Well it finally happened, I made it to my originally stated goal and the one that my surgeon also agreed upon. I've so looked forward to this that I had built it up in my mind as a momentous occasion that would be a auspicious event and streamers and confetti would rain down from the sky while a baptist church chorus sang hallelujah.

Well that didn't happen. My stall before hitting goal had lasted 6 weeks and I thought for sure that would make the victory all the more sweeter, so I didn't mind the stall. I just kept on keeping on and working out. Then on the 22nd when I did my weekly weigh in it finally happened. 218 lbs, actually 2 lbs less than my goal. Know what I felt?

Alright, cool.

Then it hit me, "Wait a minute, that's under goal. Why aren't I whooping and hollering?!"

I am at the weight I was before I met my wife, some say that I look better than I ever have. (the grey hair makes you look distinguished!) My health is better than it has been in a decade. And I personally feel better than anytime that I can remember. This is what I wanted, this is what I asked for help in achieving. So why am I not elated?

I think it comes down to now that I know what I have accomplished, I think I know what I am capable of. I want more. I don't just want to be thinner and healthier. I want to be able to do the things I have never been able to do, even before I got fat. I want to be able to do a pull up. Just one. I want to have a chest and not any moobs. I want my wife to suck on her teeth and look at me like a piece of meat!

So that's the new goal. I figure it took 308 days to get here, so I'll give myself another 308 to get there.

So for posterity sake, here is the beginning and current pictures:

Fat Paul circa May 2014

And healthy Paul 12-22-2015

Edited December 23, 201510 yr by BigViffer

Same thing happened to me. I hit goal just before my 6-month mark and went "Oh. Okay...?" I thought I'd be going crazy celebrating, but no, not so much.

I like your attitude--"I think it comes down to now that I know what I have accomplished, I think I know what I am capable of. I want more." I am trying to get to a mindset more like that and less, "But I still feel fat... but I'm still bigger than most of my friends... but look at my gross fat stomach..."

"But I still feel fat... but I'm still bigger than most of my friends... but look at my gross fat stomach..."

Isn't that the craziest thing?! There are days when I swear I am as fat as I ever was, I can just feel it. I tell you, our minds do crazy things to us.

Lookin' pretty darn good from here! Congrats!

Isn't that the craziest thing?! There are days when I swear I am as fat as I ever was, I can just feel it. I tell you, our minds do crazy things to us.

I'm still convinced that all my new size 6 (and in once case, 4!!) pants must just be mislabeled... all of then... even though they are different brands, styles, and from multiple stores.

made it to my originally stated goal

@@BigViffer

hey dude

amazing transformation/pics

112 lbs gone!!!!

keep up the good work

kathy

congrats

I love that your ultimate goal is what you can do and how you can change your life, not just the number on the scale.

And it only took you 112 pounds to figure that out!! YAY!!

We tend to set ourselves up to anticipate the journey more than the destination. It sounds like you need a new journey, and you have already defined it for yourself... Toning and shaping can be a new challenge you can take on.

Bloody amazing

When I hit my goal I was like okay now what? What am I going to do with myself. Lol. My new goal is to tone. I went from 267 to 141 .

@@diana89131 Damn! You make hitting goal look good! I don't think my change is as fantastic as yours. Congratulations!

Jeez, Paul ... I think you look amazing. Big congrats to you.

Nonetheless, challenging ourselves is where the thrill is. Doesn't have to be only physical -- but mental, emotional, spiritual goals are worthwhile, too.

Here's to your continued evolution -- and everyone's. Onward and upward in 2016.

Congratulations...you look great!

Hitting goal was so anticlimactic for me I don't even know when I reached it. The date on my ticker is just made up because I think that's around the time it happened. And maintenance is so boring....oh well.

Good for you for setting up a new goal. I've been a slug for most of the last year and unfortunately am not motivated enough to even go through the facade of a New Years resolution. Nothing to do with my weight, though. Just a byproduct of a sucky life. Losing weight didn't change that. But it's great to hear your success story.

Lol, thank you. And your transformation is definitely amazing. Good luck with your new goals.

Congratulations! You look great!

I guess most of us are in the same boat, as once we hit goal "now what"

Well to continue to maintain or lose a lb or 2 more for me is a "goal" but my new goal is to walk/run 2 miles under a certain time limit with eventually seeing what "my" best time can be- not comparing myself to others only to improve my own time.

Edited January 13, 201610 yr by RayJunCayJun

Just sucked in my breath at that second picture! ????I like that you look so happy In that picture. In the first one it is clear you are doing what we do with our fat bodies. We hide behind anything even the heads of strangers. Hide no more! Congratulations and you should be proud!