48lbs gone, 48lbs to go. Halfway pics

This is my half way progress story! I, like many on here, was over weight my whole life and teased all through school. My mom had my brother and I on and off of fad diets every year it seems like. Sometimes I would lose, sometimes not, but I would always gain it back plus some.every time. When i was in high school i tried diet pills (not proud!), I would look for the best seller or best rated and I would buy it regardless of cost. They worked well if you are looking for something to make you jittery, nausiated, and broke, otherwise they did nothing. When I was 19 I started running on a treadmill and I loved it! I started losing so quickly  that it made me want to start working out more in general . It was all great until I found out you CAN out run a bad diet, BUT if you slow down or have to stop, it will slam into you like a ton of bricks, or 100lbs of fat in my case. I had moved out of my house where I had built my own little home gym and stopped working out completely. In a little over a year, I put all my weight back on. Plus some. About a year and a half ago I found mfp. I started logging my food and staying within my calorie goal and weight started coming off, I lost 40lbs in about 5 months. I thought I could do it on my own without logging so I quit logging for almost a year, I gained 12 lbs back in that time. When I realized what was happening I got back on mfp and started logging again. It has been 3 months and I am down to my lowest weight in years. I am only half way to goal but still very happy with the progress! In the last couple months I also started lifting heavy(for me) and kick boxing and have fallen back in love with exercise. Only this time, my diet is in check!
High weight:227
Current: 179
Goal: HAPPY N HEALTHY.
height: 5'7
28years old.