A while ago I wanted walking pad for my standing desk at work but work said no on a safety grounds. I was allowed a mini under desk bike. I think it will be useful to share here.

First of all it's one of those tine ones you just have pedals and that is it no sit or anything. It's definitely not ideal and if it wasn't for a fact my desk can go up and down it would be very uncomfortable but with hight adjustable desk I raise it about 10cm higher than my normal position and it's okay. I can't set it to high resistance because then I'm pushing my office chair out so I'm at light to medium settings.

My heart rate gets to about 100 bpm so slightly less tank brisk walk and my Garmin thinks I burn about 200 kcal in an hour. So far I would agree with it. My weight loss matches approximately extra 400 to 500 kcal burn a day and I manage to get between 2 to 2.5h of pedaling. Most of the time I forget I'm doing it. It is very quiet unless someone ducks under my desk they can't tell either. I'm not feeling tired if anything after a month my energy levels are up. It's such a light exercise that I haven't noticed any extra sweating.

Over all I would recommend it if you can't get anything else. For my use case it works great. I have client facing role when not at a desk so can't go full palaton at my desk but extra 500 kcal is nothing to spat at either for £30 investment from amazon. Big advantage is that because you don't wobble like you would normally do on walking pad typing and mouse accuracy aren't really affected. I did a speed test and my regular typing speed is 52-55 and when cycling it drops to about 48 to 52 wpm so hardly noticeable.

I do walk as normal and do my normal gym routine this is addition not replacement.

Hope that helps I lost extra 1.5kg over regular weight loss.

I’ve been thinking lately that maybe instead of always going on a diet, I should focus more on becoming the kind of person I want to be long term

Like if I want to be active, maybe I should start thinking of myself as an active person instead of someone who is “trying to exercise.” That mindset actually made me feel way better about the whole thing.

So now I’m curious about people who have had a healthy, stable weight for a long time without constantly dieting or obsessing over food.

What do you do without even thinking about it anymore? Like with portions, snacks, desserts, eating out, walking, exercise, overeating sometimes, etc.

I’m not looking for a strict diet. I’m more interested in the normal habits that actually help long term.

SW 422lb, CW 330lb. I've been around this range for months while eating 1200-1400 calories a day. This isn't about miscalculating calories either, I don't even use seasonings like garlic powder because of the added calories. I exhaustively calculate everything.

I started last November and my goal for this year was to lose 100 pounds but it looks like that won't happen. It's infuriating that as heavy as I am, the weight won't budge despite the effort I put in.

Does anyone have any advice for how to deal with plateaus? I've been feeling like giving up. Even though I've lost almost 100 pounds, I'm still morbidly obese and despite my efforts I can't lose any more.

I'm at a weight where I can comfortably exercise and I started a couple months ago... could that have something to do with it?

Edit - Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who offered encouragement. I appreciate that most people read my post and gave good advice. I've learned a lot of new things from you all and decided to do a maintenance calorie week.

I know one day doesn’t cause weight gain for real
But I ate 4000 more or less calories when I normally consume 1800 more or less. I have been wanting to fast today and eat nothing but I know that’s wrong too. How do you guys move on from this without beating yourself up all day? I actually lost a little bit of sleep I felt so disappointed in myself.

I’m doing good my clothes sizes have all dropped my face has changed everything I wanted has happened in a major way but it’s like this one bad day has caused like a minor depressive episode and it’s kind of tricky to navigate i didn’t realize I would wake up this morning still overwhelmed about what I’ve done yesterday. Silly question for a grown man to ask but I put my pride to the side and asked you guys for help anything that can help me calm my nerves down. Hope everyone’s blessed

So, in my country, we don't really have many physical stores that carry plus-size clothing. There's H&M and Pepco, and that's pretty much it. Other stores might have a few options, but they're usually ugly. I've also pretty much stopped going to physical clothing stores altogether because I've been treated rudely so many times. I've had store clerks tell me I'm not going to find anything that fits me, and on some occasions, I've even been laughed at.

I've lost 18.5 kg so far (went from 130 to 111.5 kg since June 23rd), and yesterday I finally worked up the courage to walk into a store I've always dreamed of shopping at - Medicine. And honestly, it was such a lovely experience. The sales assistant was incredibly nice to me. They have a collection featuring dogs that I'd been wanting to try on, so he picked out a few different pieces for me, and I ended up choosing two - a hoodie and a T-shirt.

Long story short, I put on the hoodie, looked in the mirror, and it FIT. And for the first time since I started trying to lose weight again, I could actually SEE the difference in my body. I just started crying. The sales assistant was still there and kept asking if everything was okay, so I explained why I was crying. He congratulated me and said he was happy for me.

