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M/18/5'8 SW:196/GW:150/CW:149

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Hello Loseit, I have not been apart of this subreddit for too long, but it is awesome for advice, guidance and most of all inspiration.

So 5 months ago I decided to lose weight for my upcoming high school graduation and mainly to be healthier. Well I am happy to say today I have done it and never have felt better. Bonus today is also my birthday so I guess its kinda like a birthday gift for myself haha. 

My plan: Used bowflexs (could be out of date now from like the 90's) meal plan initially when I started and was around 1500 calories a day. After a two months of that did some research on calories in and out and downloaded my fitnesspal. With my fitnesspal I was still at 1500 cal just a lot more variation in foods instead of just the bowflex  suggested meals. 
I would do about half an hour of weights and half an hour of cardio (mostly running) 5 days a week did this for the first few months. Now I switched it basically to a 3 day split P/P/L and I bike for cardio.

I learnt so much from this little journey from training, food, and overall health its been quite the experience!
<bot>: Lost about 45 pounds in 5 months, 1500 calories a day, weight training and running were main exercises. Learnt a hell of a lot along the way.