Hiking and Meditation Helped This Guy Get Sober and Lose 350 Pounds

Yahoo News! ^ | Thu, January 6, 2022 | Taylyn Washington-Harmon

[nickcarraway]

Scott Todd is a 31-year-old healthcare worker turned weight loss counselor from Phoenix, Arizona. Alcoholism and opioid addiction after losing his stepmom made him turn to food as a coping method. Here's how he got sober and healtho

I've actually have lost a total of 500 pounds over the course of my lifetime. Despite working really hard to lose the weight in the past, I gained it all back within a few years. The biggest factor to this weight gain was big-time depression.

I was addicted to taking prescription painkillers and drinking for many years, and it destroyed my will, dreams, and aspirations. I lost my stepmom to cancer and this triggered my journey into gaining weight. She was always my biggest cheerleader, especially while chasing my degree in Exercise Science in 2013. Losing her just made me lose a lot of my fight. I wanted to hide away from the world, and didn’t want anyone to know who I was. So, I used drugs and food to mask the pain. At my heaviest, I was 525 pounds.

[mountainfolk]

I find it interesting to read about the weight struggle many of us have or had. Diets are unique and dieters have to work something out that is useful to them. No diet pills or fad diets as they do not last. First thing to do each morning, before putting on any clothes, is to weigh yourself and note the lbs on a daily chart. I use a calander and total the entries for each variation at the end of the month. Keeps me honest. To start any diet, keep a list of everything eaten in a day, figure the calories, and adjust accordingly. Recognize your pitfalls and be sensible about food choices. Every day, exercise. In a gym or walk and exercise at home. Or both. You will begin to feel and look better very shortly and do not have to wait until you have reached a goal. Make note of the things that help you and those that do not. I yoyod for years and have kept my present, correct, weight for ten plus years. I do not track what I eat but I also do not crave the carbs that once did me in. Over time your body adjusts and you are healthier for paying attention to what you eat. Holding myself accountable helped me and now I do not have to think about it. I Indulge on weekends but that is self limiting as I just do not want more.