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@tomarnold That's probably just your body. It might be more possible to accentuate your waist at its current size with booty gains? Squatting heavy is good for that.

@scripturalreasoning I've lost, I think, 3 cup sizes? But I've also lost over 100lbs (as I used to be very obese). Obviously, you don't have that much fat to lose. I'd focus more on strengthening the muscles in your shoulders/back/core to support the load. Lifting heavy and eating a...

@joyinyah 40lbs in 2 months is actually pretty astounding; even if you assume it's only 30lbs of tissue, that's still something like 3.75lbs a week. Most people struggle with 2lbs/week. Out of curiosity, what does your food intake look like these days? Unless you're getting truly hardcore...

@joyinyah I've done that too! Never again. I've been losing more slowly this time, but I'm keeping the weight off. Used to rush it and then fall off the wagon.

@joyinyah You're welcome! You can do it! Try to focus on building sustainable habits, even if it means slower weight loss. Losing 5lbs and keeping it off is better than losing 10 in the same period of time and gaining it back later.

@joyinyah Some people just need to make tracking more or less a lifelong habit to maintain their weight, and that's okay! It's good to be self-aware and use whatever tools help you to be successful. I'd probably suggest not dieting for longer than 12 consecutive weeks before starting a...

@joyinyah I'm in the same boat as you. Became extremely obese due to mental health issues. Currently at my lowest weight since middle school at 224, and 5'4" (okay, 5'3.5", but I'd rather round up). What it looks like when I'm losing weight is pretty restrictive unless I'm knocking out a long...

@jlegette78 I only really buy the minimum amount of clothing to get by as I go down in size. When I do buy more, I go for the stuff that's barely big enough to fit so I'll get a couple months of use out of it. Stretchy stuff is the best for this, which is conveniently also what I prefer to wear...

@senni Sedentary maintenance for me is 2000ish, because I'm pretty overweight. Strong fat, but still fat. Working on it. My TDEE varies wildly because I'll get 10+ miles of cardio on days I'm really feeling it and not even hit 10k steps on a different day. And then I lift, which is tricky to...

@fadeaway Perfect is the enemy of good. Do what you can. It might not be reasonable to do everything optimally, so prioritize the things that are the most important to you. When I was first trying to lose weight, I focused on cutting out sugar and finding exercise I actually enjoyed. It...

@aftergodsheart Water weight makes a difference. It shows up on the scale, and you probably have a lot of it when you feel "bloated". But: it comes and goes easily, particularly compared to tissue loss/gain. So rather than having a single number for your body weight, it's more of a range...

I just came back across this Youtube video by Renaissance Periodization discussing the concept of "ideal weight" and the fact that it's a much wider range than BMI would have you believe. Just thought it might be useful to some of the folks in this subreddit, since I know some of us get...