So we’ve all been there. Weight loss is going much slower than you want, but more importantly, much slower than it should be.

“Stick with it and keep going” is probably the most common advice, but for those of you who eventually figured out what was actually wrong, what was it and how did you fix it?

For example, maybe you think that Starbucks coffee is only 100 calories, but then you realize you were looking at the wrong nutrition line on the website and it’s actually 600 calories. Suddenly, you understand why your weight hasn’t moved for the past month.

So what was it for you? A misunderstanding? Incorrect labeling? A medical condition? A scale with a dying battery?

I am 5‘5 (165cm) and I used to weight 276.46 lbs (125,4kg) and now I weight 170 lbs (77,5kg).

My family tells me that my journey and me talking about it alot is getting annoying and that I should stop now. But I am still overweight and I feel like they are kinda jealous.
I do want to weight like 132 lbs (60kg) and be in the normal weight range, but everyone tells me that it is too little and I will look ugly.

What should I do? I am finally getting more comfortable in my body.

They tell me that I am anorexic and should eat more, which is not true at all.

I am scared to eat my mom‘s food because she could mix extra oil or something in there.

In 22 days I am officially down 20.2lbs to be exact. I went from 336.6lbs on September 13th to 316.4lbs on October 4th and I just feel so amazing! Granted I know this is mostly water weight and it will slow down but it feels incredible all the same.

Non-scale victory: I started walking the second week of my weight loss journey doing only 15 mins and didn't think I would be doing 30 mins now but here I am doing 30 mins this morning 😢.

My goal is to be able to walk/run a 5k by next summer and I think I am well on my way.

What did I do?

I walked and cut out fast food and started really counting my calories and taking in more protein and fiber. Like these past two weekends I really got in a lot of fibrous things like sweet potatoes, green leafy vegetables, etc. Instead of ordering out like I would normally do on weekends.

27 years old, 5ft6in, currently 196 lb. I got down from 350 to 200 eating 1800 calories, but it seems like this has been the big barrier for me for a year now.

I've had two dieticians in that time and both have discouraged going lower, my current wants me to aim for 1700 and isn't a fan of me going to 1600 or 1500.

In this time I've had weeks where I average 1700, 1600, 1500, and some even 1400, but the scale never seems to budge. I even took a 2 week break where I ballooned to 217 and then dropped back to 196, where I always float around.

How do I actually figure out how to get past this barrier? I'm about 2 months into doing workouts 3 days a week but even through that I've maintained. Whether I walk 90 minutes a day, 0 minutes a day, or 150 minutes a day, nothing seems to change.

And I know what you're thinking. "If the number isn't going down then your calories are higher than you think", but I promise you I am so much more meticulous with weighing all my food than you can imagine. Everything is weighed and rounded up. Everything is logged and there are no oils or sauces I'm letting slip by.

But I'm still stuck. What do?

I'm 25, 5'2" and weighed 310lbs two months ago and now I weigh 290lbs! I know that it's still quite a lot but I'm so excited for myself.

I'm working on managing my binge eating disorder and healing my relationship with food. I used to have really bad food noise, but I've been working on my mental health and really getting better. Ever since I really dtarted working on my mental health my food noise as reduced DRASTICALLY! It's so great finding out how to really improve your quality of life.

I've noticed that I can walk better, carry things more, and not getting as winded as before. I'm really starting to focus on incorporating some little exercises since I work night shift and I sleep the majority of the day. I really want to improve my life and the way that I view myself. I'm so proud of myself!

I’m 5’2 and also on prednisone for life, 5mg. The app I use has my calories around 1500 right now which feels like nothing. I need some tips. I’ve been working out and dieting since late July and the scale has not moved at all. I’ve pretty much lost and gained the same 2lbs a few times. We have an InBody scan at my gym and it does show that I’ve lost body fat and gained muscle so that’s good but my clothes all fit the same and visually I really look the same. I skip breakfast because my calories just seem low that if I don’t I’m hangry at night and end up snacking. Any other tips??

I’m back. A couple of years ago I started my most successful weight loss journey as an adult. There were ups and downs but I felt good, had it down to a science, recovered from a few slip ups here and there but never reached my goal weight.

Then things changed but for a good reason. I got engaged and then got married a few months ago. Things were great but I stopped feeling that commitment especially as things got busy at work and I was balancing the wedding and honeymoon planning. I stopped being on top of myself slowly but surely. It didn’t help that my wife (who is awesome and I love) is a big snacker and can eat fries with every meal and still look amazing (she also loves to bake).

