Just Over 1 Week & 6 Down

delvin2
delvin2 Posts: 120 Member
edited January 17 in Introduce Yourself
I'm extremely excited about MFP. At my heaviest, I was 291 lbs on a 6'2" frame. People always complimented me by saying, "You're tall and you wear it well." Honestly, I felt horrible. I started looking at my wedding photos from 10 years ago, where I was a lean 226 lbs. I want to feel that way again.

Started an exercise and no soda strategy 2 weeks prior to MFP, but I still maintained my late night snacking and daily Pop Tart fix. I dropped to 283 lbs., but MFP has really helped me change my decision making. I continued my exercise and water intake, downloaded MFP on March 1, 2013, set my goals, and started logging in my diary. On March 1, 2013, I logged 244 calories over my daily goal. Due to dinner out with colleagues, I have only blown it one other time. Yesterday, I weighed in at 277 lbs. I use instagram a lot...seeing folks post images with their #weightlossjourney tag keeps me motivated.

I'm extremely happy with MFP. I was actually able to wear a couple of my old suits to work over the past week.

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  • islandbeauty81
    islandbeauty81 Posts: 133 Member
    Welcome to MFP and great job so far.
  • ChristineS_51
    ChristineS_51 Posts: 872 Member
    Congratulations on making the decision to do something about your weight, and how good that you are getting results so quickly. Keep it up! :flowerforyou:
  • Healthy_4_Life2
    Healthy_4_Life2 Posts: 595 Member
    Congratulations on your awesome weight loss progress! Keep it up!
  • phyllisbobbitt
    phyllisbobbitt Posts: 347 Member
    :flowerforyou: you are doing fantastic! keep it up & in a few months you will be a new person!:flowerforyou:
  • kaytyl2
    kaytyl2 Posts: 142 Member
    Fantastic loss, keep up the good work!
  • delvin2
    delvin2 Posts: 120 Member
    Thanks @ChristineS_51 and @tonetta_g. Maintaining will be the key. In my past journey to lose weight, I generally drop the first 10 to 15 quickly. I can honestly say that I have never tried to monitor my eating habits until now. My old way was to eat what I wanted and just exercise it away. It worked well in my 20s, but caught up with me. With my goal before me, I am committed to getting this right.
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