I weighed in this morning and saw 207 on my scale.

That is down from 295 on June 19th, 2009, the day I decided to change my life forever.

Here are a few other things that have changed since then:

Measurements-- 50" waist down to 35", resting BP from 130s/80s to 120s/70s. Resting heart rate from high 80s to 50s.

Clothing size-- from Walmart 4x tops and 26 bottoms to Misses XL and 18, both of which are getting baggy.

Fitness-- from couch potato who fatigued while walking up hills or standing for prolonged periods to a runner who completed C25k and has a current running record of 37 minutes straight with a five day a week gym habit (my DH told me yesterday that I have "the legs of a soccer player...")

Intangibles-- I was so heavy that I broke a toilet seat not once but twice, I rode on an airplane with the seat belt unbuckled because I was too embarrassed to ask for an extender. Yesterday, I was in a very tense work-related meeting and I spoke up very strongly-- in the past, I used to feel that my skills and education were compromised by my unprofessional appearance.(Some morbidly obese people look wonderfully put together but was not one of those...) I am 48 years old and I feel strong, confident, healthy, and POWERFUL.

I'm not done yet-- but I still want to pause to celebrate.

that is awesome work! congrats!!

I. Have. Tears. In. My. Eyes.

Very cool! I am doing a happy dance for you!

uber, that is AWESOME. I am so happy for you! And I *continue* to be inspired, as you and I are pretty close in height and starting weight. Keep on keepin' on!

I am so pleased for you. You've lost a third of your weight, but none of your awesome.

1/3 of your weight is a HUGE cause for celebration!!! Not to mention all the other little changes that have added up for you

You go, girl! I love it! You are doing so awesome and are truly one of my inspirations.

Oh wow! And intervals with the running?! Just wow! I love that your HR has gone down to the 50's. For some reason, that's highly motivational to me. Mine is pretty evenly 60, maybe like 59. It's nearly like the second hand a clock. That's down from the 80's.

1/3 of you gone. Five pounds more than my very tall 8 year old. I could NOT carry him.

*thumbs up*

Speaking of offices, I don't know whether your office has those water cooler things with the big water bottles on them--but if so--did you know that each of those holds about 40 pounds of water? You've lost approximately two of those (in both volume and weight) off your body. (Fat is actually a little bit less dense than water and thus has more volume, but it's pretty close and a good visual.)

I'm celebrating with you. Very, very nice.

you have me with tears in my eyes this morning. What a journey and what dedication.

You are AWESOME!! Congrats

Your progress has been amazing and it is so awesome to have you on these boards!

That is just awesome! Way to go!