Hello everyone! I'm new to this sub after watching lukenarwhal on YouTube for about 1 month. Warning : English is not my first language.
I did not weight myself when I started, only about 1 month in my weight loss journey.
I am 28, male. My starting weight was either 255-260 lbs (I weighed myself about 3-4 weeks after the journey), I am 5f10. I am currently down to 240 and very happy about the journey so far (about 2 months).
I have been overweight/obese all my life. I do have a naturally muscular body and I am naturally strong, so my weight alone is not the best indicator of my body fat, however I think 200 lbs for me would be my goal, as I don't think it's possible for me to be healthy and be under 200 lbs (I would need to lose muscle mass) .
I want to lose the weight not only for health reasons and feeling better, but also to geta girlfriend: I have been single for over 5 years and have not had sex a single time during that timeframe. The saddest part for me is I had opportunities for both, but because I feel like shit and I'm too self conscious of my body, I simply did not take those opportunities.
When I was in University, I got up to 270 lbs and went down to 225 lbs. However this was not achieved in a healthy way and after a few months I got all the pounds back.
In the past I tryed to lose weight, but following diets and exercise to only lose motivation and go back to the starting line.
My mindset is different right now however: added sugar is nearly gone from my diet (my goal is under 30g of added sugar and most day's I actually consume under 20g). Fast food is a treat once a week or every 2 weeks. I stuff myself with healthy, nutrients packed foods: broccoli, carrots, celery, quinoa, lean meat, beans, ect. In the past I would simply do portion control but I would feel hungry all day and reach a point where I would binge with high fat/sugar food and lose all the progress I made. I was also a pasta lover, which is now almost completely gone from my diet.
Instead of seeing the weight loss as punishing myself or eating healthy things I don't enjoy, I simply modified the amount of low calorie but filling foods, so when I eat I feel full and not miserable.
I've done 0 exercise/training so far, as I used to do everything in one go and the change was too drastic to follow : my mindset right now is one thing at a time. I may start the gym, and pushing ourselves is required for most people and I will, but to push myself I need to first want it, when that comes I will go.
I can already feel my clothes being looser and needing to put on pants that did not fit anymore, and so far I have been hapoy and feeling great trough the whole process (about 2 months).
Half my plate is veggies, 1/4 is meat and 1/4 "carbs" (which usually is packed also with protein such as quinoa and beans). I also drink 1 smoothie with 2 parts fruits (berries), 1 part veggies (kale or spinach) with whey protein, unsweetenned coconut, flaxseeds or hemp seeds, greek yogurt and unsweetened almond milk.
My snacks are usually seeds and nuts or veggies with homemade hummus, and when I feel like cheating but it's not the time, I have 95% cacao chocolate which I usually eat 2-3 squares only.
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