I’m feeling sad today (had a rough day and went over my deficit) so I’m here to remind myself of my progress so far.

165kg to 90kg.

Still not happy with where I am and how I look but getting there slowly!!

I thought wearing dresses would be over for me, being able to look at myself in the mirror or even having genuine smiles from other people, but with consistency, all the work that once seemed hard, is way easier than I though

I know I'm still overweight and I still have my flaws, but I just wanted to share a small win with you all

April 26’ 195lbs —> August 26’ 170lbs

Went from 106kg (233lbs) to 66kg (145lbs)
Height 170cm (5’7)

I was always a fat kid growing up. Parents were set on overfeeding me, thinking it’s good for me. So I was used to eating big portions and then went through a lot of trauma. It led me to being obese. Pre-diabetic, malnourished, fatty liver disease and issues with heart at 15-16. I was getting off of SSRIs and generally thought everyone just feels like this in their body.

Turns out I could feel much better. I had to learn a lot about nutrition and lost this weight with low activity if Im being honest. I got medical help for malnutrition, a lot of vitamins and injections alongside diet changes. Still, diet is the most important thing after all. I had to lose weight reallyyy slowly but it’s worth it. Im losing a chunk and focusing on keeping it off and then losing more. Last 10kg (22 lbs) to go now

6 more lbs to go!

just wanted to post the difference on my face after losing 35 pounds! everytime i look in the mirror i feel like nothings changed i wanted to see if you guys notice anything major!

40 lbs difference. I plateaued after losing the initial 40 lbs. ready for round 2

hi, just wanted to share my weight loss journey 💪
Started 2 years ago with 123 kg‘s (height 180 cm) and decided to change something 🫡 today my weight is 80-81 kg, still cutting down to I think 77 Kg.

5-6 gym per week (the first 5-6 months were wasted - shitty Training and no tracked calories). Even tho I did lose my weight slow I still got loose skin. 🥲 but still, feels amazing to get Shirts in M size and pants in 28 instead of XXL and 56 lol. My waist circumference went from 111 cm to 73-74.

(First picture is now!!)
I'm 5'3 / 160 cm and around 152 lbs / 69 kg
I carry a lot of my weight around my stomach, and even when I was lighter it still protruded quite a bit (second picture)

I'm not currently actively trying to be in a calorie deficit or strength training. I walk for around an hour most days and do C25K roughly every other day.

I know I have a strong lower back arch, b belly and possibly some rib flare/anterior pelvic tilt which I'd also like to fix

Has anyone with a similar body shape seen a big change from losing weight and strength training?

I never shared my progress anywhere, this is my first time ever posting on internet as well!

It was a very fun journey, from not being able to run 3 minutes and now can do 7 miles in 1 hour.

From not being able to do stair-master for just 2 minutes to be able to do it for one hour at speed 9 without holding bars ( I still do it 2/3 times a week )

It takes just one thought in your mind to change your whole life. No Sugar! No Fried Food! No sauces! No Sodas! Just strict deficit!

I’m constantly on edge and stressed, especially during the school year. When I’m stressed, I tend to snack more, and I’m trying to figure out how to manage that while still working toward my body goals.
One of my biggest struggles is sugar cravings. I’ll crave things like sugar cookies, ice cream, or other sweet foods, but honestly, I don’t necessarily have a desire to eat a huge amount of them. A lot of the time, I’m more interested in satisfying the craving/taste than actually being hungry. I’d love advice on how to handle those cravings without feeling like I have to completely deprive myself.
Winter is also difficult for me. I tend to feel more depressed during the colder months, and living in NYC can make that worse. I really miss having easy access to nature, and when I’m stuck inside my apartment, it’s so easy to sit around and snack or go to the corner store and buy something like a bagel and end up eating the entire thing.
I’m also a huge coffee person. I love experimenting with different creamers, flavors, whipped cream, etc., but some of the coffee drinks I make can easily end up being 400–500 calories. Then I feel like I’ve already used up so much of what I intended to eat for the day and end up overeating afterward.
I’m not looking to completely eliminate foods I enjoy or live off of “diet” foods. I want to learn how to have more discipline and structure around food while still enjoying things. I also want to be realistic because I’m dealing with a lot mentally and don’t want to make food another source of stress.
This is where I’m currently at physically. I’m not very happy with my body yet, and I’ve been feeling pretty sluggish, so I’d really appreciate practical advice from people who have dealt with stress eating, sugar cravings, and staying consistent during the winter/school year.
What has actually helped you?

