Read on Twitter
THREAD: a story about weight loss, counting everything you eat, but pigging out when you really wanna.
Iāve struggled with what you might describe as āweight fluctuationā for a number of years, probably since I was 12/13 years old. Please donāt feel sorry for me or anything, itās because I love pizza and booze.
But that āstruggleā is why Iāve got an absolute chuff-on that that Iāve FINALLY achieved the weight target I set myself back in January. I canāt believe it.
Thereās no doubt itās taken me longer than planned to hit that goal, but hopefully Iāve done it in a sustainable way: by simply counting and weighing everything I eat. Thanks @loseit.
In the process Iāve developed a new-found, and much healthier, obsession with food. Iāve discovered that I love cooking, especially when I can create a delicious meal for less than 500 calories. Yes, less than 500 calories for those carbs.
I LOVE learning how to create healthier versions of my favourite āunhealthyā meals. Not showing off but I knock up a frankly ridiculous burger and chips for less than 800 calories. (Tip: add chestnut mushrooms to your burger mix - you canāt tell the difference).
Donāt get me wrong, every single week I have a day when I pig out (I had this ābagelā yesterday...), but for me, as long as Iām counting the calories Iām in control. So I tell myself: if you want a cheat meal/day then fine, but count the calories and get back on the horse ASAP.
One bad meal doesnāt wreck a diet, and for every good decision you make youāre heading in the right direction, even if you canāt always tell by looking in the mirror. Itās why I created these progress pics as a reminder to myself that change doesnāt happen overnight.
Thereās 48lb between the first pic and the last (taken this morning after my latest weigh-in). The middle pic was taken in the summer when I was roughly a stone heavier than I am today so thereās less of a visible difference.
Now that Iāve hit my initial goal Iāve decided to set myself a stretch target of losing 60lb in total - so another 12lb to go until I get there, but I know I can do it. 
2020 has been such a terrible year with so much bullshit, but one good thing to come out of it is that Iāve discovered a mental toughness, and discipline, that I honestly didnāt think I had in me.
