Want to know what’s even better than catching the most wanted pokemon?

Even though I’ve been on Reddit for a while now, I've NEVER posted anything here. And I'm a huge Pokemon Go fan. There, I said it. But I really wanted to share my greatest achievement which is not catching the most wanted pokemon (boohoo!). So, want to know what it is?

You can call me crazy af, but for me the biggest win-win was to lose weight while playing Pokemon GO. Yep, you heard me right. Ok, so I’ve been on the PG fever for a year now, and from the very first day, this game literally sucked me in. You know what I mean. You should know that I’ve never been a fan of walking. EVER. All my life, I was overweight, and I literally hated myself. I had knee problems because of my weight, I found it hard to breathe while doing that damn grocery shopping. So yeah, any exercise was pure agony for me. But when all the fuss with PG started, I had no other option than to start WALKING.

So ok, first it started with 3 or 4 days a week walking for half an hour. I noticed that alright, that doesn’t piss me off, I love the game, and I’m actually enjoying myself MOVING. Yes, it was hard at first, I had to take a break every few minutes, but it got easier with time. After a month or so, I noticed that not only do I not need to kick myself in the butt to go for a walk, but... I started jogging! And all because I wanted to double my PG catches in one session. I even started planning my exercising routine by adjusting it to the game. Want to catch more pokemon? I’d take my bike. Want to catch ghost pokemon? I’d go on nightly strolls around my neighborhood. Didn’t even notice how it extended to 7 days a week.

After a year of playing, I lost 40 lbs. I’m not sure if I got obsessed with the game or with losing weight. And it doesn’t really matter. I’m way healthier now, can walk for hours, don’t have knee problems, and doing pretty well with my catches.

I know I’m not the best writer, but I’m sharing this with you because I can’t be the only one with this experience, right? I’d appreciate if you shared similar stories if you have any. And maybe you could suggest more activities while playing PG? I’m going crazy here.

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