These past years, I managed to gain 50+ lbs. My peak weight was around 235-240lbs, and being just 5'9 that's waaaaayy beyond what's recommended. One day in January, I just decided to say fuck it and started dieting. Now, i'm at 211lbs and consistently losing 1.5kg-3kg a week. You can't imagine the joy I feel every time I dig out an old shirt which I haven't been able to wear in years and find that it fits me already (in fact, a shirt I wore in December, which was tight af already fits me properly!). The suit which I always wear, was close to bursting when I wore it around half a year ago. Last Friday, it felt loose! I used to not be able to connect my thumb and middle finger when I placed it around my wrist, but now it's not a problem anymore! No one has said anything yet about my weight loss so there's that. Although, I'm attributing it to the fact that I see the same people everyday so maybe it's not that noticeable. It doesn't matter though because I know that I've lost weight!
My goal is to go back to my weight in college which was around 170-180lbs. Back then, I played basketball almost everyday and went to the gym regularly. I've been going to the gym for short periods since then but I've never combined it with dieting. I was fooling myself for the longest time by thinking that working out will be enough to lose weight. Sadly with that mindset, I just became strong but still fat. People keep on saying that the hardest part of weight loss is not going to the gym, but dieting. I found it to be the opposite. Dieting is easy. I just eat what the meal plan gives me and poof I lose weight. In fact, every weekend I have cheat meals where I get a whole pizza (i know it's bad though.) Might have to stop this because it's making me think about how much lower my weight would be right now had I not eaten all those pizzas. Anyway I digress. Going to the gym is the hardest part. I'm just too lazy to go the gym which is why I end up just going once a week. But since my schedule changed, I have a very long break which can allow me to go to the gym during my peak active hours, which I guess will help me to be less lazy.
I think, what's making this easier is that I'm actually using a keto diet. Since it's high fat, medium protein, and low carbs, food is still good. I don't have to settle with eating salads or oatmeal because I'm still eating at a caloric deficit even if I'm eating relatively delicious food. I don't get hungry anymore because apparently, it was all the carbs I ate before that made me "hungry" all the time. Now, I eat my meal plan for the day and I'm good. I still have to battle some cravings though especially when I watch food shows on youtube but I'm getting better at controlling them. I read somewhere that Keto isn't sustainable so I'm worried about going back to low calories but with carbs, but that's something that my future self has to deal with. I hope I won't have too much loose skin if I do manage to reach my goal weight. Anyway, just wanted to share! Good luck to all of us!
p.s. What did you guys do with the loose skin? Will I get it for sure as well?
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