Weight Loss for Everyone

Hey everyone, 23m started in the 250lb rage, joined this sub reddit couple months ago in hopes of finding motivation to lose weight as I've been obese for the last 5 years, binge eating most nights, worst diet imaginable, no exercise, starting at a computer 100% of the time i wasn't working. Always tried losing weight and never stuck but I met a girl at work that tbh became my motivation to not quit my diet and exercise loop this time around. The approach I took was not healthy skipping meals too high of a caloric deficit, but I wanted results fast as the slow game wasn't it for me. I've been where a lot of you are and still am as I am not at my goal yet but I've gone from the 250 range(no scale at the time) to 209 as of today looking to get to 200 and then change my goals. I'm including some before and afters if it allows me just to show that i'm serious about this and if anyone has questions about the how, my diet, exersize, i want to answer any questio...

Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you’re all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It’s never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. For all new people that have joined this month, at the end of the month we do a roundup of what happened. we'll also talk about our goals for October. How was your September? You're free to structure this however you want, but think about the following topics: How has your weightloss progressed? Better, or worse than expected? What are some Non Scale Victories that you've experienced this month? Did you set goals, did you keep to them? What went well during this month, what could need improvement? ...

Today is your Day 1? ​ Welcome to r/Loseit ! ​ So you aren’t sure of how to start? Don’t worry! “How do I get started?” is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we’ve found most useful for getting started. ​ Why you’re overweight ​ Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. ​ Before You Start ​ The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE . This will give you an appro...

Welcome adventurer! Whether you're new on this quest or are towards the end of your journey there should be something below for you. ​ --- ​ Daily journal. ​ Q&A "I have a question." Day 1 "I am starting my weight loss journey." SV/NSV "I have an accomplishment to share." 24hr Pledge "Today I am going to..." ​ Interested in some side quests? ​ Motivation Monday Share some motivation, get some motivation. Tantrum Tuesday Need to vent? People getting on your nerves? Weigh-In Wednesday Track With Me Thursday Did we just become best friends?! Free Talk Friday What's on your mind? ​ Community bulletin board! ​ Running With Lose It Run with losers. Avoid arrows. Maintenance Monday Lost it? Work on keeping it. Wecipe Wednesday Swap and discuss recipes! ​ Need some questing buddies? ​ US Accountability Challenge ( EU Accountability Challenge ) ( Travel to neighboring communities! ) ​ --- ​ ...

I know I'm going to have rough days and set backs and the journey isn't going to be easy but I've really been enjoying myself the last 4 days. I feel way better than I thought I would (sore feet and legs but that's to be expected). I thought for sure I'd be hungry all the time but I haven't felt that at all. Most importantly I can feel my mood improving daily. I'm itching to check the scale but told myself I'd wait at least a week before I did. Sort of something to look forward to I guess haha. I've been getting 2 solid walks in a day averaging 50 min and 5km/h and I'm starting to not use those extra calories towards food. Don't even really feel I need the extra food to be honest, which feels good too. Looking forward to tomorrow already. submitted by /u/NHWYD [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/pyz4vj/day_4/

Hello there, Just a little background: I've been on a variety of different diets (intermittent fasting, keto, omad, vegetarian, etc) and i usually do them to the strictest possible level to maximize results. One thing I've never done is count my calories. I just knew what food groups to target and chose recipes that use those food groups. So most recently i was shedding some extra weight with keto+omad, got to a comfortable weight, and, to continue losing weight at a more healthy pace, I decided to switch over to low-fat carb diet for a change. To assist myself, i got a scale and began using a calculator to count my nutrients. I am 6 foot, 95kg male, 27yrs, exercising 2-3 hours a day 4-5 times a week. My maintenance caloric intake is around 2700-3000 calories depending on a calculator you use. Right now, while eating as clean as possible 3 times a day with fruit snacks inbetween, i am barely scratching half way point for caloric intake. Over the past 2 weeks, today was the h...

I've lost about 80lbs and my body looks like a HUGE mess :/ Like some parts are litterally ruined and look so ugly idk what to do. Like my arms are so so flabby and have wrinkly skin that i can litterally pull. it's like 70yo woman bingo wings type of stuff almost. litterally can't wear tshirts because of how gross and fat they looks. my upper inner thighs are also wrinkled skin, and my thighs & butt in gen are just so so flabby, and giggly, and covered in cellulite :/ also my lower stomach gets wrinkly when i sit, my tits are also kinda saggy now... and my calves are so giggly too :'( so y'all get the picture. my body is gross. what can i do to make it look better? like does toning work? do i need to do body recomp or gain muscle? can creams and stuff help? will losing more weight help or make it worse if i focus on fat burning (apparently a lot of loose skin is just flabby fat that you can fix by targeting fat loss but idk. i still want to lose 20-30lbs ...

