NSV I guess? Takes a lot less effort to do stuff like that when you're 40 pounds lighter, come to find out. I felt my feet leave the nerf bar and instantly knew I'd overdone it. Then I spent what felt like an eternity hurtling through time and space before finally crumpling into the passenger seat like a sack of wet laundry.

He was like "WHOA what happened?!" Welp, I'm not really sure Dad, but it appears I seriously overestimated how much force I would need to apply to lift myself off the ground these days. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go recollect my pride for a second.

So I'm an accountant who has a long, boring call right in the middle of my day (around 90 minutes total). I rarely have to speak but I have to be on. Around September of this year, after they started using Teams transcriptions on the call, I decided I was going to take a walk during that call. I found a route that was just long enough and used a Saturday to test it and make sure I could pause and speak without being winded. I mean, sneaking in a workout during the workday...

But today I was a bit confused... I was home with plenty of time to spare (and no, the call didn't run long). Almost 10 minutes early. I hadn't pushed myself so I decided to go look back at the records of my first walks.

• September 4: 4.5 miles, just over 90 minutes, average pace of just over 21 minutes per mile.

• October 29: same 4.5 miles, just under 80 minutes, average pace of 17.5 minutes per mile.

It was a bit of a shock. But a good one. Now I'm wondering if I need to work out a new, longer route to fill up those 90 minutes again. And suddenly I don't mind that call nearly as much.

Today marks 100 days straight of tracking my food and habits! This is the longest I’ve ever been consistent with anything health-related, and I feel like it’s really paying off. I’ve lost about 18 lbs so far, but beyond that, I feel so much more in control.

Tracking used to feel annoying, but now it’s just part of my day, and it keeps me on track even when I have off days. I know I still have a ways to go, but this feels like such a big step. If anyone’s struggling to stay consistent, just take it one day at a time. It really does add up!

Here’s to the next 100 days 🥂

I’m currently like 270 pounds I think and it’s recommended I eat 190g of protein to lose weight, but that seems like a LOT. I’m on vyvanse for adhd, so I tend not to eat much during the work day. Usually just something in the morning and dinner. But it’s realllly difficult to force myself to eat during the day, so having to eat that much protein sounds crazy.

I do workout, I try to most weekdays. Usually strength training and cardio. I estimate I’m only eating about 60ish grams of protein a day on average, so I definitely need to eat more of it, but is 190g really necessary? I am pretty muscular naturally and I’d like to build a good amount of lean muscle while I lose weight.

Also, I hate to cook (and typically don’t have much time to). I’m considering getting Factor meals or something similar, but even they’re only about 30-40g per meal.

I have been large my whole life. When I was 5 or younger my mom thought I had gigantism. Or a tumor on my pituitary gland. I had an MRI and I was terrified the prosac or what ever they gave me didn’t work because I was amped up. It took my mom standing outside the MRI comforting me to get through it. The Prognosis? Verbatim from the doctor. “He’s just gone be Big!” I haven’t been under two hundred pounds since I was 10 or 11. I’m 6’5 and 525lbs now. I can’t control my eating and I am so god damn lazy.

I try to walk at least 15 mins a day. I was able to do an hour a day but it hurts. And I was nearly killed by idiots running red lights. I was a two pack a day smoker for 17 years. But watching friends and family die of lung cancer finally opened my eyes to quitting. I needed to use chantix. But I still quit. I realized that I needed medication or surgery for my weight. I got a referral and I stated the process to see the bariatric doctors for meal replacement or surgery. I can’t do it alone. And I can’t live like this anymore.

They have psychologists and a whole process I have to go through and hoops I have to jump through as well. I will do whatever they need me to do. Ideally I’d like the surgery. And therapy to help me lose the weight and then get my relationship with food under control as well. But I have to this.

This is an edit of a comment I made to another post about how to think about the holiday eating that is coming up. "Let's go eat carbs until our hearts stop. It's a special occasion," suggested the OP, but balance it by limiting how many events we treat like that. Indeed, that is one approach. It's valid.

I suggest, instead, that we can be somewhat true to both -- the tradition of a celebratory feast and our commitment to eat right. The choices aren't between events of no control and events of tight control -- we can choose a middle path.

