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I lost about 40 lbs recently.
When I first got married I was in pretty good shape — muscular, fit. After we had kids, I started to get out of shape. I lost a lot of the muscle I had. And, started to get fat.
Recently I lost about 40 lbs in about 2 to 2½ months. Which is rapid weight loss.
I did it mostly through: calorie deficit.
I probably went a bit too fast, as I lost some muscle, too.
But, since then I have been weight lifting and putting the muscle back on.
I look different now.
Before this, I looked like a fat person.
After doing this (calorie deficit) for a while, I looked like a regular person with a bit of fat.
Now I look muscular.
Not as muscular as I was when I first got married. But, I am working towards that. I think by next year I'll reach that. And, likely even surpass it.
@reiver neighbor of mine told me he lost 90lb going low carb
I have been using this app to track what I eat:
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.flasskamp.energize/
I didn't start off using it.
But, when I started using it, I was able to stop the muscle loss, as I could see how much protein, fat, and carbs I was eating.
Although, I had to do a bit of research to figure out how much protein, fat, and carbs to eat for my goals. And then, configure that in the app.
I even did things that seem to go beyond what the app tracks. Such as the different types of fats you need, vitamins you need, etc.
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