35M 6'3 365lbs Long time creeper, first time poster. Hi everyone, I really think I need to start putting my weight and health as my main priority. I've always been the big guy and my weight has never really impacted my health in a meaningful way, yet. In fact, in a way, it's always been kind of my 'persona'. I live in an asian country and I would say 99% of the time I'm the biggest man in the room, both in terms of height and weight. To some extent, it was nice being that way, even if I do get some odd looks from some of the locals. The last year and a half has been hard on me, as I'm sure it has been for everyone. Lot's of sitting, lots of unhealthy snacks, a failed relationship and business. I think I put on another 50-60 lbs, but I don't know for sure, as I avoid the scale as much as possible. I know as I get older, my weight and health will eventually catch up to me. These days it's more cosmetic and a pain in the butt than anything. It...

So today is a pretty big day for me as it marks 80 lbs lost from my peak body weight (305 ---> 225). One thing I have noticed is that my vision, particularly in my left eye, has gotten better. I noticed my vision was getting quite bad about a year and a half ago when I was driving back home from a long road trip, and it got me very concerned, but the issue seems to have reversed itself. ​ I read this on the Mayo Clinic website: ​ "High blood pressure can damage the tiny, delicate blood vessels that supply blood to your eyes, causing: Damage to your retina (retinopathy). Damage to the light-sensitive tissue at the back of your eye (retina) can lead to bleeding in the eye, blurred vision and complete loss of vision." ​ Has anyone who has undergone significant weight loss (let's say 20% of their bodyweight lost) experienced something like this? submitted by /u/INMF88 [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/pyy1se/vision_has_i...

Holy crapola, look at that! Last day of September! Here's the sign up post: https://redd.it/pyx6hk And onto the wrap up! Weigh in daily, enter in Libra & remove moral judgement/stigma/shame directed at yourself about it: Missed more days than I would've liked. 1800 calories (tracking in 5-day cycles, Friday/Saturday at maintenance): Maintained this month. It's better than a previous version of myself and that is my only competition. Whatever my weight is, I am enough. Exercise 5 days a week: On it! Would like to pay closer attention to higher intensity & strength stuff. 24/30 days. Alone time to word vomit into journal: Did really good this month. More pages in the journal & more post journaling feelings of ease. Todays gratitude list: Did good using this as a tool to be mindful, not as a tool to shame myself. Express gratitude to today me for good choices: Samesies. It's not cute to minimize your own accomplishments kids! Be cute. Be the loudest c...

Hello lovely losers! It's almost October, which means it's time for a new DAC! For the newbies to the sub reddit, please start here, so much good info! https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq And hey, maybe it’s not a bad idea to review them anyway to you returning conquerors. I do occasionally to remind myself of the basics. Here’s what we do in the DAC my friends! This is the sign up post (and day 1) to outline your goals, weight loss, self care, creative, whatever keeps your motor going. There will be a daily update post for you to chime in about how day whatever is going! At the end of the month, there is a wrap up post to reflect on the progress you made or didn’t make & what you learned. Learning is progress my friends! We try 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 be kind, interac...

hi! i (15F, 5'4) need tips on losing weight in ways that you all think would be beneficial for me. food tips, when to eat, etc. my schedule usually looks like this: since im a juniour in highschool, im still bound by that schedule i drink a protein shake at 0650—0700, i then eat a turkey cheese lettuce sandwich at 1040—1100 ; nothing more than an apple on the side i then eat dinner at no specified time. some days theres snacks inbetween the meals like veggie sticks, but usually nothing more. i dont get to choose dinner — its either takeout or homecooked. i have a diagnosed eating disorder since age 11, and it is very hard for me to manage it; i binge and starve, obviously on separate days. i also suffer from PCOS and IBS, and multiple diagnosed mental health issues. i have been approximately the same weight for 3 years, fluctuating back and forth. i only lost in 2019 (270lbs) and then i plateaud. * i then gained it all back over the quarantine. my weight affects my mental hea...

