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Holy 20 lbs batman!
Picture on left was from November. Not sure what my exact weight was... But on January 4th, when i decided it was time to make some changes, i was at 244. Pic on right is from a couple days ago... Last saturday i weighed in at 227 lbs. Got a long way to go but what a difference a month can make!
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I had a bad week, and I'm better for it.
So, it's really been closer to two weeks. Been lazy in my logging, and not paying as much attention to what I've been eating. I started strong in July and was dropping lbs pretty quickly. Admittedly, I set my calorie goal a little too low to start. Upped them to a more sustainable level about a month later, and was still…
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NSV of the day! My favorite fluffy towel.
Okay, is it weird I have it favorite towel? It's just so fluffy and pink and wonderful. It's always been my favorite, but it didn't quite wrap all the way around my body, and I couldn't tuck the top in and keep it on without holding it. Now it wraps all the way around my body. Oh yuuuus. I love those random, unexpected but…
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Holy dimples, batman!
so, i've officially lost 31 lbs since the beginning of July. I've definitely been noticing changes other than on the scale (clothing, looking in the mirror, etc...) but other people have definitely started noticing in the last couple weeks. i didnt think the change was that dramatic, until i saw these two pictures side by…
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NSV and an unexpected 100 dollars. happy day!
So, I've lost 25 lbs so far. Still a ways to go, but I'm proud of my progress so far! 25 lbs ago, I was wearing a size 18-20ish, and a 1X or 2X in shirts. I didn't ever really bother browsing the misses department, cause i could only occasionally fit into XL tops. I've definitely noticed that my clothes are getting…
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i dont need no stinking scales!
Let me preface this by apologizing for the filthy mirror! Long story short, I've been back on MFP for about a month after a year long hiatus. This time, I'm doing some things differently - and one of those things is not focusing on the scale. I weighed myself once shortly before I started logging and once a couple weeks…
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hello chin and jawline!
sorry for the slightly blurry pics, but i'm not a fan of having my picture taken, so I had to work with what I had! anyway, I started mfp on may 28th of this year, and having lost about 15 lbs so far, i'm definitely noticing changes (as are other people now... yay!) and while I knew my face was thinning out, it wasn't…
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one month in and feeling great!! mental nsv. :)
Hey everyone! So, I returned to MFP one month ago, about a month after renewing a commitment I made to myself long ago to take better care of myself physically, and mentally. For about ten years now, I've suffered rather debilitating social anxiety and depression. It was around that time that I started gaining weight. I…
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clermont - run for your lives! 5k
i'm in my second week of c25k (well, similar concept. my grandpa used to have my mom and uncles, who were avid runners in their younger days, do fartleks, which is basically unstructured interval training... and i'm working in that style to build up more endurance). i've always admired runners, and have aspired to be one…
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i'm giving up......smoking!
i've been smoking cigarettes since i was seventeen (so just about ten years... about the same time i began deeply suffering from social anxiety aaaand packing on the lbs ) and i've never truly had a desire to quit. i smoke about a pack a day and that's been my habit for about as long as i've smoked. about six months ago,…
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Oh, hello there.
While I am not new to MFP I have recently renewed a commitment to myself to make some major changes to my lifestyle. Having been overweight since I was about 18, my body issues and self-esteem have deeply entangled themselves with pre-existing social anxiety and depression. I've made some attempts to lose weight and get in…
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do you need a towel to wipe up all that drool?
let me preface this by saying that the decision to become healthy and lose weight was entirely for myself. but tonight... was still amazingly awesome and motivational. i dated chris about five years ago. we were together for about 7 months. when things got a little too heavy, we backed off, but remained friends that…
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hello misses department!!!
so, i've lost 18 lbs and 13 inches off my body since september 2nd of this year. i've started to notice some changes.. including my pants fitting a little loose. i usually wear an 18 or a 20. i didn't think much of my pants being loose because they tend to give a little throughout a day of wearing them anyway. well, i got…
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feeling good today.
This is one of my toughest semesters so far. I just finished up midterms - getting to the nitty-gritty, though. Gotta start writing papers. The snowbirds are here and work is getting crazy. Getting more hours at work but I'm still struggling with finances. life is crazy - but I feel good today. On august 2nd of this year,…
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took my first spinning class tonight.
i've been curious about it since i signed up for the gym a month and a half ago. i was really intimidated and scared to try it. i've been doing well at the gym but i'm still pretty out of shape. i saw that they had a 'beginners' version, and i was feeling froggy, so i signed up to take the one tonight. walked into the…
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unexpected but very welcome surprise.
I was just rummaging through my closet looking for something to wear to class tonight. Found a pair of jeans that I forgot I had.. didn't wear them because they were just too snug. well. i'm wearing them to class tonight, and i must admit, they look mighty fine. it's a good day. much love to all of you. :)
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I didn't 'lose' it, I eradicated it!!
I think I'm going to stop saying "I've 'lost' 2 lbs", or "I've 'lost' 2 inches." I didn't lose them! I know exactly why they're gone, where they've went, and that I'm am most certainly not going to 'find' them again!! I vote for - 'eradicated', 'obliterated', 'terminated', or 'abolished'! It's a good day. You all are…
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An emotional/mental victory.
Two months ago, I decided I was ready for a change. I've had the desire, and even brief motivation to try and lose weight in the past, but my insecurities and negative energy was too much for myself. Two months ago, though, it's like something clicked. I altered my eating habits. I stopped late-night binging. Exactly one…
