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I say this with love and hope for your success and wellbeing: what the hell are some of you playing at?

If you're going on a calorie counting app, and putting 'about a 5 inch potato' as your unit of measurement, you need your head examining.

A cup of pineapple? Are you blending it first? It's not a bloody baking recipe. Why are you using volume to measure energy? The weight options are right there! Grams! Or ounces if you insist. But stop the madness.

Oh you're eating salmon? That's good, healthy, but you need to watch your portion size. How much are you having? "One piece"? Kiss a 5-inch piece of my arse.

today is the first day in over 9 years i'm the "normal" weight range on the BMI chart. i (5'7 female) was 197 at christmas and today i saw 157 on the scale. i cried a happy tear, it's been a lot of hard work physically and a lot of determination to get here. Working out is just a normal routine thing for me now. i'm back into running (something i haven't done since my 20s) and honestly at 41 im feeling better and looking better than i have in many years. had a couple of negative nancy's in the beginning tell me "oh, you're over 40....may as well just accept your body bc it's too hard to lose weight at that age" . it wasn't any easier or any harder to lose than it was when i was young. simple calorie counting, eating clean, working out with a mix of cardio and strength training got me here in about 6 months. NEVER give up yall!!!!!

I love peanut butter . I make peanut butter and batman with honey on toast for breakfast. I put it on oatmeal. they all fit in my daily calorie intake . So I want to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch or for dinner. As long as it fits in my calorie goals.

I would almost feel guilty that in eating something so good and still lose weight. Do you guys eat them and do they fit in your calorie goals for the day.

What other meals do you guys eat that is super tasty and fit in your calorie intake for the day. I'm worried i'll become addicted to eating peanut butter and jelly . I'm just kidding .

I lost 38 lbs overall this year and i promised i would eat more stuff i like and continue to lose weight. I weighed 280 lbs now i weigh 242 lbs. i want to get down to 200 lbs. so i'll contour to eat tasty stuff as long as it fits with my calorie goals

Hey, I (19m) recently just started my “weight loss journey” around late Feb to early March where my starting weight was 178kgs (I’m maori/poly, 6’2ft). Fast forward 4months, as of this month I have lost 40kgs and now at 138kgs which I’m glad but now I’m questioning the safety around my weight loss.

What I’ve done to lose the weight: all I’ve done is intermittent fasting which started from 16:8 but now I’m doing 20:4 split and doing daily 10km walks.

Walks: I started doing 5km walks every other day throughout the week, then I increased it to 5km walks for 2 days then 1 rest day for a week, then I increased it to 5km walks everyday, increased it again to 10km every other day and now just doing 10km walks everyday

Fasting : I had done intermittent fasting before so doing 16:8 felt too easy so after a week or 2 I went to 20:4 which has also been easy which is good because my eating time is from 4pm-8pm.

The only problem I think here is that I don’t track my protein and calories but I usually eat enough food so that I don’t feel bloated but still full. I also try not to have sugar either and obviously takeout but if dinner hasn’t been made I’ll order from my local takeout place and get a chicken kebab (Wrap) with extra meat and have no sugar drinks and water as well.

I know I also run the risk of losing muscle along with my fat but I do plan on doing resistance training soon, most likely when I’m in the 120’s and when my local gym opens this month

Lastly: In conclusion, I’m just wondering if my weight loss of 40kgs in 4months has been safe? My body feels okay and I have gone down from 4-5xl to now 2-3xl.

Would appreciate your guys thoughts and opinions on the matter:)

Hi! 20F SW: 190 CW: 147 GW" 130.

Context: lost the weight CICO (tracking calories and working out). Did 75 Hard and lost my period. I still have ways to go weight wise but I'm trying not to go too hard, instead focus my energy on recovering my period and fixing my problems with food--food noise + my sneaking habit:

My issue is that I love to bake and cook, so I often bake/cook for my family. When I bake, I save an appropriate amount of my calories for later so that I could (in theory) enjoy a moderate portion of whatever it is that I cooked/baked alongside them. However, practically every time I do this, I end up destroying my plan by instead sneaking off bits of what I made as I am cooking. Then, I end up eating more than my allotted portion would have been anyway, but mentally it feels cloudy since it was just random bites. It's so irrational.

Example: today I made an apple pie. Thought to myself/logged, "dinner of hotdog + bun, 1 tbl ketchup, and 1 slice apple pie for dessert." Reality: kept sneaking pieces of apple while baking.... then once I served the pie, I kept eating the pieces of pie that fell out of the slices I cut instead of just not snacking and serving myself 1 slice.

