The r/loseit community has been so huge for me and been such a great resource over the years to lose weight and keep it off. At my peak, I weighed in at 205lbs and am now at 170lbs (male, 5’11”, 22 y/o).
The weight loss journey really has been all about sustained lifestyle changes. For me, it started with getting an objective look at my relationship with food and exercise (and how mental health complicated the matter). And then slowly made changes like doing some lifting (with an audiobook), limiting the amount that I went out to eat, and limiting alcohol (a difficult thing in Greek life). All of it was so idiosyncratic but was really inspired by this sub and its sister subreddits.
Anyways...3 years into this journey there are still moments where willpower is strained and it is easy to slide into toxic habits. I usually try not to have anything sugary or carb-heavy in the house bc that works well for me. If there isnt something easy i will just have some carrots/water. But the other day i bought a package of cookie dough, wanting to make some cookies for my friends. Long story short, I got all stressed about studying for the CPA and beginning my first full-time job that I went straight for that cookie dough and started pigging out. About 5 cookies worth in, I realized what i was doing and how horrible I’d feel after and threw the package right into the garbage. It felt bad to waste food, but I knew it would ultimately be destructive to me.
Doing that would have been unthinkable just a year or two ago. I thought that my habits and relationship with food were permanent. They aren’t, and they will change. Days will pass anyways, why not try to make yourself and little better with each passing day?
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