Today is an exciting day for me. It marks the day I reached my first goal, to be under 300 pounds for the first time in over 7 years. I have a long way to go still but had to take a minute to stop and reflect and be proud of what I have accomplished bringing myself from over 360 pound down to 298.
Iv never posted a picture like this but this community has made me feel confident enough to do so.
Progress Pics: http://imgur.com/a/zegH0AI
My journey technically started about a year ago. I decide to cut out sugary soda and only drink diet. This caused me to drop about 20 pounds almost immediately. I was able to keep this off but that was it. I didn't try to lose any more and just thought "well this is nice" and left it be for about 8 months.
About 5 months ago I said fuck it. I'm tired of being this fat. I need to change. That is when I started to try things to actually drop some weight.
I started with MFP, learning what a proper portion size was and how many calories I was really taking in. It surprised me I was taking in over 3500 calories. Holy fuck. As of now I am happy to say I am consuming about 1800-2000 per day.
When I started watching I saw a bit of progress but minimal. That's when I discovered intermittent fasting. It scared me at first, I was so used to eatting breakfast and haveing a late night snack. But I tried it and after about a week I was surprised that I was able to transition myself to a typical 16/8 schedule by skipping breakfast. I wasn't usually hungry until about 10 or 11 and a bit of black coffee would hold me over until lunch.
Now one thing I will say is that when I started this I promised myself I would eat whatever the hell I wanted. And I have been able to do so. I still eat out for lunch multiple times per week, but will usually make supper. I still eat ice cream and I still order pizza. I figured if I was going to do this that I couldn't deprive myself of the foods I enjoyed. It wouldn't be sustainable if I did. I know I can still eat healthier, and I will slowly work to that but I am letting it take it's time for now.
I never thought I would be able to even get this far. I still want to reach around 225-250. I have a long way to go, but things are sustainable and I continue to see progress.
I have more energy now than I ever have and i can play more energetically with my son.
This has been the best decision of my life. Thank you to this community.
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