Hey there, r/loseit!
Before the Covid lockdown began, I was at 140 lbs – just slightly over my “ideal” weight of 125. I wasn’t actively trying to lose weight then, but I kept thinking it was probably something I should do.
I’ve had an office job for a long time, but I got a promotion, and it led me to working longer hours than normal. And then lockdown happened. I ordered more food from restaurants. I drank a bunch. And I started wearing sweat pants all the dang time, which is how I didn’t even realize how much I was gaining.
I’m now at 157 lbs – not quite so close to my goal. I had an absolute fit the other day realizing that I have no clothes I can fit into anymore for whenever this pandemic does end. And I have a tiny frame. It might not seem like a huge amount of weight, but for me, it’s absolutely made me depressed to even look at myself in the mirror.
Anyways, instead of complaining about it and feeling bad for myself, I making an active effort to lose weight! And I am terrible at long-term goals, so I wanted to join this group and get it down in writing that I am doing this.
I downloaded a calorie counting app on my phone, and I’ve been tracking my food for the last four days. My TDEE is only 1680, so I’m trying to aim for between 1200-1350 calories a day . . . I mistily hover around 1300. I know it won’t make for the fastest weight loss ever, but I’m okay as long as the weight loss eventually comes. I bought some of the first green vegetables I’ve had in a while the other day, so pretty excited about the possibility of treating my body a little bit better. 
I would like to eventually start exercising. It’s super cold out where I am now, but I am hoping to be really strict with my diet for the next few weeks until it warms up enough for me to go walking, and eventually jogging. I know it’s physically possible to do these things in the cold, but I figure one giant change for me is enough at a time anyway. 
I am also trying my best to stay sober. That’s a recent change for me as well, going from drinking multiple cocktails or beers a day to perhaps one glass of wine a week. In addition to enjoying how sobriety makes me feel, I think it will really help in losing the weight. 
Anyway, this was pretty rambling, but like I said, I just really wanted to put my good vibes out in the universe and make a promise to myself that I’m going to do it this time. 
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