Should I re-enter my starting weight?

xLyric
xLyric Posts: 840 Member
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
I joined around August of last year (I think) with a starting weight of 225. I got down to 205ish, then got back up to 218 over a few month period of no logging and not watching what I was eating. I'm actually really surprised (and happy) I didn't get higher than that. In the past almost-week I've lost 5lbs, so I'm back on track, hopefully for good this time!

Anyway, my question to you is: Should I keep my starting weight at 225 or change it to 218?

On one hand, I really like seeing the higher 12lbs lost in my signature.

On the other, when talking to family, I say I've lost 5lbs, not 12, because I'm counting from Wednesday, not when I started a year ago.

I'm leaning towards not changing it for motivational reasons, but what do you guys think?

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  • Pandorian
    Pandorian Posts: 2,055 Member
    My starting weight is my heaviest ever, it won't be changed, it'll always be a reminder of where I let myself go to.... and recovered from
  • miadvh
    miadvh Posts: 290 Member
    I'd say keep it as it is. You have lost since that weight, maybe not recently..but either way you have. :)
  • mvkrayola
    mvkrayola Posts: 165 Member
    I would leave it at the very start of your journey with myfitnesspal. This gives the whole picture of where you started and the fact that you had a slip and have recovered. That is what this is all about. Training the heart, mind, and stomach to understand food in a different light. We are not perfect and have the support of MFP to help us. I want my journey to be from the beginning to the end with all the bright and low spots. Perhaps I would make a note in your food diary about the set-back and an explanation that I could look back on and remember exactly what place I was in. Congratulations on getting back on the "horse."
  • stacyg317
    stacyg317 Posts: 6 Member
    I think you should keep the 225. Granted it is not your most recent weight but you once were there (and I hope you never go back!!!!!) congrats on loosing the lbs!!! Way to go!
  • aiyana1228
    aiyana1228 Posts: 100 Member
    I agree, Leave it. And good job on getting back on the wagon! Its all too easy to just give in and give up. The regain when you stopped tracking is a great lesson. Let it teach you and it is as importaint as the losses.
  • xLyric
    xLyric Posts: 840 Member
    Thanks for the input, everyone, you've convinced me, haha. Original starting weight it is!
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