From my late teens and early twenties I used to play a lot, and I mean a lot, of pick up basketball at a local park. Despite all that activity I was never buff/strong/or even ripped though. I just had stamina for days.
Then, the classic “but then I messed up my knee” happened. My right knee decided to move in a direction it shouldn’t have. I didn’t break anything but it halted me from any athletic activity.
That’s when the pounds slowly added up. 170 to 250 in a few years. 23 - 26
I didn’t even notice when I hit 200. 230 came and went and I was 255 when I actually noticed it.
I was 26 I couldn’t bend down to tie my shoes without this crushing feeling in my gut. I was rolling out of bed. My knees ached after work. Lethargic as fuxk.
Again, I’ve never had a strong build. Never been in a gym. Never actually worked out. It was a bad 250.
Earlier that year, summer 2019, I made a “comeback” to the courts. I’d go early in the morning and shoot around by myself. No pressure, not any competitive games even, but It went how you’d think it went. I was slow. No legs. No shot. Couldn’t even dribble proper. Nothing. I was aching everywhere the next couple days.
December 2019 is when started an early New Years resolution. To lose weight, the classic. I didn’t even lie to myself though, thinking like I was gonna get ripped and swole. Im going to be dunking soon type of dreaming.
Straight up just lose weight. I knew I was over eating, literally eating three full meals a day. Reasons :/
Right off the bat I starting doing actual breakfast.. oatmeal, a banana, water. Basic. Boring. Do-able.
Not surprisingly, I wasn’t starving at lunch. A turkey sandwich, an apple or oatmeal cookies, and water sufficed . It was boring as heck but I wasn’t starving. So it felt like .. a snack until dinner? It wasn’t hard.
Dinner was still dinner, what ever was at home. I think this is what made it easier for me. I was still eating my “regular food”, homemade Mexican food, and I didn’t FEEL like I was dieting. I didn’t FEEL like I was starving myself. More importantly, it wasn’t a late night / right before I slept.
Six months after Mid December 2019 I dropped 50 pounds. Like I said, I didn’t exactly feel like I was dieting. So those 50 pounds dropped without me really noticing.
I literally came home one day and said to myself “Hey, my knees don’t ache 🤔” and weighed myself.
That was early summer.
I started hooping by myself in the morning and I was still without condition. Lol. Biggest regret was not working out. I think I was just in the mindset of losing weight and that it would be enough. Like I said, I’ve never really worked out. I didn’t want to be sore and miss a day of hooping. Thought I could just go hoop and get in shape. Lol. Na
It wasn’t until early December 2020 that I made an effort to work out. I started small. Had these 25 pound dumbbells. A bar with 50 pounds ( couldn’t do anything with it though lol )
Today I can do a bunch with the dumbells. The 50 pound bar is now easier to use ( bench press, box squats, curls, deadlifts )
I even added 20 pounds for the deadlifts, press, calf raises.
It’s embarrassing but I’m literally just working out so I can hoop. Last summer I looked so slow. Stiff. So painfully / obviously weak. I was 200 pounds but I looked fat still. “Skinny fat”
Today I feel stronger. Right before it started getting under 30 degrees and snowing I was biking a bit. I can’t wait to bike again.
Slow burn man. It’s still burn. I was browsing this sub this time last year ( even before my Early New Years Resolution ) and everyone posting their stories ignited that spark.
Story after story, pretty much positive reaffirmations. It took me a while to even try. Took me a year to get under 200 again. I don’t know how long until I can return to basketball shape but I’m making progress.
I regret not taking pics of my before weight. Again, I’m not all strong but I was very noticeably big. I’m slimmed down now, even my gut is starting to get smaller.
It’s a slow burn but I think it also keeps me from getting un motivated.
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