I would say I was surprised rather than pissed. I knew I was overweight, but until I looked at the before and after photos, I didn’t realize how overweight I was. With that said, I never want to get that big again, and would be mad at myself if I did.
Yup. I always wondered how that happened, bc I used to be quite thin even though I ate much. Turns out I was just exercising a lot and once that stopped bc of uni, work and a baby, it exploded before I realised it.
Lost 10 kg already, 15 more to go!
Yes. I used to be the weight i am trying to get to, and it sucks. Did not realise I was putting weight on and more until I stepped on the scales.First time trying fasting, so hopefully, this sticks. 🙏 I’m just taking one day at a time and trying to stay focussed. We can do this.
Funnily enough, no. I enjoyed every pint of beer and every takeaway meal that led to this. Now I’m going to enjoy taking it all back off again. Maybe because I’d lost all the weight through IF before I know how enjoyable the process can be so it takes away the dread a bit.
It’s not always because of you. Sometimes life just does that to you - stress at work, personal life, and other factors can affect your eating and habits. Just be grateful that you are finally making progress and changing. No looking back!
I try not to dwell on it too much but every now and then, I think, “Damn, I should be in my goal jeans by now. How frickin’ fat did I let myself get?”
So now, I’m getting rid of clothes as they get too big (I am getting smaller) so I cannot grow back into them. That was my downfall.
Accepting your past mistakes and moving forward is an important step of your journey. Learn to be kind to yourself. It’s something that I struggle with a lot. I’m really hard on myself when I drank too much on the weekend and ate chips, didn’t sleep well, then didn’t have much energy for working out on Monday. Sometimes my girlfriend needs to remind me that I’m 20 pounds lighter than I used to be and a lot stronger, and it’s like I’ve forgotten my progress. Take care, my friend.
Been there a couple of times, I’ve been obese, overweight and normal weight couple of times each. 9 years ago I even suffered from anorexia (way before I knew about fasting) this is my second time in the fasting journey, the first time I arrived from home obesity to normal weight just fasting and walking a lot. Started a new relationship and also started my medicine internship, so lot’s of changes with 5 years of eating trash made me obese again. I won’t beat my self up for this, even if it’s my fault, I know for a fact we are wired to try and be as fat as possible, to increase our survival chances. Now I’m just overweight but now I have big muscles too