18, M
I've been overweight since I was 4 years old. While my diet isn't something dreadful, I still used to overeat as I was very impulsive. I was pampered by my grandparents a lot and fleeced money out of them to get myself shit to binge. This process carried on till I was 15-16 years old.
Now it's not my weight that bothered me the most, although I still was considerably overweight for my height (peaked at 99kg/218lbs at 5'7) but rather my body fat distribution. I have an abnormal amount of fat around my hips and thighs which for men is considered a turn off. My upper body till my abdomen looks fairly average but my lower abdomen onwards is a disaster. This could be genetic/hormonal ig but regardless this severely affected my confidence. I fit into XL and sometimes L sized T shirts but my pants had to be tailor made. This drastically affected my self confidence as I believed I had an unaesthetic physique.
I had my college entrance exams up till September 2020 and the engineering entrances are extremely rigorous in India. I put aside my physical health, mental health and sleep schedule to work hard and managed to get into one of the most prestigious institutes in the country, however this led to me hitting my peak weight and I was in the worst shape of my life. Due to COVID guidelines, my university won't reopen physically until february /march at the very least so I decided to get in shape before it does.
I started by partaking in walking at a moderate intensity and playing football. On November 16th I started a proper regime that includes weight training, cardio, eating at a calories deficit, having a high protein intake and drinking lots of water.
It's been a month since and I've lost 5kg to reach 94 as of today (207lbs). The numbers may not seem massive but the effect it's had on my health has been incredible. I feel fit, confident and happy. My clothes fit more comfortably and my thighs don't look as horrendous as they used to. And I just really needed an outlet that'll help me continue down this path. My next goal is to drop down to 90 by January 16 and hit 86 at least by the time campus reopens. The figure 86kg is extremely significant to me as scientifically I would then be declassified as obese.
I'm still growing, hopefully a height of 5'8 / 5'9 isn't beyond me. If I'm at my goal weight of 72 kgs on December 16th 2021, I'll feel like I've started a completely new life.
PS: I know that the pace of my weight loss is not as intense as it is for some people, but I absolutely shudder at the thought of having loose skin (I've seen some terrifying pictures), so I'm trying to strike the right balance between losing weight and maintaining my skin elasticity.
PS2: Any additional tips to boost my metabolism would be great as I have a shit metabolic rate. I'm currently consuming black coffee along with breakfast
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