I just turned 40, and for the past 5 or so years I have been unhappy with the way I look.

All my life my metabolism has been insane, I could literally eat anything all day and not gain a gram, which has its downsides as well, but not the point.

My weight went up to 80kg and I formed a pot belly which I didnt like. One night I decided enough was enough, started a diet and exercise routine.

I did look at gyms but they are stupid expensive where I live, so I bought a resistance band thing from InnStar. Its like a Gymproluxe if you have been bombarded with Facebook ads. I use it every day for bench press, preacher curls, and some other things I dont know the name of.

I also started using a body weight exercise app that claimed results in a month.

The diet I thought would be hardest, but I immediately stopped all snacks and moved onto a weightloss protein shake which are amazing and I cant believe it took this long to taste them.

Its been a week, and I feel better, Im not sleeping as much, I look forward to exercise, I am much more physically active than before, but I dont feel like I look any different. I am not expecting instant results and I havent booked myself into a Mr World contest this weekend, but I am curious to hear real experiences of when people started to notice their own changes.

  • gigachad@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    I am going to the gym 1-2 times a week for about 2 years now. I think I started to see the first signs after about half a year.
    I am not super well defined as I would need to go more often than 2 times a week, but you can see I am a bit more muscular than the average. However, my belly is still there, and if I am not cruel to myself it won’t get away. If you want to lose weight, 90% is diet.

    I recommend to shoot some photos to track your progress. When you see yourself daily in the mirror, it’s much harder to tell a difference.

    But yeah as others said, especially in the beginning it’s much more about feeling healthy than seeing a lot of difference.

    • Pondis@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      7 days ago

      But I want to be ripped now!

      I do have a before photo which I will use as a bench mark.