So, today is about the day...

I turn 23 at 12:01 tonight, just about the day I began my weight loss journey. It began at 350 pounds and now 180 pounds later, I can only say all the hardship was well worth it.

 Now I get to celebrate with my family at Mongolian BB, eat broccoli and beef with some AWESOME fresh vegetables and seasonings, its one of the best restaurants I've ever been to....

Then Buffalo Wild Wings tonight for a few Captain and DIETS to celebrate the day. Most won't care, but I felt the need to vent! ;D 

Congrats and Happy Birthday. I can only imagine the amount of will power, strength and desire that you put into making your life change.  Way to go.

Original Post by jimbopc:

I turn 23 at 12:01 tonight, just about the day I began my weight loss journey. It began at 350 pounds and now 180 pounds later, I can only say all the hardship was well worth it.

 Now I get to celebrate with my family at Mongolian BB, eat broccoli and beef with some AWESOME fresh vegetables and seasonings, its one of the best restaurants I've ever been to....

Then Buffalo Wild Wings tonight for a few Captain and DIETS to celebrate the day. Most won't care, but I felt the need to vent! ;D 

yay!!! congratulations! you must feel great. have fun. :)

happy b-day hope it was great

Happy Birthday! Congratulations.  I look to people with your determination as my motivation.  :-)

First of all CONGRATS on your loss and Happy Birthday!!!

Why do you feel the need to vent?  After all your hard work - you and your family are celebrating your birthday with food?  Is that why?  Stick with the moderation and you should be fine.  I know it's hard when the food is just so tasty but you've come so so far and have learned so much on the journey you already know that this one day won't sabotoge it.  Get in some extra cardio and be extra good before and after and any ill effects will be minimal. 

Remember to have a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mmmm broccoli and ribeye and mushrooms, it was amazing! Then I definitely had some spoonfuls of my moms dessert, apple pie! YUM!

happy happy birthday and way to go!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday !!!!

And enjoy your party !!!! (that steak sure sounds good !!!!!) 

That is incredible - totally amazing.  You should be so proud.  I feel motivated just by knowing you did it.  Happy Birthday and  good for you for incorporating healthy living with celebrating - that takes so much strength!     TINA

Congratulations, thats a literally AMAZING achievement, you should be so pleased with yourself! Happy Birthday for tomorrow too, its also coincidentaly my birthday too, had an awesome party for it lastnight...decided not to calorie count as it was a special day! 

Thanks everyone! ;D When I said vent, i meant, just get it off my chest. Sometimes you just feel like you gotta brag even though that sounds terrible. I have to celebrate my official achievement I guess, I dunno.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so impressed by you!!!! I was just thinking about how much I wanted a donut and reading your post squashed that so THANK YOU!

I don't know what else to say but WOW. Congratulations, you must feel so amazing. GOOD FOR YOU!!!!!!

Happy Birthday! This year will be fantastic for you in your new body!!! 

Happy Birthday to you! Great job on the weight loss too. You deserve a huge pat on the back. You've accomplished something that thousands of others are working on today. Congratulations.

Mongolian BBQ, soooo good! Have a very happy birthday! 23 is awesome. It's a good year. You will have lots of fun.

I'm so glad to see that you focused on taking take of your self at an earlier age than I think most do... I felt pretty invincible until just a year or two ago (I just turned 29 a couple of weeks ago) and I wish I'd started investing in my health much earlier. Sticking to it is definitely a skill.

Cheers/Prost/Sliante!

Wow! Simply amazing!! WOOT!! I would have celebrated the exact same way, probably a few extra Captain and Diet cokes ;)

I scurried into your bio to see some "before" pics but you don't have any! I am just starting this journey and really get inspiration from people like you who have persevered, seeing the before and after is soooooooooo motivating!

Great job!!! And a very happy belated birthday to you!!

Didn't think about that, Ill post some befores around 300ish or so, maybe a little less. I was camera shy at 350 if you could imagine...or you can check out my myspace www.myspace.com/bigleg0 and you'll see before pics including ones from my last year b-day party.

Happy birthday!

Yea, I just checked, I don't have any on my new computer. You can check out my myspace though, the most recent I have are from about 250 and down from march when I went to Florida ;D