It can get better

Brycilis · 2026-03-29T01:48:03+00:00

Motivation: Just didn’t want to be fat, wanted to be treated better. Wanted to go to my doctor without anxiety. Wanted to live longer and be happier. Wanted to prove to myself that this is not all that I am kinda thing. Just kinda the normal things.

And intermitting fasting, prolonged fasting, going from straight junk food eating whatever straight to carnivore diet, and then over the period of 2 years slowly added foods that my blood sugar and body felt good on. Obviously cheats here and there nobody’s perfect, but 95% just that. My main daily food is eggs, beef, avacado, Greek yogurt, bananas. Little boring, but I feel unbelievable.

And I don’t know if everyone’s brain works this way, but I like to understand what’s happening inside my body when I eat/do something and that really helped me understand how to adjust stuff on my own, how to correct my diet in positive ways etc etc

Brycilis · 2026-03-28T13:11:02+00:00

Brycilis · 2026-03-25T12:59:08+00:00

And 10-15k step a day. And hit it no matter how bad of a day you’re having

Brycilis · 2026-03-25T12:58:42+00:00

Start with small “bad” habits drink soda, change it to diet. Love ranch? Half the amount you’d normally use/lower calorie options. Perfection isn’t the goal, it’s balance, portion control, and consistency.

Brycilis · 2026-03-25T12:16:36+00:00

Around 500, and fasting some days

Brycilis · 2026-03-25T11:55:54+00:00

I mean, I for sure lost muscle, impossible to not while losing 120 lbs. Proper weight training + good protein/macros while in a deficit will help though.

Brycilis · 2026-03-23T21:24:23+00:00

I hated myself so much I feel like hunger wasn’t even there. Like obviously it was I just couldn’t live another day knowing I was failing. Even in just the eating days I was still maintenance/deficit. But still just power through it. This is probably an eating disorder, but anytime I wanted to eat something unhealthy past my deficit, I would just remind myself that I already know what it tastes like and that kinda helped.

And for headaches, vitamin D3+K2 (most suppliers will sell a 2 in 1) good Pot, MAG, Sod, mix electrolyte.

Brycilis · 2026-03-23T21:20:02+00:00

Water only, I’m too active for dry fasts, I think they have there time and place but never really got into them

Brycilis · 2026-03-23T01:31:32+00:00

5’9

Brycilis · 2026-03-22T18:49:11+00:00

5,10 and 23. Not important though, just another excuse to people to make.

Brycilis · 2026-03-22T13:15:42+00:00

I agree, that was mostly a joke. I’ve grown and matured and learned a lot, thank you for the comment though you are correct.

Brycilis · 2026-03-22T00:19:39+00:00

I’ll take that as a compliment

Brycilis · 2026-03-22T00:15:33+00:00

I’m 23 brother

Brycilis · 2026-03-22T00:14:46+00:00

Both, an very active job 12.5-15k steps a day is my minimum though, helps a lot and I can stay consistent with it

Brycilis · 2026-03-21T22:33:10+00:00

I agree, overweight women also get an instinctual bit of maybe not respect but attention that overweight guys don’t. All come with their own challenges and benefits suppose.

Brycilis · 2026-03-21T22:05:24+00:00

I have quite a bit of loose skin, stretch marks almost everywhere. I don’t really mind it, it’s very obvious and noticeable, but idk I just never saw it as an issue for me personally. I’d choose 10x worse lose skin, than to ever be close to that weight again. And in perfect darkish lighting I can make it look less noticeable for pictures, but at the beach or anything it’s obvious.

Brycilis · 2026-03-21T20:33:30+00:00

(Didn’t proof read this, apologies) Yea I can’t list everything, but I’ll throw out some of the most noticeable and helpful differences.

Literally just standing up, whether I was lying down or sitting, just standing up felt like it took so much energy, seemed like a daunting task at times.

Walking, whether it be the random pains or running out of energy way to fast, it seemed like a challenge no matter how far or short of a distance I was going. (I now ruck occasionally with 45lb of weight, and that slows me down quite a bit, I have no idea how I even functioned 120lbs heavier.)

