Progress pics! 5'7" 155-145

I figured out the photos! They are terrible quality, but oh, well. If you want to read anything about my process, It's after. Hope it's helpful! I'm 33 years old and 5'7". I dabbled around on MFP all fall, bouncing between a few pounds. I started tracking every day January 2, 2013, weighing 153.









Measurements (Jan 2-Feb 19)

Waist: From 31 to 29 inches
Belly: From 36 to 33 inches
Hips: From 42 to 39 inches

I wanted a sustainable and comfortable small deficit, so I eat 1500 net. I always eat my exercise calories. Most weeks I actually have averaged between 1500-1600 net. I try to keep my carbs below 100, mainly for blood sugar control, but it definitely affects my appetite and weight in a good way to keep them low. I try to eat real, whole food, and I love meat, veggies and fat.

It's been 7 weeks and I have dropped 8 pounds. The first 6 happened pretty fast, and then I have been actually doing about .5 pounds every 5-6 days. My original goal weight was 135, but I will be fine wherever my weight settle keeping up my current lifestyle. I want to get stronger and lose 2-3 more inches everywhere.

I'm a type I diabetic and have pretty much always done some kind of exercise. I do mostly body-weight exercises like lunges, squats, push-ups and assisted pull-ups. I also climb stairs, cycle and run. I like to mix it up, working out at the park and only a bit at the gym, so I wear a HRM and try to keep it up. I usually do something 30-60 minutes a day, sometimes just biking for transportation.

Thanks for all the encouragement, MFP!