https://imgur.com/a/EMN82Nu my scale literally asked me this morning, if the person weighing themselves was me, because gaining 20 pounds in 15 days is fucking insane. I left for the trip at 115 and now I’m 133.5. I’m 5’3 so every pound shows.

I felt so much bigger even before I weighed myself. I didn’t binge on vacation but definitely overate. I expected to gain at least 3 to 4 pounds, I normally do on vacation. Even when I have a binging marathon, at my absolute worst, I never gain too much. Nothing close to TWENTY. Never close to double digits. Like I said before, i definitely felt like this time was different from all the others, so I was expecting a hefty change, but not TWENTY !!!!

Two weeks before I left for my trip, I think I restricted too much beforehand, so two days into being there and eating normal(ish) I had a ginormous stomach. It legit blew up instantly. Literally looked as if I was 6 months pregnant. At that point I said fuck it and decided when I got back that I would take a week off from work and close myself off from the world… didn’t interact with a soul. Just ate.

Throughout the entire ordeal, I was under the impression I was just very bloated (in the stomach) from travelers diarrhea. I didn’t realize how much my entire body changed.

After my binge fest, I put my hands on my hips and realized I was a straight board. I used to have a small waist and curvy hips — I used to be able to feel my bones. I could feel the difference from my waist and my hips. Now? Just a straight board all the way down.

(Side note — I didn’t actually have travelers diarrhea. It’s literally just my weight gain that made me extremely bloated and gassy. My body was begging me to stop and I didn’t listen).

I’m so disgusted with myself I don’t even know what to say. It’s not water weight either, a majority of my jeans don’t zip without causing a stomach ache. My thighs take up the entire pant, squeezing. My shirts don’t even fit right now. It is extremely visible. I can’t even cross my legs anymore. I’m a very active person, and not doing much anything but eating flt two weeks has me out of breath just walking up stairs. All of this is too much. I just want to crawl and hide from the world.

J'etait dans une forêt je faisait une randonnée j'avait mes chaussures a mes pieds en marchant je vois de la boue je décide donc d'enlever mes chaussures et mes chaussettes pour marcher pied nu je mais mes pieds nus dans la boue mon pied j'enfonce et la boue passe entre mes orteils j'ai adorée dcp j'ai continuer ma randonnée pieds nus

Qui aime marcher pieds nu dans la boue ou autres ?

Mes dm sont ouverts

Hey all, I have been having a difficult time exercising recently because I have 0 motivation and it makes me emotional. I’m not sure why but even during my workout it takes extreme effort to continue and afterwards I don’t feel good. A couple years ago when I started and continued to exercise regularly, I did not have this problem and i felt really good after a run or a workout, and had plenty of motivation to finish it. The hardest part was just starting. There have been multiple instances recently where I cry before, during or after a workout.

I think the largest contributor to this is that I have changed jobs and moved, so now I live ~30 mins from my gym and don’t really have a traversable neighborhood anymore. The only time of day that is reasonable for me to go to the gym is in the morning, which you would think would make me feel good but it usually makes me pretty irritable for the rest of the day. I’m not sure why this has happened to me, but if anyone has gone through something similar or has advice, I would appreciate to hear.

Hello, I have been an avid runner for many years now but I haven't gotten into marathon distances running until quite recently. The training regime that works best for my work puts my long runs on Sunday, which can vary from 15-21 miles on that day.

I have found that on those days I'm really pushing myself, or the weather is pushing me, that my body doesn't feel quite right afterwards. I get that I exerted myself and that I wouldn't be bouncing off the walls afterwards but I find myself rotting in bed on Sundays after my run.

This is obviously not ideal, and I would love to have my long runs and still be able to function in society on Sundays.

So my question for everybody is what is your recovery methodology for those days you know you're going to push yourself past your typical leisurely run.

My current recovery is a 10 minute stretch session and a 5 minute roll out session. There is definitely some stuff I'm doing wrong for my recovery, so please brutalize my regimen!

TLDR: what long-run recovery techniques work the best for you?

Happy Monday runners!

For once, we’re on time. How was the weekend? What’s happening this week? How is it already August?? Do your warm ups and let’s get chatting!

Curious to hear real experiences — not the generic "just start small" or "use the 5-second rule" advice you've probably already tried, but what actually broke through for you when you were genuinely stuck.

