100 Days on MFP

I started with 50 lbs to lose. I started obese. I'm now "overweight"

While I signed up for MFP years ago, this is the first time I've taken weight loss seriously. I've been doing this for 100 days strait - since January 1st.

I consider this a *huge* success. I encourage everyone to get a 100 day streak, at least!

What I have learned:
Log *everything* even if you have to estimate
Weigh food that you are able to weigh
The exercise calories MFP has are inaccurate. If you can't afford a HRM like myself, log 20 minutes of exercise instead of 30 (for example). It makes the calorie count more accurate.
LOG EVERYTHING, even binges! I have binged for the past few days (because of TOM) and I had a 3,000 calorie day back in February when friends were visiting - I've still lost 13 lbs in the last 100 days.

Just because you have a few days were you eat a ton, it doesn't mean there will be no weight loss over time. Even though I have many days of eating 2000-3000 calories, I have averaged about 1600 a day over the past 100 days.

Also, I've learned it's important to switch up exercise and to take breaks. It's okay for me not to exercise for a whole week, it's okay for me to just do elliptical exercises for a couple weeks, and then just to dumbbell exercises the next week. For some reason, my body responds better when it has not "settled" into one exercise.

And, as for exercise: TAKE IT SLOW. I walked on a treadmill/elliptical for almost 3 months before I started to jog. Even now I'll only jog 3 times a week. I have some foot and knee pain, and it has been improving with my weight loss. I say slow and steady wins, and I can run a full 5K now without stopping!

I started this journey obese, I've lost only 13 lbs but I'm no longer obese and I'm determined to be "normal" weight by December. Who is with me?