Saw a 1 and the sun shined down...

sockablooie
sockablooie Posts: 40
in Health and Weight Loss
This morning I weighed in at 199.8. It's the first time I have seen a "1" in 8 years. Granted, it's a slight 1, but a 1 nonetheless.

It has taken me exactly one year to lose 37.2 pounds. I have 23 more to reach my goal of 177 at 5'11. It might take another year, and for a while, that bothered me. I love MFP and especially love the success stories - I do a silent fist pump for every success that MFP users have. Actually, I love everything about this site - even the 1000 posts on low-carb, atkins, holy-moley-you-think-what?, I'm only losing 2 pounds a week, should I eat exercise calories, coconut oil is akin to God, etc.

I love all of it because I love that people CARE - no matter what it is they care about, having purpose and passion is a beautiful thing.

Some weeks its hard to revel in my .2 loss - and there might have been a time of two where I sigh when I read that others have double-lapped me in their weight loss over a year. But those feelings quickly dissipate for the following reasons:

1. A year ago I was obese for the first time in my life - miserable, lost, ashamed and filled with self-doubt
2. A year ago I committed to MFP, myself, my family, my health - and I have succeeded
3. Every single day that I wake up I say thank you for what I have achieved, where I have been, where I am headed, and most importantly, who I now realize I am - a person with purposes and passion

Thanks to all of you for sharing your purposes and passions with the rest of us - you never know, it might be your post that reminds someone else that absolutely anything is possible.

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  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    Beautifully written post! And I bet you felt amazing when you saw that number, but moreso for getting to a healthy place.
  • Rmfowler1990
    Rmfowler1990 Posts: 83 Member
    Good for you! You are doing your weight loss YOUR way. That's the only way that it's gonna work and stick is finding YOUR own path.
    Keep it up. We're all rooting for you!
  • AmyH724
    AmyH724 Posts: 31 Member
    Well said!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! : )
  • sockablooie
    sockablooie Posts: 40
    Ah, folks proving my post is true! Thank you so much for the lovely comments and support - it is most appreciated.

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