Why can't I just wait to eat my allotted portion? I kind of feel like my scarcity brain thinks "oh this is the one time I can eat freely so better eat up" while I'm baking/cooking/serving because every other time I eat it is logged, boring food.

How do I stop this habit? Thanks in advance :)

Hi all,

M, 36, 5'10", SW: 335 CW: 200

Starting at 335lbs last September, I embarked on a relatively aggressive and extremely consistent calorie deficit and regular, light exercise and weightlifting. Thermodynamics did its thing, and now I've reached my initial goal, though I'm open to cutting an additional 10-15lbs after spending some time learning how to maintain and recomp.

To be honest, losing weight was straightforward, and wonderfully so. Eat less than you burn, lose weight. Don't freak out at nonlinear progress, don't expect consistent results with inconsistent attention. Works for me.

But I have no idea how to maintain my weight. Nobody congratulates you for being the same size day after day. Statistically, most of us gain weight back after losing it. I don't want to.

For those of you who have maintained your weight loss for a long time, can you share any tips or tricks with me? Stuff that has worked for you? I know that maintaining regular exercise will need to be a part of my life moving forward, and I've heard that repeating meals, weighing regularly, and still keeping an eye on calories helps people maintain, but I'm curious if this sub has any additional advice on how to stick the landing, and do the truly hard part of weight loss, which is keeping it off.

Thanks!

As I close in on a huge milestone in my weight loss (I'm 100 grams from 20kg down), I'm really curious how others mark the milestones!

For me, two of my biggest hobbies are nail polish and perfume. I already had a sizeable collection of both before I kicked off with losing weight, but I always hesitated over particularly costly purchases (especially with fragrance). But I quickly realised that losing weight gives me the perfect excuse to buy them without any social judgement or personal guilt hahaha.

I tend to break my milestones into 5kg blocks. So with the first 5kg, I bought some really cool thermal and magnetic nail colours. Then when I hit 10kg, I treated myself to a perfume around ~$180. Rinse and repeat for 15kg lost, and I'm itching for my next expensive perfume when I officially hit 20kg.

Of course, there's nothing to say a reward has to be a purchase! I'm interested in how you guys go about your own little treats?

Pleaseeeee I beg. Do not comment with:

“it took a long time to gain, it’ll take a long time to come off” I see that all the time… people think it’s helpful or affirming but it isn’t…. I know it’s going to take forever. Pointing it out feels condescending and fake positive.

“It’s going to be x months either way” yup I know lol. I’m not stopping, so don’t send me that one either please. One positive I can say about that is I have steel determination… the only thing stopping me this time is death itself.

How do you deal with the intense and extreme isolation that comes from something like this?

I’ve lost 30 pounds so far… but I still have at least 100 to go before I hit my goal. I started at 355 and now I’m at 325. Big whoop. Still very obese and unhealthy.

I’ve told nobody about what I’m doing because I don’t want to deal with the explaining of it all. If someone asks, I won’t lie, but I don’t care to share anymore. Everyone who’s seen me can piece two and two together.

I just hate how long it takes before I look decent enough for women to notice. I am a kind, funny, confident dude… but I know my weight is holding me back. It just is. I’m tired of those that lie and say looks don’t matter. Please don’t say I need therapy because I think this way. It’s just a fact. I want to find love and connection so bad… but I’m still too fat

So I’m still fat, having to go agonizingly slow, and am alone. Still. No end in sight. It’s just hard and I need some encouragement.

Sorry for the trauma dump… feel free to ignore.

Hi everyone. I’m 28F, 5’5”, and currently around 159 lbs. My long-term goal is to get down to about 130 lbs by my wedding in fall 2028, but my first goal is to lose around 10 lbs before I get engaged in the next few months.

For context, I’ve never been below 145lbs in my life and that was probably in my freshman year of high school. My heaviest was around 194lbs at the end of high school, but for the last 5+ years I’ve stayed been between 150-160lbs.

My boyfriend and I have been looking at rings, so I know the proposal is probably happening sometime soon. I’d love to feel more confident when that day comes and in all the photos afterward.

I think my biggest struggles are that I work a 9-5 office job (with an hour commute), so I’m sitting for most of the day, and I have a hard time meal prepping or coming up with healthy lunches that are easy to bring to work. I also do Club Pilates a couple of times a week, which I really enjoy, and I have access to a gym, but I honestly don’t know how to use most of the machines, so I end up avoiding it - so really Pilates has been my only consistent workout and that’s been since January 2026.

I would greatly appreciate any advice I can get especially for EASY meal prep ideas and an EASY fitness plan that can be stuck to without getting boring or burning out and giving up.

