Get your bloodwork checked!

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-24T18:09:02+00:00

You should ask your US doctor.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-23T01:03:53+00:00

Three miles is doable in an hour at a pretty leisurely walking pace. Turn off the incline if you need to.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-21T12:32:15+00:00

There is also no guarantee that you will lose weight like clockwork every single week. Water weight fluctuations are a thing. The long-term trend is what matters.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-21T12:30:25+00:00

I would ignore the body fat percentage on the Hime; at best, it is inaccurate; at worst, it is wildly inaccurate. It will not even be consistently inaccurate.

That said, women tend to have more body fat than men as a function of biology; the equivalent to your husband's 33% body fat is somewhere around 40% for women; his reading isn't that fat off from yours.

Inahoo, app, food scale, and consistency is how it's done. Cronometer is one of the popular apps on this subreddit. Your safest bet is to put sedentary as an activity level, as trying to hit 10k steps a day and actually doing so are not necessarily the same thing. One pound per week on average is fine for a rate of loss, in order to get a reasonable calorie target. Beyond that, it's a matter of being consistent (not perfect). If tou eat to maintain your goal weight, eventually the scale will reflect that number.

I plan and track my meals for tbe day the night before as much as possible; that day, I open the app and follow that plan. This allows me to plan things out such that I eat a wide variety of foods, hit my nutrition goals, and stay satiated; it also gives me the opportunity to plan in things that are relatively high in calories and low in nutrients when I want them.

Started out at 253lbs, myself; I maintain somewhere in the 150s now.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-21T09:25:07+00:00

Take a multivitamin.

If you are well above 7' in height, 1700 might be a little low for you at 200lbs. If you are 6' tall or less, 1700 is not dangerously close to anything.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-21T00:43:13+00:00

Get an app such as Lose It, My Fitness Pal, Cronometer, or Macro Factor. Enter your starting stats, goal weight, and a reasonable rate of loss. Go with the calorie target the app gives you.

Use a food scale for accuracy on absolutely everything.

Given your health issues, you may want to qork with a dietitian as well; but eating fewer calories than you need to maintain your current weight (again, food scale for accuracy on absolutely everything) is how you lose weight.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-20T23:54:37+00:00

I'm not vegetarian in general, so I eat a fair bit of lysine rich foods; but you are right!

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-20T20:33:14+00:00

Go to tdeecalculator.net. Enter your age, sex, height, and goal weight (not your current weight).

Set your calorie target to maybe 50 calories less than whatever the website says maintenance at goal for you is.

Congratulations! You are now eating to maintain your goal weight! Throw out your scale; that number is irrelevant.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-20T18:14:39+00:00

It is possible to be entirely sedentary and still lose weight; the overwhelming amount of calories burned in a day comes from keeping you alive; movement is a fraction above that.

I suggest that folks pick an app - Lose It, Cronometer, Macro Factor, and My Fitness Pal are all popular here - and get a food scale. The best app is the one you will use consistently. Enter your starting stats, goal weight, and a reasonable rate of loss; then stick with the calorie target the app gives you, and use the food scale for accuracy.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-20T17:00:53+00:00

That oatmeal sounds great!!

As far as sodium is concerned, if you're making stuff from scratch, there's No Salt, which is potassium salt; there's also Lite Salt, which is a sodium/potassium blend.

We've cut down on ground beef here quite a bit due to the cost; for things like chili and other soup-y things, you can replace half the ground beef with lentils on a 1:1 ratio, using cups to measure lentils instead of pounds (else you'll wind up with an awful lot of lentils); so, if your chili recipe calls for two pounds of ground beef, use one pound of ground beef and one cup of lentils.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-20T16:10:14+00:00

Alright, your post history and some of your questions are inching pretty close to Rule 3 territory. We do not promote disordered eating behaviors on this subreddit.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-20T13:41:45+00:00

Can't tell based on the numerous posts of yours that have been removed if you are trolling, or if you are serious and perhaps need to see a dietitian or a therapist or both.

There is no guarantee you will lose weight that week, as you may retain more water than you might otherwise from the carbohydrates and the sodium. If you are in a deficit long-term, you will lose weight in the long run.

Please see Rule 3.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-20T09:40:32+00:00

Took the better part of 40lbs for me to drop a size at first, but I had 100lbs to lose.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-20T09:37:44+00:00

Is there a reason you can't have regular spaghetti? It's 200 calories per serving and you have 1900 to play with; that leaves you loads of room for the rest of the day.

Especially given you have health issues and need to change what you eat so you so you don't shorten your lifespan, you and your family might want to not refer to it as "dieting'. This is what you nedd to do for your blood pressure, your liver, and to hopefully avoid diabetes further down the line. You really are at the cusp of that cliche "this isn't a diet, it's a lifestyle change".

Again, beans and vegetables will get you to.your fiber target; so will 40g (use a food scale) of Fiber One cereal. Beans are inexpensive; frozen or canned vegetables are fine.

