Former fat weakling

as long as I'm still alive, I will never be done

You are the epitome of badassery.

To close this out, I'd like to pass on a few key things that I think are the essentials to success:
- You have to want to change and believe that you can change
- You should work hard but you shouldn't suffer
- It will take as long as it takes. The time you spend losing weight and getting fit is a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of your life
- Weight loss comes from a calorie deficit, plain and simple. You can achieve the calorie deficit by counting calories, or you can eat in a way that incidentally puts you in a deficit. Any of these diets you hear of that "work", work because they put the user in a calorie deficit.
- Exercise increases your fitness level. The point of exercise is strength and fitness, not weight loss
- Whatever diet or exercise program you follow should be sustainable. Don't go on any hokey crash or fad diets or so-called cleanses that have you malnourishing yourself for a small period of time in the name of "jump starting your weight loss"; Similarly don't go trying to do hours and hours of exercise every day.
- Simple is better

Oh, and one final tidbit. If you made it all the way down here, you may have noticed that I didn't mention my body weight from before or after. And the reason is, who cares?! I was fat before - it was obvious. How much did I weigh? Too much. How much do I weight now? About the right amount. Whether the scale happens to say 135 or 185 is rather meaningless.

edit: some typos, grammar