So, this is a hard thing to talk about, but I had a serious running injury last August that made running and working out incredibly painful. I didn't have knee reconstruction surgery until November and then it was 3 months on crutches unable to walk.
TLDR: I'd put on weight.
TLDR: I'd put on weight.
2/ I've never really had to diet in my life because I love to run, but I have for the last few months. And, I'm back to a clinically healthy weight. If I lose 10 more pounds, I'll be back to my high school weight.
This is something I learned about dieting along the way.
This is something I learned about dieting along the way.
3/ I went to rehab in my early 20s for addiction. I've been clean for close to 2 decades.
Successfully dieting is LEGITIMATELY as hard as getting off drugs. The amount of willpower you have to have and fighting what your body wants is incredible.
Successfully dieting is LEGITIMATELY as hard as getting off drugs. The amount of willpower you have to have and fighting what your body wants is incredible.
4/ I guess all that is to say, the experience has given me a lot more empathy for why people have trouble with losing weight - especially people with mobility issues that makes working out harder.
5/ If you're curious how I did it, @noom is amazing. I cannot recommend it enough. You log every calorie you eat, and it educates on nutrition and dieting - something they don't teach you in school.
It's as much a psychology class as a dieting class.
It's as much a psychology class as a dieting class.
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