad because I felt like all that restricting was for nothing. I know some people are happy losing 2ibs a month and still enjoy treats and social events, but I was miserable the whole time because I just wanted faster results. I kept jumping from one diet to another, just hoping something would work quicker.
So I tried making my calorie deficit bigger to lose weight faster, but it just led to binge eating and restricting so it didn’t work out in the end. My goal is to atleast lose about 0.5 kg (1 lb) per week, but I keep going over my calorie deficit because I eat when I’m bored, it makes me sad that if I stayed consistent right now I would have been at my goal weight.
I just want to do this the right way this time so if you have been through something similar, how did you stay disciplined and stick to your calorie deficit, lose weight while still enjoying life and stop feeling obsessed with food and your body?
Any advice or personal experiences is welcome. Thank you all!

I had lost about 10lbs in the span of 3 months, then my husband and I bought a house and I apparently went off the rails with eating and skipping the gym 🙃 ugh. But, now that the closing is done and we're almost all moved in hopefully I can get back on track. I gained about 5lbs back of the 10 I lost. I'm a little discouraged but trying to get back into healthy habits.

Hi guys! I am 22F. I am about 5'10-5'11ish and towards the end of high school and early college got to be around 300 pounds. I was size 20/22 and 2/3X. I never really
"hated" my body or dealt with too much anxiety around it until my last two years of college. I was in a very rigorous program. I decided that when I graduated, I wanted to look different. I had obviously throughout my whole life always tried dieting and exercise routines- I just wasn't consistent with anything. I was severely overeating in calories, and I really had no idea. My whole family is very obese, and when I would restrict in any way or go to the gym once it was very much a big deal to them.
Anyway, I talked to my doctor Feb. of 2025 about a GLP-1.
My insurance didn't cover that, but it did cover Phentermine and Topiramate to use at appetite suppressants. I ended up losing about 80lbs. in 7 months-ish. I was very happy with this! I got to 214 at some point, and had to buy a lot of new clothes. Size large was suddenly not just in my elementary school closet, and I have pants ranging from 12/14/16. I didn't really have any negative side effects. I then got into a very happy relationship, and (as warned by my doctor about this medication) it stopped being as effective. For a few months while I worked towards graduating, I gained 15-20lbs back. Now my 16 jeans are the ones I reach for the most, haha.
I talked to my doctor and she doubled my dose of the meds. It has helped, but I don't want just an appetite suppressant. I really want to be able to teel healthy enough to make correct choices and eat the right amount for a woman who is as tall as I am.
I am going on vacation next week with my partner's family to the beach, and I just feel icky about how I look. A few days after | get back, I start my big girl job (yay!) and really want to start incorporating a new lifestyle into r v routine then!

What have you guys found that has helped you start and create a gym / workout routine when you knew absolutely nothing?
What are you best tips for keeping weight off once you lose it?
How long do I stay on these meds?
With a 9/5 type job, how do you balance eating right and working out?
any other thoughts?
Thanks for reading, guys. I've never really used Reddit all that much but I've found this topic helpful on this app.
:)

I am so overwhelmed with the idea of trying to lose weight with PCOS. I've seen so many different pieces of advice and tips/tricks. I have been told by others with PCOS to do an anti-inflammatory diet or the Mediterranean diet. Following that advice is exercise. I have been told so many different things about how to exercise and what to not do, and some of it is conflicting, and I frankly find the gym intimidating. I don't really have many to talk to about this and I feel like I am drowning in information. I am currently at 244lbs and 18 years old. I want to be at a healthier weight by or around 20. I want to reach this goal for multiple reasons, including self-confidence, health, and just trying to help improve my symptoms overall.

I am posting this to try to gain some insight to anyone that can give me some realistic guidance.

TIA, I truly appreciate whatever guidance I can get

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