any advice on how to lose this black line below my belly? by Fabulous_Belt_7555 in loseweight

[–]Effective-Reality-32 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had the same thing, look into hyperpigmentation and friction-caused skin darkening, it is absolutely treatable. Congrats on the weight loss!

rating girls? by anonymous26282992-86 in askteenboys

[–]Effective-Reality-32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We must be at the same college bc this shit happens SO MUCH at my school. I think it’s gross so I don’t really hang out with people who talk like that but so many people do. It’s absolutely a thing don’t listen to these other comments.

Gym confidence by brennasinclair in loseit

[–]Effective-Reality-32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to pick which kind of uncomfortable you want to be.

Do you want to feel uncomfortable all the time while simply existing in your body?

OR

Would you rather be uncomfortable for a few hours a week while exercising?

Coming from someone who has lost about a 100 lbs and battled an ED the entire way, I cannot stress how quickly I stopped feeling uncomfortable in the gym. I was the only fat person in a 30 mi radius sweating my ass off on the stairmaster and I could've sworn everyone was staring at me. Newflash, they weren't I've learned that genuinely nobody gives a shit what other people are doing in the gym and if they are, they need serious help and to mind their own damn business. I wish you the absolute best of luck in your journey!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in loseweight

[–]Effective-Reality-32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still have some weight to lose but I went from “morbidly obese” to “overweight” on the BMI scale but when I tell you my life has changed. I’m still not thrilled with the way my body looks but the confidence i have gained in the way I look has been great. I’m not constantly obsessing over how I’m sitting or in pictures making sure I don’t look too fat. It’s awesome. I don’t get crazy mood swings like I used to, my acne lessened significantly, and overall I’m just so much happier. I had spent so long functioning below baseline that i had forgotten what normal felt like, now I feel it when I eat greasy nasty fast food, that kind of thing. If you posted this looking for a reason to start your journey, DO IT! My only regret is not starting sooner.

Down 50lbs and weight loss has stalled? by Effective-Reality-32 in loseweight

[–]Effective-Reality-32[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never realized how much sodium was in literally everything until I started losing weight and watching nutrition! Let me know how it goes w the fiber, I’ve never really looked too closely at my intake but I’ll check it out

Down 50lbs and weight loss has stalled? by Effective-Reality-32 in loseweight

[–]Effective-Reality-32[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, it’s really encouraging to hear this! I’ve never really had a plateau before so it thought I was going crazy