My 6 month journey

[Fattofitguy]

About 6 months ago at 43 I decided to attempt to stop drinking and focus on my health. I originally weighed in at 222 lbs and suffered from chronic fatigue, low motivation and poor sleeping habits. I have recently started TRT which has balanced out my testosterone and helped me keep going. I started walking 10k steps and strength training again and focusing on protein goals of 1g per body weight. I also have been trying to eat healthier choices (still suck at) but better to try and fail then do nothing. In the beginning I was getting completely frustrated due to the scale not moving much at all. Did some reading and found that this happens and is considered body transformation by turning fat into muscle. So the scale won't move much which completely sucks when you're expecting it to. Thankfully I took some before pictures and was able to see the difference. Really just wanted to post in case someone else is going through something similar and maybe this will help.Everyday can be a struggle but I believe it will be worth it later.

[Gizmocat Moderator 13kg Maintainer]

Hello and welcome to our forum. It looks as if you have made good progress by cutting out alcohol and increasing exercise. However the most effective way to lose weight is by healthy eating. You will get lots of support here to help make healthy choices.

If you are still on a weight loss journey please let me know and I will give you more information about the forum. You are welcome to give support if you prefer.

[Fattofitguy 2024 August in reply to Gizmocat]

Thank you! I am definitely still on the journey and could use all the help I can get with healthy choices.

[springersrule Moderator 76kg in reply to Fattofitguy]

Morning Fattofitguy, you will certainly get lots of help and support here. We are a peer to peer support forum so the more you join in, the more you'll get from it.

Take a look at our pinned posts, here's a link healthunlocked.com/weight-l...

We advise everyone to join in with the Weekly Weigh In (choose a weigh in day to suit you) and the Daily Diary where we share our meals for the day and chat about anything that we want to share with others. Fit Is Fun may be something you'd enjoy too.

I wish you all the best on your journey and hope to see you around the forum xx

[focused1 Maintainer 13kg]

Clearly working for you but please ensure any enhancements you decide to sign up to are safe . This is a for life lifestyle and do something you can maintain and fit in to your daily life . So many end up going mad for a few months then not being able to follow regime , experience side effects or simply find the programme restrictive in terms of time and social life . I have tried loads during my 64 years on this planet . I maintain by not overthinking so just 3 meals a day , no snacks and no eating after about 7pm but if asked out I do a main course and just don't make an issue about it . As I lost weight my exercise regime became easier as I wasn't lugging around weight . My husband didn't even release I tweaked our food . He lost / now maintains 11 kg by just eating what I cook .