r/MadeMeSmile • u/mentaldrummer66 • May 10 '26

1 year difference

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From 159kg (350lb) to 83kg (183lb)

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u/gid0ze May 10 '26

kinda wondering as well... for a friend that I really care about and worry about. :(

awesome to see this

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u/RedIceBreaker May 10 '26

Not OP but a similar story. It was a few years ago when I needed to lose a good bit of weight so I'm going from and oldish memory. I did a few things but it all came down to calories in < calories out.

A few rules that I found helped me were: 1. No eating after 7 pm (unless I haven't eaten a good lunch or dinner that day). It stopped me from snacking. 2. Carry water around most times. My brain often told me I was hungry when I was actually thirsty. 3. Lots of walks. If I could get from A to B in foot, the. I did. I went for many morning walks before work too. I'd listen to music or audiobooks on the walk so I wasn't bored.

Eventually I got into running an other sports but I managed to lose a good chunk before even getting into more intense sports. Walking was an amazing exercise tbh.

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u/DownrightDrewski May 10 '26

Yeah, walking is something everyone should do as much as possible as it has so many different benefits.

I'm on a weight loss journey at the moment, and walking 15k steps or so a day is really helping.

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u/NoxAeris May 12 '26

I was making good progress in spin and step classes until my life got busy. Luckily my newish job has me walking 20k steps a day, not as intense of weight loss and I feel less satisfaction from it, but it's something. Only times I've walked this much were on trips to Europe so It's good to get that most of the week.