I'm just writing for accountability and also to share some thoughts/ another perhaps common stance that helped me when I first started out.
First things first, as I saw I think on this subreddit , "you can't walk 15 miles into the forrest and expect to make it out in 5 miles." As simple as it sounds, its true, and it's what helps me to trust the process.
Since my last post I have made significant changes to my life. My highest recorded weight was 262lbs. As of today I weigh 222 pounds.
When I first started the journey, people I knew in real life told me walking would not help, however that and changes to my diet is all I have done. I follow CICO and occasionally I do a kinda modified form of intermittent fasting (because generally I get hungrier in the evening time). As for exercise, I would walk a min of 30 minutes everyday (either outside or on the treadmill). At the moment, I currently do 1 hour walks outside and also do morning yoga, and small dumbbell movements.
Because im on the fine line of brokenness as a college student, I have found different ways to find a meal plan that works for me. I use MFP, and generally my meals look like this:
Breakfast/Lunch (if I have it): 2 boiled eggs, oatmeal, pear
Dinner: 2 Salmon fillets, baked sweet potato, peas (frozen ones from target) or quinoa/greens mix+ shrimp, or salad mix
Snack: almond, peanuts, apples + peanut butter, pure protein bars (just listed all my common choices)
Not going to lie, I still don't see a change but many people I am close to say they do, but I am learning to trust the process. Also I still have many battles and hills to climb, but time will tell.
The next time I post, I hope to reach my goal of 200lb, and by then I will include pics!
ps: sorry for such a long post!
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/sdj4ky/small_progress_is_still_progress_1_year_update/
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