Hey Everybody :)
So I wanted to start this post off by linking to the VERY first post I ever made on this subreddit, where I was so upset that after dieting and exercising for 2 weeks I had lost...and then gained weight. During the time I weighed 327.5 pounds. I started at 332, but that was after passively dieting for a few months and coming down from 347lb that I weighed in September of 2020. The highest weight I ever held was 378lb. Link to that blast from the past is here: First Post
Anyways I wanted to post some progress pictures, because I recently got the body confidence to post shirtless photos of myself. (Over18 in all of them! No worries.) and it showed me that even if my mind thinks I'll never have the bodies of the people I see at the gym, that comparing myself to them is idiotic because my progress lies in the distance of where I am, from where I started.
As I continue to lose weight, I'm finding that where once I used to think "I just don't want to be overweight!" my thoughts have turned into "I wanna look like other people and have muscles and—" I guess what I'm saying is, I once thought that losing weight would be the end of the struggle, and that everything would be fixed. I started the journey not for myself, but because I just wanted other people to like me more. Find me more attractive. etc. And that's a really bad reason to start a journey like this (In my opinion.) because you'll hold yourself to other people's standards to tell you when your journey is over.
My all time goal for weight is 180lb. That'll be in my "Healthy" weight range for BMI. But as of pretty recently I'm no longer Obese "yay!". But I've told other people about my goal, and have received a range of comments from "180 is WAY too high! You should aim for 160!" or "180 is WAY too low! You don't want to look emaciated! Go for 200!" Again I think it just goes to show that, trying to meet other people's expectations is a game with No Winners.
But I'm finding that learning to love and treat your body well goes much further than just feeding it the right things and moving it the right amount. And that it's important not to neglect your mental health for your physical. I've only lost about 13 pounds since my last post, here. I've been focusing on maintaining and also my mental health since that has never been the best. This is just a reminder to take care of yourself in all aspects, if you can. :)
Note about the progress Pictures: I really like to take my current photos for progress pictures in colored lighting. I'm not sure why, but I feel like personally it allows me to focus on the overall differences in size and mass of my body rather than fine details that people who lose weight are often self conscious of. Like stretch marks and such. It helps me keep a true perspective. While these photos are in colors, I can absolutely upload some plain lighting ones if requested!
Anyways! Progress Pictures!
Age: 21
Height: 6'3 (190.5 cm)
Gender: Male
Starting weight: 347 lbs. (157.4 Kg)
- - > 347lb and 378lb photos
All time, highest weight: 378 lbs. (171.49 Kg)
Current Weight: 222 lbs. (100.69 Kg)
- - > Current Weight Photos
Also, for fun, here's a jaw line comparison from beginning to present:
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Thanks so much for reading about my story! And I truly wish the best and most motivation for everyone reading and on this board to accomplish their personal goals and see their journey out to the very end! x
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/ony4mi/7_months_of_progress_with_pictures_and_what_ive/
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