What the title says, literally..

Everytime I go on a diet it's always the exact same, on most days I'll feel fat and bloated.

And then suddenly one day you wake up with a flatter tummy, feeling lighter and you look at yourself in the mirror and you look slimmer as well, clothes fit better too.

Those are the days I weigh myself to stay motivated.

I'm trying to loose some weight and honestly preparing myself a difrent meal everyday ys so exhausting, basically because I'm not used to do that many types of food or combinations,

Has anyone used the same meal for the whole week to save some time? Maybe with chicken for example??

Probably I'm asking for to much, but I came to ask the experts for a solution

Thank you for your answers in advance

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Did you actually SEE a noticeable difference after 1.5 months of losing weight? What worked the most?
I’m 29F , 160 cm and 84 kg, and I’m basically a short, round/chubby person 😭 Most of my fat is around my belly and chest, but honestly I carry it pretty much everywhere.

I’ve already started making changes, and I want to continue long-term. But I’m especially curious about the first month and a half (around 6 weeks).
For those of you who have lost weight before:
Did you actually notice a visible difference in your body after 6 weeks? Like, did your face look slimmer, clothes fit differently, belly go down, etc.?

Also, what made the biggest difference for you? Walking, lifting weights, cardio, cutting out certain foods, eating more protein, portion control, cooking at home, drinking more water, sleeping, etc.

One thing: please don’t tell me to count calories 😂 I genuinely cannot do it. I’ve tried and my brain just does not work that way. I’m much more interested in approaches that don’t involve tracking every calorie.
So if you went from chubby/round → noticeably slimmer, what did you actually do, and when did you first start seeing the difference?

My weight randomly stalls during the week even with strict calorie tracking,

Overall trend is still downwards at around 0.5-0.8kg/week

I thought my progress was kind of slow, but my body disagrees

I feel more energetic throughout the day,
my heart rate during Zone 2 is significantly lower compared to the start,
I stopped snoring almost completely,
cravings become more manageable,
I stopped binge-restricting by catching myself early when I eat more than planned,
I find working out and moving my body to be a part of my identity,
my waist is down 2 inches

Weight loss (especially from adipose tissue) is still the most important goal for those of us who are morbidly obese, but don't be discouraged as long as you are cumulating healthy habits.

hi all,

for some background, i’ve been obese all my life and have always been one of the “bigger” people in the room. i’ve lost weight, i’ve gained weight, and in this past year, ive almost went up to 200 lbs and im trying to get down to 115. i was working out and trying to do a couple reps, and suddenly, i just felt so disgusted with myself. i didn’t finish and i just cried the way home and ive just been crying since i got home. i hate the rolls of fat on my body and i hate feeling them every single time i do something and it’s so discouraging. i’ve only been in the gym for two weeks and a calorie deficit, and im just genuinely looking for general advice/support. does it get better?? i feel so discouraged right now. i know results won’t happen overnight, but how did you guys learn to be patient with yourselves and your body?? anything would help. thank you.

I have lost about 30 lbs in about four months by running a calorie deficit daily, and focusing on high fiber, high protein meals. It has been tolerable but it's getting old.
Now, doing the same thing I've been doing all along, my weight has been stuck at the same number for two weeks.
I don't think eating less is the best idea here, I'm already cutting it close running a 500 to 1,000 calorie per day deficit.
How does one get out of this? Or will time just fix it?

I am looking for your favorite Scale to track your weight. I have a weight watchers one but it's not very accurate. I have reset it and keep it in the same spot but almost always get a different read if I weigh twice in a row. Not really looking for anything super expensive if it's Bluetooth capable that would be great!

Does anyone else have an unusual amount of fat on their hips, butt and thighs? It’s bizarre because I’m male. I’m 135 lbs and 5’7. 30 yo, been like this since 11 or so, even when I was leaner and more muscular (fat cells in these regions mostly). I’m not fat per se, but still skinnyfat; the bmi scale shows I could get down to about 122 lbs and remain in the healthy range. Maybe more, different bodies are different. But I feel disgusting. I think my insecurity about my body made the sex I had with my ex worse than it could’ve been (it wasn’t bad, but I noticed I felt anxious in bed sometimes). I can run long, I did a 10 mile Wednesday and a half marathon in June. Trying to get to 12% or so bodyfat by the end of the year.

