I started using MFP six months ago and have lost 24 pounds. My weight loss has been slow and steady and I feel like I am doing it "right" for the first time in my life. My New Year's Resolution was to become a runner (I have never been a runner or been very athletic). I started using the Couch 2 5K app in January. When I started, I struggled to run one minute at a time, but I kept at it and finished the training in two and a half months. On April 27th, I competed in my first 5K and now run that distance on an almost daily basis. I can't say that I LOVE to run, but most days, I don't mind it. Sometimes, I actually look forward to my runs.

I recently met my first weight loss goal, which was to get back to the lowest weight that I was at when I dieted three years ago. I did not exercise at all when I lost before and was not focused on fitness. I simply wanted to fit into smaller clothes. This time, I want to be fit and healthy. Now that I have met that goal, my next goal is to reach the lowest weight that I have been since becoming a mom. When my eight-year-old was a baby and still nursing, I dieted and got down to a weight that is about nine pounds lower than where I am right now.

I also want to continue running and train to compete in a 10K sometime soon (spring at the latest).

That's where I am right now. I have really been proud of the changes I have made. Best of luck to everyone who is starting their journey. Know that there will be good days and bad days and just keep moving ahead. Don't let a bad day or week get you down. Just pick up and start again! You CAN do this!