I know lots of people say oats are filling while others say the exact opposite. I recently learned there's a difference between quick/instant oats and larger steel cut or rolled oats. Quick or instant oats cause a sharper glucose spike compared to the less processed versions. The nutrition may be more or less the same, but they digest at different speeds.

My question is, how do you typically have your oats and how filling do you find them? How do you prepare your oats and what do you add to them etc?

Instant oats don't keep my hunger away the same way overnight rolled oats do, that much I've noticed. I've been doing a lower carb overnight oatmeal, using around 0,5dl rolled oats and 0,5dl ground flax and a scoop of protein powder with some milk, sometimes adding cinnamon or cacao powder or something and it curbs my appetite dang well.

hi!

context:

f20, 5'4, sw 239 cw 205 (since february 2026)

basically, title. i am a student in an ultra walkable city (so no car) which is great when its a crisp 55f spring day and i have school because i clock in 10-15k steps everyday without really trying. but now that its super humid heatwaves everyday and schools out, walking/public transit even just to get to the gym or work feels unfeasible bc the physical discomfort of being sweaty and overheated w/ no relief makes my autistic ass fucking crazy. is there anything i at home short of pacing around my room for some activity?

thanks!

Maybe I'm just trying to offset my guilt by assuming there are many others like me, but dang. I've been pretty consistent recently, though I fear I may have near tripled my calories yesterday. Didn't count, but beer/burgers/cheesecake aren't the most ideal recipe for moderated calories.

Back on the wagon today, at least! I know it's never the move to change the plan and punish yourself for a binge, so not doing that, but just getting back in to the usual routine. Doesn't feel amazing, but it's worth it to let loose and eat what you want occasionally. Gotta live a little.

I'll see the scale in a few days, and not looking till then!

Hi all. I'm currently debating on wheter to drop my calories even further or keep it the same. For context, I began my cut in late March 2026, where I recomped from 103kg to 95kg, from August last year to March. From late March till about May. I went from 95kg to 87kg in that time span, so around 8kg or so lost.

Here's where the issue lies. My weight from that point just won't budge. I'm hesitant on dropping my calories currently because my waist has gone down from a 36 to a 34. (I recently bought waist 32 pants and they fit perfectly, they're a bit bigger than usual W32's so i'm estimating my waist to be at 34 rather than 32), so I think i'm still in a deficit.

My height is 5'9 2/3 or 176cm for reference.

Also another important thing to note is, I do lift weights 5-6 days a week and I try to get 10-15k most days (5-7 days a week)

I recently for the past month have added cereal to my diet, which I think is the culprit personally so I've cut that down as of the past 3 days, and I believe i'm not drinking enough water as well. The body fat around my waist and chest and legs are also alot more pinchable then before, almost like it's melted if that makes sense.

I'm mentioning this because, something similar happened to my upper back, the fat became pinchable, then a few weeks later the fat pretty much disappeared.

So after cutting the cereal and drinking more water, do you guys think I should cut my calories or keep it the same? I did lose 8kg in only 2 months from just eating 2200 calories.

Good morning everyone

After a sensible July 4th lunch out with my lovely wife, I continued my consistent routine. This morning, I awoke with energy knowing I get to work tomorrow. I started a new job after retiring (a second time) to focus on my health. In years past I would be so tired I would fall asleep as soon as I got home. I used to take 4-6 excedrin daily because my obstructed sleep apnea was so bad. Every night, I dreaded going to bed as I tended to feel more tired after trying to sleep. That was then…

Now, the energy is returned. I’m in a in a position where at 57, I am definitely one of the oldest team members. Most of my colleagues are mid 20s to early 30s, and I am able to keep pace!

Okay now to the Whoosh!

I weighed in this morning at 222.2 lbs! My total weight loss is 214 lbs! I’m hoping to drop 40-45 lbs over the next ten months.

For those of you wondering about loose skin: I’m going to start a monthly budget now to address my excess skin later down road. Meanwhile, I’ve not been below 223 since 1987. Going to celebrate by drinking some protein and walking around the track.

I'll go first (F46 SW 270 CW 220) - I started my journey in January this year and I'm currently 50lbs down. My feet and knees feel alot better, but the biggest difference is my cardio and endurance, and the moment I really felt this is doing the yard this summer.

We have a pretty big backyard with a lot of slopes and uneven areas that the riding mower can't get to and have to be done by hand. Now I'm able to do all of it without having to take a million breaks to catch my breath, or feeling like I'm gonna have a heart attack. I'm feeling stronger and more capable, and it feels great!!

How about everyone else? What has made you feel the best about your progress so far?

