M/22 5'8" (172 cm) SW: 260LBs (117.9kg, 18.5 stone) CW 189LBs (85.7kg, 13.5 stone) GW 160LBs (72.5kg, 11.4 stone)
I started my journey in July of 2017 at the age of 20. I was severely depressed and unhappy which led to me being at my highest weight ever - 260 pounds (117.9kg, 18.5 stone). I remember looking in the mirror one day on that hot summer day and was mad at myself. Why did I let myself get to this point? I told myself this is it right here - we are starting now with losing weight, no matter what it takes. I had the very basic fundamentals of what it took to lose weight. Eat right and exercise. Sounded simple enough. I started doing aerobic exercises, hiking, and eating less shitty food. Although I had splurged on shitty food way more than I wanted to... hey, I'm exercising, so I can eat like shit right? I did my deed for the day. Nope... that's not how it works. Months and months of this went on and I barely saw progress, not having a clue what I was doing wrong. It should have been common sense to me now that I think about it. I kind of just gave up with the feeling of being unmotivated. I said screw it, I don't want to do this. I'm accepting me for who I am.
Fast forward to August 2019 - I was at 230LBs (104.3kg, 16.4 stone). I had naturally lost a little bit of weight due to my job I have been working at. I am a line cook for a bar & grill which requires me to be active 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. A couple of co-workers one day asked me if I had been working out. I told them no I haven't, why do you ask? Well, they said that it looked like I had lost a little bit of weight. Hmm, didn't really notice anything on my part. Went home that day and weighed myself - holy cow, I was at 230LBs. (that was the first time I had weighed myself in months). A light bulb flicked on in my head - "those comments I got from my co-workers was actually nice to hear."
And so that's where it all began. I told myself that night after I weighed myself, "THIS IS IT, RIGHT NOW." I immediately started doing actual research on diets and exercises. I came across something called Intermittent Fasting. Now I have heard of IF but I never fully knew what it meant. Did some more research on IF and dug through so many success stories of people doing IF. I started myself on a 16:8 program and signed myself to the local Planet Fitness. Just like that, my life was going to change. I had set my eating time from 10am-6pm and I go to the gym 5 days a week. I did research on healthy eating habits and my god there are lots of delicious healthy recipes out there. I've been doing meal prep as of late and it is very convenient. And honestly, that is all there is to it. Eat right during your eating window of IF, go to the gym, do some cardio on the treadmill, lift some weights, and drink a protein drink afterwards. Before I knew it, it's October already and I'm down 41LBs and I currently sit at 189LBs. My shoulders and chest are getting bigger, my arms are getting toned out... it's such a nice feeling. The trick I have is to keep your motivation is to weigh yourself every single morning. Yes... weigh yourself every single morning. Seeing the numbers go down slowly but surely made me happy and kept me going. I am far from my goal but I am getting there!
Progress pics:
July 2017 - https://imgur.com/aYJxtvW
October 2, 2019 - https://imgur.com/p6g8vjp
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