Oh and what a year it has been!

musenchild

I have always been overweight. I mean always, even as a little kid. Here I am near my high weight (I stopped weighing myself the day the scale said 220):


I spent six months in New Zealand, had a blast, hiked a ton, lost a bunch of weight, and by the end of college I looked like this during my trip to Costa Rica:


Last May I was here, eating as usual and very unhappy to have my picture taken:


Last summer, I fell from a horse and broke my ankle. I was in bed for two weeks, mostly immobile for several more weeks, and completely non-weight-bearing for a total of four months before I started learning to walk again. I couldn't drive or go anywhere, I could do much of anything, but I had a wheelchair and I could stand up and balance on the counter long enough to cook and bake, which I did, along with eating, incessantly. I could no long button any of my pants. I had just quit my job and I wasn't about to buy new pants, so I thought I'd give this MFP thing another try. This time, I added some friends and the rest is history. Now I have logged in (but not logged food, full transparency here!) 365 days in a row.

Last September (about 195 - didn't have a working scale)



this February (175)



and today (150).



Realizing I should probably never wear those white boyshorts again. But you get the idea.

Thank you to my wonderful MFPeeps and to everyone who has posted a SUCCESS STORY for the tough moments. I am still struggling with my eating habits. I don't have a healthy relationship with food. But it is slowly changing, with the tools and the support I need to get it under control.

Bunnybeesweet

awesome transformation!

itsscottwilder

Good for you!!!

minizebu

Congratulations! You have worked hard and it shows. Good for you!

musenchild

Thank you everyone!

james6998

Love the progress.

Papillon22

Great job!

AleciaG724

At this point, I'd be happy with your starting body!!! But 150 is my GW, so it's awesome to see the end result!! Good for you, you look great!!

sozisraw

well done! Fabulous achievement. What you may not realise is that you have such beautiful skin at all weights

ajoyt

Great job, you look awesome!

superspork2

Thats so awesome, you look great!

musenchild

At this point, I'd be happy with your starting body!!! But 150 is my GW, so it's awesome to see the end result!! Good for you, you look great!!

I was there for a few years, and I never thought I'd be here, trying on size 10 pants that are too big for me (at one point I was busting out of an 18)! But it was so easy to take control, and move beyond binges and mistakes with MFP, that I just kept going. When you hit my SW you will wonder how you did it - and you'll keep going too!

lolsauce

Wow what a difference! Great job

pkoll

That's quite a nice accomplishment! Hang on to it!

AnitraSoto

Wow! Congrats on some amazing progress - you look fabulous!

suz155

Good job.