Long time lurker, first time poster. You all are an inspiration to me and I finally feel like I can contribute.
I have always had an athletic build, with genes that want me to be overweight (thanks, Dad). I went to the doctor for a check up about a month ago and I was 158.6 pounds. At 5'4", this makes me overweight. My doctor made sure to tell me so ... which I appreciated, because it was the slap in the face I needed.
I started counting calories via LoseIt (1500 a day, no exceptions) and started walking again on lunch breaks. Then I added walks after work, and squats and weights after dinner watching TV. The Stanley Cup playoffs get me pumped tf up.
So far I am down to 150.2 pounds! Ideally I'm aiming for 140 ish, my weight from 4 years ago. I've literally gained 20 pounds just by having a desk job and free office snacks. Well the job is still sedentary, the snacks are still there, but my health (physical and mental) can no longer wait.
Some days it sucks and all I want are chips and pizza. Some days I eat chips or pizza, but I stay within the daily 1500 calories. Which was something I definitely was not doing before.
I guess I just wanted to say thank you to this community. There is only positivity here, you are all so supportive of each other. Seeing your progress and success stories got me started on my own weight loss journey, and made me think it was even possible.
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