Hey all! This is a sort of accountability post and celebration of the non-scale and scale victories I’ve reached so far! Ok so first things first, I would like to be a “normal” bmi by the time I turn 30. So that means by July I hope to be down to 149lbs. Ultimately, I’d like to be closer to 125-130 but as long as I’m out of the overweight range by July, I’ll be over the moon.
So far I’ve lost 23 pounds! I’m very happy about that. I started making changes last July by increasing my activity. I started by going for at least a walk every single day, and I’ve increased my physical activity a huge amount since then. I’m so much stronger now and my endurance has improved so much. I have a lovely routine now: wake up at 8am, drink my coffee, sit on the couch for a little while, workout from 9:15am-10:15am usually uphill walking or running and varying strength training. After my workout I shower and get ready for work, and then I’m off to work for 10 hours as an EMT. I have so much more energy when I exercise and I love knowing that I’ve started my day in a productive way. Until I got COVID this week, I had done some kind of workout every day for almost 6 months. Even with COVID I am doing yoga at home to prevent myself from getting too sedentary.
Around september is when I really started monitoring my intake. I’ve struggled with anorexia in the past (used to weight 100lbs) and have yo-yoed in weight since then. Because of this, and per the recommendation of my therapist, I’ve been very careful about obsessing over calories. I am tracking my intake now, but I make sure I’m eating between 1500 and 2200 calories. On average I’m eating about 1800-1900, which with my workouts is an appropriate amount. Interestingly, now that I am working out regularly, I’m not retaining water like I used to, and a day with more calories than normal doesn’t cause me to gain 5 pounds of water. So yay for that!
Non-scale victories: down more than a pant size, I am using a lower peg hole on my watch, deadlifting 165lbs, curling 25lb dumbbells, and I can run a mile now!!!
Hopefully I can reach my goal by July, but if not, that is also ok as long as I am still making progress. Cheers to happy and healthy self improvement!!
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