It is perfectly okay to throw away any leftover cookies, candies, sweets, chips, etc. that you no longer want in the house. For years I would binge for days after every major holiday eating up every last leftover indulgence under the guise of "not wasting." Whether it goes in your stomach, the bin, or you give it away, it all ends up gone in the end. You get to choose how it goes...

I enjoyed myself this season. I didn't deprive myself but I didn't go full bore. I am satiated for once and eager to get back on track today.

Edit: Yes, freezing baked goods and breads is also a great suggestion!

So, Ive been on a weight loss journey for about 4 months now...dabbling with OMAD, IF, high protein diet...the works... basically eating less, eating right. Lost about 10 kilos (22 pounds). Ah, y'all should know I've hypothyroidism and a touch of pre diabetes.

Okay...enter my brother...who has had abs for most of his life... except for the past couple of years where he just ballooned because of not working out. SO, this morning he weighed himself and came down smiling saying "wow, I lost 7 kilos (15 pounds) this month! Didn't even do anything." He then looked at me with this weird expression and said, "man, I know you must be so pissed...you've hardly been eating."

And Lord knows a volcano erupted in my brain. Because this man, for the last 2 months, has been gorging on coca cola and cookies....and he lost weight??HOW? WHY? I couldn't handle it. Ruined my whole day.

And yes, I know, men lose weight faster...plus my hormone issues..and I'm in my 30s...but my gosh, it was a punch to my gut.

Sigh. Anyway, I'm going to incorporate workouts to my OMAD from next month onwards, hoping that speeds things up. Thanks for reading my rant. :)

I'm so tired of being the fat one. The one whose always overlooked and not taken seriously. The one whose expected to be funny and overly nice. The one whose expected to listen to people's problems, but be left on read when it comes to mine. I'm tired of having low confidence. Tired of not being able to find cute clothes that don't cost a fortune. Tired of the back pain, the health problems. THE DOUBLE CHIN. I'm tired of the old me. The me that's made excuses for myself. The me that's felt sorry for myself all these years. The me that's quit over and over when I didn't see results.

No more excuses. I'm done. I'm ready for a new life. A new me. And it starts now. I don't care how long it takes. I'm going to do whatever it takes. I deserve to be happy I deserve to be healthy. Wish me luck.

posting these milestones help me keep motivated. i’m finally under 300!!! seeing that number on the scale last year really bummed me out and i couldn’t believe i got there. i ignored it in hopes it would go away but of course it only grew bigger. i’ve taken my weight loss journey seriously for a couple months now and im officially down 22 pounds and am under 300lbs for the first time in well over a year.

use this as motivation. the progress feels incredible, even at this slower pace. thank you to everyone who posts their milestones, you motivate me :)

Hello! I'm wondering if weight loss can change your body odor.

I'm currently dating a guy who's overweight by ~40 lbs. He's on his weight loss journey, which is great, and I try to be as supportive as I can. But there's an issue: his body odor is unpleasant to me. I don't think it's related to excessive sweating, as his sweat smells different. I think it's more related to his breath. He has mentioned that he has some GI issues that flared up when he started losing weight.

I haven't talked with him about it because I don't want to hurt him. He has been bullied for being smelly. It was many years ago, but I still prefer not touching this topic.

Anyway, my question is, is it likely that a person's body odor changes or disappears when they stop being overweight and fix their nutrition? Has anyone had any personal experiences with it?

Just a little vent post

As you all are aware, christmas has just passed us and my greedy gluttinous ass took it as an opportunity to eat as much food as she possibly could (and some more cuz why tf not). For the last week, Ive probably binged on upwards of 6000 calories a day (I have not been counting but this is what sounds right) of super high sugar high carb foods with little to no excercise and I feel like absolute dog dookie (both mentally and physically).

Now I believe I struggle with somewhat disordered eating, specifically binging and restricting (haven't been diagnosed by a professional but I believe I certainly tick a lot of boxes) and my mindset around food is kind of an "all or nothing". I'm either barely eating or eating way past my limits and this last week has definately been my worst binge episode to date. I planned on putting off weighing myself until about a week into the new year because I knew the scale would show me a number I didn't want to see, but today curiosity got the better of me. I stepped on the scale and when I looked down, I was greeted by a number 20lbs greater than the number that showed up a week ago.

