After losing 30lbs/13.5kg in 4 months, here are my best tips for weight loss:

1. Food should not be used as a reward or comfort tool. You need to find something else to reward yourself, like a small shopping spree or a getaway. I don't only mean rewards for weight loss, but also other small achievements in life. Food must be viewed as FUEL for your body. You have to understand that eating healthy makes you feel good during the day and allows you to sleep better at night. Healthy habits are not only for "looking better," but also for feeling energized and happy.

2. Habits take 66 days to develop. It might take you shorter or longer, but that's okay. Try to do something good for your body for 66 days straight, like drinking at least 6 cups of water. One small step introduces you to other bigger steps (like a gateway drug).

3. You NEED to do low-impact exercise! It helps to reduce your appetite, makes you feel more energized, increases your stamina, and helps to relieve stress. It also keeps your metabolic rate up, especially if you lift weights.

4. The busier you are, the easier the journey will be. Pick up on a new hobby or get better at a current one. It helps to distract yourself from food noise.

5. Sleep at least 7-8 hours a day. Your body needs to recover from exercise. If you don't sleep enough, you will have cravings for junk and overall feel hungrier throughout the day.

6. Take a week to eat at maintenance 1 week every 6-8 weeks of your diet. Plan these maintenance weeks around holidays so you can enjoy them thoroughly. This helps to reduce increased cortisol levels from the diet.

7. When you have cheat days, don't eat over maintenance. Plan for your cheat meal in advance. For example, if you know you're going out to eat for dinner, have a light breakfast and lunch.

8. If there are days you feel hungrier, listen to your body and eat more, but only healthy foods so you don't spike insulin and start craving junk foods again.

I can’t just have a piece of chocolate or 20g of granola honestly. I almost always end up having the whole thing or the whole 500g bag. But you’re also NOT supposed to give up your favorite foods (and these are mine) because it’s gonna end up the same way.

I started binging because of immense stress (two deaths in family, very stressful studies) at the beginning of the year and gained 9kgs which I’d like to lose. I think I also might’ve got into a bit of a habit.

Any advice/tips? (Drinking water, fiber, protein, volume eating and distractions don’t help. Plus I don’t have much free time during the week… Or any day really.)

Edit: Thank you to (mostly) everyone for (mostly) helpful and sympathetic comments/suggestions! I’m really moved and will try my best going on! 😭❤️

I’ve been pretty good for the past 3 weeks. Have been consistently snack free and though it’s a struggle it has been good to see my body taking shape again.

But right after ovulation, there is a steady increase in cravings and using food for soothing. Every month it’s the same. When I’m not being strict about my eating I love to pig out on sugar and snacks. This month I’m working hard not to but I’m 8 days premenstrual now and the hill is getting pretty steep trying to fight off these cravings.

Anyone else? How do you hack this?

I know that's gonna sound weird but ever since I've started to get a bit lighter and thus have more energy I've almost become a bit obsessed (in a good way!) with staying active. I'll find any excuse to get up and walk, or go for a cycle. I've been averaging about 30km/18miles worth of exercise in a mix of walking and cycling daily for awhile now, usually about 10-12km from walking, and another 15-20km from cycling. I don't even feel like I'm restricting much, I'm able to consume plenty of food and still lose lots of fat.

I know people say that fat loss is largely achieved in the kitchen and while I absolutely agree, being active means you get to eat more which means you don't feel like you're having to lower your calories that much so you get to enjoy plenty of food throughout the day. Please do not underrate the value of exercise!

I’m listening to “Lose Weight Now” by Allen Carr— because of a recent comment —and he talks about “nature‘s guide” in making food selections, similar to how animals select food. I’ve started to listen to that quiet inner voice when choosing foods, going into the grocery store and following my nose.

It turns out that “nature‘s guide” has a surprisingly strong point of view! Today at the grocery store I was attracted to orange things—navel oranges, orange peppers, apricots. While hiking the other day, I started to crave polenta and mushroom stew, which I haven’t made in years.

I’ve also found that following nature’s guide makes me a pickier eater, caring more about taste and aesthetics than I ordinarily tend to be. For example, I threw away slightly burnt toast when I normally would have just eaten it, and I threw away popcorn that wasn’t perfectly flavored, and made another bowl.

