Six months ago I received a picture of myself we had done for a work function, and I was absolutely flabbergasted by what I saw. Growing up, I was always bigger, but also very athletic and strong. However, in the picture of me at my heaviest weight of 255, I looked extremely unhealthy, and it made me realize how unhealthy I felt in daily activities. Climbing stairs and other basic physical activities were such a chore.
So I decided to get it right. For the first month, I focused on CICO, and got down to around 245 doing just that. Then I proceeded to start a gym membership and went heavy cardio almost daily, dropping to 220. I then started doing daily cardio and a PPL workout 4 days a week to get down to where I am now at 199.2. I still have a lot of work to do, but this is a huge milestone, as I believe the last time I was under 200 was in middle school.
As far as advice goes, don't let a few bad days get you down. Every once in a while, I caved to a craving and had it even if it didn't fit into my calorie budget. Weight loss is a long term lifestyle change, one day of bad will not overshadow a month of good. Lastly, find your motivation and hold yourself accountable to it. I have to young children five and under. I wanted to be able to do more with them and set an example of staying healthy growing up. My children now see a father who eats healthy and does workouts in front of them. Hopefully this inspires them to take care of themselves as they grow older.
Good luck to all of you reading. We can do this!
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