2 milestones in one day.

After gaining back 20 lbs in quarantine and then losing over 10 of it, 2 amazing things happened today. After losing over 100 pounds, for the first time in over a decade, my wife is under 200 lbs. On top of that, after losing 200 lbs, for the first time in my life, I did a chin up. Sure it was underhand, but I tapped the bar with my chin. Something I've wanted desperately since I was a chubby elementary school kid on the playground.

We are just shy of 2 years into this journey. If you had shown me these pictures 2 years ago, I'd never have believed this could be us one day. I can't wait to see what our pictures look like in another 2 years. Consistency and a basic understanding of micronutrients and calories is all you need to succeed. If we can do this, anyone can.

Thanks for reading, and stay safe everyone.

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I am overweight

Obligatory progress pics: https://imgur.com/gallery/A1TMprJ

I just hit a major milestone. As of this week for the first time in 8 years I am no longer obese.

For the past couple of years I have tried a couple of half-assed attempts at losing weight. These would make me drop a couple of pounds. But after a couple of weeks I would slowly start gaining it back.

Here's what I did to finally and seriously start to lose weight:

In February after clocking in at 258 lbs I decided to make a change. At first I just stopped drinking soda, start eating healthier and do 20-30 minutes of exercise a day. This made me drop drop the first couple of pounds.

Then in March lockdown happened and I decided to start taking losing weight more seriously. I've been doing CICO eating 1500 calories a day. I've also been doing IF only eating between 12 PM and 7-8PM. This generally means I eat lunch have some fruit as a snack in the afternoon and end with eating dinner.

Another change that I made in comparison to earlier attempts is changing how I see a cheat day. In the past when I would have cheat day I would just eat what I wanted and end up eating maybe 3000+ calories. Now instead of a cheat day I have I cheat meal maybe once every 2-3 weeks. I do this by preparing for it and knowing exactly what I'm going to eat. So I''l have a light lunch and for dinner I'll order pizza or something. This way my total of that day is maybe somewhere around 2000-2500 calories.

And now after a couple of months and losing 40 lbs I've hit the halfway mark and am no longer obese.

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Lost 10lbs so far, not sure where to go from here. Any advice?

I've been lurking on this sub for a while, but this is my first time posting here.

I'm 17 years old, weigh in at slightly under 160lbs, and am 5'6. I've always had a naturally more muscular body, at least for a girl, and haven't really felt the need to lose weight up until recently. I decided to lose weight about a month ago because I hit 170 and wasn't feeling very healthy, and have been calorie counting and watching what I eat for the past 3 weeks.

Surprisingly, I lost 10lbs pretty easily just by being aware of what I'm putting in my body and limiting my calorie intake, but now am not sure where to go from here. I've been stagnant for the past week or so, and I might start adding in more regular exercise, but I don't want to start anything too unrealistic that won't be sustainable for me. Any advice?

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My thoughts on weight loss 7 years on (down 100 lbs)

So between the ages of 12 and 21 I was, as a doctor told me, “morbidly obese”. At 21 I peaked at 260 lbs.Over ~8 months I lost 100 lbs to the exact “healthy” weight for my height.

Ive kept the weight off for 7 years, gained muscles, run half marathons and love exercise. I’ve taken up a career in diabetes science, so I thought I’d share my personal and professional thoughts:

1) Willpower is given too much credit - Education, understanding what’s going on, why you struggle to lose and why you’re SO hungry is key.

2) Obesity isn’t just fat - obese people have majorly disrupted metabolic hormones (testosterone, insulin, leptin etc). These hormones control everything from how hungry you feel to how much fat gets stored when you eat. Your brain and body aren’t operating the same way as a slim person.

3) Fixing above is key - there are two ways to do that, losing fat (it’s a vicious cycle) and controlling what you eat, not just calorie counting.

4) Exercise helps but is only a very small part when you are heavily obese. You’ve probably been called lazy but exercise just isn’t fun when you’re big. Like me you might love it when you’re slimmer.

5) You’re not a shitty, weak willed person because you’re fat and have tried but failed too many times. The world is full of terrible dietary advice and food products designed to get you addicted.

For me the key was keto but the main reason it works is because it forces you to avoid sugar and processed food, allowing your metabolism to slowly repair. The high protein / fat content massively helps satiety too. Other more carby diets could work too.

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Weight loss is like a video game

Think of weight loss like a video game. Give yourself easy wins to start off with. Level 1 could be cutting out junk food and soda. Once you win that challenge and lose a bit of weight, you will start to get hooked and want more. As you level up, you can add some more challenging goals. As you master each level, give yourself a new healthy habit to learn and keep doing what you've already done to win those previous levels. These small incremental changes will add up to a ton of progress. You can't just skip to level 30 or you're likely to fail. And you'll be amazed at how far you've come a year from now through small sustainable changes.

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I binge ate today. I need someone to make me feel okay, i hate myself i am embarrassed.

I am 5’5 and weigh about 218Lbs. I am trying to lose weight but it’s so hard. I gained 50 pounds in a year. I haven’t started working out yet. I need to but it’s hard. I have BED and i thought i had it under control but today messed me up. I ate two large pizzas from dominos and drank 2 cups of sprite on top of that i had a small cup of icecream and peanut butter cookies. I know, i ate too much i am a whale and i want to die because of it. I can do better, but i need words of inspiration and to know i am better than this. What can I do please someone help I am so depressed over this and have been beating myself up all day long.

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Terrified of diabetes! My mind about weight loss techniques just changed.

I’m 21F 5’4” 180lbs (down from 200lbs). In February I hit a plateau and still haven’t gotten past it. Up until now I’ve been doing intermittent fasting and a vegetarian diet. Usually on vegetarian diets, if you’re doing them poorly like me, you eat a lot of carbs and some protein with very little veggies. This is a big no! I know. I also have a really bad Starbucks addiction I’m trying to kick down to once every 2 weeks. Making progress!

This post comes from a recent existential crisis I had while in quarantine. I’ve always heard “you’re pre-disposed to type 2 diabetes, better watch out.” Or “you don’t want diabetes now, do you?” But it never hit me until I realized I’m mortal and I can actually die. Like straight up die. Even cutting the sugar from Starbucks down from once a DAY to once a WEEK I was still eating so many carbs! I didn’t even realize they turn to sugar. Like I knew they did, but it never really hit me until now for some reason. So when my vision started to blur more and I started to have constant anxiety attacks I figured I could be (pre)diabetic. I plan on going to the doctors as soon as I can safely (covid) and I’ll get tested. But today marks day 1 of vegetarian keto for me. I think it’s also time to get off of World of Warcraft and actually exercise a bit.

I know it’s not a full success story yet, but I’m down 20 pounds and I’m proud! Gotta keep pushing. If not to look good on Instagram, then to live a healthier and longer life. Hopefully this can serve as food for thought for anyone struggling with some similar internal conflicts.

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