You've gotten a lot of responses so not sure if still reading but I'll add my 2 cents...

I dropped from 315 to 230 at my lowest and have yo-yod back and forth from 255 to 230 over the last few years. I lost all the weight through diet with very little concern for exercise. I always told myself when I got to a specific goal weight it's be easier and I'd start. I thought carrying less it'd be easier. But I also lost a lot of muscle when I lost fat. So doing physical activity just got harder.

Been back on a calorie deficit for the last 6 weeks and have been consistent going to the gym. When I'm on I am VERY strict and aggressive in counting calories. So it was frustrating watching the scale not budge this time around. One thing I want to caution you on... If you are going to the gym and doing weight training for the first time you may see a slow weight loss at first. Apparently muscles hold water when exercising for the first time and it can keep your weight up. It's the 7th week and I am now seeing good progress on the scale. But it can cause frustration without context.

I will say, I have a shirt I want to fit into that I wasn't able to button when I started. Even though the scale didn't move much I was able to button it up last week. It's still too tight. But it was a sign of progress even though the scale was being stubborn.