48M, 5’11”, SW 275, CW 214, GW 175 Warning: Long Post; Just wanted to detail everything for my own records as much as anything else; TL;DR Lost 39 pounds in 40 days with lots of exercise and diet control. Made my wife an I both happy with the intermediate results (still have another 40 to go). Part 1: Why I Did It Part 2: How I Did It Part 3: Data (I have a lot of data from the past 11 years - maybe I need to figure out how to make it beautiful one of these days) Part 4: Additional Thoughts Supporting images. https://imgur.com/a/KzAN3XI Why I Did It On August 19th I returned from a weeklong vacation to see family and I was at 253 pounds. My wife essentially gave me what, reading between the lines, sounded like an ultimatum- lose the weight or lose her. Before you get mad at her, let me give you some background. Above all, I take full responsibility for gaining the weight I gained and my own lack of self control led to my gain. I made bad dietary choices over the past 7 years ...

For context am 23M, 5'7, 205lbs. In mid May I started my journey i was 250 at my heaviest so I've lost 45 pounds in 4 months. But since I've found this reddit I realized that I have been going about it all wrong. I was getting in 1000 calories a day. And what scared me was when I clicked on the calorie calc link that I found on this reddit,, it says my BMR should be 1900 calories and to lose 1lbs a week I should be getting in 2200 calories that is if exercsing 4-5X a week. Also when I checked TDEE I couldn't understand what modest/highest/lowest carb meant. And macro stuff got me confused too. And finally are there any good apps for workouts/calorie and recipes. I don't know what makes me feel this way but don't yall think 2200 is too much. submitted by /u/zxd1738 [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/pywbxy/just_realized_ive_been_doing_it_wrong_all_along/

When I was 19, I lost 100 lbs by counting calories and walking. 1500 calories a day, 30 minutes walking. I didn't have many responsibilities in my life, so when I got stressed and wanted food I just played video games instead. I then proceeded to gain more and more weight each time I hit stress in my life (career struggles, relationship, corporate job, depression, pandemic isolation loneliness, etc..). I gained 120 lbs back and really feel like I've hit rock bottom. I want to change for the better. My motivations are wanting to live longer, wanting to be able to enjoy music festivals and playing sports with friends to the fullest, wanting to be able to attract a quality mate, and wanting to set a positive example from my brother who's more obese than I even am. However each time I try to lose weight, I fail and just end up binge eating again. So what can I do to make weight less more sustainable in this more stressful lifestyle I live now as an adult. I can't just t...

Most of college I was between 170-180. I played several sports, loved to lift, and slightly above average in looks. Halfway through college, I had to get shoulder surgery which made me lose most of my muscle since I couldn’t exercise or play sports without feeling like my shoulder would pop out so I just ate way less to maintain a low weight. Overall I had a great college experience, I had several girlfriends throughout college and made a lot of new friends. During my senior year though, my favorite teams had deep playoff runs and I only had 3 classes my last semester. I still hadn’t resumed working out so I put on 40lbs without even realizing it. Beer and chicken wings turned me into a fat fuck. My whole family was kind of shocked when they saw me at graduation. After college, I moved to a new city that is notorious for having a horrible dating scene and life hit me hard. I had very few dates and my self-confidence plummeted so I started going to the gym again but then pandemic and...

F, 25, SW of 184. GW TBD. So I've been dieting for about a month now. 3rd week back in the gym. I typically eat 500 calories below my TDEE set to sedentary even though I average 9000 steps a day, which is better than I was 6 months ago. I do a mix of cardio and strength training, starting with C25K and ending with the strength training, 3 days a week. I typically eat a sandwich for lunch on light whole grain bread (40 cals/slice) with veggies and then a protein and more veggies for dinner. I try to avoid most breads and starchy veggies like potatoes. I don't drink any pop besides the occasional sprite zero and I don't really drink any other sugary drinks, milk included. I drink water, tea and coffee. (My coffee creamer is sweetened/flavored, though.) I use my fitness pal and weigh protein portions and some vegetable portions, count most other things with measuring cups. I have a fitbit that I use to track exercise and all that. The first week I dropped 3 pounds. I thought,...

31M 5' 10" SW: 252lbs CW:242lbs GW: SHORT TERM 219lbs LONGTERM 199lbs Been following this reddit for awhile now. Having been 180lbs to 190lbs from the time I was 19-25, my weight has shot up the last five or six years to a whopping 250lbs. Seeing that 5 after the 2 was a wake up call. Been restricting calories to around 1400-1500 per day and fasting everyday until around 3 o'clock. Starting a new job this month has actually helped with my fasting. I've been cycling 6 miles a day 3 times a week with a goal of bumping that up to 5 or 6 days a week if I can. When I hit my first goal of 219 I will post again. Dont really have a timeline for it but I'm hoping by May/June I can hit that goal. Appreciate everyone's inspiring stories here. You all helped me get the wheels in motion! submitted by /u/LaRock89 [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/pygwq4/down_10_lbs_over_6_weeks/