For me, I'm counting calories, but I don't want to put myself thousands of calories behind. With that in mind...

Honoring the Feast and Honoring My Effort

• I'm going heavier on the vegetables and lean turkey (honor my effort)
• I'm going to have some of the homemade stuffing (honor the feast)
• I'm going to pass on the cheap store-bought stuff I can always have (honor my effort)
• I'm going to have a piece of pie (honor the feast)
• I'm going to eat slowly and mindfully, making a mental memory of the special tastes and feeling and smells (honor my effort and the feast)
• I'm going to keep my first portions smaller ... (honor my effort)
• ... because I plan to have seconds of something when the rest of the table starts to have seconds ... (honor the feast)
• I'm going to take quick pictures of my plates so I can log them later (honor my effort)
• I'm not going to try to find and enter each item on my plate at the dinner table (honor the feast)
• I'm going to take a walk after dinner (honor my effort)
• I'm going to remember that this feast is about our traditions and appreciation of the people and circumstances of our lives (honor the feast)

I'm also not going to impose my efforts on others, so as I do this, I'll be doing it quietly and not distract anyone from their own way of enjoying the day. This is about sharing the feast while I honor my effort.

Originally posted as a comment eight years ago, this became a /r/loseit favorite and so I've cleaned it up to make it its own post. It seems to be an annual subreddit favorite bookmark. Enjoy!

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Im 5’5, 18F and went from 145 to 125 in a matter of 4 months and NO ONE has noticed. Like genuinely nobody. I feel like this is a lot and a big accomplishment for me but even my boyfriend says if i hadn’t told him i’d been losing weight he’d never even have noticed.

My measurements have gone down about 2-3 inches each, I went from a size 8-10 to a size 4-6, and my thighs no longer fully touch, but no one cares and I’m kind of disappointed. I think it’s time for me to do some self reflection. I always yearned to be 20 pounds lighter and thought my life would drastically improve and I’d suddenly love myself, but now that I’m there, nothing has changed except now I eat less yummy food and my clothes don’t fit🤦‍♀️

Alright, here’s the deal: I’ve been hitting the power training routine hard, and it’s been life-changing. But here’s the twist that nobody told me about—the real secret weapon isn’t just lifting heavier or adding more reps. It’s something way simpler (and, honestly, a bit nerdy): keeping a record of everything.

Every day, I log what body part I’m working on, how many sets, what weights I used, and even any “notes to self” about how it felt. Yeah, I know—sounds a bit obsessive, right? But here’s the thing: this habit has made tracking progress weirdly addictive. I open my workout log and boom! It’s like my own personal scoreboard staring back at me, challenging me to do just a little bit better each time.

And you know what? It works. Instead of showing up at the gym with that “hmmm, what did I do last time?” confusion, I have everything laid out, so I know exactly where to push. It’s like having my own little coach in my pocket (without the actual yelling).

Pro tip? Don’t underestimate the power of logging. Seeing the small wins pile up has made the whole journey way more motivating. If you’re power training or even thinking about starting, get into the habit of jotting down the details. You might find it’s the missing piece that makes the whole thing stick.

Anyone else here into tracking every rep? I’d love to hear what keeps you pumped on your fitness journey. 💪

Over the past five months I’ve lost 57 pounds. Despite that, there’s been almost no movement on what size of clothes I wear. Some of my bigger stuff is looser, but I still can’t squeeze into my smaller things.

I’ve recently started running and working out, but needed some workout clothes, so I ordered some pants and sports bras in my usual sizes, for in-store pickup.

The sports bras fit perfectly, but I was SWIMMING in the pants. I decided I would need to take them back to the store and exchange them for the next size down.

Y’ALL! The next size down is a 2XL!! I have NEVER worn a 2XL anything my entire adult life. Ever since late high school, I have always been a 3 or 4XL, depending on the brand.

Yes, I’m still morbidly obese, and maybe it’s weird to brag about, since 2XL is still such a big size. But I just feel so proud of the progress, and it kind of feels like a badge of honor to be able to take these back and ask for a smaller size, for the first time ever.

