I(23M) have been trying to lose weight ever since I went to get a physical on May 18th this year. Actually seeing my height,weight,and bmi on a sheet of paper was a wake up call. I was 5’5 and 255 lbs. At that point I knew what I had to do and I immediately took steps to rectify it. Exercising isn’t the hard part for me as this is a necessity if I want to accomplish my dream of being an amateur or semi professional mma fighter but, what has been difficult was the mental aspect. I could honestly never stop binge eating and it was destroying my mental health and after seeing on paper the damage I’ve done to myself it made me hate myself at a level I’d never been at before because it was my fault and at that point in time I just knew it would never change. Fast forward two months and 23 pounds later after deliberately choosing to eat more Whole Foods and fruits as well as heavy exercise I don’t even want junk food anymore. One of my customers at my job brought my favorite cookies and I didn’t even want one. I was able to tell myself no and that was it. I’ve finally reached a level where I can be responsible for what I intake. I know this is child’s play compared to other people’s accomplishment but this is something I’ve struggled with my entire life and I’m finally just able to overcome sugar.