Its been an interesting journey so far. I'm 5'9 and I started my weight loss at 248 lbs. I started by just doing a lazy modified diet where I cut out fast food, soda, and junk food. I started cardio and weight lifting to go with it. After a couple weeks of that I went to a disciplined strict Ketogenic diet where I also counted calories.
Counting calories wasn't an exact measurement, but using the MFP app I always went on the high end of my estimations for servings and I kept my caloric intake below 1300 a day. With Keto and a low caloric intake with high protein I saw a rapid loss in weight. I also joined a BJJ gym and that upped my Caloric deficit by quite a bit.
Now I am at the point where I don't need to monitor my calories as closely as I once did. I don't track my intake but I know I stay at least under 2000. I also upped my activity by attending a Brazilian Jiujitsu gym 2-3 times a week on top of weight lifting.
With all of this I have officially cut 40+ lbs off my weight and I only started in October! I have only allowed my self 2 cheat meals since starting at that was Christmas day where I didn't monitor carbs or calories at all and one day I let myself eat some bread and french-fries with a steak.
The way I keep myself motivated is by looking at my loss and equating it with other stuff. When I lost 12 lbs I would think of a bowling ball that I don't have to carry with me everywhere anymore. At 24 lbs it was two bowling balls. Now that I am at 40 I think of it as dropping a big bag of dog food that I had been carrying forever.
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