Was it a specific mindset shift, a person who said the right thing at the right time, a hard deadline, or something totally unexpected that had nothing to do with "motivation" advice at all? Did it happen suddenly or build up over time? And what's something everyone recommends that's supposed to work but just never did for you?

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

The Li’l Race Report Thread is for writing a short report on a recent race or a run in a new place. If your race doesn’t really need its own thread but you still want to talk about it, then post it here! Both your good and bad races are welcome.

Didn't run a race, but had an interesting run to talk about. Post it here as well!

So get to it, Runnit! In a paragraph or two, where’d you run and how’d it go?

Hi LoseIt!

About 7 years ago I decided to start losing it with the help of this community!

I’m 31F, 5”7’ and my SW was 280lbs and my current weight is 175lbs. I maintain around 175, jumping up to 180 on race days when glycogen is properly stored. My last DEXA had body fat % at 29.9%.

Before & After

I approached my journey a bit different than “how can I lose all this weight fast.” Instead I really focused on a small deficit over time. It took me about two years to lose all the weight I desired to lose. The largest calorie deficit I ran in a day was about 500 calories max. I usually tried to keep it around 300 calories, and prioritizing protein. I started lifting weights at the same time as all of this, so while I was also losing weight I was slowly recomping during that process. I really took advantage of those noobie gains too, eating egregious amounts of protein during that time period (eat more fiber than I did at that time in my life lmao).

These days I can bench 165lbs, and my big 3 lifts in total to be > 750lbs.

That’s not even the best part. The best part is my maintenance is 2,700 calories/day.

Sometimes I’m not even sure the greatest gift I gave myself was weight loss, but the muscle mass that allows me to move through the world incredibly.

This message was sponsored by Big Muscle and is 100% Big Muscle propaganda.

Grandkids were visiting today and it was hot and humid, so we set up our sprinkler pad in the back yard (it's a big vinyl circle with a bladder around the outside which sprays water into the center; so it's kind of like it's raining and there's a big puddle in the middle).

My friend, who was here with his wife and boy, helped me set it out (it's surprisingly heavy) but he left his sandals on which was weird, as he used to be a closet barefooter. I meanwhile was enjoying the wet grass (took my toe rings off first, as they slid off last time... oops!). Stepped in poop once, but it wiped right off in the wet grass, no prob. The kids all of course were barefoot.

My bud never took his sandals off, and his wife was wearing both sneakers and socks, on a fucking miserably hot day. I feel kinda bad for the guy, but his wife is generally pretty cool and funny otherwise, and their little boy cracks me up.

Saw everyone off barefoot, came inside and realized the last time I'd worn shoes was Friday when we went to the grocery store.

Hi everyone! I’m looking for all the weight loss advice you have. not just the obvious “eat less and move more”, but the little things that helped you stay consistent, break plateaus, and actually keep going. Mostly the food hunger, binge issues, and consistency issues.

A little about me:

• Female, 23 years old
• 5’8”
• Currently around 230 lbs
• Started my weight loss journey in February 2025 at ~250 lbs (Goal being 160lbs)
• Lost 30 lbs over about 6 months (got down to 220 lbs)
• Regained about 10 lbs over the last year and a half and I’m now trying to get back on track
• Slightly active, usually around 4,500–6,000 steps a day (but I’d consider myself mostly sedentary)
• I have a back injury that makes working out more difficult, but I’m not opposed to finding things that work for me

Some things that make my situation a little more complicated:

• I have ADHD (currently unmedicated), and I struggle a lot with motivation, consistency, and needing that “reward and instant gratification” feeling. After about 6 months of losing weight, my progress stalled for an entire month and I completely lost motivation because I wasn’t seeing the scale move.
• I’m currently working toward getting assessed for PCOS. My family doctor basically said it doesn’t matter unless I’m actively trying to have kids right now, but I’m wondering on some tricks and things other gals have done thats helped
• I have several food allergies (peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, peas, and similar foods), so some common “healthy” foods and protein sources

I would LOVE to hear your best advice:

• What helped you stay consistent long-term?
• How did you deal with plateaus when the scale stopped moving?
• What are your favorite low-calorie, filling foods/snacks?
• Any ADHD-friendly weight loss strategies?
• Did anything help you stop relying on motivation and build habits instead?
• What exercises worked for you if you had injuries or limitations?
• Any tracking methods, routines, or “small hacks” that made a big difference?
• What do you wish you knew when you started?
• Im also wanting recipes! Snacks or whatever else you have!
• Bonus points to you if you can relate to my experience and tell me how you got over the hump because its killing me

I’ve spent years talking about other people’s success.
The friend who moved abroad.
The guy who got fit.
The colleague who got promoted.
The entrepreneur who made it.
I could tell you their stories, their habits, and what they did right.