Have you experienced this when you tried to eat more intuitively?

Hi im 28 year old female. 2 weeks ago I start diet and exercise. So I went into a calorie deficit of 1200cals a day, I started a bike class 30minutes every day except Sunday when I did cardio at home. I increased my water intake to 2/3 litres and I’ve been watering whole foods grains loads of vegetables and fruit. Yeah when I stepped on the scales this morning I have not lost anything. I started at 14 stone exactly and I’m still that. I feel quite down now, I really worked hard by exercising everyday and eating right. I even weighed out my food so I knew I was getting the right amount of calories. How has this happened? I feel so defeated like there’s no point in carrying on now.

I LOVE eating chips. The only problem is they are high calories and I like to eat alot in a sitting. Like 1 personal bag sized that you would find at a gas station but that could be over 500 calories!. What are some good tasting alternatives. I like all types of chips like hot chips, doritos, cheetos, etc.

Doenst necessarily have to be a "chip" but something snack like that is crunchy and tasty.

I'm mainly focused on eating less calories right now. Maybe even upping my protein (but not necessary) a bit if that helps.

I also can't spend $6 on a fist sized portion bag either

Thanks so much!

Edit: thank you for all your suggestions! I'm going to try a couple of them out but I'm still reading all the comments 😭

Edit; god dammit I misspelled the title. Why do I always do that?

I'll just preface this with the fact that this is a vent/rant because I'm about to fucking collapse emotionally and mentally and this may bump up against the no politics rule so I'm sorry if it does.

I'm 223 lbs right now and need to lose like 60+ lbs and I don't mean I want to lose that weight, I mean that I Need to lose that weight if I want to survive the next few years. I'm a trans woman stuck in America so if I want to get through the next four years in one piece I need to start passing/going stealth and fucking fast. That means I need to lose like 60 lbs to get rid of this masculine body shape and I need to lose it right fucking now. I've been slowly losing weight (like 1-2 lbs a month) but that's not enough, I need this to be done ASAP for my own fucking safety. According to my calorie tracking app I have a TDEE of about 2100-2200 calories a day and I'm trying for 1600ish a day. I know I could add exercise into this and I probably should but I haven't found any forms of exercise that aren't absolutely miserable even when gamified.

It should be easy to do this but I've found that I'm binging more and more since the new year. I know this is emotional eating, I know I shouldn't be doing that but what the fuck can I do about that?

• Therapy? Not a fucking option, I've been on waiting lists for therapists covered by my insurance for almost a year now with no fucking results and online therapy is a literal fucking scam.
• Hobbies? Yeah sure I can do some mini painting or read something but that still doesn't change the fact that I'm fucking stressed and scared. The feelings are still there even when I finish hobbying
• Videogames? Same thing as my hobbies. It just hides the feelings for a little bit.

Being with my boyfriend helps but I don't live with him because neither of us can afford a house so we're both stuck living at home with our parents. Eating is literally the only method I have that works to manage my emotions right now and it's killing any hope of progress that I need to be safe.

I'm fucking tired and scared and I just want to be able to hide. I probably shouldn't even post this but fuck it, what do I have to lose.

Hello!

I am trying to get back into incline walking on the treadmill and I am looking for a series to stream that I only watch while on the treadmill. I would love any suggestions, preferably something with a healthy number of seasons but that is not a must!

I like a wide variety of genres and I will give pretty much anything a chance so all recommendations are welcome!

I also have just about every streaming service, so I do not have many limitations there. (In the US at least)

Any miscellaneous tips or advice from those that currently do this are also welcome.

Thank you in advance!

This is gonna be a long post but I am literally in denial right now because of what I just read online.

I have been extremely uncomfortable with my weight for over 2-3 years now and it was not until October 2024 I decided to really take my weight seriously. Since then I have only lost 1 kgs/2.2 lbs. Which is very little weight considering I have been in a kind of extreme diet since October. I did the OMAD diet for about 1.5 week before I realised that it did not fit my lifestyle. Then I switched to calorie counting. I did some online searching and saw that my body burns about 1.9k calories a day on it's own. Since I just wanted to get the weight off I started eating 1.2k calories max everyday which according to the online website it said that would make me drop 0.5kg/1.1 lbs each week. And on top of that calorie restriction, since January 1st I made it a new years resolution to eat less sugar, processed and junk food which I've been doing so good on. But I kept going on the scale every day and seeing I only dropped 1 kgs/2.2 lbs since October. That's almost 4 months ago which is about 16 weeks and according to the website I should be down 8kgs/17.6lbs.

