100 Pounds – A Milestone in so Many Different Ways!

100 Pounds of FAT!

I just achieved 100 lbs of weight loss. I knew I would reach this goal, it was a life saving goal, but when you are looking at a 100 lb battle against years of fat consumption it’s a scary sight. I now have only 62 lbs to lose to reach my ultimate goal of 150 lbs for my optimum body weight and those lbs look easy, but I am not going to stop what I am doing, I am not going to slack off. I will continue and achieve this goal to live a long healthy life, as long as the Lord is willing. That being said let me give you a little insight into what it is like to be fat, what we as fat people deal with.

For those who have never carried that much weight, I suggest you try this so when you are out and about and see someone over weight you have at least a bit of an idea what they deal with everyday, find a fat suit and wear it for a full 24 hours. You will see what I and millions of people deal with as overweight… no not overweight, but fat, I claim it so I can lose it, FAT people.

The health, the movement, the clothing, these things are great but are extras compared to doing everyday things easily for yourself. It’s about being able to drive a car without having to put the seat all the way back just to avoid hitting the stirring wheel with your stomach. It’s about being able to bend over and put your shoes and socks on without breathing heavy and it taking 5 minutes a foot, because you have to take a break between the sock, shoe and tying laces. It’s about your beloved dog being able to ride on your lap in the car and not slide off because your thigh is so big it’s to steep for him to sit there. It’s about walking into a store and people not staring at you, because you are buying groceries and they are judging you by what you put in your cart. It’s about being able to sit up and get out of bed without having to roll yourself off to one side, tearing the mattress as you grab it for support. These are just a few of the things I no longer worry about or have to deal with. Those are my milestones, yes the weight lost is awesome, but these little everyday victories mean more, because they no longer rule my world. The Fat no longer rules my world.

I am turning the Fat into Muscle

I am healthy, happy, weigh less, move more, run and exercise on a daily basis. But most of all, I can sit down, bend over and put on my socks and shoes all in about a minute. I have moved my seat up in my car and my Jack Russell Terrier can ride on my leg without being thrown forward because he has a place that’s level to sit. I don’t care what people in the world think of me, I don’t judge them, and therefore I don’t worry if they are judging me. I am able to actually sit up in bed and then set my feet on the ground and stand up out of bed without any help I then go out and run 4 to 6 miles a day (that’s a new milestone a pound), 100 pounds and counting down 62 more.