The first pic is from Christmas, but I actually started my weight-loss journey in February of this year. I didn't take any pictures at the time because I just didn't want to make a show of it. I was embarrassed at the fact that in 2017-2018, I managed to lose over 70 lbs and then I suddenly stopped. I changed jobs and didn't have access to the free gym I was using, so I used that as an excuse to slack off on my cardio and then when that fell off, I just stopped tracking my calories in MyFitnessPal. I shot right back up to over 330 lbs.
I finally got fed up with being fat in February of 2020 and started a weight-loss competition with some online pals. In the middle of this competition (which went until the end of March), the pandemic and social-distancing started. I was only doing CICO and 16:8 IF. I was losing weight pretty rapidly anyway. I had lost like 25 lbs by the end of the competition. I decided to keep going.
I got an Apple Watch and along with CICO and IF I started throwing in a 3-5x a week Nike Training Club 16 min workouts and a 30 min walk. The social-distancing has actually been teaching me that I don't need a gym to workout. I've been more consistent than ever because I will get up in the morning and realize I only have to walk downstairs and turn on an app to burn calories. I don't need fancy equipment or a bunch of extra stuff. Hell, I could work out in my underwear if I want.
Recently, I have started watching more of my macros and trying to make sure I get more protein than carbs, but generally, I just try to eat healthy. Hummus and baby carrots are my daily snack. I use small plates for portion control. I don't really eat breakfast during the week, but I lay off the IF on the weekends. I do drink LOTS of coffee though.
The only thing that I have trouble with is this...I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. I'm waiting for my will to break and me to just go back into binge-mode and shoot up 50-60 lbs again. I don't give myself an inch unless it's a holiday or a birthday. I hope to one day not be looking over my shoulder every day for the fat monster, but you know what...everybody has their own struggle with addiction or something. This is mine. I'm OK with seeing this as my cross to bear. I won't let it defeat me. I am the only one standing in the way of me and my continued health.
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