cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3286611
I lost almost 50 pounds by calorie counting back in 2015, then stopped counting and spent the next six years slowly putting it all back on. I've used Libra to track my weight, and you can see the half-hearted attempts over the years to halt that upward progress.
I've been sick of being overweight, of feeling sluggish and unattractive, and of having a hard time doing things l love like hiking and rock climbing. I stress eat a lot, and not to jinx things, but I've finally reduced the stressors in my life where I'm feeling really good about this latest weight loss spree.
Fingers crossed I'll be posting here sometime in the new year about having hit my goal weight!
[Image description: a line graph with the x-axis from 2014 to 2023, and the y-axis from 108 to 160lbs, the charted line showing a steep drop, and a jagged climb, with the last couple years hovering over an "overweight" demarcation.]
Nice going!
The hardest thing about changing habits is keeping up with them after that initial boost of motivation wears off. I have similar patterns of weight loss in my tracking apps, where you can see significant progress for a month or two, then loss of focus. This recent weight loss looks very similar to the drops in mid 2022 and 2021, so now is the time to make sure you push through that resistance.
Yep! I was thinking that too, really aiming to keep it up and not lose focus this time.