Sometimes the greatest milestones...are not skin deep

Hello everyone. It's been a while since I posted and I received some exciting news today. I wanted to share it just to show that hard work pays off....it may not be easily seen in the mirror, or through the sizes plummeting in your wardrobe...but by something like this.

Back in Sep. of 2011 I was very unhealthy...I was overweight and finding it a struggle to breathe at times. I went to the doctor who then ordered a lot of lab work...among them my lipid panel (cholesterol). Needless to say all the torment I was throwing on my body was adding up. (cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, fast food, whatever I could get to make me feel better). In Oct. I decided to make a change, I joined MFP and began to watch what I ate...I quit all the bad habits and began working out 3-4 times a week....I easily dropped from 266 in Oct. to 236 that Dec. I was so excited I went from a size 46' pants to 38'...unfortunately after the new year I slacked...pretty bad...but still hit the gym and did a lot more weight training than the cardio I was doing...I gained the weight back...257 currently...I felt bad, yeah...and kinda started feeling like it was all for nought...but my wife (4.5 months prego) talked me into getting back on that horse I fell off of. Well last week I went back to see the doctor to have another checkup...got my labs back from my lipid panel....and I was shocked! Made me realize it's not always about benching the most, or carving the abs, or looking like a greek god....but the way my body thanked me for changing. You're welcome body...you are the only one I have. Remember in the end...it's the little battles that mean the most