Over 162 pounds lost... finally seeing the 100's on the scale!

Today I woke up to a good surprise.  199.8 on my scale! I wasn't supposed to weigh again until Friday but I wanted to take a peek and see. Of course, it would be the highest possible weight in the 100's but I'll take it! LOL

I bought the scale that I have now at Walmart around October of 2012.  We had moved to our new city in July of 2012 and I left my old scale in my townhouse that my friend is renting from me.  I didn't take it because I couldn't use it.  I believe the weight limit was 300 or 320 and I was too big for it to register.  I got a nice little error message every time I stepped on the scale reminding me that I was too fat for this piece of technology to even tell me how much I weighed.  So when I started back on my quest to get WLS, I decided it was time to get another scale.  I made sure I got one that had a limit over 400 pounds.  I brought it home and made my husband and stepsons use it and then shooed them away so I could weigh in private... 362 starred back up at me.  I know it's just a number but that's one scary freaking number to see on a scale.  It almost physically hurt looking at that.  That was the most I had ever weighed in my life and the worst part was that not even a year before, I had been in the 290s.  Most people couldn't gain that much weight if they were TRYING. Like making it their job to gain that weight.  That was my starting point. I never wanted to see that number again. And I sincerely hope and pray and beg God and all that is holy, that I never will. 

I am not one of those people that say "162 pounds gone forever!".  I know this is a constant struggle and there may be a time when I let my guard down and gain weight. I just really hope that the 200 mark is my ultimate danger threshold.  My goal as of right now is to be about 180 lbs. 

Thanks for reading! I just wanted to share my accomplishment with the people I know would understand.  Have a great day, everyone!! Thanks for all the support! :-)

You are awesome!  And it's not the -highest- possible weight... you could have been 199.9 ;)  Always look on the bright side!  

LOL, Gwen! My scale only does increments of .2 so if it could have registered 199.9, I'm sure it would have! Hehe...

Bah, and here I was trying to be so very helpful ;)  

it was very helpful Gwen! Thanks so much for the encouragement! ;-)

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! SO excited for you!!!! That's so great! Welcome to ONDERLAND!

I'd really like to stay below 200 as well. I bounce above it a bit after hitting ONDERLAND the first time, but I think I might be staying firmly in the 100s now. Only time will tell!!

Thanks, Nikke!  I can't see you ever going back in the 200s! You are so focused. Great inspiration. :-)

That is so awesome! You are definitely an inspiration to me. Knowing that someone else can accomplish that kind of weight loss gives me hope that I can also. Again congratulations!

Hey there Kitty,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! 

I am convinced from my own journey that getting to 199 is a miracle...it seemed to me to be ever elusive.

I, like you,  never say gone forever tho id honestly like the majority of what ive lost, if not all, to be.  Its going to be a tiresome aspect of life.  Hopefully I can figure it out so its not.  At 11 mos Im still ok with it.

Take pride in your accomplishment...and enjoy.

tia

Thanks ladies! Today was a good day... I wanna remember this feeling for awhile!