So I realize that it's technically not Friday anymore, but I haven't gone to sleep so that means it's not tomorrow yet. So for the sake of simplicity, I will be referring to Friday (yesterday) as Today.
Today marks one year since I got serious about my weight loss! I'm 61 pounds lighter than I was a year ago. Honestly, if you would go back in time and tell past me that September 21st, 2018 me is 61 lbs lighter, I probably wouldn't believe you. Please don't test that theory though, I don't want any timeline-altering paradoxes on my hands. I've learned a lot about health, fitness, food, and non diet stuff like discipline and dedication, most of those from you guys. I've started going to the gym and just generally been trying to be more active, something I never did before I started losing.
I can't thank y'all in the Loseit community enough for getting me inspired to really try to get rid of my extra fat. I would diet, lose 20lbs or so, then get off plan until I was heavier than when I started. It kept going up and down, back and forth, every time. I started feeling like it was hopeless, that I was "destined to be fat", but when I stumbled into this community of people in the same situation as me, with the same goals as me, and they were succeeding? That's what got me to stop messing around and get real about this. I saw that it was possible, and most importantly, that I wasn't alone. So thanks guys, you're the reason I've come this far!
One of the revelations I had during my weight loss that's helped me stay determined was the idea that you're only overweight/obese for as long as you let yourself be. This idea helps me stay motivated even when I don't feel like staying on plan. If I go off plan today, then I'm choosing to stay overweight for longer than I have to.
Now, time for my NSV:
I finally have enough confidence to go to Homecoming this year (which, honestly, is a NSV in itself). Today I went shopping for a button-down shirt, some nicer pants that actually fit me, and a tie to go with it all. I've gone down from an XXL to an XL since I started, so naturally I grabbed a nice button-down with an XL tag and went into the dressing room. I put it on and it was huge on me. As in, like, comically large, with the sleeves hanging off of my arms. Even when tucked in it looked too big on me. So I put it back and found a L in the same shirt. It fit. And it fit well. It took me by surprise, and didn't really register with me until I left the store. I had gone down another shirt size! I also bought the pants in a size smaller than what I currently use, but I expected that.
I'm starting to get to a point now where I don't dread clothes shopping, and stuff like this helps me out even more.
Thanks for reading! Have a great day and stay strong.
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