Ate less, ate healthier, and exercised.

I didn’t make a lot of big changes at once either. First thing I did was cut sodas out of my diet.

Then a couple of weeks later, I started leaving cheese off my burgers & hot dogs.

Couple of weeks after that started ordering small meals at fast food places instead of large ones.

Then I started eating cucumber slices instead of chips/fries.

Then instead of eating shit like candy bars, I switched to chocolate covered fruit, and eventually to just regular fruit.

Stuff like that.

As for exercise, again, nothing major. First change was walking once around the block I lived on. For weeks that was it.

Then I started adding in bicep curls. Then situps. Then pushups. Then light stretches.

Over a 6 month period I went from 345 and walking a half mile leaving me breathless & with chest pains to 267 and walking several miles at a time.

Stopped drinking and started exercising daily.

I worked two high-intensity jobs (fast food and retail total of about 14 hours 6 days a week) and walked about five miles total commute for said jobs (another hour and a half on my feet). I was also still not making enough money to eat well, so… My whole body ached, and I was malnourished, but I managed to drop from 235 to 160 in just a few months 🤷🏻‍♂️

BodyByPoverty

Honestly, a combination of being poor and having depression.

My friend would joke how it’s a good thing I got the “I don’t want to eat anything” depression and not the “I’m gonna eat a whole tub of ice cream in one sitting” depression.

Edit: Wasn’t expecting so many people to share their experiences. You’re all brave and making good progress, keep it up! And don’t be ashamed to ask for help; I thought I had to power through my situation alone but accepting that I was at my limits and moving back in with my parents for a bit definitely helped more than I initially thought it would. I get not everyone has that luxury but reaching out to anyone is a big step one. And to those who have learned to laugh and joke about your situation, I’m totally in the same boat as you. You’re my kind of people 👍

Walked 1 hr in the morning, and another hour at night (after completing all the daily tasks), cut out as much sugar as possible, stop stuffing my face and only eat until I am about 80% full…lost about 30 lbs after 5 months.

Daily 30-minute walks, limiting sugary soda (substituted plain carbonated water made with SodaStream), moderation of food intake.

Intermittent fasting, severe depression and going to the gym every day (if not every other day). Lost about 40 pounds that I’d carried for over a decade.

Please note that no one talks to you about the mental toll it can take on you. Be prepared for how awful it is to fight through a food addiction.

ooo! Finally something I can help with around here. Got diagnosed with NAFLD (Non alcoholic fatty liver disease) scared the shit outta me.

1. Smartwatch with fitness tracking.
2. At least 15,000 steps a day. I go for what I jokingly call a “Wog”. Walk most of the way, jog on the way back. Started over 300lbs. Down to 270 now. Its hard to jog when youre that heavy, but I’m trying.
3. Mediterranean Diet. Scary at first, awesome now that I’ve learned about it. Chickpea pasta, red bean pasta, all instead of wheat. Breads and sugar are out the window. Fresh salads, salmon, and best news for me is I can still use my smoker and eat plenty of meats.
4. Food journal that I can track steps, weight, sleep, mood, fruit, veggies, and calories in. The one I bought is by a company called “Clever Fox” bought it on Amazon. I fill it out every day and look forward to doing so.
5. Smart scale. I weigh myself once a week, not every day. Every day can be depressing because your weight goes up and down several times a week depending on when you weigh, what you eat etc.
6. Water. Bought a Yeti water bottle that holds… 26 fl oz I believe. I fill it twice a day, 52 oz. Then I get the rest of my water from coffee, sparkling water, etc. 64 oz of water a day.
7. 16hr fasting schedule. I only eat after 12pm, and before 8pm. Never before, never after.
8. No drinking. Easy for me but I was never into it. Its just bad for you.

Its been working great for me and I’m not going to stop until I’m 210lbs or under.

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Goodluck! <3

I became diabetic, overnight changed all my eating habits. Went low carb, stayed 20 net carbs or less, no cheat meals/days, for 9 months. A couple months in, after adjusting to low carb, started counting calories and documenting everything I ate, and also added more workouts, mostly sit-ups and walking. After 9 months my A1C was well under the diabetic limit so I upped my net carbs to 50/day. Stayed on track with everything else. Lost ~70lbs in a year to year and a half, but more importantly I learned to control my diabetes with my diet.

Edit: have to brag about my wife. She was my health guide behind all of this. In the same amount of time, she lost 150lbs!

Hey, here’s something I can actually weigh in on.

I decided that on July 5th, 2021, I was going to be eat “right” for 30 days just to prove I could do it. That I have the will and the ability to make the right choices. I didn’t weigh in but was roughly 375lbs at this time.

I made an effort to determine where my calories came from. I realized I was probably drinking 1200-1500 calories a day, and eating 2000-3000 depending on the day.

I stopped consuming any sort of liquid calorie on that day. Water, black coffee, Splenda sweet tea, diet soda. No alcohol. This was probably the area that helped the most. It took time for my taste to adjust, but after about 2 -3 weeks I no longer enjoyed the taste of soda or sweet tea or sweet coffee.

On the food side I tracked calories and set an initial goal of 2000 calories a day. I ate a lot of grilled chicken, baked potatoes, and steamed vegetables. Those made up the bulk of my lunches. I avoided all fast food at first until I got used to tracking calories. I eventually figured out what worked, what didn’t work, and what made me full within my calorie goals. Chipotle was generally a safe bet.

After several months of tracking things I figured out what I liked, how much I could eat, my full feeling had adjusted to something more akin to normal. I knew what foods intended to overeat on. For me it was generally foods that were high in fat AND carbs. All the stuff I really like fell into that category so I started to avoid them generally. I still have them on occasion but I’m not chowing down on cheese fries and fried chicken every day.

I’m currently at 272 as of today. I now kinda run things more loosely since I know pretty well what is “allowed” on a general basis and what isn’t.

Not really any true tips there that haven’t been said a thousand times. Track your calories and figure out how to fit foods you want to eat within those calories.

Count calories, no alcohol or liquid calories.

I’ve lost about 60lbs using some of those meal kits. They’re expensive, but I find that they help in forcing portion control and ensuring that I don’t eat things that fall outside of my diet.

Very physical job

Not me, but coworker lost 113 lbs in a year from using wegovy.

Developed a severe eating disorder

Became a mailman

Instead of 3 meals a day I decided on one big ass meal a day.

Gallstones. Better eat fat free or you’ll be in hell for the whole night

Stopped eating (mostly drastically reducing carbs/sugar) and moved around more

Fibre heavy breakfast
Just soup for lunch
Normal dinner, no pudding

Went for an hour’s brisk walk a day

Greatest diet on earth….being poor. Few years after college, I tipped the scales at around 280-290. Moved into a new apartment and started to fend for myself so things like rent, utilities, etc., started to kick in. Didn’t have barely anything to eat so really ate bare basic stuff like rice, beans, mac & cheese, etc. Got SO hungry that I started working out to take my mind off not having any good food around. This lasted for about 6-8 months before I moved to a new city and got a better job. When I moved, I was around 220 or so.