Reached my goal - 30 lbs lost!

thanks everyone (:


I kept a food diary for a short while (May-June) and then sporadically. I felt I knew what I needed to work on. I consumed on average 1,600-2,000 calories, and burned on average 600 calories. I worked out 5-7 days a week, and I had 1-2 days off counting (Th, Sat), when I went out to eat with a friend (on Thursdays) and when my DH cooked a delicious meal on the weekend.

My breakfast is 2 bio-kefirs, a 4 shots of espresso macchiato with extra foam + raw sugar, and lots of vitamins, for lunch I typically had a Cobb salad with low fat blue cheese dressing, then a normal dinner (steak, chicken or pork loin, and lots of vegetables, like broccoli) - but no heavy buttery sauces or heavy carbs such as potatoes (unless it was my day off). For snack I had seeds, nuts and fresh fruits.

I cut out a lot of cheese & butter & sauces in my diet because that I think had been my down fall in the past along ice cream and milk shakes. I don't eat much bread normally and I don't really like deserts or candy (except for ice cream and OK - I love milk chocolate).

I did a lot of cardio (that was my focus), elliptical and running. When I had an extra good week of cardio I treated my self with a sonic milk shake/freeze or milk chocolate.

I did not eat back my calories - at least not deliberately.

MFP really helped a lot! and being part of running threads have kept me motivated with exercising!