35 lbs lost with pics

I started my journey April of this year. I was at my biggest of 223 lbs! I was so embarrassed and did not even want to go out except when going to work.
I started logging in to mfp and exercising. It was really hard that i had to stop after 2 minutes of doing cardio. That didnt stop me. I continued and lost lbs gradually.
It was slow because of thyroid problems. My goal is to lose 50 lbs in 6 months. But 35 lbs i guess made a big difference.
After i lost 25 lbs, people around me never noticed the loss. But now, everyday i get compliments and people keep asking me what i did.
Below is a picture of how much inches i lost. My waist was 47 inches. I am now done to 38.2 inches. The pants is a size 18 (though most of my clothes were size 16).
My goal is to be down to the 170s by next month. I am now between 187-189 .