MIlestone Reached!!

Yes, I am still around and still alive and kicking!  I am so sorry that I haven't been the best about posting or keeping in touch.  Life has just been super crazy busy of late!  Ugh!!  I know I shouldn't let that get in the way of me reching out to others for support and sharing my support with others, because support is a much needed part of the successful journey.  I do have my in-person support group that I am in contact with and that has been such a huge help.  But, we are a very small group, so I know I need to get more active here -- or at least, to be active on a more regular basis.

Today has been an amazing day for me in my weight loss journey.  I reached a milestone of 100 pounds lost since my highest weight, which was 6 months ago and two weeks before my surgery.  I can't believe that 100 pounds of me is gone!!  And believe me, this time it is gone forever!!  I shared the good news with my in-person support group.  But then I realized I couldn't share it with my husband and that made me really, really sad.

You see, I haven't ever told my husband how much I weighed....NEVER.  It was something that he knew I just wouldn't tell him, and he always respected that.  There was nothing he has ever done that led me to think I couldn't share it with him.  It was totally my issue; I was just always way too ashamed of my weight and the fact that I was so much heavier than he is.  We've been together since just before our 18th birthdays (we're 9 days apart in age), and in all that time I have been heavier than him.  Still am, even with 100 pounds lost.  

Anyway, I realized this morning that telling him I had lost 100 pounds really couldn't be done without telling him how much I weigh.  And, I really wanted to share with him the good news.  I mean, he is my best friend....how could I not tell him?  So, you know what??  I decided to tell him everything....how much I weighed at my highest weight, how much I weigh now, how much I have to lose to reach goal.  And I did.  I told it all to him.  And he was great, telling me that it never mattered to him, that weight is only a number, and that all he wanted was for me to be healthy.  What a great guy I have!!!  :)

Now, there will be no more hiding the number from him when I weigh myself or when he needs to be there with me at medical appointments or anything.  It is really a huge relief!!  And I think it is a sign that I am in a much better place with myself and my future now that I have lost 100 pounds.

Yes, today has been a great day in my weight loss journey!  And I wanted to share the celebration with all of you.  :)

Wishing each of you such moments of joy and celebration!  There are so many more to come for all of us.  :)


Guayas  

Congrats on such a great accomplishment.  Way to go.

WONDERFUL  ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!!  I am so happy for you. 100 POUNDS!!!!! That is fantastic! I am so happy that you were able to share that with your husband. I too am blessed with a husband who has always loved and supported me no matter what my weight, but there have been many times when I hid the actual number from him out of shame.  But since my decision to have surgery I have been totally open about the numbers .

One of my goals is to weigh less than him, which I have never been since we met. I was much smaller then, but he was almost to thin 26 years ago. So he has gained about 30 lbs over the years, while I have gained 117 (at my highest). But we are both enjoying my improving health and confidence!

Again, I am so happy for you and so proud of you. I can't begin to imagine how it must feel to reach that milestone. Celebrate every moment of your new life!!!

Hugs,
Rhonda

Thanks, Rhonda!  That is one of my goals, too, to weigh less than DH.  When we met 30 years ago, he was a scrawny 17 year old kid that weighed 130 pounds.  I was a definitely not scrawny kid that weighed about 170.  So, I have always been heavier.  LOL!  It just struck me that the weight difference between us right now is about the same as it was when we were 17.  Well, THAT is gonna change real soon!!  hehe...


Guayas

Jumping for joy for you Guayas, honesty does feel good doesn't it.  Hope you can make chat tomorrow eve, I will be at live support group myself.  I I will miss my buddy's, but need the live support group too.  Praying that your support group grows and thrives.  You are a great incentive for others.  Hugs

THANK YOU, ALL, VERY MUCH!!!  :)  Kathy, I will do my best to make it to chat tomorrow.  For the last few weeks, I have remembered at about 9:00 PM.  I get home a bit late tomorrow, so it will depend on dinner and such.  Hope I can make it!  :)