A year ago was the last time I wrote a msg here. I had been on a health journey and feeling stagnant at 140 and having the hardest time to crack into the 139s. I got some advice here to eat at maintenance for a bit and it worked. I was celebrating 139.8. I was elated.
Fast forward 1 year. My scale read 131.1 this morning. When I started all this I was 157 lbs, 35 years old and starting to worry about my future outcomes with a steadily increasing weight, low energy and poor endurance. I decided it was time I take control of my future. I started walking, and that turned into running, and that turned into weight lifting at the gym. I revamped my diet, started regularly meal prepping, tracked all my calories and macros. And here I am… 1.5 years later…
My progress has been gradual. I cycle through weeks of calorie restriction, and months of maintenance. After I hit 139 last year I rode that out all summer. And then this Jan I decide it was time to get back to business. I have lost 7 more lbs.
Initially my goal was 135 lbs. But over time I realized that I just have to keep moving my body, keep nourishing my body well, keep being good to my body… and the weight would come off. I didn’t have to just strive for a goal weight. I had to strive for a lifestyle that was a healthier me and that I could maintain FOREVER. I hit 135 and kept going. I am closing in on 129 which I never even dreamed could be possible for me anymore. And I am excited for what else I am capable of.
As the title suggests, I am back here as a little bit of a celebration. I embarked on this journey alone and this group makes me feel a little more like I have peers who understand. But I guess I am also here because my journey and progress may help others. I am no expert but I will say this: commit to a healthier version of you. Commit to the future you dream of for yourself. Chasing after a scale becomes tiresome and overhauling your lifestyle doesn’t come easy or fast. Little changes, a bit at a time, they all add up. Chip away at things, a piece at a time. Because one day, you will wake up, and it will be 1.5 years later, and you can’t believe how far you have come.