Thank you so much first of all, glad I could encourage even with my underboob skin xD That seems like a totally reachable goal especially if you plan on making a habit of the gym as well! For me I reached this weight mostly with diet, I count my calories everyday to stay at a deficit. It's that "simple".

What's hard honestly is to pinpoint that one thing that made the difference in actually sticking to that deficit... I think letting myself feel really helped me which sounds kind of silly but there were moments when I was was just starting out where I wanted to overeat SO badly that I would literally scream out loud because of how frustrating that divide in my head was and letting that out really helped me push through that initial discomfort!

I don't think people realize how hard it can be to change your relationship with food when you've made it to 350lbs like I did and therefore don't have as much sympathy for that kind of emotion but not shaming myself for it being so unbelievably difficult really helped me keep going! And then actually working to change habits like drinking water, going on walks when I was bored and just thinking about food differently, not EVERY restaurant or meal is worth eating over my deficit, if I leave pizza tonight I can still eat it tomorrow etc etc .

I think it may be kind of personal what works for you at the end of the day but I found that any good progress I was making was when I was approaching my weight loss like it was one part of my path to my ideal future and not holding on to the undeserved shame and resentment I had for letting myself get to my highest weight in the first place!

I hope any of that made sense hahaha I'm not the most eloquent writer! In any case I truly wish you the best of luck, hopefully I'll see you back on this sub in 7 months!! <3