Reached 2 important milestones... and anxious to share!

As of this morning, I have officially lost my first 10 pounds!  I don't weigh myself more than 2 or 3 times/week so hopefully this loss is here to stay.  The other REALLY exciting part is that when I plugged that into my BMI calculators, my BMI is now 39.9.  Why is this number magic?  Because 40 is the dividing line between "morbidly obese" and "obese".  I have crossed a crucial threshold!  HURRAY!!

WHOOOHOOO!!!! Way to go!!!

awesome job KT - when you go through accepting what the numbers are, then you get motivated to make those darned numbers move (in the correct direction) and they do it... you are in control girl.  Next stop will be "overweight", then "NORMAL" bmi... you are on your way, Congratulations and thank you for sharing.  Each and everyone of us celebrates with you.

Great job! It's step by step to a healthier you. I'm working on getting from obese to overweight. It's only a couple more pounds and I can't wait, so I know how you're feeling. Enjoy the accomplishment.

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 Next stop will be "overweight", then "NORMAL" bmi... you are on your way,

I know!  It's such a nice goal to look at moving from obese to "just" overweight.  Thanks for the encouragement everyone and for letting me share.  Best wishes to all of you.

scarab8, I want to hear from you when you make it to overweight.  That's going to be an awesome day!

Wow, what a fantastic way to start the weekend.  You must be walking on air right now.  Absolutely delighted for you! 

Good for you! 10 lbs is two bags of sugar or a big bag of potatos that you're not toting around with you any more!

I had almost forgotten what it was like to have some crazy number catagorize me as obese! What are the ranges anyway? Is there a place on CC that tells what BMI is what?

Congratulations!  You've just reached your first milestone!  I'm so happy for you.

Just wait until you have the first month behind you: as time goes on you settle into your new lifestyle and feel more and more comfortable with us.  You will also continue to see more and more results from your efforts.

I applaud you for getting started with your lifestyle change!

Congratulations and well done!!!! You must feel so proud.

I know how you feel, i just lost the pound that moved me from "moderately" overweight to "slightly" overweight.

I've lost 31.8lbs so far, 16lbs till i get to a healthy weight!

Come on, we can do it!!

Again, congrats!!

Congratulations!!!! ^_^ I was stoked by the ten pound mark last week, so I totally know how you feel!

And it's awesome to get out of the morbid description. I can't imagine how that feels.

Congratulations!

Wow, awesome! AND you inspired me to check my bmi, which I hadn't done since joining--I'm 29.9!!! "Moderately overweight," not "obese." Whooo, Hoooo! That loud sound you hear from the upper midwest, folks, is me, celebrating, for kthompson and myself!