Hit 305lb, decided it was enough and now I'm getting in the best shape of my life.

A year after moving to the states and getting dumped by my manipulative ex. I was depressed, I hit 305lb, the heaviest I've ever been, not a crazy noticeable on my 6'2" frame.

But I had had enough, I decided I was going to take positive steps to improve my health, get my weight down and become more active; so a friend of mine suggested I try something he's been doing to manage his autism for the past 5 years.

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1. Late Jan this year I went keto; I was super strict for the first 3 weeks. Got over the flu, only had symptoms for about a half a day (Thanks MCT oil). My goal was simply to make it for 28 days, to turn it into a habit; If my health deteriorated, like my blood glucose acted up or my cholesterol tried to kill me I'd deal with it when it became an issue. I was not ready for what came next.
2. . I learned to ski 2 years ago, but had only been maybe 3 times since then. I decided I would take it up for real, my goal was 10 ski days this year. I made a group at work, welcomed everyone to join as beginners, and pushed it. I was passionate, because I really do love skiing; It made a huge difference. It became an obsession.
3. 3 weeks into keto, it kicked in hard. I was cooking at home, avoiding carbs politely, no cheat days. I had 1 cup of coffee at 7:30am, and I was wired all day; I swear if I had another I'd no-clip through walls. I had energy, focus, and I was driven. I've lost 20lb at this point, and I'm all in, I have no intention to stop.
4. I started skiing twice a week, I drove 1hr each way to my nearest hill. I bought boots, still renting skiis (but next season I'll buy skis). I got really good at it. I though: "Hey I'll start by doing all the greens at this mountain, that's my goal, work slowly, have fun." 14 days of skiing in, I was doing every Intermediate (Blue) trail, and was about to do my first Black Diamond trail when disaster struck.
5. It's been 9 weeks of keto at this point, some Thursdays I fast and eat burgers, fries, beer, and have ice cream (that's the day the guys hang out at my local bar). But next morning I'm back strictly to my diet. I've lost 25lb at this point, weight loss has slowed, but is still going and is happily sustainable.
6. I took off work a half day to go skiing on a beautiful bluebird day. I was doing my 2nd warmup run and I bit it hard on ice. I sprained my ankle, I just knew it. I've never had a broken bone or serious injury, and I knew it wasn't broken, it was just going to swell up and be a pain for a while. I skied down, because at this point I'm not a quitter and I had taught myself to ski on 1 leg for shits and giggles, that's a useful skill now. Left the mountain early on the day I was going to do my first Expert run (Black Diamond). But no big deal. I had Ice cream and celebrated, why? You'll see.
7. Keto does funny things to you, I get home and when I used to lay around, nap or watch tv and fall asleep. On keto, I got home and cleaned, ran around doing things, had way too much energy, so I started making an app for my local game store to run their tournaments. On the day I fell and sprained my ankle I finished the first release of it, it was a bad day, and then it was a great day.
8. It's been 11 weeks, I'm on my 12th now since I started this journey. I have no intention of stopping, all the carbs, save for fiber and cat food are gone from my house. I purchased a mountain bike, as I need something to do while it's warm out, and this seems like fun, even if it's just cross-country. I'm buying a house this year, looking for a real estate agent this week. And I've lost 31lb so far. I'm in better shape than I was when I move to the states, even though I only weigh 5 or 6lb less than I did when I moved. I've made a ton of friends, and I can see the end of the tunnel. Hell, I'm considering weight lifting, we'll see.

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What's my next goal? Mountain Biking, once a week for now; twice a week later. Keeping keto going. And buying a house.

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What I learned from all this, is it all starts with one stupid suggestion from a friend, but more importantly, don't be vague with your goals, set SMALL, ACHIEVABLE, and MEASURABLE goals. Eventually, over time, they become bigger and bigger. Get out of bed earlier, even if it's just 5 minutes, for a week, for 2 weeks, for a month, eventually that tiny rolling rock can't be stopped.

Don't compete or compare yourself to other people, only worry about if you're doing better than you were yesterday, or last week, or last year.

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See you on the slopes!

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