Like many here, I gained a substantial amount of weight during quarantine. I went from ~135 to my heaviest ever weight of ~165-168
And if I'm being honest, I was in denial about how "big" I had become. My then boyfriend and I moved in together and I realized how he ate almost exclusively fast food (and we got deserts a lot...which I am literally incapable of stopping myself from eating it all. I know people may scoff at that, but even as a small, twig-like child I would inhale deserts until they were gone. I know my limits, so I just don't buy anything sweet and that has worked excellently for me until we moved in). I wasn't used to this, as growing up fastfood was a treat. His lunch and dinner growing up was fast food.
So, I went from about 135 and size 4 jeans to a size 10. Everyone said I didn't look like I was that heavy. I have a narrow waist still and big hips, and mostly maintained that shape...just wider.
And then, for the hell of it, I tried to put on my old size 4 pants. They wouldn't even go past my thighs. These jeans, which I had almost gone with a size 2 when I was buying them, barely made it past my knees. I will admit I was a little embarrassed. I had completely deluded myself into thinking I wasn't that much bigger despite what the scale and mirror said. But, in the grand scheme of things, I don't look bad. But I felt bad. I was easily winded and (TMI here) literally got exhausted and sweaty like 5 minutes into sex. My body was not thrilled with all the grease, either...
I am in no rush to lose weight, so I keep an eye on my calorie intake without much focus on carbs or other macronutrients. When it comes to food, I have a fear of missing out so I always ready and willing to eat when hanging out even if I'm not actually hungry. Recognizing I don't HAVE to eat every time someone else is, or finish a massive portion of food has really helped me slowly shed these pounds. I also get moderate exercise from my job and walking around my town, so I'm feeling better.
Visually, I can't tell I lost weight but I did try on an oversized jumpsuit I filled out at my heaviest and it's much looser, which made me very happy.
There's no point to this post, I guess, I just wanted to talk about my weight loss a little.
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