Now I know some of this is a mix of water weight, undigested food, and shit, but it still doesn't feel good. I feel like I've completely erased like the 4 months it took me to lose those 20lbs in just 7 days. When I look in the mirror, all I see is my old self: her massive thighs, her bloated stomach, bloated face ect. and it's awful.

The reason I came here to vent in the first place was because I wanted to ask how much of this weight is actual fat? I've heard people say that weight gain, specifically fat gain, isn't as straightforward as CICO and gaining a lot of weight especially in a short period of time (like 10 or 20lbs in a week) is extremely difficult, even if you binge because our bodies and metabolisms are designed to adapt. I'm worried, however, that I'm only telling myself this because I don't want to accept the fact I've actually gained a shit ton of fat and that I'm an exception to this.

The fact I have no idea how many calories I've consumed/burned and how much weight I've gained is actually driving me insane and I don't know why I think random people on the internet will be able to tell me those figures im just desperately looking for some reassurence.

Also its currently midnight i am really tired so I apologise if some of this doesn't make any sense or if you don't get what I'm trying to say

I keep hearing i should go for 10k steps, so that would be about an hour of walking. For 31 days now on the dot I have walked on my treadmill every single day, and only one of those days was I able to finally hit 30 minutes. I make a point to drink water and eat well, sleep well, and I've now tried 2 weeks of walking in the evening when I'm most motivated and 2 weeks of walking in the morning, which i find I prefer now. Still, at 10 minutes in sweating, breathless, and wondering how much longer I have left, at 17 minutes I'm telling myself to at least make it to 20, and at 20 minutes I have to turn it off and take a second to breath before I even take off my shoes. I don't really get dizzy, just really sweaty and breathless and heavy. I want to reach more steps, i want to lose weight, I want to walk more, and I've been able to increase my situps and weight lifting, but just not walking. Am i doing something wrong? The first 2 weeks i also had barely any incline and just walked at whatever pace I could, ranging from 1mph to 3mph, now i average 2.5mph for most of the walk on a higher incline.

To preface, I’m a 5’ asian woman so losing weight was basically on turbo hard mode for me. I’m really weak to sugar and love eating desserts and get milk tea 1-2x a week. For the first time in my life, I managed to lose a lot of weight and got down from 157 -> 124 and plan to lose 10 more.

So as we know the holiday comes and I’ve been reassured multiple times that it’s ok to overindulge and I won’t gain back all the pounds lost in a few days. That still doesn’t stop me from feeling awful about myself since the christmas party the other day, I kept shoving spam masubi in my mouth and kept eating the cookies on top of the other food that was there. Ate myself until I was extremely full, waited to digest a bit and then went back for more like I just relapsed my sugar addiction. I felt guilt and regret the next morning and this looming doom of 3-5 upcoming celebrations where I’m gonna eat more food until a bit after new years.

I think a big part of my worry is that it’s much more difficult for me to lose the weight but I can’t stop myself from overindulging cuz damn I love to eat good food. How do I prevent myself from feeling guilty when others tell me this is a reward for a year long hard work and to enjoy myself?

For context I am 242lbs F, strength train 4 times a week since 3 yrs now (I have had bad food habits fyi). I got pretty good with my cardio as well but last year June I injured my ankle and haven’t been able to walk for 4 months and didn’t start running until a month ago. The ankle recovery is taking longer because of the weight that falls on my ankle. I did go boxing for a bit to get my legs used to the activity because I felt running was harder on the ankle. Don’t ask me why but that’s how it felt. I know it’s weird because boxing requires much more ankle movement. Anyway I did pause boxing couple of months back because it was too expensive and I have started running + walking on the 4 days that I strength train and walk the rest of the week but since my ankle is still kind of tender I struggle a bit with it, but stretching and mobility before and after helps a bit but more importantly I have noticed an increase in my hunger pangs which I cannot afford right now due to my deficit so I get sort of crabby.

I recently saw a video of this lady who said walking doesn’t increase the hunger pangs as much and it is easier on the joints so that’s her preferred method of cardio.

I am honestly shitting my pants when I think of only walking and not running because I need to lose weight. So I need some sort of validation from people who have lost weight just by walking and is it going to derail my progress? Or should I just suck it up and run and get used to it? Frankly I want to primarily focus on consistency but I am also scared. So any advice will be appreciated. Please be nice.

I'm so frustrated. I'm doing everything to better my health and I'm losing weight but every time I solve one issue another one arises.

