After over 3 years on this site I finally feel like an 'after'! (Picture overload, tl:dr warning)

I was about to just post in the before/after thread, but thought... damn I deserve my own thread after this long

From 5'1 150lbs to hovering between 105-110 in the last year and a half.

I've gone from doing this:

Bumming around


Playing poker sitting on my *kitten* all day


Drinking alcohol making a fool out of myself


Eating ONLY brown foods... not even kidding





To doing this:

Still playing poker


Learned to cook and actually enjoy eating healthy foods while still enjoying treats





And most importantly, getting off the couch, and hitting the gym until I was ready to try new fun things I was too scared to try






My main goal when I started was to be able to wear skirts and shorts without my thighs eating each other and not having to cover up in the summer.

I really felt like it all built up to last night when I went to EDC with some friends. I have been hitting it hard in the gym lifting and doing cardio in the last month to prepare, and I bought an outfit online that I wasn't sure I'd feel comfortable in. All I can say is I had the time of my life, and did not feel self conscious all night. Realised I've actually achieved everything I wanted when I started all this. I'm so thankful to MFP and I could never have done it without it!