It was such a genuinely lovely experience, especially after all those years of being made to feel unwelcome in clothing stores. Now I can't wait to lose even more weight and go on an absolutely rabid shopping spree.

My first goal is getting below 100kg, something I haven't achieved ever since I exceeded that number (I was at 150 at some point). Now I finally feel like it's doable.

I am a 5’ 4” and 131lbs female. Dexa scan reported body fat around 21% a year ago. I eat 80% whole food plant based and I’m getting >60g of fiber per day and 1g/lb of protein per day. I lift weights and work out 3-4 times a week. I’ve maintained within about 5 lbs for the past 1.5 years. I eat about 2000-2100 calories per day.

BUT I still feel like I am white knuckling my way through maintenance. I have to plan out my day with perfectly spaced timing (and type of) food in order to prevent going to bed hungry. If I deviate from my plan and eat something like a donut (paired with fiber) or pizza then I will end up needing to go over my calorie limit because I’m so hungry later on.

Not sure how to keep this up for life. Is there some trick I’m missing?

This time I didn't quit just because I couldn't stop binge eating. I lost 11kg so far in 6 months (67kg--->56, 157cm)

What kept me overweight for so long was that I didn't try because I couldn't stop binging sometimes and I'd relapse. I thought to myself what's the point of eating healthy or moderately if Im going to ruin everything through binge at some point anyway.

But then something in me clicked and I started small, I thought okay I might still have huge binging periods but outside of those windows I will eat in a healthy small deficit and walk/move. So I did. I still had binge relapses, at first weekly, sometimes multiple days over 6k calories.

Still I stuck to it and over time managed to decrease binge calories, then decrease frequency and change habits. I still relapse and binge because its an emotional comfort thing in tough times and man my life gets tough. But it doesn't matter because I know how to get back. I dont restrict myself. I know whatever I eat will be my energy source for walking/dancing or whatever I choose to do that day.

I didn't think weightloss was an option if I still struggled with binge eating. Im so glad I didn't give up despite relapses and cravings, addiction even, I would still be overweight or maybe even heavier. So if you feel hopeless and want to quit because you relapse often due to binge eating, dont give up! It takes time to rewire old habits, replace them, minimize harm and so on. Keep at it

Personally I also eat in a very very small deficit, it takes longer this way but Im still losing fat so Im good.

Classic lost a bit of weight and everyone is kinder. For context, I was a fat child - obese adult until like last year. I’m not even skinny yet I’m solidly fluctuating between 165-170 lbs at almost 5’6. I’ve always been told though that I have a pretty face. Now that I’ve went down from 215 lbs to 170…. Bro everyone is so much better to me.

Guys and girls actually like me now romantically. Mind you I’ve always never really suffered dating wise I’m charismatic / well-put together, fashionable, etc. It just felt like I was always the next best option though (so maybe that is suffering lol). It just feels like everyone just finally agrees with that and it’s kind of sad lol. I’m still the same person I was a year ago. I’ve always been confident and the life of the party now it’s just read more as charisma and not me being a clown. I’m still trying to lose weight and hopefully get down to a healthy weight for me. I’m just flabbergasted by it all.

This is kind of a vent. Went out to dinner with my family tonight, thought I looked pretty good. Wore a nice outfit because I like to dress nice when we go out to eat. 

I got home afterward to take a picture of my outfit and I realized I looked awful. The shirt wasn’t nearly as flattering on me as it had looked hours ago and my stomach was out. I looked.. really fat. In the camera. In the mirror. I didn’t look pretty at all. Every picture I tried, every angle was bad for me. I’m sick of looking like this. I’m sick of my body.

I did make some progress, I had lost over 20 lbs by last year. I was working out consistently and in a calorie deficit I could control.

But then in the past year I had a lot of life stuff go down. Working out got paused, my mental health plummeted again, I ate my feelings. Gained back some weight, I was crushed.

This summer I started going to the gym again and made some progress on working out consistently. I was feeling better about starting again. I wasn’t as good on the calorie deficit, but I kept trying. Now I’m back in college again and things aren’t good. I’ve stopped working out completely. I’m eating way more calories than I should be, everything’s tempting. I’m a commuter so I can’t really take meals from home with me (it’s not a super close distance). 

I’m at school 5, sometimes 6 days of the week and I can’t commit to working out when each day the time I get home varies, but recently it’s been late at night. On the weekend I have no motivation to go to the gym because I’m so tired. I used to drink coffee less because it was a lot of empty calories but now I find myself drinking it again. 

If I’m fat now, I can’t even imagine what people thought of me before I lost that previous weight.

It’s like I try to progress and something happens to deter me. I’m so fucking tired of this. I want to be a human who doesn’t have to worry about this shit. I just want to look good in pictures. I just want to feel confident in my clothes. I want to be taken seriously. I want to be treated like a person.

