I hit the 100 lbs down mark yesterday March 30, 2014! I am so happy & excited about it. My surgery date was July 18, 2013 & I weighed 321 lbs when I began my journey & recently found out the day of surgery I was 314 lbs but the day I came home from the hospital I was 321 lbs again so that is what I go by. Yesterday I weighed in at 221 LBS!!!

I had been praying that I would hit my biggest goal by my birthday & I made it a week early! My birthday is next sunday & i will be 34!!! This is the most awesome birthday gift I could ever give to myself!

I feel so much better in all areas of my life. I am healthier & down to a weight I have not seen since I was about 16 yrs old.

This weight loss journey not only changed my weight but my life! I have started going back to school to get my GED & then hoping to start a nursing program or something in the medical field after I accomplish my GED! I am more social & go out of my way to speak to people now as well! I have become more outgoing like I used to be when I was younger!

I have been struggling some mentally & emotionally. I have began to feel like a stranger is looking back at me in the mirror & have been told I am in a way grieving my "fatter" self. I know that it will pass & I have called & made an appointment with a therapist who specializes in the weight loss journey, so I know I will be ok & it will take time just as this whole journey does!

A friend of mine just passed away last week from cancer & her support motto was always one day at a time, one foot in front of the other & she would always say that to me as well when I began my weight loss journey & so I will continue to follow her advice & keep moving forward one step at a time!!!

In the pictures below I was 8 mths & 1 wk po & weighed 228 lbs so I have lost another 7 lbs since last tuesday which makes my total 100 LBS!

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Edited March 31, 201412 yr by cherbear33

Congrats! You look awesome! Happy Birthday to you!

Thank you very much!

woo hoo great job! So happy for you. I so understand about how your life changes in so many good ways and not just weight. I too am going back to school and changing my job. It is so wonderful.

OK, the weight loss is nothing short of AMAZING! But, the GED and nursing program are equally just as freaking awesome! Keep up the great work with everything!

Congratulations on your weight loss and for going back to school!

You look amazing! And I don't know how tall you are, but you like you weigh 180 to me! :-) Im so happy for you that you reached your 100lbs mark. And right before your birthday! Happy early birthday by the way!

I too want to reach the 100lbs mark by or before my birthday. Which will also be my goal weight.

Wow you look amazing!!! Congratulations and keep up the good work

Thank you to everyone for your kind words & your great support! I truely appreciate it all from the bottom of my heart!

You look amazing! And I don't know how tall you are, but you like you weigh 180 to me! :-) Im so happy for you that you reached your 100lbs mark. And right before your birthday! Happy early birthday by the way!

I too want to reach the 100lbs mark by or before my birthday. Which will also be my goal weight.

Thank you very much! I am 5'5 & 1/2 according to my doctor but my licence says 5'6" lol I always tell doctors to pick one or the other when they ask me... haha... but I am actually 5'5" & 1/2 without my shoes on!

Edited March 31, 201412 yr by cherbear33

did not realize my whole message did not show up but I had also said congratulations on your awesome success on your weight loss as well!!!

You look amazing! And I don't know how tall you are, but you like you weigh 180 to me! :-) Im so happy for you that you reached your 100lbs mark. And right before your birthday! Happy early birthday by the way!

I too want to reach the 100lbs mark by or before my birthday. Which will also be my goal weight.

Thank you very much! I am 5'5 & 1/2 according to my doctor but my licence says 5'6" lol I always tell doctors to pick one or the other when they ask me... haha... but I am actually 5'5" & 1/2 without my shoes on!

Thank you!!

Wow congratulations on your weight loss!!

Thank you very much!

Nice job! You look wonderful and happy birthday.

Congratulations!!! 100 pounds in 8 months is amazing and you look so healthy- it doesn't look like any of your hair fell out! You look younger, too. I'm impressed.