It is doable, but you really have to make the effort, unless you have a medical problem that prevents you from shedding weight. There is no magic pill, and yes it is hard, but it gets easier as you go, because you also feel better once the weight starts coming off. The most influential advice that I got here, is the idea of calories in and calories out. I did not know how much calories I'm taking in, so I used an app to estimate how much I consume in a week, turns out, I average at 2000-3000 a day, and I only need 1500 to breakeven. I started changing my diet, reduced simple carbs and increased water intake for the 1st few weeks, I do have cheat days but never overdo it. Chose an exercise that is easy for me to do( I never exercise), and that to me is walking- no especial equipment necessary and I can do it wherever. I started tracking my steps and had a goal of 3000 steps a day, I used to have less than 1,000. I increased the steps and reduced the calories as I adjusted, taking it a day at a time, and being consistent, the exercise needs to be a part of your day. I lost over 50 lbs in 6 months doing this. Just stick to the commitment of being healthier. I was 15lbs skinnier in my skinniest days, but this actually feels and looks better for me. I also learned more about nutrition and how to keep the treats at bay, I re-learned proper portion sizes, and I did not follow a fad diet, so this is something that I could stick to even after losing the target weight. Makes meal planning easy as well.

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been drinking tea a lot at night. Whenever I crave a cookie or something sweet I just make a cup and sip on it for awhile.

What kind of tea?

I’ve been drinking tea a lot at night. Whenever I crave a cookie or something sweet I just make a cup and sip on it for awhile.

5'8' and currently at 250 (pregnancies and eating way too much food, especially carbs). I will change my lifestyle, it is my goal for 2019. I need to get to a healthy weight to have energy to keep up with my kids. I am starting to cut down carbs and plan to follow a low carb healthy fat diet.
I appreciate the thread and the support.

I'm 5'8. Smallest as an adult was 165. Ballooned up to 290 after law school, the worst clerkship ever, law firm life, and pregnancy. Was completely frustrated with my ENTIRE LIFE and lost 100 lbs in 2013 after I made a new year's resolution to lose weight.

I gained some back in late 2016/early 2017 (got as high as 220) and it literally took me 18 months to figure out how to get back into good habits. As someone said earlier, maintenance is HARD! In mid-2018 I finally started losing weight again after much trial and error and got back down to 185. (Weight literally fell off with keto.) Goal is 170/175 which I feel is totally possible.

I'm over 40 now, losing weight again, eating yummy food, and am in the best shape of my life! It's possible!

Another commiserator here. Am off the booze for the month and planning to start a Whole30 to kickstart things. Am borderline diabetic and the sugar levels are getting worse. Am staring down 50 so the time is now. (Never exercised, drank and ate whatever I wanted for decades)

At last a thread I can relate to. I'm only 5' 1" and was 105-110 in college and 20s. In my 30s, with the stress of losing my parents, giving birth and then single parenting, went up to 145. After cancer and a treatment that caused me to gain weight (I know, not what you'd expect) I'm at 165 at age 52 and have lost the same 5 pounds quite a few times.

I eat fairly healthy, but my downfall are afternoon and/or evening snacks. I've cut out the evening snacks and am trying to do the 16/8 intermittent fasting plan (but I get hungry easily no matter if it's protein or whatever to fill me up) and hope to up the exercise.

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Anonymous wrote:Another here. 5’7”. At one point in life, was 160. Now 220. And yes, I know 160 is nothing to write home about either.

I’m 5’8”. I’ve been as small as 135 when Ali was a competitive swimmer. I look amazing at 150. 165 is my goal weight to both feel good and not go nuts fruit gto maintain a super low weight in my 40s. I’m 192, down from a peak of 205.

Same here. 5'9" - goal is 160. I look like a bobblehead at 135.

Anonymous wrote:Another here. 5’7”. At one point in life, was 160. Now 220. And yes, I know 160 is nothing to write home about either.

I’m 5’8”. I’ve been as small as 135 when Ali was a competitive swimmer. I look amazing at 150. 165 is my goal weight to both feel good and not go nuts fruit gto maintain a super low weight in my 40s. I’m 192, down from a peak of 205.

5’11 currently 213. I look great at 150. I actually have legit reasons for the gain and I’ve purposely pushed myself down the list, but I just want to not be the fat person.

Anonymous wrote:5'6". Have been as thin as 120 but look my best at 135. Currently 210. At this point, I'd be thrilled with 175.

Hey twin! We CAN do this

Male here. You guys can do it. I was 5'9 145 in high school. When my daughter was born 3 years ago I was 203. I'm 155 now and best shape of my life. One day at a time, one gym day at a time, one fish instead of a burger at a time etc

Was incredibly thin as a child and young adult; 5'10" and 115, you could see all my ribs. Then developed thyroid problems and have ballooned up to 215.

Even if I eat small amounts of food it is incredibly difficult to lose weight; I have to eliminate all sugar and all grains to lose a pound every 2 weeks. No alcohol either.

Looking back, I probably was hyperthyroid as a child and hypo thyroid as an adult.