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Anonymous wrote:^or a medical condition: thyroid out of whack, adrenal gland tumor, etc.

I agree. But without underlying mental state issues (depression?) it's hard to miss 120lb gain, even over multiple years
I think first thing OP needs is mental health professional help.

When you never leave the house, you stop caring.

Anonymous wrote:Hi op, I think you should try another plan, like weight watchers

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Anonymous wrote:It’s nearly impossible to lose weight starting at 300 pounds and keep it off. I would look into weight loss surgery. It is often covered by insurance.

Not true. I've done it and maintained for years. But you have to do a complete overhaul of basically your life. It requires learning how to eat right long term, it requires coping mechanisms to prevent over eating, it requires a commitment to fitness. OP may lose 20-30 pounds by eating 1000 calories a day, but it will all come back because it's not a long term plan. There are no excuses when you're trying to lose that much weight without surgery.

I'm only trying to get to my pre-pregnancy weight of 240. Long-term, I need to find an office job that will keep me from snacking. WFH has been hell on every part of my body. Gained 120 pounds since I started 15 years ago because the kitchen is RIGHT there.

Disagree-that's only ten pounds a year. Very easy to gain that.

Maybe for a couple yrs..but after you’ve gone up more than 2 clothing sizes or so it is no longer a matter of an extra snack here and there. That is mental illness going on

I explained in another post that it's also keeping up my college athlete/military husband. He eats total garbage, and though I do 99% of the grocery shopping, if he brings crap in, I'll eat it. I did a lot better when I lived alone and was too lazy to go the store and buy unhealthy food. Besides, even eating apples, you'll gain if you eat too many.

And yes, maybe I'm depressed. WFH is no joke, it's emotionally destructive, and the isolation does a number on the mind. But there's no cure for that except a new job, which I'm actively working on. It's hard when most companies are remote because of covid, though. And now that I'm fat, I'm unlikely to be hired for anything in-person (my second job is minimum wage). But like I said, I'm actively searching and have leads out.

Sorry but there is no rationale excuse for gaining 120 lbs. WFH and your DH are not to blame, at all. You really need to figure out what is going on with you that you could allow that to happen and keep progressing

And you weigh how much? Maybe you should actually research into WFH and associated weight gain instead of spouting bs.

Anonymous wrote:1. Eat until 8pm tonight.
2. Wake up tomorrow morning, pee and weigh yourself naked.
3. Write it down along with Tuesday, September 7, 2021
4. Have nothing pass your lips except plain water until 11am. Nothing. No black coffee with stevia. No nuts. Nothing but plain water.
5. At 11am, begin eating. Eat normal foods in normal portions.
6. At 7pm, stop eating. Nothing more passes your lips except plain water until 11am the next morning.
Do this everyday.
7. Weigh yourself on Tuesday morning, Sept 14. And again on Tuesday, Sept 21. Always in the morning, always after peeing, always naked. Write it down.

Report back on your progress.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s nearly impossible to lose weight starting at 300 pounds and keep it off. I would look into weight loss surgery. It is often covered by insurance.

Not true. I've done it and maintained for years. But you have to do a complete overhaul of basically your life. It requires learning how to eat right long term, it requires coping mechanisms to prevent over eating, it requires a commitment to fitness. OP may lose 20-30 pounds by eating 1000 calories a day, but it will all come back because it's not a long term plan. There are no excuses when you're trying to lose that much weight without surgery.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s nearly impossible to lose weight starting at 300 pounds and keep it off. I would look into weight loss surgery. It is often covered by insurance.

Not true. I've done it and maintained for years. But you have to do a complete overhaul of basically your life. It requires learning how to eat right long term, it requires coping mechanisms to prevent over eating, it requires a commitment to fitness. OP may lose 20-30 pounds by eating 1000 calories a day, but it will all come back because it's not a long term plan. There are no excuses when you're trying to lose that much weight without surgery.

I'm only trying to get to my pre-pregnancy weight of 240. Long-term, I need to find an office job that will keep me from snacking. WFH has been hell on every part of my body. Gained 120 pounds since I started 15 years ago because the kitchen is RIGHT there.

Disagree-that's only ten pounds a year. Very easy to gain that.

Maybe for a couple yrs..but after you’ve gone up more than 2 clothing sizes or so it is no longer a matter of an extra snack here and there. That is mental illness going on

I explained in another post that it's also keeping up my college athlete/military husband. He eats total garbage, and though I do 99% of the grocery shopping, if he brings crap in, I'll eat it. I did a lot better when I lived alone and was too lazy to go the store and buy unhealthy food. Besides, even eating apples, you'll gain if you eat too many.

