Lost 100 lbs over 2 years - AMA

SW: 310, CW: 210, GW: 200. 36M. Took me exactly 2 years. No surgery, no special diet, no supplements. Just calories in, calories out.

Happy to answer any questions. If I can do it, literally anyone can.

This is incredible. Congratulations! What was the hardest part mentally?

@NutritionNerd42 The first 3 months were hardest. Breaking old habits is brutal. After that it became routine. The hardest single moment was a 6-week plateau around month 8 where I almost quit.

Did you track the entire 2 years or did you eventually go by feel?

@calorieQueen Tracked the entire time. Tried going by feel around month 10 and immediately started gaining. I just don't have reliable hunger signals. Tracking is my guardrail.

What did your daily eating look like? Any foods you cut out completely?

@noMoreJunkFood I didn't cut anything. I ate pizza, burgers, ice cream — just less of it and less often. Restriction leads to bingeing for me. Moderation > elimination.

This is so motivating. I'm starting from 280 and 100 lbs feels impossible. Seeing someone actually do it helps a lot.

@2026FitnessGoal Don't think about 100 lbs. Think about losing 1 lb this week. Then next week. That's literally all I did — one week at a time for 104 weeks.

Did you deal with loose skin? That's something I worry about.

@ironMikeFitness Some, yeah. Mostly around my stomach. It's gotten better over time and with lifting. Would I do it again? 1000%. Loose skin > being 310 lbs any day.