It's my birthday again

And since I got really heavy and decided to make a change, I have been comparing year over year. The first pic: eh over 212: I stayed away from scales. I just know I was heavy and and had given in to the plus size section of the store. The second pic: 195. Third, 190. Current 185.

Fast weigh loss doesn't work. Fad diets and pills don't work. Well okay they do, but you're almost guaranteed to gain it all back and more, and more fat that muscle on the regain at that... I tried many of these options, only to lose weight and gain more back.

Slow and steady is the way to go. I started making changes, one by one. I still have a ways to go, and I'm working on it, though at times I fall off the wagon diet and exercise wise... I gain some back, and then get back to it. The point is I keep getting back to it.

No more lying to myself, no more denial. No more avoiding the scale, the smaller clothes I try on from time to time to check progress, or the mirror. I am as I am, and I allow that to keep me on track, even if sporadically.

I do know that I gain weight when I stop logging. and once I stop, it's really difficult to get back into the habit. MFP has helped tremendously. The success stories, the community- it's been awesome. Here's to next year. Here's to getting down to size and hitting NSV goals. Here's to you, Fellow MFP'er.