19F 5'3/160cm SW: 134lbs CW: 117-118lbs GW: 110lbs
Just a bit of back story, when I was 16, I spent majority of my summer moving around. I weighed at 132lbs and was considered one of the "bigger girls" in my school. I would have badminton practice from 9am-12pm and take a shower once I get home, this makes me skip lunch or just have a banana or two and a glass of water just to fill up my stomach. In the afternoon, I would help out with my parents' business and have driving lessons in the late afternoon. Then, my dad would drop my mom and I off at our zumba class which starts at 7pm, we'd dance for an hour and get home by 9pm, making me skip dinner as well. This went on for the whole summer and I lost around 9lbs when school started back up. I admit, it wasn't the healthiest method.
All my friends were happy for me and said I had a glow-up during summer, which I didn't really mean to, but it made me feel better about myself. I stopped fearing a camera or a full-body mirror and caring about how I looked. Then I got careless and after 3 years, I gained all that weight back plus a bit more.
February of 2020, I decided to get even more serious with my weight loss, I wanted to become more comfortable in my skin now that I'm in college. I wanted to enter adulthood with new-found confidence. I started eating healthier and smaller portions and add a bit of exercise before going to bed. That alone was able to get me back to my old weight within a month. Maybe it was just water weight, but then I plateaued for a month. I started to lose hope and almost planned to just maintain what I was and just give up.
I thought back to why I even decided to start this journey and wanted to give it one last push. I added HIIT workouts to my daily routine and within a few days, my weight started dropping again, not as fast as before, but still a downward trend. I was ecstatic! I could even fit into several old pairs of shorts I used to wear 4 years ago!
Just thinking back to it, I never even realized how close I actually am to my goal weight. I know 24lbs isn't much compared to some people here, but it just makes me happy how, not even 4 months ago, 110lbs seemed like such a far away dream. It seemed impossible since I haven't weighed this light in years! I might even make it to my goal weight roughly around my birthday, which is a month away. It seems a bit far-fetched, but I wanted confidence and a new body to be a gift to myself when I hit the 20-mark.
I just wanted to share that when you start your journey, your ultimate goal will always seem so far away and impossible. Nobody said it was a fun journey–fulfilling, yes, but not fun. There will be up's and down's, your weight will fluctuate or it might remain the same for a while, and that's okay. Just don't give up, not while you're in the middle of it. It's okay to have cravings, breakdowns, and cheat meals, that's totally normal. Don't let one hurdle make you suddenly stop running and turn back around and ruin your progress.
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