One Year Later... :)

[hkellick]

Today is my 1-year anniversary on Calorie-Count.com, and with my Lifestyle Change :)

If you'd told me a year ago what kind of success I'd meet one year into this whole lifestyle change thing, I would never have believed you. In just one year, I've dropped 72.5 pounds, 4 pant sizes and a two shirt sizes. I've jogged a 5K, bicycled 15 miles at a time, and lifted 150 lbs (even if it was only for two reps). I've learned to cook healthy, and learned to love it. I've become truly interested in nutrition. I've made many friends, many of them very important to me, found and gave support, started a very popular daily chat with a life all it's own, became a moderator, written an incredibly popular post, and I've had a HECK of alot of fun.

It's important sometimes to remember that Success isn't just a number on a scale or a measurement, but a voyage. I want to take a moment to thank all of you. This year has truly been a life-changing voyage of discovery (and I'm not just talking about expanding my knowledge of how to lose weight healthfully) and each of you, not just my friends on/from Calorie-Count, but those of you on Livejournal, have been a part of it with me. It doesn't matter how close we've become, or how long we've known each other, what's mattered is.. you were here to EXPERIENCE My successes with me.

I wrote a post, on Calorie-Count, about my year-in-review, which you can view here, if you like :)

But if not, I must post this :)

The Dreaded Before Shot


This Saturday (gotta love the smile!)


How about THAT?

Comments

[peachtess.livejournal.com]

Congrats ^_^

[lite.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[dawnstar.livejournal.com]

Well done! :)

[lite.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

And thanks to you for cluing us into Moosewood :) That.. worked out pretty well, I'd say :)

[dawnstar.livejournal.com]

Those thanks go to phinnia, who introduced me to the place (even though it was in the town where I lived at the time... and not where she did).

:)

[kareila]

I'm very happy for you. :)

[lite.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

I'm pretty happy for me too! :)

[cchan8.livejournal.com]

Impressive!

[lite.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[phoenixsong]

*loves*

[lite.livejournal.com]

Thank YOU, especially, my dear! :)

This would not have been possible without your support and love. :)

[phoenixsong]

*awwwwwblush*

My Skinny Boyfriend(tm). s:)

I should go retrieve that picture of us from Dad's birthday.

[lite.livejournal.com]

We REALLY need to switch out these pictures of me/us together.

Amazing

[erotic-dralion.livejournal.com]

Actually to loose that much weight in a year while impressive, isn't all that difficult. You lost about 1.5 pounds a week.

But still quite a feat.

Re: Amazing

[phoenixsong]

Pardon me, but I can tell you it is not nearly as easy as you seem to think it is. Not to make that big a lifestyle change in what you eat, or maintain the amount and level of activity he's worked for in the last year. Nor is it easy to keep the mental motivation to continue when you hit a plateau and feel like all your work isn't getting you anywhere -- because I can promise you, it has NOT been a steady 1.5 lb drop every single week.

He's worked very hard over the last year, especially when you consider all the other challenges he's had between work stress, family stress, and other constraints. I can't speak for lite, but having seen first-hand what it's taken for him to get to this point, I for one don't appreciate you minimizing his efforts by claiming it hasn't been "all that difficult."

Re: Amazing

[lite.livejournal.com]

Clearly, you didn't read my link. :) That's perfectly understandable. It's alot to read.

I'd like to point out, however, that if you think trying to lose weight for a year straight "isn't all that difficult", you should try it.

It's a great deal more difficult than you know.

Re: Amazing

[erotic-dralion.livejournal.com]

Sorry. I guess my attempt to "put this into perspective", didn't quite work:(

But as I said what you've done so far is ". . still quite a feat."

Re: Amazing

[dawnstar.livejournal.com]

I'd have to argue the point about it not being difficult, too. An average of 1.5 pounds per week is a nice, healthy way to lose, but that doesn't make it easy. In some ways, losing weight the slow and steady way is harder than losing it fast. And changing your lifestyle instead of "dieting" is /definitely/, as you said, "quite a feat." :)

[janinedog]

Awesome, congrats! I sadly just don't have the motivation that you do when it comes to myself. It's much easier to concentrate on keeping my dog healthy, so that's what I do instead. ;)

[lite.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I understand. That's happened to me in the past. :)

This time, though, I stuck with it :)