F32 5’3” SW: 215 LW: 120 CW: 135lbs
In 2022, at my highest weight, I started my weight loss journey for the millionth time. But this time, I was serious. So serious that I got on weight loss medication. After 2 years of diet+meds, my weight was at its lowest it had ever been at 120lbs in October of 2024. But I hadn’t been working out, so in the process I lost a lot of muscle mass and STILL didn’t look healthy. I was somehow soft and flabby, even though my butt and boobs had completely deflated and my face was gaunt.
I knew I couldn’t lose any more weight and had to switch to maintenance. fear of regaining fat led me to start my fitness journey. As soon as I weaned off the meds, I got a trainer and started working out 2-3 days a week for about 30minutes each time. On my off days I walk. I know that’s not much, but I was aiming for consistency and just building the habit. I tried to eat at maintenance for the whole year. My hunger slowly returned. Especially now that my body needed to recover from workouts. I wouldn’t say I was ravenous, but the food noise and cravings definitely returned. In about a year I gained about 7.5lbs of fat and 7.5lbs of muscle. While I’m thrilled with the results (as it is practically impossible to build muscle without gaining some fat), I am still not happy to see my weight inching up towards the max for my height. So I’ve decided to do a “cut”. Which I’ve learned it just gymbro speak for a diet 🤣. Somehow it makes it feel cooler to call it a cut.
And just like that, after a year “off”, I’m back in the losing it camp! I do feel more equipped to make healthy choices now. I understand CICO, I am armed with a food scale and a tracking app. The addition of movement and muscle has probably given me a tiny metabolism boost (although you still can’t outrun a bad diet!!).
Even though it kinda always sucks to be in a deficit, I’m actually pretty confident doing it again. Because this time, I’m not starting over from scratch. Sure, I regained. But it was definitely worth it for the muscles. If anything, the gym has taught me that EVERYONE’S weight fluctuates. Even “fit” people. And most people have to actively work to manage it. But losing the final 15 is verrrrrry different from staring down the barrel of a 100lb weight loss journey like I was not too long ago. It just takes so long it feels like it will never be over.
Anyways just wanted to share because this is a unique case. But trying to be the rare statistic that keeps off a major weight loss permanently!
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