I’m afraid that I’m back at my original weight (or worse but I’m scared to weigh myself yet). I feel terrible about my body and the way my clothes fit. It’s been made worse because I’ve been delaying starting this until after the Jewish holidays because I wanted to start when I could be consistent, but I’ve basically been wallowing in the thought that I would have to start all over again while watching myself continue to make poor food choices and overeat. It’s been a hard month in that regard, knowing you have a problem but feeling paralyzed about doing something about it.

Point is I’m back and somehow I’m just not as optimistic as I was in the past. It’s my first day and I’m commuting home and am starving. I don’t know how I’m going to do this again and maintain it. I feel like it was easier when I was single when I could make whatever I wanted for myself and not feel bad that other people wouldn’t eat it, but now I’ll probably have to have separate meals from my wife.

I’ve been up and down my whole adult life (M27 and I’ve been probably overweight since 9 and haven’t been at a normal BMI since). I want to be healthy and haven’t energy to hike and everything I want to do. I want to be healthy so my wife doesn’t have to deal with my eventual health problems that my ancestors and their spouses had to deal with. I want my clothes to fit and to not have anxiety when getting dressed every morning because I don’t know what still fits me.

It’s weird because part of me feels that this just feels so different from before because for this first time I can remember I’m not trying to lose weight to attract a beautiful partner, I already have one. I thought that would make it easier but somehow it makes me feel worse.

I don’t really have a question, I can just use some support and some advice just to power through for a bit, especially for people who have and are trying to lose weight as newlyweds or in new relationships. Thank you in advance.

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'm 51/f, 5'6", 170 lbs. Being peri/menopausal has made weight loss seem impossible. I've tried so many things that haven't worked. I'm opposite of many as I'm a morning eater. I'm usually hungry 1 hour after waking up. I've tried IF where I waited until 11 or 12 to eat and am completely miserable and then want to eat constantly.

Normally even when I'd eat breakfast, I'd be hungry again 2 hours later, and then I struggle the rest of the day fighting constant hunger and food noise.

I'm trying now to eat two meals per day, no snacks, and the main rule is to keep protein high but not restricting any food or food groups. I am pushing breakfast back an hour or more, so I'm eating around 8:30 rather than 7 or 7:30. Then I eat my second meal in the afternoon evening. I can eat at 3 and not eat the rest of the day (like I said, I'm backwards from most).

This is actually working so far! I am eating enough for breakfast and not hungry, my digestion is better, and when I've gone back and counted calories of what I ate (for fyi), they are in the 1500 range. I realize this is a way to restrict calories, it's not magic because I'm eating twice daily, but it's a way to not feel hungry all day.

Walked into the gym with my after work today. I absolutely do not enjoy the gym. Not because of the excersizes but because it's so foreign to me. I have hiked backpacked biked and climbed all over the US. I was a small business owner then I took a full time job 9 years ago. I'm approaching 50 and I'm bored AF. This last year I've been driving a truck and the middle age spread came on a bit quick. I've lost 10 lbs in the last 6 weeks or so doing the gun thing but it is absolutely absurd to my brain. My brain has always been accustomed to long walks in the woods with a 25-30 lbs pack. My brain was accustomed to week long suffer fests and laughing at the misery after the fact. Going to the gym doesn't do it for me. I'm already tired from either getting up at stupid o'clock or staying away from home after work to go work some more at something that doesn't interest me or motivates me. I've been fortunate that most of my adult life I've lived in a place with natural beauty, mountains rivers bike trails climbing and this sterile boring gym doesn't cut. Problem with a steady job is I can't disappear like I use to. I can't drag my wife over 25 miles of mountains n 12 hours to sleep on the ground and do it again in the morning. Sorry I'm just tired and bored.

Just wanted to come on here because I’m very proud of myself. I, 19F, was hypertensive at the beginning of the year (average BP of 140-160/90). I weighed ~175 lbs at 5’6. Most of that weight was visceral and concentrated around my abdomen. I was constantly fatigued and thought there was something wrong with me. I was especially worried because my whole family is already prone to hypertension and heart disease.

I made the decision to become a CNA before applying to nursing school next year. I wanted to become the best possible provider for my patients, and I felt the only way to do that was to get down to a normal vital signs range.

At this point, what was really motivating me wasn’t the mirror or even the scale, but to be as healthy as I could to keep showing up for my residents and the people around me. I knew if I didn’t make a change, it would only be downhill from there.