It's really becoming defeating. I just want to give up. I don't feel like myself. I'm dizzy and faint. Thankfully I don't ever feel like I'm just faint and pass out but it's really affecting me mentally.

Everything was normal not even a week ago and now this is happening. I searched this thread and I see others have dealt with this as well.

I really am starting to hate life.

Please tell me it gets better? Is my body just adjusting to the weight loss?

I ate and drank freely on both Christmas Eve and Christmas. I still did it mindfully - to a very minimal extent - for example, I told myself, “Don’t ruin your dinner by eating too many appetizers.” But that was about it. I mean, if there was ever a question like, “Do you need a fifth shrimp?” The answer was yes. Or, “Do you need a third spoon of whipped cream on this dessert?” Also yes. 

 When I counted up the calories afterward, I ended up consuming about 2500 calories on Christmas Eve and about 3300 on Christmas day. This is the first time I've "feasted" since I started calorie counting. 

It was interesting to observe that “feasting” is such a different mode from deficit and maintenance. I’m able to see that distinction now. It is definitely not sustainable, but I would say it’s an important part of our culture as humans. It’s a very bonding experience to be able to share food and experience bounty together. It’s very enjoyable to do for a few days. But completely unsustainable 

I’m curious, but not worried, about what this will do on the scale. I have at least one more day of this kind of celebratory eating. I’m just curious about others. Did anyone else count up your calories while feasting?

Hi everyone,

I wanted to get some input on a strategy I'm considering for managing my diet while still enjoying social outings. I find it really challenging to make or even find healthy choices when I go out to eat. However, I don't want that to stop me from hanging out with friends and family. So, I've come up with a compromise: on days I know I will be going out to eat, I'm thinking about fasting for the rest of the day. This way, I can indulge in a meal out without worrying too much about exceeding my calorie goals.

Has anyone else tried this approach? I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences. Whether you've tried something similar or have other suggestions, I'm open to all advice. How has it worked for you in terms of maintaining your dietary goals while still enjoying social occasions?

Additionally, I wanted to share some good news. Thanks to all the support and advice from this community, I've committed to maintaining a daily calorie deficit of 1500 calories. I can't thank you all enough for the encouragement and tips that have helped me get to this point. Your feedback has been invaluable, and I'm excited to continue this journey with your continued support.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and experiences!

Thanks so much!

hello I am a 25F currently 191lbs 5’6 I have had ups and down with my fitness journey and I started at 235 my highest and lowest being 183-184lbs

I don’t have a much of a problem with my body and it’s proportionate to my knowledge but however I want tk slim down and tone down. I lost a lot of weight during covid and maintain between the 183-191 range for a about 2-3 years now which I thought I was a win but now I’m deeply frustrated I don’t know what’s going on

I feel always disgusting and bloated. I even switched up working out style and going to Pilates and trying to do cardio. I will hold myself accountable and say I wasn’t the best with my diet and drinking alcohol in between but I’m trying to fix that and track my calories. I’m also in a stressful college program which may be raising my cortisol.

I don’t know if I’m doing something wrong? Is it my hormones? Is it my diet? I don’t know what to do and where to start I’m on the verge of tears I’m deeply terrified to go into the 200’s again the weight gain has been gradual but I’ve been working out. My periods have been irregular last period I had severe chills, nausea, and fatigue and crazy heavy flow.

can someone help me or point me in the right direction I’m just going crazy on the internet and looking for answers

Pleaseeeeeee🥲🥲🥲

I've been wanting to start my weightloss journey for a while and there are 3 different instances in which I actually have. The problem is that once I lose some weight, it takes just a week to gain it back. This has ruined any motivation I may have towards trying to lose weight, because I always gain it back.

If I’m being honest, I’ve never tried to maintain my healthy habits after losing weight. I usually just go back to eating the same way I did before losing the weight.

If I lose weight by being in a calorie deficit and working out, will I have to be in the calorie deficit forever? I really don’t want this to be a never ending cycle. How did you guys battle this?

I'll try make this short!

Struggled with weight my entire life. Had some success about ten years ago only to regain it all and some. Ive lost count of the attempts to lose weight since and subsequently failed. I'm now 31 with a 50+ bmi, super uncomfortable and every aspect of my life negatively impacted. I have no choice now but address this but I simply have no belief in myself that I can do it.

