Milestone met!

Congratulations! You are doing great and I love your insights so far!

SUPER CONGRATULATIONS, Chassidy!!!  I'm so happy for you!  

Congrats Chassidi! Your post made me smile and reflect. I am so happy for you.

WOW! Congratulations!  I am right behind you.  I am at -93.8 this morning after a March surgery.  I can totally relate to most of what you said in your post.  One thing I differ on is I really don't think my kids were ever ashamed of me.  They are proud of me now because they know I am doing something that is really hard.  How old are your kids?  If they are teenagers, it makes sense that they may have felt judged because that's what all teenagers think and that's just part of their development.  Mine are 19 and 21 so they are just getting over that hump and starting to think more like adults.  Also-- kids tend to love their parents unconditionally-- especially their moms.  I don't know it any of what I am saying is helpful but I was really touched by what you said and feel like I needed to respond to you.

Another thing I would add to your list if it were mine is how annoying it is when people make comments about how I am getting "too skinny" or ask me how much more weight I am planning to lose.  Would these same people tell me I am "too fat" or ask how much more weight I am planning to gain?  If they want to say something, why not just "you look great" or something similar.  I find it weird that people I hardly know think it's okay to say stuff like that to me.

Hey, my kids are 15, 14, 12, 10 and 5. They haven't ever said anything about my weight. It's just a feeling I have, they have been vocal about being proud of me. And that's ok. I'm proud of me too! 

You look amazing and have helped me SO MUCH!!!  (More than the team that did the surgery!)  You should be so proud of yourself and the changes you have made.