Seriously, I would have thought that was absurd a year ago. I am an undisciplined and impulsive person. But here I am. I started dieting October 1st 2018. I started at 320 lbs, 5'3. Currently I am weighing in at 225.8 lbs. I was hoping to lose 100 lbs in a year, but close enough! I could have gotten there if I had been more disciplined, but I got pretty lazy for a few months and was only losing a pound a week for a while. I would include a progress pic, but I hated myself so much I don't have a SINGLE picture of me at my old weight. Take pictures when you start dieting, guys!
I ballooned up not long after high school. During high school I exercised every day and was in excellent shape. I got diagnosed with PCOS and started binge eating to cope with my depression. Before I knew it I had gained almost 200 lbs. I thought, God, there's no way I can come back from this. It's too much. So I didn't even try to get better for years. I can't say there was some revelation that happened to me that made me decide to lose weight. I just woke up one day and decided to diet on a whim.
I started by doing a typical diet and realized pretty soon into it that this wasn't going to be sustainable for me. I enjoy eating out too much and couldn't see giving that up long term. I switched to intermittent fasting/omad with cico in the first few weeks which made things considerably easier. I get to eat what I want without restricting myself much, and it's very easy to ignore my desire to eat outside of my eating window. I only eat dinner and have a snack after if I want to. I honestly don't get hungry during the day much. I don't think there was a single day where I went over maintenance calories.
I honestly don't think I look very different yet. But it is easier to look in the mirror now. Before I started dieting I looked in the mirror and saw a stranger. I still imagined myself as the 130 pound person I was in high school. Now I'm starting to see myself again, just ... Fat, obviously.
As for health benefits, there haven't been any for me yet. I always had fine blood pressure and whatnot, and I'm still as exhausted as ever. I don't have more energy, I don't feel better physically at all. I don't excercise yet, just working as a cashier or vaccuming the house is a workout for me.
Loose skin is becoming an issue now. My stomach, arms and thighs look weird. My thighs are a bizzare shape when I'm lying down with my knees up. My stomach sags in two sections. It kind of sucks, but it's better than being the weight I was before. I just hope it doesn't cause any health issues later, because I sure can't afford surgery to fix it. I've gone down many pant sizes and a couple of shirt sizes (thanks, giant boobs that do not fit any shirt)
I imagine I'll have to diet for another year to get where I want to be, and I'm ok with that. My next goal is to get out of plus size clothing. Not sure what number that will be, but I'm looking forward to it. I hate shopping in the plus size section, all of the clothes are so boring! I think it will get harder as my daily calories get smaller and smaller, but being subbed to this place helps a ton. Just wanted to share this huge accomplishment with you guys. Its not a miracle amount of weight lost, but it's a miracle for me. Thanks :)
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