Success so far! Lost nearly 80 pounds, still going! Pics!

Thank you, everyone!!! I've battled weight my whole life, and the sad thing is, I was at at size 24/26 when I graduated high school, lost 106 pounds (the hard way--diet/exercise) when I got married in 2002....and then slowly....I started gaining, had two kids, and I was right back where I started in 2010. So, now I'm in the process of losing 100+ pounds AGAIN and it makes me angry that I didn't keep it off the first time, but I will get there.

I just wanted to let you all know that you CAN DO THIS! According to BMI charts, at most, I should weigh 175, so that's my ultimate goal....and that's still about 40 more pounds....but, I think I can do it!

It helps to look at things in "ten pound" increments. I always say, "Phew, I'm out of the 60's" or "Phew, now I'm in the 30's). The day after Christmas I still weighed 246. That's when I committed to doing MFP FOR REAL and logging everything. And it worked!!! I've lost about 30 pounds since CHRISTMAS!!!!

It's so easy to "be good" during the week and then mess up on the weekends, and that's a bad cycle....that's what I was doing before and I never got anywhere. STick with it....it WILL happen.

I also do Zumba 4 to 5 times a week and I try to throw in other group exercise classes too. Or, sometimes I jog outside. I've done a few 5ks and hope to do a 10k for my 10th wedding anniversary this summer!!

Please feel free to ask any questions! Again, I'm still in the middle of it and have more to lose, but it's fun to see some success! THANK YOU for commenting!!!