• Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    Stellar. I quit drinking and now I eat way more and I’ve lost 20% of my bodyweight in under six months. I was drinking tons every day, maybe 1500-2000cal.

    My belt that almost didn’t fit around my belly, I’m at the final hole before I have to get a smaller belt. My pants fall down if I’m not wearing it tightly. My watch band almost needs to be replaced with a smaller one. I feel awesome every day.

    I have stretch marks but no loose skin, so I’m thankful. I hope the stretch marks stay. My chest is smaller, which is totally great. I’m just starting getting back into exercising, but I feel just excellent about myself now!

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      I fully support this idea for everyone else, this is clearly the right way to approach the topic.

      Doesn’t stop me personally from trying to transform a few more kilos of fat into muscle though. My excuse is that it is for health reasons, but deep down I know vanity is a relevant factor.

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        I hear ya! I try to stay active enough in general throughout the year for health and vanity reasons myself. Just not interested in piling on extra self-loathing for summer alone haha

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    I practiced stretching last few months for no particular reason.

    My body still looks like that of a LOTR dwarf shoe-mender but I can at least do w-sitting as an adult now.

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    Have to start training my horse like almost every day, so I’ll prolly end up with a half decent bod by the time winter rolls around again lol

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      I bought a bike last summer. It’s been out of commission for 5 of those months, but 700 miles is pretty damn good for a year.

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    3 days ago

    I discovered that the amount of carrots I can eat before I am uncomfortably full is like 150 calories worth of carrots, which means I can nearly double the amount of beer I can drink while still running a small calorie deficit.

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    3 days ago

    My ideal summer body is replacing this rotting flesh husk with cold, hard machine precision. But that’s not really an option yet :(