Gym on Sidechat | Hard to admit, woman enough to say it: finally in the 330’s after being in the 340’s-350’s for so long. Eating has been my coping mechanism for years, but now I’m taking back control, sticking to my deficit, and recommitting to the gym (-7 lbs in a week)

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Hard to admit, woman enough to say it: finally in the 330’s after being in the 340’s-350’s for so long. Eating has been my coping mechanism for years, but now I’m taking back control, sticking to my deficit, and recommitting to the gym (-7 lbs in a week)

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Anonymous 22w

The main thing that helped me lose and keep 30 pounds off was changing the amount I eat. I still eat whatever I want (which isn’t the healthiest) but I stop eating before I feel actually full (like 80%) and I ended up liking the feeling bc it makes me more energetic rather than wanting to take a nap after every time I eat. I see people who are your weight and begin their journey to a healthy body as superheroes bc that’s such a hard thing to do!!! You should be proud!! And good luck to ur goal

Anonymous 22w

While realizing this is good and sticking to a healthy deficit is ideal, make sure your deficit is above 1300 please. On a healthy weight loss plan you're only expected to lose 2lbs per week MAX. 7lbs sounds like a dangerous path

Anonymous 22w

that’s amazing !!

Anonymous 22w

Dude that’s incredible and I’m proud of you for doubling down! Also just in case you don’t know, consistent gym and protein intake is going to be more important than your deficit. A slight deficit is ideal to burn fat and build muscle, but modern studies show us it’s not totally necessary. So stick to your deficit but don’t beat yourself up if you go over it a little bit

Anonymous 22w

BANGGGGG

Anonymous 22w

hell yeah!

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Anonymous 22w

Hell yeah, just stay consistent not everyday is gonna be a good day. Take your rest when needed but keep pushing yourself!

Anonymous 22w

Good for you!!!!

Anonymous 21w

gotta split this one up into a few peices: i want to preface this by saying that im incredibly proud to hear ur starting this journey and i in no way want to take away from your efforts, but 7 lbs of fat loss in a week is essentially impossible unless you’re in 3700 calories of deficit per day.

Anonymous 22w

Great job

Anonymous 22w

Congratulations!!

Anonymous 22w

CONGRATS!!!

Anonymous 22w

Be PROUD to say it and woman enough to admit it.

Anonymous 22w

Amazingggg💪🏽

Anonymous 22w

That’s awesome try GLP

Anonymous 22w

GO GIRLLLLL

Anonymous 22w

I’d consider ozempic at this weight. There’s no shame in taking medication if you’re brains hunger drive is messed up

Anonymous 22w

Ummm

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Anonymous

#3 22w

To me, for whatever reason, using medicine feels like cheating, so I’d rather stay away from it if I can. I will admit, I took Phentermine for a month when I first started the deficit bc i was still hungry at my cal limit, so I spoke with my doctor and made an exception. It’s been a few weeks since I last took it and I still don’t feel like I’m starving myself to stay in the deficit. I want to try everything I can before looking further into anymore meds :)

Anonymous

OP 22w

You got the right mindset. Stay strong and don’t give up, this will be a monumental moment in your life!

Anonymous

#6 22w

Thank you for sharing! I’ve definitely become a lot more aware of when I’m full or becoming full. Still waiting for the energy part to kick in lol. I go from work to the gym and then I’m exhausted by like 6:30. I don’t drink/like caffeine drinks, so I’m not too sure what else to try

Anonymous

OP 22w

If you are deficient in any vitamins that could help!!

Anonymous

#14 22w

Deficit’s at 1800-1900 (set by my doctor). I’m not expecting dramatic drops in a short time period moving forward. I assumed that a dramatic change in my daily routine (going to the gym consistently again) probably caused it this time around

Anonymous

#16 22w

Thanks for the advice!

Anonymous

OP 22w

You got this 🤜🤛

Anonymous

#13 22w

The gym must always be a place where we encourage each other rather than judge and compare. We all have goals, and any achievement is one that should be recognized and celebrated.

Anonymous

#16 22w

🤜🤛

Anonymous

#13 22w

I’ll be the first to judge a lazy person, but if you’re judging someone in the gym you got some issues bro

Anonymous

#15 22w

All I said was umm her post was a lot to process for me as I am on my own worghtloss journey

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Anonymous

#6 22w

yes if you can do it this way, 100% try. i regret getting into volume eating bc i never stopped the habit of needing to be completely full to the point of feeling sick. we aren’t meant to be like that, we should feel hungry sometimes. trying now to just eat smaller portions 😭

Anonymous

#19 22w

Thanks for your suggestion! I’ll definitely consider it if the hunger drive gets out of control

Anonymous

#20 21w

at 1800 calories in deficit you’ll lose about 3.5 lbs of body mass a week, which means about half of that is likely coming from water weight, and at 340 lbs you can be fluctuating by about 10lbs of water weight per day. that means it might even be 3 weeks before you are consistently below where you are now, despite the fact that at that point you will have lost an entire 10 lbs of fat.

Anonymous

#20 21w

i say that not to discourage you, but because when most people see that they assume that their deficit isnt working or that theyre some genetic or metabolic anomaly that all of the science doesnt apply to, which a lot of the time leads them to trying random bs that doesn’t work or giving up. don’t let the scale stop you from seeing the truth. if you make sure you’re tracking everything correctly, trust your deficit, and keep kicking ass you will succeed. im proud of you and im rooting for you

Anonymous

#20 21w

Wow, thank you for sharing all of this! It will definitely help when I do my weekly weigh ins. In the past, I got easily discouraged when my weight would constantly fluctuate within that 10 pound range you were talking about, and I’d give up within like a month of really trying. Reading this makes me a lot less anxious about the number on the scale and more focused on putting in the work.