5’4” F 250 >> 210 lbs
Hi everybody, I just wanted to take some time to share my thoughts on my own weight loss journey and the lessons I’ve learned.
As said on the top, I weighed my heaviest at 250 lbs, and every last bit of self dignity I had about myself was crushed, all of my self confidence was depleted. I’ve been overweight most of my life but it was never nearly this bad.
When I started my journey, I calculated my TDEE and made big changes on my diet. I was forced to look at food differently because 1000 calories of cupcakes and potato chips left me hungry all day, rather than 1000 calories of chicken and rice that kept me full and energized.
Did various workouts like couch-to-5k, weight lifting, joined a boxing gym, basketball at the local park, picked up ice hockey. Loved every single one of those.
I cut out sodas completely from my diet, which was huge cause I’ve been drinking 4 cans a day for the past 5-7 years.
Went from a size 18 to size 12 pants. From XL shirts to L.
My path hasn’t been linear at all. I’ve lost 10 lbs, plateaued, lost 10 lbs, plateaued, lost another 10 lbs, plateaued. Kept going on and on. I imagined myself losing double what I’ve lost within a year-span, but I’m still very happy with my results.
I made a lot of improvements in my life, and I will admit that in a way, I am thankful for being able to experience this journey. There is just something about weight loss and going through the ups and downs of being overweight that some people will never experience nor understand. I respect every single person here who as lost 5 lbs, 30 lbs, 100 lbs- any amount. To completely transform your body and take your own mental stability and physical health into your own hands, that is the most respectable thing in the world. Not even just talking about physical changes, most importantly changes in your daily habits. And I certainly do respect myself a lot more for the things I’ve managed to accomplish for myself. It’s a shame that it took gaining all this weight to make myself see that, but, you know.
Anyways, that’s all, just wanted to reflect on my journey so far, and hopefully next year I will make more progress.
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