From the first post I made on this sub, I thought about the day when I could make my own post about my successful weight loss. After getting so much inspiration from so many others who had shared their stories, I wondered what my own would look like after I finally reached my goal. What would I have to say? What would a lurker who's thinking about starting their Day 1 think if they saw this post?
I guess after all this time, I want to keep things simple and say this: Thank you, /r/loseit. All of you.
The pictures I'm sure everyone clicks these to see: Before and Today
Some stats:
Starting Weight: 208.4lbs - Oct. 14, 2018 Current Weight: 164.4lbs - Feb. 16, 2019 Weight Lost: 44.0lbs Avg Loss/Day: 0.35lbs Avg Loss/Week: 2.44lbs % of Body Lost: 21.11% BMI: 29.1 -> 22.9
I had lurked /r/loseit now and then before I officially began my Day 1, usually whenever I had bouts of inspiration to start losing. I had small bits of success in the past on my own, but I would quickly fall into the same habits that made me overweight in the first place. When I browsed /r/loseit and saw all the resources that were available and all the encouragement that everyone would have for one another, I knew that when I finally decided to start on my journey, I could check into this community and find some regular inspiration.
I eventually reached the point where I knew I had to change - what Tim Ferriss calls the "Harajuku Moment" in his book The 4-Hour Body. My clothes weren't fitting right. I avoided looking into mirrors whenever I could. I wasn't happy with how I looked, but I was making no efforts to change that, and I always seemed to talk myself out of any moments of inspiration I had to make the changes I wanted. Then my now-ex girlfriend wrote me a long letter listing all the faults she saw in our relationship, and the very first thing she covered was how she felt I had let myself go, and she was losing her attraction to me.
I made my Day 1 post here not long after that, and I've browsed /r/loseit every day since. I think having this community played a direct role in keeping me accountable, because after all the support I saw here, I didn't want to let anyone down by disappearing and losing all my progress. I mostly stuck to the NSV/SV daily threads, celebrating flair changes as they came, encouraging others as they shared their daily experiences, and picking up new tips along the way.
It's thanks to /r/loseit that I found a sustainable diet that worked for me (the Slow Carb Plan from the book I linked above, and then a simpler CICO as I got closer to my goal weight). It's thanks to /r/loseit that when my life hit challenge after challenge (car troubles, my relationship ending, getting laid off and spending almost two months unemployed), I could turn to here for comfort and encouragement instead of my refrigerator. It's thanks to /r/loseit that I'm healthier both physically and mentally.
I couldn't have done this without this community, and I'm grateful that this place will continue to inspire others along their own weight-loss journeys. I reached my goal in 125 days, and logging onto /r/loseit each of those days has helped make this 125 some of the best I could have asked for, despite all the hardships I faced along the way. So...thank you, everyone!
If you're still in the middle of your own journey: I'm proud of you! You can do it! Keep going!
If you're thinking about starting: You can do this! No matter how much you have to lose, whether it's 5 lbs or 150 lbs, YOU CAN DO THIS! All it takes is finding your own Harajuku Moment. Find what inspires you, and don't let yourself lose sight of that.
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