It's frustrating. You get a LOT of fat shaming, you get discouraged at a slow pace, you don't see the firsthand/obvious benefits for a long time. I've lost ~30

It's frustrating. You get a LOT of fat shaming, you get discouraged at a slow pace, you don't see the firsthand/obvious benefits for a long time. I've lost ~30lbs since February, which is around one pound a _week_. I still can't tell the difference. The only thing that's changing is the number on the scale every week. Still the same clothes, the same fat arms, the same belly fat. Just a little more fit because I've been doing more exercise. And because I'm female, I get the additional hassle of being assumed I'm pregnant when I'm not, and clothes are hard to fit (and I can't even look at plus sized clothes most days... too big for me, what). I aim to lose another 50lbs or so (the low end of normal weight) in the next couple years and I need to maintain the diet/exercise I'm doing now in general, but I only do this because I need to be in good shape for trying for kids in the future and for myself/my spouse. Can't think about any other objective because I will fail miserably if I do. I don't see myself ever fitting into my little black dress, or avoiding fat shaming from random strangers... not even walking around with a huge grin on my face for crossing the 30lb mark at a weighing at the doctor's office counteracts how terrible shaming feels. :(