I have been reflecting on my current weight loss journey (50lbs down, 70lbs to go and absolutely no turning back for me at this point) and why I’ve found success now after trying and failing for years.
I am 28, 5’5” and have a start weight of about 250lbs at the beginning of 2021. Weighed in this morning at 199.2!
For me, it was a severe back injury (a large disc herniation causing intractable sciatic pain) that was my moment of “no return”. A lot of factors including my job, a sedentary lifestyle, poor posture and other bad habits that played a part in getting my back to the point where it was, but weight was absolutely a huge factor as well and one of the best things I can do to prevent more pain in the future is be at a healthy weight.
I went through surgery in April, and am still struggling through recovery (currently in a pain flare that’s really bringing me down). Through it all though, I haven’t wavered in my commitment to getting the weight off. Every pound I lose is a pound off my spine, a pound less that I have to carry and bear the impact of.
I don’t do “cheat meals”, I don’t have days off, I feel laser-focused on my goals and am doing everything I can to achieve them. In a lot of ways, I know what I am really doing is working to save my life, as I don’t think I’d have the strength to survive an episode of pain like I had pre-surgery. I wish I had found it in me before to be successful with losing weight, maybe that would have prevented all this pain in the first place. I try not to focus on that though, I’d rather center my energy on my present reality and what I can do to change it.
Being a little blue about the current pain I am dealing with - I wanted to hear from others what is keeping them going.
What was your moment of “no return” and how has it propelled you to success?
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