How long is the road?

I am just curious to how long your road was/is and how much of it you have left to travel? I started with a road that was 277 miles long. I have traveled 179 miles. I have 98 miles left to travel. ( - and some days I think I am only traveling at about 35 miles per hour in a 75 miles per hour speed zone *sigh* ) Reason I ask is to see how many are out there with a road to travel like mine. I read and read and read this board with all the people that are almost to their destination and at times feel like I am driving without a passenger on this long road of mine. Anyone else feel like that? There are tons of great people on this board but seem like there are very few that still have a lot of miles left to go. At least that post. Who knows on the lurkers =0) I am were it seems that most started and I guess there are many times these days that I feel a bit left " on the side of the road". I know we each look at our own road differently and every mile for every person is "long" but so many can "see their destination" that I wonder how many still have "no town in sight" like me. Thanks for reading! *huggles* Felicia =0)

My road started in my childhood with a dad that called me "Petunia Pig" and an unrealistic expectation that I should look just like Twiggy (when I was a healthy teenager) Once I found the right vehicle (my WLS) I had about 116 miles to go. I did the first part of my journey at warp speed and traveled 88 miles. I have only 28 miles to go, and this is the slower part of my journey. I'm calling it the "scenic route" I am learning to deal with a body that looks different to others than it does to me. I still think of myself as obese - but I am wearing a size 14 or 16, and I am only overweight according to the charts. I am working on "hardwiring" exercise into my life, and making consistent healthy food choices.

I'm traveling the same looooooooonnnng road you are. I started with 204 miles to travel. I have traveled 123 miles with 81 miles left to travel. I feel the same way you do about our journey. It's hard to be excited when my weight now is where many on this board started (and is still higher than many). I don't want to jump for joy about the size 22 jeans I'm wearing when some are wearing a size six. *sigh* I'll be glad to travel this road with you and anyone else who still has much to lose! Jenn

Hi there I have been on this road for most of my life. In grade 6 I was hospitalized for Anorexia. I over came that (big time) and went to the other extreme. For my high school prom. I had a beautiful pink lace dress. It was very fitted with a mermaid flair skirt. I came down the stairs for my grand entrance and my mother took one look at me and said OMG put on a girdle. I weighed 113 pounds. The saddest thing of all was that I actually owned one at that weight. My God what did I need to hold in, my bowels? Any weigh (lol) I started down my WLS road with 137 miles to go. I have travelled 108 miles and I have 29 miles to go. I can see the town ahead but I am only inching my way there at this time. I will get there if i have to get out and push my car. GREAT POST! Tara

My road has been 33 years in the paving. I started out at mile marker 318 on a long and dingy dirty road. Today, I have travelled 90 miles. (Mile Marker 228) I still have 50 more miles to go (Mile Marker 180), so I definately don't see a township yet. Just some cows, horses, and even a wild turkey along the way. Most days I feel like i'm traveling 55, but some days, I do also feel like i'm going 35 in a 75. What is up with that? The last 50 miles to town will be hard, that's for sure, with the gas prices on the rise, i'm thinking of footing the last 50 I can see the paving line just ahead on the right. I even see some white and yellow lines We are here to pull each other along, so please don't forget about me, I won't forget about you all Molly

I started out at mile marker 328. I never knew I had strayed so far off the highway - 178 miles off to be exact. I crawled 20 miles back before my WLS. All together as of this morning I have traveled 133 miles. I have 45 left to go. I know that even though the bulk of the walk is behind me, these last 45 miles are bound to be the hardest to travel. I'm with you - I looked at where some people started and at first felt overwhelmed because I had so far to go. But, all that matters is my walk, my journey. I have this negative body image because I've always compared myself to others. In order to be content with myself and my body, I need to remember. I am doing this for me, not to be beautiful, but to be healthy, and active and to live my life instead of sitting on the couch watching life pass me by. I hope that this is why others have started this journey as well - and in that case, we are all winners!

My road started at 273 miles and i had to lose 98 miles I have 10 miles to go.