I'm kind of a lurker on Reddit but I was so happy I finally had to make an account and share it with you guys.
I'm 25. I graduated high school at the very edge of being a healthy BMI (5'4'' and 145 pounds). I hit 145.5 pounds this morning. I'm not only technically at a healthy weight but I haven't weighed so little for SEVEN years. I'm amazed. My final goal weight is between 130 and 135 pounds so I've still got some work to do.
From the minute I graduated high school, I've been steadily gaining weight. I kept telling myself it wasn't that bad but I graduated college at 175 pounds. The weight gain continued when I got into medical school.
When I had my physical to get cleared to start clinical rotations, I weighed in at 201 pounds which was the wake-up call I needed to start taking weight loss seriously.
I've had issues in the past with calorie counting and really bad anxiety so I focused initially on just making better choices in small ways. For example, bunless burgers and half a portion of fries. I stopped drinking any calories. Black coffee was the hardest part.
Surprisingly, this worked remarkably well which helped motivate me to keep going.
When I started my clinical rotations in July, I decided that instead of buying a cafeteria lunch everyday I would just have low calories snacks at lunch and have a bigger dinner when I got home. I can't really call it OMAD but some days I did only eat dinner. Lunch would be things like watermelon, cucumber, bell peppers etc.
Anyway, I've finally at a healthy weight and I'm beyond happy.
Unfortunately, I'm realizing the downside of large weight loss is none of my clothes fit. I had a fun moment when getting ready for a holiday party yesterday and I realized my cocktail dress was too big. (Thank God for cardigans and safety pins)
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