Someone lost weight over four years by committing to daily accountability, scheduling gym time like work meetings, and treating food as fuel instead of comfort. The conversation pushes back on the idea that health is just about looking good.
What led you to be able to lose the weight like you did?
It's anytime you make a big impactful decision, like I cannot take another drink again, I cannot eat shit anymore, I cannot whatever it is, right? You have to own that and be accountable every morning, right? So it came with a mental change. I started getting back in the gym and I was like, oh, I forgot how much I loved this. I forgot how strong my body feels. I forgot how empowering this is. And so fell in love with the gym again. And then I had to make an appointment on my calendar, on my personal calendar and work calendar that was carved out for me working out and me getting my training in. Because otherwise I would just work through the day and be like, oh, great work day, but I've got nothing left in the tank, right? And so it became slowly, I got more and more passionate. I started using food as medicine and not as, to make me feel good, right? You reach for the, for the crud when you're trying to feel good, or that's what I did, or feel something that I was missing in myself. And so just those small changes. And it took 4 years or so for me, for me to, to finally get the weight off.
I love that you said what you just said, though, because I think when people think of health, we immediately think of the physical aspect of it, right? Oh, they look healthy.
But to your point, If you look at food more medicine, I look at fuel.