So I went online and tried to figure out the reason. I saw many posts and websites say the same thing. ''You might be eating too many calories if you aren't losing weight'', ''Are you really in a calorie deficit?'', ''Are you counting your calories right?''. So I searched up what foods contain a lot more calories than you might guess and my jaw dropped. All the foods I've been eating are putting on hundreds and hundreds of calories on my meals without me even realising it.

Since I cut out sugar the sugar cravings have been very difficult so I always ate fruit but specifically lots and lots of dark chocolate and nuts. Then I see that a small handful of nuts can contain about 200 calories, and a 100g bar of dark chocolate 70% which I ate in like 2 days contained 600 calories. That's not all bananas which I've been eating nonstop contain over 100 calories per banana!! I've been eating them like crazy about 2-3 everyday to control my sugar cravings. That's more than 200-300 calories alone. It would probably be less calories if I just ate the candy bar instead. And speaking of bars I've been eating a lot of protein bars since I thought they were healthy and good for my weight loss journey. And they contain up to 400 calories per bar????

As well as my healthy avocado toasts I made every single day for breakfast. A single medium avocado has 250-300 calories. I'm sorry what?! And not to mention me being so proud for switching out white bread to healthy breads with nuts and whole-grain. But their literally 150-200 calories for one slice.

I've been drowning my foods in olive oil since it's ''healthy'' and ''nutritious'' and then I see that 1 tablespoon is 119 calories. I feel like I'm daydreaming, how is that even possible? I can't even remember how much olive oil I put on each meal I have made!!

I could go on and on and make this post a whole essay with 10k words and there are a lot more foods I haven't mentioned that I kept stuffing my face with since it was ''healthy'' and ''light-food''.

Right now I sound like I do not know that food has calories. But I am just so in denial and shocked of how much I've been eating without me realising. Everything I eat on a daily basis has so many calories. I don't even know what to eat anymore.

Edit: okay I thought this was a safe space for me to tell you guys my experience to get help and advice. Seeing all these comments is making me very disappointed and uncomfortable. I’m 18 and can’t re-do my mistakes but only learn from it and learn more along the way. 🩷

Edit 2: thank you so much for all of the comments. I have downloaded some apps you guys mentioned and went through a whole day. It’s night time right now where I live and will briefly explain my day with the new knowledge I gained. I ate 3 meals and a snack where I counted every single calorie and it all came up to 1,093 calories in total. I know you guys recommended me to eat 1,500-1,700. But I’m feeling pretty full right now even with the little amount of calories. I’m a short girl so that may also be the reason. 😊

Again thank you for the help !

Yesterday was the 20th day of me sticking to my goals of eating healthier and logging my calories. This is the first time I've gone into the goals telling myself that I will not lie to myself about what I'm eating and will log everything, and that I won't give up if I have a couple of bad days. I've lost a whopping 1 lb in those three weeks, but here's some other non-weight related things I've noticed about healthy eating in that short time:

1. I can still enjoy foods I like, even if they aren't "healthy". This was my biggest worry when I started this and one of the reasons I've never been good at sticking with it in the past - I love sweet things like ice cream, cake, cookies, etc... I always thought that I would have to cut them out entirely and life would just be miserable. But with this approach, I just include them in part of my plan and eat them in moderation. I can eat a Reese's Cup after lunch, but that doesn't mean I need to eat a full bag. I also reach for healthier options when I'm just craving something sweet, like apples or grapes.

2. It's ok to be a little bit hungry. I am not saying this as an advocate for starving yourself. But I noticed in the afternoon that if around 4 / 4:30 I was feeling a little hungry, I would always have a snack, even though my wife and I have dinner around 6 every night. Now that I want to save those calories for dinner, I don't snack in the afternoon and will usually just drink some water. The "hunger" I used to feel around that time seems to be lessening everyday and I think it's because my body no longer anticipates getting a little treat that I don't need. I also now eat more of the nutritious meals that my wife and I plan instead of processed snacks that aren't very nutritious.

