2025 Weight Goal - 150 lbs (68 Kg)

Health & Wellness

My Weight Loss Journey

A Steady Path to Health

184

Starting lbs

161

Current lbs

150

Goal lbs

23

lbs lost

Table of Contents

① The Journey So Far

② Goal & Reward

③ Diet & Hydration

④ Exercise

⑤ Sleep

⑥ Kg Conversion Reference

 

Section I

The Journey So Far

It's taking longer than expected to lose weight, as I began this journey over a year ago during the summer of 2023. I successfully dropped 19 lbs, going from 184 to 165, but then plateaued for nearly a year. During a recent trip to NYC in May 2024, I jumped back up to 173 lbs.

However, I resumed my dieting efforts and have since lost 12 lbs, reaching 161 lbs as of August 2024. I now feel optimistic about achieving my original goal of 150 lbs.

What seems to have helped is accepting that this process will take time—likely another year. I'm aiming to reach my goal by the summer of 2025.

Section II

Goal & Reward

Goal

150 lbs (68 Kg) by Summer 2025

Reward

As a reward for reaching my goal, I hope to upgrade my shoe game with a pair of Common Projects Achilles shoes. Another unexpected benefit of losing weight is that I've noticed my shoes fitting a bit looser, indicating that some of the fat I've shed was in my feet.

Section III

Diet & Hydration

Calorie Intake

• → 2 meals per day — 6 days a week
• → 3 meals per day — 1 day a week

Nutrition

• → Avoid processed sugars — limit candy, soda, and other snacks
• → Focus on simple foods — rice & eggs, raw fruits, and vegetables

Hydration

• → Water — 4–5 cups per day

Alcohol

• → Limit — 8 servings per week

Coffee

• → 3 cups — per day

Section IV

Exercise

I focus on basic calisthenics and mobility.

Mobility

• → Walk 7,000 steps — per day

Flexibility

• → Stretch — daily

Upper Body (Tue/Fri)

• → 100 push-ups
• → Dumbbell workouts — 8 sets of 25 reps

Lower Body (Wed/Sat)

• → 100 squats
• → 100 crunches

Cardio (Thu/Sun)

• → Climb 50 flights of stairs

I don't expect much caloric burn from these simple exercises, but they do help improve my mood and reduce my cravings for snacks and sugary foods.

Section V

Sleep

I'm focusing on getting 7–8 hours of sleep by limiting my bedtime to between 10–11 PM and waking up consistently at 6:15–6:30 AM.

Closing Thoughts

Closing Thoughts

That's about it. I'm keeping it simple, taking it at a steady pace, and making this journey a habit rather than an ordeal. Eating less has proven to be the key, and incorporating light exercise has significantly improved my mood, helping to curb my desire for sugary snacks.

Reference

Lbs to Kg Conversion

For my personal reference as I wanted to memorize Kg to Lbs conversions (1 Kg = 2.2 Lbs):

Kilograms (Kg)	Pounds (lbs)
68 Kg	150 lbs
69 Kg	152 lbs
70 Kg	154 lbs
71 Kg	157 lbs
72 Kg	159 lbs
73 Kg	161 lbs
74 Kg	163 lbs
75 Kg	166 lbs

Starting at 184 lbs · Currently 161 lbs · Goal: 150 lbs by Summer 2025 · 23 lbs lost and counting