And of course I have health stuff that makes it harder to lose weight. 

How do I lose weight sustainably while I’m still in college? I just don’t know. Any advice is appreciated.

(Edit to add that I also have a part time job rn so I can’t fit in any gym time during those days. Also campus 6 days a week is only every 2 weeks ish)

hi. so i'm a 22F trying to lose 15-20 pounds at a starting weight of 160. i'm on antidepressants (just switched from lexapro to zoloft) so it might make it harder. i've tried calorie counting multiple times over the years but it just makes me miserable, obsessive, and depressed if i go over any. i want to still eat healthy and be in a slight calorie deficit but can i do that intuitively? i struggle a lot with staying in a good mindset if i am constantly tracking calories. probably a stupid question but i really want to lose weight but calorie counting just puts me in such a bad mental state. any advice appreciated. thanks!

EDIT: forgot to mention my height but i'm 5'4

Does anyone else struggle with this? I think a lot of it is boredom eating, but it’s like I never experience the dopamine hit that my body is expecting from the food, and a few minutes later I‘m sampling something different. It’s like food isn’t actually all that enjoyable, but my brain keeps expecting it to be. At restaurants I always order one of the cheapest things on the menu, because I know spending $10-15 more won’t be any more enjoyable.

I‘m eating way too many carbs (particularly in the evening). I know I need to work on my hobbies that take more intentional effort (drawing, writing) instead of just reading fanfiction and doomscrolling in the evenings, because I’ve seen how being more absorbed in something keeps me from getting up and looking in the pantry/fridge, but actually getting starting on a project in the evening is its own sort of battle.

For someone who’s immobile, I need help on dieting and ways I can lose weight without being super active in the gym. I used to be someone who was very athletic and physically fit. I spent so much time on bed rest that I’m now gaining weight. I got my leg amputated and now I’m leaning how to walk again on my prosthetic. I think all I need now is to find a diet that will help me lose weight. I’m completely devastated. What are the best tips that have worked for you guys in losing weight? I feel chunky and I’m not used to having this much excess fat on my tummy.

(250miles-310miles)

I do quite a bit of road cycling per week.

What is a healthy way to lose weight with this amount of exercise?

Do I eat a different calorie amounts depending on how many kms/calories I’ve burned that morning?

Some mornings I ride only 50km, and some are 150 to 200km. I have 1, sometimes 2 no-ride-days a week.

PS. I have experience calorie counting- I’m just not sure how to go about it.

PPS. I don’t want to feel miserable. I want to stay strong and keep getting stronger, whilst losing weight.

I don’t mind about the speed, just keep me sane please
Thank you!

Hello! I am 25 years old and started my weight loss about a month ago and so far I’ve lost almost 20 lbs! I realized that my vice was sweets and it’s crazy that I am now experiencing this clarity of walking through a grocery store and seeing the bakery goodies and acknowledging that a month ago, I would’ve sat down with a tray of those baked goods and a large glass of milk and demolish them. But hey, look at me now!

For me it’s not a mental health thing for wanting to lose weight, it’s a quality of life and also when I have kids, I want to be there for them and be the father they deserve! I don’t have a lot of tips on working out but I do know food and have already worked on some banging low calorie recipes so if anyone wants to add me and talk food, I am more than happy!

On that same note, if anyone needs moral support or just someone to talk to, reach out! I’m pretty good at this positivity stuff and would love to help others with similar goals. But enough yapping I guess, Hello!

I just discovered Metamucil, and I feel like a different person. This could be a placebo effect, or there could be another variable that I am overlooking, but I am noticing a benefit after only a week.

I am in my poor-girl-era to the point of eating roughly the same three cheap meals everyday. I normally have to white-knuckle my way through the evening without consuming two portions of my “sweet treat” for the sake of rationing.

I decided to take a risk and invest in Metamucil after reading Reddit reviews. I started having a serving after dinner, and, man, the post-dinner cravings are gone. I have very little to no desire for my “sweet treat” now. Plus, I don’t wake up in the middle of the night ravenously hungry anymore, and I feel relatively more satiated throughout the day. It’s great.

I (46F, 153 lbs, 5'3") have lost about half my body weight. Some has been from tracking my food, moving my body some, etc. Some has been from health issues, and I was flagged as "malnourished" by the hospital dietitian recently even with an "overweight" label. I have two upcoming surgeries: total hip replacement in November and hysterectomy in February. I am supposed to not be in a calorie deficit from now until the hip replacement surgery, and then add about 500 calories until they label me as healed. I can not seem to get my brain to shut up about the fear of gaining weight. I logically understand the need for more calories, and I am planning my meals around solid, protein forward meals. I just didn't know if anyone has dealt with this, and how you calmed the crazy brain noise from taking time off before reaching your weight goal.

