Who knew proper diet and exercise actually work?

January 4, 2010 found me at a whopping 275lbs. Looking down the barrel of 35 and being morbidly obese was not in my game plan. I have made half hearted attempts in the past at weight loss and been somewhat successful. But, I would soon find myself bored and slip back to what was comfortable for me. I had eventually resigned myself to thinking that I just can't lose weight. Well, true, I couldn't because I didn't really want to. Today finds me 34.5 lbs less than when I started my lifestyle change. Not a diet, a complete and total, permanent change in the way I approach food. 2 weeks into my revelation, a friend told me about this site. The difference for me has been that I hold myself accountable for every single thing that goes into my mouth and some days, it sucks. I don't want to have to admit that I have actually eaten the calories I have. Thankfully, those days are so few and far between now that I find it a fun and exciting challenge to list my food for the day. Logging my food has been the true key to my success thus far in addition to portion control and moderate exercise. My husband and children are all on board and we are cruising to a very healthy lifestyle. While at work, I only eat what comes out of my feed bag, including breakfast, lunch and snacks. If I can't get nutrional information on a food I want to eat, I don't eat it. This is hard work. It takes a lot of time and energy but most importantly personal conviction. So, two weeks from my birthday and I really like me today. I like that I have made this healthy choice for myself, so that my outside matches my inside! Thank you myfitnesspal.com for getting me going in the right direction!!