OK. So let me start by saying I really can't understand the shame or issue with weight. But the fact is that I had to create a throwaway account, as I would not be putting this here in my main account. It appears that I really do have some weight issues and I may have to do some soul searching to understand why I am/was in denial with that. Notwithstanding, this post is mainly for me, so that I can remember to keep accountable.
About a year ago, I reached my peak. I had 92KG or about 202lbs, which honestly is a lot for my 170cm/5'7''. Back when I was in college I was pretty average, with about 68kg/150lbs. When I started working I also stopped smoking and I started racking up weight. Fast forward ~11 years and I have 92KG, a kid and another on the way. I was fighting to get motivated but nothing worked, until one day I started using reddit, and I don't remember why but I got to r/loseit. I started seeing all the stories of people like me who were struggling with weight, their successes and their downfalls. I started digging, and in about July 2019 I decided to try my hand at this "losing weight thing".
I never did much sports and I really don't like it. So I started trying to calorie count and I stopped drinking alcohol (it's not that I'm that much of a heavy drinker, but I am European and from the south of Europe. Beer and wine is something that we are pretty much accustomed to since we are new and, well, you get the picture). I also joined a gym and all self respect for my image and I started doing the Elliptical like a madman. What do you know... I actually liked it.
In about 6 months I dropped from 202lbs/92kg to 165/75kg. I was pretty happy. My old clothes didn't fit me. I looked different. Man I could even shave my almost kind of beard and it wouldn't look like a full moon face. But, I hit a plateau at 165/75 and I started losing a bit of motivation. I stopped being that regular in calorie counting and started drinking here and there. Weight started fluctuating a bit a bit from 165 - 170 and back again.
Then came COVID. My motivation went all down the drain, stopped calorie counting and started drinking normally again, and the weight kept rising. I also stopped any type of exercise. TODAY, 10.08. I have 187lbs/85kg. And today re-starts my journey. I logged on to lose it, installed 8fit and weight training, and for fuck sake, let's stop with the damn beers (at least regularly!)!
May I come back to this post from time to time to keep accountable.
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