for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.

[Anonymous]

Eat less, move more. Not for a "diet" or a period of time, but permanently--forever going forward.

That doesn't mean restriction or cutting anything out, just less. Making some better choices most days, and making the effort to always move more, most days of the week. Small, sustainable, regular changes forever.

- lost 60lbs the old fashioned way, maintained it for 8 years now

[Anonymous]

Start walking and tracking food, water intake, sleep, and your cycle. Do that a bit to get a bigger picture. As the walking makes you stronger and begins to change your fitness level consider adding more activity. A personal trainer is an excellent resource- be picky.

[Anonymous]

One word: semaglutides. I’ve been on a diet since the age of 10 and am now 62. I have 60-70 lbs to lose and I’ve lost 20 so far with the help of Wegovy. Speaking as a professional dieter, these meds are the closest thing to a WL miracle that I’ve ever seen. You still have to watch what you eat and exercise, but the medication makes it a lot easier. I am lucky that I have no side effects and that my insurance covers the cost. I hope that eventually medical insurance will cover these medications for everyone who needs them. Before starting, I was on two blood pressure medications— I am now down to one and on the lowest dose. I have hope for the first time in my life that I will one day be at a normal weight.

[Anonymous]

I wonder what we will find out about these new weight loss miracle drugs in 5-10 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP again, like if I look back it has always been about “why do you eat so much” and never about “why are you so much hungrier than you should be.”

But now that I’m on a medication that controls my hunger, it’s suddenly easy to eat much less. I didn’t fix my emotions. I’m still bored or sad or lonely or weak not listening to my fullness or whatever the f$& reason people said I was eating too much before.

What medication?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eat less, move more. Not for a "diet" or a period of time, but permanently--forever going forward.

That doesn't mean restriction or cutting anything out, just less. Making some better choices most days, and making the effort to always move more, most days of the week. Small, sustainable, regular changes forever.

- lost 60lbs the old fashioned way, maintained it for 8 years now

Congrats, how long did the 60 pound loss take?

[Anonymous]

Work up to walking 10k steps per day outside if you can, 90 ounces water a day and get some mounjaro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what we will find out about these new weight loss miracle drugs in 5-10 years.

Honestly, I cannot believe how many people have forgotten phen-phen. And doesn't everyone regain the weight once they go off the semaglutide?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eat less, move more. Not for a "diet" or a period of time, but permanently--forever going forward.

That doesn't mean restriction or cutting anything out, just less. Making some better choices most days, and making the effort to always move more, most days of the week. Small, sustainable, regular changes forever.

- lost 60lbs the old fashioned way, maintained it for 8 years now

Congrats, how long did the 60 pound loss take?

More than a year (about 15 months), at about 1lb a week. Everyone wants the weight to come off fast and they think it'll be "easy" to maintain it when they no longer need to lose, but that's just not a formula for success. Slowly, with small, gradual (but long term) changes is the way to do it.

[Anonymous]

The meds thing is kinda heavy here. They are not good for you. You are also young enough to do the work and not so vastly overweight that it will take more than a year of hard work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eat less, move more. Not for a "diet" or a period of time, but permanently--forever going forward.

That doesn't mean restriction or cutting anything out, just less. Making some better choices most days, and making the effort to always move more, most days of the week. Small, sustainable, regular changes forever.

- lost 60lbs the old fashioned way, maintained it for 8 years now

Congrats, how long did the 60 pound loss take?

More than a year (about 15 months), at about 1lb a week. Everyone wants the weight to come off fast and they think it'll be "easy" to maintain it when they no longer need to lose, but that's just not a formula for success. Slowly, with small, gradual (but long term) changes is the way to do it.

Exactly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eat less, move more. Not for a "diet" or a period of time, but permanently--forever going forward.

That doesn't mean restriction or cutting anything out, just less. Making some better choices most days, and making the effort to always move more, most days of the week. Small, sustainable, regular changes forever.

- lost 60lbs the old fashioned way, maintained it for 8 years now

This is the initial answer. OP is only 40.

[Anonymous]

My health insurance covers Noom, for what it is worth. I didn't realize it until I downloaded the BCBS app, and it offered me the option.

Given that I have 30+ lbs to lose and a history of prediabetes, it put me on the "prediabetes" plan with a personal coach.

I find it really helpful, and it might be worth seeing if that's one of your choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever been checked for PCOS? Many of the “conventional” weight loss mantras (oh, just put down the sandwich) may not work with your body chemistry. The idea that the only solution is to live on air while on a treadmill 20 hours a day is harmful. Your body isn’t processing something properly; the trick is to find out what it is.

Could you please provide the time stamp for where anyone told OP to eat “air” and exercise 20 hours a day? No one on here has said a single thing that wasn’t sensible. Checking for PCOS is sensible, but so is adopting a baseline-healthy lifestyle when it comes to diet and exercise, while enjoying everything in moderation. Whether or not one needs to lose weight, eating healthy foods, enjoying things in moderation, and exercise is a good idea. Come on, no need to pretend like anyone told OP anything that wasn’t completely reasonable.

You are presuming she’s not “eating healthy” now. We don’t know what she’s doing. I was 100 pounds overweight and I was on a “healthy” eating regime with low fats, 1000 calories, lots of exercise, and in six months I lost three pounds. My one doctor was dismissive and told me to “put down the sandwich and do better”. Another doctor diagnosed me with PCOS and I switched to a low-carb, much higher calorie diet and I lost 70 pounds in seven months and my blood cholesterol levels went from crap to excellent. Everyone here is just telling this woman all the conventional things to cut from her diet and eat less of what’s left, not knowing anything about her body chemistry or current habits. You just presume she’s weak and not trying hard enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever been checked for PCOS? Many of the “conventional” weight loss mantras (oh, just put down the sandwich) may not work with your body chemistry. The idea that the only solution is to live on air while on a treadmill 20 hours a day is harmful. Your body isn’t processing something properly; the trick is to find out what it is.

Could you please provide the time stamp for where anyone told OP to eat “air” and exercise 20 hours a day? No one on here has said a single thing that wasn’t sensible. Checking for PCOS is sensible, but so is adopting a baseline-healthy lifestyle when it comes to diet and exercise, while enjoying everything in moderation. Whether or not one needs to lose weight, eating healthy foods, enjoying things in moderation, and exercise is a good idea. Come on, no need to pretend like anyone told OP anything that wasn’t completely reasonable.

You are presuming she’s not “eating healthy” now. We don’t know what she’s doing. I was 100 pounds overweight and I was on a “healthy” eating regime with low fats, 1000 calories, lots of exercise, and in six months I lost three pounds. My one doctor was dismissive and told me to “put down the sandwich and do better”. Another doctor diagnosed me with PCOS and I switched to a low-carb, much higher calorie diet and I lost 70 pounds in seven months and my blood cholesterol levels went from crap to excellent. Everyone here is just telling this woman all the conventional things to cut from her diet and eat less of what’s left, not knowing anything about her body chemistry or current habits. You just presume she’s weak and not trying hard enough.

Well, by all means. Rattle off OP’s habits since you seem to know them and you seem to think we’re wrong for assuming she eats like a rather typical American.