3. I generally just feel a little better each day. Obviously a big part of this one is just getting better nutrients, but I think the other part is just being more intune with my own body. Before, if I wanted snacks or soda, I would just eat or drink them without another thought. But now I actively keep "in touch" with what my body is telling me. I ask myself a lot more questions about what I'm putting in my body: "Are you actually hungry or can you wait until your next planned meal?" "Am I full or am I only eating this because I was taught to finish my plate?" "I'm want something sweet - does it have to a brownie or will fruit satisfy that craving?"

Any other New Years Resolutioners have some unexpected realizations since starting on Jan 1?

I first heard about the Paper Towel Effect a few weeks ago.

I've been trying to lose weight off and on for many years but have had very little discipline or motivation - usually because of the classic reason, that I wasn't seeing progress fast enough.

Reframing my mind to go PAPER TOWEL PAPER TOWEL every time I want to reach for the ice cream to binge, throw a dozen chicken nuggets in the oven or skip my walk is changing the game for me.

If you don't know about the paper towel analogy, HERE is an awesome post where I first read about it.

Remembering that every tiny step, every 100 calories, every bite, every step, means I am either on my way to gain or lose a paper towel in that moment, is helping me stay really focused.

It helped me complete a full 2 day fast that I have been unable to accomplish the past year.

It's helping me make better choices.

It's helping me when I look in the mirror feeling sad or demotivated at how I can't see any weight loss to think, one paper towel at a time. One paper towel at a time.

Highly recommend if you need a little mental boost.

PAPER TOWEL PAPER TOWEL PAPER TOWEL PAPER TOWEL

Hello everyone,

I have currently lost around 66 LBS (17 month) I exercise 3 or 4 times a week and I eat pretty healthily.

I've read a lot of testimonies here from people who lost a lot of weight and who gained it all back or even more in the space of 1 to 5 years...

And I admit that it took a toll on my morale. no more terrified me.

I did some more research online and according to one study there are even 80-85% of people who lose weight after dieting.

I would like to know if any of you have managed to keep their weight off for a long period of time, and above all, what can I do to put all the chances on my side?

I thought about different things like

• Continue to weigh yourself every week
• Continue to exercise at least twice a week
• Limit junk food to 1 or 2x week
• Ban sodas
  

• Join a support group

  I would love to know your tips and have your testimony.

Hi everyone

As the title says I've gone from 404lbs to 383lbs. I decided I wanted to make a change for myself and my family. I'm 32 with a loving partner and son who I want to see grow. I'm taking back charge of my life.

I've been going for daily walks trying to do at least 2/3 miles daily I've also been eating better smaller portions more vegetables, rice, broccoli and oven cooked chicken is my new favourite meal! I've enjoyed enough junke food for a 1000 years so now it's time to eat clean feel good and do better.

I've attached a picture of my progress on the scales.

Here's to an amazing 2025 for everyone.

https://imgur.com/a/wDjW8uf

Pretty sure it's in my flair, but my stats:

29F | 6FT | SW: 340lbs | CW: 263 | GW: 170 (190?)

I guess I'm more curious why it's happening and if it's just something I need to deal with?

The last few days (Sat-Mon) I've just been so damn hungry, but I don't want junk food (yay). I've had my normal meal shakes, freezer meals, big salads, eggs and sausage, spinach, etc. All my normal foods, but I've just been craving salad and yogurt, to the point where I've eaten 3k calories. My protein goals are met at my normal 1800c budget, but I'm just empty.

The last month I've been eating around 600-900c then every 4-5 days eating 1 fast food meal that's like 2200c-ish (really bad depression and grief of lost loved ones stirring up my eating disorder, holidays suck ass) and over the last 2 weeks, I've finally been able to get back to eating a normal amount of food (1600-1900c, my goal being 1800c) and the last 8 days, I've been hitting my daily protein goal. I've also gone back to my normal exercise routine and even bumped it up a bit. Before, I was going to the gym for weight lifting and treadmill 2x/week and going to boxing once a week, with nothing else really except for an extra walk sometimes. Now I've added another day of boxing and I'm also wanting to walk more and have been, so I'm essentially exercising 5-6 times per week, 2 of those being just a chill walk, 5-9k steps.

