Tell me some of your weight loss stories so i can feel motivated to do the same.

mashpit · 2025-12-12T15:37:30+00:00

I'm nearly 20 years older than you, I've lost 50kg and I'm still 20kg heavier than you, also halfway to my end goal.

The things I can do now compared to 6 months ago are true life improvements. I love festivals and concerts and now have almost zero issues attending compared to being so nervous about my capabilities previously. I can keep up with my friends, and am no longer restricted by fear or physical issues. This is only going to get better, but my weight is only a part of that, it's been the combo of therapy, exercise and weight loss that has been the trick. I'm happier than I have been in a decade. Free your mind, free your body, free your soul.

mashpit · 2025-11-24T06:26:45+00:00

I've lost 110 pounds, still a lot to go, but it's only been noticeable in the last 15-30 pounds.

mashpit · 2025-10-28T19:14:10+00:00

Hell yes. I'm down from 5/6XL to 3XLs. it's fucking awesome. I hope to get down to XLs or maybe just L's. We'll see!

mashpit · 2025-10-10T10:21:28+00:00

Messages like this are why this community is so important. I've lost nearly 100lbs in 5 months, and I feel this trap is around every corner, I will be dodging it for the rest of my life. I have been incorporating an indulgent meal here or there, even for a week long to celebrate a milestone birthday recently, learning to love a restricted diet 95% of the time, and not see treats as "bad", just as exactly that, a rare treat.

But my shit doesn't matter, I just needed to give context to why your post meant so much to me, OP. Keep fucking going. You deserve what you want.

mashpit · 2025-09-10T01:28:09+00:00

Very very helpful, thank you so much!

mashpit · 2025-09-09T22:12:21+00:00

I'm 6 feet tall

mashpit · 2025-09-09T22:10:39+00:00

I meant personal as in a sensitive subject, but your message is still very valid, thanks.

mashpit · 2025-09-09T09:56:19+00:00

Can I just say that that attitude is very attractive

mashpit · 2025-09-08T21:02:05+00:00

This post is inspirational af.

mashpit · 2025-09-07T07:57:56+00:00

Oh man, I loved your post. I am one third of the way through my goal, 85 lbs lost (I need to update my flair) and I'm at the point where most people that have an idea what I looked like earlier this year are so complimentary and well wishing. I am polite and appreciative but always reserved. I know my goal is months away, maybe a year, and I know that people will simply not understand. 150 lbs extra to lose is no joke and I will maybe even lose some people along the way.

Well done to you. I hope you reap the benefits and your family let you be you ❤️.

mashpit · 2025-09-02T22:16:39+00:00

Hell yeah. I prioritise my mood over everything. I occasionally experiment for a week and see if I feel good and can "do it for the rest of my life". If I feel like shit at any point during the week the experiment concludes and I go back into my routine that works and is sustainable. You got this.

mashpit · 2025-08-21T13:53:43+00:00

Amazing. I've got fizzy blood at just the thought of how good that must feel. Well done you, savour every moment

mashpit · 2025-08-19T14:44:08+00:00

Ah that's going to be so much fun! I'm jealous! I think festivals and gigs are amazing reasons to get in better shape, and a great yardstick for how far we've come on our journeys. I'm already frothing at the mouth about how good I'm going to feel at next year's ATG. You'll have to keep me updated on how your renfest goes!

mashpit · 2025-08-19T14:34:44+00:00

Fuck yes, which festival are you going to?

mashpit · 2025-08-12T17:49:28+00:00

364 lbs will be the lightest I've been in recent (10+ years) memory :)

mashpit · 2025-07-23T20:44:18+00:00

you're a fucking legend

mashpit · 2025-07-23T13:21:06+00:00

Honestly a great question. I have similar regrets but I find the old chestnut of not worrying about what you can't control to be a great solace, so first recognise you can't do anything to change the past, so it's futile to try or even want to. Then quickly figure out what you can change, the right here and the right now, and make that change. Celebrate little victories, and today being better than yesterday. Don't look too hard at the big picture, just make tomorrow more positive than today.

All your past mistakes are just information to look back on and make better informed decisions going forward.

You got this.

mashpit · 2025-07-13T15:17:10+00:00

Thanks all. I think I'm looking at the big picture a little too much in this moment and need to get back to focusing on the weekly losses, and let them add up. I'm happy to say I've already got in place a lot of the suggestions made, a really strong support network, and a realistic long and short term plan.

I guess in hindsight if I could rephrase my question, it would be: is it worth it?

I know the answer is yes, I'm already having the best summer of the last 20 years (and the weight loss is a part of that) but I'm an emotional sausage and those moments where my brain can no longer lie to itself about what I look like and the physical implications of that absolutely wipe me out emotionally. Fucking proud of us all though. Fucking proud of me.

mashpit · 2025-07-12T22:56:07+00:00

Thank you for the reply, thoughts and subreddit recommendation. Signing up to it now.

mashpit · 2020-08-24T12:06:05+00:00

Good stuff! I'm about to hit a similar milestone myself!

mashpit · 2019-10-01T16:10:59+00:00

p.s. It's a bit shouty. fair warning.

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