5'0 and finally at a healthy BMI [-20lbs!]

I know I haven't probably been on here long enough to have a true "success story", but I finally got down to a healthy BMI and I wanted to share it. (I also splurged on some new sandals and stone ear jewellery!) I don't really see a huge difference, but I'm sure that'll come in time. I already feel better.

When I stepped on my Aria scale this morning, this is what I saw:


I recently discovered an abandoned MFP account I made last August with the weight 147lbs logged last. I was pretty much in denial about how much weight I had gained, so I went and found an image on Facebook. I did look chubbier than I remembered.

I'm 5'0 and 21 years old. I was 115lbs (wrestled at 51kg) when I graduated high school. I gained the freshman 15 and was around 130lbs in Summer 2012. I gained another 17lbs by Summer 2013 (picture below). My highest weight was close to 150lbs. There are a lot of reasons why I gained ranging from fibromyalgia to jumping between different birth control to drinking excessively.

I lost about seven pounds by cutting back on drinking which put me at 140lbs when I got my wisdom teeth removed in November. I dropped 10lbs (unhealthily) in the weeks following that on a liquid and reduced diet. I gained about 5lbs back when I began eating normally again.

I've been on MFP since the very start of May 2013 with a start weight of around 134. In about 5 weeks, I have dropped down to about 127lbs. I walk at least 10,000 steps, drink 2L of water, and eat an average of 1546 calories a day (thanks FitBit!). I'm finally at a healthy BMI again. I went from a few pounds away from obese to healthy in a year. I still have a ways to go, but I have progress.

It's nothing like the 100lb+ losses others have, but everyone is fighting a different battle.