I've been lurking....

melt57

I joined MFP in February and have really liked it. I hope that this time its not a diet, but a change in eating habits. Nothing is off the table, I just have to keep to my daily goals. So, if I want a piece of that birthday cake, I better find some time to exercise and make up for it! Its been easier to maintain with that sort of outlook, and I would really like this to be the way I continue to eat when I make it to maintenance calories only. Something about the food logging really appeals to my OCD as well! I've also given up diet soda, which I consumed at an embarrassing rate (frequently accompanying my fast food breakfast, I am ashamed to admit). I've been buying more organic foods, less processed food, and actually buying groceries and using the kitchen that came with our house when we bought it! I wanted to take baby steps, and now that I am two months in, I think it is time to step up to a regular exercise routine too.

Anyway, after months of lurking, I just wanted to say hello! I haven't replied to most people, but I have found your success stories very inspiring!

MaryS910

Glad to see you came out of Lurk Mode! You lost 25 lbs in two months? That's amazing! Congratulations!

anthony438

Well howdy and congrats on the amazing weight loss!

a_freeman

I think you're right about OCD. Daily diary updates is a great outlet. If Howard Hughes had MFP, he might have cut his fingernails.

Angel1066

Welcome and lurk no more

melt57

Thanks all! 25 pounds does sound like a lot, but the first ten came off so fast that I expect it was a lot of water loss. I was eating out all of the time, and mostly high salt foods. It still does look pretty nice when I log in and see 25 pounds lost!