Down 20 lbs since July 6th!

Starting weight: 282. Current weight: 262.

So 2020 was a hard year for a lot of people. I was truly blessed in 2020. My neurotic paranoia paid off and I stocked my family up with food in February and March. I brewed almost 100 gallons of beer. We ate like kings in 2020, no one in the family caught COVID-19 and we kept our jobs. I also put on like 20 lbs, and I was already at 240 lbs.

Then 2021 hit... My mom (who moved to be by us in September 2020) got diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer in January and passed away on April 23rd. It was hard, stressful and depressing. I ate and drank myself stupid and ballooned up to 290 lbs at one point.

Afterwards I realized I had to make a change so started getting a little more active and cut way back on beer.

I decided after Independence day I would really hunker down. I'm now down 20 lbs without stressing myself out. I walk with my family after dinner for about 30-40 minutes each day, but I changed my diet. I stopped eating junk food, fast food, and stopped eating my stress so to speak.

I eat mindfully now, and just having cut back my serving size and not having second helpings goes a long way I drink a ton more water each day which is important for so many reasons, but the biggest is because your body uses water to convert fat into energy.

I added more fruits and veggies to my diet and switched to lean meats and added more seafood to my diet. I cut how much rice or potatoes I have and use low carb bread and tortillas. I can't really taste the difference.

But losing 20 lbs my clothes obviously fit better and my knees and back feel better. My wife also says my snoring is much better too.

I realize that it is a long haul, a marathon. It took me years to put the weight on, it's going to take months to drop it. You just have to forget about yesterday and focus on the healthy choices you make today. String together enough great today's and you'll lose weight easily! Remember, you're not alone in your weight loss journey.

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