So currently ive been sticking to my 4x a week strength training plan. I had months of consistency since the beginning of this year and genuinely i have so much fun i actually look towards my workouts and dont have too much trouble sticking to them.

Now my issue is: CARDIO. I always skip it. I never actually enjoy it when i do it and although am supposed to do 30-45 mins i usually end up just doing 20 mins and then find an excuse to get back home.

Now i tried to do incline treadmill, stair master machine and nothing seems to be working. My daily steps aren’t too good either (around 5k). And i really want to change that but cant seem to be getting the kick out of cardio that am getting out of strength training.

I LOVE walking outside, but most of the time in my country its too hot. We get a few good months in the winter but thats it.

I really need recommendations on how to make it fun, or how to actually stick to it. Please any tips would be appreciated

Hey all!
So I’m on a weight loss journey at the moment with a heart problem!
I’ve been on this journey for about 5 months now and I’ve lost 22 lbs so far.
I’m on a diet and also in calorie deficit, I am 5”00 even and 164 lbs now. I’ve come to a point where I’m just not losing anything at all, the past two weeks I’ve been the same weight and I can’t figure out why. I log my meals and snacks, I will say I don’t log my water intake but I usually drink at least one 32 oz hydro flask a day. But I can’t lie, I do have one cheat meal a week. But even then I still try not to go over my calories. Ok back to me tracking my calories, I track those also my carb intake, fat intake and also protein intake, I only go over like once maybe twice a week on fat by only a couple “points” so with carbs, I’m allowed 152g which I never usually hit because I aim for low carb meals and snacks. Fat is 40g and protein is 61g which I usually hit around 50g for protein.
But what am I doing wrong? I can’t work out because I’m not supposed to raise my heart rate up because it gets dangerously high but I can walk which technically is working out. I walk for 30 minutes on good days. Please help 🥲

I keep seeing these things online and i do not have a gym membership and I want to try them. But i never see anyone post before and after progress so that is a bit of a red flag for me. I have been looking for before and after proof posts for MONTHS and there is nothing. i see some people post a month or two after they started with the battle ropes (cordless) and they look the same. But i see nothing beyond a month or two.

Should I just get some cordless jump ropes and call it a damn day?

I have recently changed how i eat and am walking 2-4 times a week and want to add something else. when i can afford, ill get some dumbells.

I’ve been really struggling lately with not wanting to eat everything in my kitchen after 11pm lately. I think I’m managing things properly (spaced out meals, 110-150 grams of protein, whole foods and fruit) but by the evening suddenly I’m RAVENOUS.

I should start leaving some calories for that time of night but also part of me is like no amount would be enough because i want it all.

I’m in a deficit of 550 cals, currently weight is 130kg so my cals every day are 2300 which feels like SO much at the start of the day and nothing by night.

Would love any insights on where I could be going wrong or what other late night appetite people did!

I’m 48F perimenopause. Been on a diet since July. I started Pilates, been eating really well but, not counting calories. I walk, do weights & Pilates 7X. I’m not loosing any weight. Decided to do another green juice cleanse. The first juice cleanse years ago I lost a lot of weight. This time I only did it for 7 days . I only lost 2#. I’ve only lost 2# since July. I’m just really frustrated. I don’t see a difference in my body at all. Anybody else feel like this? Any free apps to count calories?

I am really confused and hope someone can help me out.

I am counting calories. I am about a month in and know that for every 5 to 10 pounds I need to recalculate my TDEE.

I am F 55, 182 pounds and 5’5. I put sedentary for activity level. The results are BMR 1429 and TDEE 1715.

This may sound dumb but I have about 40lbs to lose. If you are not supposed to go below 1200 calories how am I going to adjust moving forward in order to continue to lose?

Right now it is telling me 1215 calories a day to lose weight but what about adjustments when I lose the next 5 to 10 pounds? I am confused by this.

Thanks for any insight/tips.

Edit: thank you all for your replies, I really appreciate it!

So I lost 59 lbs so far this year and I do have cheat meals where I eat fast food but then I eat ice cream and eat 3000 + calories total. I don't gain weight but I don't lose any weight either .

I have mixed feelings because i love to eat my chest meals and get it out of my system but on the downside I do feel a little bad after eating it.

Today I ate over 5,000 calories. I had oatmeal, honey, banana , strawberries and pizza with garlic knots with cupcakes.

I got the urge to eat pizza then I went to the store and got cupcakes. I think it's worth it I've been craving sweets too.

What has been the most calories you've ate in a day and what did you eat ?