History
My weight has yo-yo’d for as long as i can remember. I was a chubby kid. At 13 I gained weight drastically but quickly lost it and was healthy by age 15. I got into power-lifting and felt as if i had found my purpose I set numerous state and regional records and even received an athletic scholarship. I was on top of the world- until I wasn’t and i herniated my L4-5 and L5-S1 during my senior year. I could not lift and lost my scholarship. Prior to this I ate because food tastes good, but after this I was abusing it, and binging to suppress my emotions. I quickly gained weight and was back to the 160’s (i am 5’1). In summer of 2019, i decided to get healthy and started fasting and doing OMAD. I got down to 130 and although i wasn’t as strong as i used to be, i was still in the best shape of my life. At the same time, my boyfriend had received a football scholarship and moved 7 hours away. Between my full time job and my 18 credit hours, i only got to see him every few months and we were struggling to make the relationship work. Of course, i resorted (once again) to eating. I gained back the weight in about a month. I binged all day and sweets were the only thing that made me forget about how awful our relationship was going. My relationship is no longer a stressor, however i still have to deal with the aftermath of the situation- aka what i have done to my body
Why?
I peaked at 167.3 pounds on June 1. I have never in my life weighed this much and I do not carry it well either. I look like a bowling ball. Gaining weight has made me very insecure and yes i would love to lose the weight and feel like myself again, but my number one priority is to use fasting to better handle my emotions. If i continue to binge every time my emotions are in distress, its only a matter of time before i develop diabetes, high cholesterol and numerous other health problems. and i do not want that-- if i do not have my health, then i have nothing.
Plan
I have been doing keto OMAD since June 1. I have joined the June 4th challenge to kick start my weight-loss and after that I plan to continue doing omad and a 48-72 hour fast each week. For meals I want to stick with keto/low carb.
Goals
- no binging my feelings away
- feel comfortable wearing crop tops and swim suits again.
- around 8 minute mile time
- get back to lifting- 275 squat, 155 bench, 275 deadlift (not for competition, just for me)
- workout at least 30 min/day
- 135 pounds