Half-Way (Just About) To My Goal!!!

Ello there,

I was going thru some old pictures on my phone and I noticed one from February when I was trying to start my weight loss journey. I have struggled with my weight since I was a kid, but just kind of dealt with it. Because of a medical reason, my neurologist said I need to lose weight or I could possibly lose my sight(which is already bad because everyone in my family wears glasses. Lol). At that point I knew I needed to do something for real this time. Not try a fad diet or diet pills and quit after a few weeks. I joined MFP in April 2012. I was only using the site to get an estimate of what I was actually taking in and where to cut back. After seeing some real changes I decided to actually use it to log my meals and exercise and stay within the calorie limits the best I can.

I have been so excited about the numbers on the scale going down instead of up. But at the same time, I wasn't seeing a major difference in the mirror. My friends and family were and I would smile and say thanks for noticing. I would still have days where I would be like "ugh, I just don't see it." But I didn't get too down on myself because atleast the scale numbers were continuing to go down. But finding this picture from February made me see what others have been seeing. And I am so very happy and proud of myself for the change happening before my eyes!!!!!

I still have quite a ways to go, but I am now more motivated than ever because I am so proud of what I have accomplished so far. (: