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Thanks man! I’m glad more people know that a gym membership is not necessary to lose weight or build muscle! I’m really enjoying doing calisthenics at home - it motivates me more to do it more because I don’t feel like I need to go someplace to do it. It’s definitely helped remind me to stretch more.

I really appreciate that. I get really discouraged by the amount of posts online of people talking about how ashamed or disgusted with they were with themselves at the beginning of their journey, or how losing the weight suddenly granted them more happiness and confidence. I didn’t share that experience and I’m certain…

I consumed about 1600 calories every meal, one meal a day, usually something rich in protein and carbs. I didn’t start start focusing on macros until I wanted to start building muscle, which was about a month ago. I mostly just focused on staying below my maximum calorie limit. I just walked and fasted - that’s really the…

Thank you!

Thank you very much! I’m happy I could be of some help :) I don’t know what most people respond to as inspiration, but for me: when other people would send me weight loss stories or other progress pictures, it just discouraged and upset me. I think a lot of people make the mistake of thinking we all have the same responses…

I think part of it is being scared of failure - another part of it, for me, is just my own personal frustration. Since my weight loss became more “visible” to people, people started being nicer to me. My friends and family are a lot more open and engaged with what I have to say, and strangers have more patience with me. I…

That’s exactly what it feels like! I quit smoking about a year before my journey and the way I felt during my first week was almost identical to how I felt during my first three weeks of nicotine withdrawals. I was sad and miserable for 5-7 days and it felt like it was always going to be that way. Then a few days later I…

That was pretty much it. After my body got used to walking for an hour or a full 5k, I worked on having at least three workouts a week where I just walked until I burned at least 1000 calories and then did a much easier walk the next day.

360 to 160! Counting calories, some bodyweight exercise, and daily walks