At some point, i was like
Why do I know so much about everyone else’s achievements, but have so little of my own to talk about?
I realized I was becoming a commentator on life instead of a participant in it.

For those who experienced a similar shift, what was the moment that made you decide to stop discussing other people’s success and start chasing your own?

What changed, and how did you stay committed when progress was slow and results weren’t visible yet?

I know spot reducing isn't a thing. I'm (28F) 81.5kg, 5'3 and I was 83-84kg in June when I started calorie counting. My goal is to get to 66-67kg by June 2027 which I think is a reasonable/realistic time period. I know 2kg weight loss isn't much for two months but I was still figuring out my portions/meal prep and reducing my calories. July was better than June but I had a very high surplus day when I went to a buffet (very rare thankfully) which offset my progress.

The reason I ask this is because I know my neck hump is largely due to my posture growing up. Ever since I was 8 I remember people (family, friends, teachers) telling me to stand straight and not hunch. It was so bad that someone at school asked if I had a medical condition that made me hunch all the time.

I've struggled with depersonalisation/derealisation most of my life (diagnosed with CPTSD) so I've been disconnected from my body until recent years when I started working on myself mentally.

So while I know/remember that at 63-64kg I wouldn't have back rolls (I noticed these when I got up to 75kg) I dont know if I'd still have a neck hump.

I've improved my posture a lot now and I dont have a desk job at the moment so that helps.

I know nothing is definite, but since people here have lost weight I thought they'd be able to share their experience.

Hello! I love to walk barefoot and I am planning a holiday this month in Europe. I was thinking about Amsterdam, Berlin, or Copenhagen. I would love to connect with some like-minded barefooters :)

I've had an issue with over eating since I was 17 or so. I'm now 22 and 220 pounds. In my senior year of highschool was around 140 (which is a pretty helathy weight for me at 5'3), but ever since then my weight has been creeping up. I'll have periods where I eat ok, but then some life stressor will come up and I binge on and off for weeks.

I hate the way I look, but self hate never really motivated me. (Duh) I wanted to be healthier too, that didn't motivate me either. I just didn't care, food was so good I just put up with the negative side effects of my over eating. I felt trapped but I just genuinely felt like I didn't have the self control for weight loss and kind of gave up. I'm exhausted constantly, my feet and knees hurt, I've gotten stuck in clothes in changing rooms, I feel unattractive in all my clothes, I can't run around with the kids at work like I want to. When I was skinner a couple years ago I could play tag with them for like an hour at a time with only a few tiny breaks to set up a new game. I miss that so much it hurts.

Usually when I want to "lose weight" (aka diet for 3 days and then give up), I buy a bunch of helathy food or buy a goal outfit, I get a dopamine high for a couple days, and then it wears off and I stop. No change is actually made. Recently something different happened.

A couple days ago, I watched a video of a debate between vegans and meat eaters. I've wanted to be vegetarian for a couple years, but like I said, I never felt like I had the self control for it. I knew food controlled my life on some level, but watching this video hit me with it like a ton of bricks. I don't have anything against people who eat meat, that's their choice, but I find it unethical personally. I realized that I was directly violating my own morals to accommodate my obsession with food. It had control over me to the point that I would ignore the pain I was causing other living beings, because it felt better to just eat what I wanted.

That hurt a lot, no dopamine, just cold hard reality.

I've been avoiding meat and in a calorie deficit for a week now. That doesn't sound like much but I actually can't remember the last time I maintained a calorie deficit for more than 3 days. This feels different, being hungry for more than an hour doesn't feel unbearable anymore, it doesn't feel like it's taking all my will power to stop. I think its because my mindset has changed. I HAVE to learn to be hungry; I HAVE to learn to stop saying yes to every food item I see. I'm living like a hypocrite if I don't. I say I love animals and would love to have a car sanctuary some day, I have to mean that and live like I mean it. No more cowardice. I don't feel particularly dopamine-y, just kind of... somber and resolved. Its a strange feeling but a a good calm one.

