I Am Trying to Lose Weight

I need to loose weight. I am going to tell you my weight loss story just so I can get the best advice possible. I lost about 20lbs but then gained back 10 and then lost 10 again lol. I have always been around 150lbs but started gaining weight probably in 10th grade I believe I was about 180 or 190 when I graduated. I have been out of highschool for a while now since i am 24 years old now lol. I stopped gaining weight for a while when I was up to 190lbs. I got a job in a hotel and I worked in the laundry room a couple years ago. I had to move around a lot and stand a lot lift things and I moved my arms constantly all day and it was so hot in there so you would sweat just standing. I also barely ate since I didn't have much time to. I ate a little bit for break fast a sandwich or a granola bar for lunch and then a small dinner. I was probably under eating. I lost a lot of weight I was down to 180 which is over weight but I think its a healthy weight for my body type. I have big thighs a big butt and large breast and I do gain a lot of muscle quickly. I eventually quit that job and was out of work for a little while. Ended up gaining all that weight back plus 10 more. I was around 209 lbs and that was really unhealthy for me I didnt feel good and didnt look good. Finally I got another job at a grocery store. I had to do a lot of walking and I got a second job too for a while in a different hotel in the laundry room. I started loosing weight again I got down to 188 so I lost around 21 lbs. But then I just stopped loosing weight and it kept on going from 188 to 197 and back up and down again but never losing more weight. Now I am back to 197. I've noticed that my clothes fit looser and my thighs got smaller and my arms are way smaller and I have more muscle tone and less flab on my lower arms my butt is more rounded and all that. But my lower stomach wont really change. I noticed that I lost a lot of fat around my rib area. My lower stomach starting around my belly button isnt as big as it was but I feel like its sticking out more than it use to even though its smaller. I just feel like its hanging on and wont come off. It isnt loose skin or anything but its just fat. What can I do to get rid of it. The only thing that has worked for me is when I forget to eat and I am constantly moving.

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SW-User

There's no such thing as spot reduction so the only way to lose that last bit is to reduce your overall weight. You seem to know how to do that: eat less and move more.

What can you do to get more movement in? Walking, running, cycling, swimming, weights? Also do you have some bad eating habits that make the weight go up?

ImnotAngela · 31-35, F

@Wilbury: Well I could work out more. But my job requires me to walk all the time. but i probably should run or something. I am not the worlds healthiest eater but I am also not bad either. I dont dink soda very often because I dont like it so I pretty much only drink water. I guess I eat a lot of bread though and I love sweets. But I love salads and all that maybe I should eat salads for one or 2 meals every day.

SW-User

@ImnotAngela: that would help. There's ways to add protein to salads: meat, nuts, fish. It is hard to exercise after work if you have a physical job.

Cotton123 · 41-45, F

I heard what worked was daily prayer to help you with temptation. Get out and exercise. Don't keep bad foods in house. Eat clean; less carb, more protein and water.

BearDownChicago · 41-45, M

How tall are you. I'm a little bit on the bigger side but it's part of my statue

rupert · 41-45, M

Do you have diabetes in your genetics/ancestry?

rupert · 41-45, M

Since December 2016 I have lost 50 lbs.

The way I did this was to assess my metabolic syndrome. My family has rampant diabetes.
It suggests that I too am insulin resistant.

To this end I cut out all flour and sugar from my diet. The only carbohydrates I eat are seeds, nuts and green vegetables (the boring kinds yes I know). My diet as tracked for the past 6 months has been 75% fat, 20-23% protein and 2-5% carbohydrates (again this non-flour, non-sugar carbohydrates). It's very easy for me to maintain this regimen because I get to eat lots of butter, red meat, bacon, eggs and all of the alleged 'no-no' foods.

This diet is best described as 'Ketogenic.' Again, because I am insulin resistant, this diet melted the weight off my body. I only started exercising in the last 2 months. Most of the weight was lost with just the dietary change. The only downside besides being lean for the first time in about 10 years is that the very first 4 days of this diet were hell. My body was addicted to sugar and flour and I went through a fatigued and grumpy withdrawal period. After that I noticed my energy was more consistent throughout the days.

Keep us posted and feel free to msg me if you have any other questions.

ImnotAngela · 31-35, F

@rupert: Nobody that I know of has diabetes

rupert · 41-45, M

@ImnotAngela: it may or may not work for you. My partner tried this diet and it did not result in extreme weight loss.

I should add that I have blood work twice and my triglycerides have fallen to less than half of the allowable maximum.

As far as exercise goes. Get a kettle bell. It's high intensity and works wonders for slimming down.

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