27 Male | 6”1 | SW: 350 | GW: 185 | CW: 333.6
I’ve been doing OMAD I think if 22:2 does count as such. I eat around 8-10am in the morning tracking my calories doing 1500 calories a day and using a food scale to be as accurate as possible.
I feel great even better than before I started I think. I don’t really get hungry after eating and if I do a glass of water or decaf coffee usually solves that pretty quick.
I just wanted to post something and overcome my massive social anxiety because this sub has been a huge inspiration for me and I hope I’ll able to post my progress picture more down the line.
It may not seem like it, but 1500 calories for you is undereating. And there will be a day where things will start going sideways and you’l compensate by going over with your foods.
So if you think you need to up your calories, do that. And make sure you’re getting your macros and nutrients in.
Good luck!
You’re doing it bud. You’re talking to people about what you’re doing to better yourself, in addition to taking positive steps with your health.
Those kind of numbers call for a year long plan , but it’s a manageable year, especially at your age. It sounds like your plan is working to start. When you stumble, get right back to it. Lean on the structure .
When you get an urge to move around and exercise, jump on it, even if you do it hiding in your house. I can remember being too embarrassed in my late mid 20s for anybody to see me exercising. I just did step-ups in the closet of my apartment on a trunk. Anything helps.
Good luck to you sir. Post your successes all you want. Rant about your frustrations. Just stay on the plan
So proud of you. Taking the first step is the hardest… and 16lbs down in 10 days is pretty awesome (mostly water) but hope you are feeling awesome about that!!! Keep it up!! We are here for you even when it’s not going as smoothly because we have all been there too and this is a long haul thing to reclaim your health!!
Awesome start!
However, as a fellow big tall dude, I do want to second the advice that we don’t need, or should, crash our calories down to the absolute minimum. Leave some room for down the road.
I get it, I’ve been there, motivation is high to make some big changes at the start. Take that motivation and roll it into some sustainable habits and routines for the long haul, eventually that motivation will wane and we need to rely on other things to keep us going.
Keep after it and you got this!