Two milestones in one day
I'm 6'4" male, starting weight 270. Previously the heaviest i had ever been was 255, it was a ceiling that I always would hit before coming back down. But sometime last year i smashed through that ceiling. And i was ashamed enough that i didn't even want to step on the scale, leading to even more weight gain. I peg my starting weight at 270, from my doctors visit last summer, but honestly it could've been (and likely was) more. I finally got serious about losing weight, and set my first interim goal as getting back to my previous "heaviest ever" mark. I described it as trying to just get to the starting line before i can even think about running the race.
Last week i reached the starting line. Today I'm 2 pounds under it. I'm officially no longer the 'Heaviest I've Ever Been.'
Fast forward two hours and I'm chatting with a coworker while wearing--for the first time in awhile--a shirt that isn't hella baggy to hide my shame. I turn to leave and my coworker says "Hey i hope this isn't inappropriate, but i wanted to say you look really skinny today. I'm sure that took a lot of work, and i just wanted you to know you look great. "
It was the first compliment I've received in years. Made me cry.