the grind restarts now!

good afternoon everybody and Happy New Year! when i started IF in early May (started 257lbs) of last year i set a goal of hitting onederland by New Years and posting a sweet before and after picture here, dropped to my lowest of 208lbs in mid September and then the holidays krept up on me where i got a little too comfortable with what i was putting in my body. Fast forward to today and no progress pic... i just weighed myself and am up to 224.4lbs, almost half of what i had already lost! theres no doubt that a good chunk of that is water weight but regardless i still gained a hefty amount. we are restarting this journey and i am even MORE excited than when i first started last year cause i know that IF isnt some black magic and it indeed works! putting down the IPAs and picking up the Britas! good luck to those just starting this year and keep going for those who still have progress that needs to get done, we got this!

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Exactly the same for me. I ‘enjoyed’ Christmas a bit too much and regained some of my losses.

Like you though, I’m excited and optimistic to start again as I know it works.

Can’t wait to see that progress pic!

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Awesome job! Also keep in mind 30lbs is still a wonderful job! I’m down 10 from last year and still happy about that. It took years of gradual change to gain weight and sometimes it’ll take some time to get the weight off.

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I will be joining you. In 2020 I lost 12 kg, I maintained (while trying to lose) in 2021, and this morning I had regained 2 kg. Last night it went so far as to be 3 and while I know abt water weight etc it’s enough to be cautious

Let’s get back to it, we can all succeed in our goals. Just gotta take this moment to come back and renew our resolve.

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I try not to think of it as a grind. Rather, that’s it stupid easy and not think on it too much. Just don’t eat. Ignore hunger and it will go away. It’s certainly a FUCKload easier than Weight Watchers or (ugh) Slim Fast!