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... can I even run?

I'm going to do a medical examination on the 5th of July - a holter, more precisely. And then my cardiologist will tell me if my heart can take running or not. And if I can... I really want to improve my endurance. Last time I checked how many minutes I could run without stopping, my limit was 6 minutes. But that was years and years ago. So now... it's probably a lot less.

This is what I'm going to try to do on the 5th of July:

(2 minutes jogging + 3 minutes walking fast) x 5 + 5 minutes of cooldown

That will be: 10 minutes of running, 15 minutes of walking fast and 5 minutes of walking normally

Until that day, I will keep on working out on my indoor bike and on Ring Fit Adventure (an exercise game for the Nintendo Switch).

One month and one week ago, I weighted 82,4 kg (181.66 lbs) which meant my BMI was almost 27. Now I weight 78,4 kg (172,84 lbs), which means my BMI is 25.6. I lost 4 kg (8.82 lbs) in just 5 weeks! I couldn't be happier about my weight loss!

What helped me lose weight:

I began counting calories (I do not advise people who have eating disorders or those who have those tendencies to do this. I'm definitely not one of those people, though)

I reduced the quantity of oat milk (I'm not vegetarian now, I'm vegan). I used to drink 1 litre of oat milk, thinking it didn't matter much because it wasn't that caloric. Well, it does matter. 1 litre is way too much. Now I drink 150 ml at breakfast and 200 ml at lunch. So just 350 ml (0.35 litres) per day.

I weight my lunch and eat between 150 and 200 grams (5.29 oz / 7 oz) of food.

I drink 2 litres of water per day.

I drink tea after my afternoon snack. More precisely, 1 litre of tea. Usually, I drink it hot because I feel it helps me more not to feel hungry than drinking it cold.

At dinner... I eat a lot more than at lunch. But I will start to weight my dinner and aim for a maximum of 250 (8.82 oz) or perhaps 300 grams (10.58 oz). I'm still not sure what to aim for.

I try to not eat the same afternoon snack two days in a row, so I won't grow tired of always eating the same thing.

When I eat bread in the afternoon, I eat just 50 grams (1.76 oz) of whole bread. And then I add pâté (lupin bean pâté is the best! It's low in calories, has lots of protein and is very tasty!)

When I'm hungry and it's not dinner time yet, I eat a piece of fruit.

Before I began trying to lose weight, I almost weighted 80kg/176lbs. At first it was easy: 2,5kg/5.5lbs less in just a week. Now, after more than 3 years, the journey still continues... Three years have passed and I still weight more than 70kg/154lbs! I feel ridiculous.

I try to lose weight.

I quit.

I try to lose weight.

I quit.

I lost 2,5kg/5.5lbs in one week... but I think it may be too much. I’m worried I’m doing something wrong in my diet and I don’t want it to be unhealthy.

This is what I’ve been doing:

Cardio every day;

Green tea every day (to get my metabolism faster);

Eating every 3 hours;

Breakfast:

One light yogurt;

Some healthy cereals (Jordan’s);

Lunch:

Whatever I want, as long as I don’t exaggerate on the amount of food and I also avoid a meal with too much fat. I’m vegetarian, by the way;

4PM snack:

3, 4 or 5 fruits with a light yogurt;

Dinner:

Soup