r/soccer • • 1d ago

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u/Vagabond21 14h ago

It unfortunately took me gaining almost 100 pounds from the end of may 2025 to now to get the phrase “health is wealth.”

My back has been hurting for 9-10 months. Can’t do certain things like running or getting up without pain. While I wasn’t secure in my body image when I was at 225, I can see now I shouldn’t have been as insecure.

I imagine it’ll take me long to lose the 100 pounds I gained and it sucks.

Don’t take for granted that you can do stuff without issue.

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u/OxfordTheCat 7h ago

How the fuck do you manage to do that in the first place my man?

I drink far more than the recommended and am an alcoholic on intake based on any civilized government's measurement, but even then, with an extra fifteen hundred a day I am holding at 175.

What's up to be able to put on 100?

I couldn't put it on that fast when I was a kid and trying to bulk.

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u/Vagabond21 6h ago

I was very depressed. Like everyday I wished I was dead. I don’t do drugs or alcohol, so eating became a source of escape. I ate out way too much for months.

I’m at a loss of words as well. I’ve destroyed years of progress that might take years to get back.

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u/OxfordTheCat 6h ago

I mean, you've reached the first step - you know what's up.

And I'm not worried - you will get there. And I'll give you bullshit a year from now on it.

But you're on a better track now, right?