[EDIT: whoops, forgot to give all my info :)) 22F 5’5 160lbs, goal weight: 125lbs]
Hi!
This is my first post on reddit, and I’m not ashamed to say I spent 3 minutes thinking of the correct way to start it. A simple “hi” seems adequate.
I am close to 5’5 and I weight 160lbs. My goal weight ever since I can remember has been 125lbs. I guess you could say compared to what other people have achieved, 35lbs isn’t that much, but in the past I’ve always given up too fast (like literally, after two weeks. Yikes).
This time, I feel different. I’m starting for the right reasons, I’m in a relatively good place mentally (strong emphasis on relatively, lol), and I have set a minimum time of 10 months (can you believe I never actually sat down to calculate how long it would take to lose this weight? Always assumed it would take 2 months, lmao) which should be enough for achieving this goal in a healthy way!
So here are the 3 rules I’ve made for myself which basically summarize everything that’s gone wrong in the past:
- Do not, under ANY circumstance, share your goal with others.
Well, except for here, obviously :D Sharing it with my parents has only resulted in “but you should be eating! You’re growing! Just exercise and it will be fine!” No mum. I’m 22. I think I’m done “growing”. Sharing it with my friends has only resulted in taunts of “so you’re going to be in a diet for the rest of your life?!?! I would rather have a double cheeseburger and be fat than not have it”. Yes very easy for your 110lbs ass to say this. Also I’ll have that stupid cheeseburger, just not every week. Sharing it with literally anyone else has only resulted in condescending up and down looks and “but some people are meant to have a bigger frame. You look fine!” Yes, I know I look fabulous, thank you very much. But no one is meant to carry extra weight.
- Make gradual changes.
Get rid of the “all or nothing” mentality. As cheesy as it sounds, it’s a marathon, not a race. They don’t give awards to people who reach their goal weight faster. They do give awards to people who make healthy lifestyle changes though.
- Don’t hate the body you have along the way.
In the past I would always look at myself in the mirror and feel disgusted. No more. I’m not going to wait until I’m a healthy weight so I can love myself. The body I have now has gotten me here this far, it just needs a bit of refining.
If you have any other rules or any adjustments to these rules, I would really really really appreciate it!
Wish me luck!
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/iln3jr/made_3_rules_for_start_of_journey_feel_free_to/
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