F29, 5' 7", 169lbs currently. Long rambling post, tl;Dr what can I try next to get this moving?
Just before covid I was 160lbs and had a tiz coz I was 'overweight' and dropped to 135lbs over the next few years with Noom and then common sense. The first 10lbs or so I did not swim or walk 10k that I remeber, just did 1200 as Noom demanded. At least 5lb of that loss was lack of appetitie due to antidepressants I'm no longer on, so I'm aiming for 140, but would be happy to fit in my wardrobe again at 150. When everything reopened I went back up to ~145, then ~155 last year as I could eat out and drink alcohol again. Then with on and off health, housing and personal life issues I've just ballooned up again. These issues are all resolved since the first half of this year so now I'm really trying.
I thought I was watching what I ate but clearly not. I'm back on the calorie counting hype and did 1200 until I thought I'd try more sustainable for my height at 1500. I swim 2 to 4 times a week for 30 minutes at reasonable breast stroke pace, and if not I try to get 10k steps a day (LoseIt says lightly active is like 3 miles, so ~7.5k).
But still my weight stays the same.
I'm trying to remeber what habits I had when losing those years ago; - no breakfast because no appetite (not doing) - 10k steps on the treadmill (currently doing) or swimming - weighing self every day (not doing because it's making me miserable seeing no movement) - a month or two of sobriety (not doing, but my drinks of choice are usually vodka and diet soda, which I log) - tracking on loseit! (Currently doing; could certainly be more accurate by a hundred or so calories but supposedly my 1500 goal is below the ~1700 it suggests for lightly active losing 1lb/week) - meal prepping (currently doing for lunches, coming about about 400kcal a meal with protein, veggies and rice. Dinners are either a 'counted' ready meal ~300kcal or something considered) - focusing protein (trying but hard to get over 100g despite embracing cottage cheese and air fried chicken breast. Breakfasts are eggs on crackerbread or all bran).
I am a snacker because mouthfeel is king, but I'm making good choices. Fish sticks and popcorn for lyf.
I likely need to fine tune and stick to all of the above but I'm surprised I haven't seen a single budge in the scale at this weight. In fact, apparently on August 11th I was 168, so I've gone up.
As such I'm feeling super demoralised. Just one decrease, a half pound!, would galvanise me to keep at it/try harder but seems I'm not putting in enough effort. You'd think if I was successful once at lower weights I could do it again.
I'm considering upping my activity to swimming and 10k maybe every day, but I don't think I'll have the energy for that even on 1700 (i dont eat back excercise calories). I think next steps would be tracking religiously and denying myself joy in the form of a biscuit or vodka occassionally, but I don't feel I should have to considering my activity; I budget for nice things so I don't go mad. Maybe cutting out breakfast again? I drink one black unsweetened coffee in the morning, so maybe have two instead.
My swim membership also runs out in Novemeber and am considering getting a normal gym membership instead to lift heavy things, as I heard this works wonders. Please give me your miracle stories on weight lifting.
I dunno. At this point I'm looking for quick wins just to prove to myself that it's possible. I'm not blaming health issues as most things were checked start of this year.
Give me your knowledge and nice words, r/loseit.
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