Well, since my two year anniversary of this weight loss journey is tomorrow, it seems pretty appropriate to post some pictures of my losses so far. A few days ago I hit the 100-lb mark and I have been hovering around it since. I am so excited to be under 250. It seems like I have been in the 250's for probably 5 or 6 months, so this post has been a long time coming.
I posted pretty regularly my first year hear with a wonderful group of girls (shout-out to the weight loss buddies) but for the last year or so, life has gotten in the way. Every few months I have been checking in to see some motivating mini-goals and goal pictures and to say hi to my girls. HOWEVER, 3FC played an instrumental role in getting me started down the road to weight loss and it's still here for me when I need a pick-up or motivation. So thanks to all of you!
The first picture is the worst possible picture I have, while I was on vacation in NYC right before I began this journey. That trip is what made me stop dead in my tracks and finally do something about my weight. I'm not sure if it was the airplane ride and having to ask for a seatbelt extender, or from my feet aching from walking around the city while we were there. Or it could have been the fact that I bought a 3X jacket on ebay for the trip and it barely zipped up. Or maybe these pictures...I'm not sure what it was...but it worked.
I have been slowly chipping away at the weight for 2 full years and I have a 100 lb loss to show for it. I am the first one to say that I haven't been perfect or on plan at all times, but I eliminated the word "cheat" from my diet vocabulary. Yes, I eat some major crap sometimes (most off-plan days involve cheese fries with ranch dressing - my ultimate weakness) but I'm not cheating when I do that, or even "going off plan", I'm just having dinner. This change of mindset is what has helped me to get as far as I have. Before this time, I had never lost more than 15-20 lbs EVER. Who would have thought this time would be any different? Not me...I was actually just waiting for the moment when I would throw it all down the drain. But it still hasn't happened, and I'm pretty sure it never will, because this weight loss feels better to me than any cheese fries ever have.
Here's to the next 100!
This is also from my NYC trip. Notice how tight that darn jacket is?
This is a face pic (and no-neck) of what I think is my highest weight.
This is one of my wedding pictures (I weighed about 290 on my wedding day - still no neck)
This is the other day when my husband and I walked a mile long board walk through the mangroves for fun.
Lastly, a face pic from about a week ago. I finally have a neck and a slight shadow of collar bones!!!
100 lbs down in exactly 2 years tomorrow
You go girl! What a change! Keep up your fabulous work because you are so inspiring! 
"Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway." - John Wayne
