Hey all,
As the title says, I stopped making maintaining my preferred weight my priority these past two years, and I’m impatient to get started again.
About six years ago I was at my lowest weight, which I was proud of but didn’t go about in the healthiest way. Then, about three or so years ago, I realized the way I was keeping the weight off wasn’t healthy. I was tired all the time and losing my hair. After thinking about the costs and benefits, I regained a bit of weight, but felt generally good about myself.
Two years ago I began dating my girlfriend, and one year ago my job responsibilities evolved to become more stressful and demanding, my hours much longer. Over the past two years, I have gained about 24 lbs, rounding out to 1lb per month almost exactly.
Part of this is walking less - in 2023, I was walking about 8,000 steps a day, which has been reduced this year to about 5,500 - and part of this is becoming more lax with my food intake as I want to try new restaurants with my girlfriend. I have also been less stringent on myself regarding my diet due to limited mental capacity with my increased job responsibilities.
I’m exactly at the weight I was seven years ago before I began on my weight loss journey, and I feel a bit awful about that. I have decided to begin small to not repeat past decisions. I’ve already begun walking more - my goal is to have 10k steps on average by the end of the year - and being more mindful of my sugar intake. Since I’ve been gaining 1lb per month steadily, I’d like to return to my weight loss journey by losing 1lb per month. This sort of slow grind makes me feel incredibly impatient, however.
I would appreciate hearing other people’s experiences with this sort of trajectory as I get back on this horse, as well as any words of encouragement you may have. Thank you in advance.
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