It’s felt like a long-ass road, but I finally hit my first ever Goal Weight! I know I prefer it when people put progress pics first, so here you go: https://imgur.com/KKswmyN // https://imgur.com/dShWke8 // NSFW Warning for undies?
TL;DR: M/26/5’6”/ 182lbs - 150lbs 1450cals/day and bodyweight fitness.
My highest recorded weight was actually 240lbs (unfortunately no pictures), but when I lost my first lot of weight I wasn’t tracking it. I got fairly skinny, still thought I was obese, then went back up to 182lbs which is when I decided to make my efforts more conscious. I’ve really had to come to terms with how many issues I had with my body - of course I was bullied throughout school for being fat, and I had gynecomastia on top. I grew up with no confidence and a bad case of depression/anxiety.
I finally got serious: After doing some crap dumbbell workouts at home, I joined a gym and started 5/3/1 for Beginners - a great weight lifting program. Unfortunately, around May, I injured my back to the point I couldn't walk for a few days and had to take a break. That’s when I discovered the Recommended Routine over at r/bodyweightfitness. I could work out whenever I wanted and alone. I saw progress in my strength and balance very quickly, going from being unable to do a proper pull up to being able to do sets of 8. When I feel down about my body, calisthenics reminds me of the functional strength it has and how far I’ve come.
In terms of diet, I started out trying 1200 calories, but it wasn’t enough. I’d get blood sugar dips and nearly faint, so I calculated my TDEE properly and upped it to 1450, which I’ve stuck to since. I recently found a “shredding diet” on bodybuilding dot com, which was extremely bare-bones but gave me incentive. I’ve since modified it to suit my tastes, and I’m cooking a lot more again. I eat protein and veg at every meal. Snacks are whatever I want them to be but almost always include protein. Here’s an album of the kind of meals I typically eat:
I still feel bad about the way I look most of the time, but I’m never going back. I look better than I ever have, my gyno looks better and I can wear clothes I never would have in my teens. I hope to get surgery to get rid of that and the loose skin on my chest and belly, and lose 10-15 more pounds by this time next year. Hopefully I can come back with another, better progress post.
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