Significant weight to lose - need support

134 to lose at starting weight, 239 days ago. As of today, I've got 58.8 lbs to go! Not saying this to brag. Saying this to let you know that this is doable. You've taken the first step: you're here. Think of this as a cross-country road trip. It's a long way to go, but you're on the right track. For the next little while, think about how far you've come instead of how much farther you have to go.

As the weight comes off, one thing that helped keep me motivated was recognizing what five pounds weighed in the real world. When you lose 2 lbs, go to the grocery store and pick up a 2-lb bag of onions. That's what you were carrying around with you prior to starting weight-loss. When I'd lost 45 lbs, I took a train trip. In Canada, if you're traveling on the cheapest rates, they let you take one piece of luggage weighting up to 40 lbs at no charge, between 40 and 50lbs, there's an extra fee, over 50, they won't take it. And I struggled to get my suitcase on the baggage scale. My 37.5-lb suitcase. And I realized that six months earlier, that suitcase I was heaving onto the scale? I'd been carrying it with me 24-7. And now I wasn't. Didn't matter that I was a long way from goal weight. I'd already shed some real 'extra baggage'.

It's not always easy. But it works. And you can do this.