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Could barely get these shorts on when I bought them in mid June [~212lbs], middle was end Aug [~204lbs] and the right is today Sept 13 [197lbs]. I'm bloated today 😭

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Hello my name is Mac and this is my non-thinspo, non-fitspo blog. I have struggled with food and weight since I was a kid but decided last winter to actually do something about it.

In 2016, my first year of college, I was around 218 lbs. I bordered 219 lbs but would hop off the scale like it was on fire to avoid seeing that number set. In high school I ballooned from 160-200 in one and a half years (I think). I maintained 205 for a while but then went to 210 and up in my last year of high school.

Last winter I decided to clean up my diet and I lost 6 lbs just with cutting down what I was eating and how much processed food was in my cupboards. After the new year I started going to the gym 3-5 times a week doing uphill fast walking on the treadmill. I went down to 206 before getting a cold and being out of commission for two weeks. I have exercise induced asthma and when I have a cold I have bronchial spasms.

I stopped going to the gym and went back to being 210-215lbs from February to April. In April I had the stomach flu and my weight went down to 209/210. I was able to maintain that weught. Over the summer I worked in an office so I didn't get any exercise in. That's when I learned about r/1200isplenty. I started really tracking my calories and was getting between 1200-1450 cal a day. I've kept up with that since then even though I am more active than I was. From end of July to now (Sept 13) I've gone from 210 to 197 (-13 lbs) which means I have lost 21 lbs since my first year of college.

I feel great and I want to go at this as healthy as I can. During the summer I was weighing myself multiple times a day and restricting heavily. However I realized that dropping the weight too fast can lower my chances of having children when I'm older. I'm now sticking to 1200-1500 cal a day depending on if I get a workout in. My workouts are usually just inclined walking for an hour straight until I can build stamina to do classes and maybe run.

I also may have a placement for my program in the spring at an eating disorder clinic. I can't help others if I don't help myself first and believe in what I'm saying.

Stay tuned for progress pics and other notes!

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Size 12 jeans y'all

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I ran (jogged) for 20 minutes straight and I am so proud of myself. The whole time I just kept telling myself I could do more, I could go for longer, I didn't have enough. I originally set out to run for 10 mins, then it turned into 15, then it turned into 20 mins. 1.6 miles (2.5 km) and I walked an additional 0.6 miles (1 km) within 30 minutes.

I'm in love with my progress

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Another change room pic with an update:

I was following the 1200 calorie a day diet until I watched a couple of Jordan Shrinks videos about calorie counting. She made a guide for how to lose weight the healthy way and wow I had it all wrong.

You're supposed to eat your basal metabolic rate at the minimum. That is the amount that your body needs to function. If you want a 500-1000 calorie deficit, you need to burn 500-1000 more than your basal metabolic rate.

Find out what yours is at tdeecalculator.net

For mine, my body needs 1705 calories per day. I am starting to workout almost daily so I can create that deficit because my daily life as a student doesn't involve that much movement.

I've been visit family this weekend and ate a ton of crappy food and didn't exercise at all. I feel like garbage about it but I know that when I go home tomorrow I can eat healthy and workout! Not working out for three days is kinda killing me. I've got the gym bug.

I picked up some new workout clothes today including two pairs of compression leggings so I can keep all of my wobbly bits in place as I'm learning how to run.

I feel very positive about my new weight-loss path, let's see how it goes!

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My roommates made me get this dress because they thought I looked great in it. I definitely feeling a lot more comfortable in my own skin as I'm slimming down. Stuffed my gob this weekend but I'm EXCITED to go to the gym on Tuesday

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Today I start my first DietBet. Weighing in at 201 lbs (I purposely bulked up a bit, kinda cheating but ya know). I'm ready to work my ass off for the next four weeks.

I've been getting into jogging. My current speed is 4.5 mph and I can do it for 8-10 minutes at a time which is pretty good. I feel great all the time now and I crave exercising.

Good changes are being made!!

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Two days of HIIT on the treadmill. Yesterday I did two rounds and only one today because I hurt my leg. The program on the treadmill has me walking for 1.5 minutes and then sprinting for 30 sec. Currently my rest periods are walking at 2.5 mph and sprinting is between 5.5-6 mph. By far my favourite workout so far because I feel good during and afterwards.

Sometime next week I'll probably muck around with the settings on the treadmill and do it manually

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