What is sucess?

I, personally, feel that I can't ever start a post regarding any personal weight loss on this forum because I've had Roux-en-Y and some people here have made it very clear that they think of my weight loss as insignificant.

But I'll support anyone else's accomplishments. :-D

I try not to worry too much about weight loss. I want that to be an added benefit of trying to be more healthy. I want to be happy and I want to feel good, I don't want to be in pain and I don't want something as simple as walking to be difficult for me. I'm 22 years old, and I want to be able to dance and run and do all of the things I once loved doing. I've changed so many of my habbits, I've been eating healthier and more frequently, trying not to skip meals anymore, and I completely stopped binging, which was a major problem of mine since I was 8 years old. I'm about a year binge-free.

I don't remember ever feeling this motivated. I love feeling good, I love the fact that all of this exercise makes me feel so alive, and I can do so much more now. I can do stretches that I couldn't even get close to doing before, that I haven't been able to do since my days in balet and gymnastics. I feel good and I trust I will only continue to feel better. I'm not losing weight as fast as I would like, but I know that I'm trying hard, and I know the weight will continue to come off if I keep it up, but best of all, my efforts have shown positive affects on my health. I'm healthier than I've ever been; my blood sugar is almost normal, my blood pressure is healthy and average, my resting heart rate is 68 which I think is amazing for someone my size, and for some reason even my hormones have begun to balance out, and for the first time in my life my thyroid stopped slowing down. I feel like these lifestyle changes have changed everything and I love it. All of these little things, these are signs that I'm doing good, and for me, that's success.