Color Me Rad- 1 Year and 47 pounds lost

My year anniversary on Myfitnesspal was actually a couple of weeks ago, but since I didn't take any pictures when I (re) started my journey, I decided to wait until I did have some actual comparison pics to post.

For the past 3 years, I've participated in the Color Me Rad race with my friend Chealsea. The first year I did it, I was on my first journey with MFP and had lost around 15 pounds when it was time for the race. The next year I had just gotten back into using MFP and was right around my highest weight (254 I believe). It's now been 1 year since that race and I've lost 47.5 pounds.

It has been a difficult journey, but I'm happy with where I am. Do I sometimes think about how much weight I could have lost if I had maybe gone out less or worked out more? Yes. Of course. But I'm determined to live my life and if that means the road to weight loss is a little longer, then so be it. I also believe that a gradual change (at least for me) will be more sustainable.

My goal for the next year is to keep losing weight. I'm not going to put a number on it, but I'm going to keep trying. My first goal weight to hit is 200 and I'm almost there (I'm at 207.5 right now). I'm hoping to at least lose another 20 pounds and work on my fitness goals as well. I would like to do another obstacle race and maybe do a Triathlon, but we'll see. Overall I want to be able to live my life and enjoy it without feeling self-conscious :-)

Anyways, here are some pictures!

Color Me Rad 2013





Color Me Rad 2014