Hello everyone, I've been a lurker and a member for years but I made a new account from my original to post. I never posted because of embarrassment for how out of control I let myself get. That said, I know that r/loseit was the motivating factor that helped me to lose 125+ lbs and it has helped me to keep it off for 7 years. Pictures included (https://imgur.com/a/dTAn0CQ). These are the lessons I have learned by losing the weight:
- The way in which you lose weight is more important than how fast you lose weight. I learned that you don't get bonus points for being the fastest to lose your weight. However, if you do it slowly and sustainably, you'll be able to maintain it for a lifetime.
- If you're only losing weight to get to a particular number on the scale to find happiness, you'll struggle forever. The scale simply is a number of measurement, it by no means provides a definition of meaning. Your worth as a person is much more than that number.
- You need to include foods you love, or you'll consistently fall off track and go right back to yo-yo dieting. Eating whole foods that I enjoyed was something that I found to be helpful and kept me full. It's important because you're not going to be able to sustain eating foods you hate. Life is too short for that.
- Your diet doesn't need to be perfect. Nobody has a perfect diet. But it does need to be consistent. Perfection simply put will never happen. We are human, we have emotions and foods are sometimes tied to emotions. I found that it's important to be mindful and realize that one meal doesn't ruin progress and it's more important to get right back on track next meal.
- Cravings are not going to vanish. They'll always be there, but you will get better at controlling them. It gets easier I promise. Stay strong.
- If you don't enjoy the journey, process, and struggles of bettering yourself through weight loss then you're not going to like the destination. If your diet is miserable, you're not going to want to keep eating that way. So enjoy what you're doing, enjoy making progress, and keep after it!
- People close to you will tell you you're too obsessed. I personally found this with certain friends/family. It's usually out of a place of envy and jealousy that they're not changing. I learned to ignore them and keep killing it with my weight loss.
- Those same people are going to be asking you what you did, later down the road. I took it upon myself to help them and share what worked for me. CICO and exercise with lifestyle and behavior changes to make the changes last. This is partly why I am posting this, I want to help others who were where I was years ago.
- I learned that it's going to take longer than you think and definitely longer than you want. We all want that quick weight loss for an upcoming event or vacation or to look good for something. Truth is that actual weight loss takes time and you need to have patience.
- In the end it is 100% worth it. I made my health a priority. Nobody can make it a priority for you, but the energy and life that you gain back by losing weight is incredible.
And a sincere thank you to those who have motivated me to lose weight. It has changed my life, and I hope to do the same.
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