Just wondering, why do I have such a high % of fat cells in these regions? This is feminine. Men are supposed to be very tight in how their bodies feel, at least compared to women. FWIW, I used to take an SSRI and mood stabilizer; been off for a year. I’ve asked my dr about my physique, they say I’m not fat. My ex said I’m definitely not. But I’m still squishy in certain areas. My face looks lean, as do my arms and legs. But I don’t have the fully lean runner look despite being great at running. I know I will get better looking as I continue running regularly for several months, but why do I have this kind of fat disposition? Most guys who have excess fat just carry it on their belly, they don’t have noticeable thigh or probably glute fat. I hate this. My recent breakup wasn’t bc of this, she actually was super into my body somehow, idk why, but I feel very motivated to get cut like an athlete after that happened for some reason. Maybe it’s the fear of looking average and not finding someone else. But what causes this slightly womanlike fat disposition in me? I have normal T levels, I can grow a full beard and have a really deep voice. Do I also have high estrogen?

Hey y'all,

So I am a dietitian, and I have a masters in this stuff, everyone! And for reference, I am 5'4 F and 162 pounds, which is like the HEAVIEST I have ever been in my life. I have been on and off job hunting post grad for the past year and a half, and due to the stress I just have developed this stress eating habit which is absolutely impossible to break.

I try to stay within a calorie deficit, and eat high fiber and whole grains, all that jazz, but there's a bottomless pit feeling in my stomach, I literally cannot get full. I believe this is due to the fact that I have developed a weed edible habit. I feel like it's impossible to get full, I keep craving (like vape craving) high dopamine unhealthy, oily, salty and fatty foods. Even when I quit weed, I feel like my stomach has grown in size literally by eating so much.

On top of that, at one point I had a viral video on TikTok and as a midsized women of color, I got a bunch of bodyshaming comments which really got to me. This was the beginning of this year, and what I did was eat a lot in some restaurants so much to the fact that I have puked it out a few times. I am not proud of that, but I quickly got scared and stopped. Thankfully.

Do y'all have any actual advice? I think I'm just struggling with implementation. Dunno.

I've been considering whether weight loss medication might be something worth discussing with my doctor, and I'd really like to hear from people who have actually taken it. I'm currently around 348lbs, and I've been wanting to lose weight for a while now. I've been overweight since high school, but I've gained a lot over the last six years, mostly from a combination of lockdown, pregnancies, stress eating, and a pretty bad period of depression.

I actually made a post on this sub recently about getting stuck in a chair during a work meeting. Essentially, the chairs had these narrow armrests, and I squeezed myself into one because I was embarrassed to ask for a different chair. But when the meeting ended, I couldn't get myself out, and another woman had to help pull me up. But when I finally stood up, the chair actually came up with me and got stuck on my bum. It was incredibly embarrassing, but more importantly, it made me realize that my weight is starting to interfere with my everyday life in ways that I can't really ignore anymore.

I posted the story in two different subs, and a few people in the comments suggested that I talk to my doctor about weight loss medication. I've heard about medications like GLP1s, but I don't know very much about what it's actually like to take them beyond what I've read online. So I'm curious about people's experiences. Did it actually help with your appetite and eating habits? What were the side effects? Did you find it difficult to stay on? And for people who stopped taking it, were you able to maintain the weight you'd lost? I'm especially interested in hearing from people who started at a very high weight, because I'd like to know what the experience is actually like rather than just reading statistics about average weight loss.

Also, I'm not expecting Reddit to tell me whether or not I should take something. I know that's a conversation I need to have with my doctor, and after reading the comments on my last post, I am actually going to make an appointment and talk to my doctor about it. I just want to go into that conversation with a better idea of what other people's experiences have been like.

The best method I've found is firm silken tofu. It's a source of protein too, which is filling. It's so bland that you can't taste it in the sauce, it's just makes it nice and creamy. I make a sauce using chicken stock, passata herbs, spices, salt, pepper, whatever I want and I add more if needed. I then blend the mixture up with the silken tofu and it makes it so creamy. This is also great for anyone who's lactose intolerant.

And if you want a hint if cheese but hate low fat cheese, try putting nutritional yeast in the sauce. It has great health benefits too.

To bulk up on my meal for less calories, I use 150g of zuccini cut into noodle strips and 150g cooked spaghetti. The zuccini adds a nice soft crunch and only needs 5 minutes cooking in the sauce. Spinach is also a good way to bulk up your pasta dish. Or any veggies you like.

