Saturday, February 13, 2010

Weigh-In For Week 27

I HAVE LOST 100 POUNDS!!!!!

I can’t believe it! I woke up this morning and weighed myself and for the first time the scale read under 166 – 165.4 to be precise. This means that I am down 2.4 from last week, I have had a loss of over 89 pounds since beginning this blog six months ago on August 12th of last year, and I have dropped over 100 pounds from my highest weight of 266 from exactly ten months ago in April of 2009!

100 POUNDS!!! Do you know what that works out to!?! I have lost the equivalent of one of the following:

  • about four hundred and fifty chocolate bars
  • eighty basketballs
  • over thirty college textbooks
  • more than eleven jugs of milk
  • eight bread machines
  • five big pumpkins
  • three bicycles
  • approximately one large bale of hay
  • an average hellfire missile
  • a female Newfoundland dog

WOW!!!!! I just have to say it one more time… I lost 100 pounds!!! Woo hoo!

I am so excited to have reached this milestone and even more geared up than ever to keep on travelling down the scale and making my way to a healthier me! This is for life in so many different ways!!!

The funny thing is that the best part about this morning was not actually seeing the number on the scale. The memory that I will always hold in my heart was when I told my husband and he picked me up in his arms and held me there, hugging me tightly. When I realized that he wasn’t going to throw his back out or otherwise hurt himself by holding my weight off the ground – that I was finally light enough for him to lift me up without hesitation – I let the tears flow freely. I am so proud and happy!

38 comments:

  1. Congratulations! What a wonderful accomplishment. 100 pounds - wow! I am so happy for you, truly. A whole new you. Now THAT is a Valentine's Day present you must love.

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  2. That is great!!! Good for you...

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  3. What a beautiful story! Now you have to give yourself a significant milestone award!

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  4. Unreal!!!!! There should be fireworks, screaming, shouting, hooting and hollering. Forget the Olympics people, 266 is down 100 pounds!!!!!! I am so happy for you and I dream of the day I can claim the same! You truly are the faster loser out there...your average is unbelievable! You have stuck with it, worked out like a mad woman and you are so close, so very, close to your dream goal weight - 266 will become 150- for you maintenance blog!!!

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  5. AWESOME! WONDERFUL!! I have tears in my eyes reading about your hubby picking you up! So excited for you!

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  6. Congratulations! You have worked very hard for this.

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  7. That's so amazing! You deserve this joy!

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  8. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are awesome! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  9. Congratulations!!! That is so exciting. I'm really happy for you.

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  10. A healthier, liftable you is such terrific news! Down 100+! Such an inspiration!

    Congratulations on your milestone, happy dance day!

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  12. That is truly kickbutt, congratulations! The milk jugs analogy was my favorite, realy makes one wonder they ever could have let all those milk jugs pile on to begin with. When I reach a major milestone, I will be sure to report it in milk jug equivalents!

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  13. Congratulations on an awesome accomplishment that took and lot of strength and determination :)

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  14. Wooooooooo-Hooooooooo!!!

    A great-big congratulations.

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  15. congratulations on the hundred pounds...congratulations on even beginning.
    And mostly congrats on pushing through the last month or two when you weren't feeling it.
    What a huge, life changing number.
    You are awesomeness personified. I'll be joining you as soon as I can...only 13 lbs to go.

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  16. AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! CONGRATULATIONS! YOU DID IT! I am so excited, happy, and proud for/of you! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE accomplishment. Enjoy it. Reward yourself appropriately, and keep it up! What a great thing to celebrate this weekend!!! AGHHHH!! :)

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  17. Lol at Dawne and 100in28! Thanks, everyone!!! I'm SO happy!!!

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  18. Congratulations on reaching such a great milestone! I loved your analogies too, my personal favourite was the female Newfoundland dog ;-) And I freely admit that reading about your husband picking you up brought tears to my eyes as well - I know my husband could, but I'm still too paranoid to let him :-(.
    Have a great day!

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  19. Awwww...the part about your husband picking you up off the ground brought tears to my eyes! I can't even imagine what that feels like....I'm so very happy for you girl. You make us all proud! I hope you have a beautiful Valentine's weekend with your sweet. I can't think of better timing to celebrate such an amazing milestone! :)

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  20. THIS HAS TO BE CELEBRATED...100 pounds is such a lot of weight gone - wow wow wow...100 pounds!!!!!!!
    CONGRATULATIONS...only you did it...you got the weigh off...I hope you are extra proud of yourself today...and...give your wonderful body thanks - your body deserves that ...stand in front of the mirror - naked - and tell your body how grateful you are...and how wonderful your body is and that YOU LOVE IT!!!

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  21. Congratulations!! That is fantastic and you look amazing. Thanks for sharing your journey!

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  22. Wow! Congratulations on your stunning loss! Incredible.

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  23. You my friend, are simply incredible. I'm so happy for you!!! I feel your joy, I do! It's so wonderful to be on this road with you.

    Congratualtions!!!!!

    Sean

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  24. YYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
    I'm soooo happy for you!!!! Congratulations, you must be walking on AIR!!!! What an amazing story you have - you kicked that fat to the curb, woman!!!!
    So, what are you going to do to celebrate???

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  25. Thanks so much! I am actually going out to a birthday dinner tonight, but I bought a new outfit to show off this nicely improving body of mine! Totally looking forward to it!

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  26. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! You are a true inspiration to us all.

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  27. How did I miss this?! CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are doing amazingly well. I can't believe you just started this blog in August (on the day after my birthday, incidentally). You're inspiring!

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  28. WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
    You must feel lighter than air! :D
    Fantastic. Stupendous. AWESOME!!!

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  29. This is my first time reading your blog and what a time to start. Congratulations!! I totally know how you feel about the whole husband being able to pick you up thing. My boyfriend and I have been together 4 1/2 years and he has never done that a now that I'm heavier I worry about the whole bad back thing. Anyway congratulations!!

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  30. Congrats on the weight loss!!!!! You totally kicked butt!!!

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  31. Wahoooo!! Congrats! You are such an inspiration! Keep up the good work!
    Love your blog, would you like to exchange links?

    http://justanotherstupidweightlossblog.blogspot.com/

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  32. Wow! Thanks so much for the overwhelming support, everybody!

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  33. Way to go!!!!!!! Congrats!!!! Loved the part about your husband picking you up.

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  34. WOW!!! Congrats on reaching such a great milestone in your journey. You are truly an inspiration.

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