I weighed nearly 300lbs (135kg) in January and started this journey after my birthday the same month. It was going well until April - my girlfriend was in town and we went on dates a lot before she went back! Most of those dates were unfortunately in restaurants, so I actually gained throughout April and May...
I got back on track again in June and luckily it's been going steadily. I know 35lbs / 16kg is hardly anything from my goal (150+ lbs / 70kg) but if I can double the loss at the end of the year (70lbs / 30kg), then I'd already be almost halfway there!
What worked for me is calorie counting and completely eliminating red meat, added sugar, and refined carbs. I find red meat to be more addicting than chocolate bars (especially those at Korean BBQs!). I still eat whole grain breads and rice though.
Also eating lots of veggies of course! I was really adversed to them until I discovered cooked vegetables almost always tastes better than raw. Grilled zucchini, stir fry red peppers and mushrooms with onions, cauliflower fried rice - these are exponentially better than most salads I've had. Be sure to dump some garlic / onion powder to them and you've got yourself some tasty, filling meals!
Another thing is reading books - I like doing stuff because I know what I'm doing. Fast 800 and How Not to Diet are my bibles lol. If anyone have any book recs, do throw them out my way!
I'm planning to marry my girlfriend in 3 years time (when we're more stable financially) and I want to look my ideal weight in my wedding dress lol. Hopefully by the end of next year I'll be close to that!
I wanna thank this subreddit too - I read most of the stories here and they keep me motivated. Best of luck to all of us!!
Cheers!
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