I bought a simple little fit bit type watch in March for £20 to track to steps and count my calories while exercising. It worked really well and I would usually tend to do 30 minute exercises. My watch’s calorie count would always tend to be the same with around 200, 215, 220 etc. Well, 6 months later, having lost around 5 stone since then, I’ve continue to do the same workouts and harder ones, pushed my body the same amount and I noticed my watch was only saying I was burning 150, 160 etc. Today I did a 40 hard minute exercise, and I’ve only burned 220 calories according to my watch. When in the past a 40 minute workout has been around 300. Could it be me?! Now that I weigh less do I need to push harder?!? Or could to be my watch. It is only £20 and a cheap little thing. It’s sort of discouraging me as I’m now loosing less than I used too. submitted by /u/EDaggersV [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/pyhadt/is_my_watch_defective_or_is_it_me/...

Today is your Day 1? ​ Welcome to r/Loseit ! ​ So you aren’t sure of how to start? Don’t worry! “How do I get started?” is our most asked question. r/Loseit has helped our users lose over 1,000,000 recorded pounds and these are the steps that we’ve found most useful for getting started. ​ Why you’re overweight ​ Our bodies are amazing (yes, yours too!). In order to survive before supermarkets, we had to be able to store energy to get us through lean times, we store this energy as adipose fat tissue. If you put more energy into your body than it needs, it stores it, for (potential) later use. When you put in less than it needs, it uses the stored energy. The more energy you have stored, the more overweight you are. The trick is to get your body to use the stored energy, which can only be done if you give it less energy than it needs, consistently. ​ Before You Start ​ The very first step is calculating your calorie needs. You can do that HERE . This will give you an appro...

Hello all! Like a lot of people, 2020 put a lot of weight. I was on a great track, 5'11'' and down to 200lbs with a regular gym routine. Then everything shut down, and I began eating and drinking more to pass the time at home. 30lbs later, I found myself unhappy with my weight. Finally at the end of August I told myself that I would actively use the LoseIt app with a plan of 2lbs lost per week, drink no alcohol on weekdays, eat less processed foods, and walk more. As of this morning, I weigh 214.9lbs . I'm ecstatic because my clothes fit so much better now, and I've already had to order a second belt, a size smaller. I haven't measured my waste, but the size 36'' pants I have that I could previously only get 1-2 fingers in between, I can now fit 4. I can almost fit into my size L shirts again. Key things for me: Tracking calories. I haven't been able to reliably lose weight without tracking calories and I made sure to track them every day, exc...

So, I’ve been eating 2,000 calories a day for 6 days a week, and on the 7th I’ve been having a huge cheat day. I mean I easily eat AT LEAST 5,000 calories on these cheat days, and most likely more. Basically, I binge. The thing is, mathematically speaking, from what I can tell I shouldn’t be consistently losing 1 lb/week with my cheat day being as large as it is, and yet I’ve been logging my weight every week and I almost always reach my goal. Now, I know the first thing people might suggest is that I’m underestimating the amount of calories I’m eating the other 6 days of the week, but I am very meticulous when it comes to weighing out my food and making sure the calories are correct, so this leaves me extremely curious as to how my body is doing this? Are there any possible explanations you guys might have for me? Also, some possibly relevant information I forgot to include is that I am a 5’10 male that weighs 170 lbs. submitted by /u/Icy-Measurement1977 [link] [comments] ...

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Weight has been a constant struggle for most of my life but now i think i can firmly say and i have control of the issues that lead to me being overweight. In the end it's as a lot of people say, it's simple to do but not easy. Forming the habits that lead to this point was hard, but habits as they are get easier, something that is a struggle one day becomes a struggle to do several days in a row, then one day you don't think about it at all. There's a lot of comfort to be found when the foundational habits of your life lead you to become healthier rather than actively taking years off of your life. The biggest battle for me was the psychological one. As i imagine is the case for a lot of you, food was a coping mechanism for low points, and you will have to face hardships throughout doing this where you suddenly realise you don't have another coping mechanism and you have to face something you haven't before. But for me, reaching this point means food has done...

