I just want give myself credit and say this is possible…
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I just want give myself credit and say this is possible
I’m not sure if this is welcome here, but I wanted to take a moment to reflect. I’m just so very happy with how far I’ve come. I started at my highest weight ever at 283 in 2023. I’ve gained and lost about 100 lbs probably about twice now and some yo-yos in between doing keto diet or a fasting regimen that erred on extreme. I never used to lift either all of that time (until 30y/o), everything always focused on cardio.
Since then, I’ve come down to 225-230, with the first thing I did being learning to how to cook meals from scratch with what ingredients I had to be nutritious. I’ve had some rough times, and it has probably taken so long because I don’t have the money or time to eat nutritious when I’m broke/depressed. But I’m proud of this year, because even though I came on some rough times where I was eating out a lot, I managed to balance things so I didn’t gain any weight. Even though it could potentially “set someone back”, I eat a lot of what I want, in reason.
Now that summer is here and I’m not physically ill like I get in the winter, I’m ready to jump back in and lose about 40 more lbs like last year! I’ve consistently been lifting and going to the gym for about 1 year now, doing 3x a week full body of weights/calisthenics, 20-30 mins of cardio, and walking about 3 miles on my break at work everyday.
With the weightlifting, I feel like I look better than I ever have, even though I still consider myself fat. I put on muscle very easily and I look solid and in better shape than I probably should be credited for because of my genetics. Anyway, sorry if this sounds a bit like I’m tooting my own horn or whatever but I never thought I’d be able to do things in such a sustainable way and be so satisfied! Moving forward:)
#inspiration
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I’m not sure if this is welcome here, but I wanted to take a moment to reflect. I’m just so very happy with how far I’ve come. I started at my highest weight ever at 283 in 2023. I’ve gained and lost about 100 lbs probably about twice now and some yo-yos in between doing keto diet or a fasting regimen that erred on extreme. I never used to lift either all of that time (until 30y/o), everything always focused on cardio.
Since then, I’ve come down to 225-230, with the first thing I did being learning to how to cook meals from scratch with what ingredients I had to be nutritious. I’ve had some rough times, and it has probably taken so long because I don’t have the money or time to eat nutritious when I’m broke/depressed. But I’m proud of this year, because even though I came on some rough times where I was eating out a lot, I managed to balance things so I didn’t gain any weight. Even though it could potentially “set someone back”, I eat a lot of what I want, in reason.
Now that summer is here and I’m not physically ill like I get in the winter, I’m ready to jump back in and lose about 40 more lbs like last year! I’ve consistently been lifting and going to the gym for about 1 year now, doing 3x a week full body of weights/calisthenics, 20-30 mins of cardio, and walking about 3 miles on my break at work everyday.
With the weightlifting, I feel like I look better than I ever have, even though I still consider myself fat. I put on muscle very easily and I look solid and in better shape than I probably should be credited for because of my genetics. Anyway, sorry if this sounds a bit like I’m tooting my own horn or whatever but I never thought I’d be able to do things in such a sustainable way and be so satisfied! Moving forward:)
#inspiration
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