I was 273 lbs at my heaviest as a junior in high school. I guess I really didn't realize the extent to how fat I was, but I was massive and looking at old pictures of myself is tough sometimes. I got to college last year as a freshman, and over the course of the year a lack of good food on campus lead to slight weight loss - something I mostly disregarded because I was still eating unhealthy foods, not exercising, and smoking weed all day.
I came home last February after a hospital bout with mono. Was home for about 2 1/2 weeks and over that course of time lost 20 lbs due to how sick I was. It was at this time I truly realized how good it felt to shed weight, despite being so sick - I felt lighter, more confident, and looked better in the mirror. It wasn't until summer when I finally began grinding, but this feeling is what sparked me to truly go out and get it.
I signed up for a gym membership in July and went 5-6x a week, typically running 1.5-2 miles/day and biking 4-6 miles/day on the elliptical. That full workout would burn 300-500 calories a day, on top of a (mostly) strict calories deficit diet where I'd usually eat no more than once a day. Through this grind period over the summer I saw my weight rapidly decrease from 230, to 225, to 215... and so on. After getting back to school for my sophomore year, my gym grind has mostly stopped but I have instead embraced the keto diet.
Through a medley of exercise, keto, OMAD, and extreme calorie deficit, for the first time since I was in 8th grade there is a 1 in front of my weight. I weighed myself at 199.0 lbs this morning. I still haven't reached my goal of 185 - but this is a massive milestone for me.
Never going back. I promise to you - for everyone who lurks through this sub thinking "i'm going to be obese for the rest of my life", it's so much more possible to lose weight than you think.
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