Today I hit (surpassed actually) the 70 pound mark! August was a very low loss month for me -- celebrated my 30th birthday pretty much all month by eating crap, drinking lots of wine, and barely working out. I'm surprised I lost at all really. Anyway, I buckled back down and am already down a couple and today I hit a huge milestone.

I don't know what it is about the number 70. For me it just seems like such a huge number, so much bigger than 60. I just remember thinking, at 236 pounds, gosh I just would love to be in the 160s, but dang that's 70 pounds, that just so far away. AND HERE I AM! It's totally unbelievable to me! I'm only just over 10 pounds away from being a "normal" weight!

Back in March when I seriously started losing weight I set a goal of 154 pounds by Halloween. I really had no realistic hopes, at that time, that I would ever really make that goal, and here it is just over 8 weeks away from Halloween and it's totally within my grasp.

I know this journey can be so hard, and so long, and so full of doubt; I just wanted to share my success with everyone!

Congrats!!

Isn't it amazing how time goes by, and if you are persistent in pursuing your goals, you achieve them? 70 is a very big number!

I love this status so much! Congratulations! Interestingly enough, I am about where you started right now, and hope to eventually lose the same 70 pounds as you! (though I fully intend to post when I hit 171 instead, which will be 100 pounds for me).

That's awesome! Way to go

Awesome, Congrats!

Keep up the great work! It's always so encouraging to see people being successful. Thanks for posting.

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your milestone!

That's awesome, well done on the 70lbs!

way to go!

Well done!

Great job !!!!

Excellent!