Another week another 5 pounds, I started the year at 411 and now I’m almost about to break into the 200s. I’ve been a 300 pound tub of shit since freshman year of high school so this is exciting for me. It’s nice to be able to actually buy human sized clothing at actual stores instead of humiliating specialty shops like king size and big boy (those real I’m not joking).

To the people in the thread who are having slow progress, the number one thing that helped me was portions. Macros are literally worthless when it comes to weight loss, aside from protein (which I guarantee you get enough of) there really isn’t any nutrients you need for weight loss. You can eat the healthiest food with the best macros and still gain weight, it’s the calories. I started actively trying to lose weight in 2024 but I didn’t lose a pound until I started seriously portion controlling. You can go “oh this only has X amount of calories per serving” and then inadvertently eat 3 or 4 servings at once. Cashews aren’t super high calorie but the portion size on the jar is 27 grams. That’s fucking nothing, that’s less than a palmful.

You want to lose weight like me? 1500 calories strict, no cheat days no gimmicks. Don’t substitute exercise for calories, workout if you want but don’t count it in your calorie count. You WILL lose weight if you do this, I promise. Things that work for me are yogurts and premade salads for portion control, amazon fresh has some surprisingly good salads, the fiesta salad is delicious. Lean cuisines are excellent for portion control and calorie counting, I’ve been eating them religiously this whole time and the results have been great.

DONT GIVE UP!!!