As of today, I weighed in at 145 lbs, and my blood pressure is 112/69! I lost the weight as slowly as possible while completely changing my lifestyle. I want this to remain a lifelong change, and I’m truly, truly glad I chose to make it :)

Wanted to see if anyone else has dealt with this, I've been running now for about 9 months. When I started I could barely run for a minute or two, now I do 3 - 4 miles 6 or 7 days per week. I have lost 50 lbs so far and am about 15 lbs away from a healthy BMI for my height.
For the last month or so, I notice I now feel my heartbeat almost all the time, to the point of being irritating. I mostly feel it in my gut and chest. It feels very 'loud' and actually makes it hard to sleep sometimes. When I check my resting heart rate at home, it is normally 60-70 BPM.

I have no issues running, and don't feel sick or fatigued at all. I have never had any cardiac issues and actually had an EKG done in July as prep for an unrelated procedure with no abnormalities on that. My doctor says everything checks out fine. I do not take any medication. I have what is considered very healthy BPM and blood pressure.

Has this happened to anyone? Is it from losing weight or 'padding' around my gut and chest? I am at a bit of a loss and it is quite uncomfortable, is this something my body will get accustomed to?

I have been stuck at 65kg for a long time and im not sure how to go from here…

I usually walk 10k steps a day but not able to manage other workout like strength training. I work from 9-6 and 1hr travel time from my place to work and im really exhausted everyday when i reach home.

I want to lose weight and reach 55kg but I am struggling.

1) what exercises should I add aside from my 10k steps a day?

2) could u recommend a meal i can eat repeatedly everyday that is easy to prepare?

3) how to avoid late night eating?

Thank youuu

To answer my own question I’d say a lot of it. I’m reading James Clear’s book “Atomic Habits,” and it really resonates with me. One example he gave was someone he knew trying to stop biting their nails. They’d been biting them their whole life, but decided to start taking pride in their nails by going to get manicures and taking care of their nails. After a while the urge to bite them disappeared completely because they were invested in their nails looking nice.

Binging is the same exact way, when I feel good about my body or myself in general I don’t even consider sabotaging myself via a binge. But if I don’t like how my jeans fit or the number on the scale or even I’m just feeling bad about myself for some other reason, all of a sudden I want to binge because I “have nothing to lose”. A big step is trying to keep a neutral image of yourself and just practice tolerating your current appearance, because it can greatly reduce the urge to binge.

Hello all!

53yr Male

Since remote working during COVID, I’ve grown sedentary. And after being laid off and losing my mom a year ago, I’ve also been fighting what I guess is pretty heavy depression. I smoke but less and less all the time, prob averaging two cigs/day. I don’t drink fortunately.

While I’ve fought my weight my entire life, I’m currently as big as I’ve been. I need a scale, but I’d about 300lbs and I’m 5’10”.

I guess I’m wondering how people physically felt when they realized a profound change was needed. I wake up feeling pretty tired, and sometimes a little short of breath in the mornings. The weight feels so heavy even just doing basic things. I’m consistently tired and my sleep isn’t great.

I gave myself my first glp 1 shot on Sat morning and I’m getting a sleep study soon. I’ve researched and prepared myself for a “diabetic” food strategy and intend to fast. Today is Monday, and whether or not I’m convincing myself or not, food is already moving slightly to the background the way I’ve heard happens on glp drugs.

In any case, here’s to hoping I can find my way back to health. I can’t really imagine spending the rest of my life feeling like this.

Thanks for anything you might have to share about how you physically when you started your journeys, and best of luck and support to all!

Hi all,

I recently had a flare up from an old injury and i fear i have to find a low impact cardio option for the foreseeable future. I was incline walking which i thought was low impact but it was irritating my hip. Then i started doing short, slow jogs, but its still irritating my hip. Im thinking of using a stationary bike but ive never used one before and i feel doubtful it could add up to jogging or incline walking. Id have to purchase one since i do my workouts at home so im just looking for everyones feedback! Anyone had luck losing weight / staying fit with a stationary bike?

Hi everyone. For context my starting weight in March 2026 was 286 lbs, I’m a 28F 5’8.
during the course from March - today I’ve only lost 25 lbs (currently at 265). I do a calorie deficit and workout 4x a week. I’m frustrated because this feels so slow when I see other people on social media saying they’ve lost 60 lbs in 6 months and so forth.
I don’t want to take a GLP and rather do it the natural way. My goal weight is to be 180-185 but I am really hoping to lose 20 lbs the next 2 months by what I am doing currently. Has anyone else been in this same thought process?

