About r/loseit
In its own words:
A place for people of all sizes to discuss healthy and sustainable methods of weight loss. Whether you need to lose 2 lbs or 400 lbs, you are welcome here!
The community was created on Jul 29, 2010, which makes it 16 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 2,237 subscribers (+0.05%). Among the 9 communities on our weight loss list it is the largest.
What sets r/loseit apart
Compared with other large communities, r/loseit leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 17.5 new posts a day per million members, more than 90% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 4.9× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/loseit went up from 4,207,184 to 4,216,782 subscribers (+9.6K, +0.23%). That is about 240 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/loseit talks about
We read the titles of 456 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “weight”, “loss”, “losing”, “lose” and “advice”. Other frequent themes are help, october, deficit, fat, eating and food. Recurring phrases include “weight loss”, “lose weight”, “losing weight” and “accountability challenge”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: ★ Official Recurring ★ (7), Teen Advice (5), - (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/loseit gets about 74 new posts a day. The public archive holds 736,726 posts and 9,005,758 comments in total, about 12.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (79 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (52). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/loseit
The moderators of r/loseit list 13 rules. In short:
- Use the Report Option
- Be Good to One Another
- Do Not Feed the Trolls
- Mark Posts NSFW When Appropriate
- No Harassment / Don't Be a Creep
- No Politics / Stay On Topic
- No Promotion of Diet Cash Pools/Requests for Money
- No Self Promotion
- No Surveys
- SV/NSV, Progress, Milestone Posts Need Details
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/loseit and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/loseit?
r/loseit has 4,216,782 subscribers, which makes it the #223 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 9,598 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/loseit?
r/loseit was created on Jul 29, 2010, so it has been around for 16 years.
How active is r/loseit?
Very active: r/loseit gets about 74 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 736,726 posts and 9,005,758 comments. In a sample of 456 recent posts we counted 408 different authors.
When is r/loseit most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/loseit about?
The community describes itself as: “A place for people of all sizes to discuss healthy and sustainable methods of weight loss. Whether you need to lose 2 lbs or 400 lbs, you are welcome here!” Recent post titles often mention weight, loss, losing, lose and advice. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/loseit safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/loseit as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/loseit?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/loseit accepts text posts only. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “Use the Report Option”; “Be Good to One Another”; “Do Not Feed the Trolls”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/loseit?
Communities with similar topics include r/EatCheapAndHealthy (11.5M), r/investing (3.5M), r/relationship_advice (15.9M), r/Fitness (12.6M) and r/TwoXChromosomes (13.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/loseit.