re: Some Have Asked My About Weight Loss Journey

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TheWildChild
Member since Sep 2023
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Interesting first post bump

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Just get out and move and don't eat shitty and you will see results. You don't need a fancy gym membership.

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Good for you, and I don't disagree with getting out and just moving. However, you absolutely should be doing some form of resistance training. Whether it's body weight, weights at home or at the gym, you need something.

When I was 15 I was very big. Was a fat kid my whole life but I was up to 300lbs at 15…
Had a coach I really looked up to tell me I really needed to lose weight.
From September to June my sophomore of high school I lost 105 pounds.
Felt like a new person. Finally had girls flirting with me and felt like I was a stud!
That stuck for a while and eventually old habits came back around.
Since then I will easily gain 50lbs in a year, maybe keep it for another year and get fed up and drop it all within a year. This has been my cycle since.
I’m currently in the process of dropping weight after gaining for a year.
It’s very frustrating. But I know who I am. And every time I lose a lot of weight and feel good about myself, I know in the back of my head that I’m going to gain it back one day and have to work my arse off to lose it again.

If I’m not losing, I’m gaining. I can’t seem to find the middle ground.

I do limit how often I eat fried foods, pizza and things like that. I pretty much avoided them during the initial weight loss period and now try to space them out at five to six week intervals but I've never just deprived myself of anything. We seldom eat out. We just got out of the habit and most of what I eat is either baked, broiled, grilled or cooked on the smoker. I usually eat a light breakfast, seldom eat lunch and the meals that I post are usually my main meal of the day. I tend to not snack but if I do, it's some sort of nut, a piece of fruit or some jerky. I limit sweets but that's never really been difficult for me. I avoid the office freebies when brought in by vendors.

Also, a big part was to get moving and to keep moving. I started walking on the treadmill on May 1, 2019 and have only missed three days since, all at the same time and when I had COVID. I walk at least an hour a day and for at least four miles. Some days I'll do more and have hit eight miles, on occasion. I walk weekends, holidays, birthdays and whatever. When I started, I decided that I would do it everyday that I was healthy because there would be days that I couldn't. I've had a pretty good run. With better health, I'm generally just more active these days even without the treadmill.

It's been what has worked for me. I've managed to maintain my weight at +/- five pounds, or so, since losing the weight. It's been four plus years and has become more habit than chore.

It's really all about finding the path that works for you.

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Myotobi
Member since Jan 2024
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Another first post in this thread??

Wow, that's awesome! Congrats!