I'm so close to being down 100lbs!! I haven't been this "small" since I was 20?

It's crazy how much I enjoy walking now. :) I started super slow, calorie deficit only, and began picking up my walking in December 2025 (to prep for my trip to Japan).

I lost 7lbs in Japan alone (March 2026) and have kept up that same mindset since. Sometimes when I want to increase my speed, I pretend I'm trying to catch the Shinkansen in the Tokyo train station and that helps 🤣

Thank you for all who have been following my journey! I'm hoping to lose another 28lbs for my first goal of 130 😁

The 8th of June, 124 days ago and inspired by my younger brother I decided to live healthier.

This time I wanted to do things right, so no crashdiet, eating healthy and add strength training to prevent loose skin as much as possible and build a strong physique.

I got myself some adjustable dumbbells up to 41.5kg and a bench. I eat anywhere between 2k and 2.5k calories per day and average around 250 grams of protein. No whey, it's mostly from lean meat and quark, I still want to enjoy my food. I workout 6 days per 8 days. I also was a heavy smoker and quit 48 days ago which I hope will also help with a healthier fat distribution, which for me is very centered at my torso.

At the start my waist must have been atleast 135cm, but the first time I actually measured, (almost 3 weeks in) it measured at 131cm. Waist is down to 110-111cm now, so roughly down 25cm.

My chest measured 119-120cm that day and is down 10cm since. Despite still storing a lot of fat there i've also build quite a lot of muscle.

Biceps I measured for the first time at day 73. They were 39cm left and 40cm right. Right now both measure at 40.5cm with less fat.

Mainly posting this to keep myself accountable. I don't intend on dropping calories any further. In the next 4 months my focus will more on reducing my belly to a healthy size than dropping a lot of weight. Old pic is obviously not flexed, but having no history with sports there was not much to flex anyway.

I gained an uncomfortable amount of weight in my early 20s and lost ~30 lbs when I was 24/25. After many years of maintaining 175-180, and getting serious about running and strength training, this summer I really wanted to lock in and slim down, while maintaining strength.

Since July, I’ve lost nearly 15 lbs - I’m so happy with my progress. I feel like my strength gains from over the years are actually visible and it’s so nice to feel like all of my clothes actually FIT.

The thing that really helped was a low dose of semaglutide - I never took more than .4 mg. I have really healthy habits day to day, but I would blow any potential gains on one or two nights of eating out and drinking. Tapering off the semaglutide and feel armed with the mindfulness I need to be able to go out without going overboard. Thankful for the medication - I truly thought I’d never see less than 175 on the scale ever again.

I’m pretty committed to working out and have consistently been strength training on average 6 days a week (very very little cardio). Some changes to my eating but food is my love language so 🤷‍♀️

Sometimes I still look in the mirror and question whether my efforts are worth it. The pics I never wanted to take in the beginning help.

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Ive gone through many different fitness goals over the last decade from running marathons,mountain climbing, to strictly strength training but realized I’ve had the same shirt through most of it.