Only lost 26 lbs (pic)

I say I've only lost 26 lbs because I have so much to go, but even I, someone who can't see my own success can see it in this picture. I have been trying to lose weight for the last 4 months, and I just expected it to come off faster, but the scale will spend weeks not budging. I have tried multiple ways of eating, and the one that works for me is a higher protein/no grain diet. I still eat carbs (I love potatoes both white and sweet) but if I stop eating grains I feel awesome. Every time I go back to grains I get depressed (like to the point of feeling suicidal) and bloated and my weight stalls for awhile. The one thing I attribute my success to is exercise. I don't exercise in the typical way--my family has a farm and I turn everything into a workout. I used to use a 4 wheeler to move hay from one pasture to the other and now I carry them. I jump at the chance to unload a truckload of wood because I know it's a great workout. Instead of waiting for someone to split wood with the log splitter machine, I use a splitting maul to do it myself. I walk around the farm everyday checking fences for a little extra "cardio" where before I wouldn't worry about fences until an animal actually got out. I truly feel my success so far has come from small changes and I can't wait for more to come! For anyone who is curious, I weighed 311 in the first picture and 285 in the second.