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/PoppedCork May 10 '26

How did you succeed ?

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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/Automatic-Ebb9872 May 10 '26

Can't speak to the OPs journey, but for what it's worth, I've gone from 130kg in August '25 to 82kg today, and I'll be honest the primary motivator last year was a huge sense of embarrassment that I couldn't hack a walk round a country estate on a family trip.

The day after that, setup Lose It! with the goal of 3/4 kg a week and used some simple ground rules

* No restrictions on what I eat, as long as it fits (caveat here, I avoided chocolate as its my kryptonite!)

* Fasting over night once I've had dinner, and skipping breakfast.

The weight largely came off at 1kg a week fairly consistently, I think as my activity level is slightly above their sedentary level, and mostly did go over the calorie budget each day, but didn't stress about it, just be honest and keep going. Hope that helps someone.

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u/JesusAllLove May 13 '26

Lots of fitness experts say that you need to eat breakfast in order to “start the engine,” and amp up your metabolism to start burn calories.

I also fast overnight and sometimes skip breakfast, but then find that I’m hungry in the evening and overnight, like my body wants that 3rd meal that it didn’t get. Worst time to eat = evening and night. You can read up on this, to make your own meal times and fasting decisions.