I had to post an update....As many of you know, I started my journey in April 2011 at almost 300 lbs. I am an avoider and I like to avoid difficult situations when I can so I didn't weigh myself when I started. I finally weighed myself in July 2011 (after 3 months of great dieting success) and weighed in at 284. Again, that was after almost 3 months of dieting and I lost a pretty good amount in that time (as it always is in the beginning).
When I saw the 284, I was mentally DEVASTATED. I literally thought I was under 250.....Never could I be that close to 300 pounds (or so I thought). The ENORMITY of losing 100+ pounds just overwhelmed me and I decided then that if I wanted to keep myself motivated mentally, I couldn't weigh myself regularly...which turned into not at all.
It was a weird decision but for me, I couldn't deal with the mental part of counting down SOOOOOO many pounds. Well, after 18 months, I decided on a whim to weigh myself at the gym. It was a better scale and on my weight loss journey, I had to confront my attitude of avoiding the unpleasant. I mean, prior to April 2011, I never looked at myself in a full body mirror because I wanted to avoid the reflection. It allowed me to think things were not that bad....It also allowed me to get to 300 pounds and not even realize/recognize it.
SOOOOOO....(sorry for the long story).....I weighed myself yesterday on the sale at the gym because it is better and perhaps more reliable than my Wal-Mart $10 scale....And the results (Drum roll please).....
I'm 183.8 pounds!!![B]
That's over 100 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe not as fast as some (and I wish I knew where I actually started). But, I'm 183.8 pounds
I haven't weighed in at under 200 pounds in probably 28+ years and NEVER as an adult. I've been over 200 since I was 9-10 years old. (Childhoold hospitalization....long story).
I started in a 22W-24W and am now a regular 10-12. (I tried on some size 10 jeans the other day that were FIERCE and they FIT)
I'm not claiming a 10 yet because in some styles I'm still a 12.
Even though the number is still high, I'm near the size I want to be. I am in a weight lifting class and I jog and I think it's helping to shape me. Gotta focus more on my eating habits to get these last several pounds off.
This is both a scale and NSV for me....A scale victory (obviously) and I non-scale victory because I was able to face something difficult. I also scheduled my first OB/GYN appointment in 5 years. Again, I avoided it because I didn't want to be weighed. That's the sad honest truth but it's my truth. Had to share.....
First weigh in in 18 MONTHS!!!!!
You should be so PROUD of all your hard work, and especially facing up to things you find unpleasant. Congratulations on your success! 
