I kind of despise steroid users and I consider them cheaters, but I can understand your reasons.

I won't encourage you to go down this path, but good luck I have one more question though - do you plan on taking part in some competition?

Amazing! I love posts like this. They can motivate you for another month or even longer!

I still remember, when I've started to work out. I wasn't nearly as motivated as you and yet I have kept working out for quite some time already

You're not obese, but I understand your reason for saying that. When I was losing weight for the first time I have also persuaded myself, that I'm actually fatter than I really am.

It has helped me to maintain motivation.

I will root for you and I'm sure, that you will achieve your goal even faster than in 4 months

Good luck!

It's okay Melanie! I will be waiting for your success story on our forums!

Just like neomeena has said, you have already the most important step behind you, so be more cheerful! You will gain some weight very fast as you have the support and great responses from amazing people here, so don't worry.

Just eat healthy, train and don't think about it too much. Don't weigh yourself every second day, give it some time - look in the mirror more often. For example, what I'm doing now is taking a picture of my current self and then after two months. Sometimes it takes time to see progress and what's the most common cause of giving up? It's lack of gains - I know exactly what I'm talking about, I used to always overthink everything. I was measuring myself every two days checking if I lost this 0.5 pound or not. It doesn't matter, the best approach you can take here is don't panic and take everything slowly and in a smart way!