Earlier this month I ordered new pants online because most of my old pants didn't fit. They keep getting too small and ripping. This has been the cycle for years. The new jeans finally came in the mail. I tried them on, only to realize... I misremembered my pants size! I ordered size 32 waist pants when in fact I need size 40 waist pants. I thought, oh well, maybe I could squeeze into them anyway. I tried the pants on, I managed to barely squeeze my ass into them, but there was a good 6-7 inch gap that would need to close before I could button them.
I took this as a sign that I should attempt losing some weight for the first time in my life.
These new pants seem so, so small to me. Then I realized that at the start of college I wore a pretty similar size. And I wasn't even skinny back then; I've been pretty chunky most of my life.
I started reading this subreddit and was inspired by so many of you guys's stories. I learned about CICO, and I made a plan to start intentionally eating less and exercising more.
Tomorrow it will have been one week since I started logging calories and exercising daily (and recording it all through MyFitnessPal).
I have lost 9 pounds so far!
I'm aware the first week of weight loss usually has the most dramatic change and that it will probably slow down after this, but I have never intentionally lost 9 pounds in my life. It's so exciting to see tangible proof that eating healthier sized portions and exercising can actually make a difference. I feel good, I'm actually enjoying exercising for the first time in my life, and I don't feel at all like I'm depriving myself of food even though I've been meeting a calorie limit of 1200.
I developed a lot of bad junk food habits in college. I graduated at the end of 2019 only to enter 2020, during which I developed even worse junk food habits for obvious reasons. I'm excited to let this habit go. I feel like I'm enjoying food a lot more now that I'm eating normal meals and not allowing myself to stress eat an entire box of white cheddar Cheez-Its.
I am a 23 y/o 5'9" female, SW: 233, CW: 224, no actual goal weight atm except that I would like to fit into my 32" waist jeans!
Hoping to have a positive update for you guys in a few months. Thanks for being such a cool and supportive community!
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