5"8. Before 165lbs. Current 147lbs (Pictures)

Goal weight: 138lbs, so I still have some way to go, but I am almost there!

looked through my pictures and was happy to see how much I have changed, its so hard to notice it since we see ourselves everyday, but this definetly wants me to keep pushing through all obstacles to meet my goal weight!

I started dieting last year July 2011. Well, lets just say, what I put myself through was nothing I had ever excpected of the journey!
Binged. Restricted. Got frustrated. Gained a little. Intermittent fasted. Binged really badly. Went to bed starving. Made myself a zombie.. and did I mention binged?! Well.. I also tried calorie counting, bougt a small scale, and a calorie counter book. Got obssessed and found it extremely hard to eat 1200. I screw it up really badly.. (despite all this, I still went from 165lbs to 152) Then came december 2011 and the delicous cakes on sale in stores EVERYWHERE. HERE AND THERE. I used so much money on high calorie snacks, sweets and cakes! I hit a plateu BIG time.. In fact, I did not lose ANYTHING for the next 7-8 months. (in the meantime I was maintaining, BUT not the healthy sensible way.. no.. it was by restricting in the weekdays and completely .. COMPLETLY binge the full weekend.. wow.. did I make myself miserable.. I sure did..)

so by August 2012 I had learned SO much more about healthy eating, sensible goals etc. Had done tons and tons of research online. then a month ago I decided to join MFP and booooy am I happy I did! I was convinced I could not lose the last weight by my own. I had lost motivation. Needed to be around likeminded people. Surely, I went from 152 to 147 a short while of being on this site. I am hoping I can lose the last 8.8 pounds on here. I am ever so gratefull for my super supportive friends on here.

I dont do diets.. I dont deprive myself.. I eat abseloutely anything I desire, but withing REASONABLE limits. I have come to appreacite my body a lot more than I did before. I love myself a heck of a lot more. I am ever so gratefull for coming thus far and I believe in my self that I can do this like my life depends on it! I like to write down on my notes what I eat. A small breakfast, then a snack, then a small lunch, then dinner and then 1-2 snacks. I dont force myself to eat when I am not hungry, and I never go to bed hungry either. I have become and expert in maintaining my weight the healthy sensible way. and so I cant wait to meet my goal! But for now, I have to be extra carefull what I eat. I am also trying really hard to drink a lot of water daily. I only weigh and measure myself the 1st and the 16th of the month. I try to focus on all the Non Scale Victories I keep achieving.

I dont mind new friends. Dont be shy, just add me if you like. :drinker:

EVERYBODY CAN ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS! :flowerforyou: