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I just switched to a recomp/slow cut after losing 32 lbs since Jan 1. I still have about ten pounds to lose (those last ten are the worst!) but I was hitting a wall with how hungry and exhausted I was. Less than a week ago I decided to bump up to maintenance (or just under) calories and focus on heavier strength training.…

I love this!! I have started doing this kind of thing when I’m really craving something. Recently we had a work meeting where someone brought in Crumbl cookies. (IYKYK!) They had the chocolate mint brownie one which is essentially the most perfect dessert on the planet, and after the meeting no one else would take it. So I…

This is so true. I was trying to figure out why this sounded so familiar, and then it hit me- the Stages of Change model. This stage is literally called Preparation. I went from Contemplation to Preparation when I overdid it on Christmas Eve last year and spent six hours being violently ill. That’s when I decided to make…

My mini goal is to hit a new lowest weight before my cycle starts next week. That means staying strictly on track. Fingers crossed the scale reflects the effort!

I was on Topamax for several months for migraines in my early 20s, and I did indeed lose weight. I went from 160 lbs to 136 lbs in less than two months. It was not healthy weight loss- I lost my appetite and was eating less than 1000 kcal/day. The Topamax caused so many horrendous side effects (numbness/tingling in my…

This is so true. Through my years of yo-yo weights, I have learned that my natural tendency is to overeat, so counting calories is now my normal.

That worked, thank you!

That is fantastic! Huge kudos to you. 💪 To clarify, I have been lifting the entire time I’ve been losing weight since January. I have seen only a slight increase in muscle mass and strength, likely because I have been at a calorie deficit and also went into all this with decent muscle conditioning already. (Been lifting…

Thank you for the response. I could see this being a more realistic plan for me. I’m spending the majority of 2022 losing weight while fighting like crazy to keep the muscle I do have, and it would be a great relief to be able to spend most of 2023 eating at maintenance and putting the focus on advancing my training.

Today one of my coworkers randomly blurted out, “I wish I had your waistline. Just look at that tiny little waist!” I was walking on air after that. The hard work is paying off! I need to remember this on days when I feel bloated and puffy.

This is AMAZING!!! Great job!!!!

That is fantastic. 😂

This. It comes from mostly well-meaning friends (one in particular) who want me to enjoy myself and hold a belief that my sticking to my healthy habits is somehow stopping me from having fun. (It’s not. I always have fun!) I also realize now that my embracing better habits even while socializing has made some of my friends…

Congrats! I am right there with you. I lost 2-3 sizes in tops before bottoms started to catch up. Going on eight months in, and I’m finally starting to look more proportional. However my legs and butt are still thick and likely always will be as that’s where I hold both fat and muscle. I tend to get the waist gap in slacks…

I see this is an older thread- thanks for the update, OP! I’m sorry you’re struggling with yoga possibly being the culprit. I have many triggers, but the biggest one for me is change. Changed my diet? Migraine. Changed my exercise routine? Migraine. Got more or less sleep than usual? Migraine. And the list goes on. I do…

I broke through a five-week plateau. This sounds like a scale victory, but the NSV part is that I successfully did an 8-day diet break, then jumped back into my deficit afterwards despite multiple obstacles (including catching a cold) that could have easily derailed me. My other NSV is that today I did a full (but of…

I am a big fan of whole wheat English muffins with dark chocolate peanut butter or almond butter. If I am extra hungry I scramble an egg or two with it.

I have had a major issue with sweets my entire life which is how I gained most of my extra weight. When I started my deficit I cut out all the “usual” sweets like candy, cookies, chocolate, and ice cream, but I didn’t leave a void- I started filling that space with “sweet alternatives” like low cal frozen yogurt/bars,…

I get this a LOT. I was also just into the obese category when I started losing weight. When I tell people this, that's the line I get. On the one hand it's nice that people didn't see me as "fat" (unlike in grade school- kids are cruel) but it's also pretty tragic what has happened to our society that being…

I refuse to accept backhanded compliments. I prefer to make people who say these things very uncomfortable by responding with a Dear Prudence classic- (while looking at them quizzically) “What an odd and awful thing to say to someone.” And then walk away.

Thanks for the suggestion. This is a really good way of doing it, and I think my long-term maintenance will look a lot like that once I get to it.

This is a super old thread, but I’m giving it a bump because I am experiencing this. I’m doing a diet break at maintenance, and after three days I’m waking up still feeling super full. I’m going to give it a week before going back to a deficit, but it’s good to know that others have experienced this as well.

The two swimsuits I’ve worn for the last year are now too big. I’m currently comfortably wearing a bikini that I tossed in a drawer many years ago thinking there was very little chance I’d ever get to wear it again.

I’ve been getting a lot of, “wow, you’re looking slim/skinny.” It’s always by people who mean well and give me a big smile and kudos. I’m pretty vocal about my journey and experiences, so I don’t mind at all. I work in healthcare and have tons of conversations with coworkers about the health aspects and details of the…

It never occurred to me that I might dislike my body shape once I lost weight. I’m also seeing the age in my face and skin in a big way- I’m only 37 and have been wearing sunscreen daily my entire adult life so WTAF. I guess my genetics used to be hidden behind extra weight, and now I’m feeling exposed. I still wouldn’t…

I am a Registered Dietitian and am appalled at the poor information and attitude of the one you saw. Just like any profession, there are good ones and not so good ones. I personally specialize in renal, but I frequently assist my patients with weight loss for transplant purposes. It can be quite tricky to help someone…

I agree with the idea of weight and nutrition becoming a science experiment. Food has ceased to be a source of shame/morality at all. If I bring food to work with me and I’m hungry for it at 9:30 AM, I eat it with zero apologies. If I want my leftover pizza for breakfast, I have it. If I’m hungry an hour after I last ate,…

I think everyone here has very helpful suggestions. I just came to say I totally feel it when the food I thought I was going to have is not there (it was taken or went bad too quickly) and I have to pivot. I keep certain easy-to-prep things on hand at all times for this purpose because my biggest concern is getting the…

I went shopping at an outlet this weekend hoping to find some inexpensive clothes since I’m at a point where most of my currents are too big. I grabbed a bunch of size small shirts, and every single one was too big. I picked up a few x-smalls, held one up and said no way I can fit in that. Hubby glanced at it and said,…

I have always been cold natured. I’m that person who carries a sweater with me when it’s 100 degrees outside because I know I’ll be cold when I walk into a building with AC. This was true even when I was bordering on obese. I expected it to get worse since I started losing weight in January, but the opposite has happened.…