I'm so frustrated, there's so much information and advice out there regarding diet and exercise. I know how to create a calorie deficit. It's the mental stuff I need help with. How can I trust myself to be consistent? How do you change an entire life of these habits? How else am I suppose to self soothe? What do I do when I feel sad, low energy and just want to binge eat?

I guess I'm just wanting to hear from people who needed to lose as much weight as I do, have been successful and how they approached it mentally? This feels impossible.

Hi guys, I’m starting a weight loss journey today. Given myself a target and I’m very stressed

Here’s my situation- I was 103lbs before I got married (good for my height) and I was doing fine. After getting married (7months ago) I started eating out of boredom. My weight skyrocketed after a miscarriage and now I’m at 134lbs.

Honestly it’s depressing and the worst part is when I’m depressed I eat a lot. Hoping this new journey into losing weight to get pregnant again helps me have a happier life. I’m so negative and sceptical about me actually being able to lose the weight.

Any advice/ suggestions and motivation to push me into winning this battle against sudden weight gain

This morning I was planning on finishing off the last half of a 12-inch pepperoni & pineapple pizza I had in the fridge (judge if you want, it’s a solid combo). I justified it as a reward because Ive been eating better lately overall and only had two slices last night.

I got as far as plugging in and warming up the air-fryer when a little voice in my head told me that sneaking in a super short workout would make it feel more satisfying. I made it a point to finally unpack my bench and adjustable dumbbells a few weeks ago telling myself that even a few random reps everyday, even if they weren’t that intense, was better than the nothing I’ve been doing most of the year. So I headed to the basement where everything was set up (right under the kitchen conveniently) and knocked out a few back exercises.

To my shock by the time I got back up the idea of eating something that heavy and greasy was making me honest to god a little sick. I’m typing this now about to grab a strawberry Greek yogurt out the fridge to start my day off instead! I’m excited mostly because I always feel like I have to fight my instincts and desires and this time it was an intrusive thought that helped me make a smart decision!

Hi! I’m 23 F and i have had lots of up and downs with weight. I was at 240 when i graduated high school 4 years ago. I had my son, which brought me as high as 290 and went back to 250 postpartum. Had some health issues and lost 70 pounds in 2 months from being sick (Jan. 2022). I slowly maintained that weight until i had surgery in Feb of 2023. I was able to eat and enjoy life again. I slowly gained weight which was fine, i went back to 225-230. I had my second child this year and lost someone very close to me, so i turned to food. I am now up to 290 and so embarrassed and hate it. I have pain in my knees from gaining weight. I know grief is not an excuse, but that’s been my reason for overeating the last four to five months. I don’t where to start but i hate feeling this way in my skin. Help!😭i drive know where to begin. I want to start over at the new year🤍

Have been procrastinating since a year to join the gym but there’s a weird anxiousness and I am not able to join it. It feels like m very sedentary and inactive and I don’t think so I will be able to do anything there, plus all the people judging me. It’s beeen soo sooo long that I plan every month but I am just not able to. I have never joined gym in my entire life but now I know that my body needs it.

Help me regarding this. People who are starting or have been in my place previously. Seriously please guide me.

38F 5'7" HW 314, CW 245, GW 190

I spent Christmas 2019 binging cookies, one after another, after another. It was the trigger that finally pushed me to say "enough!". In 2020 I stopped eating processed sugar, learned about my food addiction and binge eating disorder, started exercising. I went from 314 lbs to 187 lbs.

I was able to maintain that weight loss for another two years, then slowly started getting back into bad habits. The weight gain was very slow and gradual at first, but the velocity grew exponentially. To the point where my sugar addiction is back in full swing and I spent Christmas 2024 binging chocolates like I couldn't believe.

So I'm here, again. Recommiting, again. To get back into good habits, again. To drop bad habits, again. To live healthier, again.

I've done it once. I'll do it, again.

I'm 5'1 and still a teen, I'm currently 80 kg / 176 lbs and my goal weight is 50 kg / 110 lbs. I've always been a chubby kid and alot heavier then I look but it didn't show much when I wore clothes as all the weight I would gain would go to my legs, thighs, and lower stomach so it's easy to hide. I used to be way heavier but I lost about 20 kg in an unhealthy way (starvation) about a year ago and I want to lose more but I know that isn't a good way to lose it. The only time in my life I've managed to lose any weight was when I did starve myself. I have a slow metabolism which doesn't make it any better. For once, I want to be the average weight for a girl my size. I don't know where to start or what to do, I've tried some diets but nothing seems to work, no carb, no sugar, keto, and so on, but to be fair I haven't stuck with them for longer then 4 weeks. I've tried fasting but it just seems to make my metabolism worse. I really need help and I'm committed. I'm tired of looking and feeling like this.