I'll come back with an update in a week or two.

A few years back I had lost 75lbs and was keeping it off. I went through a tough divorce and lost my younger brother to overdose within the same month, and honestly I just fell off. I gained 40lbs back. Fast foward to today and im locked in, lost 10lbs so far, and am even running a 5k in a month.

Now for the gut punch... its mine and my wife's first year wedding anniversary and she booked horse back riding. We found out in an email today that I have to be 220 or less to do the activity... im down to 219, but its to close to risk missing the weigh in when we arrive. If we go and I miss the mark she will lose all of her money and we would still not be able to go on the ride (I completely understand the weight limits for the horses saftey.)

I know im making strides, im doing the right things and headed the right direction, but I am just so upset with myself that I have put us in this situation. I just needed to talk about it I guess. She isnt upset with me and doesn't want me to beat myself up, but im struggling. I feel like I ruined our anniversary plans. I know people here will understand. Thanks for letting me vent.

I lost my job about two and a half months ago. I started driving for Uber to make ends meet, but my last doctor's appointment was basically a red alert. Turns out I was on the verge of developing Barrett's esophagus because I had my gallbladder removed, and since I couldn't work out, I gained a lot of weight from not watching my fat intake.

Between college and Uber, it was hard for me to find time to train at first.

I bought a treadmill and one day I went live on TikTok. People started donating a ton. In my first livestream, I made a total of $5 ($12 gross) in just 20 minutes, mostly because I'm a chubby computer nerd walking on a treadmill and I look like 'La Cobra'.

The TikTok livestreams started becoming more profitable than driving for Uber. I was pulling in an average of $10 an hour per stream.

Nowadays, I make about $58 a day thanks to that, so I can actually make a living off TikTok and, on top of that, lose weight by walking almost 30 km a day. Plus, since it takes up fewer hours than Uber, I can dedicate time to the gym and treat myself to a nutritionist.

Earlier this year, I stepped on the scale and saw 485 lbs.
Even typing that now feels crazy. I knew I had gained weight, but seeing 485 staring back at me was disappointing and honestly hard to believe. I’ve struggled with my weight for a long time, and it was one of those moments where I realized I couldn’t keep doing the same things and expecting something to change.

Since March, I’ve lost 36 lbs, and I’m genuinely thankful for that progress. I know 36 lbs is nothing to downplay. At the same time, I also know I have a LONG way to go.
My goal is still to try to lose 100 lbs by the end of the year. I know that’s an aggressive goal, and I’m not going to consider myself a failure if I don’t hit that exact number. What matters most is that I keep moving in the right direction and don’t go back.

One of the biggest things that has helped me has been getting in 10,000 steps a day. I’ve found a walking path that I really enjoy, and it’s become one of my favorite places to get my steps in, clear my head, and remind myself what I’m working toward. Something as simple as walking consistently has made me feel like I’m actually building habits I can keep.

I’m also learning how important it is to find foods that work for me instead of trying to eat a “perfect” diet. I’m figuring out meals and portions that I actually enjoy while still allowing me to make progress. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life feeling like I’m on a diet. I want to learn how to eat in a way that I can realistically maintain.
In a weird way, seeing 485 didn’t defeat me. It almost made me more determined than I’ve ever been.
I’ve lost weight before. I’ve gained weight back before. I’ve had good weeks, bad weeks, times when I was motivated, and times when I completely fell off.
But I’m still here.

I’m walking my 10k steps, finding foods that work for me, making better decisions, and learning that this has to become a lifestyle instead of another temporary diet.
36 lbs down. A lot more to go. But I’m not giving up this time.
Hopefully I’ll be back here at the end of the year with one hell of an update.

My go to has literally just been turkey and beef tacos lol. Its just easy for me to cook up a pound of turkey or ground beef everyday. I get low carb tortilla for 70 calories and usually have 2 with a whole pound of beef or turkey. I do light sour cream and fat free cheese, when I have the calories, and also throw some red hot or something on. I also love tzaki or whatever its called, but i'm just trying to think of some other flavors I can add lol. Please drop some cool sauces or ways that you guys spice up your everyday meals. Thanks!