And yes, maybe I'm depressed. WFH is no joke, it's emotionally destructive, and the isolation does a number on the mind. But there's no cure for that except a new job, which I'm actively working on. It's hard when most companies are remote because of covid, though. And now that I'm fat, I'm unlikely to be hired for anything in-person (my second job is minimum wage). But like I said, I'm actively searching and have leads out.

Sorry but there is no rationale excuse for gaining 120 lbs. WFH and your DH are not to blame, at all. You really need to figure out what is going on with you that you could allow that to happen and keep progressing

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Anonymous wrote:^or a medical condition: thyroid out of whack, adrenal gland tumor, etc.

I agree. But without underlying mental state issues (depression?) it's hard to miss 120lb gain, even over multiple years
I think first thing OP needs is mental health professional help.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s nearly impossible to lose weight starting at 300 pounds and keep it off. I would look into weight loss surgery. It is often covered by insurance.

Not true. I've done it and maintained for years. But you have to do a complete overhaul of basically your life. It requires learning how to eat right long term, it requires coping mechanisms to prevent over eating, it requires a commitment to fitness. OP may lose 20-30 pounds by eating 1000 calories a day, but it will all come back because it's not a long term plan. There are no excuses when you're trying to lose that much weight without surgery.

I'm only trying to get to my pre-pregnancy weight of 240. Long-term, I need to find an office job that will keep me from snacking. WFH has been hell on every part of my body. Gained 120 pounds since I started 15 years ago because the kitchen is RIGHT there.

Disagree-that's only ten pounds a year. Very easy to gain that.

Maybe for a couple yrs..but after you’ve gone up more than 2 clothing sizes or so it is no longer a matter of an extra snack here and there. That is mental illness going on

I explained in another post that it's also keeping up my college athlete/military husband. He eats total garbage, and though I do 99% of the grocery shopping, if he brings crap in, I'll eat it. I did a lot better when I lived alone and was too lazy to go the store and buy unhealthy food. Besides, even eating apples, you'll gain if you eat too many.

And yes, maybe I'm depressed. WFH is no joke, it's emotionally destructive, and the isolation does a number on the mind. But there's no cure for that except a new job, which I'm actively working on. It's hard when most companies are remote because of covid, though. And now that I'm fat, I'm unlikely to be hired for anything in-person (my second job is minimum wage). But like I said, I'm actively searching and have leads out.

Anonymous wrote:14/10 isn’t going to have much, if any impact. If you can’t up your non eating hours you should probably try some other kind of guided eating plan.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s nearly impossible to lose weight starting at 300 pounds and keep it off. I would look into weight loss surgery. It is often covered by insurance.

Not true. I've done it and maintained for years. But you have to do a complete overhaul of basically your life. It requires learning how to eat right long term, it requires coping mechanisms to prevent over eating, it requires a commitment to fitness. OP may lose 20-30 pounds by eating 1000 calories a day, but it will all come back because it's not a long term plan. There are no excuses when you're trying to lose that much weight without surgery.

I'm only trying to get to my pre-pregnancy weight of 240. Long-term, I need to find an office job that will keep me from snacking. WFH has been hell on every part of my body. Gained 120 pounds since I started 15 years ago because the kitchen is RIGHT there.

Disagree-that's only ten pounds a year. Very easy to gain that.

Maybe for a couple yrs..but after you’ve gone up more than 2 clothing sizes or so it is no longer a matter of an extra snack here and there. That is mental illness going on

Anonymous wrote:I’m so depressed. I’ve been doing 14/10 IF for three weeks now. I finally unpacked our scale after it being in storage and not weighing myself for probably eight months, and was pretty excited because my body has been changing. Well, I’m 6 pounds over my heaviest weight!

Ok, so I’m obviously eating too much, and I knew going in that IF wasn’t a cure for that. The thing is I’m constantly hungry. I skip breakfast, have a salad for lunch with only lemon for dressing, and a normal but small dinner. I stop eating just after, so between 5:30 and 7 depending on work and school schedules. IF has taught me that hunger is ok, but if I’m constantly hungry and gaining weight, I don’t see the point!

I tried adding exercise, and that's when the hunger turned from an interesting observation to all-out nausea. I am hugely obese, so this is devastating to me. What else can I do?

Anonymous wrote:^or a medical condition: thyroid out of whack, adrenal gland tumor, etc.