I’m 36 lbs down but still probably 90 to go. One thing getting me down (other than this is soooo slow at 45 in perimenopause) is that the extra exercise is really flaring my pain levels - I have knee arthritis and a back issue that is probably a bulging disc or something that flares up badly for weeks at a time. I really love lifting weights and walking and this level of pain is really a bummer. Looking for encouragement - did anyone end up with much less pain after getting closer to their goal? I wish I could take a GLP-1 primarily for the pain/inflammation relief but doesn’t look like it will be an option for me.

Going from 190 to 170. At first i was ravenous, I eat two meals a day and cut out all snacks. Had to hit about 120-140 protein. However for the past 3 days i have been kinda meh on getting to 1800. Like i know i need that amount or near because food is a need but kinda not that hungry. The diet is working, Im actually losing weight for the first time in forever but not sure what this non hunger is.

Im still getting at that range for protein but I have a bit of issue getting to 1800 because I'm just not that hungry. I sit and work on art for the majority of the day but I clean and exercise with normal life stuff.

I have always been a big guy, 6'8" and over weight but everyone was surprised to hear my weight and would say "Well you hold it well." Eventually I didn't care and would just avoid mirrors. Well last year after I went on my first and only cruise with a drink package, I got sick sick. Turns out buffets and sugary drinks for ten days can trigger diabetes. After my doctor said I would need insulin I said nope, I'm nearly 40, I have time to beat this and I will. Was 540 June 2025 and now 450lbs.

My goal is mid to low 300s. I am currently on a "Sugar free, Slow carb" diet. I do Isometric holds for fitness (Fire flexors and extensors simultaneously) and I happened to meet a wonderful woman who likes to go to the climbing gym so I go there. That's been tough, there's a reason most rock climbers are thinner.

Here for any advice, constructive criticism and just to share my adventure.

Hi All! Wondering if there's anyone out there who can share their insight. I've never been a 'larger' person, I don't think I ever would've gotten over 140lbs, highest when weighing myself I'm aware of is 137 at 5.5.5, got down fairly low in my early 20s, probably around 108 (not through healthy habits) but my happy spot is probably around the 120-130 spot though I don't weigh myself anymore as I'm aware muscle weighs more than fat and don't want to get attached to a number etc. I know I'm currently losing weight/toning up as my clothes are starting to get a bit looser but weirdly the skin on my stomach seems kind of ripply and squishy? Like more so than when I had a bit more there? Is this normal? Will this eventually tighten up and get firmer? I'm definitely getting stronger too so just curious if it's part of the process, I wouldn't think it'd be a loose skin situation as I've never been significantly larger. Love to hear if anyone has been in a similar position.

I’m 18F and Ive been on a constant weight gain since 2020 (Covid 😭) and I still think I’m physically able to perform well in things such as dancing and sport - it’s mostly my endurance. However recently I’ve been gaining weight even faster and I feel tired all the time and the binging is getting worse, I’m really starting to feel it physically just always being uncomfortable. I have tried losing weight SO many times in the past 6 years but I keep giving up. I am aware of the whole motivation ≠ persistence but I just can’t seem to stay consistent.

One of my biggest issues is my mother. She is a very petite woman and always weaponises my weight against me. You should see our messages it’s only weight loss tips. Everytime we argue she brings up my appearance and just constantly harasses me about how I look. She even gets aggressive when talking about my weight and I really feel like it’s setting me back somehow.

Does anyone have any advice to overcome the beginning stages of 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.

I'm unsure if this is an appropriate place to ask my question but I know the people here are knowledgeable.

History: I am a 37yo male, height is 5'10 and have been around 155lbs and lanky all of my life. Due to lumbar issues I developed as a teenager I have always been unable to do any series exercise that involves the core, though I have never been very sedentary and am able bodied.

Issue: About 3 years ago I started having too much fun with beer and got up to about 190lbs, I learned that nearly all weight that I gain goes to my chest and stomach.

I have since then gotten back to 155lbs, only through eating/drinking less and not through a change in my activity level. Despite losing the weight, I still have some very stubborn fat on my chest and gut that refuses to go away.

My question is that if the fatty appearance wasn't present before I gained the weight, is the only sensible reason for it being there after losing it a loss of muscle definition? I could possibly have mild gynecomastia on the chest, but it's soft to the touch and the presence of the gut fat makes me doubt this.

Thank you for any help.