Comment by Lagoon3384_SWE

Very american thread and comments.

At most I was 24 BMI and I felt like a fat bastard during COVID. Work from home in sweatpants and I got up to 24 BMI. 77-78kg, 182cm. I just did not weigh myself so I actually did not notice I had gained! But I did and decided to do something about it.

But I lost the weight pretty quickly.

I grew up at 60-65kg and that is where I feel at home in my body. I feel like myself basically.

I should add I am 35, so certainly no spring chicken.

"omg how did you lose it"

Very easy.

1. Weight loss is done through diet, not exercise. Exercise is great for the body, but not a primary weight loss.

2. If you work an office job you do not need 3 full meals a day. Eat a light breakfast, a full lunch and a light meal for dinner.

3. On the weekends, fast. If you are committed, this weekend, buy like 4-5 litre of sugar free/diet soda, flavoured water zero calories, and caffeine pills. To distract yourself, play a high dopamine grind game like Diablo IV, PoE, Borderlands, WoW/FFXIV, CS, Valorant etc.

Just drink, do not eat. Hunger is temporary and will last like 1h for me, then the body "gives up". Do a 24h or 48h water fast, you will drop 5kg easy and feel way less bloated. Repeat next weekend...

Set an alarm every 2-3h to get up and walk. Get your 10k steps in everyday by walking outside.

"omg that's unhealthy"

Yes, ofc but it is more healthy than being overweight or close to overweight, agreed?

"you can only do this because ur a Swedish chad and you have walkable cities!!"

I'm a degenerate gamer.