Let me start off by telling you guys a little bit about my journey: I've been in constant battle with my weight, always losing well for 3-6 months, and then an occasion comes around and i get off the wagon and regain the amount I've lost, hovering at a max of around 79-80 kgs for another 3-6 months. Usually I'd get hit by reality and realise how I have to lose weight and the cycle restarts itself all over again. This has been going on for as long as I remember since my teen years, I'm turning 27 this year, so you can imagine my frustration and my discouragement every time. The lowest I usually get is around 67kg, before something comes up and I screw my progress and revert back to my old ways.
So since Nov of 2019, I've been trying to lose weight for my wedding, and I did manage to go from 79kgs down to 69kgs by the time I got married. But then the honeymoon came around and I lost my progress again, but i only regained like 2-3kgs. Only since March this year did I start focus on my weight loss again and it's obvious on the scale, there seems to be good progress. But lately, these past few days I have been feeling quite down and feel as though my progress is being screwed again, despite the scale showing that my weight has not risen. Plus my eating habits have been in check so there is no reason for me to believe that I'm losing control again, right? WRONG. My mind keeps telling me I'm gonna screw up, and I feel scared that I'm about to go back into the same cycle.
So this morning, I decided to dig up some old dresses I bought 5 years ago that I never really wore. This dress in particular was a little tight around the belly, which I somehow still decided to buy it back then despite the tightness (maybe my self confidence was higher 5 years ago than it was today). And would you know, the tightness around the belly is no more!! The fabric around my wait was loose, and my rolls aren't poking out as they would when I first wore them.
Now this made me even more pumped up and determined to get to my goal. And I'm just writing this to tell you guys that sometimes, you just need other methods to measure your progress, be it pictures, measurements or even just trying on some clothes to see how they fit. We can do this! Just don't give up and keep on going.
Since my country has had me indoors due to lockdown, I am mostly doing home exercises with weights and resistance bands. Also since it's the fasting month for me, I've basically been doing OMAD for a month. But after I'll probably continue with 18:6 IF.
I hope this post helps any of you out there who may need a little bit of inspiration, or just want a story to read in these trying times.
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