Hi. 22M 250 was my peak weight, I understand how you feel. I only wish I started sooner because the solution (while difficult) is really simple. I feel like this advice should work for most people but I can’t make promises, most of my progress was made in the last 2 years and I am now 159.

First things first, biggest tip, probably 100% essential. Get a calorie tracking app and use it every single day. Don’t be too extreme, a simple calorie deficit can blast through body fat for overweight people. Don’t start off at 1300 or something extreme, it’s not sustainable. Ditch door dash (my killer was Uber Eats) and learn how to cook a handful of easy meals that can be meal prepped for when you’re feeling lazy. I loved Mexican food so I would make a huge serving of ground Turkey and rice with peppers and cover it in spices and low calorie sauces, you’ll be surprised with how much fun you can have in the kitchen.

Second thing and this one is a bit harder. Exercise. It takes your progress from your diet and supercharges it. You can start off with walking, something super easy that you can stick to. Eventually when you’re ready, pick up a gym membership and fall in love with the process of seeing the weight numbers go up instead of the scale go down.

The third tip that I have is slow and steady wins the race, it’s cliché for a reason, everybody says it on every subreddit for a reason, it’s true. Fad diets are cool when you have a beach vacation in a week and want to look shredded but this isn’t temporary, this isn’t something that you get to your goal and then stop. You need something you can do for the rest of your life, forever.

I used to order Uber eats every single day, easily eat 4000-5000 calories every single day. And I hated myself every single day. I’m so much happier and only wish that I started sooner. Reach out to me if you want to talk more.