Minus 75 kg: how I lost weight by learning to cook healthy alternatives to fast food

“I am 28 years old, I work as an information security specialist. After the weight passed the 160 kilogram scale, I realized that I couldn’t enjoy life like before and decided to make some serious changes.

Weight problems started in adolescence, but up to a point it didn’t bother me. Once, my mother and my sister invited me to climb a mountain that even retired people were able to overcome. At one point, I had to do a little pull-up on my hands, and everyone in front of me handled it with no problem. I had to spend a few minutes, everything went well, but I was very upset with my physical form.

A week later, I started to change my life. I was aware that I ate too much and often, that everything went into my mouth, mainly junk food. When I calculated the average number of calories, I was horrified. This is where it should have started.

I resolutely went to the kitchen and threw away all harmful products. At the same time, I fully understood that I had to leave a loophole in the diet for what I really like, but that’s generally forbidden.

I practiced buying whole grain bread instead of regular bread and brown rice instead of white, and started cooking low carb recipes. I also mastered homemade pizza, which turned out to be no worse than restaurant pizza, but much more useful.

Breakfast: light yogurt, cheese, protein shake.

Lunch: scrambled eggs, cheese, bacon or chicken, fruit.

Dinner: beef with rice or homemade pizza.

Snacks: protein bars, cheese, vegetable sticks.

I was embarrassed to go to the gym, so I bought an elliptical trainer and started working out a bit at home. As a child, I had knee operations, so many exercises that I can’t do.

A few months later, I started bodybuilding. and I really liked it. And then she started running. In general, over time, sport has become an important part of my life, while I never forced myself.

I realized that I needed to lose a lot of pounds, but it won’t happen overnight. I was helped by small goals, the achievement of which I always noted. And it became an incentive to new achievements!

I was actively supported by relatives and friends who never pointed out that I was overweight. Having learned about the desire to lose weight, they did everything so that I could achieve it.

Finally, healthy alternatives to unhealthy foods have helped me, so that unfortunately I don’t have to forget my love for the same pizza forever. And 75 kilos left and never came back!

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