I broke 50 lbs lost! Thank you all

Last year for my daughter's birthday I had to go get some new clothes because nothing fit and after a year it's really past time to put the maternity pants away. I knew I had been gaining weight but wouldn't get on my scale because I didn't want to know. I ended up buying size 17 pants, and they were a little snug but I refused to go get yet another pair. I continued to ignore my weight and finally in mid-November I got on the scale and found 188.8 staring back at me. I downloaded lose it and have tracked since then. I ate around the recommended calories to lose 1lb/week. I didn't exercise but I started cooking, leaving the unlimited sweets and ice cream at work alone and drank more water than diet soda. I was losing weight quickly and trucking along. At the end of January I decided to join the gym and I was going 2-3 times a week for 45 minutes to an hour, a little cardio a bit of weight training each time. Meal planning and smarter choices were a big help.

Then came March. I totaled my car, and while I walked away from it I couldn't go to the gym, even stretching was incredibly painful. I was diagnosed with arthritis in my neck and back, degenerative disc disease, and some muscle tears. Work was as strenuous as I could manage (I'm a nurse so lots of lifting, pushing, pulling and walking was being done) and I would leave in tears some days from the pain. Combined with a lot of family life stressors and still raising my 1 year old I stopped putting the effort in I was previously, I stopped planning my meals and cooking, got looser with tracking, not weighing as frequently. Fast and convient food became almost a habit again. I gained back 7 lbs!

I buckled back down and started to lose again, this time progress was much slower. In June we had to travel for a funeral. I only had a few things that fit (mostly shirts I was dreaming of being about to fit into when I bought them)! No dresses, and my shorts were all falling off of me. I went and got some new clothes and found I was in a size 8! Yet again tracking fell by the wayside with stress. When we returned home I got back to it after about a week. I had backslid again but not as far. Since then I've been diligent again. I'm not letting my obstacles stop me, I'm trying to find a way to make them work for me. I'm upset with a situation I make it motivation to not let it derail me. I am good enough and I am worth it. My best friend told me the other day she is proud of me. I'm finally starting to be proud of myself.

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I've learned a few things: 1: Sometimes the ice cream is worth it. 2: The cheese on a burger isn't. 3: Consistency is key, routines are my lifesaver. 4: My health and happiness can depend on no one else. And 5: The scale knows all.

I've gone from obese to overweight and in 5 more pounds or so I'll be normal. I still feel when I look in the mirror that I'm not that different. I don't really have many pictures of me scouring my phone I found just a few. My apologies for potato quality.

Thank you all, I lurk more than anything but I truly am cheering for all of you and I'm in awe of how strong we all can be.