I Can't Believe This Is Happening!

I've always been the chubby kid my entire life and as it turns out I became a "husky" man...as my mother calls it. To be honest, 270 pounds is a little past husky. Haha.

I first started counting my calories and making sure I wasn't overeating in December 2010. I then found MFP in either late December or early last month. In all (since December) I have lost 20 pounds and 15 of those were while using MFP. I have given up soda and replaced all drinks with water, besides milk in my oatmeal in the morning.

I have to say I never though in a million years I would be able to lose any kind of weight. I thought I was going to be the fat kid that kept getting fatter and would probably die young from heart disease or something. Let me tell you, have those thoughts changed.

Since I began counting calories, everything about me has changed. I'm now eating Quaker Oatmeal and a fiber bar for breakfast instead of Reese's Puffs and Rootbeer. I've been sweating my @$$ off doing 30 minute high intensity cardio workouts 3-5 times a week and I have never felt better.

Its amazing that all of the things that I used to think were impossible obstacles to overcome to lose weight have all become natural to me. I love where I'm headed and I'm not turning back because this is a lifestyle change for me. I guess I survived the "21 day period" in order for this to become a habit.

I would love to hear if anybody else has had a similar mindset in the past and has changed like me, and for those still trying...don't stop.