Finally proud of myself

On November 30th, 2012 I had to have shoulder surgery and my pre-op weight was 323. I felt so bad about myself. I had a partner who reminded me that I would never get thinner and had very little support around me. I had had vertical banding surgery in 1999 and after losing some weight at first, I had pretty much gained almost all of it back by the time I had the shoulder surgery. But the more people kept telling me what I couldn't do, and the more my weight began impacting my health in other ways, the more I became committed to change my life. I lost weight for a while but when it began fluctuating again I started a more strict regimen and began using MyFitnessPal to help. Today marks two months since I began this process and using MFP and I'm happy to say I'm down another 30 pounds in two months, making my total weight loss since my shoulder surgery almost 80 pounds. I still have a long way to go to get to where I want to be, but for the first time I'm actually stopping and reflecting with pride at the progress I've made. I'm really beginning to feel like I can get thinner and healthier and I'm proving all the doubters wrong!