Hey everyone of r/loseit, I hope you’re having a great day! I’ve been a long time lurker and have only posted one or two times, but I’ve never really talked about my story of weight loss. I’ve read so many other wonderful stories that have given me inspiration, so I figured I can share mine and hopefully it will help inspire someone else. First here’s some background information: I’m a 5’ 11” 22 year old male college student (I graduate in 3 weeks woot!) and I used to weigh 380 pounds but now I weigh 260. My revelation came in January 2018 when I went to the doctor and weighed in at 380 pounds. He had a frank conversation with me and told me if I didn’t start to turn my life around I would be drastically shortening it and what I did have wouldn’t be that great. It wasn’t anything I didn’t already know, as I’ve struggled with my weight my entire life, but after hearing this shortly after my father had a health scare, I knew it was time to fully commit to it. I’ve always struggled with healthy eating habits (and to be honest, I still do just to a much lesser extent) and I wasn’t exercising at all. The first thing I did was tell my friends and family that I was finally serious about this and was going to do it, no matter how much it hurt. My best friend agreed he would start working out with me, and the next day we began playing basketball together. I was so out of breath after running for just a few minutes. I thought I was going to have a heart attack everything hurt so bad, but I kept going and over time I gained a little more stamina and the weight began to come off. I did this for a long time and continued to track my calories and exercise. I’ve noticed a lot of people here have used a specific dieting technique like keto or intermittent fasting, but I’ve always been a food lover so the idea of giving up certain types of food or only eating one meal a day seemed like something I wouldn’t be able to maintain. With this in mind I decided to go with the old reliable, calories in calories out (CICO). This way if I wanted a piece of cake I could have it. If I wanted to have 5 small meals throughout the day, I could do that. As long as I burned more calories for the day than I ate, I knew I would keep losing weight. I knew it wouldn’t be as fast as keto (I was reading in my anatomy and physiology textbook that those who are on a low/no carbohydrate diet see large amounts of weight loss in the first six months, but over a year it equalizes with low fat diets). So I entered my weight, height, and age and found my TDEE. My initial goal was to eat 300 calories per day under my TDEE then any exercise was extra on top of the cake. I went the route of exercise heavy so I could still fulfill my cravings. I play basketball at the rec at my school for 2-3 hours 5-6 days a week. This results in me getting 50-60 miles travelled per week, averaging about 110,000 steps per week. For me, the hardest thing to learn was patience. Sometimes there would be a week where I would put in 20 hours playing basketball (moving about 50-60 miles) while still eating under my TDEE and the scale wouldn’t budge. The next week though I would do a slightly easier week and would lose 4 pounds. I know it is much easier said than done, but patience truly is the key to sustained weight loss. Over a period of 15 months I went from 380 pounds and a 2XL to 260 pounds and a L. My next goal is to get to 240 pounds and my ultimate goal is 225. I have a muscular build and to be honest, I never want to have a 6 pack, so I think 225 is a good goal for me. If you have any questions at all feel free to ask :)
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