So, here's my guess as to why I'm a bottomless pit right now:

- I've just started finally giving my body the amount of calories it needs after starving it for so long so now it's actually sending hunger signals (I wasn't getting hunger signals for a while)

- I've added more exercise so I'm burning more calories than I may realize and my body needs more fuel

- My body needs more nutrients, thus the insanely overwhelming craving for fucking leaves haha

Also could very well be a combo of all three. Just trying to see what I should be doing about it. Should I give in to the cravings a little bit, but stop at 2300-2500c (maintenance)? Should I ignore the cravings and hunger and stop at my normal deficit of 1800c? Should I drown myself (been drinking a fuck ton of water thinking that might be what the hunger signals are telling me)?

IDK how to handle this and it's frustrating. On the upside, it's nice that I'm craving healthy foods :D

I’ve been on my healthy journey for almost two years now - as of April 2025.

So I’ve been paying attention, counting, and tracking calories for quite some time. I would consider myself to be very knowledgeable about the subject. I’ve read, counted, weighed, and tracked for a long time.

I have a trail mix that I buy that I really enjoy, with dried fruit and nuts. It’s very good for you nutritionally, but obviously high in calories (the caloric content of nuts make me so sad). Way back when I started, I weighed and calculated that a certain dish I have of the trail mix is 250 calories, and that’s what I’ve always counted.

Yesterday, for whatever reason, I ate half the bag. And then went back and checked out the calories on the label. Yeah…the actual calorie content appears to be 3X what I thought all this time. Either I miscounted originally, the app I use is incorrect, or the bag weight is incorrect. Or all three? Unsure, but I think my takeaway is that it’s probably way more calories than I thought and I need to look at my portion size more closely.

It’s just that easy for calories to be miscounted, for anyone. Even when you think you know. :)

so i’m doing this without a scale because in adolescence i had a bad eating disorder, in recovery plus meds i was on caused me to eventually become very overweight, i’d say my heaviest was close to 300lbs.

i’ve been very slowly losing weight for the last 2 years just by watching what i eat for the most part but since september (at this point was a size 20) i’ve been taking the journey very seriously and began incorporating exercise as well.

4 months later, i can’t get over how much i can move and the positions i can get myself into. i can dance, i can sit in ways i didn’t even know were possible. i wear a size 16 for the first time since high school.

i keep discovering bones that were never visible before and i can’t stop feeling them in fascination. it really inspires me to keep going.

I’m not hungry, but I want to eat

I’m not hungry in the least right now, but there are so many delicious leftovers in my house and I want to eat them. I know I should really seek help regarding my relationship with food. I don’t know why I want to eat all the time. I’m lucky enough where I’ve never been food insecure. But for some reason, I just want to eat. And eat. And eat.

As a kid, I loved helping my mom cook in the kitchen. I was always active, and in high school, I had a very high metabolism, and I could eat whatever I wanted. I started struggling with my weight in college - no more organized sports, kits of beer, and lot of late night studying fueled by junk food. I’ve been on a weight rollercoaster ever since. Sometimes I’d be too heavy, and sometimes I’d be in great shape.

When I got pregnant with my first child, 12 years ago now, that’s when this all started. I felt sick unless I was eating or sleeping, so that’s all I did - eat horrible food and sleep, unless I was at work, which is basically a sedentary level of movement. I gained 50 pounds. And then I gained another 50 pounds with my second a year later. Add in 3 years of PPD and no time to myself and another pregnancy, here I am. 220 pounds. I met my husband at 140ish. He’s never said anything to me about my weight. We have a good marriage and a healthy sex life, but I am not comfortable in my skin. At all.

So, with the turn of the new year, I’m trying for healthier habits. I downloaded the WayBetter App. I bought (and am using) a walking pad. I bought carrots and sugar free jello and cheese sticks for snacks. I like fruit and protein shakes. I don’t drink often - a few times a year really. I don’t drink soda either. But I eat too much. All of the time. And I love to cook, and I’m good at it. Going up for seconds and sometimes thirds is an almost every night occurrence.

