Hello everyone! I'm checking back in after the new year for the first time, and it is truly motivating as always to see the success stories, as well as the influx of people just starting or restarting their journeys.
Just wanted to pop in and give a quick update to hopefully add to the motivation for others. I am now officially over 100 pounds lost since mid-August 2020. Started at my highest weight ever of 485 on August 16th, and weighed in this morning at 383! Still a long way to go, but I am so happy with the first real progress that I've ever made, that it doesn't bother me that it will be a while until I reach my final goal.
In addition to CICO, I have begun walking daily. I started just walking my dog around the block, and now I do that first, then I go out back alone for a loop around the neighborhood that is just under 2 miles (I would love to bring him with me the whole way, but he's an old boy with arthritis, so he can't take the long walks anymore.) It's amazing to think that less than 6 months ago I would get winded walking from my desk at work to the bathroom.
I sleep better now, I used to be so tired all the time that all I wanted to do was take a nap after work. I used to always get headaches, it was pretty much my daily routine to pop 3 Advil a day, and I had to eat Pepcid like they were candy to deal with near daily heartburn. And the crazy part is that it didn't take long to completely change the way my body feels. Yes, I know I still have a lot of weight to lose, but the quality of life improvements I have noticed began even when my weight loss was much lower, probably around the 40 pound level, which for me was less than a 10% weight reduction. I just can't wait to see how much better I can feel when I eventually reach a normal healthy weight for the first time since I was 13. I imagine I will feel like a kid again!
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