Hi all! This is my first time posting in this sub, and I’m a little nervous. I am 25F, 199lbs, 5’9” and I have been on my health/weight loss journey for a few years now.
Background: I played competitive soccer for 15+ years, 3 of which were at the collegiate level. I worked out multiple times a day for many many years, up until about 2020. When I played soccer, I consumed a huge amount of calories (which my body absolutely needed). When I stopped playing soccer, I started a years long journey of learning how to fuel my body/exercise appropriately. Obviously, this came with weight gain (and some weight loss in between). My guess is that I’ve gained about 15 pounds trying to figure it all out.
I feel like I am finally getting a grasp on what my body needs, wants, and can handle when it comes to food and exercise. Now that I have a better understanding of my body, I am ready to start losing weight.
I have been running into a few difficulties, and I am hoping someone here can relate and share their insight: 1. Is anyone else here a former athlete, struggling with such a drastic change after years and years of intense athletics? What has helped? 2. Although I know I would be happier and healthier at a lower weight, I am still physically active and naturally athletic at my current weight. In fact, I ran a marathon earlier this year. Because I can still do a lot of the things I used to do, I’m struggling to find my “why”. Any thoughts on that? Can anyone relate? 3. When I was a soccer player, I would burn upwards of 1000 calories a day (often more) and I had to eat so much to make up for that. I still find my body wanting more calories, even when I don’t need them. On top of that, I have OCD, so I often feel like I “need” to eat, when I really don’t - especially after having to eat so much for so many years just to properly fuel my body. 4. I have always been taller, and because of that I have always weighed more than my peers. I know I am overweight, but I keep telling myself its not that bad, and I have always weighed “more”. I don’t want that thought to stop me from meeting my goals - does anyone else resonate with this?
I guess that’s where I’m at. Not all of my points come with specific questions, but I’m just looking for people who are going through something similar. I have tried to get healthier and lose weight in the past, but all of these things I mentioned (and probably more) seem to be holding me back. I go from 200, to 210, to 190, back to 200. I feel like I am more ready than ever, but it just feels so isolating and hard sometimes. Any thoughts/comments welcome. Thanks y’all.
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