90 pounds lost *with pics*

Starting weight: 270
Current weight: 180

So, thank you for checking my post out. I hope I don't make it too terribly long.

I've had weight issues off and on for most of my life. I remember at a very young age (like 7) sneaking food in the middle of the night and hiding the evidence from my family. I witnessed my mom having an eating disorder and purging, and when I brought it up to my family they said it wasn't a big deal, so I thought this was somehow normal. I would say it was around 19 or so when I would intermittently binge and purge. I abused diet pills and would eat so little and be incredibly dizzy at work. Around 21 or so, I hit 245 pounds and relocated to a different state. My ED would continue, along with depression, self loating, and a whole lot of bad memories. Because my self esteem was so low, I would flirt with guys just to get their attention to see if they liked me, because I attributed that to my self worth. And it was a cycle that didn't seem to end.

Fast forward to getting married and I was still sitting at 245. It's not a great picture mainly because I can't find many from that day because I hated how I looked.



I got pregnant, and after I had my second daughter that was when things just really clicked with me to use MyFitnessPal. This was 3 years ago. I started tracking my calories and being more active, and the weight started coming off. Then 7 months ago I dedicated to doing low carb because of some hormones issues and that it just worked for me. With therapy AND this eating lifestyle I have my ED under control. I feel SO confident and my self worth is so much better than it ever was. And I'll say that the real weight loss happened when I started therapy. I had to address a lot of issues I was struggling with, and once I realized I was deserving of love and happiness and forgiveness, that was when I made the real changes to doing weight loss healthy. I have about 10ish pounds to go and after that I plan on doing some serious strength training and conditioning.

Here are some progress pictures below. My advice to you is to love yourself, and don't give up on yourself and dont be afraid to seek counseling. It makes you a strong person to talk to a stranger and talk about your life, and it proves you are dedicated to being the best version of you!


[edited by mods] Thank you again for reading this!