It's a beautiful day

I don't post much, at least haven't in a while and maybe I don't really feel right with my just seeming to post when I want to crow about something, but I'm gonna anyways :o)

For those of you over 50 BMI-ers just starting out, you are NEVER too far gone.  That hill can be climbed.  I am in 2-derland for the first time since.. god, 15 or 16 yrs old?  I have lost more lbs as of this morning than the Biggest Loser dude who won the other night.  I have a new pair of shorts that are a 18/20 (albeit stretch denim but what the heck).  I enjoy working out and love to sweat.  I would NEVER have believed it. 

I thought I was too far gone.  I thought the life I was leading... not being able to take stairs, not being able to walk the supermarket without stopping for breaks, not being able to choose what clothes I liked, having to pay someone to clean my house (I would say I was helping THEM by paying them, yeah right), being afraid of if restaurant seating could handle me, if a friend's car was too small... I thought, this is it, this will be the rest of my life, there is no way I can dig myself out of this.

It happened.  One day at a time, it happened. 

It's not like oh gee my life is so rosey now, don't get me wrong.  I sag in places that aren't supposed to sag (seriously).  I haven't met that special someone yet.  My place of work still doesn't appreciate me.  I still have to count pennies (although finding $3 shirts that fit are a bonus!).  My Mom can still drive me mental.  I'm still fat by alot of thin people's notions.  I am completely devastated about the amount of my life I let pass by before I did this. 

But, I was dying before.... and that.... gives me a mighty good sense of perspective on things.  If THIS was fixable, anything is possible.

I wish you all the best on your own personal journey.  Pass it on :o)

Thanks for reminding us why we're doing this.

This is so beautiful... thank you so much for sharing your experience.  Many congrats on your success - it's hard work that's gotten you here.

I've lost almost 130, still have another ~70 or so to go, and i find myself really questioning if it's A. Happening, and B. Whether I'll ever get under 200.  I question whether it's happening b/c often I forget that I've even lost.  Then I see a pic of myself and don't even recognize myself!  It's quite surreal.   And the notion of being under 200... wow, it's been since middle school that I weighed under that.  It's hard to fathom my adult life spending time under that number.  I'm certainly going to work for it though! 

Congrats to you too, Michelle!   High5!