Quick update, lost 45lbs since Nov. 2019. 210 -> 165, M/5'11

I'll try and keep it brief:

What contributed to my weight gain?

• Stress from work

• Eating out for every single meal ($$$)

• Going from walking every day to sitting in traffic

How did I lose the weight?

• Got fired

• A pandemic murdered my favorite restaurants, breaking my bad habits

• Better planning through daily weigh ins and calorie countdowns

• Supportive partner

What do I eat now?

• Only prepackaged food with defined calorie amounts.

• A lot of preprepared vegetable soups

• Precooked pies

• Eggs

• Lots of coffee and water

• Minimal fast food

What's next?

• Hopefully going to hit 155lbs (mid-point for my BMI)

• Going to start exercising when gyms open up

• Start increasing my daily calorie intake with healthy food

Weight loss tracking

• I lost the first 20-25 pounds pretty quickly, over about 6 months.

• Then I hit a plateau for about a month or two

• The next 10-15 pounds came off much slower because I was looser with my diet

• My most recent 5-10 pounds were much faster as I got more serious and would count down my calories to GW (~30k left!)

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I don't know if this is helpful to anyone, but thought I'd share!

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