TL;DR: Eat less, move more - but do it in a balanced way.
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Do you see the super chubby guy in the left? That’s me back in 2022.
And the handsome chad in the right? That’s almost me, 1 month ago.
In this article, I’ll share my experience on how I lost 25kg. Yes, 25kg! That’s like 10000 lbs or something, idk, but like a lot (jk, it’s 55 lbs for my beautiful american friends 😉).
But before telling you how I lost all that weight, let’s start with what I tried before and why it didn’t work.
Past experiences
In the last 8 years or so, I lost weight several times, but every time I regained it back and more.
I first lost 10kg, then put it back.
Then I lost again 10kg+ and put it back.
The last time I lost weight was in 2021 when I realized that for the first time in my life I was in the 3 digit weight category, 101kg, and that freaked me out. 😰
Together with a friend we got into a challenge to see who can lose more weight and that helped me get to 80kg in about 8 months.
Was super proud of myself, and I started to “enjoy” it a bit too much and before I realized it I was back to my old habits and quickly gained all the weight back. Like, ALL of it. 🤦♂️
I then came to realize that losing weight is not the hard part…
The hard part is keeping the weight off.
And that’s really hard. Especially if you love food as much as I do.
Not only that but food really makes me happy. And of course is not the good kind of food that makes me happy, but the not so good kind. 😅
The new approach
Considering my history, I decided that this time I wanted to try something different.
I wanted to find a way to lose weight that doesn’t involve depriving myself of the foods that I love.
Things left to talk about
- balance
- losing weight slowly
- adding new habits
- walking
- running
- intermittent fasting
- calorie tracking
- cheat meals
- being kind to yourself