I've been overweight pretty much my entire life. In the past I used to play a lot of sports for fun so when I decided to lose weight, I just cut out a shit ton of carbs and replaced it with veg and protein. I unhealthily lost a lot of weight as a result, and at the time I still wasn't happy. I ended up putting that weight back on almost as easily as I lost it. I dropped from 15st to 12st in the space of a few months and my family kept on telling me I looked anorexic, but I still felt overweight (looking back at pictures and videos I reckon they were right, and that was part of the problem). From there I continued to gain weight over the years and ended up at 19st and 1lbs.
In July I started a proper weight loss effort, focusing on my calorie intake (IIFYM) and exercise. I did a lot of research on what the best caloric deficit would be for someone of my age, height, weight and activity level. I used this to determine what I need to eat and began meal prepping. I didn’t (and still don’t) want to rush losing weight so I’ve been focusing on losing 1kg per week (~2lbs) as recommended.
I started going to the gym 4 times a week to lift weights, supplementing this with daily cardio ~30 mins a day. I've been recording everything I eat, all the gym exercises I've done (and at what weights), and my weight loss each week.
5 Months later (today) I finished of my workout at the gym and weighed myself. I've lost 21.2kg (3st 5lbs) so far. It hasn't been easy with cravings, which I still get today, but it only works for me if I am very strict on what I eat. I do allow myself treats, but not too often and only if they can fit in with my macros.
In terms of my body, I am a lot stronger and have much greater stamina than I did before, and I think it shows a bit. I still have a long way to go, but I feel a lot more comfortable in my body than I ever have. At first, I felt as though there wasn't much change. I was dropping in clothing sizes, but I couldn't see much difference in pictures that were months apart. I took some photos last month and compared them to the photos I took at the start and I'm starting to see the visual changes. I'm going away on holiday for Christmas, so it'll be tough, but I plan to try and exercise as often as I can and still watch what I eat, but not as strictly.
Sorry for the long post. I'm not one to share, but I want to be able to, so I thought I would start somewhere.
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