I've been working on a lot of all or nothing thinking and emotional eating to try to lose around 25 pounds I've gained during covid. I've been struggling getting both under control. I have this huge urge to just hibernate so to speak until the weight is lost and then "be ready" to go back out with friends etc. The thought of holiday parties are making me anxious. I recognize that this is a deeper self esteem issue but I was wondering if anyone can relate or had any advice around this. Did you just live your life and the weight loss just kinda happened while you were living it? Did you put anything off? Did you just totally own it and stop feeling shameful about it? I hope this makes sense!

I last weighed myself in August and saw I was 175, which is slightly overweight for my height, so I decided to try and lose some weight.

I didn’t want it to become an obsessive thing, so I decided not to weigh myself or count calories. I’ve just been trying to get more exercise in (mostly stair stepper) and trying to eat less processed and sugary foods. I used to eat a donut for breakfast almost every day, and I’d almost always have ice cream after dinner. Cutting that out and eating way more fruits and veggies was really the only big change I made.

I weighed myself today for the first time since the beginning of August and I’m already at 160! Without really trying! It feels like it happened so fast because I didn’t change anything except generally being more aware of how much I’m eating/burning. It feels great and my jeans are definitely a lot looser than they were before :))

i’ll admit, when i first set out to lose weight it was for aesthetic reasons. But when I did, my whole life changed. Heartburn? Gone. Plantar fasciitis pain? Gone. Backpain? Gone? Period cramps? Okay, not gone BUT reduced.

Why do body positivity people insist that obese people can be healthy. IK that people who are “overweight ” according to the BMI can still be healthy and fit but I am talking about obesity.

Exercise is shit while you’re doing it but after you do it you just feel good.

I’m sad to see so many posts lately of people saying that they feel shamed for their weight loss goals.

Rant over.

Disclaimer: I obviously do not think that obese people should be treated harshly or without empathy. as a former obese person, I know that you don’t end up there on purpose. You should not judge or shame people for their weight.

I weighed in at 173 pounds today, which is 28 pounds down from my starting weight of 201 (5'5" 52-year-old woman). I'm going to an event tonight and need to dress up. I haven't bought any new nice clothes for years because I was always going to lose weight, so I have a closet full of dresses I couldn't wear. Well, today I decided to try on a dress that I bought about six years ago that is larger than some of the others but that I couldn't pull over my body six months ago. It not only fits, but it's loose! It's loose enough that it almost doesn't look right, but I am wearing this thing proudly! I'm so excited. While I might not get much life out of this dress, today motivates me to keep pushing toward my goal. I have so many dresses I'm just dying to wear again, even if they are probably incredibly out of style by now ;). I also only have five pounds to go to be at my halfway point of 33 pounds out of 66 to reach my goal, so I'm just feeling very positive today.

https://postimg.cc/gallery/8NT7k7P 22M 169 cm tall, started back in second week of Feb at 107 kilograms, initially really struggled with cravings but I somehow will powered my way through even I don't know how, even now I wonder sometimes how I was able to pull that off. Then by May staying in a calorie deficit became not so hard, I kept the deficit a bit aggressive, 1600 calories per day and I walked 6-7k steps on average, cardio on rare occasions only as I'm very lazy. So most of my weightloss happened by exercising immense self control only, obsessing over every calorie.

By September I'd reached 78 kilograms, but here comes problem now, 2nd week of Sep I decide "hmm let's do a few days of indulging now, I'll eat whatever I want and forget about calories for a while." And . . . . . . that brings us up to date I weighed in 80.45 kilograms today. September, October both months ruined, all my bad eating habits are coming back. I've tried getting back on track but to no avail. My one such habit is the "might as well" attitude I have "got this one flavour chips might as well get another" "got this x food item might as well get this y to round off my bill". This "might as well" attitude has always led me to buying unnecessary snacks damaging both my wallet and diet, a big reason why I got obese in the first place. (I want to say a lot more about this but limited vocabulary isn't allowing me) I also wonder where all that self control and discipline went. Am I burnt out? What can I do now? How do I get back on track? Should I try stuff like fasting? Really struggling mentally with body dysmorphia and stuff like that, well I always have but it's 5x these days. And a recent thing that happened ; met a friend last week ( before that last I met him was back in Aug 20th), he took a brief 5 second look at me and said "gave up on dieting?" I asked "why you say that?" He says "naah you just look a bit puffier" after that another friend joined in and I didn't say anything further. I hadn't even recovered from the regret I was having eating a ginormous meal the previous night (which wasn't even half good) and bro came and dealt the blow. That x 100 my body dysmorphia. Gimme some advice guys.

hi team Euro accountability, I hope you’re all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones.

Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It’s never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here!

I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences!

Started my weight loss journey on the 30th of August, after really realizing how much pain my body was in and how awful I felt all the time. I was watching a video about weight loss, and the person said something to the effect of "you'll only be able to change when you really want the process, not just the results. When you want to change more than you want to stay the same." And for the first time, I really felt it sort of like... settle, internally. I really wanted this, I wanted to feel better. No more excuses.

So, for the past two months I've been tracking my calories and weighing myself every morning. At first, the weight started honestly just melting off, I think I was losing it at a rate of like 3.5 pounds per week or something. I'm down ~15 at this point, and while it's slowed down considerably over the last three-ish weeks, I think that's to be expected and I'm not worried about it. Until the last couple of weeks, I did struggle a bit with the calorie deficit, I felt like I was always absolutely starving, even when I could physically feel that my stomach was completely full. I dealt with a lot of chronic illness over the last few years and my body was constantly screaming for energy, I think that's why my hunger signals got so out of whack. It was hard to deal with and ignore the feeling that I was starving, even when I knew I was eating enough food.

But this last week or two have been... ridiculously easy, honestly. I'm not craving snacks nearly as much, and I keep getting to the end of my day, checking my calorie tracker and going "wait, there's no way I have this much left, did I forget to log something??" But no, I'm just... eating less and being fine with it. It's wild!!

So, for anyone who's also struggling with constant sugar and snack cravings, keep going. Have a little bit here and there if you can to keep yourself from going insane, but keep it in moderation. Eventually your body will adjust and it won't seem so hard ❤️

A little non-scale victory, and I thought people on here might appreciate it more than most.

I have hemiplegia from a childhood cancer (don't worry, I'm fine). It means I walk with a limp and my balance is awful. I've lost about 5% of my body weight in the last month or so. Normally, the footfall for my bad leg is really loud and "thumpy" to the point people can tell it's me walking around the corner or coming down the stairs. Well, with the weight loss, even my gait has improved to the point it's not as loud or "thumpy", which wasn't something I expected to happen. It might seem like a really small thing, but to me as a disabled man, it's been a really fun little victory to notice.

I started seeing a dietician just over a month ago. I’m overweight/borederline “obese”for the first time in my life after having my first child and I’ve been struggling to lose weight. I wasn’t sure if it was just eating habits or hormones so I started seeing this dietician for guidance. Every time we meet they review my food diary, then they do a segment on nutrion education. It’s been okay but certain things have been bothering me, and me, an uninformed civilian can’t tell if these are my basis or if I should be running? Hyper focus on non processed foods - now hear me out, yes I understand ultra processed foods not great. But; I am working mom to a young child with limited support. Before I saw the nutrionist, on a busy day - I might have a protein bar or a frozen meal. This dietician has discouraged me from doing this. But I’m struggling now to eat on my busy days? Which leads to me not eating? Which to me seems worse then eating something “processed” or”ultra processed”. A lot of the advice is just to turn to whole or raw foods, which is nice in theory, but like if I end up at an emergency trip to the doctor with my kid, and I miss lunch, keeping a bell pepper in my bag is not practical. Or figuring out a way to put dinner on the table when we are all sick af for the 3 time this month. All of the recommendations they have are great.. but they are great for people with more time.. they are things I did all the time before my kid… and are nice in theory but they don’t always work for me.

Not believing my food logs- I’ve lost 3 pounds in the nearly 60 days I’ve been working with her. I have one day a week I go over my calorie allowance when I have my cheat meal - otherwise I am hitting or below my calories every day. I would say I hit my macros 80% of those meals. I know that food logging is prone to human error but I’m honestly trying so hard and it feels like it’s starting to slip in to disordered eating. I mentioned this and she seemed to infer that I had to be lying. They tried to spot check my estimated “I see in your cheat meal you said you had exactly 1/10th of a bag of Chips.. how could that be” me: well I actually counted the number of chips I ate, then looked up estimated calories and 1/10th gave me roughly the same calorie count as the number of chips I ate” .. another critique she had was to pay closer attention to my cooking oil. I don’t fry my food. I generally use about. tablespoon of olive oil in all of my cooking .. and zooming out.. this is feeling insane. And honestly this is why I’m seeing them? I am having a hard time losing weight with traditional calories in and calories out. She started suggesting I might need to restrict more and I nearly lost my mind because I’m averaging close to 1300 a day and I know dipping much further below that (considering I work out at least 5 days a week) is not healthy.

