I’ve been lurking this sub for 2 months, afraid to announce my own journey has begun for fear I’d fail.

Well it’s been 2.5 months and I’ve gone from 265 lbs to 233 lbs, 32 lbs down! I’m 40F and like many of you I have tried SO MANY TIMES to lose weight, only to gain more and more year after year. I’ve never been a stable weight in my life.

I’m using MFP to track calories and started at a goal of 1800 cal/day and recently went down to 1700.

What finally convinced me to lose weight was not my looks, my self esteem, or my kids. Those are all good reasons and apply in my case, but I have terrible plantar fasciitis that gives me daily chronic pain. I can’t take it anymore. Losing weight is my only option.

I’m trying to get down to 160, so I’ve got a ways to go. My foot pain was getting better but as I’m becoming more active it’s gotten bad again. I hope it goes away.

The good news is I just had a physical and all my labs are the BEST they have ever been!! I have normal cholesterol for the first time in my life. Seeing the change in my body and change in my health is so encouraging.

I’m so happy and proud to say I’m doing it. Thanks to everyone here for your amazing inspiration that helped me begin.

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