May this year during Lockdown in the UK I weighed at my heaviest of 14 stone 7lbs and decided i was going to do something about it - I was determined. However - I hadn't been to the gym in 3 years, the most exercise I did was walking and i have not long started a job that was less active and allowed me to sit at a desk for 4/5 hours of my work day.
I started to eat healthier and cutting and counting calories, which worked for a while. And found I kept slipping still, especially on the weekends when spending time with my (now) ex boyfriend. He was tall and barely gained weight but he ALWAYS wanted a takeaway or snacks and just rather unhealthy foods. I didn't realize he was my main issue when it came to my slipping up when i broke up with him back in august. I was on my own and I didn't have anyone to tell me:
'Come on, just have a cheat day, you can always lose the weight again'
'I don't want to just eat crap on my own and it's not fair'
'It's not the end of the world to indulge a little'
Suddenly I was walking more after work, I was doing little workouts at home when I found the motivation and I was cooking my own meals and eating healthier - I didn't have a voice or anyone to tell me that I could cheat.
I started intermittent fasting between 16/8 and 20/4
I lost 2 stone! However, i couldn't keep up with that motivation, I was drained and having to focus on moving back to my parents because I couldn't afford the flat I had on my own. I started buying takeaway again and microwave meals because it was easy and convenient and I gained back around 10-11lbs in just a few weeks.
Since moving back to my parents on the 30th of November I've started fasting again, clean fasting. I've tried to make healthier choices and start counting calories but I'm not always doing it. and I started going to the gym 3 times a week :) I couldn't be more pleased. I've lost 5lbs again and I feel like I'm on track - I can even run on the treadmill for 13 minutes straight, I've never been able to do that! and the non-scale victories are wonderful!
However I guess I'm trying to ask when did you really start to see results, especially from the gym? How can i keep my current motivation, especially over christmas?
My family are big on food and they are all overweight/obese and struggling and continue to eat foods I'm trying to avoid or big portions. Any tips to keep up the exercise or any exercises that are better for weight loss? What can i do to keep this going? I want to get to not only my goal weight but finally feel comfortable in my own skin, especially for summer next year.
Apologies for the long post - I thought a back story might help :,D
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