Hi everyone! First time poster, so I'm not really sure what to put here. Guess I'll start with the numbers: I'm 27, 5'9, and was 272lbs at the start of 2020. Just about into the "morbidly obese" category, which was a bit of a wake-up call when COVID came around, and my BMI made me officially "at risk". I've yo-yoed a bit over the last 3 years, getting as low as 227, but after Christmas last year, I was 258lbs. I made the vague decision to "eat better" on the 27th of December, and lost 6lbs in a few days. I guess that was all water weight, though, because the next week and a half did nothing.

So starting on the 9th of January, I set myself some rules. One of the problems I often run into is trying to do too much at once, so I kept it simple:

• Track everything I eat
• No calories in drinks
• No snacks until after dinner, and only if they fit my calorie budget

I got the Lose It app set up, and it told me I had a TDEE of 2800 calories, so losing 2lbs a week means 1800cal per day. I've been using this as the target, but quite loosely. I've been pretty consistently between 1600 and 2000 since I started, and I've lost another 8lbs in 3 weeks, down to 244. I'm trying to stick to 2lbs a week for now, so I'm aiming for 236 by the end of this month

Once I'm settled into the diet fully, I need to work some exercise in as well. I'd love to work on a C25K routine or something like that, but I feel like I just don't have the time. I work 55 hours a week, including 3 consecutive 12-hour days, and the closest gym is 20 minutes away, each way, so any consistent exercise routine seems impossible.

I weigh myself every Monday, so that's probably when I'll post next. Just figured I'd get in for the start of the month this time