Weight loss support thread

[Idiot Doom Spiral]

300lb 5'11 fatfuck made worse by a sedentary office job, I've been shaping up my diet and I finally invested in a gym membership and one of their personal trainers. First session was today, older guy who was cool as hell and really knew his stuff. Feels pretty good to finally stop putting this off and I'm aiming for 5 hours a week, 2 with him.
Anyone else having doubts or wanting instaresults, remember the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. Whether it's an hour a week or five or ten it'll still be way more than what you're doing right now if you're in my position. Good luck to everybody else out there trying to shape up.

I embarked on significant WL between 2019-2020. I found once I was in a routine after a few weeks, it did become somewhat easier. As you suggest, seeing it as a long road is just too defeating - it has to be first steps and patience too.

Sounds good and Godspeed.

 

[Fliddaroonie]

I've been fluctuating between 185 to 190lbs depending on what i eat, i've been walking 2-4 km per day with an adjustable weight vest that can go between 2.2lbs minimum to 66lbs max, but i'll be honest. Between covid and losing a lot of family lately not covid related has threw my mindset to trying to keep at a healthy weight and i've been drinking way more than normal for the average person along with depression thanks to family related deaths.

What would be the best course of action for me to get back on a good mindset and to keep a steady exercise, don't ask me to do pull ups or press ups because right now my left hand is gimped thanks to thumb being dislocated. my target weight is 170lbs and i'm 6f1.5inches.
PS, apologies for TMI. just adding factors for advice purposes.

Be brutal. You are going to die early if you dont change and it will be shitty and painful and you will have done it to yourself.

 

[HumanHive]

>notice I’m getting more than a bit of a gut
>definitely due to a recent bad habit of eating late at night out of boredom
>tell friends and family I’m putting myself on a diet, less junk food more nice vegetable soups
>”BUT YOU’RE SO THIN”, “I’m thinking pizza tonight”, “Here have more food from my plate”, “Someone needs to finish this leftover food up”

Why is there such prejudice in this world against a man who loves his soup?

 

[𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣]

I majorly fucked up this year/last year, from 2018-2019 I went from 250lbs to 165lbs (5'11.5" for reference), maintained it for a year and then got back up to 198lbs. I'm finally back on track and I'm 189lbs. It really sucks losing the same weight all over again.

 

[Fliddaroonie]

>notice I’m getting more than a bit of a gut
>definitely due to a recent bad habit of eating late at night out of boredom
>tell friends and family I’m putting myself on a diet, less junk food more nice vegetable soups
>”BUT YOU’RE SO THIN”, “I’m thinking pizza tonight”, “Here have more food from my plate”, “Someone needs to finish this leftover food up”

Why is there such prejudice in this world against a man who loves his soup?

They do not want you to lose weight because it will invalidate their excuses to avoid it themselves.

 

[HumanHive]

They do not want you to lose weight because it will invalidate their excuses to avoid it themselves.

It's really more out of habit on their part and the fact I've always been viewed as underweight. But long gone are the days when I was only 130 lbs.

 

[Idiot Doom Spiral]

They do not want you to lose weight because it will invalidate their excuses to avoid it themselves.

In all seriousness, this took me aback when I was losing weight.

I was so determined and desperate to go incognito I never told anyone my plans about loss until people started noticing and commented - even then I played dumb until it got to a point where I couldn’t deny it. I did this as I didn’t want the added pressure of living up to announcements.

But while I’d say most folks were encouraging/supportive when they eventually found out, some - close friends - really surprised me with their indifference or even outright jealously/discern.

”You didn’t need to lose weight”
”You‘ll never keep it up”
”This is daft, you’ve changed”

I’d hit a point where liver function tests made desperate reading, so it was vital I shaped up. And seeing how far my health had deteriorated on paper knocked me sideways and I never looked back after that.

People working through this - please don’t be concerned or put off, but just be aware that it’s human nature for not everyone to be pleased you are doing something positive to improve yourself.

 

[milkmanagement]

I'm down 35 lbs from my high weight, and I want to lose another 30 lbs or so. I feel like i've gotten into the routine now, and so I'm hoping losing the rest should be fairly easy

 

[Uncle Warren]

So as it turns out keto is a nightmare. Because of our wonderful country of the letters U, S, and A almost everything has carbs. Sugars, starches, fucking FILLER. I learned this the hard way after reading the back of a pack of those imitation crab legs I tend to snack on to try to keep myself from eating half my fridge, and now I got three more packs in there unopened, sitting there, mocking me. My question at mealtime is no longer "What should I cook?" and has changed to "What CAN I cook?" I hate it.

