i have always been the „fat friend“. It never really bugged me too much because after all people wanted to have me around because of my personality rather than my looks. however - as you all might have experiences as well - being overweight in this society is very difficult (speaking as a woman here but it‘s the same for every human being). This starts with small stuff like buying jeans and ends with big things like bullying.
i was at a bad place, felt left behind because all my friends were healthy, fit, they moved more and spend more time outside - i have always been the lazy friend you‘d visit after a run because she lives en route. So i decided to change. After a wonderful summer holyday in italy i threw away all the trash food (or gave away what hasn‘t been opened yet), bought nutritious alternatives. I did research, learned about dieting, learned about why one could fail and learned about how one could succeed and for me it all boiled down to one thing:
determination.
for the first 3 months I changed my diet significantly: - i stopped eating sugar completely (because i felt it was a good lecture) - i went low carb
in addition to that i did HIIT at home 3 times a week!
after these three months i continued working out but in addition added more smaller things like walking everywhere, taking the stairs, parking further away from the entrance - just overall moving more. i also reintroduced carbs into my diet in the form of whole grains and legumes and sugar from fruits and agave/maple. I am also eating 90% plant based with the occasional salmon or seafood but that‘s rare.
this was two years ago.
i lost 25Kg which seems to be very little but i am only 160cm/5“1 and my starting weight was 75Kg.
i managed to hold my new weight for 1 year now and i am so so so proud of myself. Without determination (especially in the long run) i would have already failed. but i want to stay this way - i feel amazing.
you all can do it!!! Stay determined! it is hard and takes a lot of discipline (and there are and will be highs and lows cough wedding season cough ) but hang in there!!! and don‘t stress too much - you can do it!!!
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