How I Almost Killed Myself Trying to Lose Fat
And what you can learn from my mistakes.
A couple of years back I was overweight. A fun wager with a friend turned into a serious decision to lose fat and get shredded.
Despite being a regular gym-goer for around 2 years or so, I knew very little about working out and didn’t know jack about dieting.
So I spent the first few days learning about how to lose fat. What I learned in a nutshell was — I had to set up a caloric deficit, track my macros and calories, workout and do cardio.
I learned quite a bit but not enough and as the saying goes,
“Half knowledge is much more dangerous than ignorance.”
I started off with a severe calorie deficit of around 1100 calories — 750 calories through my diet and the rest through exercise.
I started feeling fatigued and my strength plummeted quite a bit in the first few days.
Every time my progress stalled, I would further reduce my food intake and increase my physical activity.
Over time, I developed a sickly pallor, sunken cheeks, deep bags under my eyes, and felt extremely fatigued all day. My appetite had drastically reduced and my sex drive had hit rock bottom.
