Down 35 lbs in 3 Months - Sharing My Journey!

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Your loss story hits home. I'm proud of you even as a random person reading this. You're where I want to be in a few months. Down 95 lbs myself now - any thoughts on how you'll handle the maintenance phase?
 
The ups and downs are part of it. Just keep moving forward. Don't beat yourself up if you slip - get back in and keep going. 47, lost from 135kg down to 85kg, and holding steady for half a year now.
 
Hit a 6-month sobriety milestone today! App says that's over 3000 bucks saved and 183k calories dodged, probably 58 lbs I didn't gain. Huge win!
 
I'm at 5 right now and down 20 lbs. taking it for blood sugar mostly, not just weight. tried 7.5 before and felt sick constantly. then got covid and the flu on top of that - rough. managing way better on 5. heard there's a plateau around 7.5. wondering if anyone's stayed at 5 and still seen good progress?
 
15 months and 48 pounds and reflecting on the normal things that changed along the way - that's the real measure of it. The weight number gets a lot of the attention but the day-to-day stuff accumulating over a year is what makes it stick. That perspective tends to come after you've actually lived it for a while.
 
The stop from October to January and then 15+ in the first three months of the year is such a good reminder that a multi-month stall doesn't mean the end of progress. The slow and consistent loss followed by a plateau and then resuming is a more common pattern than people realize when they're stuck in the flat stretch.
 
Dealt with something similar as an adult.

I'm shorter though, 5'6. Used to wrestle competitively back in high school at a high level. Won more than 150 matches and placed well at state. Wrestled through one year of college before breaking my back. Competed in high school around 160-171 with a full six-pack. Genetically built for it, solid muscle back then. Got nicknamed after a short, stocky cartoon character because of my build, ha.

Then the back injury happened, and while it didn't leave me paralyzed, recovery was long and brutal, spinal fusion and everything. I was about 19 at the time. Went downhill after that. Tore an ACL later. Started having stomach problems and it took two more years to get diagnosed with celiac.

Now I'm 50 and climbed up to 250lbs. Sure, my frame's still carrying a fair bit of muscle mass, but even accounting for that I'm probably 75lbs above where I ought to be.

Tried losing weight so many times but always stall around 200 no matter what I try, get discouraged, quit, and gain it right back. Used to genuinely believe this medication class was cheating, honestly looked down on people using it. But over time I've come around to seeing it as just another tool. Pretty sure I've got real limiting factors working against me too. With the back issues
 
Dropping 30kg across six months averages out to about 5kg monthly, that's genuinely fantastic! Ongoing effort never really stops with a chronic condition, that's just part of the deal. But try focusing on the wins here. You're doing remarkably well, and staying 'slightly overweight' forever isn't guaranteed at all. Even if that ended up being the outcome, it's still a massive step up from where you started, severely overweight. You've got this!
 
At first I stayed quiet out of fear of judgment. Then the weight came off, my health improved massively, and now I am open whenever it comes up. My usual explanation: PCOS, other conditions, and medications had made weight loss nearly impossible despite every effort. At 4'11 I shed 75 lbs. Some muscle still needs rebuilding, but I dont look too thin. My BMI sits in the upper part of the normal band, weight moving between 114 and 118. Openness helps normalize things, but nobody is entitled to details about how you look after your health. On days I prefer privacy I simply say Ive cut back on food and become more active.
 
Three months so far, about 15lbs off, near your pace, though comfort foods crept in now and then, so more was possible. 5'1 only, 178lbs at the start, roughly 162lbs today.
 
You're completely right, I've carried extra weight since I was five and been through more diets than I can count. My whole life has basically revolved around thinking about food, losing weight, and wanting to be thin. Slowly working on fixing that mindset now and healing from it, and realizing just how freeing that process actually feels.
 
You should feel proud. Your health has come so far, and that hard work is worth celebrating. I started two, maybe three months ago and lost lots of unhealthy weight. My fear is losing muscle and this wonderful medication aging me. I'm 63 and never looked my age before. These days I appear haggard and have the turkey neck wobble too. That scares me as well. Feels natural given that fluffiness was my constant companion for years. I miss that soft part of me that never left. Whenever my kids hug me and exclaim about how much I've lost, my mind jumps straight to the weight I carried with my babies and I feel sad. Anyway, congratulations to you, and to everyone who chose this life-changing path, we'll thrive and feel better physically. May each of us be the hero of our own story.
 
Just wow. Nearly 100 lbs came off me spread over slightly longer than twelve months, and my BMI finally reads normal, a first since I became an adult. The psychological and social angle has honestly been mind blowing, and a touch sad. With how quickly you're transforming, I wonder how you're handling that part. You're doing fine, sure, yet are you okay? You've probably seen every shade of human behavior.
 
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