My best post YET!!!

I have been waiting a long time to make this post. But today it became official. I have finally hit my all time goal. I have lost all of the weight that I can loose (according to my doctor that is) I weight in this morning and I have officially lost 122 lbs. I still can not believe it. This has taken me 22 months to accomplish and I will admit that I never thought I would even loose 10 lbs. The question that I get asked the most is "how did you do it" I find it funny to be honest that people ask that question. It's not like it's a magic trick or something. It all boils down to eating right and EXERCISE. that is the key and I think if you ask any professional they will tell you the same. When I decided to really buckle down and take the weight off I did tons of research. And I looked for the common thread in all weight loss success. And that common thread was simply exercise and diet. I have always said and always will say that DIETS DO NOT WORK!!!. Yes it is true that a diet will make you loose weight, but what happens when that diet ends?? Yep you gain all that weight back and then some. My biggest pet peeve is when people say what kind of a diet are you on. They are always surprised when I say that I am not on a diet. I never will be on a diet. I have made a life choice to eat better and exercise. Diets are just fads. I looked up the definition of the word fad and this is what Wikipedia had to say: A fad is a fashion that becomes popular in a culture relatively quickly but loses popularity dramatically. In lamens terms a fad is something that is popular but eventually goes away. So if any of you want to loose weight the best advice that I can give to you is this. Start moving and simply watch what you eat. You don't have to stay away from candy, your favorite foods or anything dramatic. Portion size is the key. Many people think that what you put on your plate is what you have to eat. That's not the case. I have fallen victim to this to many times. that's how I reached almost 300 lbs. If you read what a serving is of something and follow it you might think, well that's not enough food. but over time your stomach will shrink and you will become full before you finish that serving. I never thought an apple would fill me up, but these days it does. There was a point in my life where I could eat an entire pizza to myself and say what's for dessert? Those days are gone and I pray that I never get to that point again. God has richly blessed me with determination and I know that with his help I will not loose that determination. Sorry that you all had to read about my weight loss ramblings again. I will try to limit myself in the future, but you have to realize that me reaching this goal was a huge deal to me. I proved to myself that if you want something and work hard you can do anything that you set your mind to. And one last note... for all of you who have been worried that I will become "anorexic" let me tell you this. I WILL NOT!!! I have reached my goal and I will begin my program to maintain my current weight. I'm sure there will be days that I will loose a few or gain a few but my plan is to stay where I am at. I feel great now and I wouldn't trade it for anything. The best news is that when I do die (don't get mad for me saying that, everyone will die someday) My paul bearers will not throw out their back carrying me to my final resting place.

Blessings till I post again.