Thankfully I did some super autistic digging, found Thrive Market. 60$ entry fee for a year which is Sam's Club tier jewfaggotry but the stuff they got in there is pretty good, and pretty cheap. Now I got a fat fucking order of almost all their keto shit and I only feel a little sting in my wallet:

The shiritake noodle gig was something I have been looking all over for. I'll let you guys know how it went.

 

[Fliddaroonie]

I'm down 35 lbs from my high weight, and I want to lose another 30 lbs or so. I feel like i've gotten into the routine now, and so I'm hoping losing the rest should be fairly easy

Dont forget to adjust calories based on your lower weight.the number of fucking mongers on this thread who claim "BUTBUTBUT LOLOLOL TEEHEE MUH PLAAAAAATTTTOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!!!" is tiresome.

Not saying you're one of them, it just helps keep the momentum going. You are over halfway, you can totally do it.dont let not doing five minutes calculating scupper that, cos you totally have this.

 

[Nero You're DeadWeight]

It's been a while since I came in but so far I only got 40 lbs left to go!

Last week I did a whole week where I went on a walk for a mile n a half, yea it maintained my weight. I gotta get back to my elliptical workout since that helped me a lot. But dammit college you and your retarded papers. SMH.

I might just start putting workouts on weekends as well since I usually do Mon-Thurs, but anyone know if that'll help? Or I can start pushing for Fridays instead since I have a lot of life on my plate rn.
Will say, I found this old hoodie (a woman's large) and I got to wear it and I nearly cried realizing how much weight i've lost. Course, it was a little tight in the arms and I need to work there, but the fact I had room in the stomach area and I could pull the entire hoodie over my ass was just amazing. I cannot weight to hit my goal of 145.
For my height (5'2.5) I know it sounds pretty heavy still, but I have a bulky frame but hey if I loose more weight that would be cool, but I'm not sure what a healthy weight for a bulky girl is but really 145 feels ideal for me?

 

[Fliddaroonie]

It's been a while since I came in but so far I only got 40 lbs left to go!

Last week I did a whole week where I went on a walk for a mile n a half, yea it maintained my weight. I gotta get back to my elliptical workout since that helped me a lot. But dammit college you and your retarded papers. SMH.

I might just start putting workouts on weekends as well since I usually do Mon-Thurs, but anyone know if that'll help? Or I can start pushing for Fridays instead since I have a lot of life on my plate rn.
Will say, I found this old hoodie (a woman's large) and I got to wear it and I nearly cried realizing how much weight i've lost. Course, it was a little tight in the arms and I need to work there, but the fact I had room in the stomach area and I could pull the entire hoodie over my ass was just amazing. I cannot weight to hit my goal of 145.
For my height (5'2.5) I know it sounds pretty heavy still, but I have a bulky frame but hey if I loose more weight that would be cool, but I'm not sure what a healthy weight for a bulky girl is but really 145 feels ideal for me?

I'd say speak to your doctor. I found when I lost, getting regular check ups helped me keep on track as well,so that might be a good chance to ask.

Also, I found keeping in mind how much I bloat before I come on helps too. First year or so after losing the weight I would get sad at the bloat. Every month, it would make me feel crappy. And its crap, let's face it

But goddamn you've done well. You xs do this and you are doing incredible!!

 

[TVStactic]

any of the fitkiwis checking the weight loss apps? i've been testing the ones from Leap Fitness Group and i must say the exercise one is not for people that are out of shape, multiple push ups, arms stretched push ups, knee push ups. too much stronk and little cardio even with tweaking i can simply not recommend, especially considering badly positioned push ups can give problems on the arms.

the yoga ones are just...

these i recommend but the annoying musick can deafen the orders so mute it.

 

[Uncle Warren]

Shirataki noodles are fucking ten out of ten and anyone who says otherwise needs to read up on how to cook them. I could replace pasta with these fucking clear wobbling bits of fuck all and make so much shit with them. It's like tofu but without the stigma of being a faggot.

