Goal! From 268 to 150! Woohoo!

Hey everyone:

I just had to share my news with all of you... 

After a little over a year and a half I have finally hit my goal of 150!  (Well, I'm technically .2 over today, but was .2 under a few days ago!)  I've lost about 118 pounds to date.

It's been a long road, and I can't believe I actually did it, but here I am.  Healthy, happy, and with a waist 14 inches smaller! 

Thanks to everyone for your awesome support along the way. 

New pics in my profile!

YAY - Congrats!  Your pictures are AWESOME!!!   Yet another CC success story.   Just keep on bragging!   

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! thanks for posting your success story and photos. it is encouraging for me because I still have over 100 pounds to go. Enjoy the new you!

Congratulations!! I love the photos, too; so revealing! How did you do it?

What have you done to keep your self motivated? What hurdles did you have to overcome? What were the things that really seemed to work for you?

Can't wait to hear more about your story!

Congrats!  You look great :)   I'm happy to read about your success because your story is (or will be) very similar to mine - I started at 238 and want to get to about 155.  Thanks for sharing!

You are an inspiration!!!!!!!!!  I started at 270, and my goal is 150.... So of course I am very excited for you and hope to follow in your footsteps!  Again congratulations!!

WooHoo!!!  congrats!!!  :D  you should be very proud of yourself.  now, just keep it off.  don't go back to your old habits...  no matter what!

awesome pics!

You've been really inspiring for me (and obviously countless others ) and it's awesome to see you've met your goal! 

Way to go!!!!!.   The change is amazing.  Even thought I don't think you are going to need it,  good luck with maintenance.  

To Life and happiness.

Congratulations!! the pic progression is really great and you look AWESOME!!

again, congratulations!

that's wonderful! you look great! congrats!

CONGRATS!!!!  keep bragging! youve totally earned it.........i hope to be sharing my story one day toooo!! :P

Congrats!! Isn't it an amazing feeling? I don't know about you, but sucess as huge as yours makes a person feel like she can do anything!!!

CONGRATULATIONS! I hope to have a success story like yours one day, I've been overweight for sixteen years now, started this new healthy lifestyle at 280 pounds, and now I'm at 244....it's taken me a while, and I hit a five month bump in the road (as in I took a break and didn't come back to calorie counting for five months.

Anyway, point is---YOU LOOK GREAT! and I hope I'll earn bragging rights like yours one of these days

You are truly an inspiration.  Congratulations--now the best part is, you can go shopping for a new wardrobe, to fit your new skinny size!!

congratulations and thanks for the inspiration!

Hold your head up high!! You are a amazing inspiration.

Amazing, amazing, amazing.  I am SO impressed!

My hero (heroine)! Just began this three days ago, and reeeeeeeallllly needed to hear there is light at the end of the tunnel! Congrats to you!

Thanks all! *blush*

What have you done to keep your self motivated?

I charted my progress in detail on a spreadsheet.  For me this really helped.  I know some people have problems getting too obsessive, so I don't suggest it for everyone.  But for me - it has been great!  Every time I gain a pound temporarily  from water or weekend eating I can always look back and put things in perspective.

I track my weekly average calories, my weekly average exercise sessions (not exact calories) and my weight.  I have a graph showing only monthly weights - can't stand the little ups and downs.  I also keep track of measurements monthly.

What hurdles did you have to overcome?

Everything!  Life, emotions, boredom, anxiety, work...  Anxiety being the biggest.  I struggle with that every day - and food was my biggest comfort.  I probably spent about a year lining up in my head how I could actually do this before I started.  I watched other people for a long time - how they ate, how they exercised, how they talked about food, and then one day I was just ready to start and I did.  And although  I have looked back on occasion, I haven't stopped!

What were the things that really seemed to work for you?

Consistency has been the biggest thing.  Forgiving myself for being flawed.  Trying my best not to freak out when the scale doesn't move or goes up a little when I'm doing everything "right" (by the way - hating that I'm 151 this morning!)  The pictures have been very important to me.  Seeing progress is very difficult when it's on you - the pictures help with that a lot.

Congrats! Way to go! You SHOULD be proud of yourself - you have earned it and I know from experience that it wasn't easy. I have to admit I envy you - I started out at 280 and am trying to get to 152 (128lb loss). I just reached my halfway point and your post is a total inspiration to keep going! Thank you! I love the progression photos. I wish I had done that - but to be honest I didn't want a camera anywhere near me at the time but now I sort of regret that. It would help to remind me not to get back on the wrong track again. I would love to hear more about how you did it too - I can always use more pointers. :) Great job! Way to go!