My Success Story

5'7- Nov2014 160lbs VS Sep2016 120lbs

This is only phase one, I am going to build muscle next. I thought I was a unicorn with "skinny genes". Turns out office jobs are horn breakers and I gained 40lbs. I lost those 40lbs in about 3 years.

I started with Keto to break my sugar, carb and overly processed food addiction. I lost my first 10lbs doing Keto. I then joined a gym and switched to a more paleoish diet. Although I felt better I was stuck in a plateau. This plateau lasted over a year.

I stumbled across the sub r/Fatlogic on Reddit.com and it was a huge eye opener. I was falling for all the misinformation out there that justifies giving up rather than taking personal responsibility. I decided to start using a food scale and discovered although I was eating "healthy" food, I was eating 2-3X more than I thought I was. I used the Meal Prep Sunday strategy to prepare all my work week meals in perfect portions to eliminate the excuses I gave myself. I lost the remaining 30lbs in 15 weeks.

The best advice I can give is to treat plateaus like a puzzle and don't listen let anyone (including yourself) tell you that your goals are impossible.