I’m 31 yo and been 5-15 lb overweight my whole life. I always believed in the common wisdom, CICO, “abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym”. But I could never stay consistent with restrictive eating.
Two months into COVID, I had stopped working out completely. Finally decided I was feeling miserable, so I signed up for a virtual bootcamp class. It’s 40 minutes of typical HIIT stuff. The workouts are hard and it fucking HURTS. I scream while I’m doing them. But even doing them only 1-2 times per week, I started seeing and feeling results almost immediately. I dropped a pant size within a month. I feel motivated to do more cycling and running as well. And quit smoking.
I’ve always hated my “stubby” legs, I thought it was just the way I was built (I’m only 5’1). Turns out that was total bullshit and I just needed to push myself physically and do a whole lot of jump squats. For the first time ever I like how my lower body looks.
I don’t actually know how much I weigh now, but I know I’m finally in the normal BMI range. I eat whatever I want, a lot of healthy stuff but still a decent amount of unhealthy stuff as well. I could probably cut back quit a bit on the beer and wine as well.
This is just to say, every person is different. CICO, IMF or low carb might work for some people, but if you're like me and have been trying it for a while and keep failing, don’t be afraid to do something different. If you’ve been a couch potato your whole life like me, try something really hard like a bootcamp and see what it does for you.
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