Right now I eat about 1600 calories a day on average and sometimes less when I get abit depressed about my weight, I don't go out much besides the occasional 2-hour walks I go on with a friend or family to the mall or just walking out and about. I usually do that maybe 3 times a week? I do move around the house alot when I clean and cook but I spend more time in bed than on my feet. I drink lots of water a day. I don't get tired easily but I don't know what workouts to do and that causes me to be less motivated. If I had a set diet and workout plan I know I'd stick to it but I don't know where to start.

When I started high school I weighed 220 lbs and then I gained a bit of weight and ended up weighing 245 lbs at the beginning of this year. I’m in my senior year now and I weighed 218.8 lbs and am very happy.

I started my journey at the beginning of the year and did mild exercise and dieting but I ended up getting thrown off and quitting when I had only lost a few lbs. Then I got sick with really bad pneumonia in the middle of the summer and couldn’t eat so I lost 10 lbs in two weeks. It was awful.

At the beginning of the school year I weighed around 227 lbs. I ended up taking a weight lifting class in school and that’s where pretty much all of my progress comes in. I weight lift 3x a week and do cardio 2x. People say now that I look a lot thinner, and my muscles have grown nicely. I pretty much eat whatever bit I’ve started liking salads and healthier foods and I don’t eat much junk food. After a while you stop craving things like chips or candy. I also recently stopped binge eating.

Good mental health also makes a huge difference. At the beginning of the year I stopped all of my anti depressants and anti anxiety meds because I they weren’t really working for me like they used to. I feel great these days. I also have a better situation than I used to.

Sorry if that was a bit of a jumbled mess, just wanted to share some progress.

I’m a 25F 5’4” and have a history of weight fluctuations; the last major change was when I developed severe depression during COVID and went from 120 to 170 in about 4 months. I spent the next several years calorie counting and drastically reduced my drinking, and am now sitting at 135. I’m struggling to lose these last 15 pounds or so - I eat about 1400 a day but haven’t seen a change in a couple months now. I often feel sick as I work a fairly labor intensive job in 7 day shifts and average about 13000 steps a day, plus weight training twice a week. I was surprised recently when I went on vacation over Thanksgiving and stopped counting for a few days, even going out for drinks several times, and found that I had actually lost two pounds when I got back. Am I doing something wrong, or do I just keep hitting a plateau?

Long time lurker– it would be an understatement to say that I'm addicted to this subreddit. It's been nine months since I changed up my lifestyle and started losing weight. I debated if I should post here, since it felt unnecessary. But I have a need to write this down and share it with you all.

In March 2024, I stepped on the scale to find myself a whopping 109kgs. That about 240 pounds– a weight I have never reached before. I always hovered around 100kg, or fluctuated between 95 and 100. But never OVER a hundred and certainly not by almost 10 kilograms. I was uncomfortable in my own skin, more than usual. Thank God I was able to start and continue till this very moment. I am down 23kgs (~50 pounds), reaching a weight I only remember reaching ONCE before. I am a lot happier and now rediscovering my wardrobe (and had to get rid of many pieces, since I basically shrunk a good bit).

I still have a bit to go, I'm aiming for 70kg (~155lbs) maybe a bit more, by mid-March, where a full year would have passed. I'm hoping that in three months I'll make another post, saying that I finally reached my goal.

I had an accidental 4 months of maintenance, which slowed down things a bit. Buuut, here we are. Still going strong, thankfully.

Good luck to all on their endeavors. Start now, don't wait for a specific date. You'll thank yourself later.

I'll share some graphs since I'm a geek.

https://imgur.com/a/Z7TIZLu

I’m 22F 5’7 145lbs . I know I am a healthy BMI but I have a vacation coming up and would really like to lose 20-30 pounds within six months but also gain muscle. My maintenance is around 1700 , a 500 deficit is too drastic for someone my size and that would be very unhealthy and unsustainable so I’m aiming to stick to a 250 defict. Will I be able to gain muscle with a small deficit within six months or would it be better to just focus on a cut. I’m probably being way too idealistic about the whole thing only because I recently learned about newbie gains so I guess I think it would come easy for someone who is new to lifting and wants to tone up.