Losing 200 Pounds, a Success Story in Progress

Kevin! I love it, you are amazing and inspiring and I love you...eh it? You know what I mean! You shoukd be proud and maybe you should celebrate by dancing! You may feel like you have a long way to go and that is the hard part but you are amazing and dknt forget it!

I read your post with tears streaming down my face. Your story is my story, as well as the story so many of us are living. I weighed more than you when I began my journey. I had that exact same moment when I bought a scale and stepped on it for the first time. It make me sick, literally. I threw up. Just the effort it took to step on the scale was enormous, and all I wanted to do was sink back into my comfort zone, the chair I literally lived in because it was the only thing that would hold me. I even slept in it. I would have been an easy excuse to continue slowly killing myself, wearing blinders to the reality of what I actually did weigh. I could have given up then and there.

Instead, I did the scariest thing I think I have ever done in my life. I called the hospital and told them I needed to know my weight and asked them if they could help. The allowed me to come in, in a wheelchair, and sit aside while they weighed it, then had me get back in it and weighed me with the chair, subtracting the chairs weight. On a freight scale. I cried the entire time. I was shaking so badly I was unable to stop. I was having trouble breathing and felt sure I would pass out when I saw the reality right there before my eyes.

It took me several days to calm down, stop eating in an attempt to drown the pain, and formulate a plan. It has not been an easy process, and as with you, even after losing the first 200 pounds I have trouble remembering at times to give myself credit for how far I have come.

You have done an amazing job, and I know your family and friends are incredibly proud of you. All the best to you as you continue on your journey!

Woohooo! excellent success story, you've given me hope. So excited to read your story which is similar to mine. Celebrate it, embrace it, and keep it moving!

Your story is so inspiring and your post brought tears to my eyes. Congratulations on your success and achievements!

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing your story and the good advice!

That's amazing! Well done, you should be so proud of yourself!

Thank you for sharing and for the new philosophy of making it through the day, focusing on the present. I am inspired to make that promise daily too. Just today, I will eat less and move more for myself. And then I'll make the promise tomorrow for the day, and so on.

What an amazing and inspirational transformation! You have done a fantastic job and you look great!

Ahhhh-mazing work!!

Amazing and you are an incredibly strong person. Congrats

Outstanding sir! If I had the authority, I would award you the motivational person of the day award! Congrats on your journey and continued success!

Look what can be accomplished, one day at a time!

I love your story! Thank you for being such an incredible inspiration.

You are AMAZING!

Bless you ........ enjoy your healthy new lifestyle ...... and thanks for sharing :drinker:

Wow, just Wow! Congrats on not only the weight loss but the change in mindset. One day at a time!

Amazing job! I am so proud of what you have accomplished, and I know you have the tools to maintain for a lifetime.