This shit is perfect for dieting, honestly. I recommend them to anyone who's looking for an alternative.

 

[Łimønča]

I royally fucked up over the last three years, and I did this on purpose. I went from 215lbs (97.5kg) in 2018 to 305lbs (138kg) today. Prior to 2018, I was actually in decent shape. In 2016, I was 170lbs at 6'0" and going to the gym five times a week. I never really had a lot of muscle, and I was kind of skinny fat back then, but I was still healthier relative to where I am now.

I say I did this on purpose, and by that I mean I purposefully gave up exercising and eating clean, and started gorging on fast food and soda like I used to. I actually got a gym membership back in late 2019, however I quickly lost motivation and gave up.

I have over the last year stabilized my weight around 300-305lbs by regulating my calorie consumption to avoid gaining more weight.

 

[burntgrilledcheese]

Tried on a bathing suit for a beach trip next month... It fits but holy shit I'm gross lol. So disgusted with my body. Very motivating to work harder. :/

 

[lurk_moar]

My fitness is improving. I do not get out of breath easily when working out. I am so motivated to get into shape for scuba.

My weight is plateauing again. My coworker told me that when going through a weight loss plateau don't give up. I lost ten pounds like nothing, and now my body refuses to give up an ounce of fat.

I saw a graduation selfie on Facebook when I was still a fat fuck. Oh my. I had a fat face.

It is so easy to stick to my diet at home versus work. I get extremely hungry at work which I have no clue why. Maybe more active?

 

[DrearyDoomguy]

It is so easy to stick to my diet at home versus work. I get extremely hungry at work which I have no clue why. Maybe more active?

Try a shot of apple cider vinegar to placate hunger. I have no idea what the chemistry behind it is, but it works wonders for me.

 

[TVStactic]

My fitness is improving. I do not get out of breath easily when working out. I am so motivated to get into shape for scuba.

My weight is plateauing again. My coworker told me that when going through a weight loss plateau don't give up. I lost ten pounds like nothing, and now my body refuses to give up an ounce of fat.

I saw a graduation selfie on Facebook when I was still a fat fuck. Oh my. I had a fat face.

It is so easy to stick to my diet at home versus work. I get extremely hungry at work which I have no clue why. Maybe more active?

do member that your stomach can change sizes so my guess is because your huge stomach requires more stuff, do what our fren says too:

Try a shot of apple cider vinegar to placate hunger. I have no idea what the chemistry behind it is, but it works wonders for me.

but also member to eat "light" stuff with some tea, like chocolate cake... just kidding, have crackers, cereal bars, integral cookies, you don't need to eat stuff like 30, just 2~3 with some liquid to fill up and fool the stomach every time that happens.

weight loss supplements can also help so your standard spoonful of whey or creatine can do wonders too but they require constant consumption.

Tried on a bathing suit for a beach trip next month... It fits but holy shit I'm gross lol. So disgusted with my body. Very motivating to work harder. :/

don't forget to post a picture of your advancements for us to evaluate...

still go for cardio, never hurt until you overdo it. some people find that mixing cardio with stronk exercises help losing weight but it depends on the metabolism too.

 

[BrunoMattei]

Confession. I didn't drop below 200 lbs. I didn't knowingly lie but I fucked up and put the scale on a carpeted floor. Go laugh. But I addressed the problem. I stayed on a pretty hardcore low carb diet. Keeping the carbs at 20-25 GRAMS at the most with one cheat day a week. I've noticed that if the cheat meal is anything Ben & Jerry's that that seems to annihilate most advances I've made. I'm not talking a gallon of Ben & Jerry's but just one pint. After 4 months I dropped down to 210 lbs. Not bad.

Then some shit happened in my life, stress from work due to holiday's, my cat died, among other things. I'm back to 215 lb. Where I moved to now has a gym that I can use.

Low carb worked but it was so shitty and restrictive. So now I'm switching it up to high protein and counting calories with exercise. I now cycle 5 times a week on a stationary doing high level (level 5) from 20-30 minutes every day. One day 20 minutes the next 30. Eventually will stick to 30 minutes every day. In-between that I do 20 pushups and 40 situps 3-4 times a day. Supposedly this means my calorie count should be 3K but I've been keeping it to 2500.

At this point, I am comfortable with being a thick boy but I would like to at least mitigate the gut.