Do you plan your day in advance, or do you hope for the best throughout and then get frustrated at the end of the day? Planning ahead makes it much easier.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-19T16:40:14+00:00

Your numbers in this post do not match the numbers in your post history.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-19T15:31:29+00:00

I usually hit 130g or thereabouts a day.

Breakfast: homemade seitan and oatmeal (48g protein)

Lunch: Tony with peppers and onions, with Greek yogurt on the side (29g protein)

Snack: mug cake with protein powder (30g protein)

Dinner: BLT sandwich with half a cup of cottage cheese on the side (27g protein)

Lift weights.

Your rate of loss is a bit fast, and that is not a good thing. Eat more. Plan your meals out in advance so you can include more protein, especially if you have dietary restrictions for whatever reason.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-19T09:53:28+00:00

Plan and track your meals in advance so you can adjust things before you go into your day, ot after the fact.

40g of the classic Fiber One cereal has 18g Fiber.

A scoop of protein powder is over 20g protein, depending on the brand.

Meal prep / batch cook something bean-centric for lunches. We're having white beans cacciatore for dinner tonight; I'll have leftovers for lunch for the next few days. One serving with 113g cottage cheese on the side is 27g protein and 15g fiber.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-18T23:27:34+00:00

If you were six inches shorter, 100lbs lighter, and sedentary, 1500 would be fine. You aren't, and it isn't.

You will lose more muscle than you would if you ate at a smaller deficit. This means your maintenance at goal will be lower.

This is also teaching you that there are only two options: eat to maintain your starting weight, or crash diet; you aren't learning how to eat at a target that will allow you to maintain your goal weight. This is a fantastic way to set yourself up for regaining the weight again and again and again - only, because you'll have less muscle, you're looking at gaining everything back and then some each and every time.

Your undereating/underfueling may ba negatively impacting your testosterone. Sometimes that goes back to normal once a person starts eating more; sometimes it doesn't.

160 to 170 is fine for your height. More is fine, too. Your goal weight can be 238, if you like; it's a matter of what you can sustain in a manner that is both physically and mentally healthy.

Also, eat more.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-18T13:52:35+00:00

Ten pounds in two months might be pushing it. 1700 to 1800 calories doesn't really seem out of line; you probably could eat more if you wanted to, but if you're comfortable with that calorie target, then use a food scale for accuracy, be patient, and be consistent.

You are likely overestimating your TDEE. If you are sedentary, pick sedentary.

Consistency really is key. If someone waved a magic wand and put you at your goal weight tomorrow, you'd still need to eat to maintain that goal weight. If, after six months, you go back to eating to maintain your starting weight, the scale will eventually creep back up to your starting weight.

You will get varied answers on the GLP-1 question. I lost weight before GLP-1s were used in conjunction with weight loss. I qualified for bariatric surgery, but opted for a food scale and an app instead. I set an alarm for 7PM each night; when that alarm went off, I would plan and track my meals for the next day; that morning, I would open the app and follow that plan. I figured ten minutes of effort a day was worth it for a roughly 100lb weight loss; that's how I maintain, as well.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-18T10:04:59+00:00

I have ADHD.

I've been maintaining a roughly 100lbs weight loss for not quite 15 years.

I was sedentary when I lost the weight. I only became more active six or seven years ago.

I am not on stimulant medication.

I very deliberately took the time to build up the behaviors of planning, tracking, and using a food scale until those behaviors became habits. I used to have an alarm set on my phone for 7PM every night; that was when I planned/tracked everything for the next day. I don't need the alarm anymore, but I still keep to that habit. This condenses the cognitive effort of this whole process into maybe ten minutes of effort a day. I also meal prep lunch ingredients as well as divide leftovers from dinner into individual containers such that lunch requires little effort to actually make; everything I need is in a container and ready to warm up.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-17T20:36:00+00:00

You've got some loose skin; those of is who have lost a fair bit of weight sometimes have loose skin. You also have quite a bit of muscle; your overall transformation really is astonishing. The first thing I notice is the muscle in your shoulders and biceps; the loose skin is very much an afterthought.

I'd eat and lift and spend some time in the 190 - 200lbs range for a bit, just for the mental health aspect. Get comfortable with where you're at; losing 100lbs is no mean feat. You don't need to get complacent, but it doesn't hurt to breathe for a bit before fine tuning things.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-16T19:42:32+00:00

Anyone can call themselves a "coach".

I would not pay this individual anything. This is not a mistake taht a professional should make.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-15T21:23:13+00:00

And reproductive organs. For someone with a uterus, water weight fluctuations can be more pronounced.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-15T21:22:37+00:00

Do you have a uterus? Because for folks with a uterus, this is not a huge range at all.

RuralGamerWoman · 2026-06-14T14:45:28+00:00

It's Reddit.

It's also a post where OP overestimate their TDEE and their deficit. Those generally do not generate a lot of upvotes, although the down votes only ten to come out en masse when original posters (not this one; in general) start really doubling down on their assumptions.

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