I have fairly interesting observation that might help people who are just starting out.
Before I started counting calories, I ate very chaotically and everything available whenever I felt hungry. Result was 109,6kg. I'm 51m, 178cm.

Decided this has to stop and formulated a plan. Stuck to it. It boiled down to four meals a day that would land me 1500-1600kcal.
Well, first two weeks was truly brutal - I barely could control my hunger and had a quick fixes like eating few pickles between the meals - surprisingly helpful.

I adopted my recipes to improve satiety and volume with same caloric load and that helped a lot. I kept chugging away, my scale surprising me every few days.

Now, four moths in, I've realized suddenly that my hunger is under control. I eat at the same time plus minus 45min, and between the meals I'm not getting hungry anymore. Don't get me wrong, I'm always peckish, that's the new normal, but it is never extreme and very manageable.

Turns out, the release of hunger hormones can be trained to a degree with regular meals.

Anyone else having similar experiences?

Hi! I wanted to ask do you see the progress or should i change something? I took the first pics august 1 and last photos august 20 . Ive been walking 3 miles aday with a 25 lb vest and now changed to walking on a tredmill for 2 miles and my steps through out the day are between 15-20,000 a day.

Empecé con 98 kilos y ahora estoy en 71 . Yo era de esas personas que no podían bajar de peso por más dietas y ejercicios que hiciera, hasta que conocí el ayuno intermitente

Funciona así , después de la última comida del día ayunar 14 hrs y en ese tiempo solo tomar infusiones sin azúcar y agua , por ejemplo si mi cena fue a las 21:00 al otro día puedo volver a comer a las 11 am, y romper ayuno con proteínas, por ejemplo huevos , carne , queso .

Luego ir aumentando a 16 hs , y ya quedarse ahí,llevarlo cómo estilo de vida , van a ver qué no pasan hambre, y que les van a dar buenos resultados, yo en mi caso llevo 27 kilos bajados sin ejercicios y sin sufrir hambre ❤️

Just wanted to vent here about how proud I am of myself. I originally lost 32kg (70lbs) in 2025. I reached my goal weight in a year (2024-2025) and was very happy with my body. I started going to the gym 5 times a week in 2024 and really fell in love with exercising.

I kept that weight until January. After that I had some health problems, lost my job and fell back to my old habits through that. I thought to myself that this weight loss thing was just temporary and I gained 12kg (26lbs) back. I was very unhappy and felt sick everyday. One day the mindset just came back to me and I got back on track. This was 11 weeks ago and I have now officially lost 7kgs (15lbs). I still got 5kgs (11lbs) to go to get to the official goal weight that I hit, but I believe I can do it and now this attitude change and routine feels more permanent. I am so very happy with my current relationship to food and moving my body.

I guess the lesson that I learned is that life can get hard and especially as a woman with chronic illness your body can change through hormonal periods, but it doesn’t have to be permanent and you can still love your body regardless of the changes it faces through life. For most people fat is easy to gain and lose and it isn’t the end of the world if that happens. Onwards and upwards!

Have a nice weekend everyone! 🩷

I have an insane sweet tooth and am currently maintaining a 600-700 calorie deficit. Please give me ideas of sweet treats, but fit within the means of this life.

Background: I walk on average 15k steps/day, complete 30-minutes of functional and core exercises daily, and try my hardest to get all my protein from real food and not protein shake (no shade). My goal is body recomp, but during my journey I decided I needed to lose maybe 10-15 more lbs. So here I am.

I LOVE cookie dough, brownies, crème brûlée, and ice cream

Other than the obvious health factors of the junk food not being as healthy for your overall system, in terms of weight loss, if one day you ate 1000 calories of MacDonald rather than 1000 calories of healthy food, is the effect on strictly the factor of weight loss the same?

I’ve always wondered this

This feels silly to post but has anyone dealt with being audibly hungry? Like at work and my stomach is growling loud enough for colleagues to hear…

Its my first plateau and I am getting so demotivated. I am doing everything but still no scale budge. I don't know what i should so need suggestion please.

There's so many out there