Just Tired

I am 32M, 6 Feet 0 inches.
Over the course of 15 years i have in a vicious cycle of losing and gaining weight from 70Kg to 80Kg to 75Kg to 90Kg to 85 to 80 to 90 to 100 to 95 to 107 to 100 to 80 to 100 again.

It's a really tiresome process and it hurts, lots of ups and downs and there is always an up after a down and a down after an up but one fact remains constant: I am always in mindset of struggling to lose weight. I did everything, played sports, ran (even a half marathon), eat well, prepared my food, low carb, low fat, gym membership, .... all the tips and tricks, but it always comeback to hit me in the face.

Sometimes it feels like I need a psychologist not a diet doctor to teach me how to stop eating, actually looking back on this journey it feels like I was in my best shape when i was in a good psychic shape [ if there is something like that]

I want to break the loop, I don't want to be fat, neither I want to be a thin person struggling to be thin
I want it to be fine to cheat and not gain weight
I want it to be fine to stop sports for a month and not gain weight
I want to be one of the thin people

It's really hard and I am tired. I keep reading the posts here and feel like ... so what it will come back again. I don't mean to spread negative emotions, I just can't escape the idea of the inevitability of the final result.

Maaaaaaaaan it's hard ... may all the "fat in the bellies and tummies" in the world die and never be revived again.

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How do you try and lose weight/be healthier when your mental health is taking over your life?

Hey everyone. I've been on here quite a while now and love reading everyone's posts. Honestly I was planning for maintenance late last year. But then my mental health issues struck and they have hit me really badly.

I've not gained all my weight back but I am slowly gaining after losing alot of weight suddenly in Feb (I stopped eating due to MH issues). I've gained to the point where clothes are not fitting properly anymore and it's making me feel self conscious and uncomfortable which is honestly the last thing I need with all my other issues.

So I guess the question is what can I do? What do you do? Some days I can get out of bed, other days I really can't - atleast not enough to cook properly. Even if I can get out of bed I often want to snack more than cook a healthy meal and I know when I am sad I just want sugar and chocolate. I guess I know there isn't a solve all but right now I need some motivation and ideas to see that I can help myself improve my quality of life, even if it's just in a small way :).

Note: personally I do not count calories, nor do I weigh myself due to the fact I used to have an eating disorder. Honestly I am as recovered as you get from it but these two things keep me from relapsing :). So if any advice could take that into consideration that would be great.

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I've lost 35 lbs in the last 6 months.

I'm a 20 year old 5'10 M and 6 months ago I weighed 215 lbs. Today I weighed myself in at 180 lbs. When I started I really didn't know if I was going to be able to do it. I am in the best shape of my life and I still have a long journey in front of me. It was all mental for me, I thought I would always be the chubby kid and accepted it. It is also really easy to shove garbage in your face hole when you hate yourself. I ran a half marathon a few days ago which I also didn't think I could ever do. It's really nice looking in the mirror and being surprised to see yourself. I really didn't change what I ate all that much. It was mostly just reducing my portions and not gorging myself late at night. 180 lbs was my goal weight when I started my journey so to actually hit a goal that I set for myself makes me tear up. I still want to lose a few more pounds and gain some more muscle but I'm happy with the growth not only physically but mentally I have made. Now I gotta get the courage to start asking some ladies out haha.

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Why can't I stop?

Most of the time my eating habits seem pretty normal. But then sometimes I can't stop myself and I will eat a shit ton of anything I can get my hands on. Whole loaf of bread? Done that. Bag of chips and a whole bar of chocolate? Done that. Just 400gr of cornflakes or müsli? Done that.

I can't stop or reason with myself in these moments. It's when I sit down and am literally in pain from eating too much that I realize it was too much. It gets worse when I'm stressed and I started substituting food with gum and that helped a little.

Eating like this has made it super hard to loose weight. I go for a run about 2-3 times a week and do some home weight lifting but they don't to any good.

Has anyone had similar problems where they can't stop eating until it hurts? I hate myself for it but I can't seem to stop..

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Why am I not losing weight?

I'm 22F (5'3, CW: 65kg, GW: 55 kg). I recently underwent chemotherapy which got over in April. My starting weight was 57kg but due my treatment I've gained 8 kgs in 4 months.

During my chemotherapy, I didn't have the strength to walk/exercise at all (I couldn't even sit upright for more than 10 min, had to lie down) and had nausea which went only after eating calorie dense foods. Along with this, due to medically induced menopause I think my hormones too have been all over the place.

Post chemo, I started working out again and I'm very proud to say that I am able to do caroline girvan's epic! (I'm on day 38) I'm also eating about 1200-1300 calories per day (I weight all my food) and I'm walking 10000 steps per day.

It's been about 9 weeks that I'm following this but I've not lost any weight so far. I'm extremely happy to be cancer free but this weight gain has been bothering me way too much, I can't fit into any of my clothes and just feel very uncomfortable in my skin.

I've always been an overweight kid and it took me a lot of effort to lose that weight and get to 55 kgs. But now after chemotherapy to gain it all back and not lose even a bit of it is driving me crazy.

What am I doing wrong?

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[Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: August 1st, 2021

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 August.

How was your July? 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?

• What important lessons did you learn?

Today is also goal-setting day for August! If you're new, every first day of the month we think about small goals we want to achieve this month. They can be weight goals, exercise goals, or anything really... An important aspect is that they are SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time based...

• Do you have a goal weight for this month, if yes, what is it? For example: maintain a 0.5kg loss a week.

• Do you have exercise goals? For instance, get in 10.000k steps a day

• What plans do you have for your diet? Do you have goals there?

• What are some non weight/exercise related goals you have? Here, get creative. Past participants have used this section to stay accountable for their homework, learning languages, pledging not to order junkfood, ...

if you’re new, please introduce yourself! Let’s kick some ass!

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Slow and Steady Progress

So when I started my journey in December, I weighed 245. I didn’t measure then, though I should have. My measurements in February were: 38.75in. waist, 50.5 hips, 28.5 thigh, 46.5 chest, and 14.5 bicep. I had lost to 236 at the time. I wasn’t counting calories. I was focusing on choosing healthier foods, being more active, and stopping when full. I was bad about eating junk and overeating. As of last week, I was at 226. My progress over the summer has been much slower unfortunately. I didn’t make good eating choices because my husband and I were moving and it was just faster/easier to eat junk. I was afraid maybe I had lost ground. I was a bit discouraged. I measured tonight. 37.5 waist, 48 hips, 25.75 thigh, 42.5 chest, and 12.5 bicep. I know it’s not much considering it’s been 5 months. I could’ve made healthier choices and would be further ahead, but seeing even those small improvements just motivates me so much! In the past, I’d lose a couple of pounds and then gain them back and more. The fact that I’ve lost almost 20lbs and haven’t gone backward is huge for me! Even though it’s slow and I’ve got a long way to go, I’m so proud of myself!

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