I was a competitive athlete until I graduated high school: gymnastics 3 days a week and a school team every term. After high school, my fitness levels dropped like crazy. Schoolwork combined with mental health issues made my weight jump and each spring I would try to lose a few pounds for summer, never successfully long term. I hovered around 140-145. I was also diagnosed with PCOS in university which made losing/maintaining harder. When I met my now husband, I gained even more “happy weight” and got up to my highest of 155lbs and then levelled out again around 145 for a couple years. In the months before we got married in 2019, I was shedding for the wedding and got down to 130 by running and using MFP.
When the pandemic hit, I’d stopped working out due to a multitude of reasons and had gained back almost 10lbs in 9 months. I decided I was going to set a goal of being active 6 days a week - started out with walking on my lunch break, then running and adding in Youtube HIIT videos (shout out to Sydney Cummings!).
I found a love for running and combined with continuing to use MFP, I’ve finally reached my goal weight! I eat at the MFP recommended calories 6 days a week and have one cheat day where I pretty much eat whatever I want. Usually the day before my rest day. I still add to MFP on those days and the average is not too much higher than maintenance (probably 250-500 over maintenance). I found this helped to keep me on track and feel less restricted in my diet.
I found a picture of myself during that “happy weight” time which was the picture that ultimately started my weight loss journey. I absolutely hated how I looked. It’s been a long while since then (I believe that photo was taken in 2016), but I can say that I stuck to my goal of 6 days a week and am now (mostly) happy with my body. Just have to learn how to maintain!
I’m a longtime lurker of this sub and just want to thank everyone for their tips and stories, they really helped me along the way 🤍.
SW/CW side by side: https://imgur.com/a/1OUwUmC
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