And the promised GOAL blog/post - long and rambling, of course!

You can call me a skinny ***** all you want :)

You say it loving, not in a jealous way... hahahaha... brat. Love you!

Fuck that - of course im jealous. My FB post was just a front, dont ya know!!!!

But "*****" is certainly a term of endearment - still need to convince my mom of that, but at least you get it :)

Yeah, my mom says I ******g curse too much too.

Eh **** it.

Hi Candy!

The post is magnificent!  Exactly what needs to be put out there and you did it extremely well.

I'm so very happy for your successes and accomplishments.  I've followed your story since I was a "lurker" here back in May of 20112 and knew you were one of the people who knew how to get things done.  You've been honest and forthright throughout this process and you may never know how much you helped so many of us.  Thank you!

You are going to be a star in maintenance just like you are a star in weight loss.  Please keep posting so we can follow you as you do plastics when the time comes.

Many hugs,

Ree xoxox

Absolutely amazing.  You are such an inspiration!  Congratulations on reaching such a great accomplishment!!  I've followed your journey and have appreciated your well thought out advice.  Doing a little happy dance for you.  

CONGRATULATIONS CANDY!  And thank you for being a continuous source of inspiration to me and to so many people on this forum and I'm sure to everyone who has been blessed to know you!  You have worked so hard for this and you deserve all the happiness in the world!  You GO  Girl!!!  

You are amazing!!!!  I am. Beyond thrilled for you!!!!

Congratulations Lady!  I'm not much of a poster, more of a lurker; but had to tell you that you should be proud of yourself.  You have done awesome and are such an inspiration. 

Hot damn, girl, you rock! Congratulations on all your hard work. You look amazing and are such an inspiration. When I get to goal I told my husband I want him to carry me across the threshold of our house since I was too heavy as a new bride. I promise to one day post that picture! We will be married 21 years in December so hopefully I can get to goal by then.  

You are amazing and you are honest and real! You have taken one of the most intelligent approaches to weight loss I've ever seen. I've never seen someone frequently go into "maintenance" for a week or two during weight loss just to give themselves time to gather momentum or collect their thoughts or take a break or what have you. I think that was one of the most intelligent things I've read about on here, especially considering you had a long road to reaching your ultimate goal. You have lost a lot of weight and gained a lot of insight into yourself and your emotions and I think that is amazing. I think you have the ultimate tool in this journey, the tool of emotional management. Your discussions of therapy are spot-on for a journey like this. It's a head game to lose weight and maintain it, not just an "appetite reduction and stomach reduction" journey. It's a complete overhaul for body and mind. 

CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB VERY WELL DONE! You inspire me and everyone else, I'm sure, on this board!