The title almost says it all. I wanted to thank you all for helping me to get where I am now. When I joined, it was kind of a last shot I was willing to give to my weight loss. I kind of accepted myself, the way I was, I wasn't depressed about it, more like resigned. At that point, I have tried everything I could think of, but to no avail.
As a healthcare professional, I knew exactly, what I was doing to myself, how I am slowly killing myself. Just a simple blood test always got to me, since I've seen I'm slowly getting worse. It wasn't that bad at first, sure, I was (or still am I hope) young, so my body was dealing with everything well, but it can't do it forever. At first, my blood pressure was high, my pulse was in triple digits from simply walking a few steps. Then, my cholesterol was getting worse. I started taking blood pressure medication. Then my uric acid levels were high. Started taking medication for that. I was already taking medication for my thyroid. My blood sugar was really on the line (or a tad over) for a couple of times and my doctor started discussing medication for that.
At my highest weight (and lowest point in life I would say) I weighed 195 kg (~430lbs) and basically everyone thought I was at the point of no return, myself included. My parents were the ones most worried about me. It really hit me, when my father asked me, whether I wouldn't consider quitting my job and go to a clinic of some kind, to get help, because it's obvious I can't do it myself and if I don't do something, I wouldn't live past my thirties (well, I knew he was right about the last part of it at least).
Me being the pigheaded person I am, I decided I'm going to show everyone, I can do it by myself. Give it one last shot, really try. I ordered scale with high weight limit, since the one at home wasn't enough for me. In a meantime, I did research just about everywhere, from scientific sources, to Facebook, reddit or recipe books. I knew had to reach calorie deficit to lose weight, so I decided to check, how others did that. I found this subreddit and read so many inspirational stories, helpful tips and just general words of encouragement, I knew that I don't just want to, but I CAN do it. I may not be very active poster (it's hard to express everything in words sometimes), but I sure read everything I can and it is helping me with my journey.
So when my scale arrived and I stepped on it, it was a huge slap across my face. I knew I was big, but I wasn't aware I was THAT big. I'm quite tall for a woman (178-180cm; ~ 5'10-5'11), but at 195kg (~430lbs) my BMI was over 60. But hey, everyone has to start somewhere. The journey wasn't easy. It was pain, it was sweat, it was training of my will for sure. There were times I was so angry and felt so defeated, when after so much work, my scale number just wasn't moving, or went slightly up. I knew all about water weight, hormones and so on, but hey, sometimes it just doesn't help, you know? :D But consistency is the key, you have to stick to what you're doing and results will come.
As of today, I'm proud to say that after about year and a half I now weigh around 89kg (~196lbs) and in just 2 days, I'm having the excess skin from my belly removed. I couldn't be happier, I've never been more energetic, I've never felt this.....well healthy. I'm almost medication free (only pill a day for my thyroid). And I sure wouldn't be able to get here, without your inspirational stories and help. So again, thank you r/loseit and please, wish me luck on Friday :)
As a little bonus, here is my before/after pic, where on the left, I'm at my highest weight and the one on the right is couple of weeks old.
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