Good morning, all

Chrismtaylor1995
Chrismtaylor1995 Posts: 1 Member
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Quick intro, I'm 26, from the UK. Always been a slim kid, but now I've gotten 2 stone out of my comfort zone.
Tried diets and such before but I've always gave up partway through.

While I'm sure my stomach would disappear by gaining muscle weight, I wouldn't want to over complicate things, so once I've lost this weight, that's my next goal.

I've not any experience really with a gym, or good diets, etc, but I'm willing to learn.

I've knew I've been gaining weight for around a year now, but it's always been one of those "Oh, it's not too bad", until I took a video of myself a few days ago. Front, back, sideview, all felt shocking and gross to me, and while I might be fearing too much, I'm only 5'7, 5'8 so I am worried about loose skin.

I always took my fast metabolism for granted, and now knowing there could be signs of permanent damage, that's really set me straight. I'm not going to damage by body anymore, or pretend it's just something that exists. I can work on it everyday, look great, feel great, but it's going to take me turning parts of my life around forever. I'm not going to allow it to be just a few weeks of eating healthily. I've only been weighing myself for a few days, but I've gone from 80.8kg to 78.8. Obviously that's not all real weight loss, but everyday I want to wake up to that number going down, and screw it, I'm going to make it happen. I'm angry with myself for letting myself be so docile.

I was spending £300/$400 on takeout every month, it was most of my meals. I haven't had one in a while, but that was more of a money saver than a body saver choice.

Perhaps I'm being dramatic about this, as it is only 2 stone, but this isn't the only area in my life that I've let turn to ruin, so I feel right now I'm facing more demons than just weight. I lack confidence, I get anxious just going outside, I put on a brave act in front of people that know me to pretend I'm happy and just cool with life, but I'm not, though I'm not going to stand for it anymore either. The gentleman I imagine I'd be in the future is now exactly who I'm going to be. I'm going to work hard, be committed, do what needs to be done rather than doing what I want in the moment.

All the best to everyone here on your journeys.

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  • Mpalamar
    Mpalamar Posts: 33 Member
    edited October 2021
    Welcome Chris!

    Taking this first step is a big one and it's a step in the right direction. I think you can benefit from an accountability partner. Also creating a good plan for when you feel those weak moments creep up and you want to order take out. Having an anxiety plan, and a goal to build you self worth back up is always good too. It's a whole package deal, and it won't be easy, but you can do it! I know you can. You already have a goal in mind, a vision of the gentleman you want to be - start there and work backwards to design the plan that will get you there. Remember to make SMART goals and you'll already be halfway there. You got this. Baby steps hun. Accomplishing one small goal at a time will lead you to your end goal :)

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