If you’re reading this post, that means I finally reached my first milestone in my weight loss journey: being under 150lbs. This means that from my peak weight, I have lost 40lbs! In this post, I want to share my weight loss journey.
My journey starts in February 2021 which was actually before I even started trying to lose weight. My husband, who was also overweight, went through a health scare. Because of this, he was determined to be healthier. I wanted to support him by losing weight together. However, I wasn’t as serious as I wanted to be. In May 2021, I was at my highest weight recorded: 189lbs. I was creeping in on 200lbs and I knew I had to really start losing weight.
From June 2021, I started eating healthier. I became more conscious on what I was eating and kept track of every calorie I consumed using the MyFitnessPal app. I even started wearing my smartwatch again to track the walks we would go on. By the end of June 2021, I had lost 9lbs but it was most likely just water weight.
Between July through September 2021, my progress started slowing down. I was already content with the 9lbs I lost that I didn’t bother trying as much. I was losing weight but very, very slowly. By the beginning of October 2021, I only lost another 4lbs. My husband continued to work hard on his weight loss, even watching a fitness YouTuber, Will Tennyson, to get motivation and ideas on workouts and diets. Will’s videos was always on the TV so I watched a lot of it too and to be honest, watching Will’s videos motivated me to try again.
My mom had been wanting me to be healthier and active again. Since we started dieting, she had been trying to push me to go to the gym. As much as I wanted to, the cost of a gym membership wasn’t appealing. And as tradition, my mom offered to send me money to pay for our gym membership. In the middle of October 2021, my husband and I started going to the gym. In addition to going to the gym, we also signed up for personal training. That’s when my weight started to drop. From October-December 2021, I went from 176lbs down to 158lbs.
However, between January to February 2022, my progress slowed down. We went from going to the gym 4 times a week to whenever the weather wasn’t bad. Our personal training also stopped temporarily because the gym didn’t have anyone to train clients. I also started eating more than I should have. As March came through, we got another trainer and my calorie intake was more controlled. Still, my weight was stagnate, going between 150-152lbs.
Finally on April 3, 2022, I finally broke through the wall. I recorded my weight that morning and saw 149.7! Yes, it’s barely under my first goal of 150lbs, but it was a breakthrough nonetheless. Hopefully this breakthrough will give me more motivation.
Anyways, that is my journey so far. Once I go down to 140lbs, I will make another update. Thank you for taking the time to read my post and I will see you all in the next one!
Content By Sheena 