It's been over a year

Deb23455

I've been on MFP every day for over 13 months now. Started at 218 pounds and today hit amy current goal of 172 (now it has moved down to 160#)!

My big moment today was trying on my size 14 pants and dresses from way back and they fit! One pair still had the tags on them!

I had begun to think that I was never going to get lower than size 16's. I still wear 16 shirts but that's down from 18's.

I still have 22# to get out of the overweight range but that could take another year so I'm setting smaller goals along the way.

I took an online class and learned that you improve your health if you lose just 7% of your weight, so I keep setting mini goals of 7% and its been working. Does anyone else set small goals?

mamadon

Awesome job!! I'm in maintanance, but I set mini ten pound goals the entire time.

lindaloo1213

I really do believe that setting small goals is a great approach. When you aim too big and dont hit them its very discouraging. Good work! I bet u feel great!

venusfit

Great job!

Cedarwren

Impressive!

vanessalillian82

Oh my gosh, yes! I have clothes in my wardrobe that I've never actually worn and still have tags on. Either I bought them as "inspiration clothes", or I gained weight before I had a chance to wear them.

Uhhh, don't tell my boyfriend about that, though. He thinks it's weird that I buy jeans in my current size as well as the size below. The size below is my mini goal.

allenpriest

I set goals in 15 pound increments. Losing 200 is too big to get my head around. I can handle 15 at a time.