I'm a 23 year old man standing at 5'10/11" and ever since puberty, I've maintained 175 which is literally 1 pound away from normal. I briefly participated in track & field in high school, but overall was never huge on fitness. Then, about a year ago, I was severely depressed and began to use food to feel better (I'd stop and get a bottled coffee drink and a Snickers several days of the week after work, I'd get a small cake (about the size of two slices of cake) from the grocery store every weekend, I'd eat seconds and sometimes thirds at dinner. Come April 2018, I noticed I was now fat. I weighed myself and I was 220. I had gained 45 pounds in one winter and you could definitely see it in my face and core. I was wearing a baggy sweater every single day to hide my body. I was so disgusted with myself and it made my depression worse.
On May 5th, I decided I wasn't going to let my depression win. The man I saw in the mirror wasn't who I wanted to be and I didn't care how little energy I had. I signed up for the 24 hr gym 2 minutes away from my house so that I would and could never have an excuse not to go. I went 6 days in the next week. On May 12th (one week later, Saturday) I don't know what I was looking for, but I found this subreddit and learned about CICO and MFP. I downloaded the app, determined my caloric goal, and logged everything to ensure I met my goals. I continued going to the gym 6 days a week. By August, I had lost 30ish pounds. Then came the launch of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. I decided to give myself my first cheat day. I bought chips, soda, candy, energy drinks, etc. I ate so much junk that day. The very next day, I had terrible heartburn and felt overall bad. I continued to eat poorly since I still had junk leftover. And then I just continued to buy and eat junk. The great habits I had built over the preceding 3 months were just gone.
It took me until the beginning of October to realize I was sabotaging myself and get back on track, eating healthy again, worrying about macros, and going to the gym now 5 days a week. I hadn't really gained any weight, but I lost 2 months of time that I could've spent making great progress. Still, I have to look at the positive. Over the last month or so, I've lost just over 10 pounds and as of this morning, I'm now 174 pounds, officially in the Normal BMI range! I am so excited to not be overweight for the first time in my life and to be just 9 pounds away from my goal weight. After I get there, I plan to put on muscle mass, but I'm already seeing some nice muscle definition.
I just wanted to say I am so thankful to this subreddit and those who post here for giving me the inspiration I needed to finally look the way I always wanted to.
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