PICS- Started my journey in October and am proud of how far I've come!

Hello! I started using MFP In October by going on a low carb diet. At 5'1 and 135 lbs, I was very uncomfortable and dreaded shopping, going out, and looking in the mirror. I may have even peaked at 140 lbs but when I started I weighed in at 135 lbs. I avoided the scale for well over 2 years until I decided enough was enough!! It may not be much of a loss of success story to some people but I wanted to post this for people who need the inspiration- especially short women! I started out by going on a low carb diet and using MFP in October. I dropped 20 pounds and got down to 115 by January and then started incoporating exercise (running, walking lots, and stairmaster at the gym) and adding carbs back into my diet. I have had plenty of relaxed and lots of cheat days/meals since then and weighed in at 104.0 this week. I just started incorporating body weight and strength training into my routine so I'm really hoping to build muscle and maybe lose a few more inches. I can't begin to say how much MFP helped me - ESPECIALLY when it comes to weighing your food instead of measuring it! Huge difference. I am so happy to feel confident and proud of myself this summer instead of hiding myself under big t-shirts like I did all last summer! Now I love going bikini shopping and I have a serious addiction to buying workout clothes! Also, I'm proud to say the Abercrombie size 0 shorts that were my motivation to get back into from high school are now too big on me! lol! Thank you MFP forums for all the motivation and awesome advice!

This is me anywhere from 130-135 lbs..not exactly sure at the time this picture was taken

This is me in November in Hawaii with my husband at 120 lbs

This is me at 108 lbs in March

This is me at 104 lbs a few days ago at the beach!