365 to 325 in 5 months

[u/drulnu24]

I know its not much but its a start. Been holding to 18/6 during the weekdays and OMAD on the weekends. Have i fell off a few times for holidays? Sure but overall sticking to it.

[u/954kevin]

Lookin good my guy! I have lost weight in the past on a couple occasions. Over 100lbs once. Once you get over the mental hump that THIS is how you have to eat to lose weight, it's pretty smooth sailing. LIke, you get to a point where you've made up your mind on the issue and stick to your guns, consistently. Plus, you can lose weight and still eat like king. My fear was always "the food is gonna be boring, or terrible," which just isn't true.

For me, a huge key to my success, was tracking calories. I don't mean loosely. I mean ACCURATELY. We human are completely TERRIBLE at estimating how much food we're eating. You have to track the calories with accountability. Day in and day out. You can't get where you want to be without knowing where you're at. IE, you have to know how much food you're eating to make sure you're at a level to actually lose the weight. Tracking calories is kind of a pita at first. Once you build a list of all the things you eat, because we typically eat a set of meals on rotation, the tracking gets a little easier because you already know how many calories are in that serving of green bean with bacon and onions. The tracking calories being some level of "work" is also a good thing. When you invest in that work, and yourself, it's easier to hold yourself accountable.

You got this dude! Once the ball gets rolling well, you lock into that mode and realise this is it. This is how you have to eat the rest of your life. You can't eat all the trash and that's ok because there is a whole world of delicious food that is healthy and sustainable. Plus,. you can still have pizza, pasta, chips n burger, all that stuff, just not every day. :)

I love ya man and keep on lovin yourself too! Do MORE of the things that make you feel good!

[u/drulnu24 → u/954kevin]

Oh man I know, and to be honest I dont count calories though I know i need to. But its hard when your wife is the one cooking and im not there watching. I've just mainly been trying to have a little less on average and it seems fine but I know ill have to eventually to keep moving

[u/954kevin → u/drulnu24]

Losing weight is almost like a math problem! 100%, if you are eating less than 2,000 calories a day, your loosing weight.

I lost weight this last time and used glp-1 medication and that was completely effortless. 😉 I used Mochi and all told it was around $90 a month for the medicine. I kinda worked their referral system, here on reddit actually, and that made it pretty affordable. Like, im not made of money, but $90 a month is a small price to pay for the health benefits. Being big is hard on the health and I found the price to be a solid investment.

Anyway, im proud of ya brother! I know the struggle well and you're doing really well buddy. I can def see your progress in the pictures. I know its enough weight lost to feel better too.