Losing weight and getting fit when life sucks
By: Dan Condon
Tags: Weight Loss, Life, Sad, Hiking

And other shitty life stuff

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I have a lot of stuff going on in my life right now. I just found out that my dog is dying of an untreatable heart condition (she may only have weeks left), my car needs an expensive repair (the Saab turbo is currently lacking a turbo), my job sucks (caused mainly by my asshole boss and a coworker). I want to move house because the village I live in is full of backward nutjobs, and I am lonely.

Considering all this shitty stuff going on, I manage to keep up with my weight loss and fitness goals. I started regularly logging my weight on the 20th of June this year; I have lost 17 pounds in 35 days. Thats almost half a pound per day weight loss which I think is awesome! My target is to lose 20 pounds by my birthday (August 2nd) and at least 50 pounds by December. I am lucky I carried the extra weight well. People always say, “you don't weigh that much”, after telling them my weight.

Losing 17 pounds in 35 days is no cakewalk. I mean, literally, no cake or any other junk food! And doing lots of walking helps too.

I started hiking regularly this year which is helping me reach my weight goal and improving my fitness at the same time. I hope to go on life-changing adventures and climb mountains one day. But mostly, my weight loss is from eating less to make a large calorie deficit. According to scientists, “a deficit of 3500 calories works out to one pound of weight loss”. I am almost at 2000 calories a day in deficit. That’s the main reason I am losing so much so fast. The hiking helps accelerate it. I wish I could eat cake.

Disclaimer: I want to say that I am dumb and not an expert in diet and fitness, so don’t try anything I am doing. Always consult a professional before starting any weight loss plans.

Anyway, back to the other shitty stuff going on in my life. My dog was diagnosed with a heart condition this week, which is untreatable. She has weeks, maybe the best-case scenario, a few months to live. It's like finding out a family member is sick and dying. I can’t handle this.

Roxy

My dog is the only family member I like. I can't imagine life without her.

My job is shitty because my boss sucks. I believe he is mean to me because he possibly suffers from short man syndrome. He is 5ft 4, maybe 5ft 3. He looks comically short; it's hilarious. I have some funny stories about him which I may tell one day.

Some positives of being short:

Wear child sizes of clothing which is cheaper

Cheaper child-size shoes

Unlimited legroom on planes

Pay child fares for things

Eat smaller pieces of cake which are cheaper

Cheaper small size coffin

As for the over stuff, it’s down to money which I don’t have much of right now. My car needs the turbo fixing. I also need to move house, which isn’t cheap these days. The locals here frighten me and are backwards who seem to still live in 1854. I guess I will have to suck it up and try to pay for these things.

Life may suck, but having something like a weight-loss and exercise plan is a good distraction from all the shit (I found that eating cake isn’t a good distraction, hence the need to lose weight). Whatever life throws at you, you have to try to keep positive and keep going.

Thank you so much for reading my first post on here. I hope it didn’t suck as much as my life does right now.