90 days of MFP

MsEndomorph

I'm so glad I found this site in February. I'm even more glad I started actually using it 90 days ago~

I started out with dreams of perfection and rapid weight loss. If I lost 2lbs per week, I'd be at my goal weight in 15 weeks! And at first I kept up the pace. I dutifully ate my 1200 calories+ exercise calorie and lost and lost and lost.

And then I got hungry and tired,

Mind you, this isn't a slam on 1200 calorie diets. I was eating about the same amount as I'm eating now, but the pressure of HAVING to exercise every day to get there was a mindtrip. Starve or run. What if I didn't want to run? Or couldn't run? I hate running.

So I burnt out as I usually do in my quest for perfection. But this time, thanks to support from the MFP community, I stayed engaged. I may have been in the red or gained a pound, but I still logged in. I still logged my food the vast majority of the time - even if it was brutal. And because I forced myself to look at my success AND failures in the eyes, I never strayed for long. I upped my calories and started worrying about consistency, not perfection. The weight WILL come off, even if it takes 2 years. I'll still be ready to celebrate in 2 years

It's sad to say, but this is the longest I've ever done anything difficult and growth (excluding marriage, parenting, and school.) So yay!

Anyway, I just wanted to send out a little encouragement - LOG YOU FOOD. Yes, even that entire cake you ate last night.. Then forget about the cake and do better today.

Kadoober

That much change in just 90 days? That's incredible, good for you!!

JustMeee333

Congratulations, you look fantastic!

MsEndomorph

Thanks y'all!