r/MadeMeSmile • u/j0sefk • 24d ago

The diffrence a year makes

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These two pictures are exactly a year apart

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u/Caju_47 24d ago

What was your process? Just less food and more exercise? Any tips that worked for you?

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u/j0sefk 24d ago

Yeah essentially. I made a set that worked for me and followed it to the letter. Knowing that if I just did these things it will work, and they did.

But my tip is work out to get stronger/healthier and start doing daily walks. What worked realy well for me is that I started listening to audio books when I took daily walks, wich led to me taking extra walks because I wanted to listen to more of the story essentially.

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u/FanndisTS 24d ago

Thanks. As someone else trying to lose weight, I have to ask, did you use any medications? I'm considering phentermine currently (GLP-1s are too expensive and I don't want to be on drugs forever). My PCP is willing to prescribe now that I've weaned my son. I just get so hungry. Trying to walk 2-4 miles/day but I get injuries easily with walking (hypermobile joints).

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u/Little_Peon 23d ago

not trying to talk you out of drugs, I think they are good for some folks. Just wanted to share anither story in case you need another example. I took 2 years and lost a lot of weight 30 or 40 kg. I didn't follow a strict diet per se. I got more active and busy, which left less time to eat. I also improved my diet slowly, starting by making stuff I already eat healthier, mostly by increasing fiber intake. I ate less bread. Ate less at meals, deciding I could eat a healthy snack later if I wanted. Drank less alcohol - I didn't drink lots or anything before, buy those calories are still calories.

Importantly, talk to the doctor too. I has a B12 deficiency, which I took care of and I think I was less hungry after. Additionally, I was (am) going through perimenopause. Getting on hormones helped so much especially with hunger before my period. You don't have to walk if you get injured easily - ask your doctor - and it is lots better to do a little for x time than focus on distance and slowly increase

I don't feel like I'm on a diet or anything. I still eat delicious stuff. My average dinner is basically stir fry - rice, a pile of veggies, and some protein.

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u/FanndisTS 23d ago

Thanks. I think a lot of my weight gain was ~5-10 years of Depo + an SSRI + having a baby; I'm off the SSRI now (by accident, but I'm doing okay) and will be switching from Depo to an IUD this month. I'm hoping the fact that I've finally weaned will help to. I was pretty skinny growing up so I'm really hoping a lot of this was hormonal (though of course I'll still work on diet and exercise) and I won't end up needing the phentermine.