23F SW:280 CW:181 GW:160
It’s actually kind of surreal that I am getting to write this because I felt like this day would never come. I started my journey in January of this year and what a challenge it has been. At the beginning it was the cravings and then once I got into stride and hit those nasty plateaus it was a struggle not to feel like that was where it would end. I had the drive to keep going which was almost overshadowed by a deep seeded fear that my body wasn’t going to cooperate. Remarkably as of this week I am 99 lbs down and finally out of the Obese BMI range! 21 more lbs to go and I am so glad to see the finish line in sight!
I have really learned a lot from this experience in regards to my mental/physical wellbeing and I am really shocked at how I have grown. I knew I had issues with anxiety but I never even pondered the thought that I was addicted to food. It’s a hard thought to process in all reality, someone being addicted to food. Everything needs food to survive after all, but some of us are eating to fill more than our stomachs.
I have also made some remarkable discoveries that I know many people have talked about before but I am going to talk about it anyway because I am completely jazzed!
I can clearly feel and see so many parts of myself that I have never been able to before: Collar bones, hip bones, butt bones, ribs, knee caps, elbows, jaw bones, actual arm PITS, wrist bones, and more.
I actually want to eat veggies. I get full so much faster, and stay full for longer. My hair and skin is healthier (I think I can count on one hand how many zits i have had since i started all this) I feel so much more confident, of course there are my low days when I don’t feel so good about myself but they are getting fewer and farther between. Before I used to hide myself behind baggy clothes but now if a shirt is a bit too big I don’t want to wear it because I want to be able to see my progress all the time. The body dysmorphia was a challenge for a long time, but with a lot of support from fellow Redditors and persistence to focus on my wins I have managed to get that under control.
I know I’m rambling and I am sorry, but I have been waiting for this for so long. I just want to thank everyone who has given me advice and motivation to keep pushing and redditors on this sub for being so amazingly inspirational. I am so glad I found you when I did!
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/e0vsrf/one_step_away_from_the_100_club/
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