Big Victory for Me Today!

abbeyjones1994

Hi everyone! I'm Abbey, and I'm a sophomore in college. I've struggled with me weight all my life, and I've been at every end of the spectrum from eating 600 calories a day to being borderline obese and eating more for social and emotional reasons than to fuel my body. Finally, at the end of this past July, I got tired of being at an unhealthy weight and I decided to download MFP and stick to it.

The first time I lost weight, I lost 20 pounds in 2 months, no doubt from the whole 600 calorie a day thing (not to mention I often tried to burn 600 calories in the same day so my net was about 0). Needless to say, that weight loss didn't last long. I ended up on the opposite end of the spectrum at 155 lbs. on my 5'2" frame this summer. This time, I am going at it more sensibly. I still don't tend to eat back most of my exercise calories because I like having a little room for error, but I never ever go under the 1200 minimum set on MFP, which honestly is a big deal for me.

Now...to the actual victory...this morning I stepped on the scale and weighed in at 135.2 lbs., putting me in the normal weight BMI range in the first time in I don't even know how long. I still have about 15 pounds I would like to lose to get me comfortably into this range, but I am so pleased with my progress and how I have gone about achieving it up to this point. I owe MFP a lot, especially these forums, which I go to regularly to look for nutrition and fitness advice. I also looooove reading the success stories, and I look forward to posting my GW success story in the next few months.

TeeA86

Congrats!! You're doing awesome! Good luck for the rest of the way!

jrek521

Way to go!!

Penthesilea514

Congratulations! That is fantastic news- good luck on the rest of your journey!!

Palamedes

Good Job. Keep up the good work.

kendalslimmer

Yey! I love your new plan. But it really is ok to eat back some of your exercise calories!

conita667

hi abbey the same goes for me! i'm starting to lose weight having more than 1200kcal per day. hope to achieve your goal!!! i have to lose 20lbs
congratulations!!!!!!!!!