A story of Cookies, Mud, and Weights

Daiako
Daiako Posts: 12,545 Member
edited January 2015 in Success Stories
I've been on MFP for almost 2 years now. I've written a few posts, made some friends, had some success, done some fun stuff, lifted some weights. and eaten a ton of cookies. Sometimes I like to share the things that this website, it's tools, and the people I've met have allowed me to do and the changes they've helped me make. So, here we are again.

My "Gee, I've gotten...big" moment

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Me, 165 pounds.

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This is where I would start my MFP adventure. I met some great people who told me to lift weights, so I did. They told me to watch what I ate, stick to my goal, but to always eat what I enjoyed and never deprieve myself, so that's what I did and thus my simply philosophy of 'Cookies taste better than Skinny feels' was born. I would never allow myself to care more about some arbitrary number or jean size or whatever than I did about finding enjoyment in my life.

I loved lifting.

I loved cookies.

I loved the stronger, faster, leaner body that lifting and eating was building me. Time went on and the people I meet because real honest to goodness friends, people I care about and love. (Awwwww) Some I haven't ever met in real life (Because they live places like New York and it's cold there.) and some I have. This leads us to my first Tough Mudder. With my husband and some of my nearest and dearest MFP friends I tackled a tough mudder. It was hard. It sucked. I may have cried a little on the inside. But I did it. I have pictures to prove it.

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This is a wall.

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Barbed wire.

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Husband on a wall. He...looked that grumpy the whole time. Bless his heart.

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Mud. Stinky sucking mud.


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This is my husband. He's about as heavy as he looks.

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It's OVER! Thank god.


This was something I'd never imagined I'd ever be doing. 10+ miles, a bunch of obstacles, a ton of mud. But it felt good. I climbed robes, climbed walls, bumped and bruised some peices and parts...but it felt good. I stood at the end with my headband on and just...knew that I'd done something that the woman I was in 2013, when I was 165 pounds and not happy with myself, wouldn't have dreamed of.

I'd lifted, eaten, baked, and snarked my way to being a person I'd never thought I could be. I could look back on all I'd done and truly believe that everything I'd done had been right for me. No silly fads, no low calorie amounts, no cutting out foods I love, no activity I hate or general unhappiness. I picked up heavy things. I ate all the food. I got strong. I was happy. I'd told myself that cookies>skinny and then I stuck to that with no regrets.

Sappy, right? Right! So enough talk and what we're all really here for: pictures!

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Replies

  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    I didn't read anything you wrote, I was just MESMERIZED BY THAT HAIR! LOOK AT IT
  • Dark_Roast
    Dark_Roast Posts: 17,689 Member
    Damn!

    You are amazing!
  • Dark_Roast
    Dark_Roast Posts: 17,689 Member
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    I didn't read anything you wrote, I was just MESMERIZED BY THAT HAIR! LOOK AT IT

    I know, now I want to touch it!

  • Daiako
    Daiako Posts: 12,545 Member
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    I didn't read anything you wrote, I was just MESMERIZED BY THAT HAIR! LOOK AT IT

    I know, now I want to touch it!


    NUUUUUU
  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member
    edited January 2015
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    I didn't read anything you wrote, I was just MESMERIZED BY THAT HAIR! LOOK AT IT

    I know, now I want to touch it!

    Pull a ringlet and watch it bounce back in to place. It's magical.
  • Dark_Roast
    Dark_Roast Posts: 17,689 Member
    Daiako wrote: »
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    I didn't read anything you wrote, I was just MESMERIZED BY THAT HAIR! LOOK AT IT

    I know, now I want to touch it!


    NUUUUUU

    *pat pat*

  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    I didn't read anything you wrote, I was just MESMERIZED BY THAT HAIR! LOOK AT IT

    I know, now I want to touch it!

    DON'T DO IT!!!
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    Excellent.

    (Not just the hair, although the hair is pretty awesome, too.)

    :flowerforyou:
  • Daiako
    Daiako Posts: 12,545 Member
    jofjltncb6 wrote: »
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    I didn't read anything you wrote, I was just MESMERIZED BY THAT HAIR! LOOK AT IT

    I know, now I want to touch it!

    DON'T DO IT!!!

    I've been known to bite.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Daiako wrote: »
    jofjltncb6 wrote: »
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    I didn't read anything you wrote, I was just MESMERIZED BY THAT HAIR! LOOK AT IT

    I know, now I want to touch it!

    DON'T DO IT!!!

    I've been known to bite.
    In


  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
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  • Serendipity5215
    Serendipity5215 Posts: 190 Member
    I love your philosophy of eating cookies... because it just so happens that I also love to eat cookies!! :D You look amazing... congrats on your many accomplishments!!
  • Daiako
    Daiako Posts: 12,545 Member
    edited January 2015
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    Two more pictures of the Mudder. A study in triumph and pain, lol.
    I love your philosophy of eating cookies... because it just so happens that I also love to eat cookies!! :D You look amazing... congrats on your many accomplishments!!

    Tyvm
  • astrose00
    astrose00 Posts: 754 Member
    You look great!!! I remember seeing some of your progress photos when I first joined in Sept '14. Ya done good!
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
    edited January 2015
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    I didn't read anything you wrote, I was just MESMERIZED BY THAT HAIR! LOOK AT IT

    I know, now I want to touch it!

    Me too! Please?!


    Also, you amaze me. And not just for your hair.













    Your derriere is great, too. <3

  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Also...I want to touch the hair too...but I value my life
  • myfelinepal
    myfelinepal Posts: 13,000 Member
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  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    What if I like being bitten?
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    YAAAAY!!! Look atcha! Just lookatcha!!! Very cool.
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