New Here

Hello guys and gals. My name is Michael, and I'm new to the forum. I have been using MFP and browsing for about a month or so. I am coming up on six months, as of September, 2, since changing my lifestyle. I started on March 2nd weighing 377lbs. As of today I am 303. For the first 5 months or so I really just changed my eating habits without counting calories. I knew about MFP even had the app but never used it. Now I use it everyday. It is really helping me keep track of things, because I was eating too few calories for awhile.

A little background about myself. I am 23 and became very lazy for the past 5 years since graduating high school. I used to play football, compete in shot put, and powerlift. I was in fairly decent shape then but still fat because I didn't watch my diet. On March, 2nd I decided to turn my life around. I was tired of looking at myself in the mirror, and tired of my clothes getting tighter and tighter. Every since then I have stayed on track and focused to lose the excess weight. I started by not really exercising much at all just watching what I ate. I am now on a routine and the weight is still coming off. I still have a long ways to go, but it's became habit now.

I'm down nearly 75lbs, but I haven't saw much change in the mirror. My body held the weight different then a lot of others, I am 6'7. Although my clothes are getting a lot bigger and people are noticing, it still doesn't look like I've lost this much weight, but I know the scale and tape doesn't lie. I'm hoping once I get to around 100lbs lost I will notice a more drastic change. I am just going to keep pushing on until I get to where I'm satisfied.

Anyways, just wanted to introduce myself, and say thanks for the motivation on this forum.

BigMike