One month ago, after feeling incredibly shitty due to eating fast food/takeout for nearly every meal, I decided I was done with that lifestyle and forced myself to start fueling my body correctly.
I’ve struggled with my weight for nearly my entire life after fracturing my neck in two places before middle school. For me, my struggle wasn’t necessarily about eating too much — the struggle was almost always about eating the wrong things, and inadvertently taking in way more calories than I’d meant to. (Think 400-500 calorie sweet coffee drinks, fatty fast food sandwiches, sugary alcoholic beverages, etc.)
At some point last month I decided I deserved better for myself — I deserved to feel good, to be happy with my body, to be able to do whatever I wanted in life without feeling as though weight would hold me back. I want to buy new clothes and feel great about what I see in the mirror — and to my delight, this process has actually helped me to love who I am no matter what stage in my weight loss I’m in.
I’m no longer unhappy with my body, because I feel good about the fact I’m working to constantly improve it. There’s something so empowering about taking control and working to achieve something, no matter how far away the goal is.
In 30 days, I’ve lost 18lbs with the help of CICO. I eat about 1000-1200 calories a day (my Doctor knows and has approved, so long as I’m still feeling great), and do at least 30 minutes of cardio in addition to some weight lifting every day.
Progress?! feels so, so good, and I want to thank each and every one of you for sharing your stories and your struggles; it has meant so much to me to be a part of this community and to believe in everyone’s success.
I know I have a long way to go, but I can’t wait to keep going. Thank you all for everything so far, and remember to believe in yourselves!! 💕✨
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