I’m finally do it after going on and off for 3 months and gaining and lose the same 10 pounds…I’m finally determined to do this. I’m counting calories, it’s always worked for me.

My health is good because I’ve been running since the beginning of the year, but my weight is still way too high. High enough to where I am afraid to go to the doctor.

I’ve gotten out of the habit of counting calories. I way underestimate them and I’m eating way more than I think I am. So yesterday I counted diligently, ate about 1800 with no exercise besides running around with the kid I am a nanny for, and I lost 4.2 pounds overnight. Nice! 1 month ago

But somehow 43things marked that as done when it isn’t so I’m marking my progress here. My heaviest point was 211 and I want to go from there to get Down to 136. Current weight is 183 2 months ago

I ignored the scale, didn’t step on it for a year. (I will now be weighing myself every week on Sundays.)
I overate every day and didn’t care. (I will now have a calorie limit of 1200 calories per day.)
I never tracked my calories. (I will now track my calories in a diary on my computer every single day, no matter what.)
I made excuses for not exercising. (No more excuses!)
When I did exercise it was very light. (Work out a little harder in the future.)
I only wore yoga pants so I never noticed my clothes getting tighter. (Wear jeans so I realize how they fit.)
I never really looked at my body. (Look at my body every day in the shower.)
I didn’t respect my body. (Remember that my body is my temple, and that I’m not allowed to trash it with crap food and poor habits.)
I started smoking to relieve stress. You’d think this would make you want to eat less, but if I didn’t have cigarettes I would replace smoking with eating. (I have another goal on here to quit smoking, which I started this week. :D )
I’ve gotten in the habit of just being generally lazy about everything including weight. (I gotta get off my ass and do stuff. I got a job, I’m cleaning my room, I’m starting a garden, so I should have plenty of opportunities to do things besides sitting.)
I ate when I was bored. (I’m going to do FUN stuff now when I’m bored. Like reading or playing video games or knitting, etc.)
When I was in college I would resort to the vending machine and caf food a lot. (Now that I’m out of school, I won’t be tempted any more yay!)
I give up on my diet when my mum brings junk food and fast food home. (I’m just going to say no now. No excuses now that I know what I’m doing to myself.) 13 months ago

Today, I am officially under 230 lbs. I feel better than I have in a long time and my clothes are starting to actually look good on me. There’s no way I’m stopping now! 13 months ago

I’m up to 23 lbs. lost since starting over. I’m so excited. I’m four pounds away from getting under 230, which I haven’t been at for many many years. I have a friend that walks almost 3 miles a day with me. We keep each other on our toes, and so far it’s working great for both of us. I’m getting into my smaller clothes and everyone is really noticing the difference. My goal is to get into the jeans my mom left. I haven’t worn jeans that small since my daughter was born. (she is 18 this year) So it will be a wonderful feeling if I can do it. Not to mention, a whole new wardrobe free of charge. LOL. 14 months ago

Ugh!!! Feels hard getting back in the swing. But this is important and I need to continue to work on this and get through it. Baby steps everyday, doing one more step than the previous day. 14 months ago

BENTO-BOXING FOR PORTION CONTROL! 15 months ago

I haven’t worked on this goal since 2006. I’m still down quite a bit from where I originally started, but since it’s been so long, I think it’s best to start this one over again. My actual goal is to lose 50 lbs, but I’d like to keep this goal of 70 lbs, because I really think I can do it and it would put me at an ideal weight for me. I’m down almost 10 lbs right now and still going strong. I can actually see the finish line this time and know I can do it. The difference, this time I’m not doing it on my own. I have a few friends doing it with me and motivating me every step of the way. I can do this!! 16 months ago