I've always been unhappy with my body however, I used to be very active in sports. So while I didn't like the way it looked, I was proud of how much I was able to accomplish athletically. However, once I reached high school I quit all the sports I was involved in and gained weight. I had a wake up moment in junior year and realized I don't feel good anymore and I want to get back down. Through strict logging of my food I managed to loose enough weight I got back to 124! (I'm 5'5 for reference) I was proud of my accomplishment and the work I put into losing the weight.
However...
I entered college. Suddenly I had an unlimited meal plan and some of the hardest classes of my entire life. Oh, and I'm a stress and emotional eater too. So... The weight piled back on and I'm currently 135 and extremely upset with myself and beating myself up over the weight gain. Because I'm so upset, well... Remember how I'm an emotional eater too? Yeah. Suffice to say I'm not losing a single pound.
But then I downloaded reddit and joined this community on a whim. I've been extremely inspired by everyone's stories and how encouraging everyone is towards one another! It relit something within me and starting tomorrow, I'm back to calories counting and eating around 1300 cal. I've also added intermittent fasting which works really well for me as I don't eat breakfast any more and am already naturally doing it now. tonight I also downloaded couch to 5k and zombies run! In addition, I plan to incorporate Chole Ting's 2 week ab challenge and complete that and then hopefully move onto more ab workouts.
Currently I'm planning to eat around 1300-1400? Then go for a run in the mornings with the apps I listed before my online college classes start. And in the evening complete the ab workouts along with a brisk half hour walk as I've realized also I really miss fresh air and sunlight.
I just wanted to thank this sub for all the advice, progress pics, and more everyone's shared. It inspired me to finally take action again and realize it's doable. Hopefully in several months I'll have some progress pics of my own to post!
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/fp46qx/time_to_finally_lose_those_freshman_pounds/
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