IWillTakeBackMyLife Member

Introverted

I'm buying my own clothes finally with my own hard earned money, and it's nice. It's nice wearing things you like. It's even nicer when the size has gone from 5x down to 1x. It'll be even nicer when it says L :blush:

I ended my sober streak of more than a few months in April. It was the longest I'd been sober since my first drink. I wound up blacked out in jail and have a permanent scar thanks to that night. That's the bad news. The good news, is that I have been sober ever since then. 109 days sober. I believe this is the longest I've…

Anxious about the job applications I'm sending in. Hopefully I wind up working somewhere half decent.

I'll try them once in a blue moon. I feel it's more worth it to cook your own food. My money feels better spent elsewhere, and they don't really leave me feeling satiated.

Breakfast: Plain oatmeal and a cup of black coffee Lunch: Turkey sandwich with tomato, kale, dijon mustard and sriracha Snack: Handful of unsalted dry peanuts Dinner: Skipping on it tonight to load up on water, feel sick and want to cleanse my system Also I've been drinking this La Croix stuff. A couple cans a day.

here is my progress currently i don't recognize my past self... it's crazy that i was so unhealthy and depressed that even my hair had lost its color from never getting sunlight

Starting weight in the left picture was over 400 lbs, around 450. Weight on the right picture, I have no clue. I haven't had access to a scale for months. I've been too busy to even think about it, but I have been doing well on my diet and keeping up with my exercise. I would guess that I am close to or slightly under 300…

Listening to music and drinking water. Going swimming within the hour.

I'd be drinking this coffee with creamer.

Day 42 of sobriety. Nearing closer to day 50. Turned down alcohol yesterday without a second thought. Feels good. Still having nightmares about breaking my sobriety nearly every night though. The feeling of dread in that imaginary timeline where I go back to being an alcoholic is like being smothered in a completely…

Just woke up and took a shower. Going to get a cup of coffee and start the day.

Great job everyone. Whether you saw desired loss or undesired gains, let's now make week two a great week and kick some butt. April start wt: 338.0 April Goal wt: 318.0 April 1: 338.0 April 8: 332.2 April 15: April 22: April 29: My first week took a strange turn towards the end. I weigh in daily just to make sure things…

Listening to music and sipping on some water while I play a game. Sun will set soon and my 48 hr fast will be complete tonight. Might extend it to 72 hours, might not. Will make that decision in the morning. I'm leaning towards continuing since I want to train my willpower.

You can lose that much in water weight sometimes around the first week. Also fasting. I remember losing about the same in my first week, but IDK how far in you are. What is your diet and exercise like?

That's awesome. You did a great job and made the right choice.

When I woke up this morning and looked in the mirror I was like HOLY CRAP! My stomach is shrinking so much it's nuts. When I do a side profile now it looks like half the size it was. Feels really good.

Just woke up, weighed myself and finished my morning meal. Now I'm gonna sip on some water and listen to some tunes.

I've never gone to the library due to my living location but I bet I'd love it. My kind of atmosphere. Brussel sprouts?

Foot started feeling better so I wound up getting a walk in after all with the sun high up in the sky. Feels good. Back home now sipping on water, browsing through some stuff then I'm gonna get ready for bed. Just went shopping so I'm excited to finally eat some good food tomorrow morning.

Just finished my morning meal for the day. I had an orange, tuna sandwich, broccoli, kale and some kimchi. Back to water fasting. Sadly my foot seems to be hurting this morning and I woke up a bit later than usual so the sun is high in the sky. I'm gonna go on a walk in a few hours if it seems better, but I think I may…

I use spices in just about every meal. My favorites are cayenne pepper, ginger, turmeric, rosemary, cumin, salt, pepper, cinnamon and red pepper flakes.

Used to love those things, now I'm a sober man. Kale

Back from my 2nd walk of the day. Sipping on water. The sun is going to finish setting soon, and then I'll get ready for bed by settling down and reading until I'm tired enough to fall asleep. Looking forward to tomorrow morning, lots to get done.

Feeling more confident with going outside and being around people thanks to my daily morning walks in the sunrise. Every morning I want to keep this up to fight off the anxiety so when summer comes I can go on walks during the day when the sun is up and about. Also worked up the courage to get an eye exam and finally…

Just finished my morning walk. Eating a sweet potato and some broccoli, listening to music. About to watch something on Netflix, I suppose.

I don't enjoy soda in general. Diet, or otherwise. The carbonation makes it really hard to drink for me, but it also feels gross on my teeth and usually not to my taste. This month the only thing I'll be drinking is water. I may sneak a few cups of tea in there though.

Love it. I don't really celebrate it, but I like the atmosphere. Rainy days.

35 days sober. Here's to a sober April! Good luck everybody.

Start Wt: 357.0 Goal Wt: 330.0 March 1: 357.0 March 31: 338.0 19 lbs. I feel fantastic about that. I'm so happy that I got under the 340 mark. Thanks March, see you next year. Setting the goal for April to lose 20 lbs, just to remind myself to push hard and do better every month.