So this is my progress since may of this year. I haven’t cut out carbs or sugar and I’ve lost about 50 pounds. The main thing that I do is follow the TDEE calculations I got for my height, weight, totally body fat percentage, age, and the amount of activity I do. So I follow a calorie deficit. It has been difficult for me is learning to see past the body dysmorphia and really remembering that the weight loss journey isn’t just a downward trend, but a roller coaster going up and down. Also learning to not be so hard on myself either, that mistakes happen. One bad day doesn’t equal “that’s it. I give up.” It’s more like “okay. I had a bad day. That’s ok. Get back up and try again.” It’s also really helped that I’ve started taking care of my mental health. What do you guys think? Do you see progress?? submitted by /u/ripgurl93 [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/pyfhm7/almost_50_pounds_lost_from_may_to_september/

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hi! i'm new here so bare with me lol :) heres some background info, im 21 f 5'0 and weigh about 135. in the past two years i've lost 100lbs solely from calorie counting and never worked out once. i dont use an app to keep track of my calories anymore but i definitely stay below 1200, my schedule is weird so i really only eat one meal a day. i noticed i'm no longer losing weight so i decided its time to start working out but i have NO clue where to start, ive never been to the gym before nor have i done any workouts at home that i stuck to longer than a week. do i focus on cardio? abs ? what machines douse? if anyone can give me any advice or direct me to another thread it would be very much appreciated !!! tldr; basically just asking what are some good beginner friendly workouts to lose stubborn stomach fat submitted by /u/trivialplatypus [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/pyf1ro/how_to_lose_stomach_fat_as_a_beginner/

Carbs and sugar are pretty addicting to me. If I eat carbs/sugar first I won't feel like and won't enjoy the more healthy stuff. I guess that's a reason why dessert has traditionally come after the main meal and not before (until sugary cereals ruined that). So basically I eat food in a certain order to maximise the satisfaction I get out of food and keep the weight off. I eat the plainest thing first, the plainest thing that is not sugar-based, covered in sauce or salt. So typically that's a mix of veggies and meat first. Then I'll move on to the carbs or anything covered in a sauce or something salty like nuts. And then dessert comes last. No exceptions. submitted by /u/_humanERROR_ [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/pycm4y/i_find_it_very_effective_to_eat_food_in_this/

Hi, I got really fit about 2 years ago. I was at my lowest weight and healthiest. I want to get there again, and even beat that low weight. How do I find the motivation? I keep trying to start again and failing. I weighed 67 kg and now I weigh about 90, with my highest being 95 or so. I feel that I get irritated easily/am in a bad mood whenever I decrease my caloric intake. I don’t know how I did it before, but I can’t seem to do it again. I need help and motivation. Maybe an accountabilabuddy. Please. Someone. I need regular encouragement and motivation. I don’t know how high the word count has to be for this post, but every time I post it tells me there’s not enough context. So right now I’m just adding more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more words in the hopes it will post. I hate (some) Reddit rules. submitted by /u/baluesaky [link] [comments] source https...

Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction! ​ This is our daily check-in , to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track. ​ Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing ​ I'll be posting a daily, 24 hour pledge to stick to my plan, or whichever small piece of my plan I am currently working on. Whatever your dietary goals may be, I hope you stick to them for the next 24 hours (and then worry about the following 24!). Who's with me? ​ Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution. ​ Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message. ​ --- On reddit, your *vote* means, *"I found this interesting"* (...read more about [**voting on reddit**]( https://www.reddit.com/wiki/voting )) ​ --- submitted...

Hello everyone, I hope this finds you well. I am a 54-year-old male. I am 5'5 at 155 lbs. I have been going to the gym for a bit over a month consistently because I want to get rid of my pot belly. It's not working. I also know that I am a little over the upper limit for my average weight (at 5'5, Google says I should be between 122lbs to 150 lbs.) I don't want to lose too much weight and look very skinny because my arms and muscles are already pretty small. How does this thing work? What exercises should I be doing? What habits should I be practising? Would you people guide me, please? Stay healthy and thank you for your time. Sincerely, submitted by /u/Potential_Antelope85 [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/pyby84/advice_for_getting_rid_of_pot_belly_at_54/

!!WARNING!! This is a long read. Im very sorry in advance. I started typing and just let go. There’s also a lot of long questions, and I jump around a bit but this is my first time posting ever. I’ll be posting this in the main few subreddits I’ve lurked in for years. 23 year old male, currently 260lbs (sept 2021) Well, I want to start off by saying this isn’t easy. I’ve been trying to lose weight for 7 years now, and have lurked and read subreddits on this forum for well over 2+ years. I always read people’s stories, or tips and tricks, etc. It always made me motivated to start losing weight but it’s been hard. I’ve tried and failed multiple times and actually lost like 30 at one point. But I never stick to it and never have the discipline to not eat. Im posting this in the subreddits I have lurked on for years to hopefully become a part of a new lifestyle with other people. Community is key. Background info of my life you can skip, but I ask you don’t I’ve been overweight my wh...