Well, here goes. I (23F) have struggled with my weight since highschool. During my junior year, I was at my highest of 165 lbs. For a 5'2 lady like myself, that's a lot of weight to carry around. Borderline obese, actually. Well, I eventually got sick of it and really focused on my diet. I started counting calories and fasting intermittently. It took a while, but by summer of 2017, I hit my lowest at 112 lbs. I felt great!
But then I met my boyfriend and got a desk job. My diet went out the window, my fitness nonexistent. Went from constantly moving around in a retail position to sitting in an office chair all day. On top of that, my boyfriend is tall and slender, with a wicked fast metabolism and a huge appetite. I love him to pieces, but living with him has made it difficult for me to keep my figure. I gained twenty pounds back, and then another twenty, and here I am, back at 150 lbs as of this week. Highest I've been in over five years.
After having been laid off, I suddenly have a lot of free time. I've been going on walks and focusing on healthy meal alternatives, and even started intermittent fasting again. I took some "before" pictures and documented my current measurements for future reference. So far I'm down 3.4 lbs (mostly food and water weight, but it's a start).
Anyways, I'm writing this here mostly for myself, as I've had a lot of false starts, and I'd really like this one to stick. I'm tired of feeling guilty for not meeting my goals, and suffering for it in the form of body image issues.
I'll do my best to hold myself accountable and report back to this sub every now and then with my progress.
With me luck! xx
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