My journey so far....100 lbs down.

I reached a milestone today. I've officially lost 100 lbs. 101.5 actually. As a dear MFP friend pointed out, I didn't just hit the 100 lb lost mark, I blew right past it.

I'm not gonna bore anyone with my life story or the excuses I used to justify why I weighed over 300 lbs. Eventually I saw my life for what it was and the downward direction it was going to continue to take and decided enough was enough. I started paying attention to what was going into my mouth and I stopped sitting around on my butt feeling sorry for myself. That's all it's taken to get me this far and I know that's all it's gonna take to get me even farther. Get up, eat less, move more, go to bed, repeat.

I'm afraid I don't have a lot of pictures of me at 310 pounds. I dug around and came up with the best one I could find. I'm in a size 24x winter coat but it should still give you a basic idea. I'm now a size 14. To be honest, I still don't notice a whole heck of a lot of difference when I look in a mirror. Photos help me see a little bit of a change, but I still grossly misjudge my size, and not just when shopping for clothes...when navigating through life in general. It's funny when you fling your hip out to stop a door and it actually blows right past you because you don't have massive hips anymore, but it's quite scary too. I think I'll be adjusting to that side of things for a while. Anyway, without further ado, some comparison pictures:




And what was my reward for losing 100 lbs (aside from adding years to my life)? A year ago, it would have been cake. Seriously, it would have been. Today it was:



I'm not hugely active in this community. I'm pretty shy by nature. But I lurk, and I read, and I listen and I learn. So a huge thanks to the more vocal members of this place. I couldn't have gotten this far without the helpful and encouraging words I see people posting in here everyday.