50 lbs lost in 4 months!

Hi there,

My name is Katie, and I am a serial yo-yo dieter, an emotional eater, and a couch potato. Well, I at least used to be.

I've tried infomercial diets and workouts, "fad" diets, and just "eating healthfully." I've sporadically worked out for most of my adult life, but when I started grad school 4 years ago that mostly went out the window and I spend a whole lot of time sitting on my booty. And there was a lot of going to bars and eating fried food, binge eating sweets, and not caring what I put in my body.

I ignored my weight for so long that I didn't realize how heavy I had gotten. The weight slowly crept on, a pound here, a pound there, and I kind of just ignored it. I ignored that the sizes on my clothing were going up and adopted the "I don't care how much I weigh, I'm healthy" attitude. Of course I was terrified to go to the doctor because I didn't want to know if I had a problem with my blood sugar or cholesterol, etc. I just wanted to live in ignorant bliss.

My friends and I decided to start a friendly, casual competition in January, and when I stepped on the scale to weigh in I can't say I was completely shocked to see that I was 296.5 lbs. Maybe not shocked, but devastated. I didn't want to admit that MY OWN ACTIONS led to me weighing nearly 300 lbs.

So I committed to myself to get healthy. And really committed. This is the first time that I have really really 100% with all of my being committed to losing the weight. That is why I always seemed to put it back on before -- I wasn't completely invested in myself.

I started eating consciously and logging every single bite on MFP. I started working out. Cardio at first, then worked up to lifting. When I hadn't "fallen off the wagon" after 10 weeks, I hired a personal trainer. It cost me a small fortune, but it was worth it! I consider it an investment in myself.

I've had numerous NSV's -- little things like being able to tie my shoes without losing my breath; having more energy; buying smaller clothing; bloodwork improving. So many positive reinforcements.

And this morning I stepped on the scale to weigh in and the number showed something that I have been anticipating for the past few weeks.

I have OFFICIALLY lost 50 pounds.

I never thought it would be possible, especially not in 4 months.

But it is. My goal was to get under 200 lbs by Christmas and I am well on pace. I will weigh less by Christmas than I did when I graduated from high school. Less than when I met my husband. (Almost there already!) I had my husband take some photos tonight because I have trouble visualizing how much I have lost. I still have a long way to go, but I am off to such a strong start I want to share!

I know I can do this! WE can do this!



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