M20 6'1 SW 276 CW 170
Dear r/loseit community,
when I first came here, I was miserable. Fed up with the life that I was living, I was searching for advice which could help me achieve my eternal goal of losing weight. I had always been overweight, I never knew how it felt to be fit and/or healthy, but also I realized that I was wasting the best years of my life. It’s not something that I hadn’t tried before, but somehow, in the past, I’d always fail.
But not this time. Thanks to the kind people of this subreddit, whose stories I must’ve read over and over, and their experiences and mistakes from which I learned, I managed to overcome my weight problem once and for all.
Being in a caloric deficit for months is not easy, staying motivated is not easy, showing the tenacity needed to achieve greatness surely isn’t easy, especially during a pandemic. You don’t have to prove anything to no one except yourself.
I started my journey in late August/ early September of 2020. By January this year, I had reached my goal of 165 lbs. I had managed to loose 110 lbs in about 5-6 months, by only consuming about 600 calories a day. Now, don’t get it twisted, what I did was extremely unhealthy and definitely not sustainable. Stuff like that takes a toll on your body. Somehow, my binge eating disorder turned into anorexia. The message that I am trying to convey is that patience is key, be careful not be obsessed with loosing your weight as quickly as possible.
I’ve been managing to maintain my weight ever since I had reached my goal. After half a year of tracking every grain of rice and counting every calorie, you’ll get a feeling of how much food is too much and how much is appropriate. Also, during my journey I also added going to the gym to my habits, and i’ve been hitting the gym ever since they were allowed to reopen here in Germany, which was about a month ago. Right now, i’m adding muscle mass, which is why i’ve consciously gained 5 lbs.
Whatever you do, do it consciously. Eat consciously, train consciously. Hold yourself accountable to your self! Listen, not many people want to see you shine, they want you to fail. I’ve had people flat out come to me after I had lost the weight who were telling me that they were sure I would fail. Prove them wrong! People will respect you. People will treat you differently, as messed up as it sounds.
Anyway, I feel like it is time for me leave this subreddit. I am grateful for each and every one of you who gave us insight into their story, who shared their wisdom with those less experienced and simply I am grateful for those, who try to better themselves every single day.
Thank you!
The left picture has been taking on 08/25/2020, the right one has been taking on 07/27/2021
(please don’t mind any mistakes or typos as english is not my first language :) )
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/ot2gnc/my_final_goodbye/
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