No magic pill

Hi everyone,

I have been on MFP for about two months and eating healthy and exercising since June. I have lost 91 pounds so far and have lost 7 dress sizes. I feel and look like a new woman. I tend to lurk on the community sites because I get motivated more from reading other people's stories than telling my own. I just wanted to do a post to let people know that it is totally possible to lose weight and to go from being obese to just overweight. There was no magic to it, just logging everything I ate and exercising every day. The nice thing is, that when I get to my goal weight I don't have to worry about gaining weight once I get off the pill because right now I am eating the same way I plan to eat when I am at my goal weight - I will just add a few more calories to stabilize my weight. There are so many benefits to not being obese - I can run up the stairs to get something whenever I need it, I can play at the park with my kids and go down the slides with them, I can ride all of the rides with my kids at the amusement parks and I can now shop in any store I want. I wish this for all of you that have a long way to go. Surgery isn't the answer and neither is a pill... Just persisitance. You can do it!