Someone dug up a picture of me from 2013, and I braced for the usual "look how young" comments. What hit me was that I was already uncomfortable then — just better at hiding it in hoodies and group poses. I started this journey last August and I'm down 37 lbs so far. The weird part: a few relatives keep saying I'm just shedding the weight I picked up during the pandemic years. Like the last decade of yo-yo dieting, 2am cereal, and skipping lunch didn't count. I'm trying to let it roll off. My actual wins are quieter: I can do 20 minutes on the bike without my knees complaining, and I hit 100g protein four days last week. I'm proud of those. Has anyone else had people rewrite your story to fit a neater timeline?
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