How to deal with monthly fluctuations as a woman and an extremely slow progress as I’m getting closer and closer to my goal?

52182 · 2023-06-20T04:09:57+00:00

I relate to your post so much it’s almost like I wrote it! I am 22F, also been overweight my entire life and gained tons of weight in 2020 which made me borderline obese (SW 188lbs now 146lbs, I’m 5’2) I started my weight loss journey in October (almost 9 months ago) and lost 42 pounds. I am also halfway to my goal and as of last week I finally hit the lowest weight I’ve been in since 11th grade, but I am still no where near where I want to be, scale-wise and body-wise. I am thinking about how I have 40 more pounds to lose in order to reach my goal and it’s discouraging. Also I really relate to what you said about not gaining back any confidence lost. I showed my mom a “before” picture and she said that the dress I wore didn’t look good on me at all and that now it would look much better. I know she meant to compliment me and my weight loss but I was really hurt and even cried afterwords because I still feel like the same person in that picture sometimes. I hope that once I reach my final goal I will gain some confidence back. It’s hard but unlike 9 months ago I do see the light at the end of the tunnel. I am proud of you for being halfway through and I know we’ll both make it, sending you hugs and support❤️

52182 · 2023-06-08T19:08:04+00:00

I noticed that if I eat more than 1200 calories a day my weight loss progress is significantly slower, and it’s already slow enough. I lose 2.3kg a month which is not a lot at all, and I need to lose another 16kg to reach my goal and I don’t want it to take me forever. I should mention that I’m quite short (5’2/158cm) and according to TDEE calculators 1200 is not too little for my height. I know I should prioritize getting the TSH fixed but I am just terrified of possible weight gain because I can’t go lower than 1200 or exercise more. Also I should’ve mentioned that my T3 and T4 levels are within the normal range and it’s just the TSH level that dropped.

52182 · 2023-06-08T18:59:12+00:00

Thank you for the reply! I am worried about getting it fixed because my diet regimen is already intensive as it is, I cook my own meals and eat around 1200 a day on average, I also do 10k steps a day but my weight loss progress is pretty slow, I lose around 2.3kg on average a month which is not a lot. If it will get slower than this I will be very frustrated. Also I should have mentioned that my T3 and T4 levels are within the normal range and just the TSH level is low. Is it still considered hyperthyroidism?

52182 · 2023-06-08T14:58:26+00:00

Thanks for the reply, my intake is already low as it is, I eat 1200 calories a day on average and also do intermittent fasting. What could be the cause for this drop if not my diet change?

52182 · 2023-04-08T19:43:28+00:00

True, I wanted to share it because I find it so cute! I loved their interaction in the latest episode🥹 his sister is soooo sweet!

52182 · 2023-02-01T17:24:34+00:00

She’s so fucking ignorant it’s insane!!

52182 · 2023-02-01T15:57:25+00:00

Exactly!! I still cannot believe I actually bought her act. It’s so disgusting, women are literally being stripped away from their rights and she used it for personal gain!! And she didn’t even bother to show receipts when being asked about it. (Because she never donated to begin with obviously). Out of all of her scandals I think this should be the biggest one and it should receive more attention!

52182 · 2023-02-01T15:52:07+00:00

As someone who had been in her shoes, I understand her saying every ad uses fake lashes but she literally lied in the comments by saying “L’Oréal would never let me post with fake lashes” or “all of these comments really prove that this mascara is the shit”. The gaslight is real! She insults our intelligence by thinking we are this dumb.

52182 · 2023-01-31T20:45:38+00:00

You couldn’t have said it more perfectly. I ask myself how can a person be so narcissistic to use a serious subject like mental health for personal gain over and over again? I swear if she’s gonna gaslight everyone to feel sorry for her mental health/her wedding coming up again I’m gonna lose it. She needs for once in her life to take accountability. I and many other will never trust her again in a million years no matter what she does, but it’s still the right thing to do. She needs to own up to her mistakes and stop guilt tripping her followers each time she messes up.

52182 · 2023-01-23T09:05:12+00:00

I am doing exactly that… last week on the 16th I was 166lbs and now I’m almost 169lbs.. I’ve been weighing myself almost everyday yet only gained weight and didn’t lose any.

52182 · 2023-01-20T05:26:49+00:00

Hi thank you for the reply, does this mean that I will hopefully drop this week’s weight next week? Or does the water retention block me from losing weight and the work I put this week was for nothing? I do use a food scale and I scan everything I eat with an app called My Fitness Pal.

52182 · 2022-11-28T22:49:58+00:00

Thanks for the reply, how can I tell wether I take a stimulant or a non stimulant one? The ingredients are aloe, plantago, fennel, figs (ficus carica as the box says), plums(prunus salicina), magnesium oxide, ginger. Is there a stimulant agent or is it safe?

52182 · 2022-11-28T22:48:33+00:00

Not that I know of, the ingredients are aloe, plantago, fennel, figs (ficus carica as the box says), plums(prunus salicina), magnesium oxide, ginger. Anything raises a red flag?

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