One year, 71 pounds gone

I joined MFP sometime in 2012, as part of a desire to get healthy and be able to do things like a "normal" person. I failed, miserably. It went fine for a few weeks, but then I crashed. I probably wasn't eating enough and I was probably working my body too much. Regardless, I would crash and burn several times before I would get it right.

Sometime in 2014 (following the darkest chapter of my life), I decided that I needed to get healthy and that it needed to stick. No more soda, no more fast food, very little eating out, and less World of Warcraft. More healthy choices. I started dieting in 2014 but I didn't weigh myself until February of 2015 (when I started going to the gym consistently). I weighed in at 345 pounds, which is heavier than my 2012 starting weight of 326 pounds.

So during the past year I just ate better, ate less, and went to the gym on a more regular basis. And today I weighed in at 274 pounds. I wear a size 36 in pants and an XL shirt, which is what I wore in high school (10 years ago).

Sure I've seen people lose at a faster rate, but I'm happy with my progress. I'm not perfect and I'm not out to be a body builder. I still take days off from the gym just because, and I still have a few days a month where I'll eat 4000 calories. I just listen to my body.

Feel free to friend me if you'd like. I personally don't log food anymore, but I do log in everyday. I'm not extremely talkative on MFP, but if you send me a message I will reply.

This is only a work in progress, I'm about halfway to my goal.
"We can't stop here, this is bat country!"