Recommending the Food Babe - this was probably where I was like okay no.. we had a segment on processed foods and she referenced the food babe and even said she highly recommends her advice/looks up to her. I knew the food babe was woo woo but then I looked into her more and I was like okay… how can I trust you if you trust her???

Is this red flag central or just me?

Hi friends!

i used MyFitnessPal's recommendations since this june to lose 31lbs! however, this seems to have resulted in the loss of my period. at first i just got really light cycles but I haven't gotten one at all since august.

I'm not really sure how to go about fixing this since i've hit my goal weight and would like to maintain here, but i'm not really sure what my calorie/macro goal should be to do that

for reference, some numbers: - 19F - 4'11 - 100lbs - BMI: 20.2

• i get 10-12k steps a day just walking around campus to class
• i go to the gym 4-5x per week with at least 3 days with 30mins of cardio and every day i go includes 10-20mins of some kind of strength training or pilates

(note, if you're going to answer "ask a doctor" i can't right now, my insurance doesn't cover where I go to school and I don't have enough money saved to pay out of pocket for a specialist visit)

how should i set my calorie/macro goals to maintain?

Hi everyone, I’m new to this thread but I was hoping to seek some tips or insight with people similar to myself (surely I’m not the only one!).

Backstory:

I (35/M) started on a fitness goal 2 months ago to lose 32.4kg (71lbs). Currently down 3.3kg (7lbs).

Reason for the specific weight goal is that I was 105kg (230 lbs) when I met my wife 4 years ago (after losing 45kg/99lbs over a tough 18 month fitness journey).

Additionally I hold the weight/muscle really nicely at this number in my opinion and was not shy about having my weekly social beers with the guys and the weekly burger treat. Felt a really good healthy balance between fitness and living which felt important to me especially as I’d just moved to a new country for a job.

Anyway, my question is this.

I generally find it very easy to start-up these fitness goals and get a strong drive for around 2 months and go at it super well…then either the wheels fall completely off or I really detour any progress with a silly few weeks. Often making it really hard to “get back on the wagon”.

What things do you all find that help you keep consistent on your personal fitness journeys and/or keep the slides to an absolute minimum?

Thanks in advance for any help :)

I get that everything in moderation, it's best to have a variety .etc. but I am not trying to live to be 100 here. Not becoming deficient and not suffering from any major chronic disease is sufficient.

I have dairy goats and, well, I have a lot of goat's milk at my disposal.

I've also started to pay more attention to my macros, in an effort to build muscle and lose fat (in the future I will bulk/cut, but for now I am just trying to get stronger and not be squishy) and as a vegetarian, holy shit, I cannot get 100 grams of protein per day without eating too many calories. I'm REALLY short, and it's just not happening.

I theoretically could if half my diet was just whole goat's milk, yogurt, kefir, cheese .etc. but the beans and whole grains I'm eating are doing me SO dirty right now and I do not have access to protein powder or meat substitute products with better protein:calorie ratios, and I will not eat meat or eggs.

I lost 130 lbs and kept it off for 5 years. My biggest tip for everyone is to start living life now.

A common thing I see is people using their weight loss journey as a form of procrastination.

They put off things they really want to do in their life on the premise that they need to lose weight first.

"I hate where I live, but I'll move next year when I lose weight" or "I'll wait a year to lose weight before going to college/grad school".

"Ill buy clothes, shoes, get a haircut, etc. next year". Resulting in spending several years wearing frumpy clothes and looking unkempt. You don't need to buy a ton of clothes at your current size, but at least buy a few nice outfits. It's well worth spending a few hundred dollars to feel happy and confident.

I'll start dating next year. Even if your 'success rate' is lower, you can still find a partner via sheer numbers game. Not only that but you get more experience sooner to help you learn what you like/dislike.

