F, 24, 5’9” , CW: ~290 , GW: ~170
As of today I’m one month into my weight loss journey. I’m doing CICO, ~1800 a day and simply walking for exercise.
I’m proud to say I have not binged once. Have there been days I went over my calorie limit? Yes. Have there been days where I ate Culver’s? Yes. But have I binged? Nope.
I’ve suffered with binge eating issues basically since middle school and I think it took gaining a lot of weight to overcome the issue. I’ve also been seeing a therapist since starting my journey.
I’ve tried losing weight many times and I’ve been successful once - but only because I was on diet pills from my doctor and I was eating almost nothing. I lost 80 pounds in seven months. It didn’t take long to gain it back and then some.
In the era of coronavirus, being overweight is scary. Hearing about heavier people in the hospital has really, really freaked me out. I don’t want to die early because I’m fat. For the first time, I want to lose weight for my health - not to look better. I think that’s made a major difference in my journey so far.
I give myself a little wiggle room - more than I have before on any “diet.” I’m trying to make these changes for life, not just a year or a few months so I can get down to a certain size.
I don’t know my current weight because I’m not weighing myself. But I’ve lost 2” off my waist this month since I started my journey. I’ve also walked over 70 miles. I was COMPLETELY sedentary before starting this.
The bad news is I had to take a week off of exercising because I hurt my foot. But it’s feeling better and I plan to hit the trails again tomorrow.
I’ve also been making my own food at home instead of relying on restaurants. Yes, I still get the occasional Qdoba (and the aforementioned Culver’s as a weekend treat) but it’s very empowering to cook for myself!
As far as counting calories goes, there have been two days where I went way over my limit, but only three or four where I was 200-300 over my goal, and still in a deficit (my TDEE is 2500). This matters to me because I’m trying to take a “life happens” approach to weight loss and build sustainable habits this time. There will be days where I go out to eat. There will be days when I want fries! Everything in moderation. So far, it’s been working for me and I hope I stick with it. I feel confident I will.
Thanks for reading my ramblings. This is a great community.
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