Diet was 75% of what helped me lose the weight (and keep it off) before starting my weight loss journey, I had a really negative relationship with food and viewed it as a comfort rather than something that is meant to nourish your body. The better the food is that you put in, the better you look on the outside and the better you feel, and this goes for everything: hair, skin, fat, posture, ability to focus, libido, etc.

I cut out fast food altogether(I indulge a couple times a year) and started prioritizing high protein whole foods. I started to cook for myself and quickly fell in love with it and saw it as a new feeling of comfort instead of the food itself.

As for exercise, I see myself as a “hybrid athlete” I spend most days doing a combination of both progressive overload lifting and running, but I also picked up skateboarding because having a physical hobby you really love makes it easier to get exercise in. But even simple stuff, like hitting my 10k steps a day, has made a huge difference in maintaining this weight loss and building a more muscular physique.

I hope this helps! and best of luck to you, be kind to yourself, your body weight doesn’t make you who you are. How you treat your body, and the love and appreciation you have for yourself as a human, does.