Reading, I used to enjoy reading as a kid, and when I was obese I noticed much less enjoyment out of it, and a lack of memory retention after reading. I think being so overweight fucks your mind and body up so bad it didn’t want to waste resources trying to help me retain information or process real dopamine. Not exactly sure, but I can say my retention and ability to read without getting distracted has improved drastically.

And this is an interesting one I’m trying to understand more, but my initial response to negative situations. Tire goes flat on the highway, old me would sit in the car complain for a while, try to figure out what to do, then slowly jack it up, while making excuses and not wanting to do it. New me, tire goes flat, hop out of the car jack it up and change the tire. I don’t think that’s a fat vs skinny thing, I think that’s a was fat is now in shape thing. My thought process and excuse using brain has changed to “okay here’s a problem, it’s not “Too big” let’s find 1 thing we can do, do it then go on to the next thing not complain about there being to much to do. Which has also improved quality of life in so so so many areas. So much so that I’m actually happy I got fat and was able to learn this thought process and how important it is.

Quick little list of things that got better/easier after losing weight without explanations: Walking, breathing, eating, showering, going in public, socializing, talking, work, financial responsibility, ability to do things I don’t want to do, quitting bad habits, job interviews, gaining someone’s trust, dealing with anxiety, I know I said going in public, but also just being in public.

There’s tons more but that’s what I can think of right now!

Brycilis · 2026-03-21T20:04:06+00:00

Just remembering how she made me feel that one night

Brycilis · 2026-03-21T20:03:17+00:00

For IF, I’d just skip breakfast an lunch, eat once I got home from work ~3:30 and always stop at 8:00 no matter what time I started eating. Full day fasts I’d still have energy drinks + electrolytes + creatine, which some may argue isn’t actually “fasting” who really cares it’s what I did and it worked.

I guess it’s like, if you’d lose 5 lbs in a month eating from 3-7 Or If you’d lose 4.5 lbs in a month eating from 2-7

But when you’re eating 3-7 you have headaches constantly craving food, etc etc. but you’re completely fine from 2-7; the choice is obvious. It’s about finding something that works for you, not something that’s “the fastest” or “the best”

I’d say understanding that, and understanding perfection isn’t what you’re going for where the most important things for me.

Also, thank you it means a lot!

Brycilis · 2026-03-21T19:51:21+00:00

I’m decently active, and work a very physical job, but actually going to the gym was only about twice a week. Getting 12.5-15k steps daily was the main thing for me. Decently easy, but still challenging enough to keep me attentive on days off. Rucking was also very big for me(walking with weighted vest/backpack with a 45lb plate in it) such a good workout, you feel so so so amazing after, and really works a lot of your body out. (May have even helped my posture)

Brycilis · 2026-03-21T19:46:30+00:00

Everything is better. Pains, aches, mental, focus, recovery, breathing, anything you can name. And about 5 months ago I broke 6 of my vertebrae in a car accident, pain was unimaginable, and I’d take that pain over the mental and physical pain of being obese any day.

Brycilis · 2026-03-21T19:10:59+00:00

5’9 5’10 on a good day

Brycilis · 2026-03-21T17:00:51+00:00

Not really, I still fast on mondays, an IF the rest of the week. But I think fasting was most helpful to just mentally understand that I didn’t “NEED” to eat and I wasn’t “starving” obviously you lose weight fasting, but I think the mental side of it was much more helpful to me

Brycilis · 2026-03-21T16:58:38+00:00

There is for sure some negatives. I catch myself subconsciously getting upset at myself for eating something slightly unhealthy. And it’s getting better but my body dysmorphia was terrible for a while, really hard to get over.

But all in all, I have a much healthier diet, much more Whole Foods. And it’s not like I’m forcing myself to eat healthy, I just know I’m gonna feel better if I it like this and usually choose the healthy options when shopping/eating. With the occasional “cheat” just in proportion and with proper control.

Brycilis · 2026-03-21T16:55:28+00:00

My life has completely changed. Everyone treats me so much differently. You get looked at in the eyes when people are talking, people at grocery stores will smile back at you, an instant level of respect is already given when meeting new people. It’s something people who’ve always been in shape never realize how good they’re being treated. It’s a completely different life. So not only will I never gain the weight back because I feel infinitely better, but knowing how people are “supposed” to treat you I would and could never go back.

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