75 lb weight loss and still going!

Edit: Background info is more descriptive in my profile, I didn't want to just copy and paste though.

I was really into gaming during high school and after I graduated, I basically spent all hours of the day that I wasn't sleeping playing World of Warcraft. My weight didn't fluctuate a whole lot during high school, I weighed around 230 lbs. After graduation, between 2009-2011, I spiked up to 290 at my highest. In Feb 2012, I quit gaming and got a job as a cashier at Petco. I did not change my diet but going from being completely sedentary to being on my feet all day resulted in me losing 67 lbs through relatively no effort. Problem is, I didn't appreciate it. I was just living. I didn't even notice until I stepped on a scale for the first time in months. It's really easy to lose yourself when you're used to being consumed by a game, living your character.

Fast forward to earlier this year - because I didn't appreciate the loss, I did nothing to maintain it. I was content at 223 lbs. I slowly gained back between Nov 2013 and Feb 2014. I caught a glimpse of myself in my rear view mirror as I was about to pull out of a parking lot and didn't like who I saw. I stepped on the scale and saw myself at 253. That was the first time it really hit me. I couldn't get the thought that there are so many people who struggle to lose weight and that there I was, throwing the loss I didn't even earn in the trash, out of my head. I didn't download MFP right away and I lost 8 lbs in Feb. I downloaded MFP in March and have lost 31 lbs since. It's almost painful to look at my 2010 pictures vs today, but I can't wait to see myself when I reach my goal of about 170. I'm happier than I've ever been and I finally feel like I'm in control and know who I am.

290 lbs in 2010



253 lbs in Feb


215 lbs earlier this week




Face at 290 vs face at 215