Weight has been a constant struggle for most of my life but now i think i can firmly say and i have control of the issues that lead to me being overweight. In the end it's as a lot of people say, it's simple to do but not easy. Forming the habits that lead to this point was hard, but habits as they are get easier, something that is a struggle one day becomes a struggle to do several days in a row, then one day you don't think about it at all. There's a lot of comfort to be found when the foundational habits of your life lead you to become healthier rather than actively taking years off of your life.
The biggest battle for me was the psychological one. As i imagine is the case for a lot of you, food was a coping mechanism for low points, and you will have to face hardships throughout doing this where you suddenly realise you don't have another coping mechanism and you have to face something you haven't before. But for me, reaching this point means food has done it's job, i built those old unhealthy habits to deal with things i couldn't otherwise, so i guess i'm thankful i didn't turn to something even more damaging or with outcomes i couldn't turn around. How dark would things have become if i hadn't found a coping mechanism at all?
As for what i actually did Every other day i do 100 pushups and as many pull ups as i can manage, i walk and do trails on weekends but beyond that i really don't go out of my way to exercise at all. Then of course calorie counting, the 'simple, but not easy' part, i tried to keep under 1800. My go to cravings killer when i was really hungry was monster ultra, god knows it's probably not good for me but if it helped me stay on course and lose weight then it's probably healthier than the alternative. If you haven't heard, caffeine is a pretty good appetite suppresant, it was a constant during weight loss. A key part was also convenience, cooking a nice healthy meal is great if you're in a good mood, if you're just bloody hungry and irritable already (not uncommon on a calorie deficit) then it's good to have prepared food or healthy ready meals. For ease i recommend counting your calories in the store, i know everything that i can make for lunch in my cupboards will come to around 700 calories, it reduces having to think too much about these things.
Hope this wasn't too much of a rambling mess!
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