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[–] pieland@piefed.social 26 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

you know what? funny you mention that - i likely just got below 100kg around this time last year :)

i’ve lost about 39 pounds since may 2024 i believe? 21 pounds since january 2025 i think, and 15 pounds since august after i lost my shit finding out i had gained some lost weight back and my a1c hadn’t budged at all even though i’ve been working my ass off to lose this weight

still have about 18 more pounds or so until i’m in overweight territory and as you can tell it has been sloooooooowwwww. i have a lot of major health issues and for most of this past decade no matter how hard ive tried ive only gotten sicker and sicker and sicker. this is the first year in years where i’ve finally seen more progress in my health rather than regress.

i also have an upcoming appointment to check for endometrial cancer as i have bled almost every single day this year since january 6th and my endometrial lining looks huge but doing a biopsy was pushed off all year because of my age, until the most recent ultrasound where it looked way worse and my doctor was like “haha fuck”. which i know with the weight loss it’s like “did i do this or am i just dying of cancer lmao”. but there have been certain very recent positive changes that, in my very unprofessional opinion, i wouldn’t expect to see if i had cancer / the cancer was getting worse. i hope it’s not cancer, but if it is, my mind and body are in a much better position now to handle potential cancer treatment than they were one year ago. it’s been a very significant year for me. i haven’t felt like i’ve had so many reasons to feel good about myself in a very, very long time.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

as you can tell it has been sloooooooowwwww.

That's not slow.

Cutting weight is one of the hardest things to do in life. With drugs you can just quit completely. With food you have to engage in long term behavioral change while still consuming it. Your dedication to your health is a massive achievement that most people never accomplish.

The fact that you cut 39lb in 1.5yr is a perfect pace and you're so much more likely to carry habits, motivation, and keep it off long term versus a crash diet. You've accomplished something really, really impressive!

The endometrium is a mystery to modern medical science. Your mindset seems like a good one so whatever may come, stick to it!

[–] Candice_the_elephant@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Bro don't sell yourself short, you're making amazing progress in that timeframe. Best of luck with your prognosis!

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago

Aw, fuck cancer. Here's hoping it's not, but I like that you're positioning yourself better just in case; solid strategy.

I will choose to believe any weight loss was hard work and only a little luck until we learn differently. Please keep us up to date; and keep the chin up through what must be a scary-ass time.

[–] ODGreen@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

That's not too slow at all! Pretty common for weight loss to slow down the further along you are. Think of it this way: to lose 1% of your bodyweight at 300 lbs you lose 3 lbs, to lose 1% of your bodyweight at 200 lbs you lose 2 lbs.

Plus you have to keep decreasing your calorie intake as you get smaller and your body needs less to maintain its weight.