Accomplishment: My journey maintaining healthy weight loss. Over 300 to 175lbs.

In July of 2021 I started my weight loss journey well over 300lbs.

By January of 2022 I weighed 246lbs. In June of 2022 I weighed 200lbs.

It is now January 2023 and I can now happily report I weigh 175lbs!

I feel great!

Feel free to ask me absolutely anything!

The only “diet” I have stuck to consistently since 2021 is that I no longer eat mammals. That means chicken and fish only.

Besides that, my current diet has been fun and diverse with minimal calorie counting. I counted calories religious for two weeks to get a sense of what I eat and the calories of my most commonly eaten foods then completely stopped calorie counting.

My strategy has been literally trying to eat as little but as healthily as possible, knowing that I will have inevitable cheats like pizza on DnD night or dessert after Sunday dinners.

That means just water, plain black coffee, tea, and the occasional diet soda for beverages.

That means just a single, sugar free pastry with coffee until I have some nuts and carrots for lunch. I’ve learned to embrace hunger as the feeling and sensation of weight loss so I’m used to feeling it everyday.

I’m always very hungry when I get home from work, so I normally have pasta or Mac n cheese. I’ve never given up my pasta and Mac n cheese, I have only reduced the portions. Love me spaghetti.

I try to only eat salads (making sure to avoid sugary dressings) or vegetarian items when out at restaurants to reduce temptation.

In terms of physical activity, when I first started losing weight I went to the gym very often to do cardio and weight training. Lots of treadmill running and racing to beat my best mile time.

Since dropping below 200lbs, however, I only go to the gym once a week. I just make sure to walk a lot as much as I can and stick to my diet. At work (desk job) I take regular walking breaks to keep moving.

I’m lucky I live within walking distance of things like groceries and restaurants which forces me to walk if I want food.

I have a loving and supporting fiancé that loves me when I was fat and still loves me now. Relationship has only grown stronger and more honest.

I’m over all very happy with my life. I’m finally excited to take pictures and to share my weight with my family.

This sub Reddit has been very helpful and inspiration so thank you!

Best of luck on your journeys!

Ask me anything you a

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