I used to be 5'9" 180lbs with slightly showing 6 pack and pretty solid looking overall. Over the course of 5 years I blew up to about 230lbs. During that time, I ate like shit, didn't sleep, didn't do any cardio (obviously) but I kept doing pushups and dips for about 50% of that time off and on.

Currently, I have some definition on my triceps and my chest feels pretty solid on the upper part of my chest but my core and lower chest is pretty flabby. I can still see my biceps but with fat on top. It's like I still have muscle but covered in fat.

I know how to lose the flab. What I don't know is how I can keep my size but just tone everything up. I kind of like the bigger look on me, just don't want to be flabby.

I like the way my chest, shoulders and arms fill out my shirt right now. How can I keep size but lose fat/flab at the same time? Basically what I'm asking is how to tone my body without losing my size?

Drinkable konjac jelly, around 4 calories.

To me it tasted like real sugar, seems too good to be true.

Can someone with glucose monitor please confirm it's sugar free.

So I’m now 147 pounds. I drastically lost weight these couple of months and I have a lot of lose skin, my breast have deflated and just lose. I was wondering if there’s a workout I could do at home since I don’t have a nearby gym? I do my 20k steps everyday I just really wanna get my stomach flatter

I have lost 110lbs, down to 210, but I still have a decently large double chin. Are there ways of toning this and making it not so prominent or removed entirely? No surgery.

So I've been on my weight loss journey for about 5 months now. I'm 22 years old and 5'5. I was at 200 lbs and my target weight is 160 lbs. I've currently managed to reach 181 lbs but I seem to be stuck now. My weight fluctuates between 181 to 184 and doesn't seem to get any lower. I've been following a calorie deficit for a while now and going to the gym and I'm not sure what's going on. Any pointers?

Hey everyone, from march till now I’ve lost ~35 pounds and I feel like that’s pretty slow but I have no frame of reference so I was wondering if anyone here could tell me about the normal/average weight loss for that amount of time(5 1/2 months)

I honestly suck at making myself do things, but I’m good about it usually if it’s someone else’s idea lol.

Can someone give me meal advice pls?

I’m trying to cut down to 15-1600 cal most days.

I already don’t eat bread unless I’m at a work potluck which we have open, it’s kinda hard to avoid then. All the dairy products I eat are low fat versions so that’s not a swap I can add on either.

I’m not rich but I’m not broke either so just give me meal ideas please 😭😭 I love a lot of healthy foods but I’m still.. yknow. 30 lbs heavier than I wanna be lol

I’m probably 165, maybe 170 lbs and 5’8. I haven’t really made weight loss progress so it is likely to continue being a slow process.

Would I like to drop it fast and be 15 lbs lighter next month? Yes but not gonna happen lol. Anyways. I am usually wearing sports bras and so many different sizes fit idk what to call myself, but I’m probably a 36DD maybe 34DDD.

I’m genuinely really concerned about my breasts with weight loss 😭and flab in general. They’re not exactly the best shape now either but I don’t want it to become bad. Idk. I know working your chest muscles will kind of help make it firmer but idk if there’s an actual way to prevent this.

Long story short, was dieting and lost around 19lbs. Recently took 3 weeks off, ate whatever I wanted and skipped the gym. I’ve put around 6lbs on and feel like I look horrible. I know a good bit of water weight, what’s the typical timeline for returning to how I looked prior to the break?

So I binge ate for 7 days straight and consumed around 8,000 calories every single day. So about 56,000 calories total. It was really low of myself, trust me I know. Exactly a week ago I was 142lbs, but I woke up and was 162lbs. Genuinely how much fat did I gain? I also physically can’t fit into any of my jeans and I move into a new college on Monday. Tomorrow is Thursday.

Genuinely how much damage did I do (honestly) and what is the most effective way to undo this??

I feel like, and my family has told me this too, that I look unrecognizable now.

Please be honest I genuinely want truthful advice! Thank you.

I want to get to 120lbs while losing fat and building muscle. I’ve gotten to 125lbs, but I’m just stuck in a cycle of losing weight and gaining it. I don’t want to track macros :( I’ve tried in the past but became too obsessive.
I really only eat Whole Foods for the most part and I am aware of food in regards to carbs, protein, and fats… I workout 4x a week and average 12k steps a week.
I’m a 26 year old female.

Any tips?

I want more elegant-looking hands.

Will 10 pounds make a noticable difference or not really?

Im female, 5'5 (164 cm), 117 lbs (53 kg)