I lurked this sub for a long time before I felt comfortable posting, and got a lot of inspiration from it.
Without getting too into the weeds, I'd been obese my entire teenage life (I was big since I was 8 or 9 years old). I peaked at 210lbs at 14 years old. My large shirts began to be tight fitting, and I took the brunt of a lot of jokes in middle and high school for my weight. I tried to play it off like it didn't bother me. In reality, it brought me to tears when I got home from school. By the time I was 16, my doctor said I had "high-end of normal cholesterol, which is not normal at all for a 16-year-old." I started to see liver spots on my arms (sign of being a pre-diabetic). I started getting serious about weight loss in Gr 12 (about a year and a half ago now). I began eating much cleaner and counted calories. I made some limited progress (I was 170lbs in January of this year, progress pics attached). I was so uncomfortable with my body that the oldest shirtless pic I have of myself was from January...
Heading into my summer break from university, I decided this would be the time I can finally stop being "fat". I ran 14km 5 days a week (time permitting) and stuck to a healthy meal plan. While I think I'm now on the skinny side and I in no way endorse the way I went about it, cardio truly works wonders for energy levels and weight loss, at least for me. Snapping or running into old friends from high school and hearing how much my look has changed for the better feels AMAZING. I've never heard "you're skinny now" in my life... It feels great.
With all that said, cardio and calorie restriction only goes so far... I've begun to pivot into a higher calorie diet, and add weight exercises into my routine. I'd highly recommend one includes those from the start of their weight-loss journey. 6ft 130lbs is pretty darn skinny, but this is the truly exciting part for me. The game-plan is to gain about 15lbs of muscle and settle out at 145lbs. The loose skin is a bit gross, but I'm trying to view it as a 'battle-scar' instead of a blemish.
Anyways, thanks to all of you in this sub. I really did appreciate feeling some comradery with all you internet strangers through this journey!
Jan-Sept pic: https://imgur.com/a/TjdiMrt
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