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I had people say that - when I was roughly 120lbs at 5'2 (and even more so at my lowest weight which was still a BMI of 19) Mind you, I think it might be because I'm pear shaped so my shoulders and chest DO get fairly skinny, plus everyone around me was used to me in the BMI 30-35 range.. curious to see if it happens…

I started at (quickly converting kg to lbs) 205ish lbs, dropped to low 120s, then my lowest ever which was about 105lbs... and then gained back to 160s in 3 years! Now in the low 140s aiming for 120ish lbs again (I'm roughly 5'2)

apart from the obvious "how are you measuring/weighing your food?", have you checked that your activity level is set correctly and/or that your exercise estimates aren't wildly off? Especially if eating back the calories you burn through exercise

this is my absolute heaviest (or maybe 5lbs under it) vs current (-60lbs)

Doubtful unless the large deficit makes you really hungry/overeat on some days and kinda evens it out Mind you, unless it's been more than a month or so - sometimes weight just decides not to drop for a few weeks even though you're doing everything "right" (I had a month around february to mid march where I started new…

I'm surrounded by people who swear by keto... I've had people say I'll never lose weight/express surprise that I was still losing weight "because I eat fruit/carbs" ... funniest thing was when one of these comments came from someone who'd just watched me drop 20+ lbs (about 3 dress sizes, so very visible), because, shock,…

I don't want to get back to my highest weight (BMI 36-37)... also, got tired of always being tired because I was so out of shape... and I was only 18 when I got to my heaviest! I should have been in the best shape of my life, not tired after walking up some stairs or down the street

half a year, and half way to my goal (apologies for my ugly workout clothes in my old photo)

all my shoes got too big when I lost weight also, fairly sure my diet made my hair thinning issues worse at one point (I already had issues due to PCOS)

Hiya :) I also have PCOS, I'm 28 and I was diagnosed 6-7 years ago I'm trying to lose the 30-40lbs I ended up regaining in the space of 3-4 years due to inconsistent logging and stress eating after I lost close to 100lbs the first time back in 2012 - I'm currently about 20lbs away from goal, hoping to then maintain 125lbs…

I get similar stuff from my family, sometimes... especially grandparents who believe in dieting by skipping meals and eating as little as possible etc (funnily enough, these people are also chronic yo-yo dieters because guess what happens when they get to their goal weight) Besides, plateaus happen, some weeks (or months)…

the weight loss is mostly for myself.. but, got to admit, it's partially also for all the people who made fun of me for YEARS - for being short and fat as a kid.. even though I wasn't even technically overweight until later on, I was on the upper end of "normal" until my teens... it probably sounds petty as hell, but while…

Just general calorie counting has worked for me - both now and in the past (at one point dropped from 205ish lbs to about 105-110lbs at my thinnest)... I'm currently managing to (very slowly) lose on about 1300 net calories a day, trying to drop from about 160lbs last year to low/mid 120s and then maintain I'm one of those…

yeah.. he admitted he "tends to yo-yo a lot" but didn't sound too bothered so I wasn't sure if I should say anything

so I asked one of my friends who, a good month ago, started some kinda low carb thing what exactly they were doing to have dropped about 22lbs in 5 weeks... turns out it's not just low carb, they (a guy in early 20s) are eating about 1100 calories a day and exercising on top of that... yikes.. but that kinda explains it,…

1kg in 3 weeks is fine :) The last time I lost weight (about 40kg in total) the whole process took about two years? And the last 5kg took almost half a year (1/4 of the time)!

I'm guessing but did you try and cut out all your favourite "not super healthy" foods? Because that's something that always made me struggle with my diet... it's ok to still eat the stuff you love - just log it and keep in mind the portions/calories There's no need to suddenly change everything about your diet - I still…

also, yeah.. I guess I should just avoid mentinoning diets or exercise or weight around my grandma - I think she means well, but a lot of it comes across kinda... harsh and full of "woo" at times <3

this (BMI 20.5 or so) was about 3kg above the weight I apparently "looked nice" at.. I know it was technically still normal for my height, but sheesh! I guess it probably looked nice when i had my sweaters on but... I ended up constantly sick for about a year after dropping to that weight -despite trying to stay active and…

just for reference, this is my weight loss since december 2017: I'm basically trying to get to this (me at roughly 56kg 6-7 years ago) : - A small waist is nice but I felt like poop at that weight! That was the problem :P That size just didn't feel sustainable and because I'm slightly pear shaped I ended up with ribs…

my "dribbles" of milk turned out to be almost 50ml when I weighed them - which sounds like a tiny amount but could add up to 100 extra calories a day, just with my unsweetened coffee if you've just started working out it might take a while to see a drop in weight? I always seem to retain some water when I start a different…

She keeps bringing up that one time 6-7 years ago when my weight dropped to BMI 19 (I had 6+ months worth of dental issues, I unintentionally dropped a good 5-6kg below my goal/maintenance weight) and apparently I "looked so nice and slim" (I could count the ribs through my back and had the measurements of 30-22-34, no…

Apart from what I already own - what would you say would be "must have" equipment, at home? Working out at a gym gives me a lot of anxiety, unfortunately. PE at school while obese and being both teased (by both my peers and some of the teachers) and graded for it - and almost losing my scholarship because my grade average…

I want to be back to where I was 5-6 years ago in terms of flexibility (palms flat on the ground when bending over, with some extra bend to my elbows) and endurance

it's not *great* progress but I'm starting to feel a little bit stronger, at least - as in, I've had more luck with stuff like pushups lately.. *am* contemplating getting heavier weights, if nothing else for my legs

my weight will apparently stay same for a month+ at a time, then "woosh" down 3-4lbs almost overnight... I apparently stayed almost same weight january to march, but dropped a dress size

"you really shouldn't eat dinner if you're trying to lose weight" - which is silly, I've lost large amounts of weight with dinner as my main meal of the day... also, from one of my classmates at uni: "you're eating a banana for your snack? no wonder you're not losing fast if you eat sugar and carbs" (I'd often be too busy…

You didn't ruin anything in a single day, think about it, most weight loss takes weeks, months... high calorie days happen - eat normal and if your weight fluctuates (more food in your body, salt, etc) it should be back to normal in a few days <3

don't try and compete or compare with your friends or family members - as a 5'2-5'3 woman I could for example never lose weight as fast as some people who are taller and a lot heavier than me... and don't pay too much attention to unwanted "advice"/criticism from people who just happened to see you eat 1 meal and have no…

*sigh* it happens... I'd just let it go at this point tbh.. I have a friend who's the same, we used to be roughly the same size (she was a bit heavier than me, but she's also a bit taller, so probably same-ish BMI in the high 30s)... I lost weight through calorie counting and the concept of CICO... she's done keto, water…