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I've lost 33 lbs. I started right at 300 and am now down to 267. I started in a size 22 and I'm still in a size 22. It bothered me at first, but I know that there are lots of factors that go into my pants size. I know you've probably been told this a million times, but don't measure your success by your pants size or by…

Thank you! :flowerforyou:

Wow! I haven't been able to check this all day because I was at work, but it was so encouraging to come home and read all of these encouraging posts!! It's so funny because right after I posted this I went to work. After about 30 minutes of being there a guy who works across the hall from me came over and said "You've been…

That's very encouraging! Thank you! :happy:

Looks can be deceiving. :) Yes, you're right. I shouldn't have used the word destiny so casually. Our life is what we make of it. I'm the only one who can control what the outcome of this is. However, it is still scary to think that what if I eat right and exercise for the rest of my days and never see any results.

No, I don't log the walking that I do nor do I eat back the calories. I am very active because of the city I live in, not owning a car, and working in retail. But, on my MFP profile I listed that I was very active, so I figured that it adjusted my calories for an active lifestyle, therefore I didn't need to log any…

Yes, I think I need to. It's really frustrating and scary. I hope it's not my destiny to be overweight and unhealthy for the rest of my life.

Thank you for your input! Helpful information! I do log every little thing that goes into my mouth and I'm aware that we can underestimate how much we're eating, that's why I stick around 1500 calories a day instead of the 2050 that MFP recommends, just in case I make a mistake and measure something wrong.

Thanks for the helpful tips everyone!