From December 2020 to this morning.
I technically hit my goal weight this morning, which would be more exciting if I wasn’t bedridden with the flu. I’m sure a bit of that will come back but I felt like sharing anyway.
I gained a lot of weight in 2020 due to Covid drinking and quitting my ADHD medication. I’d never had to really diet before then so it was a huge learning curve to track calories and find exercise that worked for me.
Looking at this weight graph is so fascinating to me because each part represents a period of my life over the past four years. There are weeks and months where I didn’t weigh myself at all, but looking at the overall picture, I can really identify what factors in my life led to weight gain or loss.
Some examples:
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First big loss: signed up for Noom, quit drinking, first time tracking calories, started running
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First big gain: trained for my first marathon and had a RAVENOUS appetite; was not expecting to gain at all 😅 also was having a difficult time in my personal life, started drinking again
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Second big loss: quit drinking again, began studying for a really huge test; I also started focusing more on weight training at home
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Second big gain: started drinking again, but decided to keep weighing myself and continued strength and cardio training; I was in the mindset of maintaining at this point
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Last push to goal weight: really locked in on diet, finding a balance between the occasional drink but making sure I got in 4-5 workouts a week
I don’t really know what’s next but I hope somebody finds encouragement in this! I never expected it to take me four years to reach my goal but it really did take that long to figure out a sustainable way to eat and exercise while still enjoying my life relatively freely.
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