I’m around 60 lbs down now. I started at around 335 and am now 275. I lost the weight without trying, and now I am struggling to lose weight even though I’m trying. When I lost the weight, I would not have realised I was losing it if I hadn’t been weighing myself.
Having been in both of these places, I have realised some really important differences which I would like to share.
It took me 2 months to lose 50 lbs from September to November last year. I had just moved to university and found myself exploring, hanging out with friends and having a lot to do.
First thing that changed was my steps. I was logging 20k steps daily without even trying or realising. Each day, me and my new flat mates would walk from campus into town and explore a little bit. Buy a thing we need and occasionally eat out. We would usually eat together so that helped me have a healthier schedule and eat less earlier so I could fit more in later if I wanted to (often I would just find myself eating less). The steps lasted about a week until blisters made it really difficult. After letting them heal (pushing through then deciding to puncture them, realising that was a mistake and finally taking a week or so out while realising how dumb I was) I would log in around 10-15k steps daily from going to lectures or on walks with friends. I would advise getting a friend to go on walks with because its really good for mental health and getting the step counter up (which improves your cardiovascular health as well as burns calories).
Second thing that changed was my diet. I was so busy or preoccupied with things that brought me joy and distraction that I (someone who, even to this day, defaults to thinking about food) would forget to eat at all. This led to me eating breakfast each day so I wouldn’t necessarily have to think about food and then when I get that first hint of hunger, or a bit of time, I’d have either a nice healthy lunch (with bag of potato chips or something) or a big lunch/dinner where I would just have a snack later instead of actually having dinner. I no longer had time to be stuck on the toilet throwing up or dumping the crap ton of vomit inducing food I just binged. Also grapes helped a lot cause they’re like candy but healthier.
Third thing was my exercise. It really helped that I had a couple of gym focused flat mates cause they would ask about my progress a lot. They became a SUPPORT SYSTEM. You need one. I’m a lone wolf kind of guy but being able to update my friend once or twice a month on how gym has been is super helpful, especially when I haven’t been for a while and know deep down I should. It also gave me a sounding board to fire ideas off. The biggest benefit was these friends could see who I was becoming before I could. Also, I was close to the gym so it just made sense to go when I had nothing else to do.
That brings me to my final point. I quit gaming. Gaming fills a hole left by a lack of sports and gym. It lets you be competitive and the rewards are instant and if you’re not disciplined enough that can really snowball into you just gaming anytime you feel motivated. I sold my pc and will use the money to travel. Life is so much more enjoyable now that my dopamine isn’t being wasted on esports.
My weight has stagnated in the last few months (I tore ankle ligaments in October) but I didn’t change the way I was eating too much but I’ve managed to maintain 275) but now I’m getting stronger and lifting heavier weights!
Extra point: If you can find a sport you enjoy and train recreationally once or twice a week it helps loads too.
If you can work on all those things, and also constantly remind yourself that it’s a journey and not to overthink. I think you’ll find yourself in a good position!
I hope this was helpful
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