Hi there! Long time lurker.
I’ve lost about 35 pounds since the beginning of the year; I shed all of the weight I gained during COVID and am finally down to where I was when I graduated college five years ago.
The biggest changes I made were:
1) Keeping track of what I consume, even if I eat at maintenance or go over my calorie budget. On days I go over, staying honest helps me get back on track instead of pretending I didn’t and continuing to spiral.
2) Going on “after work” walks. I work crazy hours (60+ a week sometimes) and it’s easy to say I’m too busy to work out. At 5ish every weekday, I make myself get up and walk for 45-60 minutes. It breaks up the day if I need to get back online in the evening and keeps me from feeling lethargic throughout the week.
3) Getting a peloton. I did the gym membership thing and hated it. It was so hard to motivate myself to change, leave the house, and work out with a bunch of strangers on machines I didn’t really care for. The peloton was a game-changer. I can ride in the comfort of my own home, at any time, with instructors that motivate me.
Because the weight loss has been so gradual, I’m having a hard time seeing it in the mirror, in pics, etc. It was getting really frustrating.
However! This weekend, I went to Disney with the family and noticed some major changes in the way I felt. On previous trips, I’d get nasty blisters and have sore joints after day one or two. During this trip, I didn’t get a single blister and walked 20-30k steps a day comfortably. I even took several full-body pics that I feel happy posting on socials!
That was the boost I needed to stay motivated - and serves as a reminder that progress is something you see AND feel.
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