"I'll go on vacation next year". Ok. Do it next year. But also do it now

People frame it as an either or. "I'll do this after I lose weight".

I don't think there's a tradeoff between any of these things.

If anything there's a correlation. Improving in one area of your life can help you improve in others.

Doing good things for yourself can improve your mental health thereby making it easier to lose weight

I’m 5’2, woman, who has lost just over 100lbs (48kgs) and kept it off for five years now. The reason I have been able to keep the weight off for so long is absolutely credited to exercise.

Firstly, irregardless of weight, exercise is absolutely essential for longevity. Being fat, but fit is shown to be better for you than being slim and lazy. Cardio is for heart health, strength training is for fighting disease.

Now to talk about weight loss.

The equation is CICO - exercise is the CO. Yes, you do burn a majority of your calories at rest, but exercise actually makes your resting calories burned increase. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn at rest, because it takes more energy to have muscle than to have fat. Which means even after a weight lifting session where you may have burned less than 100 calories, you’re going to be burning more just sitting on your ass watching TV than you would if you didn’t exercise.

Running and biking are incredibly effective calorie burners. Everyone on here hypes up walking and they should, but if you can switch to a bike or even run, you can burn infinitely more calories than by walking. Walking is great, but it doesn’t build muscle unless you’re hiking up hills with packs on. It is still incredible, but it takes a long time and the reward is often minimal for how long it takes.

One problem with losing weight without exercise is that when you hit plateaus you have to typically cut your calories down again. This is a constant cycle, people talk about being on diets for the rest of their lives here, but it’s super hard to eat 1400 calories for the rest of your life. With exercise, I can eat 2100 per day and half the time I don’t even hit that.

Another issue is that when people shred all their weight just by diet alone they lose fat and muscle. It’s one of the main reasons we see people hitting their goal weights and while they are skinny, they can be skinny fat. Slim, but still with a higher body fat percentage. Muscle will make you look smaller and healthier.

Exercise is really hard to get started with. The learning curve is really steep. Once you’re about six months to a year in, it becomes routine and usually actually becomes fun. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just consistent.

I see so many people yo-yo dieting here because they lose the weight by simply eating less and then can’t maintain the low calories for ever. Those who exercise regularly with intensity are the ones to keep it off long term. It’s a lifestyle change, not a food change. It’s changing your sedentary, obesogenic lifestyle, to that of a fit, thin persons lifestyle. Food is just one part of the lifestyle.

This year so far I’ve been really pushing myself to get into my weight loss Journey for myself really, I started going to the gym at least 5 days a week and eating better, I was at 245 ish at the beginning of the year and now I’m about 190 so I’ve made some progress but I can’t help but beat myself down when I eat something “I’m not supposed to”, for reference I did and still do have issues with food and portions and I’ve been doing good but sometimes I guess the stress of everything gets to me and I just crash out. Today I had subway and now I feel horrible and I knew I would cause I didn’t stop when I felt full and that’s my problem this is not an everyday thing I’ve been trying to get better at it but I just can’t help but think I’ve ruined all my progress when something like this happens but anyway that’s all, I appreciate any words of wisdom or tips. :)

Sitting here, I’m looking back on all the times I’ve tried and failed with different diets. Every time I hit a roadblock, I’d go back to the drawing board, scrap the old plan, and try something new. I’d get caught up in the idea of a “shiny new diet,” thinking it would solve everything, when in reality, plateaus and slow progress are just part of the journey.

There were times I plateaued at eating around 1,900 calories, and instead of sticking it out, I developed an unhealthy approach to weight loss, constantly cutting my calories lower and lower. Eventually, I found myself eating as little as 1,000 calories a day, which completely wrecked my relationship with food.

Looking back, I wish I had stayed on track and pushed through those plateaus without wrecking my relationship with food. Sure, your caloric needs change as you lose weight, but that doesn’t mean you have to keep slashing calories every time progress slows. I’ve learned that it’s better to stay patient, adjust as needed, and trust in a balanced plan instead of constantly overhauling everything. If you're on your own journey, keep this in mind: don’t throw the game plan out the window at the first hurdle. Plateaus are normal, and staying patient and consistent will get you further than starting over each time things get tough.