I started this journey at 285 lbs about 6 months ago. I'm down to 230 now and I feel genuinely incredible compared to where I was. My energy is up, I sleep better and I can walk up stairs without getting winded too much. Overall I would say my cardio is way better than before because I exercise a lot now.

That said my back started feeling really stiff recently. It’s not injury pain, more like deep tightness and soreness that builds up through the week. My coach says it's a combination of my body adjusting to new movement patterns and the fact that I’m activating some muscles that I never used before? Is this true? It makes sense to me but my mid and upper back is pretty seized up.

I've been doing hot showers and more stretching for about a week which helps but the soreness comes back, especially right after the next session.

Is anyone else dealing with this? What do you do for low back recovery? Any tips are welcome, I’m pretty new to all this so thanks in advance.

Woke up this morning feeling like crap. Realized we're already halfway through the year at the start of the year. I told myself I won't let summer be this way yet. Here I am. Last night I ate chips too late and I really don't know why I ate them. There is obviously some mindless and stress eating aspect here I need to address but I am just done. Really don't want to bring in 2027 being overweight again. I start today.

I have already checked out CICO sub but please give me all your tips. What was it. Your final "it" I'm done moment and what worked for you.

Hoping to go back to this post and the frustration ifeel as time goes on for motivation if I feel like giving up Tia.

For reference- 34 year old 205 lbs.

Thanks.

I know the technical answer is "yes" but I'm interested if anyone has any success stories where they lost a good amount of weight just tracking calories without attention to macros or clean eating.

I struggle with a severe "all or nothing" mindset. I'll set a high standard of success, and then when I fumble, I give up entirely. Obviously this is not healthy or necessary to a consistent lifestyle. But it's a personal struggle and I'm just being honest.

To avoid that this time, instead of aiming for a perfectly clean diet, I'm going to allow myself to eat (essentially) whatever I want -- provided the total daily calories doesn't exceed my limit for weight loss.

Has anyone found success with this?

My goal long term is to slowly but surely clean up my diet with small adjustments over time (i.e.- lower sugar one week, then focus on protein the next, then lower carb, etc)

But to start, I know myself too well and I'll try to do everything at once and inevitably fail and disheartened.

Looking for advice or success stories!

Hi,

I'm a 17 yo girl (turning 18 this year). I'm 166 cm tall and currently weigh 87 kg.

I've wanted to lose weight for a long time, but I honestly don't know what to do anymore. And I am desperate.

At the beginning of this year, I actually made some progress. Over about a month, I lost 3 kg, which was a huge achievement for me. I cut out sugary foods and drinks, started eating smaller portions, and even bought a walking pad because I wanted to move more.

I lost motivation after a while, I don't know why and it frustrates me. Life became more stressful, and I started overeating again, especially when I'm stressed. I'm trying to control it, but it's been difficult.

I also tried losing weight last year, but I didn't see much progress. There were a lot of things going on in my life that made it hard to stay motivated, so I gave up pretty quickly.

I feel like I'm stuck in the same dumb cycle: I get motivated, do well for a few weeks, then something happens, I fall back into old habits, and I end up feeling like I've failed.

There are so many different approaches out there calorie counting, diets, workouts etc. That I honestly don't know what actually works and how it works.

I'd really love to hear from people who have successfully lost weight and kept it off. Or overall from someone who knows these things, that's why I have a few questions

- What was the biggest change that made the difference for you?

- How did you stay consistent when motivation disappeared?

- How did you deal with stress eating or emotional eating?

I'm also looking for recommendations for beginner-friendly workout videos on YouTube that you found helpful. I don't have a gym membership, but I do have a walking pad at home. Also maybe an app which helps like count callories or smth. I don't know...

If you know of any healthy meal plans, recipes, or websites with budget-friendly ideas, I'd really appreciate those too. I don't have a lot of money to spend on food (And for a dietician), so affordable meals are important to me. I don't have any food allergies, I like most vegetables, and while I'm not the biggest fan of fruit, I'm willing to try incorporating more if it helps.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Hello lose it folks!  

Day 5 of July 2026!  

This is the daily update for y’all to post how your goals went today.  

If you’re new here, there is a whole sidebar full of links to explore. I would start with the day 1, then roll through the others: 

Recurring Day 1 Monday - Newest Day 1 thread will be the first link listed 

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq/  

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide 

You don’t have to wait for a new month to join in! You are always welcome! 

Here in this post, we aim to foster a supportive, caring place to discuss the actual day to day of deficits & counting & caring so much about how we fuel our bodies & lives.  

So, post how your goals for this month are going in the comments below! I’ll post mine below too, so don’t be shy!