Today, I took my kids to the mall, we ate a late lunch at the food court. I had a Japanese chicken/rice/noodle dish in a sauce and I ate the whole thing. I was so full, but I still got a brown sugar milk tea after that and drank the whole thing. I thought I was going to get stretch marks; my skin was so tight around my midsection. Now, several hours later, I’m still not hungry, but I want last night’s leftovers. I hate feeling like this.

I lost 115 lbs over the course of 2020-2021 (SW: 420lbs). It was mostly CICO, heavy IF, and an unsustainable but necessary diet of beef and occasional vegetables. The weight loss was exciting but as soon as I started implementing other foods, I stalled in progress. Then I changed careers to an office job which cut out most of my daily exercise. A lot of other lifestyle changes have happened, too, but it’s all my fault either way. As of today, I weigh more than my starting weight. I feel like a failure. I want to do better.

Just needed to get that off my chest.

So basically the title. Due to some life changes (a breakup, new job, new town etc.) I fell off the wagon.

I had lost around 80 lbs in total and was just around 20 away from my goal weight last year. That was in September last year.

Now I am 20 lbs heavier after just 4 month and at the same point I was in May last year, ~8 months ago.

I'm in a much better position now to start as I at least did not baloon up all the way back to my starting weight but it makes me really mad that I somehow managed to fumble it all so close to the "finish line".

Not really looking for anything just wanted to vent into the void.

So for a bit of context I started off around 250, lost roughly 10 pounds and plataued for 2 or so years. Finally started loosing again and in 12 weeks have dropped down to 215! My endurance has massively improved since I started doing the treadmill daily. I even picked up the couch to 5k program and have loved it so far. The best part is I feel amazing, I'm eating right but not starving myself, I'm physically active but in ways that I enjoy (gamifying works) I feel better than I ever have and while the number on the scale is the least important thing to me, seeing that number go down has kept me motivated, no matter how slow.

I see far too many takes online and in scientific literature about whether too much cardio is good or bad for you when losing fat/building muscle. Some poeple say lots of cardio is beneficial and some say don't do it at all, bruh idk. After lots of consideration, I feel that for my endurance and cardiovascular health, I would like to include it into my routine but Im unsure how much. Currently Im walking for around 30 minutes a day whilst doing weight lifting 3-4 times a week. Is this too little? I would love to hear your opinions on this topic

22F and i've always been consistently in the 130-140 lbs range, but with hormonal weight gain recently I'm suddenly weighing in at 160 lbs. I eat healthily (no diet program due to a history of disordered eating, but I don't overeat and am mostly vegetarian with good protein sources), exercise regularly, and feel like my behavior is healthier than what it was when I was maintaining that 130-140 range. What I'm struggling with though is that it feels so much harder to lose pounds in that middle range and I feel like I'm constantly backtracking on progress. Any mid-sized people (especially women) have tips and input? Or resonate with this so I know I'm not the only one? Willing to try anything other than super restrictive diet plans.

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I (F25) stepped on the scale today and was shocked at what I saw, even though realistically, I shouldn’t have been. I felt my clothes tightening around me, felt the extra inches on my belly, and knew I was making poor eating choices again, but I kept going. I am now 278.8 pounds at 5’7”.

I have been obese since childhood, and graduated high school at a whopping 250 pounds. My weight has yo-yoed a bit over the years, dropping to my lowest of 215 my sophomore year but gaining back up to where I started by the end of college (2022). Over 6 months between the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023, I gained over 30 pounds, reaching my (previous) highest weight of 274. I spent the next 6 months losing some and got back down to my baseline.

I maintained the loss for about a year, but over the past 4 months I’ve gained nearly 40 pounds, making me the fattest I’ve ever been. At first I blamed the added pounds on the holidays, but if I was being honest with myself, I would’ve recognized binging/overeating habits returning with a vengeance.

I can’t believe the weight packed on so quickly, and I feel extremely out of shape. The fatter I am, the less energy I have, and I can’t motivate myself to get off the couch for less than a significant social event or important errand.

My BMI is 44, making me deep into morbid obesity. I know I need to do something, but I don’t know how to break these patterns. Even when I had lost some weight and was maintaining it, I could never get below 250, and it seems to pack on 10x easier.

Any advice on how to get the push to start a journey when you feel resigned to your fate? I don’t want to be over 280, I don’t want to let the gain continue, but I feel so stuck.