Coming up on 10 years at goal in April/May.

I love all these victories!

I've been cultivating a healthier relationship with food and I feel like it's going really well. I haven't stepped on the scale in almost 6 months and all my clothes still fit. I still track my food, I still make a conscious effort to get activity in, but I'm not letting it weigh me down like it used to.

Made goal 6 years ago as of last week. This is the longest that I've ever been at a normal weight in my entire life.

Been consistent with physical activity since May 2001. So consistent that the staff at the front desk of the fitness center knows which locker I prefer.

I eat more vegetables now in a week than I probably ate in an entire year when I was younger. Who knew that frozen spinach (among other things) would be a regular purchase for me? I add it to my morning omelet.

Weight loss and physical activity did nothing for my asthma. But modern medicines make me feel like I don't have it. Quite a change from the medicines available 20-30 years ago that weren't doing a good job controlling my asthma. Nearly died from an asthma attack when I was 27 (code blue and a 2 day stay in ICU isn't something I ever want to experience again).

gadgetgirlIL wrote: »

Made goal 6 years ago as of last week. This is the longest that I've ever been at a normal weight in my entire life.

I eat more vegetables now in a week than I probably ate in an entire year when I was younger. Who knew that frozen spinach (among other things) would be a regular purchase for me? I add it to my morning omelet.

First, CONGRATS on keeping at goal for so long!

I giggled at your comment about the frozen spinach. When I was at the store last week, I bought THREE boxes of frozen spinach to use in things like omelets, on my homemade pizza, etc. in addition to a bag of baby spinach to use on sandwiches and in salads. There was a time when I didn't "like" spinach.

I tried to get to this yesterday but kept getting interrupted. Now what was the question. Oh, yeah:

Are there any milestones you would like to share? How did you get there?
Break any bad habits?
Are there any prescription meds you no longer need (as directed by your doctor)?
Other?

Well, I made it to goal but the fair warnings were true; there we no rainbows, unicorns, dancing girls, etc. It was another day on the program. Since then I've rounded the bend and touched my LT anniversary date twice. Same as goal though--they are a so-noted in my head, maybe a mention at my WW meeting and then it's on to another day. Probably the bigger milestone for me--what it all boils down to--is enjoying life in a smaller body. This encompasses everything from self-confidence to small, more colorful clothes, healthier as confirmed by my doctor based on physical and my blood analysis and easier, more frequent activity. It's all good and there's barely a day that goes by that I'm not grateful I finally started this journey when I did and didn't quit.

In a nutshell, the biggest bad habit I broke was eating and drinking too much. Hand-in-hand with that was mindless eating. I "minimize" that behavior anymore. I attribute my success mostly to that (and tracking, which I still do).

No meds; didn't have them surprisingly enough.

The "other" for me is I'm going to do the C25K training. While the weight loss has been great for all the reasons above, it's time for me to up my game both physically and mentally. We're still in Winter weather but I was just cleared by my doc for it a week ago. I've been reading the good compilation of information here on MFP, talked to some experienced runner friends and am excited to go get fitted for good running shoes in a few weeks.